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m m m m m AREA FAMILY AIDS JAPAN DISASTER VICTIMS - LOCAL NEWS. A3 THE POWER Make a good garage sale GREAT TO GIVE IN USA WEEKEND WITH ONLINE MAPPING - CALL 1-800-579-7355 TODAY'S NEWSPAPER SUNDAY July 24,2011 The Observer & Eccentric Newspapers Volume 124 Number 98 $1.00 hometownlife com a g a n n e t t c o m p a n y PIPELINE Plymouth's new The deadline for the "Why I Love My Library'’ poster con fire station test is drawing near. Sponsored by the Friends of the Plymouth District Library, students going into grades kin taking shape dergarten through 12th should submit their artwork entries by Monday, Aug. 1, for the cpntest, BY MATT JACHMAN department taking the front OBSERVER STAFF WRITER portion and the fire depart ment the back portion, plus Officials from Plymouth the existing truck bays. and Northville celebrated The work is expected to be community cooperation substantially completed by Thursday evening with a November. ceremonial groundbreak Northville Fire Chief Jim ing for the Northville Fire Allen, the department’s only Department’s new Plymouth full-time employee, will Station. manage the department’s The $256,000 con day-day-operations, and struction project at the 'Northville will bill Plymouth Sarah Morrison of Allen Plymouth City Hall complex on a per-run basis for its Elementary School recently is Plymouth’s latest step services. The partnership is brought in her entry ‘Why I Love toward the partnership with expected to save Plymouth, My Library' poster contest. vdplvrn Northville for firefighting which currently shares the and emergency medical Plymouth Community Fire sponsored by the Friends of the services that is to begin in Department with Plymouth Plymouth District Library. January. Additional trucks Township, a minimum of For contest details and an and equipment will be based $400,000 a year, not includ entry blank, go to: http://plym- in Plymouth, and Northville ing startup costs. Huron outhlibrary.org/youth.htm or firefighters will respond to Valley Ambulance’s role in go to the Youth Help Desk on Plymouth fires and medical responding to medical emer the library's lower level. emergencies out of the new gencies in the city will be The Plymouth District station, under the arrange increased. Library is located at 223 S. ment. Northville is adding Plymouth will leave the Main in downtown Plymouth. some 25 firefighters to its PCFD at the end of the year. nearly all-volunteer depart Including construction Jazz @ the Elks ment. and pending expenses, The second Annual Plymouth “We’re excited about this. Plymouth’s startup costs Elks Lodge #1780 Outdoor Jazz The City Commission stands have come to just over $1.14 Festival takes place 1-7 p.m. behind this,” Commissioner million. Purchases have Ed Hingelberg told officials included two fire trucks, Sunday, Aug. 14, on the grounds and firefighters gathered communications equipment, of the lodge, located at 41700 for the ceremony. “I think uniforms and protective Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth. it’s going to be a fabulous clothing, a fire hose ajid noz The lineup will include The relationship.” Hingelberg zles, automated heart defi Midnight Players, a new young is the chairman of the joint brillators, a thermal imaging jazz group from the area; Jerry Northville-Plymouth board camera and a Jaws-of-Life McKenzie's Just Jazz: George that will oversee the expand kit. Currently out to bid are (Sax) Benson Quintet; Ron ed department. an exhaust ventilation sys Kischuk's Tartarsauce Traditional Patrick Sullivan, the city tem for the fire station and Jazz Band: Gene Parker Jazz manager in Northville, said air tanks and related equip Quartet (from Toledo): and the BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER the partnership represents a ment for firefighters. Johnny Trudell Quintet. Dan Verderbar is pretty good at saving a buck. small-town value shared by Participants and firefight The $10 donation includes both cities: neighbors help ers present for Thursday’s one food ticket and one bev ing neighbors. groundbreaking celebrated erage ticket. Food and bev When it’s “crunch time,” with hot dogs and cold erages will be available for Northville Mayor Chris bottles of pop and water, purchase and no outside food Consum m ate clipper Johnson said, “people really and small jars of hard candy or beverages will be allowed. roll up their sleeves and put — Atomic Fireballs — were Parking is in the Elks lot and things into action” to find given away as mementos. efficiencies and savings at The jars were embossed the adjacent shopping area. Tow nship m an bargains his w ay to super savings title For more information, call the local level. Johnson is the with the Northville Fire vice chairman of the joint Department’s logo, with the (734) 453-1780 or go to www. BY MATTJACHMAN contest designed to highlight monds-in-the-rough when fire board. words “Plymouth Station” at plymouthelks1780.com OBSERVER STAFF WRITER men as shopping planners and shopping for a car, for exam The project by Axiom the bottom of the logo. savers, tasks that are tradi ple, then bargains hard. Construction Services Inc. Chief Allen on Thursday Wish you were here He may not wear a cape or tionally seen as being taken With three daughters — all will actually involve two was presented with a framed Going on vacation? be able to leap tall buildings up by women. of whom attended private additions, of 800 square feet photograph of Plymouth’s Take the Plymouth in a single bound, but Dan Disguised as a mild-man schools through the 12th each, to the existing police new $440,000 fire truck. Observer along, and then let Verderbar can pile up big sav nered real estate executive, grade and then went on to station and the former fire “We figured you needed us know about it. ings with strong bargaining, Verderbar scouts out grocery college — being frugal was station behind City Hall. something for your office Send us your vacation planning and coupon-clipping sales, tries to multiply those a necessity for he and wife When completed, the new over here,” said City Manager photos, with the Plymouth techniques. savings with coupons, hits Mary Ann, he said. and existing space will be Paul Sincock. Observer clearly visible in the Verderbar, who lives in discount stores like Costco, “You’re just trying to cut divided between the depart photo, and we'll be happy to Plymouth Township, is a TJ Maxx and Marshalls for corners wherever you can,” ments, with the police [email protected] | (313) 222-2405 print them. Just e-mail the RedPlum Super (Savings) brand-name and designer photo, along with names of the Man, one of five finalists in a goods and searches for dia- Please see CLIPPER, A3 folks in the photo and a few details about your vacation, to Observer editor Brad Kadrich at [email protected]. Christmas in July Old Village preps for restaurant crawl This month's edition of BY MATTJACHMAN all within easy walking dis brewery and a sweet shop — Hometown Life Inspire con OBSERVER STAFF WRITER tance of each other. are $15 each, $5 for children tained a chance to win a holiday “It’s much smaller” than under 12. shopping spree. That edition With a nod to Ernest September’s downtown Fry expects the event to sell came out July 21, but readers Hemingway’s book, Old Plymouth restaurant crawl, out — and with a maximum still have a chance to win. Village’s own moveable feast “so (participants) don’t feel 300 tickets, it usually does. Three lucky winners will win is scheduled for Wednesday, like they’re wiped out,” said “I’d be really surprised if we $250, $125 or $75 to celebrate Aug. 10. Teri Fry, events manager for didn’t,” Fry said. Christmas in July. Find the hol The Old Village Restaurant the Plymouth Community Participating this year are iday beach ball on the pages Crawl, that is, an annual Chamber of Commerce, which Station 885, Hermann’s Olde of Inspire and enter to win. event that showcases the food, sponsors the event. Towne Grille, Crawford’s CITY OF PLYMOUTH See more details in the drink and desserts avail This year’s crawl will be the Kitchen, Plymouth Fish Northville and Plymouth officials and firefighters pose for pictures July Inspire in print and able in the historic Plymouth 12th annual, Fry said. Tickets, & Seafood, Liberty Street Thursday during the groundbreaking for additions to Plymouth City Hall. online at hometownlife.com. neighborhood. The crawl is which get bearers into all six Brewing Co. and newcomer A fire station will open at the complex later this year. With shovels are, Deadline for entry is July 31. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at six participating establishments from left, Plymouth City Commissioner Ed Hingelberg, Northville Fire Old Village establishments, — four restaurants, a micro Please see CRAW L, A5 Chief James Allen and Northville Mayor Chris Johnson. f W EVE GOT YOU COVERED! Home Delivery: Subscribe to an Observer, Eccentric (866) 887-2737 INDEX or Hometown Newspaper at Return Address: A p a r t m en t s ................... C3 C o m m u n it y L i f e ............ ... B4 H e a l t h ........................... ........Bll 41304 Concept Dr. A u t o m o t i v e ............................ C6 C ro s sw o r d P u z z l e ... ... C4 R e a l E s t a t e ............ ............C w w w .hom etow nlife.com Plym outh M I 2 Ca r e e r B u i l d e r ...........