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BY MATT JACHMAN Great galleries , OBSERVER STAFF WRITER Staff photographer Bill Bresler captured the spirit Nearly 10 months after being of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day named Plymouth’s acting police Walk for Breast Cancer in chief, Lt. A1 Cox still has that photos. temporary designation — “acting” See Bresler's work and the — in his title. women and men who braved But it’s not a crisis of confidence the heat to fight cancer with or a search for other candidates a visit to hometownlife.com. that’s caused the delay, accord­ Also take the time to view ing to Mayor Dan Dwyer. On the galleries on the Kelly Miller contrary, Dwyer said, Cox has performed admirably and has Circus in Plymouth, the Old the support of the Plymouth City Village Restaurant Crawl and Commission. Saturday's Marine Memorial “He has the total confidence of at Heritage Park in Canton. the commission and if it was pre­ sented for a vote, I think it would G O P p i c n i c PHOTOS BY BILL BRESLER|STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER pass unanimously,” Dwyer said. The Wayne 11th Republican Susan G. Komen 3-Day walker Sara Gilbert of Plymouth, right, gets a big greeting from her aunt, Judy Caroselli, and Andrea Logan, both of But officials are awaiting the Committee hosts a "Let's Fix Plymouth, when she hits Kellogg Park Saturday. results of a study of how Plymouth Michigan Together" summer delivers public safety services picnic 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, — police protection, firefighting Aug. 31, irr Plymouth Township and emergency medical service Park. — that is aimed at reducing the The picnic will feature long-term cost of those services. state Sen. Bruce Patterson The $68,000 study is being done (R-Canton), state Rep. John A walk through the park by the International Association Walsh (R- of City Managers and is expected Livonia) to be released within the next few and Wayne weeks. County What officials decide to do with that study and its recommenda­ Commis­ Plymouth throng energizes cancer contingent tions, the mayor said, will help sioner determine whether Cox is named Laura Cox BYBRADKADRICH the permanent police chief. All (R-Livonia). OBSERVER STAFF WRITER options are currently on the table, Patterson Primary including sharing more public Republican Kerie Zale watched her best friend’s safety services with other commu­ candidates, November mom, Diane Giolitti, lose a battle with nities; moving to a public safety candidates and Republican breast cancer in 1999. Zale herself lost department model, in which fire­ elected officials are encour­ her own parents — her mom to lung fighters and police officers would aged to attend, along with cancer in 2001 and her dad to lym­ be cross-trained in each other’s family members, friends and phoma in 2006. jobs; or even merging the police supporters. A $10 donation So it shouldn’t have been a surprise department with the police in one is suggested per person. The to anyone that Zale, a Plymouth resi­ or more neighboring communi­ park includes a sprayscape, dent, joined the Breast of Plymouth ties, though Dwyer has said the a playscape and fishing. Hot team in last weekend’s Susan G. latter would be politically a tough dogs, chips and soft drinks Komen 3-Day for the Cure 60-mile sell. will be served. walk for breast cancer. Zale and her If things stay as they are with Plymouth Township Park best friend, Lisa Culp of Marshall, had the police department, Dwyer is located on Ann Arbor Trail vowed to make the trek one day and, said, Cox will be the chief. at McClumpha in Plymouth although Culp couldn’t make it, Zale “If we’re going to keep a police decided “one day” had finally come. Township. force, A1 Cox is our guy,” the “We always said we were going to mayor said.

Biggest losers walk it,” said Zale, who found plenty of The picture is murkier if the support from her husband, Andy, and commission decides to go another Casting agents for the their children, 8-year-old Cooper, 6- route, but nothing has been ruled television show 'The Biggest year-old Averi and 2-year-old Jake. “It out. Loser’ are holding an open was better than I expected. Physically, Adam Noel, 7, and his 10-year-old sister, Emily, offer suckers and Tootsie Rolls to passing Cox wants the permanent job casting call in Canton. it’s tough, but it’s amazing the support walkers. They are with Dad and Mom, Jason and Christine Noel. The family, who hails from if the police department stays as Casting directors will be you see on the streets. The support is Chesterfield Township, came to Plymouth to support their neighbor, walker Denise Korotko. it is. on hand at the Gardner- what keeps you going.” “It hasn’t been offered to me, White store, 39453 Ford Zale and her Breast of Plymouth halfway through the second day of the Wendy Headland of Westland but if it is and we can work out a Road, in Canton, from 10 teammates were among some 1,900 walk. walked her seventh 3-Day as a seven- contract, I’m definitely interested a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, walkers who made the annual 60-mile, And, as they always do, they found year breast cancer survivor, having in it,” he said. Aug. 21. three-day trek to raise money for and thousands of people lining the streets, been diagnosed at the age of 40. She He said he’d also consider lead­ They're looking for indi­ awareness of breast cancer research. misting them with spray (much appreci­ headed up her team — Genetically ing a public safety department if viduals and teams of two, The walkers hit downtown Plymouth, ated in very hot temperatures), offering which could be parent/child, as they do every year, a little more than water bottles and cheering them on. Please see WALK, A4 Please see CHIEF, A2 siblings or married couples. Ideal applicants would have 100 pounds or more to lose, with outgoing personalities, Brothers jump from stage to screen as movie extras Switch your Checking to looking to "take the first step toward a healthy lifestyle." BY MATT JACHMAN School, where filming was Community Financial Participants compete for a OBSERVER STAFF WRITER under way for LOL, starring shot at $250,000. Demi Moore and Miley Cyrus. ^ Credit Union Potential applicants Michigan’s burgeoning film The film, a remake of a 2008 are reminded not to line industry is paying dividends for French movie, is being directed and earn up more than three hours a pair of Plymouth Township by Lisa Azuelos. before the opening time brothers who share a love of Called in on short notice, and to bring a non-return­ acting. Tyler was in two scenes featur­ able photo. Producers are Tyler and Jasper Hrubiak ing Cyrus, a pop singer and aiming to see the first 500 have found work as paid extras the star of television’s H a n n a h people in line. Applicants in big-budget movies being M o n ta n a . must be legal U.S. residents shot locally, and have rubbed He was also an extra in NORTHVILLE and at least 18 years old by elbows with A-list Hollywood High School, a teen comedy Sept. 24. Plymouth Township brothers personalities in the process. shot nearly two years ago and Find details at www.thebig- Tyler and Jasper Hrubiak have Tyler, 15, was in front of the due out this fall. H igh School, gestlosercasting.com. found work as paid extras in big- camera Saturday and Sunday budget movies shot locally. at Grosse Pointe South High Please see BROTHERS, A2 C o m m u n i t y F i n a n c i a l right here right for you Home Delivery: (866) 887-2737 INDEX www.cfcu.org • (877) 937-2328 Return Address: ^ J Apartments ...... C2 Crossword Puzzle ... .. C2 Real Estate ...... C2 41304 Concept Dr. Plymouth MI Automotive...... C4 Home & Service...... C2 Sports...... B1 *Some restrictions apply, visit our web site or branch for details. GANNETT 48170 Career Builder...... C3 Obituaries...... B9 Strictly Business ...... B4 1 ^ ^ Federally insured by NCUA.

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"Around Plymouth" is designed to the ongoing Jazz @ The Elks composers, as well as yearly An instructor from announce upcoming events taking event. Sven Anderson Trio will side-by-side performances with Schoolcraft College, Huston place in the community. Items will run provide an evening of great the professional musicians of returns as part of the Library’s on a space-available basis. Send details jazz from Cole Porter to Salsa. the Plymouth Symphony and Exploring Philosophy series. to [email protected] There is no cover charge but Orchestra Canton. Sign-up is requested for this donations are appreciated. Anyone interested in audi­ free program by phone at (734) Jazz @ the Elks Plymouth Elks Lodge tioning should contact Jane 453-0750, Ext. 4 or on-line at The Elks are adding a Sunday No. 1780 is located on Ann Libbing at the Plymouth plymouthlibrary.org outdoor jazz concert to their Arbor Road in Plymouth near Canton Symphony Orchestras August repertoire. Haggerty. Call (734) 453-1780 office at (734) 451-2112 or e- Preschool openings The concert, featuring a for more information. mail her at jane@plymouth- Plymouth Christian variety of jazz legends, Sunday, symphony.org. Check out the Preschool, a division of Aug. 22,2-6 p.m. The lineup Orchestra auditions CYO website at www.celebrati- Plymouth Christian Academy, includes Ron Kischuk at 2 The Celebration Youth onyouthorchestras.org. has openings for 3-year-olds, p.m., with the Tartarsauce Orchestras, a sponsored project 4-year-olds, and young 5-year- Traditional Jazz Band, Judie of the Plymouth Symphony, To the dogs olds for the 2010-2011 school Cochill, vocalist. At 3 p.m., jazz will be holding auditions for the Barktoberfest, a 2.5- mile dog year. Check the school’s website legend George (Sax) Benson 2010-2011 season on Friday, charity walk, takes place Oct. 2 for information about pre­ Quartette plays. The Sven Aug. 27, at Evola Music on in Plymouth’s Old Village. school, kindergarten, elementa­ Tyler Hrubiak dressed as viewers will Anderson Trio with vocalist Haggerty in Canton. The event, benefitting ry, or secondary programs, and see him in ‘LOL/ the Demi Moore- Janet Tenaj appears at 4 p.m. Under the direction of con­ Homeward Bound Rescue and call the school office to request Miley Cyrus movie in which Tyler Jasper Hrubiak in costume for the and the concert wraps up at ductor Nan Washburn, the The Old Village Association, a tour of the facilities. appears as an extra. movie, 'Flipped.' 5 p.m. with the John Trudell Celebration Youth Orchestras starts with check-in at 8:45 Plymouth Christian Academy Quintette and a surprise vocal­ provide a unique, enriching and a.m. and the walk starting at 10 is located in Canton on Joy ist. exciting musical experience for a.m. Registration, T-shirt, and Road between Lilley Road and with him on Sunday). Jasper This event takes place rain aspiring young players through­ waste bag pick-up is on Liberty, Morton Taylor/Main Street. For got to see the teen star Cyrus. or shine on the grounds of the out southeast Michigan, espe­ between Mill and Starkweather. more information, check the BROTHERS FROM PAGE A1 “Miley Cyrus is very tall,” he Plymouth Elks on Ann Arbor cially in Plymouth, Canton, Homeward Bound Rescue will website at www.plymouthchris- said. “She’s very pretty.” Road in Plymouth just west of Northville, Novi, Belleville, and be onsite with animals need­ tian.org or call (734) 459-3505. Both boys got their start Haggerty. There is no cover Westland. ing a forever home. Other local directed by John Stalberg, in the Plymouth Community charge, and food and refresh­ The CYO currently offers a businesses and sponsors will Fall Fest crafts stars Adrien Brody and Colin Arts Council theater program. ments will be available for pur­ full program of three orches­ also be present. The Plymouth Fall Festival is Hanks. Jasper also participates in the chase. tras and a flute choir, work­ Registration and sponsor accepting applications for the Jasper, 10, is on the big Bird Storytelling Night, as did Then on Tuesday, Aug. 24, shops and master classes with forms are available at the Old Craft Show, which takes place screen now in F lipped, a com- Tyler when he was a student from 7-10:30 p.m., will be prominent guest soloists and Village Market and on-line at during the Fall Festival Sept. ing-of-age comedy directed by there. www.OldVIllagePlymouth. 1 0 - 1 2 . Rob Reiner (Stand By Me, A “Ever since the first one com. Preregistration fee is The show will be on Union Few Good Men). Flipped has (play) I did, I was hooked on $20 per dog and guarantees Street north of Ann Arbor opened in some cities and is acting,” said Tyler. the owner a Barktoberfest T- Trail; 10foot-by-10-foot spaces soon expected in the Detroit You may have a medical condition Tyler, who was in the musi­ covered by insurance known as shirt. Day of event registration will cost $75 per day or $200 area. cal Sw eet C h a rity at Salem Venous insufficiency if you experience any of these leg is $25 per dog and T-shirts are for the weekend. The jewelry “It was exciting, because it High last year, said he enjoys sym p to m s. Wfe bring legs back to life • Pain/Aching/Throbbing of Legs available while supplies last. vendor application deadline has was my first movie, and fun,” meeting people and is moti­ • Heaviness of feet/ankles Preregistration ends Sept. 11. passed. All other vendors are said Jasper, who is entering the vated by the excitement of the No downtime, no stripping. • Restless Legs • Night cram p s • Itchy veins awarded spots on a first come- fifth grade at Bird Elementary. theater and the knowledge that • Varicose veins • Non-healing ulcers Nature/nurture basis. For F lipped, Jasper was in people are rooting for him. Dr. Mark Huston will return Applications can be down­ four different scenes, all filmed Jasper has a similar motiva­ to the Plymouth District loaded at www.plymouthfall- a year ago this month; he can tion. Library on Tuesday, Aug. 24, festival.com or for more infor­ be seen in a current trailer for “I like performing for people at 7 p.m. for “The Philosophy mation call or e-mail Colleen the movie, so he figures he and it’s something I think I NEW TREATMENT of Science and the Nature/ Brown at (734) 455-1614 or made it to the film’s final cut. could do,” he said. “I like to Only provider of Veinwave1** in the Nurture Debate.” [email protected]. “It’s a great memory. It was make people laugh.” state of Michigan, a new safe aid effective treatment of rosacea and a fun experience,” said Tracey Jasper said he’d prefer to facal veins. Hrubiak, the boys’ mother, of continue appearing in movies Cox said he enjoys the job as Jasper’s foray into movies. “As HOUR DETROfT MAGAZINE'S for the time being, while Tyler TOP DOCS+ CHIEF chief — which he said is much a parent it’s fun to watch their said he likes stage acting bet­ FROM PAGE A1 different than his previous job eyes light up.” ter right now. Both boys are as head of the detective bureau Tyler, who is entering his signed up with an agency that — but would be content to sophomore year at Salem High casts movie extras. the city moves in that direction, remain a lieutenant if it came School, was instructed not Jasper was one of three boys but added he’d have to learn to that. What’s best for the to talk to Cyrus on the set of who interviewed with Reiner the firefighting aspect of that department and the city are LOL, but swapped stories with last year for a role as the young 46325 W. 12 Mile Road. Suite 335, NOVI role. “I really don’t know where his top priorities, he said. another extra who did. version of Bryce, the male lead in West of Novi Road, near 1-96 they (the commission) would “Whatever I think would “He said in real life she was Flipped. He didn’t get the part, Jeffrey H. 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"They should expire.... "Sounds good. A lot of "Of course. Totally "I would like to see a tax BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER We need the money." people are having a hard extended. We should pay cut extended just because Livonia resident Becky Coccia makes her way through a throng of Jeff L'Ree time.” less taxes. Government the way the economy supporters in downtown Plymouth with her team, Mary's Lucky Mayville, Mich. Erik Espinoza Charms, as the Michigan 3-Day walk moves through its second day should get smaller." is today. We need some Saturday. Plymouth is a popular cheering station on the 60-mile walk. C a n to n Margaret Connolly help." W ayne Niki McKamie Sea of love C a n to n Plymouth's support buoys LETTERS

breast cancer walkers Continuity important Superintendent of Schools by extending his One of the best things he ever did for me contract. The district has done exceptionally was when I was living in California. He invited The Plymouth-Canton school community well under his leadership and extending his me and my sons to go to Azuza, Calif., to see is to be congratulated for their outstanding There was a gentleman from W estland nicknamed contract will help to provide continuity that the Wolverines practice for the Rose Bowl. achievement on the tests that are part of “Pork Chop” who, while walking in the M ichigan 3-Day will be essential in the upcoming years. He introduced me to Bo, Anthony Carter and the final determination on whether schools breast cancer walk Saturday suffered blisters on his feet Bill Weber many other players, then gave me a press so bad they nearly rendered him immobile. make Annual Yearly Progress (AYP). For all P ly m o u th box ticket to the Rose Bowl with the infamous But Pork Chop, who was a few miles out of Plymouth of the schools, with the exception of the Charles White touchdown. He dropped the ball when the pain became nearly unbearable, refused to Alternative Education program, to make AYP is Lloyd Carr: One of the best at the three-yard line. stop, because he knew what waited for him — and the indeed remarkable because it means that all Well, it is official. Lloyd Carr is retiring from He also invited me to go inside the practice other 1,900-plus walkers making the trek — the closer subgroups within each of the schools are per­ coaching football after 30 years with the facility when they won the championship he got to Kellogg Park. forming at levels consistent with the require­ University of Michigan, and not to mention the game. Besides Charles Woodson, I am prob­ Unconditional respect, admiration and love. ments of No Child Left Behind. No town turns out the way Plymouth does to sup­ OTHER years of football. He has been a part of ably the only person at that time to hold his Accomplishments such as these do not port the walkers, all of whom carry a desire to eradicate football in this area forever, and I am honored Walter Camp award, but I also got to hold his occur by accident. Rather, they are the result breast cancer, a determ ination to walk 60 miles (or as to say that I was fortunate to have played Heisman trophy. It was fantastic. of a well-conceived curriculum, effective much of it as they can physically endure) and a passion football for coach Carr while he was at John Coach Carr never forgets. It has been a for the cause. teaching strategies which meet the learning Glenn. Sept. 1st is going to be a VERY sad day pleasure knowing him. He so deserves to enjoy It’s not us saying no one turns out like Plymouth. needs of each student, and, of course, highly for many people. his retirement so he and Laurie can be togeth­ That’s the walkers themselves. We’re just agreeing, skilled teachers and administrators as well I have known Lloyd for almost 40 years, and er and do whatever they want. When I think wholeheartedly. as parents who care deeply about the accom­ it has been a pleasure. I want to tell you about of football, I think of coach Carr. He taught Doubt it? Be standing along Ann Arbor Trail this tim e plishments of their children. coach Carr. He never forgets his former play­ me so much. On Saturdays, we would have a next year, when the walkers head into the teeth of the The board and administration are also to ers w h e th e r it w a s high sch ool, c o lle g e ... no practice in the morning after our Friday game reception. Fans and supporters — many of them family be commended for constructing a workable members and friends of the walkers, many just locals matter. He has helped me out so many times, I and watch films. He had a nickname for me - 1 budget for the upcoming school year. Given who want the walkers to know how much their efforts will n e ve r forg e t him . won't say what it was, but I loved it - and he the inadequate funds being provided by the are appreciated. I will never forget the look on his face when would rewind it over and over and over and state, the district has still been able to build a Still doubt it? W atch the faces of the walkers them ­ our team came home after a week of football got everyone going. budget that meets the essential needs of the selves as they approach the downtown area, where the camp in New Era, Mich. When we arrived, his I am going to miss him. I have something street is lined w ith people offering water, m isting them instructional program for students. One only former wife was there android him that two in the works that will hopefully be happening with spray bottles or simply cheering. Or watch as they has to look at surrounding districts to see the of our coaches were involved in a car accident at a Glenn game and it will be time to honor pull up in Kellogg Park, where family and friends wait magnitude of the cuts that have taken place - Jerry Lutri and Dewey Cole. It was a look of Lloyd again. He knows football, he has put w ith lunch, or water, or just a hug. over the past year or two. This hasn't occurred sheer terror. They were bruised and hurt but many of his players into the NFL. He is and The Plymouth cheering station comes a little more in P ly m o u th -C a n to n and all of us in th e c o m ­ were alive. Coach Lutri who played for the alw ays will be a tru e g e n tle m a n . I, fo r o n e , will than halfway into the 60-mile walk, when drudgery has munity should be grateful for the skillful work Dallas Cowboys picked up the car and pulled m iss him set in (according to many of the walkers) and you know that has been done on the budget this year. coach Cole out. Thank you, coach, for everything, for almost you’ve still got a day-and-a-half to go. The quality of What the future holds for the Plymouth- the cause, the desire to put an end to the threat and the I coached Comet football for 10 years and 40 years of friendship. I wish I could attend Canton Community Schools is somewhat cam araderie the walkers develop are all good motiva­ he used to let us bring our team out to prac­ the retirement party, but you never know. I uncertain, particularly when you look at tors, but 30 miles into a 60-mile trek, walkers are look­ tices. He also let the Rocket teams go out and know someone, maybe he can get me in to say future funding problems, enrollment trends, ing for anything to pick them up. watch also. What a class act. He is an incred­ goodbye and thank you in person. Enjoy your health insurance costs, facility needs and the And Plymouth provides it. ible man and will be truly missed. retirement, you deserve it. And you are always Plymouth Mayor Dan Dwyer and Mayor Pro tem Ed expected turnover in central office staff and Some things you don't know about coach welcome out at Glenn for football anytime. Hingelberg hear it all along the trail, and they hear it other district building administrators. With all - several years ago, I was in critical condition Since I am one of the team photographers, I at the Saturday night campground, where walkers gush of the changes that are on the horizon, now is and in ICU. I almost died. Who was there for can promise some great shots. about the adrenaline rush they get coming through the time for the district to be concerned about me: Lloyd Carr. Coach Gordon called him and Thanks again. You are a legend and what an town. Neither Dwyer nor Hingelberg advertises their being able to sustain the gains that have been he was there for me. I can honestly tell you, at h o n o r it w as playing fo r you and m o st of all allegiance to the city, so no one is telling them simply made over the past couple of years. that time, I was really scared, and when Lloyd being friends. You will always be John Glenn what they think they want to hear. One should not underestimate the impor­ The love for this town is genuine. And it’s well-earned. called me, I cried like a baby. Here is a guy football and Michigan football, you are the tance of continuity in the planning processes Thousands of people line the route through town, deco­ running one of the biggest college football best. and procedures at the central office level. To rating their houses, offering water and support. programs and he takes the time out to talk Chuck "Bud" Somerville 877 that end, I believe it is incumbent upon the It’s a sea of pink and, with apologies to The to me. When my son, David, was going to Iraq, Class of 1975 board to secure the services of the current H oneydrippers, it’s a sea of love. Lloyd had David in his office to wish him luck. W estland Bravery on display throughout 3-day weekend of courage

E very year, the M ichigan scarcely walk, dence of physical support, braces However, that will change Brian Vella unveiled his three- designed the memorial with 3 -D a y b r e a s t c a n c e r w a lk but he wanted to made of traditional metal and the next year. After listening over the year labor of love, a memorial to images of soldiers and the tra­ produces really cool sto­ at least make it homemade kind, Ace bandages years to the Dan Dwyers and the 22 member of the 1st Battalion, ditional icon of the fallen soldier ries, stories of courage and to Plymouth, the wrapped around knees and held Ed Hingelbergs, to the Debra 24th Marines who died fighting in — his rifle standing in his empty of hope, of perseverance and favorite cheering in place with lengths of white Madonnas and the Dorothy Fallujah, Iraq. combat boots and inscribed with determination. station for most medical tape. Twinneys who’ve told me what The bravery of the 22 Marines the names of the 22 Marines. My favorite story this year is of of the thousands They walk with a limp, and a life-altering experience it is, I who died — and many more who Vella’s words and the unspoken a guy I didn’t even meet, a walker of walkers they walk with ice packs on their succumbed to the enthusiasm w ere injured — w as etched in the yet trumpeted message delivered named Timothy Grzecki, a mem­ who’ve come heads. They walk shortly after sur­ ofIVvinney, who marched with grief of their mothers, “Gold Star by the 3-Day walkers resonated ber of a Westland team called through town viving the disease, and they walk “Breast of Plymouth” and agreed Mothers,” as the moms of fallen loud and clear: Neither these fall­ Genetically Twisted. The team over the years. while fighting the disease. to walk next year. Someone get the soldiers are called. Their coinage en M arines, n or th e victim s — a n d wets headed by Westland resident He wanted that adrenaline They cover a distance in three defibrillators. was recalled in the words of their survivors — of the fight against Wendy Headland, a seven-year rush. He wanted to experience days on foot that I couldn’t make A nd if you thought you’d wit­ brothers, the Michigan Band of breast cancer will be forgotten. survivor of breast cancer who’s that, and he wanted to go as far as in a car. It hugs m e to walk 100 nessed all the courage you could Brothers, left behind to carry on Nor should they be. had so much cancer in her family he could, even on battered feet. yards or so to my Dumpster, yet see in Plymouth, it was nothing their work. she could be the poster child. And while his was a compel­ these people trek 60 miles. I don’t compared to the courage and con­ It was immortalized in the Brad Kadrich is editor of the Plymouth According to Headland, ling story, it’s hardly the only one. know that I’ve walked 60 miles in viction on display a few miles away black marble etched by Suzette and Canton Observers. He can be reached Grzecki had lost so much skin on Blisters rule the weekend. Limbs my life, much less a single week­ in Canton Township’s Heritage Moore, an artist with Inch via e-mail at [email protected] the bottoms of his feet he could and joints ache. There was evi­ end. Park. That’s where M arine Cpl. Memorials in Northville, who or by phone at (313) 222-8899.

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still op en fo r M ad on n a 'Legs' Benedict University's annual Scholar- Am Classic to benefit the stu­ dent scholarship fund, Friday, Sep t. 17, at W estern G o lf & Canton triathlete turns up Country Club in Redford. The Early Birdie rates

(including golf, lunch and din­ speed in Ironman quest ner) is $175 per individual and $700 per foursome. Those who

sign up early can have two BY TIM SMITH OBSERVER STAFF WRITER THE BENEDICT FILE strokes shaved off their four­ Who: Chris Benedict, 44, some's score and also golf with a Madonna scholar, professor, Chris Benedict’s schedule is of C a n to n . dean, board member or coach. busy. Let’s see, he coaches and What: He is an Ironman triathlete, plays hockey. He sails, hav­ A bu sy fu n da y is p la nn ed . w h o S u n d a y will take p a rt in an ing recently taken part in the Th e sc h edu le is as follow s: Olympic-distance quarter triath­ annual Port Huron to Mackinac 11:30 a.m., check-in; noon, lon in Port Huron. race. He is a business owner, lunch at clubhouse; 1 p.m., N e x t : Be ne dict will take on a full- engineer and family man. shotgun start; 5:30 p.m., Oh, yeah, almost forgot. triathlon, at The Great Floridian cocktails and raffles; 6 p.m., Benedict is a tireless triathlete, outside Orlando in October. dinner and awards. an “Ironm an” who Sunday Background: Benedict holds an For more information, will run, swim and bike at an M.B.A. from Eastern Michigan and contact Alan Pinon (734-432- Olympic quarter-triathlon in owns the Benedict Bldg. Co. based 5556, [email protected] ) Port Huron. or Ann Cleary (734-432-5421, You might have seen him in Canton. He plays adult rec [email protected] ). w o rk in g o u t fo r th e g ru e lin g hockey in Novi and coaches the event, riding his bicycle along Plymouth Stingrays’ Midget A and Whalers making waves Hines Drive or running along AA travel teams. A fte r a trial run in 2 0 09 -10, neighborhood streets. Family: Chris and wife Beth have “It’s about getting off the the Ontario Hockey League's two sons, Cam, 17 and Everett, couch. I never thought I’d be P ly m o u th W halers will retu rn 15. Both attend Plymouth High able to do something like this. to WSDP-FM (88.1) "The Now I’m right in the mix.” School. Escape" as their radio home The 5-10, 225-pound Canton for the upcoming season. man plans on using this main course. Benedict, 44, will ’’Th e Escape" - an aw ard-win­ weekend’s Olympic triathlon embark on a .9-mile swim, 25- ning radio station located at the as training for the big kahuna mile bike ride and 6-mile run in Plymouth-Canton Educational — The Great Floridian — a rat-a-tat fashion in the city he Park-will begin covering the full Ironm an triathlon outside grew up in. Whalers this year with a special Orlando in October that he “A lot of these athletes are broadcast during Plymouth’s hopes to complete in 12 hours. ratcheting their way up,” to gear first preseason game against

“The Ironman is the grand- up for the Ironman competi­ Windsor at 7 p.m. Saturday, daddy in distance,” Benedict tion, he said. “If you’re a person Sept. 4, during "The Clash at the that goes out and jogs for an explained. “It’s a 4,000-m eter Coliseum" in Chelsea. swim, which is 2.4 miles, fol­ hour, chances are pretty good Th e sta tion will resum e lowed by a 112-mile bike ride you could go into an Olympic its broadcast schedule with a n d th e n y ou fin is h w ith a m a r ­ event and survive pretty well. coverage of the Whalers' sea­ athon (a 26.2-mile run).” “I’m not what would be con­ son opener, set for Thursday, sidered a real f a s t com petitor in Sept. 13, in Windsor. JUST WARMING UP the Olympic distance.” Meanwhile, Sunday’s event Pete Krupsky remains Whalers play-by-play voice, is lik e a n a p p e tiz e r fo r th e Please see BENEDICT, B3 with Sean Baligian providing

analysis of home broadcasts.

Also, W SDP will c a rry the 1 think I was one of the least-likely people to bulk of the Whalers games succeed at this sport, marathons and triathlons.' this season with a minimum of preemptions. All regular CHRIS BENEDICT, Canton ironman BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER season and pla yo ff g a m e s will

When Chris Benedict started competing in triathlons, he rode a giant mountain bike that was more conversation be streamed online at www.

piece than anything else. These days (above), he trains on a lightweight carbon fiber bicycle. plymouthwhalers.com. Baseball tryouts

The Motor City Giants 10U travel baseball team is hosting Workout rigors routine for Ironman exec tryouts from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 21, and 2-4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 28, both days BY TIM SMITH Ironm an races by the time he at UAW Local 735 Field, 48055 OBSERVER STAFF WRITER tu r n s 45. THE FORESTER FILE Michigan Ave. in C an ton. One race he won’t compete Who: Jeff Forester, 37 of Plymouth. To pre-register or for more If at first you don’t find Jeff in this year is late October’s W h a t: He is a triathlete w h o will c o m p e te information, e-mail giants- Forester, don’t worry. The Great Floridian, in which in N o v e m b e r at an Iro n m a n e ve n t in He’s jam m ing some extra Canton’s Chris Benedict is par­ [email protected] or call A rizo n a . • workout tim e into his daily ticipating. Coach Zaia at (734) 812-8780. Race history: Since 2007, Forester has grind to prepare for his next “I d o n o t k n o w C h ris,” triathlon. These days, the F o re ste r said . “B u t I ap p la u d racked up many miles: four marathons: Wilson's on par 37-year-old Plymouth man, h is effo rts. It looks lik e it w ill numerous Sprint and Olympic distance Recently retired counselor known by some as “Ironman be hot and humid in October triathlons; two half and one full Ironmen and former Salem golf coach Jeff,” is in training mode for near Orlando. I wish him luck.” competitions. Rick Wilson com peted in the

the Nov. 21 Arizona Ironman. Misc: Forester is employed as senior Seniors West Championship at Forester — a consultant IN THE LOOP manager at Accenture, where he works Avon Oaks C.C. in Olmsted, Ohio. to Fortune 500 companies Actually, wife Christine Wilson shot an even-par as technical architect for a broad range — sometimes squeezes in Forester’s own commitment to 72 to tie four other golfers in a 4,000-yard swim during the run-swim-bike world (she of Fortune 500 clients. the 55-59 age bracket. Also, lunch, thus extending the work just completed her first half Fam ily: Jeff's wife, Christine, also is a tri­ he qualified to play Oct. 1 in b r e a k to 9 0 m in u te s. Ironman) probably lessens any athlete. She just completed her first half the Ohio Intrastate Challenge Or he might leave the office guilt Jeff m ight feel about his Ironman, finishing 36th out of 78 women Match at Firestone C.C. in early in order to complete a unrelenting workout schedule. in her age group. ”1 am very proud of her." Akron, Ohio. four-mile bike ride before mid­ “T h e tim e y ou sp e n d tr a i n ­ Essential: Forester’s advice to those night strikes. ing will often be at the cost of thinking about endurance racing include W ith that kind of dedication tim e with those you care about O&E men's golf and creative time manage­ most,” Forester said. “Make proper nutrition, training and exercise, R egistra tion is still o n fo r It’s easy to see that Jeff Forester (center) enjoys the payoff ment, not to mention having a s u re th e y u n d e r s ta n d you a re as well as creating a training plan and the Observers Eccentric of being an Ironman. Here, the Plymouth resident and other triathlete wife, it’s no wonder not abandoning them.” following it. "Make it realistic to your O p e n m e n ’s g o lf to u rn a m e n t. participants at the 2009 Florida Ironman in Panama City can’t Forester is looking to partici­ lifestyle." Th e O S E M e n ’s O p e n , a contain excitement about embarking on "a long day of racing." pate in all 12 North American Please see FORESTER, B3 two-day, 36-hole medal event, will be La b o r Day w e e k e n d , Sunday-Monday, Sept. 5-6

at Fox Creek and Whispering

Willows courses, respectively. Balconi Invite good way to begin boys soccer season Entries close at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, and will be open to the first 120 golfers. BY TIM SMITH between eight schools,” Tomasso said. N o rth e rn . 1990s — further putting soccer on the Th e e n try fee is $95 (cart OBSERVER STAFF WRITER “You really get an understanding of All eight team s will play again at map at PCEP. not included. There will be a what you need to work on to be suc­ 11:45 a.m. and the tourney concludes Last year, Canton nipped Salem 3-2 Senior Division (50-and-over) The local high school boys soccer cessfu l. with the championship tilt at 3 p.m. in the title matchup. The Chiefs out- with a maximum handicap of season kicks off Saturday with the “B e g in n in g th e y e a r w ith a to u r n a ­ Meanwhile, because of the heavy scored the Rocks 5-4 in the shootout, 20 (U.S.G.A. index required to annual Gary Balconi Invitational m ent like this really puts your season slate — three contests per team in a to garner the final m argin of victory. participate). A total of $2,500 Tournament, hosted by Canton at into perspective on where you’d like to condensed tim e frame — Tomasso Games will be played among four Plymouth-Canton Educational Park. go with your team .” said the Balconi Invite gives coaches a locations. Those include: the PCEP in prizes, including money for And according to Chiefs head coach In 10 a.m. tourney openers, Canton chance to take a look at the entire ros­ Soccer Stadium; Football Varsity the low and net scorers for G eo rg e T o m asso , w h a t b e tte r w ay to will face University of Detroit-Jesuit. ter during game situations. Stadium; Field 4 and Freshman Field, each flight, will be offe re d . get a good read on the 2010 squad Also at 10 a.m., Salem takes on Novi- The Balconi Invite is a tournam ent both located at the corner of Canton For more information on both than playing three highly competitive Detroit Catholic Central and Plymouth that celebrates the pioneering work of Center and Joy Road. tourneys, call (248) 476-4493 or matches in one day. squares off against M idland Dow Balconi, who as an athletic director visit www.golflivonia.com . “I think it’s a fantastic competition while Dexter tangles with Walled Lake launched the invite in the early-to-mid [email protected]

> i > B2 (cp) Observer S Eccentric | Thursday, August 19,2010 LOCAL SPORTS online at hometownlife.com Back for another rip Proben set to again battle golf's longest hitters

BY JIM TOTH OBSERVER STAFF WRITER

Another year older, a few yards farther and Thomas Proben finds him self in famil­ iar territory. Proben, a native of Redford, recently punched his ticket for a return trip to the prestigious Re/M ax World Long Driving Championships by banging that little white golf ball far­ ther than a whole host of com­ petitors in regional action held in Conneault Lake, PA. “I qualified in the 45 and over (Senior Division) and am Cup champions also going to compete in the The Canton Celtic U12 boys soccer team captured the Michigan Challenge Cup U13 Boys Silver Division, held Aug. Grand Champions (55 and 13-15 in Lansing. Pictured in the front row (from left) are Justin Savona, Christian Freitag, Ryen O'Meara, Gabriel over) division,” said Proben, Segovia-Plate, Cameron Troszak, Max Frederick and Matthew Weiner. In the back row (from left) are Austin Andres, who along with his brother, Riley Alexander, Nathan Rodwell, Coach Pete Alexander, Zion Beaton, Brayden Ison, Ouinn Loosle and Shane Rusinek. Bob, have made the Proben Not pictured is Matthew Rockafellow. name synonymous with golf throughout Michigan. “I hit it 320 (yards) my first tim e and won it, then hit it 322 the sec­ ond tim e but lost. In the third round I hit it 336 yards and was able to get the third and final qualifying spot.” That achievement has Proben licking his chops at a second opportunity to show­ case the talents that very few golfers, even half his age, carry in their bag of tricks. “I h a d o n ly a b o u t tw o m onths to prepare for all of it last year,” said Proben, whose A seventh-place finish in the Super Seniors Division (53 and over) had efforts resulted in a seventh- Thomas Proben smiling last season. The Redford native will look to improve place finish in the Super on that mark later this fall. Senior (53 and over) Division. “I re a lly d id n ’t h it m y b e s t. I Thurston High School who of that one,” he said. “I’m more was a little disappointed in went on to play college golf at confident hitting the 50-inch myself, but it isn’t easy hitting Eastern M ichigan University. d riv e r th is y e a r b e c a u s e I ’ve a 50-inch driver. That kind of “I gained that valuable experi­ b e e n h ittin g b a lls ev ery w eek length forces your body to con­ ence of competing last year since last year. Even in the tort in so many unusual ways. and of how to compete, so I snow I was out there at Carl’s “B u t th is tim e a ro u n d I ’ve feel I’m ready.” (Golfland) hitting under the had much more time to work B e tw ee n n o w a n d m id heated tees.” JV does good job o n m y sw in g ,” h e c o n tin u e d . O cto b er, P ro b e n sa id h e w ill Proben was introduced The 2010-11 JV Canton Chiefettes pom pon sguad collected plaudits for their efforts at the recent Mid American “I’ve always said there are not only work on the finer to several sports at a very Pom Camp at Davenport University in Grand Rapids. The squad includes: (front row, from left) Olivia Turfe, Monique three key points in a golf swing points of his swing but also young age by his father Eddie. Watts, Emily Schreiner, Nicole Fuerstnau, Jessica Kuznicki, Megan Moncion, Kelly Sundberg, Stephanie Lyle; (back — posture, balance and the spend more tim e working Baseball, ice hockey, speeds­ row, from left) Katie Olmsted, Molly Denzer, Malak Beydoun, Kayla Tulius, Natalie Koivula, Jessica Price, Megan plane of the swing. I had to with fitness instructor M ark kating and football all grabbed Webster, Caitlin Wakefield, Kelly Powell, Michelle Conklin, Jessica Farhat and coach Brittney Kopchia. improve in all three to become Sanford. Proben credited center stage at one tim e or a b e tte r lo n g d riv er.” Sanford with adding muscle to another before golf peaked his It was just a year ago that key parts of his body in prepa­ interest once he began cad­ BASEBALL TRYOUTS Proben was encouraged by ration for last year’s tourna­ dying at W estern Golf and friends in a church league to ment and is seeking to improve Country Club in Redford. WYAA evaluations C a n to n . commit to 40-to-50 games share some of those monu­ th a t o n e k ey in ta n g ib le fo r th is H e b e c a m e a m e m b e r o f th e If unable to attend either including weekends and tour­ mental blasts off the tee with year’s performance. Eagles golf team at Thurston The W estland Youth Athletic tryout date, an evaluation can naments, with the schedule the rest of the world. They “H e ’s g o t m e le a n a n d m e a n ,” before doing the same at EMU. Association will be conduct­ o c c u r b e fo re A ug. 17. r u n n in g fro m A p ril th r o u g h managed to convince him to Proben said of Sanford. “All I I t w a s w h ile h e w as a t E M U ing baseball evaluations for For more information, call July. enter a regional long driving got to get is more body mass that Proben got his initial taste Bronco (11-12) and Pony (13- (734) 377-3123, or e-mail To p re -re g is te r o r fo r m o re contest and find out just where over th e n e x t 11 w eek s.” of what a long driving champi­ 14) age groups beginning at motorcitybaseball@ gmail. information, contact coach Bill he stacked up against boom­ Proben estimates he has onship is all about. He entered 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, com . Boyd - 734-718-7782; m o to r- ers his own age. Ultimately, he added another 20 yards to his two Mid-American Conference at Jaycee Park, located next cityriversharks@ gmail.com . seemed more surprised with mammoth tee shots that regu­ events and came away the win­ to Mike Modano Arena, in Riversharks tryouts his achievements than his larly travel some 330 yards ner each time. W e stla n d . The M otor City Riversharks Livonia Travel baseball companions were. through the air. Proben is His next opportunity to For more information, e- of the Kensington Valley Tryouts for the 1011 Livonia “I re m e m b e r th e y k e p t say­ entered in two separate cate­ return to the winner’s circle mail Greg Hovermale at hov- Baseball-Softball Association Travel baseball program will ing ‘M an you’re hitting it long. gories - the Grand Champions, will occur Oct. 27 - Nov. 5 ermale@ sbcglobal.net. will host 2011 tryouts from be Aug. 12-15, at Bicentennial You should enter one of those which includes contestants at the Mesquite Regional noon-l:30 p.m., Saturday- Park, located at Seven Mile long driving contests,”’ Proben 55 years of age and older, and Sports and Events Complex in Chiefs baseball tryouts Sunday, Aug. 14-15, and 2-4 a n d W ay n e ro a d s. said. “I did, but I really didn’t the Senior Division which pits M esquite, Nev. Tryouts for the 2011 M otor p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, at UAW The Tryout schedule know what to expect. those 45 years of age and over “I’m looking forward to it City Chiefs under-9 baseball Local 735,48055 Michigan in clu d es: “Now I just know I’m more against one another. because it’s like a family atm o­ club will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Ave., Canton. Under-9 - 3-5 p.m. confident because I know “The Grand Champions divi­ sphere out there,” Proben said. 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Knowing loved ones don’t feel they’re second fiddle to the next round of heavy training is im portant, because it is an aspect of being able to men­ tally commit to the race. Another big key to success as a triathlete is having a reason­ able grasp on workout expec­ ta tio n s . “T h e re w ill b e lo n g tr a in in g days, early mornings and you will be tired,” Forester said. “Create a plan and follow it. M ake it realistic to your life­ style.” TOOLS FOR TRAVEL Impressive is Forester’s pen­ chant for cutting-edge compe­ tition, given his family life and job duties as senior manager for Accenture. BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER O v er th e p a s t th r e e y ea rs For Chris Benedict of Canton, taking a spin on the bike can turn into a 40-mile round trip along Hines Drive alone, he has completed four - especially during training sessions for triathlons. marathons, two half m ara­ thons and one full Ironman, while completing numerous WORKING IT OUT (Kahler) doesn’t have a lick of Sprint and Olympic distance As the speed and distance body fat and he just goes like triathlons. BENEDICT increased, so did his resolve to m ad all the tim e. He’s good to W hen Forester travels to FRO M PAGE B1 literally take it to the ultimate work out with because he is on job-related conferences, for n e x t step . a great pace. So for me to keep example, he brings his run­ Sunday marks his fourth “I t g o t to th e p o in t w h e re I up is extra torture.” ning shoes and GPS watch. He Olympic event and he has two could do a m arathon,” he said. seeks out “triathlete-friendly” half-Ironmen triathlons under “I did a few of those and I said, PEER PRESSURE hotels, especially any with Plymouth's Jeff Forester is shown finishing the last 100 yards of the 2008 his belt, one each in 2008 and ‘You know, I think I’d enjoy There are spinoff benefits to top-caliber pools, when on the Steelhead Triathlon in Benton Harbor, Mich. 2009. But The Great Floridian triathlons.’” b e in g p a r t o f a b u d d y sy stem . ro a d . will be his first full-Ironman Benedict got a nudge in that “One is you certainly don’t Forester also sticks to his “The weekend workout rable tim e competing at the experience. direction when he saw an arti­ have anybody to live up to training plan when around sessions... may involve a six- Florida Ironman in Panama Benedict — relishing setting cle in a Port Huron newspaper if you don’t have that peer Plymouth, making good use hour bike (ride) followed by a City. up another competitive level about the Olympic-distance group,” Benedict noted. “The o f H in e s D riv e — ju s t a s h o rt two-hour run and 3,000-yard “I a m o n th e b e a c h in to vanquish, going from quar- tr ia th lo n . other positive aspect is, when run or bike ride from his swim,” he said. “However, you Panam a City with the other ter-to-half-to-full triathlons “I said I m ight w ant to try you’re training well and things h o m e . work up to this distance (and) 2,500 participants thinking in th e p ro c e ss — d o e s n ’t f it th e that,” Benedict said. “I had a are going well you like to tell And make no mistake, he’s are prepared once you reach about a long day of racing,” profile of your basic Ironm an. 20-year-old mountain bike, som ebody. tr a in in g a lo t to s h a rp e n u p this stage of training.” Forester said, looking back. “It He is solid but not streamlined an old, heavy giant mountain “W ho else to tell but some­ for the next Ironm an on his is 6:50 a.m. and the beach has and admits as much. bike. I said ‘Hey, I’m going to body who is experienced at it sc h ed u le . THE BUZZ FACTOR an incredible level of excite­ “I th in k I w a s o n e o f th e give it a try .” a n d k n o w s ex actly w h a t y o u ’re He’ll crank it up for three Meanwhile, Forester still ment, fear and anticipation of least-likely people to succeed Since he doesn’t do anything d o in g ? ” weeks, followed by a week of gets a kick out of pushing him ­ the day ahead.” at this sport, m arathons and half-way, it’s no surprise where But Benedict w il l h av e to “re la tiv e re s t.” self to the max. Those kind of memories triathlons,” Benedict said. he’s at in 2010. tell his running mate how he During the workout weeks, “The thrill of competing in make all the never-ending Four years later, Benedict is does Sunday. Although Kahler he’ll do several sessions of these races, the great friend­ workouts and wearisome TRANSFORMATION in full training mode for The is to compete in The Great swimming, biking and run­ ships that develop and sense of weekends definitely worth In a five-year period, a regu­ Great Floridian. That means Floridian, he won’t be joining ning and mix in stretching and accomplishment are also huge re p e a tin g . lar diet of cardio — instead of a g ru e lin g w o rk o u t sc h ed u le Benedict for the Port Huron weight training. And don’t for­ motivators,” he said. carbs — brought quick results, of running, swimming and quarter-triathlon. get about weekends. Last year, he had a memo­ [email protected] tu r n in g h im fro m a self- biking, alternating the three O f course, the two men have described, 265-pound “couch d isc ip lin es. “M y p e rfe c t w o rk ­ trained together for so long potato” into a serious athlete o u t w e e k is b ik e -s w im -ru n , that Kahler will have a pretty THE WEEK AHEAD who gets a runners high while bike-swim-run, over roughly good idea how Benedict takes su c ce ssfu lly g o in g fo r th e n e x t six days.” care of business this weekend. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL GIRLS GOLF goal on his list. Overcoming boredom or For starters, Benedict would Saturday, Aug. 21 Friday, Aug. 20 “Since coming out of college m ental fatigue is the highest rather be doing what he isn’t at Battle Creek Tournament, 8 a.m. Ladywood vs. Monroe-Jefferson (in 1988), for 15 years or so I hurdle to jum p when it comes that moment. 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Business Development Seminar The next workshop in the Chamber’s ongoing Business Development Series is “Sell More, Sell M ore Easily” on Aug. 24 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Chamber Office. The semi­ n a r w ill b e p re s e n te d b y M ike W inn from Sandler Training in Ann Arbor. Sandler Training is a w o rld le a d e r in in n o v ativ e sales and sales management tra in in g . F o r m o re th a n 4 0 years, Sandler has taught its distinctive, non-traditional selling system and highly effec­ BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER tive sales training methodology, which has helped salespeople and sales managers take charge Movies at the Penn of the process. To register for The Penn Theatre concludes its Summer Matinee Series with 'It's a Mad, Mad, the workshop call 734-453- Mad, Mad World' on Thursday, Aug. 19, and 'Muppet Treasure Island' on Aug. 26. BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER 15 4 0 o r e -m a il teri@plymouth- Showings are at 1 and 7 p.m. and all seats are $3. The weekend feature at The Susan Carpenter and Bryan Cobb in their new pet store, Wags to Whiskers-Plymouth, opening in the plaza at Five m ic h .o rg . There is no cost to Penn Theatre will be ‘The A-Team.' Go to www.penntheatre.com fo r the schedule. Mile and Sheldon. attend this workshop. nity marketing the Plymouth a p u b & g ru b -c ra w l o n A u g u st Beach party Community Chamber of 14 from 1:00 p.m. to midnight. Grab your surfboard and Commerce has launched a The cost is $8.00 per person New store aims for healthy, happy pets beach blanket and then head YouTube Channel. The first and includes drink specials, over to the networking shores videos were created at the complimentary buffet, raffles, o f P ly m o u th a t N ico a n d V ali grand openings of Eclectic live music, a dunk tank and Growing up in the Livonia/ product not offered initially at on Wednesday, Aug. 25. A Attic and Select Dental. beach volleyball. Participating Northville area, Susan WAGS TO WHISKERS Wags to W hiskers need only summer blowout is planned The channel provides a restaurants include 1999 Carpenter always dreamed of Business Name and Address: ask and Carpenter said she’d with great food on the back platform where videos can Tavern, 336 Main, E.G. Nicks, opening a pet store. She has Wags to Whiskers, 44707 Five fin d it. patio of the restaurant. be added to other online Ironwood Grill, Penn Grill rescued and owned collies Mile, Plymouth C obb b rin g s fiv e y e a rs o f There will be door prizes, media, such as the cham ber’s and Sean O’Callaghan’s. Call for the past 25 years and has retail experience to the store. a summer networking game Facebook page and the 734-667-5614 for more infor­ Your Name and Title: always put her love for her ani­ “The customer comes first to make sure everyone feels chamber website, while still m a tio n . Susan Carpenter and mals on the back burner as she in our store,” he said. “Treating comfortable meeting new attracting YouTube visitors. worked as an adm inistrator at Bryan Cobb, owners our customers with respect people, complimentary food Additionally, we are able to Pinkalicious: The Musical the University of Michigan. Your Hometown: P ly m o u th and care is an integral part of and a cash bar. The event will create play lists and favorites The Plymouth Community Recently, Carpenter decided Business Opened: Aug. 2,2010 our business plan. We don’t be from 5:00-7:30 p.m. Nico on You Tube to group videos Arts Council and Dynamic to take the pot from the back Number of Employees: 2 w a n t to p o in t y o u to a n ite m , and Vali is located at 744 on the Plymouth Community. Stage Prodhctions, Inc. pres­ burner and put it on the front but rather want to take you to W ing Street which is just east The Chamber has already Hours of Operation: M o n d a y- ent a whimsical story about b u rn e r. S h e a n d h e r h u s b a n d , it, explain it and answer any of M ain Street and one block added videos to our page from a pink-loving enthusiast who Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Bryan Cobb, have opened a questions you might have.” south of Ann Arbor Trail. Aldrich Legal and Sun & Snow takes her love of the color Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. community-based pet store, Along with providing the There is no cost to attend under the heading Plymouth too far. Performances Aug. Wags to W hiskers-Plymouth. Your Business Specialty: community with great pet this event. Please RSVP to Michigan Businesses 2 6 -2 8 a t 7 p .m . a n d A ug. 2 8 - “Pets are truly family mem­ Pet foods and pet supplies products, Wags to W hiskers [email protected] o r Our new YouTube Channel is 29 at 2 p.m. at the Plymouth bers,” Carpenter said. “Giving Business phone: (734) 453-3884 will also host adoption days call (734) 453-1540. http://www.youtube.com/user/ Community Arts Council them good nutrition and qual­ for cats and dogs from local 1 plymouthmich#p/a. building, 774 N. Sheldon. ity products is what caring is rescues and shelters. There Launching YouTube Tickets are $12. all about.” entrepreneurial spirit by sup­ will also be a trainer who will To further the promotion of Pub & Grub Crawl For more information call Carpenter said she and Cobb porting jobs and business in be on site on occasion to offer the Plymouth Rocks commu­ Restaurants will be hosting 734-416-4278. w a n t to “give b a c k to th e c o m ­ Michigan,” Carpenter said. training advice to new and m u n ity b y p ro v id in g q u a lity The 3,317-square-foot store more-experienced pet owners pet foods, nutritional counsel­ opened in the Sheldon Place who need extra guidance. ing and products that can help Shopping Center at Sheldon Cobb and Carpenter agree pets be healthier and happier.” and Five Mile, directly across they want to keep the store The first Wags to W hiskers from the Inn at St. John’s. The warm and welcoming and was started in Saline by Dena anchor store in the plaza is p ro v id e “a frie n d ly p la c e fo r Gilmore eight years ago. Since Busch’s, and the plaza includes pet owners to come and bring then a Wags to W hiskers has a number of restaurants. their pets, talk, ask questions opened in Chelsea, Dexter and, “We offer a lot of products and socialize.” last fall, in Ann Arbor. There is you don’t necessarily find in the “I t feels rig h t to b e co m in g also a store in Gaylord, making big box stores,” Carpenter said. back to the area where I was Wags to W hiskers-Plymouth Holistic pet care products raised and being a part of the the sixth Michigan store. Each are standard stock at Wags community again,” Carpenter store is independently owned to W hiskers, but Carpenter said. “Although the landscape and run and all are Michigan also carries the more easily has changed, the overall sense businesses. recognizable brand names of of community and friendliness “We w ant to not only help food and supplies, including is still here. We’re happy to be the pets and their owners in lams, Science Diet Eukanuba a part of that flavor that makes this community, but we also and others. However, pet own­ Plymouth and Northville the want to help the Michigan ers looking for a brand or a unique communities they are.” BUSINESS BRIEFS

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Ladies Night Out takes place Sept. 16 from 5- 9 p.m. Ribar Floral will again provide roses for TOWN ‘n’ COUNTRY LANES the first 500 ladies. Anyone wishing to partici­ pate should contact the chamber office, (734) WESTLAND 4 5 3 -1 5 4 0 . Fun Run We have openings for Teams and Individuals: Registration is now taking place for the Salem High School Cross Country Trish Donnelly - LADIES: MIXED: YOUTH & Runnion Memorial 5k and 1 mile walk run. This Wed. 9:30 am Mon. 7:00 pm BUMPER BOWL: event takes place Sunday, Sept. 12. BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER This Fall Festival weekend tradition will start Thur. 6:45 pm Fri. 6:45 pm Sat. 10:00 am at the Plymouth Cultural Center at 525 Farmer The Plymouth Historical Museum is among the nominees Starts 9-11 Street. The race start tim e is 8:15 a.m. for the in WDIV's ‘Vote 4 the Best' contest, voting for which MENS: MIXED: 5k. For complete registration information as continues through Labor Day at www.clickondetroit.com . MIXED TRIO well as information on the event please check Thur. 6:30 pm (every other week) o u t th e ir w eb site a t http://www.salemcross- Wireless program Sun. 4:00 pm TUESDAYS: country.org/womens/Race_Host_Information/ (any combination) Donnelly.html W ith soaring demand for wireless access 7:00 pm driving the nation’s wireless carriers to aggres­ Sat. 7:15 pm 7:00 pm No Kidpalooza sively expand their networks, community plan­ SENIOR CITIZENS: Starts Oct. 5 Kidpalooza, originally scheduled for Sept. 26, ning firm McKenna Associates has identified 8:00 pm has been cancelled due to lower than expected an unmet need facing almost every community Wed. 11:00 am For 16 weeks merchant participation. in the region and in response, customized a Fri. 1:00 pm Questions regarding Kidpalooza should be program to provide communities with highly directed to the event organizers: Lindsey at sophisticated, independent, technical advice on Creatopia Pottery, (734) 453-8797, and Rob or wireless issues. Heidi at Sun and Snow, (734) 927-0007. Launched this spring, McKenna’s Municipal OPEN BOWLING SPECIALS: Wireless Information, Review and Expertise Vote 4 the Best program is the only of its kind in the area and Aug. 2 1 st. - -Aug. 3 1 s t WDIV”s Vote 4 the Best Contest is going on has already drawn municipal clients across the through Labor Day. M any Plymouth businesses reg io n . 1 - 8 pm Daily have been nominated including Genuine Toy A m o n g th e p ro g ra m ’s k ey sellin g p o in ts is th a t Company- Best Toy Store; Dairy King- Best Ice it costs communities nothing and often helps Only $1 .2 5 a Game Cream; Plymouth Historical Museum- Best them significantly increase non-tax revenue. $1 .2 5 Shoe Rental Museum; Plymouth Yoga Room- Best Yoga “In the past, most communities — and even Studio; A rt in the Park- Best Festival; Plymouth their planning consultants — had very little $1 .2 5 Hot Dog Coffee Bean- Best Coffee Shop; TranquiliTea- capability to interpret the complex charts and Best Tea House; Penn Theatre- Best Theater; industry-specific, technical data subm itted by $1 .2 5 2 0 oz Pop M agnolia’s- Best Flowers; Fiam m a Grill- Best wireless carriers arguing for a new tower or set­ Brunch; Spa Julianna- Best Day Spa; Sideways- ting the term s of a lease,” said M cKenna’s Sally Best Gift Shop; and many more. Go to W DIV’s H o d g es. To sign up online contact us at www.townncountrylanes.com website - clickondetroit.com - and search For more information about McKenna “Plymouth” to find out all the local entries and Associates, call 888-226-4326 or visit www. v o te fo r y o u r fav o rites. m ck a.co m . or call 734-722-5000fo r more information.

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neighborhood, community, or family Baron Sunday ment only; rehearsals 7:30-9:30 roads, Livonia p.m., Mondays, beginning Sept. 13 b e tte r? Contact: (313) 534-9000 Details: Open Arms Bible class Summer-Fest Location: Westminster Church, on for adults with developmental dis­ Time/Date: Aug. 20-22 west Outer Drive, east of Greenfield abilities and special needs. Includes Tell us your story in 500 words or less. Location: Warren Road Church, in Detroit songs, Bible lessons, crafts and Details: The group plans auditions One winning essay will be chosen each 33445 Warren Road, Westland activities, prayer, snacks and fun. Details: Summer-Fest activities and will begin preparin g for its fall Contact: Judy Cook at Emmanuel, month to receive: include basketball tournament, 3 co nc erts (248) 442-8822 or e-mail to

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ST. ANNE’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ROSEDALE GARDENS Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) Tridentine Latin Mass 14175 Farmington Road, Livonia Just north of I-96 9601 Hubbard at W. Chicago, Livonia, Ml www.christoursavior.org St. Anne’s Academy ■ Grades K-8 ORCHARD (between Merriman & Farmington Rds.) Sunday Worship Sunday School/Bible Class 38100 Five Mile Road __UNITED METHODIST ORCHARLf CHURCH (734) 422-0494 8:30 & 11:00 am - Traditional 9:45 am Livonia, MI 48154 • (734) 462-3200 :JL\ Mass Schedule: 30450 Farmington Road • Farmington Hills Friends in Faith Service Early Childhood Center First Fri. 7:00 p.m. www.orchardumc.org 9:00 am Staffed Nursery Available Phone 734-513-8413 First Sat. 11:00 a.m. Traditional Service Sun. Masses 7:30 & 10:00 a.m. 248-626-3620 iWSWfS'VS s-f '• Sft 'A-'//"iSSRt7*5 //. * 10:30 am Confessions Heard Prior to Each Mass Making disciples who share the love of Jesus Christ Visit www.rosedalegardens.org Pastors: Davenport, Bayer, & Creeden Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions W o rs h ip : For information about our many programs Tuesdays at 7:00 P.M. 0eo8699892 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. 734-522-6830 > ' I 10:00 a.m. Christian St Genevieve Roman Catholic Church Education for all ages Risen Christ Lutheran St. Genevieve School - PreK-8 Pastors: Carol J. Johns, GREEK David W. Martin, Pastor 29015 Jamison • Livonia • 734-427-5220 Jim Braid, Margo Dexter 46250 Ann Arbor Road • Plymouth ,i •new.ara'Moni (East of Middlebelt, between 5 Mile & Jeffries) ORTHODOX (734) 453-5252 MASS: Tues. 7 p, Wed., Thurs. 9 a, Worship 8:15 & 10:45 am Sat. 4 p, Sun 11 a Sunday School 9:30 • Adult Bible Study 9:30 Nativity of the V irgin M ary Nursery Care Available. All are welcome Come as you are St. Maurice Roman Catholic Church G reek O rthodox C hurch ivww.risenchrist.info 32765 Lyndon • Livonia • 734-522-1616 39851 West Five Mile, Plymouth Twp., Ml (between Merriman & Farmington Roads) Sunday Services MASS: Mon. 8:30 a, Fri. 8:30 a, Matins 8:30 am, Divine Liturgy 10:00 am Sat. 6 p, Sun 9a Rev. Fr. Demetrios Sean Govostes. Parish Office 734-420-0131 Office Hours M-F10:00 am - 2:00 pm LUTHERAN CHURCH www.nativitygochurch.org WISCONSIN SYNOD CHURCHES OF THE NAZARENE EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran^ Church & School A PLYMOUTH CHURCH PRESBYTERIAN 1 9 OF THE NAZARENE 17810 Farmington Road, 6 | 45801 W. Ann Arbor Road • (734) 453-1525 Livonia (734)261-1360 Sunday School - 9:45 A.M. W o r s h ip S e r v ic e s Sunday Worship -11:00 A.M. m WARD Sunday: 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. j Sunday Evening - 6:00 P.M. Fellowship Presbyterian Church Evangelical Presbyterian Church Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Family Night - Wed. 7:00 P.M. Adult Sunday School: 9:30 -10:15 a.m. • Worship: 10:30 a.m. website: www.stpaulslivonia.org NEW HORIZONS FOR CHILDREN LEARNING CENTER Childrens Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. ______(734) 455-3196____ oeo86998& 40000 Six Mile Road Pastor: Dr. Jimmy McGuire “ju s t west o f 1-275" Services held at: Saint Andrews Episcopal Church 1 6 3 6 0 H u b b a rd R o ad in L ivonia • South of Six Mile Road Northville, MI LUTHERAN-ELCA ______Nursery provided • www.fellowship-presbvterian.org OE08699698 248-374-7400 Traditional Worship 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 A.M. ST. JOHN Contemporary Worship North Congregational Church For Information regarding 9:30 & 11:00 A.M. 1 36520 12 Mile Rd. LUTHERAN, ELCA Nursery & Sunday School During Farmington Hills Farmington Hills 23225 Gill Rd 2484"'M584 this Directory, the 9:30 & 11:00 Hours (bet. Drake & Halsted) Evening Service • 7:00 p.m. (248)848-1750 Saturday Worship • 5:30 PM please call Donna Hart at Service Broadcast 10:30 a.m.Worship & Church School | Sunday Worship & Sunday School 11:00 A.M. Sunday WRDT-AM 560 Faith - Freedom-Fellowship The WMUZ Word Station For additional information j Ministers 9:00 AM T r a d i t i o n a l /C h o r a l S e r v i c e 248-437-2011, Ext. 247 visit www.wardchurch.org j | Dr Mark HJensen Rev. Mary E Biedron 10:15 AM S u n d a y S c h o o l - A l l A g e s g

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The Christian Service Commission at Our Lady of Loretto Church cel­ ebrated Christmas last month with boys at the M ethodist Children’s Society Home in Redford. “We trim m ed the gym for Christmas, got all red and green tablecloths, put up an artificial tree, and m ade it like a real Christm as,” said Dee Taranowski, commission ch a ir. Members treated boys at the resi­ dence to a midsummer party com­ plete with Christmas cookies and gifts. They started the outreach event last summer at the encouragement of form er pastor, the Rev. Ralph Besterwitch. “H e w a s s tre s s in g h o w w e n e e d to find ways to spread our beliefs in the community and not just to our own parish. It’s not like we’re trying to make them Catholics, but we want to share and get along,” Taranowski said. “The kids love it. We have all kinds of snack food that they don’t get living there. We have music and this year we had them fill out a Christmas list with three items they’ve like and we bought one of them for each boy.” The commission received financial help from the parish to buy gifts for approximately 55 boys. M embers also wrote greetings to the youngsters. The M ethodist Children’s Society Home offers foster and adoption services, literacy programs and residential care, with a focus on helping children who have been physically, psychologi­ cally or sexually abused or neglected by their parents. Children’s Village, the residential program, cares for boys, 10-17, who need a highly struc­ Pauline Krispin, a volunteer from Our Lady of Loretto, reads greetings written to boys at the Methodist Children's Society in Redford. tured setting and team treatm ent approach involving caseworkers, pro­ gram adm inistrators, nurse, psycholo­ A teen singing gist, psychiatrist and pediatrician. group under Children and teens live in cottages the direction w ith staff on site. of Matt Yocum “I’ve lived in Redford 30 years and (left) prepares

I had always just seen the front of the to perform Home,” Taranowski said, adding that at Our Lady she got a closer view of the site for the of Loretto's first tim e last summer. “The grounds su m m e r are beautiful. There are 74 acres with Christm as all these cottages and a chapel.” party at the Taranowski said the summer M eth odist C h ris tm a s p a r ty h a s b e e n “a lo t o f Children's work” but rewarding for volunteers. Home Society The church’s Christian Service in R e d fo rd . Commission also visits a downtown Detroit soup kitchen four tim es a year, helps handicapped individuals to Mass every month, collects gifts for the needy at Christmas and gives away food baskets at major holidays. A few members also organize an a n n u a l A d v e n t t e a fo r w o m en . “Christian service is very active in our church. I’m proud of it and I think we accomplish a lot.”

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The church 1-800-579-7355 • fax 313-496-4968 25940 Grand River, west of Beech Northville phone number is (313) 534-7730 Daly, Redford Details: 3rd Annual Community email: [email protected] View Passages Online: www.hometowniife.com Details: Scripture reading Bizarre Bazaar to benefit Village Food Bank , _____ OE8659491 Contact: (313) 531-1234 Banking at the church. A great New Hope Church Our Lady of Loretto opportunity for local entrepreneurs Time/Date: 5-7 p.m., every Friday by GERALDINE BURGESS Time/Date: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday and artists to showcase their tal­ appointment only Age 77. August 15, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Frank Burgess for 45 Location: Six Mile and Beech Daly, ents and products to hundreds of Location: is 44815 Cherry Hill, years. Loving mother of Lisa R. Redford local customers. Booking now Canton Burgess. Dear sister of the late Juanita Milia. Memorial Service at 11:00 Details: Scripture study Contact: For details and to reserve Contact: Call pastor Ranay Brown a.m., Saturday, August 21st at Salem Contact: (313) 534-9000 a place, e-mail to Pat Breslin at to schedule an appointment at (734) United Church of Christ, 33424 Oakland Ave., Farmington. Memorial St. Andrew's Presbyterian [email protected]. Learn more 270-2528. contributions to Salem United Church Time/Date: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday about Village Banking at www.FINCA. of Christ. Arrangements by Thayer- Moms Rock Funeral Home, Farmington. and 10:30 a.m. Thursday org Christ Our Savior Lutheran www.thayer-rock.com Location: 26701 Joy Riverside Park Church of God Church Details: Wednesday study/discus- Time/Date: Oct. 22-23 Time/Date: 9:30-11:30 a.m., sec­ sion group focuses on relationship Location: 11771 Newburgh, Livonia KAREN J. FOULKS KENNETH GRAVES ond Tuesday and 7-9 p.m., fourth with God and that of other religious Details: Applications are being Age 62, South Lyon, passed away, Age 57, of Farmington Hills, Mich­ O B I T U A R Y Tuesday August 12, 2010 at her home in the igan and more recently of Dyer, groups and philosophical and scien­ accepted for the annual fall craft Location: 14175 Farmington Road, care of her loving family. Memorial Indiana, passed away August 14,2010. POLICY tific issues that might impact faith. show. Rental spaces are 8- by 5-feet service held Thursday, August 19 at Ken leaves behind his beloved family: Livonia The first five "billed" lines of an 2pm at PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME. wife Diane; daughter Aimee and hus­ Thursday group examines early and can be reserved for one day at Details: Mothers of Preschoolers. band Rand Tucker, daughter Angela, obituary are published at no cost. writings not included in the Bible a cost of $20 or two days for $30. son Joseph and wife Kimberly; grand­ All additional lines will be Aimed at mothers of infants through charged at $4 per line. You may as well as other versions, exten­ Tables an additional $5 sons Trey, Ethan, and Abraham; step­ kindergartners mother Thelma Graves; siblings place a picture of your loved one sions and controversies concerning Contact: (734) 464-0990; download Contact: Angie at (248) 427-1020 Sharon Byers, Deborah Bean, Patricia for an additional cost of only $6. Christianity. Led by interim pastor an application at www.riverside- McLouth, Mike Haynes, Diane Symbolic emblems may be Dunning Park Bible Chapel Graham, and Jerry Haynes; along with Larry Hoxey parkchurch.org included at no cost (example: Time/Date: 9:30-11:30 a.m., first and a host of friends, neighbors, and col­ American Flags, religious Contact: (313) 274-3820 St. John's Episcopal Church leagues whom he loved. He was pre­ third Tuesdays ceded in death by his son, Andrew; symbols, etc.) Ward Presbyterian Time/Date: Oct. 9 Location: 24800 West Chicago RONALD B. ROBINSON mother, Sylvia Haynes; father, Time/Date: 7 p.m., Mondays Location: 555 South Wayne Road, Of Farmington, MI, age 65, passed Norman Graves; and step-father, Deadlines: Road, Redford William Haynes. Location: Room A101,40000 W. Six Westland away on August 15, 2010. Ronald was Friday 4:15 PM for Sunday Details: MOPS is a place where bom on August 22,1944 in Detroit, Ml A memorial service celebrating Ken's Mile, Northville Details: Looking for crafters and life will be held on Saturday, August Wednesday 9:45 AM for Thursday moms can build friendships, receive to Myles and Florence (Hedrick) 21, 2010 at 1 PM at Oak Pointe Details: Learner's Bible study is vendors to participate in a fall craft Robinson. Survivors include his moth­ Obituaries received after these deadlines mothering support, practical help er Florence Robinson, and siblings Church, 50200 W. Ten Mile Road, will be placed in the next available issue. held sale Novi, Ml, 48374 with Pastor Rand and spiritual hope , Sandra Testerman, Carol Stevenson, Contact: (248) 374-5920 Contact: (734)721-5023 Bill Stevenson, Douglas Robinson, Tucker officiating. Instead of flowers, Contact: Amy at (313) 937-3084 or e-mail your obit to Timothy Robinson, and Robin those desiring may make tax- St. Thomas a'Becket [email protected] Clothing bank Kristen at (734) 542-0767 Robinson. Ronald is preceded in death deductible memorial contributions to Time/Date: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., by his father Myles and his brother the RememberThePoor Fund through or fax to: Canton Christian Fellowship the Hyde Park Vineyard Church, 1507 Attn: Obits c/o Char Wilson Saturday, Dec. 4 Prayer Bryan. A Simple Farewell will be held Time/Date: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., fourth Saturday August 21 at 12:00 PM at E. 53rd St., #883, Chicago, IL 60615. 313-496-4968 Good Hope Evangelical Lutheran Ken was a 1971 graduate of Adrian Location: 555 S. Lilley, Canton Borek Jennings, Lamb Chapel. In lieu For more information call: Saturday and 5-6:30 p.m., second High School and graduated from the Details: Accepting applications Church of flowers, memorial contributions are Char Wilson Wednesday University of Michigan in 1975. He Time/Date: 7-9 p.m. the first and suggested to the Narcotics 586-826-7082 for handmade crafts only for 20th Anonymous. Envelopes will be avail­ worked as a senior managing financial Location: 41711 Joy, between Lilley consultant at IBM. Moved by the or Liz Keiser annual Christmas Craft Show third Tuesday able at Borek Jennings Funeral Home, and Haggerty goals o f justice and mercy, Ken recent­ 586-977-7538 Location: 28680 Cherry Hill, Lamb Chapel where the family will Contact: [email protected] or ly launched rememberthepoor.net to or toll tree Details: Canton Christian gather with friends 2 hours prior to (734) 844-1232 Garden City service. Please leave a Message of help the Church to remember the poor. 800-579-7355 Fellowship Clothing Bank offers free Details: Prayer, spiritual healing Comfort to Ronald’s family by calling ask for Char or Uz clothing (men, women and children) 877-231-7900, or sign his guestbook at Fellowship dinner Contact: (734) 427-3660 www.borekjennings.com . __0EQ8BSB429_ B8 (*)(FW Gc)_(B10-ReLCP) HAVE A STORY IDEA? Contact Editor Sharon Dargay FOOD Voice Mail: (313)222-8883 E-mail: [email protected]

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Chili competition, participants month will get a chance to sample • Cereal toppers — Try yogurt with your can enter Chili Verde (Green Chili) craft beers and wine paired with favorite cereal or granola for a fresh tw ist on and salsa contests. A Best Booth food, in addition to roast com and a traditional breakfast. contest and Peoples Choice win­ pork. • C ool so u p s — U se y o g u rt a s th e b a s e ners will also be awarded prizes. The 1st Annual Beer & Wine for a refreshing chilled soup. This Chilled New this year is Battle of the Tasting with Food Pairings is Cucumber Yogurt Soup with Fresh Dill and Businesses. Area businesses will slated for Thursday, Sept. 23. Toasted W alnuts has all the velvety rich­ market themselves while having Select craft beers, including brews ness of a full-cream soup but it’s m ade with a great time competing against from the Great Lakes region, and low-fat, high-calcium yogurt and is as cool other businesses making chili. more than 30 fine wines will be as, well, a cucumber. It’s also got crunch and The public votes on its favorite. paired with food prepared by stu­ plenty of snappy flavor, making it a great Just want to come and sample dents at the Oakland Community first course for a warm-weather meal or as chili? M ore th a n 6 0 different College Culinary Studies Institute. th e m a in e v e n t fo r lu n c h . 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First of a four-part series on home prices. areas where they couldn’t before b e c a u s e th e p ric e s h av e com e d o w n som e.” BY JULIE BROWN Realtor Bart Patterson agrees the OSE STAFF WRITER chances of selling your home are im p ro v in g . There was a time when buying a “N o w ’s th e tim e to do it,” said home in a community like Plymouth Patterson, vice president and general Township for under $100,000 was manager of RE/M AX Classic, with unlikely, but tim es have changed. offices in Canton, Farmington Hills, Realtor Nancy Austin of Keller Novi and Milford. “It should sell fairly W illiams Realty, who covers much of quickly in today’s market. Now’s a western Wayne and south Oakland, g o o d tim e to p u t th e h o u se o n th e said, “I can tell you prices are all over m arket. It will sell.” the board, mostly because of the fore­ As Patterson peruses local real closures and the short sales.” e s ta te listin g s fro m h is office, h e “F irs t-tim e b u y ers a re o u t th e re sees a variety from $80,000 on up to and the interest rates are so good. $500,000 in western Wayne County That’s really the price range that’s and the Farmingtons. In Livonia, moving,” Austin said of homes priced there are three-bedroom homes, at $80,000-$200,000 mostly bank-owned or short sales, for At around $100,000, a local buyer $80,000 or a bit more. can get three bedrooms, one and a B uy in g in w e s te rn W ayne a t half or two baths, and a family room $80,000 to $100,000 would have in a well-maintained neighborhood. been an “impossible dream ” a few Such a home will also have a basement years back but is now possible, and one- or two-car garage, “depend­ said Dale E. Smith, executive vice ing on the neighborhood. Condos are president of the Farmington-based going to be mostly two-bedroom at W estern Wayne Oakland County that price,” said Austin, who works Association of Realtors. from her Canton home. Smith has two employees who An analysis of sales data for May b o u g h t a n d w ere h elp ed by th e fed e ra l 8-A ug. 8 o f th is y e a r w as d o n e by tax credit and lower home prices. Realcomp II Ltd. of Farmington Hills, “You can get some nice homes,” the state’s largest Multiple Listing Smith said. The other side is that Service. The analysis of residential h o m e s a re w o rth less, b u t h e a n d o th ­ a n d co n d o sales Was d o n e b y m a rk e t­ ers in th e field en c o u rag e o w n ers to ing manager Fran Green. Tina and Mike Zuccarini were able to move into a Plymouth Township home in the Lake Pointe area for under $100,000 last fall. They share h a n g in th e re . In the $80,000 to $99,999 price their new home with four-legged friend Lola. “We do believe the m arket’s coming range, data showed: three Plymouth back,” but it takes awhile, Smith said. homes on the market, four sold in the Low interest rates help buyers right past three months; nine Plymouth on the market, 18 sold in that time; Farmington Hills homes on the m ar­ the other end, she also sold a much now, pegged at 4.25 to 4.5 percent for Township homes on the market, six 77 W e stla n d h o m e s o n th e m a rk e t, k e t, 17 so ld in t h a t tim e. la rg e r 3 ,6 0 0 -s q u a re -fo o t h o m e: “T h is a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. The sold in that time; 23 Canton homes 30 sold in that time; 35 Garden City Realtor Phyllis Pulty of Coldwell year, I’m everywhere” on prices and Federal Housing Administration is on the market, 13 sold in that time; homes on the market, 20 sold in that Banker Weir Manuel of Northville home sizes, she said. “I just sold a involved to some degree, Smith said, 86 Livonia homes on the market, 53 time; nine Farmington homes on the recently sold a one-bedroom starter condo in Farmington and it’s between and veterans are eligible for loans at sold in th a t tim e; 5 4 R e d fo rd h o m es market, five sold in that time; and 36 home with some 900 square feet. On all that. I think they’re moving to 3.5 percent to 5 percent.

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6035 Wing Lake Rd $250,000 Novi 306 Whitney Or $147,000 These are the area residential 204 Woodedge Dr $174,000 51042 AlmafiCt $50,000 2948 Woodelm Or $100,000 Permit may be needed for antenna real estate closings recorded Commerce Township 1322 ELake Dr $535,000 South Lyon the week of May 3-7,2010, at 3320 Edgemere St $31,000 22077 Greentree Ln $230,000 25525 Coach Ln $70,000 8588 Golf Lane Dr $258,000 1697 Harbor Cv $220,000 927 Fairfield Ct $124,000 the Oakland County Register 2609 Ivy Hill Or $248,000 23959 Harvest Dr $236,000 341 Hampton Ct $86,000 0 : 1 live in a condominium and I am 0 : 1 am a co-owner who has been of Deeds office. Listed below 5438 Plantation Dr $292,000 40415 Heatherbrook $177,000 25500 MeadowCt $40,000 wondering what restrictions are harassed by our association attorney Farmington 25597 Portico Ln $124,000 24690 Wedgewood Or $260,000 are cities, addresses, and sales 23186 Hawthorne St $90,000 22817 Renford St $55,000 Southfield permitted by the FCC if the antenna who is apparently new at collections. prices. Farmington Hills 41024 S Mcmahon Cir $110,000 24405 Connecticut Or $120,000 that I have must be on a very tall mast The attorney has not given me any 34951 Bunker Hill Dr $193,000 42741 Sandstone Dr $196,000 19950 Dorset St $47,000 to get a signal. 22655 Colgate St $21,000 39718 Village Wood Cir $49,000 opportunity to dispute the debt, since Auburn Hills 25524 Filmore PI $145,000 29539 Colony Circle Dr $168,000 39620 W Nine Mile Rd $57,000 19566 Hazelhurst St $64,000 I think it was wrongly calculated. Do I 2670 Crofthill Dr $110,000 29791 Edgehill Ave $194,000 Oakland Township 20110 Lacrosse Ave $124,000 673 Hamlet Rd $80,000 A: Ifyouhavean have any recourse? 32580 Hearthstone Rd $165,000 5209 Belmonte Dr $243,000 19689 Raleigh Cir N 3156 Waukegan St $55,000 $28,000 35310 Hillside Dr $100,000 2909 Hastings Ct ■ exclusive use area Beverly Hills $240,000 29850 Spring River Dr $70,000 21397 Jacksonville St $9,000 3563 Inverness Dr $318,000 26912 W12 Mile Rd $55,000 15562 Birwood Ave $59,000 th a t is covered b y A: You may have a num ber of 29709 Kenloch Dr $309,000 3355 Ordam Ct $111,000 18124 Westover Ave $105,000 16244 Kirkshire Ave $78,000 th e ru le a n d n eed avenues to pursue, the first of 35412 Old Homestead Dr $187,000 3150 Silverbrook Dr $165,000 Troy Birmingham 32041 Olde Franklin Dr $220,000 2570 Summerlin Ct $325,000 3877 Appaloosa Dr $279,000 to p u t y o u r a n te n n a which is against the attorney 740 Ann St $165,000 30127 Ravenscroft St $152,000 2282 W Buell Rd $303,000 1712 Beech Lane Dr $215,000 544 E Southlawn Blvd $155,000 o n a m a st, th e for violations of the Fair Debt 21770 River Ridge Trl $156,000 Rochester 2595 Charnwood Dr $279,000 376 Ferndale Ave $350,000 21543 RiverwalkCt $255,000 213 Charles Rd $160,000 1773 Crimson Dr $177,000 local government, Collections Act, because he or 1731 Hazel St $110,000 31245 Sturbridge St $240,000 1879 Flagstone Cir $105,000 5828 Dawn Ridge Dr $175,000 1421 Stanley Blvd $214,000 co m m u n ity she m ust give you a notice that 37838 Turnberry Ct $465,000 521 Ludlow Ave $160,000 934 Durham Ct $210,000 Bloomfield Township asso ciatio n o r 31915 W14 Mile Rd $70,000 Rochester Hills 6480 Glyndebourne Dr $364,000 you have 30 days to dispute the 2533 Aspen In $197,000 25280 Westmoreland Dr $130,000 150 Chalmers Dr $284,000 4855 Heatherbrook Dr $190,000 landlord may require debt, among other requirem ents. 4602CoachmakerDr $175,000 30072 White Hall Ct $275,000 295 Coldiron Dr $160,000 5800 Houghten Dr $158,000 715 E Long Lake Rd $1,190,000 you to apply for a If you do not receive that notice, 28553 Wildwood Trl $150,000 3253 Crooks Rd $50,000 858 Norwich Or $140,000 273 Eileen Dr $185,000 Keego Harbor 3156 Fantail Dr $224,000 1853 Parrot Or $265,000 permit for safety reasons if the m ast there is a violation of the act for 560 Fox Pointe Ct $490,000 3130 Kenrick St $85,000 56 Grosse Pines Dr $240,000 2993 Roundtree Or $75,000 4113 Golf Ridge Dr E $535,000 extends more than 12 feet above which the debt collector, namely 3219 Rycroft St $30,000 3535 Hogan Cir $50,000 3175 Talbot Dr $144,000 1158 Hill Line Trl $360,000 the roof line. If you meet the safety Lake Orion 3582 Hogan Cir $50,000 3445 Talbot Dr $135,000 the attorney, could be culpable 1321 KnollcrestCir $165,000 304 Hampton Woods Ln $270,000 1085 Maple Leaf Dr $233,000 87 Timberview Dr $350,000 requirements, the permits should 1910 Long Pointe Dr $175,000 for dam ages as Well as attorney 3974 May Center Rd $253,000 363 Mystic Vly $299,000 4673 Tipton Dr $244,000 148 N Glengarry Rd $315,000 b e g ra n te d . T h e FC C ’s ru le o n th is fees suffered by you. In addition, 121S Slater St $79,000 3219 Palm Aire Or $258,000 4704 Walden Or $245,000 915 Tartan Trl $255,000 Milford 924 Pine Trail Dr $231,000 4643 White Oaks Dr $404,000 only applies to antennas and masts the very assessm ent levied, if 4113 Telegraph Rd $25,000 2954 Hampikian Dr $110,000 273 Randolph Rd $173,000 1118 Winthrop Dr $133,000 2726 Turtle Lake Dr $1,000,000 installed wholly within the antenna not properly calculated, could Northville 1920 $ Shore Dr $163,000 Walled Lake 444 Waddington St $700,000 user’s exclusive use area. M asts that 1048 N Center $t $277,000 1513 Traceky $537,000 20202 Alexa Dr $145,000 be a basis for you to defend the extend beyond the exclusive use area claim. You are best advised to are outside the scope of the rule. For consult with a knowledgeable HOMES SOLD-WAYNE installations on single family homes, condominium association the exclusive use area would generally attorney who can point out to you These are the area residential 47793 Royal Pointe Dr $336,000 19415 Whitby Dr $190,000 9587 Crosley $81,000 b e an y w h ere o n th e h o m e o r lo t a n d your rights and remedies. 46953 Spinning Wheel Dr $170,000 Northville 18233 Garfield $16,000 real estate closings recorded 1293 W Crystal Cir $177,000 18058 Blue Heron Or W $285,000 18634 Garfield $7,000 th e m a s t ty p e p ro v isio n is u su ally the week of May 3-7,2010, at the Garden City 44848 Broadmoor Cir S $292,000 12112 Hemingway $69,000 more relevant in these situations. Robert M. Meisner is a lawyer and 29411 Brown Ct $88,000 19368CardeneWay $140,000 11348 Royal Grand $72,000 Wayne County Register of Deeds 28654 Cambridge St $100,000 50323 Cressnut.Ct $20,000 Westland On the other hand, if the owner of the author of Condominium Operation: office. Listed below are cities, 1433 Ralph St $55,000 335 Linden St $480,000 31003 Beechnut St $55,000 a condominium in a building with Getting Started & Staying on the Right 29444 Sheridan St $65,000 16106 Morningside $121,000 32017 Cheboygan Ct $18,000 addresses, and sales prices. multiple dwelling units needs to put Track, second edition. It is available Livonia 19563 Northridge Dr $55,000 6746 Chirrewa St $95,000 12159 Areola St $38,000 45900 Northview $320,000 30848 Cooley Blvd $86,000 the antenna on a m ast that extends for $9.95 plus $1 shipping and handling. Canton 34820 Fairfax Dr $230,000 16453 Sherwood Ln $298,000 7615 Flamingo St $60,000 beyond the balcony boundaries, He also wrote Condo Living: A Survival 2468 Amber Dr $175,000 14120 Fairway St $110,000 19301 Smock $302,000 664 Forest St $90,000 42715 Boulden Ct $145,000 20681 JosieCt $312,000 Plymouth 1434 Gloria St $79,000 that installation would generally Guide to Buying, Owning and Selling a 39960 Finley Dr $112,000 11220 Karen St $105,000 334 Arthur St $480,000 31531 Grandview Ave $110,000 b e ou tsid e th e scope a n d p ro tec tio n Condominium, available for $24.95 plus 7078 Eoxcreek Dr $171,000 36920 Kingsburn Dr $284,000 11837 Chandler Dr $320,000 1220 Judith St $82,000 of the rule, and the condominium $5 shipping and handling. For more 43632 Geri Dr $115,000 19161 Meadowridge Dr $100,000 201 N Mill St $115,000 30451 Ledgecliff Ave $112,000 45523 Glengarry Blvd $273,000 16994 Merriman Rd $5,000 9424 Northern Ave $115,000 36311 Manila St $45,000 asso ciatio n m ay im p o se an y information, call (248) 644-4433 or visit 48815 Greenwich Cir $250,000 9860 Milburn St $110,000 203 Pinewood Cir $47,000 208 N BryarSt $52,000 restrictions it wishes including an [email protected]. This 7965 Kaiser St $130,000 15641 Norwich St $129,000 42023 Riveroaks Dr $130,000 2008 N Walton St $75,000 7357 Klngsbridge Rd $188,000 19606 Rensellor St $91,000 14170 Terrace Ct $147,000 488 S Marie St $115,000 outright prohibition because the FCC column shouldn't be construed as legal 7357 Kingsbridge Rd $193,000 13999 Riga St $91,000 Redford 1366 Windham St $49,000 rule does not apply in that situation. advice. 44992 Prestbury Rd $175,000 8886 Stonehouse Ave $215,000 10000 Berwyn $61,000 ^ f nuaucmyn»cji(juim , . 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Has SOUTHFIELD: Aug. 19-21, Entertainment Center. $100. 420 Morgan Circle btwn 8 & All proceeds benefit dishes. 808 Hidden Creek Dr., Sylvania, LCD 22'" HD TV, DampChaser for humidity LIVONIA: PERISH-WIDE Thurs-Sat., 9-5. 21790 Vanity dresser, $10. Noritake 9, E of Taft. No early birds. SOUTH LYON Garage Sale Operation Christmas Child. 9 Mile & Pontiac Trl; Hidden includes maple TV stand, control. Excellent condition. GARAGE SALE Glenmorra. N/UVE, E/Lahser. China, 12 pc. place, setting. 814 Hidden Creek, N of Nine Sponsored by Ridgewood Creek Sub. $125. 734-427-6288 $4800. 248-569-2521 NORTHVILLE: Multi-Family. Furniture, clothes, household, TOOLS, furniture, household, Mile, E of Dixboro. Fri. & Sat., Community Church. Thomas Kinkade painting. End 47068 Red Oak Dr., near 6 electronics, art work, jewelry collectibles, vintage, garden, 8/20-21, 9-4pm. Everything tables. 248-478-4044 PIANO- Kimball console. Exc Mile & Beck. Home Goods, decor, purses, jewelry, reli­ goes! Collectibles, Christmas SOUTHFIELD: Multi-Teacher cond. well main. Good action, Furniture, Clothes, Small Household Goods SOFA- Like new, tapestry flo­ gious, electronics & books. ornaments & lights, Foosball Garage Sale. 30220 Rock Moving Sales a uniform keys, rich walnut fin­ 8/20 & 8/21; 8-? Sacred Heart appls. Aug. 20-21, Fri-Sat. 9-4. table, entertainment center, E ral sofa. Asking $500. 248- Creek. 13 & Evergreen area. E Standing Patient Power Lift ish. $900. 248-437-6585 Catholic Church, 29125 W. 6 fine china, etc. 231-1279. Email for photo NOVI- Quality toys, strollers, Aug. 19-22, Thurs-Sun. 9-5. Invacare Reliant, RPS 350. 3 Mile (just E of Middlebelt). No CANTON: ANTIQUE SALE BDRM SET - All wood, dresser [email protected] booster seats, household, Books, CDs, tapes, videos, early sales. Cherrywood oval dining table with mirror, chest, queen bed batts, new sling, excel cond. clothes (women's & chil- SOUTH LYON GARAGE SALE games, supplies, aids, small SOFA-THOMASVILLE Call: (734) 522-6851 Wanted to Buy ^540 w/custom pad & 6 chairs, oak with frame and night stand. dren'S). 8/19-8/21; 9-4pm. Something for all! appls, misc. CHEAP PRICES! with extra cream slip cover, LIVONIA: We're back again. entertainment center, 1890 $400, Call: 734-425-6348 22058 Siegal Ct. Meadow- Aug 18-20, 9-5pm. $600. Carved teak 4 panel 32014 Maine. N. of Joy, W. of WEST BLOOMFIELD high back needlepoint brook btwn 8 & 9 Mile. 712 E. Lake St.. screens. New Amish pine twin DIABETICS: Cash for Test Basement Sale. Aug. 19, 20, Victorian chair. 1880 marble BIRMINGHAM Merriman. Toys, clothes, even 10 Mile & Pontiac Trail. headboard. Lg. pine armoire. Strips Price varies for 21, 9-5. Designer clothes top, very ornate end table, furniture from American Girl PLYMOUTH Bowtlex Extreme 2SE, $400. 3 pc. pine stacked chest. Pine unopened, unexpired boxes. including Juicy, Burberry, bookshelf, 50's kitchen table, Pinball Machine, $500. .55 Ct. Marquis Diamond Ring Dolls. Great variety of items Yard Sale Extravaganza SOUTH LYON Huge 4 family dressing table w/mirror. Glass Fast, friendly, reliable. Call Prada, Chanel, Fendi, LaCoste, old oak dresser w/mirror, Pool Table, full size, $400. in a 14K white gold Cathedral for adults too. Everything in Items for young, small, big, Garage Sale - 1221 & 1227 curio cabinet. Full mattress today for quote and we'll pick Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, to much more. Fri. Aug. 20, 9am Electric Hockey Table, $50 mounting, size 6. Asking up your strips! Great Condition. Sat. Aug. 21, tall! Toys for infants, tod­ Hackney Ct., Carriage Trace box spring & rails, pew swing the Gap and more. Jewelry, 7537 Admiralty. All in excellent condition. $1850. 586-216-0694 248-961-TEST dlers, teens! Cool Stuff for Sub. Aug. 19-21, 9am - 4pm. arm lighting. 248-305-9773 9-5. Follow the signs! Shoes (5-10), Purses, Warren/Canton Center Rd. 248-258-0986, 248-933-3126 Kitchen, Garage, Office, Furniture, Household items, Household, Bath & Beauty 734-459-4036 Children’s Toys (large and 7480 LIVONIA: Wed., Thurs., Sat. Garden. Friday (8/20) Products, Perfumes, Black small), bicycles, clothes, and DINING SET - Table & 6 Appliances 10-4. CLOSED FRIDAY. ONLY! 9am-4pm. 9400 Mink Coat. Many dollar items. FARMINGTON HILLS- Garage/ 29860 Mason St. Lots of old Betty Lane, SE of Beck/Ann much more! moving sale. Household items, Chairs. French Provincial E 4157 Strathdale Lane. N. of Circasian Russian Walnut. FORD TRACTOR - items. 2 blks. N. of Arbor Rd. Lone Pine, btwn. Orchard furniture & more! 8/19-8/21; DRYER, Maytag, Electric, CHIHUAHUA PUPPY (Tiny) 10 Breakfront 7' long by 18 ". MODEL 2000 Schoolcraft, W. of Middlebelt. SOUTH LYON Lake & Middlebelt. Cash Only. 9-4pm, 23028 Willowbrook, N white, $125/best. weeks, male, short hair, vet Best offer. 248-374-1163 Blade, $3200. PLYMOUTH: 2 Huge Sales. Huge Garage Sale - 25686 No Holds. No Pre-Sales. • of 9 Mile & Halsted STOVE, GE Electric, beige, checked, vaccinations inc. MILFORD 1791 Bristol Dr., off Call: (248) 684-5796 Thurs-Sat. 9-5. K-1 teaching Coach Lane, off 11 Mile, btwn $125/best. 248-229-7447 $390. 248-890-6568 Hickory Ridge & Honeywell materials, quality clothes 2-8, Pontiac Trail & Milford Rd. WESTLAND 5 FAMILIES-Aug. LIVONIA-Aug 19-21, 9-5pm. FURNITURE Hand Carved Oak GARDEN TACTOR-Craftstman Lake. Fri-Sat., Aug. 20-21. 9- 12-14. Kids stuff, household. Aug. 20-21, 10am-6pm. 19-21, 8am-6pm. Furniture, 20012 Wayne Rd, Deer Creek King Size head/foot board FRIDGE-WHIRLPOOL 2003 18 HP, Twin Kohler YORKSHIRE TERRIER 4pm. Household items, 10163 & 10201 N. Canton Furniture, books, records, Elliptic Machine, Lots of Misc! Sub, S of 8 Mile. Sofa, wing $450; 32" Sony TV (not Top-freezer style Magnum engine, 44 in deck, Puppies clothes & dishes + much Center, btwn. Ann Arbor movies, toys, household, etc. 31146 Merritt, N.of Ann Arbor backs, sectional, desk, tables, Plasma) w/TV stand included White, used only 3 yrs.-$400 excl. cond., $820. AKC registered, males more! $1 upwards. Trail/Ann Arbor Rd. NO EARLY BIRDS PLEASE! Trail, E.of Merriman. crib, decor, clothes & access. $200. 313-808-4499 Call today! SOLD Highland, (248) 887-1042 734-536-0373

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B y J a y Yo u n g expansive country. However, we discovered largest French speaking city outside of gatherings, it leaves a lasting impression ings, including a replica of the Scala Santa CORRESPONDENT Ottawa is also a sophisticated, eclectic France), and finally reached our accom­ and is usually found in the backdrop of (holy stairs) and bronze statues climb­ Back across the bridge, we visited the place, with high end boutiques, chic modations in the picturesque village of most tourists pictures. ing the hillside depicting the Way of the Question: Where can you go to experi­ spectacular Montmorency Falls, with a restaurants, outdoor markets, protesters, Beaupre. 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Bordered by all set amid impressive buildings. picked us up and drove us back to one Rendezvous, with ships from several overnight trip along the Cote de Beaupre, winding streets, interesting shops and trails and lookouts, this visit made for a of the most beautiful cities in the world nations celebrating the city’s maritime his­ crossing the St. Lawrence by ferry, catch­ small sidewalk cafes, surrounded by a perfect ending to a perfect day. — Quebec. tory with exhibitions and open ship tours. ing glimpses of Beluga whales during the pastoral countryside of vineyards, century A t week’s end, we traveled uphill from hourlong crossing, to the Gaspe peninsula old inns, cheese and chocolate shops, and Our most interesting stop in the city our lodgings a short distance to Canyon and a small inn located in the hamlet of friendly people speaking another language; was the Museum of Civilization, an Ste-Anne. 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City. highlighting the cultural, historical and ar­ of Mexico, with close to three miles of downhill (remember, we re staying at a mountainside. After driving back to our chalet along Our journey started from our cot­ tistic achievements of Canada’s indigenous walls and gates to explore. The city exudes ski resort), to the world-famous shrine of It was time to return to Michigan. the "Route of the Explorers,” the next day tage near Sarnia. We took the 402/401 peoples. It also includes a unique children’s an irresistible French charm that’s evident Sainte Anne de Beaupre, which attracts We felt we had truly experienced a new we took a day trip to the lie d'Orleans, through Toronto and ended our first day museum, IM A X theater and currently, in its architecture, its many outdoor cafes over a million visitors a year. The neo-Ro- and different culture, from the scenery, about five kilometers down river from at a quaint row house bed and breakfast in a fascinating traveling exhibit about the and terraces and its historic districts. man style basilica is the centerpiece of the language, food and historical and cultural Quebec City. Known as the "Garden of Ottawa. We came upon Canada’s beautiful horse that runs now through Jan. 2, 2011. Overlooking the Plains of Abraham, site and is an architectural wonder, with sights we encountered. A ll along the way, Quebec,” the island has for many years capital city, after taking a detour from Our only disappointment in Ottawa where the armies of Wolfe and Montcalm paintings, stained glass windows and mo­ the people were very friendly, helping us as provided fresh produce to the nearby city. the busy 401, as if by surprise. The city was our visit to the parliament building, an fought for control of the region in 1759, saics covering the walls, ceilings and even we struggled to speak a little French. So, if Before being linked to the mainland by a sits on the border of the French speaking impressive structure that offers free tours, is perhaps the most photographed hotel the crypt like chapels beneath the church. you can’t afford a trip to Europe, consider bridge built in 1935, the island was cut off Provence of Quebec and suddenly rises but because of large groups of school in the world, the regal Chateau Frontenac, A pilgrimage destination for more than visiting our neighbor to the north, and from the rest of the continent by the St. up from a heavily wooded countryside children filling the tour schedule, we were built in 1893. The scene of many historic 350 years, it includes many other build­ sample a small taste of Europe in our own Lawrence seaway, and it retains its tradi­ reminiscent of Upper Michigan. unable to visit the two legislative chambers backyard. tional rural way of life and enduring charm The city, much like Washington, D .C., is or the iconic peace tower. (The guide did Submitted photos to this day. Now tourism has become an primarily a governmental center populated display a banner depicting the two cham­ Jay and Linnea Young are retired educa­ Jay and Linnea Young pose on one of the suspension bridges crossing the spectacular integral part of the island’s economy, offer­ by people who work in agencies, bureaus bers, however). tors living in Canton for the past 28 years. Ste-Anne Canyon neaj; Beaupre, Quebec. ing an escape to quaint B&B's, restaurants, and museums to serve the needs of the After spending most of the day in Ot­ They are attempting to cross off interesting vineyards, fromageries, chocolateries, etc. Canadian populace and showcase this tawa, we hurried through Montreal (the places on their bucket list and like to share to more than 600,000 visitors a year. their experiences with others. The Auberge La Dolce Vita, located in the small town of Notre- Dame-Du-Lac, is a restored country inn close to bike paths that traverse the Gaspe Pen­ insula, about a four hour drive from Quebec City.

The Basilica of Ste-Anne- De-Beaupre is a shrine The Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, built in the Medieval French style, with numerous that annually attracts over Located on the shores of the Ottawa River, directly across from turrets and copper roofs, is a superb example of 19th century Canadian Railway architec­ a million pilgrims and Parliament Hill, the Canadian Museum of Civilization is a land­ ture. It was the meeting place for Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and other Allied visitors, many seeking mark building housing exhibits that celebrate the achievements leaders during WWII. miraculous cures. and histories of Canadian and world cultures.

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Fill each 2 6 nin and dopamine, which preliminary research divot with a different all-fruit or low-sugar Level: Beginner shows may help the body cope with anxiety preserve. Serve each rectangle with a cookie. and panic. ♦ Vitamin C in watermelons can help to 2 9 1 bolster your immune systems defenses against infections and viruses, and is known to stimu­ 3 9 1 late the immune system and protect against Healthy eating habits start at home. One of free radical damage. the best things you can do for your kids is to 4 6 ♦ A 2-cup serving of watermelon is also a be a role model for smart food choices. Here 2 7 1 source of potassium, a mineral necessary for are some simple things you can do to help your water balance and found inside of every cell. kids develop healthy lifelong habits. 9 8 5 People with low potassium levels can experi­ ♦ Shop for food together and take time to examine, discuss and select fruit and vegetables 8 1 ence muscle cramps. 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