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Sentencings for 19-year-olds scheduled for Wednesday tenced July 12 before Circuit Judge Qiana Lillard. The man datory sentence for a first- David Veselenak land. degree murder conviction is hometownlife.com Charleston was found guilty life in prison without the possi by a jury on all charges he bility of parole. The maximum Two men will be sentenced faced, including two counts of penalty for second-degree later this month after they first-degree murder, two murder in Michigan is life in were found guilty on several counts of felony murder, two prison. charges related to a double counts of armed robbery and The two were found guilty homicide and armed robbery one count of felony firearm, after more than a week of trial, case in Westland earlier this according to Wayne County which wrapped up June 27. year. Circuit Court online records. Westland police said earlier Dominik Charleston, 19 of Taylor was found guilty by a this year that Baker and Wick Romulus, and Kobi Taylor, 19 separate jury on two counts of were killed in an robbery of and homeless, were both found second-degree murder, two marijuana that went south. guilty of several charges stem counts of armed robbery and Testimony from 19-year-old ming from the armed robbery one count of felony firearm. Amber Tackett of Taylor, who and killings back on Feb. 6 of He was found not guilty on two was with Charleston and Tay- BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Jordan Baker, 19, of Wayne, counts of felony murder. Defendants Dominik Lou Charleston and Kobi Austin Taylor listen to and Howard Wick, 35, of West Both men are set to be sen See GUILTY, Page A2 witness testimony.
BILL BRESLER | HOMETOWNLIFE.COM Shannon Thompson matches the developed film with the proper order envelope. NOSTALGIA GALORE As digital progresses, Livonia business still developing rolls of film
David Veselenak “Back in the day, when we ness. It’s gone from being the quet Club. After owning and be a great place for a photo lab. hometownlife.com started here, it was how many one-hour photo lab to a print operating a restaurant for It opened in 1985 and remains rolls of film you did a day was ing service and digital editing several years, he happened one of the few original tenants Be it developing 50 rolls of how you based your lab,” the office. It, of course, still devel upon a one-hour photo lab near in that strip of shops. film or 100 rolls of film, that Plymouth Township resident ops rolls of film, though that by. He was instantly hooked on It was great for about 15 was how John Kemski deter said. “You can’t really do that number is much lower now the concept. years, until right around 9/11, mined how well Express Photo today, because it’s so diverse.” than it did when it opened in “I was enamored with it,” he when everything began to in Livonia was doing when it Even as digital cameras 1985. said. change. The economy shifted opened more than 30 years have all but eclipsed their film Kemski began working as a After seeing the strip mall and digital cameras began ago. ancestors, Express Photo, chef back in the 1980s, owning he currently occupies would be making their move in the mar- That’s definitely not the 37108 Six Mile, in Livonia has a restaurant named Center built near Six Mile and New case anymore. remained strong in its busi Court inside the Franklin Rac burgh, he decided that would See FILM, Page A2
Next court hearing set for man accused in Livonia sexual assault case
David Veselenak day before 16th District Judge intent to commit sexual pene ing her down an embankment. the 28-year-old Farmington hometownlife.com Kathleen McCann for a prob tration and assault with intent There, police say he strangled Hills woman who went missing able cause conference. The to great bodily harm less than her, tried to take her clothes off last December. Farmington The man accused of at hearing is held before a prelim murder by strangulation. and told her he wanted to have Hills police say they have spo tempting to sexually assault a inary examination, which takes Those charges stem from an sex with her. ken to him in the past few runner in Hines Park last sum place to determine whether incident that took place Sept. 4 The preliminary exam for months regarding that case mer will return to court next there is enough evidence to along Hines Drive near Levan Galloway will take place at 9:30 and searched his Berkley month for a preliminary ex send the matter to trial. in Livonia. a.m. Aug. 1 in Livonia’s 16th home. Police say he and Stis amination. Galloway was charged last Police say Galloway District Court. licki were acquainted and Floyd Galloway, 30, of Berk month with kidnapping, crimi grabbed a runner running Galloway has also been ley appeared via video Thurs nal sexual conduct-assault with along the road that day, bring connected to Danielle Stislicki, See HEARING, Page A2
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Continued from Page A1 knew each other, as he worked as a security guard at the MetLife office building Stislicki BILL BRESLER | HOMETOWNLIFE.COM works at in Southfield. Floyd Galloway speaks to Judge Kathleen McCann via video The case file is cur hookup from the Wayne County Jail. rently under a court suppression, including the warrant request and woman. County jail on a $750,000 witness list. This was “There’s always the cash bond. If convicted done, according to both potential for threats or on all the charges, Gallo Galloway’s attorney John harassment,” Bennetts way faces up to life in Dakmak and Wayne said. “Not that there has prison. County Assistant Prose been any harassment or cutor Danielle Bennetts, threats.” dveselenak@ to avoid any type of in Galloway remains hometownlife.com PHOTOS BY BILL BRESLER | HOMETOWNLIFE.COM timidation toward the locked up in the Wayne 734-678-6728 When it comes to developing film, John Kemski's Express Photo is pretty much the only Twitter: @DavidVeselenak game in town.
hometownlife.com across the country, look GUILTY FILM ing for someone to de Observer & Eccentric Newspapers part of the usa today network velop it. Published Sunday and Thursday by Observer & Eccentric Media Continued from Page A1 Continued from Page A1 Kemski, who shoots photos for several area lor that night, stated she ket, completely chang schools, including ones Newsroom Contacts heard two shots go off ing the way many pho in the Plymouth-Canton from a weapon while tographers shot photos. district, doesn’t know if Dan Dean, Managing Editor Mobile: 248-396-0706; Email: [email protected] Charleston and Taylor “It was a complete they have ties to Livonia were outside their vehi drop. Everybody started or if they’re just looking Brad Kadrich, Reporting Coach Mobile: 586-262-9892; Email: [email protected] cle with Baker and Wick going digital,” he said. for an affordable place near Norene and Tread “Back then, we were Film is taped to a plastic card to develop film. well in Westland. like the No. 2 lab in that pulls the film through “There’s a lady who Follow us on Facebook: ©OEHometown After the gun went off, Michigan as far as quan the developing processor. lives on Mackinac Island the two got back into the tity.” that has a store there; vehicle, she said. pers was Northville we process all of her Subscription Rates Home Delivery “I heard two shots ring Film from across resident Renee Hall, stuff. There’s some guy Newsstand price: $1.50 Customer Service: 866-887-2737 off, and then I hear one the country who came to pick up in Colorado, there’s a $104.00 per 12 months home Mon.-Fri. 830 a.m. to 4 p.m. delivery Sunday 7:30 a.m. to noon more shot ring off,” the Today, Express Photo some photos taken dur guy in North Carolina. Afterhours, leave voicemail 17-year-old Taylor resi is one of two locations to ing a Corvette club Just smatterings, here Email: [email protected] dent testified to back on regularly develop rolls event that just took and there,” he said. June 21. “Dominik said, ‘I of film Kemski knows of place in Windsor. “They’ll mail us five or think I killed the one but in the area. The other, She said she first six rolls, we’ll process it Print and Digital Advertising not the other.’” Kemski said, is Wood heard of Express Photo and send it back.” Jani Hayden, Director of Sales 8i Marketing Tackett was originally ward Camera on Wood from a friend and decid While he admits it Mobile: 248-408-9501; Email:[email protected] charged with murder in ward Avenue in Bir ed to check it out. Now, does make him feel old, the case as well, but took mingham. she brings others to the Kemski said it’s exciting Advertising Policy a plea deal and pleaded So his business adapt shop whenever they to see a younger genera All advertising published in this newspaper is subject to the conditions stated guilty to armed robbery. ed, keeping up with the have photo needs. tion learn the way he in the applicable rate card, copies of which are available from the advertising The agreement states she times and offering ser “I love this place," grew up shooting pho department. We reserve the right not to accept an advertiser's order. Our ad-takers have no authority to bind this newspaper and only publication of would be sentenced to vices to digital photo she said. “We need a tos. an ad constitutes acceptance of the advertiser's order. serve between 5-20 years geeks. He decided to place like this.” “We’re seeing a lot of for armed robbery, as invest in Kodak printing Even the film aspect younger kids,” he said. well as an additional two kiosks, which allow of the business is seeing “They come in here, consecutive years for users to upload photos growth, thanks to the they drop rolls of film Super Summer Sulel felony firearm. and print them right “hipsters” who have off. It’s retro, it’s cool. SAVE 40-50% Off PLAY SETS TOP Tackett is expected to there. He now operates have discovered it, “I love it... The qual SELLER! Trampolines be sentenced the same four such kiosks. Kemski said. In addition ity of film can’t be dupli From $680 day as Taylor and It’s a model that’s to the customers he gets cated by digital.” Charleston. seeing positives: the from all over western FREE ladder offer! store was bustling with Wayne and western dveselenak@ Details in-store visit SwingandBounce. com JumPSpart dveselenak9hometownlife.com activity one recent Fri Oakland counties, the hometownlife.com Doll Hospital & Toy Soldier Shop 734-678-6728 day afternoon. shop is routinely getting 734-678-6728 3947 W. 12 Mile Berkley 248-543-3115 Mon-Sal 10-5:30, Thur 10-8:30, Sun 12-4 Twitter: 9DavidVeselenak One of those shop- film mailed to it from Twitter: ©DavidVeselenak CHRIS FURNITURE We thank God for the opportunity
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Christie Gajor will always remember Kel sey Liepa as someone full of passion for life. “She loved life,” said Gajor, a counselor at Stevenson High School. SUBMITTED “I don’t think there was The Distinguished Young Women Class of 2018. one angry bone in her body against anyone. She was just precious.” Liepa, a Walled Lake Distinguished Young Women resident who formerly lived in Livonia, died this past week in a UTV holding scholarship event accident in Antrim County. She was 26. Distinguished Young ical fitness and talent. tinguished Young Women Liepa was the daugh Women of Michigan At the state program of Michigan state direc ter of Peggy and Randy Scholarship Program will on July 15, contestants tor. “We invite the public Liepa, who currently be holding the 60th annu will perform an opening to come and support serves as the superin al Scholarship Program number and compete in a these accomplished tendent of Wayne RESA at 6 p.m. Saturday, July performing arts talent young women.” intermediate school 15, at Skyline High routine, a physical fit Competing this year district and was the School in Ann Arbor. ness routine and self are Ashley Socia, Dan former superintendent Twelve contestants expression. ielle Deel, Sariah Bolden of Livonia Public from around Michigan Contestants are also from Wayne and West- Schools. SUBMITTED will compete for thou evaluated in based on land; Katie Powell, Alli The Antrim County Kelsey Liepa, 26 of Walled Lake and formerly of Livonia, died sands of dollars in col academic scholastics and son McDevitt, Osten Sheriff’s Office said this past week in a UTV accident in northern Michigan. lege scholarships and the interview. Eschedor from the Irish Kelsey Liepa was a pas chance to represent “This is an amazing Hills; Melanie Taylor, senger on a UTV that Michigan at local events group of smart and tal Gabriella Petrucci, Sonia was riding Sunday in squirrel. pact that had on Kelsey throughout the state and ented young women and Petrucci from Oakland Mancelona Township. “She was a horse Liepa until she turned in at the national finals in we are excited to have County; Alexandra Mith- Police say the driver lost whisperer. She loved her essay required of Mobile Alabama. This them showcase their en from Livonia; Madison control of the vehicle horses,” Gajor said. “She those testing for their scholarship program is talents at our 60th annual Hibbs from Dexter; and while making a left turn, was just gifted.” black belt. based on academic scho scholarship program,” Sarah-Grace Hampton flipping the vehicle onto In addition to her love “We didn't even know lastics, leadership, phys said Angela Bobo, Dis from Brighton. its side, trapping her of animals, Kelsey Liepa how important we were Tickets can be pur underneath. was a black belt in Tang to her until her black chased at www.smallve- Kelsey Liepa, an Soo Do, a Korean form belt essay,” Watson said. The Wayne Housing Commission nueticketing.com/23828 alumna of Stevenson of martial arts. Valerie “We didn’t even find out for $19 and also at Sky High School and Michi Watson, who co-owns the until the day she turned has developed its Annual Plan for the year 2018 in compliance line High School the day gan State University, World Class Institute of that in. with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of of the event for $22. Sky worked for Petkey, a Martial Arts in Livonia “She was just a bright 1998. The Plan is available for review at the Wayne Housing line High School is at way she could stay con with her husband Duane light.” 2552 N. Maple Road in nected to animals, Gajor Pitcher, said Kelsey Any memorials are Commission office located at 3355 S Wayne Rd, Wayne, MI Ann Arbor. All proceeds said. Liepa would still rou encouraged to go to the 48184. The plan will be available from 10:00 A.M. to 4:30 go toward scholarship Gajor, who knew tinely stop in and visit Michigan Humane Soci P.M., Monday through Thursday. In addition a public hearing awards. Kelsey Liepa before she even after moving out to ety. For more information, got into high school, said Walled Lake. will be held, to give interested parties the opportunity to visit www.distinguished she always had a gift for She had trained at the dveselenak@ comment on the Plan on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 10:30 yw.org or email connecting to animals, facility beginning in hometownlife.com A.M. at the Wayne Housing Commission Office. michigan@ be it cats, dogs, horses 2004, and Watson said 734-678-6728 distinguishedyw.org. or even her pet flying she never knew the im Twitter: ©DavidVeselenak Published: July 9. 2017 lo-oooo3244B2
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More applied-learning ment efforts, schools reers. strategies, flexibility for must submit plans with “This work won’t be industry professionals to milestones for career easy and there isn’t a teach, more career guid exposure at all grade quick fix,” said Michigan ance for students and levels. Talent and Economic more out-of-classroom “Every educator Development Director experiences were among wants to see students Roger Curtis. “We’re a series of proposed reach their potential, and looking to shatter stereo changes to career tech we’re working to give types and shake up the nical education (CTE) at them new tools to help,” status quo.” Michigan schools by Gov. State Supt. of Education Dr. Randy Liepa from Rick Snyder. Brian Whiston said. Wayne RESA, David The governor an These ideas surfaced Lawrence from AlphaU- nounced a series of pro from the governor’s col SA, and Dan West from posed legislation ideas laboration with state the Livonia Chamber of and administrative or education, business and Commerce were among ders to revamp CTE policy leaders. While the the local representatives during an event June 26 policy ideas are a wel at the governor’s an at a high-tech manu come step to those con nouncement. facturing facility in Au cerned about the state’s Contributing to local, burn Hills. future workforce, ad regional and state efforts The discussion is part vocates added there to promote more young of an ongoing effort to needs to be a shift in people to explore skilled address an anticipated cultural perceptions and technical trades for massive shortfall of COURTESY LIVONIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE about where students careers has been a pri needed skilled, technical Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at the Brose manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills. study after high school, mary focus for the Livo and manufacturing and perspective in pre nia Chamber for several workers over the next paring for available ca years. decade. These jobs in these types of jobs by “The professional trades guage. clude electricians, 2024. As the baby boom are opportunities that » More career explo plumbers, construction ers in these jobs retire in are not fully understood ration and job readiness specialists, manufactur the coming years, ex by many of our citizens.” training in seventh-grade ing specialists, machin perts said there are not Some specifics of the and eighth-grade classes. ists, welders, informa enough qualified young proposal include: (For example, Livonia’s tion technology special workers to replace them. » Help school districts middle schools partici ists, mechanics, automo To highlight the issue, develop new flexibility pate in Manufacturing tive body shop the state reports the and project-based learn Day in October.) technicians and comput average age of a plumb ing programs while » Condense teaching er-aided designers er in 2017 in Michigan is meeting state curriculum certification process and (CAD). 58/ objectives. For example, extend authorization Some analysts predict “There is not one an integrate geometry as period from two years to the country will have a swer to this, there is a CAD, carpentry as al 10 years for non-teacher shortage of two million series of things that need gebra and computer CTE instructors. capable workers for to be done,” Snyder said. science as a foreign lan As part of improve
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Send calendar items to hold its fourth annual young at heart to get out LIV-OENewstip@ church festival 4-11:30 and be part of something hometownlife.com. p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, cool in our own back and 1-8 p.m. Sunday, yard, organizers say. Mud Day Aug. 6. The church is at Space and supplies may Wayne County Parks 32765 Lyndon St., Livo be limited. To RSVP, go will transform Nankin nia. Admission and park to http://bit.ly/2rZ8s9I. Mills Park into a 75 feet ing are free. by 150 feet mud pit. Chil Families can come Patriot Golf Day dren ages 12 and young together and celebrate The inaugural Patriot er can get dirty in the the best aspects of Mid Golf Day will be held messiest playground in dle Eastern and Amer Saturday, Sept. 30, at Fox southeast Michigan. ican culture together in Hills Golf and Banquet Participants can charge one place. Center, 8768 N. Territori into the pit and have free This two-day event al Road, Plymouth, to range of the mud from 11 features homemade benefit Folds of Honor. a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Middle Eastern food, Tickets are $125 and July 11. premium bar, live music, include 18 holes of golf “I encourage families dancing, children’s activ with a cart, open driving to come out and get ities, hookah lounge and range, lunch at the turn, messy with us on Mud henna tattoos. Live mu event dinner with open Day,” said Beverly sic will be performed by bar and awards. Contests Watts, director of the The Pulse, Zein Wazani, include hole-in-one, long Department of Public Exit 69 and Usama Baal- est drive, closest to the Services. “I can’t think baki. Children’s activ pin, gift raffle, 50/50 of another time when The Kenny Parker Band will be featured Tuesday, July 11, in the Blues @ The Elks music series. ities include a bounce raffle, mulligan and parents cheer on their house, giant slide, obsta skins. children to have a good cle course, face painting, Registration is at 7:30 time in the mud. It really and under or persons up Union is holding a Social with the Detroit Blues video game trailer and a.m. Shotgun start is at is a great time for those to age 26 who are en Security and Your Re Society petting farm (petting 8:30 a.m. Lunch at the in the mud and for those rolled in an educational tirement workshop at (www.detroitblues farm Sunday only). turn is 10:30 a.m. and watching.” program for the mental 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July society.org). There is a For more information, dinner and awards are at Thousands of children ly or physically disabled 11, at the William P. $5 donation at the door. go to www.SaintRaf- 2:30 p.m. will be separated into that is recognized by a Faust Public Library, Tuesday, July 11th, for kaFestival.com. For more information, two age groups: ages 4 state or local public edu 6123 Central City Park the first time the club email foldsmichigan@ and younger and ages cational agency. The way, Westland. has the famous Kenny Canton's front gmail.com. 5-12. Children can also meals will be provided Topics will include Parker Band. Legendary porch participate in the mud without regard to race, important “rules of the recording star Parker Lemonade on the Thursday concerts limbo and relay races. color, national origin, road” for receiving So knows blues and he tells front porch, friends next at Canton's Heritage The 2017 King and age, sex or disability and cial Security benefits; stories with his guitar to you in rocking chairs, Queen will be crowned there will be no discrimi recent rule changes that and great band: Parker perfect weather ... Park after the games have nation in the course of may affect your retire on guitar, Jim McCarty sounds good, doesn’t it? The free weekly concluded. the meal service. Meals ment benefits; and how on guitar and vocals, That’s what’s happening Thursday Night Concert The Western Wayne will be provided at the to evaluate options to Mike Marshall on bass, at the Canton Public Series will fill Canton’s Hazmat Team will be sites listed below: manage your Social Se Dan Devins on vocals Library this summer on Heritage Park with a onsite to rinse children » Hilbert Middle curity benefits. and harmonica and Dave Canton’s Front Porch. variety of musical enter off at the end of the School, 26440 Puritan, There is no cost to Marcaccio on drums. Throughout July, you’re tainment and family fun. event. Parents are en Redford: Monday attend the workshop. Jazz @ The Elks hap invited to stop by our Concerts will be held couraged to bring tow through Thursday There will be light re pens 7-9:30 p.m. the last front porch, relax, sip 7:30-9 p.m. each Thurs els. Plastic bags will be through Aug. 3. Break freshments, along with Tuesday of each month. some lemonade and con day through Aug. 10 in provided for soiled cloth fast will be served 7:15- prize giveaways and the There is a $10 donation nect with your neigh Heritage Park, 1150 S. ing. 8:45 a.m. Lunch will be opportunity to enter a at the door, which in bors. Canton Center Road. For more information, served from 11 a.m. to 1 drawing for a $50 Visa cludes hors d’oeuvres. Dates: 1-2 p.m. July Audience members are call 734-261-1990 or visit p.m. gift card provided by TUesday, July 25, Jer 10; 4-5 p.m. July 13; 1-2 encouraged to bring www.parks. wayne » Redford Union Zeal Credit Union. ry McKenzie’s Just Jazz p.m. July 24; 7-8 p.m. blankets or folding county.com. High School, 17711 Kin For more information with Lori Lefevre re July 27; and 10-11 a.m. chairs for optimal enjoy loch: Monday through and to register, call Jen turns. McKenzie for July 31. ment on the amphithe RU summer food Friday through Aug. 25. nifer Shelton at 734-466- merly played drums for Rocking chairs will be ater lawn. program Breakfast will be served 6108. the Stan Kenton Band. on the porch, along with Participants are also The Redford Union 8:30-9:30 a.m. Lunch will Lefevre is on vocals, Ray the conversation starter encouraged to take part Schools, District No. 1, be served from 10:45 Music at the Elks Tini on bass and Terry jar, throughout the in weekly theme nights, announces the sponsor a.m. to 1 p.m. Blues @ The Elks Lower on keyboards. month of July. So even raffles and kids activ ship of the Summer Food happens 7-10 p.m. the The Plymouth Ann when we’re not there ities. In addition, sum Service Program for Social Security, second Tuesday of each Arbor Elks Lodge 325 is with lemonade, you’re mertime food items will children. Free meals will retirement seminar month at the Plymouth located at 41700 Ann still invited to kick back be available for pur be made available to Zeal Financial Ad Ann Arbor Elks Lodge Arbor Road. For more and enjoy. chase from Crusin' Cus children 18 years of age visors of Zeal Credit No. 325 in partnership information, call 734- For more information, tom Coneys and Good 453-1780, go to contact program librari Humor Ice Cream. Can www.plyaa325.com or an Laura Fawcett at ton Leisure Services will email jazzattheelks@ [email protected] or collect donation items View Online gmail.com. 734-397-0999, ext. 1079. for Operation Care Pack www.hometownlife.com age, a Michigan nonprof Jaycees networking LTU graduate, it group that distributes night transfer student items to U.S. troops, Join the Livonia Jay during concerts in July. How to reach us: open house 1-800-579-7355 • fax 313-496-4968 • www.mideathnotices.com cees for an evening of The schedule in Lawrence Technologi networking with other cludes: July 13: Cross Deadlines: Friday, 4:00 p.m. for Sunday papers Tuesday, 4:00 p.m. for Thursday papers cal University will host local young profession roads - A family band Holiday deadlines are subject to change. an open house for pros als 6-8:30 p.m. Wednes playing contemporary pective graduate and day, July 12, at BRAVO hits, Motown, jazz, funk Poteau Wilkinson transfer students 5:30-7 Cucina Italiana, 17700 and more; July 20: Saints Cybulski p.m. Thursday, July 13, Haggerty Road, Livonia. of Soul - Featuring a on its Southfield campus, The $25 cost includes: repertoire of vintage Melanie R. of Hastings, 21000 W. 10 Mile Road. two head shots by a pro soul music with infec Age 54, died unexpectedly Ample free parking is fessional photographer; tious grooves and explo on Sunday, July 2, 2017 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. available. a binder with business sive power; July 27: To She was born on January 27, Attendees will have card pages; appetizers gether Band - Enjoy 1963 in Livonia, Michigan, the opportunity to meet and drinks (cash bar high-energy hits in a the daughter of Donald and with faculty and tour available); and network wide range of classic Virginia (Heaston) Heusted. She graduated from Stevenson LTU’s campus. Hors ing opportunities in a rock, funk and “feel High School in 1981 and d’oeuvre will be served. speed “dating” format. good” music; Aug. 3: Seminole College in Florida in Applicants are en Space is limited. To pur Timbre of Cedar - A play 1995. On October 7,1995, she couraged to bring their chase tickets, go to list of the greatest '90s Wallene E. (Black) Was born Dorothy Helen of Arlington married Eric Joseph Cybulski. on October 27, 1934 in Fries, Heights, IL, 92, died She worked as a Registered unofficial transcripts http://bit.ly/2stxa0s. covers that showcase the Virginia to Wayne and Ada Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Nurse at Magnum Care of and resume to begin the talents of these band Drop-in art (Luper) Black and was laid Born 11/28/24 in Porter Hastings, Michigan. She was application process at members; and Aug. 10: in the arms of Jesus on July County, Indiana and raised instrumental in the creation of the open house. During workshop First Call - Enjoy electri 4, 2017. Her family moved in Gary Indiana. Loving wife the Hastings Free Clinic. She to Wayne, Michigan in 1943. to the late Robert Wilkinson, loved her flower garden, the the event, the application A free DIA Creative fying pop hits from yes She graduated from Wayne and lived for many years in Rolling Stones, pigs, her cats, fee will be waived. Drop-In Art Workshop terday and today. Memorial High school in 1953. Lafayette IN and Birmingham and antiquing. To register, call 248- for Kids in Wayne is set All concerts are On January 29, 1955, she Ml, and recently Arlington Melanie was preceded in 204-3160, email admis- for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fri weather dependent. To married Louis Poteau. She Heights, IL. death by her parents. Left was a lifelong member of the Survived by her loving sons to cherish her memory are [email protected], or go to day, July 14. The DIA is receive text weather First United Methodist Church Steve (Mary Ann), Reverend her husband Eric Cybulski www.ltu.edu/event. For bringing a drop-in art updates, join our free of Wayne and had a 31-year Peter (Jan Burgess) and Chuck of Hastings, Michigan, son more information, go to workshop to downtown RainedOut service by career with Wayne-Westland (Heidi); beloved grandmother Andrew Cybulski of Hastings, www.ltu.edu/ Wayne, Knights of Co texting “cantonconcerts” Community Schools. Her to Kathryn, Joanna, Robert, Michigan, brother David family was always #1. She Madeleine and Evan, Matthew Heusted of Orlando, Florida, futurestudents. lumbus No. 3021, Notre to 84483. For more in was famous for her family and Wendy and great and sister Debbie Heusted of Dame Lounge, 3144 S. formation, call 734-394- St. Rafka Maronite picnics, quilts & crafts, and grandmother to Zachary. Orlando, Florida. Wayne Road. 5460 or go to homemade pies and jams. She Loving aunt to Sandra (Dave) Melanie gave the ultimate Festival This is the perfect www.cantonfun.org. was a light in many lives with Thompson, Carla (Gilbert) gift to many recipients of her a giving spirit, loving heart, Milkereit, William Pope. organs and tissues. Up to 75 St. Rafka Maronite opportunity for kids, listening ear and a warm hug. Funeral service was people will benefit from her Catholic Church will creatives and those She will be deeply missed and held Monday, July 3 at the generous gift. Cremation has fondly remembered by many. Friedrichs Funeral Home, taken place and she will be She is preceded in death by 320 West Central Road, Mt. buried at St. Paul Cemetery in her parents. She is survived Prospect, IL. In lieu of flowers, Paulding, Ohio on August 21, by her husband of 62 years, donations may be made to The 2017. Memorial contributions Cole, Newton & Duran children Kim (Mike) Foster, First Presbyterian Church of may be made to Gift of Life of Kyle (Beth Brumm) and Kris Birmingham, 1669 West Maple Michigan, 3861 Research Park (David) Wilson, siblings Jayne Road, Birmingham, Ml 48009 Drive, Ann Arbor, Ml 48108. Black and Gerald Black, or the Alzheimer’s Association. acquires Siegrist & Siegrist grandchildren, nieces and nephews, extended family and longtime friends. Cole, Newton & Du that Linda and her firm bookkeeping and ac Visitation, Sunday 1:00pm until 5:00pm at the Uht Funeral ran, CPAs has acquired brings and the contacts counting services. The Home, 35400 Glenwood Rd., accounting, tax and busi and knowledge that they firm works with individ Westland. Funeral Service, ness consulting firm have will help us con uals and businesses in a Monday 11:30 am. Cremation Siegrist & Siegrist CPA, tinue to grow,” said Ar variety of industries. rites to follow. Please view memorial and send tributes at located in Plymouth. thur Cole, managing Cole, Newton & Duran www.uhtfh.com Linda Siegrist, owner at partner of Cole, Newton has been providing qual Memorial contributions can be Siegrist & Siegrist CPA, & Duran. “There will be ity, personalized finan sent to; will join Cole, Newton & good synergy between cial guidance to local Angela Hospice Wishes o/ 14100 Newburgh Rd. Duran as a principal. the two firms, which will individuals and busi Livonia, Ml. 48154. Iwciee to As part of the acquisi allow us to expand our nesses for more than 50 Red bird Mission you and tion, three new team knowledge base and years. Cole, Newton & 70 Queenland Center yours in members will join Cole, compete for more mar Duran is now one of the Beverly, KY. 40913. Newton & Duran for a ket share.” Wayne High School Alumni this time top 20 largest accounting Assoc. Scholarship Fund total of more than 45 Siegrist & Siegrist firms in Michigan. For P.O. 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I am an American We are One Nation HE STARTED A READING REVOLUTION
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It was something they What started as a project to recycle a had never seen. What we did is we put garage door — by turning it into a small them out there across Wisconsin and book repository in the shape of a one- Minnesota, and it took off. It’s been in the room schoolhouse to honor his late moth media. It’s delighted people around the er — has morphed into a global phenome world. non, scattering book-filled Little Free Li braries like literary dandelion seeds. What gives you hope or what concerns After noticing folks stopping at his you? garage sale spent more time checking There’s an old saying that you don’t think out the library he installed in 2009 at the clearly with clenched fists. I believe too end of his Hudson, Wisconsin, driveway, often in America right now we’re angry Bol began thinking bigger, giving away and we’re spending time and energy 30 Little Free Libraries to friends and about where we disagree. What is won family. derful about Little Free Libraries that Anyone can put up a Little Free Li gives me hope is it brings neighborhoods brary anywhere and attach a small sign together. It brings a commonality of im that says “Take a Book, Leave a Book.” MARK HOFFMAN / MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL proving literacy within the neighbor Anyone registering his or her library on Little Free Library co-founder Todd Bol is shown with the first library he made in Hudson, Wis. hood, and they connect. I see that people the nonprofit’s website gets a free “Little are more concerned about connecting Free Library” sign in the mail, and the lo and being together and building a strong cation is noted on an online map. to $360. The nonprofit’s Impact Fund Todd Bol community than I see dissension. I be “The real key of the Little Free Librar helps provide no-cost libraries to com lieve dissension is too often emphasized ies is people say they meet their neigh munities. Construction plans are offered Location: Hudson, Wisconsin and it’s not really who we are. Little Free bors through their libraries. It’s an ex free online. Many people decide to make Age: 61 Libraries are more about who we are, tension of their front porch.” their own or donate their creations. that is, connecting neighborhoods and When Little Free Library became a Bol travels frequently to spread the Profession: Co-founder and executive making neighborhoods better and mak director of Little Free Library nonprofit in 2012, several hundred li Little Free Library gospel. A few days af ing every single child and adult better. I braries had popped up in many states ter an interview, he flew to the Philip Mission: To build small boxes for books called think Little Free Libraries push a ray of and a handful of countries. 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here’s a popular life. These jobs are per your phone. The other is television series Joe formed by proud, aver Livonia’s “Eyes and exploring under Neussendorfer age, non-compensated Ears” Program. Citizens Tground marvels. Livonia citizen “sustainability may approach any desig probably won’t be fea GUEST stewards.” These are you nated city vehicle driver tured on this show any COLUMNIST and your neighbors who to report infrastructure time soon. However, our clear fire hydrants in damage (if it requires city does have a compli snow storms, and on immediate reporting and SUBMITTED cated above- and un Together, we can other cold winter days, a driver is in the immedi The Westland City Council has approved $220,000 to derground infrastructure get drenched in rain ate area.) You may also improve fencing on baseball fields at two city parks. system that is both criti all make Livonia downpours clearing the call the city’s Depart cal to our well-being and a safer and catch basins in front of ment of Public Works interesting. their homes of debris to (Public Service) Division Westland baseball diamonds According to our tal cleaner city by prevent flooding, and at 734-466-2655 to report ented and hard-working pitching in when spend their own money an infrastructure dam City Engineer Todd Zi- and labor to mow grassy age situation. For prob set for improvements lincik, the city of Livonia and where we rights-of-ways around lems on Wayne County- has more than 10,112 can. The ‘V’ in their property on hot maintained roads run The Westland City ing, baseline and base storm water manholes; summer days. Without ning through the city of Council has approved a line fencing. Funds for approximately 12,476 Livonia stands such voluntary citizen Livonia, you may call $220,000 project to fund the project will come storm water “catch ba for volunteering. work, the kind of spirit of 888-ROAD-CREW. To the removal and re from the city’s Capital sins”; approximately the old-time community report street light out placement of seven Improvement Fund 4,741 fire hydrants; ap barn-raising settlers, ages, call DTE Energy at total baseball field along with grant dollars proximately 466 miles of At any given time, due Livonia would literally 800-477-4747. fencing systems at secured from Wayne water mains (sizes vary to weather changes and look “ragged around the Together, we can all Jaycee and Voss Park. County Parks. between 6 inches and 36 other causes, this mix of edges.” make Livonia a safer and The project includes “The City of West- inches in diameter); ap critical infrastructure Additionally, there are cleaner city by pitching the replacement of land has recently begun proximately 575 miles of serving our community two other very important in when and where we three fencing systems a comprehensive in separated gravity san can be disrupted and in programs designed to can. The ‘V’ in Livonia at Jaycee Park at the vestment in the city’s itary sewer with 9,600 need of constant around- protect our infrastruc stands for volunteering, corner of Wildwood and parks and recreation manholes; 371.61 miles of the-clock maintenance ture. One is the “Michi a community force for Hunter, and four fenc assets,” Mayor Bill Wild local roads and 60.52 and repair. All of this gan Miss Dig” utility good that we are known ing systems at Voss said. “I’d like to credit miles of major roads; and work is performed by an damage prevention sys for. In closing, “You Just Park at the corner of Wayne County CEO more than 5,000 street “army” of hard-working tem to make sure that Can’t Hide That Great Palmer and Henry Warren Evans and Com lights. Add to this the and dedicated public underground infrastruc Livonia Pride.” Ruff. missioner Glenn An miles and miles of un service workers. In addi ture is not damaged by The project includes derson with their assis derground gas and elec tion to these all-impor digging and gardening on loe Neussendorfer is a member backstops and canopies, tance in securing trical lines owned by tant, life-sustaining ef our property. Informa of the College of Fellows of The outfield fencing, safety Wayne County Park public utilities and you forts, there are other tion on this free and easy Engineering Society of Detroit caps, foul ball poles, funding to help make have one mega communi tasks occurring every notification system is and an affiliate member of the benches, dugout fenc the project possible.” ty support network. day in Livonia that con available via the website American Society of Civil tribute greatly to Livo www.missdig.org or by Engineers. He is an involved nia’s enviable quality of dialing “Miss Dig 811” on Livonia resident. Qarafos WeG ©sOUP Condominium association can limit short-term leases
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BOYS LACROSSE Kelly earns 2017 Mr. Lacrosse award
He becomes 13th player from Brother Rice to win this year. So to get the award is One of Rice’s captains this really an honor and I was real spring, along with Daniel Marty Budner gio Percovic, who now plays ly thankful and blessed to re Reaume, Nick Andoni and hometownlife.com professionally after a stellar ceive it. Carson Cochran, Kelly led the career at Notre Dame, was “I’ve been watching all of Warriors with 90 goals and 31 Jack Kelly has joined some named Mr. Lacrosse in 2012 those players (who have won assists for a team-high 121 very select company at Bloom and 2013 and is the award’s previously) pretty much as points. The talented midfielder field Hills Brother Rice. only two-time honoree. The long as I can remember, since scored three goals in helping The 18-year-old Rice gradu most recent Warriors winners the sixth grade. I’ve seen Ser Rice land its 13th consecutive ate is the Michigan High were Jason Alessi (2014) and gio Percovic, Jason Alessi, and state title earlier this month School Lacrosse Coaches Asso Morgan Macko (2016). Macko play,” he added. “Grow with an exciting 8-7 victory ciation’s 2017 Mr. Lacrosse “There are a lot of great ing up and watching those guys over arch rival Catholic Cen winner, which recognizes the players in the state, a lot of was very motivating." tral. state’s top player. Kelly is the great players that we played As a junior, Kelly was 13th Warrior — seventh in the against and even players on Kelly helps maintain among Rice’s leading scorers past eight years — to have my own team who probably dynasty with 50 goals and 21 assists. captured that prestigious could have gotten (the award),’ Kelly played a key role the “It is a tremendous honor award since its inception in Kelly said. “It was kind of a past couple of years in helping and not something I was really 2001. toss-up. I thought there was a Brother Rice maintain its ex Former Rice standout Ser lot of good talent in the state traordinary lacrosse dynasty. See KELLY, Page B2 Kelly
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PDL SOCCER ALL IN THE FAMILY Bucks get Canton graduate Dillard goes from being a Gator to being a Tar Heel past K-W,
Brad Emons slide into hometownlife.com Cameron Dillard is playing first place college football for more than one team these days. There’s his current team, Defending PDL champions the North Carolina Tar Heels, where the 6-foot-4,308-pound stave off Ontario side, 3-2 center landed in April as a fifth-year graduate transfer Brad Emons from Florida. hometownlife.com Then there’s Team Dillard, which includes his wife Riley The Michigan Bucks com and 13-month-old son Emmitt, pleted their regular season hat whom they legally adopted trick Wednesday against chief after the 2013 Canton grads rival Kitchener-Waterloo Unit eloped and got married as ed, but it wasn’t easy. first-year freshmen in Gaines The defending North Amer ville. ican Premier Development Playing for a new program League champions built a 3-0 and relocating to Chapel Hill lead before holding on for a 3-2 is an adjustment, but the Dil victory at Pontiac’s Ultimate lards are making it work. Soccer Arenas. “It gets tough at times, but I With the win, the Bucks take really have an amazing wife,” over first place in the Great Cameron said. “She definitely Lakes Division of the PDL takes care of everything at Central Conference with an home, gets a lot of stuff done, 8-1-2 record (26 points), while so she’s been awesome. She the visitors from Ontario supports me through every slipped to 8-4-1 (25 points). thing and just takes care of The two teams met just anything that needs to be done three days earlier at Wilfried at home. I can’t thank her Laurier University in Water enough for that and that al loo, with the Bucks scoring a lows me to go to football and late goal to earn a 1-0 victory. focus on football, so that I can But this time the Bucks take care of them next year.” started the third encounter on Dillard, who graduated speed dial, getting a goal by from Florida with a degree in Jacob Bevan on a breakaway telecommunications, trans in the 14th minute off an assist ferred to UNC for his final from Jamie Carey-Morrell. season of eligibility following UNC ATHLETICS Less than four minutes the Outback Bowl. Cameron Dillard, with wife Riley and University of North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora, is a graduate later, Kyle Thomson scored on The red-shirt junior played transfer to UNC. a header from captain Tom and started the Gators’ first Owens to make it 2-0. eight games of the 2016 season at center prior to suffering a “The transition has been really awesome. I Canton likes what he sees so See BUCKS, Page B2 season-ending knee injury in far since arriving on campus. early November against Ar think the coaching staff here at North “I feel like the coaches kansas. Carolina has done an awesome job of have done a great job,” Dillard Dillard, who sat out Flori said. “I like how they run da’s last four games, never transitioning me. (I’ve) been trying to get things here at school. I think required knee surgery. around the guys as much as possible and this fall there’s no reason why “I never actually even tore we shouldn’t go to the ACC anything,” he said. “It was up just really being around the program as championship. With the guys in the air about what exactly much as I can.” I’ve seen and being at Florida my injury was, but I never and stuff like that, there’s tore anything. I just sat out for CAMERON DILLARD great talent here at North the rest of the season just so Canton grad who will play at North Carolina Carolina.” my knee could heal properly.” Dillard, who will be asked As sophomore in 2015, Dil Fedora, who guided the Tar much as possible and just to call out line protections lard started Florida’s first 11 Heels last season to an 8-5 really being around the pro from the center position, is games and played in all 13 record. gram as much as I can. I’m taking a speed course in learn games as the Gators finished “The transition has been doing extra stuff with the guys ing new terminology. 10-4 and captured the SEC really awesome,” said Dillard, on the weekends, just trying to “It’s been good,” he said. East title. who is keeping his jersey No. hang out with them as much as “Most offenses are the same And with only one season of 54. “I think the coaching staff possible, so I can immerse scheme-wise and everything. eligibility remaining, Dillard here at North Carolina has myself as a leader, so the guys It’s just new language, just JAY DUNWELL , hopes to secure a starting done an awesome job of transi get to know who I am.” different words that you use Bucks midfielder Brad Dunwell was position on the offensive line tioning me. (I’ve) been trying The former all-state and a member of last year's NCAA for UNC head coach Larry to get around the guys as all-Observer lineman from See DILLARD, Page B3 runner-up Wake Forest team.
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CLUB LACROSSE Local player gets another trip to East Coast
Weber to again finesse and a scoring touch. Other Triumph represent Michigan players who will compete at the National Lacrosse at National Lacrosse Academy and National Lacrosse Classic include Classic in Virginia Bloomfield Hills’ Mallory Brophy and Wixom’s Tim Smith Aiden Smith. hometownlife.com “My stick-handling when I first started was Later this month, Zoe terrible,” she said with a Weber will once again laugh. “I couldn’t catch willingly endure the or throw or anything. It’s bumps, bruises and unfa gotten a lot better ever miliar style of lacrosse Weber since I started.” that East Coast teams And she changed posi play. tions from defense to That’s just fine with University. forward, although she the 14-year-old Canton “The competition level can also play midfield. resident, who for the is really good, there’s a “I like the coaches second consecutive sum lot of well-established there (at Triumph), they mer will represent Mich clubs from the East helped me through a lot, igan — a state where Coast that come to this throughout lacrosse and lacrosse is on the rise, thing (National Lacrosse different things,” Weber but not quite to the level Classic),” Doug Weber said. “They talked to us played in the eastern said. “As they found out about different plays, United States — at the last year, the game’s a they helped us through it. 2017 National Lacrosse little bit different (on) “It’s just a really good Academy and National the East Coast than what coaching staff. They’re Lacrosse Classic in Rich we’re used to playing like family to me.” mond, Va. here in Michigan.” And whether through “It helped me by get school programs, rec ting more tough for bet A 'Triumph' organizations or clubs ter players than me,” Meanwhile, Zoe Weber such as Triumph (trium- Weber said, recalling continues to eat, sleep phlacrosse.com, which how last year’s academy/ and drink lacrosse. In works with players of all classic helped her game. addition to the summer ages and skill levels), she “It’s gotten me better Zoe Weber (right) carries the ball for Plymouth-based Triumph Lacrosse. She is attending the trips, the soon-to-be emphasized that lacrosse with my stick-handling. National Lacrosse Academy/Classic later this month in Richmond, Va. ninth-grader competes is a fun sport that more “I learned from the for Plymouth-based Tri youngsters should con experience and I think umph Lacrosse and in sider playing. I’m going to be better On the road are actual games, tourna And the Webers re tends to play for Ply “I think it would be this time. I think I’m ment-style.” cently attended a tourna mouth High School’s good for girls to play,” ready for it.” At the end of the tour The Weber family, ment in the Baltimore varsity team next spring. Weber said. “It’s differ The four-day extrava ney, a national champion including Zoe’s mom area and were able to She didn’t become ent and not like soccer, ganza begins Tuesday, will be crowned. Kimberly and her older watch the University of immersed in the sport where everyone’s playing July 18, and continues “It’s a week-long tour sister Jill (who played Maryland women’s la until around age 10, after it. through Friday, July 21. nament or camp, if you varsity girls lacrosse at crosse team play in the watching sister Jill play "It will be good for Top youth lacrosse play want to call it that,” said Plymouth High School), NCAA championship. for the Wildcats. girls to learn a new sport. ers from North America Zoe’s dad, Douglas We are turning vacation time During an interview in In the ensuing four When I first started, it will compete on regional ber. “Teams are broken into lacrosse excursions. Plymouth, Zoe Weber years, with a huge assist was hard at first, but it teams under the watch of up by their states. They Last week, they trav wore a University of to her training at Tri gets easier.” NCAA coaches. have sessions each day of eled to Columbus, Ohio, Maryland T-shirt — even umph, she has pro training and skill-build for the Midwest War though she wants to play gressed from an unsure [email protected] ing. And part of the days Games. lacrosse at Penn State player to one with speed, Twitter: @TimSmith_Sports
battling the rest of the sloppy and (were) elim “Tonight, they got the today.” BUCKS season and see where it inating careless mis penalty call and that gave Krolicki said what takes us.” takes. I thought we did a them a little bit of juice,” makes the Bucks so Continued from Page B1 Bucks coach Demir really good job, scored a he said. “The second goal tough is that individually Muftari was pleased with really good goal and got was a really good goal they have a large cast of “The start was ideal,” his team’s effort down the second one, which and they had a lot of good quality players. Bucks defender Danilo the stretch. actually made it a little movement. You play “They’ve been good, Markovic said. “We put Markovic Krolicki “We just played them more comfortable.” good teams with that historically,” Krolicki two in the first 20 min three days ago and it’s Several key players, kind of quality and said. “They’ve won two utes and you can’t ask for the third time this sea however, remained out they’re going to be able national championships a better start, but as the Wesley Cain came off the son,” he said. “And with injuries for the to cause problems at in three years. They game went on, we kind of bench to score, cutting they’re fighting for their Bucks. times. I still thought we attract great players, let our foot off the pedal the deficit to one. lives, so we knew certain “We are really, really defended quite well to obviously. I think that is and then halftime came K-W United continued ly they would be giving banged up,” Muftari said. day and that last five to what makes them good.” and we got our group to apply the pressure in everything. We knew it “We’ve had so many fix 10 minutes, when they For Markovic, in his together and sorted the waning minutes and would be a difficult half tures between the tour were throwing every first season with the things out and got a third stoppage time, but was for us and, fortunately, nament we went to down thing at us, I thought we Bucks, it’s been a good goal.” unable to score the equal we got that third goal, in Cleveland (Steinbrech- defended really well. We ride this summer. That third goal came izer. which was great. Great er Cup) and making a knew we had to band “The experience has during the 56th minute, “Unfortunately, we got goal by Austin (Ricci) good run in the U.S. Open together and we did.” been great,” he said. when the Bucks’ Austin a penalty against us, but and that was enough.” Cup, which we were hap Meanwhile, digging “Every player is tal Ricci capitalized on a it happens,” said Markov The Bucks have three py about all of it. But it itself three-goal hole ented, definitely has K-W United turnover to ic, a native of Queens, more division games made for a lot of games. didn’t bode well for K-W potential to play at the score unassisted, making N.Y., who is entering his remaining, but by beat But we’ve got guys United next level and it’s just it a three-goal cushion. fifth year playing for ing K-W United for the banged up and we don’t “They had a 2-0 lead been great being with But at the 65-minute Siena (N.Y.) University. third time, they’re in have much time to recov going into the second half these guys every day and mark, the Bucks were “The second goal put a control of their own des er. We’re doing the best and that was big,” Canton learning new ways to called for a foul in the little more pressure on us tiny. we can and different native and Michigan play. And I’m just getting box and K-W United’s and those last 10 minutes, “For (K-W United) to guys are getting opportu State standout Ken Krol better and better by be Jannik Lobe scored on a I think, they had every have any reasonable nities to come and play icki said. “Credit to them, ing around them. We’re penalty kick to break body on their team inside chance to win the league, and they’re doing really they scored a couple of jelling more as a team goalkeeper Drew Shep the box. It was tough, but we knew they’d come out well with it. Proud of good goals. Overall, I each and every day.” herd’s clean sheet streak we battled and that was with some tenacity,” guys.” think I’m happy with the of three. the whole point of today, Muftari said. “We Despite giving up a way we played and the bemons@hometownlife. com The Ontario team then that we had to battle to worked hard trying to PK and a goal, Muftari way we came back with Twitter: @BradEmons1 made things interesting push for first place and match their energy and thought his team de two goals. But unfortu in the 79th minute, when we’re just going to keep made sure we weren’t fended well. nately, we couldn’t win
heading into the final 12 around and there are you see at every level Kelly selected Georgetown came KELLY minutes. Rice scored the always guys who kind of that this is a serious pro Georgetown mainly be around, it made perfect lone goal during the last lead the team and lead gram. cause the Washington, sense for me. I’m really Continued from Page B1 quarter to keep the the program and put the “Everyone on the D.C., university best looking forward to it.” streak alive. team on their back when Brother Rice lacrosse suits his educational Kelly said his high thinking about or wor “People kind if think we need it the most,” program wants to be interests of international school days are some ried about,” Kelly said you’re going to go to Kelly said. “Guys like there,” he added. “The business and foreign thing he’ll always re about being named the Brother Rice and win Macko, guys like Alessi, coaches have an environ service. The Bloomfield member, not just for the state’s top player. “My ning (the state title) guys like John Lockwood ment where they make it Hills resident had also athletics, but for all the coach told me about it comes easy,” Kelly said. and I played with all of enjoyable. We love to considered Marquette, friends he made and before the state champi “But I learned through them. Then it’s your sen practice and we love to Lehigh, Richmond and experiences he encoun onship (game), but win my junior and senior ior year and you look compete. Everyone is in Providence. tered. ning the state champi years, and even my soph around and you are one it all the way and that’s “My goal initially was “I came to Brother onship was really the omore year even though of those guys. what makes this program to find the best school Rice because I had a lot only thing that mat- we kind of dominated a “The thing I would say unique.” that I could get into for a of friends going there, , tered.” bit, that it’s not easy.” is, when everyone ex lot of my interests, which but I met a lot of new The Michigan High pects you to win and Georgetown is next were global business, friends and played soc School Athletic Associa Senior leadership is expects you to be the Kelly is spending the foreign service and cer as a junior and I got tion began sponsoring key best, our program, and summer playing lacrosse things like that,” Kelly exposed to a lot of peo the boys lacrosse state Kelly believes it’s the myself included, we try in the Champions La said. “Georgetown made ple,” Kelly said. “I was a tournament in 2005. The Rice system that allows to rise to those expecta crosse men’s league at sense for that once they vice president, I was in a Warriors defeated the the program to continue tions. You don’t want to Seaholm, working at the expressed interest in me. couple of clubs and I got Shamrocks in this year’s its unparalleled success. fall. When you’re expect Birmingham brewery I just see the lacrosse to see a lot of the school. title game for the fourth The coaching expertise, ed to do something like Griffin Claw his father program and the academ “Every year that went straight season. It combined with the senior that, you work harder in built and helping out at ics at Georgetown as an on, I fell more in love marked the third time leadership and abun practice and you go out various camps. incredible opportunity with it,” he added. “By the teams had played this dance of talent, fuels there as a senior and lead In late August, Kelly for me. the time my senior year season, with Rice escap Rice’s winning ways. the team. will head to Georgetown, “I’m super-excited to rolled around, I was so ing with a one-goal tri In fact, the Warriors “When you’re a senior where he will continue get going. I wasn’t so happy to be there. And umph on two different haven’t missed a beat yourself, you see it the his education and play sure when I was in high looking back on it, espe occasions. since Ajaw Chawla took most... this is our team, lacrosse on a scholarship. school that I was going to cially lacrosse-wise, I Catholic Central held a over as head coach four this is our year to show He verbally committed play (lacrosse) in college, was surrounded by so lead as late as the third years ago from Rob Am that we are going to stay to the Hoyas in Decem but I had always kept my many great players and quarter before Rice ral brose, dominant and rise to ber and officially signed options open,” he added. great individuals, it real lied to tie the game — on “Before my senior those expectations. When his letter of intent in “I had looked at other ly made the experience a goal by Kelly — at 7-7 year, I kind of looked you get on the varsity, April. schools but, when an enjoyable one.” \ » L W 1 hometownlife.com LOCAL SPORTS 0 4 E Media | Sunday, July 9, 2017 (WGRL) B3
WOMEN'S SOCCER 2017 GIRLS TENNIS ALL-STATE TEAM
DIVISION 1 HONORABLE MENTION DOU Madonna names FIRST TEAM SINGLES: Katie Sesi BLES: Mackenzie Beckett & Sloan (Ann Arbor Huron), Kari Moore (Ann Arbor Wysocki (Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Pioneer); Caroline Allen, Tia Mukherjee Kingswood); Heather Zimmerman & Tara (Bloomfield Hills); Kayla Grundy, Ava Rahmani (Detroit Country Day); Sarah Dunlap (Grand Blanc); Maddie Paolucci, Adams & Quinn Lancaster (Flint Powers Laurel Sullivan (Grosse Pointe South); Catholic); Anjani Raja & Sophia Vogelsang Patton as team’s Kaitlyn Rogosch (Livonia Churchill); Jessica (Haslett) Brown, Sarah Ismail (Midland Dow); Shanoli Kumar, Joanna Gao (Northville); DIVISION 4 Jessica Braun (Plymouth); Maja Pietrowicz FIRST TEAM SINGLES: Colleen (Sterling Heights Stevenson); Hannah O'Leary (Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard); Kate Cimpeanu (Troy); Ava Thielman (Utica Shaffer, Julia Freedman, Vidhya Rajaprab- new general Eisenhower); Melissa Strome (West hakaran (Ann Arbor Greenhills); Elizabeth Bloomfield) Etterbeek (Bloomfield Hills Academy of the HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES: Sacred Heart); Melanie Zampardo (Grosse Kara Dickinson (Ann Arbor Pioneer); Suki Pointe University Liggett); Eliza Solarewicz Thomas exits after one season in second stint Mandair (Ann Arbor Skyline); Brooke (Grand Rapids West Catholic); Taylor Solomon, Maya Solomon (Detroit Cass Smith, Sela Clifford (Jackson Lumen Tech); Loren Nelson (Grand Blanc); Allison Christi); Natalie Moyer, Maggie Ketels Brad Emons McConnell (Livonia Churchill); Hadley (Kalamazoo Hackett) Camp (Midland Dow); Renee Torres HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES: hometownlife.com (Northville); Allyson Healy (Rockford) Marissa Jaggi (Berrien Springs); Kendall FIRST TEAM DOUBLES: Alexa Gassman (Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Bernard & Maddie Fox (Bloomfield Hills); Sacred Heart); Keegan Malpass (East Paul Thomas is out Lauren Sommerville & Audrey Doherty Jordan); Lindsey Mertz (Frankenmuth); and Paul Patton is in as (Grosse Pointe South); Meghan Killmaster Brooke Norder (Grand Rapids West Madonna University & Kelly Livingston (Midland Dow); Neha Catholic); Lilly Chamberlain (Harbor Chava & Maya Mulchandani, Serena Wang Springs); Grace Haley (Lansing Christian); women’s soccer coach. & Sohie Zhuang (Northville); Sahaja Pinnu Brittany Bailey (North Muskegon); Michelle Madonna athletic & Alexis Morse (Troy) Dorshimer, Brooke Butterfield (Portland); HONORABLE MENTION DOU Anne Bandrowski (Traverse City St. Francis) director Scott Kennell, BLES: Caroline Courtright & Tara Shetty FIRST TEAM DOUBLES: Baani Jain citing university policy, (Ann Arbor Skyline); Mina Fabiano & & Giselle Farjo, Oriana Gulvesan & Sam Tatum Matthews (Midland Dow); Jessica Rondeau (Ann Arbor Greenhills); Margaret did not elaborate on 2006-09 when he was Lypka & Ashley Zhou (Novi); Allie Sherme- Mayer & Kathryn Monahan, Sara Gerard & Thomas’s departure in both the men’s and wom taro & Haley Wrona (Rochester Hills Annie Keating (Bloomfield Hills Academy May. en’s head coach. Stoney Creek) of the Sacred Heart); Courtney Aldrich & Mikayla Philp (Frankenmuth); Skylar Smith Thomas, who could He oversaw both DIVISION 2 & Ellen Collie (Harbor Springs); Geraldine not be reached for com teams transition from a FIRST TEAM SINGLES: Madison Berkemeier & Jocee Mceldowney, Madison Daminato (Birmingham Seaholm); Korren King & Josie Gibson (Jackson Lumen ment, was in his second two-year, junior college Dering (Bloomfield Hills Marian); Sloane MARTY BUDNER Christi); Katie Bridenstine & Kelsie Stewart stint with the Crusaders program to a four-year Teske, Hannah Stuursma (East Grand Bloomfield Hills sophomore Tia Mukherjee was named (Kalamazoo Hackett); Belles Hardman & Rapids); Taylor Barrett (Holly); Olivia all-state in singles play for the 2017 season. Mary Hoopes (North Muskegon); AJ. last season. The Man NAIA program as a Hanover (Mason); Kate Nowak (Matta Flannery & Dee Ehardt (Traverse City St. chester, England, native member of the Mid-South wan); Monika Francis (Okemos); Casey Francis) finished 10-6-3 overall, Conference. In 2010, Smith (Portage Central); Claire Holley HONORABLE MENTION DOU (Portage Northern); Ivona Gorgioski (Royal BLES: Jordan Zavel & Anna Scharrer (Ann tock (Traverse City Central) Rapids Christian); Elli Formentin (Grosse with a 5-4-1 record in the Patton dropped the men’s Oak); Ashley Ke (St. Joseph); Maya Arbor Gabriel Richard); Ashlee Tolsma & HONORABLE MENTION DOU lie); Grace Whitney (Imlay City); Mathilde Campbell (Swartz Creek); Autumn Roberts Olivia Vanermen, Katie Faber & Tressa Wolverine-Hoosier Ath head coach title. BLES: Jesse Buechner & Emma Latessa Nedeus (Parma Western); Madalyn (Traverse City Central) Berends (Grand Rapids NorthPointe (Birmingham Seaholm); Mallory Granata & Winarski (Pontiac Notre Dame Prep); Claire letic Conference, after During his tenure at HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES: Christian); Kenzie Kraus & Kate Nawrocki Mario Hudson (Bloomfield Hills Marian); Brooks, Jilian Brooks (St. Clair); Sophie Audrey Olson (East Grand Rapids); Hanna (Grand Rapids West Catholic); Mckenzie replacing Jeff Hodgson, St. Catharine, the men’s Annie Meye & Alivia Vincelj (East Grand Daavettila (Williamston) Peterson (Grand Rapids Forest Hills Lamour & Danielle Patania (Monroe St. Rapids); Salonee Marwaha & Abby Zhang HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES: who went 52-48-11 in his soccer team was National Northern); Makenzi Sells, Nicole Johnson Mary Catholic Central); Morgan Wittkopp (Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern); Maria Poortenga (Grand Rapids Christian); six seasons. Junior College Athletic (Holly); Sophie Hanover (Mason); Arianna & Hannah McNaughton, Rebekah Ludema Megan Lesperance & Ruby Barrett (Holly); Elena Campon (Wayland Union); Vanessa Hohner (Midland); Georgie Padalec, Serna & Ainsley Ludema (Portland) During his three pre Association Region VII Colak (Okemos); Caroline Qvist (Port Yana Semerly & Natasha Chinoy (Okemos); Heylmun (Whitehall) Maddie Wojcik & Gabi Kizer (Portage FIRST TEAM DOUBLES: Amanda vious seasons at MU runner-up in 2006 and Huron) ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAMS Central) Smith & Abby Sherwood (Ada Forest Hills FIRST TEAM DOUBLES: Layla DIVISION 1: Northville, Novi (2006-08), Thomas fin 2007 and captured the Northern); Adrian Rizqallah & Mollie Bellissimo & Emily Hirsch (Birmingham DIVISION 2: Bloomfield Hills Cran DIVISION 3 Babbitt (Allegan); Kate Cao & Amelia ished 35-14-4 overall Southern State Shootout Seaholm); Madison Dering & Katie Currier brook Kingswood, Farmington, North FIRST-TEAM SINGLES: Leah Smith (Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills Marian); Ashley Chuba & Farmington while earning the WHAC in 2008. Palladino (Ada Forest Hills Northern); Kingswood); Sasha Hartje & Elie Hartje Anja Naski (East Grand Rapids); Alexis DIVISION 4: Bloomfield Hills Academy Samantha Kohn (Dearborn Divine Child); (Detroit Country Day); Emily Schutt & regular season title in Meanwhile, the St. Bonner & Molly Weiner (Grand Rapids of the Sacred Heart Monique Karoub, Nina Khaghany, Sadina Forest Hills Central); Maansi Dalmia & Victoria Gargasoulas (Grosse lie); Macken 2008 with a 12-0 record. Catharine women’s team Fadel (Detroit Country Day); Alise Haddad, Claire Tatman (Grand Rapids Forest Hills zie Weener & Lauren Balder (Holland Deena Haddad (Flint Powers Catholic); Christian); Kaylee Joachim & Keri Lozen That season, the Crusad won the NJCAA Region Northern); Yana Beeker & Kristin McLin- ers finished 15-4 overall VII Crown in 2007 and Leah Newhof, Mckenzie Moorhead (Grand (St. Clair) and were ranked No. 22 was also NJCAA Region in the National Associa VII runner-up in 2006. tion of Intercollegiate The Patriots women Athletics. posted program records PDL SOCCER He currently serves for wins in 2013, when as an assistant coach for they finished 14-6-0 over the Premier Develop all with a best-ever Bucks stop K-W United, move closer to first ment League Michigan fourth-place finish in the Bucks and was previ Mid-South Conference. Brad Emons K-W is big. Getting a late goal and ously director of coach The women also excelled hometownlife.com walking out with three points may ing for the Michigan in the classroom, as they just be the defining moment of State Youth Soccer Asso earned recognition as an James Haupt’s goal in the 89th the season so far.” ciation. NAIA Scholar Team five minute July 2 propelled the Mich Bucks goalkeeper Drew Shep Patton has a total of 19 times (2008,2012-15). igan Bucks to a 1-0 Premier De herd (Western Michigan Univer years and 24 seasons as a In 1995, Patton started velopment League soccer victory sity) cut down a couple of late collegiate head coach. He the men’s and women’s over first-place Kitchener-Water crosses and made a last second most recently served as soccer programs at Spal loo (Ontario) in a match played at save to preserve the win. an assistant men’s coach ding (Ky.) University. Wilfrid Laurier University. K-W’s Ken Krolicki (Canton/ at Midway (Ky.) Univer After coaching both The win inched the Bucks, who Michigan State) did get one free sity, where the Eagles teams in 1995, he con improved to 7-1-2 (23 points) clos kick past Shepherd, but it banged finished 10-8-1 in their tinued to coach the wom er to first in the Great Lakes Divi off the cross bar in the 60th min inaugural season. en’s team through June sion of the PDL Central Confer ute and that was as close as the “We did a national 2004. During his tenure, ence, while K-W United fell to home side would come. search, we had many he guided the Golden 8-3-1 (25 points). It was the Ann Arbor native’s candidates apply for the Eagles to six consecutive As the game appeared headed JAY DUNWELL 10th shutout of the season and the position and he stood out top three finishes in the to a scoreless draw, Jared Tim- Michigan Bucks goalkeeper Drew sixth in PDL regular season above the rest,” Kennell Kentucky Intercollegiate mer (Butler University) cruised Shepherd posted his 10th shutout of matches. He also posted a clean said. “He had a strong Athletic Conference and down the flank and sent a cross the season in a 1-0 win July 2 over host sheet against K-W United in the background as a head one NAIA Region VIII into Haupt, the University of Kitchener-Waterloo United. season opener and has yielded coach over the last dec tournament appearance. Dayton product, who knocked in only four goals in eight starts for ade and we know his Patton owns the ca for the game winner. the defending North American model of coaching on and reer record for most “We aren’t the scoring machine against last season,” said Bucks PDL champions. off the field matches wins by a soccer coach at we were a year ago, but we may coach Demir Muftari, the reign what we have here at both St. Catharine (86) be better defensively then the ing PDL Coach of the Year. “Get [email protected] Madonna.” and Spalding (63). team that led the PDL in goals ting any result when you play at Twitter: @BradEmonsi Kennell said Patton Patton’s first day at will also serve as a game Madonna will be Monday, day manager, overseeing July 10. The Crusaders MU’s winter, spring and open their 2017 season he’s a family friend, just summer sport events. Sunday, Aug. 27, at the DILLARD introduced me to her at “I am excited and University of Detroit the end of my senior honored to accept the Mercy. Continued from Page B1 year and we just hit it position of women’s soc “I look forward to off and got married, cer head coach at Madon getting to know the play for the same combina then couple of years na University,” Patton ers, putting an exciting tions. It’s just getting later, decided we wanted said in a press release. “I team on the field and used to taking the old some kids,” Dillard said. want to thank athletics taking the next step for words that you’ve been “I was already commit director Scott Kennell ward in building a com using for four years and ted to Florida and she and President Dr. (Mi prehensive program that learning the new ones. was going down there on chael) Grandillo for will compete for confer But other than than that, a lacrosse manager choosing me to lead this ence championships on scheme and everything scholarship.” program.” the field and reach for like that are the same.” Riley got pregnant Prior to Midway, Pat excellence in the class North Carolina plays during their sophomore ton served 10 seasons as room,” Patton said. an offensive scheme that year, but she lost the the women’s soccer head has many of the same baby due to a miscar coach at St. Catharine [email protected] concepts of what Gators riage. She shared her (Ky.) College, including Twitter: @BradEmons1 head coach Jim McEl- story online during wain ran at Florida. Pregnancy Lost Month “I think we’re a high- in October 2015, which intensity offense... I led to a Facebook mes wouldn’t say spread, but sage in January 2016 we do a lot of pro-style from a young pregnant He’ll be an Ocelot out of the gun,” Dillard woman who had heard said. “That’s what we did FAMILY PHOTO her story and had felt at Florida with the types Team Dillard includes Cameron, wife Riley and 13-month-old compelled to reach out. of quarterbacks that we son Emmitt, whom they legally adopted after the Canton After the two talked, had there. That’s the grads married. it ultimately led to an type of quarterbacks we adoption process and have here at North Caro Emmitt Christopher was lina, so it’s pretty much position myself to get four years.” born May 13, 2016. similar for me.” ready for the next level “I had some really Now a family of And with a degree in and stuff like that, so I good friends there,” three, their team jerseys hand, Dillard decided he chose to come there. Dillard added. “But it have changed to powder needed a change of scen “Physically, I’m 100 wasn’t that difficult blue and Dillard hopes ery. He is currently percent. I think this because I knew that I he’ll get an opportunity enrolled in UNC’s busi training program here was making the move to play the next level — ness school pursuing a has done an amazing job. not only for myself, but the NFL. leadership certificate. Coach Fedora and his my family, so when it “That’s definitely the “I got injured and it staff here are phenome comes to them it’s easier plan,” he said. “After just gave me an opportu nal at North Carolina. to make moves for other this season, just con nity to pursue another They’re taking care of than just yourself.” tinue to have a great school,” he said. “When me here really well.” Cameron met his year and let everything LIVONIA STEVENSON ATHLETICS North Carolina came, I Dillard can only look wife, the former Riley take care of itself.” Recent Livonia Stevenson grad Michael DiPonio (center) thought it was the best now in the rear-view Carpenter, late in their proudly displays where he will be playing college baseball in decision for me to go mirror, but he’ll miss senior year of high [email protected] 2018 — at Schoolcraft. The infielder is flanked by Ocelots there. I thought they “the good friends I had school. Twitter: @BradEmons1 assistant coach George Kontos (left) and head coach Rob Fay. were going to help me built up over the last “One of my buddies,
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Mercedes- to an iffier market is to move even he drives his parents’ Mercedes-Benz Benz took more determinedly upscale with its and arrives there. And we see that the the top US. ultra-expensive AMG sub-brand. girl does show up because her parents, luxury-sales The company continually celebrates too, drive a Mercedes. It was a clearly spot from AMG’s success in motorsports, for understood message that you can do BMW last example. when you’re in a position of strength: year and, so And Mercedes just launched its paying back into your brand bank. far this year, biggest digital and social media We’ve got a great arsenal of SUV has extended campaign of the year, to promote the products and the only thing that is of its lead in the AMG high-performance division. concern for us is to be sure to balance American Its “Join the Obsessed” campaign against sedans given the fact that we have a real [heritage there]. We would market. celebrates AMG’s 50th anniversary love more SUVs than we’re able to But at a time when analysts are saying by highlighting innovations, including build. The demand is there so you the general U.S. auto market finally in a mobile video that was developed don’t have to throttle down on strong will level off this year after a seven-year in tandem with Facebook’s Creative SUV messaging right now because boom, Mercedes-Benz’s grip on the Shop. inherently we have such an advantage. premium pinnacle in America may be Drew Slaven is vice president of And i have to give our design team a lot of credit too. down to product. As much as we’d a lot of credit too. Mercedes-Benz Q: Speaking of customer experience, tested. marketing for Mercedes-Benz USA, like to say it’s brilliant marketing really has leapfrogged in a space that how is your relationship with your Mercedes will continue to enjoy and I talked with him about marketing communications, in every category hasn’t always been the lead for us, dealers evolving? I read that they get an advantage with a fleet of utility the sterling Mercedes-Benz brand in [product] reigns supreme. Mercedes- in the design-style space. The cars more advertising leeway now. What vehicles that it has been overhauling at the US. Benz has put some real focused effort today in design have leapfrogged the does that reflect? a time when luxury buyers are turning Q: Why is your sales lead over other into this. Years back when the financial competition to take a lead in this very Slaven: We believe what our dealers to that segment more than ever. luxury brands lengthening in the US? crises hit the world, companies realized important attribute for an American do well is deliver the best automotive And one way Mercedes is responding Drew Slaven: It always comes there would be a drop in purchases. car-buying public. They’re expressions experience. To our dealers we deliver Many, many companies cut costs and of people’s personality in the luxury an ease of experience. [Mercedes-Benz that choked development of product. space and now you have this very USA CEO] Dietmar [Exler] wanted to Mercedes did a pretty bold and expressive design from a brand that make doing business with Mercedes- courageous thing: put our foot down previously was known for reliability Benz as easy and uncomplicated as and invest heavily in product during and [comfort]. possible with our dealers so they can those years, and that continues to pay Q: How is marketing taking improve that customer experience. tremendous dividends during a multi advantage of the edge Mercedes For example, for many years inside year product offensive. has in crossovers and SUVs vs. the automotive category, OEMs have You can see this at auto shows where competition? provided funds to dealers to use those we show up and other competitors Slaven: We can tell a bit more of funds specifically to market new cars. don’t have press conferences because a brand story rather than just bear What was uncommon was our move to they don’t have products to introduce. down and ramble off a list of features tell dealers to use those funds however We have to cherry pick which products and price. That’s a great place for a you see fit, and in whatever priority you we do introduce. We’re rolling out 40 company to be. I’d point to a spot last want. Each individual dealer knows products over an eight-year period that winter called “Snow Date” in which a what brings traffic into their dealership began in 2015 and 2016. young kid is going on his first date and and they don’t need a factory telling
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR CITY OF LIVONIA REQUEST FOR BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF LIVONIA, MICHIGAN AGENDA REMOVAL, DISPOSAL AND REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE Zoning Board of Appeals LOUVERS AT BENNETT LIBRARY July 25, 2017 - 7:00 p.m. Sealed bids will be received at the Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Livonia City Hall - Auditorium (1st Floor) Michigan 48154 until 2:00 P.M., local time on Tuesday, July 25th, 2017 at which time the 33000 Civic Center Drive RFB’s will be secured by the City Clerk. Each bid shall be recorded together with the name of the vendor. Bids shall be in accordance with the requirements of this notice in order to be Livonia, MI deemed “responsive.” Late bids will be returned unopened. (734) 466 2259
A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the Bennett Library, 32777 Five Mile Rd, APPEAL CASE NO. 2017-03-13 (Rescheduled from June 27, 2017)): Michael Kohn, Livonia, Michigan 48154 at 9:30 AM. on Thursday, July 13th, 2017. Bids will not be south side of West Chicago (27655) between Cardwell and Inkster, seeking to construct accepted from those firms who do not attend. a detached garage while maintaining an existing detached garage, resulting in excess garage area, height and excess number of garages. A nonconformity exists because the detached Instructions and specifications may be obtained by registering with the garage existing is located in the side yard, which is not allowed. All detached garages must be Michigan Inter-Governmental Trade Network (MITN) at located in the rear yard. www.mitn.info APPEAL CASE NO. 2017-03-18 (Rescheduled from June 27, 2017): Nicholas Presutti, All Addendums will be posted on the MITN website. Any information not obtained from the south side of Clarita (36695) between Margareta and Dardanella, seeking to construct MITN website should not be relied upon. Faxed bids in response to this request will not be a detached garage while maintaining an attached garage, resulting in excess number of accepted. garages and garage area. All bids shall be sealed in envelopes, plainly marked with: CITY OF LIVONIA, MICHIGAN APPEAL CASE NO. 2017-06-38 (Rescheduled from June 27, 2017): Shadow REMOVAL, DISPOSAL AND REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE LOUVERS AT BENNETT Investments (Bryan Gill Sr.,) 7376 Driftwood, Fenton, MI 48430, seeking to continue a use LIBRARY, name of vendor and shall be addressed to the City Clerk, City of Livonia, for an animal day care, upon property located on the west side of Stark (12615) between 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan 48154. Glendale and the C and O Railroad, previously granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals - use variance 2008-08-41. The building is now vacated and the original variance was granted No vendor may withdraw their bid within 120 calendar days after the date set for opening for the previous tenant only. This use is not allowed in an M-l zoning district. thereof. APPEAL CASE NO. 2017-06-35: Livonia Market II, LLC, 38500 Woodward, Ste. 200, The City of Livonia reserves the right to reject or accept any or all bids in whole or in part Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304, seeking to erect a ground sign and excess wall signs on the and waive any irregularities therein. Acceptance of any bid does not constitute a binding proposed LA Fitness Building located on the south side of Seven Mile (29659) between agreement until a written Contract is signed by both parties. Melvin and Middlebelt, resulting in excess ground sign height, area and width. Also, excess Don Rohraff Dennis K. Wright wall sign area and number of wall signs. Director of Public Works Mayor APPEAL CASE NO. 2017-07-40: Livonia Market II, LLC, 38500 Woodward, Ste. 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304, seeking to erect wall signs on two (2) commercial retail buildings located on the south side of Seven Mile (29601 and 29701) between Melvin and Published: July 9, 2017 1.00000324543 3xs Middlebelt, resulting in excess number of wall signs and wall sign area.
Public Comments may be sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals Office at 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI 48154 - all comments must include name, address and signature. Publish: Sunday, July 9, 2017 Livonia Observer LOO000324630 3x5.5
Zoning Board of Appeals NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Zoning Board of Appeals NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Appeal 17:01: Applicant James Lohman, 26802 Vassar Ave., Redford Twp. MI 48240, located on the north side of Vassar Ave. between Gaylord and Denby Streets. Appeal 17:02: Applicant Daimay North American Automotive Inc., 24400 Plymouth Rd., Redford, MI 48239 Requests a variance to build a garage with 9’8” tall walls, total height of 20’ three feet from back fence. Requests a variance to erect a 60,000 square foot addition with two additional truck docks. Zoning Ordinance 152N, Section 3.11-D-a limits overall height of accessory structure to 15 feet. Ordinance 152N section 3.11-D.b limits wall height to 9’ measured from Zoning Ordinance 152N, Section 19.01-(p) requires front/side/rear setbacks grade. Ordinance 152N, Section 3.11-F. requires a minimum of 8 foot rear setback. equal to 10% of the property width on M2 zoned parcels. On this parcel the resulting setback would be79.2 ft. The applicant is requesting a setback of 30 THE LAW REQUIRES THAT OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF PROPERTY feet requiring a variance of 49.2 feet. LOCATED WITHIN 300 FEET OF THIS PROPERTY BE NOTIFIED OF THIS REQUEST IN WRITING. THIS IS YOUR NOTIFICATION. THE LAW REQUIRES THAT OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN 300 FEET OF THIS PROPERTY This appeal will be heard at a public hearing to be held in the Redford Township Hall board BE NOTIFIED OF THIS REQUEST IN WRITING. THIS IS YOUR room, 15145 Beech Daly Road, on Wednesday, July 12,201 at 7:00p.m. Written comments 7 NOTIFICATION. must indicate the above appeal number and will be accepted no later than 4:30p.m., July 12, 2017. No comments will be accepted over the telephone. This appeal will be heard at a public hearing to be held in the Redford Township Hall board room, 15145 Beech Daly Road, on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 7:00p.m. Written Jennifer LawsOn, Chairperson comments must indicate the above appeal number and will be accepted no later Zoning Board of Appeals than 4:30p.m., July 12, 2017. No comments will be accepted over the telephone. The Charter Township of Redford (P.C. ZB A, Board of Trustees, etc.) will provide necessary Jennifer Lawson, Chairperson reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio Zoning Board of Appeals tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting or public hearing, upon seven (7) days notice to the (PC, ZBA, Board of Trustees, The Charter Township of Redford (P.C. ZBA, Board of Trustees, etc.) will provide necessary etc.) Further individuals with disabilities required auxiliary aids or service should contact reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio the Township Clerk by writing to 15145 Beech Day Rd., Redford MI 48239, or by calling (313) tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at 387-2750). the meeting or public hearing, upon seven (7) days notice to the (PC, ZBA, Board of Trustees, etc.) Further individuals with disabilities required auxiliary aids or service should contact the Township Clerk by writing to 15145 Beech Day Rd., Redford MI 48239, or by calling (313) Publish: July 9, 2017 LO-0000324365 3x5 387-2750).
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