Town hall Plymoirth-Canton Community Schools CANTON A GANNETT COMPANY officials will present th e district's Education and Racial Equity policy at a town hall m eet­ ing 7 p.m. W ednesday, May 15, in the large board meeting room at Canton Township Hall, UBSERVER 1150 S. Canton Center PRICE: $1 • SUNDAY, MAY 5, 201 3 • h o m eto w n life.c o m in Canton. The meeting, spon­ sored by th e Plymouth- Canton Citizens for Diversity and Inclusion, will explain how the policy was written, how it will affect the Canton adds to Liberty Fest community and w hat students and parents can expect to see as the them log rolling, Racing H ot Showcar, a 30-foot by 60-foot policy is im plem ented. Saws, Spring B oard Tree Top­ display th a t includes a sim u­ A question-and-answer ping and others. la to r th a t will be open to rac ­ session will follow th e One old “friend” makes a tri­ After attending a Michigan e rs of all ages. Nationw ide has discussion. um phant re tu rn and anoth­ F estival E vents Association three — the Chevy Camaro, Anyone w anting to e r event joins fo r th e first the meeting recently, Canton offi­ th e Toyota Cam ry and th e Ford find th e policy (Policy first tim e w hen Canton Lei­ cials decided to brin g it back. M ustang — although no one is No. 2660.03) can visit sure Services prese n ts the “We’d been kicking the idea sure w hich one is in Canton. th e district's website at 22nd annual L iberty F est next around th e last th ree or four www.pccs.kl2.mi.us. m onth. years,” said Jon LaFever, Can­ D riv e it For m ore informa­ F or the f irst tim e in som e 10 ton’s recreation and facilities N ationw ide had trie d to get tion, e-mail plycandci® years, the annual festival — set supervisor. “It’s interactive, the display fo r last y e ar’s Lib­ gmail.com. fo r Ju n e 13-15 in H eritage Park and it’s exciting. We decided it e rty F est bu t couldn’t w ork out The NASCAR racing trailer, which in­ — will fea tu re the All-Ameri­ w as tim e.” the details. cludes an interactive simulator, makes can L um berjack show, 30-min­ The festival’s new est entrant its first appearance next month at the ute events th a t include am ong is the N ationw ide NASCAR Please see LIBERTY. A2 Canton Liberty Festival.

District waits as Sen. Patrick Colbeck on the Senate floor with Anna Dai of Canton. bond vote looms Senate tribute Sen. Patrick Colbeck aw arded a special Senate Tribute during Once an inform ational flie r w ent hom e w ith stu­ session Tuesday to a dents Friday, it w as all ov e r bu t the w aiting for Canton woman who Plym outh-Canton Com m unity Schools officials hop­ received th e Distin­ ing th e y did enough to convince v o te rs to pass a guished Young W oman $114.4 million bond Thesday. of Michigan award. A dm inistrators and B oard of Education m em ­ Anna Dai was b e rs have been w orking since late February, when aw arded $3,550 in cash th e board passed bond language and approved scholarships during th e M ay 7 election date, to talk to a s m any people th e statew ide scholar­ throughout th e distric t as they could rea ch to pro­ ship program for high vide details o f how passage o f th e bond will affect school girls held at the district. Saline High School in “We certainly have m ade a valiant e ffo rt at ge t­ January. Debbie Bilbrey-Honsowetz. Canton Township’s director of Leisure Services, takes aim with ting the w ord out, w ith signs and fliers, conversa­ Dai is th e daughter paint-filled squirt guns while helping to create a "masterpiece" a t a meet-and-greet for tions, emails,” said board President John Barrett. of Zao Chen and Yang Canton's Acts of Culture Week Thursday a t D&M Art Studio in Canton. “We a re hopeful, obviously, because this is much- Dai and is a senior at needed to keep th e distric t com petitive in th e 21st Plymouth High School. century.” In slightly m ore than tw o m onths since the bond language w as OK’d, officials estim ate they’ve made Concert closes culture week their bond presentation some 30-40 times. They’ve League spoken to ih ’O groups, tow nship boards, cham ­ meeting b e rs of com m erce and service clubs. Som e of those efforts have proved tangibly successful — sever­ The League of al m em b ers of th e Canton Township B oard of Trust­ W omen Voters will I t sta rted w ith last ees and the Plymouth Community Chamber of hold an informational weekend’s Plymouth-Can- Com m erce-have com e out in support — w hile oth­ meeting ab o u t some of ton K-12 a rt show, and it e rs have had le ss obvious results. the proposed changes closes with today’s (Sun­ For instance, the district conducted two well- to Michigan's public day) Cihco De Mayo con­ publicized town hall-style meetings last week, and schools on Thursday, c e rt featuring the M ichi­ attendance — nobody show ed up for one a t Can­ May 9, a t 7 p.m. a t th e gan Philharmonic. ton H igh School, while only a half-dozen tu rn ed out Livonia Civic Center B ut in betw een, a siz­ a t th e Plym outh C ultural C enter — w as sparse, at Library. able crow d of a rts sup­ best. The public is invited p o rters gathered T hurs­ “T he Canton m eeting w as on our ow n ’tu rf,’ and to hear a presentation day a t D&M A rt Stu­ we typically do b e tte r off-site a t a m eeting cen­ given by the League's dio in Canton to help cel­ ter," said Jeremy Hughes, the district’s superinten- state president, Sue e b ra te th e th ird annu­ Smith, titled "Financ­ al Canton A cts of C ulture Please see BOND, A3 ing Public Schools in W eek with w hat owner D&M Art Studio staffer and face-painter Kim Shaughnessy Michigan: Time for a Sharon D illenbeck called (left) decorates the face of Canton resident Rachel Bisson- Change?" a “m eet-and-greet w ith a nette at Thursday's meet-and-greet. tw ist.” Touring China Dozens of people gath­ e re d to ta ste wine, have CULTURAL FINALE INDEX th e ir faces painted and What: Michigan Philharmonic's “Cinco De Mayo" concert Community Life B6 build a w ork of a rt w ith Crossword Puzzle.... C2 When: Today (Sunday), 2 p.m. sq u irt guns. Education A4 Where: Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill The week, sponsored Health ...... B11 in Canton Homes...... C2 by th e Canton Com m is­ Why: Working in partnership with the Canton Commis­ Jobs ...... Cl sion for Culture, Arts, Obituaries BIO and H eritage, is designed sion for Culture, Arts and Heritage, the concert is the Services...... C3 to help celebrate and pro­ finale of the third Acts of Culture Week Sports ...... B1 Also: Community members can also participate in a Wheels ...... C4 m ote aw areness of the arts. silent auction at The Village Theater with all proceeds “It’s been a fantas­ benefiting The Partnership for the Arts ^Humanities, a © the Observer S Eccentric tic response we’ve got­ 501 (c)3 organization which is committed to encouraging tfolume 38 • Number 9t te n from th e com m unity,” the development of cultural arts. said com m ission spokes­ Tickets: $20, $15 for seniors, $5 for students, available w om an ReG ina Sham- at the door (866) 887-2737 berger. “We’re so thrilled to have th e support of the m eet-and-greet at D&M th e studio’s face-painter, A local guide explains th e intricacies of making silk cloth township and residents T hursday got to ta ste view ed th e a rt on display while a worker threads a spooling machine at a silk fac­ and businesses to help us wines provided by Vint- in th e studio, tory in Suzhou to Jay and Linnea Young of Canton, who out.” n er’s C ellar Canton Win- recently completed a tour of China. 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The National Association Canton community. meats (tuna/chicken), canned said R uss Jones, Canton res­ box on May 11 (rain or shine). o f L etter C arriers will cele­ Organizers are encourag­ fruit, Spaghetti-O’s (and oth­ ident and chair of th e Plym ­ Your m ail c a rrie r w ill pick it up b rate th e 21st A nniversary of ing residents throughout Plym ­ e r canned m eals), cereal, pea­ outh Corps’ Advisory Board. w hen he o r she delivers your the “Stam p Out H unger" food outh, Plym outh Tbwnship and nut butter, jelly and juice are in “Since 2006, the m ail carriers m ail,” he added. drive on Saturday, M ay 11, and Canton to place food and toilet­ high dem and as well a s all toi­ have collected alm ost 275,000 A nother way residents can collect non-perishable and non­ ry item s in a bag by th e ir mail­ letries. pounds of food in our communi­ help is by reminding neighbors, expired food and toiletry item s. boxes, allowing neighborhood “We are grateful to th e mail ty, fo r our community. Facebook friends, TVvitter fol­ All food collected by the le tte r ca rrie rs to collect the carriers of Plymouth, Can­ “We really need th e com m u­ low ers and fellow church m em ­ Plym outh and Canton mail car­ donations. ton and Belleville for allowing nity to get behind our mail car­ b ers to join in. W ord of m outh is rie rs will b e distributed to All types of food are need­ The Salvation Army Plymouth riers by placing non-perishable, the best way to support our mail those in need in the Plym outh- ed, bu t in particular, canned Corps to receive this food," non-expired food by the m ail­ carriers and neighbors-in-need.

CULTURE Continued from page A1 T he m ost fun cam e out on the v eranda, though, w here a large canvas stood w aiting for “a rtists” using sq u irt guns filled w ith paint to c ra ft th e ir "m asterpiece.” The finished painting will find its a w ay to display in Canton. Dillenbeck said she w as happy to host the meet-and-greet when com­ m ission representatives asked. " I’ve been involved w ith the com­ m ission since its inception,” Dillen­ beck said. “W hen they asked me, I thought it w as a natural.” T he w eek also featured: • The Plym outh-Canton Com­ m unity Schools distric t’s K-12 Art Show, featuring over 2,000 pieces Artist Kyla Suchy of Plymouth paints the "Birth of Venus" on the veranda of of student-made, staff-selected art­ D&M Art Studios in Canton. work. • T he Spotlight P lay e rs presented and culture as a force fo r tra n s­ Shamberger said — performs “Cin- B a m u m a t The Village T h ea te r at form ing lives. co de M ayo,” a festive concert that C herry Hill. • Saturday’s performance of The will celebrate, en tertain , and edu­ • A presentation by Je n n ife r Gou­ C anton C oncert B and’s Spring c ate th e e n tire fam ily on Cinco de let, presid en t and CEO of A rtServe C oncert, “P ictu re s a t an Exhibi­ M ayo, to close out th e week. Wayne State University student Ciara Diamond of Livonia, M ichigan, who talked about the tion.” an intern at D&M Art Studio in Canton, fills th e squirt positive econom ics of th e a rts and T he M ichigan Philharm onic — guns w ith paint so guests can create a canvas. how Canton can position th e arts “We’re so excited to have them ,”

LIBERTY go over big.” leading a fundraising effort The schedule Ju n e 14 from 5-9 p.m. T he re s t of th e fe stiv a l w ill to su p p o rt th e B re a st C ancer Also returning: • A m erica’s M ost W anted Car Continued from page A1 look familiar, as the most pop­ Foundation. • The “M ovie U nder the Club Friday and Saturday. u la r a ttra c tio n s re tu rn . The T he o th e r opening night Stars,” featuring Disney’s Rise • The Liberty Run. Last y e ar’s T his year, w orking w ith th e festival opens Thursday, June en tertain m en t com es from Air o f th e Guardians, Ju n e 14 at run set a rec o rd fo r num ber of H eidi K ussurelis Agency on 13, w ith th e trad itio n a l c a r­ M argaritaville perform ing a dusk. ru n n ers dressed as th e Statue Ford Road, the dates coincided niv al rid e s s ta rtin g a t 1 p.m . concert that features a variety • Taste o f Canton, featu rin g of Liberty; organizers will try and th e sim ulator will be there. and entertainment starting at of Jim m y B u ffett classics. sam plings from a re a restau ­ to brea k th e rec o rd this year. “It’s a rea lly big deal,” LaFe- 7:30. O ne o f th e en terta in m e n t “T hey have a trem endous fol­ rants. • T he annual firew orks dis­ v e r said. “I t will rea ch a new high lig h ts fo r opening night lowing,” said Jennifer Provenz- • The annual Spaghetti Din­ play, Saturday a t dusk. dem ographic w e’ve been try ­ is th e “Z um ba A n niversary,” ano, Canton’s recreation coor­ ner, hosted by Canton F ire­ ing to reach. It has an interac­ a “P a rty in P in k ” w ith som e dinator. “It’ll be a great way to fighters, which benefits fami­ bkadrich9hometownlife.

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« Some questions BOND N ot everyone has been Obama honors library volunteers Continued from page A1 supportive. Plymouth Township tru ste es had dent. “Thinking positive­ several questions about Seventeen volunteers at ly, I hope it m eans peo­ the bond, and Plym ­ the Canton Public Library ple are already informed outh resident Paul Garon have earned aw ards and have m ade up their recently started a cam ­ fo r th e ir service and m inds.” paign to defeat it. received a le tte r signed An anti-bond w ebsite by P resident B arack (www.savepccs.com) has Obama. been actively opposing it. T he volunteers contrib­ The w ebsite, w hich con­ uted over 2,700 hours of T he d istric t even took tains no attribution and service by volunteering to potentially unfriendly does not disclose its polit­ to dust lib ra ry shelves, w aters by m eeting with ical affiliation, questions cu t scrap paper, w ater local Republicans in two everything from the need plants, shelve books, pro­ different settings, and for th e bond to th e tim ­ cess library materials approach the local R attle ing (suggesting th e board and other efforts. W ith Us Tea P a rty group. should have w aited until The volunteers have H ughes approached new Superintendent earned the President’s M ark H utchins, a Repub­ M ichael M eissen com es Volunteer Service Award lican active in th e Plym ­ a board Ju ly 1). from the President’s outh Kiw anis Club, and The site also questions Council on Service and a sked fo r help setting the cost of building a Civic Participation. up th e m eetings with new m iddle school, sug­ Canton Public Library the Republicans after g ests giving ev ery stu­ TVustee Kim Schulz, Trustee Kim Schulz and President's Service Award Volunteer Carolyn Sumner. th e district w as initially dent an electronic learn­ board president, present­ approached by th e Plym ­ ing device could be psy­ ed th e aw ard to th e 17 • B ronze service star: from our service volun­ th e volunteers in a spe­ outh Democratic Club. chologically harmful, individuals along with Lisa Kluka, Thmmy Far­ teers and the dedication cial way.” “We thought we and suggests th e district th e certificates of hon­ ley, S andra Walczak, they show to the library,” The President’s Council shouldn’t be seen as investigate cyber class­ or from President Obama Carolyn Sumner, Barb Schulz said in a state­ on Service and Civic Par­ courting one particu­ rooms before investing in and a service star. Backes, M ary Watts, m ent. “The aw ard is a ticipation was established la r group,” H ughes said. a new m iddle school. The recipients a re as Diane Miner, Cindi Fry, representation of each in 2003 to recognize con­ “We knew it w as doubt­ D espite th a t opposi­ follows: Quinn Ebner, M organ volunteer’s commitment tributions of volunteers. ful they’d support this, tion, B a rre tt is “hopeful" • Gold service star: Benjam in, Delores Wil­ to civic participation and It was created to honor but we just wanted them th e district did enough to Shirley Reynolds. son, Amy Dazio and Gene also a way of showing Americans who, through to have the co rrec t infor­ inform voters. He point­ • Silver service star: Scharf. how thankful we are for commitment and example, m ation.” ed out several nights saw Terry Deisler, Ilene Saun­ “We tru ly appreciate e verything they do. W e’re inspire others to partici­ B rodie Killian, the dis­ four o r five presentations d ers and M aha Zahid. all the help we receive very happy to recognize pate in volunteer service. tric t's executive director being m ade sim ultane­ of business operations, ously by district rep re ­ m e t with th e R attle W ith sentatives. Lions Club looking for new m em bers U s Tea P a rty group. A fter “I don’t know w hat th a t m eeting, th e group m ore th e y could have issued a sta te m en t say­ done,” he said. “I ’m not Leaders of the Canton w orking a t various loca­ Van Winkle said m em ­ m illion m em bers ing th e re w ere opinions su re m ore tim e would Lions Club are looking tions collecting money b e rs will: “These a re bu t a few on both sides w ithin the h ave helped, because fo r new m em bers, and for White Cane Week or • Provide involvem ent rewards one receives group. opposing fo rc es would they’re willing to share Candy Canes during the w ith organizations locally w hen w orking to help “The R attle W ith Us Tea h ave had th a t sam e tim e some pizza to find them. C hristm as holidays. and around th e state. those less forttmate,” Van P a rty will not official­ to g e t out and oppose The Canton Lions will "The Canton Lions are • Assist young people Winkle said. ly support, o r oppose, the it. This will brin g the hold a m em bership drive working throughout the with guidance and direc­ Tb becom e a Lion, M ay 7 PCCS bond propos­ STEM pro g ra m s to all of 6 p.m . Thursday, May community,” Lion Bill tion. potential m em bers m ust al,” the statem ent read. o ur m iddle schools, and 16, a t Palerm o Pizzeria Van Winkle said. “The • Gain valuable skills. be of legal age and good “O ur m em bers, like the m ake th e d istric t even & R estau ran t in hopes of w ork is ve ry rew ard ­ • L eam to be a lead­ moral character. Mem­ community, are divided m ore com petitive th a n it attracting new members ing and a lot of fun, not to er, and lead a respected b ership is by invitation. on the m erits o f th is pro­ is now as we m ove for­ to th e club. mention the many dedi­ organization. T he Canton Lions m eet posal. Our organization w ard into an ex trem ely A diverse club, officials cated and hard-working • M ake an im p act of on th e fo u rth M onday at w orks to provide relevant competitive educational said Lions m ake them ­ people you’ll m eet.” people’s lives. 7 p.m . T hey can be found inform ation to our m em ­ environment, lb me, it’s selves available to assist P alerm o Pizzeria & • N etw ork w ith busi­ at Rose’s Restaurant on bers, and th e com m uni­ a no-brainer.” on fund-raising events Restaurant is located at n e ss people in th e com ­ Canton C enter Rd. and ty, em pow ering them to including euchre tour­ 44938 Ford Road in Can­ munity. Cherry Hill. For addition­ m ake th e ir own decisions nam ents, the pancake ton on M ay 16th a t 6 p.m. • Energize your life a l inform ation, invite call a t th e ballot box.” (313) 222-88991 Twitter. 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BOND 0000 T O May 7th loin u s in supporting P-CCS ■y R easons to VOTE YES for • Plymouth-Canton Administrators • Rep. Kurt Heise PCCS on MAY Tth! • Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce • Rep. Dian Slavens • Michigan Educabon Association • Brian Anderson 1. Necessary infrastructure and facility improvements • Plymouth Democratic Club • Eric Bacyinski throughout the district-benefiting every school and • Canton Democratic Club • Meg Dooley every child without diverting vital resources from the Community Leaders • Daniel Dwyer classroom . • Mike Andro • Jim McKeon • Nancy Eggenberger • Rochelle Baron • Cindy Morency • Som mer Foster 2. Enhanced security to protect our most precious asset, • Dennis Bila • Dr. Jim Ryan • Ed Hingleberg our children. • Jill Engel • Carol Saunders • Mary Maguire 3. Technology upgrades essential to keeping our children • Dr. Robert Evans • Barry Simescu • Melissa McLaughlin • Sally Evans • Beth Stewart • Mike Pappas competitive in the demanding 21st Century job market. • Elizabeth Givens • John Stewart • Steven Sneideman 4. State-of-the-Art STEM (Science, Technology, • Pat Williams • Jill Johnson • Dr. Syed Taj Engineering and Math) Labs at ail middle schools. • Elizabeth Kerstens * David Williamson • Michael Wright • Muhi Khwaja • David Workman • Tom Yack 5. New buses to ensure our students arrive at school • Carole Kody • Dale Yagiela safely and ready to learn. • Bill Lawton • Denise Zander 6. A new, modern middle school in Canton that more efficiently and effectively serves the district's In this era o f global competition, skills gaps and talent wars, it is essential for population. schools to provide workers at levels for business to compete. We believe the items encompassed in this bond proposal speak directly to the Chamber's mission and our 7. Equitable educational opportunities and learning collective need for better prepared citizens and employees to create a vital economic environments for all of our students, a guiding principle clim ate ... of the Plymouth-Canton Community. P ly m o u th C o m m u n ity C h a m b e r o f C om m erce Most importantly, this bond proposal leaves school TAXES UNCHANGED! All fu n d s will w ork locally, m aintaining “I recommend support of the bond issue in the May 7 election. The Plymouth-Canton community is a leading Michigan community. To continue as a destination where PCCS a s a to p -ran k e d , d e stin a tio n d is tric t-o n e th a t will people want to live, work and play, we m ust invest in our infrastructure." increase property values by continuing to attract quality teachers, administrators and residents to the Plymouth- Steven Sneideman Canton Township Trustee and form er President, PCCS Board of Education Canton Community.

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Hope College H ope College will aw ard de grees to seniors on Sun­ day, M ay 5, during th e 148th annual C om m encem ent exercises. The cerem ony will be held a t 3 p.m. Candidates from Canton (parents in parenthe­ ses) include Briana Beyer(Rev. Jon and C a n ssa Bey­ er); Raige Jowski(F rank and Elvira Jowski); Lauren Maslyk(Thomas and Robin Maslyk); Hannah Mielke (B ruce and Jen n ifer M ielke); Chelsea Shirmer (Joseph and Kathryn Shirmer); Sherri Smith (Brenda Smith); Wayne Titus (Wayne and M elissa Titus); and Hannah Zomermaand (Michael and Barbara Zomermaand). C andidates from Plym outh include Sophia Daley (David D aly and Dr. A nnem arie Linares); and Emily Meade (John and M ary Anne Meade). T he following students w ere honored a t the annual H onors Convocation cerem ony; • Hannah Mielke of Canton received the Political Sci­ ence D epartm ent Book Award. • Lauren Maslykof Canton received th e E xercise Sci­ ence M ajor of th e Year Award. • Mary Elizabeth Wintherof Canton received the Theatre Department Sophomore Award. Dodson Elementary School students shared their own poetry during the recent Poetry Reading a t Barnes and Noble. P hi B eta K appa inductees include Lauren Maslyk and Among the students to share were Andrew Laesch (from left), Leilani Reyes, Connor Smith and Bhavya Davuluri. Wayne Titus IVof Canton. Eastern Michigan Joshua Hurstof Canton graduated A pril 28 w ith a bachelor’s degree in international a ffairs and a m inor Dodson poets share their verse in m ilitary science from E astern Mich- . igan University. D uring his four ye ars 1 at college, he w as on th e Dean’s L ist e v ery sem ester. Despite torrential rain l';< ttStH A ttending school on a full scholar­ and nasty weather, orga- j'.SIl'; |i I il II m l ship from the A rm y’s ROTC program , nizers are calling th e F ’v I w B t ' i . i i i aw I- l l 1 A I I B W he w as ranked 71st in th e nation of sixth annual Poetry Read­ alm ost 6,500 cadets. ing night held by Dod­ Along w ith his m any aw ards, h e also son Elem entary School at held th e top position of cadet battalion Hurst B arnes and Noble w as a c om m ander his senior y e ar a t Eastern, wonderful success. and w as aw arded th e International A ffairs Student of Fourth g rad ers from th e Year. th e classroom s o f Cynthia After his commissioning from the ROTC as second lieu­ Grahl, Lisa Wysocki, Kris tenant in the Army, he will begin his Basic Officer Lead­ cLaughlin, C athy Tyler M ers Course in Military Intelligence at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. and Leslie Corgan shared A 2009 graduate o f Canton H igh School, Josh is the their own original poems son of K athy and Dan H u rst and b ro th er of M elissa with the appreciative Dodson Elementary School students Carl Christenson (from left), Alison Bradley, Ricky and Matthew. crow d m ade up o f fam i­ Ohtani and Hana Tsuzuki were among fourth-graders to share their poetry. ly m em bers, other school fam ilies and pa tro n s of liked m y ‘If I W ere a Pen­ the store. cil’ poem . 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By Sheila Paton en, includ­ • C onstruct a m iddle school in m illage levied for all bonds.” failed. TVanslated to a $200,000 ing replacing southern Canton to replace the Of course, the money is not home, th e ow ner would see a roofs, boilers aging C entral M iddle School free. The ballot language goes $12,000 rise in value. oters in the Plym ­ and resurfacing and provide long-term middle on to state that the “average The bond proposal has V outh Canton Com m uni­ parking lots. school capacity w here th e pop­ annual millage anticipated to received w idespread support ty Schools D istrict will • Provide ulation resides. Som e 73 per­ be required to retire this bond from elected officials and busi­ have the opportunity H iesday access to cur­ cent of middle school students debt is 1.22 mills.” W hat this all ness groups. Both State House to keep our schools strong by rent technol- reside in Canton, while 80 per­ m eans is that, should the bond R epresentative K urt H eise and voting to approve a technology Sheila Paton ogy for every cent of our middle school build­ pass, taxpayers would contin­ State House Representative and facility bond. A “yes” vote ------student and ings a re in Plym outh and Plym ­ ue to pay the sam e 4.10 mills as Dian Slavens have endorsed the on th e ballot m easure would every teacher while updating outh Tbwnship. The 2010 Cen­ is in effect today. O ver the life of measure. The Plymouth Cham­ allow the district to borrow the technology infrastructure' su s showed Canton Tbwnship this bond, if approved, that same b e r of Com m erce also uncate- $114.4 million. The money from to allow th e new learning tools g rew to 90,173 residents, while homeowner would contribute on gorically supports the bond. the bond would fund four criti­ to be used effectively. Technol­ th e City o f Plym outh and Plym ­ average about $122 per year — This is a critical election for cal needs: ogy has dram atically changed outh Township have a com ­ o r about $0.33 p e r day. o ur com m unity. One vote can • R eplace approxim ately 100 th e w ay our 18,000 students bined population o f 36,656. I believe th e re is a general m ake a difference and your b uses over th e n e x t 10 years. approach learning, and there­ D em ographic tren d s and land consensus th a t strong schools vote could be th a t one. H is­ As buses reach 10 years of use fore th e w ay our 1,100 teach­ availability indicate th a t future help establish a desirable com ­ tory in our own distric t has o r 150,000 m iles, replacem ent ers teach. At the same time, col­ population'growth is likely to munity and therefore sup­ shown th a t school elections becom es n ecessary to avoid leges expect that incoming stu­ b e in Canton Township. po rt hom e values. A study per­ have passed or failed by very increased m aintenance costs dents dem onstrate a knowledge The need is clear, bu t it is form ed by W harton Business small margins. In 1997 when and downtime. The district has of technologically advanced also appropriate to a sk how School directly linked passage the proposal to build Plymouth 25 buses th a t have been in use tools. Further, many employ­ m uch th e im provem ents will of a school bond to hom e val­ H igh School w as on th e ballot it fo r 10 years. ers require that successful job cost our taxpayers. Im portant­ ues. The study found that after passed by only 96 votes out of • Provide funds to per­ candidates understand and uti­ ly, approval of th e bond will a bond passed, hom eow ners 11,370 total votes cast. form capital im provem ents on lize a variety of computer appli­ not change the c u rren t mill- saw a 6^ to 7-percent increase I ask you to join m e in voting th e distric t’s 25 school build­ cations. l b responsibly serve age assessed to p ro p erty own­ in th e ir property values by the for th e bond on M ay 7. ings and grounds. Voters o ur students, we need to expose e rs. In fact, th e ballot language th ird ye ar a fte r th e election last approved a facility bond them to the technology they will specifically sta te s passage of relative to pre-election prices. Sheila Paton is a parent of two in 2004. A lm ost 10 ye ars lat­ be required to use in their fur­ th e m easure would resu lt in a “ This increase w as not prese n t students in the district and the er, additional needs have a ris­ ther education and careers. 0- ne t increase in cu rren t debt in school d istric ts w here bonds Board of Education treasurer.

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Rest of the story ers? You may recall th a t w hen th e states there is o n e counselor for ev­ I am both a life-long Plymouth P-CEP football stadium had artificial ery 415 students. Let's think about turf installed years ago, the district School bond resident and a retired teacher (38.5 this for a moment and paint a more years) from the P-CCS, having spent told th e com m unity th e field would accurate picture. Our students do my last 2 4 years a t Central Middle be available for rent and that the not attend one high school, they at­ School (I also graduated from the funds received would be invested tend three. There are also students deserves ‘yes’ vote form er Plymouth High School, until the turf needed replacement w ith special needs, such as ADD, "dow n th e road." w hich is now Central, in 1967). ADHD or learning disabilities. I have Plymouth-Canton school officials are fin­ My wife, Cathy, also ta u g h t for This never cam e to fruition, as no been told that more than one-third ished pushing their $114.4 million bond propos­ 3 4 yejirs, primarily a t C anton High one w as ever p u t in charge o f the of the high school students are also al, having distributed their final informational medicated. How many of those 415 Schobl, b u t spent four of those task. When the new Plymouth High flyers Friday, and are now hoping they’ve done enough to convince voters the bond is neces­ years at Central Middle Schoql. Schobl was built, the community kids that each counselor currently s a ry . Needless to say, we both had a w as told by th e P-CCS th a t they oversees fall into these categories? Voters going to the polls Tuesday should give positive experience both at Central could use the indoor track, above Therefore, how are only 15 the gymnasium, yet their former counselors going to be able to the school district their support. and during our employment with A yes vote can provide equity in education principal pu t th a t offer '.'to sleep" "correctly" guide and get to know P-CCS. for all middle students in the district, help very quickly. In fact, he w ould not our students, as well as know the With regards to the upcoming move the district closer to the leading edge even let P-CEP students use that background and teaching style of school bond election, both Cathy of technology usage, make necessary repairs track unless they wore "Plymouth teachers in all three schools for and I are strong supporters of all to district facilities and help replace an aging proper placement? This kind of b u t o n e of th e inclusions of this High School" apparel while in that vehicle fleet. proposed vote. Our concern is th a t portion of the building. support is imperative from th e day If approved, the bond will keep the district’s the P-CCS district has said nothing It appears to us th a t th e P-CCS is these kids walk into P-CEP until th e debt levy tax rate at 4.1 mills and preclude a publicly ab o u t w h at it proposes to again not sharing, as Paul Harvey day they leave. drop to 3.66 that will come July 1 if the bond Having more counselors on doesn’t pass. That means, according to offi­ do with the Central building and used to say, "the rest of the story" staff will also allow m ore tim e to cials, that while taxes won’t go up for voters, property if the bond passes and a with regards to Central Middle School and its surrounding prop­ be spent with students on issues a “yes” vote will mean the loss of some $35 in new middle school were to be built savings a homeowner with a $100,000 taxable in C anton Township. erty. Prior to th e voting date, voters besides scheduling. For exam ple,--- - need to have an idea where their seniors seeking scholarship applica­ value would have seen this year. The tax rate Will the entire property/build- will fluctuate over the life of the bond, but is m oney is going and w h at will be tions or college recommendations ing/athletic field be sold? Will the expected to average some 1.2 mills. and w an t m ore th a n five m inutes of athletic portion of the building happening to their property the The bond proposal deserves the “yes” vote district appears to be walking away their counselor's tim e. This limited (gymnasium and pool) be updated district officials are seeking. It will, most from. tim e is n o t th e counselors' fault, it and utilized by the community as importantly, allow the district to address equi­ is th e responsibility of our district to maybe a YMCA facility? Will the Brian F. Foust ty in education issues for middle schools stu­ hire additional staff. athletic fields, tennis courts, Field Plymouth d e n ts . This is w hy I strongly urge th a t P- Finally, the district is trying to do something of Dreams and football stadium be Need more counselors CCS hire more counselors and have about Central Middle School. It’s true some available to the community, either I want to thank Maggie Wun­ a t least th e ASCA recom m enda­ “old-timers” and purists think Central is still for sale to th e Y, city of'Plym outh or derlich for writing an article about tion level of one counselor to every a viable educational facility, but that opinion to an organization to maintain and our need for additional counselors 250 students for our unique high begs the question: W hen’s the last tim e any of run/lease/etc.? in th e P-C school district. This need school setting of more than 6,000 those folks have been in the building in the There are m any others in th e com ­ dead of w inter or the heat of summer? is especially crucial a t th e three high students. munity I have spoken with who Every educational expert in the district — schools. Jill Engel have similar concerns. W hy is th e P- including the teachers who actually have to According to the numbers, it C anton CCS not sharing its plans with vot­ teach in it — is clamoring for a better learning environment for those students, and the only way it’s going to happen is through this bond. Sure, naysayers will complain about spend­ Swlai latt Braat S av in g ing millions on technology that will be obsolete Your local agent insures your UP TO 45% OFF “ in a few years, but in this warp-speed “iLearn- PtAY SYSTEMS ‘ ing” environment, when technology is really irrelevant almost as soon as it’s rolled out, what’s the alternative? The bond proposal has drawn signifi­ Business r cant support. 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WAYNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING In accordance with the provisions of Section 224.18 of, Act 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID as amended, seven or more freeholders have Petitioned the County of Wayne (“County”) to absolutely abandon and discontinue the following public road right-of-way: Ridgewood Hills S.A.D. Charter Township of Plymouth All that portion of Yost Road (varying width) in the Northwest 1/4 and Northeast 1/4 of Section 3, Town 3 South, Range 8 East, Van Buren Township, M a y 1, 2013 Wayne County, Michigan, and the Southeast 1/4 of Section 33 and Southwest 1/4 of Section 34, Town 2 South, Range 8 East, Canton Township, Wayne County, Michigan, being more particularly described as: Sealed Bids for Ridgewood Hills S.AD. will be received at the office of the Charter Township of Plymouth until 10:00 am local time, on May 15,2013, by the office of the Township Clerk Beginning at a point on the line common to said Sections, distant Easterly located at 9955 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth, MI 48170. The approximate quantities of 225.00 feet from the Northwest corner o f said Section 3 along said common mqjor items of work involved are as follows: line; thence proceeding Easterly along said line to a point 43 feet West of the centerline of Sheldon Road (width varies). Containing approximately Cold Milling HMA Surface 37,000 Syd 2144.78 feet of roadway, more or less. Pavement Repair, Patching 7,700 Syd Subgrade Underdrain 6,000 Ft Therefore, it has been decided a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at HMA Leveling 5,300 Ton 1:30 p.m. at Wayne County Department of Public Services, Engineering Division, 400 Monroe HMA Top 3,100 Ton Street, 3rd Floor,‘Detroit, Michigan 48226. ~ : 2,500 Ton A Hearing Examiner of the County shall hold said Hearing and obtain all necessary facts and The Contract Documents for this project are on file and may be examined on and after information concerning the advisability of either granting or denying said Petition, and shall 12:00 pm, May 1, 2013, at the following locations: the office of the ENGINEER, Orchard, report all findings of fact to the Board of Wayne County Commissioners. Hiltz, & McCliment, Inc., 34000 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150; area offices of True copies of this notice are to be served, posted and published in accordance with the McGraw-Hill Construction/ReproMAX, 36060 Industrial Road, Livonia, MI 48150; Reed provisions of said Act No. 283 of 1909, as amended. Construction Data at www.reedepr.com; the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM), 43636 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-3204; and Charter Township of Plymouth, WAYNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES 9955 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth, MI 48170. Engineering Division, Real Estate, Attention: Sandra Martin 400 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48226 Copies thereof may be obtained on or after 12:00 pm, local time. May 1, 2013, at the office 313.224.7772 of the ENGINEER, Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc., 34000 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150. A fee of Forty dollars ($40.00) non-refundable will be charged for each set of Contract Documents. An additional fee of Ten dollars ($10.00) non-refimdable will be charged for each set of Contract Documents that are mailed. iO less than five percent (5%) of the

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(5-2). fuel th e Lions, who w ere his own cause going 2-for-3 “They (Nawar-Kulik) Scoring victories for with two runs in a 6-1 Plym­ able to avoid a double- outh victory. only lost to th e big guns, Canton were junior Anna header sw eep in the Schmid went all seven in­ like N orthville, Novi,” Scheppele a t 3 singles (6- KLAA C entral Division nings, allowing just three hits W are said. “We’re a 1,6-1 over Olivia Neu­ m atchup. and a walk. He struck out four. young te a m .... we have a m ann) and the 4-doubles Losing pitcher Brendon Wet- tandem o f juniors Nik­ In th e top of th e first, more gave up nine hits and lot o f freshm en who can th e Lions w ent up 2-0 struck out eight in six innings. play." ki Gotham and Angie w ith the aid of a throw ­ Adam Singleton went 2-for-3 In addition to Yu, N agar Distlerath (6-4,6-1 over ing e rr o r on a South Lyon with an RBI for Glenn. and Kulik, Salem boasts seniors Paige Verbouw- In Game Two, Brendan Swa- sacrifice bunt. son went 2-for-4 with two RBI freshm an Kylie Flynn K elly Labuta). S alem (3-4) respond­ as the Wildcats prevailed, 7-2. at 2 doubles (w here she The Chiefs battled it out ed w ith a ru n in the bot­ Matt Janke and Schmid also team s up w ith senior Abi elsewhere, with three-set tom half, largely on the added two hits apiece. Collin gwood). losses a t 2 singles and 3 Winning pitcher Nate Percy The Rocks did post a 8-1 doubles. hustle of Kyle Penn. He went the first six innings, al­ singled and promptly lowing just three hits. victory W ednesday over A t 2 singles, Lakeland’s got picked off first, but Losing pitcher Brandon W alled Lake W estern. J a ir M assie defeated Can­ b eat th e throw to sec­ Smeltzer went six innings Walker won a three-set­ ton senior H annah Fer- allowing five runs on nine te r against N atalie Hol­ ree, 6-4,1-6,6-2. Canton’s ond. Penn subsequently hits. He struck out three and advanced to third on a fly walked three before giving land with other Salem sin­ 3 doubles team o f senior ball and cam e in when the way to Daniel Ammons. gles wins posted by Yu (6- Caitlin O rr and freshm an throw hit his helm et and Wetmore had an RBI single in 0,6-0 a t 2), sophom ores Sarah K alasky w ent to bounced away. the loss. Tiffany Chan and Enright th ree gam es against the CANTON 15-6, FRANK­ The Rocks evened it LIN 11-2: Nick Hazergian at 3-4, respectively. Lakeland duo of Reem up at 2-2 in the bottom had a big day at the plate In doubles play, victo­ Ahm ed and M arie Djel- o f the third when senior and won the second game ries w ere posted by Julia jaj, only to lose 1-6,7-6(4) outfielder and Saginaw on the mound as the Chiefs Meireles-Katie Vena at and 6-4. (10-3,4-3) swept a KLAA 1 (6-2,6-4), Collingwood- Valley State University South Division double-header recru it D em etrius Dun­ Wednesday at Livonia Franklin Flynn at 2 (6-3,6-2), N ata­ lap laced a 2-0 pitch on a (5-9, 0-7). sha Consul-Courtney line over th e fen c e in left. Hazergian went 3-for-3, including a 3-run homer D unlap also excelled in and double as the Canton the field, m aking tw o div­ JOHN KEMSKI | EXPRESS PHOTO outslugged Franklin in the ing catches o f lin e rs dur­ Salem relief pitcher Jeremy St. Laurent delivers the opener, 15-11. ing th e contest. baseball toward home plate during the Rocks' 10-5 loss Mike Stafford, in relief of Unfortunately for Wednesday against South Lyon. starter Jacob Heller, got the victory m Game One. Salem , th e Lions regained In Game Two, Hazergian th e lead w ith two ru n s in went six inning, allowing two th e fourth against Rocks’ es and head coach Dale c en te r to brea k th e 5-5 tie runs on six hits and five walks starting pitcher Josh R um berger brought D er­ and Niko Woods singled in a 6-2 Canton victory. He also struck out eight and went ? ' • -••• Penn in a rally bookended rick Vergolini (who sta rt­ to score tw o m ore runs. 2-for-4 at the plate. by costly dropped balls in ed th e gam e at second South Lyon pitchers LUTHERAN WESTLAND the infield. base) back into the gam e sc attered nine hits, with 15, LUTHERAN SOUTH 3: South Lyon (4-4) to ru n for Sydlowski. Salem c atc h er Colin Sav­ On Wednesday, Nate Abbott age collecting two of went 3-for-3 with two RBI increased th e m argin to Junior shortstop Jack and Nick Flanery went 3-for-4 5-2 in th e fifth on a double D riscoll hit an infield them (single, double). The with two RBI as Lutheran by Cody C onrad and — chopper that the South only other extra-base hit, High Westland (7-1, 5-0) took with Jerem y St. Laurent Lyon th ird basem an other than D unlap’s hom­ five innings to mercy host taking over on the mound th rew wildly to first on, er, w as a first-inning dou­ Newport Lutheran South (2-4, 2-4) in a MIAC Red Division — an infield single by 1 scoring three runs — with ble by Josh Penn. encounter. E ric Stephenson. Vergolini racing home In th e opener, Salem Abbott, the winning pitcher, T hat’s how th e gam e w ith th e equalizer. won 6-1 behind the com ­ allowed two earned runs on stayed until th e Rocks B ut the Rocks im m e­ plete-game pitching of six hits. He struck out four and \\»u \\v\u \\A.\iin walked three in five innings. staged th e ir own error- diately ran into trouble Tyler Brooks, who gave Also contributing to Lutheran Ready to spring into action Wednesday is Plymouth's No. 1 aided rally, scoring three in th e seventh, w ith the up ju st one unearned run Westland's 16-hit attack was doubles tandem of sophomore Sarah Gamble (foreground) ru n s in th e sixth to make Lions scoring five unan­ and th ree hits. Jordan Williams (2-for-3, RBI); and freshman Swetha Duraiswamy, gearing up to serve in it 5-5. sw ered runs o ff relievers South Lyon took an ear­ Brandon Ruelle (2-for-2, RBI); the background. Cleveland Tarp (two RBI); and Base hits by Brandon David Proctor and Nick ly 1-0 lead bu t th e Rocks Jacob Bavol (2-for-2, RBI). Gillen, A ustin Silletti and M arch. took o v e r w ith five runs pinch hitter Ju stin Syd- Stephenson sm acked in th e fourth. K ey hits tsmith0hometownlife.com lowski loaded the bas- a tw o-run double to left- in th a t decisive fram e “... Girls who play sin­ WILDCATS gles their whole life Continued from page B1 usually don’t approach th e n e t v e ry readily. M arlo w e m ig h t b e 5- has achieved so far, with feet, but she plays the hopes of even m ore suc­ net like she’s a 6-foot- c ess eith er at th e confer­ ence m e et or D ivision 1 P ly m o u th ’s 1 dou­ regionals. b le s ta n d e m o f soph­ “Brighton is one of the omore Sarah Gamble top four te am s in the a n d S w etha D u ra isw a ­ whole league so we m ea­ my also has made plen­ su re ourselves how we ty of growth, although do against them ,” M cLar­ “b e c a u se th e y ’r e p la y ­ en said. “They’re a great ing the best (dou­ team .” bles) teams on the oth­ e r te a m s th e ir re c o rd Passing the test doesn’t reflect that.” Plym outh’s lone victo­ McLaren noted that r y against th e Bulldogs Gamble and Duraiswa­ was tallied by outstand­ my will be “lights ing sophom ore 1 singles out” during their prep player Keerthi Chekuri. career. He expects She won 4-6,6-3,6-4 over they’ll move up into the B righton senior Rachel singles lineup at some Raneses. point, perhaps even “She’s played som e next year, due to gradu­ o f th e toughest players ations. in our league, she’s had O ne o f th e te a m ’s som e really good m atch­ clutch perform ers has es,” said M cLaren about been 2 singles player Chekuri, who w as 2 sin­ Miranda Cerny, a junior. gles last season. “She’s He cited that, in the grown up a lot in th e last W ildcats’ division- w eek w ith all those tough clinching win over PHOTOGRAPHER matches. Her experience Churchill, Cerny won a This head-first slide by Plymouth's Brandon Waack during a 2012 game is the kind of hustle coaches at Concordia Univer­ is showing today. She has tough three-setter for sity took a liking to. g rea t poise, g rea t ground- th e d e cid in g point. strokes, she can hit w in­ According to McLar­ ners. en, it has been reward­ H is c h o ic e a 3.5 grad e point average. H e ’ll “She’s w orking on her ing to see his team SIGNS For Ray W aack and his fiancee, m inor in crim inal justice. drop shot. She’s really come through in such Continued from page B1 Christine Hughes, the fact Bran­ M eanwhile, th e re is still a m onth worked on her all-around situations despite a lack don chose to go to nearby Concor­ o r m ore le ft in his final high school gam e.” of court time due to dia is a bonus. B ut R ay said it w as season and he w ants to go out on a T here a re others who scheduling adversity. bond with.” his son’s decision. high note. continue to sparkle, He recalled one prac­ W aack’s versatility also loom s as “We thought h e w as actually “Last year I struggled hitting including senior Marlowe tice where players wore a plus fo r th e Cardinals. This sea­ going to CMU and then he changed a little bit and didn’t get a s m any Susselm an a t 4 singles. wool hats and gloves in son, W aack is hitting in the neigh­ his m ind and h e w as going to W est­ swings,” B randon stressed. “B ut A t th e rec en t How­ temperatures below the borhood of .350 out of th e 2-hole, ern," Ray W aack said. “H e was this year, I’ve basically played ell tourney, Susselm an 30-degree mark. with plenty of stolen bases. In the accepted a t W estern, Saginaw Val­ e v ery inning and earned m y spot. m oved up to 3 singles due “Y ou know you have field, he has played ev ery position ley State, CMU and F e rris State. “I really like th e 2-spot, hitting to an injury and all she to do what you can to except first base — not surprising So we let him m ake the decision. a fte r M att Janke, who is a great did w as finish first. coach before the match­ given his less-than-rangy height. At those schools he w ouldn’t have leadoff hitter. I can e ith er pu t the “M arlow e played three es,” McLaren said. “You "Coach Rayl said I could play b e e n ... (able to) go out th e re and bunt down, ge t him over, I can hit ye ars in doubles fo r us coach during the match­ eight of th e nine positions and that play ball rig h t away. A t Concordia, a single and get on base, move and really developed her es and coach after the he likes m y bulldog mentality," he he is going to play ball right away him up. And Casey Sudz, our 3 hit­ all-around game," McLar­ matches because you continued. "Basically, he likes my and go for his business degree." ter, is probably one of th e best hit­ en said. “So when she got can’t do it on the prac­ relentless energy, which is the type As m uch as Brandon is a t home te rs on th e team . Ju s t ge t him some to play singles she played tice court.” of player I am. I feel I can bring anyw here on th e baseball diam ond, ducks.” th e ne t a lot m ore than som e sp a rk to the team next year." h e gets it done academ ically w hat­ any of he r opponents e v er th e subject m atter. H e owns tsmith0hometownlife.com | (734) 4694128 anticipated. Chiefs strike early, often Pennington's goal from Marissa Kowalski said. “We just Edwards. could now slow them down. PLYMOUTH 8, WAYNE 0: The Wildcats (9-0-1, 4-0-1), ranked No. 1 And once they punched one in Division 1, invoked the eight- F or a while Frid ay evening, in we kind of collectively goal mercy rule Thursday at home Livonia Franklin curtailed put our heads down. They to beat Wayne Memorial (1-6-1, C anton’s quick-strike offense. smelled blood and boom." 0-5-1) in a KLAA South Division B ut about 10 m inutes info encounter. Continuing her season-long Madi Lewis had another huge the KLAA South Division o ffe n siv e te a r fo r C anton (5- game, with two goals and four varsity girls soccer match 3-1, 5-0-1) was freshman for­ at Plymouth-Canton Educa­ w ard M ad elein e L ucas, who Scoring three goals for Plymouth tional Park, the Chiefs scored scored two goals. was Stephanie Dillon. Other goal s for the Wildcats were their first goal. S even oth e r p la y ers tallied SydneyI R

A s usual, Plym outh’s “Alex D ec k er did a g rea t top golfers such a s senior job stepping up his gam e co-captain Kyle Rodes today. H e’s a guy, a lot continue to excel a s the like (junior) K yle Mel- W ildcats keep on win­ nick, th a t I’m extrem ely ning. proud o f in te rm s o f stay ­ B ut th e e m ergence of ing m entally tough, w ait­ others in rec en t KLAA ing his tu rn and prac tic ­ dual m atches is a big rea ­ ing hard. son fo r th e te am ’s 4-0 “He’s taking advantage record and accompany­ of his opportunities when ing enthusiasm from var­ he gets them ." sity boys golf coach N ick O ther sc o re rs fo r Plym ­ Brandon. outh w ere junior John W ednesday afternoon Thtti (38), M elnick (39), in a KLAA South Division junior Corey Sm ith (40) m atchup a t Fox H ills’ and sophom ore Connor Woodland Course, against Dydeck (42). F or Sm ith W estland Jo h n Glenn, the and Dydeck it w as th e ir W ildcats won 146-182. v a rsity debuts, although R odes w as m edalist th e ir scores did not count w ith a 34, bu t junior Alex in th e team tally. D ecker enjoying an even- “I t w as nice to see those p a r 35 and drew raves tw o guys get a shot at Canton's varsity girls track and field team competed April 27 at the Saline Hornet Invitational and a number of from Brandon. playing some varsity Chiefs enjoyed plenty of success. Here, Canton coach Tiffany Grubaugh (center) celebrates with her 1,600-meter “L ike y esterd ay (Plym ­ com petition today,” B ran­ relay team th a t finished third with a time of 4:18.86. Members of the relay are (from left) junior Bridget Alaniva, outh’s w in against Livonia don noted. senior Greer Roberts, senior Gabby Williams and freshman Samantha McGrath. Franklin) today showed T he loss dropped John a lot about our depth a s a G lenn’s KLAA South team rig h t now,” he said. rec o rd to 1-2.

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th e T hree G orges Dam ) and finally H ong Kong. stirru p and even nail pol-' th e w orld’s fastest grow ­ fiste d control of th e Com­ tradition of ex p ert cra fts­ This article offers a ish and th e use of paper ing economy, bu t m uch of m unist pa rty whose dic­ m anship in th e m anufac­ The Red A rm y's retre at glim pse of Shanghai por­ money. that grow th has been at ta tes control nearly every tu re o f silk products, lac- from N ationalist fo rc­ tion of our trip. B ut first, • Population —. It is th e expense of th e envi­ fac et of an individual’s querware furniture and es durin g China’s civ­ some general observa­ th e w orld’s m ost popu­ ronm ent and th e disloca­ life. cloisonne item s, bu t also il war, dubbed “T he Long tions: lous country with approx­ tion o f millions o f people. • C ontrasts — Chi­ creates shoddy, knockoff March,” covered about • Accomplishments — im ately 1.4 billion peo­ • Pollution — China now na is a country of con­ item s th a t a re sold to the 7,000 m iles in 1934. It China is one of th e oldest ple. That’s five tim es the has th e dubious distinc­ trasts. T here is evidence public and tourists alike. lasted a little over a year. civilizations in th e world population of th e U.S. in tion of being one of the of ex trem e w ealth in During our recent trip w ith a long and rich w rit­ an a re a only slightly big­ w orld’s biggest pollut­ th e gleam ing new cities, Adventure begins to China our O verseas te n history extending g er than th e 50 states. ers. In ev ery city we vis­ b u t also grinding pover­ O ur long m arch in Chi­ A dventure lYavel tour over 5,000 y e ars. It is the China’s huge population ited th e atm osphere w as ty of th e countryside and na began at Shanghai, covered about th e sam e birthplace of paper mak­ has increased by a bil­ so fu rry you could alm ost urban hutongs (remnants w hich lies on th e banks distance in 26 days, vis­ ing, th e com pass, gun­ lion people since 1949 and stroke it. In fac t, m any of old neighborhoods); of th e H uangpu R iver on iting Shanghai, Beijing, pow der and printing and Mao’s edict to reproduce Chinese w ear surgical- th e w riting system is China’s easte rn seaboard. Xian (site of th e te rra ­ has been cred ited w ith in large numbers. The style face m asks in public sophisticated and cui­ Shanghai is th e nation’s . largest and m ost dynam ­ cotta arm y), Chengdu such innovations as silk government now strict­ to help cu t down on their sine is elegant, bu t unre­ (home of the Giant Panda production, te a cultiva­ ly enforces a one-child intake of airborne pollut­ strained personal habits ic city with a population sa nctuary) Lhasa, Tibet, tion, firew orks, th e use of policy. ants. can include spitting, cu t­ of m ore than 23 million Yichang (terminus of a m irro rs, th e a rt of paper • Expanding econom y • Political — China ting in line and shouting. Please see TRIP, B7 Yangtze river cruise at cutting, the crossbow, the — China c u rren tly has rem ains under th e tight- The country has a long

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ing. As we floated leisure­ TRIP ly down one of its m any Continued from page B6 canals, listening to our female helmsman sing, we saw m any engaged people. couples posing for pho­ U n d er th e T reaty of tographs on the pictur­ Nanking, which ended esque bridges and side th e F irst Opium W ar in streets. 1842, foreign nationals The G rand Canal, the w ere allow ed to liv e in w orld’s la rg e st m an-m ade a re a s of Shanghai called waterway, linked Suzhou “concessions,” minia­ w ith th e capital o f Bei­ ture versions of their jing and brought th e city home countries. Shang­ great prosperity by open­ Linnea Young pauses before boarding a bullet train to Suzhou for a day trip from Shanghai. The streamlined train travels hai soon becam e an out­ ing a route north for silk the 150 kilometers between th e cities in about 40 minutes, reaching a top speed to nearly 300 kilometers per hour. post of glam or, high liv­ exports. W hile in th e city, ing and decadence that which rem ains a center ty, w ealth, Jiealth, virtue earned it the monicker of silk production, we vis­ and a peaceful death, are th e “w hore of th e e ast.” ited a silk factory and espoused by the resident Jay and Lin­ In th e 1930s, B rita in and then toured th e exquisite­ monks. nea Young wait F ra n ce b u ilt a r t deco­ ly-designed Ou garden, On our la st day in aboard ship for a sty le buildings in th e ir one of 69 preserv ed gar­ Shanghai we took a night night cruise of the concessions along the dens in the city. cruise to view th e daz­ Huangpu River. The Huangpu known as the O ur busy day concluded zling lights of the Pudong dazzling lights be­ Bund, the third largest with a stop at th e Dinghui and Bund sides of the hind them are of the financial c e n te r in th e B uddhist Tem ple, which H uangpu River, a fitting Pudong district. w orld a t th a t tim e. w as largely destroyed way to bookmark Shang­ Today the classic during th e G reat Leap hai’s past and future. buildings of the Bund Forward by Mao’s Red face the futuristic sky­ G uards. Today the par­ Jay and Linnea Young scrapers of China’s new tially-restored temple are Canton residents. This is financial center across stands as an enclave of their fifth trip with Overseas th e riv e r in Pudong. Buddhist philosophy, Adventure Travel. For more S tarte d durin g th e eco­ w here the five elem ents information on OAT, visit nom ic re fo rm s o f Deng of happiness: longevi- www.oattravel.com. Xiao P in g in th e 1990s, th e Pudong a re a w as mostly swampy farm land a mere 20 years ago. Today, it sta n d s as a stunning exam ple of Chi­ n a ’s e m b ra ce o f “sta te cap ita lism ” and its ru sh to b e a w orld financial powerhouse. Shanghai is also a t th e fo re fro n t o f com m erce, trend-setting fash­ ion and tra d e , eclipsing Hong K ong as th e bu si­ e s t p o rt in China. One evening, we threaded our way amid throngs of shop­ p e rs along glam or­ ous Nanjing Lu, Shang­ hai’s foremost pedes­ tria n shopping a re a. A few blocks aw ay w e paid an impromptu visit to Mr. Chen at his “stone arch gate” hovel where he and his family have lived in a 90-square-foot room fo r m ore th a n 60 years. He shares a din­ gy kitch en w ith 19 oth­ e r people and m u st use public toilets sever­ al blocks aw ay because there’s no indoor plumb­ ing. Nearby, we sam­ pled str e e t food of pork kebobs p re p a re d on a charcoal-fired brazier. B oth e x p erien c es are examples of the “learn­ ing and disco v ery ” phi­ losophy of Overseas A dventure T ravel (OAT) tours. The following evening, George Zhangke, our to u r guide, took learn in g and discovery to a whole new level by leading us to a local greasy spoon e a te ry w here we sam ­ pled bull frog (selected live fro m a m esh bag), ANNIVERSARY OF'THE VICTORY IN EUROPE fre sh w ater eel (re ce n tly dispatched), pig kidneys, duck intestines, fish head, large oysters and a variety of exotic greens, MAY 8lli. 2013 I 6:00pm such as lotus root. H e told us th e C hinese le arn ed to e a t ev ery ­ WWII V eh icles b p lh e thing be ca u se of the W ■ [MCKRaiipPeisin.,,., ______fam ine p e rp e tra te d by Special Peifonance b) Mao Zedong during his G re a t Leap F orw ard, p f ^IIM HARPER -MATTWAICH P V, , w hen 30 m illion people, including h is fa th e r's parents, starved to death in 1959. Bullet train trip lolin Glenn High School Csfeteiia I 36105 Marquette. Westland, Ml lb counter th e bustle of Shanghai, we took a day trip , via bullet train tra v ­ eling a t 297 kilom eters/ FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC hour, to th e nearby 2,500- year-old city o f Suzhou. Known a s th e G arden Supported by: City, it is renow ned for endowment node posse* n part |J| IEFFERHTMj its canals, bridges and Rotary of W estland PO« THE Hunaraoes Councl ar a humanities Endiwiment for fe Hur quaint quay-side hous­ A m e ric a n L eg io n VFW Reel results for Variety D etroit Public TV series will unearth local fam ily stories

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He served in (1962-1988). died April 27, troit, Andy served in the the U.S. Army during the Korean 2013. Carl was involved in ama­ Army Air Corp in World War II Conflict. He met Eleanor teur athletics, managing hockey F a ls e tti- C re s p i - ind in the Air Force in Ihc Kore- Zaborsky when she visited rela- teams in the ROHA as well as D illa rd m War. After a career with Pru­ HoneyBakcd Hockey dential Insurance Company, An­ they married on August I, 1953. Club t Pamela Falsetti-Crespi dy became a Stephen's minister Bud survived by his wife of 60 Franklin Baseball and George Dillard, both years and their five children: League from 1965-1982, served ing service work for the less Sam Nicholls, (Beaver-ton, OR), on the Birmingham-Bloomfield o f C anton, announce fortunate He is survived by Lila Evelyn Nicholls, (Vancouver, Football League Board of Direc­ th e ir engagem ent. r Hindmarsh his beloved WA). Linnca (Stanley) Kava, tors from 1969-1975, and served The bride-to-be, daugh­ wife for 69 years. He is also sur­ (Buford, GA), Jennifer (Stan) as the statistician for Ihc Detroit te r of D om inick and vived by his three sons Wayne Jones. (Boring, OR) and John Country Day Varsity Hockey (Jini) Hindmarsh of Grosse Nicholls, (Hawkinsvillc, GA). team from 1975-1977. He is the F ra n ce s F a lse tti of e. Dale (Kathy) Hindmarsh Nine grandchildren and 15 great­ beloved husband of 17 years to Dearborn Heights, grad­ of Oakmont PA., and Keith grandchildren also mourn his Vera Cavin-Phillips; devoted fa­ uated from Crestwood (Wendy) Hindmarsh of Chat- passing. He considered Sandra ther of Mark (Jennifer) Phillips, High School in Dearborn 1, Ontario. Canada. He will Nicholson Lee, of Deckcr-villc, David (Nancy) Phillips, Dawn greatly missed by his grand Michigan, his fourth daughter. Phillips and Darren (Danielle) H eights. children Slcphanie. Ryan, Bud was an educator. He began Phillips;, step-father of David H e r fianc6, son of " icey, David, Elisc, Benjamin his teaching career in Detroit, (Lynn) Cavin and Don (Joyce) G eorge a n d P a t Dil­ 1 Patrick, and his 10 great MI, and spent many years at Cavin; loving grandfather of 13 la rd o f B eau fo rt, S.C., grand children. A memorial serv- Bentley High School in Livonia, and great grandfather of 2; fond g rad u a ted fro m T hom ­ ce will be held May 11,2013 at retiring as die long-time Science brother of Gene (Jeanne) Phillips 1 AM at.Si. Paul's Presbyterian Department Chair. Bud also and Ronald (Ginger) Phillips. as Heyward High Church in Livonia. Donations taught for several years in the Sadly. Carlton was preceded in School in R idgeland, S. . be made to Henry Ford math department at Schoolcraft C. a n d e arn ed a b a ch e ­ adel Military College, A w edding is planned Hospice or Si. Paul's Presbyteri- Community College. At Bentley, (d.3 1993).18Visitation mS* lor’s degree in military C harleston, S. C. H e is in e a rly July. an Church 15 by: Bud taught earth science, physics May 13, 2-8 pm at the Hecney- and math. His classroom was Sundquist Funeral Home, 23720 affairs and internation­ em ployed by T he Coca- open every day after school for Farmington Rd., (btw. 9-10 Mile a l po litics a t T h e C it­ Cola Com pany. any student who needed help Rds., just N of Grand River), with their class work, a quiet downtown Farmington (248-474- place to study, or just a sympa­ 5200). Funeral Service Tuesday, thetic car. Many knew that there May 14, 11:00 am (instate 10:00 was always a bag of caramels in am) at Nardin Park United Meth­ GARDEN 8. NATURE CALENDAR his desk drawer. He was sad­ odist Church, 29887 W. Eleven dened when Bentley was tom Mile Rd., Farmington Hills. In­ Send items for this column to Sharon Dar- tomato plants visit www.mgtvwc.org. Ques- down. A brick from.the original terment Spring Grove Cemetery, building, a gift from a former Carey, Ohio. Memorial gifts sug­ gay at [email protected] tions? E-mail to [email protected]. gested to Nardin Park United, during demolition and retrieved Methodist Church or Alzheimer's Miller Woods River rescue it, has a place of prominence on With spring flowers still blooming in Help clean debris in and around the the windowsill of his loving room, he taught two generations the nature preserve, the FYiends of Miller Rouge River watershed from 9 am.-noon, how to catch trout; he taught Woods has extended its April nature walk June 1, in Heritage Park, located on Farm­ KOWALCZYK, countless people how to identify series to Sunday, May 5. Guided tours are ington Road, between 10 Mile and 11 Mile, HELEN from 2-4 p.m., leaving ev ery ha lf hour. in Farmington Hills. Volunteers also will Of Westland, died April 30 at the rocious bridge, pinochle and W alks a re about an hour. The entrance age of 88 after a long bout with poker player: he was a voracious remove invasive species near the water­ Alzheimer’s. Beloved wife of the reader and a lifetime student of to the prese rv e is on Pow ell Road, ju st way and help with native plantings in the : John. Loving mother of history and politics. Bud was a east o f Ridge Road, betw een N orth Ter­ park. The first 50 participants to arrive and Chris Olds, Jan (Rick) Manin, Mason for over 50 years and re­ rito rial and Ann A rbor Roads. Stroll­ sign in outside the Heritage Park Visitor’s Kathy (Steve) Varkoly, Sue ceived the Order of the Purple ers aren’t recommended because of the Center will receive a free Rouge Rescue T- (Don) McGee, John (Karen). Jim Cross of the York Rite College. (Debbie) and Dave (Pat). Proud He was also a member of the uneven terrain. No dogs a re allow ed in shirt and all participants will enjoy a free grandmother of 14 grandchildren American Legion. Most impor­ th e na tu re p rese rv e . F o r m ore infor­ picnic lunch. Volunteers are encouraged to and 3 great-grandchildren. Visi­ tant to Bud was his family. He m ation about M iller Woods, visit www. wear long pants and long sleeves, as well as tation Sunday 3-9PM with. a saw that all five of his children SLAGLE, millerwoods.com. sturdy work boots. For more information 7PM Rosary at Vermeulcn Fu­ had every educational and extra­ VIRGINIA L. neral Home. 980 N. Newburgh curricular opportunity available. Age 89. Our angel and best or to pre-register, call the Division of Pub­ Rd. (between Ford and Cherry Bud and Eleanor attended every friend, Virginia L. Slagle of Livonia Garden Club lic Works at (248) 871-2850or-e-mailtpier- Hill) Westland. Instate Monday sports event, school play, debat- Farmington Hills, MI died Leam about fairy gardens at the club’s [email protected]. For a listing of other Rouge 9AM with a 9:30AM Funeral peacefully on May 1, 2013 after next meeting, 7 p m TUesday, May 7, at the Rescue sites, call the FYiends of the Rouge Scouting event possible, even Mass at St. Richard. 35637 Cher­ a brief illness. Beloved wife of Livonia Senior Center, located at Five Mile ry Hill, Westland. Donations away games; often they were the the late John J. She leaves to re­ a t (313) 792-9900 or visit wtvw.therouge.org. may be made to Angela Hospice, only Bentley parents in attend­ joice in her memory, daughter and Farmington Road, in Livonia Laura 14100 Newburgh Road, Livonia. ance. Both grandparents lived in Candice (Dr. Wayne) Walcott of W right, president of the Gillette Fundraiser Michigan. Entombment at Cadil­ the family home late in their Ann Arbor, MI, the late Rosema­ Nature Association at PJ Hoffmaster Habitat for Humanity of Oakland Coun­ lives. Holiday meals were huge lac Memorial Gardens, West. ry (Jon) Kennedy of Farmington State Park in Muskegon, will present a ty presents its third annual Mother’s Day To share a memory, please visit gatherings of extended family Hills, MI; grandchildren John and friends. In recent years, a Kennedy, David Kennedy, Jef­ brief overview of the history of fairies and Weekend Flower & Plant Sale 3-8 p.m. May of ailments diminished frey (Tamara) Green, Matthew explain how to add excitement and imagi­ 10-11 and 9 am .-5 p.m. May 11 at its head­ his al lity tc Green, Dr. Brett (Melissa) Wal­ nation to the garden; www.orgsites.com/mi/ quarters, 150 Osmun, in Pontiac. The event V ermeulen pacify to engage in the activities FUNERALHOME cott, Laura (Joseph) Blattner; livoniagardenclub/ features free landscaping/gardening ses­ he loved. But they did not lessen great-grandchildren Gabriel and his love for his family, the spark Avi Green, Brooks Walcott and sions open to the public, discounted plants of life in his eye, or his sense of Claire Blattner; brother Clifford Plant sharing and Mother’s Day flowers. Master garden­ N. (Dorothy) Currier of Ft. Mey­ • Farmington Hills Beautification Com­ e rs will be on hand to offer planting advice. honor, integrity and compassion. ers, FL, sister Ada and brothers mission’s 13th annual Spring Plant and Seed During the second day of the event, m as­ . He will be remembered for those Raymond and James Currier pre­ qualities and missed by all who ceded her in death; also many Swap runs 8:30 -10-30 a m Saturday, May te r ga rd e n ers will conduct p resenta­ were fortunate enough to know nieces and nephews. She leaves 11, in the visitor center parking lot at Her­ tions on basic landscaping and design, a host of wonderful friends, in­ itage Park, located on Farmington Road curb appeal and gardening on a budget. cluding Cappy Goltra, Betty between 10 Mile and 11 Mile. B ring gar­ Along with selling plants at affordable Santer and the late Mary Lcgg. dening gloves, a wagon and your favor­ Virginia, born on May 21, 1923, prices, the educational opportunities ite plants and seeds to exchange. For more a re geared tow ards hom eow ners learn­ STAMBOULIAN, Edna Currier of Collins, Ohio, information, call Charmaine Kettler-Sch- ing to landscape on a budget, as p a rt of CHARLES married the late John Slagle in mult in the City’s Community Development H ab itat’s ongoing support to “g ree n ” (or Of Farmington Hills, MI 1942. She was a member of office at (248) 871-2543. inexperienced) partner families. Leam ^ 5 was bom July 5. 1921 in First United Methodist Church Detroit, Ml and died of Farmington for over 65 years •Livonia Garden Club’s annual plant more at www.habitatoakland.org. April 30. Charlie worked and was active in The Farming­ share is 9-11 a m — rain or shine— Satur­ automotive engineering and mute ton .Women's Club. Virginia day, May 11, Greenm ead Historical Park, In th e m o o n lig h t design for 36 years, 27 of which loved life. Always going the ex­ 20501 Newburgh, Livonia; (248) 477-7375. L isten fo r nocturnal anim als, observe at General Motors in the tra mile to bring happiness to Chevrqlet/Corvett Divide, pot up and label plants. Include th e night sky, and heighten your senses graduated from Cass Tech High hearts and memory. Service will common and botanical name, (if known). during a Full Moon Friday Night H ike in - ' 1 in 1939 and went on to be Monday, May 6th, 12 noon Also, please indicate if it’s a sun or shade H eritage Park, located a t 24915 Farm ­ i Bachelor’s degree from (in state 11 a.m.) at First United plant. House plants are welcome, too. ington Road, betw een 10 and 11 Mile Lawrence Tech in Mechanical Methodist Church of Farming­ icering. He then served in ton, 33112 Grand River Ave., •Master Gardeners of Western Wayne Roads, Farm ington Hills. T he hikes the U.S. Air Force in the 40th Farmington, MI 48336. Visita­ County plan a plant exchange and heirloom a re from 9-10 p.m. M ay 24 and Aug. 23, photo reconnaissance intelli­ tion, Sunday 1-5 p.m. at Thayer- tomato plant sale, 9-11 a m . Saturday, May and 9:30-10:30 p.m . Ju n e 21 and July gence squadronCBI division in Rock Funeral Home, 33603 11, in the parking lot at the News Herald, 19. H ikes a re designed fo r fam ilies and WWII. There he exchanged hun­ 1 Heritage PL, Southgate. Proceeds fund dreds of love letters with his fu- blk. W of Farmington Rd ). Me- children, 5 and up,. No flashlights are wife Anabell, including ones mtributions may be grants, scholarships and special projects needed. H ikes will m e et a t th e N ature c he proposed and she ac­ for local communities, www.mgwwc.org or C enter in the park. Cost is $3 p e r per­ cepted. They were married im­ thayer-rock e-mail to [email protected]. son. P re -reg iste r fo r th e hike a t rec- mediately upon his return in reg.fhgov.com . You also can pay a t the 1946. Charlie was also active in Irmenian community, serv- Heirloom tom ato plants event, how ever space is lim ited. In case n many church groups in- Master Gardeners of Western Wayne of inclem ent w eather, the hike will be ng the choir. Knights of County will sell more than 35 varieties of canceled and refu n d s will be given. The Vartan, and Parish Council. heirloom tomato plants, as well as herbs, N ature C enter also will o ffer a cam p­ Charlie is the beloved husband late Anabell. The loving flowers and peppers, 9 am .-l p.m. May 18, fire from 7-9 p.m. on Friday from June father of Thomas Sr. (Linda) a t the RESA/MSU Extension office, 5454 21-Aug. 23. Marshmallows, s’mores and Stamboulian and Jimmy (Patri- Venoy, Wayne. Proceeds fund grants, schol­ beverages will be sold. For more infor­ a) Stamboulian. proud grandfa­ M ay you find arships and special projects for local com­ m ation, call the N ature C enter a t (248) ther of Thomas Jr.. Charles, Kristen, Jessica, Michael and munities. For a description of heirloom 477-1135. ii. Dear brother of Nevart (the late George) Godoshian and the comfort Sevan (the late Steve) Karakashian. He will also be REUNIONS dearly missed by his many nie­ in Family and ces, nephews and friends. A me- Sept. 28. Send inquiries A 50-year reunion is set for service with Military Send information to Sha­ to BellevilleMil 973.40® 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Satur­ s was held at St. Johns Ar- ron Dargay at sdargay® comcast.net or call Laura day, Oct. 5, at Somerset inn, r Church, 22001 North- Friends hometownlife.com. n Highway, Southfield, on (Kingsley) Delsh at (734) 575 W. Big Beaver, Troy. $85. Saturday May 4. Memorial con­ 485-2744 or Sterling a t (734) Visit www.mumford63.com. tributions may be directed to St. 265-6132. LIVONIA BENTLEY CLASS OF 1963 DETROIT GESU CATHO­ CLASSES OF 1965-66 50th reunion will be held LIC SCHOOL A birthday reunion will be Sept. 28. Contact Kathy CLASS OF 1956 held Friday, Oct. 11 at De­ (Toth) Hay at khay@rein- A reunion is planned for troit Marriott Livonia, 17100 hardrealtors.com or Dianna Aug. 17. Call Jack Sayed at North Laurel Park Drive, Check us out on the Web every (Basnaw) McDaniel at djmc- (810) 231-9230. Livonia; (734)462-3100. 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Dr. A rthur and Natalie W eaver say they prom ote a successful form ula for maintaining good health. It all sta rts with snuff­ ing out cigarettes, skip­ ping the m eat section of the supermarket, trading PHOTOS BY BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER in couch potato tim e for Dr. Arthur and Natalie Weaver talk about making healthy fitness activities, keeping lifestyle changes. The Northville couple offers a health weight under control, and camp every May near Grayling. giving back to th e com ­ m unity with a positive ra te ju s t about any fruit country. T here is some­ attitude. o r vegetable into th e ir thing ve ry satisfying “T here’s pretty good m eals. I t’s a skill that about service. I thought evidence that ha lf the com es in handy when people needed to have cancer cases could be th e couple ta k es m is­ that experience.” prevented by proper sion trips through the Two o f th e ir daughters diet and exercise,” said Seventh-day Adven­ and a son-in-law partic­ A rthur W eaver, 89, em er­ tis t C hurch and its asso­ ipated in th e Feb ru ary itus professor of surgery ciated organizations. trip, although the Weav­ from W ayne State U ni­ T hey’ve be en on nine e rs say th e ir children v ersity and a long-tim e m ission trip s, m ostly to “have th e ir own m ission anti-sm oking crusad­ South A m erica. T he m ost p ro jec ts,” too. M ost of e r and health advocate. Natalie Weaver slices her famous vegan banana bread. Arthur Weaver, always a big fan re c e n t w as to E cuador in th em a re involved in the “Exercise is im portant of Natalie's cooking, will swipe a piece when he gets a chance. F ebruary. health field in m edicine, a t any tim e in life, bu t if “This tim e we had a dentistry or nursing. you’re old and you don’t annual cooking school get th em out of th e ir come for lifestyle chang­ medical outreach team “T here is a recent exercise, you’re going to and ve getarian holiday environm ent for a week es, bu t we’re still open to and a dental outreach stu d y th a t show ed those go down the drain p re t­ food tasting a t M etropol­ with 24-hour support, we smokers,” Arthur said. team ,” A rth u r noted. “We people w ho volunteer ty fast. itan Seventh-day Adven­ m ight ge t them off smok­ “T he fascinating thing is saw 1,500 patients.” th e ir se rv ice live lon­ “Most people a re n ’t tis t Church, in Plym outh. ing. We’ve helped a lot of th a t se v eral of th e peo­ N atalie cooks for g e r and a re m ore healthy interested in (disease) Tbgether for th e p a st 38 people up there. O riginal­ ple who w ent up th e re to the group, which also th a n people who don’t,” prevention until they get years, they’ve led a life­ ly m ost o f th e people who q u it sm oking le ft as veg­ helps build ch u rc h es or A rth u r said. “W hen you the problem . Then all of style m odification cam p cam e to cam p w ere smok­ e taria n s.” schools. As S e v e n th -d a y . a re doing som ething of a sudden they’re in te rest­ th a t m ixes vacation fun ers. T hat’s who we w ere “I th in k a lot m ore peo­ A dventists, they grew up service, it m akes you ed in how they exercise, w ith educational classes. aiming at.” ple a re in te reste d in veg­ eating a plant-based diet. feel good about yourself. w hat they e at.” N atalie te ac h es the cook­ e taria n ism ,” N atalie add­ If you feel good ab out Through B e tte r Life ing portion of the week- Vegetarian diet ed. “We ju s t go t a let­ Helping others yourself, you’re going to S em inars, a nonprof­ long cam p, which runs Now m any o f the te r fro m a lady who is “W e've been in mission b e happy.” it organization he found­ M ay 12-18 at Lake Shel- c am p e rs a re non-sm ok­ com ing (back) th is year. service. I t’s not new to ed, A rth u r has convinced lenbarger in G rayling. e rs who w ant help tu rn ­ She said, oh, I can ha rd ­ us,” said A rthur, recall­ The H ealth Cam p costs hundreds of sm okers to A rthur and guest health ing th e ir se d en ta ry life­ ly w ait to ge t to th e food ing th e five ye ars that $495 p e r p erson fo r the extinguish th e cigarette professionals lead stop- sty le around, im prov­ again.” he, N atalie, and th e ir six week and includes lodg­ h abit fo r good. H e offers sm oking, w eight con­ ing th e ir eating habits or N atalie, who has a children spent in Pakistan ing, classes, food, crafts, stop-smoking seminars trol, stress reduction and dropping a few pounds. knack fo r m aking faux ye ars ago. The couple horseback riding and throughout th e m etro exercise classes a t the A bout ha lf o f th e cam p­ m eats out of vegetables, now also has 17 g ran d ­ hayrides, na tu re trails, a D etroit a re a and ju s t con­ cam p. e rs re tu r n fro m y e ar to flo u r and gravy, says the children and 22 g reat­ private lake with canoes cluded a series in Roy­ A rthur founded the y e a r because they enjoy se c re t of ta sty vegetar­ grandchildren. “But I and m ore. Cost is $895 a l Oak. cam p a fte r realizing that the mix of vacation and ian cooking “is all in the thought th is could be per couple. If interested Natalie, 88, a retire d som e sm okers had diffi­ h e alth y lifesty le activi­ seasoning.” valuable fo r m y friends in the upcom ing session, nurse, offe rs h e r exper­ c ulty calling it quits in a ties. She ra re ly uses rec i­ and church m em bers. A call A rthur and N ata­ tise in ve getarian cuisine w orkshop setting. “I’d say th a t now 90 pes and says she can fig­ lot of people w e take have lie W eaver ASAP a t (313) during the organization’s “I thought if we could p e rc e n t o f th e people u re ou t how to incorpo­ ne v er been out of the 531-2179.

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