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STAFF WRITER Get started Oats are more than just More than $2 billion has already been pledged hot cereal from around the world to help the victims of the Dec 26 earthquake and tsunam i th at stretched from southern Asia to Africa, resulting m at least 150,000 PHOTOS BY BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER deaths and leaving millions of people homeless Amy Jachym gave the class books on Korea as a thank-you for their $655 97 donation which will help buy food clothes and toys for And m ore financial help is on th e way, as local orphaned children in South Korea efforts to raise m oney are being p u t in place to help rebuild entire communities destroyed by devastating flood waters My dad’s family lives in the parts of India affected by the tsunami,” said Vikram Raghunathan, 16, of TAG students rise to challenge Plymouth Township “My parents called the morning after, and we really didn’t know how big a disaster it Blood drive was But, later, we realized this was huge, and 1 called The Plymouth post my friends to see what we could do to help ” office hosts a blood 4th-graders op hearts to help Korean orphans Raghunathan is among 15 members of Delivering drive for the 4 Help and Assistance to Needy Individuals (DHANI), American Red Cross BY TONY BRUSCATO picked up the challenge, raising 15 a volunteer group composed of middle- and high- from 11 a m to 4 ’30 STAFF WRITER percent of the $4,200 Jachym col­ school students who want to help impoverished peo­ pm Thursday, Jan 13, lected in Michigan ple around the world The group has sprung into at the main post office The 27 students m Nancy Students did whatever they could action, planning efforts to raise money for victims m on Beck Road Sullivans fourth-grade Talented to raise money south Asia Appointments and Gifted class at Miller ‘I arranged my m om s pots and “We had a meeting Monday to discuss various ways are encouraged, but Elementary reached halfway across pans,’ said Monica Mackie of to raise money,” said Raghunathan We decided to walk-ins are also wel­ the world with their hearts Plymouth She paid m e $15 ” set up collection boxe* at ''om m um ty centers, like the come Monday, meeting the challenge of a I donated a lot of my allowance, Plymouth and Canton hbrvn ~ churches and tem­ For an appointment Canton High School graduate by added Kimberly Davidge of Canton ples We re looking to send the money to well-estab­ or more information, collecting $655 97 to help buy food, Township lished organizations that are trustworthy ’ call Barb Mitchell, clothes, and toys for orphaned chil­ Jachym showed students some of Canton has th e state’s second highest Indian popu­ (734) 453-6111 dren in South Korea the toys she bought to ship back to lation with approximately 4,000 people of Indian Students presented their hard Korea — including Lincoln Logs, descent according to Anand Kumar, president of Delta Kappa Gamma earned gift to Aimee Jachym, a for­ Legos and blocks — which will mnndia com, a Canton based Web site providing State Rep John mer TAG student at Allen replace shoe boxes they currently information for the Indian community Stewart R Plymouth Elementary whom Sullivan has use for fun Kumar said the organization is attempting to work Township will be the known since the third grade For some children, this shoe box with local service < lulls to funnel tax-deductible keynote speaker at Jachym was adopted after being Grant McKinney and Andrea Ringer listen may be the only toy they had she donations to service clubs m India the annual dinner born in Daegu, South Korea She to Amy Jachym’s presentation on the said Because of you my 86 friends We already have contributions totaling $15,000 meeting of Delta moved to Detroit and at 3 years- Samsung Won Orphanage at the orphanage will be playing during the last week and we have a partner with one Kappa Gamma old moved with her family to with real toys We are fortunate to organization, the Tamil Nadu Foundation, which rep­ Tuesday, Jan 11, at Plymouth, where she resided until (about 3 5 hours south of Seoul) as have friends like you resents the state that got hit the hardest in India, the Plymouth graduating in 2000 part of a program established by In exchange for the students’ said Kumar But, for the longer term, we want to Historical Museum, Jachym, who recently graduated the Fulbnght Commission She generosity, Jachym donated several work with the local service clubs to forward money to 155 S Mam St with honors from W estern sent an e-mail throughout the books about Khrea to the Miller India The event is the Michigan University, is currently Plymouth-Canton school district library Marie Morrow, president of the Plymouth Rotary annual dinner meeting an English teacher at the Samsung about her efforts to raise money for of this association for Won orphanage m Gumi, Korea the orphanage, and Sullivans class PLEASE SEE STUDENTS, A3 PLEASE SEE HELP, A3 women Involved in the support of public edu­ cation A discussion of the "State of Education in Michigan" will follow Library series targets life in pre-retirement years with dinner. "I am glad to pro­ vide a legislative BY BRAD KADRICH W e’d like to help enhance their emotions of aging and Apnl s update in regard to STAFF WRITER lives We also want to draw helps with food and exercise the support of public attention to the fact the library According to Susan Stoney, education in the state Older people moving up is a wonderful place to start for the library’s public relations of Michigan," Stewart toward the retirement age who healthy information and specialist, the senes will not said don’t like to think about the fact lifestyle changes only provide direct help, it will "Funding for K-12 they’re aging or who worry The four-part senes will fea­ also highlight how good a education is almost about how they 11 face retire­ ture specialists from medical resource the library can be 40 percent of our ment have a new ally m the facilities around the area, W£ want this senes to lay the state budget and I am folks at the Plymouth District according to Stross The series groundwork for people to real­ out tg fight for the Library starts with the program, ‘Can ize what aresource the library 18 000 students of The library is offering a new Boomers do it better’ from 7-9 is, Stoney said “People will the Plymouth-Canton series of programs aimed at pm Tuesday, Jan 11 Theres think, ‘Maybe I don’t need (the School system" helping aging workers with one program a month through library) now, but maybe I will m The public is invited their health and well-being in A pnl six months or a year’ There’s a to hear Stewart at 5 their pre-retirement and early The series is being paid for ton of information out there, p m Reservations for retirement years Four work­ with a $1,500 grant from the and we can help people sift dinner at 6 p m must shops organizers promise to be Amencan Association for the through it all ’ be made by telephone lively” will address a “wide Advancement of Science and The four parts of the senes at (734) 453-7864 variety of issues” facing men support from the Fnends of the ■ ‘Can Boomers do it bet­ and women between 50-65 Plymouth Distnct Library ter’’ 7-9 p m Tuesday, Jan 11 - It’s a population who s on the Stross is happy with the range D r R uth Campbell, with a Ted Younglas, a edge of getting older, and they of areas the workshops cover Ph D in social work, will help social studies teacher don’t like to think about that,’ For instance, February’s work­ people “explore both the vast at Discovery Middle said Ellen Stross, adult refer­ shop is about improving memo­ Plymouth District Library patron Jim Lynn of Redford has health inquiries for School received more ence librarian at the library ry, while M archs deals with the PLEASE SEE LIBRARY, A4 Adult Reference Librarian Ellen Stross than $1,400 from the MEEMIC Foundation for the Future of Education's mini-grant Coming Sunday m PINK program Younglas Old Shell station falls for office building petitioned the founda­ tion for support for the "Decades BY TONY BRUSCATO m am break in a line the city didn t There will be verandas on the sec­ Face It! Project," a social STAFF WRITER even know was there I hope all ond and third-floor condos ’ Signature studies program that the surprises are over Flury has been planning the facials from examines the facets of The old Shell gas station at the Flury, who moved her practice project for five years three local American history and corner of Main and Wing streets from Birmingham in 1990, said Her first choice was to remain culture from the m downtown Plymouth is history, the $100,000 site cleanup won t m Plymouth Tbwnship, ‘bu t the spas 1950s to present day torn down last week to make way deter her from the $15 million township regulations are so strict, The MEEMIC for a three story dental office and project that will house her offices I would have to buy a million-dol- Foundation mini-grant condominium complex and another retail business on the lar piece of property plus the proj­ program was intro­ ‘We knew of one oil drum on first floor, and include a two-story ect But, I love Plymouth, its a duced to area teach­ the property, and then we found condomimum-loft, along with two great place Downtown is where ers through local two more gas tanks,’ said Penny single-floor condos the action is Apartments F7 Jobs G2 MEEMIC agents Tom Flury, whose dentist practice is The building will definitely After months of negotiations, At Home B1 Movie Guide E14 and Janet Wilson, currently located m a medical have a traditional downtown Flury purchased the property in Automotive G5 Obituaries C7 whose office is locat­ complex at Sheldon and Ann look,’said Flury It will have a flat November, and is hopeful con­ Classified Index F5 Real Estate FI ed on Ann Arbor Road Arbor roads in Plymouth roof with a fancy top, like some of struction on her dream project Crossword Puzzle F6 Sports C1 in Plymouth Township ‘ Then, we had a water the old downtown buildings will begin this summer For The Record A4 Taste D1 A 2 ( p > Observer & Eccentric | Thursday January 6 2005 NEW S BRIEFS www hometownlife.com

CLARIFICATION represents Voss, who was HVA’s hum an OBEDIENCE CLASSES issuers, under­ resources coordinator from A story in the Jan 2 issue of writers, and 1988 to 1992, recently moved Happy Hounds Dog Day the Observer should have iden­ trustees, and from Alpena to take this posi­ Care and the Pet Teacher will tified Laura Toy as a state sen­ handles gener­ tion Voss has a bachelor’s offer puppy and adult basic ator al governmen­ degree in social work from obedience classes at Happy tal and school Eastern Michigan University Hounds Dog Day Care in FITNESS EXPERT law powers and most recently worked for Plymouth beginning Jan 12 Mann and transac­ Employment Services, Inc m W ednesday classes will start A unt M id’s, a supplier of tions Alpena At ESI, she handled Jan 12, with Tuesday classes fresh fruits and vegetables, He currently serves as a hum an resources and other starting Jan 25 Puppy and hosts appearances at local trustee for the Charter program s for a group o f 23 adult dog classes are available markets by fitness expert Peter Township of Plymouth Pnor commonly owned companies either day Each class will run Nielsen on Saturday, Jan 8 to joining Miller Canfield, he in northern M ichigan and out six weeks with a fee of $125 Nielsen, author, host and served one term as township o f state H appy Hounds is located at creator of “Peter’s Principles” supervisor and, before that, 673 s M ain For more infor­ radio and television shows, will was an officer m the Plymouth YMCA HOOPS mation, visit the Web site at be at the Busch’s locations in Township Police Department wwwhappyhoundsdaycare co Farmington (24445 Drake) M ann received his law ' 1 The Plymouth YMCA is reg­ m or call (734) 459-DOGS from 11 a.m -noon, Livonia degree from Thomas M istering for youth basketball (37083 Six Mile) from 12 30- Cooley Law School in 2004, leagues PLYMOUTH-CANTON CIVITAN 1 30 p m , and Plym outh where he was a Managing The boys’ travel league for (15185 Sheldon) from 2-3 p m Associate of the Law Review ages 12-14 and the girls’ travel CLUB Nielsen’s show can be seen and recipient of the Voelker Stage training league for ages 8-9 start Jan on WDIV TV-4 and heard on Award He received his B BA 10, while the co-ed basketball The Plym outh-Canton WWJ radio Customers will from Cleary College in 2001 Actors in the Plymouth Uptown Players clown around a little after an league for ages 6-12 starts the Civitan Club is looking for have a chance to talk with He resides m Plymouth exercise teaching them to project their voices and work on their tim­ week of Jan 18 New co-£d energetic new members to par­ Nielsen, who will provide fit­ Township with his wife, Lisa, ing The Plymouth Community Arts Council and the Plymouth Uptown league for ages 4-5 also starts ticipate in community service ness and nutritional informa­ and their son, Brian Players Theater Group is offering both teen drama for aspiring actors the week of Jan 18 projects This club meets the tion, along with recipes from ages 12-18, and "PUPs in Training for those ages 511 Auditions, block­ first Thursday of each month A unt M id’s NEW KVA MANAGERS ing scenes and character development through games, improvisation YOUTH SOCCER REGISTRATION at 7 p m at the Plymouth and short skits will help young actors start or continue on their way to Salvation Army Building on NEW LAWYER Huron Valley Ambulance, being in the 'theater Classes meet on Wednesday evenings beginning The City of Plymouth Mam Street The third which provides ambulance Jan 26 and run for eight weeks The cost is $80 for PCAC members and Recreation Department takes Thursday is a dinner meeting Steven D Mann has joined service to the Plymouth com­ $90 for non-members For more information or to register for class, spring youth soccer registra­ with a speaker Call (734) 981- the Detroit office of th e law munity, has added two new call the Arts Council at (734) 416-4278 tion through the month of 7259 for further info firm of Miller, Canfield, managers to its administrative January during normal busi­ Paddock and Stone, P L C as staff Barbara Bachman is the ness hours 9 30 a in to 4 30 CRAFTERS, ARTISTS WANTED an associate in the Public Law chief financial officer and public accountant for more University in Warren She is a p m Monday-Friday Group He advises clients in MaryAnne Voss is the human than 20 years and a certified former employee of Deloitte Fee for 6-Under through 8- Officials of the Plymouth- the areas of governmental law, resources m anager financial planner for 15 years Touche and BKR Dupuis & Under divisions is $60 for city Canton Music Boosters are including public finance, Bachman, who has a degree She is currently enrolled in the Ryden, both located in the Ann residents, $85 for non-resi­ looking for crafters and artists municipal and school finance, from Eastern Michigan master’s of business administra­ Arbor area dents For 9-Under and older for ‘ Spring Arts and Crafts and private activity bonds He University, has been a certified tion program at Davenport Her most recent position divisions, the fee is $65 for city Ensemble The event is sched­ was as CFO for Michigan residents, $95 for non-resi­ uled for 9 a.m -5 pm Virtual University, a provider dents Saturday, March 19 at Canton of workforce development m The recreation department High School It’s ajuried the manufacturing environ­ is located at the Plymouth show For more information, m ent She has also worked for Cultural Center, 525 Farmer e-mail Diane Van Dyke At several nonprofit organiza­ For more information, call djvandyke@peop!epc com or tions (734) 455-6620 call (734) 416-3354 £ 3

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Sullivan was proud of her STUDENTS class “because they were able, Exhibit aimsto capitalize on interest in auto show during the holiday season, to FROM PAGE A1 get beyond their own needs Auto enthusiasts who don’t and think about somebody want to wait until the Detroit It makes m e feel sad that else That was their gift to auto show for th eir fix can there are countries and people them ” get an early start at the that don’t have as m uch as us,’ Jachym told students to Plymouth Community Arts said Meg Ryan, 9, of Canton remember what they ve done, Council Since I didn’t have much and urged them to get involved The PCAC’s January exhib­ money to help out, I just gave in future efforts to help change it, w hich w en t up Tuesday, is what I had I really wanted to the world an exhibition of automotive help them out ” ‘ I know you felt sorry for art titled, “Automotive Chris Withers of Canton said the people of Samsung Won, Impressions” he was eager to help raise b u t it was your actions,” she The exhibit runs through money for Samsung Won said Jan 30 ‘It felt good to do som ething ‘Find your passion, and do We planned this show to for other people, he said I som ething about it coincide with the Detroit was hoping I would be able to auto show and hope the accomplish the happiness of tbruscato@oe iiomecomm net interest always generated other people (734) 459 2700 by that event will enhance ours,’ said Nancy Pilon, the PCAC’s art exhibition coordi­ 'The main focus of Kiwanis is nator Artists Tom Hale Alexander Buchan and Gerald Freeman bring their talents to the January exhibit at the Plymouth HELP “The artists will present Community Arts Council FR O M PAG E A1 young children, and because totally different approaches a to the depiction of automo­ ■ Gerald Freeman from so many children were tost tive a rt ’ South Lyon — Originally Foundation, said she s working with the organization to create While the exhibit opened from London, England, and left homeless, we're Tuesday, it kicks off officially Freem an cam e to the U S in a partnership that will collect with an artists’ reception set the early 1960s and eventual­ money locally, and send it to for 3-6 p m Saturday ly settled in Michigan as a Rotary clubs m the affected going to maintain that focus.' 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FOR THE RECORD DEATHS Virgil M Howe 87 of Rochester Holiday turns fatal for party-goer Hills, died Dec 25 J BY JACK GLADDEN Annapolis Hospital ip Wayne that Canton recorded another Lester F Allen, Sr 81, died Jan 2 Greta Jensen, 95 of Redford died STAFF WRITER where he was pronounced New Year’s Day fatality In that 2005 Dec 23 dead t incident, Enc Ernest B Helen I Johanson 80, of Imlay City Its not the kind of first’ that Pomorski said th l driver of. Dodsworth, 19, was killed Winifred (Wmkte) Bassett, 84, of died Dec 18 a community wants to record the vehicle, a 46-yekr-old ' shortly after 3 a,m Jan Iwhen Birmingham died Dec 22 Keith A Jones 21, of Redford died But Canton may have the dubi­ Plymouth resident^ remained his 1993 Ford Escort collided Margaret E Belles, 76 of Redford Dec 2004 ous distinction of having the at the scene to assist in the head-on w ith a pickup truck on died Jan 1 K first traffic fatality of the new investigation / Warren Readjust east of Lilley Mildred M Bright, 80, of Rochester Michael A Koszyk, of Westland, died year We believe thd victim had The driver of the pickup, Hills, died Dec 20 Dec 30 Shortly after m idnight on been drinking” Pomorski said Joseph Paul B andy 24, of C For the Record appears in every J Richard Kropf, 94 of Oceanside, New Year’s Eve, about 12 30 “We’re waiting op the results of Westland was subsequently Charles F Chuck' Comeau 65 of edition of the Observer & Eccentric Calif, formerly of Plymouth, died a m New Years Day, a 25-year- toxicology tests ” convicted on one count of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec 23 Newspapers Dec 8 old Taylor man was killed after He said there^was no alcohol m anslaughter, one count of Vera Lee Cornell 88, of Auburn Complete paid obituaries can be Victor A Kurptnski of Westland, he was struck by a car on Lilley involved on the1 part of the driving under the influence Hills, died Dec 25 found inside today s Sports section died Dec 31 Road between Cherry Hill and driver and there was no evi­ causing death and two counts D in Passages on page C7 L Palmer dence of speeding or reckless o f DUI Gunter G Daehnert 63, of Royal Mark A LaRue 52 of Rochester Police identified the man as driving There are no street­ He was sentenced to five Oak, died Dec 15 Township formerly of Waterford Hills, died Dec 10 Vane Iverson lights on that stretch of Lilley years m prison, b u t his case is Charles Edward Dwyer 78 died Dec died Dec 17 Milton Laviolette 73, formerly of ‘He had been at a party at a Road Under appeal 17 Orpha Bea Gorshne 84 of Ann Arbor and Livonia, died Dec 3 house,’ Canton Detective Sgt The case is still under inves­ “That was the first fatality in E Goodison, died Dec 15 Josephine Leavenworth 88 of Rick Pomorski said ‘ He tigation the state three years ago,” Harry F Evans of Westland died Opal M Grooms 92 of Rochester Westland died Dec 24 walked out of the house and Iverson’s identification Pomorski said W ere thinking Dec 21 Hills formerly of Birmingham and Louise N Lukomski 87 of onto the roadway” showed his birthdate as Jan 1, this m ay be the first one this JohmeW Jack Eaves 91, of Venice Fla died Dec 22 Plymouth died Dec 26 Iverson apparently walked 1980 * year’ Clarkston died Dec 28 K M into the path of a vehicle that The incident occurred on F William A Hofsess 77 of Audrey M Miller, 78 of Warren, died was travelmg north on Lilley his 25th birthday jgladden@oe homecomm net John A Fogliatti 64 of Highland Farmington died Jan 1 Dec 18 He was taken to Oakwood It was just three years ago (734) 459 2700 died Dec 28 Elizabeth M Hooker, 84 of Mark Allen Miller, 34, of Peoria Eleanor M Fox, 81 died Dec 29 Rochester Hills died Dec 8 Artz, formerly of Livonia, died Dec Rev Verle E Fridley Sr 83 of Helen Christine Hornback^58 of 22 Stoneysaid “It’s one of the with the College of Health and Anderson Ind died Dec 29 Harrietta, died Jan 1 Helen D (nee Kern) Morris, of LIBRARY first things you see at this age, Human Services of Eastern G V Berneice Horner, 9i of Auburn Beverly Hills died Dec 27 the first sign the clock is tick­ M ichigan University, will pro­ FR O M PAG E A1 Nancy A Gaffney, 79, of Orion Hills, died Dec 18 Bohdan Robert Moskalczyn, of ing In the first week, we had vide guidelines, food trends Westland, died Dec 28 person potential and some 25 people sign up ” and hands-on experiments P strategies to m eet the chal­ ■ ‘Mind, Body & Spurt Age with herbs STORAGE USA Ivan L Plunkett 83 of West Branch, lenges posed’ by pre-retire­ and Emotion, 7-9 p m ‘ T hat’s gomg to be a fun died Dec 25 ment years Campbell is direc­ Wednesday, March 30 - 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Alice cast this time though Elizabeth is Girl doll for luck unique, the fact that we make speed Sometimes they want I have a lot of respect for Cory hardly shy on stage And Andrew has been m so many shows at everything ourselves you to go slow so they can get and his family, Gorges said I liked it because all the people were watch­ th e theater he sounds likely to b e cast again - ‘ We hand make probably 90 different shots Some helicop­ ing me and they were taking pictures, she after his ear-catching audition percent of everything in house, ter shots are really cool for more information about Voodoo said Parents of the would-be actors spoke highly the front ends, frames, oil The next leg took the riders Choppers visit wwwvoodoochop Meghan Knorp, 6, said she too loves that of the theater, calling it a good opportunity for tanks, exhaust systems, con­ 280 miles northwest through perscom For more information about attention Meghan was recently cast m the last local youngsters trols r- there isn t anything the Ozark Mountains to the show Biker Build Off visit production, Babes in Toyland, along with her “It s really good for their self-confidence,’ somebody asked m e to make Branson, Mo “It was great www discovery com sister 8-year-old Alex Knorp said Lois Scupholm of Livonia th a t I haven t been able to, They agreed that auditions are ‘not very And Chris Knorp said this is the second per­ Gorges said scary” and the shows are all about one thing - formance for both of her girls In keeping with the show s having fun ‘ They absolutely love coming here, she prem ise, Gorges and his crew It’s not serious,’ Meghan said You just said h ad only 90 hours to build a w ant to have fu n ” They feel great about themselves It s been chopper from scratch, before S A V E 2 0 % She admitted being cast m a play like those a good experience ” they were off on the road trip ON ITEMS UNDER $50 at Livonia Youtheater does take some work For more information about Livonia His core building team OR ON ANY0ITEMS It takes a lot of rehearsals You have to look Youtheatre or Paperbag Productions call included Steve Broyles of at the script a few times and think you can do (586) 344 7774 Stevenson Cycle of Wayne In-Stock Item s Som e Exclusions Ends 1/15/05 it bringing his engine skills The Doll Hospital & Toy Soldier Shop For brother and sister team Andrew and scasota@os homecomm net | (734) 953 2054 Kevin Verkest, a Harrison

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As we watch tragedies like the tsunamis that hit south­ east Asia last week unfold half a world away, it’s easy for our initial thought to be, "Thank God it didn’t happen here There s a saying that all politics is local The same can oc said for most stones, a point borne out by the number of local people who were either lost m that horrific tragedy or who were affected by it In an effort reminiscent of the scene m the film I t ’s a Wonderful Life, when all of Bedford Falls turns out to help downtrodden George Bailey, people m this country ire turning out m huge numbers to help the victims of the tsunamis Nobody cares that the vast majority of the estimated 150 000 dead are from small southeast Asian countries Ii doesn t matter to anyone that Japan is giving $500 mil- I on m aid, or that the United States is up to $350 mil­ lion Right here in our little corner of the globe, worlds apart fiom the affected region, all people are asking is “Do they need help’’ And so the people are going to work The owner of Dollar Wish on Sheldon Road closed his store for a month to return to his native country How much help can one man be’ He’s about to find out No one should be surprised, but the Kiwams Club of Colpmal Plymouth and the Plymouth Noon Rotary are smack m the middle of raising disaster relief funds Undoubtedly, the other civic groups m town will also get involved, these are just the ones we know about so far LETTERS dhurches will surely help, we already know St Thomas a Becket in Canton is organizing a fund-raiser Other Call for help Once again, we did not stand in the well worth it I urge you to support churches are sure to follow, as they always do street intersections but local merchants Senate Bill 790 and Senate Bill 854 We hear tell of area parents who are trying to get kids I know Plymouth is a generous com­ were very supportive in allowing us at These bills will do a lot to improve our their entrances Many invited us in to recycling efforts involved through Pfymouth-Canton schools, although m unity and I am sending out a call for help We, the American Legion Auxiliary, warm ourselves or have a quick cup of details were still being sorted out at press time William Ventola have a great need coffee Once again we used a mail cam ­ This new round of sacrifice and giving comes immedi­ Plymouth Let me tell you who we are We are paign to reach as many of you as we ately on the heels of a holiday season that saw huge num­ Post No 112 of Plymouth Township Wej could We then took to the sidewalks America must do more bers of donations to groups like the Plymouth Salvation are a somewhat young post, only about' We would like to give a special thanks Army, the United Way and the Goodfellows, to mention 12 years old We are presently, and have to everyone who helped during the 2004 I recently became very enthused when ju st a few been for several years, meeting in the campaign, including Kroger, Kmart, I read that $2 billion has been pledged to It comes in the shadow of a slumbering economy that IO O F Hall in the city of Plymouth Anlyn, Options & Resources, TRAM, help the victims of the devastating tsuna­ has left less money for many It comes when people have The American Legion is an organiza­ Aism World Headquarters, Victory mi In the m idst o f so m uch pain and mortgages to make, utility bills to cover and holiday cred­ tion that works for the benefit of our vet­ Packaging, Community Financial, suffering, a person can only be hoping it card bills to pay erans and their families The American Cequent Towing Products, Sealant and praying for every life that was affect­ The generosity, the genuine concern for fellow human Legion is a very prominent and instrui Equipment and Engineering, the ed by this terrible tragedy beings comes at time when, instead of reaching the m ental organization in communities all Plymouth Noon Rotary Club and the Although m matters of life and death, boundmes of their tangible capability, people instead over the country Plymouth Elks Lodge No 1780 to name monetary issues barely affect a conscious j j \ e their capacity for compassion may well be limitless We here m Plymouth Township are a a few mind it is very evident th at m odern soci­ small but growing organization We do Also a special “thank you to the eties m ust rely on financial courtesies to all we can to help our community but we United Way for organizing the local col­ pull out of such tragedies To me this is a J could do so m uch more if we were in a laboration for the nonprofit groups This tragedy in itself building that could let us grow even program really works W ith m ore local I used the term financial courtesies,” more groups combining their efforts, it did because of the simple reason that a great |uto show still In June we sponsored three Plymouth make it better for us to serve even more majority (not all) of the money donated Canton young ladies to Girl’s State and this year is purely political For example, Japan two Plymouth-Canton young men to It was also a big help when the local has donated m ore money ($500 million) Boy’s State These two week-long pro­ school officials and churches, as well as then the richest country m th e world Critical to region gram s are held m Lansing and are m- other organizations, helped us identify (US $350 million) If we were being depth programs that teach our young where we were needed humane, we would do our duty to QtU people about the government One of the We also want to publicly thank attor­ humanity and help out, over and above Uater this month, the eyes of the world — or at least the young ladies was one of two Michigan ney Donald M organ and CPA Ed Schulz, all other nations, because we are aiitd world — will be firmly focused on Detroit as the girls nominated to go to Girl’s Nation in who worked with us so we could secure America Events like the tsunami take Motor City plays host to the 2005 North American Washington, D C , also a weeklong pro­ the 501(c)3 These two gentlemen gave precedent over all economic, political or Xnffe’rnational Auto Show gram generously of themselves to help out the friendly ties between nations, for people Horn the early days of Henry Ford through the 1970s, We, with the help of the community, Plymouth Goodfellows Plymouth is very who live w ithin in these nations are not there was no disputing that Detroit was the auto capital collected more than $3,500 during our blessed to have such fine professionals our enemies, they are simply citizens, of the world Everyone who was anyone in the business Poppy Days That money all goes to help within its community who occasionally live under evil regimes, was here, making the region an economic force the veterans at the Ann Arbor V A We want to assure you the Plymouth but they are still good humans, who sim­ The Detroit area, while it didn’t have the Golden Gate Hospital and other veteran facilities We, Goodfellows is a total volunteer organi­ ply w ant to live Bridge or New York’s Statue of Liberty, had something m cooperation with the Plymouth- zation None of the officers or other Therefore, it is our duty — not our else It was truly the place that put the world on wheels Canton elementary schools, every members receive any payment for their privilege, our duty — to make sure that lu d while there is no denying Detroit’s continuing December collect thousands of dollars efforts As an organization, we are united the people affected by the tsunami have importance to the automobile industry, much has worth of personal care items, which also m our desire to lend a helping hand to every chance possible to live changed since the 1980s to a point where the auto show go to the Ann Arbor V A hospitalized our neighbors who need one This has As an extremely patriotic American, veterans been such an exciting year for this group who does not take for granted what his itself is m danger of being marginalized We would like to do much more and nation has provided for him, I believe we A-global economy has seen the emergence of automak­ Plymouth Goodfellows with our growing membership we could must step up and put all political motives er s*with headquarters m Korea, Japan and other bur- do it very easily if only we had the space Saving our resources behind us gdining countries There are reports that India is posi­ and facilities to do it in For the sake o f humanity, th e tru e uni­ tioning itself to become the next motor capital And last We are good neighbors and would like Nearly 85 percent of Michigan’s trash versal link am ong all peoples, America week, it was announced a new car company based in to be even better neighbors We have goes into our landfills Michigan’s recy­ needs to take a more responsible role in Cluna is readying to crash our shores with new and inno­ many other programs that would be of cling rate of 151 percent lags way behind this tragedy, thus illustrating the respect vative cars great help to the youth of our communi­ the efforts o f most o f the natibn By it has to the Asian community affected, ^ e re has been a lot of talk about how Michigan’s econ­ ty In many communities throughout the depending on landfills to dispose of our its people, itself, and most importantly, omy is too dependent on the auto sector, and we need to state, buildings have been donated to trash, we are endangering the natural all of hum anity diversify our economic base That may be true, but we American Legion posts We are looking resources of the state Brad L Dizik also should not turn our backs on the industry that has for some help to obtain a building that We in Michigan have been blessed Farmington Hills supported our region for nearly 100 years could be donated to us, or leased at a with a beautiful state with plenty of So enjoy the auto show Revel in the new makes and very minimal amount woods and water for our enjoyment It is models Support local chanties by attending the black-tie I am truly hoping someone has an our responsibility to protect our environ­ ’ SHARE YOUR OPINIONS ' preview gala 1 answer for us ment for the generations to come We welcome your letters to the editor Please Michigan has depended on its deposit ?And, if the time is nght, take the plunge and order that Jeanette Burman, president include your name address and phone number Auxiliary Unit 112 law since 1979, and let recycling efforts new car or truck It’s what keeps Michigan’s economic for verification We ask that your letters be 400 engine running American Legion lag behind m ost of the country M ichigan beverage wholesalers and retailers have worbs or lesk We may edit for clarity space Goodfellow thanks accepted their responsibility, b u t it is not and Vontent enough Everyone must get involved m ~ y5h\ .4 PLYMOUTH The volunteers of the Plymouth saving our resources Mail \ Goodfellows offer a heartfelt “thank you ’ The legislature has passed two bills Letters to the editor ( B b r n t m t to all of our local residents who con­ that will require financial support to a Plymouth Observer Part of HomeTown Communications Network™ tributed to making this year’s campaign new Recycling Advisory Council and to a of No Child Without a Christmas” a statewide recycling coordinator These 794 South Mdin Brad Kadrich Marty Carry huge success bills can put some teeth into our recy­ Plymouth Ml 48170 Community Editor Advertising Director Because of your generosity, we were cling efforts and would be a big step to able to provide clothing and gifts to 134 improve our efforts statewide Fax. ^ Hugh Gallagher Peter Neill children and we provided food for 208 In these times of tight budgets, we (734)459 4224 residents m the Plymouth community m ust make some difficult choices on how Managing Editor Genera! 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What to do’ adequate in the future without significant changes m Spirit of Michigan State is not only a useful MSU’s Homer What was his favonte ptllj Diogenes, shme that lantern' tax and expenditure policy” reference book, it is an absolutely beautiful Spartan anecdote? “Hard to say,” but one Most legislators proclaim m public W hat Clay is saying in plain English is that the one coffee-table sized, lavishly illustrated, great one is a little secret story of how the - — that we have to cut state spendmg — state for five years has resorted to a bunch of one­ organized in chronological order, with little school got to be a football powerhouse without ever saying what exactly they time financial gimmicks to stave off Armageddon — capsule stones and biographies Dunng World War II, Hannah badly would cut, since that would inevitably using up rainy day funds, increasing fees, changing “This was my retirement project,” laughed wanted to get mto the Big Ten, but knew get someone mad Various special interest groups — dates of tax collections and other accounting trick­ a tnm McCnstal, who looks considerably he’d have to prove State could play with the teachers, pnson guards, city managers, you name em — ery The $6 5 billion stash that was m the piggy younger than a man graduated from the big boys So he enlisted then-Michigan Gov say we’ve got to cut spendmg, sure, but certainly not by bank has now been all used up East Lansing campus half a century ago Harry Kelly m an effort to persuade Notre slashing their own little patch of happiness And folks — whether Lansing types or ordinary Actually, he was essentially weaned on the Dame’s president to agree to play a regular The Michigan Chamber of Commerce says we ve citizens — are going to have to confront an emerg­ campus His father, King McCnstal, arrived senes with the Spartans “This was at the got to cut taxes even more than we have to impro v e ing budget crisis We have no choice, we are facing in East Lansmg as a professor of health and height of World War II, dunng rationing, the business climate Naturally, business leaders never billions m red ink The only way to accomplish this physical education m 1937 before Bruce and Mrs Kelly pulled three pnceless steaks address the problem of how to make up for the lost is to get serious about cutting spendmg, by increas­ entered kindergarten Michigan State out of the freezer” Meat matters Notre revenue, or what will happen when the money that ing taxes or by both College, as it was then called, was essentially Dame started coming to East Lansmg, and buys essential state services disappears That’s what the light of Diogenes’ lamp reveals, and still a small agncultural school State got into the Big Ten On and on it goes Fingers are being pointed left, the hope is that a few bright shining hard facts will But in the years after World War II, it ■ Blanchard for Democratic Party chair­ right and center, m an endless circle Diogenes would help bnng even less-than-honest men to the realiza­ rapidly expanded into a mega-university, man? Some people scoffed at the news that have despaired unless he was fortunate enough to tion that things have to change big-time largely due to the shrewd planning of former Gov Jim Blanchard was interested come across Tom Clay, director of state affairs for the In one positive development, Clay presented this President John Hannah, who realized m being the next Democratic national chair­ Citizens Research Council of Michigan material to newly elected state representatives at a hordes of returning World War II veterans m an But the idea may not be so farfetched CRC is a nonprofit research outfit that is widely recog­ meeting in Lansing last month ‘Frankly, I was would w ant to go to college, and that if he Blanchard, now a well-connected nized as both non-partisan and enormously expert Clay encouraged at the reaction of the new legislators built an athletic program, a great university Washington lawyer, is broadly acceptable to is a quiet, unassuming type who worked on state budg­ They’re understanding the facts and they’re con­ might follow all factions He is energetic, m a good posi­ ets under both Republican and Democratic governors cerned — much more now than they were two years Watching MSU expand before his eyes tion to be an honest broker and, perhaps for decades and probably knows as much as anybody ago at a similar meeting,” he told me was a shaping experience for Bruce most important, is not a candidate for presi­ about how oui states finances work Finally, I too have found that some people m Lansing McCnstal, who went on to serve as a pilot in dent Howard Dean, perhaps the front-run­ ^ He was the keynote speaker at a forum put on by are discussing this situation — m pnvate, of course — the U S Air Force and then to have a distin­ ner for the chairmanship, clearly wants to CRC m November The bottom line Under current with the seriousness it deserves But we don’t have much guished career in public relations, much of run again Insiders say Blanchard would policies of taxation and spendmg the Michigan gener­ time to get our house m order ‘We’re already behind the it at General Motors, where he ended his love the job, which will be filled in February, al fund structural (i e chronic built-m) deficit that eight-ball with respect to other states,” Clay said, ‘ and if career as director of worldwide employee but won’t formally run unless he thinks he became evident m fiscal year 2000 01 will continue to we don t fix this problem pretty soon the fUture is going to communications When he left the corpora­ has a good chance of winning and has solid grow mto the future, even given a reasonably opti­ be pretty gloomy1 tion in 1992, he immersed himself m the support from the nation’s Democratic gover­ mistic economic outlook As we ought to know by now, there is a terrible MSU archives nors The cause has to do both with the structure of price to be paid for ignoring a coming tidal wave There, he spent “hundreds and hundreds state spendmg and the nature of the state s tax sv$ of hours ’ There was a previous history of Jack Lessenberry is editorial vice president of tem Expenditures on Medicaid (thejomt state fed Phil Power is the chairman of the board of the company that owns MSU, published by the school for its centen­ HomeTown Communications! 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rederick writes I heard a Appliance it is solidified, you can place it working I checked the The subject of mold keeps m their warehouses and that person on radio say th at it Doctor into your regular trash hum idistat which was OK and getting more senoils each year fact can save you dollars if you was all right to pour grease You should clean your dis­ the solenoid which allows and although there is much yet buy soon I don t see any big Fdown th e kitchen sink H e also poser every few weeks by fill­ water to flow freely through to be proven, I don t take any changes in manufacturing that said that it was OK to pour it ing it with ice cubes, letting the pad chances with it would make it worthwhile to into the garbage disposer as Joe them stand in there for an To do this I had to take out wait for the newer models to long as you run water w ith it hour and then turning it on the pad, which I found to be NEW YEAR, NEW PRICE HIKES come out A washer is a washer Please give m e your opinion k .'f,- filled with mold and a dryer is a dryer, they still Thank you KEEP AN EYE ON PAD It is the ugliest and most The year 2005 brings some wash and dry clothes and the Frederick, the first thing I grease can also severely affect frightening thing to look at I heavy duty price increases m only big differences are that would like to tell you is that the drainage of that system Eric writes I moved into a kept it and still have it m a the cost of major home appli­ they keep adding more and you didn t hear it on my radio Grease also promotes bacteria home this past sum m er and it sealed bag ances The steel prices and oil more cycles to them which ?5 show Secondly, I don’t think growth inside of a garbage dis­ has a flow-thru type humidifier I don t know what kind of prices mandate that manufac­ percent of us don t use you can find a qualified poser, which is so close to an on the furnace Should I serious bacteria there is in this turers have no other choice but In closing let me wish every­ plumber who would agree with open sink change the filter (evaporator) thing but it didn’t take long to to raise your cost on the retail one of you a prosperous New that statem ent I always thought that the pad or simply wash it9 It looks purchase a new one and install level They are estimating that Year and a big thank you for Do not put grease down any disposer s instruction manual like it s m pretty good shape ” it increases will be 5 to 10 per­ reading this column Stay dram of your home, even if you warned the user about putting Thats a great question, Eric, I used to think that you cent on all shipments after tuned run water with it The end grease inside of if and leads me to tell you about could wash them with vinegar Jan 1 9 result can be a blocked dram The correct way to dispose of a friend who called me for and it would do the trick, but If you re thinking about a Joe Gagnon can now be heard on lme Grease can only cause grease is to pour it into a can assistance just a few weeks not anymore I have had the new product for your home WWJ 950 and WXYT1270 He is a mem other materials to stick to it, or disposable container, let it ago He asked me to check out very popular Apnlaire model sometime this year, do it now ber and past president of the Society especially hair If you are cool and then place the sealed his humidifier on the furnace and I buy a new filter pad for it Most appliance dealers will of Consumer Affairs Professionals His hooked up to a septic system, can into the refrigerator Once because he didnt think it was every year still have last year’s inventory phone number is (248) 455 7281

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Plants will be the Refreshments will be served at noon former and current master gardeners vines m our back yards can festooned by marble-size scar­ ry, with orange or red berries topic H-am Jan 8 Learn about Guest donation S3 and master gardening students to provide, besides shelter, winter let, golden or orange fruits pressed against black stems houseplants that will thrive For more information call Rita at attend membership meetings the sec food at a time when natural N ot all varieties of Gray dogwood is another, with indoors (248) 540 4249 ond Thursday of the month foods are apt to be scarce crabapple bear decorative white berries The seminar will provide information School of Gardening September through June MGAWC vol If those foods happen to be or persistent fruits, though, Viburnums are a group of on how to select a plant tips to The Michigan School of Gardening unteers meet m the Environmental brightly colored fruits, not only one of the best for color and for ornamental shrubs that encourage flowering and suggestions offers a variety of classes for differ Interpretive Center at the northwest can they offer sustenance, but feeding songbirds, pheasants include highbush cranberry, on using plants to enhance a home s ent levels at 29429 Six Mile in Livonia corner of the University of Michigan they can also decorate the win­ and grouse through the w inter bearing drooping clusters of dgcor just west of Middlebelt and at Goldner Dearborn campus 4901 Evergreen ter landscape with their colors is the Sargent crabapple glossy red berries, and English Gardens floral designers will Walsh Nursery 559 Orchard Lake Road between Ford Road and Michigan and with the flitting about of Staghorn sumac, another nannyberry and hobblebush, present Arranging Fresh Flowers 11 m Pontiac north of Square Lake Road Celebrating 20 years of community feeding birds, squirrels and plant that makes good w inter both o f whose berries start out a m Jan 15 This step by step demon and east of Telegraph service MGAWC has refreshments at 7 other wildlife feed for wildlife, grows as a bright red and then turn blue- stration will feature lots of inspiration Register early Seating is limited p m activity announcements at 7 30 A planting for wildlife does- medium-sized tree or as a large black Two vines to provide and design basics as wed as an Some classes have pre requisites For pm and a speaker at 8 p m Orchids n t have to look like a game shrub winter berries for wildlife are overview of seasonal products avail more information call (248) 4 GARDEN will be the topic of the meeting Jan preserve, because many plants It is invasive, spreading from bittersweet and Virginia creep­ able to decorate your home or visit www michigangardenmg com 13 Cooking will be discussed at the that bear colorful berries are seed and root suckers, so it er For the nearest English Gardens loca The schedule includes Effective Hand meeting Feb 10 MGAWC org has links fine landscape plants as well isn t a plant for small back Although abundant m tion call (800) 335 GROW or visit dawn Design Thursdays Jan 6 27 in to a campus map Call (734) 786 6860 You m ight already be grow­ yafds the wild, bittersw eet is wwwenglishgardenscom Livonia (fee is $168) Growing for a 24 hour recording ing a crabapple, m ountain ash Even if you don t grow it worth planting for its bright Cactus and Succulent Society Vegetables Mondays Jan 10 24 in or W ashington haw thorn tree - 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colors Together, they help tie include a red accent m a the rooms colors together into room, said Postif COLORS an organic whole FROM PAGE B1 Intenor designers are fond BLUE WELL BE HOT of encouraging potential cappuccino, saddle-leather, clients to clip and keep in a file Other shades Postif cites as and latte, Krass said Reds pictures of rooms they find upcoming stars are blue with have a brown or blue base, like attractive One of Ed Postif s green in it, such as robins egg a good Merlot, or the juice of a clients went one step farther blue, the blue of a Tiffany box great steak She took a trip to Tuscany and or turquoise commissioned Postif president Blue pairs well with coral CHALLENGING UPGRADES of Edward Postif Inc in gold, yellow and white said Plymouth, to give her a golden Postif Recently, clients asked Krass Tuscan living room Notan Coral is the new pmk espe­ to update a combined easy task if you compare cially the spicy tones of tanger­ hving/dming room m their Michigan sunshine with ine or cayenne cumin or cin­ West Bloomfield residence Tuscan sunshine, but the client namon And orange is coming Working ahead of the calendar wanted a soft candlelight gold on strong Krass used 2005 colors, and Gold is the new yellow said When Brian Clay Collins sometimes found it a stretch Postif Shades of old gold F A S ID senior interior to locate fabrics in desired marigold, goldenrod the deep designer at Marshall Field s tones er gold shades will be very m Interior Design Department “We painted the walls a this year so it was a pleasure to Northland designed last bronzy green, and covered the do this room We painted the November a vignette for the sofa in a deeper version of the walls dark gold, the carpeting Detroit Symphony Orchestra same color, Krass said The is a soft gold, and the sofa is fund-raiser Orchestrations faux silk taffeta curtains are a camel chenille very soft and for the Home m the color called mink’The dining comfortable Brunschwig & Fils showroom PHOTOS BY LAWRENCE MCKEE [STAFFPHOTOGRAPHER room table and chairs family The golden effect is comple at the Michigan Design Center heirlooms, are wood with a mented by a fiddlehead green in Troy he took a fresh natural gold tone, and the bar ottoman trim m ed m wine a approach rattan and the only wall fea­ did quantities of fresh oranges the Brunschwig & Fils show­ cabinet is creamy with a yellow chocolate brown chair another Fresh oranges to be exact ture was a large round mirror m blue-and-white Chinese room “They added a wonder­ base, so the wall and curtain chair covered in wine and The two walls of the vignette trim m ed m gold bordered in porcelain bowls from Carlton- ful aroma to the area, they last­ color scheme was a natural chocolate stripes, and a love were a pumpkin colored grass- black James Galleries also m the ed a long time and we only progression, beginning with seat m fiddlehead green and cloth, painted with a vine All furniture and fabrics MDC had one fruit fly’ the family’s antiques gold striped velvet Add throw design were from Brunschwig & The oranges contributed a An area rug m the living pillows in bordeaux and a red Two sofas were covered with Fils fresh touch of color thats Joan Boram is a freelance writer who foom, gold with deep bronzy floral and you have a room that a nubby white fabric side fur­ Tangerine and marigold impossible to duplicate, said writes about intenprtiesign for the green, watery blues and chest any Tuscan would love niture was black lacquer with throw pillows added color as Sharon Krumr«;-m^a§er qt k m s p a p m nut brown accents is comple I learned from an artist mented by throw pillows on friend who always put a spot of the sofa that pick up the rugs red in a painting to always Everything ForYour Backyard See You at:

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STAFF WRITER Whalers first The new kid on the block skated The Plymouth Whalers away with a milestone victory m moved into first place in 'Riesday nights cross-campus show­ the Ontario Hockey down between the Plymouth and League's West Division Salem hockey teams Tuesday night with a 6-3 The Wildcats recorded their first- victory over the Saginaw ever Western Lakes Activities Spirit in a game played Association win when they surprised before 3,364 people at the Rocks, 4-3, before an enthusiastic the Saginaw County crowd at the Compuware Sports Event Center Arena Plymouth is now 4-5 overall James Neal's power- and 1-3 in the WLAA, Salem slipped play goal at 018 of the to 6-5-1 and 3-2 third period snapped a 3 TOM HOFFMEYER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER It was a huge win for this team, 3 tie and proved to be the especially since it was our first league game winner Neat was Plymouth-Canton-Salem Penguins goalie Kristie Kowalski smothers a Harper Woods Regina shot during the second period of Tuesday night s game at win and it was against our cross-cam- assisted by Mike Knight Canton's Arctic Edge Arena PCS won, 3-2 pus rival, Plymouth coach Mike The victory improved Kaput said “The boys finally decided the Whalers' record to 16 to play as a team and get rid o f the 14-4-3 Their 39 points individual play that had cost us m ear­ are one more than sec Penguins outskate Regina, 3-2 lier games They’re sky-high right ond-place Sault Ste now Marie ‘Salem has a good team and they re Plymouth received BY ED WRIGHT as well Our entire defense played a well-coached, so we knew we had to goals from five other STAFF W RITER 'Our entire defense played a good good game ” play together if we were going to win players Jonas Fiedler Following a scoreless first period, I m very proud of the team ’ Dan Collins, John With their once-comfortable three- game/ PCS scored twice m the second on Salem coach Fred Feiler said he was Mitchell, Mike Looby and goal lead evaporating faster than a goals from sophomore Adrienne disappointed with his squad’s mental Vaclav Meidl Kevin hockey rink m th e m iddle of the Lon Callahan Cercone and junior Kelli Bargowski approach to Tuesday night’s game Tuckey, Thomas Harrison desert, the Plymouth-Canton-Salem Penguin coach Cercone punched m a rebound follow­ I don’t want to take anything away and Patrick McNeil Penguins turned to goalie Kristie ing a shot by Amy Coleman, while from Plymouth because they played scored for the Spirit, who Kowalski to preserve a victory Tuesday Bargowski’s goal was assisted by Tara well, but this was our worst game of dropped to 9-25-1-4 night against Harper Woods Regina in Bollard the year, Feiler said We didn t Plymouth outshot a crucial Michigan Metro Girls High MMGHHL, while Regina slipped to 6 Tara made a great pass to Kelli, who respond the way we should have com­ Saginaw, 14-5, in the deci­ School Hockey League game 3 The two teams trail only first-place scored top shelf, Callahan said ‘Kelli ing out of the break We were flat and sive third period Ryan Kowalski responded, knocking away Grosse Pointe South in the conference had a good, all around game She did a Plymouth played with more emotion Nie earned the victory in five third-period Saddlelite shots to standings nice job of bringing th e puck up th e th an we d id ” net for the winners ^ save the Penguins thrilling 3-2 victory Kristie played really well,” Penguin ice into our end ’ Plymouth s Ryan Stam m opened the The Whalers have now in a the game played at Canton s Arctic coach Lon Callahan said She made a During the second intermission scoring with an unassisted goal six won five of their last six Edge Arena PCS improved its record couple of great saves and she did a Callahan said she warned her team m inutes into the game Salem s Chris road games Their next to 8 2 overall and 7 1 m the nice job of covering up rebound shots home game at the PLEASE SEE PENGUINS, C3 PLEASE SEE PLYMOUTH, C3 Compuware Sports Arena is Saturday, Jan 15, ag^msf Guefp^ Soccer signup Miscues doom Canton cagers, 55-44 The city of Plymouth Beaming Recreation Department will be accepting spring BY ED WRIGHT We’re a very young team utes of the fourth to put a youth soccer registration 'We committed way too STAFF WRITER and our players are just stranglehold on the victory the entire month of Salem gymnasts starting to get used to play­ The Chiefs connected on January at the recreation Canton’s boys basketball many turnovers to win/ ing with one another,” just 3-of-l6 shots m the office during business team needed more than Lockndge said fourth quarter and 18-of-54 hours, 9 30am to 4 30 Charlie Paye antibiotics to cure the severe Neither team could pull (33 percent) for the game pm Monday through shrug off rust to Canton coach case of turnover-it is it suf­ away from th e o th er in the Pioneer hit half of its fourth- Friday The office is locat­ fered from Tuesday night m first half, which ended with quarter attempts (6-of-12), ed in the Plymouth win opening meet its final non-league game Canton ahead, 21-17 The but just 19-of-53 (36 per­ Cultural Center, 525 against Ann Arbor Pioneer “The two things I talked to Chiefs secured the intermis­ cent) for the game Farmer St All first-time The Chiefs, who were the team about before the sion advantage by scoring Cantons Julian Smith was registrations require a BY ED WRIGHT throwing up the ball for game — keeping the intensi­ the final six points — four the game s top scorer with 13 birth certificate STAFF WRITER grabs on several occasions ty level up and keeping the from senior point guard points The fee for 6-and-under against Pioneer’s pesky man- turnovers down — we didn’t Andy Cortelhm and two from The senior forward also through 8-and-under divi­ Salem’s- gymnastics team to-man defense, committed do very well,” Canton coach senior shooting guard David yanked down seven sions is $60 for Plymouth returfted from the holiday break 20 turnovers in the 55-44 Charlie Paye said ‘ We com­ Calille rebounds Calille finished residents and $85 for Monday rested, but rusty setback in th e Phase III gym­ m itted way too m any Junior guard Keenyn with 10 points and Cortellmi non-residents Even though they weren’t nec­ nasium turnovers to win We played, Joplin’s fast-br^ak layup with had seven For 9-and-under and essarily at the top of th e ir game, Canton will take a 4-2 with intensity in spurts, but 1 30 left m th e th ird quarter Ladel Harris came off the older divisions, the fee is the Rocks still managed to out- record into Friday night’s we have to do it for four gave the Pioneers a 33-28 bench to lead P ioneer’s bal­ $65 for Plymouth resi­ performWayne/Westland, Western Lakes Activities quarters ” lead, however, Canton’s Steve anced attack with 11 points dents and $95 for non­ 128 45-94,15, in the season open­ Association opener at home Pioneer coach Greg Paye and Calille scored the Joplm and Matt Fileccia both residents er for both team s against W alled Lake Lockridge said his team’s final four points o f th e quar­ netted 10 For more information W e w eren t able to practice Western The game will tip sub-par record is misleading te r to bring th e Chiefs to Led by Ryan W aidm ann’s call (734) 455-6620 or much during the break because of off at 6 p m , an hour earlier considering the difficulty of within 33-32 with eight mm 10 boards and Kevin see the department's vacations, so it wasn t a great than the usual starting time its early schedule and the rel­ utes remaining Thorntons nine, Canton out- Web site at wwwci ply- meet for us,’ Salem coach Dana Pioneer won for just the ative inexperience of his Pioneer outscored Canton rebounded th e visitors, 38- mouth mi us Driscoll said second time m six games team 9-1 over th e first four m in­ 31 A few of the girls who were Madonna men win competing m their first meet did The Madonna surprisingly well, though We University men's basket won, b u t we could have done b et­ ball team improved its te r” record to 4-11 Dec 30 Salem earned the top three Cortellini’s court skills frustrate foes with a 93-85 victory over spots in the all-around competi­ Grabe Bible in the conso tion and in each of the four indi­ lation game of the Hope vidual events Elena Gueorguiev College tournament was the top point-earner, netting BY ED WRIGHT Noel Emenhiser paced 33 60 Meghan Negele was sec­ STAFF WRITER the Crusaders, scoring a ond overall w ith 31 65, followed tournament-record 38 closely by teammate Brittany High school basketball coaches spend hours points Young, who compiled 31 30 upon hours of valuable practice time trying to For his efforts, the sen­ points design the unbreakable, momentum-seizing, ior from Monroeville, Ind, Young captured the vault with a full-court press that will force their opponents was named to the ail- score of 8 35 Gueorguiev was to commit one panic-stricken turnover after tournament team second (8 30) and Negele was another third (8 25) So when Canton YMCA hoop Gueorguiev took top honors in senior point guard Registration for the bars, beam and floor events, Andy Cortellmi drib­ Plymouth YMCA boys and while Negle finished third in the bles through and girls travel league teams bars and the beam around these presses begins Monday, Jan 10 Sarah Bugosh, Katerina like a Porsche maneu­ The boys teams are for Kariotis and Shawdi Dafger also vering through rush- players between the ages Prep Profile earned top-three finishes for the hour traffic on 1-275, of 12 and 14 while the w inners it’s enough to make girls teams are for play­ Salem will return to action opposing coaches bang their clipboards, burn ers ages 8 and 9 Tuesday when it takes on cross­ timeouts and deliver eardrum-popping lectures Signups for the YMCA's campus rival Canton at Plymouth to their deflated players TOM HOFFMEYER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER youth c>ed basketball High School The meet is set to Cortellini’s court skills at times defy logic, league (ages 6-12) ancl\ start at 7 p m 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BY ED WRIGHT said Wolvenne coach Keith Belleville 64 Alien Park 40 The Tigers down some outside shots We only shot sx in the first quarter so we switched to a zone done in by costly turnovers down the stretch outscored the Jaguars 15 4 in the decis ve sec threes wh ch s key for us We get into troube he said We held them to just eight points in and thfe hom e team capitalized STAFF WRITER Anleitner “We’ve only won twice, but we’ve played a very ond quarter to improve the r early season when we settle for the outside shots too the second quarter so it worked Baptist Park had the ball on an out of record to 6 0 Allen Park fell to 4 2 m u c h The Bulldogs held a slim 30 29 halftim e lead bounds play with 15 seconds left and the score

You couldn’t have faulted difficult schedule which will Belleville jun or swing man Leon Freeman Be ieviile returns to act on Fr day night before widening the gap to 47 40 after three t ed PCA coach Doug Taylor recounted Bntton-Macon’s basketball team only make us stronger down the was too much for the Jags to handle in the when it hosts Monroe Tip off is set for 7 pm q u a r te r s Stephen Sumner made a great steal for us We if it let out a collective sigh of road We should be more than paint as he tallied 20 points and a team high 12 Dearborn Heights Robichaud 59 Plymouth D J Coleman paced the Wildcats offense called a time out and set up a play but we relief when Canton Agape ready for the league schedule ” rebounds Tommie Clark netted 11 for the win 51 The Wildcats hung tough but eventually with 22 points Josh Le Due tallied 11 points turned it over with 4 6 seconds left They ran a Christian’s Derek Leathers exit­ Agape led 17-14 after one ners while Mike Donaldson and Carlos Clark succumbed to a deep and talented Robichaud all in the second half and 11 rebounds double screen play for Brian Ison and he made ed its gymnasium Tbesday quarter before pulling away by each had eight squad The game was the first on the road this We started to pound the ball inside to Josh a shot in the key with 19 left The Tigers led 1712 after one quarter and season for Plymouth which fell to 4 2 The in the second half and he came through for PCAs Matt Saagm ars 21 footer at the night out-sconng its hosts, 22-7, m the 3216 at the half They sealed the win by out Bulldogs mproved to 51 us Van Wagoner said buzzer just missed the mark Leathers wore out the Tones second stanza. B-M never got to running their vis tors 2110 m the third quarter We were only down three with 130 left and The Wildcats were inconsistent from the The Eagles led 1513 after one quarter 26 24 with 21 points and 21 rebounds within, single digits the rest of We missed a ton of lay ups in early on or we had the ball so we took it down to the charity stripe sinking just 11 of 18 attem pts at the half and 39 32 with eight minutes left to lead the Wolvennes to a 63- the contest we would have had 25 to 30 points in the f rst wire sa d Plymouth coach Tom Van Wagoner Plym outh opens its Western Lakes Activities Aaron Ciborowski turned in a strong per • 5 0 tn u m p h Agape is now 2-4 Leathers wasn’t the only quarter lamented Bellevi le coach Mike They weren t a real good free throw shooting Association schedule Friday when it travels to formance in the losing cause netting 20 points. heading into Tuesday night s Wolvenne who enjoyed a pro­ Kroge! We got more assertive defens ve y n team coming nto the game but they seemed Livonia Churchill The opening tip is set for 7 and 14 rebounds Sumner finished with 12, the second quarter and picked up our defense to hit everything down the stretch from the p m points seven assists and four steals while home game against ductive night Jack Anleitner in the post Their top scorer Kevin Klein had lin e Taylor Baptist Park 49 Plymouth Christian Chase VanTiem contributed seven points five; Summerfield The game — twined 18 while Gabe Molnar eight in the first quarter to keep them in t The first quarter was reminiscent of a mid Academy 47 The Eagles played in Taylor assists and six rebounds scheduled for 7 p m — will be chipped in with 10 Ryan Barber Klein finished with 25 points but his team 80s NBA game as defense was nowhere to be Tuesday night but rt must have felt like they The Eagles host the International Academ y; played at Canton’s Discovery contributed seven and Bryan mates had a hard time matching his produc found Robichaud ed 2219 after eight minutes were in Heartbreak City following a painful loss of Flint Fr day night at 7p m Middle School Homing had four Phillip Bailey ti o n forcing Van Wagoner to switch his defensive to the Wildcats ewnghtdoe homecomm net) “The team is starting to jell,’ paced the Tones with 15 Leon played well for us Krogel said He s t r a t e g y PCA led 47 42 with 158 left in the game (734) 953 2108 took the bail to the basket and he knocked We were giving up too many easy baskets before getting outscored 7 0 The Eagles were

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PREP BASKETBALL at Suburban Arena 5 30 p m VOLLEYBALL Madonna vs Menlo College (Catlf) TBA Friday Jan 7 BOYS SWIMMING Thursday Jan 6 Wednesday Jan 5 SalematW L Central 7pm Thursday Jan 6 Bloomfield Hills Roeperat OM Dearborn at Madonna 5 30 p m W L Western at Canton 6pm Woodhaven at Plymouth Plymouth Christ an 7p m Alpena CC atSchoolcraft 5 30 p m Plymouth at Livon a Churchill 7p m at Canton High Schoo pool 7p m Saturday Jan 8 Saturday Jan 8 Monroe at Befleville 7p m Belleville at Yps lanti 7 pm Canton at W L Central Invitat oral 9 a m Madonna at Siena Heights 1 p m International Academy of Flint Saturday Jan 8 Plymouth Chrst an at Schoolcraft at Delta CC 1pm at Plymouth Chr st an 730pm Salem and Canton at Whitmore Lake Tournament T8A ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE PREP HOCKEY Rock Kilgore Invitatonal noon GYMNASTICS Thursday Dec 30 Friday Jan 7 WRESTLING Thursday Jan 6 Whalers vs Sarnia Sting Salem at Livonia Stevenson Thursday Dec 30 Canton at Northv lie 7 pm at Compuware Arena 7 30 p m at Eddie Edgar Arena 6pm Belleville at Goodr ch Inv tat onal 9 30 a m Saturday Jan 8 Tuesday Jan 4 W L Western at Canton at Thursday Jan 6 Carton at Rockford Invitational 10 a m Whalers at Saginaw Spirit 7 p m Arctic Edge Arena 8 p m Salem at W L Northern 630pm MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Tuesday Jan 6 Saturday Jan 8 L voma Franklin at Canton 6 30 p m Saturday Jan 8 Whalers at Barr e Colts 7 30 p m Chelsea at Plym outh at Plymouth at Norttivil e 6pm Siena He ghts at Madonna 3 p m Friday Jan 7 Compuware Sports Arena 4pm Allen Park at Bellevil e 6 30 p m Schoolcraft at Delta CC 3 p m Whalers at Sudbury Wolves 7 30 p m Taylor Truman at Saturday Jan 8 WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Sunday Jan 9 Bellev lle/Willow Run 9pm Salem at Wyandotte Inv tational 10 a m Thursday Dec 30 Whalers at Sault Ste Mane 7p m PCS Penguins at Walled Lake Plymouth at Saginaw Her tage Tourney T8A (Peninsula Hoops Classic Menlo Calif) TBA-tim e to be announced

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his football season had more than a definite highlight of Teddy Lehman was also a huge posi­ T H E B A D Manucci says it all the time Most its share of moments for the the season tive He is a keeper at any position he games in the NFL are decided by a Detroit Lions One moment it Harrington said ‘We plays on the field There just weren t enough big plays touchdown or less, so that s really Tdidn’t have was a playoff ru n and, for have to keep that Eddie Drummond showed he could to turn a 4-2 start into a playoff sea­ nothing to hang your hat o^ the 47th straight year there will be no m indset into next be a tour de force on special team s son Winning just two games in the Besides Williams, there was never pro football championship in the year Fast Eddie returned four kicks for last 10 was a bad thing for a team a good second option for Harrington M otor City Its time once again to They also found a touchdowns before injury ended his th a t showed so m uch promise m the passing gam e Az H akim and m otor through the good, the bad and running game Kevin season He was one of three Lions to Dropped passes, penalties and Tai Streets just didn t catch passes the ugly Jones was better than make the Pro Bowl missed opportunities littered the consistently enough m a league that advertised He Shaun Rogers was another He was Lions’ landscape thrives on home run receivers THE GOOD became only the third a standout at defensive tackle and is T he Lions lost six games by a Fernando Bryant was signed for rookie running back signed on long term His $15 million touchdow n or less, b u t th at didn t big money to shore up the corner- The Lions broke their N FL record m Lions history to eclipse 1,000 signing bonus is die largest m team im press team President M att Millen back spot opposite Pro Bowl player 24-game road losing streak. They did it yards annals Big Baby is worth every penny or the head coach D re Bly H e was injured too m uch to m the opener at Chicago and won two I think it’s a big-time positive for Roy Williams is another guy who “Six wins just isn’t acceptable get a good read on whether he can be more on the road as well Joey 2004, Jones said proved that he can be a big-play guy m None of us around here should be a star The jury is still out on Chris Harrington played his best football I agree with Kevin,’ coach Steve this league When Charles Rogers gets happy with that, despite the one Cash and Andre Goodman as well away from home Manucci added back, we’ll have terrific bookend game improvement over 2003, Winning three tunes on the road was The emergence of rookie linebacker receivers,’ Manucci said Millen said PLEASE SEE WILSON, NEXT PAGE

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i t ^ t s V a h Offering constructive criticism to others can be beneficial but only if the other person is receptive to our M l 9 M jttS 'jf A O comments In teaching situations or during on-the-job training constructive criticism is usually necessary to instruct and help a person develop a trade or vocation However correcting someone even in a kind or skillful manner can be very challenging since we are never sure how the individual may react Many friendships and families have been destroyed because someone has been overly critical of another person s words or actions Knowing when we should offer our comments can also be difficult and we should be fairly certain that our comments are truthful and necessary It often seems so easy to criticize others because we mistakenly believe that we are without fault or are such experts on most everything The Bible tells us that we look at the speck in our brother s eye but we pay no attention to the log in our own (Luke 6 41) Faultfinding and being overly critical of others especially behind their backs are wrong and can become habit forming However kind words are good for the soul and help to build a person up

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If you want to submit an item for the are dependent on attendance and Dtvorce Recovery Workshop $ 1 . 6 7 religion calendar fax it to (734) 591 costs cover food curriculum and sup Bethany Rochester conducts a workshop 7279 or write Religion Calendar plies Pre pay for a discount or pay as beginning 7 30 9 30 pm Thursday Jan Observer Newspapers 36251 you go Dinner and program is $40 13 for 11 weeks at St Irenacus Catholic Fam ily'Pack Schoolcraft Road Livonia Ml 48150 program only $25 Drop in dinner and Church 7710 Old Perch Road Rochester The deadline for an announcement to program $5 per night drop in pro Hills The workshop is open to the appear in the Thursday edition is gram $2 50 per night at St Matthew s divorced and separated of all faiths No F a r m F r e s H U , noon Monday 30900 Six Mile between Merriman charge For more information call Mike and Middlebelt Livonia For more at (248)652 3860 information call (734) 422 6038 Birmingham First Concert Series Boneless** JANUARY Catholic Church update Presents Everyone Dance a varied pro Were you once Catholic7 Beginning gram of music based on dance with S k i n l e s s Blood Drive Monday evening Jan 11 for six weeks concert organist Tom Trenney and 8 30 a m to 130 p m Sunday Jan 9 St Marys of the Hills Parish will host Friends 7 30 pm Friday Jan 14 in the at Nardm Park United sessions entitled While You Were sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church Methodist Church 29887 West 11 Mile Away Join the discussion of what s 1669 West Maple between Cranbrook C h ic k e n Farmington Hills No appointment nec happened in the Catholic Church as it and Southfield roads A meet the essary For more information call relates to Mass Sacraments and artists reception follows the program (248) 476 8860 beliefs/practices For more informa No charge but a freewill offering will be New schedule tion or to register call Jan Hall at collected to benefit future events in Beginning Jan 9 St Matthew s United (248) 853 5390 ext 123 the concert series For more informa Methodist Church begins a new sched Pasties fundraiser tion call Trenney at (248) 644 2040 ext ule for Sunday morning Worship serv Newburg United Methodist Church is 136 ice begins at 9 30 a m followed by making and selling Cornish pasties as Concert classes for all ages (nursery to adult) a fundraiser The cost is $3 each Unity Acoustic Coffee House presents at 10 45 a m Order early Only 1000 pasties will be The Cats and The Fiddle a group of 9 Fishin for Friends & Faith is the made To order call the church office year old musicians 6 pm Saturday Wednesday program running from at (734) 422 0149 There will be some Jan 15 at Unity of Livonia 28660 Five Jan 19 to March 16 Optional buffet one to take your order 9am to 12 30 Mile Livonia There is a $5 donation, For dinner is at 6 p m followed by pro p m Tuesday Wednesday Jan 1112 more information call (734) 4211760 i 1 i gram from 6 30 8 p m There is some Call in orders only Do not leave any Bible studies OFF thing for everyone Kids travel to dif orders on the answering machine Led by C Jack Brinkman 8 9pnt ferent stations as they learn through They will be ignored Thursdays at the Birmingham YMCA Fresh Express games crafts songs and mission proj Pick up times are 11 am to 6 pm 400 east Lincoln Brinkman wrote the ects the evening s Bible message Thursday Jan 20 and 11 a m to 5 p m book The Word of God Jesus Christ Adults study Wrestling with Angels Friday Jan 21 at 36500 Ann Arbor Part of the proceeds from book sales » — Salads through video and discussion Fees Trail Livonia go to the YMCA V ~~ r * all varieties 4.5 oz.-3 lb.

JlTmUd $ 3 . 9 9 ib * * * Juicy Red or Sweet Green Seedless Bing Obituaries, Memorials, Remembrances Q r a p e s Cherries 1-800-579-7355 ❖ fax 734-953-2232 e-mail OEObits@ oe homecomm net 2 ib s. for $ 3 2 f ° r $ 5 2 f c ' $ 4 Jumbo Sweet Sweet. Red Blueberries or P eaches or Raspberries Blackberries DENNIS J. WITTKOP ROBERT PLANTHOLT WILLIAM "BILLY" J. Westland formerly of Dundee Ml Age 83 of Brookings OR KIRBY N e c t a r i n e s %h pint /z pint Age 53 died unexpectedly January 2 died December 27 2004 at Age 44 January 4 2005 of Livonia 2005 at home The family will receive his home of natural causes Dearest son of Marguerite Dear friends at Ochalek Stark Funeral He served in the U S Army brother of Michael (Tammy) and Home in Milan on Wednesday from 6 during WWII Mr Plantholt was a Mark (Linda), Brother in Law of Liz 9pm and Thursday from 2 5 and 7 graduate of the Pratt Institute of Gormley Nephew of Reverend Kaye 9pm Funeral services will be held Industrial Design in New York City Corning Gloria Lewis Joan and 11 00am Friday at the funeral home and worked as an industrial designer Qumto Serra Diane and Jim with Rev Richard Burstall of Azalia his entire career Mr Plantholt moved Wrobleski Caregiver Norma Rudlaff United Methodist officiating Burial to Brookings 10 years ago to be near He was proceeded in death by his will be a later date in Azalia Cemetery the ocean he loved He is survived by Father James Uncle Russ Aunt Jane Dennis was bom on April 16 1951 in his wife Elaine of Brookings three and Caregiver Russell Dunning Tecumseh to John and Helen (Lamson) daughters Barbara Thompson and Funeral Mass Friday at 11am Instate - 4 0 % Wittkop He graduated from Dundee husband Bitch Bonnie Shanks and at 10am St Maurice Catholic HS in 1969 then attended U of M On husband Bob and Carol Plantholt a Church 32765 Lyndon Livonia C a p r o u ■ October 25 1974 he married Leslie son Steven Plantholt and wife Visitation Thursday 1 9pm at the R G Williams and she survives He worked Melody a sister Ethel Laughlin and & GR HamsfFuneral Home 15451 for Voltech Controls in Westland husband Grant and seven grandchil Farmington Rd Livonia The family Drink ro^ch . Lean Cuisine before joining Automotive Systems dren Steven Jennifer Matthew Tim suggests contribution to The Michigan all vonetie* Inc in Auburn Hills where he was part Kara Cassidy and Kory No services Special Olympics and Wayne County ‘ Entrees owner Survivors besides his parents are planned Arrangements by Association of Retarded Citizens 10 ct. regular or 5 varieties include a son Eric of Dearborn Hts Redwood Memorial Chapel ol two brothers David (Joan) of Milan Brookings OR WILLIAM A. HOFSESS or 6 ct Buj & Dale (Lee) of Allegan four nephews excludes Fruit tV and a niece He was preceded in death Age 77 Beloved husband of Joan by his grandparents Loving father of Richard (JoLynn) Nicholas Debra Gaunt (Richard) Diane Hofsess (Joseph Giacomin) ELEANOR M. FOX and Edward (Cathleen) Cherished 1 5 for$ 5 9 9 i s i v MILTON LAVIOLETTE im I i O bits c/eCharolelte Age 73 formerly of Ann Arbor & 784-053-2232 Livonia died December 3 2004 m California He is survived by son Douglas daughter Janice grandsons C h a ro lsfis W ilson D u s e 734-953-2370 Charles and Douglas siblings Ronald I u Allen and Daniel Bonnie Andree s r l i z K e is s i Marlene Kome Nancy Warner and 734*953*286? Marianne Watson A memorial service orM fm will be held at 11 00 a m on Saturday 866 81$ 78S3 January 15 2005 at Ford Memorial United Methodist Church in Detroit Prices 'effective thru'Sunday, January 1

< * ) Observer & Eccentric | Thursday January 6 2005 LOCAL SPORTS www hom etownhfe com New year brings renewed Blue-line stabilizer hope for struggling teams Recently acquired Looby fits right in on Whalers' defense appy New Year, 563-2643 (four), Macomb County (two), BY ED WRIGHT bowlers ■ Over the past nine years, Oakland County (one) Wayne STAFF WRITER the Mayflower Wednesday County (two) Along with the onset of Seniors in R edford have held At the election in May, the LOO BY* LOO-BY* LOO­ 2005, many leagues use the the Senior-Youth Challenge leagues will elect its own rep­ BY’ split season system, which tournam ent m w hich th o u ­ resentative based on the The chant echoed through means each sands of dollars in scholar­ county where th eir bowling the stands near the team starts ship m oney had been aw ard­ establishment is located Compuware Sports Arena out tied for ed to the winning youth They will also vote for line penalty box seconds after first place bowlers officers and directors at-large Plymouth Whalers defense- again and It tu rn s out th a t th is year To be on the ballot m May, m an Mike Looby (pro­ has a chance there were no Saturday youth a m em ber m ust be nom inated nounced loo-bee) was direct­ to win the leagues at Mayflower Lanes at the January meeting ed there by the head lines­ cham pi­ As a result, there could be no Delegates to the March 18 man during the final minutes onship dur­ such competition m 2005 ABC convention in Baton of the teams Dec 28 game ing the sec­ The tournament committee Rouge, La will be elected at this meeting against Brampton Ten Pin ond h alf met several times to decide LOO-BY' LOO-BY’ LOO­ My team, a what to do this year, and The financial statement has BY’ Alley m em ber of came up with an alternate been approved by the auditor It continued at an increas­ the plan, which is to schedule a and will be available at the ingly louder decibel level Al Mayflower tournament again on meeting If anyone cannot until the penalty-box door W ednesday Saturday, Feb 5 with mem­ attend the meeting and wants opened two minutes later Senior M en’s bers of all th ree senior m en’s a copy, please call the associa­ and Looby bolted back out Classic, fin­ leagues (Monday, Wednesday tion office This is for the onto the ice to help the ished the first half in 21st and Friday) to compete on 2003-04 season and has the W halers finish off a convinc­ place out of 24 teams A high­ that date, which normally previous one for com parison ing 6-2 victory light, however, came from would have been for the youth Complimentary chants teammate Charley Orbecky of bowlers ■ My son, Donald, of San aren’t unusual at Whalers’ Taylor, who shot his first ever It is to be an ABC sanc­ Francisco, was home for the games, but they’re normally 300 score last week His pre­ tioned event with eligibility holidays and of course we reserved for the the organiza­ vious high w as 299 about lim ited to M ayflower Lanes went bowling soon after the tion’s more familiar players eight years ago He also won senior league bowlers If there Wednesday league had fin­ 3 who have spent at least a an American Bowling are sufficient youth bowlers at ished year toiling for the home­ Congress watch for going 100 Mayflower Lanes again next H e had left a solid 10-pin in tow n team pm s over average for one year, the event will be the first frame, then threw 10 Looby has been a Whaler game resumed as in the past years strikes m a row and left for just over three months, another 10-pin on the last which shows how quickly ■ There are plenty of high ■ The Greater Detroit ball for a 289 score Plym outh fans have grown to average women bowlers m Bowling Association’s semi­ Not bad for someone who appreciate the 19-year-old’s our area who can compete in annual meeting is 1 p m only bowls about twice a year rugged and effective play on scratch competition, which Sunday, Jan 16 at There is not a lot of bowling the blue-line and beyond starts at 1 p m Saturday, Feb Renaissance Bowl in Detroit going on the Bay Area There Plymouth Whalers defenseman Mike Looby has been a stabilizing force for 5 at Cherry Hill Lanes, locat­ This is where every GDBA are only three howling centers GRADE A TRADE the team's defensive corps since he was acquired in a trade with Sault Ste ed at Inkster and Cherry Hill league should send a repre­ m the City of San Francisco Marie on Sept 21 Known for his gritty work along the blue-line, Looby roads sentative to get immediate and not many m the outlying In a trade that looks more scored in his third consecutive game Tuesday night It is open any woman feedback on what is going on area, compared to over 100 shrewd with each passing bowler who has shot a sanc­ locally with bowling, as well centers m our own backyard Plym outh game, the W halers nate to be able to acquire ” HEAVY HEART tioned 700 senes as to participate in voting and acquired Looby from Sault Whenever possible, Looby It will begin with three have a voice m the process ■ Woodland Lanes in Ste Mane on Sept 21 for a is paired with fellow Looby’s life was dealt a trag­ games of qualifying, cut to including approval of the Livonia had some good bowl­ conditional seventh-round defenseman Mike Knight ^ ic blow on Nov 19 when his h alf th e field and finishing 2003-2004 auditor’s report ing going on m the draft choice in the 2005 against the opposing team’s father, Mike Looby, Sr, passed with four finalists in head-to- and nomination of directors Wednesday Trio as Arnie Ontario Hockey League top offensive forwards away suddenly at the age of head competition for the and officers of the GDBA Goldman fired a 300 game draft W hile he’ll never burn Through Dec 30, Looby has 43 Looby was notified of the championship Board of Directors and Tim Gerbasi 298 a hole m the oppositions net accumulated three goals and tragedy after he was pulled out Prizes will start at $500 for Nominations at this meet w ith his scoring, the hard­ seven assists, and has a of die Whalers5 home game first based on 40 entries with ing will be made for presi­ Al Harrison is a resident of Livonia working Brampton, Ont team-leading plus-11 that night against Ene a $50 entry fee dent, vice-presidents (four and a director of the Greater Detroit native has proven to be a key plus/m m us rating My dad was the one who For more information, call positions), members of the Bowling Association He can be con­ element m the Whalers effi­ ‘ I was extremely happy got me into hockey when I Marion Saunders at (313) board of directors at-large tacted at (248)4771839 cient defensive corps this when I got traded to was young,’Looby said “He season Plymouth, said Looby, who played triple A hockey, so he ‘Mike has done everything spent one full season with knew a lot about the game He we ve asked him to do so far Sault Ste Marie following was a big part of my life ” this season, said Plymouth two years with the home Looby said his teammates general manager/coach Mike town Battalion “They and members of the Whalers Vellucci In feet, he s been weren t giving me the chance front office were instrumental outstanding Hesoneofour to do what I’m best at I’m m helping him get through the leaders m plus/mmus and glad to get to play for an trying days that followed his the other players like playing organization like Plymouth father’s untimely death RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH OUR w ith h im He is a very sound that has a great winning tra­ “Everyone was great, he player who we were fortu- dition ” said ‘Some of the players and other members of the organi­ zation went up to the funeral, which meant a lot to me

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Looby’s work ethic and ded­ ication to the game were on display early m die post- Chnstmas game against Stick uiith the Specialists Brampton “I went home over Oil/cilter Change and Winter Maintenance Christmas and caught some- dung,” he said ‘I was sick as a 16-Point Vehicle Checkup Checkup $-| goo Mail-In dog the day before the game, Rebate * 2 9 9 5 but I wanted to play ’ * 1 9 “ He not only played — he scored die game’s first goal against the team he followed as a youngster His dad would have been proud Plymouth Whalers defenseman Mike Looby checks an opponent into the

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One of are eager to learn about our board members thinks that ■the mortgage process As is not reasonable What are your such, I provide these young views? buyers plenty of online and print resources to better Generally, hourly rates are facilitate their learning I based upon the experience also make sure I’m available and expertise of the to them via phone for those attorney If all the attorneys tim es w hen nerves and con­ m the firm have the same fusion flare up degree of experience and Mortgage choices for expertise, th an the same “Spring” borrowers are plen­ hourly rate is reasonable tiful A favorite choice of However, if the senior mine for these first-timers is partner is billing the junior the FHA’s 203(b) mortgage associate at the same hourly Owners of this transitional farmhouse-style home selected Board and Batten vinyl siding from LPVinyl to add architectural interest to the facade Their use of because I can get approvals rate, that may not be vinyl, m combination with stone, provides an easy-care exterior year round with very limited borrower reasonable and you should work experience In fact, 90 consider retaining another days on the first job out of law firm or recognizing that college is usually sufficient you may not be getting your for FHA underwriting money's worth I find FHA underwriters Appearance is everything, make your to be very flexible I’ve Several of the co-owners In our received loan approvals for condominium have made college students with part- modifications to their windows tim e incomes who have without approval of the board fully-employed co-borrow­ One of our board members says house look good to boost sales appeal ers and for recent divorcees we should just wait until they w h > have re entered the sell the unit to get them to work foice after being out correct the problem. What do BY KEELY SCHRAMM Remerica Country in Canton “You can always add your own ance f >r /ears you think? STAFF WRITER has helped sellers decorate toppings to vanilla ■ Clean the windows and > fr>r down payment ‘There was a condo that had Get nd of overgrown, tired gutters requirements, mortgage The association should If sell my house” is on your the blahs, she said ‘The seller looking bushes and trees Look ■ Pressure wash dirty siding underw riters o f all sorts enforce the condominium list of New Year resolutions, didn t know how to decorate at your house from the street and dingy decks want to see that borrowers docum ents and rules and you d better get busy Buyers So I bought some pictures and Does it have curb appeal? ■ Trim tree lim bs th at a rt have some “skin’ in the deal regulations uniformly are picky, and selling your rearranged the furniture when “A lot of people do dnve bys near or touching the roof The bigger the down pay­ aggressively and hom e could take longer than I was doing the open house ” and won t even go inside if they Most buyers cannot visual­ ment, the more forgiving consistently A co owner you think Ask someone to walk dont like the outside, said ize changes and often won’t they may be on other issues who has violated those Picking a Realtoi and listing through your house before you Nead take a second look at a house if The FHA asks foi a 3 per restrictions should be your house is the easy part put it on the market Would Here are some more tips the first isn t appealing to cent from the buyer, but at pursued immediately so that Making your house appealing they buy your house? W hat do from Janet Wickell author of them said Wickell Those the same tim e allows that th e Board is not considered they like? Dislike? Your Guide to Home who can visualize changes, and money to be gifted by an eli­ a do-nothing board and part Staging is important, said Buymg/Selhng are prepared to m ake them , gible donor other co-owners are tempted Would you buy your house if Shiela Dietz, a Realtor with ■ The next tim e you come expect you to reduce the price For those w ith little or no to take liberties with the you were looking at it for the Snyder, Kinney, Bennett & home, stop across the street or of the house to com pensate for established credit, some Association The co-owner first time’ Do the walls need Keating in Birmingham far enough down the dnveway the work ’ lenders accept alternative who has not obtained painting? How old is your car- “Create an allusion for buyers to get a good view of the house ■ If you can budget it, a credit sources as proof of approval should be pursued pe^$g?ALre the closets disor­ so they can see themselves liv­ and its surroundings View the fresh paint job does wonders borrowers’ credit worthi­ through the Bylaw ganized and full of junk? ing there Clean out your clos­ property from the same posi­ for a dingy house Dnve ness Cell phone companies, enforcement policy of the ‘I tell my sellers to have their ets, throw things away, put out tion as a home buyer who is around your town to find color utility companies, landlords, Association including, if front door looking good/ said some fresh flowers Have doing a dnve-by schemes th at are appealing and insurance companies necessary, the commence of Barbara Quinn, a Realtor with everything in its place so a ■ W hat is your first impres­ ■ How about a m ore attrac­ rarely report credit history legal proceedings seeking Century 21 Tbday m potential buyer will say, ‘Look sion of the house and yard tive front door, maybe some­ to the credit scoring agen­ injunctive relief, attorney Farmiilgton Hills “First how organized I would be if I area? thing with leaded glass inserts? cies, but skilled mortgage fees and costs impressions are very important owned this home ■ W hat are the best exterior If you can t justify the cost of a professionals can use these to buyers If sellers have a Invest in things people can features of the house or lot? new door, consider replacing positive credit histories to Robert M. 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BY AMY F BAILEY failure to strong lobbying against Time ran out Thursday on bringing off on several over th e p a s t year, On Dec 9, with the last day of ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER the increase by groups representing including a higher tax on tobacco session winding down, Richardville local governments, school districts the bill back up for reconsideration. and Detroit s three casinos tried one last time to win approval Manufactured home owners and school administrators who felt Richardville is leaving office at for the measure but again came up across the state won t see the fee the bill didn t go far enough 'The lobbyists won. Go ahead and the end of the year because he has sh o rt they pay in place of property taxes Those groups have been pushing served the maximum six years Tom Hickson of the Michigan go up anytime soon to require manufactured home put the gravestone on it.’ allowed u n d e r te rm lim its H e Association of Counties said that, The Michigan House ended the owners to pay property taxes based doesn t think another lawmaker although the legislation would have 2003-2004 legislative session Dec on the value of their homes, as Rep Randy Richardville will pick up the legislation and generated some additional revenue 9 without a final vote on legislation other property owners do, to cover R Monroe ^ reintroduce it when the new ses­ for local governments, his members that would have gradually their use of local services and sion starts m January want to see manufactured housing increased the fee from $36 per year schools ‘It s always been a no-win situa­ taxed the same as residential to at least $144 Instead, manufactured home tion,” he said homes His group opposed the bill The hike would have been the owners pay a $3 monthly fee, The lobbyists won,” Richardville The legislation struggled to make “It s n o t about th e money, it's first for that fee since 1959 along with rent on then lot, which said Go ahead and put the grave­ it out of the Senate after the House about equity for taxpayers,” he said House members passed the origi­ covers property taxes paid by devel stone on it approved it m August But the The mobile home fee bill is nal version of the bill in August on opment owners The bill would Richardville said there were a Senate approved it last week with a House Bill 4880 an 80-28 vote, but on Wednesday have raised the monthly fee to $14 number of factors that contributed number of changes, including defeated the Senate-passed version, on a doublewide home by 2013 and to the failure of his legislation adding the higher fee for larger ON THE NET 73-32 to $12 on a singlewide home by besides the lobbying against it, manufactured homes Rep Randy Richardville a 2014 including the fragile economy He The House took up the mam bill Michigan Legislature - http //www michigan Monroe Republican who has been rf* Time ran out Thursday on bring also pointed to an unwillingness Dec 8, but it fell woefully short of legislature org working on the legislation since he ing the bill back up for reconsider among lawmakers to approve the 56 votes needed for approval in Michigan Manufactured Housing Association - took office m 1999, attributed the ation another fee increase after signing the 110-member chamber http //www michhome org

There's more to adjustable rate Conservancy buys dune land mortgages than just lower rates. (AP) - A state board has committed more than The fund’s five-member board offered $3 6 mil­ $14 million in "grants to help buy and preserve two lion to help Saugatuck buy long-sought land next 4.50% A.P.R. large tracts - 161 acres in Saugatuck and 500 acres to the Kalamazoo River The board agreed to a 6 Month Interest Only LIBOR ARM near Ferrysburg - of environmentally sensitive three-year grant that gives the same amount m As interest rates begin to climb, our 6-Month Interest Only LIBOR ARM offers Lake Michigan dunes 2005 and 2006 for a total of $10 7 million, in a several advantages An adjustable rate mortgage typically starts with a lower The Ferrysburg-area tract includes no beach but purchase to cost about $15 million rate, which combined with interest only payments means lower monthly the Saugatuck property features about three-quar­ The Ottawa County Parks and Recreation outlays during a set interest only period It s just one of the many lending ters of a mile of lake frontage Both lands have Department received $3 9 million to buy 500 acres strategies and financing alternatives available through your Financial Consultant and the Smith Barney Homeloan Program at Citibank been under threat of development m recent years between North Beach County Park m Ferrysburg These are two key regional park projects that and Hoffinaster State Park near Norton Shores Joseph T. Moiloy have statewide significance,” said Julie Stoneman, For more than a decade, Saugatuck-area leaders Branch Manager-Ann Arbor Office director of the Land Conservancy of West have been trying to preserve 412 acres once owned (800) 772-6198 M ichigan by Frank and Gertrude Denison, then controlled THIS IS WHO WE ARE THIS IS HOW WE EARN IT " The money will come from the Michigan by their separate estates Together, their lands Natural Resources Trust Fund, which each year north and south of the river m northwestern Sm it h Ba r n e y ^ funnels more than $30 million in oil and gas roy­ Allegan County has been valued at more than $30 Citigroup! alties to buy and develop parks m illion used wisely borrow ng can be b enefit al to your total w ealth m anagem ent APR was current as of 11/29/04 Rates are subject to change An nterest OnTy LIBOR loan sn o t for everyone Your interest rate can Increase and monthly payments can ncrease every one or six months depending on the Index you choose Addttonally a othly payments will generally increase w hen th e nterest only period ends because you w G be repay ng pr ncipal and interest o v erth e rem ain ng loan term On a s x month L BOR, f you prepay p Inc pal du ngnq th e f rst iten years you requ ed m onth y payment may ndudesomeprnc pa unt your nextsx month ad ustment The mortgage and home equ'ty. i ty prog ams are not ava ab’eab e n a states Ai oans are made by C t bank FSB C t bank N A C t bank (West) FSB o C t ' ' e nc equa housng ende s and a e

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41520 Metaline $237000 28970 Rosslyn $86000 28999 Roycroft $120000 16168 Delaware $153000 35300 College $180000 These are the Observer & Eccentric 45447 M chaei $254 000 29176 Rosslyn $145000 18946 Stamford $163000 19303 Delaware $108000 37663 Colonial $134 000 area residential real estate closings 1735 Morrison $194000 28419 Sheridan $117000 28960 Terrence $40 000 18403 Denby $140000 1335 Cra g $217000

recorded the weeks of Aug 23 27 at 45429 N Stonewood $185000 33021Sherdan $140000 34141 Trillium $115000 12059 Farley $115000 38573 Deer Creek $179000 the Wayne County Register of Deeds 44505 N Umberland $132000 Livonia 17879 University Park $139000 18515 Garfield $105000 8023 Donna $160000 office Listed below are cities 7855 Oxford $499000 33545 Eght Mile $131000 18304 Umvers ty Park $123000 20070 Garf eld $150000 2016 Eastport $110000 addresses and sales prices 3404 Parklawn $238000 33827 EghtM Ie $119000 18505 Westbrook $188000 18402 Gaylord $78000 7719 Gary $155 000 47838 Pav Hon $510000 34997 Andrea $139000 29019 Westfield $152000 16971 Glenmore $137 0 00 33530 Harvard $243000 Canton 48100 Plead Hy $379000 14242 Barbara $215000 15450 Woodr ng $156 000 8930 Inkster $167000 2550 Hawley $176000 7764 Alton $179 000 45051 Ouaker HII $235000 37568 Bloomf eld $280 000 Plymouth 17148 Lennane $140000 39137 Hayward $263000 4651 Artey $194000 1399 Rand $238000 33650 Bloomfield $225000 465 Ann $237 0 00 17236 lennane $165000 31502 Hazelwood $140000 42269 Ashbury $180000 3864 Ravensfietd $198000 11865 Camden $160000 356 Auburn $270000 7475 Lennane $149 000 32261 Hillsdale $75000 383 Azz $320000 47705 River Woods $337000 14591 Cavell $110000 1690 Cassady Place $232000 14674 Lenore $205000 34515 Hiveley $156000 40754 B uespnngs $284000 7783 Rutherford $440 000 14539 Country Club $188000 1704 Cassady Place $225000 15611 Lexington $131000 6241 Hunter Pointe $156000 6835 Bostonh 1 $235 000 751 Sands wood $449000 36880 Curtis $307000 9445 Corinne $201000 18633 Lexington $130000 30303 Julius $117000 2765 Calloway $363000 i 42486 Saratoga $112000 16129 Elen $273000 11689 Deer Creek $438 000 18745 Lex ngton $141000 29675 Lacy $233000 4695 Clover $310000 709 Scottsdale $198000 31557 Fa rfax $183000 4956! Donovan $174000 9951 Nathalme $137000 29685 Lacy $223000 1556 Commodore $219000 502 Spnngf eld $420000 11728 Farm ngton $165000 193 Ham Iton $155000 17651 Olympia $137000 29725 Lacy $221000 1584 Commodore $212 000 530 Spr ngfield $419000 11748 Farmington $173000 724 Irvin $232000 24651 Pilgrim $100000 30010 Lacy $211000 131 Concord $231000 41563 Strawberry $228000 11754 Farmington $169000 43824 Joy $254 000 19963 Po nc ana $93000 31615 Mackenzie $167000 41778 Conner Creek $337000 1723 Tradition $575 000 11770 Farm ngton $173000 1440 Linden $635 000 15397 Pomona $95000 32028 Mackenzie $150000 328 Country Club $359000 42154 Trent $330000 11778 Farmington $180000 15102 Maplewood $260000 11314 R verdale $120000 7590 Manor $90000 41750 C eston $192000 42297 Trent $302000 31829 Gable $188000 8860 Mayflower $134000 11324 Rverdale $132000 7624 Manor $90000 297 Dartmouth $255000 42334 Trent $310000 18461GII $281000 9147 Mayflower $254000 11403 R verdale $130000 7633 Manor $90000 40795 Deer Pines $85000 I 911 Tynda t $242 000 18262 G liman $129000 39711 Mayviile $220000 26139 Ross $154000 305 Marigold $141000 39887 Edmuntorv $196000 43509 W Arbor Way $125000 15782 Golfvlew $285000 702 N Harvey $249000 12864 Royal Grand $118000 354 Marigold $139000 598 Erne aldPnes $85 000 1552 W. 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PEACEFUL WOODED SET­ THIS ONE WONT LAST UNIQUE CUSTOM DESIGN ONE OF A KIND Custom WOODLANDS OF NORTH- CANTON FOREST CONDO! BETTER THAN NEWI TING Novi ranch with 3BR/ Canton Colonial in a great sub Cedar log home located on 3 5 sprawling ranch on a private VILLE Beautifully maintained Move right into this 3 bedroom Cathedral ceilings fireplace 2BA and many updates Formal Loaded with updates including acres surrounded by a wooded wooded lot Hardwood floors landscaped and appointed 2 story with a hardwood foyer formal living rm oak kitchen w/ living/dming eat in oak kitchen windows doorwall flooring setting Custom woodwork t/o custom kitchen w/built ms with 5 bedrooms 4 full baths spacious kitchen w/appliances appliances & doorwall to deck w/skyhghts family rm w/ copper plumbing roof and top of the line everything 20 ft superbly finished walkout w/m and 2 half baths Fabulous dining rm w/doorwall to deck prof fin basement sprinkler fireplace huge mud rm w/ electrical Skylights and high stone fireplace 3 sided law quarters Nice view from finished walkout great room great room w/fireplace finished system rich hardwood floors pantry neutral ddcor and an gorgeous landscaping porch custom baths 1st floor the large windows and a dual floor plan w/fireplace huge basement w/wet bar attached and a 2 car garage Great price attached garage Excellent Novi $229 900 (250RI) master and French doors sided fireplace $499 900 Island kitchen with hearth & garage & 1st floor laundry too' $239 900 (841 ST) $199 900 (176SA)

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ATTENTION TO DETAIL WOLVERINE LAKE Wonder POPULAR MAYFAIR VIL­ PRIME RESIDENTIAL LOTS 2 YEARS NEW Spectacular TERRIFIC CHOICE Canton 30 ACRES OF VAC LAND Livonia brick ranch with a ful 3 bedroom 2 bath tri level LAGE 4 beds 2 5 baths Fabulous building sites in home backing to the woods & colonial in a family friendly sub Here is your opportunity to buy finished basement bar Jacuzzi with a 1 st floor laundry Lots of formal living & dining rooms Washtenaw County - Wooded siding to wet lands Elegant 2-story foyer formal 30 acres off M 37 From the tub lighted crown moldings updates 2 car garage lake kitchen w/nook & ample cabinet walkouts with ravines and Professionally decorated 3 car living & dining spacious family middle of M 37 back 500 ft is attached 2 car garage huge privileges and a complete space family rm w/fireplace streams Builders plans garage stainless appliances room w/fireplace handsome considered commercial the fenced yard with a deck shed appliance package Close to and wet bar 1st floor laundry available or bring your own Call and a large floor plan 4BR/ master w/fashion bath rest is rural residential for storage and much more the freeways for an easy nicely updated and beautifully today Starting at 160 000 2 5BA $379 900 (342EM) fantastic landscaping & paver $109 000 (000M37) $204 900 (272RA) commute $189 900 (245ME) maintained $254 900 (629MA) (0 0 0 V A ) patio $299 900 (667SH)

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REDFORD Cute Updated Bungalow LIVONIA Won't Last Long WESTLAND A Must See REDFORD Large Brick Bunga LIVONIA Welcome Home Two bedroom home offers 2 car garage newer carpet roof Threebedroom 1 bath Ranch with Lvoma schools fin shed Three bedroom Colon al with eat in kitchen sun room formal Three bedroom 1 batfi home on large lot Complete roof Th s Rosedale Gardens Ranch boasts 3 bedrooms 2 car v nyl w ndows furnace hot water heater & updated bath basement with office & wet bar Newer appliances root dnngroom targe Iv ng room 100x131 lot 2 car garage tear off 02 Walls de w ndowTBQ copper plumbing updated garage finished basement with FP & being sold by it s original Formal dm ng room w th French doors leading to arge deck central a r w ndows updated ktchen bath and newe 2 car and basement ectrica! hardwood throughout ro a r garage /great for owner Come experience the new recreation center & approx wth deep lot garage Florida room & bj It n 8 BQ n fenced yard (E05PAL) 734-455-5600 $146900 mechanic / J 342 acres of pa k land nc ud ng 4$ developed parks (E95CHE) 734 455-5600______$107,800 (E12HAL) 734 455-5600______$169,900 (E21CR0) 248-349-5600______/$139,900 (E28MAY) 248 349-5600______$165,900

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DETROIT Beautifully Updated Colonial NORTHVILLE Gorgeous Townhouse Condo CANTON Abundant Space Only The Best Here HARTLAND Pristine Inside & Out Fabulous 3 bedroom 1 6 bath brick home In des rable area Two bedroom Townhouse Condowthwalk n closet 3/ibaths Large 4 bedroom 26 bath Colonial with 2 car attached garage Stop looking & starUjijoyinjj your new Condo, This outstand ng Three BR 2J5A home kitchen with oak cab nets&skyfgfit LRwth offers updated ktchen roof furnace central ar & most great room with firepace diningroom kitchen 2 car attached fin shed basement family room with fireplace & doornail to 2 story 3 bedroom 26t newasbu It in 2001 & sh nestop FP MBR with walk n closet & full bath FR (option third BR) with w ndows Two car garage fin shed basement wlh ba large parage 2 story foyer wth neutral colors hardwood floors deck oak kitchen with large garden bay w ndow ceram c floor to bottom Loaded with > es prem urn floor ng cherry surround sound wet bar & built in refrigerator Ceramic bath on wood deck pr vacy fence & so much more many upgrades f n shed basement CA and home warranty & doorwal Newer hjrnace central air sh ngles & w ndows om window treatment's ma n floor laundry wa k out to paver pat o for BBQ Ail appliances (E95CHE or PEN) 734 455 5600 $179900 (E50EDG) 734-455 5600 $274900 (E80CHA) 734-455-5600 $250,000 (E60FAR) 248-349S 5600 ^~tTE54HEW) 248-349-5600______$199,900

. .’‘i t . PLYMOUTH Perfection Plus CANTON Neat Clean Neutral Condo DEARBORN Facing Beautiful Woods CANTON Look No Further LIVONIA Brighton P emurn lot wth pe feet foor pan Fou bedroom 26 bath Living room has 1 rep ace with marble surround finished One bedroom 1 bath Condo r high rise w th newe carpet in Cantons G engarry Vll age stunning Ranch with custom The open f oor plan & fin shea Colon a w th 3 car attached garage fireplace in I vmg room basement sky lights In bath & over stairs Large fenced patio I v ng room and bedroom Freshly pa nted throughout A lot of decor throughout Cathedra ce ln gs& f eplace nthefamly Ranch with 2 car attached garage a great home Updates open dual staircase basement huge bed ooms with penty of A l th s offered rn (ft s 2 bedroom 1 k bath Townhouse storage space room Open floor p an Master withorivate bath Beautitu treed inside and out Appliances and home warranty ncluded closet space eegant custom awn ngs (E71VIN) 734 455-5600 $142 000 (EOOGAR) 734-455 5600 $86 000 lot with patio Fu I basement newcA 04 Move n S enjoy (E77FOX) 734 455-5600______$489 000 (E94GLE) 248-349-5600 $329,900 (E85NOR) 248 349 5600 $184,900 a l Z & l ^ H I REDFORD Move In Condition CANTON You Can Have It All! FREEDOM TOWNSHIP Custom Built In 2000 CANTON Why Rent? Check This Out SOUTH LYON Great Golf Community Nicely updated 3 bedroom 1 bath b ck Ranch in south Charm ng 3 bedroom 2 bath br ck Ranch offe s fan ly room 20+ acres offers this wonderful 4 bedroom 2 bath Co omai F rst floor maste Condo with arge basement prepped for fu I Fou bedrooms 24 baths former builders model Numerous Bedford school dstret Fnshed basement oak ktchen wth ful brek fireplace 2 ca attached garage fmshed wth 3 car attached garage walkout basement gambeal bath One car attached garage Low assoc at on fee & ut ity upgrades Neutral deco Crown & cha r molding arge maste hardwood floors updated bath v nyl w ndows 2 car garage basement hardwood foors under carpet + newe roof barn stone fireplace in fam fy room cedar deck &gmrsmc tills Second foor hfmoroom AI applances ncluded bedroom pro landscaped & brick paver & walkway Three car nee deck Great ocaton w ndows & updated pat o door hot water heater views Clean & move n ready heated garage 1 year home warranty Wa k to the course (EOOCOL) 734 455-5600______$136 500 (E83HIL) 734 455 5600 $215,000 (E10BET) 734-455 5600 $439 900 (E22HUN) 248 349 5600______$144 600 (E02RQY) 248 349-5600______$499,000

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CANTON Home In 2005 CANTON Exceptional Colonial CANTON Gourmet Kitchen SOUTH LYON Centennial Farms NORTHVILLE Saltbox Colonial New construction on approx acre ot 4 bedrooms 36 baths Charmingung 4 bedroom 26 bath Coloniali with 2 car attached Appl ances ncluded FR with gas FP & hardwood floor 2 1 er Phase I! 2 bedroom 2 bath 55+ walk out Ranch with ceram c fourbedroom 1 / bath home with 2 / ca garage formal DR LR 4 car attached garage■Sfullwal & full wa k out basement Foyer opens to garage nil basement fam ly room with fireplace & vaulted deck Updates roof windows furnace HWH pa nt ca pets foyer and kitchen For da room Crown mo dings neutral & finished basement wth FR Large kitchen with oreakfast nook lormatd n ng room & I brary open staircase to ove eve Ivng ce I ng kitchen w th oak cab nets island & appl ances La ge Covered front porch & exteror door Crown mold ng MBR decor formal dning oom and la ger ktchen overlooks yarc & poo Three tier deck & beautiful landscap ng room w th ftrep ace master wth jetted tub granite n kitchen yard w th br ck paver pat o & sprmk e system with oath ce I ng & access to bath Gar basement Tons of updates une year home warranty Northviile schools (E50RQL) 734 455 5600______$955,000 (E81BAY) 734-455 5600 _ _ $316,900 (E21 BEL) 248-349-5600___ $220,000 (E04LEX) 248 349-5600 $160,000 (E47WES) 248-349 5600 $289,900

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WATERFORD Curb Appeal & Updates DEARBORN Own & Rent NOVI Immaculate Colonel NORTHVILLE Links of Northviile Condo CANTON Light, Bright Colonial Lake privieges n this beaut ful 3 bedroom Ranch home Spac ous upper/tower apartment Exterior has bnck'a urn num Four bedroom 26 bath heme wth updated kitchen & Beautiful neutral decor 2 bedroom suites w th bath & walk n Three bedroom 16 bath nome with updates throughout Custom entry doors newer roof windows doorwall kitchen siding G eat Dearborn location Total of 3 bedrooms nicely brckscape pafo Newer windows garage door root & closet Gramte kitchen counters 2 car garage lull basement Deluding ktchen to family room wth natural fireplace cab nets and counters wth appl ances Partialy f n shed fin shed basement a lot of storage 2 car garage and 2 private sprinkler Natu al fireplace park l ke back yard Walk to with carpet Clean & neutral Ready for quick occupancy windows galore 2 car garage rec room n lower levs and basement and moe balconies schools & h stor cal downtown One year home warranty Upgrades & extra throughout Poo! & c ub house patio + deck for entertaining (E60MAP) 734-455-5600______$159,900 (E32H0R) 734 455-5600 $185,000 (E81NCEN) 248-349-5600 $329,900 (E29LOC) 246-349-5600 $308,500 (E62HER) 248-349-5600 $209,900

WESTLAND Stretch Your SSSSS LYONS Location! Location! CANTON A True Gem nunmribLc Nwruivmc vuiiJO LIVONIA Updated Brick Ranch Charming 3 bedroom 1 k bath brick Ranch w th 2 ca garage Lovely 3 bedroom 26 bath Coomal back ng to large 6 acre P cture perfect Colonial with a! the updates Including roof Exquis te masterpiece best descr bes th s Tuscany mspi ed Th s s a best buy Great 3 bedroom 1 ? bath Ranch is move nice f maned basement Newe fu nace electric most carpet pond Two car attached ga age walk out basement fam ly windows kitchen wftft grants counter top extsnsve crown Condo History ktchen offes SubZero refrigerator vkn g n ready Nicely r rt shed basement w th newer Berber carpet updated bath Hardwood f oors n most rooms and home room with gas fi ep ace walk n c oset n master bedroom mo dings Nestled deep n sub with cu! de-sac location cooktop custom marble floor & back splash custom lighting Dream 2 car garage with furnace and cab nets Appliances and warranty large deck overlook ng the pond Gorgeous fenced yard with deck and garden pond F rushed lower eve! awesome home warranty me uded (E84PEN) 734 455 5600 $139 900 (E08BAR) 734-455-5600 $244 900 (E10CHE) 248-349-5600 $249,900 (E44LOC) 248-349-5600______$499,900 (E19LE0) 248 349-5600______$194,900 ■si ** I » *

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Three BR colonial A MUST S EE' 3 BR 1 5 BA brick ranch 3 BR/2 BA UPDATED RANCH MOVE firing kit BA & paint Newer roof fum & CONSTRUCTION Beautiful Stonewater built in 1998 Clean neutral decor m Rosedale Gardens Updates A/C 04 RIGHT IN' Newer bathroom $6 000 wndws too 24122259 $114,900 colonial w/4 BRs 3 5 bath & 3550 SF Family room fireplace mstr BA A great re-fin hdwd firs lndscp in frnt& back prvey in new windows perfect hdwd firs 734-591-9200 of custom details' Brazilian cherry firs in home and fantastic value 24123327 fence copperplmb Fin bsmtw/glass block Kitchen & bath in basement investment INKSTER granite kitchen Circular staircase W/O bsmt $235,000 windows 24151396 $184,900 potential' All appliances stay 349-6200 & more'349 6200 24128568 $699,900 734-455-7000 734-591-9200 24133637 $144,900 UPDATES G A LO R E' This 3 BR brick home 248-348-6430 248-348-6430 w/fin bsmt & 1 1/2 car garage features CANTON LIVONIA newer roof windows fum & C/A plumbing, 4 NOVI ORIGINAL OWNERS' 2081 SF 4 BR cstm WELL MAINTAINED NEWER RANCH DEARBORN HEIGHTS circuit breakers & more Clean & bright' %HOUSE^BEAUTIFUL DESIGN quad w/gourmet oak kit w/eat-on island Extra Irg country setting backs to woods HAWTHORNE HILLS SUB 3 BRs 1 5 BAs A620 $112,000 Magnificent home elegant LR DR roof 00 wndws 03 crpt 02 mstr suite 3 BRs 2 BAs Lrg deck w/hot tub finished bsmt 10x14 Florida rm 2carside 734-326-2000 gorgeous kitchen & brkfst area w/great w/FP& jacuzzi Skylgt pool patio & deck great for entertaining Kit remodeled in entry garage All new items roof wndws REDFORD views of the woods library spacious FR 4 24115974 $229,900 2004 Hurry" This gem wont last long furnace w/AC hwh kit all appliances stay UPDATES' UPDATES' SO MUCH IrgBRs charming mstr suite A remarkable 734-591-9200 349-6200 24142314 $179,900 23113275 PC070182 $142,900 FOR SO LITTLE' Newer kitchen j>alace!'349-6200 57HIL2 $599,900 248-348-6430 734-591-9200 248-348-6430 LIVONIA bath c/a furnace roof windows 4 BR 2 5 BA IN LIVONIA' 2 car att gar DEARBORN LIVONIA HWH copper plumbing & fresh $aint CANTON Newer furnace HWH wndws & VINTAGE 1 421 SF BRK BUNGALOW with READY FOR YOU TO MOVE IN 1152 SF Computer rm/den on first floor The TANTALIZING TOTTENHAM' more JtMhifthe market' Fin bsmt famrm l^be^oopsaad W M & ^fteood 3 bedroom brick ranch located in South perfect turn-key Starter home! 4 BRs 2 5 BAs 2983 SF Hampton model w/natura! FP & wet bar Quick occupancy Hospital Nicely appointed upgrades irtclude Livohia (schools) newer tile bath and 2 car 349-6200 24139198 $109,900 * Lndscp spnnkler paver patio Hugemstrste too 24113515 $229,900 finished basement 24137797 $179,900 garage 24138583 $140,000 248-348-6430 & BA Quick close 23G2588 $394,999 734-591-9200 734-591-9200 734-591-9200 734-455-7000 TAYLOR CANTON SOUTH LYON WESTLAND MOTIVATED S E LLE R ' Just move right NORTHVILLE GREAT STARTER HOME' 3 BR 1 5 COUNTRY LIVING IN THE CITY For Sale AFFORDABLE CONDO 2 Irg BRs into this stunning 3 BR brick ranch STEP INTO TH E G A R D EN Charming bath Upgrades in the last six years or lease Nicely updated 3 BR 2 BA ranch bsmt attached gar 1 5 BA Very located in Taylor You will be surpnsed at this ranch has ipoved the garden indoors incld roof furnace A/C kitchen carpet Lrg kit mstr w/jet tub LR w/hdwd firs Irg large living room extra space for that beautiful home H272 $108,900 “3 BRs 3 baths w/recently renovated kitchen wndws doorwall BA etc etc 2 car gar Walking distance to S Lyon computer A lot of new amenities & a great 734-326-2000 & hardwood floors Skylights to enlighten Bonus - oversized garage 23L41617 Lease $1150/month 349-6200 24085323 location 23C7502 $135,502 REDFORD the spirit 349 6200 24091943 $365,000 $219,000 $177,900 734-455-7000 248-348-6430 734-455-7000 248-348-6430 3 BR UPDATED RANCH Updates kit REDFORD w/new fir & dbl SS sink crpt wndws roof PLYMOUTH CANTON LIVONIA THE BEST IN THE SUB! 1470 SF on house & gar steel entry dr copperplmb RICH W/ HISTORY& LOADED W/CHARM' 3 BR C O N D O Better-than new 3 BR LIVONIA/STEPHENSON 3 BR/1 bath Totally remodeled kit bath Some appls stay 24149016 $108,900 A rare & unique blend of early century char 2 5 bath w/2-car gar & full bsmt Open DISTRICT Updated 3 bedroom 1 5 newer roof (house & garage) Fin d 734-591-9200 acter& new construction amenities Ext re design w/frplc & deck that backs to bath ranch w/beautiful bay window In bsmt Newer windows hdwd firs 4 WAYNE modeled Custom trim work cherry hdwd firs commons Clean & ready to move m' Great desirable Spring Valley Sub Newer roof seasons sunroom w/heater & a/c BEAUTY WARMTH & VALUE 1 170 SF 3 2 full baths 1st fir office/den 23P40810 price Quick occup 349 6200 24156050 windows A/C vinyl and furnace Partially 349 6200 24146334 $134,990 finished Bsmt 34MS00 24076943 . ~ r * 248.348-6430 BR brk ranch Updtd kit & bath w/custom $172,000 cabs Open floor plan new firing thru out 248-348-6430 ROMULUS Parks & school nearby 2 car garage & home LIVONIA DEARBORN HEIGHTS COUNTRY LIVING IN THE CITY 3 BR warrranty G388 PC220572 $99,900 NEW CONSTRUCTION w/Livoma schools NORTH DEARBORN HTS CONDO w/2 DEARBORN HEIGHTS 2 BA ranch with lots of features master 734-326-2000 This 4 BR 2 5 BA colonial has 2144 SF Irg BRs plus a 13x10 loft 2 5 BAs vaulted NEW CONSTRUCTION Here is a bedroom with jetted tub dining room 1st WAYNE bsmt & 2 car/gar Ceramic We in -^ s ceiling in GR fin bsmt 2 car att gar and great opportunity to make this brand floor laundry -108x120 lot 2 car garage oak cabs & fir in kitchen nook t/2 BA & very low association fee Very striking decor new house your home Quality built new Must see F160PC220532 $129,900 GREAT OPPORTUNITY' Cute 2-3 BR foyer Curtis Creek an 11 hm development 24056714 $214,900 construction w/3 BR 1 5 BA 734-326-2000 bungalow vinyl sided home on a 46x159 24004538 $324,900 734-591-9200 1350 SF bsmt 2 car att gar Visit lot Has Irg covered patio & fenced * 734-591-9200 Samsellshouses com 24124861 NOVI yard Newer roof shingles & siding All i 'h WESTLAND $169,900 OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING' 2 BR appliances stay J445 $99,900 ^ * LIVONIA SHOWS LIKE A MODEL Absolutely 734-591-9200 condo w/bsmt 1 5 BA Novi schools Seller 734-326-2000 LOCATION QUALITY VALUE & CHARM exquisite' 2 000 S F 2 1/2 baths living offering concessions to buyer Immediate REDFORD 3 BR brk ranch built 1988 2 5 BA FR room deck 2 car attached garage C704 EASTPOINTE occupancy Small family room leads to CUTE CLEAN & UPDATED Features w/fplc full bsmt 2 car att gar a secluded $214,900 EASTPOINTE3BR 3 BA 2 5 car detached private patio 23024643 $129,643 well used space in open fir plan New setting w/mature trees (approx 3/4 acre) 734-326-2000 garage brick home New bay wndws new 734-455-7000 wndws & newer rf 2 BRs 2 car gar, 24112385 $314,900 HWH CA fin bsmt Florida rm 23L16144 734-591-9200 FARMINGTON HILLS $160,000 DEARBORN HEIGHTS fresh paint Irg eat-in kit & nice lot w/ CONDO LIVING AT ITS BEST 734-455-7000 UPDATED RANCH Well cared for pivey fence & more 24123999 $95,900 WHITMORE LAKE Beautiful 2 story unit backing woods 3 .B R 1 5 bath home w/natural fplc** * 734-591-9200 ^BEAUTIFUL BUILD|=Ft% MdpSfc fabks Freshly painted neutral Pergoflrs maple CITY Newer roof gutters bath oak kit cab HARPER WOODS V g o if course Quiet country living Many kitchen cabs Fireplace & soaring ceiling in COMPLETELY UPDATED HOME Refin hdwd firs fin bsmt w/ lav 2 5 car gar G R A C EFU L LIVING IS FO U N D H E R E upgrades in this open fir plan Cstm wall cov­ great room Full bsmt 349 6200 24141317 A beautiful kitchen & pnv elegant mstr ste & fned yd 349-6200 24155688 $124,900 Cozy 2 BR ranch has vaulted ceils Hdwd erings &wndwtrtmnts Fully Indscpd melds $210,000 are just two of the updates in this mint 248-348-6430 firs & new wndws new plush carpet in irrigation system 23T7995 $298,500 248-348-6430 condition 3 BR 3 BA bunglow Come see 734-455-7000 all the others' Walk to elem & high school TAYLOR BRs fresh paintthru-out Bek yrd has prvey WHITMORE LAKE 348 6430 24131460 $159,900 EASY LIVING RANCH CONDO Quiet fence K189 $93,900 LIVONIA EAGLE GARDENS - GREAT 248-349-6200 private setting for this well maintained 734-326-2000 POPULAR BURTON HOLLOW SUB OPPORTUNITY Take advantage of this 2 BR ranch unit Spacious lower level REDFORD t BAs 2133 SF Open fir plan mint condition home 3 BR 1 5 baths DEARBORN HEIGHTS family room Exceptionally clean neutral C O ZY STARTER HOME Well cared for 2 1 %/vaulted clgs m LR DR & kitchen doorwall leads to Irg deck w/hot tub Nicely STOP YOUR SEARCH' This home is a decor Lovely patio 23K22231 $124,000 New roof (04) wndw & DR Fla rm fin bsmt adds add i living space Stove sparkling gem you must see 3 BRs 1 5 734-455-7000 BR features updtd kit and bath fum less overlooking lndscp & fenced yrd 24142312 and refrigerator stay 349 6200 24127401 BAs w/walk-outbsmt newfum C/A newer than 1 yr old new shingles on roof Nice $269,000 $209,900 crpt fir drvwy wndws eat-in kitchen & DR BELLEVILLE fenced yard D186 $90,000 734-591-9200 248-348-6430 24115068 $154,900 END UNIT FRESHLY PAINTED, window 734-326-2000 734-591-9200 treatment meld & all appliances Kitchen FARMINGTON HILLS NORTHVILLE w/oak cabinets Irg master suite w/WIC INKSTER AMAZING BUY Brk ranch with full fin bsmt LIVE IN THE CITY W/A COUNTRY F EE L WALK TO DOWNTOWN Updates in 1994 DEARBORN HEIGHTS covered patio & near Belleville Lake Quick & garage Remodeled kit w/oak cabs Hdwd Totally ratoft&fl* 98’ -fltra wide oak FR addition Kitw/whitecab all appliances GREAT CURB APPEAL On this xway access 24132779 $123,900 staircase 1st fir MBR and bath 19x10 hardwood floors roof in 94 plus fumace/ca broadfront brick ranch Newer roof 734-591-9200 firs remodeled bath B110 $89,900 734-326-2000 ceramic $ oak kitchen Deep 70 x 292 lot siding 2 sheds a great buy 349-6200 windows 21/2 car mechanic s size garage DEARBORN HEIGHTS backs to woods & Gill schools 348-6200 24130106 $199,900 and secluded street complete the picture WESTLAND 3 BR 1 5 BA colonial Lrg LR 24124594 $254,000 248-348-6430 24139439 $154,900 EXCELLENT LOCATION' Open floor plan 248-349-6200 734-591-9200 remodeled kit newer furn-Air & H20 CANTON updated wndws updated elec Nice loft-FR Originally a 3 BR & can easily be converted back again New oak kit new copper plumb CANTON GREAT CANTON RANCH IN DEARBORN HEIGHTS upstairs 24148835 $119,900 WELL MAINTAINED CANTON HOME FELLOWS CREEK SUB' CHARACTER GALORE WITH 4 BR 2 5 734-591-9200 hew H20 turn A/C5yrs K564 $88,500 734-326-2000 4 BR 3 full bath home Beautiful Cul-de-sac location' 3 BRs 15 baths' Kit BA What a great value New windows kitcheiyedone in 99 Fam rm w/fireplace updated w/oak cabinets solid surface copper plumbing vinyl siding & gutters WESTLAND TOTALLY UPDATED 3 BR w/new WESTLAND *p|j6Ny painted neutral Lots of landscaping counters Full unfin bsmt Great deck off FR finished bsmt hdwd floors 2 car garage and ABSOLUTLY METICULOUS Loft condo updates Ropf placed m 01 349-6200 Brick/vmyl exterior' 349 6200 24139909 great neighborhood 349-6200 24143101 vinyl siding & Livonia schools Updates include carpet elec closet &BR doors BA totally updated bath berber carpet new 24151331 $244,900 $194,900 $149,906 windows ^hardwood floors laundry & tons 248-348-6430 248-348-6430 248-348-6430 new floor in kitchen & new roof Great buy C760 $117,900 of storage H814 $74,900 CANTON DEARBORN GARDEN CITY 734-326-2000 734-326-2000 OUTSTANDING SPACIOUS DU PLEX IN DEARBORN Live in one side LOTS OF UPDATES This 3 BR ranch LINCOLN PARK DETROIT COLONIAL' 3 BR 15 bath rent the other Offering a 2 car gar for both has just what you re looking for Updated C O Z Y 4 B R ,1 5 BA H O M E investor colonial w/numerous updates Basement sides bsmt 2 BRs up & lots of character kitchen with ceramic floor newer carpet 3 BR BUNGALOW Full brk w/lrg MBR All appls incld 2 stoves fndg wshr special Newwndws heated porch updated 90% finished w/new ceramic shower One side offers C/A Well cared for brick newer furnace and new windows A270 electncal seller to repair cracks in dnveway Beautiful exterior & interior One show will bldg w/updates 23F4571 $192,000 $145,000 dryer freezer & microwave Furniture is negot M177 $116,900 or give concessions 23C3240 $60,000 sell'24125659 $234,900 734-455-7000 734-326-2000 734-455-7000 734-455-7000 734-326-2000

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Condos/Towntimises @ | | Condos/Townhouses Flats Homes For Rent ^ ) H Homes For Rent Rooms For Rent Kelp Wanted-General Oil b U U U S CANTON Near i 275 Non BLOOMFIELD HILLS 2 bed NOVI/WALLED LAKE CLAWSON 1 bedroom HOWELL REDFORD 2 & 3 bdrm hous smoking & non drinking Jolts ami room 2 bath Renovated lake Shore line condo s 1 large kitchen large backyard 4 Bdrm 2 5 bath 1st floor es 11 available now $675 CAD OPERATOR/ front heat carport $995/mo Bedroom $675 Immediate front & rear entrance Dogs master 2 car 1 acre walkout $800 Small fee Quiet room male $295/mo 248 891 1918/248 891 4203 occupancy Garage Ok $fc50/mo 248 515 4791 built 1997 I 96 @ D 19 prox RENTAL PROS 248 356 RENT New No lease 734 394 1557 Cantors PROCESS imity $i55Q/mo Meadow Management Inc GARDEN CITY ENGINEER Canton Clean with updates DEARBORN 3 bedroom 900 Jan Taylor 810 923 9083 248 348 5400 Redford Sleeping room furnished No 3 bdrm 1 1/2 bath condo sq ft family room living 810 227 5005 5000 Help Wanted General 5300 Help Wanted Entertainment drinking $75 weekly security State of the art Tool & Sheldon & Warren $850/mo room private basement new BAD CREDIT? 5010 Help Wanted 5320 Students REDFORO Plymouth Road Bants bis.- 734 731 2657 734 427 2778 Die related Company is Credit check 734 459 7289 paint $750/mo 734 462-4057 YOU CAN STILL BUY A & Inkster Road area Large 2 Computer/info Systems 5340 Jobs Wanted in need of entry level or HOME WITH 0 DOWN IN REDFORD AREA bedroom townhome newly F ER N D A LE Beautiful large 1 HOWELL TRIANGLE LAKE 5020 Help Wanted Female/Male experienced CAD opera remodeled Includes heat & ANY A R E A ' $85 per week shared utilities bdrm upper w/den In great Cozy 3 bdrm ranch 2 bath Office Clerical 5360 tors Ambitious rndivld water with appliances Short term employment 313 534 0109 Childcare Services area W ood floors C/A laun lakefront Buy/Rent $1050 ua! should have CAD OK Bankruptcy OK 5030 Help Wanted Licensed $750/mo + security immed experience and general dry garage walk to down mo with appl ances Cali Randy Lesson REDFORD(West) Large Room occupancy 248 388 2904 Engineering 5370 Ch [dcare/Babysitbng machining knowledge town A MUST SEE' $695 + 517 546 7450 520 818 9289 METRO FINANCE Bath ciean furnished sleep Position Includes full utilities (248) 548 5946 248 709 2244 Cable Security Working Male 5040 Help Wanted Dental Services R O Y A L O AK 2 bdrm updated INKSTER 2 bdrm bsmt benefits package 13 $ 1 10/wk Other availabilities 5050 Help Wanted Medea 5380 Childcare Needed townhouse New appliances FERNDALE 3 bedroom + den Westwood Schools Section paid holidays and great (313) 387 9884 5080 HelpWanted- 5400 Bsm t W oodward & 13 Mile lower updated hardwood 8 $700/mo plus security REDFORD TWP Elderly Care & Assistance career and advancement $930+secunty 248 540 3641 floors Pets neg $895/mo deposit Immediate occupan 1 bdrm $495 2 bdrm REDFORD SOUTH BACHE Food/Beverage 5420 Nurs ng Care $ Homes opportunity E 0 E cy 734 564 1810 $695 3 bdrm $995 Clean Great location' 248 854 3232 LORS ROOM FOR RENT 5100 Help Wanted 5500 Summer Camps ROYAL OAK Call Dave (313) 255 5678 313 937 3716 Mail fax or email Inkster 29643 Glenwood Heati & Fitness 5600 Education/instrsction 123 Amelia Approximately resume to Homes For Rent Cherry Hill & Mlddlebelt ROYAL OAK Charming 3 Office/Retail Space For (FfK 5110 Help Wanted Professional 5620 Business & Profess onal Moeller Manufacturing 1550 s q ft + full basement 2 Option possible 3 bedroom Bdrm bungalow in town all 5120 Help Wanted Sales Services c/o Engineering huge bedrooms 1 1 / 2 baths bsmt $600 248-476 6498 appliances bsmt $1175/mo Reiil/Lease W 43938 Plymouth Oaks,. formal dining room fireplace B IR M IN G H A M 3 bdrm C/A ShareNet (248) 642 1620 5200 Help Wanted Part Time 5700 Attomeys/Legai Counseling INKSTER remodeled ranch Birmingham Executive Suite Plymouth Ml 48170 centra! air hookups for wash fireplace ail appliances bsmt 5240 Help Wanted Domestic 5720 Help Wanted Tax Servces Starting at $550 Fax (734) 416 2200 er & dryer Pets A R E wel & garage $1095 Small fee ' bsmt new carpet fenced ROYAL OAK Sharp Updated Call Victoria 5260 Help Wanted Couples 5740 Business Opportunities E mail nlynn® com e $ 1 2 0 Q/mo RENTAL PROS 248 373 RENT $695 Small fee 3 Bdrm wood floors fireplace RENTAL PROS 734 513 RENT (248) 203 2626 moeilerpunch com (248) 354 9119 Ext 206 finished basement $1250/mo BIRMINGHAM ShareNet (248) 642 1620 wwwmoetlerpunchcom INKSTER Sharp 3 bedroom Residential Rentals FARMINGTON HILLS 1 -8 0 0 -5 7 9 -SELL ranch immediate occupancy ROYAL OAK Very clean & HOMES & APTS For more Grand River & 10 Mile ROYAL OAK V info call (248) 5963 2 5 car garage Option to buy updated 3 Bdrm washer/dryer CARPENTERS 8 6 6 Retail Space avail $600 (248) 788 1823 bsmt near town $1075/mo r.ooo 'i^so Help Wanted-General Rough Carpenters Needed (North) 1300 4480 sqft BIRMINGHAM 3 Bdrm new ShareNet (248) 642 1620 Experience necessary Lot s of CLAWSON 841 Broadacre Luxury Townhouse designer kitchen & bath fin LEASE WITH OPTION CERTIFIED REALTY INC hours Call (734) 718 5267 SOUTH LYON i:iiiiiiiii[iiiiini APPLIANCE TECHNICIAN North of 14 Mile East off 2T15 Starr Road 2 bed ished bsmt 2 car garage ALL NEWLY REMODELED 248 471 7100 Crooks Spacious 2 bed 15 Lakefront Silver Lake 2 bdrm Great pay experience Apply room bath luxury $1195/mo REO FO RD 3 Bdrm 1000 CARPENTERS WANTED For 1 1 / 2 bath walk out & garage at 8300 N Telegraph Dearborn bath townhome features pretty ShareNet (248)642 1620 2 professional rough framing townhouse with fireplace sqft 20411 Kinloch $900 Immediate occupancy $1295 Heights or Call 313 565 6687 updated kitchen with hard co All positions available air basement with hookups BLOOMFIELD 4 bdrm brick 2 WARREN 3 Bdrm 1000 Meadow Management Inc FARMINGTON HILLS wood look floor full basement Must have dependable trans We Love Pets $820 car garage Bloomfield sq ft 3860 Bart Ave $875 248 346 5400 Office Space Available APPOINTMENT private entrance cute yard portation & serious work atti carport Minutes to Somerset (248) 354 9119 Ext 206 schools $1150 Small fee DETROIT 4 Bdrm 1400 150sqft &up SETTERS SOUTHFIELD hide Competitive pay w/ben downtown Birmingham $965 RENTAL PROS 248 373 RENT s q ft 2 bath fireplace Several Locations Lease this completely remod Renewal by Andersen is look eflts (810)632 4176 with any days in December 18610 Tlreman $825 Great Rates CANTON 4 bedrm 2 5 bath eled 1800 sq ft 3 bedroom 2 m g to fill several positions for rent freel One cat O K with fee Rob (248) 521 5706 bath home with 2 car garage CERTIFIED REALTY INC appointment setters in our CARPENTERS FRAMERS & EHO Call weekdays for R O Y A L OAK 1800 sq ft finished bsmt Help Wanted-General on 2 lots for $1250/mo (248) 471 7100 Livonia showroom These are HELPERS appointment great neighborhood $1800 Luxury Townhotnes LIV O N IA 3 Bdrm 2 5 bath (248) 787 7300 part time positions Mon Fn Full time Good pay Call The Beneicke Group 734 981 5382 248 249 0698 Colonial finished bsmt a/c Coidwell Banker Schweitzer CLEANING PERSONNEL 6 00 9 00 pm Hourly rate+ (734) 502-4791 (248)642 8 6 8 6 2708 Rochester Road Farmington Kills 2 room 1st appliances No smokmg/pets bonuses Must be very 3501 Kent Court Canton 2685 Union Lake Rd To clean hallways In apt com $2000/mo 248-478 6803 floor windowed office suite dependable and responsible CARPENTERS G C I Strong COMMERCE Brand new 2 bdr 2 bedroom 1 1 / 2 bath IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY plexes Day work car needed SOUTHFIELD remodeled 4 Convenient parking Fax resume to 248 624 6265 Pay for Strong Carpenters both master suites 2 5 bath 2 luxury townhouse with 4 Bdrm brick colonial 1 5 paid holidays & vacations LIVONIA 3 bdrm brick ranch bdrm 1600 sq ft pets nego (248) 539 8710 or call 248 624 7000 ext 109 Residential Roughers Only car attached fireplace private fireplace air full base baths large kitchen w/ dining Located in Livonia Starting 3 bath family room fireplace tiable $850 Sm all fee Thompson Brown 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474 4565 month lease (734) 425 3695 to suit $3700/mo + security office & oversee & do maint (313) 937 0804 Livonia vend Livonia Shell station part SOUTH LYON Condo Lovely SYLVAN LAKE Lakefront 4 248 388 2904 enance Benefits include apt m g com pany needs a time benefits will train ask FARMINGTON HILLS colonial townhouse 2 br LIVONIA 3 bdrm attached bdrm approx 1600 sq ft utilities Blue Cross paid CANTON Several Homes Great Office Space Below dependable efficient for Paula (734) 464 3322 1600 sq ft 2 bedroom 3 new carpeting newly decorat garage deck appliances $1800/mo 248 521 1978 available stalling at $850 & up route person Good vacations and holidays bath finished bsm t no pets ed Neutral colors Full bsmt $850 Small fee Market Rates in Southfield s Rent to Own or could be 0 physical condition & Telephone 248 424 8991 CHILD CARE ASSISTANT $2Q00/mo $3000 security Garage deck Non smoking & RENTAL PROS 734 513 RENT TROY Spacious 3 bdrm CBO Mark Plaza from 500 down 734 521 0240 Code #01 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A dvertising Feature Thursday DriveTime the interior is more attractive, functional and comfortable than before BY DALE BUSS The Outback Often over the last several years, m their efforts to Wagon is an obliterate the wants and needs of the automotive attractive vehicle public, car makers have come up with “solutions” Two honeycomb- that have been, to put it kindly, overdone like bars split the So when the sport-utility-vehicle craze began a grille horizontally, decade ago, the Big Three answered in part with among other new models that were so massive, so high off the things clearly dis­ ground and generally so overwhelming that some of tinguishing it from its sibling Legacy The Subaru Outback Wagon delivers 23 mpg in the city and an them hogged the road unforgivably, proved physi­ impressive 28 mpg on the highway. cally difficult for many owners to handle and were models The new almost impossible for some would-be passengers to design flows better than the old one For example, the wagon’s roof line on the highway My evaluation took place mostly enter - not to mention the fact that they threatened during the snowy week around Chnstmas, but the to dip down into the single digits in mileage per­ drops steadily rearward from the front doors back, providing an aerodynamic touch And yet, the all-wheel-dnve competence of the Outback Wagon formance came through time and time again in getting me Similarly, over the last few years, the auto industry wagon’s designers didn’t forget the practical demands that come with posing as a cargo hauler over andihrough the many unpaved streets of has perceived its customers clamoring more and northepTOakland County Cali Toll Free more for so-called “crossover” vehicles that combine They provided, among other things, a wide step-on rear bumper that is every bit as practical as a plat­ In the 2005 models of the Outback line, the center 1-800-579-SELL (7355) the best characteristics of SUVs, vans and cars into of gravity has been lowered for improved handling a whole new breed of solution The problem with form for penetrating deep into the cargo hold as are fax Your Ad: (734)953-2232 the large steps that are designed into humongous and safety, and while I never drove a 2004 Outback, that approach initially was that it produced eye­ it onl^ makes sense to assume that these improve­ Walk-In Office Hours sores like the Pontiac Aztek And even now, some SUVs Subaru builds the Outback m sedan and station- ments evidenced themselves in the fine job that the Monday Friday 8.30am to5pm new vehicles represent so much hybridization that, 2005 Outback Wagon did in navigating the recent After Hours Call (734)591 0900 by trying to serve many masters, they serve none at wagon styles, making each of them available m two varieties of four-cylinder engines and one six-cylin­ wmtnness of these parts Deadlines To place, all They can execute no clear purpose Apparently, much of the improvement m the 2005 cancel or correct ads But when it comes to Subaru, I’m happy to report der engine Subaru’s signature all-wheel dnve is available across the Outback line, m slightly differ­ Outback line came inside the vehicles And I can see Sunday that the company didn’t seem to have been affected where some of it was made For example, even m ent configurations The top-of-the-line models are 5.30 pm Friday by all this misplaced strategy when it came to devel­ the 2 5 1 Wagon that I drove, retailing for a suggest­ Sunday Real Estate oping and executing the 2005 Outback Wagon The powered by a 3 O-liter, flat-six-cylinder engine, but its horsepower has been increased to 250 The XT ed $24,850, there was a nicely designed interior 530 pm Thursday earlier versions of the vehicles were clearly meant to featuring helpfully gnppy cloth seats, a pleasant Thursday be regarded and enjoyed as small station wagons, also is provided with 250 horsepower, but that ema­ nating from a turbocharted, intercooled four-cylin­ cockpit designed rendered in brushed-nickel finish­ 6pm Tuesday and that’s even more the case with the new version es, and others that are black and taupe, easily com­ Thursday Real Estate Display of Outback that has been redesigned for 2005 der engine The Outback Wagon version I drove came only with prehended climate controls, and even front-seat 3 pm Monday And yet Subaru has managed to introduce some heaters And the rear cargo room was very ade­ dramatic improvements in the new version of the the base 168-horsepower, four-cylinder engine, but I was far from disappointed m its performance quate, befitting the fact that this was, after all, a sta­ View the Observer & wisely conceived Outback The exterior is shaped a tion wagon Eccentric Automotive bit, is sharper-looking and less boxy than before Acceleration was powerful and smooth and actually more redolent of a six-cylmder engine, delivering a The 2005 Outback Wagon is put together the Classifieds on the web: The new Outback series defeimtely is larger outside way small station wagons are supposed to be and roomier in many ways inside And the design of rated 23 mpg in the city and an impressive 28 mpg pr andeccefitric.com OEoa»as7«s

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stinks up the Hill final fron tier fhat in the galaxy is Count Dracula doing roaming around a spaceship9 Well, what better place is there for a vampire than the eternal night of space? That’s the premise ofDracula3000, a sci-fi stmkeroo that is at video stores now The story In the year 3,000, a space salvage vessel with the usual crew of misfits comes :' by W f if i. n ! across die giant hulk of the freighter Demeter, which Subiiminj^n had disappeared 100 years earlier IY 14, 8 PM A quick check of the cargo reveals 50 wooden Power Center coffins, one of which con­ tains Count Dracula, who we learn had planned to Beyond leave the Transylvania star On the cutting edge of the i||diop Bad system and seek new blood elsewhere in space Soon and avant-garde music scene, enough, the count is on his Greg feet and picking off the DJ Spooky makes his UMS|y-v crew one by one debut with a compelling rerfffcof: Not even brave captain Van Helsing can save them from the evil D.W. Griffith's monumental and count’s dutches and ultimately, the only way to stop him is to send the ship hurtling into controversial movie, Birth:o f t 1 a nearby star That’s about it Nation, combining footage There is a germ ofthe idea here Ifyou the silent film with other have read Bram Stoker’s Dracula you will recognize the Demeter as the ship that ear­ imagery and a live audio ned Dracula to London. Van Helsing, of course, is the vampire slayer and another character here is named Mina, also denved from the hook If the producers had chosen to convey the expenence of what the crew of the Demeter might have faced with Dracula on board and transported it to outer space, this story S Y M P O S I U M fi.icf! .Hid Early F ilm might of had a chance But with bland SUUD&M^liARYS.' - • ' ; direction, dreary senpt and too many silly plastic teeth, this is a rather anemic affair Not even a special appearance by Udo Kier — who should know something about vampires considenng his film expenence in die genre — can breathe life into the mess

NETW ORK R<:cf!|)li*ii The abrupt ending doesn’t help matters It’s as if the producers said, OK, that’s enough Lets stop The only bright moments mvolve a sexy android who is of course, immune to the • . , iJ V Ohce t l Ai count s toothy advances ...... But if you really want to seek a grand space adventure, try Leprechaun 4 In this one, the little feller causes mayhem on a spaceship It’s utterly ndiculous and quite amusing, m contrast to the other Leprechaun films, which are just dumb

Greg Kowalski believes Dracula should stay firmly planted on or in the earth He can be reached at o t 1 ha ?3 4 ~i sa roap cal toll free 8C0 221 1223 (248) 9012570 or at gkowalskifoe homecomm net

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■ Table hopping E8 1 I inter making you blue? blues, Vachon said W e find blues is Eve Aronoff runs a scratch kitchen fol Adjust your attitude with something people relate with worldwide ” lowing her preference for bolder flavors some smokm hot blues at The Anti-Freeze The horn and guitar-fueled sound is so seasonal ingredients at Eve in Ann Arbor the sizzling two-day Anti- popular they play year-round •eeze Blues Festival ‘I never thought I’d be lucky enough to ■ Drinkology EIO iday and Saturday at the Blues Festival play guitar for a living, I was an electrician Don Eduardo Silver Tequila is mellowed by Magic Bag in Ferndale before this gig But I’ve playing in the three distillations Drinking it neat or on An eclectic mix of blues band since the 1990s, I have no intention the rocks allows you tc experience the >smm mmm musicians will grace the takes the sting of stopping ’ strong agave aromas and lime citrus char stage, including Savoy Brown and Standing Room Only features mostly acters Roomful of Blues original songs Brown, a British blues and boogie band, out of winter The current lineup was too new on our ■ Music . . El2 is celebrating its 40th anniversary this last CD, so there weren’t a lot of original Creole Stomp is entertaining and educa year and headlines Friday BY LANA MINI songs We re really excited about this new tionai too Roomful of Blues, a horn-filled, swing­ STAFF WRITER release, ’ said Vachon ing band that attracts young rockabilly Despite lineup changes, the energy of ■ Family fun E13 dancers and a more mature crowd, head­ Roomful of Blues’ live show is always the Climb inside the cab of Grave Digger and lines Saturday same learn more about these wheels that can ‘We love playing the Bag,’ said Chris THE M-FRIHE BUiS FESTIVAL ‘Our goal at each show is to go out and jump 20 feet in the air and run over cars Vachon, Roomful of Blues guitarist It’s What; A benefit far theDefroit Blues kick butt It s danceable and we never at Monster Trucks An Xtreme Exhibition get tired of it Even when we re not tour­ like home for us Society The festival is a benefit for The Detroit ing, we re playing local clubs on the East Blues Society, 1 nonprofit organization Whem 7 pm .FndafSaturday Jan T-8 Coast,” said Vachon dedicated to promoting aft appreciation Where; The Magic Bag 22920 SAVOY BROWN for the blues Woodward Ave Ferndale Roomful of Blues will perform songs from its 18th CD, Standing Room Only (248)5441991 With founder and guitarist Kim (Alligator Records), to be released this Admission: $20 each night Simmonds, a legend among Englands gui­ month The band is also celebrating its Friday: Savory Brown with RJ & the tarists from the 1960s British blues era, coveted 2004 W C Handy Blues Award Savoy Brown has played with Clapton, for T>and of the year and best blues Rhythm Rockers Rattlesnake Shake Mick Taylor, Peter Green and others . p u t m r m m t m mstrumentalist/horns and The Alligators The band has nearly two dozen CDs and recorded the popular Pm Tired, Louisiana Like Savoy Brawn, Roomful of Blues Saturday: Roomful of Blues with has played for years - 36 to be exact The B lu e s and the Motown remake of I C a n t ©bsetwr & SEccentric eight piece band based m Rhode Island Doug Demmg s Jewelleries featuring Get N ext to You Early Savoy Brown band plays jumping blues, R&B, soul and a bit Greg Fingers Taylor Lady Sunshine S members later formed the 1970s sensation Foghat of 1940s and 1950s jazz Vachon said the X Band The Sunny Girl Band Keely Schramm Megan Pennefather They ve played with BB King Stevie Ray Simmonds has been the one constant m Editor Designer Vaughan Eric Clapton and Carlos For more information: Visit the band that has had more commercial Santana success m the U S than m the United Nicole Stafford Dan Dean wwwthemagicbagcom Over the years 44 musicians have Kingdom Music enthusiasts say Savoy Staff Writer Des gn Editor played with Roomful of Blues All were Brown s style paved the way for othei Lana Mini Susan Rosiek established disciplined musicians which See related story on 10. blues influenced rock bands like Led Staff Writer Execut ve Editor is why the band s reputation has remained Zeppelin Today Savoy’s rock/blues sound solid for so long is sometimes acoustic and other times Marty Carry Peter Neill We have people coming to our shows band The Duke Robillard Band Co hard-dnvm g Advertis ng D rector General Manager who will say they saw the band perform in founder keyboardist/piamst A1 Copley Blues music has always been my first the late 1960s and they keep coming moved to Furope in 1984 where his solo love, Simmonds said Somewhere it con­ For ed to a nfo mat on p ease ca 248) 90 2587 back, Vachon said W h at s really cool is career flourishes nects my Welsh roots and enables me to For adve t s ng n orma* on please ca 734) 953 2 53 theres also a strong younger crowd The philosophy of Roomful of Blues Fill express my emotions and allows the per­ Vachon currently leads the band It was the dance floors at festivals in Italy fect creative outlet formed in 1967 by former members Duke France Turkey and Russia and nightclubs Let music make our lives sweeter rt® -# S iaflipi Robillard (also formerly of the Fabulous in France Spam Switzerland and the U S And warm us during these winter ft Hone o omn caonsNe o k pub at o Thundeibirds) who now leads his own The folks m Turkey really like the m onths 4 !h www homelowtihfe com Obse ve & Eccent c j Thu sday Janua y 6 2005* (**) E3 RICK SMITH Send fax or e mail items for considera depends on age $10 Classes held at AUTO SHOW Henrietta Hermelin (Daisy Werthen) and James Bowen (Hoke Colburn) m Meadow tion in Get Out' At least two weeks in 42500 Arena Drive Novi Call (248)735 North American International Auto Brook Theatre's production of 'Driving Miss Daisy' which runs through Jan 30 at advance to Keely Schramm assistant 8850 for information and to register Show the theater on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills Show times managing editor for features Observer Farmington Community Chorus Opens Saturday Sunday Jan 15 23 Cobo and ticket 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Star struck more white kid (Jan 6 Jan 8) danceable By Dennis Fairchild Your Blues- It s hard to write a great Year in Review column Destroyer This will Partly because everyone on the planet will have score you so many different opinions than you and partly because it s cool points when you getting harder and harder for me to remember boldly declare Man ARIELfMarch 21-Aprii 20) what happened last week let alone what has hap no one even makes he only constant in astrology as in life is change So make the most of current aspects to get pened in the past year Thinking back I remember records like this any bur life moving in the right direction again Rambo Your ruling planet Mars soon shifting signs January It was followed by February and later in more' i e Destroyer signifies that you are in the ideal position to force the pace on the financial front the year came July Due to poor ticket sales is this years! Miss October had to be cancelled but November more Brian Eno pick TAURUS (April 21-May 21) than made up for it This week I try to tackle the Bonus 11th spot jfiunt to 10 and take action Bull! For too long you ve put off dealing with something of an emo best albums and songs of 2004 Isay try because Best local disc m \ nature but what happens this week will convince you that you can t run forever Most like I m sure when I re read this column Thursday l II Every Night - you II discover that what you feared was a product of your imagination Or bull headedness remember something I haven t Saturday Looks Good included and wish time machines were a reality to Me It had two ver GEMINI (May 22-June 21) So here is Pure Pick's 2004 Top 10 Albums in sions I don t really iThe thing to remember is that you are no longer tied to the past nor are you under others con no particular order because chaos is beauty need to say more do rol or influence Twins in fact the key word now is freedom Therefore think of the larger self Nino Rojo - Devendra Banhart Banhart s I’ OK Fred Thomas is 10 types of adorable lat is limitless in power and possibilities and spring will be a time of remarkable achievements Rejoicing in the Mends was also released this year and is awe totally Best EP CANCER (June 22-July 23) some But Nino Rojo The Tam - The Decembensts - Ah sweet sweet m *? ^ 0U are justly renowned for being patient but with Mars about to shift signs it s time to speak up includes At the Hop concept album |d let others know your feelings and upsets You may not tell people what they want to hear but a simple song of S’least they will know where you stand Moon Kid Stand strong kiddo' melody and sadness Three records that had so much buzz, junkies that is my candidate started freebasing them: LEO (Juiy24-Aug. 23) for song of the year Who Will Cut Our Hair When Were Gone-The Unicorns Try not to be too hard on yourself Everyone makes mistakes (even a Lion) and the bigger the mis A Ghost if Born - Funeral- Arcade Fire takes you make the more of an opportunity you have of turning them into something of value If Wilco No it snot Blueberry Boat-The Fiery Furnaces ustakes are the way we learn you II learn something over the coming days' Yankee Hotel Foxtrot III give you a buck if you honestly and unbiasedly But if you sit with it enjoyed all three* (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) you II start to get it For someone who is supposed to be easygoing tolerant and compassionate you appear to be The Milk Eyed Songs going in all directions at the moment Virgd Insure you don t spoil what could be a profitable Mender- Joanna Sprout and the Bean - The Milk Eyed Mender - alliance by insisting that everyone take your word as gospel Aim for humble honesty Newsom Band Joanna Newsom Shes a lot like Hamburger Helper wagons have never for your ears First you think it s too odd but you Sept. 24-0ct. 23) felt so good listen to it anyway Then you find yourself craving No matter how much of an individualist you might be the Sun moving into your sign on the 19th The Slow Wonder - silly songs about fruit at 4 a m is reminding you that the only way to get what you realiy want out of life is to work more close AC Newman The Twilight - From a Basement on a Hill- Elliott ^ (y with those who share your goals There is strength in numbers for you this week New Pornographers Smith We listened for answers but only found more frontman returned questions SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22) with a solo work so Everybody s Gotta Learn Sometime - Eternal Star wise this could be a fortunate week for you especially if you re ambitious and want to catchy it sound Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack Beck move up in the world The only danger is that in your haste to get ahead you might go against tracked my summer God I miss Beck ypur own principles and do something that hurts others if only indirectly Be true to yourself The Guest- All These Things I ve Done/Mr Bnghtside - Hot Scorp and don t be in such a rush Phantom Planet I m Fuss-The Killers I m sorry if you re too preten totally not joking tious to love this SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) This replaces my Ted Peach Trees-Want2 - Rufus Wamwnght A The daydreaming Archers are great ones for wishing they could turn back the clock and make LeoI Shake the friend of mine refuses to buy any Rufus because things right You can t of course but what you can do is visualize a time and place in the Sheets pick quote It s too perfect future when the mistakes of the past no longer matter Focus on possibilities instead of per Seven Swans - Sufjan Stevens You won t even I d Rather Dance with You - Riot on an Empty ils The Moon in your element is shooting strength to you mind the God parts and if you are into that you II Street-Kings of Convenience Even hearing this like it even more song in an Old Navy commercial could not rum it (Dec. 22-Jan 21) Smile- Brian Wilson I haven t been totally burred Fill m your own Kayne West/The Streets/ Your way with words opens many doors but sometimes leads to them being slammed in your under a rock Madvilliany song here______face and that s something you II have to watch for this week The Sun in your sign and upcom New England- Jason Anderson So simple So ing Mars chance says that being brutally honest isn t the best idea now especially if your beautiful Because year in review lists are cop outs to actu progress and profits depend on it Tie The Futureheads- The Futureheads Antics - ally finding out what s going on in Detroit Interpol Franz Ferdinand-Franz Ferdinand Hot during the upcoming week next week I will list (Jan. 22-Feb. 19) Fuss - The Killers Music that might appear on The 2004 s top shows books and films as well as 2005 s 1 / You rtray feel tempted to break with routine and do something completely out of character this week OCIII say one thing about popular music It mostly buzzworthy stuff * end After all its been a crazy two months eh’ If you have the support of a certain key person or stinks III say one more thing about popular music * I actually can t afford lunch so don t actually expect any best pa! all the better If not be prepared to stick your neck out and do it anyway Family can take of It got a little better this year or at least a little money because you re actually an elitist twit themselves PISHES (Feb 20-March 20) Pure Picks is written by Stephanie Tardy who writes her own column taglines but usually composes them in What is important to you now especially on a material level won t be so important to you by this third person for effect Not this week though Wanna punch me in the face or congratulate me for this list? t me next week That s good because it s time you recognized that some things and some people Your opinion is valued even if we don t share the same one thus making yours not as good as mine You can are not to be taken seriously Budget your time and money don t push yourself Fish' state your peace piece, peas gruff by e mailing me at stardy@oe homecomm net or snail mailing me at Pure Ricks c/o Stephanie Tardy 805 E Maple Birmingham, Ml 48009 As always, information regarding local enter­ Denn s Fa rchild s a Birmingham based astrologer and author of several books on d vmation For informa tainment events is also something I d be interested in glancing at before I trash it PS I also totally stole one t/on about personal consultations phone (248) 646 3555 or e ma I DenFaircb ld@aol com of the jokes in this week s column and! just might do it again so be witty when you write me

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The City of Farmington Hills Special Services Department Cultural Arts Division Grievous Angel just clicks Presents J o A h B w s s Q m BY KEVIN BROWN Keith Richards STAFF WRITER Parsons, who died m 1973, sought to play Hilarious Comedy- cosmic American music - everything from The band Grievous Angel celebrates its country to soul Parsons was influenced by Great Piano first CD release at a Troy show on Friday Ray Charles mixing of these genres m the and G o o d But no way is this a first musical project early 60s for these veteran musicians, whose credits On the first CD, Grievous Angel com­ T im e s ! range from Was (Not Was) to Wilson bines those cosmic American influences Pickett with some impressive Crosby, Stills and Guitanst-singer Billy Brandt has backed Nash like harmonies $20 adults up Jill Jack for years David Mosher has Live, the band covers everything from $18 seniors sung and played fiddle, guitar and man­ country artists George Jones and Johnny includes table seating show and hors d oeuvres dolin with a range ofloeal and national acts, Cash to Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cash bar. and recorded solo CDs Drummer Ron Little Feat, die Grateful Dead Tim Buckley Pangbom performed with Was (Not Was) and Greenwich Village folk icon Fred Neil, and Sheryl Crow, and bassist Nolan whose The Other Side o f This Life is the only Grievous Angel guitarist-singer Billy Brandt, David Mendenhall has played with Motown leg cover on the new CD Mosher vocals fiddle guitar andmandolm,Ron Pangbom drums and bassist Nolan Mendenhall, is ends and won Producer of the Year at the We do a real backbeat-heavy, Little Feat- celebrating the release of its first CD Detroit Music Awards soundmg version of the Band song Up on Saturday, Jan. 22,7:30 pm But besides all that experience, Cripple Creek “ Brandt said “We do a coun- The debut CD release party will be at 7 Costick Activities Center • 28600 W 11 Mile Mendenhall said the band members just try-fiink version of Dylan’s Mighty Quinn pm Friday, Jan 7, at The Listening Room, Farmington Hills, M I 48336 click. At shows, people remark on the tight Kensington Community Church, 1825 E Tickets are available a t the Costick Center, There’s no hipness factor or pretension rhythm section ‘When you come from a Square Lake Road, east of John R, Troy or by calling (248) 473-1857. It’s all based on good songs and good solid soul band you can be executed for poor exe­ Tickets are $7, call (248) 786-0600 Sponsored by arranging aifd playing He also praised die cution of rhythm,’ Brandt explained, laugh­ Following the CD release party Friday, WHOLE FOODS MARKET, WEST BLOOMFIELD original songwnting of Brandt and Mosher ing the band will perform at 9 30 p m Grievous Angel takes its name from an ‘When we do a cover ofHard to Handle Thursday, Jan 13, at Dick O’Dow’s in album by country-rock pioneer Gram (previously performed by Otis Redding and Birmingham and at 10 p m Friday, Jan 14, Parsons, the former Byrd, duet singing the Black Crowes), our cracker funk is very at the Rochester Mills Beer Co in partner of Emmylou Hams and friend to funky” Rochester OE0S28554S

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Creole Stomp As spicy as a bowl of gumbo entertains and educates audiences as Authentic Cajun style band it performs DENNIS STROUGHMATT authentic comes to The Ark Creole, S CREOLE STOMP Cajun, BY UNA MINI When: Doors open 7 30 p m concert Zydeco and STAFF WRITER Louisiana 8pm Thursday Jan 13 Swam Pop Begin with a sound straight from Where: The Ark 316 S Mam St Ann Arbor music Louisiana s bayous and prairies Add vocals Admission: $11 call (734) 7611818 sung in an uncommon dialect that origi­ nated in northern France, Caribbean and www creoiestomp com or www theark org African Blend together with washboards, CD: Creole Stranger on Swallow Records rugboards, fiddle, wooden sticks, triangle, to be released in mtd-January accordion, bass and drums Simmer, and the result is Denms Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp They’re be performing authentic Creole, Cajun, while earning his master’s degree m history Zydeco and Louisiana Swamp Pop music at Southern Illinois University, he m et at the Ark on Thursday, Jan 13 musicians Jon Watson and John Giffin In ‘We’re striving not only to entertain, but 1995, they formed a band called the Brown to educate audiences about American Baggers French culture,’ said Jennifer Stroughmatt, A few years after that he earned a certifi­ the rugboard/washboard and triangle play­ cate in Quebec French Language and er of Creole Stomp She’s also the wife of Culture from the University of Quebec at band founder Dennis Stroughmatt Chicoutimi, Canada. Returning to the U S The music that’s a way of life m many he began touring with Louisiana-based parte of Louisiana is still only vaguely groups He and Watson then formed familiar to most Midwesterners Creole Stomp M ost of the year we live on the road,” Other band members include Jim Jennifer Stroughmatt said ‘We play festi­ Willgoose, bass player and singer, Robert vals and other events where we can intro­ Russell, singer, lead and steel guitarist, and duce the music The music is known in Jim Bangassar, lead guitar and singer Scotland and France, where it has roots, Watson plays drums and the mandolin but when we play m a place, for example like Utah, people at first are confused LOVE AND MUSIC MIXED and then they love it ’ Creole Stomp has been featured on PBS- Jennifer Stroughmatt discovered the TV, CNN’s World Beat, the Louisiana music accidentally eyen though it s part of Folklife Festival, The Cajun French Music her French Canadian heritage Awards and at other events The band s I was working in a coffeehouse in CD, Enjxn At Lost, was nominated in Illinois during college just a few years ago 2003 as ‘ Best Album by a Cajun/Creole and I saw Denms playing there I was so band based outside of Louisiana by the excited the first time I heard it some­ Cajun French Music Association thing about it Noticing her strong interest in the SMART MUSIC music, Dennis Stroughmatt gave her a tn angle to play Soon she became part of the Intellectuals attract intellectuals and band Six months ago the couple married Dennis Stroughmatt is one of them ‘One day before a show he hands me the But don’t mistake the term for someone rugboard and-says, Try this on stage who doesn t like to have fun, this music is tonight, she said about living and loving life during both She strapped the jagged metal board to easy and strenuous times her chest and began to play People who understand the French influence of the music come to check it out RICH IN HISTORY with those who are just curious^ Jennifer Stroughmatt said Zydeco is a hybnd of French Canadian ACANAD!AN/UKCn-PHIJI)ll!;TlilN as Denms Stroughmatt is a specialist of songs, European instruments and world North American French Creole and Cajun rhythms Cajuns are descendants of French For rating reasons, go to www.filmratings.com language, culture and music He was raised settlers of Acadie, Nova Scotia, who were in a French area of Vincennes, Ind, but expelled by the British in the mid 1700s STARTS TOMORROW AT THESE THEATRES later moved to Old Mines, Mo There he The term Creole” is derived from Spanish AMC FORUM 30 AMC LAUREL PARK AMC LIVONIA 20 BEACON EAST 5S6 254 5663 734 462 6200 734 $42 9909 313 882 7500 learned to speak Creole French and play and French people who settled m BIRMINGHAM p a l l a d iu m EMAGINE NOVI 248 844 FILM 888EMAGINE 319 3456 CANTON 248 319 3456 734MJR 284 SOUTHGATE 3456 20 the fiddle, French Missouri style, by Louisiana and slaves who were born there P H O E N I X AT BEL AIR CTR P H O E N I X WEST RIVER SHOW CASE DEARBORN SHOW CASE WESTLAND attending local house parties with locals Ibday, Creole is a loose term used to 313 438 3484 313 561 3449 734 729 1060 248 788 8572 Stroughmatt eventually went to describe a racially diverse people sharing STAR GRATIOT STAR GREAT LAKES STAR JOHN R 313STAR 240 6389FAIRLANE 21 586 791 3420 248 454.0366 248 585 2070 Louisiana to spend time with the locals the French language Catholicism cooking, UA COMMERCE 248STAR 853 2260ROCHESTER 248STAR 372 2222SOUTHFIELD 734STAR 287 2200TAYLOR 248 960 5801 and study French culture A few years later and of course, music OE08285749 E12 (**) • Obse ve & Eccentr c j Thursday Janua y 6 2005 w w w hom etownUfe com F a m i l y f u n

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BY NICOLE STAFFORD STAFF WRITER BIG AND BAD What Monster Trucks An Xtreme Exhibit Have you ever seen a sports utility A TREAT FOR THE vehicle “rip the spider or do a “dry explores the science of building and hop?’ driving monster trucks through Even if you did, unless you’re a mon­ W HOLE FAMILY!’' interactive displays ster truck fan, you probably wouldn’t JIM FERGUSON, KGUN/AIC-TU. TUCSON even know it When Jan 15 through May 29 museum Besides, these stunts are performed by hours are 9 a m to 3 p m Tuesday Friday l i monster trucks 10 30 a m to 6 p m Saturday and noon to And aficionados of the sport and novices alike can learn all about these 6 p m Sunday L O T S OF feats, as well as the science behind them, Where Detroit Science Center 5020 John at Monster Trucks An Xtreme R Detroit Exhibition, running Jan 15 through Tickets Adults $4 kids age 2 and up and LAUGHS! May 29 at the Detroit Science Center H DESS0H THOMSON, TIS WASMHTQN POST ‘Its fun and it’s behind th e scenes,’ seniors $2 plus paid general admission said Jeffrey Wyatt, producer of the for adults $7 seniors and children age 2 exhibit for Clear Channel ‘Museum exhibits are often perceived as being 12 $6 members and kids under age 2 j staid and boring Here we have monster free call (313) 577 8400 or visit DELIGHTFUL. trucks They re like superhero cars They www detroitsciencecenterorg can jump 20 feet in the air and run over cars WHOLESOME To say the least, Wyatt, who grew up watching his uncle drive a monster truck, is charged up about the exhibit The highlight is the opportunity to bit of learning m the process, said FANTASTIC! climb inside the cab of Grave Digger, a Wyatt Physics, engineering and even com GOVEflT MINNEAPOLIS STM TRBUSF superstar of the M onster Jam racing cir­ chemistry regulate the performance of cuit Once inside, visitors can take m the monster trucks The exhibit, for 12-foot-high dnver’s-eye view instance, includes a display put together Also on display is Hot Wheels, another by a dirtologist who explores the well known monster truck, and one of chemical composition of the special dirt f k - . the enormous tires used by the vehicles mix used for races Likewise, a decon­ ■V The 9,000-square-foot exhibit structed truck and other displays enable includes many interactive displays that museum visitors to witness the mechan­ demonstrate the mechanics behind the ics, hydraulics and combustion processes ALBERT power of monster trucks, which weigh a working inside the vehicles Other sec­ m minimum of10,000 pounds yet go as tions explore safety features and paint www.FatAlbertthemovie.com fast as 100 miles per hour Video screens design Video footage tells the real-life P G and sound effects recreate the spectacle stones of well-known monster truck m PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED® SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CH LOREN of Monster Jam events and include drivers Momentary Language footage of actual races Ultimately, the exhibit invites parents It is loud, especially for a museum to engage in an educat ^ ial process with AFC at LIVONIA M ALL AMC FORUM 30 AMC LAUREL PARK exhibit, said Wyatt We wanted to pres­ their children, said Wyatt 248 476-4507 586 254 5663 248 462 6200 ent the behind-the-scenes but never lose “We definitely wanted to provide that AM C LIVONIA 20 BEACON EAST EMAGINE CANTON sight of the theatricality and show” starting point of a dialogue between par­ 734-542 9909 313 882 7500 888 319 3456 Another interactive display sure to be ents and grandparents and children, he MJR SOUTHGATE 20 NOVI TOW N CENTER 8 PHOENIX AT BEL AIR CTR 734 284 3456 248 344 0078 313 438 3494 popular is The Orbitron which simu said It gives you an opportunity to talk PHOENIX W EST RIVER SHOWCASE DEARBORN SHOW CASE W ESTLAND lates the experience of rolling over inside about what dad does m the garage and 248 788 6572 313 561 3449 734 729 1060 to share those experiences m a much a monster truck Visitors are strapped STAR FAIRLANE STAR GRATIOT AT 15 M ILE STAR GREAT LAKES CROSSING inside an authentic m onster truck seat more personal way than we can It pro­ 313 240 6389 586 791 3420 248-454 0366 and then subjected to a 360-degree spin vides that jumpmg-off point STAR JOHN RAT 14 MILE STAR ROCHESTER HILLS STAR SOUTHFIELD Although the exhibit almost sounds 248 585 2070 248 853 2260 248 372 2222 too fun to be educational there s a little nstafford@oe homecomm net | (248) 901 2567 STAR TAYLOR UA COMMERCE STADIUM 14 UPTOW N PALLADIUM 12 248 287 2200 248 960 5801 248 644 F LM______

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