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J^ im HOMETOWN updates of photos, news and sports online at www.hometownlife.com Annual cruising event is Highland Games celebrate Low-tech solutions a green light for Aug. 19 history of Scotland to high-tech problems FILTER-INSERTED SECTIO! JMTY NEWS - PA6E A8 HOMETOWFE- SECTION D THURSDAY Your hometown newspaper August 10,2006 serving Westland for 42 years 75 cents WINNERS OF OVER 100 STATE AND NATIONAL AWARDS SINCE 2001 www.hometownlife.com Margin of victory surprises 18th District candidate BY DARRELL CLEM STAFF WRITER Riding a tidal wave of voter support, Richard LeBlanc charges trounced two Democratic rivals in Tuesday's state House pri 2006 PRIMARY BY DARRELLCLEM mary and vowed to begin a ELECTION VOTE TOTALS STAFF WRITER campaign for victory in November. The following vote totals represent how voters in Westland voted for Two former high-ranking "I'm excited, and I'm ready to contested races in Tuesday's primary officials of the Wayne-Ford start working on the general election. The winner is denoted by a •. Civic League will face criminal election," LeBlanc said Tuesday charges as early as today for night, cheered on by a jubilant U.S. Senate allegations they embezzled crowd inside the AMVETS Post • R - Michael Bouchard 1,430 thousands of dollars Jrom the 171 in Westland., R-Keith Butler 1016 nonprofit organization, LeBlanc amassed nearly 18th State House Westland Police Chief Daniel twice the votes as rivals James D- James Godbout 1,353 Pfannes confirmed Tuesday. Godbout and Vince Petitpren • D-Richard LeBlanc 3,106 The charges will follow an combined, handily winning the 0-Vincent Petitpren 316 investigation that began more 18th District Democratic nomi Wayne County Executive than a year ago involving alle nation. He will now face 0 - Marion Ector 231 gations of missing money. Republican Sam Durante, who . •D-SohertA.Ficano(l) 3,851 Pfannes said two former offi ran unopposed in Tuesday's, pri D - Ricardo Richard Moore 245 cials each will face charges of mary. R- Ramon J. Patrick 979 embezzling more than $20,000 With just over 20 percent of R-Deborah West 973 from the league - a nonprofit Westland voters casting ballots, Circuit Court organization that raises money LeBlanc commanded an early • Jerome C. Cavanagii 1,881 Wanda Evans > 504 for youth athletic activities. TOMRAWLEYiSTArr rnuiOGRAPHES lead in vote tallies and never lost it. He carried all but one of Judith Ann Grady 559 The officials are expected to Leonard Mungo 245 turn themselves over to author Patty Unna shows Richard LeBlanc the results from voting at the precinct at Lutheran High School in Westland. NeiiJ.Sawicki 647 ities for an arraignment in on is term-limited State Rep. &lenn Anderson whose has thrown his support behind the Westland city councilman. PLEASE SEE LEBLANC, A4 John J. Sullivan 923 Westland 18th District Court, 12th County Commission the chief said. • D - Kay Beard (J) 3,507 Aside from its youth pro D - Verneli Massey 645 grams, the civic league building SMART MIflage on Wayne Road south of Ford Renew .60 mills levied by Wayne also has a history of being a County Public Transportation Authority gathering spot for political BY STEPHANIE ANGELYN CAS0LA percent in favor of recall, 60 ly involved." to allow continuation of transportation events and election parties. STAFF WRITER percent opposed for each of Markarian said she is by the Suburban Mobility Authority for The league has hosted activi the five trustees, with slight ready to "move on" and see Regional Transportation. The miliage ties ranging from bingo to "It's time to heal." differences. Lessard received the community come togeth shall be renewed at .59 mils, due to wrestling contests to raise Those words — shared the most individual votes to er, "This is just the begin Headlee Rollback. money. Tuesday by Steve Futrell, support a recall at 8,916, ning," she said. • Yes 5,142 The new charges won't be the president of the Citizens for while Scheel took the fewest Freeman added: "We have No 1,843 first time that a league official Livonia's Future — echoed at 8,423. a huge job ahead of us. The Livonia Public Schools Recall has been in trouble for allega throughout Livonia Public In most Livonia precincts, community has to heal. We (Total represents entire district) tions of illegally taking money. Schools School District this the voters opposed the all have to be part of it. Rob Freeman Former President Neal week. recalls; however, pro-recall Everybody." Yes...8,793 Ho.J4,671 Greenfield was charged last The grassroots citizen's sentiments prevailed in vote Supt. Randy Liepa said Dan Lessard year with larceny for allegations group failed to unseat totals at Hull, Taylor, Adams the message in the school Yes...8,916 NoJ4,171 and Roosevelt, Cynthia Markarian he stole $1,400 in bingo money. Trustees Dan Lessard, Rob district this week remains Yes...3,646 No..J4,372 He also faced drug charges Freeman, Cynthia Futrell said he was proud the same, regardless of the &J& I*?-* Lynda Scheel after police said they found Markarian, Lynda Scheel to see how many people election results. Ye$...8,423 Ho...l3,839 cocaine while searching his and Kevin Whitehead on turned out to vote — not "Our focus is on getting Kevin Whitehead Westland house. Tuesday. They will remain only in the recall election, school started and healing Yes...8,516 H0...13J35 Greenfield pleaded guilty in on the board, along with but in the May school board the community," he said July of last year to possession of members Tom Bailey and election. Wednesday morning. less than 25 grams of cocaine, Steve King. "It's a sign to our board "School starts Sept. 6 for the Sue Brda of Westland holds a recall sign for and Wayne County Circuit About 28 percent of voters members that they'd better kids." voters to see as they go to vote at Nankin Mills Judge Margie Braxton dis cast ballots in Livonia. Vote be on their toes," he said. Elementary Tuesday. Look for more photos missed the larceny charge after margins came in at about 40 "We'll continue to be active PLEASE SEE RECALL, A4 online at hometownlife.com vS^a^^vk?^ prosecuting and defense attor neys reached a plea agreement. During his sentencing last August, Braxton placed Greenfield on probation for one year for the cocaine charge, eard: Creating jobs will be at heart of her 15th term ordered him to face alcohol and drug testing, and to attend B¥ DARRELL CLEM '"*** the Nov. 7 gen Tuesday to congratulate her - neither of them a Wayne nesses maintain their employ Gamblers Anonymous meet STAFF WRITER eral election. on her victory. County resident - could seek a ment levels. ings. Her 12th Still, Massey indicated that commission appointment. "If people don't have jobs, "I don't even have a gambling Unbeatable as ever, Wayne District she isn't done with politics. "I plan to serve out rhy term they can't properly raise their thing," Greenfield told the County Commissioner Kay includes "I'll definitely be back," she just as I have my other 14 families and attain the quality Observer at the time, , Beard sailed easily to victory Westland, said. "I'll be running again in terms," she said. of life that we like to have." The sentencing brought a in Tuesday's primary, defeat Inkster and two years." In her new term, Beard In Westland, Beard beat swift resolution to the case, but ing her opponent by a 4-to-l south Livonia. Beard, a Westland resident hopes that she and her com Massey by a more than 5-to-l Westland police Sgt. Chris margin. Beard "I'm very formerly of Inkster, captured a mission colleagues can help to margin, accumulating 3,507 Benson had said last August Beard clinched a 15th con pleased and landslide victory with 80 per stimulate job growth. votes compared to Massey's that ah investigation was con secutive two-year term by gar honored that so many people cent of vote totals compared "There has been a lot of job 645. tinuing into whether substan nering 5,455 votes compared voted for me," Beard, 85, said. to Massey's 20 percent. She loss. Anything that we can do Beard continued to domi tially larger amounts of money to Democratic challenger "I guess the voting public is has consistently defeated her on the county level that can nate in districtwide tallies, were missing from the civic Vernell Massey's 1,350 in pleased with the way I handle opponents by huge margins. help to alleviate that is some although her margin of victory league. unofficial results. myjob." Beard dismisse4 rumors thing we all need to concen narrowed somewhat to 4-to-l. Beard, the longest-serving Massey, a 48-year-old .that she would step down trate on," she said, "We need Her new term will start on [email protected] commissioner in history, faces Inkster resident, said she early during her next term so to look for new businesses to Jan. 1. {734} 953-2110 no Republican opposition in planned to call Beard on that one of her two daughters come in and help older busi [email protected] | (734) 953-2110 © The Observer & Eccentric Coming Sunday For Home Newspapers APARTMENTS B6 BELIEFS S VALUES A14 in Delivery call: Volume 42 AUTOMOTIVE C6 (866) 887-2737 CLASSIFIED B4-C8 Number 22 Heat, water, CROSSWORD B5 insects and JOBS CI MOVIES E22 poison ivy are OBITUARIES A14 just some, of the MP* OPINION A6-7 health clangers REAL ESTATE B4 we face in the SEWICE GUISE summer.