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Best in nation Stephanie Hyams, WAYN E-W ESTLAND a cadet command A GANNETT COMPANY sergeant major in the Wayne Memo rial High School JROTC Zebra Bat talion, has Hyams earned PRICE: $1 • SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013 • hometownlife.com the top spot in the National JROTC Essay Contest with her essay on "Why did I enroll in JROTC?" Hyams's essay was se lected first from 130 es says at Wayne Memorial Westland looks to use vacant and then from the 209 schools in the region to compete at the national level. Hyams also has received a three-year parcel for new fire station ROTC scholarship to Eastern Michigan ing. Plans call for the former of the property. It depends on the ment loan. H ie U F A recaptures University, after which, Officials close on retail building on Warren Road square footage.” property tax dollars for reinvest she will receive a com east of C en trd City Parkway to A new fire station wouldn’t ment in public improvepients mission as a U.5. Army be retrofitted to b^ m ei West- require the fu ll 10-acre site, within the TIFA district. officer. Circuit City purchase land City HaU. but no decision has been made “We stretched it out and got By LeAnne Rogers On Monday, city council is on what could be done with the below 3 percent interest for a low staff Writer scheduled to consider a $275,000 remainder of the parcel payment,” said, addiag that agreement to purchase die for “There is some flexibility with payment method gives the city Advisory panel The purchase by Westland of mer Service Merchandise budd the rest of the property. It could more bonding ab^ty. Westland rKident the former Circuit City has been ing on Nankin Boulevard. Locat be an out lot (for development), The $275,000 for the former Richard LeBlanc is completed Bnd a nearby eyesore ed on a 10-acre parcel, the budd public space or combined with Service Merchandise budding among four appoint could also soon become dty prop ing would eventuaUy be demol the budding to the south (where purchause wdl initiady be covered ments Gov. Rick Snyder erty— and the site of a new fire ished. Malarkey’s is located),” said. by the city general fund, but lat has made to the Or station. ‘T think Service Merchandise The Increment Finance er be reimbursed by the TIFA, ganized Retail Crime The city officially closed Thurs has been closed at least 20 years,” Authority will fund the $1.6 md- V^ dsaid. Advisory Board. day on the $1.6 million purchaise Westland Mayor William vhld lion purchase of the Circuit Qty Housed in the for the former Circuit City build said. “W ell budd at the north end budding through a bank instad- Please see PA R sL A2 Michigan Department of State Police, OtMa Junk the six- (horn left), member Marcus Al Garden City man board was len Jr. and created in Morgan 2012 to Gratwlck charged vfith LeBlanc develop a rehearse a database scene from and compile annual the John embezzlerhent statistics on organized Glenn High retail crimes, as well as School recommend actions to Theater By LeAnne Rogerjs further combat it In ad Guild's ijStaff Writer | dition to the governor's production four appointees, the of"Happy A Garden C ity man is faejng a board includes the state Days A charge that he embezzled more than attorney general and New $100,000 while working as the manag the state police direc Musical." er at a Westland jewelry store. tor or their respective Kenneth Carl Murray, 42, waived designees. his preliminary examination Thurs "O rganized retail day in Westland’s 18th Distpet Court. c r im e is a g r o w in g He was ordered bound over for tri problem in our state, al on the felony charge of Embez and this board will play zling more $100,000 from I^ y Jew el an important role in ers, where he had been employed as curtailing it and pro manager of the store in tecting hard-working Westland Shopping Cen Michiganders,” Snyder ter. A not guilty plea was said. entered for Murray. LeBlanc will repre State statute sets dol sent the general public STEPHEN CANTRELL | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER la r amounts in embezzle on the board. A Wayne ment charges — in this County commissioner, case, an amount more luiurrav he will serve four-year than $100,000. Informa- ^ term expiring March ‘Heyyyr Glenn brings tion provided to Westland police sets 30,2017. His appoint the dollar amount at significantly ment is subject to higher than the $100,000 threshold. approval by the state back those ^Happy Days’ “K ay Jew elers did an infernal inves Senate. tigation. They set the total loss of cash and merchandise at $223,702.83,” By Sue Mason Westland Police Sgt. Norm Brooks staff Writer OH, HAPPY DAYS said. R e d u ce d Tim elDate:7 p.m. Thursday- the famed drive-in malt shop The charge is that money was sto Richie Cunningham, Potsie Saturday, April 18-20 and No. 1 hangout, is in danger len from the store through fraud u-, hours Webber, Ralph IM p h and The 'Location: John Glenn High of being demolished so the lent returns and unauthorized charg As of Monday, April Fonz will li^ t up the stage of School Auditorium, 36105 Mar gang teams up to save it with es to customers’ Kay Jewelers cred 15, the Wayne County John Glenn High School this quette, west of Wayne Road a dance contest and TV-worthy it cards. Clerk's Westland Satel week, as students present D etails: Based on the hit tele wrestling match. “I f someone bought a $3^000 item, lite Office will be have py IJoys A New Musical Thurs- vision series Happy Days, the Tlcketa: $8 for students and he’d do a return and take money. new office hours due to day-Saturday, April 18-20, in the musical reintroduces one of $10 adults. Available at the No item was returned,” Birooks sai± budgetary constraints. h i^ school auditorium. “He is also accused of taking mer America's best loved families, door or in advance by contact The office, at 3100 The musical is based on the chandise. The jewelry was sold or the Cunninghams, and the days ing Kevin Gidley at (734) 419- Henry Ruff, will be hit television series Happy pawned.” of 1958 Milwaukee. Arnold's, 2342. open from 8 a.m. to 3 Days that aired for 11 years. No merchandise or mohey have p.m. Monday-Friday. on ABC. But the musicsd isn’t been recovered. Brooks spid. Services affected by the a continuation of the T V show. in Gidley said. “There’s no ref in Charles “Chachi” Areola The embezzlement tool^ place from change include birth Ritchie won’t croon about find erence to Fonzie jumping in and Richie’s sister Joanie are September 2012 until M urray was ter and death certificates, ing his thrills on Blueberry HUl. the shark tanl^ but many refer already in love. And there’s minated by the store in December, marriage licenses, as The songs are more reflec ences to Howard Cunningham even a reference to Richie’s Brooks said. It was not known how sumed names, notary tive of the story which revolves being die grand pcxibah of the brother Chuck, who disap long he had workpd for the jew elry pubiics and concealed around Arnold’s closing and Leopard I^ g e.” peared early on in the televi c h ^ . weapons. the wrestling matdi that char The cast includes Arnold sion series, and Laveme and M urray is free on $10,000/10-per- acters come up with to try to - Delvecchio, the affable owner Shirley. cent bond. His circuit coiirt arraign save it of Arnold’s, a hybrid of Arnold, Gidley is doing a 90-minute ment is set for A p ril 25. “There’s references in the the original owner, and A1 who version of the musical It’s very play to 80 percent of the Hap came later on in the televi ' [email protected] | (il3 ) 222-5428 INDEX py Days shows,” director Kev- sion series. The Fonz’s cous- Please see HAPPY DAYS, A2 Twitter: @LRogersObs^rver Community Life ...... B 6 Crossword Puzzle....C 2 Education...... A 4 H e a lt h ...... BIO H o m e s...... C3 Wayne considers Commercial Redevelopment District Jo b s ...... C l O b itu a rie s ...... B9 S e rv ic e s ...... C3 By LeAnne Rogers side of Wayne Road. The goal is Once the district is established, Ibeon Sports...... B1 staff Writer V V h e e ls...... C4 to spur new development and businesses could apply for a 50- the building. There'is no abate reinvestment in existing busi percent property tax ^atement ment for personal property taxes ♦ Wayne Road businesses could nesses. for up to 12 years for new devel ■ either,” M clnem ey ^ d . © The Observer & Eccentric be eligible for tax abatements “Th is law had sunset in 1985. opment. The city is obtaining an applica Volume 48 • Number 94 under a new Qjmmercial Rede We had done seven (CRD s). Redevelopment projects in the tion form from the ^ t e , Mclner- velopment District that the We’ve had no applications since new district could also qualify ney said. Council wi^ need to con Home ItellvBty: Wayne Q ty Council is expected this law was resurrected by the for up to a 12-year tax abatement sider the specifics of each appli (BS6) 887-2737 to finalize Ihesday. state,” Wayne Community Devel In the case of improvements to cation the dollar hmount of the The CRD would run along both opment Director Peter Mclner- existing businesses, the property investments and jobs created— 8^um Address: sides of Wayne Road between ney said. “This is a change for us value would be frozen at the lev to determine the type and length 41304 Conceiit Dr. Glenwood and Ash, picking up to make a large district. Now that el prior to improvements being of an abatement several parcels and extending the we’re establishing a district^ we made. district ftulher south on the east might get applications.” “They always pay taxes on the Please see OID, A2
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mer site of Franks Furni ferent homes on the w^k- leather-jacketed Arthiu: pie w ill get firom this show CRD ture, destroyed by a gas HAPPY DAYS ends and during the week,” Fonzarelli is Marcus Allen is great, a happy, laugh Continued from page A1 line explosion in 2010. Continued from page A1 Walakonis said “M th mid Jr. Playing Richie’s par ter thing that p«)ple for Resident Richard winter and Easter breaks, ents Howard and I)^ri- get to do.” Immerfall wasn’t happy at it made it hard but they on Cunningham are Mo^ “You need to be add the attention receiv^ by song-oriented vs. dialogue, didn’t miss a beat” gan G ^ tw ick and Mat- director duties is Mirabi- ing square footage or the former ^ore site com he said. Also serving as a>-dir^- &ew Karpuik, with Alyssa tur. A senior, this is his building a structure. If pared to others impact ‘T f s like a fiiU sev^n tor is Glenn grad Steven Weeks as Joanie. final play at Glenn, but his you’re just maintaining, ed by the explosion. From seasons condensed and Goldberg. He had been first time helping with the this would probably not 1972 until the December swooshed together,” co school in Chicago last Double duty direction. His role of Ralph apply>” M clnem ey said. 2010 e^losion, Immer director Belinda Walako- semester, but came back Olivia Junk is pulling Malph is a small one, “TTie number of years (for fall owned and operat nis added. home to continue his stud double duty for the allowing him time to focus an abatement) is strictly ed Wayne Sew, Vac and ies at communiW college. as a one of the student o n d ire ^ g . a local decision, as is the G o cks located next door Wide appeal He’s familiar with the directors and one of Pin “I like the leadership decision to create a dis to F ra n ls. Gidley select&l the dir^iting r^ponsibilities. ky Ihscadero’s Pinkettes. role,” he said “I f people tr ic t” “I had to tear my build show for two reasons: It As a Glenn student he was A junior, this is her second n ^ something, toey can In the past, Wayne ing down. Hope Medical can be done without live an assistant director last time as an assistant direc come to me. I love being would estab^h a district is out. I understand peo music and the wide a p i^ year. tor. She’s always loved the able to lead and to know for an individual request, ple died (in Franks). We of Happy Days. Howev ‘1 want to go into film opportunity to assume a Fm a person they listen M clnem ey said. The city were injured,” Inuner- er, the music technology directing. This was a vol to.” could establish addition^ fall said “I was automat h^ been the biggest chd: unteer opportunity,” he “Tm able to push my lim This is the fourth pro CEtDs in other parts of the ically retired Other p&i- lenge. Gidley h ^ thought said “T ^ is vm y differ its and learn tte otiier side duction Mirabitur dty, he said, adding there ple should be recognized he would get the music on ent a new pmspective. of the business,” she said been in the cast after doing is a pending request from We never got a sorry firom CDs, in st^ it came “very While you’re acting on “ A Pinkette is a little part four.shows as a member of Mark Chevrolet, located Consumers.” iHmes-like.” stage, you see the d ila and that nmk^ it a lot easi the crew. His preference is on Michigan Avenue. While Franks Furni “You have to download tors talking betwem them er to a be a director.” to be on stage. The approval of the ture is mentioned more by iL it can be stinted and selves, but when you’re As an assistant director. ‘1 like to perform and CRD in Wayne will create name, Wiayne Mayor A1 stopp«l and customized,” back here, you realize Junk isn’t there to tell her when if s a more come a redevelopment area that Haidous responded that Gidey said. ‘Tthasavery whafs going on.” fellow cast members what dic role, I like the feeling extends north to Cherry the vacuum shop was also sp^nfic app. This is one of “Tb have him come back to do, but more as another of being able to make p ^ HilL Westland approved an important and beloved the first shows to do thaL is a testam^t to the pro set of eyes for the official pie lau ^ ” he said “The a CR D covering both business in Wayne. He this and Grease.” Vdth gram in and of itself,” Gid directors. best part of this is seeing sides of Wayne Road from urged Im m eif^ to con bodi the mid-winter and ley said “H is going to film “I give m y opinion, but it all come together at the Glenwood to Cherry H ilL tact Mclnemey about spring break falling during schrol in Chicago gives Fm &ere to look out for end and everyone working Westland established commercial sites avail rehe^sal time, G i^ y had him a better perspective the whole groiq>,” she said the CR D in response to able in the dty. to get some spedal licens because he was on stage This is Jimk’s fifth pro “This is a student pro a request from the own Coundl had start ing to download songs to and he has a knowledge duction at Glenn and loves duction. I picked the show, er of a 9,000-square-foot ed the CR D public hear phones or lOS devices. everything about Happy but they’ve done all the office building at 2066 ing at its last meeting and “VMiout tlmt, they didn’t Johnny Pesnecker has Days. work,” Gidley a d d ^ Wayne Road. The proper adjomned it until Ibes- have the ability to practice been cast as Richie, with “Ire a lly e q jo y it As ty was undergoing reno day. That was done to co^ at will,” he said Korey Corona playing akid, I mtchedHappy [email protected] vations when it was dam rect a public notice mix- “Acoxqileoftim es Potsie and Stev^ M^ibi- Days with my parents,” (313)222-6751 aged by fire in 2012. Now up. Letters had been sent theyVe practiced at dif tur as Ralph. Playing the she said “The feeling {Co TWitten @Su$anMarieMason vacant following the fire, to all property owners in the owner is expected to the d i^ c t , but it was lat invest about $250,000 to er found the letters should make improvements to have been sent via regis erected before the (exist Qty Parkway. noting the $1 million the building. tered mail and they were PARCEL ing) building comes down. “We’re not sure yet the investment in upgraded As far as vacant prop; redone. Continued from page A1 There is enough nxim.” total amount of the bonds. entrances and the digital erty along that section of Flans call for the new City hall was estimated marquee sign at Westland Wayne Road, it was men [email protected] city hall to be open by the at $15 million at the high Shopping Center. tioned that the largest (313)222-5428 A report prepared for end of 2014. lA^d expects end An architect is work “Our goal is to leverage parcel would be the for IVvitten @LRogersObserver the TIFA board by Plan the fire station, with a $3 ing on the dty hall floor our investment with all te Moran Cresa estimated million or less price tag, pM ,” l^ d said. “I hope the other stakeholders,” demolition costs for the could be completed by we Imve renderings sooa he said. “Applebee’s was former Service Merchan the fall of 2014. It would We should have a prelim i in with planned improve CORRECTION dise at $150,000. replace Fire Station 1 nary plan and concept for ments. We’ll sit down with A story on Thursday’s ter for Breast Care is at ‘I f s (the report) a cou located next to d ty hall on outside soon.” all the stakeholders to get Business Page should 35600 Central City Park ple of years old Steel Ford at Carlson. Similarly, the city will them to reinvest.” have stated that the Gar way, Suite 107, in West- prices have gone up. We Bonds, to be repaid by be developing plans for The current city hall. den City Hospital Cen land. may be able to recoup the T IFA , are expected to the Central (3ty Parkway Fire Station lan(i the mo'st of costs from sd - be used to fund the ret improvements. closed Bailey Center are vage,” \Wld sa id “I f s rofit costs for d ty haU, The city’s planned expected to eventually be too early to tell when we construction of the new investment in the d ry ’s demolished. 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M cC o tter file s c iv il su it Westland woman faces trial for forgery ag ain st fo rm er aides By LeAnne Rogers checked into the situ By Ken Abramegfk both defen tern of copying and alter staff Writer ation, the former hus staff Writer dants. ing petitions in order to band found loan doc That dis qualify the five-term con A Westland wom uments were signed Form er Congress m issal was gressman for the 2012 an has been ordered with his name but not man Thaddeus McCotter appealed by Michigan ballot. bound over for trial on his signature and con is accusing two former the Attorney Paul Seewald, 47, of felony charges that she tacted police. aides of deliberately forg- General’s Livonia, who worked as forged her form er hus Cramier-Oncza is „ ing petition signatures McCotter Yowchuang Breen office. Both district director for the band’s name on mort scheduled for Wayne to keep him off of the ‘sides await former congressman, gage modification County Circuit Court Republican primary bal to sabotage former U.S. a ruling. pleaded guilty Nov. 27 paperwork. arraignment on A pril lot and ultim ately &om Rep. Thaddeus McCot Breen was not charged before Brmdon to nine ■Ibnya Cramier-Onc- 25. seeking re-election. ter,” said Ottenwess in a in Attorney General counts of falsely signing za, 45, waived her pre The habitual offender McCotter filed a civ prepared statement. liam Schuette’s investi a nominating petition as lim inary examination charge is the re s^ t of il suit Thiursday in Wayne Ottenwess was not gation into the signature circulator, a misdemean in Westland 18th Dis prior charges for forg Coimty’s Third Circuit available to discuss the fraud. H e ran im success- or punishable by up to trict Court Thursday. ery against Cramier- Court against Don Yow- complaint on Friday, but fuUy in November for 93 days in jalL Seewald She is charged with O n c^ which resulted chuang, a form er deputy a copy of the 5S-page Livonia school board. was sentenced by Brax forgery, uttering and in probation. district director, and Dil complaint was e-mailed In May 2012, elections ton Jan. 18 to two years’ publishing and being a L i 2007, Cram ier- lon Breen, an intern with to the Observer. officials notified McCot probation 100 hours of fourth-degree habitu Oncza was charged M cCotter’s office. Messages were also ter tiiat there were dupli community service, and al offender. A not guilty with forging a signa M cCotter’s complaint left for Timothy Dinan, cate signatures on his repayment of all court plea had been entered ture and cashing a seeks damages in excess ah attorney represent nominating ballots, which costs and fees. and she is firee on a check belonging! to a of $25,000 for each oft ing Yowchuang, and made him fall short of On Sept 18, Lorianne $200,000 cash/surety client she was assist seven counts, including Breen, but calls were not the minimum 1,000 signa O’Brady of Livonia, who bond. ing through the federal fraudulent misrepresen returned. tures. M cCotter quit Con worked as a scheduler Divorced six years, Family Self-Sufficien tation, silent fraud, nieg- Yowchuang, former gress in July. to the former congress Cramier-Oncza is cy Program at West- ligent misrepresenta- ly of Farmington H ills, On Aug. 9, Schuette man, p lead^ no contest in charged w ith signing land’s Dorsey Center. tiopj.breach of fiducia pleaded no contest before announced the results of Wayne County’s 16th Dis-. her ex-husband’s name The client complained ry d ^ e s , among other Wayne County Cir an investigation by the trict Court before Judge on documents to modi that Cram ier-Oncza, counts. cuit Coim Judge Mar Attorney General’s Pub Kathleen J. McCann to fy a home loan. who worked for an out The complaint alleges gie Braihon Nov. 27 to lic Integrity U nit into the five counts of falsely sign Cramier-Oncza’s for side agency, had kept that there are “incon 10 counts of forgery, a alleged fraud siuround-^ ing a nominating peti mer husband doesn’t part of the money from sistencies” in the defen five-year felony, and six ing ftie nominating peti tion as circulator, a mis live at the form er m ari the check. dants’ depositions with counts of falsely signing tions. At that announce demeanor. She was sen tal home on Merritt and While on probation Michigan’s Attorney Gen a nominating petition as ment Schuette explained tenced to 20 days in jail currently resides in for that case in 2008, eral and outlines “misrep circulator, a misdemean the form er congress or 20 days in a work pro Garden City. Cramier-Oncza w d resentations” the defen or. Yowchuang was sen man was “asleep at the gram. FoUovving that sen The former hus one of her sons were dants made to investiga tenced by Brhxton Jan. 18 switch” and that staff tence, she was to serve 18 band thought Cram i charged with forging tors, according to McCot to three years’ probation. members were to face months’ probation and was er-Oncza was going to checks belonging to a ter’s attorney David Braxton dism issed a crim inal charges. dso ordered to pay ^,625 lose the home to fore neighbor. Oftenwess. charge against Yowch Schuette alleged that in fines and court costs. closure, police said, “With the power of the uang of conspiracy to members of McCot then became curious [email protected] subpoena in this civil suit, commit a legal act in an ter’s Michigan staff were [email protected] when she continued (313)222-5428 we w ill get to the bottom illegal manner, a five- involved ip a deliber (313)222-2591 to live there. 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ACHIEVERS National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced that Frederic Nicholas of Westland 1 ^ been award ed a National Achieve ment NMSC Scholarship. The award is supported by NMSC, which conducts the National Achievement Scholarship PrograuL Nicholas, a student at Renaissance High School in Detroit; is among approx im ately 800 outstand- ^ ing black American high school seniors who have won Achievement Scholarship awards through the Nation al Achievement Scholar ship Program. Thee awards, totaling over $2 million, are financed by grants fiam 34 corporate organizations and professional associations, and by National M erit Schol arship Corporation. The National Achievement Scholarship Program is a Maggie Logan and Kayla Jakel are going to tiie Thrive privately financed academ Academy in California. They earned the spot for all their ic competition established volunteerism at the Henry Ruff building in Garden City in 1964 sp ecifically to honor working on the Dress for Success room where commu- scholastically talented black iiity members may go to receive clothes needed for job Garden City DECA Club membeis, witii advlso» Teresa Millican and Lynda Bommarito, Am erican youth and to pro interviews. show the honors they received at a recent state conference in Grand Rapids. vide schol^ ships to a sub stantial number of the most outstanding participants in each annual competition. DECA Club qualifies 12 for international conference Tbe program is conducted by National M erit Scholar B yS u e B u d c Students need that tinal influx ities throughout the district. Burlingame and RikM Keene for ship Corporation. staff Writer of cash in order to attend the Entrepreneurship Promotion Wngs on Fire Qiarity Hockey California conference. Paiple Project State Wnner. Event, Sports and Entertainment Casandra Ford, Josh Selin- Final fundraising help is need who would like to help can con • Kayla Jakel, Maggie Logan Promotion P lan! sk i m d Bethany Thrun, all ed as the DECA Club at Gard^ tact Millican at millict@gardenc- and Zachary Laubernds for orga • Kayla Jakel and Maggie of Garden City, have been Q ty High School rounds the final itysdiools.com. nization and partic^ation in Logan for Dress for Success, named to the Dean’s L ist stretch. The club is raising funds In addition to the 12 in te n community services at the high Resume Tips and Financial for the fall 2012 semester at to get to Anaheim, Calif., &om tional qualifiers, the club, earned school, throughout the d i^ c t Games, F i^ cia l literacy Pro Saginaw Valley State Uni A pril 23-28. IS m e< ^ , an S B E Gold Level and alumni success stories. They motion Project. versity. To be eligible for In the meantime, the students Certification and a Silver Merit are Thrive Leadership Academy Heaven Kayal also received a the Dean’s List, students had success at a recent state con award at the state conference. rec^ients. Silver Level Merit Award. must be enrolled in at least ference. International qualifiers were: • Ashley Moyers and Bailey Millican gave special thanks 12 credit hours and earn a “We had 12 international qual • Alaina Kastl and Katelyn Hal- Terrell for School-Based Elnter- to those who helped support the semester 3.4 grade point ifiers and nine of these students lup who worked on the Cougar’s prises. Gold Level Certification Garden City DECA at fte confer average or better. are actually going to be able to Den free spirit wear for those in for the school store. ence. go to Anaheim as three of them need. Creative Marketing Proj Millican said that a medal win They were Neil Crosato, Jenni TWo Garden Q ty residents have other obligations keeping ect State winner. ners who made it up on the stage fer (M arelli and Rob Eisiminger have been awarded scholar them tinm being able to attend,’’ • Ashley lATamowski and Sadie were: who serv^l as chaperones and ships to attend the Universi said adviser Teresa Millican. Crunk for Community Services • Zack Laubernds, Sports Team Michelle Clinej Darlene Jablo- ty o f Detroit Mercy. “The 0 )st of the conference is at the Henry Ruff budding, Pul> Decision Making, one medal for nowsM and Julia Eisiminger who Jamie McKenna of Garden $1,100 per student The students lie Relations Project State Win testing. served as judges. C ity has received the Alex who are going all have spent an ner. • Ben Arent for Hotel Lodg Millican be^ed with pride at Barba Scholarship, while enormous amount of time vol • Loren Thrun, Laura Rhodes ing Management, two medals for the accomplishments. John McNally has received unteering for the community of and Rachel Bommarito for Glob testing. I the Henkel Scholarship. Garden Qty.” al Entrepreneurship Week activ • Brittney Szabo, Samantha see DECA, AS
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By Ken Abramczyk which are 40 to 60 years 'Bond is way to go' tional equipment and 50 ing the use of a portion Supporting the bonds s t a ff W rite r old. “We have needs and ^ rc e n t of custodial and of sinking funds for new w ill help the distnet Superintendent Randy a bond issue is the wa3f maintenance equipment. technology. upgrade its technology, Livonia i^ id e n t Fred Liepa presented informa to go to address those > Liepa directed resi including the mobile apps M ack had questions about tion and answered ques needs,” liepa said. dents who'wanted inore 'Enhancing learning' and w ireless, Kanai said. the school bond propos tions from Mack and oth The bonds would information to go to the Susan Kanai of Livo “You see a lot qf neat al that he and other vot er residents there. Anoth improve the education district’s website at liyo- nia works as an educa things that are enhancing ers in the Livonia Pul> er Community Forum envirohi^ent, imprqve niapublicschools.org. tor in a nearby district learning with the technol lie Schools district will and Q&A session w ill be the technology in eyery' Mack asked liepa what and has a son atten^g ogy that they are; growing decide in a special elec held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, classrooi^, save on ^ner- he eiqiected the mte^ Livonia Public Schools. up with now,” shq said. tion M ay 7. < April 17, at Churchill High ^ and maintenance costs est rates would be on The district she teach Je rry Veach of Livo M ack said he had con School, 8900 Newburgh. and improve security, the bonds, liepa eiqiects es in rec:ently upgrad nia would not comment cerns about the 30-year, lie p a gave a chro Liepa said. ^jeciHc proj then? to land in a 3.75- to ed its technology, allow on how he w ill vbte bn. $195 million propo^, so nology of the propos ects also include funii- 4.75-percent range. “It ing one of her non-verbal the bond proposm. Veach he attended a bond infor al from the collection of ture, equipment and bus is about as cheap as it is students to communicate attended to get more mation meeting Thursday more than 16,000 com es, U gh school audito going to be,” lie p a said. w ith an iPad. “A s a teach information. night at Franklin High ments severd years ago rium s ^ d fine arts are “Now is the time to bor e r and a parenf, I want “They seem to have School. to the community sim- nas, entrances and office row for your home. Well, access to that technology, their act togethef on Afterward, he left vey, forums and fa d lity locatiohs in elementary m unicipal and school “ K anai said. where it is going and believing the bonds are reviews with administra schools and cafeteria and bonds are at very favor Kanai said she was what they w ill do with it,” necessary to upgrade tors and building supervi kitchen upgrades in the able rates right now.” encouraging people to he said of the presenta the schools. “Everything sors in 2012-13. district’s middle and high lie p a was asked how approve the bond pro tion. “Speaking about it is breaks down and needs to LP S has one of the low schools. the district plans to keep posal She said afterward one thing, but I remem be replaced,” l^ c k said. est debt m illage rate School officials hope up with the changing that she attended because ber it better by seeing it M ack was referenc comparisons, lower than the bonds, if approved, technology. H e e^ iects she is “a fact-finding per with my eyes.” ing classroom furniture Novi, Dearborn, Garden w ill pay for w ireless net technology needs will be son.” Kanai also said that needed to be pieced City, Wayne-Westland, works at schools and fund reviewed by a commit improvements made [email protected] together to be repaired, Northville and Plymouth- mobile learning devices tee and teachers w ill look w ifii the bond money w ill (313)222-25^1 equipment and technol Canton, lie p a said. for students. to the future. A new w ire improve housing values. IWitten ©KenAbramez ogy that officials say facilities “are not com O fficials also hope to less network w ill “last us are outdated and need parable to otir neighbor replace 70-75 percent of some time,” liepa said. ed infrastructure repairs ing school districts,” Lie- cl^ srdom fu ititiire , 61 H e hoped state lawmak at the schools, many of pa said. buses, selected instruc ers pass legislation allow-
The Public Rela DECA tions Project for Continued from page A4 Sadie Crunk and Ashley Wilamowski “As advisers, Lynda focused on all tiie Bommarito and I received service available Induding: Funeral Dii many compliments about at Henry Ruff. This smetology, Full Preparattoti^l the tehavior of Garden is Wilamowskl's City students at the con third time qualify Use of Facilities, Ail Transptnm ic^ ference,” Millican said. ing and attending Fine Metal Gasket, I “Not only did they dress tile International AcknowiedgemenI professionally, they Conference, the Documentation, D e ^ ©ertiftiates i first time in shared a touching moment S andg^ap^^ygyiGiOrgE school's history of silence for Vinnie Mei . ers and demonkrated thatasbidenthas teamwork throughout the gotten the award entire weekend. It was foieeyearsina a pleasure to spend the row. weekend with all of die Roger HusbanWDirector 42 D EC A members who attended the conference, and Familylinerc They definitely made Gar den City proud” 2401 S. Wayne Road • Westland,
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By Darrell Oem the project is started. improve safety.” w o rth it ." Drustee Ibm Yack, have accompanied by paving staff Writer E v e n d ie n , it could ta k e S fiU , B ir c h le r conceded, questioned the boulevard Lots Road between Ford one to tw o y e a rs to com Avoiding Fold “ thfe t i^ f ic is p re tty a w flil plan. Yack, a form er 20- and Cherry H ill, giving plete. The proposal sug- lik e m any b u sin e ss most of the day.” year supervisor, and oth m o to rists ano ther ro u te . Ford and Haggerty roads, ge^ adding greenery ownera. Canton officials Ktcheragr^ “Fiye e rs had hoped fo r new G o rette Y u n g , ijuIDO T but she has found short and th e D ow ntow n D e ve l "o’clock tra ffic is the ramps allowing traffic to p ro je c t m anaged h as sa id cu ts to get to h e r bartend rate east and west lanes; opment Authority, Krone worst;” she said. access Haggerty Road public support appeara in g jo b a t B o w e iy G r ille & w idening th e ro ad to t h i^ worries that a long-term P itc h e r sa id the boule from the southbound I-27S “overwhelming” for the Pid7, ju s t e a st o f ih e high- la n e s in c e rta in a re a s; construction project could vard plan, once complet e x it w itho ut g etting onto boulevard plan, ^lie only c ra sh in te rse ctio n . p ro h ib itin g le ft tu rn s a t hurt business. ed , could h elp ease t r a ffic Ford Road. MDOT offi- o ther options on & e tab le “ T h e re a re so m any m ajor intersections; and “From a business stand p a tte rn s. I fs th e len g th y dals say federal authori a re to do nothing o r to a c d d fflts a t th is in te rs « ;- installing turnaround p o in t m y im m ediate ques p ro cess th a t co n cerns tie s a xed th a t p lan . adopt stopgap m easures tio a I t r y to avo id F o rd lanes sim ilar to those on tion, as any other business h e r ‘T th in k it w ill m ake . Amid ongoing talks with su(^ as adding a West Road a s m uch a s p ossi Michigan Avenue. ow ner on F o rd R o ad , is e v e ry th in g r e a lly m essed MDOT, Supervisor Phil bound Ford Im e from I- ble,” Beningo, 31, said, “ItUidciftheyadd how lo tig is the co n stru c u p .” L a Jo y h as said h e b e lie ve s 275 to Sheldon a4d an standing behind the bar. la n e s, it could h n lp ,” H ag tion going to take,” Kro the boulevard proposal is eastbound lane from L il ‘1 liv e n e a r h e re , and a ll I gadone said, as long as ne s d d . ‘^ o w long w ould Safety suggestions m o st'lik e ly to happen. H e ley to Haggerty, along hear are sirens.” the toulevard'doesn’t it a ffe c t th e road clo se st O ve r a t th e B o w e ry, has sought a solution for w ith b e tte r tu rn lan e s a t That’s because police enranadi on bar parking . to my entrance, and how Beningo and Haggadone a decade o r lo ng er. S tate key intersections. cars and, sometimes, o r d riv e a w ay custo m ers w ould it a fre e t th e a b ili had another safety sug officials say Ford Road Most motorists agree am bulances a re o ften d u rin g co n stru ctio n . ty o f m y custo m ers to get gestion: install pedestri w ith in a fe w y e a rs w ill that doing nothing is not rushing to Canton’s most “ T h a t w ould be m y o n ly h ere?” an o ve rp asse s a cro ss F o rd have to be reconstruct an option. J u s t a sk H ^ - accident-prone intersec oincern,” she said, add K ro n e o ften a d v ise s h is Road. 'niey.r^raUed one ed a n y w a y — and th e tim e'‘ gadone: “Canton is still tion, call^ Michigtm’s in g th a t ram p w o rk la s t customers to maneuver m an who w as k ille d w a lk could be ripe for broader g ro w ing .” worst by local offidaLs. co n stru ctio n season a t the through the W lo w C re e k in g a cro ss the ro ad . changes. B o w m y em ployee Ford/I-27S interchange Shopping C e n te r a s m uch &me local,officials, L a Jo y and o th e rs h ave dclemShometownlifWom | (313) Katrice Haggadone, 27, “killed our business. It a s p o ssib le to re a d i H ag such as townshipboard insisted the plan should be 222-22381 TVvitten ®CantonObserver described nightmarish w as h o rrib le .” gerty or Lilley, rather rush-ho ur d riv in g con- ha la te 2011, lo c a l o ffi th an cro ssin g b u sy la n e s diticms to Cantcni from cials said &e stretch of of Ford Road traffic. W estland, w h ere she liv e s Ford Road from Canton M D O T h as vow ed to near Merriman and Hines C m ite r to the W estland D riv e . dty lim it recorded 2,411 , p ro je c t a s p a in le ss a s “ I t ta ke s m e 30 m inutes accid e n ts d iu in g a s ix - p o ssib le and to m ain tain some days during rush year period, with 815 of access to local businesses. s4ji& i;|Lal h o iff, and it ’s not th a t fa r,” those (Kcurring between F o rd Road w ould not be she sa id . H ag g e rty and L ille y . shu t down. B en ing o , Haggadone Gary ^ n e , who owns S till, Zane Birchler and H o s p i t a l and Others who brave th e C ^ e l Ic e (fre a m Em ily Pitcher, Plymouth Ford Road to get to work shop on F o rd w e st o f H ag resi(tents who work at the Full Service VMnary Hospital and home are hopeful gerty, said he has w it nearby Jim m y John’s sub th e ir d riv in g woes could n e s s ^ num erous a c c i shop, question whether ease i f the M ch ig a n d en ts, w h ich o ften o ccu r the Eruptions are worth D r. A vtar M ad ah ar D .V .M . i Treating All Exotic and Pocket Animals Department of Transpo^ w hen m o to rists a re tu rn transforming Ford Road “Quality Service at an Affordable Price” tation adopts a proposd in g a cro ss b u sy la n e s o f into a boulevard. Birchler to transform the busding tr^ fic. 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B lood: The fam il Highlighted even makes appearanc a w a y s. al Shredding of Grosse iar red fluid in A ctivities es throughout the book Friday Night Dinner Pointe Woods w ill be out the body that con to comment on the situa and a M ovie: 6:30 p.m. side near our pavilion tains white and red blood Give Light: The Poetry tions. Lim ited number of A p r il 19 to help you in a friend cells, platelets, proteins of Rumi Set to M usic: 7 copies w ill be available Tonight’s Dinner and ly and efficient manner. and other elements. The p.m. A pril IS at the Reference Desk. a Movie features food This event is our kick- , blood is transported Join us for the first W riters Workshop: 7 from Alexander the o ff celebration for Mon throughout the body by program highlighting p.m. A p ril 17 Great, here in Westland. ey Smart Week of M ich the circulatory system. our new M uslim Jour j The W riters Workshop Doors for the dinner igan. Look for more Blood functions in two neys Bookshelf as sing critiques an individu portion of the program event inform ation on our directions: arterial and er-songwriter Laszlo Slo- al’s writing in a work open at 5:45 p.m . Tickets Events page during the venous. A rterial blood movits brings the mag shop setting. A ll genres cost $10 and are avail week of A pril 20 through is the means by which ic of m usic to the poet accepted (fictio ii, poet able at the Circulation A p r il 27. oxygen and nutrients The W illiam P. Faust ry of m ystical poet Rumi ry, m eihoir, etc.).' We w ill Desk until 9 p.m. Thurs Food for Fines: Now are transported to tis Public Library of West- (translations by Coleman tell you what is working day, A p ril 18. Tonight’s through A pril 30 sues while venous blood land can help you try to Banks). Slomovits, who with your piece, as w ell m o vie is Lin co ln . “ A s th e Hunger and charity is the means by which keep healthy. 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AROUND WAYNE AN^ Steer clear of low-interest, WESTLAND Blood Drive 224, or e-mail crystal On Monday, A pril IS , the W illiam P. Faust Pub org to reserve a spot. long-term annuities lic lib ra^ w ill sponsor an Am erican Red Cross Pancakes By Rick Bloom the money. with it, you have com b rief conversation that blood drive 10 a.m . to 4 The Westland b ed fel Guest Columnist What do plete flem bility with the you’re not interested in p.m. at the lib rary, 6123 lows are getting a head you think? money. If you need mon making any changes. Central City Parkway, start on fund-raising for Q:^Dear Rick: Years ago, A : I ey for whatever pur Unfortunately, in just n o rth o f F o rd , W e stlm d . the Christm as se^on I saw you at a seminar and lo v e pose, you can withdraw about every aspect of lb m ake an appointm ent thaidcs to Ken and Wm- you recommended that i put th a t yo u it on an as-need basis. life , we are' sometimes log onto wwwj'^cross- n ie B a u sch a t a n < ^ e 50 some of my money into a d id n ’t In today’s environ forced to deal with blood.org and e n te r Spon Plus group at S t Richard fixed annuity. I had money In s u c ment, I’m not a-fan aggressive salespeo so r code: w p lccp o r c ^ Catholic Chiu’ch. They a CD that I didn’t really need Money Matters cum b to of people locking up ple. I have never liked 800-RED-CROSS. Every are hosting a Pancake and being conservative you th e p re s money for 10 years. It dealing with aggressive one who comes to donate Breakfast following the recommended an annuity. s u re o f doesn’t make sense con salespeople and I do w ill be entered in to a 8:30 a.m . Mass on Sunday, Rick Bloom It worked out very good th e s a le s sidering how low inter whatever I can to avoid d raw in g fo r a fre e iR id A pril 21, which vifill run for me as I received about p e rso n . est rates are and the them. In situations m ini Anyone over age 17 from approximately 9:15 a 4-percent return. The An instant trigger for changing economic where I ’m forced to deal (age 16 with a permission a .m . to noon. annuity no longer has a me that som et^g’s pot environment. with them, I make sure slip) can donate blood. A ll p ro ceeds gq to the penalty, but still pays me 4 right is when a sales I believe everyone I let them know that I’m Westland Goo^dllows. percent. The agent who sold person tries to put too needs fle xib ility and not happy with their Spaghetti dinner T h e p u b lic is w elco m e. me the annuity is pressing much pressure on me. to lock in money for a aggressive tactics and A spaghetti dinner w ill S t Richard is located at me to move it into another I love that you resist 10-year period doesn’t that they won’t work on be held 1-6 p.m . Sun 35637 Cherry H ill, West- annuity. He claims I can get ed and are looking for seem prudent. You are me. Does this always d ay A p r il 14, b y th e la n d . a better rate of return in an . independent advice. in your 80s, so it doesn’t get them to back down? Rom anowsM V F W Po st equity-indexed annuity. He My advice is keep m ^e sense to lock in No, but at least it puts 6896 pool team to benefit Pancake says I can’t lose money. He’s what you have. Your for 10 years. them on notice. v e te ra n s’ p ro g ram s. Breakfast putting a lot of pressure on annuity is paying a Your salesperson is If you are going to The cost is $6 for adults me to make the move. The guaranteed 4 percent more worried about buy an annuipr (in the and $3 for children. A T h e F ir s t U n ite d M eth annuity only has a 1-percent and that is a great rate what ends up in his m ajority of situations), hungry plate w ill be odist Church of Wayne- guarantee and I would have of return in today’s pocket than yours. I rec it does not pay to lock avai^ble for $8. The meal Westland is holding a pan to lock it up for another 10 environment. In addi ommend the next time up for long periods of includes spaghetti with ca k e b re a k fa st 8^10 a.m . years. I’m in my early 80s, tion, because the annu the annuity agent calls, tim e. Unfortunately, too m eat o r m a rin a ra sau ce , Saturday, A pril 20, at I am still conservative and ity no longer has any you either don’t take the many salespeople push sa la d and b read and b ut Applebee’s, 36475 War I’m not sure when I’ll need penalties associate4 call of te ll him in a very long-term annuities ter. Desserts w ill be avail ren Road, W estm d. The because they receive able. There also w ill a a ll you-can-eat-breakfast more in commissions. cash bar, raffles, music includes pancakes, meat, A fter a ll, if you look and much more. juice and coffee. CITY OF W ESTLAND at fixed annuities today, T h e Rom anowsM P o st The ri>st is$7. Tickets SYNOPSIS OF M INUTES the guaranteed rate is in is at 28945 Joy, east of a re avM lald e -^tqlin mem M TG. 7 4/1/13 the 1 to 2 percent area. M id d le b e lt in W estland . bers of Uipted Method Why would anyone want For more information, ist Women dr at the door. Presiding: IVesident Godbout to lock into such low call (734)525-9454 or For more information call Present:. Ham m ons, Johnson, Kadi, Kehrer, lieeves rates? If the guaran (734)261-0260. Applebee’s at (734) 467- S I: Appr. m inutes of regular m eeting held ^18/13. teed rate was 7 percent, 7215 or (734) 7214801: - Appr. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church “Crop Walk^ 5/5/13. - A ppt W ayne M em orial Flow er Sale @ 2103 S. W ayne Rd. 5-10-12/13. ' it would be different. Parent workshop -Appr. D. Bom em an to “blanket bum perm it” at N ankin M ills Park any day btwn. If you are going to buy The Talk Early & Talk Healthy Passport 4/1 and 5/15/13. an annuity, make sure Often© workshop, aimed The cite of WeStlaEd - Appr. A rt Van tent sale 5/9-20 & 8/1-19. you keep it short term , a t h elp in g M ich ig an p ar n^ealthyPass- - Appr. bid for rep air services to fire service vehicles to Cuda Autom otive; am t. $69/hr which w ill give you’ ents of middle and high & R & R Fire Tm ck Repair; am t. $82/hr, greater flexib ility when school students talk with - Adopt O rd. 259 to amend Ch. 26 to adopt A rt. V m , Sec. 26-441-26445 to define yard sales, interest rates eventual provide requirem ents for and require perm its & perm it fees for yard sales. their child about absti 52: Set 5/6/13 as Public H earing for 2013-14 Budget. ly r is e . nence and sexuality, is 53: Appr. M ax & Erm a’s Fim in the Sun Event to be held in th eir po king lot on various dates G o o d lu throu^out the summer. 54: Appr. tem p, add space perm it for Ashley’s B ar on 5/4 & 5/11. 55: Conf re-appt of D . M cM ullen to LD FA for 4 yr. term to exp. 4/14/17. 56: Conf re-appt of R . Farsakiah to LD EA for 4 Jt . term to exp. 4/19/17. 57: Conf re-appt of A . M artin to B R A for 3 yr. term to exp. 4/5/16. 58: Appr. checklist: $312^802.16 & Prepaid: $643,259.79. M tg. ad), at 7:45 p.m . M inutes available in the Clerk’s Office.
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GARDEN CUPPINGS M am a M ia hosts American Legion and $15 per person fo r at the high school a t (734) in g s a re fre e . T h e A u x ilia ry o f A m er ch ild re n age 12 and under 762-83^ o r a t hathawm® For more information ican Legion Post 396 is . and In clu d e s th re e hours gardencityschools.com contact Bonnie atj Hope 4 'Q uarter A uction’ holding a S p rin g C ra ft and of unlim ited bowling - 9- H ealin g H e a rts a t (734) Vendor Show 9 a jn . to 4 p in no tap - shoe re n ta l, G>mmunity Qiat 646-2237. , p jn . Satu rd ay, A p rfl 20, a t tw o s lic e s o f p izza and pop. ' Hosanna-Thtmr Luther There also w ill be door r y P a rtin and h is co-hosts Museum to benefit people an C h u rch , 9600Le v e m e , p ri^ , 50/50, basket raf e v e ry T h u rsd a y n ig h t a t 9 fundraising north of West Chicago and fle s and cash b ar. pm It’s the Internet mlk south of Plymouth, Red- show dedicated to the re s Tlie Friends of the Gar w ith d isab ilities fo rd . Floddng idents and businesses of den Q ty H istorical Muse T h e re a lso w ill be a bake flam ingos G arden Q ty and the sur um are continuing their sa le , 50/50 r a ffle and food rounding communities. fundraising efforts, selling Two fam ilies from Bel it their m ission to help avaOable. Admission is $1. Celebrate birthdays, Shme your events, fund engraved brick pavers and leville and Royal Oak, local nonprofits through anniversaries, or ji^ ra is e rs and c o m m its renting Ihe Grande Par who established Quarters a bi-monthly series of Preschool signup because you can ^ th a with other listeners. lour for social an^ busi for Kids, w ill hold a ben “Quarter Auctions” held Ladiers Child Develop flo c k in g . F o r ju s t $20, you Call-in live at 724-444- ness occasions. efit “Quarter Auction” to at different venues in the ment Center w ill be host can flock your nei^bors, 7444 enter call ID 82757#, T h e b ric k s a re $50 fo r help children and adults tri-county area. Their ing open registration for friends, or fam ily mem o r v is it u s in o u r ch at room the 4-inch b y 8-inch size w idi disabilities served first event raised funds h ^ - ^ y and fu ll-d a y p re bers with 25 Pink Flam in a t http://talkShoe.com/ th at has up to tbi^ee lin e s. by the Macomb-Oakland fo r Ju d so n C e n te r. school fo r Ihree- and foiu*- gos on their lawn, courtesy tc/K757. Either way we T h e 8-inch b y 8-inch Regional Center (MORC) “I came to know the year-old children 1-3 pjn . of Project Graduation. look forward to heming b ric k s a re $75 and have at 10:30 am . Satunlay, needs of people with dis W ednesday, M ay 8. Em ail gardencitypro- flo ra yo u. room fo r iq> to s ix lin e s o f A pril 20, at Mama Mia abilities and their fam T h e re g istra tio n w ill jectgrad@yah(X).com or Coiintact u s a t gccommu- te x t. Italian Cuisine, 27770 ilie s th ro u g h m y jo b a t be done in Rcram 26 at call (734) 612-5274. Be miity( The Lathers General Plymouth Road, livonia. Carhartt,” said John the Lathers Early Child su re to in clu d e y o u r nam e, Sto re is open fro in noon The event proceeds w ill Papineau. “I deliv hood and Preschcwl Cen telephone number, date Healing Hearts to 3 p m Wednesdays and fund food, clothing and e r^ clothes and food to ter, 28351 Marquette, Gar of flocking, the name and Do you h ave a lo v ^ on Saturdays, offering a vari furniture for people with MORC donated by Car den G ty. Parents should ad dress o f who you w ant in p riso n? e ty o f c o lle c tib le and g ift disabilities served by hartt and its employees be sure to bring the child’s to flo c k . K n o w th at you a re not ite m s. I th e new M O R C H um an and learned how desper b irth c e rtific a te and shot alone. Confidential sup T h e m useum is located Services Wayne County ate some people are.” re co rd s, th e ir d riv e r’s Zum bada^ p o rt group m eetings a re in the S tra ig h t Farm house office in Livonia. The Papineau fam i lic e n se and ch e ck book fo r Zumba flm ess is back at held a t K ir k o f O ur S a vio r, a t 6221 M e rrim an , n orth Registration is $15 for ly was moved to pro registration. A tour of the Meniman Road Baptist ^ 6 0 C h e rry H ill, West- of Ford Roadi Garden Q ty. the event, which includes vide furniture and house- ce n te r w ill also be a v a il Church, on Merriman just lan d , 6:30-8 :^ p .m the sec Can(734)83fr0650for a classic Italian dinner. wares to a MORC fam i able at that tim e. south o f F o rd , G ard en C ity . ond and fourth Mondays m ore in fo rm atio n o r v is it Participants can pur ly with a young daughter Open registration for T h e c la ss is fo r women age o f each m onth. T h e m eet www.sfhonline.brg . chase tickets through with autism that MORC after-school care w ill be 18 and old er. C la ss tim e is Shelly Papineau at smp@ got out of a homeless held 5:30-6:30 p m that 8-9 p.m with registration saberfg.com or on the s h e lte r and in to an a p a rt day. be^ nning a t 7*30 p m w e b site http://www.quar- ment, but had ho fiuni- For more information, Sponsored by the G irl tersandkids.com . E v e n t ture. Since then the Pap- c a ll lis a M ays o r Sonya frie n d s o f G ra ce M in istry organizers are seeking ineaufam ily has donat GriwicM at ^34) 762-8440. at Merriman Road Baptist I W HY BE CATHOLIC? vendors to participate, ed beds, dressers, winter R u m m ^ e sa le Church, the class w ill be The popular monthly series of personal stories local businesses to spon coats and more to MORC G(X)d Hope Lu th e ran h eld on T h u rsd a ys a t the and testimonies continues its 4th season with sor the event and donors fa m ilie s . Q iurch is having a rum church. Donations w ill be an exciting roster of new speakers, sure to bring to contribute item s for a A Q u a rte r A u ctio n con m age sa le 9 a m to 5 p .m taken a t the d m r to co ve r rewarding new insights to your own faith life silent auction. sists of local vendors Thursday and Friday, the co st o f the in stru cto r. “We are a group of who sell anything from A p ril 25-26, a t the ch u rch , For more information, Monday, fam ilies that believed personal care item s to located at 28680 Cherry caU (734) 421-0472 we needed to step up scrapbook supplies to H ill, G ard en Q ty , M L A $2 April 22nd at 7 PM to h e lp people and do it blankets. Participants bag sa le fo r w ill be h eld at Tutoring Fr. R. J . Slaton, /d e la te Pastor in a creative way,” said pay $15 for the ticket to 3 p m F rid a y . C a ll 73 427- M em bers o f the K e y of Our Lady of Mt Carmsl Parish 36S0 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n . Q u b a re once ag ain o ffe r and former % Michael’s Seminarian, Papineau, an adn^ s- the event and bring or will share the story of his reversion trative assistant mth buyTolls of quartos. ing tutoring3:30-4:40pm from disillusioned young radio Blue Cross/Blue Shield. They use the quarters to "'’gowiing Benefit’ Wednesdays. engineer to parish priest “Every qqarter counts bid on item s auctioned by Garden City Relay for Any middle school and for people who are strug the vendors. l i f e team A ly ssa ’s A n g els ^ elem entary students can ALLAREWELCOMEI Fr. R. J. 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B y Brad Em ons Th e lin eb acke r and Observer Staff Writer special teams player for the Tennessee Titans, Catholic League g irls soccer a former Clarencev p o w ers L iv o n ia Ladyw ood and ille and Penn State B irm in g h am M aria n {>roved to standout, w ill host the be on equal footing Fnday night. free camp assisted by A m atch th a t w as postponed a current and former d ay b ecause o f in cle m e n t w eath NFL and college play e r and m oved to the synth et- ers, along with area . ic t u r f a t M adonna U n iv e rs ity coaches. Field wound up in a 1-1 draw. The camp is open to Ladywood, which ended Mar the first 150 registrants ian’s nine-year reign last sea (includes T-shirt). son as Catholic A-B Division To register, visijt champ, trailed 1-0 at halftim e, www.timshawfootball. but scored the game-tying god com . w ith 21:28 le ft w hen ju n io r A nto For more informa n ia Ram on pushed hom e a shot tion, e-mail johnshaw- o ff an a s s is t fro m ju n io r E m ily [email protected]. H u d d e sto n . Ladywood is now 2-0-1 over a ll and 1-0-1 in the Catholic League’s Central Division, while M arian, which has captured three of the last four Division 2 state title s, stands 3-0-2 and 1- 0-1. T h is co uld be th e f ir s t o f four meetings between the two te am s, w ith the n e xt tw o b eing May 7 (at M arian) and May 18 (Catholic League championship). Ladywood, a state sem ifi nalist in 2011, was waylaid in Karate event th e re g io n a l la s t y e a r b y D e x ter, while M arian went on to on April 21 beat Plainw ell, 3-1, for the state The Michigan Karate cro w n . Tournament, hosted by “I think these are the top two the Shotokan Karate teams in Division 2,” Ladywood BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Federation of Michi Ladywood's Emily Huddleston (right) gels a toe on the ball as Marian's Julia Grirasman (9) converges on the play gan, w ill start at 11:30 Please see LADYWOOD, B3 In Frida/s Catholic League showdown. a.m. Sunday, April 21, at Garden City Middle School, 1851. Radcliff, Garden City. Admission is $5 for ages 15 and upend $3 for seniors and those Warriors, Trojans under 15. Those under- 5 w ill be admitted free. For more informa tion, call Tony Valvona at (734) 658-5683; or e-mail Tony@karatemi. com . Game ends in 0-0 draw • You can also visit vtfww.karatemi.com. Conditions were tough F ri h e r ow n. day afternoon, but neither “Our defense was again host Lutheran High West- a key factor in the game,” land and Livonia Clarencev- Clarenceville coach Aman Senior men’s ille refused to give an inch da Moody said. “Siunmer in a g irls soccer match. Reddick, Grace King, Amal golf meeting Lutheran Westland, play Musleh and IH styn Bean all ing its season opener, bat did an outstanding job. The Livonia Senior tled to a scoreless draw “And Ashley Murphy, Men's Golf Association w ill stage its 2013 reg with the Ttojans, who now Lindsey Fosth and Karley istra tio n an d fcfusiness stand 1-1-1 on the season. Flores handled the middle W arriors goalkeeper w e ll.” meeting at 9 a.m. Sat Angela M orrison made nine Lutheran Westland coach urday, April 20, at the first-half saves and Saman Sara Schafer was also Livonia Senior Center, located on the south tha Benner completed the pleased with her team’s shutout with two saves dur play on the defensive end east corner of Five Mile and Farmington roads. ing the fin al 40 minutes. led by M ichelle Greening DOUGLAS BARGEBSTOCK Ciarenceville’s keeper Jil- and AUie Lang. The meeting is open Ludieran Westland's Bethany Hoehn (left) and Ciarenceville's Rachel KItschweng Uan Bunker was equ^ to to golfers 59 years fight for file 50-50 ball In Frida/s soccer match. the task making 12 saves of Please see SOCOR, B3 and up, regardless of residency. The $30 registration fee also covers the season-ending awards banquet luncheon and gift- MU baseball team keeps pace in WHAC For more informa tion, call Tony Amadori The Madonna U niversity at Bitch Ballpark. gle scoring Austin Delmotte. Cook (one) and Donny Holland at (734) 261-4718. baseball team has 13 Wolver- M U, which improved to 19- Both Aquinas College (18-6, (o n e ). ine-Hoosier Athletic Confer 7 overall and 6-1 in the WHAC, 9-2) and ^diana Tech (22-lQ, Canton High’s Dan Stoney (1- ence games to either make up completed the sweep by rally 12-4) rem ain at the top of the 0), who pitched a scoreless sev or complete. ing in the seventh inning w itii standings along With MU. enth in relie f of starter Josh But as of Friday, the Crusad a pair of nms as Justin Cook’s Pelletier and Shane Dokey . 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Wild only at Varsity Quick Lane of Novi. | B2 (WL) Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, April 14,2013 LOCAL SPORTS online at hometownlife.com GIRLS SOFTBALL THE WEEK AHEAD PREP BASEBALL Lathrup at W ayne (2), 4 p.m. Wayne at Churchill, 4 p.m. Monday, A pril 15 Woodhaven at C'ville, 4 p.m. Franklin at Plymouth, 4 p.m . Churchill at Salem, 4 p.m . HVL at Ply. Christian, 4 p.m. Glenn at Canton, 4 p.m. Franklin at Novi, 4 p.m . Saturday, April 20 N'ville at Stevenson, 4 p.m . Canton at Stevenson, 4 p.m. Churchill Invitational, 9 a.m . Wednesday, A p ril 17 Attention grabber Glenn at S. Lyon, 4 p.m . M ercy Invitational, TBA. Ladywood at M arian, 4 p.m. Wayne at S.L Ea^ 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCC£R Thursday, A p ril 18 Fondson at C'ville, 4 p.m . Monday, ^ r il 15 ' Churchill at Glenn, 4 p.m. Little HVL knocks off Ann Arbor Huron lUesday, i^ ril 16 Glenn at C'ville, 6 p.m . i Canton at Franklin, 4 p.m. Glenn at SteVensoh, 4 p.m . N'ville at Stevenson, 7 p.m . | S .L East at Stevenson, 4 p.m . Clarenceville bounced back HVL at Macomb, 4:30 p.m . Tuesday, April 16 Plymouth at W ayne, 4 p.m. W estland H u ro n V a l walks, suffered the loss to w in the nightcap in walk- Luth. W estland vs. Roeper Plymouth at W ayne, 4 p.m . Lady, at Monroe CC 4 p.m. le y Lu th e ra n got o ff to a fo r th e D iv is io n 1 R iv e r off fashion v \^ three runs in ' at Worden Park, 4:30 p.m. BapL Pk. at L W’sid, 430 p.m. Friday, April 19 rousing start last Ibes- R a ts . the sixth inning fo r a 16-15 Wedn^day, April 17 Regina at Ladywood, 6 p.m . W ayne at GC, 3:30 p.m . trium ph in a game that was Franklin at Churchill, 4 p.m . Churchill at Franklin, 7 p.m. ' Saturday, April 20 day in its 2013 g irls soft- Courtney Ziemba went called because of darkness. Stevenson at Salem (2), 4 p.m . Glenn at Canton, 7 p.m. l^onroe Invitational, 8:30 a.m . ball season by sweeping 3-for-3 w iA a homer, dou Junior M ikala Kieling and W ayne at Glenn (2), 4 p.m . Wednesday, April 17 I Brighton Quad, 8:30 a.m . ho st A nn A rb o r H u ro n , 6- b le and tw o R B I in a lo s sophomore M ia Sampson Clarenceville at RU, 4 p.m. C'ville at Berkley, 5 p.m. South Lyon East Quad, 9 a.m . 2 and 7-6. in g cau se . paced the Trojans' offense Thursday, April 18 Thursday, April 18 | BOYSGOLE each going 2-for-4 wHh a Thurston at C'ville, 4 p.m. Plymouth at Glenn, 4 p.m . Thursday, April 18 The Hawks, a Division 4 In the opener, St. John triple and tw o RBI. L W sld at L South, 4:30 p.m. Parkway at L W’sid, 4:30 p.m. Farmington int^ tionai school with an enrollment threw a complete-game Clarenceville used two pitch- | HVL at Calvary, 4:30 p.m . Lady, at A A . Richard, 6 p.m. at Farm. Hills G .C , 8:30 a.m . of 80 students, completed two-hitter. She struck out ers w ith Jaki Bateman getting Friday, April 19 W ayne at Churchill, 7 p.m.' Saturday, April 20 the sweep in the ni^ tcap six and did not allow a the start before being reliev^ C'ville at Garden City, 4 p.m . Franklin at Canton, 7 p.m . Pinckney Invitational by Em ily Schwartz (1-1), who Glenn at Belleville, 4 p.m . Stevenson at S. Lyon, 7 p.m . at Rush Lake, 9 a.m . by scoring twice in the w a lk . earned the victory. Dearborn at Wayne, 4 p.m. Friday, /^ ril 19 GIRLS LAOtOSSE top o f the se ve n th . Junior Sarah Setian Gabriel Richard had a total Saturday, April 20 Church, at Farm ington, 7 p.m. Monday, A p ril 15 Top hitters for HVL went 2-for-4 with two o f 14 hits as M egan Fahiman Grosse Pte. South Inv., 10 a.m . W .'L W estern at Franklin, 7 p.m . Lady, at N.D. Prep, 4:30 p.m . included junior Brooke R B I, whle Strauch add and Heather W alacavage Taylor Kennedy Tourney, TBA. W ayne at Dearborn, 7 p.m. Wetinesday, April 17 combined to go 6-for-8 w ith a GIRLS SOFTBALL Saturday, A p ril 20 Lady, at A A Richard, 6 p.m. Kuehn (2-for-4, double, ed two hits, including a w alk each and six runs scored. Monday, A pril 15 (Ladywood Invttatlonai) Saturday, April 20 R B I); sophomore Jessie double. M eanwhile, Gabriel Richard Churchill at Salem, 4 p.m . Ladywood vs. Dexter Saline Invi^ onal, TBA Strauch (2-for-3, RBD ; K rista Lynch went 2- pitcher Rachel Opplinger Franklin at Novi, 4 p.m . at MU University Field, 9 a.m . COUEGE BASEBAU and freshman Madi for-3 with a double for held Clarenceville to four hits Canton at Stevenson, 4 p.m. Stevenson vs. Divine Child (all double-headers) allowing just one run and fan Glenn at S. Lyon, 4 p.m . at Lad^ood, 10:15 a.m. Monday, A p ril 15 son Ott (2-for-3, two runs Huron (2-2). GABRIEL RICHARD 14-15, ning three in Game One. Wayne at S.L Ea^ 4 p.m. BOYS a GIRLS TRACK Davenport at MU, 1 p.m . sco re d ). Second baseman Em ily Alex OJVRENCEyiLLE 1-16: L iv o Fordson at Cville, 4 p.m. TU^day, April 16 W edn^ lay, A p ril 17 V an n in g p itc h e r J u lie had tw o hits and scored tw o nia Clarenceville (1-1) opened L W 'sid at H. Woods, 430 p.m. Franklin at W ayne, 3:30 p.m . Siena Heights at MU, 1 p.m . runs fo r the Fighting Irish. St. John, a sophomore, its season M onday by dividing Tuesday, April 16 Glenn at Churchill, 330 p.m . Saturday, April 20 Schwartz and Kieling each scattered six hits and two a double-header w ith Ann Glenn at Stevenson, 4 p.m . Salem at Stevenson, 3:30 p.m . MU at N 'w ^em Ohio, 1 p.m. doubled in the loss as the Tro Arbor Gabriel Richard (1-1). L N'west at L W 'sid, 4:30 p.m. Lady, at Divine Child, 4 p.m. Sunday, A p ril 21 walks over seven innings. jans com m itted seven errors. The Fighting Irish captured Parkway at HVL 4:30 p.m. L W 'sid at H. Woods, 4:30 p.m . MU at N’w ^ em Ohio, 1 p.m. She s tru c k out fo u r. Schwartz, who took the loss, the first gam e, 14-i; in five Wedn^day, A p ril 17 Thursday, April 18 COLLEGE SOFTBALL w ent all five innings allowing Paige Gallinger, who innings scoring eight tim es in Franklin at Churchill, 4 p.m . Belleville, Inkster (an double-headers) 10 hits and three w alks w hile allowed 12 bits and three the fourth inning. Stevenson at Salem (2), 4 p.m . at Ciaenceville ,4 p.m . Sunday, April 14 striking out six. W ayne at Glenn (2), 4 p.m . Saturday, April 2 0 Lourdes (Ohio) at MU, 1 p.m . Clarenceville at RU, 4 p.m . M onroe-Jefferson Inv., 9 a.m . Wednenlay, A p ril 17 Thursday, April 18 , G rovs Invitational, 9 a.m. MU at UM-Dearbom, 1 p.m. Thurston at C'ville, 4 p.m. Stafford Relays Saturday, April 20 L W ’sid at S. Christ, 4:30 p.m. at W .L W «tem , 9:30 a.m. Davenport at MU, 1 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Liggett at HVL 4:30 p.m. April Showers Relays Sunday, A p ril 21 Friday, A pril 19 at Dexter, 9 a.m . Aquinas at MU, 1 p.m . 'M ercy at Ladywood (2), 4 p.m . GIRLS TENNIS TBA - tim e to be announced. Glenn at M elvindale (2), 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 Red-hot Crusaders sw eep by Lancers struck out two and walked two. BASEBALL ly ie r Schofield finished up. The weather was cloudy, rainy and struck out nine and walked five in sev Continued from page B1 Justin Cook belted a three-run hom o n ly 41 d eg rees F rid a y in W inona L a k e , en innings. er in the fifth — his second of the sea Ind., but t^ t couldn’t cool off the red- In the nightcap, homers by Cook, Cait- six innings, allowing four earned runs son — to key a six-run MU uprising. hot Madonna U niversity women’s soft- ly n K e u v e la a r and K a tie Fe n e ch keyed on six hits and two w alks. He struck Other top hitters for the Crusad ball team at k^ e r Field the Crusaders’ five-inning mercy rule out s ix . ers included John Lauro (3-for-3, two The Crusaders improved to 22-12 victory over the Lancers. Cornerstone (11-18,6-8) got two R B I R B I); Alex Charles (3-for-4, R B I); Vic overall by sweeping a double-header Amber Rafko and Keuvelaar each from ly ie r Krahn. tor Barron (2-for-2, two runs); and from host Grace College, 3-0 and 15-2, went 2-for-4 with three R B I, while Cook Golden Eagles starter Ryan Har Dokey (two R B I). to earn their sixth straight win and 13th was 2-for-3 with two R B I. Fenech and ris, whd took the loss, allowed six runs . Zach Harbison and Tom Enslen v ic to ry in th e ir la s t 14 gam es. Kasey THerweiler each added two hits. (only three earned) on seven hits. He each collected two hits for the Golden Bree Crampton (11-7) lire w a three- A lex Shipley (4-9), the losing pitcher, walked three and fanned four. Eagles, while starter David M itroff (1- hit shutout in the opener going a ll seven and Brooke Shell each collected two hits In the opener. M att Cook (4-1) went 2) suffered the loss. innings. She struck out eight and walked for Grace (11-21). six strong innings, scattering six hits MU continued its four-game series o n ly tw o . The Crusaders continue their road trip and allowing just two earned runs. He with Cornerstone on Saturday. Catcher Kristen Drabek paced MU’s Saturday at Huntington (Ind.) Univer 11-hit attack going 3-for-4 with an R B I. sity before returning home on Sunday Em m a C ook and K a rle ig h C re ig h to face Lourdes (Ohio) University in a ton (North Farmington) s^o contrib Wolverine-Hoosier A ce tic (Conference uted two hits apiece to pin the loss on encounter beginning at 1 p.m. at Univer Grace starter O livia W right (7-7), who sity Field. fkeooM BOYS TRACK RESULTS BOYS DUAL M ^ RESUITS Hickerson, 100,(11.45); Kapreal Moore, long jum p' PLYMOUTH 109 i (17 feet, 2 inches); 3rds: M icah Orr, 1,600 (4:56.98); WESTLAND JOHN GLENN 28 hjgh jum p (5-5); Jew ell Jones, 800 (2:09.36); Ke- e/j/oys i! 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At that point, with Plymc|uth That ptuved to be the unde holding a 20-6 edge in shots on n ia b le them e F rid a y n ig h t in goal, Owen Sound coach G re g G am e 5 o f the best-of-seven Ireland pulled Binnington series at Compuware Arena. and re p lace d him w ith Canton Led by forward Stefan n a tiv e B rand o n H ope. N oesen, P l3rm outh took it to T h e W h ale rs d id not ease up Owen Sound for 60 minutes en ! on H ope, peppering h im w ith ro u te to a 5-0 v ic to ry b e fo re seven shots on a five -m im ite just over 3,000 fans. power play. The Whalers started fast and Hope p roved to be Owen never wavered, scoring five Sound’s bright spot, stopping tim es in 20 shots over the first a ll 23 shots he faced in his fh^ 24rplus minutes and wound up postseason action of the season.. w iA a 43-19 edge in shots on M th the v ic to ry in th e books, g o al. the W h ale rs a re one w in a ^ ay P l3fm outh now h o ld s a 3- fmm reaching the conference 2 series lead entering Sun fin a ls . day’s Game 6 in Ontario with a According to Noesen, the ch^ce to clinch. team knows it won’t be easy. “i think we played a very “We’re feeling pretty good good game tonight,” said right now,” Noesen said. “But Noesen, who scored twice and there’s always a little some assisted on another. “In Owen thing in there that we know Sound (a 4-3 loss Wednesday they’re going to come out fly in G am e 4 ) w e didn’t com e out in g . re a d y to p la y , w e o n ly p layed “ A nd I th in k w e ju s t n e ^ to h a lfa g a m e . focus on every shift. We t^ve “ W ith a team lik e th a L th ey’re 60 m in u tes to p ro ve o u rse lv e s very fast, very competitive, and th e re .” w e can ’t g et down tto t e a rly .” OWEN SOUND 4, PLYMOUm 3: The host Attack rolled to an early Battling for die puck Friday night are Plymouth Whalers forward Stefan Noesen (No. 11) and Owen Sound's 4-0 lead Wednesday night and hung F u ll s p e e d Cody Ceci (No. 8). on to win Game 4, tying the series P l3m iouth head coach M ike at 2-all. I V eU ucd noted how on ta s k h is VUth 13:19 le ft in the fra m e , T h a t’s w h at it ta ke s to w in .” MitcheU Heard (two goals), who After Artur Gavrus scored at 5:14 A string of Owen Sound pen r a c ^ down the le ft w in g b efo re of the second period to give Owen team p laye d , u n lik e the p re v i N oesen coUected a boim cing Sound a four-goal cushion, the ous game. He stiressed tiia fs p u ck in the lo w slo t in fro n t o f alties also helped Plymoulh get firing it home. Whalers relieved starting gpalie Alex how things musf continue for Owen Sound g oalie Jo rd a n B in - th e o ffd is e fire d u p, b ut it took Nedeljkovic (15 saves) \a^ Matt the W h alers to fin is h o ff the nington after it was misplayed the W h alers u n til m e ir fo u rth Insurmounteble Mahalak, who blAnked the Attack Plymouth then d ias^ Bin- the rest of the way. Mahalak also Attack in the series. b y an A tta c k defensem an. pow er p la y to sco re . stopped 15 shots. “ When w e’re fo cused w e’re T h e O ttaw a S enato rs p ro spect A t 17:19, defenseman Con n in ^ o n to th e bm ich w ith tw o Plymouth cut the gap to 4-2 before good,” V eU ucd ^ d . “ I thought didn’t w aste a n y tim e ra p in g a n o r G a rric k tcmk a p ass fro m m ore goals in the f ir s t 3:44 o f the end of the second on goals from we were aggressive, we want iow shot into the ieft comer. It Noesen and sen t a lo w shot fro m the second p erio d . Connor Carrick and Stefan Noesen, ed the puc^ and we had a iot of w as P l3miouth’s first of three the le ft j^ in t th a t fo rw a rd Tbm . A point-blank shot by cmiter and Vince Trocheck made it 4-3 with a goal at 17;47 of the third. ju m p .” V^lson tipped p ast B in n in g to a Rickard Rt^eU was stepped, Trocheck assisted on the Whalers E ^ b it A w as N oesen, who “ I ju s t kep t try in g to get on the Just 16 seconds later, the but not controUed. Noesen then other goals. | came out flying Friday, although fo re ch e ck , I w as re a d y to p la y W halers had a three-goal bulge slam m ed the rebound in w ith a Stopping 21 of 24 shots fo r the win he had p le n ty o f com pany. today and I got a lucky bounce. th an ks to a goal b y c e n te r w raparound s tu ff a t the rig h t was Owen Sound netminder Jordan Binnington. i attack flowing in sec LADYWOOD ond half by recording six shots after having just Continued from page B1 three during the first 40 coach Ken Shingledeck- m in u te s. er said. “I think they “ I don’t know i f w e know that and I think we were flat or nervoqs know tlrat. ^ e we said the first h alf... we just last y ^ , the pl^ was to didn’t have a lot of ener play them four tim es. We gy,” Shingledecker said. didn’t get the job done on “Ihey knew they could our end and they won the p la y b e tte r and w e d id state championship. The that We got rewarded gqal is to p la y fo u r tim e s for it I thought oiut for and whoever wins the last wards were excellent and one w ill be the happiest.” our defense was absolute M arian’s goal came ly outstanding. I think just 6:20 into the first they only had one shot on half, when senior Cathe goal in the second half. rine Anger’s comer kick We really turned it up a re ach e d th e fo o t o f se n io r n o tch .” 1 AUie Brodsky, who some Patouhas made fiW how was able to poke saves for the M ust^gs, th e b a ll p a st Ladirw ood while Even had thrde senior goalkeeper Sara stops fo r Ladyw o od. E v e n . M arian got a strong “I thought the goalkeep game from senior for er (Even) had the baU ward Hannah Beck Saw in her hands, but some yer, who has bounced tim es those things hap b a c k th is season a fte r pen,” said Shingledecker, undergoing knee surgery who questioned the lead after going down in l£e o ffic ii about whether it second meeting last year should h ave bpen a good against Ladywood. goal “You got to rebound “Eight months and I fro m i t T h a t’s not the thought she playei^ really first or the last time w ell today,” BrodsW said. those things are going to “There’s a lot of potential go that way. That’s how and Fm pretty excited &e course of the season about the group. We lost g oes. You ju s t got to bat- some big players from tie back and I bought ive last year, but we’ve got d id th a t” some young players step T h e B la z e rs becam e ping up this year. more assertive offensive “Amy Stroud played the ly in th e second h a lf and la s t 25 and th a t b y fa r is DOUGLAS BARGERSTOCK nearly had the equalizer the longest stretch she’s Garencevllle's Tristyn Bean (right) and Lutheran W ^ and's Noel Pierce (20) converge on the ball in Frida/s scoiteless draw. w ith 33 m in u tes re m a in played, but she’s a fresh ing, but M arian freshman man and I was>pretty ke e p e r K a tilin PatoUhas excited to see how some host Westland John Glenn STEVENSON 2, FRANKUN Climie scored with the 25:25 denied Huddleston tw ice, of the younger players SOCCER (3-0-1) doused Bedford Union 0: Goalkeeper Emily Kubesh- remaining of the first half (0-3) in a non-conference esky made five saves en route from Kendra Pennington and including the first on a are playing.” Continued from page B1 encounter. to ^ e shutout as Livonia Ste added her second with 12:02 point-blank header. The Mustangs al$o Senior Kaitlyn Mrtdieli and CHURCHILL 1, NORTH venson (2-1) downed visiting left off a feed from C.C; Said. But the Blazers eventu relied heavily on jiinio r junior Marissa Edwards also Livonia Franklin (0-2). Sandwiched in between ally stm ek for the game- Annika Johnson’s speed FARMINGTON 0: On Friday, added two goal apiece for The Spartans got a goal from Climie's two goals was an un host Livonia Churchil (2-3) the Rockets, who led 3-0 at Aliya El-Sabeh in the 37th assisted scored by Dearborn's tying goal with just under in the m idfield area. overcame the sterling goal halftime. minute when her free kick Kendall Kopal. 22 minutes remaining. “ I f w e can fin d h e r keeping of Katie Foss to beat Junior C C Said tallied the Glenn goalkeeper Jenna North Farmington (0-2) in a curved into the upper comer “I think they took it to feet, we’re a much bet other Glenn goal, while Susie after Carlin O'Malley drew a Redden made five saves. us both halves the first 10 ter team,” Brodsky said. non-conference match. Bryan and Kendra Pennington foul from 30 yards out EDSEL FORD 1, C'VIUE Keisey Parrineilo scored off each recorded three assists. Stevenson's Sari Rakowicz 0: Goalkeeper Jillian Bunker minutes and we were on “She’s a talented player.” a rebound following a break RU, outshot 29-1, got a added an insurance goal in was heroic in defeat, saving our heels,” M arian coach Meanwhile, Shinj away attempt by teammate .second-half goal from Kailee the 46th minute after receiv 1B-of-19 shots Wednesday, Barry Brodsky said. “And gledecker was pieced Lauren Wynns. Kingery. but it wasn't enough as host Foss made a total of 15 savK ing a ball from O'Malley pn a I thought the second half w ith h is team ’s d e fe n sive FFANKUN 1, aiEST- drive that eluded the arm of Livonia ClarencevilTe (1-1, 0-1) a g a in st th e w in d th e y in a losing causd. WOOD 0: Shannon Murphy's a diving Franklin senior goal fell to Dearborn Edsel Ford in e ffo rt, w h ich h e ld the "She was outstanding, goal off an assist from keeper Aridrea Schweitzer. its Western Wayne Athletic to ok it to u s. T h e ir’re a Mustangs to five shots on piays ta ll, very good game,* Jenna Michniewicz in the 14th "It was a tough game and Conference opener. very good team, so you’ve g o al. > ♦ Churchill coach Reid Friedrichs minute proved to be the dif Stevenson playecTa very good Edsel Ford's Kennedy Rankin said. got to e ^ e c t gcMid team s “Catherine Garber, Lau ference Friday as host Livonia game,* said Franklin coadi tallied the game-winning to have their runs and ren Wandzel, Liz Dan Churchill senior goaiie Alexis Franklin (1-2) downed Dear Dean Kowalski, who saluted goal in the second half, while Tzafaroglou had to make born Heights Crestwood (0-1) the efforts of his own Natalie goalkeeper Marisa Sauve . you’ve got to weather the ger, M arissa Ozog ^ that oniy two saves, but both were in a non O bserverland’s best sw im m ers, divers receive honors FIRST^TEAM INDIVIDUALS his teammates along and making much more before he is through." made the most of his inaugural Grant McNamara, Stevenson: Jason Zhang, Salem : The co SPORTS ROUNDUP Summer kickball call (734) 721-7400; or able for $100. - A u g u st. e m a il [email protected]; w a lk a t 9 a .m . each S a tu r Wayne Westland v is it www.cityofwest- Registration begins at Games w ill be played or call (734) 459-5921. d ay a t L iv o n ia ’s B ice n te n Parks and Recreatioii la n d .co m (click on parks 7 a.m . followed by a shot at 10 a.m . 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Jason Zhang NickL^hok Jackson Ethan Burke Danny MattPalritz 2. Nick Weber, sr., Plynrioute. 4M ftteetyle, Stevenson: The 50 freestyle: 1. Jackspn foursome of Jackson O'Oowd, John Salem N. Farmington O'Dowd Churchill McNeece Salem Stevenson N. Farmington O'Dowd, fresh., Stevenson; Ferrara, Parker Belmore and Nick 2. Jake Goeddeke, jr., Stevenson.. Arakelian finished only second to Birmingham Brother Rice's MHSAA Diving: 1. Ethan Burk^, soph., all-das record time of 3.03.78. Livonia Churchill; 2. Nidc Nader, This quartet set a school record at sr.. North Farmington. the Dhrision 1 finals with a All-Ameri lOl^butterfly: 1. Danny Mc can clocking of 3:07.7, as well as the Neece, jr., Norte Farmington; ninth fastest time ever recorded in 2. Jake Wasko, jr„ Norte Farm the MHSAA. ington. They also combined to break at 100 freestyle: 1. Matt Pairitz, Kensington Conference meet mark jr., Salem; 2. Brandon Shatter, sr., (3:12.13). Nldc Arakelian John Ferrara Grant Matt Laporte Nick Weber Jake Goeddeke Stevenson. "This relay had similar succ^s to Stevenson Stevenson McNamara Stevenson Plymouth Stevenson 500 fre e style : 1. Nick Arakelian, our medley relay," Shoemaker said. Stevenson jr., Stevenson; 2. Turner Solter "It was an unbelievable time, which man, sr., Salem. broke one of the o ld ^ records on 100 badcsttoke: 1. John Ferrara, our record board by over four sec sr., Stevenson; 2. Parker Belmore, onds. It was truly remarkable and the jr., Stevenson. four boys swam better than anyone 100 breaststroke: 1. Grant Mc thought they could." Namara, jr ., Stevenson; 2. Tommy SECOND-TEAM INDiVIDUAlS 6'Oonohue, jr., Stevenson. Matt Laporte, Steveraon: The lOte grader was a state qualifier in the 500 RELAY TEAMS freestyle where he placed 23rd overall 200 m edley: 1. Stevenson (sr. John Ferrara, jr. Nick Ara with a docking of 4:50.0. Nick Nader Jake Wasko Brandon Turner Parker Belmore Tommy He was also the Kensington Confer kelian, Jr. Brad Bielicki, jr. Jake ence champion with a personal best i^N. Farmington N. Farmington Shatter Solterman Stevenson O'Donohue Goeddeke); 2. Salem (sr. Jason 4:48.62, while contributing a seventh Stevenson Salem Stevenson Zhang, sr. Turner Soltehnan, sr. in tee 200 fre^tyle (1:49.93). Jerry Bai, sr. Kenny McjVlanimon). "Matt had quite an impressive 200 fre e style : 1. North Farming- sophomore year," Shoemaker said. ton (soph. Matt Morgott, jr, Jake "He was able to continually drop time Wasko, jr. Brody Clarko, jr. Nick in all his events and qualify for tee Leshok); 2. Stevenson (fr. Jackson state meet O'Dowd, jr. Parker Belilnore, sr. "Matt has tee personality teat with Brandon Shatter, jr. Jake Goed out a doubt stancb out and is quite a deke). joy to have on deck. Matt continuaily 400 fre e style : 1. Stevenson works hard at each practice and with Bradley BielIckI Kenny Brody Clarke Matt Morgott, Rob Chapekis (fr. Jackson O'Dowd, sr. John Fer I two more years left in his high school rara, jr. Parker Belmore, jr. Nick Stevenson McManimon N. Farmington N. Farmington N. Farmington career we expect big things from him. Arakelian); 2. Norte Farmington With his ability and work ethic, Ma^ Salem Qr. Jake Wasko, jr. Brody Clarke, jr. will return next year and score poirrts for us at tee state meet" Rob Chapekis, jr. Nick Leshok). NItfc Weber. Plymoute: The senior COACH OF THE YEAR co-captain ended his four-year varsity Jeff Shoemaker, career on a prestigious note, winning BOYS BEST SWIM TIMES Livonia Stevenson team MVP honors while leading tee Wildcats to tee KLAA South Division 200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Brad Bieliecki (Stevenson) 56.45 championship. Livonia Stevenson 1:34.42 Nick Weber (Plymouth) 57.34 Weber was on tee 200 free relay Salem 1:39.03 John Ferrara (Stevenson) 57.64 HONORABLE team teat set a new Plymouth record Norte Farmington 1:40.57 100 FREESTYLE MENTIONS Nick Arakelian (Stevenson) 47.00 at tee D1 state meet in Holland Plynioute 1:42.62 The following are addi with a time of 1:42.64. Sharing in Canton 1:49.14 Jackson O'Dowd (Stevenson) 47.19 teat achievement were relay mates 200FREESTYLE Nick Leshok (N. Farmington) 47.55 tional state qualifiers who Cameron Earls, Ryan Heinze and Alex Nick Arakelian (Stevenson) 1:40.57 Jake Wasko (N. Farmington) 48.48 are not recognized on either Wilson. Nick Leshok (N. Farmington) 1:44.11 Matt Pairitz (Salem) 48.57 the first or second all-area He also qualiTied in the 200 medley Jason Zhang (Salem) 1:48.97 John Ferrara (Stevenson) 49.02 swim team: relay and was a versatile contributor Brandon Shatter (Stevenson) 49.31 Jake Goeddeke (Stevenson) 1:49.08 Franklin: Justin Larkins; N, throughout tee Plymouth lineup, Jackson O'Dowd (Stevenson) 1:49.40 Broc^ Clarke (N. Farmington) 49.74 stressed first-year coadi Kenn Forbes. Matt Laporte (Stevenson) 1:49.93 Rob Chapekis (N. Farmington) 49.89 Farmington: Keith Erichsen; "Nick Webef is one of tee most Jake Wasko (N. Farmington) 1:50.18 Matt Morgott (N. Farmington) 50.21 Plymouth: Cam EaTls, Ryan talented, hardest working and gifted 500 FREESTYLE kids I've come across in my years of Danny Lynch (Salem) 1:50.84 Heinze, Alex Johnson, Alex Michael Chen (Stevenson) 1:51.22 Nick Arakelian (Stevenson) 4:27.75 Wilson; Salem: Dan Lynch. coaching," Forbes said. "He has tee Matt Laporte (Stevenson) 4:48.12 innate ability to continually push Brandon Shatter (Stevenson) 1:51.34 Jason Basanese; Thurston: 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY John Ferrara (Stevenson) 4:53.94 himself beyond what I thought was Luke Crompton. possible and teen improve o ff of it Nick Arakelian (Stevenson) 1:48.22 Jason Zhang (Salem) 4:54.87 drastically.". . Nick Leshok (N. Farmington) 1:53.00 Grant McNamara (Steyenspn) 4:55.66 ,, Weber, lauded for his leadership John Ferrara (Stevenson) 1:53.83 Turner Solterman (Salem) 4:56.56 Co-captain Bai (who won a Salem capabilitie, plans on attending Grand Parker Belmore (Stevenson) 2:01.17 Keith Erichsen (N. Farmington) 4:57.97 CoachK Award) and McManimon Valley State UniversHy and pursue a Jason Zhang (Salem) 2:01.93 Eric Ferrara (Stevenson) 5:00.02 were named to tee All-KLAA team for degree in biology. He is undedded Nick Weber (Plymouth) 2:04.51 Charles Liu (Salem) 5:00.07 tee second year in a row. about going out for tee men's swim Brad Bieliecki (Stevenson) 2:04.80 John Stover (Wayne) 5:02.75 "Jerry was very competitive all four team. Luke Crompton (Thurston) 2:05.56 200 FREESTYLE RELAY years," Olson said. "Bote in tee pool "Whatever he puts his mind to he Keith Erichsen (N. Farmington) 2:06.14 Norte Farmington 1:26.02 and tee classroom (3.96 (iP/^." achieves," Forbes said. "I have no Charles Liu (Salem) 2.-06.24 Livonia Stevenson 1:27.46 McManimon's stellar attitude and doubt teat he w ill continue to achieve 50 FREESTYLE Salem 1:29.99 work ethic augmented llis swimming throughout college and whatever Nick Leshok (N. Farmington) 21.69 Plymouth 1:32.14 ability, Olson noted. career pate he goes down." Jackson O'Dowd (Stevenson) 21.72 Farmington-Harrison 1:33.94 "Kenny was all about the team and Jake Goeddeke, Stevenson: The Jason Zhang (Salem) 22.24 100 BACKSTROKE whatever he could do fejr tee team he junior was a state qualifier in tee 100 Nick Arakelian (Stevenson) 22.26 John Ferrara (Stevenson) 50.26 was willing to do," Olson said. "The backstroke (55.84) and 50 freestyle improvement displayed all four years (22.41) en route to 24th- and 26th- Matt Pairhz (Salem) 22.27 Parker Belmore (Stevenson) 53.47 Jake Wasko (N. Farmington) 22.36 Jason Zhang (Salem) 55.32 did not go unnoticed byl his team place finishes, respectively. mates or coaching staff, j Jake Goeddeke (Stevenson) 22.41 Jake Goeddeke (Stevenson) 55.78 Goeddeke was also a valuable relay 2(N) frreestyle, Steveispn: The Cameron Earls (Plymouth) 55.87 ‘ team member at tee Division 1 finals Matt Morgott (N. Farmington) 22.46 grouping of Jackson O'Dowd, Parker helping tee Spartans to a second h in Brody Clarke (N. Farmington) 22.75 Patrick Casey (Salerft) 56.99 Belmore, Brandon Shatter and Jake tee 200 medley and a seventh in tee Peter Romero (Farm. UnifietO 22.99 Danny McNeece (N. Farmington) 57.86 Goeddeke earned seventh overall in 200 freestyle. Justin Larkins (Franklin) 22.99 Benjamin Yang (Plymouth) 58.73 Division 1 with a 1:27.46. Goeddeke also placed fourth in tee ONE-METER DIVING Brian Kuang (Salem) 59.28 "This was a relay that had me most 50 free (22.48) along with a fifth in Ethan Burke (Churchill) 338:65 Michael Chen (Stevenson) 1:00.45 concern^ all year long," Shoemaker tee 100 back (55.78) at tee conference Nick Nader (N. Farmington) 326.10 100 BREASTSTROKE said. "I know I needed to score all finals. Connor McManus (Plymouth) 287.00 Nick Arakelian (Stevenson) 57.01 three relays in order to place high "Jake was mainly trained as a mid Jessee Damesworth (Stevenson) 286.25 Grant McNamara (Stevenson) 59.88 at tee state meet Since we swam so distance swimmer wite a spedalty Brian Atiyeh (Stevenson) 260.95 Tommy O'Donohue (Stevenson) 1:00.88 well at tee conference meet I knew focused on backstroke," Shoemaker Dave Cunningham (Glenn) 257.10 Nick Leshok (N. Farmington) 1:01 J23 - we had an outside chance. I never said. "As tee year progressed he be Chas Eisenhardt (Stevenson) 228.30 Turner Solterman (Salem) 1:01.34 thought we would be able to place came stronger and his sprinting ability Zach Bartolec (Salem) 226.90 Luke Crompton (Thurston) 1:01.64 in tee top eight and receive All-State started to surface. Towards tee end of Austin Tetiow (Canton) 225.95 Justifi Larkins (Franklin) 1:02.51 honors. These four stepped up and tee season Jake became very sick and Kameron Stancer (Churchill) 217.45 Smaran Bhaktawara (Salem) 1:03.38 were tee main reason wp were able missed a week-and-a-half of training. Rob Chapekis (N. Farmington) 1:04.76 to finish third as a team at tee state Rather than making him too tired, we lOOBUTTERHy Nick Leshok (N. Farmington) 51.^ Matt Della Mora (Stevenson) 1:06.07 meet." placed him in tee sprint events and 400 freestyle, N. Farmington: Jake this proved to work out perfectly as Danny McNeece (N. Farmington) 53.08 400 FREESTYU RELAY Jake Wasko (N. Farmington) 53.12 Livonia Stevenson 3:07.07 Wasko, Brody Clarke, Rob Chapekis he qualified in two events. Jake w ill and Nick Leshok swam t|ie area's return next year as a senior captain." Luke Crompton (Thurston) 54.62 Norte Farmington 3:11.46 Salem 3:16.87 second-fastest time (3:1 J .46) in tee D2 Nick Nader, N. Farmington: Nader David Ptashnik (Stevenson) 55.59 prelims and finished seventh in tee was a three-time D2 state qualifier in Cameron Earls (Plymouth) 55.70 Plymouth 3:26.28 final. They broke tee scf|ool record by diving. He was usually a lode to win Jerry Bal (Salem) 56.32 Farmington-Harrison 3:29.37 two fu ll seconds and mqt their own tee event in dual meets. He finished goal of swimming undet 3:12. third in tee OAA Red Division and "He was a key member of tee sprint earned a Salem Coaches avrard. some of tee biggest time drops at tee "Again, all four guys are going to 15th in Oakland County. relays all season. He could swim any He nearly vvas conference champion state meet to earn bote All-State and be back next year, so ouj’ sprint relays "Nick has been a fentastic diver for slot from leadoffto anchor. He1s in tee 100 breaststroke, finishing All-American honors. are looking good going into next sea us tee last couple yean," Harfoqt another orie we're looking to have a second with a time of 1:0134. His "Next year Parker will be one of our son," Harfoot said. "They improved said. "He's been just a rock for us in big season as a senior." time of 1:01.60 at tee subsequent D1 four captains that w ill lead this team all year, and I was really proud of how tee diving spot all season. We could Brandon Shatter, Stevemoiu The state meet was good for 21st overall. to success. 1 have fu ll confidence in they swam at tee state meet" count on him to get first or second in senior was first-time state qualifier in His fifth-place finish of 4:57.16 in tee Parker and look forward to his success COACH OF THE YEAR tee big meets and finish high in tee tee 100 freestyle where he took 38th 500 fr e e z e gave him a state cut in next year." Je lf Shoemaker, Stevenson: The championship meets. overall (50.2), while also lifting tee teat event. Tommy OVonohue, Steveison: 13thyear coach, a mate instructor "He also was a fantastic captain to Spartans to a seventh-place finish in . Solterman comprised one-fourth of The junior placed 13te in tee 100 at Stevenson, guided tee Spartans our five fr«hmen divers. He wasn't tee 200 freestyle relay. tee 200 medley relay team teat took breaststroke (1:00.88) to earn All- their best finish since 2006 by scoring just concerned w ite vyhat he had "Brandon had a remarkable senior 12th at tee state meet State recognition. 191 points and a third-place finish in to do. He brought teem along and year and without a doubt left tee "Turner set tee pace for tee team "Tommy is one of tee hardest work Division 1. taught teem how to be good divers. program on a good note," Shoemaker with his work ethic for every practice, ing swimmers we h^e on our team," The Spartans also captqred tee KLAA That w ill help us tee next couple said. "Swimming just during tee high which led to his success as a senior," Shoemaker said. "His dedication and Central Division and Kerteington Con years." school season, it would take Brandon Olson said. hard work paid o ff for him this year. ference championships this season. Jake W «ko, N. Farmington: Wasko. awhile to get back into shape. Parker Belmore, Stevepson: The ju After a very succ^ful sophomore "I could not have askec| for a better finished TOth in tee butterfly at tee "Brandon Is a remarkable student nior placed 11th in tee 100 backs&oke season of continually dropping time. seasop," said Shoe D2 state meet, posting his b ^ time in-and-out of tee pool. I could not be (53.47) and 20th overall in tee 200IM Tommy certainly repeated this success maker, a former (53.12) of tee season. He also quali happier withwhat he has achieved (2:01.17) at tee Division 1 state meet his junior year. Next year we w ill be swim standout at fied in tee 50 freestyle. W^ko was for himself and certainly enjoyed He also helped tee Spartans take counting on him once again. There Eastern Michigan fifth in tee OAA Red Division (55.34) watching him grow up tee last four runner-up honors in tee 400 freestyle is no doubt in my mind he w ill come University. "From * and 10te in Oakland County (54.55). years." relay as well as a seventh-place finish through for us as he has in tee pasL" start-to-finish each He also placed eighth in tee 2(K) free Tbrner Sotterman, Salem: Solter in tee 200 freestyle relay. SECOND-TEAM RSA YS of these boys dedi style in the OAA finals. man capped o ff an outstanding Salem At tee Kensington Conference meet 2(NI m ^ e y , Salem: The quartet of cated everyteing "Jake is really starting to come into career, qualifying for tee D1 state Belmore was runner-up in tee 100 Zhang, Solterman, senior Jerry Bai and for us to become his own," Harfoot said._^"He's been a meet and All-KLAA team two years in backstroke (54.95) and was a member senior Kenny McManimon qualified successful. This * good swimmer but has''tee poten a row. His dedication carried over to of Stevenson's first-place 400 freestyle for tee D1 state meet with a sparkling Jeff year \^e broke tial to be a great swimmer, and he's tee dassroom, where he compiled a relay team. second-place time of 1:40.03. more records than * starting to realize it He worked hard Shoemaker 3.45 GPA "Parker certainly did an exceptional At tee Holland finals, tee Rocks Coach of Year any team in Ste- in tee off season to get better and Also.a co-captain, Solterman shared job this year of stepping up and he — with Pairitz in for McManimon vensdn high school it showed. He carried It through to Salem's Most Valuable Swimmer played an Integral part to our success —topped teat with a 1:39.03 to earn swimteing history." tee state meet and had a great state Award (with Zhang), and also this season," Shoemaker said. "He had 12th place overall. meet B 6 .( * ) SUNDAY,APRIL14,2013 OBSERVER & ECCENTRIC HOMETOWNLIFE.COM COMMUNITY LIFE S to rie s W orth Tellin g Woodcox pairs images, ‘ writing for foster kids’ benefit By Sharon D argay s ta ff W rite r Rob Woodcox hopes to raise approximate ly $26,000 in the next 11 days to help North- Ridge Church in Plym outh Township send fos ter children to camp this sum m er. H is campaign page on Indiegogo.com, a crowd This Is one of the many photographs by Rob Woodcox, featured in the fundraising campaign, ‘ 'Stories Worth Telling," which pairs photos with stories funding website, is called about foster children. S to rie s W orth T e llin g and it has earned more tiian set the chtirch’s cost for healthy kids,” she said, $4,000 since going live the camp and year-round adding that some may This last month. mentoring through his have emotional or behav is one Woodcox designed the online fundraising cam ioral problems. “It’s chal of the project — which w ill p aig n . lenging and you’ve got photos generate both funds for “ H e is d ream ing b ig to Imow you’re going in that Rob cam p and a book o f sto with great vision and there to love on this child, Wiicox is ries and photos about fos heart,” said Beth H arris, which may be the only offer ter children— after he NorthRidge Church out- love they are going to ing to volunteered as a coun reaich coordinator. “Rob receive. You need to go in individu se lo r a t a R o y a l F a m ily participated with Bright know ing it ’s going to be a als who KID S ^3amp last summer. moor and us last year and lot of work.” pledge ITie C^omia-based f e ll in lo ve w ith th e p ro t to his non-profit offers a net g ram .” Focusing on fosten fundrais work of summer camps She figures the church Woodcox, who grew up ing cam for abused, neglected Rob Woodcox is raising w ill need about 40 or in L iv o n ia and now liv e s paign. He. and abandoned children, funds to send foster chil more volunteers to help in Ypsilanti, said the Roy is known w ith a m issio n o f c re a tin g dren to summer camp. staff the camp, which has al Fam ily KID S Camp is for “life-changing moments” a ratio of one counselor the only summer camp including for children of abuse. C h ris tia n C h u rch in for every camper, in addi tailored to foster chil surreal Camps are sponsored and Novi, which offers a Roy tion to trained profession d ren . elements run by churches, with al Faimily KID S camp. als and those who help “When I learned that, in his help from social service This year, Northridge with camp activities. I was drawn to it,” he work. professionals, through w ill la u n ch it s own R o y “The people who apply said. “I think the thing out the count^. al Fam ily KID S camp for to camp counsel are in that struck me the most F o r the p a st fe w y e a rs , approximately 32 chil the interview process right o ff the bat was how N o rth rid g e h as p a rt dren from Wayne Coun right now. It’s a commit n ered w i± B rig h tm o o r ty. Woodcox hopes to off ment. These are not all Please see BENEFIT, B7 M A Y! AG S T . M A R Y M E R C Y W L IV O N IA f tMIfUmEm MnCVHttRH ST(!M W O M E N A N D W S^II the BEST and service the rest! 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Here’s|your ch^ce to througlj' I iGuardian Angei Animal Rescue in Livonia. Rufus is an ll-mopth- Rufus is micro-diipped, play CSI< detective and old Brittany Spaniel- neutered ^ d iq> to date solve “The Case of the well as funding for animal various characters in American Staffordshire from a home that haq on his shcjts. He is house- Dead Pnparam” while the murder mystery. An Terrier m ix who has been chained him to a so-c^ed broken and oate trained. helping 'M Waggeris raise Tbams of four can sigh after-party wdl include with the rescue “for some doghouse, with very little Mack said he r«% iv^ sev fbnds for its new Wellness \xp now for the fundrais pizza, munchies and non time” and who needs a f(^ and very little hu eral inquiries about adop & Spay/Neuter Center. er, which is set for 8 p.m. alcoholic beverages. A little P R to help get him contact,” M e ^ said. “The tion, but also noted that die Thfl W e a r ’s 1990, Saturday, June 8, in Kel cash bar w ill be avail adopted. H e’s being fos p&iple had moved and left rescue hs^ “a lot of pup founded by Laura is logg Park in downtown able. I tered in Wixom w iA Kas- him behind he was res pies this winter, so hq ^ d the animal welfare group Plymouth. Only 25 teams Tickets are $25 each. ey M ack and her family, cued just in time. It w|as that helps pet owners in w ill be registered. R egister at www.tailwag- which includes cats, dogs freezing cold at ni|ht| (for adop|ion) which is need. T ^ organization ■ Participants will hunt gersl990.org, e-mail to and Mds. Despite a rough and he was soaking Wet offers a pet food pantry, for clues, problem-solve, tailwaggers.l990@yahoo. start in life, he is doing from the freezing rain. Mack dpcrit»s him as low-cost] vaccinations, spay figure out riddles and com or call (734) 855- well. He wouldn’t have made it “very smjart,” and would do and neut^er services, as meet actors portraying 4077. GARDEN Readers’ questions teach us all & NATURE CALENDAR B y Jo e G agnon I changed the electriq stove. well and provides ade not drain a few buckets I Guest Columnist outlet thinking that i Reply: I will direct,this quate hot water. Our con of w ater from the bottom M iller Woodd the problem. It was n|)t. to those companies m t cern is that strange nois of the tank every four Tours I want to thank so many It continued to spark.] I are now doing fhese ener es are coming from the months. In reality, few of you who said hello called G Jl. and diey slent gy audits which I think tank. They sound like a homeowners drain their See native spring wild- during the four remote a man out to dieck it out are very Worthwhile. The hammering noise. The tanks on a regular basis. flowers blooming at M ill broadcasts I did dur He said t h ^ was noth spark e ff^ is normal on noise makes us think it With a gas hot water heat er Woods in Plymouth ing the month of March. ing wrong, that the i products that hold elec may be water super-heat er, after a few years you Township during free, It was so nice to meet board in &e motor] trical current and may ed turning into ste k n and wOl have a build-up of guided tours from 2-4 and chat with a ll of you. light that need^ to i appear alarming to many rising inside the tank. Not minerals that will accu p.m., leaving every half , Meanwhile, ju st keep on and that it should i homrawners. It is noth sure if that sounds fea mulate in the bottom of hour, Sunday, Apr& 14, . send be unplugged. He wa ing to be kiraid of bqt if sible. Sounds just last the tank. Th is can reach a 21 and 28. These dates ing those to know why I unplug you are going to tell hom a short second and are height of 4 to 6 inches qnd are weather dependent e-mails it I told him that whejn I eowners to start unplug spaced several seconds I o o I q like a pile of shale- because the flowers to the had an energy audit done ging thei^ applianc^, you apart for part of the heat type flat rock. When the don’t always bloom when address by D TE that they tolq me may be the cause of many ing cycle. A local handy burner heats the bottom expected. below to unplug anything that n^idlessjservice calls. I man who does work in of the tank it must heat Check the Millej' and I w ill I wasn’t using with th^e vdll bet t ^ t energy con- our complex says, he has the rock and water at the Woods website, www. answer Eis exception of the refriger sumptioqon mqjor home heard this noise before ip same time. The water ris millerwoods.com, start many as I ator. He said that the sto other tanks and ^ot con es and goes through the ing in A pril for last-min can. The ry sounds a bit funny and cerned. However I would rock causing the snap ute changes to the dates following asked what was name of with control boards may ■ rather hear an opinion and pop sounds. The effi when flowers are in are very the repairman. I told them need to bb re-programmed from an applian^ profes ciency factor is reduced bloom. inform ative and help to he left me nothing with his if left implugged for more sional. Any suggestions? but is not a danger to the Entrance to the nature make you a sm arter con name on it and that their than IS minutes. Hope this ReplW I wonder how homeowner. Stay tuned. preserve is on Powell sumer. records should show who helps Sue and sorry you many pqople haye pur Road, just east of mdge Sue writes: On 11-20- it was. 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L’m lucky that L was adopt ed. 1 was not in foster care, but what makes me so passionate about his project is if L hadn’t been adopted 1 would have been in foster care. 1 would have been one of those kids.” Woodcox created a The S t Michael Children's Choir will perform at the Livonia Community Prayer Breakfast team of artists to help May 2. produce online videos and the photos that w ill illustrate written sto ries of foster children. The ^oup includes his creative partners Jakob Angelic voices will entertain at Skogheim, a filmmak Individuals who pledge $25 or more can receive one of the er, and Tabbatha Plomar- photographs, like this one, that make up the fundraising itas, a producer, graphic campaign, "Stories Worth Telling." designer Casey Maxwell annual community breakfast and screenwriter Aubrey By Sharon Dargay sings at the 8 a.m. Mass once a month, Warner. includes a custom work can become foster par staff W riter at the children’s Christmas liturgy, on The photos and stories shop with Woodcox, who ents. They can help cre other holidays and for special events, eventually vdll become was nominated for the ate “comfort bags” filled Je rry Smith has selected the enter such as the upcoming M ay Crowning, part of a book that Wood Best Emerging Photogra with clothing, toys and tainment for the Livonia Community which honors die Virgin Mary, and for cox hopes to use as a pher award from FVamed other items that children Prayer Breakfast the past 20 years and Mother’s Day, when &e youngsters sing vehicle to raise aware Network, an online net may keep as they transi he Imows what guests like to hear. alongside their moms. ness and additional funds work for photojgraphers. tion from home to foster “People like to have groups come in “We have more than 50 (children) on for foster children. Imag care. They can help with and sing and they like yoimg people,” the roster, although you won’t see ^ es also are used as perks Qiurch ministiy summer camp or tutor said Smith, a Livonia resident and the 50 at the prayer breakfast,” said Cindy for those who contribute AH money raised ing. The quilt ministry m usic director for F irst Rresbyterian Stempin, church m usic director and a to the campaign. Those through the campaign at the church, for exam Church in Pl3rmouth. “I go out and fish counselor at St. Michael School. “They who pledge $10 receive w ill go directly to North- ple, creates personalized the waters and see what is the best thing start at third grade and go a ll the way to their choice of a photo as ridge Church for the quilts for each camper. out there.” eighth.” This year all of her singers also digital wallpaper. Con camp, which is a part of H arris added that no one This year Smith hooked quite a catch attend St. M ichael School, but that’s not tribute $25-$50 or more the church’s “Orphan is paid ifor their involve — youthful, angelic voices that will a requirement for choir membership. and you’ll receive a print Care” ministry. ment in the summer “delight everyone.” When she became the church organ from the collection. A “We’re trying to make , camp. The St. Michael Children’s Choir, from ist 20 years ago, Stempin continued the $100 donation offers a sure we’re standing in “We’re privileged to St. M ichael the Archangel Parish in children’s choir that Imd been in place at ticket to the group’s book the gap for kids in crisis provide it. It’s a blessing Livonia, w ill sing at the Livonia Commu St. Michael. signing party, a limited- and raising awareness of to us,” she said. nity Prayer Breakfast, 7 a.m. Thursday, “We wanted to have a children’s choir, edition T-shiit and a dig the foster care crisis in May 2, at Laurel Manor Banquet and sing at the liturgy. There is a lot of lit ital version of the book. Michigan,” Harris said. I b contribute or learn more Conference Center, 39000 Schoolcraft, erature out there specifically for chil A pledge of $250 or more “According to the statis about Stories Worth Telling, Livonia. The event also features Smith’s dren’s choir, in their range, with har lands the coffee table tics we’ve (received), we v isit www.indiegogo.com/proj- wife, Sharon, who will play piano while monies that are simpler. But L w ill tell book version of Stories have about 17,000‘kids in ects/stories-worth-telling. F o r food is served, and nation^ speaker and you that kids pick up things fast. We can Worth Telling, along with the state in foster care.” m ore about Rob Woodcox visit author, Tony Campolo, president of the teach by rote.” a digital copy of the book Harris said the Orphan robwoodcoxphotography.com Evangelical Association for the Promo At the prayer breakfast, the group will and a ticket to the party. Care prognun allows orfacebook.com/robwoodcox- tion of Education, who w ill address the sing mostly sacred m usic, including one Perks increase wift dona church members to photography. Visit the church’s gathering after breakfast. Campolo, piece in Latin and a gospel tune. Young tions of $750, $2,500 and help foster children in website at northridgechurch. professor emeritus of sociology at East sters w ill lighten the mood with a kazoo $5,000. The top pledge a variety of ways. They com . ern U niversity and a form er faculty song at the end of their performance. member at the U niversity of Pennsylva Stempin said selections range from slow nia, has written more than 3S books and and meditative to peppy. blogs regularly at his website, redletter- “L listened to the kids last f a ll They chiistians.org. were wonderful,” Smith noted. Tickets are $15 for adults w d $10 for Ln addition to singing at church, the K-12 students. Make checks payable choir participated in a convention for to Livonia Community Prayer Break private schools a few years ago at Cobo fast, Lnc. M ail to the organization to the Center, in Detroit, and has sung at a fes attention of Sally Butler, 33300 Five tival in the Cath e^ al of the Blessed M ile, Suite 105, Livonia, ML 48154. T ick Sacrament. Lt performed last week at ets be mailed upon receipt of pay Barnes & Noble in Northville. ment. Purchase deadline is Riday, April Stempin ranks the upcoming prayer 19. For more information call (248) 476- breakfast with those events. 9427. “T h is is going to be major,” she said. The St. Michael Children’s Choir is “It’s such and honor. We’re excited.” part of the chimch’s m usic m inistry. Lt REUNIONS inquiries to Belleviile- Newburgh in Livonia. Send information to [email protected] [email protected] or Sharon Dargay at sdar- or call Laura (Kingsley) [email protected] gay@hometownlife. Delsh at (734) 485-2744 for more inform ation. com. or Sterling at (734) 265- DETROIT GESU CATH 6132. BELLEVILLE HIGH OLIC SCHOOL DETROIT BURT EL SCHOOL CLASS OF 1956 EMENTARY CLASS OF 1963 A reunion is pianned for 50th reunion w ill be Classes of 1960-79 Aug. 17. Cali Jack Sayed A reunion is planned for held Sept. 28. Contact at (810) 231-9230. April 20 at Big Tomn^y's Kathy (Toth) Hay at Parthenon, 40380 Grand DETROIT MUMFORD khay@ reinhardrealtors. River Ave., Novi. 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Richard attended Michi gan State University where he met his lifelong companion Car ol Baker and received a degree in CLARKE, DITZHAZY, SAYLOR agriculture. Richard served in ROBERTA (CARTER) ■ JO S EP H A ., SR. JA M ES C . the US Navy in Viet Nam. He 12/26/26-4/3/2013 89, formerly of Faiming- Of Birminghar^ April 6, had a passionate love for our Roberta Bene (Carter) Clarke, iton, ML ^ed Monday, 12013. He was bom country. Richard owned and op 86, passed away at her Teme ‘ February 18, 2013 in Be March 26, 1935 to Frank Riccio-Dobos erated Dahl Tent and Awning. cula, California home in the ear loit, WI. He was bom De and Florence (nee Cutler) After retiring from Dahl Tent ly morning hours of April 3, cember 23, 1923 in Ecorse, M l, Saylor of Koyal OakJ Michigan. Dana Riccio and Matthew Dobos announce their and Awning he worked for the 2013; she was surrounded by her the son of Joseph and Maty James was a gr^uate of engagement. State of Michigan at the Aimoiy fonily. Bobbie was bom to Ed (Topiasko) D itzh^ . Joseph en Cranbrook School and earned tered the Civilian Conservation Ih e bride-to-be, daughter of Noreen and Robert Ric for several years. He was an ac- ward Stacey, and Caroljui (Valdi) degrees in engineering from congtlished photogr^her and an Carter in Fordson, Michigan on Cotp at 16. He completed high Michigan State and Stanford. He cio of Elk Grove, III, attended Rush University and is avid Detroit Tig6r and Michigan Deceiriber 26, 1926. She was school in the UP at Trout Creek, was a longtime autonjotive engi employed as a vast^ar ultrasound technologist. State sports fim. He is survived raised and attended schools in MI and entered the WWII U.S. neer for Ford Motor Company. Her fiancd, son oif Otto'and Carol Dobos of Livonia, by his lifetime companion, Carol Detroit and Sniped her aca Army }04th Division Timber- Proud veteran US Army. Be Baker, his brother Donald (Shar demics at Thomas M. Cooley wolves. He was wounded in Ger loved husband of Millie (nee attended Churchill High School and id employed as a on) Alsbro, his niec^ Lyim High School. There ^e caught many just before the Battle of Brock) for 54 years. Dear father hospital contractor. (Mark) Sneddon, Barbara (Tom) the eye of a burgeoning artist the Bulge, receiving a purple of Mary Potter Saylof (B ill Pot A November 2013 wedding is planned in Chicago, HI. Van Akkeren, his nephews Alan named Richard Allen Clarke, heart. On the GI b ill, Joseph ter), Susan Saylor and Alison (Leah) Alsbro and Steven who permed her love letters until went to Michigan State where he Saylor. Grandfether of James, Alsbro. He is also survived by she paid him mind. The two jnet and matrim Helen E . Ringle Tom, Brent, Diego wd Isabel. three great nieces, seven great were married in 1948, and began on September 11, 1948. He giad- Brother of Frank (Pe^e) and Ja nqther^ and one great great their family in 1952 with the liated in Forestry and had bis net Bronson (Dan). Also sur nephew. Richard was pre-. birth 6f their one and only son, Joseph Jr, in the campus vived by many nieces and neph deceased by his parents and his daughter, Janis. Three boys fol Quonset huts. Moving to DetroiL ews. A Memorial Service was stq>-sister Margaret Blasey. The lowed Richard, William, and be worked 20 y^rs at GM, held at Christ Church Cranbrook, fiu^ y w ill g^her with fiiends Robert and the family found Omni Spectra, and other auto in Bloomfield H ills. Memorial trib on Monday, Apil IS , 2023 fiom themselves in the west where the dustry companies as a quality utes to Amnesty International. 6:00-8:00 PM and Tuesday April Clarkes settled into La Canada, a control engineer and had his A .J. Desmond & Sons 16, 2013 at 2:00 PM unffl time Southern California suburb. The daughter, Carol. Joseph also (248) 549-05(|0. of Healing Farewell at 4:00 PM years to follow epitomized mid- wrote original patent materials view obituaiy emd Borek Jennings Funeral centuiy America. A devoted on the use of polyurethane foam share memories at www. Home, Hamburg C b ^ l. Memo mother, she was there for her for insulating refrigerators with DesmondFuneralHome.com rial contributions may be made daughter's late-night high school Kelvinator. Joseph then got his AlOaSK-OND SOKS to Veteran’s HospitaL Ann Arbor sewing projects, and every one Masters in Education and or Hamburg Historical Museum. of her sons’ track-and-field worked 20 more years as a mid Please Irave a message of meets, baseball tryouts and foot dle school math and science comfort for Richard’s family ball games. Then this stylish teacher in the Plymouth-Canton by cafflng 877-231-7900 homemaker deftly transitioned Schools. Joseph retired and sup or visit his guestbook at into the role of working single ported Helen in her 20 years as a www.bofekJennings.com mother in 1971. As a Travel professor at EMU in Ypsilanti. Agent she saw the world after Together they hosted 20 YFU her offering flew the coop. students fiom Europe, Africa, Traveling through Europe, the and South America and men / p \ Mediterranean and beyond her tored hundreds of studente of ed •D o re k sense of adventure came alive as ucation. Joseph enjoyed travel, J e n j^ g s she experienced the full spec driving over a m illion miles in SPEAR, KENNETH J. Goachee-Fine ; trum of international offerings- Michigan and across the USA January 27, 1918 - August 30, no opportunity left untaken. Af and visiting most of the world’s 2012. There w ill be a memorial M rs. Carol Goachee of Garden C i^ announces the ter moving to her happy home in continents. He and Helen played service celebrating Ken’s life at engagement of her daughter, Kerrie L3mn, to'Steve Temecula in 1995, she forged bridge for 40 years with many ' 11:00 a.m.. Sat, Ap^l 20, 2013, herself a desert paradise. She sets of couples who were life at The First Presbyterian Church Fine. taught herself to ^ in her for long friends. After Helen’s death of Plymouth, 701 Church Street Kerrie is the daughter of Carol and the late Thomas ties, and conquered the computer in 2008, Joseph left Fox Run, Plymouth, MI 48170. Goachee. She is a graduate of John Glenn High School, age in her sixties and seventies. Novi to live in Beloit, WI near attended Eastern Michigan University, Madonna Uni Ever the optimist and a romantic bis daughter Carol’ s family and S T E W A Ip ’, at heart, her retirement was spent other loving caregivers. Survi E V E L Y N M. versity and has lived in greater Los Angeles, Calif., fo r teiuliiig her garden, which vors include his daughter, Carol Age 86 April 6, 2013 was the the past nine years. seemed always to be in full (Walter) Vogel of BeloiL WI; wife of the late Edward Stewart. H er fiancd is the son of JoAnn Fine of Riverside, bloom; shepherding her expand-- eight grandchildren, Kira (Shan She is survived by (fhildren:, Di HORTON, ing fonily, which grew to in non) Shuman, Hillmy, Whitney, ana (Craig), Larry (Debra) and C alif., and the late Roger Fine. Steve is a graduate of M A X B A IL E Y , J r . clude seven grandchildren; and Joseph A. in , and Hunter David (Debbie), grandchildren: Rowland High School, in Rowl^d H eists, Calif., and Passed away peacefully Dit^iazy, Kimberly, Alexander, March 12, 2013 at hb watching Hallmark movies, Steven, Russell, Brian and Jason, served in the United States Navy for eight y e ^ . which ^ k e to her belief in h^- and Christina Vogel; one great four great-grandchildren and home at Canterbuiy-on- grandchild, Quinlan Shuman; Th eir wedding w ill take place in Ju ly 2013 in Los the-Lake, Waterford: Bge py endings. Throu^ all its i>eaks siblings: Robert De^eorge, Don 91; Bom August 13, 1921; Max am vaU^ she crated an impec three brofeers, GCorge (Ruth) DeGeorge and Joanne Page. She Angeles, Calif. They will continue to reside in Los cable life of sinqile refinement- Ditzhazy of Saginaw, MI, Wil was proceeded in death by her Horton was a lifelong resident of liam Ditzhazy of Detroit, MI, Angeles, and work together at a large nonprofit that Binningham until moving to one lived with intention, vivaci parents Charles and Violet serves the underpri^^eged of Los Angeles. __ ___ WateifOTd_in_2002._He_ attended. ty, grace and humor.. She reveled and Frederick Ditzhazy of Flor DeGeorge. Evelyn and Edward Kenyon College, graduating in in her rale as mother and grand ence, OR; numerous nieces and were Tnarried 57 ^ears. They 1943 cum laude, with honors in mother, and cherished every sec nephews. He was predeceased by both were very active in volun History. From college, he served ond spent surrounded by her his parents; son, Joseph A. teer work for Veterans, Evelyn in the US Aimy 15& Weather progeny, the great loves of her Ditzhazy Jr.; brother, Frank; volunteered for over 60 years. Squadron in New Guinea during life. Her attention to detail, her three sisters, Ellen, Ethel, and She was also an psher at the World War n. Returning to razor-sharp wit, that mischievous Catherine "Mavis". Sat. April 20, beautiful Fox theater and was a Michigan after the war, he at wink and the warmth of her 2013 Pastor David Owen w ill member of the Gamble post tended graduate school at the smile made her a woman with lio lead a Funeral Service in Hess 4626. She enjoyed boating, danc University of Michigan and Mid- equal. With heavy hearts she is Chapel at W ^ Church, 40000 ing, bowling, playihg pirmocle, dlebury College Langu^ survived by her sister, Dotma Six Mile Rd'., Northville, MI music and spending time with School. He taught German at Tiderington of Westland, Michi 48167. Family gathers at 10:00 her family. Visitation w ill take Dondero High School, Royal gan, and ail her children and am, fiiends join at 10:30 am and place at Harry J. IV ill Funeral Oak for many y^rs, retiring in grandchildren: Janis Meldahl, service begins at 11:00 am, end Home 25450 Plyihouth Rd. 1978. After retireme^ Max be and her daughter, Nicole; R i ing at 12 noon. Committal cere Redford, MI 4823^ on Wed. came more active in the B ir chard, his ^nighters, Jennifer mony with VFW w ill be held in April 10 from 3-8pm with the fu mingham Historical Society in and Ashley, and his wife, Diana; Glen Eden Memorial Gardens neral service on Thur. April 11 at cluding helping establish the Bir- William, his wife, Mary, am Cemetery, Livonia, MI at 1 pm. 11am. In lieu of flowers, dona Historical Museum their children, Margaux and Car Tickets for 2 pm lunch at the tions can be made tej the veterans and Park; he also traveled fre ter; Robert, his wife AUejia, and nearby Leather Bottle w ill be wounded warriors. quently with the Nomads Travel their children, Natalia and AUett given to family at the funeral. For more info go to: Club and with friends. He was This amazing woman w ill be put Friends who wish to attend, wwwJiairyjwilltunei^ome.com preceded in death by his brother, to rest at Temecula Public Ceme R.S.V.P. by e-mail to Carol at Edward Fowler Horton, and sis tery. In lieu of flowers, the fami [email protected] ter, Elizabeth Horton Buckheit ly requests donations be given to Memorials may be given in Jose He w ill be dearly missed by the COPD Foundation: ph’s i;ame to Ward Church or to niece, Betsey Buckheit and her (www.copdfoimdation.org). EMU Foundation - Joseph and husband Justin London and their Helen Ditzhazy LeadersMp and daughter Elizabeth London Counseling Scholarship Endow Buckheit, of Northiield, MN and ment Further infOimatiot^ and Arciero - Sparks nephew B ill Buckheit of Shaw ERBEN, online obituary at: nee, KS. and many, many R O B E R T F . www.hianyjwillfuner^otne.com friends. A memorial service w ill O f Birmingham, M l. TERHUNE, C arl and Kathy Arciero of Livonia announce the be held on Ihursday, April 18, His Legacy..;..Age 88 LeCLAIR, Georgia C. engagement of fiieir daughter, Julia Concetta, to Todd 2013 at 4:00 pjn. at S t Luke’s ipassed away in Arm Ar- NONAE. Memorial C hi^ l at Canterbury “bor on A ^ 7, 2013. (KLOPP) Age 65, of Marshall and former Gregory Sparks, son of l\^lma and Sam Kepler of Mor- the Lake, 5601 Hatchery Robert was bom on Feb- Age 88 of Farmington H ills, ly of Livonia diW Tuesday, ida. Road, Waterford. In lieu of flow maty 2, 1925 in Wadsworth, passed away on April 5,2013. April 9, 2013. She was bom on The bride-to-be graduated from Churchill High ers, memorial donations may be Ohio to Frank am M illie Erben. www.thayer-roek.com March 22, 1948 in New Castle, School in 1999. She received a B.S. in mathematics made in Max's name to the Ri Robert served our country in tire Indiana to Clarence and Ina chard G. Salomon Memorial ' United States Navy during (White) Erigland. She had been from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in applied Scholarship Fimd, Kenyon Col WWn. On July 1, 1950 He niar- OLSON, employed as the Office Manager mathematics from the University of Arizona. She is lege, Developinent Office, Gam- ried Edna Hath and together they ELIZABETH B. for Custom Metal Products and bier, OH 43022 or Friends of the raised a daughter and two sons. Age 96, of Farmington. retired in 2012. Survived by her an assistant professor of mathematics at Indiana Uni- Passed away April 8,2013. versity-Purdue University, in Indianapolis, Ind. Birmingham Historical Museum Robert received a Bachelor’s De husband, Stephen; sons, Tyson & Park, SS6 W. M^le Road, gree in Business and worked for Thayer-Rock Funeral Home. (Sarrah) Terhune of Lena, IL and Her fiancd graduated from Centerville High School Binningham, MI 48009. Gr^bar Electric until his retire- Gregory (Maya) Terhune of Ewa in Ohio in 1996 and received a bachelor’s degree from Arrangements by the meift in 1990. He was a member Beach, H I; grandchildren, Lore Bowling Green University. He manages a commercial RIVERSIDE CHAPEL, of the First Presbyterian Church lei and Chesley Terhune; moth Simpson-Modetz Funeral Home, of Birmingham and belonged to er, Ina England Siblings, credit division for PNC bank in Indianapolis, Ind. Waterford. Online guest book: Stoneycroft Golf Club and the Glermis (Mike) Schofield, Gany A M ay 2013 wedding has been planned. www.modetzfuneraIhomes.com Senior Men’s Club, both in B ir (Amy) England, Raola (Chris) M oietz Funeral H o m e s mingham. His Family..... Sur Lucaus. Visitation w ill be on viving Robert are his sons, Rob Sunday at the Craig K . Kempf ert Erben Jr. of Saginaw, and Funer^ Home, Matihall fimn 2 William Erben of Ann Arbor and PM to 4 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM. RELIGION CALENDAR daughter, Dr. Ame Erben of A funeral service twill be held Troy. Also surviving him are his R U SN O C ig Tuesday at 2 PM a( the Doan & CAMP ENROLLMENT grandchildren, Lindsay, Leah, DONALDS. Mills Funeral Home, Richmond, Hannah and DanieL I^eceding Age 63. April 6, 2013 of Flat Indiana. Memorials are to the TbnelDate: Now through Robert in death is his wife, Edna Roc^ and formerly of Westland. American Cancer Society. BLOOD DRIVE May 31 Erben, sister, Shirley and Beloved husband of 22 years to To sign the online , , Loetion: Consuming Fire daughter-in-law CTteri Erben. Linda. Loving dad of Dawn guest book, visit Tnne/Date: 1-7 p.m. Friday, y o u f in d His Farewell...... The family (John) Jucha, Heather (Rob) wwwJtempffiineraIhome.com April 26 Christian Center, 31463 Ann gathered with friends on Friday, Smith, Tonya Byrd, Kristy (Mi Arbor Trail, We^and April 12, 2013 at the First Pres U x a tio K Prince of Peace Lu chael) Stolkey and Stephen (Jen ‘'"5 Craig, K. Deftails Enrolling kids and byterian Church in Birmingham. nifer) Rusnock. Proud papa of theran Church, 37775 Palmer, c o m f o r t Memorial contributions are sug- 10. Dearest brother of Carol W stland. Contact For ap- teens, age 5-15, fo r six-week g^ted to Ann Arbor Christian (Bert) Rakotz, Nancy (Ron) pointmenrb call (734) 722-1735 Bible/Homework Enridiment School. McKague and the late Ileen or (8(M)) RED-CROSS Camp that w ill run July 8-Aug. in Family Please leave a message of DenOtto. Also survived by ZAHN, W ILlvU GAIL 16. Full day sessions are $700 comfort to Robert’s family many loving family and fiiends. Bom July 29, 1920 passed away BREAKFAST by caliing 877-231-7900 Donald devoted his life to the April 7, 2013. A 50 year resident and a half-day is $4^. Families or sign his guesihook at mental health population. He of Farmington Hil^. Mother of Hme/Date: 8:30-1130 a.m. get a $25 discount for added and www.horekjenaings.com loved cooking and sports. He nine: Barb, Donna, Jack, Tim, Sunday, April 21 siblings for the full day rate; was so loved and w ill forever be Mike, Marty, Linda, Tom and Loralion: S t Theodore Social $10 discount forthe half-day Friends in our hearts. Memorial contribu Etta. Grandmother of 24, great - rate. A non-refundable $100 tions to honor his memory may grandmother of 29. Married to Hall, 8200 N. Wayne Road, be made to American Cancer So William M. Zahn for oyer 60 We^and registration fee at the time itin ln as ciety. Visit www.martensoacom years. Funeral arrangements are Deftails: Pancafce, French of enrollment secures a place. set for Saturday, April 13th, toast bam, sau^ge, scram Cost induds the registration AUui pj (Knt. ISC. 2013 at St. cW of Assisi in fee, snadcs, material for dass, Farmington H ills, at 11am. re bled eggs, applesauce. 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They have know you're interested, but packed schedules and can af you don't want to appear ford to spend time interviewing desperate. Plus, you don't want only a select group of appli to feel foolish if he or she had cants, so your note acknowl no intention of contacting you edges how grateful you are to again. On the other hpnd, what get some face time. if he or she is waiting for you to Appropriate: An e-mailed make the call and if you don't, you'll miss out on a great note on the same day of the state, "No phone calls." Unless offender. If the company wants ployers are busy — they have romance? interview shows that you are you're feeling brave, you might you, it probably won't forget to schedules, meetings, clients courteous and don't dawdle. want to skip it. callybu. and tasks. By showing i|ip unan So many questions and no For most employers, an e-mail nounced, you not only disrupt definite answers to any of them. is an acceptable form of thanks Appropriate: Unless you were 3. the pop-in causes you their routine but also imply that specifically instructed not to Ultimately you have to use your because e-mail is a part of eve anxiety when your in-laws do you are more important than call the hiring manager or an judgment and hope for the best ryday business life and arrives it. Your place is a mess and sud their obligations and deserve outcome possible. quickly. A handwritten letter other contact, you can make denly you're forced to entertain the call after an appropriate their immediate attention. Following up after a job in can be sent as a supplement to people who you might not like the e-mail if you want to stress amount of time has passed. In very much anyway. Don't do Of course, you're bound to terview is similar. As if you this case, if you were given a meet someone who bijoke one weren't nervous enough, you your gratitude or you know the that to an employer if you want interviewer is old-fash'iohed. deadline for when a decision to be considered for a job. of these rules and impressed end up asking yourself a dozen would be made, let it pass and the hiring manager by his or questions and imagining hypo Overkill: If you're going to wait a few extra days and then Appropriate: Stopping by to her audacity. Perhaps going thetical situations. "If 1 follow follow up with a letter after make the call. Just once (unless visit the company is rarely ac against etiquette wi^l work. up now, do I seem desperate? If your follow-up letter, think instructed to call back). ceptable. Unless you have an Just be aware that you're risk I wait too long, will they think again. You already said thank explicit indication that you're Overkill: The phone callis one ing your professional reputa I'm lazy? What if I'm the front you, so what else do you need welcome to show up uninvited, tion and could be removing runner but I bug them and they of the easiest ways to sabotage to say? Both you and the hiring which would Actually imply that yourself from the runnjing for a cross my name off the list? What manager know that another let your image. Call once, when ap you are invited, shpwing up propriate, and don't call again job where you were orice a top if I'm tied with someone and my ter is your way of asking, "Did I in person is very inappropri candidate. initiative gives me the edge?" get the job?" Don't clog the hir unless you've been told to. ate. This follow-up is one case Phone calls are a nuisance in ing manager's inbox with more where once is almost certainly Anthony Balderrama is writer As with dating, job hunts a way that letters and e-mails notes unless you want to be too much. and blogger fo r CareerBullder. don't have rules set in stone. aren't. You can decline to open A t best, you can do what feels thought of as a pest. a message or just read it and Overkill: When you show up com and its job blog, ^The Work right and see what happens. 2. The phone call is daunt ignore it. A phone callis harder and the hiring manager or re Buzz." He researches arid writes Here are three possible ing and not the right move in to ignore if it requires the hir ceptionist gives you a look that about job search stratej^y, career methods for following up with every job situation. In fact, ing managerto screen his or her says, "Why are you here?" you'll management, hiring trends and an employer and ways to know many job postings specifically calls once you become a repeat know you've crossed a line. Em workplace issues. 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And as nect - including, for the first tim e, Audi- By Dale Buss Audi seeks to penetrate certified pre-owned vehicles - to receive the ranks of upscale a ll the services for ju st $15 a month un American M illennials — in general, and der a 30-month plan for $450. Or for $30 a with its new, entry-level A3 sedao due month, customers can choose month-to- out around the end of this year — the month service. brand is making a new play for this crowd. "We want people to be attracted by the To Audi customers in the U.S., Audi price and to be able to keep their con The Audi A3 hatchback version soon w ill be replaced In the U.S. by a new Audi A3 sedan. Connect has risen to the second-m ost im nection [to Audi connect] alive continu portant factor behind their decisions to ously," Malhotra, Senior.Manager of Con At the same tim e, he said, the Audi cli Not that this is surprising. The grow purchase an Audi - in ju st the last year. nected Vehicle for Audi of America, told entele body overall is growing much more ing focus of their battle is being fed by Thatis whyAnupam Malhotra believes the Audi Progress. "We can ensure continuity attached to Audi connect, and to what it factors including the rivals' continuing company's new data plan for Audi con of support. And people don't have to deal brings into the car in term s of integrated expressions about their plans to be No. nect w ill prove a powerful additional lure with reminder-of-renewal e-mails or wor infotainm ent. Last year's customer sur 1, by the still-escalating competition for for the brand. ry about whether their service is active." veys in the J.D . Power APEAL awards, he short-term volume leadership in the U^S. said, showed that in ju st one year, "audio, between BMW and Mercedes, and by the With the new plan put together by Audi Malhotra said that, in part, the intro entertainment and navigation" in Audi unabated rise of the Audi brand. ., and T-Mobile, Audi’ owners can obtain duction of the new plan is "a reflectnon of vehicles became the second-most impor real-tim e news, weather and fuel prices; And while BMW by some measures has the fact that we have a younger customer tant factor for purchase, after the No. 1 enjoy access to Google Earth and Google been the most profitable of fhe three. segment" than some rivals "who are much figure of exterior design - but leaping Automotive News noted that Audi "did Voice Local Search; and retrieve inform a more likely to be living a connected life ahead of what has always been a major tion securely and conveniently over WiFi better than BMW last year in term s of op style and to recognize what they're get aspect of the appeal of Audi vehicles, en - a il for as little as $15 a month. The plan erating margin," in part because of the ting in Audi connect, with the integration gine performance. also includes tiroadband connectivity for of Gdogleinto the car, that isn't available scale benefits of being part of the large "Our customers are buying a premium up to eight devices in an Audi vehicle. from anyone else." Volkswagen Group. vehicle, and the Audi connect solution This maneuver is ju st one of many being in the vehicle is very premium," Malhotra But there are other criteria that are im made'by Audi as it continues to position concluded. "The new T-Mobile data plan portant as well. "To become No. 1 requires itself to enjoy luxury-brand supremacy makes it easier than ever for our custom a lot more than just selling more cars than in t h e U.S. market. 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