READY REFERENCE Newspaper classified sections are available at the Reference Desk View daily updates of news and sports online at www.hometownlife.com Local survivor auctions Enter if you dare Is there a haunted house bust for a new cause in your PAGE - A18 FILTER-INSERTED SECTION WILLIAM P. FAUST Public Library of.Wcstktn Your hometown newspaper October 12,2006 serving Westtand for 42 years 75 cents WINNERS OF OVER 100 STATE AND NATIONAL AWARDS SINCE 2001 www.hometownlife.com in fireworks stabbing enters plea clerk for Wayne County Circuit Judge Craig Harrington still faces trial on charges of assault Victim's mother calls sentence 'slap on wrist' Strong. with intent to do great bodily harm (less than mur­ Krueger wasn't holding the knife used in the der) and felonious assault. If convicted, she could BYDARRELLCLEM Tuesday that she is "starting to lose faith" in the Fourth of July stabbing, but police said she fought face penalties ranging up to 10 years in prison. STAFF WRITER justice system. with Nagle after Nagle accidentally bumped into Harrington's trial is scheduled to start on Oct. Her remarks came as Joleen Krueger, 20, of her in a fireworks crowd. 25, the day after Krueger's sentencing, according to The mother of a 19-year-old woman who was Livonia feces sentencing Oct 24 after pleading Another defendant, 17-year-old Nicole Strong's clerk. attacked and stabbed at the Westland Summer guilty to a reduced charge of attempted assault Harrington of Westland, is accused of stabbing On Tuesday, Debbie Nagle lashed out at prose­ Festival is furious that one of her daughter's attack­ with intent to do great bodily harm (less than mur­ Nagle in the head, back and left hand just as the cuting and defense attorneys for working out what ers has received "a slap on the wrist." der). holiday fireworks show started in Central City she considers a lenient sentence for Krueger. Debbie Nagle, mother of stabbing victim Krueger will serve three months in jail and be Park. The incident happened near Westland City Jennifer Nagle of Taylor, told the Observer on placed on probation for three years, according to a Hall. PLEASE SEE STABBING, A6 Octagon House has 'friends' in UAW BYDARRELLCLEM Students in the William D. STAFF WRITER Ford Career Technical Center's construction trades class, have Even as they face thousands helped with labor, and now of job cuts, Ford Motor Co. comes the $1,250 donation . workers haven't abandoned from UAW workers. their spirit of giving in commu­ Historians received the nities they call home, Westland money from UAW Local 900 historians said. member Bill Johnson, plant The latest proof: UAW chairman of the Wayne Locals 845 and 900 have Assembly Plant, and from Ford donated $1,250 to help contin­ retiree Roger Caldwell, former ue restoration efforts at the president of UAW 845, which 1800s-era Octagon House in represents the Sheldon Road, the Westland Historic Village plant in Plymouth. Park, on Wayne Road between Johnson and Caldwell raised Marquette and Cherry Hill. the money while also promot­ "I think it's great what they' ing a recent 'Vaudeville show" do for the community," organized by historians to ben­ Westland historian Georgia efit the Octagon House. The Becker said. show raised $611, Johnson said Becker and historian Jo Wednesday. Johnson have turned the Johnson and Caldwell made money over to Mayor Sandra the donations in honor of Cicirelli. The city will use it to Becker's late husband, Howard continue restoring one of the Becker, who had garnered a city's oldest buildings. reputation for selling items Historians hope that the ranging from coffee mugs to T- eight-sided Octagon House, shirts to benefit the Octagon TOM HAWLEY1 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER flanked by two additions, will House. one day be open for tours and In raising the money, Pint-sized pumpkin pickin' special events, possibly even Johnson and Caldwell wrote in weddings. a letter to historians that they Skyler Blyshak, 3, of Westland, tries to pick up a large pumpkin during the annua! Pumpkin Fest at Wilson Barn in Livonia. For more on the festival, With the city facing a budget took on the project "in memory which runs throughout October, see page A9. crunch, officials have had to of our friend and a friend of rely on help to continue spruc­ Westland's history - Howard ing up the historic house. Becker. HUlti needs to be more diversified to revive state economy 2 men plead guilty BY DAVE VARGA ffiEWiftt BY DAVE VARGA STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER to computer thefts State Rep. Glenn Anderson sees stagnation in Michigan, State Sen. Laura Toy believes Michigan must drive its BYDARRELLCLEM jail after their arrest, Dunstan not only in the economy, but in terms of public policy. economic recovery by using its strengths —• research and STAFF WRITER and Matthews will avoid 'We still have an issue in Michigan of not development, agriculture and tourism. prison time unless they violate being as diversified as we need to be and we "I really think we should be leading Two Belleville men will be their probation, according to need to continue working toward that end," more with these strengths and pouring on probation for two years for new information from the said Anderson, who said that was why he dollars, as we budget them," said Toy, R- stealing a city-owned car from Michigan Department of supported a 21st century jobs plan to create Livonia. 'You're not going to want to rein­ the Westland public services Corrections* investment in new industries and attract vent the wheel. We don't have time to do yard, crashing it through a The pair also will be subject more high-tech jobs. that." gate and escaping with com­ to drug testing and counsel­ The Westland Democrat, during an inter­ Toy, who is seeking re-election to the puters stolen from two police ing, and they will remain view with the Observer staff, talked about Senate seat Nov. 7, appeared before vehicles. under orders not to leave Anderson his plans if elected to the 6th District Observer staff for an interview. She is beirig^°y Michael Dunstan, 19, and Michigan unless they receive Senate seat, which he is seeking to win over incumbent challenged by Democratic state Rep. Glenn Anderson in a Scott Matthews, 24, also will permission from authorities. Laura Toy. The district covers Livonia, Westland, Redford district that covers Livonia, Westland, Redford and remain for now on a tether A third defendant, 18-year- and Garden City. Election day is Nov. 7. Garden City. after pleading guilty in Wayne old Rickey Hilton, is awaiting The state still needs to protect and attract auto jobs, "Part of "this dilemma," she added, "is not only losing our County Circuit Court to their his sentencing, according to while using this jobs fund to help diversify. He credits the jobs, but how do we retain what we already have? So that's involvement in the July 18 police, but he also is expected incident. PLEASE SEE ANDERSON, A4 PLEASE SEE TOY, A4 Other than a short stint in PLEASE SEE THEFTS, A4 vUMKV >• A2 (W) Observer S Eccentric 1 Thursday, October 12,2006 www.hom0townlifie.com ThreeOIBags host Aspiring actors, filmmakers needed for 2-day challenge writer's workshop BY STEPHANIE ANGELYN CAS0LA Superhouse is seeking local STAFF WRITER BY SUE MASON tial to writers of any genre, filmmakers, actors, STAFF WRITER "Bare Bones, where good writ­ ' f^ The creative team at ing begins," will look at find­ Superhouse is at it again - production assistants and The call themselves the ing niche and specialty mar­ filmmaking that is. professionals in the fields of ThreeOIBags, three women kets. The Livonia-based inde­ who have made a name for Hegwood, also a Garden pendent film company working audio, lighting, editing, and themselves as writers. City resident, is the photogra­ on a Halloween-timed re-cre­ post audio and video Sandra Campbell, Linda pher of the trio, and her class­ '3 ,> l ation of Michael Jackson's Sparkman and Sharon es will deal with digital pho­ Thriller music video has production to work on the Hegwood, who take their tography, choosing the right fflk embarked on yet another proj­ moniker from the travel bags, camera and working with ect this month. The group will have been collaborating on photos for publication. participate in the National BEL travel stories since 1998 when Sparkman, who is the "edi­ Film Challenge, part of the 48 and the genre required of the they decided to take a chance tor" of the ThreeOIBags — #h . Hour Film Project. short film. on being published authors. "because she tears everything A national competition, the Then, the group goes right to Now they're offering tfie we write apart and makes us event offers 250 teams of film­ work. The National Film tools they acquired along the redo it," Hegwood said — will makers across the country one Challenge requires teams to way during a weekend explain the who, what, where, The ThreeOIBags - Sharon Hegwood, Linda Sparkman and Sandra Campbell - frenzied weekend to write, complete an eight-minute Beginning Writers Workshop why and how of query letters found a place they could relate to (the Old Bag Factory) while visiting Goshen, shoot and edit a short film. short film that incorporates all for Women, which will be held and contacting editors and Ind. SuperHouse - a creative four challenge elements. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20- publishers. team including Livonia resi­ Shooting is scheduled to 21. "Our purpose is to encour­ They peddled their first "It gave me enough knowl­ dents Shane Sevo, Joe Wells begin on Saturday, Oct.