•^•^•^^p^^^^rw^iwuwpiw^w" • ' • -^*^^^^^*^ iomelbwn COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Wrstlnno (Dfcsmro: Your hometoibn newspaper serving Westland for 35 years Thursday, February 17, 2000 hometownnewspapers. net 75C Votume 35 Nunrttw 74 Westland, Michigan C2000 Homi*To*n Communication* rework™ again Shot teenager expected to live A John Glenn High School student Police attribute a shooting over the weekend residential street near Ann Arbor Trail Neighbors described the Vaughns tut who made an apology in court in to an accident/They say the 16-year-old boy and Inkster on the city's northeast good neighbors who are "very stable," December for stalking his former side. Stobbe said. "It's really a great family" was shot by his mother during an argument The mother could face two years in A heated argument erupted inside teacher has been arrested again. with his father. The mother faces a court hear­ Derek Ingle, 17, was arrested jail and a $2,000 fine if convicted of the 16-year-old boy's bedroom after the Wednesday for a probation violation ing to determine whether she should be tried. careless discharge of a firearm result­ father, 40-year-old Carlos Vaughn, after the teacher received a phone ing in' injury. She returned home Sat- became angry over a rap music CO BY DARRELL CLEM right chest and was listed in stable urday after being released on a $10,000 that contained profane language. Sto­ call at her Gafdeh City residence STAFF WRITER condition at Garden City Hospital. earlier the same day. police said. personal bond. bbe said, dc|em#oeJiome«omm.net The mother, 43-year-old Betty Bao- Ingle didn't make the call, Sgt. The boy likely would have died if "He doesn't like having obscene CDs Tsai Vaughn, faces a Feb. 24 court Michael Terry, said. Rather, he is A shotgun-wielding mother wa« try­ Westland paramedics hadn't, started in the house," the lieutenant said. hearing that will determine whether accused of having a friend call the ing to defuse a father-eon argument immediately treating him en route to The mother went to another bedroom she shoulctf&tand trial for shooting her teacher, over a profane music CD when she the hospital, Fire Chief Mark Neal where the father kept a 12-gauge shot­ son, a Livonia Franklin High School Ingle, a special education student, accidentally shot the J>oy Friday night, said. gun under a bed., grabbing the weapon student. is accused of violating his probation Westland police Lt. Marc Stobbe said. "He's expected to recover very slow­ in a miscalculated attempt to defuse The incident happened at 7:07 p,m, u by contacting the friend, He had been The son, 16-year-old Aaron Vaughn, ly," Neal said. At this point, it appears ordered by a judge to stay away from survived a .single shotgun blast to his Friday on Mackenzie, a .normally quiet as though he may have lost one lung." Please sec SHOT, A5 the friend, Terry said "He wasn't supposed to have con­ tact with the witness who made the telephone call," Terry said, Sharing a story >-Ifigle was arrested at his Wayne home. He is expected to face a felony stalking charge this week, Terry said. He had been barred from school property amid allegations that he was StalMng the teacher and that he had confronted her at John Glenn. IN THE PAPER BY DARRELL CLEM STAFF WRITER dcle*n®oe.homecomm.n«'t Recall petition language seeking to TODAY • Hist Westland City Council member Sharon Scott for her role in firing Clerk Patricia (.ribbons was rejected Wednes­ day by the Wayne County Flections Convmission. Cpsct by'the decision,, recall organ 17:- Artistic arrangement: A ers vnwed they wii-i repeatedly revise .the wording until they \uiithe comnns- Westland woman turned sion's approval to seek voter signa­ one room of her senior tures. apartment into three com­ Recall organizers need 5,104 signa­ tures of registered Westland voters to fortable areas, /06 call for a recall election against Scott Durint! :i.rer;4J. hearing Wed lb -day morning in .Detroit, elections com/his ENTERTAINMENT Please see RECALL, A5 Theater: The cast of "Oliv- er!" has been working hard to get ready for Net access opening night on Friday. SiAir PHOTO BY TOM .HAWUT You won't want to miss Campaign stop: Laura Welch Bush, wife of Texas Gov, George W. Bush, read ''Officer Buckle and Gloria" to Jefferson-Barns Elementary students this past Monday afternoon. Bush is a for* not a worry this musical extravagan­ mer teacher and librarian who believes that education is very important, "My husband, says, za presented by the Ply• 'Try to read as much at night as you watch television.' '' For more on her visit, please see A3, At the William I7. Faust Public mouth Theatre Guild./El Library of Westland. parents are expected, to ait as filters for children'?- Internet access. TurrenUy. anybody iias access," said REAL ESTATE Sandra. Wilson, library director, refer­ ring to'the library's 10 Internet sta­ Open up: Is holding an tions There are no stations in the Chil­ BY DARRELL CLEM own. car'' dren's Area.-but children have' access open house worth the STAFF WRITER in the mam room ddem9oe.hoinecomai.nel N Weak on her right side from a stroke, a resident who- effbrtf/fl returned from a hospital wasn't evaluated for rehabilitation Despite fears that new state code violations could shut potential. Please see related story, AS down Nightingale West Nursing Home, the facility has • Food habits for nine residents didn't receive the evalua­ shown a remarkable ability to survive, tion needed to determine if their nutritional needs were INDEX A report from'watchdog group Citizens For Better Care being met, "It's a parent's resporn-ibiiit> to-over cited 13 federal violations and 11 state deficiencies in 1^93, • One 91-year-old resident, described as spending most ta see use of our collection, Wilson said Apaftments/04 Crossword/fi3 alone. Consider; her time in bed with her head covered, didn't receive the "The be^t filter is parent guidance." Entertainment/El At" Home/0 • A resident didn't receive mouth care ordered by his.doc-' social work evaluation she needed. Pending legislation could change Automotrv«/J± Jobs/66 tor for mouih infections. • M-ahv rooms had five occupants, exceeding feur-pernon things at, the library. I'MM VVi 1-..1-10 ha* 0bituary/A4 Classified/W • Residents didn't have an opportunity to help plan their Plea'H* N<ve UST, A7 ~~ Please see NET, A.T Classified 0piniDns/Al2-13 index/F7 Real Estate/tt Community Service Guide/148 Life/Bi Sports/Cl : a mg new appearance BYJOIEBBOWN find. Christy Nolun, new cxciajt-ivL- STAFF WRITER director of the local YMCA. was among jbrown<*o«,hortM»oomm.net them. Kids going to child care at the •"Last night, we had teenagers here," Wayne-Westland YMCA found a fresh­ saut Nolan, taking a break from paint­ ly painted facility this week. ing duties Saturday. "We had teens Volunteers w»re cleaning and paint­ from AVestland and Livonia helping ing the center's interior over the week- out. Everybody's volunteering their time to help us out." The center'* nam'ed Mike's House. after donor Mike Sonk, The paint brushes and rollers were ably handled by staff from VMCAs. including Farmington. Down-river, North Oakland and Huron Vallev. The firvt place to visit Association staffers pitched in as well. Nolan was anticipating most work wh&tyou're looking for a K«i«?v rinrio Kn.' tt n F> A *»•», f„'f,nmrf il-lir-i 'i '?r> -••..»»<. i-j >-— -""--j ........ -^,. ,-.. .- tma place to live? cuupie of weeks for toiichup The vwtk wa*» done to freshen up. "give it a The Real Estate ads hriffht new \nt\k mm P»»Ti* m MArTKRV TMniw*ri in today's The center w,i* open for business Team effort: Angela Holmes deft'K office manager at the Wayne HomeTown CUttfiedsl Monday morning. "N't. service was wes(jnmi YMCA and Don'cn t)urundctto, executive director at •topped or interrupter Nolan sa.d f l)oir„nver YMCA, help point Apposite sides of the srww wail StUord^y * helper* included (arne "" , ' ' , . .., • ' _ . \.. » ...; hole, 20, nf Livonia The Schoolcraft in the Westland child care center on Saturday: •College student plans to transfer to the ,:(! nf H,n'-l!-oid Ki 1. ).-iki.-»n.-'i ' '',in:;v:ae,! University' of Michigan and become 1 up fio))V|ir 1 i> 1 he Y iia 11 ci -lui! \\ 1 i'lie^e -f udvnt. oi ••b-irrTM a,' \ -• 11 u dental hygieniHt 1.1...III. •A aj.'Oer IS [nel'Vibt rStH('i dr'f'cf"f' 1 i at iiai -lie •- «m kill I,; !i-l Mr \ \|i A "Sfindirig. painting, cieaotnc, Dob- It s ,1 fes-)0(.l l.lvua,:." ^aal 1 'OIJ . ^* le.'*-, It ii)j-M.|-ai ,S -1-- !l< • :?'],i ca;:-'...- :.:!'• ,••< M 1. 11 ;i 1, i- j^-tTi' v t<> '. hf i-nil 11 " ! i ;• !'•> r. 1! 11 ••: > said of her duties "Auvlhmi! I'n 1 1 Oop*: Angela Holmes get* her do I'm domg it" leAanhuc- »•.-:-,1.,^.^1 A blili.I '•-, irk^ ;>S b-a.ik !'?!'.•(' Stiyj 'i' !V,'|t ^> 1 > - J J- r 1 •;• 1. •> l.l'("i,.|-| .-,..if , • mn wit 6 face spafte>'\d while painting. She's a former. YMCA .»r,-iliTe i w iii'i -jVi,;M^r^' YrncAV'vr To pi/ir ( ,» rf,»ssi|iorl nd: 734 591 0000 Newsroom: 734-95^2t04 Home Delivery: 734-591-0500 i.