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Voters Face 3 Ballot Choices for Presidential Primary o_ •i- Wmferfime is .. ENTER TO WIN TICKETS llllftlliii i Comfort Food Time... i HVtBl - THE MUSICAL I 3 Course EB. 28 @ FISHER THEATRE 'Combo Time! iometownlife.com Choice of side salad or cup of soup, slice of pie and... Individual Quiche $©•"" bakery Cafe A GANNETT COMPANY Ann Arbor Rd., Individual Pot Pie WestOfHaggerty , Plymouth $9.99 (734)459-9200^¾ NEW YEAR R,f %ili<l only lit Phmoiith Location. Available daily 11 nm-7pm. Expires 3H1/1^ NEW YOU c<i^i* mm —.——M————. —< -rs^.—-"ii^E— R SUBSCRIBERS - FIND YOUR COPY OF WOMAN WITH TODAY'S NEWSPAPER PRICE: $1 • THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012 • hometownlife.com Mortgage workshops Voters face 3 ballot choices Westland residents facing difficulties with their mortgages can find help through free for presidential primary loan modification as­ sistance at workshops offered 6-7 p.m. the By LeAnne Rogers and require different Republican or Democrat­ way that the applica­ to ignore the ballot ques­ fourth Tuesday of the Observer Staff Writer responses depending on ic presidential prima­ tions had to be printed, it tion only option and month at the Dorsey which school district is ry ballot. But residents will be confusing," said select a party preference Community Center, on Permanent absentee involved. The Wayne- of the Wayne-Westland Westland Clerk Eileen to vote in the presiden­ Dorsey east of Venoy. voter applications for Westland Communi­ district will have a third DeHart Schoof, noting tial primary. Participants learn the Feb. 28 presidential ty Schools has a sink­ option — voting only on that the absentee bal­ "Voters must select from loan modifica­ primary should be hit­ ing fund question on the the ballot question and lot applications are iden­ one ballot type or we will tion counselor, at­ ting Westland mail boxes ballot in addition to the not participating in the tical. not issue a ballot. If they torney and real estate as early as today (Thurs­ presidential primary. presidential primary. That means voters who don't, we will put it back professionals who will day). First, all voters need to "Only a Wayne-West­ live in the Livonia, Gar­ in the mail asking them answer questions re­ The applications will designate a party affilia­ land resident can select den City, Taylor and Ink- garding loan modifica­ look a bit a different tion to receive either the ballot question only. The ster school districts need Please see BALLOT, A2 tions, foreclosure time lines, short sales and available government assistance. Consultation is done in a private set­ New site good fit for Firing Line ting for all residents. Solutions include By LeAnne Rogers loan modification to Observer Staff Writer lower mortgage pay­ ment or short sale of A larger facility, more the home. They are parking and better vis­ largely based upon ibility on a major road affordability and in- • provided plenty incen­ come. If a loan modifi­ tive for the Firing Line cation is declined and to move to a new location a short sale is a better nearly a decade after the solution, the program business opened. works with residents "We went from 14,000 to find a home they square feet to 18,000 can rent or rent to square feet. We're on a own at a price they main road close to the' can afford. intersection," said Grant The program tries Allen, who co-owns the to find housing that business with Tommy allows families to stay Vaughan and Don Haigh. in their current neigh-' Since it opened, the borhoods and children Firing Line had been ; to stay at their current located in an industri­ schools. al area. It took about- To participate in the five months to renovate program, call (313) a former collision shop 378-5418 or send an to house the Firing Line e-mail to lindamiller® which not only sells a nationalfaith.org. range of handguns, long guns, ammunition and , other shooting supplies but also offers a variety Co-owner Grant Allen in front of a display at the Firing Line of shooting and gun safe­ Movie Night ty courses. a gun to see how you like es for CPL (Concealed don't believe mom and all for educating them Stop by the William There are 16 shooting shooting. Pistol Licenses), safe­ dad." and making it safe," said P. Faust Library this lanes on two 25-yard gun "We have over 90 dif­ ty classes for kids and Those courses look at Allen. Friday evening for a ranges with three addi­ ferent handguns you hunter safety classes. how to make a weap­ The Firing Line also movie and snacks. tional shooting positions can rent (to use on the • Dads and moms bring on safe and how the gun offers Modern Amis, The library's will on the 50-yard indoor range), we can rent long kids in because they functions and operates. a Filipino martial arts, continue its Friday rifle range. And you guns," said Allen. "We'll . want them educated "If there is going to be Night Movies for the don't have to own or buy train you. We run class­ about gun safety — they gun in the house, we're Please see RANGE, A2 month of January and will kick it off with 17 and Up, a movie about two friends who discover that adding City clerk, four \ the act of sex to their Stottlemyer: Committed to his city friendship leads to council members complications. This By Sue Mason movie is rated R and is Observer Staff Writer for teens and adults. start new. terms Snacks and refresh­ Robert Stottlemyer is being ments are served, and remembered by friends as "a By LeAnne Rogers there will be trivia good firefighter and a man, ' , ; Observer Staff Writer and prizes before the actively committed to his com­ movie. munity. Family, friends and support­ Doors open at 6:30 A former Westland firefight­ ers gathered at the Bailey Rec­ p.m., with the movie er and City Council member, reation Center Tuesday as City starting at 7 p.m. Mr. Stottlemy­ Clerk Eileen DeHart Schoof The library is at 6123 er died Friday, and City Council members were Central City Parkway, Dec. 30, at his sworn in for new terms. north of Ford. For home after a . The re-elected council mem­ more information, call lengthy battle bers taking their public oath of (734)326-6123. with Alzheim­ office included top vote-getter er's. He was 75. Adam Hammons, James God- "He was bout, Bill Johnson and Michael always good Kehrer. The top three finish­ Stottlemyer ers earn four-year council terms INDEX and did what he • FILE PHOTO had to do," said In 2003, then City Councilman Robert Stottlemyer was on hand to pass while Kehrer will serve a two- Business A8 year term. Crossword Puzzle ....B10 retired Westland Fire Chief Ted out awards at the Wayne-Westland Soccer League's summer picnic. ' Entertainment B5 Scott. "Bob always did his job, Serving as master of ceremo­ Food B7 he had a good attitude." for various organizations." Jan. 1,1963, and worked for the nies, Mayor William Wild began Homes B10 A longtime Westland resident, Born on June 14,1936, in Lin­ fire service for 25 years before the program with a moment of Jobs B11 Mr. Stottlemyer was a firefight­ coln Park, Mr. Stottlemyer was retiring from the Westland Fire silence in honor of former coun­ Obituaries B4 er for 25 years, served on the a 1955 graduate of Wayne High Department on Jan. 1,1988, as cilman and retired firefight­ Opinion A10 City Council for nine years, and School. He met his wife in 1952 a driver engineer/sergeant. er Robert Stottlemyer, who died Services „ B11 was active in a variety of local when they both were counsel­ "Bob liked Chief Savini and last week at age 75 following a Sports B1 long battle with Alzheimer's dis­ Wheels B12 organizations. He sta"ged fund­ ors at a 4-H camp. They dated the chief liked Bob," said Scott. x raisers for organizations rang­ for four years before they mar­ "As an engineer, his responsi­ ease. © The Observer & Eccentric ing from the Wounded Warriors ried in August 1956. bility was to assure the rig was Surrounded by her family, volume 47 • Number 65 Project and Spark Inc. to even He worked for the Ford ready for service, the equip­ including husband Butch, chil­ reaching into Detroit to help Motor Co. until he was laid off. ment was in the right place dren and grandchildren, Schoof Home Delivery: Mother Waddles and her chari­ That's when he built their first and that it was ready to go on a clearly had the largest group (866) 887-2737 table work. home. He also worked for a moment's notice." of supporters present, even "He was always giving of his dairy and for Newburgh Lum­ Mr. Stottlemyer was instru­ without including Johnson, her Return Address: 41304 Concept Dr. time for others," said his wife, ber and eventually was hired mental on obtaining used hos­ brother. Plymouth Ml 48170 Betty. "He did a lot of fund- as a firefighter by then-Nan­ pital beds and other equipment "I want all of my family to raising for the police and fire kin Township Fire Ralph Savi- benevolent funds. He did a lot ni. He joined the department on Please see STOTTLEMYER, A2 Please see OATHS, A2 K mm *. i \ A2 (W) Observers Eccentric | Thursday, January 5, 2012 LOGAlfNEWSj online at hometownlife.com gardens of its kind in the Graunstadt said.
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