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READY REVERENCE Peter Nielsen Fitness expert answers readers' questions HEALTH, PAGE C6 Your hometown newspaper serving Westland for 40 years March 6,2005 75 cents VOLUME 40 NUMBER 81 www.hojnetounlife.com ©2005 HOMETOWN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Man gets prison in drive-by shooting BY DARREU CLEM Davis was sentenced by Wayne County Circuit Elbridge, arguing with residents as they sought years in prison for his role in the drive-by shoot -STAFF WRITER Judge Annette Berry after earlier pleading - but never found ~ two men who had earlier ing. He was accused of concealing the Monte guilty to felonious assault and felony firearm assaulted Davis, according to police Sgt. David Carlo's license plate during the incident. A Taylor man was sentenced Friday to two charges, according to a court clerk. The latter Heater. A third defendant, 18-year-old KimberlyAnn years in prison for firing an assault rifle on a charge carries a mandatory two-year prison Davis stood through the sunroof of the Monte Wells of Westland, was released from jail in Westland neighborhood while searching for two term. Carlo as he fired the shots. February after serving 138 days. She was men who earlier assaulted him. Davis opened fire with an AK47 assault rifle No one was seriously injured, but one woman accused of driving the Monte Carlo. Marc Alexander Davis, 23, became the last of after residents on Elbridge fired a paintball gun received minor injuries after bullets struck a McGrath and Wells had pleaded guilty to felo three defendants sentenced for a Sept. 25 drive- and threw rocks and beer bottles at a 2003 parked vehicle and sent metal shards flying, nious assault charges. Unlike Davis, they didn't by shooting incident on Elbridge, near Palmer . Monte Carlo in which he was riding. Heater said. face a felony firearm charge. *• and Wildwood in the city's Norwayne subdivi The two sides clashed after Davis and two A second defendant, 23-year-old Daniel sion. other defendants drove repeatedly up and down Jeffrey McGrath of Wayne, is serving one to four [email protected] | (734) 953-2110 'Good people': Rotary benefits comm BY DARRELL CLEM STAFF WRITER ' Whether giving a bicycle to a disabled boy, paving a basketball court or awarding scholarships to high school students, the Westland Rotary Club continues to help this community. "It's good people," club member Richard Strausbaugh, 65, said. He should know. His club colleagues say he's one of them. As an international organization, the Rotary Club last week marked its 100th birthday. Attorney Paul P. Harris formed the first club in Chicago in 1905. In Westland, Strausbaugh, owner of Westland Floor Covering, hasn't missed a local Rotary Club meeting in 24 years. "A neighbor mentioned the club to me and invited me to attend, and I went" he said. "I like the interna tional aspect of the Rotary Club. It creates goodwill internationally, and I like the things that Rotary does within the community." Westland club President Margaret Harlow cited several ways that local Rotarians have made a differ ence: • They have given a physically disabled boy a new bicycle (another Rotary club earlier gave him another bicycle). • They gave money to repave the parking lot and Churchill seniors Sasha Allen (back), Francisco Beltran (left), and Mike Gougeon already are working on new Chief Architect software in their CAD class, thanks to a basketball court at the city's Rotary Park. grant from the company. • They give scholarships each year to three stu dents, who receive $1,500 each. • They are working to buy swings to accommodate local elementary students who use wheelchairs. Software puts reality TV spin on classes • They've set aside money for tsunami relief efforts. BY STEPHANIE ANGELYN CAS0LA has been featured on Extreme Center, was on her way to a con to find a way to get it for all of "I think the significance of Rotary is that we're able STAFF WRITER Makeover: Home Edition. ference, Hatley asked her to our computers," said Hatley. "My wife's big into the show," bring.back information about The software allows students PLEASE SEE ROTARY, A5 A little slice of reality televi said Hatley. While watching the Chief Architect software. to create a basic 2-D floor plan, sion has come to Churchill High show he saw the software, which She did more than that. Haas but also shows an-instant ren School. is produced by Chief Architect, won one license forihe software dering of that floor plan. Hatley Students in Jeff Hatley's Intro he thought it could benefit his as a door prize during the con said a camera in the floor plan Drafting/CAD and Architectural students. ference. allows users to generate a view ^S?^^P'-J?^*!''*'^ ""^ - Drafting/CAD classes will soon When Principal Janet Haas, of "Once we used it in the class J-* *J* be using the same software as the Livonia Career Technical room, I knew we needed to try PLEASE SEE SOFTWARE, A5 ' . 4 Hearing delayed for man Charged with sex crime B^^^^^^OT BY DARREtL CLEM involving two women, ages 22 to life in prison" if convicted of her after he gave her a ride to a STAFF WRITER and 29. one count of first-degree criminal friend's house in Westland. His defense attorney, Samuel sexual conduct and four counts The 29-year-old victim told • BILL BRES LER! STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER""' Deemed as wrongly accused by Posner, asked Judge C. Charles of second-degree CSC. authorities that Robinson groped i his attorney, a Livonia man will Bokos to delay the hearing, say "All I can tell you is, he's not her during a separate incident at Ready for a chiller have to wait two weeks to learn ing he plans to bring in another guilty," Posner told the Observer the same house. whether he will face trial for alle* lawyer to help with the case, in February. She and the younger woman Girl Scouts Katie Conklin and Kelsey Woodford of Troop gations he sexually molested two according to a court officer. Robinson is accused of having have a mutual friend who lives 1752 prepare the packing box snelte rs they used for mentally: disabled women. Bokos granted Posner's request the 22-year-old woman perform there. their stay outside last Friday night, The troop gathered . Karl Mandel Robinson, 35, and rescheduled Robinson's oral sex on him in his van while Robinson is accused of molest outside of St. Matthew Church in Westian d to call appeared in Westland District hearing for March 17. he worked for a company that ing the two women in January. attention to the plight of and to collec t donations for Court on Thursday for a prelimi Robinson, who has been jailed provides transportation for dis homeless people. For more photos, see Page, A3. nary hearing on multiple charges in lieu of a $150,000 cash bond, abled people. [email protected] of criminal sexual conduct could face penalties ranging up He also is accused of groping (734)953-2110 CONTACT US INDEX Try before you buy Coming Thursday in Filter Apartments £2 I Automotive F3 {pnapr^Ujaait of Garden City ...(734)953-2104 Classified Index D2 1 Regular prices: 79 Enrollment Fee; l Circulation 1-866-887-2737 Crossword Puzzle D3 • Lose 5 to 15 Inches ''29 Per Month with 1 Year Contract! 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