^^^^^ ^p^^pi AcgdemiP Wall of Fame honors top Glenn students, A2 Cheo <xrt the corporis .nseried n today s is$ue ol your home deliverc-d Observer and save an average $20 to $30 a v.eek on you I grocery b.!t For rome-de^very, piea&e ! call 591-0500 Sunday t> September 14,1997 Ilfestlanft dMhwrror Putting You In Touch With Your World™ VOLUME 33 NUMBER 29 WESTLAND, MICHIGAN • 72 PAGES • http://observer-eccentric.eom SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS O iffl HomeTown Communication* Nttwork, Inc. THE WEEK Multlfaceted Mail AHEAD Softball fun: The Westland woes Jaycees and Planet 96.3 will sponsor a Softball Bash for the Muscular Dystrophy Association 11 surface a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Merriman Hollow in • Residents are upset 4 about mail that is delivered Hines Park. late or not at all. Postmas­ ter Gladys Jolla said sever­ al factors, including route MONDAY changes and the recent UPS strike, have con­ At work: Project TEAM tributed. staff and students will BY DARRELL CLEM hold a fall open house 6-7 STAFF WRITER p.m. Monday in the Amid a flurry of TEAM (Technical Educa­ complaints about mail delivery prob­ tion Academic Model) lems, Westland post­ Technology Lab, Room master Gladys Jolla 150 of John Glenn High has imposed changes aimed at easing customer frus­ School. Refreshments will trations. be served. For reserva­ "I'm very sensitive to the customers," tions, call Sara Wolanski STATf PHOTO BY TyM HAWLET she told the Observer. "I listen to Love of outdoors: Wayne-Westland school SuperintendentGregBaracy enjoys time spent fly- them." at 595-2102. fishing. Baracy, a Wayne Memorial graduate, recently succeeded Duane Moore in the job. Customers phoned the Westland post office and the Observer to complain about persistent problems with late Meetings: The Wayne- ' mail delivery. Westland Board of Edu­ "They keep increasing the postage, cation will meet 7p.m. but the service keeps getting worse," said Bernice Burke of Westland, a resi­ Monday at the district dent of Hubbard near Joy. offices, 36745 Marquette, BYDARRELLCLEM he describes why he is lured by fly­ Westland," he said. "That's why I've Burke told the Observer that her Westland. The Westland 8TAFF WRITER fishing. stayed here. I believe in Wayne- mail frequently arrives later than 7 p.m. and that, on occasion, mail carri­ * City Council will meet 7 way from his hectic job as "To be on a stream when the sun is Westland. This is where I grew up, coming up over the trees and to see arid this is where I want to be." ers don't show up at all. p.m. Monday at City Wayne-Westland's new school Moreover, she has received super­ ^superintendent, Greg Baracy is the reflection on the water) there's The second oldest of four boys in Hall, on Ford at Carlson. nothing like it,* he said. "There's: ; hift fimily, JSaracy grew up in a once-/ market advertisements and similar as much at ease gardening or tinker­ mailings on Wednesday, rather than The council will weigh ingwithi'-Iiis l?26M^$^Fqrd as he nothing more precious than being in typicai Wayn^ household. His father the buwoort.^. • ^:¾¾¾¾.¾^ • "workedforfo Monday. Some weeks, she said, the ads approval of a bid for iif[y^fia^gi}xp i^tiH on the;.Au didn't come at all. SableRiyer; x...:•.> ^ : v Momentarily^ Baracy seeicbj many Assembly Plant and ms oibtfet ra&: miles away as he sits behind his the holme,: :' •:-'".•'•'.' — ,;\: .:^v Other Westland residents have police department com­ But don't confuse this fisherman reported the same problems, which puters at $15,447.70. with those trendy baby boomers who desk. But it is here he wants to be, in Baracy attended Jackson Elemen­ Wayne-Westland, a district where he tary, which closed 16 years ago, and haven't been limited to any particular took up fly-fishing after Robert Red% area of town. ford fondly put in, oh the silver screen has spent his life and his career, but moved on to Franklin Junior High where he just began his new job as and Wayne Memorial High School, "This is ridiculous," Burke said. in ^A River Run8:Through It." She filled out a complaint form and TUESDAY Baracy, 45, admits he has never school superintendent. graduatingin 1970^ As a young boy, Baracy took an dropped it off at the Westland post seen the movie, although it seems he Close to home office, but she said she didn't receive a couldVe been the cinematographer as Good morning: The West- "I'm very happy here in Wayne- '"~~~"~"~ Please see CHIEF, A4 land Chamber of Com­ Please see MAIL, A4 merce will offer a Wake- Up Westland breakfast 8- 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joy Chamber will mark milestone on Sept. 24 Manor, 28999 Joy,West- - land. State Sen. Loren BY JULIE BROWN Linda Shapona, chamber The chamber's mission is to shop because of the mall," she said, Bennett, R-Canton, will STAFF WRITER executive director, agreed it's promote business growth and referring to Westland Center. Age 35 generally isn't the most trau­ important to recognize such provide networking opportu­ The Westland business community is speak. For reservations or matic of birthdays. In fact, for the anniversaries. "Oh, absolute­ a nities. Chamber staffers are about 25 percent retail, 42 percent ser­ information, call 326- Westland Chamber of Commerce it's ly. One thing it does is help ^N + <*> on the Internet now; chamber vice and the balance in construction, 7222. reason to celebrate. the volunteers know how members work closely with manufacturing, wholesale, finance, The chamber, founded in 1962, will important their work was." S> nniversary schools and local government. utilities and related areas. celebrate its 35th anniversary 5-8 p.m. Such events are also good "We're trying to meet the Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Joy Manor, public relations for the cham­ needs of businesses in today's The chamber enjoys good relations WEDNESDAY 28999 Joy Road in Westland. Refresh­ ber, she said. "I think it'll be very nice. market," Shapona said. with the city of Westland, Shapona ments will be served. We wanted to make it just a very fun said, sponsoring such things as candi­ On display: An exhibition Price is $10 per person. Reservations evening." Chamber members have seen consid­ date forums. "The chamber has been should be made by Wednesday, Sept. Some businesses have been chamber erable growth and change in the com­ an advocate for business as long as it's of painting and sculpture 17, by calling 326-7222. members for more than 30 years. "The munity over the past several decades. by Kegham Tazian will growth has been phenomenal." "People come from miles around to Please see CHAMBER, A4 be 9 a,m, to 9p.m. at Livonia Civic Center Library Fine Arts Gallery, Man, 49, charged with carjacking, armed robbery 32777 Five Mile Road east of Farmington. It BYDARRELLCLEM Glenn David Gawronski, 49, of together four years ago, and they have the police report said. continues through Sept. STAFF WRITER Detroit has been charged with carjack­ since been involved in an on-again, off- The suspect allegedly demanded the 30. A 46-year-old woman was attacked ing, armed robbery and fleeing police again relationship, a police report said. woman's purse and car keys and then at her Westland apartment by a knife- officers during a car chase in Westland. The suspect spent the night at the pushed her to the floor before seizing wielding ex-boyfriend who also robbed He has also been charged as a habitual victim's apartment on the night before them and fleeing the apartment, the INDEX her and struggled with her before dri­ offender. the incident occurred, but he had been report said. ving away in her car, police said. Gawronski is jailed in lieu of a told not to return, the report said. The woman told police she followed The incident happened at 5:20 p.m. $50,000 cash bond set by Westland On Tuesday, the woman reported the suspect to her car, a 1995 Ford • Obituaries B4 Tuesday at Fountain Park Apartments 18th District Judge Gail McKnight. He being attacked when she entered her Probe, and she reached into an open • Classified Index J4 on Newburgh Road, between Warren faces a Sept. 18 preliminary hearing apartment. The suspect allegedly door to try to grab the keys from the Real Estate HI and Joy. A suspect was later arrested that will determine whether he should forced his way into her apartment ignition, the police report said. Crossword in Livonia. stand trial on the criminal charges. before she arrived and threatened her H4 The suspect and the victim lived with a knife that he held to her face, "~ Please see CARJACKING, A3 Rentals H6 _ Jobs _ Jl Home A Service KG POW-MIA State Fair winner Automotive K6 Chapter 387 Westland Vietnam Veterans of Dorothy Tinkle of Westland was a ribbon winner America and Bova Engineers Veterans of Foreign PUCES & FACES at this year's Michigan State Fair. • Taste ___ Wars Post 9885 will co-sponsor a POW-MIA ceremo­ She entered six items in the Community Arts 81 CI ny on National Recognition Day 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. Handicraft section and won five honorable mention •S^A*-?^ ^** on the State Capitol grounds in Lansing. Dl 19, at the veterans' monumont in front of Westland ribbons and a first prize Best of Show blue ribbon. • Arte A Leisure The names of all Founding Sponsors will be listed • Sports A Recreation El City Hall.