^w^^i T- -O* 1^J." »"V Westland Huron Valley Lutheran loses heartbreaker. CI r«v* vv*' *-0- rnelbwh -¾ jyttwiUUr Putting yby ki toodt Thursday wtth your wofkl -*£• Mruary IS, 199« Servifigthe Vfestl © 9 Iff* BMMTV** CoaBWvJmHocH Nrtwof%, he. Wayne-Ford corner worst again BY DAHBKLL CLEM , "It just carries a lot of traffic," said Ford-Newburgh ranked No. 2 in 1998 STAFF WRITBR. Sgt. Peter Brokas, who heads the West- for the most traffic crashes, passing Map, A2; Community Voice, A12 ' 4cleat*o*ta»riecoinm.net land Police Department's traffic two other intersections - Wayne/Cher­ Many drivers tighten their grip on bureau. "And there are a lot of drive­ ry Hill and Warren/Newburgh - that can result'in more fender-benders - at Heroes honored: Cousins the steering wheel and hope for the ways at that intersection." were worse during the previous year. least temporarily. Scoti Smith and William best, as they approach the Wayne-Ford That means more drivers darting in Ford and Newburgh saw 80 acci­ The more^time that traffic is backed Marquardt didn't feel like intersection. - . "s' ^:'<3\ and out of traffic, and Wayne also dents in 1998 - up from ^9 in 1997. up at an intersection, the more likely it Others, like Cheryl Sarnecky,-try to, curves slightly at Ford. is that some drivers will become heroes .'Jan* 19 when they avoid it altogether - ahd for good rea­ Combihe, all that with driver Ann More crashes involved in minor accidents, Brokas pulled a helpless West- son..- Taylor's observation that "people are 'The intersection actually had an said. Year after year, Wayne and Ford always blowing the light," arid it increase in crashes despite left-turn However, time tends to ease fender- land woman from her ranks as Westland's worst intersection, becomes clear why the intersection gets arrows that were meant to make it bender problems as drivers get used,tp burning apartment/A3 and 1998 was no exception. no respect. safer. Newburgh got the new signals in new traffic patterns, like those at Ford Westland police recorded 97 crashes . But Wayne-Ford isn't the only trou­ mid-1998, a year after Ford received and Newburgh. >t; at the beleaguered intersection in 1098 ble spot for Westland motorists. - them, r "The drivers will become accustoirieSJ - an increase of seven accidents from "Ford and Newburgh is not a good Brokas said left-turn arrows typical­ to this, and eventually the number^ OPINION the previous year. one, either," Brokas said. ly reduce serious injury accidents but " Please SCO WORST»A3 *: Pay hikes: The recent county pay raises merit another look at officials' EMS compensation. /A12 COMMUNITY LIFE rate On the Job: Larry Chontos has cerebral palsy, but it hasn't keep him from working at the Canton's hikes Builders Square II, where, thanks to Business Ventures, he's become the model of good work OK'd ethics. /Bl . • The Westland City Coun­ cil has approved higher AT HOME rates for EMS services and an outside company to han­ Dining elegance: The dle the fire department's Cranbrook Museum is hilling duties. displaying the schools' BY DARRELL CLEM dinnerware, designed by arrAFFWRrrea ,-7 m some of the fammtsdrciu-' Most Westlatidi resi^ tectSy artists arid crafts­ dents won't see higher out-of-pocket expenses men who've taught at the despite the city's deci­ school./DB sion Tuesday to charge more for medical rescue services, officials said. Residents who have insurance cover­ age or Medicare will continue to shell ENTERTAINMENT out the same co-pays they now face, Fixe Chief Mark Neal said. Circus: Avant-garde "it doesn't cost the patient one penny more for that (rate) change," he said. Cirque Ingenieux raises The cast for higher medical rescue spectacle to art./El bills will be absorbed by insurance Music: Black Crowes hold hug " Please see EMS, A6 up release for "great Sepanski songs."/El arriving City, UtaKPanieUe and Thief takes Bteve^had just become the US. Skat^ National Champions. At REAL ESTATE arrived Home with 14 bags of lug- money out yMetrv Airport* above Jbm Prince Showing 'em off: Real Wmf&bag^DanMte (center left),' ' estate professionals each wn Prince (behind) and Steve (cen- of Sears safe have their own style when toith their Uncle John Hartsell (not showing homes./Fl to the cans, ^or p^oli%seeA4, BY DARRELL CLEM STAFF WRITER [email protected] A brazen thief Monday stole more INDEX than $20,000 from a Sears safe at Mobile home park draws complaints Westland Shopping Center, police offi­ ^pbUuarie«:_ ^ A2,A6 cials said. I Classified Index _ F6 BY DARRELL CLEM Kelly said Tuesday as a group of West- you can't buy a car this year for what "Right now nobody knows who it is,'" Real Estate " F6 STAFF WRITER land Meadows residents took their you paid for it last year." police Lt. Marc Stobbe said. dclem9oe.homecomm.net The thief knew the combination of .Crowword complaints to the Westland City Coun­ Jimmy Hayes said his tot rent has m cil. increased from $215 a month to just numbers needed to unlock the safe - ^Job* _ Residents of Westland Meadows, M GS mobile home park on the city's south­ "We would like to have some services under $400 during the nine years he and therefore didn't have to rely on _ Home £ Service for that proposed increase," Kelly said. has lived at Westland Meadows, a force or threats against anyone else to H8 east side, are protesting a $15 increase commit the crime, police said. Automotive on the monthly rent they pay to use Richard Duhl, manager of opera­ mobile home park northeast of Van *L privately owned lots. tions, defended the way Westland Born and Me'rriman. But^ little else was clear Tuesday as • Opinion A12-13 Meadows islrun and said residents "I'm charged $10 a month to have a Westland police began investigating Residents face a March 1 increase the incident. • Calendar even though they say their complaints simply don't want to pay higher rent. cat that doesn't even go out of my rpi house," he said. Authorities aren't sure whether the • Sports j;^ ~ cl about living conditions,are ignored by "Every time we have an increase I run into this," he said. "Nobody likes Duhl said lot rent ranges from $355 money was taken directly by an • Re*lE*Ute management. The folks are quite upset," Marsha increases. I don't like them myself. But Please see C0MPUUNT9, A3 Please see THIEF, A3 HOW TO REACH US -L. Car buffs steer toward Autorama Newsroom: 734-9934104 Newsroom Fax: 794-99),-7279 BY BETH SUNDRLA JACHMAN and motorcycles. £••/7)»/' DfsonnwMieo^.hofnocofTiiiv.rM't STAFF WRITER Last year was Greene's first exhibiting his race car Nlghili(ie/Sp6n$: 7944934104 bjn«hm»n#o«.bome<:omm.net and he won a trophy in the gas coupe sedan catego­ Reader Comment Line: 73+9934042 Daniel Greene of Westland has been a fan of cars ry- Classified AdveM$lne:7%4-9n-Q*Q0 since he was a kid and his dad would buy and sell Keith Dahlka of Westland is also hoping to win an Mustangs. award this year. He is showing his 1981 Harley Display Adverting: 734491^2300 This weekend, Greene is exhibiting his 1988 Ford Davidson motorcycle at Detroit Autorama for the " Home Delivery: 734-991-0900 Mustang, Super Pro race car at the Big Kmart 47th first time this year, hut he won an award at a Mount annual Detroit'Autorama at Cobb Center. Clemens auto show. ."I love to go fast," Gre«ne said of his love of cars He has developed an elaborate display with a and racing. His car will make its second appearance cemetery theme. It includes tombstones, grave beds STATF PHOTO BY TV>M HAVISY at Detroit Autorama, which Greene calls "the elite" and a monster that looks like it is coming out of the car show. "It's kind of a goal for most people interest­ ground, he said. Racy car: Daniel Greene of Westland mill ed in cars," he said. His motorcycle is a model FLT, a big touring bike, be displaying his 1988 Ford Mustang Autorama participants send in an application and Super Pro at the Detroit Autorama. 63174 10011 6 pictures of their vehicles including cars, trucks, vans ~ Please sec AUTORAMA, A3 Smmmm *m V- V**. -*«/* ****• •*'- -±4»5 1%* Obifnwri THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18,1999 «* oerru ARIES /.<B^HnlN jm I. er, 83, of Westland were Feb. 15' ^Hiiwr*! ••rvice* for Shawn in Newburg United Methodist .^fihlund, 25, of Wayne were Feb. Church with burial at Roseland < Jp5, in Uht Funeral Home with Park Cemetery. Officiating was .^urial at Michigan Memorial the Rev. Thomas Badley. ^¾^ in Flat Bock, Arrangements were made by, Mrt. Schlund, who died Feb. LJ. Griffin Fun^ Home. ^ i J? in Wayne, waa born July %\, Mrs.>4izrier, who died Feb. 11 .,1)973, in Southfield. She was a in Wayne, was born Dec. 31, ..driver for the railroad. 1915, in Highland Park, She was ^ 'Surviving are her son, Bryan a homemaker; J Stone; daujghter, Monica Stone; Surviving are her son, Harold father, Robert Schlund; mother, (Bunny); daughters, Connie 4a^herine<Brian)Kocsisof (Jack) Vincent and Barbara ;)Vestland; sister, Danielle; Robb; brother, Bob and James; V grandfather, Ralph Dunlap; eight grandchildren; and seven ' grandparents, Edwin and Iri s great-grandchildren. ., Schlund; great-grandmother, HARRSCTTE L JENSEN ,.$*>sa Dunlap; companion, Ken. Funeral arrangements for Harri- 'feB«AJ.MTE» ette Jensen, 81, of Westland Funeral services for Dora Bates, were handled by R.O.