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Cutting-edge artists head to the Ann Arbor Summer Festival FILTER-MJED SECTION Your hometown newspaper June 15,2006 serving Westiand for 42 years 75 cents WINNERS OF OVER 100 STATE AND NATIONAL AWARDS SINCE 2001 www.hometownlife.com director 8Y DARRELI. CLEM Cook, a library patron and retired sultant. consulting firm this time - a recom­ dent, said, but he didn't try to block STAFF WRITER ' educator. Former library board trustee Jo mendation accepted by board col­ the move. In a 3:2 decision, the board fired Johnson told the board Monday that leagues Michael Rintz and Debbie The board has commended library After firing two library directors Director John Patane in May, accus­ firing two directors within a short Costello. department heads for keeping tlie within two years, the Westiand ing him of improperly deleting patron time "does not look good." She and Former trustee Kathleen Herr, who facility running smoothly in the " ; Library Board will hire a consulting fines, using a library credit card, pro­ others implored the board to stop voted against Patane's firing along absence of a director. It wasn't dear - firm to aid in its search for a new posing pay raises beyond approved micromanaging the facility, on with Costello, has stepped down. when Patane's successor might Is on leader. levels, and rilling positions without Central City Parkway north of Ford. The board will advertise for a con­ the job. The board decided Monday to seek advertising them. "Hire a good director and let him sulting firm, and trustees estimated Former library trustee Marjoiie "'* help finding a new director, amid The board had fired former run the library or let her run the Monday that the process will cost Daniels told the board Monday tat concerns by residents that the library Director Sandra Wilson in June 2004 library," Johnson said. $20,000 to $30,000. firing two directors "does reflector* turmoil could cause top-notch appli­ with little explanation, although there A library board subcommittee com­ "I will say that I hate to spend that this board," and she urged memters cants to shy away from the job. had been criticism that herbusband posed of trustees Mark Welch and much money for something that we're "I wouldn't apply for it," said Jim was hired as a library computer con­ Daniel Bourdeau proposed hiring a supposed to do," Rintz, board presi­ PLEASESEEUBW, A8 Dispute inside SUV leads to gunfire BY DARRELL CLEM STAFF WRITER Shots rang out early Tuesday in a residential area afc a dispute spilled from a sport utility vehicle onto the sta, Westiand police said. Three shots were fired but no one was injured duriithe incident, which happened just after midnight on Boot Street, east of Wayne Road and south of Palmer, polio^t. David Heater said. A 43-year-old. Lincoln Park man, visibly drunk, beGE embroiled in an argument with four passengers in a JJige Durango afte* lie became lost while driving, Heater sa: The man had been earlier celebrating the birthday <fe 42-year-old girlfriend, who was in the Durango alongtth her two 20-something daughters - all of Lincoln Park and a 27-year-old Detroit man, Heater said. "They had been celebrating the girlfriend's birthday.^ the driver and others were highly intoxicated and hadjt- ten lost," the detective said. "They began to argue amo; themselves about being lost, and that led to the driver assaulting his girlfriend and punching her (while driviij)- He then pulled over onto Booth." All four passengers got out, and the driver drove off momentarily but returned and became upset when hitijrl- friend was being consoled on the street by the DetroitJS- TOM HAWLEY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER senger, Heater said. D.J. Re iter, fourth-grader at Winter-Watker Elementary School, takes his turn with a shovel full of dirt to place around the white pine outside the "The driver stopped and got out with a gun and fird school. three shots," Heater said. None of the shots from the .38-caliber revolver hit 0- BY SUE MASON like this because it's a lot of fiin and I like one. STAFF WRITER planting stuff like vegetables and flowers." Neighbors heard gunshots and called police for hel^d "It's one project where it's a real life the driver was arrested on the scene, Heater said. ThejMi They brought posters and poems and experience," Principal Pauline Koulouberis was found in a nearby grassy area, he said. waited patiently for their turn at the said. "They're planting trees to enhance Meanwhile, one of the girlfriend's daughters had juflpe*i microphone. the school environment." inside the Durango to drive away, and she was arresteJfor The audience was small, but that didn't "Rooting for the Rouge" is designed to driving drunk after police spotted the vehicle, Heater $&• matter to the 50 fourth-graders at Walker- promote youth stewardship. The Wayne- The alleged gunman will almost certainly face felonj Winter Elementary School in Canton. Westland Community Schools, the cities of criminal charges after the Wayne County Prosecutor's students involved They were there, Rooting for the Rouge. Westiand, Wayne and Inkster and Canton Office reviews the case, Heater said. "It's tun so long as it doesn't get much Township work together on the annual dirtier," said Kurstin Watkins of Canton, project, which encourages stewardship, ([email protected] I (734) 953-2110 working with Brittany Conley on planting partnership and community service. one of six trees on the east side of the Canton Township school. "I enjoy things PLEASE SEE ROUGE, A8 City's core retail district lures new businesses BY DARRELL CLEM Target store that already is News of Burlington Coat JFactory and the completion of STAFF WRITER undergoing an expansion. Factory came after another com­ the Target Super Store, this Mayor Sandra Cicirelli issued pany, Harbor Freight Tools, entire (Westridge) strip of stores Burlington Coat Factory has a statement welcoming the coat moved into a vacant storefront will be 100 percent occupied for become the latest company to company to a retail district that at Westiand Crossings, a shop­ the first time in many years," announce it will fill a vacant — despite a thriving Westiand ping center on the northeast cor­ Cicirelli said. storefront in Westland's core Shopping Center — has suffered ner of Wayne and Warren roads, Burlington plans to open its retail district numerous vacancies. "We city Planning Director Bruce 77,065-square-foot store around TOM HAWLEY j STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Burlington — a national chain worked very hardto refill this Thompson said. Sept 1, the mayor said. with more than 350 stores in 42 prime commercial spot," Cicirelli City officials have made it a Cicirelli said in her statement Taking art world by storm states — will move into the for­ said. "Finding users to go into priority to try to fill vacant build­ that Burlington features coats, Kelly Darke* painting, Storm, will be featured among her other mer Mervyns store in the large retail spaces that have been ings around Westiand Shopping apparel, shoes, baby clothes, fur­ works during an art exhibition in Detroit. Darke was pregnant Westrictge shopping center, on vacated is extremely difficult and Center. niture, toys, home decor items, with her second child when this picture was shot earlier this Warren Road west of Wayne. has been made even harder by "I am happy that, upon the and accessories for the entire year. For more on the art exhibition, see story on Page A2. Burlington will be next to a the sluggish Michigan economy." arrival of Burlington Coat family. © The Observer ' ~ T'lTl ••"' I I 1MB • II II.I.IMI II I. Ill I ' I I I II I I •! !• • Illl • & Eccentric LOVE FASHION? VJi INDEX Coming Sunday For Home Newspapers •HfVS - ~:ui' Heat's APARTMENTS CI Delivery call: BELIEFS S VALUES A20 in Health Volume 42 Think . tin the AUTOMOTIVE C9 (866) 887-2737 Number 6 iUB'li CLASSIFIED B9-C10 CROSSWORD Bll IttiWfl- JOBS C4 MOVIES E14 W'V-. * , OBITUARIES A20 OPINION A10-11 4* ittfix ___J REAL ESTATE B9 jiii New equipment can iflake SERVICE GUIDE C8 SPORTS B1 playgrounds safer ;:• (W) Observer & Eccentric | Thursday, June 15,2006 LOCAL NEWS www.hometowftiffi.cqm Local artist's Relay for Life brings out cancer fighters work selected a 8Y JULIE BROWN short time " her sister said. STAFF WRITER Douglas' husband, father, A V' ^VVJ** two sons and two grand­ I* Dawn Haworth of Wayne daughters also attended this was glad to be in Westland's year's Relay, the sixth such for art exhibit Central City Park on Satur4ay annual evenj for Westland.^ with fellow Relay for Life They were at the Women of BY DARRELL CLEM much," Herbeck said of Darke's participants. Westlaridtent,where.; >.• STAFF WRITER work. "She is able to use these B*Tr WS'" "My mom, Louise, is the Ronaele Bowman, former strong colors and strokes, * *. « one we're doing this for," said Westland Youth Assistance Westland artist Kelly Darke's regardless of scale. She has the Haworth, who works at the director and a WOW mem­ work is drawing attention r- same sense of power that Maplewood Community ber, was helping mind the again. comes through, whether it's (a Center in Garden City. The store. Darke's paintings will be fea­ painting that's) 4 by 4 inches or *• V * J, team of about 20 family "My father died from brain tured in an art exhibition June 4 by 4 feet." members and friends, with cancer. He had a brain 23 through Aug.

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