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Resource card places review and faces by teen group COT AN old pair <rf ior By Todd 8chne!der needs of the community are," she boaatjattwatth^tobo staff writer said. accidentally tat, or wow yet, /Mrioii/: A teen resource card/directory THE COMMITTEE Is concentrat­ ^IteVWcM rotate or that could include phone numbers ing on six health-risk areas outlined Mlddgao mfafht h* *hte to tare for area counseling agencies is one In Its recommendation to the school yoa the pain, UtarsBy. of several projects being studied by board last June. TV hucttate, ia cooparattao the Wayne-Westland school district's They are substance abuse, mental wtth the W<>ridltatteal Relief teen development committee, the health, sexual behavior, safety, nu­ organisatiOD, it ipmnrlag an group's director said Friday. trition and positive health habits. "eyeglass drive* it all Us offtces, Lisa Johnson said the idea for the Members are using surveys taken incladiag the Waaflaad branch. card or directory was being looked by Wayne-Westland secondary stu­ /Dcattiatud old pnacfiptton , at by a subcommittee and a report to dents and parents last year to devel­ the full committee on the feasibility op programs utilizing resources cur­ qrppaeo on ia 1M aecoauory ta of the project would probably be rently available in the community. , to* lastitoteoffice, Warree west v scheduled for a meeting next month. In addition to studying new pro­ Romulus and other school districts grams, the committee has supported of Venoy, daring bestaaai hoars, --v. ART EMANUELE/«1aflf photp^apher i AD pates of gleam donated in western Wayne County have is­ several community outreach efforts will be grveo to Worid hjedfeal Client William Sebastian Works at a personal computer with program manager Debra Joy sued similar directories in the past. sponsored by other groups since last "It would be something tnat Is Relief,which win he reepoodbk Girouand. fall, Johnson said. These efforts In­ ftf sorting them tad aaxhDg concise and to the point," Johnson cluded support for an AIDS work­ them to underdeveloped said. "Something thai kids will be shop sponsored by the United Meth­ countries, able to use easily if they need it" odist Church of Wayne and a Posi­ For-inore information call the ' Johnson said specifics for the tive Parenting Seminar co-sponsored institute. S2S-X2tt. project haven't been finalized. by the Wayne-Westland Substance Head injury patients "The subcommittee is still in the process of determining what the Please turn to Page 2 & WITH CUPID - and Vakntiae'i Day - lunging oot just amud the comer, members o< the Sweet Adetiaet are BO finding rehabilitation Fewer members .'doabt taajaf ap their vocal conk. Of uetroH • ByTedd8chn«fder APPROXIMATELY 700,000 • w-<- the w staff writer " '/never thought/was closed bead injuries occur national­ g-A-Orams going to make ft. The ly each year, leaving 70,000-90,000 in western Wayae Coaaty. VL you met Tim Gullet on the people (staff) here people permanently disabled, ac­ Quartets will available for <r; street, you'd never guess he once cording to statistics compiled by at» am. to 9 ; spent 2¼ months in a coma. ha ve really helped me the National Read Injury Founda­ By Tedd Schneider early days when there was a waiting PjMttt Monday and Tassday. V The former Westland resident work through my tion. staff writer list to Join." ^oema-4ike-a regular guy-wlth-a- Facilities-like the Brant Center "Hopefully, people will stay in . 525-1345. regular Job, working on the assem­ problems.' ~~ are a relatively new phenomenon, The Young at Heart Club for eld­ touch and maybe we can have a pic­ bly line at Applied Process, a Livo­ — Tim Gullet said Adrienne James, executive di­ erly people, one of the first social nic or some other kind of reunion nia steel processing company. • rector. groups affiliated with Westland's next summer," she said. FOUR JOHN Gtaea High But It has. taken Gullet, 23, more "Up until' about 10 years ago, Friendship Center, voted to disband ; School ftadeats woo ribboaf at than four years to put his llfefback Injuries since April 1987. there really wasn't much being late last month, ending its 18-year THE MOVE signals a growing the Sootheest Hrrhifan Regional together after hurtling through his done for people in this situation," existence. trend In senior activities at the SthSeaatfcArtRxhfbtt windshield as he lost control of his IT PROVIDES physical therapy, James said. "In many cases, once 'People (members) get older and Friendship Center, according to Syl­ •.- they are Loahi BaodVi, James car while entering the Fisher Free­ speech therapy, neuropsychologi­ the patient left the hospital, treat­ leave the club, or they die, and it's via kozorosky-Wiacek, executive di­ Mob**,JeaatferFttxfarsld and way, the Sept. 29, 1984, accident cal evaluation, counseling and ment was stopped." <• t ' hard to replace them," said Nancy rector, of the city's senior resources left Gullet "with a long list of inju­ other services for people strug­ Aikman, club president for the past department. Alto; John Glenn stadent ries, including brain damage. gling to recover from serious acci­ PREVIOUSLY, VICTIMS of se­ fiveyear8. eher Jachson ha* b Much of the credit for his recov­ dents or assaults. rious head Injuries might move in •'' "Interests have" shifted and we're The club had 28 members when seeing younger, more active seniors at a finalist for the ery goea to the Brant Rehabilita­ The center is run by the Brant with relatives, she said. Or be the decision was made to fold, down tion Center on Palmer, west of Services Corp., a private, non-prof­ placed in nursing homes or state with a variety of interests," Koxoro^ from 75 during Its prime in the mid- sky-Wlaceksald. ; Scholarship Program for Merriman, Westland, Gullet said. it organization that provides ser­ institutions. In either case, therapy 1970s, Aikman said. , "I never thought I was going to vices and housing for the disabled. might be discontinued. Alkman said the decision was The director said the club concept make it," he said. "The people The corporation also operates "Before this kind of treatment "heartbreaking" for some of the is fading and that many participants (staff) here have really helped me group homes in western Wayne and became popular, people essentially longtime members. V prefer to spend time at specific ac­ u iTlffi SOUTHEAST work through my problems." Oakland Counties. ; gave up on accident victims, allow­ tivities, an exercise class or a travel Woitland: She said 18 people attended the fi­ The center, in a former elemen­ It is financed through state mon­ ing them to spend the rest of their nal meeting, a luncheon at the Moun­ program, for example. V tary school, has been providing ey and with contributions from the tain Jack's restafraat in Dearborn ufliuait for lata. therapy for victims of closed head Insurance Industry.' Please turn to Page 2 Heights and reminisced about "the Please turn to Page 2 coaceras of raMdauli in the of Westland and from the Center. MaAilayfteU, whafs inside zits, Pat, Vanna vice Calendar. .. 4A •adVabttaWQaDa, Classifieds. .... C.E.F Auto . ...... C,F Index . ..... 9E Real estate •- v -.—.-. E THEVESTLANB "Employment. .'"." E,F wttheeta Creative living . 1E haaaiateareatr Crossword. ..- , 2E Entertainment. .5D Obituaries. 4A Sports. , . .- /. .1G By M.B.Dillon weeks was trying to find her. All YrooaeKeperla Street scene 1D staff writer Levitte knew was that she worked as paaeaa ^^9 a^ajo^e ajp^w^v^^a^^p ^^pi^^* Taste . 1B a local bartender. coordtoetor for Westland's Carol Matuszewskl and Celebrating In Bennlgans after re­ of Waetara Vtaya* .will Carol Levitte of Plymouth Township turning from California early this preeeataOBaa Newsline . .591-2300 have defied the Andy Warhol PrincI-^ .month, Levitte was telling a friend had Sportsline. .591-2312 pie of each of us being famous for 15 about the experience. She had Just Wile Circulation . .691-0500 minutes^ V"-..,. about given up hopes of finding Ma­ to the Classified . .591-0900 Levitte and Matuszewskl were ce­ tuszewskl. _ „. _ _— lebrities for SO minut«: Botlrwoir "The waitress said, 'Oh, my sister" centarr7lt41«l. cash on "Wheel of Fortune" game was on *Wheel of Fortune/ "she shows filmed a few months apart, in said. „•• .-;• PLEASE California. Levitte and Matuszewskl: finally 'HElNRY MORGAN ef accept our apology , Matuszewskl, who tends bar at met recently at Bennlgans, where WeaUaadhdi Bennlgans In Plymouth Township, they shared experiences and a few ofaDaotoavaaAraaalitM forihe slow phone solved two puzzles and won $1,750. laughs. • response time when . The show she was in aired Dec. 18. "It was so much fun the whole you qre placing your LevllteV hello to Hollywood was day. It was like being In a differed >' :;-!~ filmed earlier this month and will be world," MatusxewsU stKL „,_i..;--. classified llherads. broadcast at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. *0,- * You potentially can go hotne with We are experiencing on Channel 4.