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May 8,2008 LOCAL NEWS Bobby Flay to autograph new book on Monday - -Stars 23rd - Special Section 75 cents WINNERS OF STATE AND NATIONAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE www.hometownlife.com in woman BY DARRELL CLEM Police Lt. Dan Karrick identi- Examiner's report. There were "What I can tell you is that searched the area and found the an area where the body was OBSERVER STAFF WRITER fied the woman as 22-year-old no obvious signs of trauma." it's a girlfriend/ex-boyfriend body." found. Baker drove by around Laci Green, a 2004 graduate of Green was found after her situation," Ridener said. "She A Westland detective was 7 a.m. when he was taking his Westland police found a Wayne Memorial High School. parents woke up between 4 was receiving some text mes- interviewing the ex-boyfriend daughter to school. woman's body early Wednesday The cause of her death and 5 a.m., noticed her missing sages and phone calls from him, Wednesday morning. The area is part of DTE prop- near a back yard of the remained under investigation and called police, Ridener said. and he eventually came over to It was not immediately known erty, and Baker said "the police Millpointe subdivision on the Wednesday. Her body was found near the her house. She got up and went when possible criminal charges had a whole corner section cor- city's southwest side, and her "We don't know how she Glenwood side of Millpointe, for a walk with him and never might come, Ridener said. doned off." boyfriend was in custody as was killed," Police Chief James in what the chief described as returned. The parents got up According to Brian Baker, authorities investigated an Ridener said. "We're waiting on an easement area where power around 4 or 5 a.m. They called who lives near the scene, police Staff writer Sue Mason contributed to apparent homicide. the (Wayne County) Medical lines are strung. police, and our guys fanned out, officers cordoned off a section this story. Business Person of the Year Schofield, Gabriel top vote-getters in W-W election Results of voting in the Livonia school board race can be found on Page A2. BY DARRELL CLEM OBSERVER STAFF WRITER Wayne-Westland school board incumbent Cindy Schofield handily won a third Gabriel consecutive four-year term Tuesday night, while vot- r ers chose Westland Planning Commissioner William Gabriel Cindy Schofield: 1,431 votes to replace a departing trustee. William Gabriel: 982 votes Schofield and Gabriel, victors Shawna Walker: 927 votes in unofficial vote totals, will Brian Mulligan: 816 votes help steer a 13,800-student dis- trict that Superintendent Greg Jennifer Finley: 673 votes Baracy said is facing serious funding shortfalls he blamed on "I'd like to thank the citizens "Michigan's budget crisis." of Wayne-Westland for the With combined tallies confidence they have shown reported by city clerk offices in in me by re-electing me to my Westland and Wayne, Schofield position," said Schofield, who accumulated 1,431 votes and works for a family-owned rental easily outpaced four other can- property management business didates. School board newcom- in Westland. "I look forward to er Gabriel clinched a four-year continuing to work with my fel- term and garnered 982 votes low board members." • -• TOM HOFFMEYER j STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER compared to 927 for Shawna Schofield and Gabriel In the more than 40 years since graduating from law school, attorney Angelo Plakas has made a name for himself helping others. That work has earned Walker, 816 for Brian Mulligan will join board holdovers him recognition as Westland's Business Person of the Year for 2008. and 678 for Jennifer Finley. Pitsenbarger, Steve Becher, Skip Gabriel will replace depart- Monit, Ed Turner and Fred ing board member the Rev, Weaver. Terrance McClain, who decided Gabriel, whose background akas honored for 'wonderful things' he's done for the city not to seek re-election. includes airline management, BY SUE MASON ting out a semester. He counts from the state set aside for the grams," said Glenn Shaw, Only 4.3 percent of Westland is a former Westland Library OBSERVER STAFF WRITER representing a Romanian priest William P. Faust Fublic Library president of the Westland voters cast ballots in Tuesday's Board member who now who denounced his bishop for and setting up the Westland Community Foundation. "He's election — a light turnout serves on the city's Planning Attorney Angelo Plakas being a member of the Nazis' Community Foundation a wonderful person who has that City Clerk Eileen DeHart Commission. doesn't measure success in the Iron Guard. He counts help- and the S.P.A.R.K. (Sports, done a lot of wonderful things attributed to voter apathy in the "I feel like school is just about number of cases won. He mea- ing make Boulevard Gardens Parks and Recreation for in the community." election. to let out (for the summer) for sures it in how it improves the homeowners whole for losses Kids) Foundation, that has "What I like is the different Schofield was congratulated the students, but I'm going into lives of those he represents. sustained when their homes earned Plakas accolades as the facets of what I do," said Plakas, by board colleague Martha a four-year school board term, The Livonia resident counts flooded in 1997 because of a Westland Business Person of the Westland city attorney. "If I Pitsenbarger as vote totals came myself," he said. "I've got a lot of taking on the state high school construction mistake. the Year for 2008. had to do wills and trusts every in at Westland City Hall. They homework to do." athletic association over the But it's other work, like "He really has been a strong already knew Schofield had issue of a transfer student sit- helping to retrieve money activist in community pro- Please see PLAKAS, AZ won in Wayne, where she lives. Please see ELECTION, A2 . ociety's fashion show features the styles of yesteryear BY DARRELL CLEM money — by designing a fash- Newburgh. outfit says about the woman like the restored, 1800s-era For more information, OBSERVER STAFF WRITER ion show highlighting styles of "Watch as volunteer models who would have worn it years Octagon House on Wayne contact Stawasz through the days gone by, whether models wearing clothing styles from ago." Road between Cherry Hill and historic park at (734) 326-1110 And the Oscar for Best want to represent the flash of as far back as the early 18th Admission will be $10. Marquette. or by e-mail at bethstawasz© Costume Design goes to ... the the Roaring Twenties or a more century strut down the cat- Refreshments prepared by The historical society is look- yahoo.com. Westland Historical Society. repressive Victorian era. walk," Westland Historical the William D. Ford Career ing for wannabe models, too, Tickets will be available at OK, so local historians might The fashion show featur- Commission member Bethany Technical Center will be including people who have the Bailey Center, the historic not earn a golden statuette. ing styles of days gone by will Stawasz said, in an announce- available. The event will their own historical clothing park and from any member They didn't shoot a feature be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June ment she issued about the his- provide money for efforts from any past time period or of the Westland Historical film, after all. 4, at the Bailey Recreation torical fashion show. "As each to continue improving the those who are willing to .pick Society. But they are hoping to turn Center, behind City Hall on model walks the runway, a Westland Historic Village up a pattern and make their some heads — and make a little Ford Road between Wayne and narrator will discuss what her Park, which includes buildings own costume. [email protected] I (734) 953-2110 © The Observer & Eccentric Coming Sunday Newspapers For Home APARTMENTS C4 Delivery call: AUTOMOTIVE C8 Volume 43 (866) 887-2737 CROSSWORD PUZZLE C6 Number 99 HOMETOWNUFE D1 JOBS C10 At the corner of Warren OBITUARIES D4 and Central City Parkway NOW OPEN! OPINION A10 Westland PINK D6 REAL ESTATE C3 Ph.(734)261-6060 SERVICE GUIDE C3 Autism service dogs help www.parksidedentalteam com SPORTS B1 children, parents (W) Observer & Eccentric | Thursday, May 8,2008 LOCAL NEWS www.hometownHfe.com Volunteer opportunity Oke, Mang set to roll up sleeves on LPS board The William P. Faust Public Library of Westland is looking BY REBECCA JONES for teen volunteers to help with OBSERVER STAFF WRITER the 2008 Summer Reading Program, "Catch the Reading Patrice Mang and Greg Oke, Bug!" who faced each other in last Volunteers will help in the year's race for the Livonia Public Children's Department and Schools board, both won four- assist at many of the library's year terras in Tuesday's, election. summer events. This is a great Incumbent Tom Bailey was opportunity for teens to earn defeated. valuable experience and service Oke, an incumbent, was top hours for their school or com- vote-getter, taking 36 percent of munity organization. the votes. Mang came in second, Volunteers should currently with 2,792, or 33 percent. Bailey be in the eighth grade or above. had 2,600,31 percent. Applications are available now "I feel pretty good," Oke said. at the library and must be "It's nice to have some valida- submitted by May 23. All vol- tion that people think I've been PHOTOS BY TOM HOFFMEYER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER unteers will be asked to attend doing a good job." Livonia Public Schools board incumbents Greg Oke (left) and Tom Bailey one of three training sessions Mang said she hopes people Challenger Patrice Mang is applauded by her supporters as she gives her share their thoughts, as results from Tuesday's election roll in.
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