«Q9 S2222«if [}mw|» * Gam e S a v v y ft Drink It' •**>Hm I m in The best are free, online On a mission Read It' Tote It) H w MMpwAiwiyw M M M w Canton woman puts faith in God, finds a new path and just a few clicks away. m S S U tT S m Z u m k m 557#m n Wear It' PAGE Cl MUt PraISP OBSERVER LIFE, SECTION C P M £8 Your hometown newspaper serving Plymouth and Plymouth Township for 119 years February 6 2005 75 cents ivww.hometownJife.com © 2 0 0 5 H om etow n C ommunications N etwork Locals Board to split on Bush plan BY TONY BRUSCATO hall budget STAFF WRITER As President George W Bush BY 8RADKADRICH travels the country explaining the STAFF WRITER benefits of his plan to overhaul a financially troubled Social Security With expenses for the new township hall signifi­ system, reaction to the establish­ cantly exceeding budget, the Plymouth Township ment of private accounts to build a Board of Trustees meets Wednesday night to consid­ nest egg for the future is mixed er options In his Sate of the Union address According to sources, the township hall project, Monday night, Bush warned the originally pegged at around $12 million, is already nation the current Social Security some $2 million to $3 million over budget That’s system will begin running a deficit prompting officials to look at available avenues to in 2018 Girl Scout Troop 1111 members (from left) Gusty Kummer Sarah Dillon, Katie Bartek and Sarah Dean model some of the cut expenses Bush’s plan includes reducing fleece headbands the troop sold as a fund-raiser Other troop members not pictured are Kaylee Arella, Alicia Fowler Among the options Delaying or even eliminating the amount of benefits being paid April Haddad, Kelsey Joppich, Jacqueline Lough Rachel Head Delaney Ryder, Tara Sadek, Maggie Sneideman, Rachel ' the fire station at the site of the new hall out by allowing thojse under age 55 Stanley, Manah Tucker, Kman Shah and Caroline Wall Township supervisor Richard Reaume said with to put some of the money they cur­ townships and cities rently pay into Social Security into fighting fiscal problems personal retirement accounts, brought on at least in Sources say the much like an IRA, to keep the fed­ part by loss of state- eral retirement system from going shared revenue, options broke Good deed to trim expenses must be “I like the idea of having an explored has already gone over account that s your own and will “The municipal financ­ grow m investments,” said Headband sale raises wave of tsunami relief ing model is broke, Charlene Berry, 58, who resides m Reaume said Expenses Plymouth ‘And, m the plan, you are increasing exponen­ can leave the money to your chil­ BY TONY BRUSCATO relief fund with polka dots It was cool tially, while revenues and dren It s money you worked for ” STAFF WRITER “I thought we d sell about In the end, Girl Scout state-shared payments 100 and make a couple of Troop 1111 made $1,485 are declining or being When Girl Scout Troop 1111 bucks, said Gusty Kummer And, they were able to secure eliminated As a fiduci­ Berry s stance may not be too at Isbi^ter Elementary decid­ 11, of Plymouth Township matching funds, which made ary of the township, I unpredictable She recently ed to sell colorful fleece head- But, instead, we made a lot their effort worth double that need to evaluate all areas attended the Bush s inaugural cer­ bands to raise relief funds for of money I was really sur­ amount to either increase rev­ emonies in Washington, D C , and tsunami victims, little did prised 1 really felt good helping enues and/or lower was chosen as a 2004 Ronald they know the kind of reac­ It took the Girl Scouts less kids around the world that expenses Reagan Republican Gold Medal tion they would get from fel­ than 20 minutes to sell their were hit by the tsunami,” said Sources say the township hall project has already award winner low students stock Monday That night, Sarah Dillon, 10 “I really felt gone over budget due to the addition of more square “It s not a tax-and-spend policy, The Girl Scouts received a Ahern sewed 60 more and bad for the kids that died and footage than originally designed, as well as hikes in and President Bush is telling the batch of about 50 headbands the Girl Scouts didn t have to the parents who lost their construction and equipment costs Democrats we can’t survive on tax from Alice Ahern of wait long to sell those on children While township officials have haggled with the and spend anymore,” Berry said Plymouth Township, who Tuesday The lessons learned by projects architects, A3C of Ann Arbor, over addi­ ‘I hope people wake up ” sewed 100 to sell at her fit­ Ahern made 70 more to sell Troop 1111 were extraordi­ tional costs, those costs have begun to spiral, sources On the other side of the com is ness center, but still had half Wednesday, and still every nary, too say Jerry Vassel of Canton Township, that many leftover kid that wanted a headband “I think when people see At Wednesday’s 7 pm meeting, board members an entrepreneur who owns Mam The Girl Scouts thought it didn’t get one what we did, they will think will consider several options Street Catering Vassel, at age 59, would be a good community Ahern gave it one more try, ‘Wow, that’s cool’ and thty Reaume said Friday one of them would be to delay wouldn’t be affected by any change service opportunity, so tjiey this time sewing 106 Sold will want to help, too,” said the construction of the fire station, building it m in Social Security, but he sees big announced on a Friday they out Kummer stages, rather than all at once, Reaume said All of problems m changing the current would be selling the head- “Everyone liked the pat­ the underground work would be done — water, system bands for $6, with $5 going terns we had,” said Katie tbruscato@oe homecomm net sewer, electrical, etc — but then that portion of the to the American Red Cross Bartek, 10 “Mine was purple (734) 459 2700 PLEASE SEE SOCIAL SECURITY, A6 PLEASE SEE H A L L , A5 Proposed Kellogg Park I ountaln Growth Works lauds Fountain com m ittee youth accomplishments eyes tw o designs BY TONY BRUSCATO Garland, 16, of Plymouth, Young people who have turned their ship with Schoolcraft College and been STAFF WRITER who is PCYC secretary lives around were recognized Thursday, successful m initial college efforts Actually, we combined Feb 3, at the Growth Works recognition Other students receiving awards dur­ The Plymouth more than one design to dinner at St John’s Golf and Conference ing the 16th annual event for outstand­ Community Youth come up with our idea for a Center in Plymouth Township ing efforts at Schoolcraft College include Commission may be young new fountain” Youth nominated for recognition Edward Butler of Inkster, Alexandra lri age, but their style is The winning entry came awards for achievements m the past year Mitchie ofWestland and Lance Reid more old-school when it from 11-year-old Manna include Carl Hightower and Lance Reid Growth Works also acknowledged comes to replacing the Zabowski of Canton of Inkster, Christina McBride and Chnsta Cipparone and Dr Deborah landmark fountain in Township, a sixth grader at Christopher Schendel of Plymouth, Daiek of Schoolcraft for their dedication Plymouth’s Kellogg Park Pioneer Middle School, who Emily Hippie of Dearborn, Amelia and support of Growth Works students The youth commission is said she was saddened Casillas of Dearborn Heights, John “Tonight, we are seeing young people, moving forward with plans when the old fountain fell Nardi of Belleville and Christina Smith with the help of our staff and providers, to raise tens of thousands of and smashed into pieces ofWestland overcome significant obstacles, develop­ dollars for a traditional- while it was being anchored April Fulks and Drew Fox of Garden ing skills needed to participate m a looking fountain m Kellogg m May City, Michael Kantz of Redford, Mike knowledge-based economy and develop­ Park after selecting a win “ We drove by when it Wendhng, Christopher Allen and Justin ing a sense of hopefulness about them­ ner in its design contest broke and were sad about it Knoll ofWestland are the first group of selves,” said Dale Yagiela, Growth Works We had a fairly limited being broken,’ said young people who have earned their One of two ideas being used to put together a design of selection, but they ^vere Zabowski GED through Growth Works’ partner­ the new fountain in Kellogg Park The designs were good entries, said Christine PLEASE SEE GROWTH W ORKS, AS chosen by the Plymouth Community Youth Commission PLEASE SEE FO U N TAIN , A6 — 1 * CONTACT US * 1 I N D E X Com ing Thursday in Filter Apartments El The Movies are on us! 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