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Stevenson wins 7th swimming title in a row. CI HomeTown , C OM>U>.NlOAf IONH WKTWQHK Thursday © November 13,1997 Putting You In Touch With Your WorldTU I VOLUME 33 NUMBER 46 WESTLAND, MICHIGAN • 78 PAGES • http://observer-eccentric.com SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS 01*07 HomeTown Communication* Network, lp<. IN THE PAPER McCusker: Spend more on youth TODAY School board vice president Mathew cized some Westland City Council criticism offended him. Pickering has McCusker said he wishes city officials would members for saying that school officials been a strong advocate for improving spend as much money on youth programs "as couldn't legally enforce a policy on school-city relations. political campaign signs. Meanwhile, McCusker made hjs Protection policy: A tear tney do on the temple on Newburgh Road," On the eve of last Tuesday's city elec remarks during a Monday night school ful John Glenn High stu referring to the Friendship Center. tions, council members Charles Picker board meeting after Wayne-Westland ing and Charles "Trav" Griffin said parent Bud Somerville asked for finan dent Monday urged BY DARRELL CLEM McCusker said he wishes city offi STAFF WRITER cials would spend as much money on school officials couldn't stop voters cial help for a nonprofit youth athletic Wayne-Westland school Westland youth programs don't youth programs "as they do on the tem from having political signs in school program. board members to rein receive enough financial support from ple on Newburgh Road," referring to parking lots - particularly on their Somerville, who serves on the board state policies to protect city officials who spend a lopsided the senior citizen Friendship Center. cars. of directors for Westland Youth Athlete amount of money on senior citizen pro- "Fair is fair," he said. Council members defended voters' ic Association, said the group can't co5; gay students and employ grams, a Wayne-Westland school McCusker's comments marked the right to have signs as long asjjxey tinue to pay a $25-an-hour fee to ujje ees. /A2 trustee said Monday. second jab in two weeks that a school stayed 100 feet away from polling place school district gyms for basketbajl "Dollar for dollar, it's just not an official made against city officials. entrances - as required by state law. games. *< equitable program," school board Vice A week ago Tuesday, Wayne-West Baracy aimed some of his comments Help: Two local organiza President Mathew McCusker charged. land Superintendent Greg Baracy criti at Pickering, who later said Baracy's Please see YOUTH, A3 tions have announced separate efforts to help needy people during the Day of honor coming holidays./A4 COUNTY Durant deal: It's called a "compromise," but the ^ Legislature's deal to settle the Durant lawsuit of 84 school districts is closer to what Democrats have advocated. /A7 COMMUNITY LIFE And the winner is: Women and their work took center stage last Friday, when the YWCA of Western Wayne County passed out its annual Women of Achievement Awards./Bl •i.>i 8TAW PHOTO BT TOM HATUT Veterans Day: Veteran Jim Myers (right) of Westland and member of the VFW Post3323 partici AT HOME pates in the color guard at the Veterans Day ceremony at the VFW Post. At top left, veteran Julius Miodowski stands with the American Flag as part of the color guard. At left, Nicholas Setting the stage: Design Cole-Klaes, 6, receives an American flag from the Ladies Auxiliary in Westland in honor of his ers from Oakland and grandfather, Harvey Cole, who died in 1980. Wayne counties have cre ated and constructed exciting room displays for events this weekend at GIVING THANKS Michigan Design Center With Thanksgiving quickly Officers spot a pig, capture it in Troy./DB approaching, we want to know fif don't know where it came from - or what our Observer ""'-. BY DARRELL CLEM Offering hope that the city will be STAFF WRITER readers are thankful saved from a possible pig revolt, ani why it was there. for this holiday season. Word appears to be spreading among mal control officers Monday captured a More disturbing, a swine alert ENTERTAINMENT In 25 words or less, please pigs that Westland - not Green Acres - 130-pound farm pig on Norma Street remains in effect because officers still share your thoughts with us is the place to be. near Cherry Hill, in a residential haven't caught a bigger pig - believed Satisfaction: The Rolling (neatly written or typed) and send them to Residents and police officers have neighborhood on the city's west side. to weigh well over 200 pounds - that our office by Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. now seen at least two pigs roaming city It couldn't immediately be confirmed has eluded them for weeks. Stones, "the Greatest Rock You may mail them to us, fax them to our streets. that the pigs were trying to break into Animal control officers Dewey Frady and Roll Band in the newsroom or E-mail them to us at the Scary, like a chapter from George homes and confiscate bacon. and Doug Kautz caught the smaller pig addresses and/or numbers below. Please Orwell's "Animal Farm." Except this is In fact, officers couldn't get more World," are bringing their include your name, address and daytime real. Please see PIQ, A4 phone number for verification (we will only than an oink out of the pig, so they best stuff to the Silver- print your name). dome. /El We will select some of the best responses for publication in our Thanksgiving editions. • The Observer Newspapers Men arraigned in store robbery 36251 Schoolcraft Road REAL ESTATE Livonia, Ml 48150 convicted on other charges, Westland Maloy and Phillips could be sen (313) 591-7279 (fax) BY DARRELL CLEM STAFF WRITER [email protected] police Lt. Marc Stobbe said. tenced to any number of years in Pet peeves: One small Two suspects accused of escaping at Phillips remains jailed in lieu of a prison — with a maximum life term — • The Farmlngton Observer gunpoint after they allegedly stole mer $500,000 cash bond. Maloy's bond has if convicted of armed robbery. They problem can make poten 33411 Grand River Aye. chandise from Value City Department been set at $250,000. face a mandatory two-year term if tial home buyers loo fa Farmlngton, Ml 48335 Store have been arrested. The incident reportedly occurred found guilty of felony firearms charges. elsewhere. /Fl (248) 477-3004 (fax) Norman Avery Maloy, 28, of West- about 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Value City Westland police arrested the two sus [email protected] land and Randy Warren Phillips, 32, of Department Store on Warren Road, pects following an investigation of a Romulus were arraigned Wednesday in just west of Central City Parkway. Value City robbery in which two men • The Plymouth • Canton Observer 18th District Court on armed robbery The suspects will now face a prelimi escaped at gunpoint. No shots were 794 South Main Street and felony firearms charges. INDEX Plymouth, Ml 48170 nary hearing in 18th District Court to fired and no one was injured. Phillips also has been charged as a determine whether they should stand According to police reports, store (313) 459-4224 (fax) r [email protected] second-degree habitual offender, mean trial in Wayne County Circuit Court. • Obituaries A6 ing he could face a tougher sentence if Please see ROBBERY, A2 • Classified Index F5 Real Estate F5 Crossword F6 Jobs GG School volunteer honored as '97 1st Citizen Home & Service Jl BY BETH SUNDRLA JACHMAN Cicirelli. Observer Newspapers Managing Editor Autos J3 STAFF WRITER Susan Rosiek presented Anand with the First Citi • Calendar A10 Westland's 1997 First Citizen of the Year award zen award. • Opinion..... ,- Aie-17 winner is a school volunteer^ —,-... Anand, a Waynq resident, has been volunteering • Sports CI And she volunteers at the school her kids attended. "at"Eni6tTs1nce~t9Tr"whenher otdesrcliird started •J— there. • Real Estate Fl That may not seem all that unusual except that she has been volunteering at Elliott Elementary She started out volunteering on a part-time basis, School in Westland for 20 years and her children are she said. She worked with the PTO, volunteered to now adults ages 24 and 26. accompany children on field trips and worked as a HOW TO REACH US Roopa Anand was honored Tuesday as First Citi room mother. zen of the Year of Westland at a luncheon at Joy In 1979, she began substituting for absent teach ers after she received her master's in English Inn- Newsroom: 313-953-2104 Manor. The award is co-sponsored by the Westland I •: Chamber of Commerce and the Observer Newspapers gunge and linguistics and a teaching certificate at • Newsroom Fax: 313-591*7279 to recognize an individual in the community for valu Eastern Michigan University. E-mail: newsroom 9 oeonllne.com able volunteer efforts. At Tuesday's luncheon, attend Now she volunteers at the school every school day. Nlghtllne/Bports: 313-953-2104 ed by about 80 people, Anand also received recogni If she's not in the classroom teaching she's in the office helping out. 8T«? PBOTO Bt TOM lUWUT Reader Comment Line: 313-953-2042 tion and proclamations from Gov. John Engler, Con- gresswoman Lynn Rivers, state Sen. Loren Bennett, She also works on fund-raisers, has donated com Time: Roopa Anand volunteers at Elliott Classified Advertlslflg: 313-591-0900 state Rep. Eileen DoHart, Wayne County Commis puter equipment to the school, works on landscaping Elementaiy in Westland which earned her Display Advertising: 313-591-2300 sion Vice Chair Kay Beard, Westland Mayor Robert in the school yard often with plants from her own First Citizen of the Year honors.