JANUARY 12, 2012 • Hometownlife.Com Community Church in Westland, Shuh Was the Biggest Loser for the Week for the Red Team
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The rate increase "Are we kidding our increases from DWSD again." win two tickets to see es from the Detroit Water includes a substantial selves? We've had 100 and Wayne County. the North American In and Sewerage Depart hike in fixed costs — water main breaks so That doesn't include the Good rating ternational Auto Show ment and Wayne Coun nearly 70 percent higher far this year (resulting increased rates which are Additionally, Godbout in Detroit. We are giving ty, Westland is tentative —passed along to West- in a 10-percent budget currently estimated since said the water and sew away a pair of tickets ly looking at a 12.1-per land, but generates no amendment) in relatively DWSD and Wayne County er fund needs to improve every day until Jan 18. cent water-sewer rate money to pay for local mild weather. 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W-W counsel hometownlife.com and see "Auto Show Ticket asksGoci Contest" under the "Don't Miss" section on our home page. to 'disavow' comments In the 'Soup' By Sue Mason Mention pregnancy Observer Staff Writer. and food cravings in the same sentence, and images of pickles Wayne-Westland's legal and ice cream come counsel has put a school to mind. That wasn't board member on notice the case, however, for that he does not appreci former Westland Dep ate comments that were uty Mayor Courtney made during an Aug. 16 Conover, who recounts committee meeting: her craving for steak in Attorney Robert Lusk, who has represented r Chicken Soup for the the school district for , Soul: Food and Love. more than 20 years, has The Wayne resident asked board Vice Presi , exists in what she calls Cari Cucksey, host of HGTV's Cash and Cari program, is based out of a Westland warehouse, dent John Goci to "pub- • a mixed marriage. She's licly disavow" comments ' a vegetarian, but her he made about the type husband Scott, a for of legal counsel he would mer NFL player turned like to see the district professional chef, is HGTV's Cucksey turns old into hire. a proud meat eater. But in her story, Baby Lusk said the com Wants Steak, she writes ments, which were » about a craving that reported in a story in the delighted her husband. new at warehouse in Westland Jan. 8 Observer, unfair This is Conover's sixth ly made an issue of his contribution to the integrity. Chicken Soup for the By LeAnne Rogers the shop have been fan "Never in my entire Soul series. Observer Staff Writer HERE AND THERE tastic. It has definitely career has anyone been a blessing for busi accused me of not being ', RePurpose Warehouse RePurpose Store accountable to my clients Whether it's furni ; ness, especially in this ture from the 1950s, an Location: 5930 Com- Location: 133 W. Main St. economy." or of putting my personal antique sewing machine • merce Drive, off Webb at Wing Street in North Growing up in the interests before those of Last chance or an old record player, I Drive, off Ford and John ville Square, Northville 1908 Sears and Roebuck my clients," Lusk wrote Time's running out there is probably some ] Hix, Westland Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. house, Cucksey said her in a letter sent Monday to for Westland residents thing for everyone at , Phone:(248)719-8332 Monday-Saturday and family was always into Goci. "Never has anyone seeking to recycle live the Re-Purpose Estate • Website: www.RePurpo- noon to 5 p.m. Sunday antiques. had reason to make such Christmas trees. Services warehouse in .* seEstate.com Phone: (248) 735-0500 "I love a little bit of an accusation." Trees can be dropped Westland. everything. I love mid- The comments were off at the city's Recy "Believe it or not, some midrange items. items into new uses. century modern, Art taken from minutes of an cling Center at the rear taxidermy is hot right "We've been hav An estate liquidator Noveau," she said. "I Aug. 16 committee meet of the DPS building at now. There is a collec ing monthly ware for about 12 years, Cuck- have a little knowledge ing in which Goci, board 37137 Marquette, east tor for everything," said house sales. It seems sey's business has been about a lot of things. President Carol Mid- of Newburgh, from 9 Cari Cucksey, owner of to be catching on. Peo in the warehouse for That's good for a liqui del and Trustee Thom a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday- RePurpose and host of . as Buckalew met with : ple come from all over four years. The store dator. You learn a lot on Saturday through Tues HGTV's Cash and Cari — Tennessee and Ohio opened in conjunction' the job." school officials to begin day, Jan. 17. The center program. — which is great," said with the television show, With about 20 employ developing a request for is closed Sundays. The company's loca Cucksey, who also has a which started filming ees, Cucksey's firm han proposal for legal servic Trees should be free tion on Commerce Drive 1,700-square-foot store just over a year ago. dles estate sales which es. It was Goci who had of lighting, tinsel and will be the site of a silent in downtown Northville. "We opened the store have a minimum $10,000 recommended that the decorations. A desig auction event 6-10:30 as a result of the tele value and also will buy board not approve the nated area is being p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, Old to new vision show. Northville all or some of a home's firm of Lusk and Albert- provided for drop off and warehouse sale 10 The warehouse space is small town America. contents when an estate son as the district's gen within the recycling a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, houses an office, storage We live there, so it made sale isn't possible or eral legal counsel, but center. Jan. 28. The silent auc-' and also creative space sense," said Cucksey, wanted by the owners. rather seek RFPs "to see tion will include some for Cucksey who, as the whose business partner It's not always a sale what the market has to art sculptures and high- company's name indi is her husband, Vince offer." end items along with cates, repurposes old Iafano. "The show and " Please see BUSINESS, A2 The Observer obtained INDEX the copies of the minutes Business A9 Crossword Puzzle ....B10 for the Aug. 16 and Oct. Entertainment ,...B6 13 committee meetings, Food B8 as well as the RFP, as part Homes B10 City honors King legacy at annual program of a Freedom of Informa Jobs B11 tion Act request it filed Obituaries B5 A slide show commem the monument is a true John Glenn and Wayne Westland Department with the district. Opinion A10 Memorial high school of Public Services Direc Goci responded to Lusk Services B10 orating the unveiling of a tribute to the monu Sports B1 national monument hon mental changes that Dr. choirs also will perform tor Kevin Buf ord will be in a letter Tuesday, telling Wheels B12 oring Dr. Martin Luther King has brought to this musical selections. master of ceremonies. him that he doesn't know King Jr.'s life will be fea world," Westland Mayor Anthony Lucas, a his Light refreshments why he "should disavow © The Observer & Eccentric tured during Westland's William Wild said. torical presenter from will be served following those statements" and , Volume 47 • Number 67 14th annual Martin A traditionally well- the Henry Ford's Green the ceremony. reiterated all of the items Luther King Jr. Day cer attended program, the field Village, will deliv City offices, with the he wanted in a law firm HOIIW Delivery: emony at 9 a.m.