a II" N~ws Gun traced Election board to homicide lktrOlt pollee picked up a homicide rejects WCCCD ~lI~pectId"t week carrymg a pistol stolen trom d Urob"e Pomte Woods man who didn't know the weapon was gone In additIOn, a second gun owned by the advisory vote JIIdll 11a::. ulhappeareet trom his home He By Bonnie Caprara DIVISIOnstaffer, who asked Isn't sure If a thIrd pIstol, a mlssmg Staff Writer not to be named, said, ''The Smith & Wesson 357, has been stolen or sold, Voters WIll not get the (county) electIOn commis- chance to express theIr opm- sIon met (Monday, June 3) DetrOit homicIde police possess one of lOn as to whether their and determined they could the weapons, traced to the 49-year-old municlpahbes should be not place thiS questIOn on Woods man on Monday, June 3 able to separate from the the ballot The State Bureau Woods pollee said the reSident "wasn't Wayne County Commumty of ElectIOns does not autho- aware his gun was mlssmg (He) does College Dlstnct nz.e us to place thiS on the not know how long the Item has been missing' The Wayne County ballot." ElectIOn CommlS810nreject- State Bureau of Elections "ThIS may turn out to be a perfect ed requests from the five ChaIrman Chnstopher exam~e of how legal gun owners unwlt. Grosse Pomtes, Harper Thomas defended the county tmgl feed the black market and why Woods and five other Wayne they ust be dIligent when lockmg up elections commu:lslOn'sdeci- thei guns," said Beth Martm, of Grosse County mumclpalltles to sIOn by saYing. "It's for pre- POinte Farms, co-preSIdent of the East A ride in the Farms place the commlll1lty college senting valid ballot propos- Metro DetrOit Chapter of the Milhon adVisory questlOn on the als. Pubhc opinIOn polls are Aug 6 ballot :\'lom March, a volunteer orgamzatlOn Grosse Pointe Hunt Club member carolyn Cobane and ber not the busllless of the elec- The requests were encour- tion process The smell test promotmg gun safety horse, Dylan, enjoy a pleasant ride on a reGent Sunday morDiDg aged by Grosse He Townsmp is The homeowner said he has had "prob- on Grosse Pointe Boulevard, Tbe Farms and Woods allow HWlt IS 'SOwhat? Show me who Club riders to venture onto Provencial. Kercheval, Mary Street, Supervisor Douglas Jones, bound to do somethmg lems With thmgs missing In the past, Moron and the boulevard on Sunday mornings untU noon during who was trymg to demon- about tms by law" due to addiction problems hiS son has the summer. Some four to eight borse owners take advantage of strate support for House Bl1l Local mumclpal leaders had," according to Woods pollce the riding opportunity each week. If you're out early, maybe you 5157, which would allow were dlsappomted with the Martin said, "Once a gun IS stolen, will see them and say hello. Don't worry, someone else cleans up! mumclpahtles to separate deciSIOn we're all put at nsk of It bemg misused." from the community college "I'm dlsappomted thiS - Brad Lmdberg distnct by popular vote won't be on the ballot," said n _L_ ...._,., _1 ..............on A tl"tt.._ U: 11 In a letter sent May 29 to Grosse POlllte TownshiD LJ~lUUJ.O }'J.a.llJ.l~U J.VJ. .I. .1..11..1 the mlll11Clpalltiesfrom the Supervisor Mary Matuja WEEK AHEAD county electIOn commiSSIOn, "Our cItizens have spoken After two years of planmng, work IS through traffic at Grosse Pointe Chairman ChIef Justice and we responded to them Thursday, June 13 slated to begm tms month on a retail Boulevard and all traffic between Milton Mack Jr said. "'l'he They felt we should not be and office buildmg at 120.130 Kercheval and the south Kercheval Los Gatos Willperform at the 2002 Wayne County ElectIOn paying for services we don't Kercheval on the Hill alley. CommISSIon is Without the use' Bon Secours Cottage Health Services The bUlldmg, bemg commiSSioned • The closure of Stanton Lane and MUSICon the Plaza Concert, co-spon- authonty to place your adVI- Grosse Pomte Woods by developer Ed Russell, IS a combi- Handy Place to through traffic sory questIOn on the Aug 6, Councllman Joseph sored by the Grosse POinte News, In nation of an eXIsting bwldmg which • The closure of the south the Villageat 7 p m 2002, pnmary ballot." once housed a car dcalersmp and new Kercheval alley behind 120-130 A Wayne County Elections See WCCCD, page 2A In case of rain, the show Willbe held constructIOn on an eXIsting parking Kercheval to all traffic and returmng at the Maire Elementary School gym lot the remamder of the alley to two-v,,'aj To accommodate constructIOn traffic dunng construction ~plaud the Grosse POinteTheatre's equipment and traffic concerns, the Extenor constructIOn and traffic News joins Woods production of the claSSICmUSicalcome- Grosse Pointe Farms Department of detours are expected to last 4 to 6 dy "Pajama Game," through Saturday, Pubhc Safety will implement thE' fol- months The project should be com- June 15, In the Fnes AuditOriumof the fireworks sponsors Grosse POinte War Memonal lowmg pleted by June 2003 • The closure of Hall Place to - Bonnie Caprara T,ckets arc $14 Call (313) 881-4004 The Grosse Pomte News Jewelry Co, BIg Boy tor more information I::. among new sponsors who Restaurant & Bakery, the have jumped on board the CIty of Grosse Pomte Park, Monday, June 17 annual Grosse Pomte Woods Comcast, Mr C's Car Wash, The Grosse POinte Board of Fireworks extravaganza on Comenca, Farmer Jack, the Education Willhold a special meeting to Sunday, Jlll1e 30 htUe Blue Book, Lochmoor diSCUSSa potential bond vote at 6:45 The show IS bemg put on Chrysler Plymouth Jeep, m conjunctIOn With the Sme & Monaghan and p.m In the Wlcklng Library at Grosse POinte South High SChool Grosse POlllte Public School Supreme Heatmg System, the Grosse Pomte "We are eXCItedto JOinthe The City of Grosse POinte City BUSiness and ProfeSSIOnal fireworks sponsors," said CounCil Willmeet In ItS chambers at Association of Mack Avenue, John Minms, editor and 730pm Lochmoor Club and St John general manager of the Health System Grosse POinte News The Grosse POinte Woods City Beginnmg at dusk, fire- "Fireworks, patnotlsm and CounCilWillmeet In the Woods Cityhall works can be Viewed from famdy, fnends and nelgh- at 7 30 pm the Parcell;; Middle School bors - tms IS perfect fit for athletiC field, located at the the Pomtes' newspaper" comer of Mack and Vermer. LimIted sponsorships are Tuesday, June 18 Food vendors and musical avadable Donations are The Grosse POinte Shores Village groups wJlI be on hand welcome CounCilmeets In the Shores muniCipal Woods offiCIals encourage In addition to the Grosse bUildingat 7 p m viewers to "come early to POinte News, new sponsors enjoy the fun and entertam- mclude Jean's Boutique and WednesdaYJ June 19 ment" WigS, POinte Medical The Great Lakes Chamber MUSIC Returnmg sponsors EqUipment, Inc and Radar FestIVal comes to Grosse POinte mclude Edmund T Ahee Industnes Memonal Church at 8 p m Freedom fighter Featured artists Include Shmuel Navy pUot Lt. Patrick "Flounder~ McCormick takes off from the Ashkenasl, Paul Katz, James Tocco, deck of the USS Kennedy in the Nor....hernArablan sea in his F-18. Danlelle Farina, Sandra River and The U.S. Naval Academy graduate. son of ADDand BW McCormick linda Hohenfeld playing works by of Grosse Pointe Farms. shared his experiences with el&hth-grade Dvorak, Harbison, Barber and students at his alma mater. University Liggett School. duriDC a Q-,.,.h I"""" ....... ......v lUII'U III recen~ e-mail COnVenillUon. Tickets are $28 for adutls or $23 for In answering Taylor McCarty's question about what it is like to Home: Grosse Pomte students and seniors For more Infor- fly an F/A-18. McCormick said, "When you open the hatch to go Farms mation, call (248) 258-2831 out onto the cat walk and up onto the flight deck. a rush of salty air hits you. It is pitch-black, and the sblp is rockJ.ng a bit. Aa you Age: 18 step out onto the flight deck, a 4O-knot wind tries to push you into the ocean. All you see is the narrow beam that your flashlight Family: Father, Greg, : INDEX - Wuminates. mother, Cathenne, "You look around the flight deck and the sodium vapor lights brothers, Geoff, 23, OpInion 6A provide an eerie, dim orange hue to the gray aircraft parked and Garrett, 21, Sister, chained to the deck with their tails banging over the side. You Chelsea, 16 Obituaries 11A pass behind a running jet and feel the burning exhaust engulf you, and the air is sucked from your chest. The sound is deafening. Schools. .13-15A Occupation: Photo tech- "Everywhere people are moving around in the darkness. Off to niCian at Jewell Photo, BUSiness .20A one side a jet starts to taxi and sweeps its ezhaust acruss a few soon.to-be Coast Guard plane captains who had their backs turned and knocks them over, Seniors .68 but they don't roU flU untU someone grabs them. Quote: "Just gnn and "The edges of the flight deck drop off into blackness; there Is bear It • Entertainment .... 78 no moon .. ," For a unique view of life on the front, read the rest of bls inter- See story, page 4A ClaSSifIed ads .5C view on the Patriot Page. 12A f June 13, 2002 .' 2A News Grosse Pointe News I: 50 years ago this week yesterda~'s headlines 50 years ago this week 25 years ago this week seats are eight candidates.