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Apppintments to boards WlSTLAND A GANNETT COMPANY The Westland City Council recently con firmed the reappoint ment of Mark Welch to the Westland Library PRICE: $1 • SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012 .• hometownlife.com Board for Welch a five-year term that will expire July 15, 2017. Welch served as vice presi District wants to create dent and treasurer on the library board culture of customer service from 2006-07 and has By Sue Mason Greg Baracy that the dis ter schools are beating us. charter schools do. The the research and believe served !. Observer Staff Writer trict needs to focus on It's not with education but problem is Wayne-West a problem the district Weese since serving residents better. with customer service." land "does a terrible job had three-four years being appointed in The loss of 70 Walker- "Customer service is Baracy made the rec in telling people about it." ago" is still here. In 2009, September 2011. Winter Elementary stu just that, it's service; are ommendation during a "We've got to do a bet the school board voted The five-member dents to a Canton charter you there for the kids in goal setting workshop ter job," he said. "It's a to reorganize its elemen library board oversees school has Wayne-West- ' the morning and are you last Tuesday, facilitated perception and we've tary program, closing the library director land school officials look there for the kids in the by Scott Morrell of the allowed it to be a percep six elementary school and operations of the ing at creating "a culture afternoon," said Baracy in Michigan Association of tion in the school district. and turning two middle William P. Faust Public of customer service." recommending it as one School Boards. We have to be a cheer schools into upper ele- Library. The Wayne-Westland of his goals for 2012-2013. Baracy told school leader for the district." mentaries for fifth-and Council also con school board agreed with "It's something people board members that the He said that school offi firmed the appoint School Superintendent buy in to, that's why char district already does what cials have already done Please see GOALS, A2 ments of Tom Nix and Dennis Weese to the Westland Board of Review. Nix will fill an unexpired term through . Mayor invites Dec. 6,2014. Weese also will fill an unexpired term through Dec. 1, 2013. community to The three-member Board of Review listens to appeals of tax assess gathering at ment by residents. Corrado Park Help at home Westland Mayor Wil in an informal atmo- Westland firefight liam Wild invites West- .sphere and brings fam ers responded June 27 land residents to join ilies together for some when resident Ray him at Corrado Park fun," said Wild. mond Osiecki suffered in the city's north end Wild also will use the a possible heart attack Wednesday, July 25, , Wednesday evening's while mowing his lawn. for his first community get-together to update After Osiecki was gathering of the year. transported to St. guests on the scheduled Mary's Hospital, fire Sgt. The free family event improvements for Cor Robert Stoddard and will be 5-8 p.m. at the rado Park, including the STEPHEN CANTRELL | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER firefighters Kevin Gil park, located on the cor renovation of the picnic liam and Nathan Rivier Westland Assistant Fire Chief John Adams talks about a fire truck with an articulated lad ner of Gladys and Fla shelter which is being returned to his home der that allows a bucket containing firefighters access under wires, then is able to move mingo, south of Joy. funded by a $1,000 "Perk and finished mowing up over the fire. ' , ., There will be water Up Your Park" prize the the lawn. They also •• • • • • • '• '' *• . • slides, beach volleyball, city received the check bagged up the clippings kids safety activities, a ' from CBS Radio Detroit putting contest, a dunk and Michigan Schools for compost collection and Government Cred and secured the lawn Westland fire moves tank and other water mower in the shed. activities. it Union. It all goes back to cus Police and fire vehi The city also has been tomer service, Westland cles as well as the new contacted by an boy Assistant Fire Chief/Fire administration to Wayne Department of Public scout who is interested Marshal John Adams Service equipment will in completing improve said. By LeAnne Rogers - tive wing." Administration Build be on display. There also ments to horseshoe "They were in their Observer Staff Writer The TIFA plan includes ing. Along with adminis will be a demonstration pit as part of his Eagle primary response area $5 million for a new fire trative offices, the north of the city's new online Scout project. and ready to go (on • Just weeks after station, with about half of side also includes a large ordinance enforcement "The city is proud to an emergency run). It's Michael Reddy became that cost for the admin training facility. project which stream be the recipient of the out of the box think chief for the Westland istrative wing. Instead, The south side of the lines the residential and •'Perk Up Your Park' ing," Adams said. "He and Wayne fire depart the Westland fire admin building houses fire and commercial ordinance funds, and I am excit (Osiecki) maintains his ments, the administrative istrative offices have rescue operations, includ process. ed to share the updates lawn very well. We staff has moved to the relocated from the sec ing the dorm, kitchen The mayor annual with the families that helped him out." Wayne fire station. ond floor of a building on and other areas used by ly holds the communi utilize this park the "In the beginning, I Marquette shared with firefighters during their ty gatherings around the most," Wild said. Osiecki survived and is the Department of Public back home on the mend. hadn't planned to move. shifts. Between admin- . city, using them as an The community gath I knew that we would Services and the Nankin istration and operations, opportunity to introduce ering is being sponsored need the administration Transit Authority to the there are four bays to residents to his staff and by ITC. For more infor under one roof," Reddy , Wayne station on South house fire engines and talk to them about what's mation about the get said. "If we ever a built -." Wayne Road. rescue vehicles. happening in the city. together, visit the city's INDEX a fire station in the TIFA Only four years old, the "The transition has "This is a great oppor website www.cityof- Community Life B5 (Tax Increment Financ Crossword Puzzle.... C3 north side of the build been good. By doing this tunity for my adminis westland.com or call the Education A4 ing Authority), we would ing will now be called tration and I to get out mayor's office at (734) Health....". .B9 build a new administra the Wayne-Westland Fire Please see FIRE, A2 and talk to the residents 467-3200. Homes .C2 Jobs CI Obituaries B8 Services C2 Sports B1 Wheels C3 Comments made at special meeting on TIFft plan clarified A story which appeared about a husband and wife "with all due respect," ated his concern. Murphy to the subdivision. That © The Observer & Eccentric in the July 5 issue of serving on the TIFA Citi had turned to Mur and her husband James project was among three Volume 48 • Number 18 the Westland Observer zens Committee. phy to address his com have been long-time included in the TIFA plan. should have stated that Based on a review of a ments about husbands members of the citizens Campbell also had ques Home Delivery: Newberry Estates resi video of the special meet and wives serving on the committee. tioned why the meeting, (866) 887-2737 dent Bill Campbell spoke ing, Campbell did not committee, when City Campbell has been which attracted a small at a public hearing about attempt to verbally attack Council President James opposed to the building number of residents, was Return Address: * a proposed Westland committee member Mary Godbout stopped him and of a new city hall on city- held during the Westland 41304 Concept Dr, Tax Increment Finance Murphy, as originally asked him to speak to the owned property behind Summer Festival, making Plymouth Ml 48170 Authority Plan and reported. council, not the audience. the William P. Faust Pub parking at Westland City expressed his concern Campbell, saying Campbell did and reiter lic Library and adjacent , Hall difficult.
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tions, Reddy said, is that so they are consistent and so the same firefight FIRE it helps the departments new matching uniforms ers (in each department) Continued from page A1 get an extension on the and vehicle markings. work the same shifts for federal SAFER grants, "There have been no . continuity." which currently fund service disruptions. Res Firefighters also are move right away, it's nine firefighters in West- idents of both communi working their shifts with kicked it into full gear," land and five in Wayne. ties get better service," : the other department to said Reddy, who retired The grants expire in • Reddy said. get familiar with each as Westland fire chief and 2013 for Wayne, 2014 for At the Westland City . other's operations, Wild is now a contract employ Westland. A six-month Council meeting, coun said. The firefighter ee working as shared extension combined with cil members received T- unions also are working chief for the two cities. expected retirements shirts with the emblems with fire administration In that new role, Reddy would likely prevent any of each fire department ; daily to iron out issues, he is working to merge the layoffs once the funding side-by-side with "We Are added. two departments and best ends, Reddy said. One" written over the top. , Right now each depart utilize manpower, equip The departments have "I'm really impressed, ment has its own collec ment and stations for ser also applied for a $1.4 . with how far they've got tive bargaining agree vice and cost savings. million state Economi ten with the merger. ment, but in the future "We're already seeing cal Vitality Incentive Pro Sharing the chief was the it's expected firefight some smaller cost sav gram grant that would first cost saving measure, ers would work for a fire ings on a daily basis," he fund changes needed but we will merge the authority or district. said. to facilitate the merg two departments," Mayor STEPHEN CANTRELL | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER A big benefit to merg er. That includes replac William Wild said. "The Irogers0hornetownlife.com This Wayne fire truck has an articulated ladder truck ing the fire administra ing air packs and nozzles shifts are being aligned (313)222-5428 among it's fleet of emergency vehicles.
back with a vengeance." dy Schofield was glad to bringing in arf outside said Morrell. "You and grow, your kids will ben GOALS He also recommended see customer service as a agency to work with the the superintendent are a efit." Continued from page A1 , that outside assistance be goal. She pointed out that ' district on customer ser team of eight. You need to While the board will brought in to help. • when the district did the vice. work with each other, it's hold a second workshop "My thought is that this , 1998 bond issue, school "An outside view might got to be a team effort." with Morrell to work oh sixth-grade students. is bigger than us, that we offices were redesigned be helpful, it's hard to see He added that how the becoming a team, they Parents protested the need outside help to deal to make them more cus what's going when you're board and the eight-mem did agree to let Baracy realignment of school : with it the customer ser tomer friendly. Because on the inside," she said. ber team functions is begin work on improving boundaries and who their vice aspect at every sin- of that, there was an Morrell, who is work reflected in the school customer service. children would attend •• 'gle level throughput the improvement for sever ing with the trustees to district. "I agree it's urgent and school with, something district," he said. al years. > erase their differences "If the board is dys I liked to see something Baracy said is "coming Board Secretary Cin- "The last few years and make them a cohe functional, so goes the stated with the fall, if the we've gotten away from sive unit, pointed out that rest of the district," he board has a say about . it," she said. "We're lack board and superintendent said. "If they don't see what it will look like," ing in the way we sell . must work as a team. you functioning as a trustee Andrea Clawson ourselves, we've lost that "If you're going to have team, no way is it going to said. ATTORNEY ^ t feeling of being a family." a culture of customer ser happen in the buildings. JASON P. Schofield also vice, you have to walk the Your kids deserve you smasonehometownlife.com WAPIENNIK —^ expressed support in walk and talk the talk," working for them. If you (313)222-6751 A PROFESSIONAL I.IMITKD LIABILITY CO.
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By Sue Mason at two 7-Eleven stores in where the man reportedly 7 Pays ;.''', Observer Staff Writer Redf ord and Livonia earli pulled a handgun from his er this month. .,-. backpack. He went into Ipis/joylirJ.* 1 Block E?(ifl A Canton man has a date In the Westland robbery, ' the store and returned a with Wayne County Cir an employee told police • j few minutes later. He was cuit Court where he will that a man dressed in ;'•"',:} carrying a jar wrapped in be arraigned on charg black with a bandana over a scarf, she said. es related to a holdup at his lower face entered She called police after a Westland the store about 9:45 p.m. she dropped the man off iM:|?ra(u Meat~Deli~Fresh . „ store. and ordered he and a cus near the Game Stop store si Lee Allen tomer with a small child on Wayne Road. ! xM/_ Produce~Krocery~Dair jr Phillips, 20, to get on the floor. He,. Police didn't locate the I aa—] ©VriTSHT Change good through date to July 29th, 2012 was bound then reportedly had the suspect, but they did y&~'\ over for tri employee open the cash recover the breast can al after he register drawer and get cer collection jar contain Qua/fry Meetfs waived his a second one in the back ing $22, three cell phones, right to a Phillips room. various pieces of identifi For Yew Grtttf preliminary examination The employee said he cation, a plastic coin dona in an appearance Thurs was armed with a hand tion box and marijuana day before Judge Mark gun and took $500 from from the backpack that he Fresh USDA Choice USDA Choice McConnell in 18th Dis the business and a breast had left in the car, police trict Court. He has been cancer donation jar from said. Ground Sirloin New York charged with armed rob the counter. Another witness provid bery, a felony punish After the robbery, an ed police with a telephone Round Fillets Strip Steaks able by up to life in pris- 18-year-old Canton wom number for an acquain on, and larceny from a an called police and iden tance of the suspect who building, a four-year felo tified the suspect as a man helped locate him. He ny, stemming from a rob she knew from school, was arrested at Joy and $|9SnyFjsi1n _it ._ $f.99 it. $6.99 ». bery at the Game Play police said. She agreed Ravine in Westland on store, 35607 Warren Road to drive him around to do July 7 after police fol Amish "Center Cut ] f USDA Choice on July 3. errands when he of fered lowed his car from a gas Phillips, who is being to pay her. She drove him station at Seven Mile and Boneless/Skinless Bone-In Whole held in the Wayne Coun to Walmart in Canton and Telegraph in Detroit. ty Jail en lieu of a $50,000 Value City on Warren Chicken Breasts Pork Chops Tenderloin cash/surety bond, also Road in Westland before smasonOhometownlife.com is a suspect in robberies stopping at Game Play .(313)222-6751 $2Jfit$liJ9iH. IpftilW Iff*) Imt on tli Brill! Cot&Mmmidferrro! Coalition seeks car show sponsors ....- ^ _-.. !L_ By Sue Buck its support for the cause materials for the event Observer Staff Writer and make it a yearly fam and recognition at the ily summer destination." event. All donations are A local substance pre In order to be able to tax deductible. , Fresh j King Fresh vention group is looking make this event a success Nicholas explained the for sponsors for a first and be able to offer it to . value of the support. ever classic car show. the public, the group is "It allows us to continue The Garden City Com asking for support in the to fight the war against Salmon Crab Legs Tilapia munity Coalition for the form of sponsorships and substance abuse in our Prevention of Substance • donations, from business - community by provid Abuse will be holding its owners and others in the ing current trend infor first charity car show 6- community. • ' mation on alcohol, tobac $19.99 in. $6.99». 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6 in For a sponsorship co, marijuana, prescrip the parking lot of Garden of $50, a business will tion drugs and synthetic We cany a full line City High School • receive its company logo drugs like K2 and Spice," This event will feature on the back of the event she said. of Dearborn and a classic car show hosted T-shirt in addition, its The coalition is a Kowalskl Products by Don Nicholson Enter logo on all coalition mar 501(c)3 nonprofit orga prises, as well as preven keting materials for the , nization dedicated to Boarfc^Head Boarfc^Head Boarfc€>Head tion activities offered event and recognition at improving the quali Yellow American Cracked Pepper EverRoast by the Michigan Nation the event. For a sponsor ty of life for all who live Cheese Turkey Chicken al Guard Counter Drug ship of less than $50, a in Garden City by pro TaskForce. company will receive its moting a lifestyle free "Our mission for this from the abuse of alcohol, ipi»iro *»• %Uh. r u logo on all coalition mar event is to support sub-^ keting materials for the tobacco and other drugs. Swiss London Eastern Market's Own stance abuse awareness " event and recognition at For more information ' Cheese ^"^ "Broil "* Deviled Egg Potato Salad and prevention in the the event. about the coalition, vis community," said execu Donations of goods or it its website at www. .._ $8*88 a, $5.99 HI. " ""!*.• tive director Susan Nich services also are being gccommunitycoalition. olas. "This is the first sought for a silent auc- org or call the office at time that we will be hold - tion. 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M I ^ i A4 . (WGc) Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, July 22,2012 EDUCATION online at hometownlife.com GC adds online classes to leisure program lineup
By Sue Mason directory of Adult and Commu The online lineup includes The leisure program book People signing up for the Observer Staff Writer nity Education. "Jayne Mar classes geared for senior citi let will come out in August and classes don't have to wor tens, a lead teacher in our high zens like those who live at Gar in addition to the online class ry about where they live. Garden City Public Schools school program, had some den Tower, as well as people es there will be plenty of the There's no non-resident fee. is taking its leisure program to great ideas about what we interested in taking writing classes like computers, Zum- For O'Leary the program needs a new level by offering online could do." and photography classes for "a ba, swimming, karate, crochet, only to cover the cost Of the classes aimed at enriching lives He also praises program fraction of what it would cost knitting, quilting, trips and aer instructor plus a 15 percent and offering career explora supervisor Bertie Stamper who at a community college," said obics, which has been a part overhead. tion. , has handled the leisure pro 0"Leary. And the career class of the program for 20 years, And Cambridge isn't waiting Available this fall will be gram for four years. es let people find out if one is according to Stamper. until the fall to offer two baby web-based Plato classes like "I don't think we've changed right for them without spend She said Zumba "has really sitting classes for youths. The anthropology - Uncovering the leisure programming a ing $l,500-$2,000 on classes. taken off and the program has "Supersitter" class for those Human Mysteries, Detectives long time," said O'Leary. "It's Stamper plans to do a presen four different classes, includ age 11 and older and a "Begin of the Past - personal and fami a credit to Bertie and her cre tation at Garden Tower to intro ing Zumba, Zumba swimming ning Cheer and Conditioning ly finance, criminology, digital ative thinking." duce seniors to the online class and Zumba exercises. class children ages 6-10. The photography, forensic science, The beauty of the Plato class es. O'Leary also said they're "We get a good turnout, espe dates and times are available gothic literature, Real World es is that people can take them looking at putting the bro cially in the winter," said by calling Satmper at the Cam Parenting and veterinary sci whenever they want. There's chures at MichiganWorks offic Stamper. "And we've gotten a, bridge Center at (734) 762-8430, ence. no need to go to a building a es to make the classes available good response to Zumba from ext.306. "We're pretty excited about specific time, they're available to unemployed people in need day one, especially in the water it," said Kip O'Leary, outgoing online 24/7, O'Leary said. of retraining. Zumba." smasonOhometownlife.com | (313) 222-6751
Ladywood names new president, principal Harris-Kehrer VFW sponsors The Ladywood High School the future," said and talented young ladies." Board of Directors has Moore. "I am a "I am grateful to the Board . Voice of Democracy contest appointed Karen Moore of product of the of Trustees for this oppor-, Bloomfield Hills as school all-girl Catholic tunity to serve as the prin The deadline is months away, Prizes and scholarships are president and Tracey Mocon high school tra cipal. I look forward to con but the Ladies Auxiliary at the awarded at the local, district, of Canton, a Ladywood Alum dition and high tinuing the rich tradition of Harris-Kehrer VFW Post 3323 , state and national level. Depart na ('93), as principal, replac ly value its phi the Felician Sisters, provid is putting out the call for essays \ ment (state) winners receive an ing Joan Fitzgerald who is ,v losophy. Trac ing an environment that sup for the annual Voice of Democ all-expense paid trip to Wash retiring. ey and I have ports the Catholic values, and racy and Patriot's Pen contests. ington, D.C., March 2-6,2013, to Moore's appointment was lots of great keeping the tradition of aca "All entries begin at the Post tour the city, meet the nation's effective June 1, Mocon's ideas and I am demic excellence alive," she level," said Auxiliary President leaders, be honored by the VFW was effective July 2. thrilled to be said. Jane Wright. "Since 1947, the and its Ladies Auxiliary and A former principal, Moore working along Founded in 1950 by the Feli Voice of Democracy has been receive their portion of $152,000 brings 30 years of corpo^ side such an cian Sisters, Livonia Lady the VFWs premier scholarship in national awards, the top schol rate experience to the school energetic and wood High School is an all- program. Each year, more than arship being $30,000. from Ford Motor Company, Moore visionary prin girl, Catholic college-prepa 50,000 high school students com The Patriot's Pen theme for where she gained broad busi cipal." ratory school devoted to edu pete for more than $2.3 million this year is "What I Would Tell ness experience across the Mocon has taught English cating and nurturing young in scholarships and incentives." America's Founding Fathers." company, including corpo at Ladywood for 14 years. ladies to become strong, con In the VOD contest, students It's open to student in grades 6-8, rate strategy, logistics and She graduated from the fident, community-orient compete by writing and record who are enrolled in a public, pri other disciplines. school in 1993, where she ed women. Ladywood has an ing a broadcast script on an vate or parochial high school or Her work included many played varsity basketball for enrollment of approximately annual patriotic theme. The a home study program. years of global responsibili three years. She also taught 275 students in grades 9-12, a theme for this year is "Is Our The national prizes include English part-time at School student-teacher ratio of 11:1, Constitution Still Relevant?" An ties and travel. After an early craft College. U.S. Savings Bonds, ranging retirement, Karen returned and an average class size ' original 3-5-minute essay must in value from $10,000 for first to Ford as a global consul-. "As a Ladywood alumna, I between 15-20 students. be recorded on a standard cas place, $8,000 for second place tant; she also led operations can attest to the fact that this Ladywood enrolls young sette tape or CD in student's own and $7,000 for third place to at a local technology compa great school provided me women from 35 communities voice and must be submitted to $1,000 for 16fh-46th places. ny; and did logistic and sup with a solid education and a and six counties within the the Post by Nov. 1. Information will be taken to ply chain consulting at the greater love for my Catho Metro Detroit area and sub VOD is open to students in the schools at the beginning of largest water company in the lic faith," said Mocon. "As a urbs. It has been recognized grades 9-12, who are enrolled the school year, however, stu U.S. teacher at my alma mater for as a national leader for excel in a public, private or parochial dents can start working on their "I am very happy to have over 14 years, I see firsthand lence in education and by high school or a honie study pro essays now. For more informa this opportunity to lead the that we have a dedicated fac the ACT Education Division . gram. Students can't be age 20 tion about the programs, call school into its renaissance of ulty and staff, supportive for exceeding performance or older. Wright at (734) 3 347-9091. growth and looking toward parents, successful alumnae, scores nationally.
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Glassies highlights preview Car power: of Concours d'Elegance
By Julie Brown Staff Writer ALL ABOUT CARS What: The 34th Annual Classic Trans Am Racers as Lee Barthel was pleased Concours d'Elegance of well as breathtaking Due- to bring his 1932 Nash America senbergs and Delahayes, Victoria Coupe to the press day for the upcom-' > When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the biggest Pierce Arrow Sunday, July 29 ever built, Cord Cousins, a ing Concours d'Elegance. ! Unlike some of the oth Where: Inn at St. John's, Terraplane and a Topolov, er classic car owners at . < 44045 Five Mile, Plymouth a no wheel hovercraft the preview, Barthel hires ' Details: The renowned style propelled vehicle. others to restore cars. ; Concours d'Elegance of General-admission is $25 "I do very little work America features some and includes free park myself," said Barthel, 67, ? 300 classic, rare and ing, shuttle and program owner of Barthel Con <. magnificent automobiles book. Mode du Concours tracting, road contractors, ; from across the country, matching vintage fashions and Eagle Mechanical, a . - ranging from the first with cars are part of the heating and cooling busi f and most innovative presentation at the judges ness. I automobiles to Corvette stand. The Nash is his oldest. • and Jaguar race cars, Contact: For information, Barthel owns seven clas record breaking Slingshot call (248) 645-8545 or go sic cars in all, including a I Dragsters, Jet Age Sta- online to www.concour- 1935 Auburn and a 1936 : - tion Wagons, Supercars, susa.org. Pierce-Arrow which was driven coast to coast some nine years ago in a cara Howard E. van. Hi JOHN HEIDER I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Payne of "I like the older ones Lee Barthell will be showing his 1932 Victoria Nash Coupe at this year's Concours Northville more than the newer D'Elegance auto show at Plymouth Township's St. John's Conference Center. The Farm- : will show ones," he said, noting his ington Hills resident (with a Northville mailing address stands with his car at the show's his 1937 newer cars have been media preview day on July 17. Cord 812 modified to look different. Bev Jerry Szostak of Plym which will be auctioned tends to go international. Some visitors didn't erly at the outh drove his 1910 Stan before the event. "You don't know where know the Inn at St. John's, Concours ley Steamer the short dis Hale has done some 55 it's going to go but you a former Catholic semi d'Elegance tance for the event. He's event posters, including know it's going to go nary, existed. Some are at the owned the car since Feb several for the Concours many places," said Hale, surprised to see ball Inn at St. ruary and noted it was d'Elegance. He stud who encourages younger rooms for weddings and John's. mostly restored when he ied at the Art Center Col artists to think that way. conference rooms good bought it, with Szostak lege of Design in Pasade "It's very prestigious to for business meeting use. needing to do paint touch- na, Calif., in transporta be asked to do the poster, "We're looking for a that Monday for the the Center for Creative up and some other work. tion design, then became particularly for this kind long-term relationship," event, Wegert said, and Studies support. He's also That car is notewor a designer. Hale had a 20- of event." said Wegert, who appre it's quickly set up and tak a board member there. thy for running on steam. year career at GM, Chrys Paul Wegert is general ciates the good board of en down. "It is an exciting time Szostak owns 14 classic ler and American Motors. manager of the Inn at St. directors and car selec "There was little tweaks for all of us who love cars ranging from 1908 to "I loved what I was John's. He agreed the eco tion process. "Just chang here and there," he said. cars," Crain said. "It is 1966. doing," he said. "I just nomic impact is large. ing it up each year has Keith Crain, president an exciting time for all of "I was an engineer," he didn't like corporate life "We've seen a lot more added a new flair." of Crain Communications. us." - said. "I like mechanical too much." business becatfse of the The golf course closes and an event board mem-" things." For this event, his work show," Wegert said. Friday night and reopens ber, said "thank you" for jcbrownehometownlife.com His dad worked in a Pontiac dealership. Retired from his heat ing/cooling and electrical business, he stays home now and "play with cars," said Szostak, 64, add ing a hotter day is actu ally better for the steam- powered car. He's been in Concours, now in its 34th year, for a number of years. Larry Miller of Plym outh Township brought*, -' His, 1057; For^Fairlane 5001 with a retractable hard-rH- top. He owns another 1957 Ford Fairlane, a '57 Pon tiac two-door hardtop, and a'57 Olds two-door hardtop. He recalled col leagues joking he was stuck in 1957. A year ago, Miller, 67, got a 1939 Ford roadster with a rumble seat. He also owns still his first car, a 1970 Plymouth Fury 123 convertible. Miller drives a 2011 Grand Mar quis daily and is a Ford , Motor Co. retiree. Cars were front and center at St. John's, as was art. Tom Hale, who's been an artist 35 years, lives in Farmington Hills. He did the poster for this year's Concours d'Elegance,
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STATE OP MICHIGAN, JUDICIAL CIRCUIT - FAMILY DIVISION, LIVINGSTON COUNTY. ' FileNO.12-04290-AY NOTICE OF HEARING TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: Michelle Marie White IN THE MATTER OF: Matthew & David Erhardt TAKE NOTICE: on August 10, 2012 at 4 p.m. in the #3 courtroom, Judicial Center, 204 S. Highlander Way, Howell, MI before Honorable Carol Hackett Garagiola, Family Division Judge a hearing will be held on the PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. The law provides that' you should be notified of this hearing. If you fail to appear at this hearing YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS MAY BE N X TERMINATED. c If you choose to attend this r AROUND WESTLAND Fun Day Malaski at Nita07rea@ Community Free Will yahoo.com. Baptist Church will hold at Community Fun Day Sidewalk sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, The Wayne Chamber of July 28, at the church at Commerce will sponsor 33031 Cherry Hill, west of its 54th annual Sidewalk Venoy, Westland. Sale Thursday-Saturday, There will be free food, , July 26-28 in downtown bounce houses, Westland Wayne during local busi fire truck, face painting, ness hours. games, silent auction and Look for great sales and more. For more informa delicious food at business tion, call (734) 536-1210. es along Michigan Avenue and Wayne Road includ Shredding Day ing 25-cent hot dog days The Westland Friend provided by Northside ship Center, located at Hardware. 1119 N. Newburgh, will Other participating busi have an industrial shred nesses include Jus' Shooz, der on site 10 a.m. to 2 Tried & True Thrift Store, p.m. Friday, July 27, for Designer WearHouse, residents to have their Kicks Tae Kwon Do, documents shredded and Scooters & More, Finish disposed of safely. ing Touch Hats & Cloth Drive up with your bags ing, G.I. Surplus, Leo's or boxes of documents, Jewelry & Gifts, North- three bag or box maxi side Hardware and Wayne mum, and watch them be Exchange. Among the many things Westland postal carrier Deborah Canf ield love were dogs, especially those on her route in the shredded. The service is Newburgh-Ford Road area. free of charge. Open House For more information, Westland Free Method call (734) 722-7628. The ist Preschool is holding Friendship Center is at and open house 6:30-8 p.m. 1119 Newburgh, south of Monday, July 23, at the Postal carrier remembered as 'caring person' Ford Road, Westland. preschool, 1421S. Venoy, between Palmer and By Sue Mason June 20. According to "Debbie was one of the vived by a daughter Mar Bible school Cherry Hill, Westland. Observer Staff Writer LaBerge, she had worked bravest and most positive garet and son David (Jen The Cherry Hill Seventh The preschool offers at the post of f ice up until ladies I have ever met. nifer) Canf ield, grand- Day Adventist Church is classes for three- and Linda LaBerge remem the last three months Heaven has truly gained son Aden, parents Lar holding a "one of a Kind four-year-olds, and par bers her friend and co before her death. another angel," said Smith ry (Hortencia) Cook and Zoo" vacation Bible school ents can save $25 off the worker Deborah D. Can-. "Even through the che who works for Dr. Daniel Margaret Arnold, broth 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday- enrollment fee at the open field as a "very caring motherapy and radia Johnson, one of Mrs. Can- ers Lawrence Cook and Friday, July 23-27, at the house. person." As a postal carri tion, she never missed field's customers. James (Louana) Cook, sis church at 33144 Cherry For more information, er, she was "very good to worked, she was such a Mrs. Canfield was born ter Linda Guadarrama Hill, west of Venoy. call (734) 728-3559 or visit her customers." faithful employee," she in Long Beach, Calif., and and her dear friend Rob The program is for preschooLlivesarechang- Last Tuesday, the park said. "I took over a part graduated from Pacifi- ert Kliemann. She is pre youngsters ages 3-13. ing.com. ing lot of the St. Collette of her route and the peo ca High School in Garden ceded in death by the late There will be Bible sto Catholic Church in Livo ple at city hall, the police Grove in 1974. She served Robert Cook. ries, featuring a donkey, Mom to Mom sale nia was filled with postal department and the court in the U.S. Army, and fol Services were arranged lion, whale and snake, Willow Creek Coopera vehicles as friends and co house every day would lowing her release, moved by Harry J. Will Funeral with a special Friday eve tive Preschool is holding workers gathered to say question me about how to Michigan where she Home in Livonia. A funer ning lesson about a sheep a Mom 2 Mom sale and good-bye to the Livonia she was doing. She was started her 30-year postal al Mass with Army mili and a very special shep a open house 11 a.m. to 4 resident who lost her two- given two months to live career. She met Michael, tary honors was celebrat herd, Jesus. Each night p.m. Saturday, July 28. year battle with lung can when she was first diag her husband of 16 years ed at St. Colette Catho will be devoted to one of Willow Creek Preschool cer on July 12. She was 56. nosed and she lived two and also a postal carri lic Church. Burial was at the animals and the hab is located at 36660 Cher "She had the same years." er, while working at the the Great Lakes National itat in which they live ry Hill, Westland. The route for 20 years," said "She was the nicest per-. Westland Post Off ice. Cemetery in Holly. while learning how God preschool is enrolling for LaBerge. "She delivered son you'd ever want to She loved dogs, espe Memorials can be made sometimes uses animals their Tot to Toddler class, in the Newburgh-Ford met," said LaBerge. cially those on her route, to the Angela Hospice, the to teach. 3-year class and 4-year Road area, everyone on In a memorial, Cathy family trips or any event Michigan Humane Soci There also will be class for the 2012-2013 her route knew her." Smith said she "will miss involving her family. She ety or the American Can games, crafts and snacks. school year. For more , Mrs. Canfield had our sweet mail carrier also loved fishing and was cer Society. To register, call Alice information, call (734) worked at the Westland who always came in with a master angler. : Merrifieldat(734)427- 326-0078 or visit www.wil- Post Office for 30 years, a smile no matter what In addition to her hus smasonChometcwnlife.com 3982 or email Juanita lowcreekpreschool.com. 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The building's own as a Summit on the Park for Arctic Arenas, with er had put the property birthday party pack facilities in Canton and up for sale, but offered age; a gift certificate for Plymouth, as a spring the ministry a good deal, Practice Makes Perfect, board to help Open Door, amid estimates by bank where figure skating cos which distributes food to representatives that it tumes are custom-made; 460 metro Detroit fam could cost $1.6 million an academic evaluation ilies every week from to find a suitable facility by Huntington Learning a warehouse on Lilley elsewhere. Center; a birthday par south of Michigan Ave Open Door leaders have ty for 10 at Arctic Edge; ' nue. closed the deal to buy the sports equipment gift "It does pull at my warehouse and remain baskets; $50 gift cards to heartstrings," Boggs confident they can gener Holiday Market, Meijer, said, "because I know ate the income they need Palermo Pizza, Canton there are so many fam to pay it off. BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Cinemas and Antonio's ilies in the area that are Boggs, with a history Brook Boggs of Arctic Edge has organized a fundraiser to benefit Open Door Ministry. Cucina Italiana; and a still hurting and out of of fundraising and event one-night stay in a Jacuzzi work." planning, has announced ilies and residents con three-hour event, has a Edge's new mascot, Artie suite at Canton's Holi To help Open Door Min an Arctic Edge team tinue to struggle. Even two-pronged approach Edge, plans to skate with day Inn Express, among istry, she and a team of effort — the Family Fun with a master's degree by rolling out numerous youngsters who can play numerous other gifts. employees from Canton's Fest — to help Open in administration with family-oriented activi on the ice for free. For more information, Arctic Edge Ice Arena Door, one of the are an emphasis in market ties while raising money "He will be available call Arctic Edge Ice Are are spearheading Fami na's neighbors along the ing, she has struggled to through a sports-related for photos and skating," na at (734) 487-7777. ly Fun Fest, a free-admis Michigan Avenue corri survive tough econom silent auction and by raf Boggs said. sion event 1-4 p.m. Satur dor. ic times. fling off prizes. Activities include dclemehometownlife.com day, July 28, at the arena, Boggs said many fam- Family Fun Fest, a Moreover, Arctic music by D J Roman, (313)222-2238 GARDEN CLIPPINGS Meet the during a five-minute pre Anderson, D-Westland, 2 p.m. every Wednes den City High School north of Ford Road. Candidates sentation. will not be hosting his day through Oct. 31 at will host a Community The program can be monthly coffee hours in the northeast corner of Fall Kick-off, showcas Outdoor Flea Garden City residents seen at 10 a.m. and 2,7 the month of July in Gar Ford Road and Middle- ing its activities, clubs Market can hear from the can and 11 p.m. today (July den City and Livonia. belt in the Town Center and sports in a spirited didates in the Aug. 7 pri 22) and Friday-Sunday, Constituents who would Plaza. Also visit its new fun family atmosphere. An outdoor flea mar mary election through July 27-Aug. 5. GCTV is like to address an issue Facebook page at http:// Aspiring athletes will ket will be held the sec GCTV's Meet the Candi channel 12 on Comcast, with the senator can con-; gardencityfarmersmar- have a chance to meet ond and third Satur dates program. channel 18 on WOW and tact him by mail at P.O. ketmichigan. the high school athlet- , day of the month now The program features channel 99 on U-verse. Box 30036, Lansing, MI Interested vendors can ic teams and coaches and through September in Republican and Demo The program can also 48909, by phone at (866) calf (775) 303-1169 or find out about the Stu the field across Elm- cratic candidates for the been seen streaming live 262-7306 or by email at (734) 422-4448 or send dent Council, Key Club, wood Street side of the 13th District U.S. Con and on-demand through SenatorAnderson@sen- and email to gcf mm@ National Honor Society, ' Garden City Historical gressional seat, the 11th they city's website at ate.michigan.go. gmail.com. 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Although magna cum the plot of Joseph and laude for the the Amazing Technicol Universi or Dreamcoat may seem ty of Toledo more like a 21st century with a bach reality show than some- . elor of sci thing based on a Bible sto ence degree in construc ry, this rollicking musical Crayne by Andrew Lloyd Weber tion engi-. and Tim Rice is pure neering. family entertainment. A He began his Army • multi-generational cast career as an officer from Paul's Players will assigned to the 82 Air produce this popular borne, Ft. Benning, Ga., on show at 7:30 p.m. Thurs June 8. day-Saturday, July 26-28, Crayne is a 2008 grad at St. Paul's Presbyterian uate of Wayne Memori Church, 27475 Five Mile al High School. He also Road, Livonia. Tickets are attended Adams Middle $10 for adults, and $6 for School and a Elliott Ele seniors and students. mentary School. Pat Hutchison, produc-' er and founder of Paul's Promotion Players, is quite familiar Family and friends have with the musical version sent congratulations to of Joseph's story. This is recently promoted Lance her third production of Corporal Justin A. Dean. the show, and among its A 2010 graduate of Livo cast and support staff are nia Franklin members from all of her High School, other productions, some The cast members range in age from 5 to 50, and are residents of Livonia, North and South Redford, Walled Lake, Dean is the in different roles, but Wixom, Westland and Brighton. son Darrel some reprising roles they and Mary • played in the past. ma, and life mirrors art in may be reserved by call 2011 by Hutchison, a Came to Dinner, is sched Shepherd Pat LaMarr returns as this year's casting which ing (248) 347-4134, or e- retired Livonia Public uled for November 2012. of St. Clair The King, a role he played is also a family affair. mailing paulsplayers® School music and dra For more information Shores and as a high school senior in Aaron York, who plays gmail.com. ma teacher. Its mission is about Paul's Players, or Dean the grandson the production Hutchi Joseph, is a 2010 grad Paul's Players is a com to provide opportunities Joseph and the Amaz of Ronald son directed at Churchill uate of Franklin High munity theater group for people of all ages to ing Technicolor Dream and Grace Dean of West- High School in 2003, School in Livonia, and housed in St. Paul's Pres participate in drama and coat, contact Hutchison land, while Becky Roberts, who will share the stage with byterian Church. The musical theater. Their fall at (248) 347-4134 or paul- He'll be stationed in Oki was the narrator in that his younger sister Mary, group was founded in production, The Man Who [email protected]. nawa, Japan, in August. show, is choreographing who is one of the "wives." this year's version. Bri Rachel Kain, the narra an Haverkate, who was . tor, is a writer, IT special Joseph in the 1996 pro ist, and the mother of two duction at St. Paul's Pres sons, Ethan and Austin, Mirrors • Candles, Flameless byterian Church, returns who are also in the pro WALL » TABLE LED Candles, as musical director for 1 Lamps, Home Accents Fragrance Warmers duction. Leigh Emmett Categories Listed & Diffusers the cast members. directs the children's Nite Lights DOES NOT INCLUDE SEASONAL & Lamp Shades I7EMSPRKEDK99 4UP "This group real choir, which includes her DOES NOT INCLUDE TEAUGHTS. V0J7VES, VALUE PACKS. ly embodies the spir two daughters, Kana and Ceramic Sale s FRAGRANCE WAX 4 OILS it of community theater," Claire. The cast members FEATURING TABLE TOP. PLATES, SERVING DISHES. • Clocks Hutchison says, "with PITCHERS. 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Steward said the ; events average 100 par ticipants weekly, from ; Farmington and sur JOHN STORMZAND I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER rounding cities. It's a Dancers at Swinginfusion last Thursday didn't let the heat wave get in the way of a good time on the dance floor. ' fun event where young adults can kick up their home school student. blast. I'd recommend it place for young adults . create their own identity. have a good swing dance i heels and meet others Kardel said he didn't to anyone." that were looking for a Swinginfusion is now beat." their age. know how to swing Oakland Communi place to escape a cou seeking a nonprofit sta Steward said that in "Our age range is from dance when he first ty College student Sam ple hours each week and tus to better conduct its Farmington, dancers 15-30," he said. attended, but soon got in Johnson, of South Lyon, provide a safe environ activities. enjoy going to nearby Scott Kardel, 17, of the "swing" of things. founded the group in ment in which to learn, Steward, a student at eateries such as Star Canton, tries to be there "There isn't an official Farmington in 2007, call dance and interact." the University of Michi bucks and Coldstone every week. lesson, but everyone is ing it Gen Y Swing. . The group's success gan-Dearborn, has been Creamery. 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Livonia, and one Demo reviewed by the Secre estimate the cost pfj the tivolio), two write-in "does not go far enough,", Instead, King collect crat have filed to run in a tary of State's office to special election to local Republican candidates and the Republican is ed 1,200 signatures to special election Sept. 5 to ensure the paperwork is communities will be (Cassis and Drexel Mor Bentivolio, who appeared declare his candidacy in fill the unexpired term of filled out properly and $650,000. Livonia's cost ton of Canton) and two in The President Goes to the special election. former U.S. Rep. Thad- all petitions are origi is estimated at $50,000. Democrats (Dr. Syed Taj Heaven, a film released King is running as a deus McCotter. nals, according to Gisgie Redford's cost is expect of Canton and Bill Rob last year that pokes fun Republican because Former Gendreau, spokeswom ed to be $30,000. erts of Redford). The top at a fictional character he said the district is a- state Sen. an for the Secretary of McCotter resigned finishers from each par based on former Presi Republican district. "No Nancy Cas State's office. July 6, ending his term '"; ty will square off in the dent George W. Bush. one could win as a Dem sis, for six months early after ' general election Nov. 6. Bentivolio said in a ocrat," he said. King, mer Livo List will be certified what he called a "night The election winner will recent interview that he who has run as a Dem-. • nia school "We will do that before marish month and a half begin a two-year term appeared in the film to ocrat in a previous race board mem the state Board of Can in apparent reference Jan. 3. investigate the state's for state representative, ber Steve vassers meets on Mon to his duplicated signa Cassis released a state film subsidies and "do a describes himself as a McCotter King, Caro day," Gendreau said. tures on petitions turned ment Friday after she little acting." "Bill Milliken moderate lyn Kavana- That board meets at 2 into the Secretary of filed her petitions for the King said Friday he who was willing to work gh of Livonia and Ken p.m. to certify the list of State that resulted in an special election. decided to run because with people." , neth Crider of Livonia candidates. investigation by state "I deeply regret the . he wants to serve. "If I The Observer was filed Friday to run on the The candidates have Attorney General Bill cost, confusion and am lucky enough, I will unable to reach Crider on Republican ballot in the until 4 p.m. Monday to Schuette. The duplicate extra burden on the local serve those 45 days and Friday as a phone num 11th Congressional Dis withdraw. Candidates signatures were invali clerks which will occur . I will work harder than ber listed for him was trict. without party affiliation dated, so he fell short of due to the special elec anybody in those 45 disconnected. A message Republican Kerry Ben have until Aug. 7 to file. the minimum signatures tion the governor has days," he said. was left for Curson on tivolio of Milford also Minor parties that hold a required to run. called," Cassis said. "But King said he would Friday for comment. filed petitions with 1,075 caucus to nominate can On July 13, Lt.Gov. Bri we cannot allow this seat work in the district to Kavanagh, daughter of signatures July 16. Totals didates face a deadline of an Calley, acting in Gov. to be represented by a help constituents. "I 16th District Judge Sean included Cassis, 2,000 Aug. 8. Rick Snyder's absence, Democrat who supports want to bring the service Kavanagh, could not signatures; Crider, 1,100; Residents in the cur called for a special elec Obamacare, or a Repub back to public service," be reached late Friday King, 1,200; and Kavana- rent 11th District will be tion in the 11th Congres lican who believes Pres he said. afternoon. gh, 1,276. . voting in a special elec sional District to fill ident Bush and Vice . King was in the process On Thursday, Dem tion Wednesday, Sept. 5, the vacancy created by President Cheney were of collecting signatures kabramczehometownlife.com ocrat David Curson of and again Nov. 6 to fill McCotter's resignation. responsible for the 9/11 to run a write-in cam (313)222-2591 Police: Driver inhaled computer screen cleaner before rollover crash N By Ken Abramczyk er spray, just prior to the impact, Gibbs said. at about 30 mph, but nal charges once the inves er they are keeping cans • Staff Writer impact, according to Sgt. "The vehicle was because the Sebring was tigation is completed. of this stuff in their cars, JohnGibbs. ' approaching 90 miles per traveling at such a high Gibbs said it remind how much they use or Two teenagers The driver of the con hour, hit the right curb, rate of speed, it was as if ed him of a similar crash whether they have more remained hospitalized vertible, a 1996 Chrys bounced off that, ran the the Taurus were stopped. on 1-96 about 10 years than one can of it," Gibbs Friday after their con ler Sebring, drove south red light, then rear-ended' "Both vehicles were ago, when a girl inhaled a said. "I don't know if vertible struck another bound on Middlebelt at a Ford Taurus just south totaled," Gibbs said. computer spray cleaner, they are always that con vehicle, then rolled over 4:30 a.m. with a 16-year- of Plymouth Road," Gibbs The two occupants then crashed her car into cerned about keeping at Plymouth and Middle- old passenger. The driv said. The Sebring began from Detroit in the Tau a pole. All four occupants their keyboards clean. belt. er, who lives in Can to roll up the back of the rus were treated and were thrown from the They should just pay Police believe the 19- ton, apparently used the Taurus, then rolled over, released from the hospi vehicle; one of them died, attention to how this year-old driver of the inhalant just prior to Gibbs said. tal, Gibbs said. The two Gibbs said. cleaner is being used. convertible inhaled Dust- approaching Plymouth Gibbs estimated the occupants in the Sebring Gibbs warned of the "If they have more than Off, a computer clean- Road or at the point of Taurus was traveling remained hospitalized dangers of inhalants, one can, it's probably a Friday afternoon. such as computer screen red flag." Police continued an spray cleaners. investigation into the . 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I would have and finished third in the has gone up a ton." The community of peo you build relationships. It Observer Staff Writer been happy to finish top last qualifying competi Bartlett's advance ple here is like family. It's translates to life because 12. It's still kind of hard to tion before the final. He ment through CrossFit our friends, it's who we you build confidence. It's Going into last week believe it happened." earned the bronze medal has been marked. He said hang out with." pretty cool to watch that end's Cross Fit Games in Bartlett said he was overall. he was working out in his Gustitus, who worked happen. It's something I California, Eric Bartlett ) one of 70,000 competitors His trainer, Cross- garage until discover at another gym for more love to do. I have a pas thought he was in the best worldwide trying to get to Fit of Plymouth own ing CrossFit four or five than three years before sion for it. I like helping shape of his life. California for the Cross er CJ.Gustitus, couldn't years ago. His typical opening Plymouth's people reach their (fit Turns out, he's proba Fit Games. Each contes have been surprised. workout consists of some CrossFit 15 months ago, ness) goals." bly right. tant posted the results Before Bartlett left for thing he calls "burpees," said the gym has some Back from California, Bartlett, a Plymouth of one workout per week California Gustitus said along with "snatch lifts" 130 members.. Bartlett said he'll keep up resident who trains at the on-line, and the top 20 CrossFit, a training pro (Olympic-style weight- He said "everything the work6uts. Cross Fit in Plymouth, are invited to the Games. gram used by many lifting), push presses and we do" transfers into the "Physically I'm in the finished fourth overall in Bartlett, 45, competed in police academies and tac toes-to-bar exercises. "real world," because best shape of my life," the "masters" bracket. the "masters" competi tical operations teams, i •'•• CrossFit workouts are all he said. "(Cross Fit) has tion for competitors ages had helped develop Family atmosphere about building confidence helped with my self-con 4549. He missed out on Fittest Bartlett physically. "It looked fun and chal and self-esteem. fidence and my self- the $5,000 grand prize, Sponsored by Reebok "(Bartlett) has defi lenging," Barlett said "CrossFit is good esteem. I can still keep up but was happy with his and CrossFit, it's a com nitely gotten a lot stron of CrossFit. "I found because you push your with the young guys here, performance anyway. petition to crown the "fit ger," Gustitus said. "He's out there was a gym (in self to limits you didn't so that's fun." . 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Observer Staff Writer The former wide-out It's been a whirlwind summer finished his career with for hiring new coaches for Livonia 51 receptions, 624 yards, Churchill athletic director Marc 12.2 yards per reception Hage. and four touchdowns. The latest move came Wednes The crew of the Limerick receives its victory flag at a post-race ceremony on Mackinac Island. The crew Smith's senior cam day when 38-year-old Matt members are (front row, from left) Mary Elizabeth Sullivan, Kerri Pearce, McKenzie Pearce, (back row, paign was arguably his Grodzicki was named to replace from left) Kevin Pearce, Darrell Cope, Dan Holley, Mark Yuhn, Steve Van Hoof and Brian Sullivan. best. He was the team's Reid Friedrichs, who resigned last third-leading receiver, month to take the varsity boys soc hauling in 22 passes cer position at Warren DeLaSalle. for 257 yards and two : In his 12 seasons scores. as the Churchill Smith set career-highs boys coach, Fried Close call at Mackinac in receptions (6), yards richs went 151-85- (127) and touchdowns 29 including one (2) last season at Clarion Kensington Lakes Plymouth skipper guides boat to narrow victory (Pa.). Activities Associ- ' Smith graduated from ation, two Kens ByDanO'Meara Gannon in 2011 with ington Conference, Observer Staff Writer a bachelor's degree in Business and will contin Grodzicki four division and two Division 1 dis Darrell Cope's 33rd Port ue his studies pursuing trict titles. Huron-to-Mackinac Island his Masters. Ironically, Friedrichs was hired Race was one of the most last month to coach the Churchill • memorable and special in his girls varsity soccer team replac lengthy sailing career. ing Dave Hebestreit, who resigned For starters, the Plymouth in early June. Hage also tabbed resident and co-owner of the 4"*&4&l!*< Rams win big Plymouth assistant Jason Reyn Limerick with Kevin Pearce of The Michigan Rams olds recently to be the new varsity Grosse Pointe, was a winner in defeated the Adrian hockey coach after Pete Mazzoni the Cruising B Class. Outlaws 9-0 on Wednes was named the new assistant prin Cope, 49, will long remember - v^^r^irmf^gKiP£^3 day at Ford Field in Li cipal at Livonia Stevenson. this year's race for that reason The Limerick (second from left) sets sail on Lake Huron at the start of vonia in a Livonia Men's Grodzicki, who has taught phys and the fact the margin of vic the annual Port Huron to Mackinac Race. Collegiate Baseball ical education and health at tory was so unbelievably close. League contest. Churchill for 14 years, spent all 12 Competing in the Shore Triggering the rout seasons serving as both an assis Course Division III, the Lim ry," Cope said. "We knew we During those anxious for the Rams (15-15-1) tant and JV coach under Fried- , erick reached Mackinac had to finish about an hour and moments, Cope and his crew were Garrett Gordon richs. island just past 3 p.m. Monday a half ahead (based on correct prayed for the wind to catch and Brandon Katta, He also coached the Churchill JV after nearly 51 hours on Lake ed time). their boat, too, and push it each going 2-for-3 with girls for eight years before mov Huron. "We were a good hour ahead across the finish line, he add a run scored. Katta also ing last spring to his alma mater The boat was first in its class coming into the island. We ed. drove in two while Gor Livonia Stevenson to serve as JV to finish and tops in elapsed were really pumped up; things "The Pirate and (third-place don collected one RBI. coach under his brother Chris time (50:59:32). However, were looking good—and the boat) Momentum were still Zach Zott singled in Grodzicki. when corrected time was fac wind died. It became a giant behind us, but we couldn't tell two runs and scored a '^Matt has been a dedicated sub; • tored in the handicapping sys parking lot near the finish line.' how much time and distance run while J.P. Maracani varsity coach for us for over 10 tem, Cope and his crew won by "When the wind came up, it ' they had made up," Cope said. also tallied two RBI. years and is ready to assume the just 19 seconds over Jeff Hen came in from behind, so all the "We didn't know if we had first Going the distance responsibilities or a head varsi derson of Clarkston and his boats behind us got the wind place or not." for the shutout victory ty coach," Hage said. "During boat Pirate. and started catching up. You The Limerick did get to the was Jeff Sorenson, who' our interview, I liked some of his "Initially, we made up a lot could see them coming, and we finish line first, but that didn't only faced 24 batters. ideas, energy and also his direc- of time and thought we had were still sitting there, going resolve the issue. Cope and his He gave up just two hits pulled far enough ahead that very slow, about a knot and a and struck out 11 while Please see NEW COACH, B4 we had a nice margin of victo- half." Please see MACKINAC B3 not walking a batter. The Outlaws (5-26-1) received one hit each from FT Gunn and Kyle Scout carves out winning niche with Pinewood DerbJohnsony . By Tim Smith Several weeks later, represented by the Wilson signs Observer Staff Writer the achievement is start Great Lakes Council. ing to soak in, although with Caps Plymouth Township's the youngster isn't one Fast and sleek Tom Wilson of the Tom Cousino dubbed his to gloat. This year's Pine Plymouth Whalers championship Pinewood "It's fun to be in Pine wood Derby competi signed a three-year, Derby car "Red Phoe wood Derby," said Tom, tion was the fifth in a entry-level contract last nix" — an appropriate during a reqent inter row for Tom, who in past week with the NHL's choice because it rose view at the Plymouth years entered cars fea Washington Capitals. to prominence from a Cultural Center. "I turing a wide array of The 18-year-old small block of wood. mean, when you come designs: those included Wilson, a forward who The 11-year-old's • up with cool designs a "Wiimote" (Wii remote tallied 27 points and 141 sleek, aerodynamic red everyone's going to say control), Super Mario, penalty minutes in 49 racer with gold stripes 'Nice design.'" Landspeeder from games for the Whal did more than blow past Tom's Hall of Fame- Star Wars and Perry ers in 2011-12, inked a the competition June worthy victory followed the Platypus (from the contract worth $832,500 2 at the Boy Scouts of top prizes won in his Phineas and Ferb ani per year at the NHL level America's Great Lakes age group at the Isbis- mated TV series). and $70,000 annually if Council Race, held at ter Cub Scout Pack 1540 Tom said each year's he plays in the AHL. the Automotive Hall of and Sunset District rac entry started with a Wilson was selected Fame in Dearborn. es, respectively held in five-ounce block of 16th overall in last It was selected for a March and April at Red- wood (the standard size JOHN KEMSKI month's NHL draft. He year-long exhibit at the ford Thurston. 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Federally insured by NCUA. tit Equal Housing Lender. ©2012 Community Financial B2 (*) Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, July 22, 2012 LOCAL SPORTS online at hometownlife.com Golfers' best friends Caddying at Western is a rewarding gig for area teens By Ed Wright Observer Staff Writer Western Gplf and Country Club golf There have been sev services manager eral weekend mornings Scott Coleman (left) . this summer when Livo oversees a caddy pro1. nia Stevenson senior- gram that employs to-be Jake Colley has close to 100 area returned home from teenagers, includ work before many of his ing (from Coleman's peers have even pushed left) Alex Ryktarsyk, themselves out of bed. Michael McComb and In addition to having Jake Colley. a full day still ahead of him, Colley will often have a pocket full of hard-earned cash. Yes, life as a caddy ous job of carry the on in your life. Among the club's high at Redford Township's clubs, many three- and "The nice thing about est-ranking caddies is Western Golf and Coun four-year Western cad this club is that a lot of recent Livonia Churchill try Club has more than dies offer golfers yard the members have kids graduate Alex Ryk its share of perks. ages, help read greens, who are friends with tarsyk, who will be a "I can't think of a bet replace divots and our caddies, so they freshman at Michigan ter way to make money repair ball marks. know them on a per State University in the than working at a beau "One of the best things sonal level. Our mem fall. tiful golf course, get about this job is watch bership-employee rela Ryktarsyk is a 2012 ting a good four-mile ' ing the kids mature over tionships are awesome recipient of the West walk in and getting a the years," golf servic here." ern Golf Association's chance to meet success es manager Scott Cole While a good percent Evans Scholarship — a ful businessmen, entre man said. "From the age of the job demands full-ride award earned preneurs, lawyers and time they start as a 14- a serious approach, by a select few caddies doctors every day,"' said year-old to the time they there are plenty of . each year. Colley, who competes in leave four or five years light-hearted moments, Awardees are selected cross country and track later, they're totally dif Coleman said. based on a number of and field at Stevenson. ferent kids. They're "You can tell the pro factors, including ser ! "Basically, this job is -' more vocal, more confi ducers of the mov- vice to their club, aca PHOTOS BY ED WRIGHT getting me ready for the dent." ie Caddyshack inter demics and extracur Recent Livonia Churchill graduate Alex Ryktarsyk is the re-, real world." One of the keys to viewed a lot of caddies ricular activities. cipient of the prestigious Western Golf Association Evans Colley is one of close becoming a stellar cad because it is spot-on as A four-year caddy, Scholarship. to 100 area teens who dy is knowing when to far as some Of the funny Ryktarsyk knows West are employed as caddies converse with the golf things that really hap ern's layout almost as at Western — a sprawl ers, Coleman said. pen," Coleman said. "We well as he knows his be at it." / ing on how their golf ing, picturesque private • "I read an excellent can watch some of the own backyard. The most-dedicat ers do." club situated west of article in Golf Digest a scenes in that movie and ; "It just comes down ed caddies are reward First-year caddy Beech Daly and south of couple years ago that really relate to them." to practice makes per ed handsomely for their Michael McComb is still Five Mile in Redford. said, in so many words, fect," he said. "At this unyielding commitment. a few years away from - While the money is in order to be a good Tons of incentive ' point, after having "The honor and cap the big paydays, but good — experienced caddy, you have to keep . Western's caddies are worked here for four tain level caddies can he's not complaining. caddies usually earn up and shut up," Cole ranked, depending on years and being able make as much as $70 to "I love golf and I love around $50 to $60 for man said, smiling. "It's their years of service to play the course on $80 for a loop," he said. being able to go out on , an 18-hole round; begin a little harsh, but in a and the results of mem Mondays, I know the "That's not bad for 4¾ the course and get paid ners bring in around lot of ways it's true. You bers' evaluations. First- yardages, the way the hours of work. Invita- for it," said McComb, $20 to $30 per loop — want to be up in front year workers carry the greens roll, how fast ; tionals are generally a freshman-to-be at the responsibilities that or alongside the guys . beginner label. Through you need to hit putts the best-paying weeks Detroit Catholic Cen go with the position are you're caddying for, hard work and dedica — things like that," he for the caddy season. tral. "It's an awesome , plentiful. but you can't be telling tion, they can advance said. "It's just an expe You can make a couple job." them about your sister's to the ranks of interme rience thing. The more hundred bucks in three graduation party and you do something, the Multi-tiered tasks diate, captain and hon days; some guys make ewrightOhometownIife.com everything that's going • better you're going to Along with the obvi ors. $400 to $500, depend (734)578-2767 • RAYMOND J. W0JT0WICZ Whalers' alumni game benefit Gleaners WAYNE COUNTY TREASURER Tyler Seguin and the oys are coming back to lymouth. The Ontario Hockey ague's Plymouth Whal- ON A PAYMENT AGREEMENT PLAN? |r s have announced the am's third annual Alum- i Game — known as the Champions for a Hunger ee Summer" -4 will be layed 4 p.m. Saturday, 313,224,6105 I ug. 4, at Compuware ena. Whalers alums, led y current Boston Bru- WWW.TREASURER.WAYNEC0UNTY.COM I s star forward Seguin, .1 play in the game with iroceeds going to Glean- TS Community Food " t K ;>, s&t ank of Southeast Mich- gan. > While Whaler fans re connect with former players, a winner of the game will be Gleaners and their corporate part Former Plymouth Whaler and current Boston Bruin star ners in the company's Tyler Seguin is among players slated to participate in the Hunger Free Summer OHL team's Aug. 4 alumni game for Gleaners. campaign. The Whalers are asking fans for a donation of 10 play in the game include ter One Foundation, Ford canned goods for admis former captains Chris Motor Company Fund, sion. Tickets for $10 can Terry (2005-09), John Vig Enterprise Rent-A-Car, . be also purchased by call ilante (2002-06), AJ Jenks Epoch Restaurant Group, ing the Compuware Are (2006-10) and Mike Mor- American Specialty Oil na box office at (734) 453- rone (1994-97); Tyler G. Company and Joshua 8400 or by going online to Brown (2007-11), Ryan (Jim) and Eunice Stone www.plymouthwhalers. Hayes (2007-10), Robbie Foundation providing six s com. Czarnik (2009-11), Jamie : meals per dollar for chil Included in the admis Devane (2008-12), Dami- dren who are at risk of sion is an autograph ses an Surma (1998-02), Joe hunger and malnutrition sion with the alumni, Byrne (1996-98), Mark while school is out. which will run from 2- Cadotte (1995-97), Scott The Whalers' participa 3:30 p.m. Fletcher (2008-09), Dan tion in Gleaners' Hunger In addition to Seguin, Pawlaczyk (1993-97), Free Summer campaign former Whalers sched Jason Lawmaster (1996- extends the initiative uled to skate include 98), J.D. Eaton (1990-93), that goes from July 17-29 NHL players Chad Jeff Gardiner (1990-92), and will now run through LaRose (Carolina), James James Sheehan (1990-92), the Alumni Game. Thir Neal (Pittsburgh), Jar- Ryan Stephenson (2004- ty-five corporations and ed Boll (Columbus) and 06) and Larry Sterling organizations through goaltender Matt Hack- (2000-01). out Oakland County are ett (Minnesota) as well as Ryan McGinnis (2003- participating in the effort retired Washington Capi 07) will attend the game, this year. tals' forward Pat Peake — but will not play. For more information the only Whaler to have More alumni will con about Gleaners Hunger his jersey retired by the firm closer to Aug. 4. Free Summer campaign, franchise. Any donation brought to please go online to http:// Other Plymouth alumni the game will be matched www.gcfb.org/site/Page- tentatively scheduled to dollar-for-dolla r by Char Server. online at hometownlife.com LOCALSPORTS Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, July 22, 2012 (*) B3 cent Sail Yacht Club in MACKINAC U)»!—jt^^^gi-'-a «TS»/ rft'Ksy?^-' Grosse Pointe, and Pearce : Continued from page B1 bought it from him in 1996. The Limerick won its first crew had to wait anoth Mackinac Race in 1991 er hour or more before when it was the overall results were posted and winner. the Limerick's victory was "There were about official. 140 boats, and we beat "I've been doing this them all that year," Cope race quite a while, and said. "They were all big we've never had a fin boats we beat. (Some of ish that close," Cope said. the other sailors) were "The lasttime we won ¾, so mad they lost to one was five or six years ago, of those little 30-footers and. the difference was Steve Van Hoof of Plymouth (rear, right) is at the helm A summer sunrise over Lake Huron as seen by members of they changed the rules." about a minute and a half, of the Limerick. Other crew members are Kerri Pearce the Limerick crew during the Port Huron to Mackinac Race. The Limerick has had which is still pretty darn (foreground), Mary Elizabeth Sullivan, Brian Yuhn and Dan several more Mackinac close. But 19 seconds is Holley (rear, left). victories since then, and real close!" "Ten minutes before the fortunate we kept the boat the afterglow from this Furthermore, the run 2 a.m. shift, we'd tell them, moving as well as we did. year's success is certain ner-up skipper, Hender the Limerick crew, which Mack, you have to do 'You guys are on,"' Cope "It was great to have to last a good while. son, is the commodore of included three teenage the Windsor Overnight said. "They never batted them on the boat. When For the first time, the the Bayview Yacht Club, girls. Kerri and McK- with us.' That gave them an eye; they got rightu p we needed stuff done, we post-race party took which is the host club for enzie Pearce and Mary the experience of sail on deck. They really did could have the girls move place at the Grand Hotel, the annual race. Elizabeth Sullivan are ing through the night. We a good job. They did what around and do it and keep which put on a grand "He was very nice about the (laughters of Kevin knew it would be fine to we asked them to do." our weight in one place. I event for the sailors and it," Cope said. "He shook Pearce and crew member take them with us on the The girls being lighter can think of a million plac their families, according our hands and said: 'Man, Brian Sullivan. Mack." in weight than adult males es we could have lost 19 to Cope. was that a close race?' "They're all good sail And the girls had the afforded the Limerick a seconds." "It was really a first- Yep, 19 seconds! It could ors," Cope said. "Even same duties and expecta real advantage to having class job this year," he have gone either way." though it was their first tions of them as any oth them as part of the crew. • First victory said. "We had a great Mack, they've been on the er crew member, and they "If you can keep the boat The Limerick has been in time at the party. It was 'Good sailors' boat and done other races performed admirably, going in light air, that's the the Mackinac Race since well, well done." I What made the race with us. \ according to Cope. The key," Cope said. "After 1984 when Cope's father, And so was the racing and victory special was "We told them,'If you crew works in two shifts, Thunder Bay (when the Art, was the owner. Cope, performance of the Lim the unique makeup of really want to do the rotating every four hours. wind died), we were real who belongs to the Cres erick and its crew. 9V ^^^^R*!t1Mi i^ *. , i... mSfi -s-f'S* ' "(*>•** *' ' :.-» ' ' *", -/-"^J**--r- Bulldogs have bite! The Michigan Bulldogs 12U travel baseball team recently wrapped up first place in the KVBSA Travel League South Division (of the Community Conference) with a record of 11-5- 2 in division play. The team is comprised mostly of players from Plymouth, Canton, Livonia Clearing the fence and Westland. Players include: (front row, from left) David Orlando, Shane Aigner, Jacob Daniel Jipping (No. 2) of the Michigan Bulls 16U travel baseball team follows through Russell, Tyler Hodges; (middle row, from left) Mike Jaafar, Maxx Brown, Zack Dickson, after clubbing another home run June 29 at the 18U Black Swamp Home Run Derby at Bobby Mason; (back row, from left) Hunter Mastroionni, Davis Coughlin, Davey Farhat Carter Park in Bowling Green, Ohio. Jipping, entering his junior year at Plymouth Christian and Mitchell White. Not shown are head coach Scott Coughlin and assistant coaches Jim Academy, won the contest. ' . ; Aigner, Ron Hodges and Dave Russell. 4^/r~\\ ©COT GJrto ^0¾^¾^ [0 fo$i&t$*ymms^ti^/m&mw& o snf^THffifi^skffi^ fiAG£ifugffi€i!iros&S&& ® !i:S=T¥I>lto!filII^^^ ffl&3@3imM3WSi> ° §3BfliI3 4$lSP {3tiIliQ!I?@iI3^V r, aaanfliPretfn^ »• ?fem[laifcG8 B4 0 Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, July 22, 2012 ;D3(BAftSeORTSH online at hometownlife.com The 'Red Phoe can bring their cars and PINEWOOD nix' is on display have them race. Continued from page B1 at Dearborn's "It's a lot of fun to Automotive Hall watch all the crazy Boy Scouts of America) of Fame. cars go down the track and notebook pages of because the boys are design ideas. really creative in their He noted that he made cars, but with the sib a determined effort to lings there aren't as make the 2012 mod many rules." el as sleek as possible in order to help it zoom Bottom line down the race track One rule they'll have with nothing going for to pay attention to is eli it but gravity and engi gibility. Because Tom neering. now is in a Boy Scout "All of my cars from troop (1537 in Plymouth) the past years ... have he cannot enter the 2013 all these different parts Pinewood Derby compe that might catch the tition. wind," Tom explained. With more time on his "So this year is really hands as he enters sixth aerodynamic." grade at Pioneer Middle Although he added School, Tom said he will that there "might be look into activities such a car that looks like it as soccer, swimming (Red Phoenix), but prob JOHN KEMSKI track. The Hall of Fame very proud." and basketball. ably not. I just wanted Tom Cousino (front) and his parents (Jeff and Sheila) exhibit is icing on the Tom's run of success But he won't soon for to go for an aerodynam proudly pose with Tom's Pine wood Derby entries from cake. at official Pinewood got Pinewood Derby. ic design this year." first through fourth grade. Not shown is the Plymouth "That's where I think Derby events certain- "I just thought this' Brainstorming ses Township 11-year-old's recent winner, on display at the it's the most fun for ly topped the bill for the was a really good expe sions with his dad, Jeff Michigan Automotive Hall of Fame. me," Jeff continued, "is Cousinos. rience to do," torn add Cousino, jumpstarted to see their ideas come But Sheila noted ed. "Because if I hadn't the process. Tom's mom, to life, actually turn into how the entire family done this we wouldn't j Sheila Cousino, and his the block. Tom followed Something tangible something that ends up enjoyed making cars for have all these cool cars' sisters (Claire, 15; Kate, up by tweaking, decorat Meanwhile, in the vir going down the track. a recent "sibling" race. "Plus, I learned a lot j 13) also contributed ing and painting it into tual world of 2012, the "It's one thing to build "It's nice that our of regular engineer ideas to the mix. contest-ready shape. Cousinos relish the pro something on a comput pack allows this spe ing things, like aerody Just like in previous Of course, Jeff down cess of an idea jumping er. But to actually build cial sibling race," Shei namics. And having a years, original drawings plays his involvement. off a notebook page and it out of wood and nails la said. "They've done good paint job always is and sketches were taken "The ideas have been — as a finished prod and turn it into an actu it four the last four or good." down to the workshop. his," Jeff said. "And for uct — ultimately land al car, and when you see five years when all the That's where Jeff's pow me that's the biggest ing onto the sloping, six- the boys walk around scouts are done rac tsmithehometownlife.com er tools began recasting part of it." lane Pinewood Derby with the cars, they're ing. All the other people (734)469-4128 NEW COACH Continued from page B1 tion for the program. He is a respected teacher in our building who has a solid rapport with our kids and this will prove beneficial for the soccer program as well." Grodzicki is a 1992 Ste venson grad who played both basketball and soc cer. In 1991, the senior Three players who helped Livonia Concealed Security forward scored the reach the gold bracket at the 2012 National Wood Bat game-winning goal for 16U World Series in Cincinnati, Ohio were (from left) Alex the Spartans in the Class Deyonker (Franklin), Kevin Nisun (Franklin) and Austin A state finals to beat Stevens (Stevenson). Saginaw Heritage, 2-1. Grodzicki owns a B.S. Sting zones in on title degree in Education at The 13-and-under Garden City Sting baseball team won the North Zone Pony Central Michigan Uni Concealed 161) Regional championship recently and will represent Michigan in a zone tournament versity along with a Mas held this week in Evansville, Ind. If successful in Indiana, the Sting will advance to ters from Marygrove ,. the Pony League World Series in Fullerton, Calif. Pictured are (front row from left) College. His wife Kelly Adam Crunk, River Turek, Timmy Leighton, Dakota Mahkimetass, Calin Crawford, is the Livonia Red girls in gold bracket (middle row from left Alex Centofanti, Tyler Kelly, Brady Spehar, Dakoda Darocha, gymnastics coach. Joey Morton, (back row from left) coaches Doug Morton, Brian Spehar, Weylin Mah- "I consider myself a kitmetass and Shawn Kelly. defensive-minded coach Livonia Concealed the win. first and counter-attack Security went 3-0 in pool Concealed's victory when we can," Grodzicki play at the 2012 Nation- . , over Top Prospects fea said. "I like to think that al Wood Bat 16U World tured strong relief pitch I have a pretty open style Series in Cincinnati and ing by Alex Deyonk as far as play. I want to advanced to Saturday's er (Franklin), who went control the play and put single-elimination gold 3 2/3 innings for the vic pressure on the other bracket (results were tory. Deyonker gave up teams' backs. not available as of press one run and struck out six <(It should be a smooth time). and helped his own cause transition. I know all Three players with at the plate. He tallied a the guys and I'm com Livonia ties were instru single, run and RBI. fortable with them. I mental in Wednesday's 7- Also coming up with a know the parents and 4 win over Top Prospects hit and a run in the game the administration, and I Illinois, Thursday's 11-9 was Austin Stevens (Livo know the expectations. victory over Dayton Heat nia Stevenson). "Working with Reid and Friday's 10-2 trounc The win over Dayton was great. A lot of the ing of the Cleveland Pel saw Concealed rally from things we set, I'm just icans. an early 8-3 deficit, tak going to continue on In the latter win, Con- ing the lead with four Stars come out doing and add my own cealed's Kevin Nisun runs in the sixth. Nisun, Celebrating their appearance June 23 at the Greater Canton Youth Baseball Softball flavor to as we go." (Livonia Franklin) went Deyonker and Dee Jawad Association 14U All-Star Game are: (back row, from left) Bailey Allen, Lauren Manor, Churchill finished 11-7- 2-for-2 and drove in a run walked with one out and Maigan Byers, Allyson Champagne, Kasey Anthony, Anna Coleman, Morgan Reno, 3 in Friedrichs' final sea as the team made it to all scored on a two-out Christina Christensen, Katie Waxer, Mia Phillips, Allison Hodge, Lily Alonso; (front son as boys coach los-' the 16-team gold brack triple by Zach Tallman. row, from left) Madison Kulik, Paige Lohman, Emily Caragay, Rachel Auer, Alexa ing to the University of et (the World Series start Going 3-f or-3 with two Ebeling, Marissa Templeton, Hayley Stump, Taylor Berean, Jenna Taylor, Kaitlyn Zech Detroit Jesuit in the dis ed with 48 teams). Dear runs and four RBI was and Jessica Lentine. trict finals, 1-0. born Divine Child's Zack Schmidtke while John "I think we're going Schmidtke gave up two Slater (Southfield) went to be young in spots," runs in five innings for 2-for-4. Walking Grodzicki said. "My cap tains, my leaders will be my seniors. And I'm tall going to rely on them SPORTS ROUNDUP Joseph Drazga, a lot. We're not going 88, of Livonia, to outscore people. We Hawk golf outing pictured with his going to play defense The Farmington Harrison High School Foot proud daughter first, and like I said, see ball Boosters Club will have its annual golf out Nancy Drazga, where we go from there. ing Sunday, Aug. 5, at Cattails Golf Club in South also of Livonia, We're not going to have Lyon. completed his first a 20-goal scorer I can The evettt will be a Texas Scramble starting at 2 1-mile walk during tell you that." p.m. The cost is $100 per player or $400 per four the 2012 Plymouth Grodzicki said he some. A steak dinner will follow the golf outing. YMCA Father's hopes to have a JV A registration form is available at www. Day Run. The coach in place for the gohawks.org, or people may register by calling annual event also first scheduled practice Dave Race at (248) 376-1535. included a 1-mile under MHSAA rules, . run, 5-and 10-kilo which is Wednesday, New members welcome at FHS meter races. Aug. 8. - The Farmington High School girls swim and . "I am looking for dive team is looking for interested girls to join ward to getting started the team. There are no tryouts, and everyone will immediately with Matt get a chance to compete. and I know he is moti Practice officially begins Wednesday, Aug. 8, at vated to begin as well," Farmington High. For more information, contact Hage said. "I look for coach Driska McCullough at (248) 561-2090. ward to Matt carrying on the fine tradition of GCHA signups soccer at Churchill High The Garden City Hockey Association will begin School." . accepting walk-in registrations for the upcoming 2012-13 season at the Garden City Civic Arena 6- bemons©hometownlife.com 8 p.m. Thursday, July 26, and 10 a.m. to noon Sat (313)222-6851 urday, July 28. B5 • (WGcReLCP) SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012 OBSERVER & ECCENTRIC HOMETOWNLIFE.COM OMMONITY LIFE Schoolcraft will take on Future of Jazz: fest with Ellis as adviser Midge Ellis has certain ly earned the title of "Ma Jazz." The 88-year-old Livonia resident was busy Sunday, July 15, keeping things running smoothly at the 18th annual Michi gan Jazz Festival. "You see the fruits of your labor right away," Ellis said during a break. "It makes it all worth it." She and other key "players" do fundraisers all year to make the free summer festival possi ble. "We get a lot of dona tions," Ellis said. She appreci ates all- the great Ellis music, clinics and workshops for including middle school and high the "Future of Jazz" stage school jazz musicians. at Schoolcraft College for In addition to Ellis, young student musicians. many had praise for this "It does my heart good to year's festival sponsors: see all those young people Friends of Michigan Jazz playing jazz," she said. Festival, Inmart Group The festival has its Limited, the late Morry roots at the Botsfor d Inn Cohen, the Myron P. Lev- in Farmington Hills, and en Foundation, Nancy draws people from out of Salden, Schoolcraft Col state as well as nearby. At lege Music Department this year's event, many and the Steinway Piano praised the indefatiga Gallery. ble Ellis. Next year, Schoolcraft Jazz legend and saxman, George Benson receives a life "I've enjoyed it •' • •' College will take over the time achievement award at the Michigan Jazz Festival at immensely, because it's jazz event, with Ellis in Schoolcraft College from his friend and fellow jazz great what I love to do," she an advisory role. "Hope Johnny Trudell. said of her work organiz fully, it'll be transparent," ing jazz concerts since Schoolcraft President transitioning those rela it's a done deal. This is 1968. She brought big Conway Jeffress said of tionships," he said. Jef a unique American art names to the Clarencev- the transition. He was at fress agreed Schoolcraft form," said Jeffress, ille schools complex. the July 15 event enjoy offering jazz studies will agreeing jazz must con PHOTOS BY CURTIS DROGMILLER Musicians are paid for ing the sounds. help. tinue and offering abun There was plenty to toot your horn about at the Michigan the Michigan Jazz Fes Jeffress noted the event "These are folks who dant praise to Ellis, oth Jazz Festival July 15. The closing band for the day's event tival, so donations are has many logistics, and typically know each oth er key organizers, volun was jazz legend Johnny Trudell and his band. always appreciated. that many musicians play er," he said, adding peo teers and the college. Contributions are tax- based on their longtime ple always want to save checks payable to the Michi 20457 Maplewood, Livonia, deductible and used pri ties to Ellis.' the date early on their To make a donation to the gan Jazz Festival to Friends Ml 48152-2022. 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Offer ends June 30,2012. B6 (WGcReLCP) Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, July 22,2012 COMMUNITY LIFE online at hometownlife.com REUNIONS BELLEVILLE John Zadikian at zman6754© Questions? Call Phil Varilone • The 50th class reunion will CLASS OF 1957 aol.com. at (313) 562-3579 or e-mail be held Saturday, Sept. 22 DEARBORN HEIGHTS to Pvarilone8wowway.com; at Farmington Hills Holiday 55-year reunion, Sept. 21-22, Inn, 37529 Grand River Ave., at the Holiday Inn Express ROBICHAUD Jerry Marszalek at (313) 532- 0134 or e-mail to Jmarsares® Farmington Hills; (248) 477- and Suites, I-94 and Belleville CLASS OF 1962 7800. The $60 per person cost Road. Informal gathering sbcglobal.net. 50th class reunion, Sept. 29 DETROIT MUMFORD ' includes a welcome reception starts at 6 p.m., Friday. Social atthel-Under Bar & Grill CLASS OF 1962 from 2-5 p.m. and an evening time starts at 5 p.m., Saturday, Banquet Facility in Livonia. dinner dance with cash bar. followed by dinner. For more The committee is looking for 50-year reunion, 6:45 p.m. Cocktails will be at 6 p.m. with information call Donna (Wat- classmates and contact infor Saturday, Aug. 25, at the dinner at 7 p.m. Reservations kins) Gotts at (734) 331-9180 mation. All classes are wel-' '' ; • Somerset Inn, Troy. Make deadline is Sept. 1. For more or e-mail to donnagotts@aol come to attend. Send names, reservcftions at www.mum- information call Michele Cook for more details. contact info and questions ford62.com. Hoffmeyer at (602) 290-6006 CENTER LINE to the reunion committee DETROIT WESTERN or e-mail to russmichele© CLASS OF 1977 website, robichaud62@yahoo. ALL CLASSES yahoo.com. Check Classmates com. Check out "Robichaud and Facebook FHS Class of 35-year reunion, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at St. Mary's • 50th Reunion Class of 62" on 62 Reunion pages for more Aug. 18 at Ernie's in Clinton Cultural Center, 18100 Mer- Facebook and on classmates. information. Township. $25 per person. riman, between Six Mile and com. Or call Paula (McGue) at GARDEN CITY HIGH E-mail to clhs1977©hotmail. Seven Mile, Livonia. Family- A baby wildlife animal, such as a bunny, may appear aban (517) 304-9755. SCHOOL EAST com. style luncheon plus prizes and doned, but may simply be left unattended temporarily by DEARBORN FORDSON DETROIT CODY CLASSES OF 1968-1973 CLASS OF 1962 plenty of school spirit. $25 per its mother. CLASS OF 1948 person. Phone Mildred (Lois) Reunion Sept. 22. Looking Looking for Classmates from Carpenter at (248) 427-0673 for The January and June classes for classmates. Check out the January and June graduations tickets. Deadline is Aug. 25. will hold a 64-year reunion "Garden City High School for 50th reunion, 6 p.m. Sept. CLASS OF 1962 (East) Reunion 2012" on lunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 20, 29, at the Holiday Inn, 17123 Michigan Humane Society at the American Legion, Carl Looking for classmates from facebook. Or e-mail to Cindy Laurel Park Dr. North, Livonia. January and June classes for Eads Frens at irish4200©hot- E. Stitt Post 232 Warren Road, Call Neal and Barb Gehring 50th class reunion Saturday, mail.com, Debi Cassidy Haller Dearborn. For more informa at (248) 568-2254; NGBG® Sept. 22 at Western Golf and at [email protected], urges care with wildlife tion call Rose Marie Listwan comcast.net. Country Club, Redford. Cost is Doris Fugaban Williams at do- Kopelkin at (734) 421-1485. 1950S, 1960S $62 per person. Other week ris12266wowway.com, Lee A DEARBORN HEIGHTS Annual Cody 50s-60s picnic, end activities include tour of Gilligan at ee.gilligan8att.net The Michigan Humane that baby animals such ANNAPOLIS 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. school, evening icebreaker Sue Cook at stasselmyer©char- Society (MHS) is ask as birds, ducks, rabbits CLASS OF 1982 19, Nankin Mills Pavilion in and Sunday brunch. For ter.net SuzieWright Rogiero ing residents to exercise or fawns are abandoned, For information about the Hines Park, located at Ann information call Judy Alegnani at [email protected], caution before interven most of the time the moth 30-year reunion on Saturday, Arbor Trail and Hines Drive. Murray, (313) 399-0507, Judy Jackie Kalifutatjackieideson© ing with what may appear er is nearby. It is normal Oct. 20, at Fr. Patrick O'Kelley Music, camaraderie, memo Hull Rakowski, (734) 459-3832, gmail.com or Jeff Fordell at Knights of Columbus in rabilia, door prizes, hot dogs, Helen Knight Tucker, (734) [email protected]. to be an abandoned baby for many species to leave Dearborn, visit the "AHS Class chips, bottled water, baseball 285-4927 or Ralph Brighton, GARDEN CITY WEST animal. The MHS Wildlife their young unattended for hats, T-shirts, sweat shirts, tas of 82" page on Facebook, or (734)513-7499. CLASS OF 1972 Department has reported hours at a time. For exam sels, beads, music CD's are all contact Diane Goodreau at FARMINGTON HIGH [email protected] available. Special parking for ' 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27. For more a high number of young ple, mother deer leave or (313) 363-0523; Jim Linaras classic cars. Bring chairs and SCHOOL information e-mail to Janine wildlife animals being their fawns for up to eight at [email protected]; or pop-ups. No need to register. CLASS OF 1962 (Alioto) Brown at jbrown© brought in for care. hours before returning to ' psm.inc.net. Although it may appear nurse. Fawns do not car- , i ry a scent, so by watching ; her young from a distance, i a mother deer helps keep 4 her scent from attracting 1 Arthritis Today predators to them. Another example are JOSEPH J. WEISS, M.D. baby birds, who typical RHEUMATOLOGY ly do not fly as soon as 18829 Farmington Road they leave the nest, and Livonia, Michigan 48152 require a few days on the Phone: (248) 478-7860 ground to build iip their • flight muscles. NEW IDEAS ON When baby animals are removed from their mother AN OLD CONDITION and their habitat, they often Greek physicians in 400 B.C. provided a description and treatment cannot survive. In gener for gout that has prevailed to the present day. Ancient manuscripts al, MHS recommends only describe the sudden onset and intense pain of gout and its predilection for the great toe, ankle, and knee. Furthermore, these moving animals if they are writings noted that colchicine was the drug of choice to stop these in immediate peril. attacks. Before intervening or for For the last 2500 years what medical students learned about the treatment of gout was to take colchicine, one tablet an hour until 12 more information, contact tablets are taken, the attack ends, or gout ensues. To prevent further either your local Michi IfaBtoaalLfflBa^ attacks the patient should take colchicine or two tablets a day. gan Department of Natural Now that classical regimen is to be used no more. In 2009, the Resources (DNR) office, or Federal Drug Administration (FDA) announced that any pharmaceutical company that wanted to market colchicine had to the DNR's Wildlife Depart submit reports of'investigations providing the efficacy of the drug. No ment at (517) 373-1263. ltoiM!!^i^Jkiii Mmmmmj® such studies had ever been done before. The Investigations showed You also can contact the that the best outcomes resulted when patients took two colchicine MHS Wildlife Department A tuition-free K-8 public school academy tablets when a gout attack came on, and one tablet an hour later if the attack had not resolved. Then the patient stopped using colchicine at (248) 852-7420, ext. 224. offering a college-preparatory curriculum with completely. The only exception was to take colchicine, one tablet two Hours are 10 am. to 5 p.m., times a day, when starting long term therapy with Allopurinol or Monday through Satur Uloric. day, and 10 am. to 7 p.m. on Spanish and Chinese immersion programs The new approach has taken many physicians by surprise. The medical immunity js still adapting to these guidelines that seem Wednesdays...,.,i:i....;,,,, j ( „>,.• IM i contrary to tradition,''graining, and the experience of physicians r ,^,, For'tips on livingin har practicing'today. " " ' ' mony with wildlife, visit If the reader has an episode of gout, keep this information on colchicine in mind; bring it to the attention of the physician, if he www.michiganhumane.org. QMK ^te\M \begiin s to treat your gout using colchicine in a different manner. 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And even more seri local appliance store or hard that a new cai panies that produce those auto ous, they have never cleaned it. ware store. ou can ask an appliance rn a family was . matic generators foj: homes are Let me say, if you don't want to 3. Pull the refrigerator out retailer if the sale of a cause for a lot predicting they will become spend your vacation money on away from the wall and place Yrefrigerator s and freez of attention by as popular as colored televi a new refrigerator you had bet something like a throw rug ers increases during the sum the neighbors. ' sions in the near future and our ter learn right now why clean- under the front rollers or you mer and you will receive a pos Is it any wonder weather may make that possi • ingxour refrigerator condens may scratch the surface of the itive answer. Ask an air con Appliance how an automo ble. The essence is that heat is er iyso important. Every, day kitchen floor. v ditioning company how busy Doctor . bile could last in our minds like never before service technicians by the thou 4. Remove the cardboard cov they are during 95 degree days that long way and each one of you can add sands visit a home and make the er at the bottom of the back "u up there? You your own twist to the subject. following statement to a cus and they will tell you they are Joe Gagnon wall of the refrigerator and "" going nuts. The simple fact might say there I'm here to try and save your tomer. "I'm sorry but your com make sure you put it back on that there is nothing harder on was little heat refrigerator. pressor has had a stroke, it is when you are all done. It is these types of products than factor affecting the internal finished. Replacement cost can there for directing air move heat creates a boom in sales components. Condenser coil be over $600 or you may decide ment around the compressor. and service. There are things Think of the temperatures Heat is the enemy of your to purchase a new refrigerator." 5. Use the brush and your that homeowners can do to help that this country went through refrigerator. It is removed It's not funny in the least when vacuum cleaner and remove all save the life of a product and in the early part of July and from the very products you the technician says that con dust, animal hair etc. and clean extend it for years to come. what it did to many farmers' put inside both the freez denser is plugged up solid and the fan blade on the motor. Do I've always had the picture in crops and to your grocery bill er and refrigerator sections this could have all been prevent this at least twice a year to pre my mind of growing up in Tim- in the months ahead. We all had and through the principals of ed if he or she had cleaned the vent heat stroke. Stay tuned. mins, Ontario, where the tem to feel .as sorry as we watched refrigeration this heat is dis condenser on a regular basis. So peratures would drop to below the nightly news reporting the here now I will repeat the most persed into what we call the important maintenance tip that Joe Gagnon can be heard at 8 40 degrees and people would suffering going on by those condenser coil. a.m. Saturdays on WAAM-AM take their cars, put them on less fortunate. Then we had you can perform on your expen Now, believe it or not I talk sive refrigerator. (1600); Joe's consumer tips can be blocks and leave them parked the resulting thunderstorms to people every week who do seen on WADL Television. You can for the winter. Car owners and power failures affecting not even know what a condens 1. Unplug the refrigerator! e-mail your problems and questions would drive theirs for 20 years many millions of homes and er coil is or worse yet, they ,- 2. 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The concept of giv gan Humane Society 2012 from the firm's Jean Day the Edsel & Eleanor Ford animals each year through it organization that gives ing back to the communi Mutt March last month. that took place the Friday House in Grosse Pointe its lifesaving programs, s. donations to a variety of,, ty was sparked by employ Company members prior to the event. This . Shores and the weather including adoption, cruelty charities including the *'' ees and UHY Cares was . formed a team and raised is UHY's fourth consecu was perfect," said UHY investigation, emergency Michigan Humane Soci founded in 2008. * Check out these exciting career opportunities! ^ GuidLruiae to I - { For even more opportunities see our . "award winning" EmDloument classified section! 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Call: 734-407-4870 B8_ .(•) Observer & Eccentric | Sunday, Jury 22, 2012 online at hometownlife.com Milestones View Online Nogiec-Sasena www.hometownltfe.com Passages Amber BreAnn Nogiec -. and Ty Austin Sasena Obituaries, Memories & Remembrances )^0 announce their engage-• ment. 1-800-579-73SS • fax 313-496-4968 • [email protected] The bride-to-be, daugh ter of Jean and Glenn •; Deadlines: Friday 4:15 p.m. for Sunday •Wednesda y 9:45 a.m. for Thursday Nogiec of Riverview, graduated in 2005 from ^ GILBERT, p^ JONES, Riverview High School. She earned a bache CHARLES D. V. JEAN (DEARTH) lor's degree and a den Of Bloomfield Hills, MI and La Age 68 of Naples, Fl formerly of Quinta, CA, passed away sudden Westland, MI. Passed away on tal hygiene degree from ly, July 16, 2012. Chuck graduat July 11, 2012. Beloved mother of the University of Detroit- ed from the University of Rhonda (Jason) Moore. Survived Mercy. She works as a Michigan and received a BBA and by her brother, Ronald (Diana) dental hygienist at All MBA degree. Chuck was a devot Dearth, Nancy Henry, Debra ed husband to his wife Nancy and (Robert) DeMoisey Patricia Bright Dental in Dear father to his daughter Jeannie. He (William) Engle and grandmother born. BEACH, and Nancy went to great lengths to of Zoe Moore and her pet Sophie. A private service was held. Her fianc6, son of Lori SHERMAN LYNN attend all of his daughter's athlet ic events and matches regardless and Mark Sasena of Of Milan, MI, age 58, passed of the distance they had to travel. Plymouth, earned a bach away on July 17, 2012 at his He was an avid duck hunter, LEADFORD, . elor of business admin- , home. Beloved son of Linda golfer, photographer and gardener. Potestib and loving father to four .He was an incredibly kind and Send garden and nature information and p.m. Wednesday, July 25 and 10 a.m. /METTETAL, ELI HENDZELL, photos to Sharon Dargay at sdargay® . Saturday, July 28. w,ELEANOR E M. July 18,2012, Age 88 of Redford. hometownlife.com. • Learn to arrange flowers in a vase Age 87, at peace with our Lord Beloved husband of Elma. Dear on July 17, 2012. Beloved wife father of Terry (Jim)MaGraw, Ron at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4. This step- of the late Walter. Loving mother (Karen) Mettetal and Vickie by-step demonstration features lots of Tom (Mary), Bob (Lynne) and (Gary) Hulbert. Owner of Mettetal Belleville Walk of inspirations and design basics to Greenhouse. Arrangements made Gary (Phyllis). Proud grandma of The Belleville Area District Library get your started. . eight and Cherished" great-grand by Vermeulen ' Funeral Home, ma of two. Family and friends 46401 W. Ann Arbor Rd, will present its seventh annual Gar • Get tips on attracting butterflies will gather together'on Monday Plymouth. Services will be pri den Walk, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, and birds to the garden at 10 a.m. Sat FARMER, JAMES D. July 23rd for an 11:00am grave vate. Donations may be made to July 22. The theme is "The Decorated urday,' Aug. 11. Homeward Bound Pet Rescue, side service at Holy Sepulchre Garden" with an emphasis on using ' July 17, 2012, age 79, of Cemetery in Southfield, Michi Westland or Humane Society. • Find out how to preserve the har Westland, MI. Beloved husband gan. Arrangements entrusted to To share a memory, please visit: art and other objects as focal points vest at a free presentation, 10 a.m., of Martha. Dear father of Bruce Brady-Gill Funeral Home, Tinley vermeulenfuneralhonie.com in the garden. Each of the five gar (Carla), Debbie & Beth Farmer. Saturday, Aug. 18. Park, IL. (708) 614-9900 of dens on the tour artfully incorporates Brother of Jerry, Jack, the Tate www.bradygill.com Area stores are at 155 N. Maple, Kenneth, Ralph & Robert. K. PASSAGE, MARION F. manmade objects. The Garden Mar Ann Arbor, (734) 332-7900; 22650 Grandfather of Todd (Theresa) ket Place returns to the library lawn Farmer & - Arnie (Craig) July 15, 2012, age 96; member of ' Ford Road in Dearborn Heights, (313) Krzeminski. Great-Grandfather J, HOISINGTON, Saint Andrew Episcopal Church this year. A Garden Walk ticket is riot 278-4433; 4901 Coolidge Highway, of Justin, Evan^ Kendal & Colin. of Livonia. Beloved wife of the necessary to shop the Market Place. RUSSELL F. Royal Oak, (248) 280-9500; and 6370 . James worked for Delta Airlines late Robert. Beloved mother of Ori the day of the Garden Walk, tick Orchard Lake Road, in West Bloom for 38 years. He retired at 59 to July 14, 2012, age 85. Beloved Carolyn Kleinsmith and Rita ets are $12 arid available only at the enjoy his garden & flowers. A husband of Marlene. Dear father Passage. Dear grandmother of field; (248) 851-7506. ' memorial service will be held at a of Lesley Castle, Peter (Susan) Douglas (Astrid), Jeffrey (Emily) Belleville Area District Library, 167 later date. Please watch the funer ^ Hoisington, Joseph (Josefina) and Erik (Susan) Kleinsmith. Fourth St., Belleville. Addresses with Master Gardener al home website for an update of ' Hoisington, Heather (Jay) Great grandmother of Christian, maps are .available at the library on Brittingham, Linda Gowans and Become a Master Gardener volun the memorial service. Family Alexander, Ethan, Olivia, John the'day of the walk. Call (734) 699- requests memorials to Michigan Lisa Shott. Grandfather of and Grant. Memorial service teer by taking a 13-week series of Humane Society. Please visit and Benjamin, Raymond, Chris Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 11 3291 for additional information or vis- classes, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, begin sign a tribute at www.uhtfh.com topher, Dayton, Brittany, Jesse, am at the Schrader-Howell : it www.belleville.lib.mi.us for a copy ning Aug. 14 at the Venoy Annex . Tyler, Daniel, Daniel and Cassie Funeral Home, 280 South Main of the brochure. All proceeds from and greatgrandaughter of Kirra. building, 5454 Venoy, Wayne. The Street, Plymouth. In lieu of flow- the garden walk benefit the library. Memorial gathering Thursday rs contributions suggested to the application fee is $25 and registration from 4pm until time of special Vounded Warrior Project, P.O. and materials fee is $300. Contact remembrances at 6pm at the Sox 758517, Topeka, KS 66675; •' Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, t English Gardens „ . _^,_^ Anita Callender at [email protected]. r the Secret Service Uniform ,-edu "orcail (734) 729-3632 ext. 103 for" OiJ £ 280 South '» Main »> Street, Mvision Benefit Fund, Attention • Get tips on planning, planting and Plymouth. Memorial service losie Manning, 2057 Stargrass maintaining flowers in the shade at 7, an application. Friday, 11am at Ward Evangelical Jt., Woodbridge, VA 22192 , Presbyterian Church, 40000 West we your special thoughts and Six Mile Road, Northville. memories at: Contributions suggested to St. y.schrader-howell.com John's Hospice, the Salvation of RELIGION CALENDAR FARRAR, TERENCE D,, Army or Plymouth Rotary Foundation. Share your special wlJuly 19, 2012. Devoted thoughts and memories at: SMITH, i Send items for the religion Contact: (734) 425-0261 W^ husband of Joan (nee MOVIE NIGHT www.schrader-howell.com DENNIS JAMES calendar to Sharon Dargay F •••"- McKiernan). Loving Time/Date: 7-9 p.m. VACATION BIBLE father of Ann Ross July 14, 2012. Age 54. Beloved at sdargay@hometownlife. husband of Janet M. Dear father Wednesday, July 25 SCHOOL (Anthony), Maureen Huldin . com. Location: Bixman Hall at (Donald), James (Mary Denise), of Dale (Erin) and Denise. Time/Date: 9:30 a.m.-noon, , Brother of. Dianria (Danny) the church, 17500 Farming- Paul (Kristen) and the late John July 30-31 and Aug. 1-2 Joseph. Beloved grandfather of McComas; Dorothy (Al) Mumy; July: ton Road, Livonia Daniel, Dean (Sara) and Kelly Location: Rosedale Gardens John, Colleen and Theresa Ross, ADULT ACADEMY Details: "Monsignor Quix Grayson and Ryan Huldin, Jack, (Romeo) Suryono. Loving grand Presbyterian Church, 9601 Charlie and Joey Farrar, and father of Devon and Travis. The , Time/Date: 7 p.m., Monday- ote" will be screened. A brief family has entrusted care and • Hubbard, Livonia •; ' Lauren, Emily and baby to be Thursday, July 30-31 and discussion will follow the services to the L.J. Griffin Funeral Details: "Sky - Everything Farrar. Also survived by his sister Aug. 1-2, ' film. Admission is free and Jean Farrar, sister-in-law Patricia Home (734) 981-1700. Share a is Possible with God" is the refreshments will be served Farrar, brother-in-law Jerry "Memorial Tribute" with the Location: St. Paul's Presbyte theme. Aimed at children, family at: griffinfuneralhome.com Harkins and many nieces and rian Church, 27475 Five Mile, Contact: RSVP at (734) 425- age 3-5th grade. Preschool nephews. Founder and President JENNINGS, Livonia . 5950 of Super Steel Treating Company. ers must be potty-trained. Active member of Holy Name p { WILLIAM HARRY QQQS^SS^^^E Details: The Rev. Paul Stun- RUMMAGE SALE Free CD of music from the • Parish. Proud member of Legatus, Passed away Sunday, July 15,. . kel will lead adult learning. Time/Date: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. week. Cost is $10 per child,' ( Knights of Holy Sepulchre and $25 for families with three 2012 peacefully in his home. He In Loving Memory of The series is "Theology for Friday, July 27 and 9 a.m.-1 Knights of Malta. Captain in the leaves behind his children, or more children. Registra U.S. Air Force from 1954-1961. MARY "BECKIE" the Fearless: Who is God? p.m. Saturday, July 28 William Harry Jennings Jr, and tion forms are available in ! Family will receive . friends his wife, Karen and two grand- DOLAN What do we mean by 'incar Location: Timothy Lutheran Sunday 1-9 p.m. at A.J. Desmond the church office. Church of . children, Bill and Lynn and 5 August 26, 1921-May 8, 2012. nation?' and Other Conver Church, 8820 Wayne Road, & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 A Memorial Service in her honor fice hours are 9 a.rri.-4 p.m. great grandchildren, Candace sations" Livonia Crooks Road (between Maple & Jennings, her husband and daugh will be held on July 28, 2012, Monday-Friday. Call ahead Big Beaver), with Rosary at 7 p.m. ter, Steve Crowe and Samantha, 11:00am. Nativity Episcopal "* Contact: (734) 422-1470 Contact: timothylivonia® - to assure someone can help Funeral Mass Monday 10 a.m. at Gary Jennings and his wife, Sin Church, 21220 W. Fourteen Mile BIBLE TALK yahoo.com; (734) 427-2290 you Holy Name Church, 630 Harmon, Ling and youngest daughter, Jill Rd., Bloomfield Twp, MI 48301 Birmingham. Visitation at' church Dotterrer, and her husband Jim. Time/Date: 4 p.m. Sunday, SEEKING CRAFTERS Contact: Pam Gunderson begins at 9 a.m. Memorial tributes July 22 . . • Bill was a dedicated teacher for Time/Date: Show is 6ct. 6 at (734) 422-0494, Ext. 14, or to Holy Cross Children's Services the Livonia School District for 38 or Holy^ Name Church or . Location: Plymouth His- Location: St. Paul's Presby visit rgpc.children@yahoo. years. His wife, Patricia, who , torical Museum, 155 S. Main, Capuchin Soup Kitchen. . passed away in 2002, was also a terian Church, located on . com View obituary and teacher in Livonia. Residents in Plymouth . • share memories at: Let others Five Mile one block west of VACATION BIBLE the Livonia community for over ; Details: These one-hour Inkster Road, in Livonia www.DesmondFuneralHome.com 50 years, they enjoyed volunteer SCHOOL meetings will emphasize the Details: An 8- by 10-f eet ing as Friends of the Library. Time/Date: 9:30 a.m.-noon, MDLSMONJ) SOV They had a passion for traveling know... life and teachings of Christ. space can be rented for $30. July 30-Aug. 3 the United States in their Avion . No collections will betaken. Tables are available for $5 trailer, but most of all, loved Ministers are Matthew Jen Location: St. Paul's Presbyte-. and electricity for $5. Crafts spending time camping and tour- When you've lost a sen and Jason Mclnally rian Church, 27475 Five Mile, ' ing around Michigan. An avid must be handmade; no Livonia . Contact: (515) 851-2939 resale. Profits will go to mis "golfer, he never passed up the Details: "VBS Olympics" opportunity to golf with his fami loved one, place CLOTHING BANK sion work in the community is aimed at children, age 3 ^ ly or friends. He had a passion for Contact: (248) 47&4708 or painting and loved working with your notice on our Time/Date: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. through 5th grade and will . watercolors. Mr. Jennings will be . Saturday, July 28 e-mail [email protected] include story time and les cremated and there will be a cel website and in Location: Canton Christian VACATION BIBLE son, music, crafts, recreation . ebration of his life set at a later Fellowship Clothing Bank, and snack. Cost is $5 per date. Arrangements by Casterline SCHOOL . "Passages"... a child and registration is GARREN, LURETTA Funeral Home of Northville. 41920 Joy, between Lilley Time/Date: 9 a.m.-11:30 available now . July 18, 2012, age 60, of Canton. directory located and Haggerty, Canton a.m. July 23-27 Beloved and loving wife of Details: Free clothing and . Location: St. Matthew .Contact: (734)422-1470, Michael Straub. Precious mother in every edition of shoes to anyone in need Lutheran Church and School, ext. 17 or e-mail to christian- of James C. Dixon 111 and Kelly Contact: (734) 927-6686 or L. • Dixon. Step-mother of 3885 Venoy, Westland ' [email protected] Michael B. Straub, Kyle Sarach, your hometown (734)404-2480. Details: The theme is WORSHIP IN THE PARK : Carol Burkhart and Heather May COMMUNITY FUN DAY "IncrediWorld Amazement Time/Date: 11 a.m., July 22 Shoeneman. Proud grandmother newspaper. Park." Kids will experi of Carly and Jayden. Dear sister Time/Date: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and29 ' . ence the wonder of God's of Wanda, Homer, Sandra, you find Saturday, July 28 Location: at the Cherry Rayburn and Elizabeth. Visitation creation made in six days. : Hill Schoolhouse, located at Sunday 2-9 PM at Vermeulen Location: Community Free As they travel back to the hometownlifexom Cherry Hill and Ridge Road ; Funeral Home, 46401 W. Ann Will Baptist Church, 33031 beginning, they will put on Arbor Rd.," (btwn Sheldon & comfort OBSERVER & ECCENTRIC Cherry Hill, Westland - . in Canton Beck) Plymouth. In state Monday their "Bible glasses" and get 10 AM until .the 11 AM Funeral in Family E0MET0W N • Details: Free food, bouncy a closer look at God's design Details: St. Michael Service at NorthRidge Church, WEEKLIES houses, Westland Fire Truck, features in animals. Kids Lutheran Church hosts the 49555 N. Territorial Road, (at , face painting, games, silent will make crafts, play water service. Bring'a lawn chair to Ridge) Plymouth. Memorials and ; auction and more may be made to Karmanos Call game?, relays and more. the event • . Cancer Institute. Friends . Contact: (734) 536-1210 Aimed at age 3 to 6th grade. Contact: (734) 459-3333 To share a memory, please visit:. 1-800-579-7355 . vermeulenfuneralhome.com B9 • (*) SHARON DflRGAY, EDITOR SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012 [email protected] OBSERVER & ECCENTRIC (313)222-8833 HOMETOWNLIFE.COM FACEBOOK: H0MET0WNLIFE.COM A Golf, health talk Pro golfer Fred Funk visits Providence Park Hospital By Julie Brown Markel golfs "occasion former newspaper circula Staff Writer ally," and noted significant tion supervisor is splitting changes in joint replace his time this year between * Pro golfer Fred Funk is ment surgery over the last the PGA Tour and the well paid to worry about 20-30 years. The devices' Champions Tour. his golf game—but he used are more durable and He has eight PGA Tour doesn't want you to worry longer lasting. victories and became the unduly about yours. "More people are doing fifth oldest player to win "Drink more," the Pon- better longer, which is on the PGA Tour with vic te Vedra Beach, Fla., res good," Markel said. tory at the 2007 Mayakoba ident advised light-heart Classic. edly during a July 10 visit 'Living longer' Funk, who is married to Novi's Providence Park > That's changed the ques with kids, entered the Uni Hospital. He wants week tions health care folks versity of Maryland Ath end golfers to enjoy the now ask after the surgery. letic Hall of Fame in 2007, game. ' Questions now are often and is also in the State of Funk, 56, was in town can a patient golf nine or Maryland Athletic Hall of for the U.S. Senior Open even 18 holes without a Fame. and came to the hospital cart, or bicycle. "People to meet patients and staff. are living longer," Markel Community work One of his sponsors is the said, and his specialty is He's active in Jackson Stryker firm, which makes predicted to be the fastest ville raising money for a the knee used in Funk's growing medical area. young man who was para right knee 2009 replace I Several of his patients ' lyzed and is a quadriplegic ment surgery. came to the Novi hospital as a result of a high school He was at Providence that day, including Gary football injury in 2004. The both to share golf tips and and Cathy Latendresse of young man, with a spinal to encourage orthopedic Grosse He, both golfers. cord injury, and his family patients. "We're Dr. Markel fans moved into a wheelchair- "I see 'em every day," and we're Fred Funk fans," accessible home in 2006 Funk said of everyday said Gary. "We're always with the help of Funk and golfers on the course. "It looking for a road trip." others. doesn't matter what you The couple, both 69, "He's doing great," Funk tell them, they don't do it have had three knees done SUOi said of the young man, anyway" when it comes to between them, both of ( JOHN HEIDER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER who's finishing college. the sport. his and one of hers. "This Senior PGA golfer Fred Funk, right, compares his knee-replacement scar with Cathy Laten "His attitude is unbehev- * His FedExCup rank one's coming next," Cathy dresse, left and Karen Harris at Novi's Providence Park Hospital on July 11. All three have able. He's always looked at is 214th and FedExCup said of her second. had their knees replaced and Funk was able to resume his golfing career after having the positive side." points 47, with a scor He had his done in his done a few years ago. Funk, who was in the area for a weekend tournament, visited Joe Hurshe, vice presi ing average of 72.08. He's November 2007 and Octo Providence Park to promote the company that made his knee replacement part. dent of operations at the 32nd in career earnings on ber 2011, she in November Novi hospital, and a golfer, the PGA Tour, and served 2011. Both Cathy and Gary a registered nurse at the "My knees don't give me enough." said the facility does over as men's golf coach at the noted the speed of recov hospital. She had knee any trouble at all. A com He's required as a pro to 3,300 combined orthopedic University of Maryland, ery. "You walk out of the surgeries in December plete turnaround." walk the course. "There's procedures a year. Prov his alma mater, 1982-88. hospital," he said. 2011 and March 2012 with The patients enjoyed no way I would be playing idence has about 30 per- , "I thought it was a really "Our bedroom's on the Markel. chatting with Funk, who now if I didn't" have the cent of the region's mar nice opportunity for Prov second floor," she add "I am trying to get back touted knee replacement surgery, Funk said. ket share, added Hur idence," said Dr. David ed. After surgery, patients into it," Harris said of her surgery. He got on the course . she, whose dad had knee Markel, M.D., orthopedic quickly begin to work on golf game. Her work at "You're going to make not too long after surgery, replacement. surgeon with a subspecial stair climbing and other the hospital takes physical your own decisions," he with Markel interjecting € He and other staffers ty of hip and knee replace essential areas. strength and agility, which said. "I've had enough of humorously "Less than looked forward to meet ment. He's also chair of the Patient Karen Harris she has. this lifestyle" was what , was advised" during the ing a pro golfer, a different program at Providence. ofLathrup Village is also . "Very good," Harris said. motivated him, along with Providence appearance. kind of work day. professional consider Funk, whose favorite "Absolutely. We don't get ations. "I got to bone on course is Pebble Beach, to do that every day," Hur bone. I just decided I'd had turned pro in 1981. The she said. Join Us in Celebiration! »n 25nYEARS ..ONE STUDENT AT A TIME -LSXI4-^ efliaorifiBw Life Support Training Institute Better Patient Care. One Student at a time. 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