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mmmmm vmmwrm ajv-wmJi-M-m i i See Westland Sports, CI Homelbvvn Putting you jrttouch Thursday with your world September 3,1998 ! & •, -I • Serving the Westland Community for 34 years SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS VOLUME 34 NUMBER 26 WESTLAND, MICHIGAN • 64 PAGES • http://observer-eccentric.com C 1998 HomeTown Communication! Nttwork, Inc. IN THE PAPER Thomas: No dou bts on War field •J- The race between state Sen. Loren Bennett, R- Lansing." \ Bennett also cited priorities such as TODAY <$mml Cantdn, and challenger Mayor Ken Warfield of Warfield drew applause from nearly fighting to keep imported solid waste Wayne is civil in tone to date. jBoth inen tout 40 supporters who attended- a press out of Michigan and providing equal Bowling, anyone? Tkens 1 ?• conference at Democratic Party head­ educational opportunities for students i their records, with Warfield citing an endorse^ quarters in a strip* mall near trie south­ - though not necessarily by throwing and adults withdevelop­ w •T .. ment by Westland Mayor Bob Thomas. ; west corner of Ford and Wayne roads.: more money at schools; mental disabilities enjoy boost his Democratic campaign against Contacted Monday afternoon at his BsYi DARRELL CLEM office, Bennett said he wasn't surprised Giviltpne III bowling on Thursdays, STAFF WRITER 8th District incumbent Sen. Loren Ben­ Neither Warfield nor Bennett made nett, R-Canton Township, by publicly by Thomas' endorsement of Warfield. along with, a variety of Ken Warfield stepped Aip his state "It is not something that I will har­ direct attacks oii each other/Monday as accepting an endorsement from third- they prepared to head into: the final other social and recre­ Senate campaign Monday by touting a term Westland Mayor Robert Thomas. bor any ill will over, whatsoever,'' he Westland mayoral endorsement and said. 1 understand party politics." two months of the 8th District Senate ational activities irt a pledging to improve school funding, fix "Bob Thomas and I have worked campaign. Warfield is trying to thwart together as mayors to fight for the Bennett touted his own accomplish^ Westlandprogram./'A3 roads, beef up local police departments ments, such as helping to secure money Bennett's bid for a second four-year and make health maintenance organi­ things our cities need," Warfield said. term. , "I am very pleased that he supports my for Newburgh Road improvements and •:• \ zations more accountable. The district includes Westland, part bid to bring that fighting spirit to being highly accessible in Lansing to Warfield, mayor of Wayne, sought to local government leaders. Please see WARFIELD, A4 COMMUNITY LIFE Shooting cool l\- Movie magic: As a kid, Edmond Goff loved the movies, catching the latest release on the silver screen or on videotape. Little did he know then that it U)ds what he Want­ ed to do as an adult./Bl AT HOME Furnishing statements: A Westland resident is among the students from the Center for Creative Studies whose special fur­ i- \ niture designs are exhibit­ ed at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn./D6 i : l !• ENTERTAINMENT 8TAJT PHOTOS BY Tt)M HATLpT • Comedy: Get some comic Nearand tar: Paul Flahriighan of Scotland iU relief Sunday at Chatters ojishipiBqb Calderon 6 t ! in Westland where local comedians are presenting "Comedy For A Cure* to benefit the Muscular Dys­ trophyAssociation/El. BY DARRELL CLEM Team 9-Ball Championship drew top titipn, which was to end late Wednes­ Detroit resident who also restores STAFF WRITER ".".:•'• players from eight countries and 10 day, pitted Team Europe against Chrysler muscle cars - one of which i •) Festival: AnnArborBlues Team America. Twelve top-ranked appeared in the movie "My Girl." harlie Dornan came all the way states to The Electric Stick, 6581 N. and Jazz Festival Thurs­ Wayne Road. players made up each team. Inside The Electric Stick on Mon­ from Glasgow, Scotland, to That everit ToMowed an annua 1 day morning, a hush fell over the pool day-Sunday, Sept. 10-13, shoot pool in Westland. "It's a healthy rivalry is the nicest C way to put it," Dornan said. "But it is three-day U.S. championship, also at hall as Team Europe and Team, That's 3,495 miles as the crpw flies. features performances by ye.ry competitive. Nobody playing The Electric Stick, that was won this America players challenged each "It's an experience," he said. • . year by Aaron Aragon of Lake Elsi- other in one;on-one competition. Olupara, Groove Collec­ More than that, the first-ever wants to lose." The three-day international compe- nore, Calif. Various competitions would be tive, and other outstand­ Olhausen International Wheelchair, "This gets us all out of the house played to see which team accumulat­ ing musicians,/El and away from the TV," 40-year-old ed the most points leading up to team mem-' Joe Blankenship of Orange City, Wednesday's closing ceremonies, heir. Allen Calif., said. "And these people playing which was to include ah international Meadows of are super nice people. We see friends trophy being awarded. REAL ESTATE '•Pasadena*— that we haven't seen since the last "We could still play with the able- Md., is a " tournament." bodied guys and give them a good" In" total, nearly 70 wheelchair pool competition - if not beat them," Seller beware? If you memberof players participated in the back-to- Blankenship said. "There are some want to sell your horney the Team back championships. And make no good players here." you must tell the buyer all America mistake - they're good! ESPN was scheduled to film the wheelchair "We play all over the United about its faults./frl pool players. States," said Blankenship; a former Please see MOVES, A2 I i i i ;.i» INDEX i • Obituaries A4 Program targeting earns • Classified Index F5 Real Estate F5 between July 24 and Aug. 30. and.drive in Westland,.then they likely Bv DARRELL CLEM he said. : Crossword F8 STAFF WRITER Those are citywide numbers. But Each of the two Alcohol Enforcement will be caught. Jobs F10 Brokas said 23 of the latest 63 drunken Team patrol cars has only one officer. Thomas and police officials launched A new Alcohol Enforcement Team The new program has resulted in the program after a study showed that Home & Service G8 that hit Westland streets July 24 driving arrests can be attributed directly to new Alcohol Enforcement other arrests and tickets, too. Altogeth­ Wayne and Ford roads have more than Automotive G10 appears to be snagging drunken drir er, the officers issued 97 tickets to their share of problem drivers. vers, police officials say. Team patrols.'.. • Opinion A12-13 Those patrols focus primarily on motorists from July 24 to Augv30 - for Police officials have noted that "Everybody's very happy with it," problems ranging from curfew viola­ Wayne and Ford have more liquor, • Calendar B4 PoliceSgt. PeterBrokas said. Wayne and Ford roads on Fridays and • Sports CI Saturdays from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. tions to drunken driving. establishments than many other AVest- Westland officers arrested 63 drunk­ Mayor Robert Thomas has said he' larid roads. • en drivers from July 24 through Aug. Viewed another way, only two patrol • Real Estate Fl cars were involved in more than a third hopes.the new program will warn City prosecuting attorneys have 30 - more than double the 31 arrests motorists that if they continue to drink made during the same period last year, of the city's drunken driving arrests Please see PROGRAM,A2 HOW TO REACH US Newsroom: 734-953-2104 owner races es i i' . Newsroom Fox:734-591-7279 'E-mail: ries a 20-ycar prison term upon conviction. BY DAiiHKLL CLEM One man's entire boot and trailer camo up missing, b)»chman©oe. homecbmm.net STAFF WRITER Ridcncr said. "People would bring in'.their boats for service, and Connolly's attorney couldn't be reached for com­ they would be told that the place was broken into and Nightllnc/Spoits: 734-953-2104 The 74-ycnroHl owner of a Westland boat-repair their property was stolon," Ridener said. Reader Comment Line: 734-953-2042 business faces criminal charges following a police ment. • '••'' "Wo recovered a lot of those items that had been Classified Advertising: 734-591-0900 investigation prompted by customer complaints, felony charges against Connolly camo after police reported stolen,** he added. police said Tuesday. ' executed search warrants at his Westland business, Police couldn't confirm that the case involved Display Advertising: 734-591-2300 his Howell home and a warehouse that he used in St. Edward Connolly was arraigned on felony charges insurance fraud. '.''.'•'..... //0^^00/^/7.-734-591-0500 Tuesday in Westland 18th District Court following a . Joseph in southwestern Michigan, Ridencr said. On Tuesday, Connolly was arraigned on charges of Art investigation that started prior to last Christ­ u several-month investigation into customer com­ mas was led by the. Metro Street Enforcement Team,' plaints that their property came up missing from "conducting a continuing criminal enterprise, perjury, attempting to obtain money under false pretenses which includes officers from Westland, Garden City, Westland Marine, 8630 Middlebolt near Joy; polico Wayne and Inkster. The case stems fronv complaints Sgt. James Ridencr«aid, and malicious destruction of property, He was being held in lieu of a $100,000 cash bond. dating back as far as 1994,'Ridcncrsaid. •Customers reported they had been told that boat One 'Red ford Township man said his father's boat motors and other parts they brought to Westland Connolly is scheduled for. a Sept. 10 a preliminary Scaring that will determine whether he'should stand was taken in for.
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