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BY OARRELL CLEM scuffle occurred, Nelson said. OBSERVER STAFF WRITER Zucchetto confirmed that the suspect described himself A 69-year-old man got his as homeless and that he was money back after he chased briefly detained by the 69- down a self-described homeless year-old man, who was walk­ man who robbed him Saturday ing him toward Aldi when the evening outside a Westiand . suspect broke free and fled on grocery store, police said. a bike that he had left near the The incident happened about store. 5:45 p.m. outside the Aldi store No one was seriously injured TOM HAWLEY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER at Wayne Road and Bayview, during the incident, and the Jon Fodal, an adult student from Westfand (from left), Nathan Bovia, a senior at John Glenn High School, and Steven Decker, senior at Wayne Memorial police Sgt. David Zucchetto victimgot his money back. High School prepare to remove the engine housing off the Hydro Volt that was built by students at the William D. Ford Career Technical Center. said, and the suspect managed The suspect ''told the victim to escape on a bicycle. that he was homeless and that The victim, accompanied was why he was trying to pull by his wife, told police he was the scam on him," Zucchetto walking into the store when he said. encountered a stranger ask­ The suspect was described ing for change for a $100 bill, as a tall, clean-shaven white police Sgt. Thad Nelson said. malt: in bis 20s with i>: medium "The citizen went inside the build. He was last seen wearing store, saw that he did have layered clothing, including a change, went back outside to dark blue or black hooded jack­ BY SUE MASON fabrication and Professionals' Two years in the making, The frame and chassis of change the $100 bill and saw et or sweat shirt, and he was OBSERVER STAFF WRITER Pick, as well as second place the Hydro Volt was designed the one-seater IVD was from that it looked bogus," Nelson riding a dark-colored bike. for presentation, ambassador­ and fabricated from scratch a student's CAD drawing, said. Anyone who has information The showcase in the com­ ship and vehicle performance. by students in a variety of pro­ while the fiberglass body was The suspect then shoved is asked to call the Westiand mons of the William D. Ford "The students also really grams at the Career Technical made from a clay mold and him down, took his money and Police Department at (734) Career Technical Center has wanted innovation because of Center. It features steer by was finished and painted started to run away, but the 721-6311 or (734) 722-9600. more bling than Tiffany's. the uniqueness of the vehicle wire, a data acquisition sys­ by the Auto Body Shop. The victim chased him and caught Six trophies fill the case, and they wanted fabrication tem, computerized driver HVAC class did the interior him in a nearby yard where a [email protected] | (734) 953-2110 proclaiming the school's suc­ because they worked so hard information system and a work, screwing sheet metal cess in this year's Innovative in building it piece by piece, 200W hydrogen fuel cell that in the driver's compartment. Vehicle Design competition. but they were most pleased recharges the batteries that Parts like an electric window Hydro Volt, the student- with the Professionals' Pick," power its electric motor. It has motor from a Ford Windstar, built retro Rat Ride vehicle said Sue Wilk, the IVD proj­ a top-end speed of 45 mph, the reverse switch from a go — a flat black scaled-down ect coordinator. "They had to but has been scaled back to 25 cart and the wheels and tires Judge finds man can stand 1940s pickup that's a fuel pitch it to the professionals for mph for safety reasons, Wilk from a motor scooter also cell/plug-in hybrid vehicle — three days to convince them said. were used. received first-place trophies in to vote for the car. They had to innovation, engineering and answer some good questions." 'CUTTING EDGE' Please see VEHICLE, A2 BY DARRELL CLEM 2007, at the three-bedroom OBSERVER STAFF WRITER ranch home the couple shared on Gloria, near Merriman and More than a year after he Cherry Hill. Police have said service was accused of shooting and Susalla wanted to end the. rela­ killing his deaf girlfriend as tionship. she lay in bed at the Westiand The couple's daughter, 19 at home they shared, 45-year-old the time, was in the basement Timothy Catalano has been when authorities said the kill­ ordered to stand trial in Wayne ing occurred. Beginning Friday, Dec. 12, Customers also can call toll County Circuit Court. Catalano's competency b readers who wish to purchase free ¢866) 887-2737 for delivery Plymouth Catalano, also deaf, is facing ruling and new preliminary back copies of the Westiand service and information regard­ Distribution Center 7 Mile i trial for first-degree murder hearing came Friday after Observer can do so at the circu­ ing photos reprints weekdays 41304 Concept Dr. and felony firearm charges Bokos halted court proceed­ ir after Westiand 18th District ings in June, amid conflict­ lation office at 4-1304*Concept and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to East of Haggerty Rd. D. in Plymouth Township, (see noon or visit us anytime online Judge C. Charles Bokos ruled ing concerns by defense and between related map). at www.hometownlife.com 6 Mile I Friday that Catalano was prosecuting attorneys over Customers can also place a (click on customer service at the Schoolcraft and competent — a decision that whether Catalano was actu­ classified ad and order photo and top of homepage). 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MANY HELP CREATE IVD Man gets probation in FROM PAGE A1 The production of the Hydro Volt vehicle spanned two years and involved many people. Recognized for their con­ failed purse snatching tributions to the project were: "It's pretty cutting edge, • Lead students Mike Paonessa, the aim is to put out safer Angela Czarniowski and Frank Bazan. BY DARRELL CLEM woman braced herself and held things for the environment," • Critical team members Ryan Smith, OBSERVER STAFF WRITER on tightly to her purse, police said Steven Decker, a Wayne Derrick Roulo, Kyle Facto, Denis Knight, Sgt. Thad Nelson has said. Memorial High School student Ryan Irwin, Joe Leschinski, Danielle A Westland man who tried to VanHorn fled without the Gunther, Donovan Roberts, Zach Ferris, rob a 71-year-old woman of her purse when a witness drove up, who helped do a lot of solder­ James Holbrook, Jon Fodal, Leandra ing on the car. "We use air and Calfee, Kyle Yarber, Kyle Bowman, Jeff purse outside a Kmart store saw what was unfolding and hydrogen to charge the batter­ Palmer, Nathan Bovia, Steven Decker, has been placed on probation started honking a car horn, ies. If we could do it on a larger Thomas Wade, Ed Bailey, Paul Cox, for two years. Nelson said. Police officers Matthew Stalkey, Jonathon Green and Gary William VanHorn, 55, searched the area, and with scale, it would be better for the Tabatha Roberts. environment and cheaper." has avoided jail for an incident help from witnesses they found • William D. Ford Career Technical that happened about 9:45 a.m. the suspect at a nearby apart­ Jon Fodal, an adult student staff members Sue Wilk, who led the from Westland, was the last Students and staff f. on Ir.o A'flliam D. Ford Career Technical Center pose team, Jim Schirmer, Mark Batko, Zack Friday, Sept. 26, outside the ment building, Nelson said. member to join the student with the Hydro Volt which walked away with six trophies in the Convergence MacLean, JC Irvine and Kevin Ryszka. Kmart store near the southeast VanHorn apparently didn't team, getting on board to Education Foundation's Innovative Vehicle Design competition. Critical staff member support came corner of Wayne and Cherry have a prior record, police said. design the Web pages for the from Keith Strickland, Nick Regets, Len Hill roads, according to the 'As part of his probation sen­ Sheko, Bryan Zamorski, Mark Bengiian, Michigan Department of tence, VanHorn was ordered project. was recruited for the project Foundation which provides Steve Paulsen, Jeff Bloomer, Jim "It took seven days and I by the dean of the engineer­ money to each participating Holland, ten Bobby, Stan Wildman, John Corrections. not to break any more laws, not talked to the team twice to ing department at Schoolcraft team. William D. Ford's corpo­ Ramirez, Sco.tt Heim and Al Nagy. VanHorn, originally charged to leave the state without per­ come up with the pages," he College. rate partner was Continental • Community and advisory mem­ with assault with intent to mission, to receive outpatient said, adding that he built 18 "There's not one part of this Automotive Systems, but help bers, including mentor Chris Piechocki rob, was recently sentenced in substance abuse treatment, Web pages involving 2,000 car she didn't work on," said also came from Ford Motor of Continental AS, Milos Milacic, Ford Wayne County Circuit Court and to report monthly to a pro­ lines of code. The work was Wilk. "She even come up with Co., National Instruments, Motor Co., Joe Jackson, Tom Rimatzki, after he pleaded guilty to a bation officer. He also has been Matt Anderson, Jim Grams, the Rod * ordered to pay certain fees and done in a Cascading style that the idea of a cow print for the Schoolcraft College and local Ratters, Chris Parnin, formerly of lesser charge of larceny from a he taught himself to do. driver's compartment, but we businesses like Woolf Aircraft, Continental AS, Dean Bruce Sweet and person. court costs. "I found out about it too late, persuaded her not to put it on Batteries Plus, Snap-On Tools, professor William Schlick of Schoolcraft VanHorn, a 6-foot-3,210- If VanHorn violates his pro­ I wish I'd been emit from day the roll bars. She was huge." Keith's Muffler and Ovonics College and John Wilson of National pound man, was'accused of bation orders, he could be sent one," he added. "The next IVD Hydrogen. Instruments. approaching the 71-year-old to jail to serve all or part of a I'm going to be a part of it." GETTING INVOLVED Students wrote the soft­ • Local businesses Woolf Aircraft, woman while she was putting two-year term. Batteries Plus, Snap-On Tools, Keith's shopping bags in her car. He Nate Bovia, a senior at John Wilk has been helping with ware for the data acquisi­ Muffler and Ovonics Hydrogen. Glenn, also was late to join engineering projects at the tion system, and National rode up on a bicycle, but the [email protected] I {734) 953-2110 the team on the suggestion of center for 11 years and was Instruments provided such teacher Zack MacLean, He involved with the Build Your things as the hardware, termi­ high schools. told him it would be a good Dream Car program when the nals and sensors for the speed, "We would start teaching it opportunity to get involved. center decided to switch to the temperature and voltage. in middle school so by the time CORRECTION "It was just a frame when IVD project. The next two-year build the students get here they'll I started," he said. "I didn't "We wanted to get lots and cycle has yet to start, so the understand the concepts," said The story that ran in voted against the measure were think it would get done. There lots of kids involved in produc­ students and staff are busy Wilk. Sunday's Observer about the from Detroit, which is incor­ were a lot of pieces laying ing an actual vehicle rather retrofitting the first IVD, Hydro Volt, all of its tro­ Wayne County Commission rect. Commissioner Joseph around the classroom. It came than a concept car," she said. Thunderbolt II, with a remote- phies and five staffers also passing a new ordinance that Palamara represents several together all at once." "There 15 students involved controlled gasoline engine to will be making a road trip will transfer some of the coun­ Downriver communities, and According to Wilk, Angela in this, but it affected a lot prove that the process can eas­ to Wisconsin where staffers ty's parks millage back to local Commissioner Ilona Varga's Czarniowski, one of three lead, of classes and a lot of kids ily be taught. That's because will make a presentation and communities, indicated that district includes Lincoln Park, students on the IVD project, because of its content." the center is working with the receive the Showcase Program the four commissioners who as well as a portion of Detroit. played a big role in the project. The project is sponsored by foundation in writing a hybrid Award at a national career She had a dual enrollment and the Convergence Education curriculum for middle and technical education convention. R. P's Repair & Towing 1686 S. 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BY SUE MASON filed Nov. 11 with the Wayne- of communications WWEA with teachers regarding the The MEA declined comment Referring to the text messag­ OBSERVER STAFF WRITER Westland Community Schools. President Nancy Strachan had education of Wayne-Westland on the lawsuit, citing an agree­ ing scandal in Detroit, Olsen "The EAGwas completely sent using a "taxpayer-funded kids," he said. "We're simply try­ ment to refrain from comment said the public's right to make A Wayne County Circuit bushwhacked," said Kyle Olsen, e-mail account." According ing to get to the bottom of the engineered by administrative fair judgments should out­ Court judge has stopped the E AG vice president of strategy. to Olsen, the request was to union's involvement in the recall law Judge Doyle O'Connor of the weigh the union's attempt to release of messages sent by "We did not obtain legal counsel determine the union's com­ effort the organizers say stems Michigan Employee Relations cover up their president's "care­ the president of the Wayne- because the issue was between munications with the Michigan from the union's 'illegal with­ Commission. The school district less use of taxpayer-funded Westland Education Association EAG and the school district and Education Association during holding of services' related to and the WWEA are engaged in equipment." to a west Michigan education the district never gave any indi­ a four-day teacher strike in the four-day strike." fact-finding in an effort to ham­ Olsen said that EAG is evalu­ watchdog group. cation that it would be unable to October as well as the extent The e-mails were set to be mer out a new contract. ating its options, adding that the Last week, Judge Kathleen fill the request." of union involvement in the released last Friday, how­ McDonald issued a temporary nonprofit, nonpartisan group McDonald blocked the release Olsen also called McDonald's recall effort of Wayne-Westland ever, McDonald sided with the restraining order last Thursday, "will fight the union every step of the e-mails to the Education decision "totally unfair" and school board members Martha .Michigan Education Association a move Olsen called "unprec­ of the way" to get the informa­ Action Group which requested , "illegal," and said it denied the Pitsenbarger and Skip Monit. which filed a lawsuit against the edented" in that a nongovern­ tion released. them through a Freedom group due process. "We have no interest in school district last Wednesday to ment plaintiff was given stand­ of Information Act request EAG had requested copies Strachan's communications stop the release of the e-mails. ing as a plaintiff in a FOIA case. [email protected]

Historic holiday Goodfellow at (734) 722-8324. church, 3 Towne Square, across ON THE WEB The event will help raise funds from the Wayne Post Office. who beat, robbed man for the Grange's third- grade Homemade holiday cookies, The public is invited to visit For.an expanded version of the city's historic Octagon dictionary program for the breads, pies and candies will ArouRd Westland, visit our online BY DARRELL CLEM called 9-1-1, and he was taken House 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. Wayne-Westland Community be sold, as well as specialty OBSERVER STAFF WRITER to a hospital where he was 13, to enjoy refreshments and edition at hometowniife.com and Schools. gift baskets. Small containers cost $5, medium containers treated for his injuries. He has see Santa Claus. Cameras may click on the Westland home page. Holiday Cookie Walk A Westland man told police since been released, Karrick be brought along. The house $9 and large containers $13. he was beaten with a hammer said. is located at the Westland receive one game of bowling, The First United Methodist Homemade candies will be and robbed outside his house The victim described one Historic Village Park on Wayne shoes, hot dog, drink, a visit Church of Wayne will holds its sold by the pound. on the city's northeast side, of his attackers as a 6-foot-l, between Marquette and Cherry from Santa, and more. For Holiday Cookie Walk 9 a.m. to Call the church office at police Lt. Dan Karrick said. skinny black male in his 20s, Hill. The historic museum on more information, call Jeff noon Saturday, Dec. 13, at the (734)721-48.01. , The victim told police he wearing a black jacket and a red the same site will be open 1-4 was smoking a cigarette on his hat. The man wasn't able to pro­ p.m. that day. porch when he saw two men vide a description of the second walking from a bar toward his suspect who approached him. Bowling with Santa house, near Warren and Cavell, The incident remains under Grab your ball and shoes between midnight and 1 a.m. investigation. Anyone who has and head for Town N' Country Dec. 2. information about the incident Lanes for Bowling with Santa, "He went to his vehicle is asked to call Westland police 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. at (734) 721-6311 or ¢734) 722- The event is sponsored by the to get more cigarettes, and f i they walked up behind him," 9600. Grange 389, Westland Parks • :« . i -•=.• ji *** Karrick said. "He said one of and Recreation, and Town-n- *»•?.£ ' -: ' '••,'" them struck him on the head [email protected] I (734) 953-2150 Country Bowl. Each child will ' ''•- - *ii' ' - » " with a ball pein hammer. He fell to the ground and was \ _, 1 struck five more times," each . *" •^^'•••M^M^^MjjJ^jBMfcfl^H;-; time on the head. .s"-._ 'l^_. The victim told police he was robbed of his money as he was losing consciousness. After he awoke, the man $500 Counlertop" lrcludv.3 Installation '•-. • ,i 50% SAVIN6S Vi-V - -•*•*. ^-,-¾. THINKING ABOUT... OR MORE! £&***m ' efiC FREE ESTIMATES • Affordable Pricing IS cabinet clinic • 0% Financing Available The Leader in Cabinet Refacing • Extended Warranties • Quality Installation West 734-421-8151 Our 34th Year! North-East 186-781 -1848 wwwcabinetcimic com ' Limited lime olfer-53 sq.it max. mm re&clty tpst$Ma&&fi 8919 MIDDLEBELT • LIVONIA

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Two Westland men were more than $115,000 in back help custodial parents make before being taken to the Wayne to the State of Michigan. among 43 deadbeat parents child support to three children. sure that their children have County Jail. He owes more than Preliminary exams for the that were arrested as the result "Every day thousands of the most basic tilings they need $62,000 in back child support defendants are scheduled of a joint three-day operation Michigan children go with­ everyday, whether it's a new to one child. throughout this week and the involving the Attorney General's out the support they deserve," winter coat, school supplies or Since its inception, Cox's following week. A criminal Child Support Division and Attorney General Mike Cox nutritious food oh the table," Child Support Division has charge is merely an accusation Wayne County Sheriff Warren said. "Too often these families Evans said. "In this tough econ­ recovered more than $64 mil­ and the defendants are pre­ Evans. are forced to receive public omy, every dollar matters for lion in unpaid child support and sumed innocent until proven .The sweep targeted individu­ Murtagh assistance to survive. My office these struggling families." more than 60,000 children in guilty. als who owed past due child will continue to fight for these According to Cox's office, Michigan now receive the sup­ Preliminary exams on the suppor t in Wayne County but Liam Murtagh, 52, who owes children and hold deadbeat par­ one defendant, Glenn Hayes of port they deserve. This year, charges the defendants were to failed to pay despite having the more than $58,000 in back ents responsible." Novi, took off the "$800 boots" the division has recovered more be scheduled throughout this ability to do so. child support to one child, and "The money that this initia­ he was wearing to change into than $14 million has returned week and next week for those Arrested in the sweep were Springer, 58, who owes tive is helping to collect will more modest tennis shoes more than $1.3 million directly apprehended in the sweep.

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Listings for the Community Calendar Ford in Canton every Thursday through ers. A nonprofit community service Road, at Bayview, Westland. Call (734) can be submitted by e-mail at sma- } Is Sunday. The Canton Charity Casino group, it provides door-to-door rides 362-8825. [email protected]. They also A. offers nightly tournaments as well as to non-emergency medical and other Substance abuse support can be mailed to Sue Mason at 36251 continuous cash games and a venue necessary appointments for senior A SAFE PLACE meets at 7 p.m. Schoolcraft Livonia 48150, or faxed for players of all skill levels. Non-profit, and disabled residents of Garden Thursdays in the Fellowship Hail at to her attention at fax at (734) 591- i charitable organizations are licensed by City, Livonia and Westland who are Merriman Road Baptist Church, 2055 7279. For more information, call (734) the State of Michigan to sponsor each unable to drive and have no alterna­ Merriman, Garden City, A SAFE PLACE 953-2112. weekend, allowing them to raise funds tive transportation. Volunteers can is based on the Alcoholics for Christ for their special causes. The hours are specify days, times, and areas they're program, For more information, call 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursday-Friday willing to drive. For additional infor­ Russ Weathers at (734) 422-1995.. (tournament at 8 p.m.) and 2 p.m. to mation, call (888) 660-2007 and leave Menopauses More^ More than 70 dancers from Bunny 12:30 a.m. Saturday-Sunday (tourna­ a message. A Menopause S Mtfre support group Sanford's School of Dance perform ment at 5 p.m.) The Shark Club is at Higher Rock Cafe for women meets^p p.m. the first the holiday classic at 11:30 a.m. and 2 42070 Ford, just west of Haggerty in The Wayne-Westland Salvation Army Wednesday of the fnonth in Classroom p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Stevenson Canton, Non-profit groups interested in presents the Higher Rock Cafe the 2 of the west addition of the Marian High School, 33500 Six Mile Road sponsoring a fund-raising weekend can second and fourth Fridays of the Women Center of St. Mary Mercy (just west of Farmington). Tickets are call (734) 502-7033 or send an e-mail to month at its facility at 2300 Venoy, Hospital, 36475 Five Mile, Livonia. No available for $5. This special produc­ [email protected]. south of Palmer, Westland. Doors registration is necessary, and the tion features original choreography Class reunion open at 7:30 p.m. Live bands perform group is free of charge. Call ,(734) and costumes from the Nutcracker Garden City High School Class of beginning at 8 p.m, Admission is free, 655:1100. ""**' "'*• Ballet that formerly appeared at the 1989 will hold its 20th reunion 6 p.m. however, a free will offering will be Counterpoint Fox Theatre and Detroit Opera House. to midnight Aug. 29,2009, at Joy taken to support the bands. Check out Counterpoint Shelter and Crisis Tickets are available at the door or The Texas Roadhouse on Ford Road in Westland is giving the 'gift' of Manor in Westland. Tickets are $65 Higher Rock on the Web at www.tsa. Center offers free counseling and by calling Bunny Sanford's School of a free Baby Blossom coupon to diners who bring in new, unwrapped before March 1 and $75 March 2-June higherrockcafe.4t.com or call (734) respite services for people ages 10-17 Dance at (734) 464-7440. toys and/or nonperishable food items for the Wayne-Westland 1. Tickets includes, dinner, premium 722-3660. and their families. For more informa­ Corps of the Salvation Army. Donations can be dropped off at the open bar, DJ, door prizes, picture CD tion, call (734) 563-5005. Crafters and vendors are I roadhouse's Gift Card Trailer or at the restaurant between 10 a.m. and other gifts. Tickets are available FOR YOUR HEALTH Toughlove sought for Lathers Elementary and 10 p.m. daily. The restaurant also Is sponsoring two families for for purchase at www.gardencity89. Advocacy group A Toughlove support group meets School's second annual Holiday Craft the holidays through the Salvation Army. com or by contacting Paula at gch- The Wayne-Westland Alliance for the 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Northwest •and Vendor Show 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. • [email protected]. Mentally III, a self-help and advocacy Wayne Skill Center, Ann Arbor Trail ' Saturday, Dec. 13. The cost of an 8- Fish Dial-A-Ride group, meets at 7 p.m. the first and between Merriman and Farmington foot space is $20. All of the proceeds Fish Dial-A-Ride of Western Wayne third Thursday of the month at St. roads. Newcomers welcome. Call {734) going toward new playground equip­ Sign up to attend one workshop; Charity casino County is seeking volunteer driv­ John's Episcopal Church, 555 S. Wayne 261-7880 or (248) 380-7748. ment. Contact Lisa at crafter2007@ preregistration required. For more If you are looking for a place to show yahoo.com. information or to obtain a and a your skills at Texas Hold 'Em, the hot­ New Year's Eve flyer, go online to www.therouge. test game in town, the Canton Charity AMVETS Post 171 is holding a New ' org/Programs/Pi/frog_andJoad_ Casino, Western Wayne County's only Year's Eve party 6 p.m. to 1a.m. Workshops.htm charity poker room at the Shark Club on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the AMVETS Memorial Hall, 1217 Merriman, south of Cherry Hill, in Westland. The bar opens at 6 o.m., with dinner served CITY OF WESTLAND at 7 p.m. There also will be dancing, NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION % a bottle of champagne for each table w -#w 7^ t£e cflu 1¾ Sat- On December 16, 2008, the Westland Police Department will at midnight and pizza. Tickets cost is conduct a public auction of impounded, abandoned vehicles. The $30 per person or $45 opi roupieand auction will begin promptly at 11:00 am at Westland Car Care, 10am- 9am- 9am- 9am- 8am- fi"7ri lliv Kr] W<>sfInnd. 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Bidding on all vehicles will 36660 Cherry Hiii, in Westland. For start at the amount due for towing and storage. Vehicles may be additional information, contact deleted from this list at any time )rior to the start of the auction. Bortnie at (734) 646-2237 or e-mail Macy's, jC Penney, Sears, Kohl's & Over 80 Specialty Stores * 734-421 -0291 [email protected]. Publish: December; 1,2008 Located on the comer of Wayne & Warren Roads • www.westiandcenter.com O£08634266 The Friends of the Rouge are look­ OE08636438 - 2x45 ing for people interested in helping with two programs taking place in 2009. The first is the Rouge Winter 2009 FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE Stonefly Search 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. Funeral Packages Direct Cremation COMMISSION MEETING DATES 24. Join a team to search Rouge $ tributaries for the sensitive winter NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE stonefly. The program takes place WESTLAND FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE 675 at the Environmental Interpretive COMMISSION TO BE HELD DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR Includes Visitation, Funeral, NO Hidden Fees 1 j^sko-Lferguson ^family Center at the University of Michigan- COMMENCING JANUARY 14, 2009 AND ENDING DECEMBER Simple Casket and Call for Details OuneralJioaie and Cremation Oeroices Dearborn. Preregistration required. 9,2009; Memorial Movie! Call Sally Petrella at (313) 792-9621 New, comfortable facility with 3 lounges...2 for the Kids with Xbox gaming and computer internet access TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE MEETINGS OF THE Live, world-wide webcasting and a "Celebration of Life" video included with every funeral service or by e-mail at monitoring@ther- WESTLAND FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ouge.org. 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THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH ACT NO, 267 OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF MICHIGAN, 1976. 36444 W. Warren Ave. • Westland, Ml 48185 EILEEN DeHART 734.261.6060 www.parksidedentalteam.com WESTLAND CITY CLERK PageA6 (W) Thursday, December 112008 The Observer S Eccentric Newspapers .com

Westland's selection as a train stop for a proposed commuter rail service between Detroit and Ann Arbor is good news any way you look at it. There's nothing to scoff at when you're talking about the potential for new jobs, businesses and housing in a relatively underdevel­ oped area of the city. Even the fact that it hinges on funding and an agree­ ment with Canadian Rational Railroad to use a stretch of its tracks from the New Center area of Detroit to near Dearborn shouldn't put a damper on the enthusi­ asm for the project. The site is a logical choice. The railroad tracks run parallel to Michigan Avenue, a main east-west artery for travelers headed from Westland, Wayne and Canton to Detroit and communities in between or west to Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Merriman Road to the west is a main north-south artery to Detroit Metro Airport. Airport shuttles could help get travelers to Ann Arbor or Detroit via the Henry Ruff train station. Granted, the funding may be a bit iffy right now, considering the state of the economy at the local, state and federal level, but where there's a will, there's a way, especially with more and more people parking their cars and turning to mass transit to get around. The metropolitan area has never really been big on mass transit. Many years ago, people relied oh street railways and buses to get around. But our love affair with the automobile has now left us with an inad­ equate transit system in need of improvements at a time when people are looking for alternatives to driv­ ing their cars. what to throw it at. to $1 a year struck a hollow note, coming You need only look to this summer when gas pric­ The U.S. automakers don't really want from a bunch of incompetent ying-yangs es topped $4 a gallon and people were scrambling There is a simple way to quickly restore free money from Washington. They want charged with running our government . to find different modes of transportation to see the economic power of America's work­ customers. Customers buy cars. The efficiently. that. At the time, Hayes Jones, general manager of ing families. It's time to restore workers' car companies hire workers to design, The last time I checked, these wonder­ SMART (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional freedom to form unions. Our nation's assemble and sell those cars. ful folks have boosted the national debt Transportation), said the bus system saw ridership working people are struggling to make That's their plan; sell cars to custom­ to over $10 trillion (our citizens have to explode to more than 42,000 riders per week. ends meet these days and our middle ers, pay their workers, and try to make a pay over $400 billion a year to service Gas prices have plummeted since then and we have class is disappearing. The best opportu­ dollar doing it. When the customers don't this squandering). If anyone should have yet to hear what ridership is now for SMART, but it's nity working people have to get ahead buy the cars, it messes up their "model." ' their salaries cut to a buck a year... apparent that if the service is readily available and economically is by uniting to bargain They lay off workers and they shut down To borrow a phrase from the Blue reliable, people will use it. And let's face it, cheap gas with their employers for better wages plants. Read the newspapers. It's been Collar Comedy Tour, I hope the auto isn't going to last forever. and benefits. Recent research has shown going on for 10 years. Downsizing types parted with a "Here's Your Sign, We say thank you to all the people who had an active that some 60 million U.S. workers would b.l: guys!" on their way out the door. role in getting the commuter train station. It's through : to buy U.S. the efforts of Mayor William Wild and his staff, state But the current system for forming made vehicles (from Ford, General 'lymouth Sen. Glenn Anderson and state Rep. Richard LeBlanc unions and bargaining is broken. Every Motors and Chrysler). Those companies make more cars and stay in business. and others that the city was picked. And we're confi­ day, corporations deny workers the free­ dom to decide for themselves whether to dent that they will find the perfect mix of development Idea No. 2: The government begins to form unions to bargain for a better life. encourage Americans to hire Americans, for the area to showcase the city and cater to the needs They routinely intimidate, harass, coerce by buying American products, it worked and even fire workers who try to form in financing World War II. by get- The following comments were posted on we need now is the sound of a train whistle and a unions andlmrgam for economic well- to buy U.S. the Westland Observer homepage of our of "All aboard." Web site at www.hometownlife.com. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), It's "un-American" to buy foreign- §8 Regarding Wayne County soon to be reintroduced in the new 111th made products. You can't be an active- Commission restructuring the county's Congress, is supported by a bipartisan American by acting in ways detrimental parks millage to redistributed a portion coalition of legislators. President-elect ' to helping America. back to local communities: Barack Obama has promised to sign America cannot survive without jobs. ronaele wrote: EFCA when it reaches his desk. We've lost, tens of millions of jobs in the It is not correct to say that four Detroit It would level the playing field for last 20 years due to the North American commissioners opposed the resolu­ workers and employers and help rebuild Free Trade Agreement and the increase tion. In fact, Joey Palamara represents America's middle class. Enactment of of global commerce, especially from Downriver communities i.e. Grosse He It's not too late to get a flu shot. this sensible legislation would restore China. No one has been talking about and Brownstown, and Ilona Vatga rep­ Even though Dr. Heather Jackson reports no official workers' freedom to choose a union by replacing them. We've lost whole Indus- resents only a portion of Detroit as well cases of influenza at Beaumont Hospital it's just a matter establishing stronger penalties for viola­ as some bordering communities. Three of time before patients start coming into the ER com­ tion of employee rights when workers Where's our plan to help American Detroit commissioners supported the plaining of muscle aches, fever and headaches. seek to form a union and during first- companies create manufacturing jobs? resolution. Misery isn't the only price we pay for catching the flu. contract negotiations. EFCA also pro­ Japan has successfully used a special While lost productivity costs employers, the flu can also vides for mediation and arbitration for govern­ be deadly. Some 36,000 people die annually from influ­ first-contract disputes, thus ensuring an ment leaders to plan five and 10 years out enza, according to the Centers for Disease Control and equitable resolution for'both employer for what industries they should develop. K Regarding Westland's selection as a Prevention. and employees. And their government helps grow those train stop for a proposed commuter rail This year, the CDC is EFCA mitigates corporate coercion sendee between Detroit and Ann Arbor: expanding its recommenda­ and intimidation by allowing employees Do you think the Japanese government JustaNumber wrote: tions for vaccinations from to form unions by signing cards autho­ has been buying Chrysler 300 cars for Before the first subdivision, apart­ the elderly and chronically rizing union representation. This is their employees? No way. ment, or business is built in this pro­ informally known as "card check." If a ill to children ages 6 months America is suffering because we don't posed area, a LOT of thought should go majority of the employees at a work site have a long-term plan to employ our into the planning. Rather than approving to 18 years. Rut the warning voluntarily sign authorization cards, the workers. Our wages have been driven development plans one at a time, the city doesn't stop there. Jackson, Many people wisely rush to employer must recognize and negotiate up too high, and our companies cannot would benefit from a good design plan who practices family medi­ the doctor in October when with the union. compete with foreign companies due to drawn up at one time. There needs to cine in Southfield, says par­ The Employee Free Choice has its our high wages. Point fingers and blame be a good mix of retail, residential, din­ ents as well as anyone who detractors, but they are "who's who" of someone else. This approach hasn't ing, etc. with a "walkable" plan. Make works around children should those most responsible for the current worked and it won't fix this problem. it someplace where people would want get a flu shot as well. economic meltdown - namely conserva­ Leaders will, if they set their minds to it. to visit even if they are not train pas­ And remember flu season tive politicians and their corporate bene­ Idea No. 3: One quick step which sengers. Plan it like downtown Plymouth runs all the way through the beginning of April so we factors. For instance, low-wage, anti- we the people can do is to start buying or Northville, where even if you have still have a long road ahead of us. Many people wisely worker monoliths like Wal-Mart, which more American-made products. By buy­ to park a ways away, there are plenty of rush to the doctor in October when the serum arrives, is obsessed with keeping workplaces ing more American-made products, the shops to keep-you interested in walking but there's still time. union-free. companies that make them will need to around. It's especially important to protect ourselves from the Additionally, we can count on right- hire more workers (Americans) to meet infectious disease during the holidays. With all of the wing hate radio (Limbaugh and his ilk) the higher demand. Those workers will hustle and bustle of the season it's easy to push making and Fox "News" to lie about EFCA as take their wages and buy items. They will that appointment to the bottom of the list, but if you've part of their ongoing assault on anything pay taxes. They also will not need welfare ever been sick with the flu it's not a wise move. It usually truthful. The inevitable result is a further monies. We welcome your letters to the editor. Please takes about two weeks to develop protection from this erosion of the American middle class Speak up. Demand better. Buy include your name, address and phone number nasty bug. that unions created — the engine that American-made. for verification. We ask that your letters be 400 drives our economy. may edit for clarity, space With great economic suffering comes Livonia and content great opportunity. The Employee Free f\4 WESTLAND Choice Act represents a tremendous opportunity to restore America's eco­ nomic vitality. After having watched the Senate Letters to the editor a mmwtv Westland Observer "hearings" on the request by our auto­ 36251 Schoolcraft OGAWETT Westland makers for a bridge loan, I can easily understand why the "approval" ratings Livonia, Ml 48150 Sue Mason Susan Rosiek for Congress have remained consistently Community Editor Executive Editor in the low double-digit (teens) range. People (mostly politicians) continue to I have never seen such a group of arro­ (734) 459-4224 s Hugh Gallagher discuss the U.S. automakers and their gant, pompous, self-aggrandizing clowns Jeannie Parent bailout. Congress only knows one thing in my life. The Insulting, condescending E-mail: Managing Editor Senior Director of — money; how to take it from others and remark about cutting the executive pay [email protected] Sates & Marketing Richard Aginian - Publisher Emeritus

Our fundamental purposes are to enhance the lives of our readers, nurture the hometowns we serve and contribute to the business success of our customers. Capt. Derek campaign Observer S Eccentric | Thursday, December 11,2008 www.hometownlife.com LOCAL NEWS (W) A7 When you're the employee, Self-directed IRA is best transferring retirement mon bankruptcy is very painful he U.S. economy lost over 500,000 jobs When you leave a company - retirement or last month. So far this year, over one took advantage of time last week to get Bankruptcy is ugly and it's even uglier when Tmillion Americans have lost their jobs. job loss - you have a number of options for caught up on wrapping presents while my Unfortunately, next year doesn't look much retirement accounts. Most employers will I kids were in school. Usually, I'm up late our lawmakers think it's OK. On Sunday, Barack better. Even if the auto companies receive Christmas Eve, wrapping presents while the Obama spoke about the need for accountability bailout money, about 90,000 Michiganders allow you to keep your money in the current pope says Mass in St. Peter's will lose their jobs. retirement account. In those situations Basilica. Not so this year. It's among the Big Three's CEOs. I hope the same Those who lose their job all done, all wrapped up, and is being asked at AIG, Citibank and the other face a variety of issues. Not you can't add new money to the account, instead of the pope, my com­ financial institutions that have been bailed out only do they have to be con­ however, you can continue managing it with pany was the presidents of cerned about paying bills, the investment options. You will continue to the Big Three and a group of by the government. They are the poster children but health care and retire­ congressmen and senators who for businesses behaving badly. They showed no ment accounts need to be receive statements on a regular basis. You reminded me of my kids — mad addressed. My general rule is are still subject to the employer's rules, because they hadn't gotten their scruples in suckering people in with their slick when you leave an employer, Sue Mason way and taking out on the first American dream schemes. I also find it amazing Money Matters you should take your retire­ employer decides to change the investment person to come into sight. ment money. There are a You will never hear me say that these executives are being hammered for Rick Bloom number of reasons and factors I'm a financial expert, but after listening to the mismanagement. They've made mistakes, they that enter into the decision, At that point, you would have the option of hearings, I'm wondering who made these law­ but for the great majority of makers experts on running a big business. They been slow to respond to changes in the market. people it pays to take the money. moving your money. have that responsibility with this country, but But is it worse than what the banks have done? No. One issue that has come up regarding from where I stand, they've managed to put us 40l(k) plans is what happens if your employer individual's control. $1 trillion in the hole and have no plan for get­ files for bankruptcy protection or just goes The different options each have pros and ting us out of it. out of business. It is important to recognize cons. The pros of leaving your money with But what I found most astounding was the you as you made the walk to the other side of the that a retirement account is not an asset of your former employer are that you are famil­ expert witness who told the Senate committee room. The bank wouldn't cash the check until the employer. Creditors of an employer cannot iar with their plan and it is easy because that bankruptcy was the answer because the it made sure there was money in the account. go after a retirement account. Worrying that you do not have to make any changes. The auto companies could tap into DIP loans. I'm Needless to say, no one wanted to be the last one your employer's financial health could impact downside is that employers frequently make very aware of the initials. It stands for debtor to the bank. your retirement account is not an issue. changes to their salary deferral programs in possession. It's nasty and demoralizing, if One Christmas, the court allowed the owner When you leave a company — retirement and you would be subject to those changes. In you happen to work for a company that files for to do a trade-out, so we had a potluck Christmas or job loss — you have a number of options addition, your former employer may only have bankruptcy. I know, I worked for one during the dinner and everyone received a turkey. When for retirement accounts. Most employers will limited investment options that no longer recession of the 1980s. It wasn't a big company, the business prepared to exit bankruptcy, we allow you to keep your money in the current fit your individual situation and you have no but bills exceeded revenue and when things received a $100 gift, also approved by the court. retirement account. In those situations you control over expenses. went from bad to worse, the owner filed for The bankruptcy went away eventually, but its can't add new money to the account, however, The benefit of transferring to a new Chapter 11 bankruptcy. effect lingered for a long time after. Disgruntled you can continue managing it with the invest­ employer's plan is one consolidated portfolio. One day we were called to a meeting. As we employees ended up decertifying the union and ment options. You will continue to receive This may make it easier in managing your stood there, the second in command explained striking out on their own. They felt betrayed, statements on a regular basis. You are still account. The downside is your new employer's what had happened and what the judge expect­ but in looking back, it wasn't the union that had subject to the employer's rules. If the employ­ plan may have limited investment options, ed of the employees — a 10 percent cut in wages. betrayed us, it was our employer who was look­ er decides to change the investment options, it could be expensive and once again you are We had a union, but we weren't given time to ing for flexibility. A union contract didn't offer you would be subject to that change. At that subject to the rules of the employer. meet and hash it out, the decision needed to be that. point, you would have the option of moving Directly transferring into a self-directed made that very moment. Bankruptcy is ugly and it's even uglier when your money. IRA means you are in total control of your None of us wanted to lose our jobs, so we our lawmakers think it's OK. On Sunday, Barack Another option, for those lucky to find a money and can select a portfolio that best agreed. But we forgot to ask one simple ques­ Obama spoke about the need for accountability new job, is the potential to directly transfer matches your situation1. In addition, you can tion. Our contract had us receiving our annual among the Big Three's CEOs. I hope the same the money from their former employer into select investments with low costs and no com­ pay increase in quarterly installments, one is being asked at AIG, Citibank and the other the new plan. Although employers are not missions. The downside of a self-directed IRA way we had tried to help the company. We had financial institutions that have been bailed out required to allow new employees to transfer is you fall prey to financial salespeople who deferred three installments, a total of 6 percent. by the government. They are the poster children existing retirement money, many employers are concerned with generating a commission. That wasn't factored into the 10 percent, so for businesses behaving badly. They showed no are accommodating. To complete this trans­ Be very careful about where you transfer when all was said and done, we took a 16 per­ scruples in suckering people in with their slick action, have the money from the old retire­ your retirement money. Don't let anyone pres­ cent hit. 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Crystal Bell Crystal Bell has been named Adult Recruitment and Education Executive for the newly formed Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan. Bell served as Membership Team Leader for Girl Scouts of the Huron Valley Council before the merger of five Girl Scout Councils headquartered in Saginaw, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Jackson and Kalamazoo. ' She has 14 years experience in team building, pro­ gram development and management for GSHVC, Girl Scouts of Macomb County-Otsikita Council and Michigan Neighborhood Partnership. She holds a bachelor of science degree in public relations from Eastern Michigan University. Bell is past Steering Committee Chair for the Metropolitan Detroit Volunteer Administrator Network and a Christian Education Department trainer and Instructor for Second Ebenezer Church, in Detroit. She also serves as manager for the Ann Arbor Regional Center of Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan.

SI -p. ^f \ «f • \ •\ TOM HAWLEY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER James Jabero As the new owners of Joy Manor, Chris Higgins (from left), mother Diane and father Dave are working on making Wireless Toyz, a multi-carrier wireless retailer, recently improvements to the longtime banquet center. recognized wireless expert James Jabero, owner of the Garden City Wireless Toyz, 30406 Ford, Garden City, with a "Raving Fan" award for the store's commitment to customer service. Of the nearly 200 Wireless Toyz stores located through­ New owners out the country, Jabero's store was one of five to. receive the honor at the company's national conference. The award is based on exceptional customer feedback the company BY JULIE BROWN received about the store. OBSERVER STAFF WRITER Business name: Joy Manor Banquets and Facilities Joy Manor in Westland has Address: 28999 Joy, Westland, 48185 hosted its share of wedding Name and title: Chris Higgins, general manager receptions and other memo­ Hometown: Westiand rable occasions, and its new Business opened: Chris Higgins and father Dave took over Joy Manor owners are eager to carry on that tradition, on Oct. 27. Dave Higgins and son Chris Employees: family members, veterans Jackie Luong and banquet man-' Higgins took over ownership ager Jessie {21-year staffer) Six doctors join GC Hospital in October of the longtime Business Specialty: Wedding receptions and banquets Six doctors have joined the staff of Garden City Hospital, expanding and supplementing banquet facility which has four Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. services available to the public. The new staffers are Dr. Nwosu B. Blessing, Anesthesia, ballrooms — the Grand Room, Saturday, closed Sunday. with offices at 6245 Inkster Road, Garden City; Dr. Daniel A. Heinen, Emergency Victorian Room, Wine Room Medicine, with offices at 16001W. Nine Miled, Southfield; Dr. Jeffrey H. Soffa, Family Business phone and Web site: (734) 525-0960 or at its Web site, www. and Mahogany Room, Practice, with offices at 30141 Cherry Hill, Inkster; Dr. Douglas R. Johnson, Internal Observer: Tell us about your joymanor.com . Medicine, with offices at 9377 Haggerty, Plymouth; Dr. Christopher J. Schoenherr, business, including the types of Physical Medicine/Rehab, with offices at 28455 Haggerty, Suite 200, Novi; Dr. Andrew M, services and/or products you tasting. That's going to be my business. We almost bought Lofman, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; with offices at 23975 Novi Road, Suite A102, feature. plan for in the spring, bring in Joy Manor when earlier co- Novi, and Dr. Matthew H. Greenspan with offices at 231QO Providence Dr., Suite 420, We handle wedding, all the Michigan wines, have owner Scott Lopez sold. We Southfield. receptions, cocktail parties, food stations and band music. were looking for financial birthday and holiday parties We're waiting to set a date after stability for the family when and all-occasion events. hearing from more vendors. Joy Manor came up for sale Observer: What makes your The wine tasting should be a again. business unique? hit, too. Observer: Do you have a funny We like to make our food Observer: How did you decide to tidbit to share with our readers , a spectacular presentation. open your own business? about your experience so fall as a The stuffed beef rouladen Diane Higgins, Dave's wife, small business owner? is popular and everybody had been a bartender at Joy Not yet, but it's been real loves (staffer) Jackie's salad. Manor for 10 years and the fun so. far. We did get a thank- We want to make a lot of previous owners were ready to you e-mail from a couple who improvements here. We want sell. We knew the Joy Manor recently had their wedding to get a new sign out front. staff well. reception here. It's rewarding We're already having a new bar Observer: Why did you decide to to make sure everybody's built for the main ballroom. locate in the Westland community? wedding is memorable for We're looking at doing wine It was already an existing them. wiasa Here's your chance to showcase your business on a page geared to business in your community. By advertising alongside features geared toward local business, you GARDEN CITY CHAMBER decrease in the number of busi­ cover creative ways in which can reach your target audience faster. While 2008 was definitely nesses, we have been able to we can become more efficient ayear of ups and downs^our rejoice in some existing busi­ at sharing services and prod­ business community has1 man­ ness renovations. ucts to meet common goals If it's important to you aged to prevail and is striving The Chamber is confident and objectives. The Chamber for new opportunities that will that new rental leases, lease looks forward to working with create better outcomes in 2009, renewals and lease extensions organizations; businesses and it's important to us. Membership for the will help mitigate the number municipal groups on projects Chamber has dropped a little, of building vacancies and will that share common interests For advertising information, please call: but the cbntinued support of ultimately be beneficial to our and will make our community our business community has commercial market. continue to prosper. Oakland County: 248-901 -2500 given us promise. Although In 2009, the business com­ the city has experienced some munity will continue to dis­ director Wayne County: 734-582-8363 st Oakland County: 248-437-2011 Thursday, December 11,2008

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State-ranked Belleville controlled the glass Tuesday night en route to a season-opening 70-62 boys basketball triumph over visiting Wayne Memorial. Mohamed Conde, a 6-foot-7 junior center, paced the victorious Tigers with 21 points, while senior guard Booker Detroit Waza Flo Stoudmire and Ricky Love added 13 Pro, a member of the apiece. W" r Professional Arena J» ' i Wayne senior guard Robert Woodson ts. Soccer League, will paced all scorers with 25 points, while play its first home junior forward Derric Horton contrib- y match against the MM-MM,— .,, uted 13. Senior Springfield (111.) BOYS BASKETBALL guard Jimmel Spirits beginning at Bennett chipped A*—* 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. in with 11. 20 at Plymouth's Belleville led 29-28 at halftime and Compuware Arena. stretched its slim lead to 45-35 after three All home matches quarters before holding on for the win. will be double-head­ "The first half we were able to hang in ers with the Detroit there, but the third quarter they beat us Ignition of the Xtreme on the boards — that was our downfall," Soccer League. Wayne coach Wayne Woodard said. BIU. BRESLER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Waza Flo Pro is cur­ "They got us on the backboards and hit Stevenson senior captain Mike Cruce is a standout in the 500 freestyle (4:49.33) and also took a 10th in the 2008 Division 1 state finals in the 100 rently 0-4 heading shots. And free throws (l6-of-33) hurt us." butterfly (53.67). ., ; into a pair of weekend Despite being outrebounded, Wayne matches Friday against pulled to within four with less than a the host St; Louis (Mo.) minute remaining. Illusion and Saturday "We just couldn't get that last stop," at Springfield. said Woodard, whose team was 10-of-l6 Waza Flo Pro's roster is from the foul line. Comprised almost entire­ FRANKLIN 64, KETTERING 59: Livonia ly of home-grown talent Franklin used the long ball Tuesday with players from both night to garner a season-opening vic­ Schoolcraft College and tory at Waterford Kettering. Stevenson swimmers Madonna University. The Patriots, connecting on seven The PASL-Pro circuit 3-pointers on the night, were led by BY BRAD EMONS * r*--i Capsule outlook of area teams, B3. is the largest pro indoor juniors Andy McCaffery and Mike OBSERVER STAFF WRITER soccer league in North Gadsby, who finished with 15 points "N backstroke (28th overall in the pre­ America. In its inaugu­ apiece. Senior Jeff Poole added 13, while Area coaches should be envious of lims). ral season, the PASL-Pro senior Connor Leidal contributed eight. Livonia Stevenson's Jeff Shoemaker Another standout is senior Mike encompasses eight team Gadsby led the way with three triples. entering the 2008-09 boys swim­ Cruce, who placed 10th overall in from the US three fiom "It was a great opener and a good ming and diving season. Division 1 in the 100 backstroke the Canadian Major (53.67). Indoor Soc ei T pagup high school basketball game," Franklin That's because the ninth-year \tur coach Jeremy Rheault said. "We had coach returns a trio of first-team The second-team All-Area selec­ and lour team from Liga different guys hit some key threes, we All-Observer performers and a tion is joined by senior Ryan Scott, Mexicana. were able to execute in transition and quintet of second-team selections from Whether Stevenson can duplicate who went 22.93 in the 50 freestyle; For ticket informa­ got some key steals." a squad which finished 11th at last its third-place finish of 2006 remains junior Aaren Marecki, who took a sev­ tion, call Dave Valente Senior guard Kevin Truitt paced the year's Division 1 state finals. to be seen, but pieces appear to be in enth in the 200 freestyle at the WLAA at (888) 436-4625 Captains, who led 29-28 at halftime, Stevenson is coming off a cham­ place for a strong run. meet; sophomore Kellen Schoff, who (mention the code with 12 points. Senior forward Steve pionship season in the now-defunct The biggest loss to graduation was ranked fourth in the area in the 100 Waza). You can also Rogers added 10. Western Lakes Activities Association. Robert Luke, who took fifth in the backstroke (58.06); and junior Daniel visit www.wazafc.com/ Franklin was 13-of-24 from the foul But the Spartans now find themselves state in the 100 backstroke and added Schoff, who took seventh in the WLAA PASL/index.htm. line, while Kettering went 4-for-6. in a challenging Central Division of the a seventh in the 100 butterfly. Sprint meet in the 500 freestyle (5:03.02). DEARBORN 52, CHURCHILL 49: With a new KLAA Kensington Conference, freestyler Kyle Hermann will also be All three Stevenson relay teams — chance to tie, Livonia Churchill came which includes Northyille, sixth last missed. the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 The Michigan ' up empty three times from beyond the year in Division 1; South Lyon Unified, But the cupboard is fare from bare freestyle — should also be strong with High School Athletic 3-pointline during the final 34 seconds 14th; Salem, 25th; and Novi, 31st. with the return of first-team All-Area three of the four team members return­ Association Network Tuesday as the host Pioneers held on for "Our overall goals include winning picks including senior Joey Wingett, ing this season. Featured Programming the season-opening victory. the KLAA (Kensington) Conference who took eighth in the 100 breaststroke Another swimmer to watch this sea­ will rebroadcast all Senior forward Danny Dent and championship and placing top 10 at the at the state meet; senior Chris Behler, son is a diver — senior Travis Holt of the Girls Semifinal senior guard Michael Hatcher paced state level," Shoemaker said. "We have who posted an area best of 49-31 in Livonia Churchill, who took third in Volleyball semifinals via a number of teams with similar goals the 100 freestyle; and junior Bryan last year's WLAA meet. Comcast Cable Channel Please see WAYNE, B6 that will stand in our way" Bielicki, a state qualifier in the 100 900 including the Class A match between Livonia Churchill and Jenison at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, and 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15. The Class D semifinal between Lutheran High Westland John Glenn's wrestling team didn't starting out the season because they are usually Westland and Pellston shy away from the competition Saturday as the ranked (eighth in Division 1 this year), and we did. will also air on the same host Rockets emerged with a team title. Romeo and Roseville gave us everything we could network at 6;30 p.m. Steve Wakeford ¢103 pounds), Anthony handle after we defeated Clarkston." Sunday, Dec. 14. Pavlich (112) and Josh Austin (119) all went undefeated on the day as Glenn finished first in Spartans finish third the 10-team dual-match format. Livonia Stevenson launched its season Saturday The Madonna "It's a great way to start, but it's early and we by going 3-2 in the Flushing Team Duals. University women's have a lot of work to do to prepare for the end The Spartans defeated Burton Bendle (50- volleyball team will of the year," Glenn coach Bill Polk said. "Our 25), Flint Beecher (57-26) and the host Raiders stage an open tryout guys performed well, but we took a few injuries (50-26), while losing to eventual team champ for the 2009 season wrestling so many tough matches in a row. Mount Clemens Chippewa Valley (43-30) and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Hopefully, we'll improve and finish even stron­ runner-up Lapeer East (45-27). Sunday, Dec. 14 at the ger than we started." Mitch Gonzales went 5-0 on the day for the MU Activities Center. The Rockets were followed by Roseville, Spartans at 135, while teammates Josh Siebert The tryout is open to Clarkston, Livonia Franklin, Romeo, (160) and Matt Greenman (215) each finished any high school senior Wyandotte, Belleville, Walled Lake Central, 4-0. Going 4-1 were Ash Alhaj (103), Raz or transfer student with Dearborn and the Rockets' 'B' team. : Markosian (145) and Jake Burns (171). Wayne Memorial coach Steve Vasiloff hoists the team trophy after his collegiate eligibility. "I was pleased with our performance and for an "Our boys wrestled well considering this was wrestlers took home the Blissfield invitational title. For more on the story For more informa­ opening weekend tournament, it was very tough," the first time out for over half of the lineup," and weekend mat results, see page B6. tion, call Brian McClain Polk said. "One of our goals was to beat Clarkston Stevenson coach Dan Vaughan said. at (248) 495-5307. <•

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Livonia Ladywood's Shelby Livonia Stevenson couldn't In the second period, R. J. Kensington Conference crossover Kucharski certainly knows take advantage of its scor­ Kierdorf scored his second of at the Lakeland Ice Arena. how to put the biscuit in the Churchill outshot the Warriors, the year from John Strauch basket. Jessica Pavela was in goal ing opportunities Tuesday 46-8. night, falling to visit­ 28-17, and had three more and Jake Wilson. The Chargers led 1-0 after The first-year senior for­ for Ladywood, while Alessi ing Birmingham Brother power-play chances includ­ Rice goaltender Jareth the first period on goals by Scott ward had a total of 11 goals in Nehr was in net for the Rice, 5-2, in the Michigan ing a5-on-3. Glanda stopped 26-of-28 Hamill and Drew Sieber. two games as she helped the ^ Marlins, who advanced to the Interscholastie Hockey- "Our power-play was terri­ Stevenson shots. Steven Klisz added a second period Blazers bounce back from a 7-1 finals with a 3-2 win Friday League Showcase at Edgar ble and we did not capitalize Richie Dunphy started in goal from Kody Strong and Stefan season-opening loss Thursday over Northville. on our chances," Stevenson goal for the Spartans before Kubus, while Robert Louwers com­ to Grosse Pointe South to win On Friday, Ladywood Luke Jackson led Rice, coach David Mitchell said. being lifted in the second pleted the scoring in the final period Suburban Classic Girls High defeated Walled Lake, 10-4, as now 2-1, with a pair of goals. "You can't do that against a period for Danny Sager. from Dan Bostick and Alex Smythe. School hockey tournament Kucharski scored seven goals "We played with much more Jon Elliott, Andrew Szutka team like Rice." CHOKCHltUJltail: held last weekend at Suburban and had one assist. purpose and energy" said Kolpacke added two, while and Adam Messina also tal­ Justin Shureb notched his Freshman goalie Alex Estes Churchill coach Pete Mazzoni, Ice Arena in Farmington lied goals for the Warriors, fifth goal of the season for earned his first varsity win whose team was coming off an Hills. Freij added one goal and two who led 2-1 after one period Stevenson in the opening Saturday as Livonia Churchill (1- 8-0 mercy-rule loss to Northville. The Blazers defeated rival assists. Other assist went to and 4-2 after 30 minutes. period on an assist from Jake 1-1,1-1-1) turned back host Walled "Hopefully we learned a lesson Farmington Hills Mercy in Bushart, Doyle and Katie Folk. Stevenson outshot Rice, Poynter. Lake Westen (2-5, 0-4) in a KLAA from the previous game." Saturday's championship final, In Thursday's season opener 6-5, as Kucharski notched four at City Arena in Detroit, goals and one assist. Grosse Pointe South got two Lane Kolpacke also scored goals apiece from Tara Bolton twice for the Blazers, while and Lorna Burns en route to a Brittany Galvin, Erin Doyle 7-1 victory. and Emann Freij collected two Marissa Monforton, Emma assists each for the Blazers, Hull and Elizabeth Clem each now 2-1 overall. Julie Bushart collected two assists for the also had an assist in the win. Kristen Maloure paced Kucharski had the lone Mercy with two goals, while Ladywood goal in the second Jessie Buckley, Maura Malone period from Kaitlin Gaule. and Jackie Buckley added one Pavela stopped 67-of-74 apiece. shots, while South goaltender Mercy outshot the Blazers, C.J. Jarboe faced just eight 28-20. Ladywood shots.

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LIVONIA CHURCHILL Head coach: Aaron Rieder, fifth year. «* * " \. League affiliation: KLAA Kensington Conference (South Division). Last year's finish: tied for ninth (Westerti Down 13 points at the GIRLS BASKETBALL couldn't recover after falling Lakes Activities Association meet). half Tuesday, host Livonia behind 19-4 after one quarter Notable losses to graduation: Steve Jones, Mart Castelli. Joey Liberati. Ladywood made a stirring and 41-15 at halftime. Leading returnees:Travis Holt Sr.. dicing comeback to earn its first girls Carley Shattleroe scored 14 JOHN GLENN 54, (secono-team Ail-Area): Andrew Richards, Sr. (diving): Greq Van Gorp, Si. (distance freestyle); basketball victory of the sea­ points Tuesday to propel the CLARENCEV1LLE 21: On Monday, Nathan Larsen, Sr. (breaststroke); John son against Dearborn Edsel visiting Tigers (1-2) to a non- Westland John Glenn evened Yurqii, Jr. (breaststroke-distance freestyle): Ford, 56-51. league win over host Wayne its record at 1-1 with a non- Rickv Scully. Jr i butterfly-backstroke!: Jacob Rimatzki, Sopn. (freestyle-backstroke). Memorial (0-2). league triumph over host Freshman guard Cara Promising newcomers: Brandon Guild, Mike Cruce Ryan Scott Aaren Marecki Miller and junior guard Garden City jumped out to Livonia Clarenceville (1-2). Sr.; Michael Hodges, Sr; Seth Klein, Sr.; Alex Lamerand, Sr.; AUGUSIC Silva, Sr.; Jeffery Stevenson Stevenson Stevenson Mary Fitzgerald each scored a 21-4 first-quarter advantage Chanel Payne and Brittany Stevens, Sr; Rushi Patel, Jr.; Lance Kortesoja, 15 points for the victorious and stretched its lead to 33-5 Holbrook scored 13 and 11 Jr.; Mikhail Burshteyn, Jr.: Daniel Matthys, Soph.; Brian Sharp, Soph.; Christopher Sharp, Blazers, who outscored the at halftime before invoking a points, respectively, for the Soph.; Matthew Stevens, Soph.; Erik Vinysness, Thunderbirds 35-17 in the sec­ running clock. Rockets. Soph.: Linus Ziemba, Soph: Derik Atrnger, Fr.; 4 Bradley Johns, Fr.; Matthew Souies, Fr.; David ond half after trailing 34-21 at Lauren McCallum scored Shaunte Roberts and Nyah Vincentim, <;. intermission. eight for the Zebras, who shot McReynolds added nine and 2008-09 outlook: Host is an experienced Senior forward Caitlin just 6-of-28 (21.4 percent) seven as Glenn led 32-11 at diver who took tnird in the WLAA meet last Szczypka added 11. from the foul line. halftime and outscored the year Kith a score of i-70.4j, while Richards Trojans 22-0 in the third peri­ added a 10th with 237.60. The Chargers did "We made some adjustments The Cougars hit 10-of-17 not have any other individuals crack the top 12 at the half as far as getting over from the foul stripe. od to invoke a running clock. last year. Churchill joins the South Division of screens - we got into the pass­ LUTH. SOUTH 65, HURON "We worked hard on defense the Kensington Conference and will compete against Canton, Plymouth, Livonia Franklin, ing lanes," said Ladywood first- VALLEY 25: On Tuesday, visit­ all week and we created turn­ Wayne Memorial and Westland John Glenn. •JL year coach Pat Cannon, whose ing Westlarid Huron Valley overs, which led to some scores LIVONIA FRANKLIN Daniel Schoff Travis Holt team is 1-2 overall. "We got Lutheran (0-3) turned the ball on our end," said Glenn coach H?ad coach: Kevin Hafner, ninth year. Stevenson Stevenson Churchill League affiliation: KLAA Kensington passionate about defense. We over 29 times in a non-confer­ Mike Schuette, whose team Conference (South Division). got on them tougher and that ence setback against Newport was 10-of-17 from the free Last year's finish: tied for seventh (WLAA < WESTLAND JOHN GLENN Last year's finish: tied for ninth (WLAA meet). meet). throw line. Head coach: Bob Harding, third year. Notable losses to graduation: Jordan Holland, made them make mistakes." - Lutheran South (2-1). Notable losses to graduation: Mick Anthony League affiliation: KLAA Kensington Kevin Erdmann, Jacob Schofleld. Ladywood was 21-of-31 from April Broska scored a game- Clarenceville (1-2) got seven (second-team All-Area); Shane Shelton, Sean Conference (South Division). Leading returnees: Steven Ogg, Sr. (IM-butterfiy- the foul line, while Edsel Ford high 28 points for the Saints, points from junior guard Wilson. Last year's finish: 12th (WLAA meet). backstroke); Jacob Barnes, Sr. (distance freestyle- Leading returnees; Brandon Larkins, SopMIM- Notable losses to graduation: Jon Burgess, backstroke); Adam Carson. Jr. (sprint freestyle- hit 10-of-lS. who employed a trapping 1- Kristen Jolly and six from breaststroke); Scott James, Soph, (freestyle); Dennis Knight, Shawn Long,. breaststroke); Mike Gabriel, Jr.(freestyle-butterfly- Charisse Carr scored 16 and 3-1 zone defense to befuddle senior center Megan Tallman. Joe Michniewicz, Sr. (sprint freestyle); Scott Leading returnees: Cody Rowe, Jr. (diving- backstroke); Josh Higgs, Jr. (middle distance Ansteth, Jr. (outterflv-backstroke); Eric Madaj, regional qualifier); Bill Lyons, Sr. (sprint freestyle); Brandon Hicks, Jr.(IM-butterfly). Michelle Gaedke added 18 Huron Valley. "Defensively, we didn't stop Sr. (butterfly); Brett Woods, Sr. (freestyle- freestyle); Paul Gutu, Soph, (freestyle-butterfly); Promising newcomers: Zachary Williamson, for the T-Birds, who fall to 1-1 Senior Samantha Barber the drive," said Trojans' coach butterfly); Tyler Lee, Jr. (sprint freestyle). Promising newcomers: Joey WakeforrJ, Fr. (freestyle-backstroke); Sean Stewart, Fr. Promising newcomers: James Fite, Soph, Fr. (distance freestyle); Jake Ferguson, Fr. (freestyle); Vinny Garza, Soph, (freestyle- overall. and junior Claire Wood each Julie Patterson. "We also had (freestyle-butterfly). (butterfly-backstroke); Levi Cavender, Jr. breaststroke); Corey Robbins, Soph, (freestyle- GARDEN CITY 57, WAYNE 2t: scored six for the Hawks, who trouble with their size." Hafner's 3008-09 outlook. "We have about (breastsf/oke-lM). backstroke); Josh Lowe, Jr. (freestyle); - 21 guys, '< think our division gives us a great Cody Eiliott, Fr. (freestyle); Willie McGlown, Harding's 2008-09 outlook: "Our numbers Jr. (freestyle); Bobby Prougfi, Fr. (freestyle- opportuniiy ;o be competitive against teams are up - we have 26 this year. Most teams' we can race against, We can have more success butterfly); Nick Williams, Fr. (freestyle-butterfly). numbers are up this year overall because of the Greuber's 2008-09 outlook: "I've got more than what we experienced in the WLAA, This Olympics. We only have one senior. Most of the the begirding to the start o( being more kids this year on my side, and because of depth, successful teams have seniors because they're I think we could get a win or two. Last year we competiisve arm Duildinq for this year and next bigger, stronger and more experienced. We are year. We won't have the too-end kids like we had some good kids, but we didn't have enough hosting the South Division meet. We're looking depth, Ogg and Barnes are the co-captains, had last year, but our deptn will be better, With forward to that." (Brandon) Larkins. we'!! see ;f he can make a four-year varsity swimmers and our most WAYNE MEMORIAL talented kids. Both qualified for the MISCA meet The Schoolcraft College hit double-figures scoring: sure forced 27 Lakeland turn­ state cut in the IM and jreasistroke. And (Scott) Head coach: Mike Greuber, 12th year. James has looked good early. Well Keep our last year. Ogg's goal is a state cut and maybe a women's basketball team Jasmine Brown (14 points), overs. League affiliation: KLAA Kensington school record in the 100 backstroke." fingers crossed to see '-\ he'll make a cut alone Conference (South Division), defeated visiting Kalamazoo April Goins (14 points, six Both teams combined to his with our 200 freestyle re;ay team." Valley Community College, rebounds) and Salem grad just 2-of-19 shots from beyond LIVONIA STEVENSON 95-62, in Saturday's champi­ Tayler Langham, who contrib­ the three-point arc. Head coach: Je'f Shoemaker, ninth year. League affiliation: KLAA Kensington onship game of the Schoolcraft uted 12 points. SCHOOLCRAFT 86, MACOMB Conference (Central Division), CITY OF LIVONIA Classic. 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BOYS BASKETBALL PREP HOCKEY BOYS S GIRLS BOWLING Friday, Dec. 12 Friday, Dec. 12 Saturday, Dec. 13 Madonna University seniors NAIA Nationals. Mary McGinnis (Fraser) and Stevenson at Churchill, 7 p.m. Churchill vs. South Lyon John Glenn vs. Pinckney, Milford at Franklin, 7 p.m. at Edgar Arena, 6 p.m. Wayne vs. Lakeland, Lubovj Tihoinirova and Whitney Tihomirova also led MU in Byrnn Kerr (Livonia Churchill/ Belleville at John Glenn, 7 p.m. Stevenson vs. Canton at Whitmore Lanes, noon. Fuelling were B"dth named to aces with 43 this season and ' Schoolcraft.College). , ^ (St. Joseph Mich. Lutheran Tourney) at Arctic Edge, 8:30 p.m. GIRLS FIGURE SKATING the 2008 Tachikara-NAIA hold the single season record To be selected, a stu^efKt-ath- Howardsville vs. Academy of Flint, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 Sunday, Dec. 14 Huron Valley vs. Mich. Lutheran, 8 p.m. Ladywood vs. Ply.-Canton-Salem Team Competition at Hartland, 8 a.m. Volleyball All-Americateams. for kills (967) set.in 2067. : lete must be a junior or sejnior Saturday, Dec. 13 at Arctic Pond, 6:30 p.m. GIRLS COMPETITIVE CHEER Tihomirova, a first-team Fuelling, a native;'$. Milfoil, and carry a cumulative" grade- Luth. Westland at Ply. Christian, 3:30 p.m. Churchill vs. G.P. North Saturday, Dec. 13 selection from Riga, Latvia, earned second-team Honors' point average of 3.5 or better. Mich. Lutheran Tourney, 5:30 & 7 p.m. at Mt. Clemens Ice Arena, 5:45 p.m. Ladywood at Harrison,"TBA. GIRLS BASKETBALL PREP WRESTLING MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ranked 11th nationally with 4.08 after;ranking 10th in the Grinvalds* a nursing major, Thursday, Dec. 11 Thursday, Dec. 11 Friday, Dec. 12 kill per set and sits fifth all-time nation with a .385 atgtack was second nationally with Hartland at Franklin, 7 p.m. Clarenceville, Gab. Richard, Clawson (Mich. Edu. Credit Union at Madonna) at MTJ with a total of 2,413 kills. percentage. The senior middle 10.83 assists per set^whUe Ladywood at Monroe St. Mary, 7 p.m. at Lutheran Westland Quad, 5:30 p.m. Taylor-Ft Wayne vs. Rochester, 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 Saturday, Dec. 13 Madonna vs. Holy Crass.(Ind.), 8 p.m. In her final season, hitter also paced the WHAC Kerr, majoring in math and Churchill at Stevenson, 7 p.m, Howell Invitational, 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 Tihomirova finished with 616 in blocks with 1.3 per set and education, led the Crusaders Farmington at John Glenn, 7 p.m. Avondale Invitational, 9 a.m. Mich. Educational Credit Union kills this fall as.the CruSaders ranked 18th nationally. with 513 digs in her first sea­ Wayne at Milford, 7 p.m. EMU Duals, 9 a.m. Tourney at Madonna, 6 S 8 p.m. Four Crusaders also earned son as the team's libera. Clarenceville at S'field Christian, 7 p.m. Garden City Invitational, 9:30 a.m. WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL finished 35-7 overall and Saturday, Dec. 13 BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Wednesday, Dec. 10 captured their 12th straight NAI A All-America Scholar- McGinnis, majoring in art Luth. Westland at Ply. Christian, 2 p.m. Thursday.Dec.il Madonna at Marygrove College, 6 p.m. Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Athlete honors, including . and education, was second on John Glenn at Lincoln Park, 7 p.m. Conference title and earned Fuelling, along with juniors Inta the team and in the top-ten in Saturday, Dec. 13 TBA-time to be announced. Rocket Relays at John Glenn, noon. its seventh straight trip to the Grinvalds (Portage Central), the WHAC in kills with 474.

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BY BRAD EMONS to beat, or that we're going Brandon Whittenberg (152), great support from parents, OBSERVER STAFF WRITER to make noise in the KLAA junior Josh Mills (160) and along with Wayne athletic in victory over Trojans (Kensington Lakes Activities junior Dylan Korzetki (285) director Greg Ambrose and Steve Vasiloff is trying to put Association), but we have earned runner-up honors. new varsity football coach Livonia Clarenceville had no BOYS BASKETBALL the Wolfpack back on the area made so many steps in the Third-places went to senior Kevin Weber. answer for Taylor Kennedy's wrestling map. right direction. Tevin Hines (140) and Mike He also believes in his staff Breland Hogan. while 6-7 sophomore center The fourth-year coach "We went from a team who Gallagher (189). of assistant coaches, which , The 6-foot-l senior guard Jalen Reynolds made his var­ calls it a "New Era" for the has never filled a roster to a Vasiloff credits the team's includes Rich Donahee and torched the Trojans for a game- sity debut with nine points and Wayne Memorial matmen, team that is three-deep in early success to off-season Robert Freeman. high 34 points to lead the host seven blocks. who started the season Dec. almost every weight class. We efforts, which included trips to "I attribute our new-found Eagles to a season-opening 60- Kennedy made only 12-of-25 3 with dual-match wins over went from a team plagued BorderWars and AAU tourna­ success to them because they 51 boys basketball victory. free throws on the night. host Berkley (52-26) and with academic ineligibility to ments, participation at a six- give it their all, and the believe Hogan had a pair of three- LUTri. WESTUND 52, ROEPLR 49: On Detroit Cesar Chavez (56-21), a team that has 13 wrestlers week summer league in Milan, in me and my vision," Vasiloff pointers as Kennedy took a 26- 'Ihesday, Sam Ahlersmeyer scored 24 coupled with a first-place fin­ above a 3.5 GPA, and 19 above and 10 members attending said of his assistants. "We went 25 halftime lead and stretched points as host Lutheran High Westland a 3.0." a team camp at Eastern from a team with coaches all it out to a 45-38 advantage overcame a sluggish first half to edge ish Saturday at the Blissfield Birmingham Roeper in the season- Invitational. Wayne took just nine wres­ Michigan University. fighting that were going in after three quarters. opening contest for both squads. The numbers are encourag­ tlers to Blissfield and came "Some of our veterans got in different directions, to a team "They were the hungrier Josh Kruger contributed 11 for ing this season with Wayne's away the team title as 125- 4)0 matches during the off-sea­ with everyone on the same team, more prepared and the Warriors, while Ryan Zinser led roster ballooning from 15 to 50 pounder Mike Wallace, a soph­ son," Vasiloff said. "We are just page. And most importantly, Jhat's probably my fault," Roeper with 15. wrestlers (including 25 fresh­ omore, garnered an individual so excited to have a team that we have turned into a team Clarenceville coach Corey After trailing 25-19 at halftime, men). first place. is so hungry and coachable. that wants nothing more than McKendry said. "Hogan was the Warriors grabbed control with a "So far things have great," Meanwhile, sophomore We have some really great to go out on the mat and win." very good and there was no 17-9 third quarter and then held on Vasiloff said. "I'm not saying Darryl Ison (112), sophomore kids." doubt they (Kennedy) deserved down the stretch. "We started to pressure the ball that we're going to be the team Jalen Jones (135), junior Vasiloff said he has received [email protected] j (734) 953-2123 to win the game." Senior Nathan Clark scored (in the third) and create some turn­ overs that resulted in some easy a team-high 19 points for the baskets," Lutheran Westland coach Trojans, who made 13-of-20 Brandon Bekius said. "I thought the free throws. kids played much better in the sec­ Senior standout Jamie ond half and did what was necessary Stewart was held to 14 points, to win the game." It was a solid beginning LIVONIA CLARENCEVILLE 60 Gallagher (HW) p. David Gibson, 1:01; 130: void; 171: Derek Robbins (C'viiie) p. Mike S0UTHFIELD-LATH8UP 21 Jake Ruth (C'viiie) p. Desmond Jackson, Childs, 4:26; 189: Tim Siecinski (C'viiie) won by of the season for Livonia 103: Jorell Young (SL) decisioned Brad 0:28; 135: Coy SilJanp'aa (C'viiie) p. Shaquil tech. fall over Zach Vakerics. 38-5; 215: Devin Clarenceville's varsity wres­ Martin, 19-12; 112; Rin Pham !SL) wins by Coleman, 1:14:140: Patrick Walker (C'viiie) Kachinosky (DC) dec. Andrew Jasmer, 3-2; 285: "We had opportunities void; 119: Brent Gilman (C'viiie) pinned Miles p. Anthony Perry, 0:29; 145: Cody Siilanpaa Anthony Giordano (C'viiie) wins by void. to make plays in the fourth tling team on Saturday, going Alien, 1:01; 125: Jake Ruth (C'viiie) p. Gordan (C'viiie) p. Devonte Kennedy, 1:17; 152: Myles 3-1 at the Trojans-hosted Hall-Amerson, 0:49; 130: Coy Siilanpaa Fortune (HW) p. Brendan Groves, 0:55; 160: LIVONIA CHURCHILL 63 PAGE Bl quarter " Churchill coach Jim invitational tournament. (C'viiie) wins by void. 135: Patrick Walker Douglas Wilbur (HW) wins by void; 171: CLARENCEVILLE 18 Solak said. "They packed it (C'viiie) p, Tito Kromer, 1:59; 140: Cody Derek Robbins (C'viiie) p. Octavius Moore, 103: Jacob Meadows (Churchill) p. Brad The Trojans reeled off Silianpaa (C'viiie) p. Lawrence Monker, 0:14; 1:00; 189: Tim Siecinski (C'viiie) p. Brandon Martin. 0:48; 112: Kane Kanouse (Churchill) in with a zone (defense). We impressive wins over 145: Brendan Groves (C'viiie) p. Brandan Stewart, 0:24; 215: Joseph Haapala (C'viiie) wins by void; 119: Matt Hecksel (Churchill) Dearborn with 16 and 13 moved the ball well and had Somo, 3:41; 152: Marcus Long (SL) wins by p. Eric Stiver, 1:32: 285: Anthony Giordano dec- Brent Gilman), 12-5; 125: Jake Ruth Southfield-Lathrup (60- void; 160: Eche Keewume Nwabuskel (SL) (C'viiie) p. Roccick Garfield, 0:32. (C'viiie) p. 3:5! Anthony Sewell, 130: John points, respectively. good looks." 21), Harper Woods (60-24) wins.by void; 171: Derek Robbins (C'viiie) Bannoura (Churchill)p. Coy Siilanpaa, 1:52; Senior guard Scott The Pioneers outscored the p. Brandon Petty, 3:25; 189: Tim Siecinski LIVONIA CLARENCEVILLE S2 135: Brett Appel (Churchill) ps. Patrick and Dearborn Divine Child (C'viiie) p. Jafen Slater, 3:25; 215: Andrew Senczyszyn led the Chargers Chargers 15-11 in the first DEARBORN DIVINE CHILD 3 Walker, 3:44; 140: Bryan Fortney (Churchill) Jasmer (C'viiie) p. Matt Boyd, 2:56 285: (62-3) but Livonia Churchill 103: Brad Martin (C'viiie) wins by void; p. Cody Silianpaa, 3:41; 145: Ben Hesskamp with 13, including 3-of-7 from quarter and 14-4 in the third Anthony Giordano (C'viiie) p. Malcolm 312: double Void; 119: Brent Gilman (CV) p. (Churchill) p. Brendan Groves, 1:26; 152: beyond the arc. Adam Bedell, by hitting their first four shots. turned the tables on the Rutledge. 1:11. Sam Miller, 2:50; 125: Jake Ruth (CV) won Josh Gustitus (Churchill) wins by void; 160: a 6-6 junior forward, grabbed Churchill, meanwhile, went a hosts - earning a 63-18 vic­ by technical fall Jamie Jakes, 15-5; 130: Coy Grant Morgan (Churchill) wins by void; 171: Curtis Castieberry (Churchill) p. Derek tory over Clarenceville. LIVONIA CLARENCEVILLE 60 Siilanpaa (C'viiie) p. Jon Constan, 3:33; 135: a game-high 20 rebounds and combined O-for-8. Robbins, 4:25; 189: Tim Siecinski (C'viiie) p. HARPER WOODS 24 David Gibson (C'viiie) wins by void; 140: Pat Following are results Emmett Sheppard, 0:09; 215: John Shekell added six points, while junior "We did not come out flat, 103: Brad Martin (C'viiie) wins by void: Walker (C'viiie) wins by void; 145: Brendan from the Clarenceville Groves (C'viiie) wins by void; 152: Cody (Churchill) p. Travis Edwards, 1:25; 285: guard Tony Frezzell contribut­ we just did not hit sho,ts " Solalk 112: Bankhead (HW) wins by void; 119: Brent Anthony Giordano (C'viiie) wins by void. Invitational: Gilman (C'viiie) wins by void: 125: Eric Siilanpaa (C'viiie) wins by void; 160: double ed eight points and six steals. said. "But we played hard."

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FIRST TEAM Kristen Nalecz, Sr., OH, Churchill: The 5-10 Becca Refenes, Sr., MH, Luth. Westland: senior outside hitter helped the Chargers Cferra Velts, Jr. MH, 1¾ Cterdiill to the Class Astate semifinals while &j» Sieschen, Sr. L. Lutheran ^sfiancf Refenes stood taller than her 6-foot-2 Stepnam'e Stevens, Jr. OH, Bardeft C&¥ frame this season, sparking the Warriors earning second-team All-State honors Megan Ouwilaa Sr. MH, Pipoath to the Class D volleyball finals for the first from MIVCA. Nalecz, who finished with Kristen Mm, Sr, OH. tfe. OumDW Julie Rhodes, Jr. S, Liv. Ladywood time in school history. 595 kills (4.5 per set), also was named Ufrisey Sradak, Sr. L, Liv. Churchill Dartieiie Sweeney, Sr. S, Bedford Union An All-State iirst-teamer for the All-Region and All-KLAA, as well as Jordan Kielty, Jr. OH, Canton Haiie Baker, Soph. OH, John Gierin co-team MVP. She also earned MIVCA Jartsan Falcusan, Sr. S, Salem Mariene hm, Sr. OH, Clarencsviile second year in a row and repeat Metro Katie Ssio Jr. S,Piymout& Conference MVP winner, Refenes made Academic All-State recognition. Brittany Holbrook, Sr. MH, John Glenn COACSOFtHEygAR it happen in many categories — 740 kills, "Kristen is a great leaper, who is strong Brisna Beyer, Sr. L, Sfymouift Kevin Wade, Lutheran Wesifanfi Becca Refenes Kristen Nalecz Undsey Graciak Jordan Kielty Shannon Pietruszi®, Sr. t, Garden City 106 blocks, 392 digs, 93 aces and 299 and very athletic," Churchill coach Mark HONORABLE MENTION Luth. Westland Churchill Churchill Canton serving points, for example. Grenier said. "There was no secret who Katey Ra&tram, Sr.OH, Lutheran Wesflairf Churchill: Sarah SupGslsa, Rat Krup^y, Kristy Oeaercq, Jessica Stroud; ftmWte : "Becca is aphenomenal player, prob­ we were giving the ball to when Kristen Danielle Campbell, Sr. MH, Saftlers cay SfeWJgfeifeftJ SL ^vj j|iP^- jj|iS|9| tfc^ia^riBW. Sr.OH, Sa&Ffi Ashly B«li«JwsJ

ing at 96 percent), was also named to the Brittany Holbrook, Sr., MH, John Glenn: The All-Region and All-KLAA teams, as well 6-foot middle hitter, bound for Oakland Katey Ramthum Danielle Campbell Kefly MacDonald Meg lafrate as MIVCA Academic AH-State. University, finished the season with 313 Luth. Westland Garden City Saiem Stevenson "JJndsey is everything you look for in total kHls (3.8 per set) with akiH effi­ alibero," Grenier said. "She is quick to the ciency of .467 percent. 3F ball, she's great at reading the hitter, and The Class A AH-Region and AH- she's a tremendous competitor." KLAA selection also served 49 aces and Jordan Kielty, Jr., OH, Canton: The junior had 389 total digs (4.7 per set) to go along racked up AH-State, All-Region and with 63 solo blocks. All-Conference honors as she set a school "Brittany has done her best over three record forkill s and Mil percentage with years to build John Glenn voHeyball 612 and 43.2, respectively. Kielty added into a successful program,'' Glenn coach 56 blocks, 71 aces and 432 digs while reg­ JuHan Wargo said. "She works hard every istering a 94.4 serve percentage. day—on and offthe court — to be arole Loran Stenzel Claire Dezelski Katie Matz Kevin Wade "Jordan has been a tremendous addi- - model for our voHeyballers.". Redford Union Ladywood Churchill L Westiand Coach tion to the varsity team and program for Briana Beyer, Sr., Libero, Plymouth: Beyer 856 balls (97 percent) and chalked up have watched her become such agreat the past three years," Canton coach Jen enjoyed astellarsenior season, recording 693 digs, providing the foundation of volleyball player," RU head coach Rachel Barnes said "She is ahard worker and is 556 digs and a 90-percent serve recep- Garden City's defense—sparkingthe Clorsaid. always striving to improve. She not only tion mark while serving at a 90-percent Cougars to the Mega Red co-champion­ Also a scholar athlete and team co-, works on her skills, but she takes the time clip. She eamedM-Conference,All- ship. For her efforts, Pietruszka was an captain, Stenzel registered 238 kills and to work with the younger players in our Region and her team's "Defensive Player ATI-Region and All-League selection. 115 serving aces, at or near the top ofth e program as well She is the type of player of the Year" award for the second con­ "Her desire and tenacity are what list in those categories among Mega play­ that every coach wishes for —• she makes secutive season. myjob very easy." separates her from all the other liberos," ers. Her intensity also contributed to 318 "Being one of our captains, Bri was Pace said. "She was our primary defender digs and 42 blocks. Jansan Fatcusan, Sr., Setter, Saiem: Atwo- caHed upon to help lead the team both on FuHy Cooked Dearborn and led by example," Ciaire Dezelski, Jr., OH, UdywooA The time AH-State honoree, Falcusan also and offthe court," Plymouth coach Kefly Katey Ramthun, Sr!, OH, Luth. Westland: 5-10 junior outside hitter made All- $949 earned Afl-Region and All-Conference McCausland said. 'As our libero, she was Although Refenes was at the top ofthe Catholic A-B Division and Class B AD- laurels following a sensational senior our defensive leader and one of our pri- bill, Ramthun was rightther e with her to Region 18 after averaging 2.94 His, 4.7 season. Falcusan has earned an athletic marypassers." lead the Warriors to their best season in digs and 0.82 aces per set for the Blazers. ib scholarship to Division 1 University of Shannon Pietruszka, Sr., Libero, Garden school history. "Claire really stepped up this year and New Hampshire. City: Pietruszka's coach, John Pace, 'Alot ofteams breatheasigh of relief was one of only a fewall-aroun d play­ "Jansan is the best setter in the area, described her as simply one of the area's when Becca (Refenes) goes tothe back ers," Ladywood coach Erin Craggs said and one of the best in the state in my top players and the statistics seem to row, thinking they have it made," Wade "She has atremendpus vertical jump opinion," Salem coach Amanda Suder back up such lofty praise. said. "But Katey has the athleticism and and became a real offensive threat as an said, She successfully received 830 out of strength to put the ball down and (she) outside hitter." burned alot ofteams that way this year." Katie Matz, ST., OH, Churchill: The 5-8 Ramthun, named to the first-team senior outside hitter displayed her all- 14900 Beck Road All-State and AH-Conference squads, around skills with 136 kills, 296 assists North ofM-14° Plymouth delivered in many ways — 312 kills, 42 and 294 digs. She also serve-received blocks, 406 serving points (97percent over 300 balls at 91 percent en route to (734) 453-6400 serving efficiency), 59 aces and 319 digs. honorable mention All-State honors. Danielle Campbell, Sr., MH, Garden City: Matz also earned All-Region, All- Another All-Region, All-Conference KLAA and honorable mention MIVCA Cougar, Campbell provided a tough Academic All-State recognition. presence in the middle and tallied 268 'TCatie is a throwback pkyer," Gilmer IO kills along with 95 blocks. When healthy, said "She's a great example of a six-rota- 2 Piece Value Pock Mega Red opponents couldn't solve her. tion athlete. Katie does it all Her biggest According to Pace, the Cougars "only asset was her versatility. Alot of our suc­ lost when we couldn't get the ball to her." cess was because of Katies hard work, Boneless Campbell's shoulder injury during the her unselfishness and being atrue team y FAMILY districts probably also contributed to an $CM *BobgvaMS VALUE PACK early ouster from the postseason. COACH OF THE YEAR 4 Executive Reserved Seats • 4 Bob Evans' Hot Dogs $66 - "Danielle hasapassion for the game Kevin Wade, Lutheran Westland: It's been ... she was always aggressrveh'boking for quite ayear forWade , who last spring ib. **' *or soft pretzels Gut Free 4 Pepsi Beverages & 4 Gamenight Line-ups VALUE! the ball to block,"her coach said. coached the Warriors'baseball team to Kelly MacDonald, Sr., OH, Salem: the Class D finals and followed up doing MacDonald was voted All-Conference the same with the volleyball team. As P•M Dec 13 and AH-Region after finishing second a result, he earned his second Observer on the team in kills and digs, and first Coach ofth e Year Award for2008 . SATURDAY in aces. Lutheran Westland finished46-6- 5 $069 "Kelly is an explosive outside hitter and breezed to the Metro Conference Whalers v. Kitchener and has one of the best vertical jumps I championshrp, then followed up with Teddy Beat Toss | Coufitfy Western 'Night'hav e ever seen," Suder said. "She is an all- impressive district and regional titles. around great player." But with a deep roster oftalente d THE Meg lafrate, Sr., MH, Stevenson: The senior players, spearheaded by Becca Ramthun ,$**-" '^>^>^ middle hitter is athree-year varsity and Katey Ramthun, the coach down­ starter and two-time teamMV P who nless Boneless ^ ^ mmaM played his own contributions toth e most made All-KLAA and Class AAH-Region successful volleyball season ever atthe lSasasenior. Shefmishedwithatotalof wMmm NEWSPAPERS school. ICKEN$|69 EVERY S&fffS A GREATSBtT! 234 kills and had 74 blocks while serving HOMETOWNLIFE.COM '1 am very humbled to he chosen 734-453-8400 at 86 percent Coach ofth e Year," Wade said "There are "From the first year she played at the so many great coaches in this area and ticketmaster-com • (248) 645-6666 varsity level I knew she was going to to be given this award is trury an honor. Icompuwarearena.com • plymouthwhalers.corn, become a dominate volleyball player," Any success I have had is only because Stevenson coach KeHy Graham said. ctf the great players I was privileged to Loran Stenzel, Sr., OH, Redford Union: coach. Stenzel, named to the firstAll - "This will go down as the best (vofley- Conference team, sparkled as the baH) teami n the school's 22-year history Panthers finished 26-14-4 and made a and I am happy to have had the opportu- strong bid for the Mega White tMe. nity to coach them. 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The cost is $5 and two Fellowship Clothing Bank, 8775 Ronda on Pope John Paul ll's "Letter to south of Ford Rd, Bible Study, at Good Shepherd www.northridgechurch.com. Curtain nonparishabie food items. This event Drive, south of joy between Haggerty Women", the Course I groups meet Call (734) 421-762Q. Reformed Church, 6500 N. Wayne times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, is held annually to assist the St Aidan and Ulley. For information, call (734) 9:30-11 a.m. Mondays, and 7-8:30 p.m. Road at Hunter, Westiand. 1 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. end 7:30 Christian Service Commission to aid 404-2480, visit www.CantonCF.org or Thursdays. Course V, called "Aquinas Single Place Ministry continues to For information, call (734) 721-0800.' p.m. Sunday. those In need during the holiday sea­ send e-mail [email protected]. for Beginners", is a new addition to meet Thursdays 7:30-7:45 p.m. for Detroit Lutheran Singers son. Call (734)425-5950. Tickets will the ENDOW curriculum and'available social time, 7:45-8 p.m. opening, 8-9 10 a.m, Sundays Divine Liturgy fol­ Celebrate CHRiSTmas concerts 7:30 be available at the door on the day Takes place at 9:30 a.m. with worship locally only at St. Michael's 9:30-11:15 p.m. program, at First Presbyterian lowed by a fellowship/coffee time, p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at St. Michael of event. service and communion at 10:30 a.m. a.m. Tuesdays, All meet in the convent Church, 200 E. Main St., Northville. Call at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Lutheran Church, 7000 Sheldon Road, Christmas concert each Sunday, at Good Hope Lutheran basement meeting room. Women of all (248) 349-0911 or visit www.single- Church, 36075 W. Seven Mile, between Canton, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. Celebrate the birth of Jesus with Church, 28600 Cherry Hilt, between ages and faiths welcome. $60 charge place.org. Cost is $5. Newburgh and Wayne roads, Livonia. 13, at Antioch Lutheran Church, 33360 Steven and Deborah Thomas (saxo­ inkster and Middiebelt roads, Garden for materials, but no woman wilt be Prince of Peace Church Church school for children and adults W. 13 Mile, Farmington Hills. Tickets phone and Praise Dance) 3-3:45 p.m. City. Bible study 6:30 p;m. every turned away because of inability to Recovery, Int., meets at 10 a.m., every begins at 9 a.m. Sunday. Vespers are $10 ($7 for seniors and students age Sunday, Dec. 14, at Greenmead Wednesday. Call (734) 427-3660. pay. Register by calling (734) 261-1455, Wednesday at the church, Walnut Lake celebrated 5 p.m. Saturdays, Visitors 12 and older) and will be available at, Historical Park, 20501 Newburgh at Ext. 207, or online at www.endo- Road and Green, West Bioomfieid. are always welcome. For more infor­ the door. For advance tickets, call Eight Mile, Livonia. vblkmar Hail located in Good Hope woniine.com. St. Michael's is at 11441 Recovery, Inc., is an international, mation, call (248} 476-3432 (church), .(248) 988-6715. For more information, Lutheran Church, 28600 Cherry Hill, Hubbard, south of Plymouth Road, • non-profit, self-help community based (248) 477-4712 (rectory) or Web site at visitwww.detroitlutheransingers.com. i Christmas service 10 a,m. between Inkster and Middlebeit roads, Livonia. service organization that helps people www.orthodoxlivonia.org. Sunday, Dec. 14, with the choir at First Garden City, is available for rent. For with nervous and emotional disorders With Rev. Alex Kratz, 7 p.m., Friday, United Methodist Church of Wayne information, call ¢734) 427-3660. Oakland Choral Society has begun reduce their suffering and improve Ham & eggs, hash browns, pancakes, Dec. 12, at St, Michael the Archangel singing "Music from around the Tuesday evening rehearsals for its their quality of life. Call Martha Paul at and more when you come to the Church, 11441 Hubbard, south of World." Ail welcome. Church is located Christmas concerts with professional (248) 682-9362 or e-mail her at mar- Men's Breakfast at 8 a.m: on the Plymouth Road, Livonia. The evening at 3 Towne Square, across from Wayne soloists and orchestra. On Dec. 6 the [email protected] first Saturday of every month at begins with a Holy Hour followed by Post Office, Regular services 9 a.m. The Wayne-Westland Ministerial ' group performs Benjamin Britten's Tai Chi and strength classes The Senate Restaurant, located off small-group discussions, teaching and traditional, 10:30 a.m. contemporary. Association is sponsoring a worship "St. Nicolas," and J.S. Bach's "Cantata Orchard United Methodist Church is Haggerty Road between Five Mile fellowship. All interested Catholics Call (734) 721-4801.. service to remember the Week of Wachet aui" and on Dec. 14 Handel's hosting a Tai Chi class 7.-8:30 p.m. • and Six Mile in Northville. All men . welcome. Cai! (734) 261-1455, [xt. 200.. Prayer for Christian Unity on Sunday, "Messiah." Registration begins at-7:00 Mondays in the Mac at the church, are invited for fellowship and, food. Holiday cookie walk St. John's Support Group for the Jan. 18,2009, at Prince of Peace p.m., with rehearsal 7:30-9 p.m., at 30450 Farmington Road, farmington - Sponsored by Riverside Park Church 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 13, Caregiver's of Alzheimer's patients or Lutheran Church, 37775 Palmer, Birmingham Unitarian Church', 38651 Hills. The cost per class is $10 or $40 of God, 11771 Newburgh, Livonia. Call at First United Methodist Church patients with other forms of dementia WestSand. There will be a combined Woodward, Bioomfieid HHIs. Ail sing­ prepaid for five classes. (734)464-0990. of Wayne (across from Wayne Post meets at 10 a.m.. the first and third choir from several churches led by ers who can read music are welcome. The strength class takes place 9:30- Office). Holiday cookies, breads, pies Friday of each month at St. John's . Steve Hoibrook. The preacher for the Membership dues $55 for fall sesson 10:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday. The Hosanna-Tabor Mothers of and-candies, specialty gift baskets. Episcopal Church, 574 South Sheldon, evening will be the Rev. Mike Wilson of ($30 for students age 30 and under). Cost is $5 per class. Drop-ins wel­ Preschoolers (MOPS) group began Cost is $5 for small container, 39 Plymouth. Respite care for your loved the New Beginnings Church in Wayne. Music cost additional. For information, come. meeting this fall at a new time at medium, $13 large. For information, • one will be provided. Call Connie The public is invited. If you have any call (248)391-0184. For information, call (248) 626-3620 or the Lutheran church, 9600 Leverne, call (734) 721-4801. McNutt at (734) 895-1426 for more questions, call Neil Cowling at the Kirk visit www.orchardurnc.org. Redford. Meetings continue the first information. This group is authorized of Our Savior, at (734) 728-1088. Worship 8a.m. Sunday, Faith Forum and third Thursdays of the month at Too busy to bake? Buy cookies by the by the Alzheimer's Association. & Other Options at 9 a.m., and Orchard United Methodist Church, - 9:30 a.m. Join in for teaching, discus­ pound from 10 a.nvl p.m., Saturday, Collegium Musicum performs canta­ Worship and Sunday school at 10 a.m. 30450 Farmington Road, Farmington sion, creative projects and presenta­ Dec. 13 at St. Michael's Orthodox The Ushers'Club of St. Michael the tas and instrumental works, 6 p.m. Wednesday Worship at 7:30 p.m. in Hills, is hosting a Tai Chi Class by Sam tions. For more information, call (248) Church, 26355 West Chicago Road, Archangel Parish in Livonia continues Sunday, March 29,2009. and The the chapel at Holy Cross Evangelical Purdy.Wu Style Tai Chi. This medita­ 470-5202 or send e-mail to nikki. between Beech-Daly and inkster Road, its more than 30-year tradition of all- Saline Fiddlers, 6 p.m., Sunday, May 17. Lutheran Church (ELCA), 30650 Six tive form of Martial Arts is great [email protected]. in Redford. {313)937-2120. you-can-sat pancake breakfasts 8'30/ 2009. at St. John's fpiscopal Church, Mile, Livonia. Visitors welcome. For for reducing stress and is great for ,im. tol^Qp.rri.oninethifaSuf'djy 574 S. Sheldon, Plymouth. All concerts information, call (734) 427-1414 or visit over-ali health memory and balance. Mothers o! Preschoolers meets on The Choirs of St.. Michael the of each month in the school cafeteria are free except The Saline Fiddlers ($7 www.hoiycrossiivonia.org. Everyone is welcome from beginning the first and third Friday mornings or Archangel Parish of Livonia invites at 11441 Hubbard, south of Plymouth and available in advance or at door). to experienced participants at any first and third Wednesday evenings the public to a special Christmas Road, with an expanded menu thai- Call (734) 453-0190. St. Michael the Archangel Church, time. Classes continue every Monday. at Calvary Baptist Church, 43065 Joy concert, "Ring In The Holidays", 7 p.m. features pancakes, scrambled eggs, located at the southwest corner of Cost per class depends on number Road, Canton. Call (734) 455-0022, Saturday, Dec. 13, at the church, 11441 sausage, bacon, hash browns, and Plymouth and Hubbard Roads, con­ of participants. For information or to Ext. 4, or send e-mail to cbewom- Hubbard, south of Plymouth Road. The assorted breakfast beverages. Meals tinues its regular evening Bible Study reserve your space, call (248) 701-1587 [email protected], concert features the Feiician Sisters are served buffet-style at family Western Oakland Parkinson Support program with an in-depth study of The or (248) 626:3620. Visit www.orchar- Choir as well as St. Michael's Handbell friendly prices: $5, adults, S3 children Group meets 7-9 p.m. on the second Gospel .of Luke 7 p.m. on the 1st and dumc.org for updates. Calling all youth grades 4-12 to join ' ages 4-11, free for children under age Choirs and the Mikapellas, a women's Tuesday of the month except January, 3rd Thursdays of each month in the the LOGOS Youth Club at Northville ' 3, $15 a family (2 adults ,and all chil­ acappella choir. No charge. For more July and August, at Farmington Hills rectory. The informal classes are open Open Wednesdays 9:30-11:30 a.m. and First United Methodist Church. dren). Everyone is welcome. information, call (734) 261-1455, ext. Baptist Church, 28301 Middlebeit, ' , to all interested persons regardless Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at St. Recreation, dinner, Bible study and 200, or visit www.livoniastmichaeL between 12 Mile and 13 Mile. Enter at of religious affiliation. To register, call James Presbyterian Church, 25350 W. music Wednesdays, 5:15-8:15 p.m. org. 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, rear of church. For more information, (734)261-1445, Ext. 200. Six Mile, Redford. Calf (313) 534-7730. began Sept. 26. For registration, visit at Good Hope Lutheran Church, 2860Q call 1248) 433-1011. www.fumcnorthville.org or cai 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Dec. Cherry Hill, between Inkster Road and Faith Lutheran Church, 30000 Five 9 a.m. Sunday school for all ages and 349-1144. 13, at Don Hubert V.F.W. Hall, 27345 Middlebeit, Garden City. Ai! are wel­ Meet 7 p.m. Thursdays in the Mile, west of Middlebeit, Livonia, Faith Forum, 10 a.m. Worship Service Schoolcraft (this is the 1-96 service come/Call (734) 427-3660. • Courtyard Room at Unity of Livonia returned to its fall-spring worship with Communion and nursery, at Holy The support group provides hope schedule. Services are at 8:15 a.m. and Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church and help for mothers of prodigals 10:45 a.m., with Sunday School at 9:30 (ELCA),3Q650 Six Mile, Livonia. at 7 p.m. on the second, fourth and a.m. for all ages. For information, visit Ai! visitors welcome. For mere infor-. fifth Wednesdays of each month, at www.livonfaith.org, mation, call (734) 427-1414 or visit Calvary Baptist Church, 43065 Joy Wednesday activities www.holycrossliyonia.org. Road, Canton. They use "The Hope of a Have resumed at 7 p.m. at Grace ay of service Homecoming," by O'Rourke and Sauer Christian Fellowship, on the west side A Day of Service and Spirituality ($12). To register, call (734) 455-0022, of Middlebeit, one block south of Six is available by the Capuchin Soup Mile. The special four week study Kitchen and the Solanus Casey Center. focuses on the Hebraic Roots of Our The purpose of the day is to serve. Bible study meets 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 Christian Faith, taught by Yvonne meet and have one's faith grow. The p.m. Tuesdays, at Calvary Baptist Moore. For information, visit www. day allows groups to help at the Church, 43065 Joy Road, Canton. gcfellowship.org or call (734) 525- Capuchin Services Center and dine Choose from Covenant, a Precept 6019. .-, with guests at the Capuchin Soup Upon Precept class, or The Truth Thursday fellowship dinner Kitchen. Project (new from Focus on the All are welcome, 6 p.m. dinners A tour of the Earth Works urban gar­ Family). catered by The Cookie Lady, Susan den, which prqvldes six tons of pro­ To register, cai! (734) 455-0022, Ext. Navarro, at St. James Presbyterian duce each season, will also be made 4 or visit www.vchurches.com/cbc- Church, 25350 W. Six Mile, Redford. available. The day concludes with a . women. Cost is $8. Call (313) 534-7730. self-guided tour of the Solanus Casey Eucharistic adoration Center, a spirituality center dedicated Get a new life, study Scripture 9-10:30 December 8, 2008. Age 87. Life long St. Michael the Archangei Church to the Capuchin friar who is credited a.m. Saturdays at Blessed Sacrament resident of Birmingham. Retired- in in Livonia continues its monthly with miraculous cures and valued for Monastery on the northwest corner of 1989 after 46 years as a clerk for Fisher Body, Pontiac and Buick, program of Prayer and Eucharistic his wise and compassionate counsel. 13 Mile and Middlebeit in Farmington Gldsmobile, Cadillac Plant in Lake The firs!: five "Hile'd" lines of an Adoration on the third Wednesday of The minimum age is 7th grade and .Hills. Focus of study is Romans. Cali Orion. Wife of the Sate Gienn A. : obituary are published at no cost. each month. The church is open for the maximum size of the group is 30. (248) 626-8253 for more information. Mother of the late Kay Susan. I All additional lines will be prayer and private worship from 10 The day starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends Daughter of the late Ernest and Edna I charged at $4 per line. You may a.m. to 7 p.m. Benediction service in at 2:30 p.m. There is no cost. Lunch 6 p.m. Thursdays. Dinner catered by Lutii. At her request, services were | place a picture of your, loved one held privately. Interment Whits included.-For information, send e-mail • for an additional cos!: of only $6. the evening. Call.(734) 261-1455. The Cookie Lady, Susan Navarro. $6. Chapei Cemetery. A.J. Desmond & to [email protected]. At St. James Presbyterian Church, . .Sons (248) 549-0500. • Symbolic emblems may be View obituary and share memories at. i included at no cost (example: 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday (9:45 a.m. To learn more about the Capuchin 25350 W. Six Mile, Redford. Call www. Desm ondFtineralHome.com '• American Flags, religious Sunday School), at Community Free Soup Kitchen, visit www.cskdetroit. (313)534-7730. : symbols, etc.) Will Baptist Church. 33031 Cherry Hili, hrift Shop west of Venoy, WestSand. Wednesday 9:30-11:3,0 a.m. and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Age 90. Of Farmington, Mi. Passed prayer and Bible study is 7 p.m. Youth 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Adult Bible Class Saturdays at St. James Presbyterian away December 6, 2008. Arrange­ God saw yoy. getting tired, when a fellowship every other Friday at 7 p.m. at 9:30 a.m., Children's Sunday School Church, 25350 W. Six Mile, Redford. ments by THAYER-ROCK Funeral cure was not meant to be. He closed Sunday worship during worship at 10:30 a.m., at Home, Farmineton. his anus arousd you and whispered ^hQ early service for the Anglican Immanuel Lutheran Church, 27035 Christ Our Savior Lutheran Early "Come with me[". In tears we saw you sinking, we watched you fade Church of Livonia is at 7:45 a.m. at Ann Arbor Trail, Dearborn Heights. For Childhood Center is now taking away. Our hearts were almost broken, Trinity Church, 34500 Six Mile, west more information, call (313) 278-5755. registrations for the fall program at you fought so hard to stay. But when of Farmington Road and next to 14175 Farmington Road, north of 1-96, we saw you sleeping so peaceful, so Stevenson High School, Livonia. Sundays: 10-a.m. Worship Service with Livonia, It is open from 7 a.m. to 6 free of pain, we could not wish you back w suffer so again. So keep your The 10 a.m. service will continue to nursery, 9 a.m. Sunday School for p.m. Monday-Friday. Loving and car­ anns arouse! her Lord and give her be at the Livonia YMCA at 14255 Stark tots through high school and Aduit ing programs are offered for toddler, special care. Make up for all she suf­ Road, between Lyndon and the I-96 • Faith Forum at Holy Cross Evangeiicai preschool, pre-K, and child care. Call fered and all thai seemed unfair. We service drive. The Web site is www'. Lutheran Church (ELCA), 30650 Six {734)513-8413. loved and miss yvu Debbie. Tony, Jamie, Jem, Mom, Dad, hischurch.us. Mile, Livpnia. Call (734) 427-1414 Michelle, Robert and Dana Reformed Protestant services or visit www.hoiycrosslivonia.org. 7:30 a.m. Tuesday-Friday, at New The doctrines and teachings of solid, Visitors welcome. Beginnings United Methodist Church, Reformed Protestantism are preached forship service 16175 Delaware, corner of Puritan, by t\)Q Rev. Sean Humby 3:30 p.m. 10:45 a.m. Sundays, Adult Sunday lease join in as participants Sundays at the Detroit Preaching School at. 9:30 a.m., Children's Sunday Station ef the free Church of Scotland- School during worship, Youth Group Please see www.hometownilfe.com Observer S Eccentric j Thursday, December 11,2008 (*> D7

Meets the second Monday of each information, call (734) 422-1470. W. Six Mile, Northville. Call (248) 374- Services are at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. 8:30 a.m, and 11 a.m.; contemporary ser­ month 7-9:30 p.m. at the Longacre Worship service 5920. Sunday (6:30 p.m. the first Sunday of vice is at 9:50 a.m.; and Sunday school House on Farmington road between At 10:30 a.m.Sundays at New' Church service the month), Sunday school for all ages hour for all ages is at 9:45 a.m. Call (248) 10 Mile and 11 Mile, Farmington Hills. Beginnings United Methodist Church, Loving God by loving people, meets at 10 a.m. and Wednesdays at 9 a.m. 474-0584 for more information. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Call Vikki for 16175 Delaware at Puritan, Redford. at 10 a.m. Sunday at Westwood and 7 p.m. Call (313) 255-2222. Single Point Ministries start day with prayer. Call (313) 255- more information at (248) 497-7755. A Congregation is hearing lessons from Community Church, 6500 N. Wayne Trinity Episcopal Church For ages 30 and older, join more than 350 6330. Christian women's group. i Peter. Call (313) 255-6330. Road at Hunter, Westland. Doughnuts Sunday services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., single adults at 11:30 am. Sundays for -

J.O.Y. meeting Worship services Adult literacy classes and coffee served. Call (734) 254- Wednesday service at 6:15 p;m., Bibie fellowship and related topics in Knox Hall The J.O.Y. Builders (Just Older Youth, Sunday worship services are at 8 a.m. Adult and English as a Second 0093 for information, Studies and Worship Center for ail at Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church, ages 50 plus) meet 11:30 a.m. the third (traditional) and 10:30 a.m. (contem­ Language literacy classes are avail­ Eucharistic adoration ages, at 11575 Belleville Road, (four 40000 Six Mile, Northville. Coffee, dough­ Thursday of the month for lunch, porary), at Grace Lutheran Church, able for those wishing to improve The monthly program of Parish Prayer miles south of Michigan Avenue), nuts, conversations are present. Caii fellowship and fun, at Riverside Park 46001 Warren, between Canton Center reading, writing and English conver­ and Eucharistic Adoration continues Belleville. Parents with Young Children (248) 374-5920. Tennis continues from 1-5 Church of God, 11771 Newburgh at and Beck, Canton. For more informa­ sational skills. Open to age 18 and. the third Wednesday of each month Bible Study-at 6 p.m. Sundays, p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and 4-7 p.m. Plymouth roads, Livonia. Call (734) tion, call (734) 637-8160. Sunday over. Trained tutors available for at St. Michael's Church of Livonia, cor­ includes dinner, child care. Call {734) weekdays any time the weather is above 464-0990. All are welcome to join in, school and Adult Bible Study at 9:15 day or evening. For information, call ner of Plymouth and Hubbard roads. 699-3361. 45 degrees, at Rotary Park, Six Mile and There is no charge, although organiz­ a.m. Adult Bible Study series: Heaven Merriman Road Baptist Church in •, The church will be open for worship Shabbat Rocks Hubbard, Livonia. ers ask that you bring a luncheon dish Can't Wait. Garden City at (734) 421-0472. from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. followed by A musical celebration precedes tradi­ Bibie talks to share. Worship services Leave your name and phone number Benediction service. For information, tional Shabbat service once a month 4 p.m. Sundays at the Friendship Center, Higher Rock Cafe Praise and worship 10 a.m. Sunday, at and someone will contact you. call (734)261-1455. ' at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 . 1119 Newburgh, Westland. Cali (734) 728- Second and fourth Friday of the Westwood Community Church, 6500 Personal ministry Unity of Livonia Middlebelt in Farmington Hills. For • 9157. month, doors open at 7:30 p.m., live Wayne Road and Hunter, Westland. Due Season Christian Church is a Services at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. more information, cali (248) 851-5100 The Gap bands begin at 8 p.m. presented by Contemporary music and casual nondenominational, multicultural, full Sundays at 28660 Five Mile, between orvisitwww.adatshalom.org. A new youth Sunday School (God Always Salvation Army of Wayne/Westiand, dress. Children church and nursery. gospel church that offers Sunday wor­ Middlebelt and Inkster roads. Call English classes Present) at Garden City Presbyterian 2300 S. Venoy, between Michigan Caii (734) 254-0093. Doughnuts and ship services at 10 a.m. and Tuesday (734) 421-1760. Conversational English as a Second Church, 1841 Middlebelt, south of Ford Avenue and Palmer. coffee served. night Bible study at 7:15 p.m. Services Shabbatservices Language classes are being offered for Road. Lessons are taught using various For information, call (734) 722-3660 or Celebrate Recovery are currently held at Stevenson High The doors of Congregation Beit adults of ait ages and backgrounds at media, computers, storytelling, games, ' visit www.tsa.higherrockcafe.4t.com. Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church School on Six Mile, west of Farmington Kodesh, a Conservative synagogue 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Christ cooking, music and art, and a small in Northviife launches Celebrate Road, Livonia. at 31840 W. Seven Mile, between Our Savior Lutheran Church, 14175 theater complete with popcorn-making 10 a.m. Sundays, at The Lutheran Recovery, a Christ-centered recovery All are welcome. For information, Farmington and Merriman, Livonia, Farmington Road, Livonia, Tutors will machine. Adult Bibie study at 8:30 am. Church of Our Saviour, 29425 program helping men and women find call {248)960-8063 or visit www. are open to the Jewish community work on a one-to-one ratio to help with a traditional service and The Gap Annapolis, Westland. Sunday School freedom from hurts, habits and hang­ DueSeason.org. of southeastern Michigan. Call (248) students better understand and speak at 10 a.m. Child care available. Mustard for children. ups (addictive and compulsive behav­ 477-8974. the English language. No charge. To Seed contemporary service at 6 p.m. with For information, call (734) 728- iors), meets every Friday for 6 p.m. From 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays in the lower Bet Chaverim register, call (734) 525-0191 or (734) refreshments served afterward. Call (734) dinner (optional), 7 p.m. praise and level of Our Lady of Loretto Church, Services open to all in the western 522-6830. 421-7620. worship, 8 p.m. small group discus­ Six Mile and Beech Daly, Redford. Call counties including Canton, Plymouth, Sunday school 10 a.m. at Lutheran Church of Our sion, 9 p.m. Solid Rock Cafe (optional (313)534-^ Livonia, and Northville. The congre­ Congregation Beit Kodesh, at 31840 The ancient form of Chinese energetic Saviour, 29425 Annapolis, Westland. coffee and desserts). Child care dur­ gation follows traditions of Reform Seven Mile, between Farmington and medicine, A safe and effective way to rid For information, call (734) 728-3440. ing Celebrate Recovery is free and Stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Judaism. Interfaith families welcome Merriman, Livonia, is registering chil­ the body of toxic pathogens aRd years available by calling (248)374-7400/ " meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday eve­ to services at 321S. Ridge, south of dren, age 4 and up, for Sunday school. of painful emotions. Learn the art of- Pastor Dan Strength leads services For information, visit www.celebrater- ning at St. Thomas a' Becket Church, Cherry Hill, Canton. Call (734} 646- Financial assistance available. Special natural movement and breath to cultivate at Living Water Church (Pentecostal ecovery.com and www.wardchurch. 555 S. Liiiey, Canton. Weigh-in is from 3864 or visit www.betchaverim.com. discounts for new members. For more vital life energy. Classes at Livonia Unity, . Church of God), 11663 Areola, one org/celebrate. 6:15-6:55 p.m. It is a weight support Detroit World Outreach information, call (248) 477-8974. 28660 Five Mile. Monday movement block west of Inkster Road on Sunday service group that encourages members A nondenominational church with Services Qigong, 7-8:30 p.m.; Thursday Qigong Plymouth Road. Sunday School is 10 All are welcome to attend worship to lose weight and keep it off. Call cutting edge drama productions, St. John Lutheran Church, 23225 Gill meditation, 10-11:15 a.m., and Friday a.m. followed by worship at 11 a.m. service at 10 a.m. Sunday in the Margaret at (734) 838-0322. energized contemporary music, high- Road, Farmington Hills, invites the Therapeutic Qigong, 7-8:30 p.m. Call Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Call sanctuary at St. Paul's Presbyterian Learner's Bible study tech video and lighting, programs for community to a new worship service (810) 813-4073 for more information (734) 425-6360. Church, 27475 Five Mile, one block At 7 p.m. Mondays, in Room A101, at kids and teens, for college students, at 5:30 p.m. Saturdays. Also, Sunday or send e-maii to gary@energeticarts. west of Inkster, Livonia. For more Ward Presbyterian Church, 40000 singles, married adults and seniors. traditional worship services are at org.

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CHARITY EVENTS Many retailers have charitable events this • Hands" Mitten Drive. Aii donations benefit Salon hair fashion show time of year in order to brighten the season Orchards Children's Services, a foster care for others. Here are a few: and adoption agency located in Detroit and

Toy Shop Fans may bring mittens, gloves, scarves Century 21 Hartford, 35615 Grand River, and other winter accessories to all Pistons that's for a good cause Farmington, is a drop-off site for The. home games until Dec. 31 at The Paiace of Salvation Army's Toy Shop, now through Auburn Hills. Drop-off locations include the BY SUSAN STEINMOELLER Friday, Dec. 12. The Toy Shop is an alternate West Atrium and the Comcast Pavilion. STAFF WRITER band, is excited that the show Christmas program for every family that Fans who donate will receive a $2 off cou­ also includes area musical tal­ is not adopted through the Adopt-A-Family pon for concessions and be entered to win a When Flip hosts a hair ent. Program. The adult representative from Pistons VIP package, with tickets to the Jan. fashion show in Detroit on eact\ family can go through a mock toy 23 Pistons vs. Dallas game, VIP parking and Sunday, it will be about more MAKING A DIFFERENCE shop and choose unwrapped gifts for each dinner at The Palace Grill restaurant. Fans than glamorous pony tails and Stanard, a Royal Oak resi­ child in the family, New, unwrapped toys, can also purchase Allstate/Pistons mittens fabulous Afros. dent, said the much needed stuffed animals, games, clothing for kids for $5 to keep or donate tiack to the drive. The 8 p.m. Dec. 14 event money will be likely be used up to age 14, will be collected. All items will Toys and coats at Cliff Bells in Detroit also at Freedom House for various be delivered to The Salvation Army, 27500 Play it Again Sports locations in Metro benefits Freedom House of immediate needs, from winter Shiawassee Road, Farmington Hills. (248} Detroit have teamed up with Real Life Santa Detroit, which houses and clothing to medical care. 478-6000 Jim Tuman to collect donations of toys helps political refugees. "It all makes a difference," Toys for Tots and coats for Tuman's charitable organiza­ Irene Petts, owner of the she said. "The thing that is Dress Barn is launching its first Toys for tion, Jimmy's Kids. The organization helps Ferndale hair salon, said styl­ special about Freedom House Tots Drive, through Dec. 12. Local Dress Barn special needs kids from 4 years to 11 years ists are happy to have fun is it is the only place in the stores will encourage residents to donate of age who are indigent, physically or emo­ and raise money for a worthy country that offers com­ new, unwrapped toys for the cause. The tionally challenged, or forgotten. cause. prehensive services, from store will give customers who donate a toy (http://www.limmyskids.com/The_Dream. "It's a creative outlet for us housing, to legal services, to a 15 percent coupon off a regular priced htm). Play It Again Sports has 10 locally because we can do different employment training, all of item. Area Dress Barn locations include owned and operated metro Detroit loca­ hair styles that we don't do Flip salon owner Irene Petts, styling the hair of Sheila Maples, is looking the things that someone might Auburn Hills, Canton, Clawson, Farmington, tions, including in Canton, Clawson and every day in the salon," she forward to staging a hair fashion show for Freedom House. need if they are coming to Livonia, Rochester Hitis, Southfield and Troy. Livonia. The store buys and sells quality said of the first- time show. this country to seek a refugee In good hands new and used sports and fitness equipment "At the same time, the way in need," said Petts, "but then Band, The Hentchmen and DJ claim." The Pistons and Allstate Insurance Co. as part of a trade in, trade up program. things are going with the I started thinking about the Anytime. Stanard said an added ben­ are again teaming up to help Michigan Donations will be accepted until Dec.24. economy, it's great to mix organization and what the Clothing is being provided efit of the show is that people families through the "Good Hands, Warm Visit www.piayitagainsports.com. doing something creative and people have been through.. J by Mother Fletchers and will become more familiar doing something fun with an had no idea it was so close to House of Chants and local with Freedom House. organization that needs help." home." designers Femilia and Wound "I think it's wonderful," The idea to have their Menswear, she said of retailers that help WITH VS show help Freedom House RETRO, MODERN, FANTASY Hairstylist Marci Bolen of others during the holidays. came from salon client Alexa "Hair Fashion Music," will Ferndale helped organize the "It really says a lot to put this Stanard, a grant writer and feature three hairstyle seg­ show. She said that each hair1 type of effort in at a time when SIKSON! volunteer there. Up to 35 ments, retro, modern and stylist will do several styles people are struggling." political refugees live in a fantasy, all done by the salon's for the different segments. former convent under the aus­ seven stylists. Her styles will include a finger Tickets at the door are $10. Doors pices of the group. There'll be entertainment by wave from the 30s. open at 8 p.m.; entertainment starts "There are so many groups EsQuire, The Haunted Beat "We wanted to do something at 9 p.m. Cliff Bells is located at 2030 where everyone could show­ Park in Detroit. For more informa­ case their craft," she said. tion, visit www.fiipsaloninc.com. Or Bolen, who also plays in a call Flip at: 248-544-1400

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