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student station cleans up in annual auction - Local News, A3 Your hometown newspaper serving Plymouth and Plymouth Township for 117 years PLYMOUTH Sporting exhibit opens at the D e t r o i t TH U tS S A Y Historical May 15,2003 M u s e u m 75 cents A r ts , B1 & A Volume 117 Number 75 wwiv.hometownlife,com © 2003 Hometown Communications Network m C T l i i D hike BY TONY BRUSCATO We want to hear about STAFF WRITER your favorite outing with your father whether it Plymouth residents could be look ^ be a camping trip a PAUL HURSCHMANNI STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ing at a 17 27 percent increase in I baseball game or a quiet water and sewer rates come July 1, morning spent together resulting in the average customer pay ^ fishing at a secret water Prom coiffure ing $2142 more per quarter ing hole If you have pic Dan Guiterrez of Canton, 19, shows off his mohawk style hairdo at the Satem/Canton Senior Prom Friday at Laurel Manor m Livoma Guiterrez wore City commissioners at Monday’s ^ tures of the event great the style with his black tuxedo Assistant Principal Bruce Siegel described the event as a rousing success, probably the most well-behaved group budget session were presented with a I because we d love to see we've had m recent years variety of options, with a 1414 percent ^ them We plan to publish rate increase proposed by City ^ these stories on Fathers Manager Paul Smcock and Finance I Day June 15 Director Mark Christiansen However, I Please send your sto several commissioners believe the I ries and pictures to higher increase is needed to build the ^ Renee Skoglund Trustee fails in 2nd try at reimbursement cash reserves in the Operating and 1 Observer Newspapers Maintenance Fund, which is used to 36251 Schoolcraft pay for water and sewer repairs, such Livonia Ml 48150 fax BY BRAD KADRICH investigation after his participation in a tigation resulted in the need for an attor as water main breaks and road proj 5 (734) 5917279 e mail STAFF WRITER meeting between Salem Tbwnship offi ney, the township should reimburse him ects rskoglunddoehomecom cials and the Detroit Water and Sewerage for the expense ‘ The biggest issue is that we only 1 m net Call her at (734) For the second time m two months, Department, asked the township to reim Township board members failed to act have $150,000 in cash reserves,” said I 953 2128 Please respond Plymouth Township Trustee Abe burse more than $16,000 he spent in on his request at Tuesday’s board meet Commissioner Ron Loiselle “We neC'IS- . by June 2 Munfakh has asked the township to reim attorney fees ing, despite two attempts to get a resolu a little more m cash reserves m case burse him for legal fees expended in bat He hired Southfield attorney Tom Ryan tion to the question With no official we run into some problems in the tling the ethics investigation which ended to represent him after the tovraship hired answer, and no check in hand, Munfakh future ” with an apology earlier this year an attorney to investigate whether was left to ponder his next step Loiselle was referring to last sum ■ Garage sale And, for the second time, his effort to Munfakhs actions were a violation of the “I don’t Imow what I’ll do next,’ mers Penniman Street paving project, seek repayment has been rebuffed township’s ethics policy On TYiesday, Christine Pace of Plymouth Munfakh, the subject of an ethics Munfakh said since the township’s inves PLEASE SEE REIMBURSEMENT, A 5 PLEASE SEE HIKE, A S IS walking in a June marathon to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and local residents friends and neighbors get a chance this weekend to help her Mayor's name not among hopefuls in commission race BY TONY BRUSCATO then leave in a year,” Graham said “I would STAFF WRITER n’t go to the public and ask them to vote for me, but then say I will only be here a year Pace has organized a mul Bill Graham said he’s enjoyed his nearly and it will be up to the commission to 'tifamily chanty garage sale four-year term on the Plymouth city com replace me Thatjustisn’t right” set for 9 a m to 4 p m today mission However, after serving the city as Graham had taken out petitions to run for (Thursday) through Saturday mayor the past two years, Graham has re-election, which some say may have been Ail proceeds will benefit the decided he will not seek re-election to the more of a political ploy to keep some from ieukemia and Lymphoma city commission m the Nov 4 election seeking office However, that didn’t stop five Society Pace has already Tm going to retire next year, and I can’t raised some $6 000 of her run for re-election and have people think JS9000 goal I’m going to be around for four years, and PLEASE SEE MAYOR, A 7 Pace and her friend Karole Barton are walking in honor ' V - n W m of Paces cousin who has lymphoma for a friends 8 year old daughter who has District set to make final cuts JIMJAGDFELDISTAFFPHOTOGFAPHR leukemia and in memory of another friend s mother who BY TONY BRUSCATO they have adequate time to think it through, Top students ^led from leukemia a few STAFF WRITER put it together and bring it back to us May weeks ago 2 7 th as a finished budget,’ said Elizabeth The Observer Academic All-Stars for 2003, left to right, back row Adam To donate items to be sold After several months of collecting infor Givens, board president “They can recom Sonnanstme, Salem High School, Amy Fry Canton High School Emily Beam, or for additional information mation, the Plymouth-Canton Schools mend, and we say yes or no If we say no, we Stevenson High School, Andrew Martin, Farmington High School, Kathryn Sanden call (734)776 8110 Boajrd of Education will have some tough don’t want that cut,’ then we have the Salem High School, middle row, Julie Swerdlow, North Farmington High School decisions to make Saturday morning responsibility to come up with alternatives Tongyan Lin, Canton High School, Tiffany Labon, Thurston High School, Valerie ■ Hazardous waste The board meets in a speaal Sam work But, we also expect them to come up with Jackson, Thurston High School Ellen Cappo, Mercy High School Paul Romme Township and city govern shop session at the E J McClendon adequate cuts in some other areas that we Catholic Central High School, Robert Freeman Churchill High School, front row, ments have organized anoth Educational Center to finalize the cuts it will may have not th o u ^t about ” Peter Troyan, Catholic Central, Daphne Atienza Sy North Farmington High School er joint hazardous waste col make to erase a $5 6 million budget deficit Included among recommendations given Emily Gruber, Mercy High School, and, Alexander R Murray, Churchill High Schoo lection day this time from 9 for the 2003-04 school year to the board by Superintendent Jim Ryan For a profile of the All-Stars and runners-up please see the special section inside a m to 2 p m Saturday at “This IS the day we need to be able to give today's Observer Turn to today's opinion page for an editorial on the all-stars Compuware Arena the administration our final approval of Officials moved the event ttieir recommendations, or disapproval, so PLEASE SEE CUTS, A 7 to Compuware last fall after residents spent up to 75 min utes waiting in line at the old 1 r r 1 Port Street location 4. 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OLD DROP IN INDEX Compuware Arena is at Electric stove side ty side CONTACT US LOOKING AHEAD 14900 Beck Road in Plymouth fhdge patio table set Newsroon (734) 459 2700 Apartments E7 Movies It's grill season Newsroom fax (734) 459 4224 Arts B1 Obituaries township Residents can call Classifieds 1-800 579 SELL In Sundays Taste section enjoy grill Automotive Observer Life the city (734)4551392 or I was able to sell ail my items with my ad Home del very 1 866 88 PAPER F5 recipes you can use just m time for in your paper Thanks' M A Canton Classified E,F Real Estate the township (734)453 8131 summer entertaining with your fam Crossword E6 Service Guide for more details liy and friends PUT OUR CLASSIFIEDS TO WORK FOR YOU Jobs E9 Sports TIGERS MARINERS Saturday, May 27,1:G5 CoTienca Park A 2 ( P ) Observer & Eccentric | Thursday May 15 2003 LOCAL NEWS icivw .hom etow nU fe.com AROUND TOWN DUBOIS PERFORMANCE tnbution to the education of merly known as the Rouge many children, the school wilj Rescue, scheduled for June 7 Canton and Salem high host a retirement gathering behind the Tonquish Creek school students will perform June 5 fi'om 3 30-5 p m in tl^ Manor housing complex Five Women Weanng the Same school cafeteria Contnbutions The event focuses on activi Dress in the Canton DuBois collected will be used to pur ties such as storm dram sten Theatre at 7 30 p m on Fnday chase a gift for the three teach ciling, trash collection and and Saturday, May 16-17 ers To make a reservation, e- nature trail restoration where Written by Alan Ball, the m ailto volunteers can help improve Academy Award-wmnmg brooksj@pccs kl2 mi us or c^l the environment surrounding writer oiAmencan Beauty, the school office, (734) 416- the creek.