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S ta te o f the district Police chiefs support Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Superintendent Jeremy Hughes will be the leaving B AC level at keynote speaker when 0 . 0 8 the Plymouth Commu nity Chamber of Com By Darrell Clem Safety Director Todd Mutchler unless there could be data or have made a difference. merce and the Canton Staff Writer said. information that could be pro “It really sort of started to Chamber of Commerce Michigan lawmakers are vided to demonstrate it would change the culture,” Mutchler team up Police chiefs in Canton and expected to pass legislation to be in the community’s interest said. “It’s a problem in every to present Plymouth townships are indi thwart a sunset provision that to change it back,” he said. community every time some "State cating support for keeping a would return the legal blood- Michigan State Police statis body who has been drinking gets of the decade-old law that reduced the alcohol level to 0.10 percent in tics indicate the number of alco behind the wheel. We needed the District" drunken driving limit for Mich October. hol-related car-crash deaths lower (blood-alcohol level).” 11:30 a.m. igan drivers to a blood-alcohol Plymouth Township Police gradually declined from 340 Mutchler said he has perceived Wednes level of 0.08 percent — a change Chief Tom Tiderington said in 2003, when the blood-alco a change among younger driv day, Feb. advocates say has coincided with he supports keeping the lower hol content limit was first low ers who are more likely now to Hughes 20, at fewer crash-related deaths. drunken-driving threshold. ered, to 253 in 2011. Authorities appoint a designated driver. Plymouth “I do think there are benefits to “I would not want to see any say tougher laws coupled with High School. keeping it lower,” Canton Public change (back to 0.10 percent) a push for designated drivers Please see BAC, A2 Hughes will talk about "Who We Are and What We Stand For" during the lun cheon event, which will School board begin with an exhibi tion of student excel lence. narrows picks There's a $15 dona tion being requested at the door, the proceeds for new chief of which will be used to support Student Citizen Scholarship By Brad Kadrich programs for both Staff Writer chambers. * To RSVP, call Jana Por The Plymouth-Canton Board ter at the Canton Cham of Education got one step clos ber of Commerce, (734) er to finding a new superin 453-4040, or Teri Fry at tendent Tuesday when trust the Plymouth chamber, ees announced the names of five (734)453-1540. finalists corralled by Iowa-based search firm Ray & Associates. One of the five should be famil L o c a l n e w s iar to Plymouth-Canton residents. Brodie Killian, the district’s exec on the go utive director of business servic es, made the final Did you know that cut. Hometownlife.com, Killian, who has the online home of a master’s degree the Plymouth Observer in public policy has a mobile site that from the Univer brings the latest news sity of Michigan, to your smartphone? graduated from Just navigate to the Michigan Hometownlife.com Leadership Insti Killian from a mobile device for tute’s Superinten updates throughout the dent’s Academy in 2008. day. The site brings you BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “I am honored to have been all the news as soon as The Rev. Dorian McGlannan is retiring after serving as the rector at St. John's Episcopal Church in Plymouth selected,” said Killian, who spent it hits the web. Breaking since 2005. several years as a municipal bond crime stories, local prep attorney before joining Plym sports scores and features outh-Canton schools. “Plymouth- about Plymouth that you Canton is an outstanding com won't read anywhere else munity and I am proud to be cur are all available on your H er final serm on rently serving the district. I look mobile device at Home- forward to the interview and the townlife.com. opportunity to share my qualifi cations and vision with the Board S t. John’s rector heads to retirem en t of Education and the community.” N e w n a m e Ray & Associates, hired in Octo ber to lead the district’s search, Seeking to settle any By Brad Kadrich congregations at roughly the last sermon takes place Feb. 24, brought 10 names to the board, confusion about the Staff Writer same time. and her resignation is effective and trustees narrowed it to the school's identity, the “The emails started right four days later. five who will be interviewed. Plymouth-Canton Board The Rev. Dorian McGlannan after that,” McGlannan, the Health issues have McGlan Those interviews will take place of Education approved laughs about it pretty easily, pastor at St. John’s Episcopal nan headed back to Seattle Monday through Wednesday, Feb. the renaming of Stark the rumor she’s about to run off Church in Plymouth, said with a after that, where her husband, 25-27, at a location to be deter weather, the district's with Pope Benedict XVI. chuckle. “There have been a lot Joseph Cospito, has lots of fam mined. Board members are expect alternative education The jokes started among of jokes going around.” ily. ed to conduct two-hour interviews program now housed McGlannan’s parishioners But her retirement is a seri “It’s kind of multiple things,” with each candidate (tentative at the former Fiegel Ele after it turned out the pope and ous matter. McGlannan, citing said McGlannan, who’s been ly two on Monday, two on Hiesday mentary School. On Tues McGlannan are retiring on the health issues, told her congre pastor at St. John’s since 2005. and the final one on Wednesday). day, at Hughes' request, same day. Both announced their gation last week she’d be leav the board approved the departures to their respective ing at the end of February. Her Please see RECTOR, A3 Please see BOARD, A3 name "Starkweather Academy at Fiegel."
INDEX Survey: Steps made Park a safer environment Community Life.... B5 Crossword Puzzle.... C2 Education...... A4 Health...... B9 By Brad Kadrich improvements at the Park,” said Nancy Homes...... C2 Staff Writer Laws, the principal at Salem High School. Jobs...... C1 The board provided us the resources ... Obituaries...... B8 Halfway through the first school year These have had a profound effect on the Services...... C3 after adding security cameras and a third environment at the Park.” Sports...... B1 Security Response Officer at the Plym One of the more dramatic additions was Wheels...... C3 outh-Canton Educational Park, a nonscien- the advent of security cameras. Accord tific survey of high school administrators ing to Erin MacGregor, the district’s ♦ © The Observer & Eccentric and teachers shows staff feels the Park is director of secondary education, there are Volume 126 • Number 55 a much safer environment. now more than 90 cameras in each build The measures, all approved by the ing, with more for each building’s perime Home Delivery: Board of Education before the school ter on the way next month. ♦ (866) 887-2737 year started, included not only the cam According to Canton Township Offi eras and additional SRO, but the addition cer Dave Eyl, one of the three SROs at BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ♦ Return Address: of three Dean of Students positions — one the Park, the increased cameras have 41304 Concept Dr. for each high school — to help with disci allowed officers to “dramatically reduce” Officer Jacob Krogmeier speaks with Corbin Reeves Plymouth Ml 48170 pline and security at the Park. and Durga Tata, both 17 years old, in the Salem cafete “We believe these are significant Please see PARK, A2 ria. At right, Lindsey Oprisiu.
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dents and alcohol relat PARK being handled in a time Krogmeier said. “It’s BAC ed vehicle deaths,” Heise ly, satisfactory fashion. really rewarding to work Continued from page A1 said. Continued from page A1 More than 90 percent said with the kids, and see He voiced strong sup the cameras have added a them grow and develop.” State Rep. Kurt Heise, port for two House bills, the amount of time spent measure of safety. R-Plymouth Township, 4093 and 4131, that are investigating and doing “It’s certainly not scien M o re tr u s t who chairs the House intended to preserve the paperwork, and given the tific,” said Cheri Steck- In addition to patrol Criminal Justice Com lower limit. SROs more time to spend el, the principal at Plym ling the halls, the SROs mittee, heard testimony “These bills are among.the students. outh High School. “But get involved in the class Wednesday on two bills designed to keep our it’s very important feed room, teaching things aimed at keeping the low communities safe,” Heise Sharing the cost back because it’s coming such as practical law and er blood-alcohol content said, pointing to “very The SROs are a part from our staff members basic law enforcement. in place. Heise said the compelling testimony” nership between Canton at the Park.” That interaction has led committee within days is before the House Crimi Township and the school Not everyone agrees to a more trusting rela expected to approve the nal Justice Committee for district. Canton Township it’s a safer environ tionship with the stu measures and send them protecting the reduced pays for the first two, and ment. While Canton High dents, who often warn to the full House. limit. is sharing the cost of the School senior Emily Far- officers of potential prob “I’m sure there will be Those who testified third. The district is pay hat said some things have lems, according to Krog no problems with the bills before the committee ing 50 percent of that cost changed, she thinks the meier. going through the House included representatives this year and 75 percent SROs are focused in the “Because of the rela and the Senate,” Heise of the Michigan State next year before fully BILL BRESLER wrong areas. tionship with the kids, we said. “It’s absolutely nec Police, Mothers Against assuming the cost of the STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “They take care of often get notified before essary from a public safe Drunk Driving, General third SRO in 2014-15. Officer Dave Eyl teaches a the big stuff,” she said. things happen,” he said. ty standpoint.” Motors Corp., the Michi The SROs believe the class at Salem High School. “They fix problems, but “We spend a lot of time Heise said Michigan gan Department of Trans addition of a third part not always the problems making sure things don’t could potentially lose $50 portation, the state Attor ner has been a big help. pensions and handling of that are bothering the happen. One of our big million in federal fund ney General and Secre Until this year, the two more noncriminal inci kids. I’m not sure they’re gest goals is to be proac ing if the state allowed tary of State offices, AAA SROs had to rotate dents, making the Park always in tune with tive.” the higher blood-alcohol Michigan, the Prosecuting between buildings. safer. what’s going on.” The SROs serve on a threshold to revert back Attorneys Association, the “We’ve got coverage in That’s tough to do, Eyl But Officer Jacob Krog- three-year hitch, and to 0.10 percent. Michigan Police Chiefs all three schools now,” pointed out, with some meier, a 27-year-old in DeYoung is coming to “While there are some Association, the Michigan said Officer Brian DeY 6,500 people in those his second year as a SRO, the end of his third year. federal road funds Association of Drug Court oung, in his third year as three buildings. said most of the kids have He got in it to begin with that the state stands to Professionals and the a SRO. “The addition of “The student popula reacted well to having because he likes working receive by maintaining Michigan Alcohol Policy. the third one allows me tion (at the Park) is about the additional security. with kids and “thought it the (blood-alcohol) lim Heise predicted the full to get out in the hallways, 8 percent of the popula Krogmeier, on Thursday was a good position for it at its current level, the House will vote on the walk the paths (between tion of Canton Township,” patrolling the cafeteria me to be in.” most important feature bills in March and send buildings) and be seen by Eyl said. at Salem and exchanging But now ... of these bills is that they the measures to the Sen the staff and kids.” greetings and high-fives “I truly enjoy this posi lower the amount of acci ate and Gov. Rick Snyder. According to statis Candid cameras with the students, said his tion,” DeYoung said. “I’m tics Eyl showed at Tbes- In the staff survey, interaction with them is not looking forward to the day’s board meeting, dis which drew respons the best part of the job. end of the school year.” cipline data recorded by es from 280 of 300 staff “I like working with the three high schools ers, better than 85 per the administration and [email protected] show the additional SRO cent said they believe dis the security team that’s (313) 222-8899 has resulted in more sus- cipline issues are now already in place here,” Twitter: ©bkadrich Plym outh police seize pot, plants
Plymouth Police Grabowski said approx Wednesday seized more imately 5'h pounds of har than five pounds of what vested marijuana was they said was harvested seized, along with 38 marijuana after serving a plants he said were in search warrant. various stages of growth. According to Plymouth Also seized were can Police Detective Lt. Jamie dy marijuana suckers, Grabowski, the warrant butter and Hash, accord was executed in a com ing to Grabowski, who mercial section of the Old declined to identify the Village area of the city. business searched. Police received infor Grabowski said the mation about suspicious investigation is continu Plymouth Police seized more than five pounds of har activity and obtained the ing into the activity that vested marijuana from an Old Village commercial area search warrant. was taking place. Wednesday.
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itarian, top-down wor N e w le a d e r who has been a real lead RECTOR ship, she said, The Epis While it continues to er and much beloved,” Continued from page A1 copal Church is offering a recover, the church will said Rachel Baird, the l> different way of offering also have to find its new church’s minister of “Some things that hadn’t ministry and leadership. leader and, it seems, a Christian formation. “It’s cleared up since I had to In her church, McGlan new identity. going to be tough. We’ll battle cancer a couple of nan said, the congrega “It’s going to be dif miss her a lot.” years ago.” tion itself plays a vital ficult,” said Julie Ford, She acknowledged the role. the church’s minister Feb. 24 sermon — her 'Frozen Chosen' “Clergy come and go,” of music. “I think the last — will be an emo She leaves behind a McGlannan said. “The church will need to revis tional one— “I’m a very church she believes has congregation is the back it who we are, because so teary person,” she said — changed for the better bone of the church, its much of the church iden but she figures she’ll get over the years. When she life and energy.” tity is the pastor.” through it. And there’s got her more than sev That backbone isn’t In the meantime, the lots of things she’ll miss, en years ago, McGlannan quite as large as it used church will appoint but most of all will be the said, Episcopalians had a to be — it’s dropped from an interim pastor. But people. reputation as the “Frozen some 300 families when McGlannan said the con “I’ll miss the relation Chosen,” a reticent group she got there to 240 fam gregation itself has done ships here in the church,” that has since learned to BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ilies now — but it’s com a great job of pulling McGlannan said. “I cer be more open. The Rev. Dorian McGlannan said she'll "definitely cry" ing back. together. tainly want to encour “We’ve become more when it's time for her final sermon, which comes Feb. 24. “We got hit so hard “When we celebrat age them in the future, hospitable and friendly,” when the economy ed our centennial, it was because they’re wonder McGlannan said. “We’ve For instance, the house bility,” she noted. turned,” McGlannan said. the lay people who orga ful people here. made a very intention that used to serve as the McGlannan is also hap “In the summers of 2007 nized the whole thing,” “I’ll be able to hold it al and concerted effort to church’s rectory is now py with the liturgical and 2008, we had going- McGlannan said. “Now together through the great result. I think the home to the Youth Minis direction of the church. away gatherings (for that I’m leaving, there important parts, but yes, Episcopal Church has a try, which gets involved She said while the service families) who were leav are many, many talented I’m going to cry,” she great deal to offer peo in a variety of outreach looks a lot like the Catho ing almost every Sunday. people who will hold it all said. “But it’s time.” ple. I’ve very passionate efforts. lic Church, but noted the We lost a lot of income together.” about its traditions.” “We’ve done some two churches are differ in those years, and that’s It won’t be easy. [email protected] Things have changed things structurally that ent organizationally. been hard to recover “It’s always a challenge (313) 222-8899 structurally, as well. have provided some sta In these days of author from.” when a rector leaves Twitter: ©bkadrich
• Curtis Cain, associate waukee, Wis. forth by Ray & Associ at all levels of adminis the interim tag removed BOARD superintendent for edu • Rick Mills, chief exec ates. tration. They had good from his title last year. Continued from page A1 cational services in the utive officer, Minneapolis “We were also reviews from the people Hughes, whose contract Shawnee Mission School Public Schools, Minneap impressed with the sys who worked with them.” expires at the end of the The other candidates on District in Overland Park, olis, Minn. tem they used to help us The board is looking to 2012-13 school year, has the list: Kan. John Barrett, president narrow it down,” Bar- replace Jeremy Hughes, said he’s not interested in • Christopher Timmis, • Michael Meissen, of Plymouth-Canton’s , rett said. “We were hap who hired on as the inter staying longer. superintendent of Adrian supervisor of school Board of Education, said py with the depth of expe im superintendent in the Public Schools, the only improvement and student board members “were rience in districts at all wake of the departure [email protected] other Michigan candidate achievement for Milwau impressed” with the field levels. Many of (the can of former Superinten (313) 222-8899 in the field. kee Public Schools in Mil of 10 candidates brought didates) had experience dent Craig Fiegel. He had Twitter: ©bkadrich
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Open house draws elem entary crowd SCHOOL BRIEFS Photo finish Alyssa Braun of Canton was the big winner in the By Brad Kadrich recent Scholastic Art Exhibit. Staff Writer More than 5,100 individual entries and 324 senior portfolios were judged by teams of artists and art edu After the results of cators. After eighteen hours, and careful and some their first one Monday, times live Plymouth-Canton schools ly deliber officials are probably ation, they wondering why they wait selected ed so long to host an ele 250 Gold mentary school open Keys, 344 house. Silver Keys District officials esti and 408 One of Canton resident mated more than 500 peo Honorable Alyssa Braun's winning ple showed up for their Braun Mentions. photos in the recent Scho first open house at Hoben Some 77 lastic Art Exhibit. Elementary School, and Gold Key Portfolios were some 300 parents regis selected from 324 submitted, seven were selected “Best of tered their children for Show” and five Gold Key works were selected as Ameri kindergarten in what is Plymouth-Canton school officials estimated some 500 people turned out for Monday's can Vision Nominees. All Gold Key work will be judged at likely the largest kinder open house at Hoben Elementary School. the national level in March. The national ceremony will be garten roundup in district on May 31 at Carnegie Hall and will also be live-streamed history. 14. While the elementary for students and teachers who are unable to attend. “The turnout was amaz open house will be focused For more information on the contest, visit www. ing,” Board of Education on providing information, artandwriting.org/the-awards. President John Barrett the others will focus more said at Tuesday’s board on the kind of work stu New Morning auction meeting. “Those folks did dents do. It will feature New Morning School hosts its 37th annual auction, an outstanding job.” student singers, artists, “There’s No Place Like New Morning School,” Friday, The open house — and athletes and others. March 15, at Laurel Manor in Livonia. similar events scheduled “It’s important we share The auction helps the school mark its 40th anniversa next month for middle with the Plymouth-Can ry. The event, hosted by and benefiting New Morning and high school students ton community what School, features (among other things) a unique trio of — was part of a marketing we have to offer, and to autographed memorabilia from Tommy ‘The Hitman’ plan the district rolled out explain we have a com Hearns, including an autographed robe, trunks and an recently to combat a loss prehensive curriculum autographed picture; Custom dinner out for six at E.G. in enrollment and compe that will meet the needs Nicks with a gourmet, customized three-course menu tition from other sources of all learners,” said Liz with wine pairings; two hours in a 747 simulator used (such as charter schools). Vartanian-Gibbs, Hoben’s While Monday's open house was held at Hoben Elemen for professional flight training for four people; and a “The open houses are principal and the organiz tary School, representatives from all 15 elementaries were visit to the Blaine & Allyson in the Morning radio show. a way to give families a er of the open house. on hand to talk to parents. Cost is $75/ticket (includes meal and open bar). For chance to see all the good In addition to the open reservations visit www.newmorningschool.org/sup- things we have to offer,” house, all elementary port/nms-auction.html or contact the auction coordina said Frank Ruggirel- schools will be offering tor by email at [email protected] or call lo, the district’s former individual building tours ing (734) 420-3331. director of community on Wed., Feb. 27, at 9:30 relations (he left the dis a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Montessori honor trict for a similar job at P-CCS will be accept Plymouth-Canton Montessori School announced it Schoolcraft College) who ing Kindergarten regis has earned a five-year accreditation from the Nation helped organize the open trations at all elementary al Association for the Education of Young Children house. “Parents start schools March 11-15. Par (NAEYC), the country’s leading organization of early shopping for schools for ents can visit the Kinder childhood professionals. the next year after the garten Registration web According to Kay Neff, Head of School, the accredita holidays, so this is a good site for more information tion process is a rigorous one that includes an extensive self- time for us to do it.” at www.pccs.kl2.mi.us/ study to measure its program and services against the 10 Similar open houses registration/#kindergarten NAEYC Early Childhood Program standards and more than are scheduled for middle Officials said some 300 parents registered for kindergarten 400 related accreditation criteria The school also received schoolers at Pioneer Mid [email protected] at Monday's open house, where a plethora of information an on-site visit by NAEYC assessors to ensure the school’s dle School March 13 and at (313) 222-8899 was available about programs offered at Plymouth-Canton program meets each of the 10 standards and is subject to Salem High School March Twitter: @bkadrich schools. unannounced visits anytime during the five-year period.
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When she scratch, you’re adding on to “We don’t have to wait for a students next year. 12 and can be introduced to it greets them in the hallway, it is what they’ve already learned,” certain point, we can give the The Wayne-Westland school in the elementary piece.” in Spanish. she said. “Sixth grade builds test, if we feel they have mas board unanimously approved The district has been offer “We’re always using it in the on what they learned in fifth tery of the subject,” he said. a request to begin offering the ing Spanish to K-4 students at classroom,” she said. “Ten per grade. It’s extremely exciting He added that filling the lan once-a-week class in the 2013- Walker-Winter since Septem cent of our school population to create a cohesive language guage requirement at an early 14 school year. ber. They receive one hour of is Hispanic, we have parents program for the schools.” age gives high school students According to Aaron Baugh instruction each week. Mov coming in teaching mini les According to Baughman, a more choices in electives, like man, executive director for ing forward, the current world sons.” lot of thought went into build vocational classes, that require curriculum development, the language class offered in fifth The goal of the K-4 pro ing the program and making it more space in their schedules. addition of the language class grade will be converted to gram is to build a foundation work. The advantages are that “It’s been in the works a long at the lower grades will allow Spanish and complement sixth- in the language. Students learn no textbook is needed in the K- time,” said school board Pres students to leave sixth grade grade Spanish. words and phrases and have 4 classes and the existing texts ident Carol Middel. “It’s some with one high school cred Students will be offered an fun doing it. There’s no need will be used for 5-6. thing we need and we are all it. 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And a decision by Canton’s Arctic Edge Ice Arena to host a benefit for the nonprofit organization Arctic Edge mascot Artie raised nearly $1,500 to Edge puts his arm around grant wishes of children Novi teen Ryan Rabinowitz, who are terminally ill or w ho brought his fundrais facing life-threatening ing effort for Make-a-W ish health issues. Foundation to Canton. “The total raised at the event was $1,446, which we think is great,” Brook ■ Boggs, Arctic Edge event planner and coordinator, said. Arctic Edge hosted the two-hour ice-skating and fundraising event Satur day, Feb. 9, after the are na was approached by 15-year-old Ryan Rabi- nowitz, a healthy Novi PHOTOS COURTESY OF ARCTIC EDGE ICE ARENA Ice skaters play games w ith youngster who has been Skaters play ice games w ith Arctic Edge mascot Artie Edge during a fundraiser to benefit the Make-a-W ish Foundation. mascot Artie Edge. raising money to help children less fortunate to include fundraising cession proceeds to bene on the prep hockey team ries of terminal illnesses, School community ser than he is. efforts. fit Make-a-Wish. at school and considers so he wanted to help. His vice hours. Ryan’s effort involved Rabinowitz said her Ryan, a Novi High hockey “the best sport in efforts also have become collecting ice arena con son last fall contacted ice School freshman, counts the world.” part of his confirma [email protected] cessions from Michigan rinks across Michigan in himself as fortunate to Yet, he knows oth tion at St. James Catho (313) 222-2238 ice arenas to donate to an attempt to collect con have good health. He’s er youngsters face wor lic Church and Novi High Twitter: ©CantonObserver Make-a-Wish Foundation, but Boggs said Arctic Edge took the campaign one step further by donat ing ice time and allowing fundraising patrons to W h y Haven’t People W ho’ve Had a Car skate for two hours. Boggs said she and other arena employ Accident Been Told These F a c t s ? ees arranged the bene fit because they viewed If you’ve recently been involved in a car accident and suffer Ryan’s project as a wor from any of the following... thy cause. 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A10 (CP) Observers Eccentric | Sunday, February 17, 2013 LOCAL NEWS online at hometownlife.com Rising up: First Step goes global in fighting violence against w om en By Sue Mason The message rang true cratic Republic of Congo, Staff Writer for a young woman who Haiti, Kenya, South Dako had come over from the ta, Egypt and Iraq. Their numbers were shelter with her infant small, but the message daughter to be a part of 15 years later that went out Thursday the event. While a back According to Ensler, it morning was big. A group injury prevented her was never the intent for of mostly women danced from dancing, being at V-Day to be around 15 and rose up to show their the event was “empow years later. support in stopping vio ering.” A victim of what “Our mission was to end lence against women and she called “silent abuse” violence against wom girls. in which she was pre en and girls, and so we Gathered in the great vented from leaving her planned to be out of busi room at First Step in home, she has been at ness years ago,” she said. Wayne, the group was the shelter with her two “We have had enormous part of a global happen daughters for almost 90 victories in these years. ing, One Billion Rising, days. We have broken taboos, a call to action falling on “I didn’t think I would spoken the word ‘vagi the 15th anniversary of be able tQ, get out, sev na’ in 50 languages in 140 the founding of V-Day. en times I tried to leave countries, called up sto “One of every three before I realized I didn’t ries and truths about vio women on the planet will have to live like that,” lence against women, be physically or sexual she said. “I didn’t think breaking the silence, sup ly abused in her lifetime,” I would be able to get ported amazing activ said Theresa Bizoe, asso out of that relationship, ists across the plan ciate director of First but they have given me et who have created and Step. “That’s one billion Gail Diebolt of W ayne lights the candle held by Larissa Rym ko of Livonia at the One Bil a chance to get my life changed laws. But we who have been harmed lion Rising event at First Step in W ayne. back. I don’t know what have not fulfilled our or killed due to sexu I would have done with mission to end violence al assault and sexual vio coin Park. The partici Break the Chain. vivors the confidence out this place. I probably against women and girls.” lence. So today is differ pants included van driv Reading from a state of knowing that vio would have gone back for As a result, she decid ent, today is special. Peo er Ed Wiedenbach and ment by V-Day found lence is not their fault or the wrong reasons.” ed on the 15th anniversa ple are dancing in cities Diane Smalley of Ypsi- er Eve Ensler, Bizoe told their country’s fault or For her, One Billion Ris ry of V-Day to go further and on beaches around lanti Township who is a the group that one billion their families fault,” she ing is important in break and escalate efforts “to the world to break the delegate to the United victims is “simply insane said. “Today the dancing ing the chain of violence break through the patri bonds of violence.” Nations Commission on and unacceptable.” begins and with this danc and sparing her daugh archal wall of oppression Participating in the the Status of Women. ing we express our out ters. and denial, to transform event was a logical action It included Radio City Global phenomenon rage and joy and our firm “This was excellent, the mindset that has nor for First Step which for Rockette and integrative “One Billion Rising global call for a world really empowering,” she malized this violence, to decades has served vic health and movement has also shown that vio where women are free said. “I found it very bring women survivors tims of domestic and sex coach Jennifer Fiandt, lence against women is and safe and cherished uplifting.” into their bodies, their ual violence in Wayne who taught the group the not a national, tribal, eth and equal. Dance with V-Day is a global activ strength, their determi County through its offic steps to the dance, cho nic, religious issue but a your body, for your body, ist movement to end vio nation, their energy and es in Wayne, Plym reographed by Debbie global phenomenon, and for the bodies of women lence against women and power and to dance up outh, Redford and Lin- Allen and set to music of the rising will give sur and the earth.” girls that raises funds and the will of the world to awareness through bene finally make violence fit productions of Ensler’s against women unaccept award winning play, The able.” Vagina Monologues. To So on Thursday, peo Mirrors Candles, Flameless date, the V-Day move ple like those in Wayne WALL & TABLE Home Accents LED Candles, Fragrance ment has raised more danced to break the chain Lamps, Categories Listed Warmers & Diffusers than $90 million and edu of violence. 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At night with lack of F o r d R o a d a t Lilley, west of h a O®* fcr one iSrwi Jrt rrguiw jw** w*i)r. movement and less blood supply to tendons of the arms and legs, Orve Converting to Roth IRA often a good strategy By Rick Bloom a Roth. As part the tax a little earlier. • Converting won’t throw you ble deduction when you follow Guest Columnist of this transac Particularly in a situation into a higher tax bracket. this strategy, you are avoiding tion, the mon such as yours, it may pay to • You are able to leave the mon the tax on your required mini Q: Dear Rick: I’m in my early ey that you are start an aggressive strate ey to grow within the Roth IRA mum distribution. 70s and have just retired. Social converting is gy of converting money into for at least five to seven years. One last note and that is when Security and my pension cover all subject to ordi a Roth IRA. I don’t believe it There is another way to get it comes to converting tradi my expenses. In fact, I’m actually nary income makes sense to convert the around the minimum distribu tional IRAs into Roth IRAs, it’s saving money per month. I have tax. Once the entire amount at once because tion rules and that is you can not something that only seniors approximately $350,000 in my IRA. Money Matters money is with it would throw you into a high donate your required minimum can take advantage of. Anyone I don’t need the income from that in the Roth IRA, er tax bracket. However, it may distribution to a qualified char can convert money into a Roth money at this point but I was told Rick Bloom you can leave it make sense to implement a pro ity. As long as the money goes IRA. You don’t have to con that because of my age I would have there and it will gram where you’re convert directly from the IRA to a qual vert your entire account; you to start taking distributions. Since grow tax free ing your traditional IRA into a ified charity, there are no tax can convert any portion of it. If I don’t need the money is there any for as long as you choose. Roth IRA over a five-year peri consequences. you meet the criteria outlined way that I can avoid having to take I speak often about converting od. Five years down the road This is a very good strate here, no matter how old or how required minimum distributions? traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs. all the money would be in the gy to use particularly for peo young you are, converting can A: There are a couple of ways The upside is that money in a Roth IRA and you would no lon ple who are generous in nature be a very good strategy. to avoid taking required mini Roth IRA grows tax-free and ger be subject to required mini and who no longer can item Good luck! mum distributions. One is put is not subject to required mini mum distributions. ize their charitable contribu ting the money in a Roth IRA mum distributions. The down My general rules for convert tions. This strategy has been in Rick Bloom is a fee-only finan which is not subject to required side is that whatever money you ing traditional IRAs into Roth and out of the law for a num cial adviser. His website is w w w . minimum distributions. Since convert you have to pay taxes IRAs include: ber of years but was once again bloomassetmanagement.com. If it appears that your money is on. That money, however, would • You must have the money to put back into the law during the you would like Bloom to respond to in a traditional IRA, you would always have been subject to tax. pay the tax owed without touch fiscal cliff discussions. Even your questions, please email him at have to convert the money into By converting it you’re paying ing the money being converted. though you do not get a charita [email protected]. 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There will may also access the MMAP web [email protected]. be more than 60 varieties of wine site a t www.mmapinc.org/pages/ C hess cham ps DIABETES SUPPORT from around the world and Michi about.htm l Date/Time: 2nd Thursday of the gan based Craft beers. Pouring The South Canton Scholars Charter Academy chess team came in 8th SEWING GUILD month, 2-3:30 p.m. takes place from 7-9:30 p.m. place during a state-wide tournament on Feb. 2. The school sent a D a te /tim e : First Thursday o f each Location: Plymouth District Proceeds will be used to fund team from third grade and a team from sixth grade to compete in the month, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Library, 223 S. Main teacher grants in Plymouth-Can- Elementary Chess Tournament. The third-grade team placed 8th out of ton classrooms. There will be a L o c a tio n : First Presbyterian D e ta ils : The Plymouth Lions Club 18 teams, and the sixth-grade team placed 8th out of 20 teams. Sixth- silent auction at the event and Church, 701 Church Street, Plym is sponsoring a new«Adult Diabe grade student Surya Parasuraman won a gold medal for his individual currently a live web-based auction outh tes Support Group. Fern Vining, a perform ance and his tea m m a te G urekm ann Gill w on silver. Third-grade is taking place. The most unique Details: This Plymouth-Canton registered nurse, certified diabetes student Varun Nalla also won an individual silver medal. and exciting items are $1,000 and neighborhood group is open to educator and Plymouth Lion, will be the group facilitator. There is $2,000 certificates toward the pur Civil W ar reenactor and period Lodge #1780, 41700 Ann Arbor sewists of all levels. The Feb. 7 meeting features "Machine Em no charge to attend. Topics for dis chase of a new car at one of seven milliner. Before the presenta Road, Plymouth local participating dealerships broidery Primer," followed by "3D cussion will focus on understand tion, enjoy scrumptious delicacies Details: The Plymouth Elks Lodge including Atchinson Ford, Lou LaR- Flying Geese-hands on" on March ing diabetes and self management from Joe's Deli of Plymouth and #1780 welcomes you back to iche Chevrolet, Jack Demmer Ford, 7; "Charity auction" April 11 (note strategies. the Museum's signature "Mary's another fine series of Jazz @ The Victory Honda, Dick Scott Chyrsler- date change); and "Machine or Contact: Call Fern Vining at (734) Blend" tea--a taste bud tingling Elks in a beautiful club setting. En Jeep-Dodge-Ram, Tennyson Hand Applique Quilt Block-hands 454-0859. cherry and almond black tea in tertainment by the Johnny Trudell Chevrolet and Hines Park Lincoln. on" on May 2. honor of Mary Todd Lincoln. This Quartet with Johnny on Trumpet MOPS MEETINGS You can view all the available Contact: For more information tea is also available for purchase and Flugelhorn, RayTini on Bass, D a te /T im e : First-third Fridays, items and purchase tickets online email [email protected] in th e Museum's store. Tickets for Chuck Shermatero on Keyboard 9:15-11:30 a.m. at WWW.PCCSEEF.COM the Mad Hatter Tea are $20 for and Bill Cairo on Drums. There is BIPOLAR SUPPORT L o c a tio n : St. Kenneth Catholic Contact: For more information Friends of the Plymouth Historical a $10 donation at the door which Date/Time: Second and fourth Church, 14951 Haggerty, Plym please call Executive Director Museum members and $25 for includes hors d'oeuvres. Tuesday of the month, 6-7:30 p.m. outh Carole Kody (734)416-2718. non-members, if purchased by Contact: For more information, Location: Lincoln Behavioral Ser Details: The St. Edith/St. Ken MAD HATTER TEA March 1 (add $5 to the ticket call (734) 453-1780 or email plym- price after that date), and can be vices Center, 14500 Sheldon, Suite neth Catholic Parishes' Mothers of Date/Time: Sunday, March 10, [email protected]. purchased at the Plymouth Histori 1608 in Plymouth. Preschoolers (MOPS) group invites 2-4 p.m. cal Museum during open hours, MEDICARE/MEDICAID Details: The Depression Bipolar all mothers with children aged Location: Plymouth Historical or on the website at h ttp ://w w w . COUNSELING Support Alliance is a self-help newborn through kindergarten Museum, 155 S. Main in Plymouth to join. 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Salem then muffed the Night festivities. ensuing inbounds play, with Merget is battling Although Salem could not possession returning to the the return of brain can repeat as KLAA Central Divi Wildcats (6-11). cer after a 10-year re sion champion, senior guard mission. A 50-50 raffle Kevin Mack and his teammates Couldn't finish was held with proceeds still have a card to play. The Wildcats got the ball in going to pediatric brain The visiting Rocks — the hands of red-hot senior cancer research. sparked by some blue-col guard Josh Priebe (20 points) Although he does lar work by Salem’s captain for a 3-ball attempt from the not play hockey, — hung on by a thread Friday left flank. The shot hit iron and Merget played Salem night to edge Plymouth 45-43 Plymouth could not convert a varsity tennis and plays in a KLAA Kensington Confer putback as the game ended. varsity baseball along ence boys basketball tourna “It put us in a position to win with Colin Pietron and ment game. the game and we just couldn’t Jack Driscoll (juniors Defending KLAA champion get it done,” Plymouth head on the Rocks' hockey Salem (12-5) now advances to coach Mike Soukup said. “You team). the second round and will host got to execute. If you don’t do Go to Maxyourbrain. Westland John Glenn at 7 p.m. that, it’s a tough way to live.” org for Merget's story. Tbesday. His Salem counterpart, Bob Also honored on “We lost the division champi Brodie, said the Rocks sur Senior Night were cap onship and that made us hun vived despite putting them tain Kyle Downey, Alek grier than we’ve been this selves in a precarious position. Zultowski, Evan Patton, whole season,” said Mack, who “We just didn’t do a very Jake Fedel, Adam Mar- made several clutch plays in good job of making decisions thaler, Kory Johnston the fourth. “We had a good two out there,” Brodie said. “We and goalie Anthony days of practice and we just had a play designed and that’s Veresan. wanted to get back on a win obviously not what we want ning streak.” ed to do or where we wanted Yet the Rocks couldn’t exhale to throw it. We had all kinds BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER until the final buzzer sounded. of timeouts. We could have Salem senior captain Kevin Mack goes up for a shot during Friday's KLAA Hoop clinic Plymouth’s Brian Schmid Kensington Conference tournament game. Trying to stop him is Plymouth's scored on a putback with three Please see BOYS HOOP, B3 Tyler Gamblin (No. 42). for shooting The Metro Basketball Association will offer a shooting clinic (grades three-eight) from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at Chiefs com e up clutch in O T to edge Novi Huron Valley Lutheran High School, located at 33740 Cowan, a half By Tim Smith GIRLS BASKETBALL about 50 seconds to play in OT. in terms of Grosse Pointe South, mile east of Warren Staff Writer After that miss, Canton junior Marian, Mercy. Those three Road, Westland. winning basket of a 41-38 Canton guard Rachel Winters (14 points) games help get us ready for The cost is $35 (if pre When it came down to crunch victory over the KLAA Central made an important free throw to teams like Novi and (Westland) registered by Feb. 15) time Thursday night, a freshman Division champs. extend the Chiefs’ lead to three John Glenn.” or $45 at the door for played like a seasoned veteran “I thought that steal was huge,” and the Wildcats’ last-ditch 3-ball the Pro Shot Shooting for Canton’s varsity girls basket Canton head coach Brian Samul- attempt glanced off the rim to F o rcin g OT System clinic. For more ball team. ski said. “And then Nat came secure the victory. Novi (16-2) needed a late push information, visit www. In overtime of the KLAA Kens down and ended up getting a The win put Canton (14-4) in to force overtime, something metrobasketball.org. ington Conference tournament defensive rebound. So it was that Monday’s 7 p.m. conference that didn’t seem likely after the You can also call Kevin second-round game, with the whole series. She’s a great com title matchup at Westland John Chiefs extended a 21-17 halftime Wilkinson at (313) 406- score 38-38, freshman guard petitor. She got after it.” Glenn. lead to 33-24 after three quar 2722 (office) or (313) Natalie Winters intercepted a Winters rebounded the ball “We always have battles with ters. . 247-5405 (cell). Novi pass near mid-court. after Novi’s Amanda Geiger Novi. It’s always a good game,” Geiger (11 points) drained two She then raced down the floor missed a triple try that would Samulski said. “That’s why we for what turned out to be the have put Novi up 41-40 with played our non-league schedule Please see GIRLS HOOP, B3 MWGA news Teaching golf pro Bob Krause and the Michigan Women's Spartans’ top gun Golf Association are of fering MWGA members discounts on lesson pack ages and on- course playing instruc- tion. 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IhJ Equal Housing Lender. ©2013 Community Financial B2 (WLCP) Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, February 17, 2013 LOCAL SPORTS online at hometownlife.com K LA A kingpins Glenn tops nem esis Salem for boys title By Brad Emons PREP BOWLING Rambaldo's 300 Observer Staff Writer In his final dual match inated defending cham of his prep career, Wayne The third time certain pion Wayne Memorial Memorial’s Shane Ram- ly proved to be a charm in the quarterfinals and baldo roll a perfect 300 Friday for the Westland state-ranked Grand Blanc game in a 23-7 KLAA John Glenn boys bowling in three sets to reach the Central Division victory team. final. Wednesday at Novi Bowl. The Rockets emerged Salem, meanwhile, oust Rambaldo followed up the victor in the Bak ed Plymouth and Water with a 232 for a 532 two- er game elimination for ford Mott (in three sets). game set. mat defeating co-division In the championship Teammate Matt Miku- champ Salem in three match, Salem came out lec added a 219-273-492 as sets, 178-201,214-174 and and put the Rockets in a the Zebras (8-6, 6-6). 246-148, to earn the Kens hole by winning the first ANDREW RUBENSTEIN ington Lakes Activities set. The Rocks also start Fox leads C'ville Canton's Allan Berkman (right) tries for a takedown against Herbie Taylor of Westland Association crown. ed well in the second. ly ier Fox turned a per John Glenn in the 189-pound bout. Salem had won first two “After the first game I sonal best 470 two-game head-to-head KLAA Cen called our team together series Wednesday to lead Hard-fought bouts to next season. tral meetings, 19-11 and and said, ‘In all sports it’s Livonia Clarenceville to WRESTLING The best match of the “I’d categorize our sea 18-12, but this time Glenn is hard to close out a team a 22-8 boys bowling vic Continued from page B1 night was the 215-pound son as a ‘C,’” Mancu- was able the turn the for the victory,”’ Staples tory Wednesday over battle between Bedford’s so said. “We had our ups tables. said. “In the second Bak Belleville at Cherry Hill after qualifying 11 indi Brandon Sunday and and downs. We got a lot “Salem’s bowlers are er, Salem came out hot Lanes. viduals, including four Glenn’s Jordon Brandon. of guys injured. That’s all very good,” Glenn again striking in the first Fox rolled games of champions, out of the Sunday, a district cham affected our lineup. coach Ron Staples said. two frames while we 246 and 224 to improve Saline district. pion, improved to 45-1 We’ve got young guys, “We needed to take it to went nine miss and spare the Trojans’ overall Glenn, meanwhile, had with a 1-0 win. we’re just building and the next level mental in the second. record to 8-4 and remain seven regional qualifiers, “That kid (Jordon Bran getting better every day. ly and we succeeded. I “My father( Chuck Sta in second place in league including two champs. don) is good,” Vogel said. That’s all we can do.” am so proud of all of our ples) came to me and play. Bedford jumped out to “That kid is really explo Meanwhile, Bedford bowlers. They took on the said, ‘Keep your speed Other high games were a 14-0 lead before Glenn’s sive and talented. Bran has gone to the Bat challenge that Salem had up and move to the posted by Ricky Ruten- Travis Mann (152 pounds) don (Sunday) did an tle Creek 12 times since our number and to a man inside and you will car bar (231), Kaylup Rich stopped the bleeding with excellent job of shutting 1997. said, “Not on this day.’” ry.’ It worked. We kept ards (229), Kyle Kissandi a 15-5 major decision down his offense. He was “We just want to build Steve Brusseau’s school our speed up and played (225) and Matthew Thay over Jordan Snider. just biding his time and even more,” Vogel said. record tying 299 in the the tight line and started er (201). But the Rockets didn’t waiting for his opportu “Each year we have more preliminary qualifying carrying and the strikes Clarenceville swept score another point until nity.” kids in our youth club. highlighted the win as the started coming in waves.” both Baker games, 112-pounder Kyle Gil The next match at 285 We have 147 kids in our Rockets also got sterling Glenn evened the match including a high game of lies ran his record to 49- proved to be a thriller as youth club, up from 80 efforts from Steve White, and then won the third the year with a 246. 0 with a pin in 1:04 over well when Bedford’s Adam two years ago. And the Mark Kassab, Ryan and deciding set in a run In the regular match, Cam Fornwald. But by Ortman pulled out a two- spirit is just renewed McCarthy, Billy Wicker away. Belleville edged the Tro that time Glenn was down point move in the clos with the youth. That’s the and Mike Russom. “In the third game jans, 980-978, but Clar 49-10. ing seconds to edge Dylan heart of our whole pro Glenn and Salem were it seemed that Salem enceville stormed back Bedford has the distinc Morantes, 3-2, in a match gram is keeping those seeded third and fourth, slowed down and we to take the second game tion of 11 state titles and up of regional qualifiers. kids in our program and respectively coming out focused on keeping our along with four individual is practically an annual “We rely on our seniors getting them wrestling, of the prelims. ball speed up and won the points with their regular fixture in Battle Creek. to get those big points and just getting experi The Rockets first elim- game,” Staples said. game high of 1,085. “They were tough, and it set the tone for the ence. If we keep even a they’re always tough,” rest of the night for the percentage of those kids Glenn coach Bill Polk team to follow,” Vogel up to the high school, THE WEEK AHEAD said. “I think they’re still said. “It was hooting and we’ll have a freshman a beatable team. We just hollering in here. That’s class upward of 25 kids. BOYS BASKETBALL PCA at Roeper, 7 p.m. (D ivision 3 Team) didn’t have the firepower the highlight right there That’s huge.” Tuesday, Feb. 19 Saturday, Feb. 23 at Flat Rock Lanes, TBA. to beat them, obviously. It of high school wrestling According to Polk, Macomb at L. W'sld, 5:30 p.m. Luth. Westland at HVL, 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 went as I thought it would when you get both sides it was a season of lost Wash. Christian at HVL, 7 p.m. PREP HOCKEY (Divison 1 Individual) Franklin a t S.L. East, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18 a t W oodhaven Lanes, TBA. and we lost five close of the gym screaming at opportunity. Churchill at Northville, 7 p.m. Stevenson at Liggett, 4:30 p.m. at Super Bowl, TBA. matches. We win those each other. That was pret “Team-wise I’m pret Wayne at Stevenson, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 (Division 2 Individual) five close matches, the ty neat.” ty disappointed, just Plymouth at Novi, 7 p.m. W.L. Northern vs. Salem at Oak Lanes, TBA. score is a lot closer.” In the semifinal match because it didn’t go as (KLAA Semifinals) a t Ply. Cultural Center., 7:30 p.m . (Division 3 Individual) John Glenn at Salem, 7 p.m. Stevenson vs. Macomb Dakota at Flat Rock Lanes, TBA. Bedford’s 119-pound against Canton, the Rock it should have been,” he Canton at South Lyon, 7 p.m. at Edgar Arena, 8 p.m. GIRLS GYMNASTICS senior Mitch Rogalin- ets trailed 11-7 before said. “On paper, I think Thursday, Feb. 21 Plym outh vs. Farm ington Monday, Feb. 18 er, who won by technical Mann’s pin against Ty we were the best team in Luth. North at C'ville, 7 p.m. a t Farm. Hills Ice Arena, 8 p.m. Canton at GP. North., 6:30 p.m. fall over Kevin Huynh Jasman at 152 put his the region before the sea Ypsi Calvary a t HVL, 7 p.m. Canton at Berkley, TBA. Thursday, Feb. 21 Friday, Feb. 22 Thursday, Feb. 21 'B' Meet at Salem, 6:30 p.m. leads the way. He is a team ahead to stay, 13-11. son started. But we lost Stevenson at Lakeland, 7 p.m. Ladywood at Regina, 6:25 p.m. GIRLS COMPETITIVE CHEER two-time state champion The Rockets had also kids along the way for Hartland at Franklin, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 MHSAA REGIONAL and one-time state run won an earlier dual meet one reason or another. We Pinckney at Wayne, 7 p.m. Franklin at Berkley, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 ner-up. ing between the two had to fill in the holes. I L. South at L. W'sld, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 Division 2 at Brandon, 10 a.m. PCA at Roeper, 8:30 p.m. Canton at Northville, 5 p.m. Division 1 at Novi, 3 p.m. “The second match I teams Jan. 9 by a 39-25 think the guys we put in Saturday, Feb. 23 Churchill vs. Brother Rice Division 3 at Oxford, 6 p.m. thought our guys were count. there did a pretty decent Luth. Westland at HVL, 5:30 p.m. at Oak Park Arena, 5:15 p.m. Division 4 at Mason, 6 p.m. hitting on all eight cylin “The future is real job. I was telling the kids GIRLS BASKETBALL Ladywood vs. Port Huron MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS ders,” Bedford second- ly bright,” said Can — winning Observer- Monday, Feb. 18 at Arctic Edge, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 year coach Kevin Vogel ton coach Corey Mancu- land, winning the (KLAA W.L. Cent, at Stevenson, 7 p.m. PREP SKIING S'craft a t St. Clair, 7:30 p.m. Churchill at Milford, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18 Friday, Feb. 22 said. “That might be the so, whose team finished South) division and win Franklin a t S.L. East, 7 p.m. Milford Roundup, TBA. Kirtland at S'craft, 3 p.m. best we’ve looked all sea 19-12 overall. “We’ve got ning the (team) district is Plymouth at Grand Blanc, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 Saturday, Feb. 23 son. Guys were really some real young guys and still a pretty good accom Howell at Salem, 7 p.m. SEMSL Championship Flint M ott at S'craft, 3 p.m. pumped and they went a lot of guys coming back. plishment. And if some (Kensington Conf. Finals) at Alpine Valley, TBA. WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS Canton at John Glenn, 7 p.m. BOYS SWIMMING Wednesday, Feb. 20 after it. They didn’t stand We’ll be back next year one had told me we had Tuesday, Feb. 19 Friday, Feb. 15 S'craft a t St. Clair, 5:30 p.m. around to wait and see and we’ll be real tough done that without six of Wash. Christ, at HVL, 5:30 p.m. Kensington Conference Friday, Feb. 22 what was going to hap next year. our starters, no way. Not Annapolis at C'ville, 7 p.m. Diving at Novi, 5 p.m. Kirtland at S'craft, 1 p.m. pen. Each guy got across “John Glenn is a team bad, overall. But it’s dis Pershing at Ladywood, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 Saturday, Feb. 23 Wednesday, Feb. 20 Kensington Conference Flint M ott at S'craft, 1 p.m. the mat and got on their that is full of seniors. appointing to lose in the Brandon at C'ville, 7 p.m. Finals at Novi, noon. ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE opponent, and took it to We’re just younger than regional finals and not go Thursday, Feb. 21 PREP BOWLING Monday, Feb. 18 them. That’s the style of them.” to Battle Creek, but we W.L. North, at Churchill, 7 p.m. MHSAA REGIONALS Ply. W halers at Sarnia, 2 p.m. wrestling I’m encourag lost to a better team.” Lakeland at Franklin, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 Friday, Feb. 22 W.L. Central at Wayne, 7 p.m. (Division 1 Team) W indsor vs. Ply. W halers ing at Bedford. We were Room to improve Pinckney at Stevenson, 7 p.m. at Woodhaven Lanes, TBA. at Compuware Arena, 7 p.m. aggressive and very The Canton coach is [email protected] Howell at Plymouth, 7 p.m. at Super Bowl, TBA. Saturday, Feb. 23 offensive.” already looking forward (313) 222-6851 Hartland at Salem, 7 p.m. (Division 2 Team) . Sarnia vs. Ply. W halers Friday, Feb. 22 a t Oak Lanes, TBA. at Compuware Arena, 7 p.m. L. South at L. W'sld, 5:30 p.m. TBA - time to be announced. Warriors fall in D 4 team regional Lutheran Westland’s was there from the kids Shamrocks roll wrestling season came to I wrestled. 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Kyle Polanski, 2:41. tencourt (TB) w on by void; 215: major dec. over Jacob Thornton, Dual meet records: John Brandon Sunday (TB) dec. Jordon 11-3; 140: Marc Pryzbylski (O Glenn, 21-9 overall; Canton, 19- day at hometownlife.com Brandon, 1-0; 285: Adam O rt won by technical fall over Tunde 12 overall. V online at hometownlife.com LOCAL SPORTS Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, February 17, 2013 (WLCP) B3 Clarenceville stuns Cranbrook at horn Rockets in final; Apparently there Cranbrook’s Brandon The Warriors held a 21-18 theran (5-10, 3-9) to a MIAC Salem tops Pats halftime lead, but were out- Red Division triumph over was no Hill too steep to Moore. scored 33-20 in the second Warren Macomb Christian climb Friday night for “We were down 18 half. (0-17,0-13). the Livonia Clarencev in the first half (34- "This was another game M att Hurst and Romero Senior ShaKeya Graves ille boys basketball 18), but we shut them that got away from us,” Hardy scored 21 and 12, poured in a game-high 21 Lutheran Westland coach respectively for Macomb, team. down the last two min Jim Hoeft said. "Overall, our which couldn't overcome a points Thursday as host The Trojans came utes and it frustrated effort and intensity was very 35-27 halftime deficit. Westland John Glenn back from the dead, them,” Clarenceville high tonight. W e played BAPTIST PARK 67, earned a spot in Kensing overcoming a 22-point coach Justin Johnson well, but again, we just HURON VALLEY 57: D an ton Conference girls bas second-half deficit to said of the 9-9 Cranes. made too many mistakes Eubank tallied 17 points to ketball final with a 70- down the stretch. W e were lead four players in double stun host Bloomfield “We believed we could able to get some stops, but figures Thursday as host 51 semifinal victory over Hills Cranbrook, 53-51. still win the game and sloppy passes prevented us Taylor Baptist Park Christian Northville. James Hill’s buzzer we came out the sec from capitalizing.' (11-5, 9-4) downed West- Junior guard Kaira beating back-door layup ond half and basically Brandon Wyman tallied land Huron Valley Lutheran Barnes added 12 points, 20 points and grabbed 11 (5-10, 3-9) in a MIAC Red off a pass from Jawan would not lose.” rebounds in the losing cause, Division encounter. while senior forward Nelson at the top of the Clarenceville made while Nick Andrzejewski Baptist Park, which raced Kierra Jordan chipped in key proved to be the 16-of-22 free throws, added eight points. out to a 44-19 halftime lead, with 11 points and eight game-winner. while Cranbrook went Lutheran Westland shot also got 15 points from rebounds as the state- 19-of-54 from the floor (35 Javon Shell, while Anthony Hill, a sophomore, fin 12-of-23. p ercen t). Kaminski and Devonte ranked Rockets improved ished with a team-high GREENHILLS 51, LUTH. "We need to learn to give Schofield added 14 and 11, to 16-1 overall and will WESTLAND 41: A n d re w 13 points as Clarencev credit where credit is due," respectively. play KLAA South Divi Khouri pumped in 23 points Hoeft said. "Greenhills is a Ryan Schaffer paced the ille improved to 4-14 to lead Michigan Indepen sion nemesis Canton (14- STEPHEN CANTRELL good team and they have Hawks with 18. dent Athletic Conference 4) beginning at 7 p.m. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER overall. really earned their confer On Tuesday, host HVL Red Division champion Ann Kimani Dooley ence championship." defeated MIAC Red foe Monday for the champi John Glenn's Kierra Jordan and Jermell Johnson Arbor Greenhills (14-1, 14-0) HURON VALLEY 57, Newport Lutheran South, onship. (24) goes in for tw o of her to victory Friday at Lutheran MACOMB CHRISTIAN 53-31, behind 17 points from chipped in with 11 and High Westland (7-7, 7-6). Glenn led 22-10 after 11 points in the Rockets' 47: Ryan Schaffer, a junior, Schaffer and 11 from Jordan 10, respectively.” The Gryphons also got one quarter and 33-22 at 70-51 first-round KLAA scored a game-high 25 Runstadler. 10 points from Andikan That offset the game- points Friday to power host Michael Roebke led the intermission before tak playoff win Thursday over A rch ib o n g . high 25 points from Westland Huron Valley Lu South with 13. ing control with a 25-13 visiting Northville. third-period run. previous meetings with the Kendra Brenner led Chargers this season, jumped Northville (13-5) with 17 out to a 21-5 first quarter points. advantage and increased their Moving on: Glenn, Chiefs reach KLAA semifinals “Northville could shoot lead to 38-8 at halftime. "We were great on defense it,” Glenn coach Eric and we played like the score Senior Nick Daniels the second half) and Tre playoffs Friday with a victory and Tyrone Rayford chipped Kovatch said. “We tried did not matter," Stevenson came out red-hot in the Cadwell finished with 10. at Livonia Churchill (6-11). in with eight points apiece to trap them, but they coach Jen Knoph said. "We South Lyon jumped out to to offset the game-high 21 opening quarter to spark Glenn was 13-of-16 rotated the ball and when put on a lot of pressure and a 38-20 halftime lead hitting points from Stevenson senior everything was falling. It was Westland John Glenn to a from the foul stripe, 13-of-22 shots from the floor, guard Josh Campbell. that had opportunities a great day to be at Spartans. 5844 win Friday over visit while Novi was 9-of-15. including 5-of-8 from three- Michael Gluth also had seven they hit shots. Everybody g o t in an d 11 o f ing Novi in the first round CANTON 51, NVILLE 34: point range to go along with points, while Rayford and “That was probably the our 15 scored." 7-of-9 free throws. Cole also combined for 17 of the Kensington Lakes Sophomore Greg Williams best first quarter we’ve Andrea Trojan, a senior, and scored 16 points and Josh "The effort was there the reb oun ds. had all year. A lot of Natalie Spala, a sophomore, Activities Association boys Mayberry added 10 Friday first half, but they (South Joe M im s a d d e d fiv e assists each tallied eight for the basketball playoffs. as th e host Chiefs (12-5) Lyon) shot it extremely well," and six rebounds for the teams would have fold Chargers. The 6-foot guard, defeated the Mustangs (9-8) Churchill coach Jim Solak said. Spartans. ed, but Northville fought "I'm really proud of the girls "Their secondary transition WAYNE 61, SOUTH LYON bound for Oakland Uni in a first-round KLAA playoff hard and came to play.” who got in and played that g a m e. was very, very good." EAST 55: Josh Lowry's game- 11 Glenn made ll-of-13 normally don't get a lot of versity, scored of his Canton led 27-17 at halftime Jeremy Lewis led Churchill high 21 points carried Wayne tim e but practice just as hard game-high 22 to stake the and increased its lead to 39-24 with 14 points. Memorial (4-12) to a KLAA free throws, while North and deserve to get in the KLAA South Division co after three quarters. The Chargers shot 34 percent consolation bracket win Friday ville was 4-of-7. game," Churchill coach M att champs to a 17-7 advan Ryan Planey and Jordan from the floor (17-of-50), at home over South Lyon East SALEM 35, FRANKLIN McCowan said. Nobles each contributed eight while South Lyon made 28-of- (0-17). 22: Breanne Beaver scored HARTLAND 48, PLYM tage. points for the Chiefs, who 44 (63.6 percent). Rio Washington and Jarrell 17 points and Kelly Whalen OUTH 37: Junior Lindsey Pa- Isaac Everette chipped made 21-of-44 field goal at FRANKLIN 51, STEVEN Poole each added 11, while chipped in with nine Thursday jo t scored 17 points Thursday in with 12 points, while tempts (47 percent). SON 47: Andrew Lebbos led DeAndre Carter chipped in as the Rocks (8-10) downed to lead the Eagles (15-3) to James Pruitt and Dre Scott Gring grabbed a team- a balanced scoring attack with with 10 for the Zebras, who led host Livonia Franklin (8-10) in a KLAA consolation bracket 11 po in ts Friday as host Livo by only one at halftime (25-24) Black added eight and high eight rebounds. a KLAA consolation bracket victo ry o ver th e host W ild cats Junior Andrew Meacham led nia Franklin (6-11) rallied on before outscoring the Cougars g a m e. (7-10). seven, respectively, as Northville with 15 points, includ Senior Night to upend Livonia 25-14 in the third period. Beaver also added 12 re Hartland led 21-15 at half the Rockets improved to ing 7-o f-8 fro m th e fou l line. Stevenson (8-8) in a KLAA Jack Leckner and Stanislaw bounds, while Jamyra Wilson tim e and by only two after 15-23 overall. SOUTH LYON 76, consolation bracket game. Trybula each tallied 13, while grabbed 12 boards. three quarters, 29-27, before CHURCHILL 40: Luke S hort The Patriots trailed 40-32 Trent Willenborg added 10 Jionni Ivy paced the "She (Beaver) had a big outscoring Plymouth 19-10 in tallied 21 points and Connor after three quarters before fo r East. night," Salem coach Fred the final period. Wildcats (7-10) with 12 Weidman added 11 as the outscoring the Spartans 19-7 Wayne made 12-of-21 free Thomann said. Kylie Robb led Plymouth points, while Nelson Lions, the Central Division in the decisive fourth quarter. throws, while East hit only Salem won despite making with nine points, while Shelby Cagle added 11 (all in champs, opened the KLAA Nick Guest, Olushakin Cole 7 -o f-l7 . only 2 1-o f-39 fre e th ro w s as th e Cheston chipped in with eight Patriots committed 27 fouls. points, 11 reb oun ds, fo u r On the flip side, Franklin blocks a n d t w o assists. was just 2-of-5 with Salem But the Wildcats couldn't whistled nine times. overcome ?3 turnovers and room. The Patriots made just 10- 31.9 percent shooting from BOYS HOOP “He stepped up, he’s of-44 shots from the floor as the floor (15-of-47). our captain and he’s a Katelynn Devers led with nine SOUTH LYON 52, WAYNE Continued from page B1 po ints 40: O n Thursday, Jessica M e h r real tough competitor out STEVENSON 57, scored 22 points and grabbed called a timeout very there,” Brodie said about CHURCHILL 20: Livonia nine rebounds to lead the easily, had that occurred Mack. “He’s gritty, he Stevenson (8-10) was hitting Lions (8-10) past host W ayne to us. gets after it and he doesn’t on all cylinders Thursday night Memorial (1-16) in a KLAA in a KLAA consolation bracket consolation bracket game. “We tried to catch a bas want to lose at any cost.” triumph over host Livonia Breanna Bias contributed 14 ketball, it goes off our leg Foul shots by Mack Churchill (6-11). points and three steals for and now we have to do a and Chris Dierker (nine Rachel Wilkinson paced the South Lyon, which went on a good job defensively. We points, 13 rebounds) victorious Spartans with 15 12-0 in the third quarter. closed out Salem’s scor points, while Charlesann Roy Ashley Bland and Honia W il did a great job defensive a d d e d 10. liams paced the Zebras with ly. We knew Priebe was ing and the Rocks needed Stevenson, which split tw o 19 and 10 points, respectively. the guy they were going each of those points. to go to.” Plymouth hurt itself The game was a grind- with turnovers at inop it-out affair from start to portune times, Soukup Marian knocks off finish, with Salem’s 36- noted. 29 lead early in the fourth But Soukup praised the the biggest gap. defensive play of forward “It’s a campus rival Sid Acharya (eight points, Blazers, 49-43 ry (game) as always,” BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER five rebounds) against Brodie said. “So it’s nev Driving the lane Friday night is Plymouth's Sid Acharya Dierker: “Sid did a real Birmingham Marian led 13-11 after one quarter, er a smooth game. It’s (No. 22). ly nice job defensive overcame Andie Anas- got eight points apiece from Angela Morrison and Alissa tough to pull away, either ly tonight, he forced him tos’ game-high 22 points Flury, while Aldreanna Fikes team.” Perseverance “I saw the ball in the air, into tough shots.” Wednesday night to earn contributed seven points and In the fourth, however, That’s where Mack made I tried to just jump high Contributing eight a 49-43 Catholic League nine rebounds. the Rocks saw that lead his presence felt. His and tip it in,” he said. “It points, four boards and A-B Division girls semi The Warriors had 18 turn overs and shot 12-of-38 from melt to one point (36-35) teammates missed three worked for me.” two blocks for Salem was final basketball win over the floor (31.6 percent). following a trey by Priebe in-close chances near the After the Wildcats forward Ahmad Kha- Livonia Lady wood in UNIVERSITY PREP 40, with 4:50 left. Plymouth basket during closed to within 41-40 a lid, while sparkplug Cam a game played at Novi CLARENCEVILLE 39: Plymouth got the ball the same sequence. couple of minutes later, Werner scored six. Detroit Catholic Central. Angelica Brown's 26 points was The Mustangs, who th e difference Friday as D etro it back with a chance to Mack then emerged out Mack drove in along the University Prep (8-7) edged host take the lead, but turned of the pack to tip the ball baseline for a nifty bank [email protected] improved to 16-2 over Livonia Clarenceville (7-11). it over. in for a three-point lead. er for more breathing (734) 469-4128 all, will face Dearborn University Prep rallied from a Divine Child for the Cath 29-18 third-quarter deficit by olic League A-B crown outscoring the Trojans 22-10 in the final quarter. beginning at 3 p.m. Sun Junior center Ayanna Buckley of-27 field-goal attempts and tallied day at the University of led the Trojans with 18 points GIRLS HOOP 14 rebounds, the team nearly sal Detroit’s Calihan Hall. and 12 rebounds, while Mi- vaged a game that early on didn’t Anastos, a senior point- kala Kieling chipped in with 14 Continued from page B1 points, including a pair of triples, go the Wildcats’ way. guard, got support from and eight rebounds. Ashley treys in the fourth, with her sec Novi had 10 personal fouls in the fellow senior guard Shel M u rp h y also grabbed 10 points. ond cutting the Canton lead to 36-31 first half, before Canton finally by Walsh, who finished PCA 55, INTER-CITY BAPTIST with about 2:30 remaining. was whistled for one. with 13 points. 34: Emily Gerulis scored 17 points and grabbed 11 A three-point play by 5-11 senior “I’m not going to pin it on that Laura Brunton led Mar rebounds Friday to spark host post player Taylor Pavlika (nine (fouls),” Kelp said. “We still had ian with 16 points, while Plymouth Christian Academy points, six rebounds) with 43 sec a chance to win the game. We got Kara Holinski added 10. (14-5, 9-2) to this MIAC-Blue onds to go put a charge into Novi to adapt to how the game’s being Marian led 29-19 at half Division victory over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist. players and fans who made the trip called and we didn’t do a good job time and led by as many Also scoring in double figures to Canton. of that.” as 16 in the third quarter for the Eagles were Rachael Ferocious defensive pressure by However, several Wildcats before the Blazers cut it Fuller (14 points) and Jenny Novi forced a Canton turnover on JOHN KEMSKI | EXPRESS PHOTO (including Pavlika) were prema to four with possession of Malcolm (10 points). Karen Windle added eight points Dribbling around Novi defender turely forced to the sidelines due to the ball with only 45 sec the ensuing possession, and a layup a n d six steals. by Dina Fawaz (15 points) sent the Nicole Solakian (No. 11) is Canton foul trouble — changing the game onds left. PCA held a 20-17 halftime contest into overtime. freshman guard Natalie Winters (No. plan for a while. “They (Marian) are good lead before turnng it on in “Novi’s a great team. They came 13), who sank the winning basket in “Yeah, we got to be careful, our defensively and did not the second half, with 16-8 and 19-9 margins in the third and overtime Thursday night. post player (Pavlika) had to sit play well enough to get after us, they pushed us back away fourth, respectively. from the basket.” Samulski said. out when she got two fouls,” Kelp over the hump,” said Lady- It also was Senior Night, with “To the kids’ credit, they hung in Hunley stressed the importance said. “It just takes us out of a lot wood coach Anthony Corat- W indle and Jenna Abraham ♦ there, they battled, they grind of the Chiefs collectively taking of things we try to do, but that’s on ti, whose team slipped to h o n o re d . a deep breath before OT, to try to us.” 11-7 overall. “The effort LUTHERAN WESTLAND ed it out, they found a way to get it 48, FRANKLIN ROAD 41: done.” reverse Novi’s momentum. Despite finding tough sledding was there, but they just The one-two inside tandem Down the stretch, Canton’s 6-1 “I think we just had to refocus for most of the game, Canton junior made more plays.” of Alissa Flury and Aldreanna ♦ junior center Taylor Hunley (three and play our own game,” Hunley forward Paige Aresco managed GREENHILLS 46, LUTHER Fikes proved to be too much AN WESTLAND 29: Jackie points, three blocks) often found said. “Just focus on what we could to lead all scorers with 15 points, Thursday as host Lutheran Oestrich w ent wild scoring a High Westland (8-9, 6-3) up ♦ herself in battles against Pavlika in do and keep it going and have con including seven from the foul line. game-high 32 points Friday to ended Novi first-place Franklin the paint. fidence in our playing abilities.” Chipping in with five points was lift Ann Arbor Greenhills (11-7, Road Christian (9-7, 7-2) in a “She’s tough, she’s pretty strong sophomore guard Alanna Brown. 8-2) to a Michigan Indepen MIAC Red Division game. and solid,” Hunley said. “You just Fouls cost Novi Top rebounders for the Chiefs dent Athletic Conference Red Flury finished with 14 points Division win at Lutheran High were Aresco and Rachel Winters, and eight rebounds, while got to work hard and be strong in According to Novi head coach Westland (8-10, 6-4). Fikes added a double-double there.” Bill Kelp, whose team hit just 12- with four each. Lutheran Westland, which with 12 points and 12 boards. ♦ B4 (WLCP) Observers Eccentric | Sunday, February 17, 2013 LOCAL SPORTS online at hometownlife.com Spartans ice Vikings in K LA A crossover Senior defenseman Tra other Churchill goals, victory Friday night at and two assists, while vis Harvey picked up while Riley Brown had Plymouth Cultural Center. Josh Dudek also tallied two goals and two assists two assists. The victory was the 11th a goal to go along with Wednesday night leading Other assists went to straight for the Rocks (17- an assist. Other assists Livonia Stevenson to a 6-3 Dylan Smith, Matt Sin 6-1). went to Richie Wieczorek, Kensington Lakes cross clair and Luke Otto. Jason Newel and Taylor Alex Stavar, C.J. Cromie, over boys hockey win Ben Clemence and Todd Burris chipped in with two Dylan Smith and Tyler over visiting Walled Lake Bonnivier scored for the goals each, with the oth Morrison. Central in a game played Corsairs. er goals collected by Adam Franklin goaltender at Edgar Arena. Mott goaltender Scott Marthaler and Jake Fedel, Matt Monendo made 27 State-ranked Stevenson, Koenigbauer had 42 Other players with multi saves, while Novi’s Austin which improved to 15-7-2 saves, while David Tbrel ple points for Salem were Petty had 23 and assisted overall, led 2-0 after one stopped 15-of-17 shots. Jake Sealy (three assists) on a power play goal. period thanks to a Domi CANTON 10, MILFORD and Noah Saad (two “I’m proud of the way nic Lutz power play goal 2: Cooper Rice and Chris assists). the guys competed, but at 12:25 from Tyler Irvine tian Flack each scored PLYMOUTH 9, GRAND we still have a five-min and Devin Kelly followed twice as the Chiefs (6-16- BLANC 1: Plymouth (18- ute stretch where we by Harvey’s goal from 1) routed Milford in this 3-1) needed just two peri let down a bit and can’t Michael Beaudoin and KLAA crossover game ods to win in a mercy Fri afford to let down,” Ryan Paulus just 33 sec Friday at Arctic Edge. day night at Arctic Edge. Franklin coach Dennis onds later. Canton head coach Jer Senior Nick Schultz Gagnon said. “We have Harvey’s power play emy Majszak said the (six points) and young to learn from our expe goal from Paulus and “Senior Night” game was er brother Mike Schul rience and hope to fin Beaudoin at the 5:52 mark halted by the mercy rule in tz (five points) led the ish the season strong the of the second made it 3- the third period. assault. next two weeks.” 0 before Jarrett Lazare DOUGLAS BARGERSTOCK “It was not nice to not CHURCHILL 6, MOTT 2: CHURCHILL 2, DAVISON scored for the Vikings 46 Franklin's Mike Diaz (16), who had a goal and two assists, only get a big win and Brad Milks had a pair of 1: Livonia Churchill (9-11- seconds later. is chased by Novi’s Connor Kenrick in Wednesday's Kens get a lot of contribu goals and one assist to 2) snapped an eight-game But the Spartans took ington Conference crossover at Edgar Arena. Novi earned tions tonight,” Majszak propel Livonia Churchill losing streak Wednesday a 4-1 lead into the final an 8-5 victory. said. “But it was nice too (10-11-2) to a KLAA night with a non-confer period on Mick Sinclair’s because it was Senior crossover win Friday ence boys hockey victo goal from Harvey at 16 while Stevenson’s Connor propel Livonia Churchill Night for us.” over Waterford Mott (8- ry over the visiting Car minutes. Humitz had 19. (10-11-2) to a KLAA Other players to spark 13-2) at Edgar Arena. dinals (10-10-1) at Edgar Tim Kelly then scored “It was nice to get the crossover win Friday the win were senior cap It was tied 1-all after Arena. seven seconds into the win and see some others over Waterford Mott (8- tain Matt Cox, senior one period, but a goal The Chargers opened third from Dante Seychel step up with guys being 13-2) at Edgar Arena. defenseman Brad Ceci by Drew Sparks put the the scoring at 8:59 of the and Irvine added a pow out of the lineup,” Steven It was tied 1-all after (one goal, two assists Chargers ahead to stay. second period on Blake er play goal at 8:08 from son coach David Mitch one period, but a goal each) and senior bluelin- NOVI 8, FRANKLIN 5: Burnette’s power play Harvey and Chris Cata ell said. “I’m really hap by Drew Sparks put the er Mark Montante, who Mark Baker and Chris goal from Nick McGee lano to put the Spartans py with the effort from Chargers ahead to stay. scored his first varsity Kennedy each had two and Dylan Smith. comfortably on top, 6-1. Michael Beaudoin and “We actually started goal. goals and one assist Matt Sinclair’s goal at Central (12-7-5), which Ryan Paulus tonight. slow, but when Sparks Splitting goaltending Wednesday as the Wild 11:55 of the third from was outshot 51-22, got Walled Lake Central is a scored we came alive and duties were Isaac Salinas cats (9-12-1,4-6-1) pulled Tommy Carey made it 2- late third period goals vastly improved club and looked like the Chargers and Jacob Dugan. away in the final period 0, but Davison answered from Brendan O’Malley we had to play well to get of old,” Churchill coach SALEM 9, HOWELL 5: to beat Livonia Franklin with just 1:05 remaining (12:14) and Connor Jef the win.” Jason Reynolds said.’ Alek Zultowski scored (8-13-1,1-10) in a KLAA on Nick Goyette’s goal. fries (15:15). CHURCHILL 6, MOTT 2: Tommy Carey, Evan three goals and assisted Kensington Conference But the Cardinals were Central netminder Sam Brad Milks had a pair of Gibboney and Dan Hudy on three others to spark crossover. unable to score the equal Woznicki made 45 saves, goals and one assist to (unassisted) added the Salem’s KLAA crossover The two teams were izer. deadlocked at 2-2 after Churchill goaltender the first period and 4-4 David Tbrel made 26 after two. saves, while Davison’s Brandon Wexler and David Arterburn had 25 Ryan Baxter also added a stops. AHEND COLLEGE ONLINE goal and two assists each, “It’s nice to get the AIRLINE while Bryan Fegert and monkey off our back Patrick Wojtylo also tal after a tough stretch on m FROM HOM E lied goals. our schedule,” Churchill nmtm tWTiiyrj CAREERS Adam Stadler led the Jason Reynolds said. “It’s ‘ Medical, ‘ Business, ‘ Criminal Justice, ‘ Hospitality. 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OE08794447 B 5 ^ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17,2013 OBSERVER & ECCENTRIC HOMETOWNLIFE.COM COMMUNITY LIFE Nick Kopas of Plymouth leads the Motor City likes in song at a Wednesday night practice in Farmington Hills. M otor City Ukes Ukulele players set the mood for PHOTOS BY STEPHEN CANTRELL | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Fawn Kopas not only plays Hawaiian music on her ukulele, she dresses in theme, too. hula dance at monthly meeting music. Some, like Mark By Sharon Dargay rehearse for upcoming Internet and by meeting Swarthout, Farmington Staff Writer gigs. with ukulele groups. Hills attorney and Bloom “I love being in this When the couple tired field Township resident, It was the perfect night group. We have some peo of driving to meet oth also build collections. for a Hawaiian luau. ple who play just awe er players in Lansing and “I’ve got about 15 ukule Ukulele players some and there are oth Ann Arbor, Nick creat les. I saw a group on You- strummed and sang about ers who are sort of begin ed a Meetup.com group 'Ibbe and they were hav white sandy beaches ners like me,” said Tonya closer to home. Its web ing so much fun. I said, while dancers graceful Kopas of Plymouth. “I’ve site lists meeting dates that’s cool. I had some ly swayed their hips and played guitar and I found — generally the second gift card money... I got hands like rolling ocean this to be immensely eas Wednesday of the month my first ukulele. I haven’t waves. The only thing ier. It’s so much easier to at Nick’s work place — stopped since,” he said. missing was the roast pig pick up and play.” upcoming gigs and, at last Swarthout, who taught and taro pudding. Her husband, Nick, co count, 78 ukulele enthu himself to play with help But appetite is geared leads the group, which he siasts. from the Internet, has toward music only at founded two years ago Attendance at the eve performed with Motor monthly meetings of after receiving a ukule ning jam sessions runs City Ukes at Mighty Uke Joni and Joe VanSelous sing and strum together. the Motor City Ukes, le as a gift from his son, from 10 to upwards of 30 Day in Lansing — a festi where members of all Trajan, 6, who has his members. They play all val of workshops and per other gigs. , the musicians, as it did skill levels gather inside own Sponge Bob-themed forms of the instrument, formances that runs May earlier this year for a a Farmington Hills soft ukulele. 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School; Redford Union or es, which include designer “It’s a fun way for us to Thurston high schools in styles and gowns with their give back to the commu Redford; and John Glenn original price tags still nity,” said Jennifer Fields, High School in Westland. attached. store manager. “We have Girls can’t nominate them “We’ve seen quite a few all these amazing dresses selves. Only third-party Jessica McClintocks come coming in that we are buy nominations will be accept in. We’re always getting Hoaloha dancers interpret music played by M otor City Ukes members. That's teacher and ing from the community ed. new inventory every day. troupe leader Melanee Hirvela at far right. and we want to have a way Entry forms are avail We’re getting in beautiful to reach out and let people able at www.StyleTrader. gowns. This one is $19.99,” know about the amazing biz. They can be submitted Fields said,.showing a UKES deals they can find. via the website or printed floor-length, sparkly, white “And then finding some and submitted at the store, dress, with tags attached. Continued from page B5 one — whether she has a located at 11502 Middle- “This was $99 originally.” hardship in her life or she belt, just south of Plymouth Since Style Trader does wonderful things for Road, in Livonia. opened in July last year, at Holy Trinity Church in Livonia and the community— that’s Thylor Bond, Style Trad its employees have partic for the International Festival in Canton. where Cinderella comes er president, said five final ipated in a variety of com Several dancers were on hand last into play.” ists will be chosen based munity events, including week for the Motor City Uke’s month The public may nomi on nomination essays. The the Plymouth Ice Festival, ly meeting. The two organizations ini nate a high school girl for winner will be selected at mom to mom sales and a tially met after Chris Kozaczynski of the store’s prom contest random and announced at a school craft bazaar. Farmington Hills and Melanee Hirve through March 14. One prom showcase, March 28, “We want to give back la of Plymouth, both teachers at Walker- winner will receive a dress at the store. to the community,” Bond Winter Elementary in Wayne Westland and accessories from Style “This is our first year. We said. “Our employees Community Schools, staged an end-of- TVader, along with services see it as an annual event,” love it. They just love the the-year luau at their building. Kozac — such as hairstyling and Bond said. “Prom is huge, opportunity to get out and zynski quickly learned to play ukule makeup — from local busi but it can be very expen meet people.and represent le for the event, now an annual activity nesses that have partnered sive. Some people drop the brand. We’re an inte at the school, and Hirvela taught young Teacher Chris Kozaczynski of Farm ington with the store. $1,000 on prom, but come gral part of the commu sters hula dance. Hills learned to play ukulele for the end-of- Nominees must be at here and you don’t have to nity.” “Within a year I stumbled across the-year luau at W alker-W inter Elem entary least 16 years old and drop anything like that.” Motor City Ukes. I played with them School. His teaching partner at the W ayne for about a year and said, by the way, I W estland Com m unity School, Melanee know someone who dances. We’re up to Hirvela, is a m em ber of Hoaloha Polynesian about five or six (joint) performances a Dance Group. year,” he Kozaczynski said. Hirvela, who emigrated from the Phil drawn to the dance form because it tells ippines 30 years ago, studied Polyne stories through movement. sian dance in California and Michigan Mika Toreki of Northville sees a con and continues her training at occasional nection between the dance and her own workshops with hula masters. Japanese culture. “Whatever I learn I share,” she said. “I think the majority of Melanee’s stu “It’s really the music that is first. Our dents are from Japan. A lot of the peo job is to communicate it (through ple who dance will tell you that their dance). It’s really about the songs.” beliefs, the Japanese also being island people, are very similar to the Hawai- Telling stories ians,” she said. “I feel what they are Hirvela said Motor City Ukes play a feeling. There is a spiritual portion to it. more Americanized version of Hawai It makes me think of home a little bit.” ian music, made popular in the mid-20th Although Hirvela said the dance is century by singers such as Elvis Pres secondary to the music, Motor City ley. Called “hapa haole,” the music com Ukes members enjoy the added dimen bines English lyrics with Hawaiian mel sion to their performances. odies. “We’ve done our own things, but when “They are starting to learn Hawaiian we get the dancers with us it’s awe songs, which has been our emphasis,” some,” Nick Kopas said. she added. To find out more about the Motor City Dancers communicate the song lyr Ukes, visit motorcityukes.com. For SHARON DARGAY ics through graceful hand movements, a more about Hoaloha’s hula dance class Jennifer Fields, m anager of Style Trader in Livonia, shows off one of the m any prom kind of musical sign language. es and performances, visit www.hoalo- dresses for sale at the upscale resale shop. 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H9572 H5883_S_13AgelnSeminarAd CMS Accepted 013013 DP - 012813A online at hometownlife.com COMMUNITY LIFE Observer^ Eccentric | Sunday, February 17, 2013 n B7 Mental health awareness requires listening and talking By Len McCulloch a shotgun walked into a teachers at Sandy Hook continue to talk about men issues is not frequent, orga talk that is going on about Guest columnist classroom at a rural Califor by posting a blog on the tal health issues. You see, it nized, structured and regu mental health. My goal is nia high school and shot one Internet. It spread viral- is being talked about more lar enough. We tend to hear to inform. I believe it is to hortly before last student and fired at anoth ly to hundreds of thousands in our schools and taught and talk and read about the Observer & Eccentric’s Christmas, the world er before being talked into of readers. It emphasized about more by our teach mental health and men credit that the column you was shocked by the surrendering by a teacher. her words, “In the wake of ers and mental health pro tal illness more often in are now reading “Our Men news about the Sandy This attack came less than another horrific, nation fessionals than ever before. the aftermath of tragedies tal Health” has been printed Hook Elementary Schoolone month after the Sandy al tragedy... it’s time to talk Our mental health associa such as Sandy Hook. Per monthly for over a decade. SMassacre. The school Hook gunman massacred about mental health”. tions continue to promote haps, we need more regu Not one month has been in Newtown, Conn., was his victims, and then killed On Jan. 8, USA Tbday ran public awareness and our lar, ongoing, public forums. missed. the site of the mass mur himself. This latter incident a story quoting another criminal justice system is Is there any television sta The 150 columns to date der of 20- in January was certainly mother, Leisl Stoufer of Cal giving more recognition to tion that has a built-in dai carry with them resources plus school not the last to be heard of ifornia, saying, in reaction the issues through so called ly segment devoted to men for more information about children and, unfortunately, we can to the Sandy Hook news: “I “mental illness courts” and tal health awareness, edu mental health topics as well and teach expect similar tragedies in don’t want to be the mother “sobriety courts.” The Vet cation and prevention? I as resources for consulta ers. Yes, our future. whose beloved child’s face eran’s Administration tells know of none. I do know of tions and treatments. The we have In the aftermath of the comes across a TV screen us more and more about typical lead news reports Farmington Hills Library had similar Sandy Hook massacre— having committed such hei epidemic levels of mental that disclose the latest hor archives the articles and news in the said to be the largest in our nous acts as the one’s we illness and brain injuries rid tragedy, usually of a vio they can be found via Inter country’s history— a great have seen so recently.” The among our returning war lent nature. net at www.Farmlib.org/ Our Mental amount of attention was implicit message seemed combatants. So are others. heritagecollection/newspa- H e a lt h given to our citizens’ and to be a plea for more focus, Our local task force on teen Negative view pers.html. For assistance Len McCulloch !jchool 8 politicians’ talk about men as a society, on our mental suicide and our long-stand I don’t see a “counterpoint call the library at (248) 555- massacre, tal illness. The contention health/illness. ing Call to Action Coalition response,” so to speak, on 0300. the Colora that murders are perpe Soon after the atrocities, are examples. mental health awareness do movie trated by individuals with President Barack Obama’s It occurs to me that the and reform. I seem to hear Len McCulloch is creator theatre massacre, the Vir known or suspected men broadcast to the nation problem may not be that about the shortcomings of and author of the "Our ginia Tech University stu tal illness is, to many, a fore included statements that mental health issues are not our society’s response to the Mental Health" column. dent shootings, and others. gone conclusion. Mentally seemed to echo this sen being talked about, but that needs of our mentally ill cit McCulloch is a Diplomate of Accounts of mass mur healthy people don’t do such timent, as if to say, When they are not being listened izens rather than the avail the American Psychotherapy ders and serial killings far things. our we going to start talk to and read about with more ability of treatment servic Association. He is creden- ther back than that of Jack ing about our nation’s men emphasis, less stigma, and es. A lot of other people also tialed in mental health, the Ripper are uncountable. Public reaction tal health?’ with more open-minded tell me that they have the addictions, social work, brain And, yes there have been USA Today ran a story ness. In my experience, we same perception. injury, and trauma. He has more school shooting trage on Dec. 23 about a moth Raising awareness have come a long way, and At the risk of sounding been in private practice for dies since Sandy Hook. For er named Liza Long. It The answer to such a in my opinion we have a self-serving, I believe that 35 years. McCulloch can be example, on Jan. 10, a 16- was said she reacted to the question is that we have long way to go. Perhaps our communities need to be reached at (248) 474-2763 year-old student armed with deaths of the children and been, we are, and we will talking about mental health made more aware of the Ext. 22. Organization offers grants for SOCIAL SECURITY bereavement programs Many people are subject and has been Angel Kisses, a nonprofit organization Amy Allen, cofounder and vice presi wrongly rejected when interviewed on various dedicated to improving bereavement dent of Angel Kisses. “Now we can put they apply for Social television programs. care for families that experience preg more energy into fundraising, and leave Security Disability ben Both attorney Bieske nancy loss, is accepting grant applica the execution to those with more exper efits. Money was taken and Alfonsi have also tions through March 1. tise in that area. We know there are out of their paychecks been interviewed on Founded in 2009, Angel Kisses initial some hospitals out there in need, and for Social Security radio programs and have taxes to ensure that they given speeches to many ly worked directly with area hospitals to some people with really great ideas. would receive disability g ro u p s . make positive change in bereavement Our hope is to discover and support benefits if they could no Attorneys Bieske and Alfonsi care. Accomplishments include funding some really unique and meaningful pro longer work full-time. Sadly, the Attorneys Bieske and Alfonsi can often make a winning differ offer free phone or office con for bereavement rooms at Royal Oak grams that will have a lasting impact on government denies approxi ence at the application stage. sultation. If they represent you, angel families. No idea is too big or too mately 60% of those who apply Beaumont Hospital and St. John Hospi And, if an appeal is necessary there will be no fee charged for disability benefits. tal and Medical Center in Detroit, donat small.” they have won several hundred until after the case is won. T h e ing a statue to the baby area at Roseland The organization seeks applicants to Attorneys J.B. Bieske and cases before a court date is fee is a percentage of retroactive Park Cemetery, sponsoring two educa apply for grants up to $20,000. Jennifer Alfonsi have 42 years e ve n s e t. b e n e fits . Grant applications are available on combined experience represent tional events for hospital care-givers, Those denied can appeal on Bieske and Alfonsi represent g ing only Social Security disability and more. the group’s website at angelkisses.org their own but statistics for many clients from ail over the state of I clients. And they personally meet or by e-mailing tracyroberts@angelkiss- years reveal that those repre Michigan. Their Livonia office S Its revised mission is to fund Michi with all clients and appear sented by attorneys win a much is on Six Mile Road just west of gan-based programs that improve care es.org. Angel Kisses will award exist personally at all court hear higher percentage of appeals. 1-275. Their Novi office is located available to families who experience ing funds this spring. Future award ings. Many large firms assign And attorneys who specialize in on Haggerty Road just north of perinatal loss, with a focus on babies ees also will be selected as the focus inexperienced attorneys to your Social Security Disability cases 12 Mile Road. Call them at case. And some of these firms delivered during the second or third tri of the group’s next fundraiser. Details win a much higher percentage 1-800-331-3530 for a free con are located thousands of miles mester. about upcoming fundraisers will also be y e t. sultation if you have been denied, away and only fly the attorney “We have essentially sharpened our announced this spring. or if you are thinking of possibly in the day of the court hearing. In addition to practicing only applying for Social Security focus, while expanding our reach”, said Attorneys Bieske and Alfonsi Social Security disability law b e n e fits . have vast experience before local attorney Bieske has written a Michigan judges. book for attorneys about the www.ssdfighter.com Check out these exciting career opportunities! Guide to For even more opportunities see our “aw ard winning” classified section! 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Farmington Hills tion, org. & mktg. skills re Plymouth Inn Assisted Living CAR WASH HELP HEAVY TRUCK MECHANIC Big Opportunity. Must have Phone: (248) 626-3144 quired. Knowledge in gov. 205 Haggerty Rd. FT in Plymouth. Must be me FT, weekdays, benefits & transportation. Troy area. incentive bonuses. Candidates programs a plus. $14/hr. Potential to lead to FT chanically inclined. Email resume to K £CY0f THIS j f i Apply in person must be proficient in drivetrain for Lawn/Landscape position. Rfcyqf TH iS vfi [email protected] 15065 N. Sheldon Rd, Plymouth work. 734-423-3140 Robert: 313-221-5896 N fW S P A P fR v d N tW------P S P A P f fRR ♦ B8 (*) Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, February 17, 2013 COMMUNITY LIFE online at hometownlife.com Milestones Emily Annabelle Saum Emily Annabelle Saum was born January 14,2013 at Hen ry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. Parents are Adam and Eri ca Saum of Farmington Hills. Big sisters are Elizabeth, 5, and Addison, 3. Proud grandparents are Carol Szymanski of Troy and Marlene and John Saum of Bradenton, Fla. View Online P a s s a g e s www.hometownlife.com Obituaries, Memories 6( Rememberances How to reach us: 1-800-579-7355 • fax 313-496-4968 • [email protected] 60th wedding anniversary Deadlines: Friday. 4:15 p.m. for Sunday paper • Wednesday, 9:45 a.m. for Thursday paper Donald Merritt and Margorie (Whitmore) Merritt marked their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, DEGRAFF, Feb. 14. The Livonia couple was married in 1953 at St. PHOEBE CAMPBELL Celilia’s Catholic Church in Detroit. Age 90, of Bloomfield Town ship. At home on February 8, Their children are Deborah Jaskot of Plymouth and 2013, from heart failure. Preced Jim Merritt of Pinckney. They also have four grand ed in death by her husband o f 56 children. years, Daniel C. DeGraff. Sur Donald has been retired from Dico Tool and Die for vived by daughters Drieka DeGraff and Gretchen (Frank) 23 years. Margaret retired from Flint Ink 13 years Newman and granddaughters ago. Anna (fiance Denis Griffis) and JOHNSON. OLSON, TOWER, The couple loves to travel and enjoys many activities Grace Newman. Phoebe taught MICHELLE L. with family and friends. piano for over 50 years, directed ALTA L. DR. LYMAN MEISEL Age , o f Livonia, passed away the handbell choirs at the Con 33 February 8, 2013, age 86 o f Ply Traverse City - Age 85, They planned to celebrate their milestone anniversa gregational Church o f Birming peacefully February 14, 2013 mouth. Beloved wife o f the late went to be with his Lord ry with family and friends. surrounded by her loving family. ham, and was an adjudicator for John. Loving mother o f David and Savior on Wednes She was bom August , in numerous music festivals. Serv 13 1979 (Therese), Jon (Colleen), Mark day, February 13, 2013 at Livonia; daughter o f James and ice at Great Lakes National Ce (the late Nancy) and Kurt (Pat his home surrounded by his lov Vicki (Vacante) Johnson. Mi metery will be private. Memorial ty). Adored Grandma o f Markus, ing family. Lyman was bom on chelle graduate from Wayne contributions may be made to the Kevin, Nicholas, Ryan, Lauren, Thursday, January 26, 1928 in Birmingham Musicale Philan State University with a Bachelor Elodie and Alice. Funeral Serv Pontiac, MI to the late Paul and thropic Fund, 18301 W. 13 Mile o f Fine Arts. She was a talented ice Friday 11 AM at Vermeulen Frieda (Meisel) Tower. He Rd., B 2, Southfield, MI 48076. graphic design artist; she not on Funeral Home, 46401 W. Ann proudly served his country, as ly did brilliant freelance work Arbor Road, (Between Sheldon surgical technician, in the U.S. but also worked for The Henry & Beck) Plymouth. Visitation Army during World War II. Ly Ford and Emerald City Designs. Thursday 6-9 PM. Interment man entered into marriage with Michelle loved visiting the DIA, Riverside Cemetery. Memorials the love o f his life, Ardis Joanne Greenfield Village, and may be made to the Salvation Schueller on Friday, September Frankenmuth. She enjoyed trav Army. To share a memory, visit 8, 1950 in Wayne, MI. She pre eling to warm climates so she ( vermeulenfiineralhome.com ceded in death on May 16, 2009 could relax at the beach and be after over 59 years o f marriage. by the water. She was inspiring, Lyman was a dedicated Family hilarious, loving, strong-willed, Vermeulen Physician and Surgeon. He prac generous, honest, compassionate ticed in Livonia for oyer 34 and pure. Michelle wrapped her years and he was very proud to heart around everyone and all say he delivered over 1000 ba GRZYCH, those who knew her loved her. bies throughout his career. He JESSICA ROSE She is survived by her mother absolutely loved caring for and Vicki Johnson; her sister Christie treating his patients. Lyman w ill' Lost her brave 5 year battle with Johnson; and her grandmother be remembered as a man with a leukemia on February 10, 2013 Colleen Edwards. She was also genuine caring heart for others. at age 23. Loving daughter of loved by many aunts, uncles, He was deeply devoted to his Pamela (Bert) Parsons and Wal cousins, and friends. She was family, friends and patients. He Dahlia Hope Wenzlick ter (Lori Cicirelli) Grzych. Dear preceded in death by her father enjoyed traveling, fishing, boat sister o f Victor Parsons. Beloved James Johnson; her grandpar ing, woodworking, walking his granddaughter o f Walter Grzych Dahlia Hope Wenzlick was born Jan. 29,2013 at the ents, Lyndal and Novella John dogs, Michigan football and en and Rose Schaffer. Dear niece of son, Eugene Edwards, and Jo joyed tinkering with projects University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. Aunt Shawn, Uncle Mike, Uncle seph Vacante. Visitation will be around the house. He was a de Dahlia joins her parents, Marcie (Quirk) and Ted Eric, Aunt Wendy, Aunt Kathy held Sunday, February 17 from voted member o f Kiwanis & The and Uncle Brian. Beloved cousin Wenzlick, and big sister, Lily, 2, at home in Livonia. l- 8pm at Casterline Funeral RICHARD, Elks Lounge. Left to cherish his o f Amanda, Dale, Hailey, Han Grandparents are Joyce Quirk of Farmington Hills, Home, 122 West Dunlap, DORIS WILLIAMS memory are his daughter: Lisa nah and Sheldon. She was deeply Northville, The funeral service O f Plymouth, passed away (Bela) Antal, Traverse City, MI, and Stan and Jean Wenzlick of Chesaning. loved and will be dearly missed will be held Monday, February peacefully on the morning of his son; Erik (Rebecca) Tower, Great-grandparents Ken and Helen Wenzlick of New by her beloved cats, Chloe, Kylie 18 at 11am, with visitation be February 13, 2013, in the pres San Francisco, CA, and two and Libby. Funeral service Thur Lothrop. ginning at 10am at Ward Presby ence o f her family. Her loving grandchildren, the true apples of sday 10am at the John N. Santeiu terian Church, 40000 Six Mile husband Bruce "HB" Richard his eye, Nikolas and Sabrina & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Road, Northville. Memorial con preceded her, passing in 2006. Floras, numerous nieces, neph Inkster Rd., (between Ford Rd. tributions would be appreciated Surviving family members are ews and his furry buddies Mur and Cherry Hill), Garden City. to the .family o f Michelle L: daughter Nancy (Dan) Earle, phy, Charlie and Molly. In addi In lieu o f flowers, donations may Matthew Frank Lado Johnson or the Huron Valley Hu sons David B. Richard and M i tion to his wife and parents Ly be made to the Jessica Rose mane Society. chael (Deborah) J. Stone- man was preceded in death by Grzych Memorial Fund at the Share online condolences at Richard, six grandchildren and three brothers: Robert S. Tower, University of Michigan Compre www.casterlinefuneralhome.com 12 great-grandchildren, and Frederick C. Tower, Paul S. Matthew Frank Lado was born Feb. 11,2013 at St. hensive Cancer Center. This sister-in-law Dorothy Jewell. Tower and his niece Marie Tow fund will support research in the Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia. Doris was bom in Detroit, Mich er. A Memorial Service honoring area of Leukemia and Graft Ver Proud parents are Brad and Kate Lado of Redford. igan on October 10, 1921, and Lyman will take place at sus Host Disease. Checks may be 11:30 moved to Plymouth in 1939, a.m. on Saturday, February 16, Grandparents are David Bobrowski of Livonia and made to "University of M ichi graduating from Plymouth High 2013 at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff the late Joyce Bobrowski; and Judi Lado of Adrian and gan" and sent to Medical Devel School in 1940. After high Funeral Home, 305 Sixth St. opment, Attn: Kim Schuster, the late Frank Lado. school she worked at Henry Pastor Nick Twomey will offici 1000 Oakbrook, Suite 100, Ann Ford’s all-woman Phoenix Mill, ate. Friends and family are wel Arbor, MI 48104. You may also helping in the war effort. Doris come to visit with the family on call 734-998-6893 or visit was a longtime member o f the Saturday from 10am until the www.mcancer.org/tribute First Presbyterian Church o f Ply time o f the Service. In accord to make your gift. In Jessica’s RELIGION CALENDAR mouth. She was an active com ance with Lyman’s wishes cre honor please wear pink, purple, munity volunteer throughout the mation has taken place. Dr. Tow red or Red Wings attire. Send items for the religion fields. Bus transportation years in many organizations in er’s family would like to extend a www.santeiufuneralhome.com calendar to Sharon Dargay is available for Livonia cluding the Plymouth Lions heartfelt thank you to the staff of residents and W estland OLIVER, Club, the Plymouth Historical Munson Hospice for their loving at sdargay@ hometownlife. WILLIAM Society, and the Plymouth Gar support and care. Memorial con c o m . residents within the Livonia den Club. She was a member of Age 71 o f Northville, passed tributions may be directed to School District the Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter away at his home on Weds., Feb. Special Olympics Area 2 and o f the National Society of February Contact: (734) 427-1680; 6th, surrounded by his loving ACT Grand Traverse (Artists Daughters o f the American Rev www.stdam ian.com family. Bill was bom in Detroit Creating Together). Please feel olution, National Society o f New BREAKFAST to parents Lawrence and Grace free to share your thoughts and FILM England Women, Daughters of Oliver. A 1959 graduate of Cody memories with the family at the Tim e/Date: 8:30-11:30 a.m. the Union, National Society of Tim e/Date: 7 p.m . Feb. 20 High School, he later attended funeral home or through Sunday, Feb. 17 Daughters o f Founders and Patri the Center for Creative Studies. www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com Location: Northwest Uni ots o f America, The Mayflower Location: St. Theodore So Although he made his living as The family is being served by Society o f Michigan, Daughters tarian Universalist Church, the owner of "Bill Oliver’s Wall the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral cial Hall, 8200 W ayne Road, o f 1812, and a Life Member of 23925 Northwestern paper & Painting", his passion Home and Cremation Services. W e s t l a n d TAYLOR, the National Genealogical Soci H i g h w a y for art, in various media, re LESLIE JOHN ety. Her hobbies included gar Details: All you can eat mained his lifelong passion. Bill Details: Reel Events Film Feb. 13, 2013 age 50 o f Wayne. dening, needlepoint, genealogy pancake and French toast was a founding member o f De Series features "Traces of Beloved husband o f Kathleen. and she was an avid reader, espe troit Focus (Cass Corridor Ar breakfast with ham , Dear father o f Sara, Michael A. cially of mystery novels. The fu the Trade: A Story from tists) in the 1970’s, a past mem sausage, scrambled eggs, & Robert J.. Loving son of Tho neral service was held Saturday, Let others the Deep North." The film ber o f the Visual Arts Associa applesauce, coffee, tea, mas & Phyllis. Brother of Ray February 16 the First Presbyteri tion o f Livonia, and a current, follows the descendants of mond (Patricia) Peterson, Cyn an Church o f Plymouth. Dona juice and m ilk. Sponsored contributing member o f the the DeW olf fam ily as they thia McBride, Thomas Taylor, tions may be made in Doris’ by St. Theodore Men's Club. Northville Art House. Bill is re know... retrace the triangle of the Tamara (Matthew) Matsui & the memory to the First Presbyterian membered as an outstanding tal Cost is $3 for adults and late Michael Anthony, Zachary Church o f Plymouth or the Ply slave trade from Ghana, ent and accomplished artist $1.50 for children, 2-10 Scott. Funeral at the Uht Funeral mouth Historical Society. to Cuba, to Rhode Island. whose works were exhibited in Home, 35400 Glenwood Rd., Share memories at: Contact: (734) 425-4421 many local and national art Adm ission is free Westland; Tues. 11:30 am. Fam schrader-howell.com When you’ve lost a shows. He was an avid gardener CATHOLIC SCHOOL Contact: (248) 354-4488 ily will receive friends Mon. 1-9 and collector o f art, glass and pm. Memorial donations may be OPEN HOUSE pottery. He also gave o f his per loved one, place FILM made to the family. sonal time to deliver meals on Tim e/Date: Noon-2 p.m. Please visit and sign a tribute at Tim e/Date: 7 p.m . Friday, wheels in the Northville and Li your notice on our Sunday, Feb. 24 www.uhtfh.com F e b . 2 2 vonia areas for many years. In Location: St. Damian addition to his loving wife, Eliz Location: Prince of Peace website and in Catholic School, 29892 Joy, abeth, Bill is survived by his Lutheran Church, 28000 W e s t l a n d U h t mother Grace, sister Susan “P a ssa g es" ... a New Market Road, Farm Threet (Larry), son Adam Oliv Details: Take a guided FUNERAL HOME . ington Hills er, daughter Amy Gallico tour of the school, which (Mike), son Andy Oliver (Deb- directory located Details: See the movie, AM' «*WMi includes preschool-eighth by), step-sons Matt Unsworth "Gifted Hands" for free grades, m eet the staff § (Jennifer) and Don Unsworth SCHWANTES, in every edition of in the church Fellowship (Amy). He is also survived by members w ho will be avail THANE N. Center. The film tells the eight grandchildren, two nieces, able to answer questions/ Age 34, died suddenly February your hometown true story of Dr. Benjamin and beloved dog Trixie. A me 8, 2013. Beloved husband of concerns and have conver morial service celebrating B ill’s Carson. A special dinner Michele. Loving father of Elin. n ew sp a p er. sation with other parents life and beautiful art is planned Dearest son o f Ken and Judy. of breaded catfish, mac & r M a y ^ l and students. St. Damian ♦ for a later date. In lieu o f flow Dear brother of Erica. Son-in- cheese and more will top has interactive Sm artboards ers, the family suggests memori law o f Charles and Suzanne off the evening, which is al donations to the Northville Art in every classroom, Apple y o u f i n d 1 Krisher. Also survived by aunts, fcometownlife.com designed to celebrate Black House, Angela Hospice, the Ani uncles, cousins and a host o f iPads and a technology lab. mal Rescue Shelter o f your History m onth. Free will of family and friends. Funeral Serv St. Dam ian offers latchkey choice, or Promise Village Home O b s e r v e r & E c c e n t r i c fering will be accepted for c o m f o r t ice at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Fu HOMETOWN program m ing, CYO sports, for Children. neral Home, 15451 Farmington ilWEEKiLIES the m eal. Call the church Arrangements were entrusted to foreign language, music, Rd., Livonia, Saturday at 11 a.m. if you plan to attend the in Family , Northrop-Sassaman com puters, art, and physical Visitation Friday from 1 - 9 p.m. d i n n e r Funeral Directors, Memorial contributions may be education with more than 19091 Northville Rd., Northville. 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Toyota never has put more a 2014 Tundra that it than a slight dent in a market that, of called the most sig course, has always been dominated by nificant refresh since GM, Ford and Chrysler. the pickup truck's sec And the Detroit Three haven't been ond-generation model sitting on their lead. Ram recently un launched in 2007. veiled a new version of its 1500, which By Dale Buss But for an also-ran was named North American Truck of the brand in pickups, tak Year at the Detroit auto show last month; ing the wraps off the new Tundra will be Chevy plans a second-quarter launch of only the first mile on a challenging road an overhauled Silverado; and Ford contin for a company that otherwise has nearly ues to goose F-150 sales with the popu fully recovered from its travails of the larity of a six-cylinder option featuring a last few years. fuel-efficient EcoBoost engine. All-new Tundra interiors cater to specific customers with specific budgets. At the Chicago Auto Show, Toyota dis Tundra was launched in 1999 and its played a new Tundra with a more chiseled second generation already featured and other general economic woes made version of the Avalon full-size sedan, front end, taller grille, new three-piece touches that you'd expect from Ameri- professional buyers harder to come by. have started off strong this year, and the front bumpers and blockier sheet metal can-brand truck designers: ample inte Output in San Antonio slumped to about expanded Prius line continues to add overall. In back, the bed has a new look, rior room, knobs big enough to be oper 100,000 units annually, or about half the to its dominance of the hybrid segment and there's a three-piece bumper and up ated through work gloves, and a 5.7-liter Toyota plant's capacity. worldwide. Old reliables Camry, in a new dated taillights. and improved version, and Corolla con V8 engine. Toyota covered its bets with a Now — nearly two years after the earth tinue to hold down huge portions of the Inside, Tundra's cabin is reworked with wide variety of options for cab configu quake and tsunami that leveled much of crucial small-car segment. a new seat design and instrument panel rations and bed lengths and even went Japan's northeast coast and sent the as well as blind-spot monitor, standard so far as to build a plant in San Antonio, nation's auto industry into a tailspin — A rewarding aspect of Toyota's recov backup camera and Bluetooth. Texas, of all places, to assemble Tundra. Toyota is back on top of the world. While ery: Many thousands of American con As it unveiled this new Tundra in Chica But after a surge in sales in 2007 and many psychic, physical and economic sumers patiently waited additional weeks and months during the last couple of go, Toyota seemed to be stealing a page 2008, Tundra slipped back during the scars remain in Japan, Toyota reported a years for the Toyota and Lexus vehicles from Chrysler's playbook for Super Bowl Great Recession, when brand loyalty for 23-percent rise in quarterly net profit this they wanted as the company continued advertisements: Reveal almost no details Detroit Three trucks kept their franchises week and raised its annual profit forecast to restore its supply base from the 2011 of what you'll be showing until the ap relatively strong even as the housing bust by ten percent. natural disaster. pointed hour, resulting in maximum im Toyota and its Lexus and Scion brands pact once you do. are all benefiting from a snap-back in "Consumers are responding to our new products and to the great value we're able Toyota sounded hopeful on the stage sales and market share in the U.S., as to offer," Bill Fay, Toyota's general man at the Chicago show. Earlier, Bob Carter, Toyota has managed to get through its ager, said in a conference call last week. senior vice president of U.S. auto opera recallfiasco in 2010 — as well as the natu tions, told Bloomberg: "We're going to be ral disaster in 2011 — with flying colors. Toyota also re-took the top spot in a bigger player in the pickup market." And Toyota reported a 26 percent gain in sales global sales from GM in 2012. the rekindling of the U.S. housing market in the U.S. market — more than double And now, feeling its corporate oats, is making the pickup segment especially the industry average gain for the month Toyota wants to make another concerted attractive these days. of January. run at pickups with the new Tundra. It'd Chiseled exterior styling of new Toyota Tundra be But even a refreshed Tundra faces huge gins with the front end. Sales of the new RAV4, as well as a new better get a big head start. 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Stock sale only, others Lou LaRiche HfWSPAPfR (734) 453-2500 (734) 453-2500 available at similar. Offers are subject to change due to manufacturer program changes and print deadlines. See dealer for additional details. Offers expire 2-20-13. fefj LINCOLN LINCOLN 2013 LINCOLN MKZ 2013 LINCOLN MKX Per Month, $2997 Due at Delivery, Plus Tax, Per Month, $2991 Due at Delivery, Plus Tax, Title, Plates, No Sec Dep. 24 Month Lease/21,000 Miles. Title, Plates, No Sec Dep. 24 Month Lease/21,000 Miles, All payments are based on A/Z plan and Includes a All payments are based on A/Z plan and includes a Vin #3LDR803801 $750 lease renewal Manufacturer rebate. Vin #2LDBL23012 $750 lease renewal Manufacturer rebate. 2013 LINCOLN MKS 2013 LINCOLN MKS ECOBOOST Per Month, $2984 Due atDelivery, Plus Tax, Per Month, $2980 Due at Delivery, Plus Tax, Title, Plates, No Sec Dep. 24 Month Lease/21,000 Miles. Title, Plates, No Sec Dep. 24 Month Lease/21,000 Miles. All payments are based on A/Z plan and includes a All payments are based on A/Z plan and includes a Vin #1LDG612225 $750 lease renewal Manufacturer rebate. Vin #1LDG606967 $750 lease renewal Manufacturer rebate. ______i.______ 2013 LINCOLN MKT 2013 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR $4 8 8 * 5 8 1 Per Month, $2994 Due at Delivery, Plus Tax, Per Month, $2998 Due at Delivery, Plus Tax, Title, Plates, No Sec Dep. 36 Month Lease/31,500 Miles. Title, Plates, No Sec Dep. 36 Month Lease/31,500 Miles. All payments are based on A/Z plan and includes a All payments are based on A/Z plan and includes a Vin #2LDBL55047 $750 lease renewal Manufacturer rebate. Vin #5LDEL02643 $750 lease renewal Manufacturer rebate. ______ TRA 21531 MICHIGAN AVE. NOW... DEARBORN Michigan Ave. t w o e x r x j t 1 Mile West of Southfield Freeway ★ ON YOUR TRADE IN! Jack Demmer\ Lincoln With the purchase or www.dem m erLM .com lease of a new vehicle. LINCOLN 1998 or newer, less than 100,000 miles. 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Offer Ends 02/ 28/13 ______ NEW aois F®ifd Focus SE NEW a@i3 Ford Escape SE FWD Month Lease 2 4 2 4 Month Lease ONLY ONLY l 1 p e j c m @ 3 0 . t l h VIN 1FDL250735 VIN 1FDUC43950 *10,500 miles per year, 24 month lease. $2,000 due at signing, A/Z Plan eligible, with *10,500 miles per year, 24 month lease. $2,000 due at signing, A/Z Plan eligible, with approved credit, All Ford Factory rebates and conquest incentives to dealer. Security approved credit, All Ford Factory rebates, renewal incentives to dealer. Security De Deposit Waived. Plus tax, title, license, doc, cvr fees. Offer Ends 02/ 28/2013 posit Waived. Plus tax, title, license, doc, cvr fees. 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FUEL E R P A C K A G E • Synthetic Blend Oil Change # Mult>~Pofcrrt inspection Tire Rotation & Pressure Chech # FHter Check 0 Brake Inspection m Berts and Hoses Check m Fluid Top-Off m Battery Test s3 9 95 or less “ $10 °° Mail-in Rebate 9 5 or less Mike Piggott Tim Haverty Mike Uptak Steve Schott 2 9 Retail purrhasss tip to ffce al cat m Site* Taw*. « and r&pesag k m mtm. battery tMt m k s te i 0 &£**«** Factory Trained Technicidns - Genuine Ford Ports ■ State of the art Collision Center 2/VB a«J Mm rmibe suited.Oy VBB Rebate t* mb to an active Owner Advantage ax-ouriL Ss* $s*vk* m We repair all makes and models ■ OPEN EVERY SATURDAY 9AM - 3PM wctustom, rebate and Owner Advantage dstafe* & BUY 4 TIRES, GET A BUY 4 TIRES, GET A BUY 4 TIRES, GET A BUY 4 TIRES, GET A BUY 4 TIRES, GET AN $ 4 0 s 5 0 $ 6 0 $ 7 0 $ 8 0 MAIL-IN REBATE* MAIL-IN REBATE* MAIL-IN REBATE* MAIL-IN REBATE* MAIL-IN REBATE* B> B a m tr tc h Jwaeesnne yYOUDHAMA - »»*»>>*■ tr&a&sa t&M t*e &*x S erving S outh-E astern M ichigan since 1936 OIPIM IW I1Y SJfflM DAY F10M ® M & W m NDRTH BROTHERS M o n d a y 8 T h u r s d a y 8 : 3 0 A M - 9 : 0 0 P M Tuesday, W ednesday, Friday 8 : 3 0 A M - 6 : 0 0 P M S a t u r d a y 9 : 0 0 A M t h r u 3 : 0 0 P M w w w o im O TtlhlbiE1® § o (2@inm 1 1 foil Idri » 1 si® 4 C 6___ n Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, February 17, 2013 Classified Advertising: 1 -800-579-7355 www.hometownlife.com Featuring: SYNC with My Ford, Sirius Featuring: SYNC with My Ford, Sirius Satellite radio, Power Seat, windows, Satellite radio, leather, Power Seat, windows, locks, tilt wheel and cruise control locks, tilt wheel and cruise control Buy for $18,990+ Buy for $26,913+ MSRP $24,495 MSRP $34,615 2 a monUi lease Security deposit waived, plus tax and license, includes acquisition fee and lease renewal. Security deposit waived, plus tax and license, includes acquisition fee and lease renewal. $1000 DOWN SIGN AND DRIVE $1000 DOWN SIGN AND DRIVE s196* s251* * 2 4 1 * * 3 0 2 * $1336 due at signing. $0 due at signing. $1474 due at signing. $0 due at signing. 10 at this price, 419 available. 7 at this price, 162 available. NEW Ford FI 5 0 XLT NEW 2013 Ford Featuring: 5.0LV8, Power windows, Featuring: Sync, Power Window, Locks, Cruise, Sync Locks, Sirius Satellite Radio. Buy for $26,957+ Buy for $21,645+ MSRP $41,135 MSRP $26,040 Security deposit waived, plus tax and license, includes acquisition fee and lease renewal. Security deposit waived, plus tax and license, includes acquisition fee and lease renewal. $1000 DOWN SIGN AND DRIVE $1000 DOWN SIGN AND DRIVE $260* $320* *196* *252* $1449 due at signing. $0 due at signing. $1366 due at signing. $0 due at signing. 5 at this price 122 available. 5 at this price 242 due at signing 2013 Ford Focus SE NEW 2013 Ford Explorer XLT Featuring: SYNC with My Ford, Featuring: Nav, 20” alum wheels, Sirius Satellite radio, windows, power liftgate, leather locks, tilt wheel and cruise control Buy for $14,708+ Buy for $31,387+ MSRP $20,115 MSRP $39,105 2 4 monlh lease Security deposit waived, plus tax and license, includes acquisition fee and lease renewal. Security deposit waived, plus tax and license, includes acquisition fee and lease renewal. $1000 DOWN SIGN AND DRIVE $1000 DOWN SIGN AND DRIVE * 1 6 4 * * 2 1 8 * *282* *343* $1317 due at signing. $0 due at signing. $1501 due at signing. $0 due at signing. 6 at this price 121 available. 3 at this price 59 available. ...... ------. Go Further N | HHLJLBHOM a O k Plymouth Rood Next to Bill Brown Ford across from Saint Mtchaal's Church Showroom Hours: Mon. & Thurs. 9 am to 9 pm billbrownford.com • (734) 421 -7000 Tues., Wed. & Fri. 9am to 6 pm *+ All payments and prices are for qualifying A/Z planners. For qualifying, non A/Z planners an additional $1200 would be required to keep the payments or price the sa m e . 10,500 miles per year. To Buy For Price add tax, title, doc and destination fee. All factory rebates assigned to dealer including previous lease and may require Ford Credit financing. Not all buyers will qualify for lowest payments. Pictures may not represent actual vehicle. Subject to availability. Payments and prices per program in effect at publication and are subject to change. All offers expire 2/28/13. AT-2321121-01 i