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© PC C C In c. Vol. 25 No. 21 www. community-GUIDE. com July 1, 1998 Voter registration deadline Monday

BY BRYON MARTEN Monday is the last day Michigan residents can register to vote and still be eligible to cast ballots in the state’s Aug. 4 primary election. Voter turnout at primaries is usually less than that at other elections, according to P-C- N clerks, despite the primary’s power to shape November ballots. Run-offs will occur in five elections affecting The Plymouth-Canton-Northville for shared recreation programs with The City Community. Canton has a 2-mill road increase of Plymouth, a 2.5 - 3-mill increase for police on the slate, Plymouth Township has three The Township seeks a .5-mill tax increase Please see pg. 16

Tomorrow will mark the one-year anniversary of the fire that leveled the 35th District P-C-N fireworks Courthouse. Much like the downed powerlines that started the fire, court employes have kept their energy longer than some might have expected. The staff has faced a Northville expects crowds Plymouth display dropped whirlwind of rebuilding efforts in the past year (Crier photo by R. Alwood, Jr.).

BY CHIARA CANNELLA BY SCOTT SPIELMAN The Northville Community is making With additional time to prepare, Jaycees The 35th District Court fire: room for company this July 4. president Tim Fedewa said next year’s In light of the cancellation of the Plymouth fireworks will be bigger and better than ever. Community fireworks, the Celebrate This year’s display, however, has fallen A y e a r a f t e r t h e a s h e s Northville planning committee is expecting a through. much bigger crowd at their fireworks show Plymouth fireworks are normally BY SCOTT SPIELMAN Saturday, according to Northville Township launched from Riverside Cemetery but the It will be a time of sharing memories, gripes and praise when 35th District Court staff gets Department of Public Safety spokesperson space wasn’t available this year, Fedewa together tomorrow to commemorate the one year anniversary of the destruction of the Kelly Pigeon. said. Dunbar Davis Hall of Justice. The Plymouth-Canton Jaycees have The Jaycees then searched for an The building was destroyed by fire after a severe thunderstorm July 2. The following year sponsored fireworks at Massey field for years, alternative spot and found space they could hit staffers with a whirlwind of another kind: rebuilding. And as they went through the chaos but were unable to secure a location for a hopefully use in Hines Park. The site of operating a busy court from locations as far away as Redford and Romulus, none lost their display Saturday. appealed to the Jaycees because of its sense of humor. Please see pg. 2 Please see pg. 2 Please see pg. 13 Twp. police seek arrest of former W haler

BY SCOTT GOODWIN face arrest for felonious assault. attack left a Guelph Storm player stemming from the April 17 incident. Nearly three months after he broke an Plymouth Township Police should convulsing on the ice in an April 17 Boulerice has already been banned by the opponent’s face in a slashing incident at know within the week if Wayne County game. Ontario Hockey League for one year and Compuware Sports Arena, a former prosecutors will grant the warrant they The warrant is the latest in an suspended by the American Hockey Plymouth Whaler hockey player may seek against Jesse Boulerice, whose esculating series of developments Please see pg. 18 Page 2 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1998 Pattern emerges in bogus traffic stop case Tipster tells Twp. police man who posed as officer in June assault on 3 women tried a stop in May, too

BY BRYON MARTIN except for the description of the guy,” he But something was weird. When a man sexually assaulted three said. “She felt like it wasn’t right,” Hayes women while impersonating a police The Livonia woman told Hayes that she said. “As he was walking up to her, she officer in Plymouth Township last month, it and two female passengers were headed took off.” may not have been the first time he tried to west on Schoolcraft Road, between Eckles The man did not follow. . * do so. and Haggerty, around 2 a.m. Friday, May Nearly one month to the day later, three After the incident was reported in local 15, when a truck pulled up behind them.and women traveling westbound on the same newspapers and on a Metro Detroit flashed its headlights. stretch of Schoolcraft were pulled over by a television station last week, a Livonia When a red light similar to those kept in man in truck around 3:30 a.m. woman called Plymouth Township Police unmarked police cars began flashing on the That man also flashed his headlights and to say she had been involved in a similar truck’s dashboard, the woman thought she a red light on his dashboard to get the incident in May. was being stopped by the police, according women to stop. According to Det. David Hayes, there’s to Hayes. She pulled to the side of the road. Once they did, however, they did not a striking resemblance between the two A man then got out of the truck and flee. The man, dressed in a blue polo shirt events.“Everything sounded the same, began walking toward the woman’s car. and black baseball cap, behaved as a police officer would according to reports. POLICE COMPOSITE He asked the driver for her license and • Most police cars will have red and blue Twp. Walgreens stalled registration. He also asked her to step out of overhead lights that flash back and forth. the car and, as he frisked her, patted down On semi-marked cars, the lights will be in Property owners seek rezoning for bigger store her breasts and private areas, according to the grill. reports. He had both passengers step out • Police officers will be dressed in full A new Walgreens Drug Store proposed Beams, wanted a more extensive rezoning, one at a time and fondled them, too. uniform and are required by law to present for the northwest comer of Sheldon and Joy The original request called for a rezoning Although the women who were identification upon request. roads has been postponed while owners of of their property from office/service use to a assaulted described a man shorter than the Police usually do not make traffic stops the property work to submit a new rezoning neighborhood shopping district. Because suspect the Livonia woman described, while driving unmarked cars, or while in request, according to Shirley Barney, they had not applied for site plan approval, Hayes says the other similarities suggest a plain clothes Hayes said. Plymouth Township planner. Barney said she didn’t know how large the connection. “We’ve got a (pattern),” he “If it’s late at night and your gut tells The request had been on last week’s proposed drug store would be. said. you something isn’t right, drive at the speed agenda for the Plymouth Township Planning According to their attorney Donald Hayes also offered a checklist motorists limit to a well-lit area so you can see who’s Commission meeting, but was pulled Morgan, the Beems hope to resubmit their can follow if they suspect they’re in the pulling you over,” he said. “And don’t be because the owners, John and Margaret request within the next few months. midst of a bogus traffic stop: afraid to ask for identification.”

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• Today, “Chautauqua Express” will play a free concert of kids’ music at noon in Kellogg Park, downtown Plymouth, or under The Gathering in the event of rain. Presented by the Plymouth Community Arts Council, 734-414-4ART. • Tomorrow, Canton’s summer concert series continues with Bobby Lewis & The Crackerjack Band in Heritage Park. Call 734- 397-5801 for other acts.

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R aised on radio. . .M em bers o f th e Stu Rockafellow Amateur Radio Society erect a homemade 40- • Friday, government offices in foot antenna for the American Radio Relay League’s annual Field Day. From Saturday to Sun day, 15 Society Canton and the Plymouths members made 668 contacts in 24 hours. Participants raised other hams as far away as California, Southern will be closed in observation Florida, Texas, and Washington competing against groups all over the United States and Canada. For more Independence Day. info on the Society, check their website at www.plymouth.lib.mi.us/~radio. (Crier photo by R. Alwood, Jr.) • Saturday, Good Morning U.S.A, Plymouth’s July Fourth Parade, will begin at 7:30 a.m. in front of City Hall, 201 Main Street. The blam e gam e • Saturday, Northville’s July Fourth Parade will begin at Twp. resident soaks in bureaucratic m ire betw een schools, gov’t 10 a.m. in downtown Northville. BY SCOTT GOODWIN that trickle makes its way into a ditch at the Where the water goes from there, and One raindrop falls in the ball field behind back of the field, flushing through a culvert in whose responsibility it is, however, has N ext W eek Pioneer Middle School. the corner of the property. The water flows become a matter of speculation and debate As it rolls along the earth it joins other rain­ away from the school into a wooded wetland between one Canton resident, The Plymouth- • Monday is the last day to drops to form a trickle. Eventually, because of where it is supposed to be drained by natural Canton School District and Plymouth register to vote in the Aug. the way the land behind Pioneer is engineered, processes. Township. Both the Township and the school district 4 Primary election. claim there is no reason to alter the landscape; •Tuesday, Canton’s Board of the natural drainage area is working the way it Trustees meets at 7 p.m. in Voters’ success, support was designed to. the first-floor meeting room, Michael Cywinski, whose house backs up to the wetland, disagrees. The water drains Canton Administration sought in Law’s bills from the ball field, seeps into the earth and Building 1150 S. Canton must be pumped away by his and his neigh­ Center Road. bors’ sump pumps, he said. The area has Former opponent says legislation is ‘a chance to score' become merely a damp lowland perfect for breeding mosquitoes. I n d e x BY BRYON MARTIN was Ply mouth-Canton Community The Township and the school district argue A pair of bills introduced by incumbent Schools’ 1997 bond election, in which 716 Cywinski’s claims are unsubstantiated. In a let­ Friends & Neighbors...... pg. 8 State House candidate Gerry Law could ballots were “lost” when voters miscast ter sent to Cywinski from the school district Business...... pg. 12 improve two things in Plymouth-Canton: them. June 10, they explain that because no Happs, Go P-C-N ...... pgs. 10-11 voters’ proficiency with new balloting sys­ Jerry Vorva, who is suing the schools Township ordinances are being violated, the D e a th s ...... pg. 18 tems; and the representitive’s chances at over those lost votes, says he believes schools will not reroute the drainage. winning the August primary. Law’s intent is to save votes — his own. Either way, the case paints a picture of what S po rts..-...... pgs. 2 4 - 25 The bills, now in a House committee, “Gerry is a shrewd politician,” Vorva can happen when a citizen is caught between Opinions...... pgs. 26 - 27 would ammend State Election laws by said. “He knows how to count. Some of his two bureaucracies playing the blame game. extending the deadline for challenging the support has been eroded so he’s shoring up On one side, there is the school district, the validity of an election, and forcing his other votes.” source of the water. On the other, there is precincts to make a single worker repsonsi- Vorva himself is a former state represen- Plymouth Township, who claims they really ble for offering voting instructions to every titive who lost races against Law as an have nothing to do with the drainage mess. Crier plus sections deliver topi­ voter at the polls. incumbent in 1994, and as a challenger in A few months ago, Cywinski went before cal news and features to “Current law requires the precinct board 1996. He is not currently running for office. the Township Board of Trustees after the cul­ special audiences in The P- to ask each voter if they want voting The bills, Vorva says, are simply reitera­ vert that flushes the school’s water clogged, instructions. Assigning this task to a specif­ tions of established state law, pieces of leg­ flooding Cywinski’s and his neighbors’ back­ C-N Community. Call your ic board member is not stipulated,” Law islation designed more to win votes in an yards. Crier ad representative for said. “I think it should be.” rates: 734-453-6900 The inspiration for the bills, Law says,_ Please see pg. 5 Please see pg. 5 Page 4 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1996

THIS PAPER IS Canton Center T h e PROUDLY Community Crier PRINTED ON USPS-340- 1 50 the esca pe - wsdp plymouth Road to slow, Published weekly at 100% RECYCLED 821 Penniman Ave., Listen to WSDP for pre 4th of July PAPER WITH Plymouth, MI Parade coverage 7/4 at 6am. Please continue 48170-1694. Carrier narrow in July the recycling loop SOY INKS delivered: $27 per PLYMOUTH-CANTON’S RADIO STATION year. Mail delivered: One of Canton’s prime western arte­ $40 per year. rial roadways is scheduled to receive a Periodicals postage if You’ve Just Made paid at Plymouth, MI 48170-1694. Call major face lift in July. (734) 453-6900 for delivery. A Big Change, We’d Like To I n s o m e o f Canton Center Road, from Cherry Tire Crier’s advertisers strive to hon­ Give you A Great Start tod ay's CZrier, Hill to Ford, will be widened from two estly present commercial messages to Over the years, the Welcome Wagon® basket has look: for an lanes to five, according to Canton engi­ our readers. If, for any reason, you find neers. problems with a Crier ad, please call become a welcome sight to all kinds of people. New insert from : our office at (734) 453-6900. residents, new parents, newly-engaged couples and new Two-way traffic will be maintained citizens all enjoy the benefits of a free Welcome Wagon during the majority of the reconstruction Crier advertising is published in basket which not only contains valu­ accordance with those policies spelled able gifts, but also information about through the use of a temporary road. out on the current rate card, which is community services and local However, speed limits will be reduced available during business hours from businesses. For you, it’s a new day. and,residents traveling the area can our office at 821 Penniman Ave., Why not start it by making a new expect construction delays. Plymouth. The publisher, solely, makes friend? We’d love to hear from you. final acceptance of a specific advertise­ The project is expected to be com­ ment (not an advertising representative) plete by Thanksgiving. and only publication of the ad signifies The existing roadway will be such acceptance. removed and a new five-lane road will Postmaster, send change of address notice to The Community Crier, 821 To find out how you can become a Welcome 880 W. A nn Arbor Tr. be constructed, providing two lanes for Penniman Ave., Plymouth, MI 48170-1694. Wagon advertiser, learn about employment P l y m o u t h traffic flow both north and south, as opportunities, or to arrange a home visit, call well as a dedicated left turn lane. Mary Moses at (734)459-5582 (734)354-6980 As part of the upgrade, a new traffic light will be installed at the Canton Center-Cherry Hill intersection. The new signal will allow left turn movements in all directions. A traffic signal will also be installed at Canton Center and Saltz roads.

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH BOARD OF TRUSTEES - REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 23,1998

Supervisor Keen-McCarthy called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m., and led in the Pledge of Allegiance to Edwards. Ayes All. the Rag. Trustee Curmi moved to approve the contract between Wayne County and the Charter Township of Clerk Massengill moved to approve the agenda for the June 23, 1998, Regular Meeting of the Board of Plymouth for the Community Development Block Grant Program 1998 fiscal year as presented and authorize Trustees, as submitted. Seconded by Trustee Arnold. Ayes all. the Supervisor to sign the contract. Seconded by Trustee Arnold. Ayes all.

Clerk Massengill moved to approve the Consent Agenda for the June 23, Regular Board of Trustees Meeting Trustee Curmi moved to approve Change Order No. 2 (Final) reducing the final contract amount by as submitted. Seconded by Trustee Arnold. Ayes all. $2,335.00 to $59,364 for the Beck Road Watermain and authorize the Clerk and Supervisor to execute same. Seconded by Treasurer Edwards. Ayes all. Mr. Jerry Trumpka expressed his disappointment in the Board’s 7-0 decision to hire Bill Joyner to author and distribute informational literature regarding the millage proposals that will appear on the August 4, ballot Trustee Arnold moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. C-98-08 amending the Charter without going out for bids. He expected that there would have been some “no” votes or abstentions. He felt Township of Plymouth Code of Ordinance, Chapter 60, Uniform Traffic Code, by adding Section 5.16a there was a conflict of interest with Mr. Joyner because he was co-chair of the “Say Yes to Plymouth regarding the possession and transport of alcohol in a motor vehicle by a person less than 21 years of age. Township” Campaign. He stated that there are many individuals, with writing talents, living in the communi­ Seconded by Clerk Massengill. Ayes all on a roll call vote. ty and demanded the board terminate the appointment and take bids from non-bias writers. He asked that the Board be specific on how the recreation programs will be administered, who will be running the programs Trustee Curmi requested an update on the Beck Road/railroad crossing/Halyard Dr. traffic light. Mr. James and how the funds are going to be spent and to be just as specific on the Police and Fire proposal. Anulewicz stated that the light has been approved. A final resolution was negotiated between the Department of Transportation, Railroad section, and Wayne County. Mr. Roger Kehrier inquired as to how large of a police department is being considered. He suggested that the Township consider hiring on a part-time basis, individuals who have just graduated from law enforcement, as In reply to Mr. Trumpka’s statement concerning abstaining from a vote, Trustee Mueller stated that all mem­ other communities do. He encouraged the Board to look at residency requirements and to research grant bers of a Township Board are required to vote on all issues that come before them, unless it concerns a finan­ monies. cial interest in which the board member would benefit.

Mr. Michael Cywinski stated that he had received a response from the school district concerning his com­ Supervisor Keen-McCarthy gave a status report on the latest meeting in Judge Fieken’s court room concern­ plaint of water running off Pioneer Middle School property and negatively impacting several lots in Trillium ing the Inter-County Drainage District. Woods Subdivision. Mr. Bailey stated that he had met on site with the Building and Grounds Superintendent of the school district and discussed the potential of adding a manhole or catch basin over an existing sewer. Mr. Roger Kehrier stated he had not received an answer to the number of Pol;ice officers presently on staff He informed the school district they would not be violating any Township ordinances if they chose to install a and the number that will be added. He was informed that presently there are 26 officers and if the millage manhole. Mr. Cywinski felt that since the letter from the school district states they are in compliance with all passes, and additional 4 will be hired, and within 2-4 years another 4, for a total of 34 police officers. Township requirements, that they intend to do nothing about the problem and asked for continued assistance from the Township. Clerk Massengill moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:22 p.m. Seconded by Trustee Arnold. Ayes all. Motion carried. Supervisor Keen-McCarthy opened the public hearing at 7:52 p.m. concerning the Community Development Block Grant Floodplain & Wetlands Protection. Hearing no comments, the public hearing was closed at 7:53 Marilyn Massengill, CMC Kathleen Keen-McCarthy, Supervisor p.m. Clerk, Charter Township of Plymouth Charter Township of Plymouth

Since no adverse impacts were identified, a motion is not necessary. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The Charter Township of Plymouth will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at all Township Meetings, to individuals with disabilities at the Meetings/Hearings upon two weeks notice to the Charter Township of Plymouth by writ­ Trustee Mueller moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. C-97-02, amending Chapter 24, of the ing or calling the following. Supervisor’s Office, 42350 Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth, M I 48170. Phone number: (734) 453- Charter Township of Plymouth, Code of Ordinances, which adopts the B.O.C.A. 1996 National Fire 3840 x 200. TDD users: 1-800-649-3777 (Michigan Relay Services) Prevention Code. Seconded by Clerk Massengill. Ayes all on a roll call vote. Publish: July 1, 1998 Clerk Massengill moved that July 21,1998, be set for Public Hearing for the proposed establishment of an Industrial Development District for Parcel 3-E in Metro West Beck Road II. Seconded by Treasurer THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1998 Page 5 Twp: 6It comes down to who’s going to pay for it’ Continued from pg. 3 claiming the solution was out of their hands. flood waters into neighboring backyards, Also of contention is whether or not the “They told me it wasn’t their problem,” “It’s not a matter for the Township,” Bailey Jacobs said. water should be diverted because of pollution Cywinski said. “They told me that the school said. “It’s an issue between Mr. Cywinski and His letter says that because the drainage problems. district would have to take care of it.” the school district. area is designated a wetland, hence regulated “Everybody is concerned about pollution in So Cywinski took his claim to the school “What it really comes down to is who’s by the DNR, “the water (must) be left in a nat­ the Rouge River because of run-off,” said district. “They told me they would have to going to pay for it,” he said. ural state and cannot be altered or channeled to Keen McCarthy. “This (natural drainage area) know what the Township would approve,” he Township Supervisor Kathleen Keen any man-made drain.” keeps the water from mnning into the Rouge.” said. McCarthy said although the Township contin­ But according to Andrew Hartz, land and So the question becomes, do you drain one Like a ping-pong ball, Cywinski was pad- ues to keep tabs on the situation, they can’t water analyst for the DNR, “the diversion of way, or do you drain another? died back and forth between boards, each hesi­ pressure the school district into altering the upland draining is not something that requires “It’s kind of a damned if you do, damned if tant to claim responsibility. landscape. a permit.” In other words, the school district you don’t,” Keen McCarthy said. Finally, after weeks of Cywinski’s persis­ “We don’t have any jurisdiction over could drop a manhole to divert the water For Cywinski, it’s only he and his neigh­ tence, Township Engineer Michael Bailey met them,” she said. draining from their property without approval bors that are being damned. with school officials, including Ken Jacobs, The school district says they are within from the DNR. “It’s all going to the same spot,” he said. director of Maintenance and Operations, to Township water run-off requirements and Hartz did recommend, however, that any “I’m pumping all this water that shouldn’t be discuss possible solutions. “consider the project complete and will not be water diversion be looked at carefully. “There pumped out. All I’m asking is that they A manhole could be dug in the culvert, taking any further measures,” according to the is a possibility that doing so would dry the address that.” Bailey told them, dumping water into the letter sent to Cywinski. wetland area out, although not for several drainage line below. Doing so would be with­ “We did follow up on it,” Jacobs said. “We years,” he said. in Township ordinances and could probably took a look at the situation and determined The wetland area sits on property owned be done for about $3,00Q-$4,000, he said. we’ve done pretty much all that we can.” by the Church of the Nazarene, but according flMflMIE IIOflDfl Since then, Bailey and the Township have The school district repaired the culvert last to Bailey, the church has agreed to comply 1205 Ann Arbor Rd. distanced themselves from the situation, month to keep it from clogging and forcing with whatever the school district mandates. (734)453-3600______Visit Us ONLINE at Voting law ‘is already clear’ wwwxommunity- GUIDE.com/advertising Continued from pg. 3 me right, but he’s doing it because he’s had Based on the bills’ appeal, he said, enough phone calls from people who are senior citizens are a likely source. election year than to protect voters at the (angry) about this, or has enough polling And although Vorva says he dislikes this polls. data that shows support for the bills,” kind of politicking, when you strip away “I think the law is already clear. Just Vorva said. “The fact that some good is the bills’ election-year value they might aT h e — — because he sponsored these bills doesn’t going to come from this is clouded by the still achieve change. Community Crier mean school districts will obey.” Vorva fact that Law is disingenuous. He sees an “Is it good legislation? Yes. Is it timely? said. “They don’t now.” opportunity to score.” Yes. Will voting improve because of it,” 821 Penniman * (734)453-6900 But logically, the bills should be right up And score he must, says Vorva. Law Vorva asked. “Probably.” Vorva’s alley: he attributes the schools’ may be favored over K.C. Mueller in the Visit Us ONLINE at 716 lost votes to, among other things, bid for the Republican nomination as 21st wwwxommunity- faulty voting equipment. He has also State House candidate, but he has lost sup­ GUIDE.com/advertising charged the Secretary of State with failure port from a large group: educators. to adequately test the Unilect voting system Mueller, in the meantime, lists endorse­ that the schools use before approving them ments from former School Board members for use in elections. Dean Swartzwelder, Jack Farrow, Esther If Law’s bills pass, it could be seen as a Hulsing and Carol Davis on her campaing vindication of the principals on which literature. Vorva has built his legal battle with the With his public school support waning, schools. Vorva says, Law needs to win votes else­ “I think that what he is doing is proving where. NOTICE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN SUMMER TAXES Summer taxes are due July 1, 1998 and payable through August 10, 1998 without penalty. Additional information appears on the reverse side of your tax statement. Payments can be made at City Hall during regular working hours, Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm at the Treasurer’s window. After hours, pay­ ments can be placed in the DROP BOX located in the City Hall lobby next to the Treasurer’s office win­ dow. For your added convenience, First of America Bank, Plymouth office, will also accept tax payments through Monday, August 10, 1998. MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: CITY OF PLYMOUTH.

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Close of registration for the primary election on Tuesday, August 4, 1998 will be Monday, July 6, 1998.

Registration for city electors will be taken at the Office of the City Clerk, 201 S. Main Street in the City of Plymouth, or at any Secretary of State Office.

The telephone number for the clerk’s office is (734)453-1234 x 234. The Office of the City Clerk is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Including the following events on Saturday July 4, 1998: ‘ 1 v. ■?£r> B e g i n at 9:30 am at the bandshell with the singing of our National Anthem followed by the Flying Aces Professional Frisbee Team. Sponsored by S i m k i n s & Sim kins, P.C. Exclusive Preferred Custom er Plan ir Free Service Loaners Begins at 10:00 am - Rain or Shine - Our Traditional route -sV Over $500 in Service and Service Discounts from Northville Downs, Griswold to Main Street, through Downtown Northville to Rogers Street, and back to Northville Downs. This gear’s Grand M arshals will be a group of Long Time Northville “lt‘s N O W a D O N E D E A L” Township residents, commemorating the Township’s Centennial i (See salesperson fo r details) Birthday. Parade includes children’s bicycle contest and pet parade. Water for participants provided by U.S. Filter. The McDonald Ford Family wishes to ! 1 : i5 ?: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Traditional announce their acceptance of the 1997 Fourth of July events. Located on Griswold, north of Main Street. NORTH AMERICAN EXCELLENCE AWARD. Re-enactors, puppet show, children’s games, face painting, magi­ cians, historical docents, weavers, the Stu Rockafellow Amateur We are especially proud to have been Radio Society special event short-wave radio station, pet adoptions & awarded Ford Motor Company’s highest m o re. aw ard for SATISFYING CUSTOMERS. > .• ...... jjS kv The Stu Rockafellow Amateur Radio Society will be operating at Mill Race Historical Village from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The station will contact radio enthusiasts from around the country and the world from this loca­ SHOW ROOM HOURS tio n . M onday & T hursday 8:00 a.m . to 9:00 p.m .

...... - - 1 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm. Location at Northville T uesday 8:00 a.m . to 6:30 p.m . Community Park, on the west side of Beck Road between 5 and 6 Mile Roads. The Schoolcraft Community Wind Ensemble, a 70 piece Friday 8:00 a.m . to 6:00 p.m . orchestra, performing an evening of patriotic m usic including T h e 1812 Overture and the m usic of John Philip Sousa. Directed by Dr. Jim Nissen.

. Starts at dusk at Browning Ferris Industries (BFI) Arbor Hills Facility - Six Mile Road and Napier Road. Fireworks by 550 W. Seven Mile Zambelli Fireworks Company. Rain date July 5 or 6. See the local newspapers or call (810)808-3566. Main Sponsors: Northville i Between Northville & Sheldon Rd. Township, City o f Northville, Jim ’s Oil Depot and Davis Auto Care, BFI, Ayres, Lewis, Norris 8L M ay , Inc., Meijer’s and Hiller’s M arkets. (248)349-1400 - (734)427-6650

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Neighbors in the news Together again

The following students from Canton were named to the Dean’s List at Eastern Michigan University: Brian Smith, Jennifer Smith, Kelly Smith, Nicole Sobota, Scott Stoops, Debbie Sullivan, Carrie Swanson, Monica Synowiec, Jaime Tache, Stacy Tchorzynski, Charles TenBroeck III, Robert Theakston, Karen Tokarz, Jennifer Tomlinson, Quynh Truong, Mark Turnquist, Julie Vanderhoff, Eden Voss, Adam Wade, Jennifer Weigand, Sandra Weir, Kathleen White, Deanette Wieczorek, Jeffry Worth, Kimberly Wren, Corey Wurtzbacher, Jennifer Zelazny, and Maryam Ziglari. From Plymouth: Christianne Delores, Julie Antoun, Laurie Atkinson, Ellen August, Donald Bain, Kimberly Balcom, Leonard Baron, Jr, Brooke Benner, Judith Bogdon, Stacy Britt, Kimberly Burke, Stephanie Cionca, Colleen Cronin, Kathleen Currier, Melanie Davis, Jill Dennison, Marlene Erxleben, Julie Fenrich, Patrick Gallagher, Lauri Gaylord, Heather Gentry, Karen Giles, Tara Griffith, Lars Gustafson, Elaine Holman, Daniel House, Blythe Jahr, Kevin Jaskolski, Linda Kochenek, LeAnn Lauer, Cynthia Lehnis, Sharon Leo, 50 Year R eunion... William Lincoln, Jr, Linda Linder, Members of the Plymouth High Jennifer Lock, Rachel Luedtke, School Class of 1948 turned out Amy Morris, Catherine Mueller, in mass Saturday to celebrate Jessica Nehring, Benjamin Nelson, Robert Opatrny, Thomas Palmer, their 50 year High School Jennifer Parviainen, Kari Plesco, Reunion at Fox Hills Country Loriance Potochick, Sandra Club (Above). Raymond, Janice Reissenweber, The Reunion began at 1 p.m. Michael Rozennboom, Stephen with a tour of the old Plymouth Schafer, Jacqueline Setlak, Daniel High School, which is now Sharp, Sarah Sheehan, Craig Sielaff, Deborah Smith, Melissa Central Middle School. A tour of Smokovitz, Marc Sowden, Toni the Plymouth Historical Museum, Spear, Christina Stansell, Michael including the recently added Stansell, Jennifer Stockwell, Lynn Lincoln exhibit, followed and the Temske, Amy Tobbits, Cynthia celebration ended with an open Ulrich, Jean Walsh, Scoot Walter, house at Torb and Delores Jessica Wheelock, Christina White, Guenther’s home. Also making an Heather Wood, and Jessica Young. • appearance at the reunion were Shannon L. Wirth, daughter of Eddier Bender (below, left) and Carol A. Wirth of Canton, has grad­ Melvin Blunk (below right), the uated with honors from the Thomas class of ‘48’s teachers at M. Cooley Law School in Lansing. Plymouth High* (Crier photos by Wirth graduated Magna Cum R . Alwood, Jr.) Laude, was on the Dean’s List and the honor roll and was given the honor of a teaching position at the college. *■ , * $ ' » - THE COMMUNITY GRIER: July 1,1998 Page 9

C o m in g J uly 2 9 th Page 10 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July !, 1998 What’s Happening Your Guide To list your group's event in this calendar, send or deliver the notice IN WRITING to: The Crier, 821 Penniman Ave., Plymouth, MI 48170. Information received BY NOON FRIDAY will be used for Wednesday’s to Worship calendar (space permitting).

TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN G r o u p s CHURCH 10101 W. Ann Arbor Rd., Plymouth at Gotfredson & Ann Arbor Rd. f/ (From M-14 take Gotfredson Rd South) 8:00am Praise & Worship Service NEW M ORNING SCHOOL 9:30am Lit el i ne-Contemporary Service The New Morning School has openings in their Discovery Days Classes running July 6- 11:00 am Traditional Service 10. Math Art will help students to explore the connection between math and art and meets Continental Breakfast served 8-9:30am Sunday School for all ages 9:30am Monday-Friday 9 a.m - 10:30 a.m. Have You Hugged A Cricket Today will explore Dr. Wm. C. Moore - Pastor insects and other invertebrates from 11 a.m.-12:30p.m. For more information on these Rev. Wm. Branham - Assoc. Pastor Nursery Provided classes or to register call the school at 420-3331 between 7 a.m. and 12 p.m. (734)459-9550 PLYMOUTH-CANTON CIVITAN MEETING . P-C Civitan Club holds their monthly dinner meeting, on the third Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Water Club Bar & Grill. Call Barb Kobiela, 464-1129. HEART CANCER SUPPORT GROUP The heart cancer support group meets the second and fourth Monday of each month, 7pm, at Northville’s Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Call 422-1826. GOD’S GOLDEN GIRLS Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church invites women over 50 to join “God’s Golden Girls.” Meet third Friday of each month, noon. Free lunch with reservation. Call Pattie, 981-0286. CANTON REPUBLICAN CLUB Canton Republican Club meets on the third Thursday of each month at Cherry Hill School at 7 p.m. Call Melissa McLaughlin, 495-0304. PLYMOUTH YMCA “Y” KIDS For children ages 3-5. Openings for afternoon sessions. Age 3 meets Tuesday and Thursday, ages 4-5 meets Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Call YMCA, 453-2904. PLYMOUTH ORATORIO SOCIETY Society invites interested singers to join this year’s performances, including Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes and the Durufle Requiem. Practices held weekly. No audition neces­ ☆ | * sary. Call Clark or Karen Chapin, 453-4765. VILLAGE POTTERS GUILD ★ ☆ Guild is dedicated to advancement, education of ceramic arts; 25 members share space, ★ ☆ oe$ your Crier Carrier equipment for pottery production. Classes each semester. Call 207-8807. * 90 beyond ☆ PLYMOUTH OPTIMIST CLUB MEETINGS ☆ ★ First, third Monday of month, 6:30 p.m. Mayflower Hotel. Includes dinner and speaker. Call Felix Rotter, 453-2375. ★ the "call of duty" ?? ☆ ★ * 60+ CLUB ☆ Meet every first Monday of month, noon, First United Methodist Church, 45201 N. ☆ ★ Territorial Rd. Bring a dish to pass. Call Lola Schueder, 453-7999. ★ ☆ NEW! PIONEER CLUB FOR CHILDREN ☆ ★ The Pioneer Club provides a good learning experience and fun skill building activities. ★ Clubs from 6:45-8:30 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church. 459-9550. ☆ ☆ PLYMOUTH DISTRICT LIBRARY WRITER’S CLUB * Second and fourth Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Writers of all experi­ ☆ ence levels are welcome. Call 416-0418. ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ H e a l t h ★ ☆ What makes your Crier carrier so special?? ☆ ★ Nominate your Crier Carrier as ★ SUICIDE LOSS PROGRAM ☆ "Crier Carrier of the Month" ☆ Arbor Hospice offers a group for adults who have experienced a loss through suicide. ★ ★ The group meets at Risen Christ Lutheran Church in Plymouth on the first and third • In 25 words or less, explain what makes your Crier carrier Monday evening of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. For more information call 734-662- ☆ ☆ so exceptional. 5999 or 248-348-4980. ★ • Send or drop off your entry with your name, address, and ★ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HANDBOOKS ☆ daytime phone number to: ☆ 40-page handbook contains current domestic violence laws, women’s rights, community ★ ★ resources list, and more, in Arabic. Pick-up copies at Arab-American and Chaldean ☆ The Community Crier Carrier Contest ☆ Council, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, Wayne County prosecutor’s office and department of public health clinic in Dearborn. English, Spanish ★ 821 Penniman Avenue • Plymouth, MI 48170-1694 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1998 Paige 11

10WERT0V/N GRILL What’s Happening 195 W. Liberty Street GUIDE to (734)451-1213 To list your group’s event in this calendar, send or deliver the notice IN WRITING to: The Crier, 821 Penniman Ave., Plymouth, MI 48170. Information received BY NOON FRIDAY will be used for Wednesday's Entertainment calendar (space permitting). Visit Us ONLINE at www.community- GUIDE.com/advertising C r O '' ' / j, ' '/ ,/ || Heidesgffffe* 995 W. Ann Arbor Tr. J jg P U (734)453-5140 flowers & gifts Your GUIDE to commercial entertainment in the Plymouth-Canton-Northville Community. Also note community and non-profit groups’ Visit Us ONLINE at events, listed in this Crier under W hat’s www.commimIty» Happening. GUIDE.com/advertising

M e n a r d B u il d e r s , I n c . CANTON CINEMA 6 P.O. Box 700232#Plymouth 734-981-1900; “G od zilla" (734)451-7400 “Mulan” “The Perfect Murder” “The Truman Show” “X-Files” “Out of Sight” visit us ONLINE at www.communlty- CENTER STAGE 734-981-5122; Fri.-Sat.: Dance GUIDE.com/advertising Watermark in Concert. .. Utilizing music, drama, amd puppetry, the to alternative music and more. young adult group Watermark will be in Canton on Sunday, July 12 at 7 p.m. St. Michael Lutheran Church at 7000 N. Sheldon Road invites the general public to come see COFFEE STUDIO the concert. A freewill offering will be taken. Call (734) 459-3333 for more information. 734-416-9288; Wed.; Open THE PENN THEATRE Mic Night 760 Penniman Ave. CROWS NEST (734)453-0870 * 734-459-4020; Thur.-Sat.r Live Piano Bar Music with Gail Deeter-Gerhardt. Visit Us ONLINE at E v e n t s www.eommimity- ERNESTOS GUIDE.com/advertising 734-453-2002; Mon.-Thurs.; Strolling Musicians; Tues.-Sat.: THIRD ANNUAL BARGAIN BAZAAR Live Music in Piano Bar. The Northville Central Business Association announces the Third Annual Bargain Bazaar GENITTI*S HOLE IN THE WALL on Saturday, August 1, from 9a.m.-5p.m. on Main and Center Streets in historic downtown 248-349-0522; Live Interactive Northville. Booths are available now. Call Lorie Wyant at 248-349-3537 for details. Dinner Theater; I Do.. .1 Think. ” FARM BREAKFAST KARL’S COUNTRY CABIN Friday D ances An all you can e^t breakfast serving pancakes, scrambled eggs, hash browns, ham, orange 734-455-8450; Thurs.;Live E very Friday juice, tea, and coffee will be sponsered by Union Chapter No. 55 Royal Arch Masons on B lu es: Witchdoctors. at Burton Manor Saturday, July 4 at the Northville Masonic Center on 106 E. Main in Northville. The break­ MARQUIS THEATRE Dances Every Friday fast will start at 7 a.m. and last until parade time.Cost is $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for chil­ 248-349-8110; Live Musical in Livonia on Schoolcraft Rd„ dren 12 and under. T h e a t r e “Raggedy Ann & 1 block west of Inkster Qd. Exit 176 off 1-96 Andy.” r M ILL RACE HISTORICAL VILLAGE i i A d m i s s i o n The Mill Race Historical Village in Northville will be hosting traditional July 4 events from i MR. B’S PLYMOUTH : $ 2 . 0 0 | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be re-enactors, puppet shows, children’s games, face painting, 734-459-4190; Sat. .‘Live music i with this coupon magicians, weavers, histoprical docents, pet adoptions and more. Located on Griswold, PENN THEATRE | through 7/10/98 north of Main Street. 734-453-0870; Now playing: FIREWORKS “Titanic. ” 21 & over • Dressy attire • Cash Bar • No jeans • 8:00pm to Browning Ferris Industries will be having a firworks display at there Arbor Hills Facility at PLYMOUTH COFFEE BEAN 1:00am • Admission $5.00 Six Mile and Napier Road on July 4 starting at dusk. 734-454-0178; Sat.: Open Mic JIotim;: (734)98 CHICKEN BARBECUE Night. VFW Post #6695 and Ladies Auxiliary will be having a July 4 Chicken Barbecue at 1426 STATION 885 RESTAURANT S. Mill Street in Plymouth from noon until 5 p.m.Cost is $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for chil­ 734-459-0885; Wed. - Thurs.: dren 5 and under. Carry out service available, public welcome. Call 459-6700 for more Live music with Wally Gibson; F r i .- S a t . Wally Gibson and information. Angelo Primo. WEST SIDE SINGLES 734-981-0909; Every Fri.: V o l u n t e e r Friday dances at Burton Manor.

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N e i g h b o r s A new Look... H a m tra m c k a rtist D e n n is in business Orlowski is giving a festive touch to Maria’s Bakery at Cherry Hill and s Sweeping Beauties Housekeeping, Haggerty roads in Canton. Inc has moved into a new office located Orlowski, a graduate of on Canton Center Road south of Joy Cooley High School, is Road in Canton. also an art teacher there The company has cleaned more than and has painted murals 68,400 home along the 1-275 corridor throughout the Detroit since its inception in October, 1986, and has grown from a single employe to 26. Metro Area. (Crier photo For more information, call Sweeping b y R. Alwood, Jr.) Beauties at (734) 453-7880. • Plymouth-based environmental and engineering consulting firm Techna Corporation has expanded into western Michigan by opening an office in Kalamazoo. Techna Corporation was founded in 1986 as an environmental consulting and engineering services firm employing scientists, engineers and other professionals. The company has Gardner White comes to Canton completed more than 2,000 projects in more than 15 states. Location, existing building among draws for Michigan furniture store • McDonald’s of Canton, owned by BY SCOTT SPIELMAN 16, according to Barb Tronstein, vice- shoppers will be able to take advantage of A1 and Rosie Fellhauer, has donated The last of Canton’s ‘big box’ president. pre-grand-opening sales, according to four complete sets of 12 Teenie Beanie developments has a new owner and tenant “It’s been a lot of hard work, but we’re Tronstein. Babies to Canton organizations to help — Gardner White Furniture. moving ahead very quickly,” Tronstein Gardner White is a Michigan owned them raise funds. The furniture company has purchased said. “With the renovation, we’re totally and operated business which sold its first The collectibles were donated to the and intends to remodel the interior of the redoing the interior of. the building. W eil chair in 1912. The firm has operated Canton Senior Center, St. Joseph Mercy former Jumbo Sports building on Ford be setting up different galleries to under the same management since 1959 Health System and to the Salem High Road just east of 1-275. showcase product lines. You won’t even and has five locations throughout Metro School Quiz Bowl team. That remodeling, which will cost about be able to recognize it when we’re Detroit, according to Tronstein. • $1 million, will take a few months but finished.” Other locations include stores in Lisa Sultana-Bogacki has joined the Gardner White won’t let it slow them Renovations will be underway when Taylor, Waterford and Warren. The staff of MEDHEALTH Systems down. They plan to open for business July the store is open for business, but Canton location is the chain’s Corporation in Plymouth as an office westernmost location, Tronstein said. assistant. “It’s an area of the city not currently She will provide support to the serviced by another location,” Tronstein corporate director of marketing and said. “It’s also a growing area that we’d communications, Marketing Assistant like to service. We think there are a" lot of and other members of the Marketing consumers who would appreciate our high and Guest Relations Staff in all areas of quality products.” marketing for the Plymouth facility. That, coupled with the building’s • proximity to the freeway were the deciding ‘Managing the Home Building factors for locating the store in Canton, Process,’ a 16-hour weekend course, Tronstein said. will be offered by Oakland Builders Of course, having a pre-built facility Institute July 18 and 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 didn’t hurt either, she said. p.m. at the Quality Inn of Plymouth. “It cuts down the time it takes to get up The seminar is for those who want to and running,” she said. “The building is subcontract the construction of their only a few years old and it’s in excellent own home or be more informed when structural condition.” working with a contractor. Cost of the Tronstein said the store will employ seminar is $185 and includes two course between 50-70 when it is fully staffed. textbooks. Although recent hiring fairs have filled a Register by July 10 by sending a $25 majority of the positions, many staff deposit to Oakland Builders Institute at members are still needed, she said. Anyone 1277 Dutton Road, Rochester Hills, MI Gardner White Furniture has purchased the former Jumbo Sports building and wanting to apply can stop by the store 483306. For More information call 1- intends to open July 16. About $1 million in interior renovations are scheduled for between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. or fax a resume 800-940-2014. the building. (Crier photo by R. Alwood, Jr.) . . -.v. .w * to (734) 844-3189. THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1996 Page 13 Little pinch from loss of court money

After the first year of not receiving percentage of case loads, received about according to Supervisor Tom Yack. Keen McCarthy. “Somehow you ve got to court revenues, the effects look pretty $600,000 in excess funds from the court in “It’s hard to say where they would’ve make up for that either by taking funds minimal in the 35th District Court’s 1995 and 1996. The City of Northville, has gone to” he said. from something else, or cutting back on communities. the smallest percentage and received about Likewise court revenues go into the City services.” The court generates its operating money $50,000. of Plymouth’s general fund, according to The Court Advisory Board is expected through the payment of tickets and fines. Since the storm-related fire leveled the Walters. The City normally receives about to vote July 8 on whether to allow the court Those revenues have averaged about $3.5 Dunbar Davis Hall of Justice July 2, none $120,000 in returned revenues from the to withhold revenues to defray rebuild million since 1995, according to court of the five communities have gotten back court. costs or begin dispersing them back to the documents. any funds, according to Plymouth City In Northville and Plymouth townships, communities, according to Court Normally, there’s money left over. Manager Steve Walters. however, the court funds help support Administrator Kerry Erdman. Excess revenues are dispersed back to the The lack of those funds have had a police services. Erdman said it was up to the communities based on the percentage of varying effect on the communities. Funds “That was revenue that paid for police communities to determine how much, if case loads which originated there. . flowing from the court into Canton go into services, and now it’s gone,” said any, of the funds will be held aside for For example, Canton has the highest the Township’s general operating fund, Plymouth Township Supervisor Kathleen rebuilding the new courthouse. A courthouse to last until 2020

Continued from pg. 1 With their building gone, it was clear that million to build. the 35th District Court would need With three full courtrooms and an John F. It was evident in the T-shirts worn by someplace to set up, and fast. They needed a unfinished magistrate courtroom, the barbecue chefs at Plymouth’s Fall Festival place to hold court until a replacement building will meet the court’s immediate chicken dinner two months later which read: courthouse could be completed. A needs, but possibly not as long as officials vosm Smokin’ Like the Courthouse. Later, “35th committee was formed and, headed by had hoped. District Court World Tour” shirts were retired Judge Jim Garber, worked to “We think this is a workable courthouse, ATTORNEY printed up, which listed the dates and determine the best location for both the but we can’t attach a flag to it to say it’s locations court was held until they moved permanent and temporary courthouses. good until the year 2020,” Judge Ron Lowe into a temporary structure. From the start, it looked increasingly like said when the plan was chosen by the Court (734) 455-4250 And it is also evident in the type of new courthouse would be rebuilt on old site. Advisory board in late April. celebration originally planned for tomorrow: When the court committee decided to The courthouse will provide some added PLYMOUTH a barbecue. lease modular portable buildings from GE security features, such as secured parking for “Being the ecologically sensitive people Portables and set them up in the Unisys judges and police vehicles. With an all-brick we are, we thought it might be ozone day or parking lot across from the old site, they had Please see pg.22 something, so we decided to just have a also decided to rebuild the courthouse in the luncheon,” said Kerry Erdman, 35th District footprint of the old. Court administrator. “I think we made most of the right That sense of humor and professionalism decisions,” MacDonald said. has faced some obstacles along the way; The Site obstacles that were overcome with what can “If I had to do all over again I would have be described only as grace under pressure. done it entirely differently,” said Canton The Fire Supervisor Tom Yack. Severe weather rolled through Metro Many of the decisions that went into Detroit early in the evening Wednesday, July keeping the site no longer apply to the $7.2 2. While tornadoes tore through Hamtramck million plan proposed by Coquilliard, and Detroit, the effects in P-C-N were Dundon, Peterson and Argenta, the mostly downed trees and wires. At about 6 courthouse’s architects, Yack said. p.m., one such wire lay on an evestrough on Such considerations as using land the the courthouse roof. As the fire department court already owned, building on the waited for Detroit Edison to shut down existing foundation and avoiding excess site Eight Classics power to the wire, temperatures in the improvements all factored into saving court building continued to climb as the wire dollars, Yack said. Every Hour! charged the building with electricity and The proposed building won’t fit on the eventually sparked the fire that consumed it. existing footprint, and will require additional Firefighters from the Plymouths, Canton sitework, Yack said. and Northville Township were called to help “When you have to move quickly you T h e ^ — ^ fight the blaze, but were hampered by the need to make decisions based on incomplete presence of the downed wires. The power information,” Yack said. “I think we should C om m unity Crier lines formed an electric barricade around the have had more options.” east side of the building, leaving firefighters Yack said that although he would have to fight the blaze from above. liked to look at other sites between Five Mile Detroit Edison workers arrived at about and Warren roads, the court’s current 9:45 p.m. to cut wires and allow firefighters location has the benefit of being centrally Working For You! access to the east side of the building. By located within the district’s five Rebecca Pavy then it was too late to save the courthouse. communities. A nnounce Y our Special A dvertising The aftermath The Building Services and Sales w ith a The first challenge staffers faced was When court officials began thinking C on sultant simply finding a place to work. about a new building, they wanted “It certainly was a strain on all of us,” something that would meet their needs until Specializing in ORTTCR A O said Chief Judge John MacDonald. “It the year 2020. Old Village and wasn’t something that anyone was prepared At about 45,000 square feet, the proposed Northville area Call (734)453-6900 for.” , ‘ . . . . i i j / . three-story courthouse will cost about $7.2 Page 14 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1998 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1998 Page 15

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BY BRYON MARTIN licenses disappear. By yesterday afternoon, all five downtown Choosing a favorite might be, “a way to Plymouth restaurants with applications decrease the log jam at the LCC level,” pending in Lansing for special liquor licenses according to Guile. were to have filed new letters of intent at City Preference will be given to “the project Hall. with the most overall positive impact on The deadline had been set by Plymouth’s downtown,” Walters said. Monetary Downtown Development Authority, which investment, the creation of jobs and will pick one applicant as its favorite in case drawing power for downtown will factor in the state offers the City only one more license. to the decision. The DDA decided such preparations were The Penniman Deli, Cafe Giverny and a good idea in light of conversations with the Uncle Franks are restaurants who have state’s Liquor Control Commission (LCC). applied. Last year the E.G. Nicks and LCC began to accept Tom’s Oyster Bar are applications for 50 6 We ’re revising our renovating locations liquor licenses strategy based on in the City, but may specially created for not want to finnish downtown eventually finding out without the liquor development license each has said districts. The what the rules are.} is crucial to understanding then operations. was that licenses - Steve W alters Having applicants would be awarded Plymouth City Manager re-submit letters of on a first-come, first- intent is an served basis, according to City Manager Steve opportunity to describe the nature of each Walters. Now that doesn’t seem to be the project and its impact downtown, Walters said. case. The letters were also a way to slip from the “We’re revising our strategy based on political knot of having to pick one business I t f i t s ! . . . Plymouth Township Police Sgt. Denny Wilson helps eventually finding out what the rules are,” he as an official City favorite. Cameron McMartin try on SWAT equipment Sunday during the said. “There’s a slow process of approval. “We let them rank themselves,” Guile And they also seem to be spreading out the said. Township's Public Safety Fair (Crier photo by R. Alwood, Jr.) licenses.” Once the DDA chooses from the five, Plymouth has had as many as eight though, it will recommend that application to applications under consideration at the capital. the City Commission for endorsement Then, Canton firefighters need The City’s first and only license was awarded the DDA hopes, the City will get at least one to Dinersty in December. more license. DDA Director Steve Guile says since that Walters said the City could have help helping family award, Plymouth’s pile of applications have forwarded applications in order last year, but been skipped over to give other communities didn’t because it “got the rules way into the BY SCOTT SPIELMAN The foundation, which raises funds for a shot. game. It’s every family’s worst nightmare: to be local charities and families in need, has Unless Plymouth expresses a prioritize “We could have gone through this kind of awakened in the middle of the night by the donated an additional $1,500 to the family, order for their applications, he said, the LCC evaluation process last July if we had fire alarm, smell smoke and see the flicker of but more is needed, Davison said. will continue to pass Plymouth by as the known,” he said. flame. With insurance funds falling short, the When Canton’s Steve Kelly and Vicky couple was left without a place to live, and Heaney woke early June 19 to find a fire in CFF is calling to the community to help, About 20 per cent vote their mobile home, they barely had time to Davison said. grab their two year old daughter and their “W e’re just trying to get them the basic Continued from pg. 1 In the 21st State House, Brace Patterson kittens. necessities,” he said. “The big thing we can and Patricia Fatyma face each other for the “They escaped with only the clothes on do is can a roof over their head.” and fire services, and a transfer of sewer G.O.P. ticket. their back,” said Lt. Jim Davison of the Davison said anyone wanting to make a service fees from their water to their tax bills The Wayne County Commission’s 11th Canton Fire Department. donation can drop funds off at Canton’s Fire resulting in a 1.56-mill increase. District will find Democrats John Sullivan, The fire, which appeared to have started Station #1 at Cherry Hill and Canton Center Unless residents are have registered to vote Fred Bolden, Tom Hartnett and David Parrott near the mobile home’s air conditioning unit, roads in care of the Canton Firefighters with either a Secretary of State branch or their in contention. spread quickly and totally consumed the Foundation. Checks can be made out to CFF local clerk’s office, they won’t be able to vote James McCosky has withdrawn from the structure, according to Davison. The family #2289. Aug. 4. race against fellow Democrat Dennis was left with nothing. A donation site has also been set up at In the election’s biggest legislative contest, Shrewsbury for the Wayne County That’s when the other side of the Canton Canton’s Summit on the Park for shoes, Thaddeus McCotter, Deborah Whyman and Commission’s 10th District. Fire Department came in. The Canton clothing and other items, according to Deb Jim Ryan will square off for the Republican Endorsements for these races and for the Firefighter Foundation (CFF) donated $500 to Bilbrey-Honsowetz, manager. People party’s nomination as 9th State Senate Township millage issues will appear in the the family to cover the immediate expenses of interested in donating can bring clothing to candidate. Marc Susselman and Carol Wednesday, July 29 issue of The Community finding & place to stay. The funds were the Summit or call 397-5110 to ask for Poenisch will vie for the Democratic nod. Crier. proceeds from the previous night’s spaghetti clothing sizes. In the 20th State House seat, Republican Voter turnout in the Plymouths in the two dinner at the Liberty Fest. Anyone knowing someone who would be K.C. Mueller is looking to steal the spot on previous primaries hovered around 20 per “We hadn’t even gone to the bank yet,” willing to rent a home or apartment to the the November ballot incumbent Gerry Law cent, topping out in 1992 at 34 per cent, D ayton said: / ^cpiiple cap Teach Davison at (734) 981-1113. wants to hold. according to the City and Township clerks. THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1998 Pige 17

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Continued from pg. 1 the Whalers’ final game of the season. did not play the remainder of the season. notified and Boulerice will be expected After some pushing and shoving behind He said he decided to file charges earlier to turn himself in, Jarvis said. League, whom he was expected to play the Guelph net, Boulerice faced Long, this month after watching the incident on If Boulerice is charged with felonious for next season, until Nov. 15. turned the stick to its heel, and smashed video. assault he could face up to four years in “This is something we knew might Long in the middle of the face. Township police used the OHL video prison, Jarvis said. If the charge is happen,” said W halers’ Coach Peter Play was stopped for 20 minutes as in their investigation, according to Jarvis, felonious assault with intent to do great DeBoer. “We certainly didn’t condone trainers and paramedics treated the and decided the incident was severe bodily harm, the sentence could jump to his action, but Jesse was a member of our injured player. Witness reports said enough to seek the warrant. 10 years. organization for three years. We are still Long had stopped breathing while he lay “It’s up to the'prosecutor,” Jarvis said, “A lot of incidents that happen on ice going to support him.” unconscious on the ice. “but I think we have a good case here.” are taken care of by the hockey The alleged assault occurred during Long suffered two facial fractures, a If Wayne County Prosecuters grant the organizations,” Jarvis said. “But this one game four of the conference semi-finals, blood clot and a severe concussion, and warrant, Boulerice’s lawyer will be was a little more severe.” Community deaths ANASTASIA S. (BARTOL) MAZUR Anastasia S. (Bartol) Mazur, a Plymouth Township resident, died June O b itu a rie s 24, 1998 at the age of 86. Mrs. Mazur was bom Dec. 21, 1911 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She worked at For more information on listing a paid obituary notice in The Crier, Jeanettes Bridal Shop where she was a seamstress doing the fancy work on contact your funeral director, or call (734) 453-6900. the gowns. She came to Plymouth Township 10 years ago from Dearborn Heights. She was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church and the Tonquish Creek Senior Citizen Group. She loved to sew and do JOHN A. HOEN needlepoint. John A. Hoen, a Plymouth Township resident, died June 26, 1998 at the She is survived by her daughter, Louise M. Symanow of Plymouth; son, age of 78. ^ Robert (Kay) Bartol of Silver Springs, MD; grandchildren, David Mr. Hoen was born June 30, 1919 in Black Rock, NY. He was a freight (Carolyn) Symanow of Plymouth, Daniel (Marie) Symanow of Canton, claim manager for 25 years with New York Central Railroad, and a self- Deborah (David) Bulmer of Plymouth, Douglas Symanow of Plymouth; employed salesman for 25 years. He came to the Plymouth Community in seven great-grandchildren; three brothers; and two sisters. She is preceded 1993 from Dearborn Heights, MI. He was a member of Our Lady of Good in death by her son-in-law, George Symanow. Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth. He served in the armed services Services were held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in during WWII. He was a member of 4th Degree Knights of Columbus— Plymouth. Burial was at St. Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn Heights. Local Patrick O ’Kelly Council No. 3860; V.F.W. Post 5 1 12,DEarborn; Divine arrangements were made by the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home in Child Dad’s Club, Dearborn; Past Commander, Catholic War Veterans Plymouth. Memorial contributions can be given to the American Heart Post 1540—Dearborn; American Legion Post 8, Dearborn; andTAmvets Association of Michigan. Post 4, Dearborn! He is survived by his wife, Eileen M. of Plymouth; daughters, Patricia ARVID E. BURDEN (Tom) Ziober of Livonia, Kathleen (Philip) Adams of Livonia, Jean (Gary) Arvid E. Burden, a Plymouth resident, died June 28, 1998 at the age of Hampton of Canton; sons, Michael (Tricia) Hoen of West Bloomfield, 85. Timothy (Cindy Kerr) Hoen of Canton, Robert (Katherine) Hoen of Mr. Burden was bom Nov. 20, 1912 in Plymouth. He worked for the Livonia, Dennis (Bonnie) Hoen of Dearborn Heights; Kevin (Debra) Hoen University of Michigan Maintenance and Grounds Department, retiring in of Minnesota, James (Tracy) Hoen of Royal Oak; 24 grandchildren; and April 1978 after 19 years of service. Prior to working at U of M, he two great-grandchildren. worked at Daisy Air Rifle Co, in Plymouth. He was a life-long Plymouth Services were held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in resident. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church (Charter member) Plymouth with the Rev. Fr. Kevin P. O’Brien officiating. Burial was at St. since 1934. He was the church clerk for 30 years. He was also an elder and Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn Heights. Local arrangements were made taught Sunday school and duplicated tapes of the services. He and his by the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home in Plymouth. Memorial wife, Adeline were married for more tha 53 yeafs. contributions can be given to K of C Patrick O’Kelly Council, Dearborn, He is survived by his wife, Adeline of Plymouth; and daughters, Allison MI; or Angela Hospice, Livonia, MI. Foster of Garden City; Arviline (Douglas) Earley of Jenison. He is preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Michigan Foster; and brother, HELEN C. EADY Haldor. Helen C. Eady, a Westland resident, died June 24, 1998 at the age of 70. . Services were held at Calvary Baptist Church, 43065 Joy Road, with Mrs. Eady was bom May 3, 1928 in Detroit. She retired from Michigan Roland F. DeRenzo officiating. Burial was at United Memorial Gardens in National Bank in Southfield where she was a collections agent. She came Superior Township. Local Arrangements were made by the Schrader- to the Westland community 10 years ago from Detroit. Howell Funeral Home in Plymouth. Memorial contributions can be given She is survived by her son, Thomas H. (April) Eady, Jr of Livonia; to the Calvary Baptist Church Mission Fund. daughter, Cheryl L. (Matt Johnson) Eady of Westland; grandchildren, Dean Mitchell of Livonia, Ashlee Gordon of Livonia, Tyler Gordon of Livonia; brother, Donald (Irene) Kaczmarek of Shelby Township, MI; and sister, Dolores (Dan) Arini of Orlando, FL. Buddy Joe Bazzell, 62, Machinist for Ford Motor Co. for 20 years Arrangements were made by and services were held at the Schrader- Buddy Joe Bazzell, a Canton resident, died June 23, 1998. Howell Funeral Home in Plymouth with Pastor Craig Fox officiating. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Beverly Bazzell; one son; two Burial was at Glen Eden Cemetery in Livonia. Memorial contributions can daughters;; his father; two brothers; two sisters; and six grandchildren. be given to Hospice of Southeastern Michigan; 16250 Northland Drive, Arrangements were made by and services held at the McCabe Funeral Home Southfield, MI 48075. Canton Chapel. 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Page 22 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1998 Legal actions vs. Detroit Edison, insurer pending Continued from pg. 13 landowner, Lowe said. according to Ed Draugelis. Draugelis we’ll know how much money we’ll need by “The one benefit we have is that this time declined to comment on the specifics of the then.” traditional colonial design, the building will we know it’s coming,” he said. “We’ll have suit because the final draft of the complaint Looking back blend in well with the character of Plymouth. enough time to make some arrangements.” was not finished, nor his client notified, he While court officials look forward to the Where they are now The financial aspects of rebuilding are said. end of their long rebuilding process, one The courthouse received preliminary yet to be decided, as well. The new The outcome of these suits is important fact becomes certain about the journey so approval from Plymouth City Planning courthouse will be funded through a because it will tell court officials how much far. Commission last month, according to combination of insurance funds and they have for a new building, and how “I can’t say enough about the staff and Erdman. The plan goes before the Zoning bonding revenues. Excess court revenues, much they have to finance, Rogers said. other people who stepped up to help out,” Board of Appeals tomorrow to determine if normally redistributed to the district’s “The court authority needs to know how Lowe said. “They were tremendous in the the proposed building is too tall for the communities, may be withheld to fund part much funds they have available so they can way they all pulled together.” location, he said. of the courthouse, according to Erdman. make plans,” he said. “We’re definitely heading in the right The project should go out for bids in The court was insured through Lowe said he is hopeful that the situation direction,” MacDonald said. “Now we can August, and initial phases of construction Michigan Municipal Risk Management will be resolved quickly. concentrate on looking forward and putting could begin as early as September or Association (MMRMA) for $3.4 million. “The bonding process is still a little the unpleasant memories of starting over October, according to MacDonald. The City of Plymouth also insured the ways away,” he said. “There’s a belief that behind us.” Questions unanswered building with the Par Group for $1.9 With the project about two months million. behind schedule, it is likely that the new While MMRMA has paid almost all of courthouse won’t be ready when leases on their $3.4 million to the court, the Par Twp.’s picnic Sat. the temporary units and the land they rest on Group has yet to disperse any funds, are up. according to Dave Rogers, an attorney with Looking for something to do this Fourth together,” says Township Treasurer Ron What’s not known is exactly how much Draugelis & Ashton. Rogers is of July after the parade? Edwards, who is helping to organize the of a gap in time there’ll be, and what options representing MMRMA in one of two Saturday, Plymouth Township will host picnic. “It’s just a good old-fashioned the court will pursue, according to Lowe. lawsuits filed this week. its second annual Township Picnic at picnic.” “It’s really too early to cross that bridge,” Under the lawsuit, MMRMA will ask Township Park, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This year’s agenda includes: volleyball, Lowe said. “Nobody knows for sure what that the Par Group meet their obligations, Families can come out for a summer horseshoes, balloons, frisbees, foam footballs the building schedule will be. We’ll be able Rogers said. afternoon of food, fun and games. and a fishing contest, and other outdoor to examine that better after the bidding “Technically, they haven’t denied the Hot dogs, chips and soda will all be activities. process.” claim, they simply haven’t paid anything available for a nickel (reduced from last “At last year’s fishing contest one kid The land the temporary courthouse rests yet,” he said. “We’re just asking for them year’s hefty $.25 price). Proceeds will benefit caught a 14-inch bass with a piece of com,” on is for sale, and it’s uncertain if Unisys to contribute according to their written the Kiwanis Club. Edwards said. “He won a fishing pole and a win still own the property when the lease is agreement.” “It’s all about bringing the community MacDonald’s Happy Meal.” up in September. That could mean another A second suit will be filed in the near phase of negotiations with a different future by MMRMA against Detroit Edison, 6,000 expected in N’ville i i i r Continued from pg. 1 there for the fireworks, instead of trying to Central Air Conditioning Sale! drive to BFI. The view from there is great, she So many residents who won’t be at says. Massey this year are expected to join the The Zambelli Fireworks Company will crowd at BEL present the display again this year, according The Department of Public Safety says it to Celebrate Northville committe member can handle the bigger crowds, according to Ken Woodside. They also do the Detroit- Pigeon. There should be plenty of parking and Windsor Freedom Festival fireworks display. room for everyone. Woodside says Zambelli did a great job Pigeon estimates 2,000-3,000 people have last year, and that he is looking forward to attnded the fireworks in past years. That another amazing show. number may double this year, she says. Zambelli usually includes some of the Plymouth fireworks usually draw really fancy shapes, says Woodside, the same approximately 15,000 people to parks and type used in large shows like Detroit’s. common areas, says Paul Sincock, Plymouth The fireworks display is the biggest Municipal Services director. expense the Celebrate Northville organization Northville Township’s entire public safety faces all year according to Woodside. • Quiet O peration force will be on duty that night, Pigeon says. “We rely on sponsors to bring it all The department will have a command post • C om pact Styling together,” he says, noting that all members of at BFI, the site of the display. Most officers the organizing committee are volunteers. • Efficient Cooling will direct traffic and parking unless a The Northville fireworks display will • Professional Installation problems arises. begin at dusk at Browning Ferris Industries at Pigeon says officials encourage spectators Six Mile and Napier roads. Parking on-site. . glL FREE ESTIMATES who will be at the Northville Community The rain date is July 5 or 6. Call (810) 808- Park for the pre-fireworks concert to stay 3566 for more information. Si® ‘We’ll be back next year’ Service maintenance agreements very affordable. Continued from pg. 1 We Service All Makes and Models • complete 24-hour service company are already beginning to plan for next year, proximity to the old location, Fedewa said. Fedewa said. 23262 Telegraph • Southfield, M ich. “When Independence Fireworks scouted “First we have to find a site, lock it down out the site, they determined it wouldn’t be and get all the official clearances,” he said. 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Plymouth resident Julie Expansion team puts future in the hands of Whalers’ star Angell has completed her third year on Princeton University’s NHL DRAFT basketball team, and has received a bevy of awards for BY PETE KRUPSKY her past year efforts. Last summer Plymouth Whalers center- Angell was honored with the man Dave Legwand was a talented player Kim Curry Award for team out of Grosse Pointe Woods hop­ spirit, the Most Improved ing to find his niche Player Award, and the Herbert with a new team W. Hobler Award ‘44, given to and a new league. the woman “who through her What a differ­ positive attitude, sportsman­ ence a year makes. ship, and consistent effort to Legwand capped a storybook season improve her skills, contributes Saturday at the National Hockey League’s most to the team.” Entry Draft in Buffalo when the expansion Julie was also named one of Nashville Predators took him second over­ the team captains for her all. upcoming senior campaign. “It’s an honor to be Nashville’s first- ever draft pick,” Legwand said. “It’s going Princeton finished second to an honor to play for them, a new city and behind Harvard for the Ivy new team. And the fans are just unbeliev­ League title this past season, able.” and will again be a contender Also drafted Saturday were Whalers for the 98-99 playing year. defenseman Kevin Holdridge (Novi), taken in the third round (70th overall) by the Julie is studying English at Carolina Hurricanes, and former Whaler Princeton, and has been a con­ Andy Burnham, now with Windsor, who tributing writer to campus was taken in the 4th round (95th overall) by newspaper, , The Daily the New York Islanders. Princetonian. The impact of the Canadian Hockey League was evident in this draft, with 53 of their players taken through the first three Dave Legwand draped in both a new Nashville Predators jersey and a cheerful glow, The Canton Chamber of rounds. Of the 258 players selected in the stands before reporters Saturday afternoon in Buffalo. A lot of this type of focus will be placed on the young centerman over the next few years. (Photo courtesy of John Canini) Commerce will host their entire NHL Entry Draft, 127 came from the annual golf classic Friday, CHL. pull off a trade like that and he had that Canadian Hockey League’s premier play­ August 14 at Fellows Creek The early spotlight shone on Rimouski’s much confidence in me to be trading two ers. Vincent Lecavalier and Legwand, clearly picks for me,” Legwand said. “I’m not nervous at all,” Poile said. “We Golf Course beginning at 8:30 the two best players in this draft. As “Only time will tell, but it feels real see in this business that players develop a.m. expected, Tampa Bay selected Lecavalier good today,” Poile said. “I don’t want to physically and mentally and have success The format will be a best with the first overall pick. Nashville, pick­ use term ‘franchise player’ loosely. But I at all different ages. We drafted a whole ball scramble, four persons ing third, wanted Legwand badly. think based on potential, on what he’s bunch of guys yesterday who we hope have per team. Legwand was all set to go to the San accomplished this past year (55 goals with breakthrough years at 24 or 25 or maybe Jose Sharks, who picked second. But after 51 assists in 59 games), Lecavalier and even in their 30s.” The costs are $150 per per­ taking scorer Patrick Marleau with the sec­ Legwand certainly looked like they were “The fact is that David Legwand did it, son or $500 per foursome, and ond overall pick last year, San Jose was odds-on favorites to turn into the top play­ he was everything (Ontario Hockey includes 18 holes with a cart, eyeing a defenseman. That set the deal in ers in this draft. League’s Rookie of the Year, Most continental breakfast, lunch at motion, completed just five minutes before “Having said that, we know things Valuable Player and the Canadian Hockey the turn, beverages on the Legwand’s selection. change over time,” Polie said. “But league’s Most Valuable Player). It’s there. Predators’ general manager David Poile Legwand’s getting bigger. He’s getting Go talk to the players he played against. I course, buffet dinner, door worked out a trade with San Jose, moving stronger. He can skate like the wind and he don’t think they would suggest he was a prizes, goodie bags, contest up when he traded Nashville’s third and can score. That’s exactly what we need. flash in the pan. This guy was not an easy awards and a raffle. 29th overall pick for the Sharks’ second We didn’t get that in the expansion draft. I guy to play against. Fax or mail registration and and 84th pick. think the most goals (of the players select­ “We think he’s for real, “ he said. “We payment to 5820 Canton After combing through the National ed) somebody got was 19. On the surface, are very, very happy.” Hockey League’s unprotected lists to select Dave Legwand has the potential to be much As talented as Legwand is, the thing that Center Road, #110, Canton, 26 players the day before in the expansion better than that.” sets him apart is his work ethic. Go to the Mi, 48187. Fax: (734) 453- draft, Poile felt he needed a game-breaker. Poile was asked if he was nervous about rink on game nights and you’ll see him 4503. “When I walked up there (after being taking a guy who literally came out of there before anyone else. Go to the rink on selected) I was so surprised that he could nowhere last year to become one of the Please see pg. 25 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1998 Page 25 Sports Pheasant Run to add 9 more shorts Arthur Hills will design extra holes BY SCOTT GOODWIN City of Plymouth Parks and Pretty soon you’ll be able to make another turn. Recreation softball standings Canton Township-owned Pheasant Run Golf Course is plan­ thru June 25: ning nine more holes of championship play to bring their total Men’s Blue Division: Varsity to 27. Construction could begin as early as this fall on the new Ford, 7-0; Rusty Nail, 8-1; Ford holes, and is expected to be complete in the Spring of 2000, UAW Local 845, 5-3; Ancor, 6-4; according Dave Horstman, golf professional at Pheasant Run. Disposable Heroes, 3-5; Johnson Renowned course-designer Arthur Hills will design the extra Controls, 1-8; D & D Video nine, Horstman said, just as he had the first 18. Transfer o f Livonia, 1-9. Most of the holes will be located west of the course across Men’s White Division: Card-it, Beck Road. So that each course of nine holes begins and ends 5-2; Roush Wheels, 4-2; Davey at the clubhouse, current hole number 17 will be the starting Tree, 6-3; Zen a Comp, 5-3; hole for the new nine, Horstman said. Capital Communications In terms of design, the new nine holes will be “more similar Services, 5-4; Soil & Materials to the (current) back nine,” said Horstman. “Everything will be Engineers, 3-6; Plymouth a little wider. Stamping, 0-8. “We want to keep it in line with the original design. That’s Men’s Modified: Portland why we’re bringing in Arthur Miller,” he said. “You won’t be Building, 6-2; Insurance able to tell we added extra holes. We’ll keep things flowing.” Exchange, 6-2, Ticona Corp, 3-5; Last week, the Canton Board of Trustees approved an inter­ Canton Sports, 1-7. fund loan of $200,000 to cover “up front” costs of the nine hole expansion. The interfund loan is expected to be repaid when Plymouth-Canton Women’s: bonds are sold to finance the project. The Shark Club of Canton, 7-1; The extra nine holes should ease some of the overcrowding N.W.C., 6-2; Lora’s Bar and Grill, that has plagued the course since it opened several years ago. 2-4; Buddy’s, 2-5; Jamie’s, 1-5. “We just can’t handle the play we have now,” Horstman Ply mouth-Canton Co-ed: St. said. “This should let us take all the players we have to turn Michael, 8-0; Security Hardware back.” Group, 6-1; Go Blue, 3-1; One of the premier golf courses in the area, Pheasant Run is Horstman also said the expansion should open the doors for Plymouth Canton Jaycees, 5-2; now looking to be one of the most extensive. Look for another more tournaments and leagues. Roman Forum, 4-2; Crusaders, 3- nine holes in the spring of 2000. (Crier photo by Scott Goodwin) “There are a number of possibilities with this,” he said. 4; The Lumber Co., 3-6; Risen Christ, 2-5; Mr. B’s, 2-5; Swingers, dropped out of league. H oldridge a keeper in the K arm anos C lan O n Continued from pg. 25 the head of some of the OHL’s top asking questions, but it really didn’t snipers. make a difference to me who I was play­ d e c k : practice days and you’ll find him on the At the start of last season, Holdridge ing with.” ice before anyone else, trying little tricks was paired with Luc Rioux. The duo Holdridge has played within the Registration ends tomorrow for with the puck on his stick. Check him out proved to be the Whalers’ most effective Compuware system for a long time^nd the Co-ed Sand Volleyball on off-days and he’s coaching young kids defensive pairing early in the season. is happy to be moving to the Hurricanes. Leagues opening up in at the Grosse Pointe Community Center. Rioux was traded at midseason to “Mr. (Peter) Karmanos (Whalers and Canton for this summer. “That’s just something I do in prac­ Windsor for Paul Mara, one of the best Hurricanes owner) runs a quality, quality Games will be played at the tice,” Legwand said. “I go out 15 minutes offensive defensemen in the OHL. organization,” Holdridge said. “It’s out­ Heritage Park sand volleyball before everyone and shoot some pucks Holdridge changed his game efficiently standing to be drafted by a group of peo­ courts on Tuesdays or around from, say, the goal line or whatev­ ple that I know.” Wednesdays at 6, 7, or 8 p.m. er just to try to make it. It’s just some­ Ironically, Legwand and Holdridge b e g in n in g July 7 through thing I like to do. I like to get on the ice • I don’t want to use are best friends. Hang around the A ugust 19. early and I always stay out there late.” the term ‘franchise Whalers and you’ll find them sitting in Legwand plans a little time off this the stands before a game, taping sticks Format is four-person teams summer. But then it’s back to work in player’ loosely. 9 and sharing a laugh. Go on the road with (eight player team limit). All preparation for another season. the Whalers and you’ll find them levels of play accepted. Six “I’m going to try to work on my , strolling through a mall in Sault Ste. teams max per league. There - D avid Poile hands,” Legwand said. “I’ll be stick han­ Marie or Erie. Stroll around the stands at are no residency requirements. dling golf balls in the driveway, ball San Jose Sharks the Compuware Sports Arena and you’ll • hockey and all that kind of thing.” find Dave and Carol Legwand and Mike The City of Plymouth Teams select players for various rea­ General M anager and Barb Holdridge sitting together. sons. In selecting Holdridge, Carolina Legwand and Holdridge roomed Parks and Recreation Summer took a steady stay-at-home defensemen to mesh with Mara. By the end of the sea­ together in Buffalo and were able to Park Program has begun. who has the ability to move up on the son, Mara and Holdridge were often enjoy the biggest moment in their respec­ Every week, now through play. NHL defensemen with that kind of paired against the opposition’s top lines tive hockey careers together. July 31, programs will be held “We’re best friends,” Holdridge talent can stick around a long time. and did an excellent job in the playoffs, at area parks. Activities include Holdridge (4 goals with 15 assists and shutting down Sarnia’s Jon Sim and explained. “Today’s a dream come true. swimming, bowling, mini golf, 106 penalty minutes in 61 games) brings Belleville’s Joel Trottier. David’s pretty ecstatic and so am I, We intelligence to the rink every night, along “It was outstanding playing with both really aren’t going to know what hit us and field trips. with the ability to adapt to different situa­ of those players,” Holdridge said. “I until a couple of days down the road. So Call (734) 455-6620 to find tions smoothly. He’s developed a bit of a really enjoyed playing with Luc. I I talked to David today and I won’t for­ out which park is closest to you. mean streak and had the ability to get into learned a lot from Paul in practice by get it for the rest of my life.” Page 26 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1998

Proposed Twp. millage: Joyner, at his best, couldn’t convince

EDITOR: only look at the facts to reach a conclusion undertaking, except two of them got paid for • If you subtract the number of car fires Despite the fact that the Plymouth that we obviously don’t need more personnel. a full day, they took a Township car and, from the fire, run total for a year, the Township Board of Trustees is so obviously I doubt, however, that anything the Township most importantly, that left only two officers number of fire runs does not exceed that convinced that Bill Joyner has some puts out will contain these facts: to handle all policing of the Township for handled by a good volunteer fire overwhelming writing ability, I, as a • department. taxpayer, find it hard to believe that none of If those who are supposedly making the the many Township employes, to whom we If two officers are adequate to handle an decisions in our Township, and who are already pay goodly sums, can write well making a lot of money to make those enough to explain the upcoming tax entire shift, why are we being asked to hire decisions, believe that two officers are proposals to the potential voters. After all, the adequate to handle the entire shift, why are Township can’t legally pay to persuade us to more? So the local restaurants will flourish? we now being asked to hire more? vote for the proposals and should make the So the local restaurants will flourish? writing much easier. So we can continue to empire build? So we can continue to empire build? I think the Board should save the many I will be waiting with bated breath to thousands of dollars they voted to pay Joyner • At certain times, there are no less than the entire day. (When was the last time your receive my slick, professionally designed as they may need them if, and when, the three Township police cars at a local employer paid you and transported you to literature from the Township telling me voters don’t go along with this latest attempt restaurant (along with two Canton cars), the funeral of a person you didn’t know?) why I should be happy to shell out more of to get in the taxpayers’ pockets. leaving no one patrolling. • One of two available cars is on my hard-earned money so that those in Even Joyner, at his best, could not • Our supervisor and our police chief stationary radar duty o»*M-14, the domain control can throw it to the four winds. convince me to vote for the proposed allowed four officers to attend a funeral in of the State Police, leaving one car to patrol How about you? increase in fire and police millage. One need Traverse City for a slain officer. A laudable the entire Township. STEPHEN BOAK Twp. has left important things unsaid EDITOR: First, take the .5 mills for recreation. It levied to pay our obligation to the Western INCOMING Millage proposals always seem to leave doesn’t sound like a lot, only $4.20 per month Townships Utility Authority. My current some important things unsaid. for the owner of a $200,000 home over the amount is fixed. It is the same every quarter For instance they never seem to mention next 20 years. It will add up to more than — $15.69 — and it never goes up. I don’t that besides the millage increase, they $12.3 million to “replace the hockey boards think that would be the case if it were hidden e ilk generally boost assessments right after and §gd glass at the Cultural center” and to “add in my property tax bill. can do so without voter approval each year. volley ball courts and upgrade tennis courts at Also we would pay disproportionate email@CRIER. com The rationale for the requested funds is Central Middle school.” amounts because it would be tied to our $3,709,604.00 in the first year alone to hire “growth.” Unless I’m mistaken, growth additional full time staff “emergency increases the tax base as every new residence dispatchers.” They don’t say how many, so I or business pays taxes, and I’m sure the tax Yes, I know that Plymouth Township’s guessed four. on a residence or business is much greater Then I added “four police officers and than that of vacant land. property tax is one of the lowest around. But three fire fighters” for a total of 11. Here is I believe millage increases are the math: $3,709,604.00/11=$337,236.72 unnecessary, unless a community has “no I don’t think we should let that be the sole each. Even if you add a couple of squad cars, growth.” Assessment increases keep pace overtime and benefits this sounds steep. with inflation (my property value is going up reason for raising our taxes. What do you think? Yes, I know that faster than inflation, isn’t yours?) and the Plymouth Township’s property tax is one of added tax base from “growth” should keep up I think that before the taxpayers put up an assessments. the lowest around. But I don’t think we with the demand to expand services such as additional $12 million there should be Last, take the Police/Fire/ Communication should let that be our sole reason for raising police, fire and recreation. I have reservations specific projects and a plan for that money. proposal. I had to read this one a couple of taxes. as to the amount of money being sought and Next, take the WTUA proposal This one times to determine why it troubled me so RICHARD FOWLER the intended uses of that money. says that mills “not to exceed .75” will be much, and again it is the amount: Plymouth Township When did we elect Republicans in the Twp.? EDITOR: Plymouth’s recreation program. new Township offices in the west. the Township has done for the last 30 years, Did we elect Republicans to the Are our local elected officials of Plymouth Better use of the land would be a green the very population that paid for the west side Township government? Township on the right track? The Township’s belt. Where are the green belts of the ’70s? development (reduced from acre zoning to Four new taxes — oops! three there is share of the State’s recreation bond issue went We are probably still paying for the quarter acre, or less, for “cheaper” housing). more than enough to cover most of the to construct the Cultural Center, and we are remodeling and acquisition of the buildings at Have the Township Trustees studied how new buildings. This is a township, not a treated as outsiders when it comes to fests, our present site in the center of our densest Canton, without extra millage, developed city. Our millage will be near Livonia’s etc. population (near the largest number of their remarkable recreation program? taxpayers) the east side paid for every thing JOHN, SULLIVAN will T*?-JS1* of These officials are talking about building THE COMMUNITY CRIER: July 1,1998 Page 27 opinions

T h e Good Morning Incumbents Community Cner Fred Hill likes to promote Good Morning year, spectators saw more floats, heard more THE U.S.A. as “the state’s first July 4 parade.” music and found more of interest in the NEWSPAPER In a way, he’s right. parade. The red, white and blue-had returned WITH ITS HEART IN THE Plymouth’s parade will begin its route to Plymouth’s July 4 parade. PLYMOUTH-CANTON down Main Street at 7:30 a.m., earlier than But the Independence Day buzz comes The Community Crier COMMUNITY any other in the state. This year will be the from more than just the bombers flying event’s second as Good Morning U.S.A., a overhead. Good Morning U.S.A. was created judges, too. But challengers will not. 8 2 1 Penniman Ave. Plymouth, MI 48170-1694 revamp of the July 4 parade the Jaycees had with vision, the same vision that sees Hill says his decision is based on a (734) 453-6900 put On for years. Plymouth as the unique City it is. No place consensus among 50 other parades that invite [email protected] In truth, revamp falls short of describing else is quite like Plymouth, and it deserves only seated politicians to join in. Located in historic downtown what Hill has done for the parade. Good community events that reflect its singularity. What this does is reinforce the already Plymouth’s tallest building Morning U.S.A. is clearly a new event This is why it is disappointing that Hill has hefty advantage of incumbency in winning PUBLISHER: altogether, one exciting enough to bring chosen to follow a precedent set by others elections. Challengers are aced out again. W. Edward Wendover crowds downtown hours before they had in when he has a chance to lead yet again. If Hill had chosen to let all of P-C-N’s GENERAL MANAGER: Mike C am e years past. Among the entries in this year’s parade legislative hopefuls march, or had he EDITOR: The parade’s old lineup had been drawing will be seven political figures from The eliminated all politicians, it would not only Bryon Martin fewer and fewer spectators. There wasn’t Plymouth-Canton-Northville Community; all have been fair, but visionary, unique. PHOTO EDITOR : R ichard Alwood J r. much of interest to watch, some said, “just are incumbents. It would have been another way Good REPORTERS: cars and politicians.” Although this is an election year, Hill has Morning U.S.A. could have been first, not Scott Spielman barred challengers from marching in the Scott Goodwin Hill stepped in and went to work. 51st. Chiara Cannella And when the parade hit the streets last parade. Gov. John Engler will be there. A few THE COMMUNITY CRIER ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: J a c k Arm strong ASST. ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: Chuck Skene ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS: Michelle Tregembo Wilson Tips on judicial candidates Rebecca Pavy BUSINESS MANAGER: EDITOR: law so that they fit into the judge’s own compelled to follow the law as written, a Lisa A. Lepping BUSINESS ASSISTANT: As you are aware, the electorate rarely personal views as to what the law should be. liberal judge follows the written law only Diane Giera obtains any meaningful information regarding This conservative judicial philosophy is one until he/she disagrees with the result in a ASST. CIRCULATION DIRECTOR: candidates for judicial positions. Much of this premised upon the notion that the people elect particular case. When this occurs, the liberal M aura Cady RECEPTIONIST: can be attributed to the Code of Judicial representatives and senators to write, debate judge diverts from the written law to reach a Geneva Guenther Conduct, which prohibits a judicial candidate result he/she desires, and the law as passed is INTERNS: from discussing his or her conduct in office, in essence vetoed by one judge. Bryan Boyd other than that they Will faithfully adhere to I urge your readers to It is my belief that we in Michigan are Enca D’Angelo their responsibilities. better served by a conservative judiciary, as pay careful attention. PUBLISHED EACH WEDNESDAY Nevertheless, as a practicing attorney in they will apply the law as written by those by The Plymouth-Canton this state, I feel it important that the citizens elected to write the laws. If the laws turn out Community Crier, Inc. This often overlooked CARRIER DELIVERED be generally informed regarding the positive to be “bad laws,” then our representatives can $2.25 monthly, $27 yearly attributes necessary to serve in a judicial collectively decide to change or repeal them. U.S. MAIL DELIVERED: part of the ballot is $40 yearly in U.S.A. office. That job should not be in the hands of a Many judicial candidates are labeled critically important single, or even a few, judges. “conservative” or “liberal,” but those labels I would urge your readers to pay careful Printed on Member: Recycled do not necessarily coincide with the political consideration when voting for judges at all Paper meanings usually given those terms. Instead, and pass laws; they elect judges to apply and levels this election year. This often a “conservative” judge is one who interprets enforce the laws. overlooked part of the ballot is critically the law as written by the legislators of this A “liberal” judicial candidate adheres to important. state, and who will not interpret the written the opposite notion; rather than feeling LITA MASINIPQPKE comma • COMMITTED J COMMUNITY 9 COMMUNICATIONS 345 Fleet St. Thanks from CEP Quiz Bowl coach Plymouth, MI 48170-1656 EDITOR: Visteon, with its new headquarters in Plymouth, the students’ (734) 453-6860 CEP’s academic Quiz Bowl teams returned from Disney World tournament expenses for the six-day trip were fully paid. last week, finishing seventh out of 45 teams at the Panasonic Academic Quiz I|owl is an opportunity for students to demonstrate PRESIDENT. Academic National Championship. The teams who played represented knowledge in a variety of subjects: math, science, social studies, art W. Edward Wendover the best team from each competing state and territory, and the history, music, literature and languages by competing against other GENERAL MANAGER: tournament was won by an all-star team from Maryland. schools. It is a rigorous exercise in learning and thinking, and both Mike C am e I and all of the team members who participated in this unique Salem and Canton high schools have been fortunate in the last few MARKETING DIRECTOR : experience would like to say a special thanks to the Plymouth-Canton years to have competitive teams at both the state and national levels. Gerry Vendittelli Community Schools, Panasonic, the School Board of Polk County, Again, from all of the participants and myself, many thanks to ART & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: R honda Delonis FL, the parents of team members, The Community Crier and everyone who helped make this experience possible. INTERN: especially Visteon and the Plymouth Rotary Foundation. WILLIAM S. 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