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School board tabs
three for final look
Bond forum s
Plymouth-Canton
Community Schools
officials, seeking a $114
million bond elertion
May 7, a re giving th e
public their first tw o
chances t o w eigh in.
Public forum s will
ta k e place 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 7, at
th e Plymouth Cultural
Center, 525 Farmer in
Plymouth, a nd th e n 7
p.m. Monday, March
11, a t th e Canton
Public Library, 1200
S. Canton Center in
Canton.
District officials will
explain how th e bond
will address student
learning, technology,
health, safety, and
security a t district facili­
ties.
District officials have
said they'll be ab le to
pay fo r th e bond "w ith
zero increase" in th e
ta x rate.
For m ore inform a­
tio n on th e forum s, call
(734) 416-2755.
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A nd th e n th e re w ere th ree.
T h e P lym outh-C anton B o a rd of
E d u ca tio n W ednesday n a rro w ed
th e ir se a rc h fo r a ne w su p e rin ­
te n d e n t b y one can d id a te, invit­
in g th r e e o f th e fo u r se m ifin al­
ists b a c k fo r a fin al found o f
m e etin g s a n d in terv iew s.
T h e fin alists w ill be b a ck th is
w eek (M onday, H ie sd ay an d
T h u rsd ay ) to m e e t w ith te a c h ­
e r g ro u p s, sta f f a n d o th e rs , ta k e
and sit
fo r one
p r e s s tim e.
T h e fin alists include:
• M ichael M eissen, su p e rv iso r
o f school
im prove­
m ent
an d stu ­
dent
achieve­
m ent
fo r Mil­
w aukee
Killian
Public
Schools in M ilw aukee, Wis.
• C h risto p h er Tim m is, su p e rin ­
te n d e n t o f A d rian Pu b lic Schools
a n d o n e o f tw o M ich ig an can d i­
d a te s in th e field.
Counter help
C anton resid e n ts could potentially avoid
th e 9-p erce n t sp ik e in w a te r c o sts im posed
on th e tow nship b y th e D e tro it W ater
a n d S e w erag e D ep a rtm en t, th o u g h local
officia ls cau tio n e d th a t th e y h a v en ’t ye t
loc k ed in r a te s th a t ta k e e ff e c t M ay 1.
A dm in istra tiv e s ta f fe rs h a v e issued
a p re lim in a ry rec o m m e n d atio n to keep
w ater-se w er ra te s a t th e ir c u rr e n t levels,
a v e rtin g any in c re a s e s f o r local consum -
"Let's Ask America,"
th e new TV gam e show
w here contestants can
w in up to $50K from
hom e, had a Canton
flavor Saturday w hen
first-grade te ac h er Jodi
M cM aster a p p ea re d as
, a contes-
McMaster
Potential
contestants
g e t on th e
show by
visiting
th e show's
website
(WWW.
letsaskamerica.tv) and
signing up. Every day,
four contestants will be
chosen to play th e game
and win up to $50,000
cash via Skype from their
home. "Let's Ask Ameri­
ca" polls America about
fun a nd irreverent topics
to find ou t w hat people
are thinking. Then, all
th e contestants have to
d o is correctly predict th e
answer. The prize money
increases with each
question. There are three
rounds and a t th e end of
each round, th e contes­
ta n t w ith th e lowest cash
total is eliminated from
th e game.
Community Life
B5
Crossword Puzzle... C2
Education............... A4
Health.................... B9
Homes.................... C2
Jobs........................ Cl
Obituaries
B8
Services.................. C3
Sports......................B1
Wheels................... C4
P lea se se e BOARD, A2
Canton edges
toward water
rate decision
Ask America
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• Brodie K illian, Plym outhC anton’s c u rr e n t e x ecutive
d ire c to r o f bu sin e ss se rvice s,
a n d th e only in te rn a l c andidate
to be g ran te d a n interview .
C u rtis Cain, th e associate
su p e rin ten d e n t f o r education al
se rv ic e s in th e Shaw nee M ission
School D istric t in O verland P ark,
K an., m e t w ith tr u s te e s fo r tw o
hou rs T hesday b u t w as no t invit­
e d back.
T he fin alists w ere chosen using
BILLBRESLER| STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Plymouth Scholars teacher Linda Reilman teaches fifth grade when she's not working th e cash register
a t Mickey D's. Reilman and other staffers a t th e charter school, located on North Territorial in Plym­
outh Township, worked th e counter a t th e Ann Arbor Road McDonald's restaurant for a few hours as
p art of th e chain's McTeacher Night program. For th e story and more photos, please turn to page A4.
H ow ever, it isn ’t c e rta in th e Canton
Ib w n s h ip B o a rd of T ru stee s will a c c e p t
th e rec o m m e n d atio n a s e lec ted officials
po n d e r potentially expen siv e p ro jec ts
su c h a s a w a te r sto ra g e facility.
“I t ’s still e a rly in th e p ro ce ss,” Super­
v iso r Phil L aJoy said Friday. “I t’s still a
w o rk in p ro g re s s .”
C anton resid e n ts la s t y e a r saw th e ir
a v e ra g e w ater-se w er ra te s d e c rea se by
2.3 p e rc e n t w hen local officia ls opted to
ab so rb a ra te hik e im posed by D etroit.
Som e e lec ted officials qu e stio n w h eth er
th e y c a n re p e a t th a t co u rse of action.
“W e’r e doing w h at w e c a n to b e effi­
cient,” L aJoy said.
T ru stee Jo h n A nthony sa id local officials
have tr ie d “to m a k e su re w e’r e a s le an and
m e an a s w e can b e ” in a voiding r a te hikes.
H ow ever, L aJoy said no w a te r r a te
in c re a s e w ould m e an usin g an e stim a t­
e d $2.1 m illion fro m C anton’s $19.6 m il­
lion w ater-se w er fund a t a tim e w hen local
officials a re w eighing co stly p ro je c ts such
a s a w a te r sto ra g e fac ility to e a se w ater
u sage du rin g pe ak hours.
A m id th a t ba ck d ro p , re sid e n ts a re invit­
e d to a tte n d a co m m u n ity fo ru m on w ater
r a te s 7-9 p.m . M onday in th e low er lev­
e l of th e C anton A d m in istra tio n B uild­
ing, 1150 S. C anton C enter. T h e se ssio n is
in te n d ed to show how w ater-se w er ra te s
a re c a lc u lated an d to an sw e r an y q u e s­
tio n s fro m resid e n ts.
Please se e WATER, A2
C harges filed in Verizon store robbery
T h ree te en a g e m en a re facin g
a c o u rt he arin g F rid a y on m u lti­
ple c rim in al c h a rg e s am id alle­
g a tio n s th e y ro b b ed a Canton
V erizon sto re a f te r u sin g a sem i­
a u to m atic a ssau lt rifle to shoot
o p en a slid in g g la ss d o o r th a t an
em ployee h a d m a n ag e d to lock.
E ric Jam es-L ee W ilkins an d
A ntonio Je ro m e Po rter, both
o f In kste r, an d D antez L am ar
B oykin-Johnson o f W estlan d —
a ll 18
y e a rs
old —
have
b een
ch arg ed
w ith
a rm e d
rob b ery , Boykin-Johnson
Porter
b re a k ­
ing an d e n te rin g a b u ild in g w ith
in te n t to co m m it a c rim e, firstd e g re e re ta il fra u d , receiv in g
a n d c o n cealing stolen p ro p erty
o v e r $1,000, d isc h arg in g a fire-
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o ny fire
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th e ow n­
e r s per­
m ission.
T h e th r e e te e n s w ere
a rra ig n e d T h u rsd ay by 35th
D istric t J u d g e M ichael G erou,
w ho se t a $1 m illion c a sh bond
fo r e ach d e fe n d an t a n d sc hed­
ule d F rid a y 's p re lim in a ry ex am ­
in ation to d e te rm in e w h eth er
th e y should sta n d tria l in W ayne
C ounty C irc u it C ourt. A notguilty ple a w as en te re d f o r the
m en.
P e n a lty r a n g e
W ilkins, P o rte r and BoykinJohnson could fac e penalties
ran g in g up to life in priso n if
th e y a re convicted as charged.
Please se e ROBBERY, A2
WATER
Continued from page A1
A dm in istra tio n s ta ff­
e r s issued th e no-increase
rec o m m e n d atio n a fte r
th e tow nship im plem ent­
ed co st-containing m ea­
su r e s su c h as em ploy­
e e u npa id furlo u g h days
and savings in e m ployee
h e alth c a r e c osts.
M oreover, Canton sold
m o re w ater to local con­
su m e rs th a n had b een
a n ticip ate d la st su m m er
— a m ove th a t g e n erate d
hig her-than-expected re v ­
enues.
“We rea lly had a hot
sum m er, and w e sold
m o re w ater th a n w e had
bu dge ted,” Public W orks
ROBBERY
Continued from page A1
A ll of th e co u n ts against
th e m a re felo n ies exce p t
f o r th e illegal e n try
c h a rg e , w hich is a m isde­
m eanor.
T h e c h a rg e s a ro se from
a lleg a tio n s th e th re e
te e n s ro b b ed th e V eri­
zon sto re on F o rd R oad,
b e tw ee n M orton Tbylo r an d Sheldon, a round
11 a.m . M onday, cau sing
c u sto m e rs an d em ployees
to fe a r fo r th e ir lives and
pro m p tin g a lockdow n
o f fo u r P lym outh-C anton
e le m e n ta ry schools.
No one w as in ju re d a s
V erizon c u sto m e r G erry
S oubly said th e m asked,
BOARD
Continued from page A1
a m a trix devised by re p re ­
sen tativ es of R ay & A sso­
ciates, th e Iow a-based
firm th e b o a rd h ire d to
conduct th e search.
B o a rd P re s id e n t Jo h n
B a r re tt sa id he w as
im p re sse d w ith all th e
c andidates.
M a n ag e r Bob B e la ir said.
“W e h ad m o re re v e n u es
co m in g in to ou r w aterse w e r acco u n t. We took
th a t e x ce ss re v e n u e and
ro lled it in to th e r a te s th is
year."
Still, Belair, LaJoy,
M unicipal S erv ices D irec­
to r T im Fa a s an d o th ers
hav e said Canton need s to
m a in tain a healthy w aterse w e r fu n d b alan ce to p ay
fo r fu tu re p ro je c ts such
as a w ater sto ra g e facil­
ity — if e lec ted officials
choose th a t route.
M eanw hile, C anton’s
la te s t 9-p erce n t in c re as e
fro m D etro it w as m o re
th a n dou b le th e av er­
ag e su b u rb a n r a te hike.
A nthony ha s called the
h ig h e r f ig u re “v e ry d is­
ap p o in tin g ,” b u t said
he is h o p efu l fo r longran g e cost c o n tain m en t
sin ce th e DWSD has
com e u n d e r new m an ag e­
m en t an d beg u n ste p s to
b e co m e m o re efficien t.
“I ’m c autiou sly o p tim is­
tic ,” he said.
A fte r M onday’s com ­
m u n ity fo ru m , th e tow n­
ship b o a rd is e x p ec ted to
d isc u ss w a te r r a te s dur­
in g a stu d y se ssio n sc h ed ­
ule d fo r 7 p.m . Tbesday,
M a rc h 19, a t tow nship
hall. S om etim e a fte r th at,
a v o te will b e ta k e n to
ad o p t ra te s fo r th e y e a r
sta rtin g M ay 1.
hooded m e n sh o t th e ir
w ay in to th e store.
C anton police sw arm ed
th e sc en e q u ick ly an d
c au g h t th e s u sp e c ts fo l­
low ing a sh o rt ch ase , in i­
tia lly in a c a r a n d th e n on
foot. P o lice said th e m en
hid in a sto rm c e lla r a d ja ­
c e n t to a h o u se o n Wil­
la rd D riv e, n e a r Oakview
D riv e a n d Saltz.
T h e su sp e cts a re like­
ly facin g c h arg es in oth er
co m m u n ities a s w ell fol­
low ing w h at a u th o rities
b e liev e w as a c rim e sp ree.
T he co u p le h id n e a r a
sm a ll co u n ter as Soubly
c alle d 9-1-1 to re p o r t th e
robbery.
“I n a ll honesty,” h e said,
“I th o u g h t th e y w ere
g o ing to kill everybody,
inc lu d in g m e a n d Carol.”
Soubly ap p e a re d Tues­
d ay n ig h t b e fo re th e Can­
ton T ow nship B o ard of
T ru stee s to com m end
C anton p o lice f o r th e ir
q u ic k actio n in cap tu r­
ing th e su sp e cts. H e also
la u d ed th e e ff o rts o f th e
V erizon em p lo y ee who
tr ie d to k e ep th e in tru d ­
e rs o u t by lock in g a slid ­
ing g la ss door.
C o m m e n d in g p o lic e
Soubly h a d gone to th e
n ew ly op en ed s to r e w ith .
g irlfrie n d C arol Now aczyk to bu y a p h o n e w hen
th e in c id en t h appened.
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siv e cre d e n tia ls,” B ar­
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fin alists h a s h is ow n se t
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th e re . R a ta j sa id T h u rs­
N o v em b er by 35th D is­
day th e pills had usually
tr ic t J u d g e M ichael Gerbe en ke p t in a top d re ss­
ou to o r d e r th e p a ir to
e r dra w e r o r a m edicine
sta n d tr ia l fo r th e Ju n e
A W ayne C ounty C ircu it
cabinet.
C ourt ju d g e h a s re je c te d
9 d e a th o f Silas Rodg­
“T h e re ’s no gro ss neg­
a m otion to d ism iss crim i­ ers. Bill ru le d th a t Gerlig e n ce h e re ,” h e said. “It
ou d id n ’t a b u se h is dis­
n a l c h a rg e s a g a in st a for­
d oe sn’t hold w ater a t all.
m e r C anton m o th e r an d
cretio n .
T h is is M onday m orning
h e r ex -b o y frien d , w ho
“I d o n ’t a g re e w ith th e
q u a rte rb a c k in g by th e
bin d o v e r (fo r tria l) a t
fa c e tr ia l a f te r h e r 19(W ayne County) P ro se cu ­
th e d is tric t c o u rt level,"
m onth-old son died from
to r ’s O ffice.”
R a ta j said, insisting Rod­
sw allow ing a p ill u se d for
p u rp o se s su ch a s tre a tin g
g e rs did n ’t co m m it any
D r u g g in g t h e D e w
h e ro in addiction.
crim es.
H ow ever, W rig h t te s ti­
J u d g e G re g o ry Bill’s
S ilas’ d e a th w as ru led
fied d u rin g th e N ovem ­
d ecision m e an s d efe n ­
a s a n o v e rdose fro m Subb e r h e a rin g th a t p r io r to
oxone, a dru g auth o ritie s
d a n ts A n d re a N icole Rod­
Silas' de ath , h e h a d p r e ­
g e rs, 20, an d R y a n K eith
hav e in d ic ated w as p re ­
viously b e en ta k e n by
sc rib e d to Moody. NowM oody, 25, will fa c e a
h is m o th e r f o r m e d ica l
r e tire d C anton D etective
ju r y tr ia l fo r in vo lu n tary
tre a tm e n t a f te r h e sw al­
T im W rig ht te stifie d du r­
m a n sla u g h ter an d sec­
in g a p re lim in a ry hear­
low ed a pill. W rig h t also
o n d -d eg ree ch ild abu se,
sa id th e n ig h t be fo re
b a rrin g a p le a a g re em e n t. in g in G erou’s courtroom
• S ilas w as found d e ad, he
“I ’m v e ry disap p o in t­
th a t th e c hild die d e a r­
w as c au g h t p u ttin g a pill
ly Ju n e 9 inside th e hom e
ed th a t th e c a se w asn ’t
in to a b o ttle o f M ountain
R o d g e rs a n d M oody once
dism isse d ,” R o d g e rs'
sh a re d on M aben Road,
Dew.
d e fe n se atto rn ey , M ich ael
n e a r Canton C e n te r and
W rig h t sa id R od g­
R a ta j, said Thu rsd ay .
e rs b la m ed M oody for
Ford.
“I’m go ing to tr y th is case
W ayne C ounty A ssis­
h e r c h ild ’s death. M ore­
an d th a t's th e b o tto m line.
ta n t P ro se c u to r K eisha
over, W right sa id M oody
I’m go ing to c le a r m y c li­
be ca m e u p se t a fte r he
G len n h as c alled it “g ro ss
e n t’s n a m e b e c a u se she
le a rn e d th e c au se o f Silas’
n eg lig en c e ” th a t Moody
d id n o t k ill h e r c h ild .”
death.
a n d R o d g e rs did n ’t keep
Moody’s atto rn ey , J e f ­
“H e w ould m a k e a
p
re
sc
rip
tio
n
d
ru
g
s
ou
t
of
f re y O sm en t, m a d e a sim ­
sta te m e n t th a t it’s all his
S ilas’ rea c h . She sa id th e
ila r sta te m en t.
fau lt — th e de ath of th e
c h ild ’s d e a th could have
“W e a re pro ce ed in g
child w as all his fault —
b e en prev e n ted .
to tr ia l o n th is case ,” h e
a n d any th in g he got, he
A u th o ritie s have said .
sa id Th u rsd ay . “T h a t’s
d e serv ed ,” W right te sti­
Silas a p p aren tly m anaged
th e d irec tio n w e ’r e h e ad ­
fied du rin g th e N ovem ­
to g e t th e Suboxone ou t of
in g in.”
b e r c o u rt hearing.
a p la stic co n tain e r ke p t
I f c o nvicted a s c h arg ed ,
n e a r a bed.
D o n 't a g r e e
R o d g e rs a n d Moody could
D efen se atto rn e y s have
D efen se a tto rn e y s h ad
fac e p e n alties ran g in g up
in d ic ated th e c o ntain­
h o p ed to c o n v in ce Bill
to 15 y e a rs in prison.
e r w as m istak e n ly le ft
to q u a sh a d ecisio n in
Dr. B a d er Cassin te s ­
tifie d in N ovem ber th a t
Silas died of m edication
poisoning th a t c ause d
his b rain to sw ell an d His
lu n g s to fill w ith chem i­
N E W S P A P E R S
c al fluids.
G erou, in ord erin g
R odg ers an d Moody to
H O W TO REA CH U S
sta n d tria l, sa id his deci­
sion d idn’t m e an th e y a re
“h o rrib le people,” Gerou
sa id he had no doubt the
Sunday/Thursday carrier
c ouple loved th e child.
Yet, he sa id h e felt com ­
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p e lled to se nd th e case
to W ayne C ounty Circuit
C o u rt fo r disposition.
“T h ey had a duty to
p ro p erly sto re to xic m e d ­
ic ation,” G erou said.
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Plus, p le n ty o f f u n a ctiv itie s
f o r th e k id s in c lu d in g a b o u n c e
h o u s e a n d face p a in tin g !
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Judge orders barricades removed
A fed e ra l jud g e has
o rd ered a developer to
rem o v e co n crete b a rri­
c ad e s e re c te d in N ovem ­
b e r to block o ff a core
section of C h e rry Hill
V illage, am id a property -rig h ts legal dispute
b etw een the com pany
a nd Canton Township.
U.S. D istric t Ju d g e G er­
shw in D rain ru led Tues­
d ay in Canton’s fav o r by
g ran tin g a prelim inary
in junction ord erin g Cher­
r y R idge LLC to rem ove
th e b a rrie rs, w hich seal
o ff W est Road and an
a d ja c e n t pa rk in g lot used
b y v isito rs of th e Vil­
lage T heater, th e Canton
H um an S ervices C enter
, and a histo ric C herry H ill
; School.
D ra in gave th e devel­
o p e r se v en d ays to com ­
p ly w ith his order, though
it w asn 't c lea r if C herry
R idge LLC’s legal te am
p la n s to c hallenge the
d ecision in th e 6th Cir­
c u it C o u rt o f A ppeals in
C olum bus, Ohio. A ttorney
R o b e rt C arson couldn’t
b e re a c h e d fo r com m ent.
C anton Tbwnship offi­
c ials lauded D rain’s deci-
BILLBRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
A federal judge has ordered Cherry Ridge LLC., to remove
concrete barricades erected in November to block off a
core section of Cherry Hill Village amid a property-rights
legal dispute betw een th e company and Canton Township.
a p a rk in g lot ju s t w e st of
th e stre e t, follow ing an
a g re e m e n t a d ecad e ago
w ith a fo rm e r landow n­
er, th o u g h it a p p e a rs cer­
ta in d o cu m en ts w ere nev­
e r o fficially rec o rd e d .
C anton sp e n t money
im p ro v in g th e site and
m ain tain in g it, b u t Cher­
r y Ridge LLC c o n ten d s it
h a s rig h ts to th e p ro p erty
a fte r acq u irin g it in lieu
o f a fo re clo su re in Ju ly
2011.
T h e tw o sid es h av e
file d law suits a g ain st
e a c h o th e r to s e ttle th e
m a tter.
C arso n co u ld n ’t b e
sion, sa y in g it w ould
r e s to re p u b lic p a rk in g ,
h a n d ica p p ed sp a ce s and
fire d e p a rtm e n t acc e ss to
C h e rry H ill Village’s core
section.
“W e’r e v e ry p le ase d
w ith it," Tbw nship A ttor­
n e y K ristin K olb said.
H appy cam p er
S u p e rv iso r P h il L aJoy
d e scrib e d h im s elf as
“v e ry hap p y ” th a t th e
ju d g e o rd e re d th e b a rr i­
e r s rem oved.
C anton m a d e im p ro v e­
m e n ts to th e p roperty,
in c lu d in g W est R oad an d
re a ch e d to cla rify w hat, if
any, pla n s C h e rry Ridge
LLC m ig h t h a v e f o r the
pro p erty .
A cco rd in g to Kolb,
“th e y h a v e n e v e r su b m it­
te d d e v elo p m en t plans
f o r th a t o r a n y o f th e oth­
e r v a ca n t p ro p e rty th e y
ow n in C h e rry HiU Vil­
lag e.”
T h at said , th e re have
b e en ru m b lin g s o f dis­
a g re e m e n ts b etw een th e
tw o sid e s ov e r potential
d e v elo p m en t outside th e
d isp u ted co re a re a o f th e
villag e, w ith th e to w n ­
sh ip p re fe rrin g a sm a ll­
e r n u m b e r of ho m es on
sites.
I n h is decision, D rain
w eig h ed th e m e rits o f th e
p re lim in a ry in junction
sou g ht b y Canton, “an d
th e c o u rt fin d s th a t the
b alancin g o f th e fa c to rs
w eigh in fa v o r o f Canton
Tbw nship.”
involved w ith fo r som e
tim e.”
D ra in w ro te th a t th e
p u b lic ha s “law fully
en jo y ed an d u se d ” the
p ro p erty , su c h a s W est
R o ad an d th e a d ja c e n t
p a rk in g lot, until last Nov.
3, w hen C h e rry Ridge
LLC “u n ila te ra lly b a rr i­
c ad e d th e e n tra n c e to th e
im pro v em ents, p re v e n t­
ing th e p u b lic fro m usin g
th em .”
T h a t m ove, h e said,
r e s tric ts p a rk in g fo r peo­
p le w ith disabilities and
f o r v isito rs to th e Vil­
lage T h ea te r, th e Canton
N e g a t i v e im p a c t
M oreover, h e w ro te,
“ T he c o u rt fin d s th a t th e
p re se n c e of b a rric a d e s
a n d a lte rin g th e sta tu s
q uo h a s had a ne g ativ e
a n d se v e re im p a ct on th e
p u b lic in te re st. T h is case
in v o lv es p ro p e rty th a t
th e to w n sh ip h a s b een
Judge denies lower bond for suspected predator
A ccused child pred a to r
J e s s e H erm a n n rem ained
ja ile d F rid a y w ith a
$100,000 cash bond a fte r
a 35th D istric t Court
ju d g e re fu se d a defense
a tto rn e y ’s re q u e st to low­
e r th e am ount.
H erm a n n , a 34-yearold W alled L ake m an, is
fac in g a M a rc h 22 p re ­
lim in ary ex am to d e ter­
m ine w h e th e r he should
sta n d tria l follow ing a lle­
u sin g a co m p u ter a n d th e
In te rn e t to co m m u n icate
w ith a n o th e r p e rso n to
co m m it a crim e.
H erm a n n ap p e a re d in
c o u rt F rid a y fo r a p re ­
lim in ary ex am th a t w as
a d jo u rn e d u n til M a rc h 22
a t th e re q u e st o f de fe n se
a tto rn e y D av id Cripps.
C ripps asked 3 5th Dis­
tric t Ju d g e M ichael Gerou to red u c e H erm an n ’s
$100,000 cash bond, but
G erou re je cted th e motion.
C anton D e tec tiv e Sgt.
D av e S c h rein e r h a s said
g a tio n s h e b e frie n d ed a
C anton w om an online an d
a sk ed to m e et h e r a n d h e r
y o u n g d a u g h te r a t the
H o lid ay In n E x p re ss n e a r
Lotz R o ad an d M ichigan
A venue.
C anton p o lice a rr e s te d
H erm a n n th e ev en in g of
F eb . 13 w h en he d ro v e to
th e hotel.
H erm a n n could face
p e n alties ran g in g up to
20 y e a r s in p riso n if h e is
c o n v icted o f tw o co u n ts
e ac h o f c h ild sex u al­
ly a b u siv e a ctiv ity and
a u th o ritie s w e re notified
o f alleg atio n s H erm a n n
w an ted to m e e t th e local
w om an an d h e r d a u g h ter
a t th e hotel.
“We in v e stig a te d th e
r e p o rt,” S c h rein e r said,
“a n d he w as a rr e s te d in
th e h o te l p a rk in g lot.”
S c h re in e r ha s d e clin ed
to d iv u lg e ex ten siv e
d e tails ab o u t th e case
u n til it u n fo ld s in co u rt.
H u m a n S e rv ice s Center,
th e C h e rry H ill School
a nd n e arb y c om m ercial
bu sin e sse s. H e also said
th e b a rric a d e s o b stru c t
a cc ess to a fir e la n e in
v iolation o f inte rn atio n al
f ir e codes.
“A ccordingly,” D rain
c oncluded, “th e c o u rt
fin d s th a t gran tin g th e
p re lim in a ry inju n c tio n is
in th e b e st in te re st o f th e
p u b lic a t la rg e .”
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Eastern M ichigan
Tbpics including th e stu d y o f so la r fla re s and dust
s to rm s o n M a rs, D NA b re a k p o in ts in th e H um an Fra g­
ile Site FR A XB an d p ro b lem atic foods in post-bariat­
r ic p a tie n ts w ill b e exp lo re d w ith th e help of $19,000 in
U n d erg rad u a te R e se a rc h S tim ulus A w ards a p p roved
b y th e E a s te rn M ichigan U n iv e rsity B o a rd of R egents
d u rin g its re g u la r m e eting Feb. 19.
E a s te rn will a w a rd eight $2,000 fellow ships to a
g ro u p o f u n d e rg rad u a te s in su p p o rt o f th e ir re se a rc h
e ffo rts w ith th e ir fac ulty m e ntors, an d e ach p ro jec t
c an rec eiv e $500 to be use d f o r lab/studio supplies or
e q u ip m ent, o r o th e r profe ssio n a l expenses.
T h e un d e rg ra d u a te stu d e n t a w a rd s rec ip ie n ts and
fac u lty m e n to rs in clude Lauren Fow ler, a C anton re s ­
id e n t m a jo rin g in Psychology, fo r h e r “An E x am in a ­
tio n o f th e R e lationship o f P ro b le m a tic Food T ypes to
th e D ev elo pm ent o f S ubstance U se D iso rd e r in Postb a ria tric S u rg e ry P a tie n ts.” Fo w le r's fac u lty m e n to r is
K aren Sau les (D e p a rtm e n t o f Psychology).
T h e a w a rd s a re p a rt of th e ann u al U n d e rg ra d u ­
a te R e se a rc h S tim ulus P ro g ram , w hich is desig n ed to
fac ilitate re s e a r c h p a rtn e rsh ip s be tw ee n u n d e rg ra d u ­
a te s an d E a s te r n fa c u lty m entors.
M ichigan State
Stephanie Fogoros of Canton, a 2012 g raduate o f Salem
H igh School, m ade th e D ean's List and th e MSU Honors
College. Among Fogoros’ academ ic accom plishm ents: H u
B e ta Capa, Principal’s Award, President’s A ward, National
H onor Society and captain of th e Salem Rockettes.
photos by bill bresler | staff photographer
Plymouth Scholars fifth-grade teacher Linda Reilman w as one o f several staffers w ho took o :r th e counter a t th e Plymouth Township McDonald's on Ann Arbor Road Tuesday.
Grand Valley
Charter staff flips for burgers
J a c i J e ff r e y se e s a lot
o f h e r stu d e n ts and col­
le ag u e s w ith in th e w alls
o f P ly m o u th Scholars
C h a r te r A cadem y, w h ere
sh e se rv e s a s principal.
B u t Tliesday, J e ff r e y
a n d o th e r s ta f fe rs w ere
doing a d iffe re n t kind of
serving.
P ly m o u th S c holars
sta f fe rs , inc luding J e f ­
frey, sp e n t som e th re e
ho u rs w o rking th e coun­
te r a t th e Plym outh Tow n­
sh ip M cD onald’s re s ta u ­
ra n t on A nn A rb o r Road.
I t w as p a r t of th e r e s ­
ta u ra n t ch ain ’s “McTea c h e r N ig h t” e ffo rt.
“I t’s g r e a t to se e m y col-
Mom Danna Cloia w atches sons Christopher, 6, and Brad­
ley, 7, play w ith happy meal toys. The family, including
Dad, Chris Cloia, stopped in a t McDonald's to support their
school.
le ag u e s o u tsid e th e school
w alls,” sa id J e ffre y , who
G ran d Valley S tate U niversity announces th e n a m es of
stu d en ts who w ere placed on th e d e an’s list fo r th e Fall
2012 se m es ter concluding in D ecem ber. T h e list includes
th ose stu de nts who hav e m aintained a 3.5 grad e point
av erag e an d b e en enrolled in a m inim um o f 12 credits.
T h e h onor is noted on th e stude nts’ official records.
S tu d en ts ho nored fo r th e fall se m e s te r include:
• Canton — David J. Adlof, Lauren E. Adlof, Sherri E.
A nderson, Phillip A. Baciak, M egan R. Bacigal, Court­
ney E. Black, M arissa R. Blassic David L Blythe, Lauren
E. Branson, Britany M. Brasseur, A utum n E. Burin, Kirst­
e n E. Clemans, Laura A. Daniels, Lara M. D evine, Terra L
Devine, Eric P. Eisw erth, Aaron D. Evans, A shley H. Fal­
lon, Courtney T. Farmer, Abigail L Giaier, Leah M. Girard,
Danielle M. Gross, M elanie C Gross, Kylie L Hakala, Kris­
tin L H artwig, K atherine E. Hopman, Max Julien, Lau­
ra E. Kirby, Ryan J. Liddane, Chelsea P. M anning, Alyssa
C M eagher, Jordyn A. M oore, Bradley T. Mueller, Shaw n
D. Mueller, Alice H. M unday, Kaitlin A. M unoz, Michael
S. N adratow ski, Zachary S. Neville, Luke i. Paul, Alexan­
d e r R. Poram bo, Kelsey J. Pulis, A m anda R. Rice, A dam J.
Rosenberg, Stefania C Sgam bati, Molly A. Slavens, Sar­
ah R. Stratford, S om m er A. Tuttle, April E. Vem on, Taylor
N. Wiemer, M egan L Zarem.
• Ply m o u th — B rittany L. Callegari; S tefan ie A. Cesario; Emily R. D onahue; Riley J. G roenew ou d; K ather­
ine J. H agen; M organ A. H uetter; A lyssa A. Kolb; Katelynn M. K rause; Jackson R. Lytle; D aniel D. Mac Donell;
A n th o n y B. Mullins; Casey L O 'G uinn; H eath J. Parling;
K ate L Perry; Jessica L Rich; Jessica A. Thoe; S tephanie
K. Zielinski.
“I t’s a g r e a t co m m u n ity
e v en t, an d it b e n efits th e
school, too.”
M cT each er’s N ig h t has
p ro v id ed stu d e n ts, fac u l­
ty a n d p a re n ts w ith th e
o p p o rtu nity to in c re ase
school p rid e an d g e n er­
a te fu n d s fo r th e ir school
b y allow ing th e m to ta k e
o v e r a M cD onald’s loca­
tio n , w ith a p e rc e n ta g e o f
th e sa les g o ing d ire c tly to
th e ir school.
W hile th e local M cD on­
a ld ’s w as pro v id in g 15
p e rc e n t o f th e pro ce ed s
f o r th e sch o o l’s th re e
h o u rs, Je ff r e y sa id it
w a sn 't ab o u t th e money.
“We did n ’t re a lly h av e a
goal,” sh e said. “W e ju st
w an ted to h a v e so m e fu n
w ith it.”
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Kids, principal take hair-y step for cancer
By M agg ie W underlich
Correspondent
Tonda E le m en tary P rin c i­
p al T ara B otosan led th e w ay in
d o n ating o v e r 80 inches of h a ir
to b e n efit yo u n g ste rs stric k en
w ith cancer.
N ot only did sh e le ad stu ­
d e n ts, ran g in g fro m a kinderg a rtn e r to th re e fifth g ra d e rs,
b u t sh e also donated h e r own
hair. T his is Botosan’s third
tim e donating h a ir w ith stu ­
dents.
“I t’s about kids h elping kids
w ho a re sick," B otosan said.
"D o nating h a ir pro v id es them
w ith a n avenue and an oppo rtu ­
n ity to do so. A s a le a d e r o f our
school, it's im p o rta n t fo r m e to
m odel th a t o pp ortu nity to se rv e
o th e rs and to m ake th a t a p r i­
o rity in m y life so th a t th e y can
see m e giving o f m yse lf.”
H elping o th e rs w as also the
m o tivating fa c to r fo r all se ven
stu d e n ts w ho donated th e ir h a ir
a long w ith B otosan. K inderg a rtn e r Cecilia M oore said that
sh e did it to he lp people like h e r
g ran dm other, w ho’d lost h e r
h a ir to cancer. She said, “I’m
d oing it fo r m y N anna.”
T his w as fif th g r a d e r E liz­
a b e th F o rn e y ’s se cond tim e
to dona te h e r h a ir fo r c a n c e r
p atients.
“I th o u g h t it w ould b e a good
id e a b e c a u se som e people need
h a ir and I have a lot, so I can
After th e shearing are (top row) Shianna Etheridge, Elizabeth Forney,
Tara Botosan and Connor Moore, and (front row) Maeve Dennie, So­
phia Barkoot, Anna Avram and Cecilia Moore.
Tonda Elementary School kindergartner Cecilia Moore gets her haircut
to donate to Wigs 4 Kids.
ju s t give th e m som e,” Eliza­
b e th said.
T h e h a ir w as do n a ted to W igs
4 K ids, w hich pro v id es custom f itte d w igs in o r d e r to b o o st th e
self-e ste em o f c a n c e r patien ts
an d o th e rs w ith m e d ica l condi­
tio n s th a t c au se h a ir loss. I t is a
M ichigan n o n -p ro fit org an iz a ­
tio n th a t b e n efits c h ild ren an d
te e n s th ro u g h o u t M ichigan,
90% com ing fro m th e TVi-County a re a.
“I t’s im p o rta n t to b e n e fit the
k id s who a re stru g g lin g rig h t
h e re in o u r com m unity,” Boto-
sa n said.
In th is sa m e sp irit of giv­
ing, local m e rc h an ts, in clu d ­
in g H u n g ry H ow ie’s Pizza in
C anton an d M en ch ie’s o f Can­
ton, h elp ed m a k e it a m e m o ra ­
b le d a y b y p ro v id in g th e Tbnd a stu d e n ts w ith a pizza lunch
a n d a delicio u s y o g u rt tr e a t
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Q: Dear Rick: I read your column
in the Canton Observer. I have a 24year-old son that has been given
$1,000 by his grandparents. I'd like
to see him use that to establish
a Roth IRA with the thought of
him (hopefully) committing to an
additional $20 a week. I realize this
is a small investment, but I'd like
to see him get started. Do you have
any suggestions as to the funds? I
have a small fund with lanus, but
don't know that this is the best and
I’m not comfortable with making
recommendations to him.
A: I lo v e w hat you a re try in g
to do. T he a d v an ta g es o f y o u r
son opening an IRA a t his age
a re huge. I w ish m o re p a re n ts
w ere lik e you, encou rag in g
th e ir c h ild ren to in v e st m oney
fo r th e ir fu tu re.
J u s t th in k ,
som eone
lik e y o u r son
c an easily be
r e tire d for
m o re y e a rs
th a n h e w orked.
Money Matters In addition, w e
know he w on’t
h av e a p en­
Rick Bloom
sio n a n d who
know s w h at will
h a p p en w ith Social Security.
E n co u ra g in g y o u r so n to beg in
to sa v e fo r h is re tire m e n t is a
g r e a t thing.
C onsidering y o u r son’s a g e, he
is a lo n g -term grow th in v e sto r
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m a n ag e rs in v e st in a v a rie ty o f
■
T. Row e P ric e funds th a t a re all
g e ared fo r lo ng-term growth.
T h is allow s y o u r son th e oppor­
tu n ity to ta k e a sm all am ount
o f m oney an d b egin to build a
div ersified portfolio. Contained
w ithin th e T. Rowe P ric e Spec­
tru m G row th fu n d a re dom es­
tic an d in ternatio n al invest­
m ents. T h e fu n d also contains
both la rg e an d sm all com panies.
T h e fund ha s a $1,000 m inim um
an d $100 m inim um for addition­
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a solid tr a c k rec o rd an d is also
com m ission fre e. T h a t m ean s
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B e ca u se th is is y o u r son’s
fir s t in v e stm e n t, en co u rag e
him to le a r n ab o u t investing.
I f h e can a tta in good in v e st­
in g sk ills a t th is age, it will b e
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so m eth in g th a t will he lp him
th e r e s t o f his life. I t is im por­
ta n t th a t h e know s th e im por­
ta n c e of sav in g a p o rtio n of
e v e ry p a y ch e ck fo r h is future.
J u s t th in k ab o u t how m uch
th e co n ce p t o f r e tire m e n t
ha s ch an g e d o v e r th e years.
I h a v e no do u b t th a t w hen
y o u r son r e tire s, th e c hange s
will b e e v en m o re sig nificant.
A lthough w e do no t know w hat
th e c h an g e s w ill b e , one thing
th a t w e c a n co u n t o n is th a t
p eople w ill liv e lo n g e r a n d it
will co st m o re. As p eople e n te r
th e jo b m a rk e t, it is so im por­
ta n t th a t th e y h av e th e disci­
p lin e to sa v e fo r th e ir re tire ­
m e n t on a r e g u la r b asis.
F o r th o se who h a v e ju st
e n te re d th e w o rk fo rc e, Roth
IRA s a n d Roth 401(k) Plan s
d e se rv e co n sid era tio n . To m e,
it is a slam dunk to ta k e advan­
ta g e of th e se in v e stm e n t vehi­
c les if available.
I recogn ize it is d ifficu lt to
convince people in th e ir 20s to
sa ve fo r re tire m e n t w hich is
40 y e a r s aw ay; how ever, I also
recognize th a t a s a p a re n t you
fac ed o th e r ch alle n g es th a t
w ere ju s t a s d aunting. T h is is
ju s t a n o th e r one of th o se chal­
lenges. T h e re fo re , if you w ant
to a ssu re yo u rse lf th a t your
c hild will b e ab le to enjo y th e ir
r e tire m e n t, now is th e tim e to
ta k e action.
Good luck!
Rick Bloom is a fee-only finan­
cial adviser. His website is www.
bloomassetmanagement.com. If
you would like Bloom to respond to
your questions, please email him at
[email protected].
Chocolate, wine highlight benefit
A nyone w ho be liev e s
in m ira cle s c a n g e t a
n ig h t o f cho co late, food
an d w ine w h en th e M ira ­
cle L eag u e o f P lym outh
an d K elly’s K idz p re se n t
“M ir a c le s ... A m ong U s,”
5:30-8:30 p.m . Th u rsd ay ,
M a rc h 7, a t th e Plym outh
C om m unity A rts Council.
T h e e v en in g , pro ce ed s
o f w h ich b e n efit b o th th e
M ira cle L eag u e a n d K el­
ly ’s K idz, will fe a tu re
d o o r p rize s, p o tte ry , gift
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A g ate N eck lace w ith
Sm o k ey Q u artz F a c e t­
ed B e ad s & A m b e r B ead s
d o n a ted b y D ea rb o rn
Je w e le rs.
• W ine, Food & Snack
B a sk e t do n a ted b y N an cy
D an k e rt.
• S p rin g S c a rf d o n ated
b y B e th Cam pau.
• P o tte ry don a ted by
J e f f B u rd a.
• Two $50 g ift c e r tif i­
c a te s fo r one a r t su m m e r
cam p in 2013 don a ted by
th e P ly m o u th C om m unity
A rts Council.
• A $50 g ift ce rtific a te
fo r PU P S FaU 2013 Sea­
so n o r W inter 2014 S ea­
son, do n a ted by P lym outh
C o m m u nity A rts Council
(e x p ire s Feb. 25,2014).
• A $100 g ift c e rtific a te
d o n a ted b y Flem ings.
• Food g ift ce rtific a te s
d o n a ted b y P a n a ch e and
Starb u ck s.
• CD s an d tic k e ts don a t­
ed b y th e M ichigan P hil­
harm o n ic.
• S p irit Ite m s donated
b y th e M ira cle L eague of
Plym outh.
T h e M ira cle L eague of
P ly m o u th is also looking
fo r M L P p la y ers or fam ­
ilies, w ho a re a rtis ts or
have a sm all bu siness, to
p a rticip a te in th e "M ira­
c les Am ong U s” a rt and
v endor fa ir and reception
10 a.m . to 2 p.m ., Saturday,
M a rc h 9, a t th e Plym outh
Com m unity A rts Council.
T here is no fee fo r MLP
families to have a table.
Thbles will b e provided, but
space is lim ited. This is an
opportunity fo r MLP play­
e rs to show that, in addi­
tion to being a g re a t base­
ball player, th e y have many
other talents. T his is also
an opportunity to support
M LP fam ilies who m ay
have a hom e business.
P u rc h a se tic k e ts fo r
“M ir a c le s ... A m ong U s”
a t w w w .m iracleleagueplym outh.org/events/.
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Skate party benefits United Way
The Latin band Tiempo Libre tu rn s up th e h e at a t The Village Theater a t Cherry Hill w ith
an evening of Latin Jazz on Saturday, April 13,2013 a t 7:30 p.m.
A nyone who lik es to
ro lle r sk a te an d is in te r­
e ste d in h elp in g sen io r
citizen s, you th , lowin co m e fam ilie s a n d peo­
p le w ith disa b ilitie s gets
a ch an ce to d o b o th n e x t
week.
P ly m o u th Com m unity
U n ited Way is h o ld in g its
f ir s t an n u al Fam ily Skate
F u n d ra ise r W ednesday,
M a rc h 13, a t S k atin Sta­
tio n II, 8611 R o n d a D riv e,
Canton.
T h e e v e n t ru n s 6-8
p.m . A dm ission is $6 and
in clu d es sk a te ren tal.
B lad e/sp eed sk a te ren ta l
is $2 e x tra . P ro c e e d s b e n ­
e fit P ly m outh Com m uni­
ty U n ited Way.
" It’s a good w ay to
g e t kid s a n d th e ir fam i­
lies involved w ith help­
ing o th e rs w hile having
fun,” said M arie Morrow ,
Plym outh Com m unity
U n ited Way P resident.
S e rv in g P ly m o u th and
C an to n r e s id e n ts sin c e
1944, P ly m o u th C om m u­
n ity U n ite d W ay is an
u m b re lla o rg a n iz atio n
th a t a d d re s s e s h um a n
se rv ic e n e e d s b y p a r t­
n e rin g w ith n o n p ro f­
it a g e n c ie s an d in d iv id ­
u a ls. P r o g r a m s ra n g e
fro m s e n io r b u s tr a n s ­
Cuban group hits
Village Theater stage
T h e L atin b a n d T iem ­
po L ib re tu rn s up th e h e at
a t T he V illage T h e a te r a t
C h e rry H ill w ith a n eve­
n in g o f L atin Ja zz on Sat­
urday, A pril 13,2013 a t
7:30 p.m.
C lassically tra in e d a t
C uba’s p r e m ie r c o n serv a ­
to rie s, th e se three -tim e
G ra m m y n om inated per­
fo rm e rs a re recognized
f o r th e ir en erg etic pe r­
fo rm an c es o f tim ba, a
m ix o f high-voltage L at­
in Ja z z a n d A fro-Cuban
rh y th m s.
B and m e m b e rs joined
fo rc e s in 2001 to c re ­
a te th e fir s t authentic
all-C uban tim b a b a n d in
th e U.S. W ith th e goal of
sp rea d in g th e ir m usi­
cal h e rita g e to as w ide
a n aud ien c e a s possible,
T iem po L ib re h a s gained
c ritic a l p ra is e fo r th e ir
sound. N am ed " B e st L at­
in B a n d 2008” b y th e
M iam i N ew T im es, T iem ­
po L ib re ’s ric h c u ltu re
a n d in c en d ia ry e n erg y
co m es th ro u g h in ev ery
e x citin g p e rfo rm a n c e o f
e ach song.
T h e g ro u p ’s la test
rec o rd in g , “M y S e c re t
R adio,” rele a s e d in M ay
2011, p a y s ho m a g e to
th e ir te en a g e y e a r s in
Cuba, a tim e w h en the
g o v e rn m e n t fo rb a d e its
c itizen s to listen to A m er­
ican M usic. In sp ire d b y
th e ir A fro-C uban tr a d i­
tio n , b u t e a g e r to c a tc h
ne w tr e n d s an d sou nd s
co m in g fro m th e U.S.,
T iem p o L ib re ’s m e m b ers
w ould fash io n hom em ad e
an te n n a s a n d se c re tly lis­
te n to th e m u sic p u lsa t­
in g fro m M iam i rad io sta ­
tio n s a t night.
T h ese s e c r e t sessio n s
fu elled th e ir d re a m s o f
living in A m erica, fre e to
p e rfo rm th e ir songs an d
b u ild th e c a r e e rs th e y
w an ted , w hile h elping
th e m g a th e r th e stre n g th
th a t it to o k to le av e i t all
b e h in d — fam ily, frien d s,
a country, a life — to pu r­
su e th o se d ream s.
T iem po L ib re (Span­
ish fo r F r e e T im e) chose
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A rm an d o (P u tu ti) A rce,
d ru m s; Jo aq u in (El K id)
D iaz, le ad v ocal; an d Luis
B e ltran Castillo, saxo­
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N a tio n al E n d o w m e n t fo r
th e A rts.
T h e V illag e T h e a te r
a t C h e r ry H ill is lo c a te d
a t 50400 C h e r ry H ill in
Canton.
p o rta tio n to housin g
f o r th e dev elo p m e n ta lly d isa b le d , c o u n selin g
an d s h e lte r f o r do m e s­
tic vio le n ce v ic tim s and
th e ir c h ild re n , you th
life sk ills tra in in g , m a th
a n d r e a d in g su m m e r
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stu d e n ts , a n d e m e rg e n ­
c y food, r e n t an d u tili­
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to o rg an iz in g d r iv e s fo r
local food p a n trie s and
h a ts a n d glo v e s f o r th e
ho m e less. L e a rn m o re a t
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WELLNESS
CLASSES
I t m ight h a v e b e en w in­
te r o utside, bu t it'w as
w arm eno ugh inside to
do th e hu la a t W estland
Shopping Center.
A nd th a t’s w h at m em ­
b e rs of T h e D ance A cad­
e m y did a s p a rt o f G ar­
d en C ity H o spital’s “Love
Y our H e a rt” cele b ra tio n
Feb. 23.
H o ste d by th e hospital’s
C a rd iac T eam , th e th ree h our ev en t, held du ring
N atio nal H e a rt M onth,
tr e a te d v isito rs to dem ­
o n stra tio n s and le c tu re s
focused on h e a r t he althy
living.
“I t focused on th re e
a re a s — know ledge a bout
h e a r t h e a lth y living, good
e atin g and e x ercis e to
k e ep yo u r h e a rt healthy,”
sa id K im b e rly M oore,
th e hosp ital’s d ire c to r of
p u b lic rela tio n s and m ar­
k eting. “I t w as, ‘T h is is
som e thing you n e ed to
d o to ta k e c a re o f y our
h e a rt.’ People fo rg e t th a t
th e h e a r t is a m u sc le .”
T he hospital used the
e n tire m all fo r th e pro ­
g ram , utilizing stations
th a t had b e en se t up
fo r th e e a rlie r W alk fo r
W arm th. In addition to th e
d em onstrations and lec­
tu re, th e re also w as fre e
blood p re ssu re screening
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a ble. P riz es like tic k e ts to
a D etro it R e d W ings gam e
a n d a K indle also w ere
g iven out.
T h e e v e n t in c lu d ed a
d em o n stratio n o f ex er­
cise. c lasses lik e hula,
w hich a re av aila b le a t
th e m a ll th ro u g h a p a rt­
n e rsh ip w ith T he D ance
A cadem y. T he c lass­
e s include Polynesian
a ero b ics, Thi Chi, hath a
y og a and slow flow, yoga,
w hich M oore de scrib e d
a s a low -im pact ex er­
c ise th a t’s “good fo r the
h e art."
P a rtic ip a n ts also had
th e op p o rtu n ity to tr y out
y og a in a d iffe re n t w ay —
Wellness classes
offered by G arden City
Hospital are held in com­
munity of th e Westland
Shopping Center a t War­
ren and W ayne roads.
They include:
• Slow Flow Hatha Yoga
4-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at
G arden City Hospital,
6245 Inkster Road, north
of Ford Road, Garden
City, or 7-8:15 p.m.
Thursdays a t mall.
• Hatha Yoga 6:30-8 p.m.
Wednesdays a t th e mall.
Six months of yoga expe­
rience is required. The
class costs $9 per class, if
paying for a full session
(four or eight weeks) or
$11 drop-in fee.
New to Yoga? Try a free
class a t 1 p.m. Saturday,
March 16. Bring a sticky
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• Polynesian aerobics 6-7
p.m. Thursdays a t the
mall. The cost is $8 per
class, if paying fo r full
session (six-eight weeks)
or $10 drop-in fee.
• Hula - Harmony of
Hands, Hips and Heart
meets 5-6 p.m. a t th e
mall. The cost is $8 per
class, if paying for full
session (six-eight weeks)
or $10 drop-in fee.
New classes also will
be offered, beginning
April 8.
• Fitness Barre, a 45-min­
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Chef Ted Linden, a stu d en t in th e Schoolcraft College Culinary Arts program, serves th e zucchini pappardelle and chicken
cacciatore to Grace Destefanis of Canton an d Brian Taylor.
Kathy and Ron Terry o f Livonia talk w ith nurse Jessie Lutz w h o explains th e benefits of walking. Lutz oversees th e mall
walking program a t W estland Shopping Center.
sittin g in th e ir ch airs.
“W e g o t su c h good fe e d ­
b ack , w e’r e looking a t
o ffe rin g c h a ir yoga,”
M oore said . “I t ’s good fo r
pe o p le w ho a re d o ing cardio reh a b ."
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g r e tte a n d a sim p le salad
a n d th e n c re a te d a h e a r t
h e a lth y ch ick e n cac cia ­
to re dish . S a m p le s w ere
s e rv e d to peo p le b y se v ­
e ra l fello w ch efs an d
S c h o o lc ra ft stu d e n ts.
“E v ely n did a w onder­
f u l jo b o f in c o rp o ra t­
in g o u r m e ssa g e o f h e a rt
h e alth y e a tin g into h e r
d em o n stratio n ,” M oore
said. ‘T h e y se rv e d th e
food to 100 peo p le an d
a n sw e re d th e ir q u e s­
tio n s.”
C a rd io lo g ist D r. N izam
H ab h a b han d led th e e d u ­
c atio n p a r t o f th e p r o ­
g ra m , ta lk in g ab o u t tw o
th in g s — w o m en a n d
h e a r t h e a lth an d w hat
p e o p le can do to ta k e c a re
o f th e ir h e arts.
T h e e v e n t w as so suc­
c e ssfu l th a t G ard en City
H o sp ita l and W estland
Sho p p in g C e n te r a r e now
looking in to doing sim i­
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ly basis. T h e hosp ital is
th e official p a rtn e r w ith
th e cen te r.
“I t’s so m e th in g w e’re
g o ing to do,” M oore said.
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dow n th e pike.”
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Cox d o e sn ’t expect charges against Elias Realty
F o rm e r sta te A ttor­
n e y G enera] M ike Cox,
who re p r e s e n ts th e ow n­
e r o f th e Livonia-based
re a lty ra id e d W ednes­
day by th e F B I, said he
e x p ec ts no c h a rg e s will
be filed ag a in st h is client
b e ca u se h e h a sn 't broken
a n y laws.
“I think it will tu rn into
a w hole bunch o f n oth­
ing,” he said. “I h a v en ’t
se en one th in g th a t w ould
le ad to a c h arg e.”
Cox said th e FB I ra id ­
e d W illiam E lia s’s Livo­
nia and B rig h to n offic­
e s b e ca u se th e F eder­
a l H om e L oan M o rtgage
Corp. (F red d ie M ac) told
law e n fo rc e m e n t officials
h e w as co m m ittin g fra u d
b y hiding th e fac t som e
o f h is sh o rt-sale custom ­
e r s had bo ught second
hom es. Cox sa id F re d ­
d ie M a c is going a fte r
E lias a n d h is bu sin e ss­
es, including E lias R e al­
ty, b e c a u se he d oes m ore
sh o rt sa les th a n anyone
e lse in M ichigan.
Cox said T h u rsd a y he
h ad no t se en a copy o f th e
s e a rc h w arran t.
E lias su e d F re d d ie M ac
in U.S. D is tr ic t Court
Ja n . 31, sa y in g h is b u si­
n e sse s w e re u n ju stifi­
ab ly b la ck liste d an d h ave
lost 500 c lien ts a n d m ore
th a n $2 m illion in re v e ­
nue. F re d d ie M a c pla ce d
E lias on its ex clusionary
list in N ovem ber, m e an ­
in g it could n o t p a rtic i­
p a te, e ith e r d ire c tly or
indirectly, in any Fre d d ie
M a c tran sac tio n .
In a le tte r Oct. 1 to
E lias, F re d d ie M ac
a lleg e d E lia s "in stru cted
b o rro w e rs to p u rc h a se a
n e w hom e p r io r to apply­
ing fo r sh o rt sale a ssis­
ta n c e on th e F re d d ie M ac
loan,” th e la w su it says,
and th e sh o rt sale pa ck­
a g es su b ­
m itted to
th e F re d ­
d ie M ac
s e rv ice rs
on b e h alf
o f th e bor­
ro w e rs
Elias
“failed
to dis­
c lo se th e acq u isitio n of
th e ne w hom e.” F re d ­
d ie M ac also a lleg e s th e
in ab ility of th e b o rro w ­
e r s to re p a y th e Fre d d ie
M ac loan s w as “n o t g en u ­
ine” o r “w as c re a te d as a
r e su lt of th e p u rc h a se o f
th e new ho m es m a d e pos­
sib le th ro u g h E lias and
h is co m p an ies.”
E lias d enies a ll th e alleM o n t h - lo n g d e la y s
T he d isp u te h a s m ean t
m o n th-long d e lay s fo r
so m e c lien ts w ho a re
u n d e r w ater on th e ir
ho m e m o rtg a g es a n d are
try in g to avoid forecloK ath y R ow ley o f Redfo rd sa id sh e is still w ait­
in g to clo se th e sh o rt sale
on h e r house, w hich had a
p u rc h a se o ffe r o f $33,100
sh o rtly a fte r b ein g p u t
on th e m a rk e t in S e p te m ­
b er. She still ow es $90,000
o n th e h o u se an d h a sn ’t
m a d e a pa y m en t since
A ugust. “Now I’m ge ttin g
clo se to th e w hole fo re ­
clo su re th in g ,” sh e said.
Sh e sa id sh e h a sn ’t been
d issa tis fie d w ith E lia s —
h e r tro u b le s s ta r te d w hen
h e r file, alo n g w ith 200
o th e rs , got tra n s fe rre d
to an o th er re a lty firm
a f te r E lias w as pla ce d on
th e ex clu sio n ary list and
e v e ry th in g c a m e to a halt.
She su sp e c ts th e new
re a lty c o m p an y is over­
w h elm ed b y th e volum e.
S u san P a r k e r said she
h ad b e e n v e rb a lly p ro m ­
ise d b y E lia s th a t it w ould
sell h e r H az el P a r k house
b y D ec. 31. Sh e fir s t list­
ed it w ith E lias in F e b ru -
W H A T IT A L L M E A N S
S h o rt sale: A short sale is any real estate sale th a t gen­
erates proceeds less th a n th e am ount ow ed on th e prop­
erty. It occurs when th e lender and borrower decide th at
absorbing a moderate loss is preferable to having the
borrower default on the loan. The consent of th e loan
servicers o r secondary loan holders such as Freddie Mac
is always required before a short sale can occur.
Freddie Mac: Freddie Mac is a government-sponsored
corporation, chartered by Congress to provide liquidity,
stability and affordability to th e U.S. housing market.
Freddie Mac purchases mortgages from primary lenders,
such as banks, thereby increasing cash available to those
lenders. With more liquid assets, th e lenders are then
able to issue additional mortgages, increasing homeownership throughout th e nation.
a ry an d h ad a b u y e r and
a sig n ed p u rc h a se ag re e ­
m e n t b y A pril.
“A t th a t tim e, I w as
th rilled b u t e v e r sin ce
th e n , I’v e b e en tra n s­
f e r re d to se v e ra l differ­
e n t a g e n ts w ith in E lias
a n d each one w as u n re ­
sponsive,” sh e said.
“W eeks o n en d w ould go
b y w ith no u p d a te o r com ­
m un icatio n fro m an y ­
one. I t w as only a fte r I’d
c alled an d e m ailed se v er­
a l tim es an d fin ally got on
th e p h o n e w ith a re c e p ­
tio n ist a n d re fu se d to b e
se n t y e t ag ain to som e­
o n e’s voice m ail th at
th e re w ould b e a b rie f
p erio d o f OK co m m u n ic a ­
tion an d th e n it w ould fiz­
zle o u t ag ain .”
Jo h n n y M ark iv ich , w ho
c o m m en ted on a www.
hom etow ntow nlife.com
story, sa id h e w ould not
rec o m m e n d do ing bu si­
n e ss w ith E lias. “B een
d e alin g w ith th e se jo k e rs
fo r sev en m o n th s try in g
to b u y o n e o f th e ir list­
in g s,” he said. “T h ey ’re
actu a lly re stru c tu rin g
in to a ‘hold in g s’ co m p a­
n y in o r d e r to b y p a ss the
g o v e rn m e n t.”
M ac ru les; he sim p ly
exp lain ed th e m to people.
A cco rd in g to F r e d ­
die M ac, peo p le ge n er­
a lly q u alify fo r a sh o rt
sale b y d e m o n stratin g
o n e o f fo u r hard sh ip s:
d ivo rce, debt, disabili­
ty o r d istan t relocation.
T h ey also qualify if they
h a v en ’t pa id th e ir m o rt­
g ag e fo r th re e months,
Cox said. “H e doesn’t
tell th e m w h at to do,” he
said, a d d in g th a t F re ddie
M ac g u id elines encour­
a g e som e hom eow ners to
fo reg o pa y m en t o f th e ir
m o rtg a g e if th e y do not
q u alify b y v irtu e o f a
d eath , divorce, disability
o r d istan t relocation.
T h ese sa m e reg ulations
d o not pro h ib it po tential
sh o rt sa le hom eow ners
fro m p u rc h a sin g a se c ­
o n d hom e w ith low er pay­
m e n ts b e fo re th e y stop
p a y in g on th e fir s t m o rt­
g ag e, Cox said.
H e said F re d d ie M ac
allow s b o rro w e rs to have
a n ew ly o rig in a ted m o rt­
g age on a n o th e r p ro p e r­
ty if th e y a re m oving for
a new jo b o r if th e y are
in th e m ilita ry and m ov­
in g to a ne w station. Also,
th e y can h ave a vacation
h om e an d still app ly for
a ssista n c e fo r th e ir p r i­
m a ry residence.
C lients also signed
fo rm s sa y in g E lias and
h is em ployees advised
th e m to avoid purch a sin g
a second hom e if th e y are
a ttem p tin g a sh o rt sa le of
th e ir p re se n t hom e, Cox
said: “H e ’s follow ing th e
rules. Som e people m ay
say he ’s ta k in g a d v an ­
tage, b u t th e y (F reddie
M ac) c re a te th e ru les. H e
didn’t.”
A fte r he w as placed
on th e e xclusio nary list,
E lias se n t 400-500 file s to
o th e r bro k ers.
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sion to ta k e w hat th e y have le arn ed
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he lp others.
N icole R a y o f N orth ville, fo r
exam ple, is in th e social w o rk pro ­
g ra m a t M adonna U niversity . She
and tw o fellow stu d e n ts a re w o rk ­
in g w ith C a ss C om m unity Social
Se rv ice s dow ntow n D etroit.
"We a re involved w ith h elp in g th e
hom eless g e t fed, fin d in g c h u rc h ­
es w h ere th e h om eless c a n sleep,
lo cating th e h om eless u n d e r cau se ­
w ay brid g e s an d g e ttin g th e m to
she lte r, and ev en a ssistin g w ith job
re so u rc e s,” R a y said.
K riste n D ra b ek o f N ew p o rt, an
e a rly childhood edu ca tio n m ajor,
and h e r te am a re w orkin g w ith
F irs t S tep, a sh e lte r fo r w om en an d
c h ild re n who a re vic tim s o f d o m es­
tic violence an d se x u al abu se.
T h e stu d e n t g roup p la n s to p u t on
ev e n ts th a t w ill em pow er th e w om ­
e n a n d th e ir ch ild ren , w hile helping
to m a k e th e m fee l loved, w anted
a n d resp e cted , D ra b e k said.
“P a bsolu tely fell in love w ith th e
fam ilie s, a tm o sp h e re and m ission
of F irs t S tep. I w an t to m a k e a dif­
fe re n c e in th e ir live s as w ell a s
m a k e th e m fee l like th e y a re loved
and d e se rv e to be loved,” D ra b ek
said.
A nd th e giving goes bo th w ays,
b e ca u se th e stu d e n ts g e t b a ck reallife ex p e rie n c e in th e ir field s of
study.
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tion pla n s be fo re, a n d ev en th o u g h
you w o rk h a rd to g e t a good grad e ,
th e re ’s som e th in g to be sa id fo r th e
d riv e you have w h en you’r e he lp ­
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T hese stu d en ts a re doing th is work
a s p a rt o f th e Ford Com m unity Corps,
a netw o rk o f colleges an d universities
th a t a re p artn erin g w ith F o rd Motor
Co. to c re ate new service-learning
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T h e M ad o n n a U n iv e rsity F o rd C o m m u n ity C o rp s p ro g ra m
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“H e could ne v ­
W hite H ouse a d v is­
e r ove rc o m e th a t in
e r s b e liev e th e cu r­
M ichigan,” H ug h es
r e n t financial prob­
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lem s w ith th e na tio n ’s
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co m m en ts
r y m o re about
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lic an P a r ty had
R o b e rt G ibbs,
w o rk to do.
fo rm e r senior
“ O ur R e p u b ­
ad v ise r to P r e s ­
lican P a rty
id e n t B a rac k
ha s to be m ore
O bam a, and
re sp e c tfu l, tol­
K a re n H ughes,
e ra n t and inclu­
fo rm e r coun­
sive,” H ughes
se lo r to P r e s ­
said.
id e n t G eorge
H u g h es c rit­
W. B ush, spoke
icized O bam a
ab o u t th e ir
fo r th e c u rre n t
e x p erien c ­
Hughes
sta le m ate in
e s a t th e W hite
W ashington on
H o u se befo re
th e b u d g e t cu ts, call­
a cro w d o f abo u t 800
in g it "failed p resid en ­
a t L au re l M a nor in
tia l le ad e rsh ip .”
L iv o n ia on T h u rs­
“I t’s h is responsibil­
day. T h eir ap p ea ra n ce
w as a fu n d ra ise r fo r
ity to b rin g th e par­
tie s to g e th e r to ge t a
th e M ichigan Political
solution," H ughes said.
L e a d ersh ip P ro g ram
“B oth sid e s have to
a t M ichigan S tate U ni­
com e aw ay w ith som e­
v e rs ity ’s In stitu te
th in g fo r th e people
f o r P u b lic P olicy and
who e lec ted them ."
Social R e se arch .
T h e ir a p p e a ra n c e
G ibbs, w ho now
w orks a s a n a n aly st fo r
c a m e on th e e v e o f
M SNBC, sa id th e fate
th e $85 b illio n in
o f R epu b lic an s w as
a u to m a tic s p e n d ­
se t in th e p rim a rie s by
in g c u ts s e t to go
th e c a n d id a tes th e m ­
in to e f f e c t F rid a y ,
selves. G ibbs p a ra ­
C o n g re ssio n a l le a d ­
p h rase d w hat a R epub­
e r s m e t a t th e W hite
lican can d id a te m ight
H o u s e F r id a y f o r a
sa y today: “W e didn’t
m e e tin g w ith P r e s ­
h a v e to shoot th o se
id e n t O b am a, b u t it
bulle ts, bu t w e c a n ’t
a p p e a re d lit tle w as
ta k e th o se b a c k today,”
a c c o m p lis h e d fro m
G ibbs said. “T h at tone
th a t m e e tin g th a t
reso n a te d .”
w o u ld a v e r t th e c u ts.
G ibbs rem in d ed
G ibbs and H ughes
th e D e m o c ra ts in th e
d isc u sse d th e 2012
ro o m th a t elec tio n s
p re sid en tia l election
a re c yclic al. D em o­
an d p o litics in W ash­
c r a ts will n e ed to be
ington.
in n o v a tiv e to w in e lec ­
H u g h es c alled th e
situ atio n in W ashing­
tions.
G ibbs be liev e d th e
to n “deep ly d is tre s s ­
se q u estra tio n cu ts
in g ” b u t w as op tim istic
w ould happen, w hich
“ in sp ite o f a ll of it,”
is now abo u t th e fifth
H u g h es sa id th e
fin an c ia l c ris is “w e ’ve
cam p a ig n fo r R e p u b ­
m a n u fa ctu re d .” “I t ’s
lic an M itt Rom no t abo u t th e m e e t­
n e y failed b e ca u se
ings, it’s abo u t sitting
O bam a’s cam paign
dow n an d say in g w e
d e fin e d R om ney ear­
h a v e to g e t th is bal­
ly. “M itt R om ney nev­
a n ce d aw ay,” G ibbs
e r re c o v ered ,” H ug h es
said.
said . A m e ric an s did n ’t
In 1992,103 m e m ­
se e R om ney a s som e­
b e rs of Congress w ere
o n e w ho help ed o th e rs
ele c te d in sw ing d is­
th ro u g h his c hurc h,
tr ic ts , th a t is w ithin
b u t th e y re m e m b e re d
fiv e p e rc e n ta g e points.
his co m m en ts like he
T w enty y e a r s later,
“lik ed to fir e people,"
th a t n u m b e r fell to 35,
a n d le ttin g "D etroit
th e resu lt of redraw n
go b a n k ru p t.” H ug h es
d istric ts to be nefit
sa id “L et D etro it Go
w h ic h ev e r p a rty is in
B a n k ru p t” w as w rit­
pow er, G ibbs said.
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Local cast headlines ‘Sound of Music’
P lym outh a c tr e s s H an ­
n ah T ard iff ta k es on th e
ro le of M a ria w hen Spot­
light on Youth brin g s the
R o d g e rs and H am m erste in c lassic “T h e Sound
o f M usic” to th e Village
T h e a te r sta g e la te r this
m onth.
T hrdiff le ad s a c ast
o f m o re th a n 50 local
y o uths, ag e s 5-18 show ­
c asin g th e ir m u sica l th e ­
a te r ta le n ts in th e onew eekend-only produc­
tion, S e t fo r M a rc h 14-17.
T he pro d u ctio n fe a tu re s
m e m o rab le songs such
a s “T h e Sound of M usic,”
“E delw eiss," “Do-Re-Mi,”
“T h e Lonely G o atherd”
an d others.
D ire c to r B a rb a ­
r a Bloom o f N ovi says:
‘“T he Sound o f M usic’ is
th e m o st b eloved of all
th e R o d g e rs a n d H am m e rs te in m u sica ls,”
sa id d ire c to r B a rb a ra
Bloom, a Novi resid en t.
“I t e n te rta in s w h ile also
te ac h in g abo u t a tim e
in h isto ry th a t we sim ­
p ly can’t a n d shouldn’t
fo rg e t. T h is giv e s ou r
y ou th th e op p o rtu n ity to
b e involved in a m agi­
cal show w ith fabulous,
fa m ilia r son g s a n d a tim e ­
le ss an d a tr u e story.”
T h e sto ry is s e t in A us­
tria , in e a rly 1939. W hen a
p o stu lan t p ro v es too highsp irite d fo r life a s a nun,
sh e is disp a tc h ed to se rv e
a s g o v e rn e ss to th e sev­
e n v o n TVapp c h ild ren
o f a w idow ed n a v al Cap­
tain. H e r grow ing ra p p o rt
w ith th e yo u n g ste rs, cou­
pled w ith h e r g e n ero sity
o f sp irit, grad u a lly c ap ­
tu r e th e h e a rt o f th e ste rn
C aptain, an d th e y m arry .
“U pon r e tu rn in g fro m
th e ir honeym oon, they
d isc o v er th a t A u stria
h a s b e en inv a d ed b y th e
N azis, w ho de m an d the
c a p ta in 's im m ed ia te se r­
v ic e in th e ir navy,” Bloom
said . "T he fam ily ’s nar-
on th e ev e o f W orld W ar
II pro v id es on e o f th e
m o st th rillin g an d in sp i­
ratio n al fin ales e v e r p r e ­
se n ted in th e th e ate r.”
In addition to Ik rd iff, the
c ast includes Paul Popa
of Saline a s C aptain Von
TVapp; K ayal M uthuram an
o f Canton p laying Elsa;
M adeline Klociz o f Plym ­
o uth a s M o th er Abbess;
an d Jacob E liett o f Dear­
b o rn H eights a s Max.
O th er a c to rs in th e
la rg e c a s t com e from ,
a m o n g o th e r tow ns, W est­
land, In k ste r, Y psilanti,
W ayne, F a rm in g to n H ills
Hannah Tardiff leads a large, local cast in Spotlight on Youth's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'T he Sound of
Music."
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PCA girls
advance
D-sire gets it
done for Chiefs
P oints w ere a t a prem ium
F rid a y n ig ht, bu t th e re w as
n o shortage o f floor b u m s
and d ren c h ed u n ifo rm s fol­
lowing th e C lass A girls
b ask etb a ll distric t final
betw een h o st C anton and
N orth ville.
W hen all w as sa id and
done, b oth te am s sa nk ju s t
e ight field goals in the
m atchup. B u t th e Chiefs
toughed it out to p re v a il 2923 and tu r n th e ta b les on
th e M u stangs, w ho d e fe a t­
e d Canton in th e 2012 dis­
tr ic t final.
“It (d istric t tro p h y ) m eans
so m uch,” sa id Canton
ju n io r fo rw a rd Pa ig e A resco, w h o led th e Chiefs w ith
13 p oints along w ith nine
rebounds. “We w an ted th is
g a m e rea lly badly. T h ey got
u s la st y e a r in th e d istric t
finals, so w e rea lly w anted
it th is ye ar.”
E ven m o re im p re ssiv e
w as th a t th e C hiefs (166) fo u g h t th ro u g h to vic­
to ry d e sp ite losing one o f
th e te am ’s to p rebo u n d e rs,
ju n io r fo rw a rd Shannon
P e rry , in th e fin al m in u te of
th e fir s t q u arter.
P e rry h a d ju s t m u scled
h e r w ay th ro u g h th e paint
f o r a layup an d w as fouled
on th e play. B u t sh e fell in a
h eap , in ju rin g h e r le ft knee.
H e r sta tu s is u n c ertain for
th e N ovi-hosted regionals
T besd ay a g ain st D e x te r (the
A nn A rb o r H u ro n d istric t
w inner).
"You ju s t got to keep p la y ­
in g bask etb a ll,” Canton
h ead c o ach B ria n Samulsk i said ab o u t w h at th e m e s­
sa g e w as to th e te a m follow­
in g P e r ry ’s injury. “Shan­
n on’s a g r e a t kid, sh e ’s b een
p lay in g g r e a t b all dow n th e
s tre tch .
“B u t w e got to k eep doing
w h at w e w ere do ing a n d see
w h at w e can g e t done, l b
o u r k id s’ c re d it th e y hu n g in
th e re , k e p t b a ttlin g an d ke p t
fig h tin g .”
N o rth ville h e ad coach
I b d d G udith, w hose te am
fin ish e d th e seaso n w ith
a n im p re ssiv e 16-6 rec o rd ,
c re d ite d th e C h iefs fo r makP lease se e CHIEFS, B2
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Canton’s Alanna Brown (No. 15) and Taylor Hunley (No. 5) strike a defensive pose
Friday n ight against Northville's Heather Randall (No. 33).
DIVISION 1 BOWLING TEAM STATE FINALS
Upstart Salem rolls to team championship
Karen W indle and
Emily Gerulis com bined
fo r 43 points Friday
night as Plymouth
Christian Academy
de fe ate d Novi Franklin
Road Christian 53-45
fo r th e cham pionship
of th e PCA-hosted Class
D district.
W indle (25 points)
also g rabbe d 11 re­
bounds a nd collected
fo u r steals, while Geru­
lis (18 points) a dded
five boards an d four
assists.
O ther contributors
fo r PCA (16-6) w ere
Jenna A braham (five
points) and Jenny Mal­
colm (six boards).
"Karen W indle had
a stellar ga m e fo r us
to n ig h t," PCA head
coach Carol Gerulis
said. "W hat a w ay to
leave your mark on
your last high school
hom e gam e. Emily had
a n o th er solid to u rn a ­
m e n t gam e."
Scoring 38 points,
including 15 from th e
foul line w as Franklin
Road's Kristen Massey.
T he Eagles trailed
10-6 a fte r o n e qu a rte r
b u t tu rn e d it a round in
th e second w ith a push
th a t m ade it 28-18 a t
halftime.
Plymouth Christian
never looked back.
Next up a re th e Class
D regionals a t Bellevue.
PCA will face th e re­
gional hosts, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday.
Lady O celots
nip Firebirds
S alem ’s v a rsity boys bo w lin g te am c a p tu re d th e
D ivision 1 ch am p io n sh ip F rid a y a t M uskegon, bu t
th e R o ck s n e ed e d to cook up so m e m a g ic e a r lie r in
th e d ay to e v en h a v e th e op p ortunity.
In th e finals, S alem d e fe ate d No. 1 -seeded Sagi­
n a w H e rita g e 1,388-1,258 f o r th e te a m title. A fter
th e te a m s sp lit th e B a k e r g a m es, th e R ocks dom i­
n a te d in th e fin al gam e, 967-861.
L ea d in g th e w ay fo r S alem in th e fin a l gam e
a g a in st Saginaw H erita g e — w h ich e a r lie r F rid a y
elim in ated No. 8 -seeded C an to n in th e q u a rte rfin a ls
— w ere S tev e n Cadw ell (213), c ap ta in K evin Wil­
liam s (207) a n d T yler S n y d e r (204).
C h ip p in g in w ith 188 w as B ra n d o n Allison, w hile
Jim m y Bow ling an d N olan R u d is took tu r n s in th e
fifth sp o t fo r a c o m b in ed sc o re o f 155.
A fte r q u alify in g as th e No. 3 -see d ed te a m (out of
18) follow ing e ig h t B a k e r g a m es an d tw o re g u la r
te a m ga m es, S alem n e a rly cou ld n ’t sc ale th e fam il­
ia r first-ro u n d hurdle.
The Salem varsity boys bowling
n th e Division 1 championship Friday a t Muskegon.
Plea se se e BOWLING, B4
Brianna B erberet
(Salem) scored 16
points and g rabbe d
e ig h t rebounds to give
th e Schoolcraft College
w om en's basketball
te a m a season-ending
44-42 MCCAA East­
e rn Conference win
Thursday a t Kirtland
Com munity College a t
th e MacG regor Athletic
Center.
Brittani Hamlin
a d d ed 10 points and
nine boards, w hile Ajai
M eek g rabbe d a te am best 13 rebounds as th e
Lady O celots finish th e
year 8-20 overall a n d 513 in th e conference.
The Firebirds (6-19,
2-16) g o t a game-high 28
points from Tara Throop.
BO Y S HOCKEY PRE-REGIONAL
Indoor track
sta te quality
Schultz brothers crush
Rocks in double OT
A fte r m aking num e ro u s k e y stops
W ednesday n ig h t to ke ep his team
alive in th e D ivision 1 b oys hockey
p re-regional, S alem goalie P a r k e r
G odfrey sta r e d into a "Schultz D ou­
b le B a rre l” and couldn’t ha v e h a d a
good fee ling abo u t it.
I t w as alm o st th e m idw ay p o in t of
th e second ove rtim e ag a in st Ply m ­
o uth, w ith th e tw o Tbp-lO te a m s and
KLAA S outh D ivision co-cham ps
lo cked in a 3-3 tie.
S alem se n io r A lek Zultow ski w as
f la tten e d b y a b o d y c h ec k a t th e
W ildcats’ blu e lin e an d th a t sp ru n g
th e S ch u ltz sn ip e rs o n an odd-m an
ru sh .
In a flash , se n io r N ick Schultz
th re a d e d th e p u c k to ju n io r b ro th e r
M ike Schultz c ru is in g b e tw ee n th e
c irc le s. T he su b se q u en t o n e-tim er
s c re a m e d o v e r G o d fre y ’s tr a p p e r to
g iv e P ly m o u th a 4-3 v ic to ry a t A rc­
tic E d g e A rena.
“I sa w m y b r o th e r ta k in g it wide
r ig h t away,” sa id M ike, in th e c o rri­
d o r o u tsid e th e te a m ro o m , w h ere
Plea se se e HOCKEY, B3
BRIAN QUINTOS
Plymouth's Mitch Claggett (No. 10) tries to break free o f Salem
defender Justin Katulski (No. 12) during W ednesday night's Division
1 hockey pre-regional a t Arctic Edge.
E quity Loans
M ade Easier
A select team of
Observerland area run­
ners from th e Stickman
United Track Club placed
ninth in th e distance
medley a t th e Mitstrack
Indoor State M eet held
Feb. 23 a t Central Michi­
gan University.
The foursom e of
J'Haira Johnson (Garden
City), Zaid Shareef (Li­
vonia Stevenson), Jacob
Colley (Stevenson) and
Keenan Jones (Livonia
Franklin) w ere clocked
in 11 minutes, 8 seconds.
Johnson w as also a
m em ber o f th e sev­
enth-place 3,200-meter
relay te am .
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Chiefs find way to outlast ’Cats
S om ebody p u lle d th e
lid o ff th e c y lin d er ju s t in
tim e fo r C anton’s v a rsity
g ir ls b a sk etb a ll te am , a s
th e C h iefs boun ced b a ck
fro m first-h a lf stru g g le s
to d e fe at P lym o u th 32-23
in W ednesday’s C lass A
d is tric t sem ifinal.
T h e C h iefs (15-6) tra ile d
14-9 a t ha lftim e , u nable to
m a k e sh o ts o f a n y kind.
Conversely, th e W ild­
c a ts ou tsc o red C anton 8-4
in th e seco n d fra m e , w ith
ju n io r p o in t p a r d Kylie
R o b b (six poin ts) co n ­
n e ctin g on tw o tr e y s to do
m o st o f th a t dam age.
B u t C anton cam e out
o f h a lftim e d e term in e d
to do w h atev e r it took to
ad v an c e to F rid a y ’s dis­
tr ic t fin al a g a in st N o rth ville.
“I t w asn ’t so m u c h w h at
I said , th e y kn ew w h at
h ad to b e done,” Canton
h ead coach B ria n Sam ulsk i said . “I th o u g h t we
p la y ed d e ce n t b all in the
f ir s t h alf, b u t w e ju s t
d idn’t m a k e an y shots.
“I b o u r k id s’ c red it,
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Canton’s Rachel W inters (No. 10) tries to drive to th e rack a n d w ere ab le to get
Wednesday night, while Plymouth's Shelby Cheston (No.
o p p o rtu n ities o ff som e
35) and Brooke Senkbeil (No. 12) defend.
ste als.”
m any g am es,” he contin­
ued. “T h ey d e fe nd, they
hav e a th le te s th a t ju st
com e o u t and d e fe n d you
an d w ea r you dow n. I’m
su re th e y go t f ir e d u p in
th a t lo c k er room a t halftim e. T h ey cam e out w ith
a w hole a n o th er in te n si­
ty.”
A fte r b u c k e ts b y Alann a B ro w n a n d R a ch e l
W in te rs m a d e it 14-13
P ly m o u th ju s t 80 s e c ­
o n d s in to th e th ir d q u a r­
te r, th e W ild ca ts w ent
u p 16-13 o n a p u tb a c k by
C h esto n .
F o r th e re m a in in g six
m in u tes o f th e fra m e ,
how ever, P ly m outh could
not m u ste r a single point.
Still, th e C hiefs could
n o t ta k e full a d vanta ge,
fin ally go ing up 17-16
w ith 1:17 le ft on a layup
b y ju n io r fo rw a rd Paige
A resco (14 points).
T h e W ildcats b rie f­
ly re g a in e d th e le ad w ith
se v en m in u tes re m a in ­
in g in reg u la tio n on soph­
o m o re g u a rd Pa ig e Slom in sk i’s 3-ball fro m th e
le ft wing.
T h en w ith abo u t 2:30
in to th e fo u rth , w ith th e
sc o re 19-all, C heston w as
w h istled f o r h e r fo u rth
fo u l an d h a d to sit on the
b ench.
H u n le y (fiv e points,
A ccording to P lym outh
head coach Bob de Bear,
w hose te a m fin ish e d 1011, a little b it o f m o jo w as
lo st du rin g th e b rea k .
“A lo t of tim e s w h en we
go in to h a lftim e w e don’t
co m e out th e sa m e team
in th e seco n d h a lf,” de
B e a r n oted. “I th in k th a t’s
w h at h appened. We trie d
to g e t K ylie in sid e post­
ing up , b e ca u se w e like
h e r in th e re .
"B u t it se em e d lik e we
cou ld n ’t g e t th e b all to
her. I th in k th e o ffen siv e
reb o u n d in g is p ro b ab ly
w h at h u r t u s th e most."
Ply m o u th h a d tro u ­
b le on th e g lass, w hile
th e C h iefs fe a tu re d tw o
p la y e rs w ith n in e bo a rd s
eac h — 6-1 ju n io r ce n te r
T aylor H u n le y an d 5-11
ju n io r fo rw a rd Shannon
P e r ry (w ho ta llie d seven
o ffen siv e rebounds).
Up a n o tc h
F o r a s stro n g as H u n ­
le y a n d P e r ry p e rfo rm ed
dow n th e str e tc h , it h u rt
th e W ildcats to not hav e
6-5 ju n io r c e n te r Shel­
b y Ch esto n av aila b le for
s tr e tc h e s d u e to e a rly
fo u l tro u b le. She wound
up w ith six p o in ts an d 10
reb o u n d s.
“ I can se e w hy th e y
(C hiefs) h a v e won so
nin e reb o u n d s, five
ste als) p u t th e C hiefs up
21-19 on th e tw o ensuing
fre e throw s. Soon a fte r
th a t, it w as 25-19 follow­
ing suc ce ssiv e layups by
A resco an d Hunley.
C anton th e n w orked the
clock to p e rfec tio n , fo rc ­
in g P ly m o u th to com ­
m it fouls. S ealing th e win
w ith fre e th ro w s in the
fin al tw o m in u tes w ere
H unley, fre sh m a n gua rd
N atalie W in ters and
B row n (six points).
“T h ey gu tte d it out,
th e y g rin d ed it out,”
Sam ulski said. “T h is tim e
of ye ar, you got to grin d
it ou t and tough it out.
T h ey did th a t in th e sec­
ond h alf.”
M eanw hile, d e B e ar
sa id th e fu tu re re m a in s
b rig h t fo r his te am , w ith
a ll b u t g ra d u a tin g senior
L exie M cG hee e x p ec ted
back.
“R ig h t now th e y ’r e ba s­
k e tb all se n io rs,” de B e ar
said. “Som e o f th e m have
th r e e y e a r s of experien c e
now, tw o y e a r s fo r othAs fo r M cG hee, “w e
w ill rea lly m is s h e r le ad ­
ersh ip . She’s a lw ays trie d
to k e ep th in g s up b e at.”
Hard work yields success for RCA girls
CHIEFS
Continued from page B1
in g it tough sle d d in g offensively.
“T h ey a re a good m a n te am , th e y ’r e
re a lly disciplined, th a t’s th e ir s tre n g th ,”
G udith said. “A nd th e y rea lly he lp out,
too, so you n e v e r re a lly ge t a w ide-open
look. J u s t w hen you th in k you g o t a
c lea n look, th e y got som eb o d y th e re to
he lp a n d rec o v er.”
T h e M usta n g s also w ere p r e tty to ugh
on ‘D,’ w ith p h y sic al pla y in th e p o st b y
ju n io r H e a th e r R andall, a m o n g o th ers.
“O u r d e fe n se w as good, too. W e sc o re d
th e sa m e n u m b e r of ba sk e ts a s th e y
did,” G udith said.
E x tr a e f f o r t
C anton took an 8-3 le ad a f te r o n e qu a r­
te r, sc o rin g th e fin a l six p o in ts o n a p a ir
o f lay u p s b y A resco an d P e r ry ’s p u tb a ck
w ith 36 seco n d s left.
T h e M usta n g s tra ile d 13-9 a t h alftim e,
una ble to g e t m u c h going. W hen th e y
d id h a v e a p ro m isin g p o ssessio n , Can­
to n ju n io r g u a rd R a che l W in ters (fiv e
p oints, fo u r ste als) w as in th e vic in ity to
div e a ro u n d th e floor a fte r 50-50 b a lls o r
rip th e m aw a y fro m N o rth v ille play ers.
T h e M usta n g s c a m e ou t of th e in te r­
m issio n m a k in g tw o quic k b u c k ets
(including a tr e y by se n io r B ritta n y
B e reh u lk a ) to p ull b a c k to ev en a t 14-14.
A resco th e n sc o re d tw o f r e e th ro w s
a n d added a hard -n o sed lay u p fo r a n 1814 e d g e w ith 5:10 le ft in th e th ird . She
d ro v e along th e ba selin e fro m th e le ft
w ing a n d p u t th e b a ll up a s sh e fell to
th e floor.
“W e ju s t ke p t a ttac k in g , w e tr ie d to
go into th e post,” A re sc o said. “W e ju s t
trie d to pla y like w e a lw ay s play.”
N o rth v ille chip p ed aw ay, how ever,
ty in g th e ga m e ag ain a t 19-19 w ith 24
seco n d s to go in th e q u a rte r on a fre e
th ro w b y se n io r K en d ra B r e n n e r (fol­
low ing a C anton turnover).
W in ters sa n k tw o f re e th ro w s in th e
fir s t m in u te of th e fo u rth to g iv e C an ­
ton th e le ad ag ain , a n d sh e se n t a b ounce
p a ss to A resco o n a tw o-on-one d riv e fo r
EAGLES W IN DISTRICT
Canton's varsity girls basketball team
celebrates after w inning th e Class A
district championship Friday night against
Northville.
a n ifty lay u p to g iv e th e C h iefs a 23-19
le ad w ith fiv e m in u tes left.
As p e r usu al, N o rth v ille c a m e b a ck . It
w as a 23-23 g a m e w ith 3:10 le ft follow ­
ing B r e n n e r ’s b a n k sh o t — m a d e p o ssi­
b le th a n k s to a b lo c k b y ju n io r G abby
M en co tti o n A resco a t th e o th e r end.
W ith le ss th a n tw o m in u tes le ft, C an ­
to n ju n io r c e n te r T ay lo r H u n le y (fiv e
p o in ts, e ig h t reb o u n d s) sa n k a sh o rt
hook in th e p a in t to giv e th e C h iefs th e
le ad f o r good.
H u n le y d e fle cted a N o rth v ille fieldgoal tr y on th e M u sta n g s’ su b se q u en t
po sse ssio n an d th e C h iefs fin ish e d th e
w in w ith f re e th ro w s b y A resco an d
W in ters.
A bout C anton lim itin g th e M u sta n g s to
fo u r p o in ts in th e fo u rth , S am u lsk i said
it w as m e re ly an o th e r d a y a t th e gym .
“T h a t’s b e en th o se g u y s all ye ar,”
he said. “I t’s th e ir h e a rt, th e ir d esire.
I know th e y ’r e g o ing to g u a rd an d
reb o u n d . T h e q u estio n is, can w e sco re
en o u g h p o in ts to g e t it done? W e fo u n d a
w ay to g e t en o u g h p o in ts.”
Also p la y in g a stro n g ga m e on de fe n se
f o r C anton w as so p h o m o re g u a rd Alann a Bro w n , w ith fo u r po in ts an d fo u r
reb o u n d s.
B re n n e r an d B e reh u lk a le d N o rth v ille
in sco rin g , w ith 10 an d se v en points,
resp e ctiv ely .
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P ly m o u th C h r is tia n
A c a d e m y to o v e rta k e
S o u th fie ld C h r is tia n
in W e d n e sd a y n ig h t’s
C la s s D g ir ls b a s k e tb a ll
d is t r ic t m a tc h u p .
T h e E a g le s w o u n d
u p w in n in g 54-37 to
a d v a n c e to F r id a y ’s
d is t r ic t f in a l a g a in s t
F r a n k lin R o a d C h r is ­
tia n . B u t f o r th e f i r s t
e ig h t m in u te s a g a in s t
S o u th fie ld C h r is tia n ,
PC A h e a d c o a c h C a ro l
G e r u lis m u s t h a v e b e e n
w o n d e r in g i f th e se a so n
w o u ld e v e n c o n tin u e .
B e s e t b y o ff-th e m a rk s h o o tin g f ro m
th e p e rim e te r, th e h o st
E a g le s w e r e d o w n 13-3
a f t e r o n e s ta n z a .
“W e d id n ’t s t a r t o u t
v e r y w e ll,” G e r u ­
lis sa id . “W e h a d g o o d
s h o ts , b u t th e b a ll ju s t
d id n ’t g o in th e b a s k e t.
W e j u s t c o u ld n ’t g e t th e
b a ll to f a ll a n d s o I j u s t
g o t th e m to s e ttle d ow n
a l it tle b it. ”
S h e to ld th e m to d itc h
th e o u ts id e ju m p e r s a n d
lo o k in to th e p a in t f o r
lo w -p o st p la y e r s E m ily
G e r u lis a n d J e n n y M a l­
c o lm . F o r th e m o st p a r t,
th a t d u o d id th e r e s t.
A f t e r b e in g b la n k e d in
th e f ir s t , G e r u lis a n d
M a lc o lm s c o r e d 19 a n d
18 p o in ts , r e s p e c t iv e ­
ly, o v e r th e f in a l th r e e
f ra m e s .
PC A (15-6) o u ts c o r e d
Plymouth Christian Academy's varsity girls basketball
team w on th e final of th e PCA-hosted Class D district
Friday night w ith a 53-45 win over Novi Franklin Road
Christian. The Eagles, now 16-6, will advance to play
7:30 p.m. Tuesday a t th e Bellevue regional, against the
host team .
th e v is i to r s 20-9 in th e
se c o n d to go u p 23-22
a t h a lftim e . T h e E a g le s
b u m p e d th e le a d up
to 33-28 a f t e r th r e e
b e f o r e c lo s in g th e g a m e
o u t s tr o n g w ith a 21-9
fo u rth .
"W e w e r e ta k in g a lot
o f o u ts id e s h o ts a n d I
to ld th e m to s t a r t g e t­
tin g th e b a ll in s id e ,”
C a ro l G e r u lis s tr e s s e d .
“F o r J e n n y a n d E m ily
to s c o re 37 p o in ts c o m ­
b in e d in th r e e q u a r te r s ,
t h a t w as p r e tt y g o o d .”
S tro n g te a m d e fe n se
a g a in s t S o u th fie ld
C h r is t ia n ’s to p s c o re r,
C h a r ity G od b o ld , w as
a n o th e r k e y to th e v ic ­
to ry . G o d b o ld r e g is ­
te r e d 3 0 p o in ts in th e
f i r s t m e e tin g b e tw e e n
th e te a m s , b u t sh e m a n ­
a g e d ju s t 17 on W ed n e s­
day.
T h e c o a c h p r a is e d th e
e f f o r t s o f M a rth a M ulle tt, R a c h e l S m ith and
J e n n a A b ra h a m , w ho
c o lle c tiv e ly “p la y e d a
g r e a t d e fe n s iv e g a m e .”
I n a d d itio n to h e r
o f fe n s iv e o u tp u t, E m i­
ly G e r u lis c o n tr i b ­
u te d e ig h t re b o u n d s ,
fo u r s te a l s a n d th r e e
a s s is ts to th e c a u s e .
M a lc o lm g r a b b e d 10
r e b o u n d s w h ile K a r e n
W in d le m a d e a n a c ro ssth e -b o a r d im p a c t w ith
s e v e n p o in ts , n in e
re b o u n d s , f iv e a s s is ts
a n d f iv e ste a ls .
B r o u g h t up f ro m th e
ju n io r v a r s i ty f o r th e
d is t r ic ts w e r e s o p h o ­
m o re s R a in a P o s tm a
a n d D a n ie lle W itkow sk i, b u t th e y d id n o t pla y .
B o th w e r e c a lle d up
to b e e f u p th e r o s te r
fo llo w in g th e lo s s o f
ju n io r g u a rd R a c h a e l
F u lle r f o r th e r e s t
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in g s u r g e r y la s t w e e k
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‘T re m e n d o u s’
Bitter loss doesn’t diminish Salem icers’ outstanding season
All seaso n long, Salem va r­
sity b oys hockey coach Ryan
O sse n m ac h er p rea ch e d to his
te a m th e im p o rta n ce o f w ork­
in g a n d figh tin g fo r e v e ry in ch
o f ic e possible.
On W ednesday night, p e rh a p s
a few e x tra in c h es w as all th a t
k e p t th e R ocks fro m de feating
a rc h -riv a l P ly m o u th in a D ivi­
sion 1 pre-re g io n a l m a tch at
A rc tic E dge A re n a in Canton.
H anging on to a 3-2 lead late
in th e th ird period, w ith Salem
a b o u t to kill o ff a c ru c ial p e n ­
alty, a n un su c ce ssfu l c lea rin g
a tte m p t k e p t th e W ildcats on
th e a tta c k long eno ugh to tie
th e gam e.
B u t O sse n m ac h er did n ’t p u t
th e b lam e fo r th e lo ss on th a t
situation.
"W e’v e ta lk ed a lo t th is y e a r
a b o u t in ch es, g ain in g in c h es,”
he said . “W h ere do you fin d
th o se inches? T h ro u g h ha rd
w ork, g e ttin g stro n g e r, faster,
q u ic k er an d m o re skill. I t is a
g a m e o f in ch es. “W h o ev er w ins
th a t b a ttle is ty p ic ally th e te am
th a t’s go ing to w in th e gam e.
T h a t’s w h at h ap p en ed tonight.”
A few in c h es h e re o r th e re
m ig h t hav e he lp ed p u sh th e
R o ck s o v e r th e h u m p a s f a r a s
ta stin g p o stse a so n success.
A fte r a 12-game w inning
s tr e a k h a d S alem on a hot
s tr e a k g o ing in to th e P ly m o u th
g am e, th e te am had hopes o f
m a y b e e v en g e ttin g to Compuw are A re n a fo r th e Fin al F o ur
w eek en d (M arch 8-9) finals.
T h at did n ’t happen, n o r did
th e R o ck s b u y e x tra tim e fo r
fo u r-y ear c ap ta in K y le D ow ney
to re tu r n to th e ic e b e fo re his
p r e p c a r e e r ended.
S idelined b y illness, D ow ney
could o nly w atch n erv o u sly
b e h in d th e b o a rd s n e x t to th e
Salem bench.
“We ta lk ed a s a te am ab o u t
try in g to b u y K y le m o re tim e to
com e b ack ,” O sse n m ac h er said.
“O f a ll th e guys, a fo u r-year
se n io r cap tain , h e d e se rv e d to
b e ou t th e re .”
T h en w ith h is voice cra ck in g
fro m em otion, O sse n m ac h er
a d d ed th a t h e ju s t fe lt “te rrib le
f o r him . T h ey sa y th in g s h ap­
p en fo r a rea so n , I'm not q u ite
su re w h at th e rea so n beh in d
th a t m ig h t b e.”
H e p ra is e d th e se n io r c lass a s
a g ro u p , n o t o nly fo r h a v in g an
o u tstan d ing se aso n (Salem fin­
ish e d 18-7-1 a n d e a rn e d a sh a re
o f th e KLAA South D ivision
a long w ith th e L ash Cup fo r
P a rk sup rem ac y ) b u t fo r b eing
a qu a lity g ro u p o f y o u n g m en.
“J u s t an ou tstan d in g g ro up,”
O sse n m ac h er said . “B eyond
ic e, th e y ’r e ju s t a trem en d o u s
g ro u p o f guys. F u n to coach.”
In ad ditio n to Downey, th ose
se n io rs in clud e A lek Zultow ski,
E v an P a tto n , Ja k e Fed el, A dam
M a rth ale r, K o ry Jo h n sto n , and
goalie A nthony V eresan.
T hose se n io rs — aug m en te d
b y a n u m b e r of ta len ted ju n io rs
and sophom ores — helped th e
R ocks tu r n th e season a round
in th e second half.
“T h ere w as a point w hen we
w ere in TYaverse City (late
D ecem ber) w here w e could have
gone one of tw o w ays," he added.
“We could have continued on a
m ediocre pa th o r w e could have
done w hat w e did, and that’s ra t­
tle off 12 stra ig h t w ins and have
a trem endous season.
“I t didn’t end like we w anted to
or how we planned on it, b u t you
can’t take aw ay fro m w hat they
did during th e reg u la r season."
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W h a le r s c lo s e r
t o c lin c h in g
Trying to stay a stride or tw o ahead of Salem's Kory Johnston (No. 17, left) is Plymouth's Mike Scarpello (No. 17).
HOCKEY
Continued from page B1
th e W ildcats cele b ra te d
a m id loud m usic. “I saw
it w as a 2-on-l a nd I ju s t
y e lled to N ick ‘hig h slot’
h e g a v e it to m e a n d I ju s t
saw th e rig h t side open.”
M ike — w ho now h a s 27
go als and 41 a ss is ts fo r
68 p o in ts — said it w as a
g r e a t fe e lin g to te am up
w ith N ick (35-37-72) to
sc o re th e clin cher, w hich
c ata p u lte d Plym outh (215-3) into S a tu rd ay n ig h t’s
reg iona l fin al a t th e D ISC
in D earborn.
“M e an d m y b ro th e r
h av e be en playing ro lle r
hockey, ic e hockey since
w e w ere like eight, 10
y e a r s old to g e th er,” M ike
said. “I t ’s b e en a bla st
e v e r since. W e’ve alw ays
had c h e m is try to s ta r t
b u t a s th e season w en t on
I th in k it’s grow n tre m e n ­
dously.”
A ccording to P lym outh
h ead c oach G e rry Vento “th e y ’ve be en q u ite a
p a ir th is season, I’m not
s u rp ris e d one of th e m
(Schultz b ro th e rs) go t th e
w inner. T h ere w e re a cou­
ple gu y s on th e b e n ch I
th o u g h t had op portuni­
ties. I t w as certa in ly a
team e ff o rt tonight.”
T he Schultzes also
te am e d up on P lym outh’s
se cond goal, a t 1:16 of
th e th ird to go up 2-1. On
th a t one, N ic k finished
th e job.
O ver to o so o n
O utside th e Salem lock­
e r room , R ocks’ head
c o ac h R yan O sse n m ac h er
could n o t b e liev e th e No.
8 -ranked te am ’s po stse a ­
son a lre a d y had ended.
Salem finishe d 18-7-1 fo r
th e season.
“T h e re w ere a cou­
ple m iscue s on th a t situ ­
ation," said O ssenm ach­
er, abo u t th e sequence
th a t e n d ed w ith th e S chul­
tz goal. “B u t a ga m e like
th a t doesn’t boil dow n to
one pla y lik e th at.
“T h e re w e re p ro b a ­
bly o th e r op p o rtu n ities
w h ere w e co u ld hav e
sc o re d o r o th e r oppor­
tu n ities w h e re w e could
h av e p re v e n te d th e m
fro m scoring. So to p u t
th e lo ss on th a t o n e play
p ro b ab ly isn ’t fair. I t w as
a good gam e, th e y 're
a good te am a n d th e y
e a rn e d it.”
A lthough Vento w as
ob viously th rille d w ith
th e victory, h e em p a ­
th iz ed w ith O sse n m ac h er
a n d th e Rocks.
“It’s too b a d th a t tw o
q u a lity te a m s m e e t so
e arly ,” V ento said. “I t’s
kin d o f fru stra tin g . I’m
on th e w inning side o f it,
b u t I ’v e b e en on th e lo s­
in g sid e o f it too.”
F o r a w hile, how ever,
it looked a s th o u g h G od­
fre y w ould g e t th e b e tte r
o f th e W ildcats, in clu d ­
ing a c ouple fo rm e r yo uth
h ockey team m ate s.
“P a r k e r G o d fre y use d
to pla y on m y team
b e fo re h igh school a n d he
p la y ed phen o m en al, we
cou ld n ’t g e t an y th in g p a st
him ,” M ike S ch u ltz said.
“O u r pla n w as ju s t to
g e t sloppy reb o u n d s, get
grea sy .”
G o d frey sto p p e d 33 of
37 sh o ts, in clu d in g a p e n ­
a lty sh o t by N ick S chultz
w ith 11:44 le ft in th e th ird
w h en th e gam e w as 2-2.
T h e P ly m o u th p la y ­
e r w as den ied o n the
a tte m p t w h en G odfrey
d id not b ite on a fak e an d
flash ed out h is rig h t pad
— p u ttin g a c h a rg e into
th e blu e-clad h a lf o f th e
jam m e d -p a ck e d A rctic
E d g e b le ac h ers.
S ta n d in g ta ll
F o r long stre tc h e s o f
th e co n test, w h en th e
ic e w as tilte d to w a rd th e
Salem en d , it w as God­
fre y w h o stood u p to the
b a rr a g e an d g a v e h is
te am a chance.
" P a rk e r p la y ed v e ry
w ell,” O sse n m ac h er said.
“H e ’s p la y ed w ell sin ce
h e took o v e r th e sta rtin g
jo b in Ja n u ary . T h a t w as
o nly h is se co n d lo ss o f th e
season. H e k e p t us in th a t
g a m e fo r good c h u n k s.”
T h e S alem fa ith fu l got
e v en lo u d e r a couple
m in u tes la te r w h en th e
R o ck s sco re d a pow erp la y m a rk e r to ta k e a 32 ad v an ta g e w ith 9:03 to
p la y in reg u latio n .
On th a t goal, Z ultow s­
k i p a ssed th e p u c k up
to ju n io r fo rw a rd Jaso n
N ew el in th e le ft circ le .
N ew el th e n se n t it ov e r
to so p h o m o re w in g er
N oah W ilier fo r a low sh o t
th a t b e a t P ly m o u th soph­
o m o re goalie J a r e d M add o ck (14 saves).
I t w as W iller's second
pow er-play goal o f the
n ight. H e o pened th e scor­
ing a t 5:37 o f th e f irst w hen
h e b u ried the reb o u n d o f a
N ew el shot w ith ju n io r for­
w ard Ja k e Sealy draw ing
th e o th e r helper.
T h e W ildcats w e re n ’t
ab o u t to go quietly, o f
co u rse.
W ith ju s t o v e r six m in ­
u te s rem a in in g , Plym o u th
w en t o n th e p o w er play.
F o r a w hile, th e R ocks
a p p e a re d a s th o u g h th e y
w ould kill o ff th e bid.
B locking a sh o t a t th e
b lu e lin e to g e t th e p u ck
out o f th e Salem zone w as
R o cks’ ju n io r fo rw a rd
J a c k D risco ll — w ho
rifle d h om e th e reb o u n d
o f a sh o t by ju n io r for­
w ard N ick D an is a t 3:34
o f th e th ird to m ake
it a 2-2 gam e. (Sopho­
m o re d e fe n sem an N oah
S aad also a ssiste d on th e
D risco ll goal.)
A fte r P ly m o u th re­
e n te re d Salem te rr ito ­
r y an d w ith p e n alty tim e
tic k in g o ff, th e Rocks
h a d a stre ss-fre e c h an ce
to c le a r th e p u ck . T h at
w ould h a v e g o tte n the
c o n test dow n to th e fourm in u te m a rk w ith Salem
n u rsin g a one-goal lead.
In ste ad , a f te r W ild­
c a ts ’ se n io r fo rw a rd
M itch C lagg ett rip p e d a
sh o t fro m th e rig h t c ir­
c le th a t G o d fre y stopped,
th e R ocks w ere unable
to se n d th e p u c k into th e
n e u tra l zone.
T h en w ith p la y co ntinu ­
in g a n d p re ssu re m o u n t­
ing, an o th er sh o t w as
sto p p e d b u t G o d frey
c ould n o t c o rra l it.
N ic k S chu ltz fo u n d the
loose pu ck , a n d w ith God­
f re y p ro n e on th e ice, he
flic k ed a sh o t hig h into
th e cag e . A ssistin g on th e
ta lly w e re ju n io r fo rw a rd
Z ach T av iern e a n d se n io r
b lu e lin e r D ean G unther.
w orked it,” O ssenm acher
said. “An opportunity to get
the p u ck out and w e didn’t.
T hat’s w h at happens.”
T h e te a m s rem a in e d
d e ad lo c k ed th ro u g h the
fir s t o v e rtim e period,
w ith bo th go alies re f u s ­
in g to b u c k le u n d e r th e
p re ssu re .
T h a t m e re ly se t th e
sta g e fo r th e S ch u ltzes’
w in n in g heroics.
M eanw hile, th e OT goal
v a lid ated Vento’s m e s­
sa g e to his te am : D on’t
s tr a y fro m th e g a m e plan,
e v en w h en th e ir e ffo rts
w eren ’t b e in g rew ard e d
b e c a u se o f G odfrey.
Ply m o u th co u ld only
m a n ag e o n e go al in th e
f ir s t tw o p e rio d s , w hen
soph o m o re w in g e r Jo sh
S m ith ja m m e d ho m e the
reb o u n d o f a l b v ie m e
sh o t th a t clan k e d o ff th e
le ft p o st w ith 9:46 g o n e in
th e o p e n in g stanza.
“I ju s t to ld th e b o y s to
rela x , k eep d o ing w hat
w e w ere doing,” Vento
a d d ed . “W e w ere ju s t g e t­
tin g too m a n y c h an c es, I
th o u g h t w e w ere c a rry in g
th e play.
“I did n ’t w an t th e m to
ta k e a c h an c e an d g iv e up
a n e a sy one.”
T h e P ly m o u th W hal­
e r s hav e b e en one of th e
OHL’s h o tte st te a m s since
D ecem b er, an d nothing
c h an g ed F rid a y a s th e y
p o u n d ed h o st E rie 7-2 to
g e t c lo se r to clinching th e
W est D ivision title.
S co rin g h is 44th and
4 5th go als o f th e season
f o r P ly m o u th (36-17-5-4,
81 poin ts) w as V ince Troc h eck , w ho also a ssist­
e d on a th ird -p erio d tally
b y Tom Wilson (his 22nd
goal).
O th er W h alers to p u t
p u c k s p a s t O tte rs ’ goal­
ie O sca r D an sk (30 saves)
in c lu d ed G a r r e tt M e u rs
(27th), R ick a rd R ake11 (21st), M itchell H e a rd
(9th) an d A u stin Levi
(2nd).
P ly m o u th le d 3-1 a fte r
th e f ir s t a n d doubled th a t
a d v an ta g e to 6-2 e n te rin g
th e th ird .
M ak ing 17 sto p s fo r th e
v ic to ry w as P lym outh
g oalie A lex N edeljkovic , w ho im p ro v e d h is ow n
r e c o rd to 15-2-1-1.
T h e W h ale rs will w rap
u p th e ir fiv e-g am e road
tr ip w ith g a m es Sunday
a n d Tliesday, ag a in st M isrespectively.
PLYMOUTH 7, NIAG-
OHLHOCKEY
A R A 1: G a rre tt M eurs
sc o re d tw o goals w ithin
th e f ir s t 5:18 o f th e se c ­
ond p e rio d T h u rsd ay to
sp a rk th e Plym outh W hal­
e r s to th is D H L v ic to ry a t
N iagara.
M e u rs b ro k e a 0-0 tie
w ith h is goal a t 1:32 of
th e second, fro m Gianluc a C urcuruto. A fte r
N ick M alysa m a d e it 2-0.
M e u rs ta llied h is 26th o f
th e seaso n fro m M itchell
H e a rd an d C onnor Gar­
rick . I t w as 4-0 e n te rin g
th e th ird , follow ing Gar­
r ic k ’s 12th of th e y e a r
(fro m H e a rd and Vince
T rocheck).
T he W h ale rs ke p t fir­
in g and scoring in the
th ird period. A t 4:59, Tro­
c h e c k n e tte d h is 43rd of
th e y e a r fro m defe n se ­
m a n A ustin L ev i a n d le ss
th a n tw o m in u tes la te r
it w as Cody P a y n e who
tu rn e d on th e re d light
f o r h is 21st.
P ly m outh goalie Alex
N edeljkovic lo st his shut­
o u t b id a t 17:17 of the
third, b u t th e W halers
got it rig h t b ack a t 18:14
w hen Z ach L orentz scored
(his 11th) fro m P a y n e and
M ichael Whaley.
TH E W E E K A H E A D
BOYS BASKETBALL
DISTRICT TOURNEY PAIRINGS
CLASS A
a t NORTHVILLE
Monday. March 4: Salem vs.
Canton, 5 p.m.; Plymouth vs.
Northville, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6: SalemCanton winner vs. Novi, 5 p.m.;
Plymouth-Northville winner vs.
.Novi-Detroit Catholic Central,
7 p.m.
Friday, March 8: ChampionCLASS D
a t TAYLOR BAPTIST PARK
(HOST)
Monday, March 4: (A)
Lutheran High Westland at (B)
Taylor Baptist Park, 7 p.m.; (Q
Allen Park Inter-City Baptist at
(D) Newport Lutheran South,
7 p.m.; (E) Westland Huron
Valley Lutheran at (F) Plymouth
Christi
*my, 7 p.m
Wednesday, March 6: Taylor
Trillium Academy vs. A-B win­
ner, 6 p.m.; C-D winner vs. E-F
winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 8: Champion­
ship final, 7:30 p.m. (Winner
advances to the regional semifi­
nals. 5:30 p.m. Monday, March
11 at Novi vs. Saline Washtenaw
Christian district champion.)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
REGIONAL PAIRINGS
CLASS A
a t NOVI
Tuesday, March 5: Canton vs.
Dexter, 5:30 p.m.; Hartland vs.
F.H. Harrison, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 7: Champi­
onship final. (Winner advances
to the state quarterfinal, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 12 at Davison.)
CLASS B
a t UVONIA LADYWOOD
Tuesday. March 5: Ida vs. Flat
Rock. 530 p.m.; Livonia Ladywood vs. River Rouge, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 7: Champi­
onship final 7 p.m. (Winner ad­
vances to the state quarterfinals,
Lake Fenton vs. Parma Western
regional champion.)
BOYS SWIMMING
MHSAA FINALS
Friday, March 8
Division 1 prelims
at Holland Aquatics, noon.
Saturday, March 9
at Holland Aquatics, noon.
GIRLS GYMNASTICS
MHSAA FINALS
a t PLYMOUTH H.S.
Friday, March 8
Team finals, 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 9
Individual finals, noon.
MEN S COLLEGE HOOPS
NAIA DIVISION II TOURNEY
(at Point Lookout Mo.)
Wednesday. March 6
MU vs. So. Oregon, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
(RussMatt Invitational
a t Aubumdale, Fla.)
Monday. March 4
MU vs. Pt. Park (2), 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday. March 5
MU vs. St. Francis (2), 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6
MUvs. Bethel (Ind), 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 7
MU vs. Olivet (2), 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 9
MU vs. Avila (2), 10:15 a.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
(Tucson, Aria. Inv. Games)
Sunday, March 3
MU vs. William Penn. 1 p.m.
MU vs. Viterbo, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, March 4
MU vs. St Joe-Cal.. 10:30 a.m.
MU vs. N’westem Coll., 3 p.m.
MU vs. Olivet (III.), 5 p.m.
Wednesday. March 6
MU vs. Robert Morris, 3:30 p.m.
MU vs. Hope Inter., 530 p.m.
Thursday, March 7
MU vs. Univ. Great Falls, 11 a.m.
MU vs. Olivet (III.), 330 p.m.
Friday, March 8
MU vs. Valley City St. 11 a.m.
MU vs. Ashford, 1 p.m.
MU vs. Dickinson St, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday. March 9
MU vs. Pur.-N. Central. 11 a.m.
MU vs. William Penn. 1 p.m.
State-ing their case
MaMng history
The Canton varsity boys bowling team on Feb. 22 finished th ird in th e Division 1 team regionals a t Super Bowl
and qualified for the D1 sta te finals in Muskegon. Members of th e te am , coached by Karl Brubaker (left) include
(listed alphabetically) Gary Barnett, Alex Champagne, Aaron Madsen, Jacob Peltz, Josh Pozan, Michael Richards and
Mitchell Zelenak. Madsen, Pozan and Richards also qualified for th e individual finals. Salem w on th e team regional
championship.
For th e first time in Plymouth-Canton Educational Park
history, one of th e Park’s varsity girls bowling teams
qualified for th e team finals. On Feb. 22, Canton
placed second in th e Division 1 team regionals at
Super Bowl to earn a spot a t th e Muskegon-hosted
finals. Members of th e team , coached by Cindy Lucke
(left) include (listed alphabetically) Kim A'Hearn, Brianna Baily, Jessica Holowicki, Maranda McMaster, Megan
Plave, Beth Stark, Lori Vlcko and Charlotte Zimmer.
BOWLING
Continued from page B1
T h a t ha s be en som ething
th e te am ha s had tro u b le w ith
in p rev io u s tr ip s to th e finals,
S alem h e ad coac h K ath ie H alm
said.
I n th e q u a rte rfin a ls a g ain st
RoseviUe, it took a c lu tch 3-10
sp a re b y W illiam s to en ab le th e
R o ck s to e a rn a 1,356-1,350 w in
a n d k e ep bow ling.
“I t w as ju s t un b eliev ab le,”
H ah n said. “I cou ld n ’t b eliev e
it. T h e k id s s ta r te d ju m p in g ,
th e y w e re all ex cited .
“T h is is th e th ird tim e in fiv e
y e a r s w e’v e com e to sta te s,
b u t w e alw ay s lo st in th e first
ro u n d . So to g e t o v e r th a t h u r­
sh e said.
Canton, m eanw hile, finished
e ig h th in th e q ualifying block,
w ith 3,319 points.
T he Chiefs, w ho w ere final­
ists in 2012, could not enjo y an
en co re, how ever. In th e qua r­
te rs , Saginaw H e rita g e knocked
th e m o u t b y a 1,270-1,260 tally.
big -g am e sc o re s o f 247 a n d 233,
resp ectiv ely .
H ah n , w ho co ac h es th e team
a long w ith G lenn C lark, pointed
to th e W illiam s sp a re a g ain st
R o sev ille a s th e k e y m om ent,
how ever.
“I t cam e dow n to th e v e ry la st
b all an d K ev in W illiam s ha d to
m a k e th e 3-10 sp lit and w hen
h e m a d e th a t w e c linched it,”
d le a n d w in th e fir s t ro u n d w as
huge. It w as a fee lin g I ju s t
c a n ’t ex p lain .”
Salem th e n had to w a rd off
Ja ck so n in th e sem ifin als,
d o ing so b y a 1,386-1,172 sco re.
T h e R ocks fell b e h in d a fte r th e
tw o B a k e r g aln es, b u t b o unced
b a c k y e t again.
A llison an d C ad w ell w ere out­
sta n d in g in th a t m a tch u p , w ith
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E vans Sc h o la rs a re go lf c ad d ie s w ho
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P ro g ra m th ro u g h th e E v an s S c h o lars
F oundation sin c e 1930. I t is am o n g the
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a rsh ip pro g ra m s.
I n M ichigan, th e G olf A sso ciatio n of
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field in g an d pitc h in g .
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p e r p a rtic ip a n t. T h e re m a in in g sch edule
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S atu rd ay , A pril 13: h ittin g , 4-5 p.m .;
in field /o u tfield , 5-6 p.m . an d 6-7 p.m .;
Sunday, A pril 21: hittin g , 4-5 p.m.,
in field /o u tfield , 5-6 p.m . an d 6-7 p.m .
T h e L ivonia YMCA D ynam o, a n under11 g irls so c ce r te am , poste d a 7-0-1
re c o rd to w in th e se cond ind o o r session
a t H ig h V elocity Sp o rts in Canton.
T eam m e m b e rs include: A ndrea
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E m ily Esker, A lexis G ibbons, M andy
L aiacono, O livia P elle, Ju lia n n a R acette,
R iley St. L edger, Abby Woods and E m i­
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T h e D ynam o a re coached b y L aura,
D on an d L esley M cD ougall.
Barber is to p CCHA rookie
G ra n d V alley S tate U n iv e rsity senior
fo rw a rd B ria u n a T aylor (Livonia F ra n k ­
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ketb all a fte r re c o rd in g ba ck-to-back
double-doubles.
On T h ursday, Taylor ha d 13 points
an d 12 reb o u n d s as w ell as a te am -high
six a ssists in th e lo ss a t Saginaw V alley
State.
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p a rt to th e L a k e rs’ 61-58 v ic to ry ove r
W ayne S tate a s h e r p a ir o f f re e th ro w s
w ith a m inute le ft gave GVSU a le ad
th a t it w ould no t give up.
I h y lo r h a d 23 points and a career-high
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Taylor earns GLIAC honor
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Worship
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D avid S harpe is an altar
se rver, usher, m over, sing ­
e r and re a d e r durin g Sun­
day m orning w orship a t
Independence Village in
Plym outh Tbwnship.
T he only ro les he ha sn’t
ta k en on a re p rie s t and
organist.
Fo r th e p a st 13 y e ars,
th e F a rm in g to n H ills
m a n ha s k e p t th e se r­
vice run n in g sm oothly fo r
seniors a t th e re tire m e n t
and a ssiste d living facili­
ty. B ut now he’s reaching
out to o th e rs in hopes of
rec ru itin g n e w volunteers
to a ssist w ith th e “Com­
m unity of th e Good Shep­
he rd .”
“F a th e r a n d I have to
pu t it a ll together,” said
Sharpe, re fe rrin g to th e
Rev. Ja c e k Zebrow ski, a
hospice chaplain who also
leads th e 10 a.m . Sunday
se rv ice a t Independence
Village. R o se tta M addick
of P lym outh is th e org an ­
ist. T hey also le ad Good
Friday, A sh W ednesday
a n d C h ristm as day serv ic­
es and o ffe r A nointing of
th e Sick one S unday each
month.
“Initially, we had a la rg ­
e r n u m b e r of v olu nteers
who lived o utside th e
W
The Rev. Jacek Zebrowski (left) and th e Rev. Patrick Lowery conduct services a t Indepen­
dence Village in Plymouth.
V illage b u t a t th is tim e
th e re a re only th re e vol­
u n te ers,” S h arp e noted.
Je an n e tte , his w ife o f 55
y e a rs, also
h e lp s out
occasionally.
■
Com­
m u n ity o f
th e Good
Shepherd,
w hich
David Sharpe m e ets in
a dining
room , is
th e only in-house w orship
se rv ice o ffe re d on Sunday
m o rn in g a t th e se n io r r e s ­
idence.
K atie H ark n ess, Inde­
p e n d en ce V illage a ssis­
ta n t activ itie s director,
said sen io rs m a y a tten d a
Rom an Catholic se rv ice
on T uesdays an d a P ro t­
e stan t se rv ice th e second
T h u rsd ay of th e month.
A sh u ttle b u s also tak es
resid e n ts to a h an d fu l of
c h u rc h es on Sunday.
She said th e Com m unity
o f th e G ood S h e p h e rd ser­
v ice “is m u c h needed.”
“H av in g i t on S unday is
im p o rta n t to resid en ts. It
w ould b e so m eth in g th a t
w ould be m issed if we
d idn’t h a v e it. N o t e v ery ­
one can ta k e a shuttle.
T his allow s th e c h u rc h to
b e b ro u g h t to th em .”
C r e a tin g c o m m u n it y
T h e Rev. P a tric k Low­
ery, w ho liv ed a cro ss th e
s tre e t fro m In d ep en d en ce
Village in 1999, a sked
S h arp e if h e’d a ssist in
founding a w o rsh ip com ­
munity. S h arp e knew th e
p rie s t fro m an O rthodox
c h u rc h he h ad atten d ed .
“T h is w as a n opportuni-
ty to c re a te an o u treach
m in istry outside o f a tr a ­
ditional c h u rc h build­
ing. O u r w o rsh ip se rv ic ­
es b egan, an d C om m uni­
ty o f th e G ood Sh ep h erd
be ca m e a reality,” Sharpe
said. “W e’r e not a chu rch .
W e're a com m unity.”
O v er th e y e ars, five
p rie s ts fro m d ifferen t
Catholic trad itio n s —
ran g in g fro m O rthodox to
A nglican — h av e le d ser­
v ices. A tten d ees a re from
v a rio u s C h ristian b ack ­
grounds. T h e se rv ice is
fre e o f denom inational
tie s a n d dogma.
Rosetta Maddick plays th e organ a t services.
G iv i n g b a c k
Sh arp e, a re tire d D etro it
school teach er, w as raised
a s a B a p tist an d lat­
e r b e ca m e a M ethodist.
H is w ife, also a re tire d
D etro it te acher, w as
ra is e d a s a R om an C ath­
olic. As a m a rrie d cou­
ple, th e y atten d e d an E pis­
copal c h u rc h f o r many
y e ars. N ow th e C om m uni­
ty of th e G ood Sh eph erd
is S h arpe’s place o f wor­
sh ip an d a m a jo r volun­
te e r com m itm ent. H e also
reg u la rly g a rd e n s a t the
Finnish C ultural C e n te r in
F a rm in g to n Hills.
“W hen you’ve b een
blessed, as m y w ife and I
both h a v e been, and you
a re a t th e p oint you have
all you need and m ore,
y o u w ant to give b a ck to
y o u r society,” he said. “I t’s
sa tisfy in g w henever you
donate y o u r tim e or you
give to others. You get
fa r m o re th a n you give.
Of co u rse, ev eryone says
th a t, b u t it’s tru e.”
T he Com m unity of the
Good S he phe rd needs
v olunte ers to a ssist w ith
readings, to sing, g ree t
w o rshippers, play m usi­
c al in stru m e n ts and se t up
a nd ta k e down chairs.
“We’r e open to a lot of
things. We c a n develop
o u r c om m unity in a lot of
w ays,” Sharpe said.
P ro sp e ctiv e volun­
te e r s can call him a t
(248) 477-5709 o r e-mail
to dcs37m gsc@ earthlink.
net.
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sig n a tu re e v e n t T -shirt,
a long w ith th e c h an c e to
e a r n a “g ra n d p rize " fo r
th e b e st ta stin g chili, be st
ta b le d ecoration o r P eo­
p le ’s Choice Award.
T he e v e n t is se t f o r 1-5
p.m . S atu rday, M a rc h 23,
a t U ^W Local 182,35603
P lym outh R oad, in LivoT h e p u b lic m a y sam ple
c h ili m a d e by th e a r e a ’s
b e st c h e fs fo r $1 p e r sam ­
p le o r w ith an all-you-can-
e a t w ristb a n d fo r $15.
All g u e sts will hav e a
c h an c e to vo te in th e Peo­
p le ’s Choice a w a rd an d b e
in clu d ed in a d raw in g for
prizes.
T h is fam ily -fu n ev en t
will fe a tu re a n in fla t­
able, in te ra c tiv e b a sk e t­
b all ch alle n g e, face-p ain t­
ing, m ag ic, e n te rta in m e n t
a n d m ore.
P r in t a reg is tra tio n
p a ck e t an d fo rm fro m
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e t v ia e -m ail a t tailw aggers.1990@ yahoo.com o r
call (734) 855-4077.
R e g istra tio n fo rm an d
c h ec k s m a d e p a y ab le to
Thil W ag g er’s 1990 c a n be
m a ile d to Tail W ag g er’s
1990,28402 Fiv e Mile,
L ivonia M I 48154.
All reg is tra tio n s m u st
b e rec eiv e d no la te r th a n
M a rc h 15.
B o w lin g f o r a n im a ls
A leta Sill an d M ichelle
M ullen, co-ow ners o f Ale­
ta Sill’s Bow ling World,
hope to ra is e $40,000
fo r th e M ich igan Ani­
m al A doption N etw o rk
(MAAN) an d th e F rie n d s
F o r T h e D ea rb o rn Ani­
m al S h e lte r th ro u g h thena n n u al Bowl-4-Animal
R escu e fu n d raiser.
T h e ev en t is se t fo r 7
p.m . S atu rd ay , Aug. 10 a t
C o u n try L an es in F a rm ­
ington H ills, b u t th e duo
is looking fo r e v e n t spon­
so rs an d eB ay a u ctio n
ite m s now.
“R ig h t now, w e are
looking fo r ev ery th in g
fro m an in d ividual bu y ­
ing a tic k e t to bow l, folks
p ledging to g e t donations,
b u sin e sse s b eco m in g offi­
cial e v e n t sp o n so rs an d
g e n ero u s peo p le donating
ite m s fo r u s to auction
o ff a s soon a s w e rec eiv e
th em . We h av e so m e re a l­
ly affo rd a b le m a rk e tin g
op p o rtu n ities in co nju n c ­
tio n w ith th is ev en t, not
to m e n tio n th a t sp o n so rs
w ill be m a k in g a huge
d ifferen c e fo r tw o local
c h aritie s,” Sill said.
E ac h Bowl-4-Animal
R escu e e v e n t allow s
MAAN an d th e Anim al
C are N etw o rk to o ffe r
tw o v a cc in atio n clin­
ic s an n u ally to he lp thou-
PET PROJECTS
san d s o f anim als. F o rty
d o lla rs c a n b u y litte r for
a ll o f th e D e a rb o rn shel­
t e r ’s c a ts f o r one w eek
a n d $50 fee d s all o f its
d ogs f o r one w eek.
I n 2012, th e ev en t
r a is e d m o re th a n $26,500
f o r th e D ea rb o rn sh e lte r
a n d MAAN.
T ic k ets to Bowl-4-Anim al R e sc u e a re $30 in
a d v an c e (o r $35 a t th e
door) and in c lu d e th re e
gam es, food and shoe
ren ta l. T h ere w ill b e on­
site auctions, raffles,
door p rizes, m usic, k a ra ­
oke a n d a c a s h bar. B ow l­
e r s can h ave one o f the
p ro fe ssio n a l bow lers
th ro w a strik e fo r them .
G et tic k e ts b y calling
A le ta Sill’s B ow ling W orld
a t (248) 615-9060 o r via em ail to Michelle@ YourB ow lingCoach.com .
W ant to he lp w ith spon­
so rsh ip o r a u ction item s?
Call M ullen a t (248) 2178275 o r e-m ail h e r a t
M ichelle@ Y ourBow lingCoach.com .
Learn what your clothing says about you
T h e A ssociation fo r
W om en in C om m unica­
tio n s (AWC) - D etro it
c h a p te r p r e s e n ts a sp e ­
cial even in g w ith Alison
Vaughn, CEO o f Ja c k e ts
f o r Jo b s, In c., a t 6 p.m .
T h ursday, M a rc h 21, a t
M o to r C ity J a v a H ouse,
17336 Lahser, D etroit.
A f o rm e r m odel, Ali­
son V aughn is a n aw ardw inning en tre p re n e u r, co­
a u th o r o f In sp ire d Style,
a n d a c o n trib u tin g w rite r
to th e M ichigan Chronicle
and M ichigan F ront Page.
V aughn w ill sh a re p r a c ­
tic a l in fo rm atio n th a t
e m p o w ers w om en to
m a k e th e rig h t clo th in g
sty le ch o ices to re fle c t
th e m e ssa g e an d im ag e
th e y w an t to convey. She
also w ill show sty le blu n ­
d e rs, w h ile co v erin g
th e se topics:
• H ow a c e r ta in sty le
c a p tu re s po sitiv e a tte n ­
tion
• T h e b e st look to com ­
m u n ic ate co n fid e n ce a n d
g e t y o u r id e as h e ard
• H o w to ta k e a f re s h
look a t th e tr e a s u r e s you
ow n an d re n e w y o u r look
• S u g g estio n s to look
g r e a t a t a n y ag e
• Fash io n ru le s you
n e ed to b rea k
• T h e on e co lo r ev ery
w om an sh o u ld h a v e in
h e r w ard ro b e
J a c k e ts fo r Jo b s is a
n o n p ro fit o rg an izatio n
th a t p ro v id es em ploy­
m e n t e tiq u ette, c a ree rsk ills train in g , an d p ro ­
fessio n al c lo th es to its
low -incom e clien ts. I t has
a ssiste d m o re th a n 14,000
in d iv id u als w ith em ploy­
m e n t sin c e 2000. T h e
o rg an izatio n h a s been
su p p o rte d b y ABC’s The
V iew , N BC’s Today Show ,
a n d 0 , T h e Oprah M aga­
zin e. I t is a lso th e c h a rita ­
b le a rm of T J M axx.
V aughn is a m e m b e r of
th e A ssociation o f Im ag e
C o n su ltan ts In te rn a tio n ­
al, T h e N atio n al Asso­
ciatio n o f F e m a le E x ec­
u tiv es, W om en Im p ac t­
ing Pu b lic Policy, M a rth a
S tew a rt’s “D re a m e rs into
D o ers” a n d is a ctiv e w ith
th e NAACP.
T h e ev en in g will beg in
w ith n e tw o rk in g a n d a
lig h t su p p er, follow ed by
th e p ro g ra m . D onations
of a t le a st one a rtic le of
clean , g e n tly-used w om ­
en ’s b u sin e ss clothing a re
req u e ste d .
T h e co st is $20 fo r AWC
m e m b ers, $30 f o r non­
m e m b ers, an d $15 fo r
stu d e n ts.
F o r m o re inform ation,
o r to reg is ter, visit www.
w o m c o m d etro it.o rg o r
call (866) 385-1784.
Alison Vaughn will talk
about clothing styles and
what messages they com­
municate to others, Thurs­
day, March 21, in Detroit.
Learn about Miracle League, Kelly’s Kidz in Plymouth
T ic k ets a r e availa ble
th ro u g h M onday, M a rc h
4, f o r th e "M irac les
A jnong U s C elebration
o f M aking D re a m s Com e
T rue,” s e t fo r T h ursday,
M a rc h 7, a t P lym outh
C o m m u n ity A rts Coun­
cil, 774 N. Sheldon, Ply m ­
outh.
T h e e v e n t is a im e d a t
w om en w ho a re in te r e s t­
e d in le a rn in g m o re about
K elly ’s K idz an d T h e M ir­
R E U N IO N S
Send info rm atio n to S haro n D a rg a y a t sdarg ay ®
hom etow nlife.com . G ot a c lass p h oto o r y e arb o o k p ic ­
tu r e to go w ith th e inform atio n ? Sen d it along a s a jp g
a ttac h m e n t.
DETROIT GESU CATHOLIC SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1 9 5 6
A reunion is planned for Aug. 17. Call Jack Sayed a t (810)
231-9230.
DETROIT MACKENZIE
CLASSES FROM 19 6 4 -6 7
Family & Friends Day bowling fundraiser runs 2-6 p.m. Sun­
day, March 10 a t Oaks Lanes, 8450 N. Middlebelt, Westland.
Cost is $20 per person and includes th ree games, shoes,
pizza and beverage. O pen to adults and children. Call Rita
W hitley a t (313) 281-8001.
PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1 9 6 8
A 45-year class reunion is planned for Saturday, Sept. 7. For
information contact Susan Keith Johnson a t sgjohnson4@
comcast.net.
SOUTH LYON
CLASS OF 1 9 6 3
A 50th class reunion is planned for July 20. For m ore infor­
mation, contact Barbara Cook a t (248) 349-5982.
WESTLAND JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1 9 8 3
6 p.m.-midnight, Saturday, Oct. 26, a t Burton Manor Ban­
q u e t and Conference Center, Livonia. For more information,
e-mail to Linda Harbison [email protected].
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n u c le a r in d u stry a t th e n e x t m e e t­
in g o f C itizen s fo r P e ace, 7 p.m .
H iesd ay , M a rc h 12 a t U n ity o f Livo­
n ia , 28660 Fiv e M ile, Livonia.
T h e e v e n t is p a rt o f P in ed a ’s 10day book to u r o f th e G re a t L akes
reg io n , w h ich co in cid e s w ith th e
seco n d a n n iv e rsa ry o f th e m e lt­
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Ja p an . She’ll o f fe r a n u p d a te on th e
co n seq u e n ce s o f F u k u sh im a d u rin g
h e r a p p e a ra n c e in Livonia.
P u b lish e d on th e on e -y e ar an n i­
v e rs a ry o f th e d isa ste r, th e book,
in P in ed a ’s ow n w o rd s, is “a c ra ­
zy q u ilt o f m u ltip le v o ices, pieced
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h e r a n g u ish ed a tte m p t to co m e to
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ic c o n seq u e n ce s f o r th e e n tire
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R e g iste r a t mlplym o u th .o rg an d c lick on th e
tic k e ts link. P ro c ee d s
will b e n e fit K elly’s K idz
an d T h e M ira cle L eague
o f P ly m o u th. A dvance
reg is tra tio n o nly will be
a c c ep te d fo r th is event.
Q uestions? E-m ail to
kellyskidz@ sbcglobal.net
o r debra@ m iracleleagueplym outh.org.
The ev en t is p a r t of
P in e d a ’s 10-day book
tour o f th e Great
L a kes region, which
coincides w ith the
second a nniversary
o f the m eltdow n o f
three reactors a t the
F u k u sh im a D aiichi
nuclear facility in
Japan.
d e ca d es,” sh e say s. Copies o f P ine ­
d a ’s n e w e st book will b e av ailable
fo r sig n in g an d sa le a t th e U n ity of
L ivonia ev en t.
P in ed a h as b e e n an an ti-w ar
a c tiv ist fro m e a rly life. H e r n ov­
e ls, all av aila b le fro m WingsP ress.co m , h ave b e en critica lly
acclaim ed , w ith F ace, w in n in g th e
C om m onw ealth Club of C a lifornia
G old M edal — a re c o rd fo r fir s t fic­
tio n — a s w ell as th e Sue K aufm an
P riz e an d a N ational Book A w ard
nom ination. H e r novel, T h e Love
Q ueen o f th e A m a zo n , w ritte n w ith
a n N E A F iction Fellow ship, w as
n a m ed a N otable Book o f th e Year
b y The N e w York Tim es.
C itizens fo r P e ace, is sponsor­
in g h e r sto p in L ivonia. Co-spons o rs a re th e A lliance to H a lt F er­
m i 3; H u ntington W oods P e a ce , Cit­
izenship & Edu ca tio n P ro je ct; IHM
Ju stic e , P e a ce an d S ustainability
O ffice; N ukew atch; P e a ce A ction
o f M I; S ie rra Club (S outheast M ich­
igan); Sw ords In to Plow S ha res
P e a ce C e n te r & G allery; US Peace
C ouncil (M ichig an chap te r); Wom­
e n ’s A ction fo r N ew D irec tions
(S o u th e ast M ichigan); a n d W om en’s
In te rn a tio n a l L eague f o r P e a ce &
F reedom .
T he e v e n t is f re e and open to the
p ublic. F o r m o re inform ation, call
C olleen a t (734) 425-0079.
SOCIAL SECURITY
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lig h t ap p etiz ers, w ine
an d ch o co late, s e rv e d b y
th e m e n o f th e M ira cle
L ea g u e a n d th e P ly m o u th
C o m m u n ity A rts Council.
C heck-in will s ta r t a t 5:30
p.m ., follow ed b y th e p ro ­
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w ill s p e a k in L iv o n ia
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a cle L ea g u e o f P ly m o u th
a n d it h o n o rs th e fifth
a n n iv e rsa ry o f b o th o rg a ­
nizations, w hich a s s is t
c h ild re n w ith sp e cia l
need s.
C o st is $30 an d in clu d es
Many people are
wrongly rejected when
they apply for Social
Security Disability ben­
efits. Money was taken
out of their paychecks
for Social Security
taxes to ensure that they
would receive disability _____
benefits if they could no
Attorneys Bieske and Alfonsl
longer work full-time. Sadly, the
can often make a winning differ­
government denies approxi­
ence at the application stage.
mately 60% of those who apply
And, if an appeal Is necessary
for disability benefits.
they have won several hundred
cases before a court date Is
Attorneys J.B. Bieske and
Jennifer Alfonsl have 42 years
combined experience represent­
Those denied can appeal on
ing only Social Security disability their
own but statistics for many
clients. And they personally meet years reveal that those repre­
with all clients and appear
sented by attorneys win a much
personally at all court hear­
ings. Many large firms assign
And attorneys who specialize In
inexperienced attorneys to your
Social Security Disability cases
case. And some of these firms
win a much higher percentage
are located thousands of miles
yet
away and only fly the attorney
In the day of the court hearing.
In addition to practicing only
Attorneys Bieske and Alfonsl
Social Security disability law
have vast experience before local attorney Bieske has written a
Michigan judges.
book for attorneys about the
subject and has been
interviewed on various
television programs.
Both attorney Bieske
and Alfonsl have also
been interviewed on
radio programs and have
given speeches to many
groups.
Attorneys Bieske and Alfonsl
offer free phone or office con­
sultation. Ifthey represent you,
there will be no fee charged
until after the case Is won. The
fee Is a percentage of retroactive
benefits.
Bieske and Alfonsl represent
clients from all over the state of ;
Michigan. Their Livonia office :
Is on Six Mile Road just west of
1-275. Their Novi office Is located
on Haggerty Road Just north of
12 Mile Road. Call them at
1-800-331-3530 for a free con­
sultation If you have been denied,
or if you are thinking of possibly
applying for Social Security
benefits.
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COMMUNITY LIFE
Observer &Eccentric | Sunday. March 3, 2013
RELIGION CALENDAR
Send items for th e religion
calendar to Sharon Oargay
a t sdargay@hometownlife.
M arch
AUCTIO N
Tim e/Date: 12:30-2 p.m.
M arch 10
Location: R edford Aldersg a te U nited M ethodist,
10000 Beech Daly, Red­
fo rd Township
Details: All proceeds go
to sup p o rt th e Food4U
food bank th a t d istrib­
u te s fo o d baskets m o n th ­
ly to 40-80 families
Contact: (313) 937-3170
CONCERT
Time/D ate: 4 p.m . Sunday,
March 10
Location: St. John Lu­
th e ra n Church, 23225 Gill,
Farm ington Hills
Details: Olivia Duval, so­
pran o , sings a program of
spirituals a n d a rt songs,
a ccom panied by Wesley
Fishwick a t th e piano. Ad­
mission to th e c o ncert is
free, a lth o u g h a fre e will
offering will be collected
Contact: w w w .stjohne lca.org or w w w .w esleyfishw ick.com
CONCERT
Time/Date: 7:30 p.m .
Friday, M arch 22
Location: Temple Beth
El, 7400 Telegraph,
Bloom field Hills
Details: Josh Nelson, a
p opula r perfo rm er and
com po ser of m odern
Jewish music, perform s.
T he c o ncert is fre e a n d no
reservations a re required
Contact: (248)851-1100,
Ext. 3150
D ISCUSSION GROUP
Time/Date: Mi/iiseries
sh ow n 8-10 p.m . Sunday,
th ro u g h March 31; discus­
sion from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
W ednesday, From March
6-April 3
Location: K en w ood
Church, 20200 M errim an,
Livonia
D etails: The church will
o ffe r a discussion group
o n th e History Channel
m iniseries, “The BibleContact (248) 47fr8222
FISH DINNER
Time/D ate: 5-7 p.m. Friday
th ro u g h March 22
Location: St. Aidan Church
Activity Center, 17500
Farmington Road, Livonia
Details: A dult dinner
includes tw o filets of
salmon, cod or a com bina­
tio n for $9. Child din­
ner includes o n e filet of
salm on o r cod or macaroni
an d cheese fo r $5. Both
th e a d u lt an d child dinners
include roasted potatoes,
v egetables, coleslaw, din­
ner roll, an d dessert. Bev­
e rages included for adults
are coffee, tea, milk, pop
a n d water. For children
th e y are milk, pop and
w ater. The child's din n er is
fo r ag e 10 and under. Side
dishes o f macaroni and
cheese are available fo r $2
Contact: (734) 425-5950
LENTEN LECTURE
Time/Date: 7:30 p.m. Tues­
day, March 19
Location: St. John Neumann
Catholic Church, 44800 War­
ren Road, Canton
Details: Dr. Patricia CooneyHathaway, author, lecturer,
and professoral Sacred
Heart Major Seminary, will
present “The Spirituality of
Vatican II: W hat it means
for th e People in th e Pew."
This is a free event and light
refreshments will be served.
Call the church office to
register
Contact (734)455-5910
LENTEN SERVICE
Time/Date: 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, through March
20
Location: Holy Cross Lu­
theran Church, 30650 Six Mile,
Livonia
Details: Inspiring and medita­
tive worship using Holden
Evening Prayer. Journeys of
faith witnessed by several
members
Contact: (734) 427-1414 or
(734) 338-6722
LENTEN SERVICE
Time/Date: 5:30 p.m. prayer
Spring a rt classes
set in Livonia
It's tim e to ge t c re a tiv e . V isual A rts A ssociation o f
L ivonia (VAAL) sta r ts its sp rin g c lasses a n d w o rk ­
sh ops th e w ee k o f M a rc h 11.
It o ffe rs a va rie ty of w aterco lo r, a cry lic , p a stel and
oil pa inting co u rse s, p o rtra it d raw in g , m ixed m edia,
b eginning draw ing a n d e x p erim e n tal art.
C lasses a re ta u g h t by professio n a lly -train e d te a c h ­
e rs and a re g e ared tow a rd both b eg in n in g an d e x p e ri­
e n ced le vels o f ability. Tuition ran g e s fro m $55-$120
fo r m e m b e rs and $75-$100 f o r no nm em bers.
VAAL o ffe rs a c h ance to m e et an d le arn fro m fel­
low a rtis ts p ra c tic in g in m a n y m edia. M e m b ers m a y
a tte n d m onthly m e etin g s th a t o f fe r a v a rie ty of p ro ­
g ra m s and sp e ak e rs. M e m b ers a lso m a y e n te r fall an d
sp rin g ju r ie d exhibits. H ow ever, m e m b ersh ip is not
re q u ire d to enro ll in a r t c lasses an d w orkshops.
T he VAAL classro o m is lo cated a t 37653 Fiv e M ile
a t N ew burgh, in Livonia, l b re c e iv e a fre e c ata lo g of
c la ss e s o r f o r o th e r inform atio n call (734) 838-1204 o r
c h ec k ou t th e VAAL w ebsite a t w w w .v aalart.o rg .
service, 6:30 p.m. soup dinner,
through March 27
Location: Bethlehem Lu­
theran Church, 35300 W. Eight
Mile, Farmington Hills
Details: Topics for the
Wednesday night program
are: 'W e were formed for
God's family," March 6; “We
were created to become like
Christ" March 13; "We were
shaped for serving God,"
March 20, W e were made for
a mission," March 27
Contact (248) 478-6520;
[email protected]
LENTEN SERVICE
Time/Date: 7 p.m. Wednes­
day, through March 20
Location: Lola Park Lutheran
Church, 14750 Kinloch, Red­
ford
Details: Free treats served af­
ter sen/ices. The theme of the
series is "Names of Wondrous
Love"
Contact (313) 532-8655 or
(734)968-3523
LENTEN SOUP SUPPER
Time/Date: 6 p.m. supper fol­
lowed by service a t 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday through March 20
Location: Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church, 28000 New
Market Road, Farmington Hills
Details: Soup suppers and
service
Contact (248) 553-3380
MASS, PIZZA & MASS
CLASS
Time/Date: Starts a t 6 p.m.
with dinner and class a t 6:30
p.m., every Thursday during
Lent
Location: St. John's Episco­
pal Church, 555 S. Wayne
Road, Westland
Details: Everyone is welContact: (734) 721-5023
PARTY PLANNING
Time/Date: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday, March 17
Location: Temple Beth El's
Handleman Hall, 7400 Tele­
graph, Bloomfield Hills
Details: Photographers, party
planners, florists, DJs, videographers, caterers and more
will be on hand a t this party
planning showcase sponsored
by the Beth El Sisterhood.
Experts will present tips,
demonstrations and ideas for
having a party everyone will
remember. An added feature
this year will be a bridal
fashion show a t noon in the
Temple's sanctuary presented
a t no charge by Roma Sposa.
Visitors to the free event can
sample foods and win prizes.
All in attendance will receive
a complimentary directory of
exhibitors
C o n tac t (248) 865-0633
POMEGRANATE GUILD
Time/Date: 1 p.m. March 10
Location: In the Prentis
Apartments Community
Room, located on 10 Mile,
east of Greenfield, Oak Park
Details: Marilyn Feingold will
lead a needlework mezuzah workshop. There is a $7
materials fee. The Pomegran­
ate Guild of Southeastern
Michigan studies and creates
Judaic needlework
Contact Judy Galperin at
(248) 661-5337
PRESCHOOL
Ward Preschool
Time/Date: Open registra­
tion begins a t 9 a.m. March
20 for th e 2013-14 school
year
Location: 40000 Six Mile,
Northville
Details: Enrolling this
month for children turning
3 and 4 by Sept. 1, 2013 and
age 5 by Feb. 1, 2014
Contact: (248) 374-5911
or e-mail carol.nowacki®
wardchurch.org
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M en’s Bible study
Time/Date: B reakfast a t 7
a.m . an d study a t 8 a.m.
Location: Kirby's Coney
Island, 21200 Haggerty.
Northville Township
Contact: John Shulenb erger a t (734) 464-9491
New Life Community
Church
Time/Date: Jobs seminar,
8-9 am. Fridays; reading
program fo r stu d en ts in
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New Hope Church
Time/Date: 5-7 p.m., every
Friday by appointm ent only
Location: 44815 Cherry
Hill, Canton
Contact: Call pastor Ranay
Brown to schedule an ap­
pointm ent a t (734) 2702528.
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PET-FRIENDLY SERVICE
Time/Date: 1 p.m. Sunday
Location: Dunk N Dogs,
27911 Five Mile, Livonia
Details: All Creatures ULC
sponsors th e service, which
is conducted in an informal
setting. Pet blessings are
available after th e service.
All Creatures ULC describes
th e gathering as non-denominational and Christian.
W ater is available for dogs
Contact: (313) 563-0162
PRAYER
Nardin Park United Meth­
odist Church
Time/Date: 7 p.m. Wednes­
day
Location: 298874/V. 11 Mile,
Farmington Hills
Details: Participate in an
open time of praying silently
and aloud to gether as well
as responding to personal
requests.
Contact: (248) 476-8860
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Time/Date: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
second Tuesday, MOPS;
7-8:30 p.m. first and third
Thursday, MOPSnext. Both
programs run SeptemberMay
Location: 14175 Farming­
ton Road, Livonia
Details: Mothers of
Preschoolers is aim ed at
mothers of infants through
kindergartners; MOPSnext
supports mothers of schoolaged children. Contact:
Rebekah Creeden a t (734)
522-6830 for MOPS and
Susan Magner a t (248) 4783643 for MOPSnext details.
Dunning Park Bible
Chapel
Time/Date: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
first and third Tuesdays
Location: 24800 W est Chi­
cago Road, Redford
Details: MOPS is a place
w here moms can build
friendships, receive mother­
ing support, practical help
and spiritual hope.
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grades K-12 and martial
arts instruction, bo th a t 10
a.m. Sundays.
Location: 42200 Tyler,
Belleville
Contact: (734) 846-4615
Our Lady of Loretto
Time/Date: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Monday
Location: Six Mile and
Beech Daly, Redford
Details: Scripture study
Contact: (313) 534-9000
St. Michael the Archan­
gel
Time/Date: 7-8:30 p.m. th e
second and fourth Thurs­
day.
Location: School library,
11441 Hubbard, just south
of Plymouth Road, Livonia
Details: Catholic author
and bible scholar, Gary
Michuta, leads a study of
th e Gospel o f St. Luke. The
sessions a re open to all,
regardless o f their faith or
parish affiliation
Contact: (734) 261-1455,
ext. 200, or www.livoniastmichael.org
Ward Presbyterian
Time/Date: 7 p.m. Mon­
days
Location: Room A101,
40000 W. Six Mile, North­
ville
Details: Learner's Bible
study is held
Contact: (248) 374-5920
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Time/Date: 5-6 p.m. every
Thursday
Location: The Salvation
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Farmington Hills
Details: Free meal
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B e tty M alkow ski o f Canton an n o u n ces th e en g ag em en t
of h e r gran d d a u g h ter, A d riann "A nnie” R o sales o f Canton
to G eorge A l-G hishan o f W estland.
A d rian n is th e d a u g h te r o f A pril R o sales an d A rth u r
a n d Sh eryl Rosales, all o f Canton.
G eo rg e is th e son of A sm ah an an d H esh a n A l-Ghishan
o f W estland.
A d riann an d G eo rg e bo th a re 2012 g rad u a tes o f W ayne
S tate U n iv ersity . G eo rg e e a rn e d a bach e lo r o f science
d e g re e in en v iro n m en ta l scien ce an d A d rian n e arn ed a
b ach e lo r o f sc ien c e d e g re e in ra d ia tio n th erapy.
T h e w edding is plan n ed fo r Ju n e 2014 a t S a c re d H e a rt
B y zan tin e Catholic C h u rch, Livonia.
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C O L L IST E R ,
STEPHEN
Jul> 14,1944-Feb. 16,2013
Following a brief illness. Sieve
died al home in Hazel Park, MI.
\ talented musician and graphic
artist, he is survived by his be­
loved sister, Jane Hall of Grass
Valley, CA, in addition to two
mily.
He will I
Notable life accomplishments in­
cluded being a charter member
of the Pegasus Group, Realtor of
The Year in Battle Creek, and in­
strumental in starting the Annual
Battle Creek Balloon Festival.
/as loved and respected by
Irish Wake were previously
Sindbad's in Detroit, MI.
AJ. Desmond & Sons
248-549-0500 view obituary
DAM M ,
C H A R L E S A.
^ Age 86, of Farmington,
S February 22, 2013.
troit in 1926, graduated
from Catholic Central High
School in 1944, attended the
:rsity of Notre Dame and
Michigan State University, grad­
uating with a BA in forestry in
A veteran of WWII and
i, he served 33 years in the
US Navy active duty and reerves, retiring as a commander
t NAF Detroit in 1977. He
_ained the Huron-Clinton Metro­
politan 'Authority
n 1953, a
d Suto Mad
4 years, Charles is survived by
his children, Daniel and Gretchrer. Brother Frank
Damm, SM.
Funeral Mass
Thursday, February 28, 10 am
(instate 9:30 am) at Our Lady of
" rows Catholic Church, 23615
rcr Road, Farmington. Inlcrit Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dct. Memorial gifts suggested
American Heart Association,
hcart.org.
Arrangements entrusted to the
Hecney-Sundquist Funeral
Home, downtown Farmington
(248-474-5200).
indquist
FA R LIE ,
JU L E N E
Age 78, February 24, 2013. Be' wife of the late Watson.
Dear mother of JoAnn (Larry)
Burke,
Brenda
(Don)
imainen, Watson H. Jr.
lie) and the late Elaine and
Luther. Grandmother of 7. Great
grandmother of 11. Sister of
Shelby, Dclmcr. Nathaniel,
rietta, Henry, Randall,
Mary Lou, Janice, Mitchell and
ie late Richard and Dorkus.
’isitation Thursday l-8pm with
* Friday 10am at the John N.
Santciu & Son Funeral Home,
Inkster Rd. (between Ford
ind Cherry Hill) Garden
City. Family suggest memorials
to the March of Dimes.
FUCHS,
H ENRY R. "H A N K "
Feb. 13.1931 - Feb. 25, 2013
Passed away peacefully
p £ j |o n February 25, 2013, at
r “ the age of 82, in Farming­
ton Hills. Hank was bom
in Brooklyn. NY, to Ruth and
Henry. He was a Korean War
Veteran and a 30 year employee
of the Ford Motor Company. He
is survived by his children. Greg
(Michelle), Bob (Sue) and Deb(Mike) Umseheid, eight
grandchildren and six great
grandchildren. A memorial serve is planned. Details not yet
determined.
FU RR,
(N E E K O NK EL)
M ARY LOUISE
Of Centennial, CO passed away
peacefully on January 21, 2013
at the age of 86 after a short ill­
ness. She spent her last few days
at The Denver Hospice surround­
ed by her children and grandchil­
dren. Bom October 7, 1926 in
Detroit, MI to the late Frank J.
Konkel and the late Helen M.
(Blotkamp) Konkel. She devoted
her life to being a loving wife
and caring mother of five chil­
dren. Steven J. (Teri) of Canton,
MI; Stanley E. (Susan) of St.
Paul, MN; Ronald L. (Diana) of
Centennial, CO; Cynthia L. No­
ble (Kenneth) of Chandler, AZ;
Sandra M. Kinslow (Mark) of
Aurora, CO. Widowed in 1965
when the children were ages 4 16 she quickly adapted to her
role of being a single mom. As
the children grew, left home and
scattered across the country,
Mary delighted in traveling to
visit them in each new location.
With each new adventure, she
would always say, "Who would
have ever thought I would do
that." Her greatest thrill of all
was to rock each new grandbaby
that arrived into her family. She
was an avid reader. She eagerly
M CIN TY RE,
JA M E S S.
Age 89 of Redford, Michigan. Beloved husband of
r " “ “Emily (Katy) for 63
years. Loving father of
Bill (Maureen) McIntyre, Jeanne
(Tom) Shortal, Jim (Rhonda
Kotzen) McIntyre, John McIn­
tyre, and Dave (Jill) McIntyre.
Dear grandfather of Bill Jr.,
Beth, Larry, Valerie, Vicki, Av­
ery, Elaine, Frannie, Kate, and
Mary. Great grandfather of 11.
Brother of William (Donna) and
Donald (Alison) McIntyre.
James served in the U.S. Army
Air Corp as a young man and
son. He retired after 33 years.
Visitation Thursday 3-8 pm with
Service 11:00 am Friday at
Charles R. Step Funeral Home,
18425 Beech Daly (btw 6 & 7
Mile). Interment Oakland Hills
Cemetery. Contributions to
Children's Hospital in Detroit ap­
preciated. Condolences to:
charlcsstcpfuneralhome.com
M E R R IL L ,
W IL L IA M H . "B IL L "
February 27, 2013, age 69. Lov­
ing husband of Janet. Beloved
father of Jon (Kathleen) Merrill,
Anne Merrill, Fred (Cathy)
Madley, Terri (Chris) Gogola,
children and grandchildren. and
Bruce (Ana) Madley. Proud
Mary is survived by her children, ' grandfather
of nine. Dear brother
a brother, Frank W. (Carol) of of Gloria Merrill,
Janet (Fred)
Fremont, Ml; a sister Dorothy Knight, and Elizabeth
(Bob)
Philo (Max) of Fremont, Ml; 10 Willerer; and the late Richard
grandchildren;
9
great­ Merrill, and Barbara Coates. Algrandchildren; and many nieces
and nephews. She is preceded in nephews. Funeral Monday,
death by her husband, Robert L.
11AM at Vermeulen Funeral
her parents, a brother Arthur J., a Home,
46401 W. Ann Arbor Rd.
sister Elizabeth and a grandson (btwn Sheldon
and Beck), Ply­
Jonathan A. Furr. A memorial mouth. Visitation
Sunday 2service will be held at a later
date in Newaygo. MI. She will
band in Newaygo Cemetery. The
family suggests donations be
made in her name to The Denver
Hospice, 8299 East Lowry Bou­
levard, Denver, Colorado 80230.
The caregivers there made her
last days as comfortable as possi­
ble. Her family is very grateful.
SOLAK,
R O SEM AR Y
February 27, 2013, Age 71 of
Grand Ledge. Beloved mother of
Amy (Mike Bowers) Wildrosc,
Michele Solak, & the late Jeffrey
Solak. Loving grandmother of
Jessica Solak. Dear mother-inlaw of Tammy Solak. Private
family services were arranged by
Vermeulen Funeral Home, Ply­
mouth. Memorial contributions
to Alzheimers Assn.
To share a memory,
VF Uermeulen
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band of the late Jennie for 70
Lovir
Jerc
(Laura), David, and Luana
N A IRN E,
(N E E FO STER )
M A RILY N R.
Age 82. Passed away suddenly
on Wednesday February 27th.
Beloved wife of the late Chester,
loving friend of the late Ziggy
Zedan. Dear mother of Chester
V. “Skip" (Susan), treasured
“Aunty M" of Cristine and Janet.
Loving Grandmother of Megan,
Laura, Scott, Stephanie (Vince),
Jody, and Kevin. Proud Great­
grandmother of Bricnna, Victo­
ria, Veronica, Corey, Anthony,
and Conrad. She will be missed
by many loving friends and
neighbors. Marilyn made a liv­
ing selling products at fairs and
home shows. She was also heavicratic Party managing local,
forts, from 1960-1980. Cancer
came and she beat it. She went
on to be more involved with her
family and friends. She could al­
to lend a hand. Visitation Mon­
day 2-8 pm at MANNSFERGUSON FUNERAL HOME
17000 Middlebelt (south of 6
Mile) Livonia. Services Tuesday
at II am. Memorial tributes to
the Michigan Humane Society.
Online condolences:
insfuneralhotr
Y O RK ,
BARBARA J.
Feb. 24, 2013, Age 75 of Garden
City. Beloved wife of Clifford.
Dear mother of Daniel. Loving
grandmother of Nathan. Sister of
Thelma Bigos. Funeral at the Uht
Funeral Home. 35400 Glenwood
Rd., Westland Thur. 10am.
Family will receive friends Wed.
2-9pm Please visit and sign a
tribute at www.iihtni.com
ly Ronald was preceded in death
by his parents. Funeral services
were held March 2nd at the
Allore Chapcl-Martenson Family
Funeral Homes. Memorial con­
tributions may be made to the
Karmanos Cancer Institute. For
more information or to leave an
online condolence, please visit
vermeulenfuneralhome.com
VF Uermeulen
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G E N D R O L IS, Elw anda
Age 65, of Westland, Ml, for­
merly of Kalcr Community. KY,
passed away Tuesday, February
26, 2013. Arrangements: Bym
Funeral Home, Mayfield, KY
HESS, M A RY L O UISE
Age 89, February 22, 2013. Be­
loved wife of the late George.
Dear mother of John (Becky),
Matthew and Miriam (Eric) Ras­
mussen. Loving grandmother of
Jeremy, Erica, Ashley, Katherine
and Jennifer. Sister of the late
Elizabeth Dicks. Former Dear­
born Public School teacher at
McDonald Elementary from
1962-1985. Member of Ameri­
can Association of University
Women (AAUW). Longtime
member of Cherry Hill Baptist
Church. Visitation Saturday at
10am until an Ham Memorial
Service at Cherry Hill Baptist
Church, 1045 N. Gulley, Dear­
born Heights (between Ford Rd.
and Cherry Hill).
www.Santeiufuncralhomc.com
Age 49 of Maybee, passed Mon­
day, February 25, 2013. Bom Ju­
ly 5, 1963 in Detroit, Ronald was
the son of Nelson & Donna (Dar­
by) Platt. He married the love of
his life Karen Naylor-Booth
March 21, 1992. Ronald was
known as being a workaholic,
working as a Senior Mechanic
with FedEx for the past 20 years
as well as working at Calder Dai­
ry Farm for the past 5 years;
many times working 7 days a
week. An avid bowler and golf­
er, Ronald also loved to travel
with his wife, visiting such pla­
ces as Araba, Jamaica, Mexico
the Dominican Republic and
many other destinations. Ronald
leaves to cherish his memory
Karen, his wife of the past 20
years; daughters: Aimce (David)
Busch of Redford Township and
Erica Booth of Westland; three
grandchildren: Matthew Busch,
Christopher Busch and Elizabeth
Busch. He is also survived by
brothers and sisters: Danice
(Ron) Martindale of Oxford,
Bruce (Sarah) Platt (his twin
brother) of Bclevedere, IL, Ed­
ward Platt of Lebanon, IL, Greg
(Jean) Castle of Washington
Township, Tom (Sheny) Platt of
Hazel Park, Wanda Heronimus
of Northville, Steve (Theresa)
Castle of Southfield and Kathy
Cheny of Califc ‘
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grandfather of six, great-grand­
father of four and one on the
way. Visitation will take place at
Fred Wood Funeral Home,
36100 Five Mile Road (E. of
Levan), Livonia, Sunday March
be held at the funeral home, vis­
iting 9:30AM and services at
10:00AM.
TH OM AN N ,
B E A T R IC E L.
Age 95, February 7, 2013. Be­
loved wife of the late Elmer J.
Loving mother of Gloria J.
(Gary) Shelton, Frederick J.
Thomann and the late David G.
of Tanya (Joan Zdan) Thomann.
Mrs. Thomann was a former em­
ployee of The Henry Ford and a
member of Nomads. A memorial
: held Sunday
Marc
it the
Weise Funeral Home. 7210 Park
Ave., Allen Park, MI 48101
(313) 382-1150. Visiting will be­
gin at 11 am. Memorial contribu­
tions can be made to the Berkley
Education Foundation, 14700 W.
Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 48237 or
the Educational Excellence
Foundation for Plymouth/Canton
Community Schools,
454 S. Harvey
Plymouth, Ml 48170.
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W a y n e S t a t e U n iv e r s ity p r o f e s s o r lo o k s
a t m in d - b o d y in flu e n c e , r o le o f p a in
Clinical psychologist M ark
A. L um ley is a professor and
d irec to r of Clinical TVaining in
th e psychology dep artm e n t at
Wayne State University. The
50-year-old Novi resid en t is
rese arching th e ro le o f stre ss
a nd em otions in chronic pain
disorders.
"I sta rted paying a ttention to
how people's bodies respond to
em otional experiences," h e said,
recalling an experien ce of get­
ting sick to his stom ach a fte r
seeing a dialysis film during
grade school.
Lum ley earn ed his P h D . and
m a ste r's in clinical psychology
from th e U niversity of Florida.
H e studied biology and psychol­
ogy a t W ayne S tate a s a n under­
graduate. T he D etroit native
studied tw o ye ars a t D etroit
Redford H igh School a nd tw o
y e a rs a t Ifemple C hristian High
School in R edford.
H e ’s m a rrie d to Sherry, a Novi
schools staffer, and th e couple
has fo u r sons, tw ins, 22, a son,
20, and a son, 18. L um ley’s been
o n th e faculty a t W ayne State
since 1991.
H e thought about m edical
school in younger days, and w as
in te reste d in how the m ind the
influences th e body.
“I decided to p u rsu e clinical
psychology w ith an em phasis on
th e in te rfa ce betw een medicine
Mark A. Lumley o f Novi, a Wayne
State University professor, is
researching how stress and
emotions interact in chronic pain
disorders.
an d psychology.”
H e has looked a t m a n y m edi­
cal conditions, b ased p a rtly on
in te re sts o f g rad u a te students.
T hey include irritab le bow el
syndrom e, fibrom yalgia, h ead ­
aches, an d rheum atoid arth ritis.
M any conditions overlap,
L um ley said, an d th e b rain and
cen tral nerv o u s sy ste m “g e t dis­
ru p te d rea lly easily.”
S o u rc e s o f s tr e s s
E x tern al so u rces o f s tre ss a re
th o se like a jo b loss, crim e, or
d e ath o f a loved one.
D evelopm ental so u rce s put
people a t g re a te r risk f o r not
handling stre ss well. “W hat do
you do w hen som ething b ad hap­
p ens to you? How do you ad ap t
to that? Som e people d o well and
som e people d o poorly."
L ow er socioeconom ic sta­
tus gen erally gets m o re nega­
tiv e life ev en ts. “B u t th e so rt of
stre ss I ’m in te reste d in seem s
to b e a ll o v e r th e place.” Even
tho se raised in a fflu en t hom es
c an face dem and to b e p erfect:
“I ’m not good enough” feelings
a re common.
Som e people k e ep secrets.
"And it ta k es an em otional toll.
It's an o th er so u rce o f stre ss,”
L um ley said.
U nresolved c onflicts re la t­
e d to b ad e x p erien c es in life can
m ean people hav e tro u b le sta n d ­
ing th e ir g round an d a sse rt­
ing them selves. T h ey also have
tro u b le w ith “dropping th e ir
g u a rd " and becom ing close
to others. Two “co re hum an
dom ains,” “fo r m any people,
especially w om en in ou r cu ltu re,
th a t c ap acity ’s b e en stifled, it’s
b e en inhibited.”
H e a n d colleagues a re doing
N ational In stitu tes o f H ealthsu pported re se a rc h on help­
ing people resolve stre ss by
ex p re ssin g genuine feelings.
R elaxation w ork (yoga, p rayer,
m editation), d iet and exercise
do help, h e said, a s d oes b e t­
te r sleep. “Lots o f r e se a rc h has
show n th e y h av e som e benefit."
V eterans w ith p o st-trau m at­
ic stre ss d iso rd e r g e t little b en ­
efit fro m th at. T h ey g en eral­
ly receiv e so m e form o f expo­
su re th e ra p y w h ere face em o­
tional m em o ries th e y h av e been
avoiding.
“You hav e to em otionally pro­
c ess it away."
"T he tru th is, I d o n 't know yet
how it’s going to w ork out." H e’s
b een doing a series o f sm aller
stu d ies fo r 15 years.
H e attem p ts to develop and
te st th e health e ffec ts of em o­
tional in terv en tio n s (em otion­
a l ex perien cin g a n d ex p ression
techniques to u nlearn e ffec ts of
trau m a o r conflicts). H e com ­
p a re s n ew a p p ro ach es to wellte ste d cognitive-behavioral
sym ptom m an ag em en t and edu­
c ational interventions.
T he re se a rc h e rs a re seeking
to d eterm in e w h eth er th e em o­
tion-oriented te ch n iq u es will
p e rfo rm b e tte r th a n stan d ard
a pproaches. T h e goal is to learn
w hich p atien ts a re helped m ost
b y e ach approach.
Lum ley said th e re isn’t m uch
r e se a rc h like his. W hen Wayne
S tate issu ed a p re ss release
a bout tw o y e a rs ago on a n N IH
g ran t fo r h is work, h e got a TV
m ention fro m JoA nne Pu rta n of
C h an n el?.
“O u r p hone had 200 voicem ail
m e ssa g es th e n e x t m orning,”
said Lumley, noting a lot o f peo­
p le a re in pain an d don’t have
m uch to help them . A handful of
p rac titio n ers do w o rk clinically.
H e's finding ex p o su re therapy
u seful fo r re tu rn in g v eterans.
"T hat's th e b e st th ing to do for
post-traum atic stre ss disorder.”
D o c t o r s ' d i le m m a
Som e physicians a re over­
w helm ed in dealing w ith
patients w ith chronic pain, and
m ay tu rn to th e prescription
pad. “M any physicians don’t
know how to w ork a t m ultiple
levels. T h ere ’s lots o f patients
w ho a re not ge tting th e ir needs
m et,” L um ley said.
P a tie n ts a re com plicated fo r
physicians, too. "T h eir fam i­
lies invalidate them and doc­
to r s don’t believe them . I t’s not
a sim ple thing.”
Conditions a re due la rge ly to
a ltere d b rain a n d ne rv e func ­
tioning, b u t th e b ra in is also
th e m ost im p o rta n t “pain and
sy ste m ” org an , stro n g ly in flu­
e n ce d b y a pe rso n 's develop­
m ent an d em otional e x p erien c ­
es.
H e sa id you c a n c hange the
b ra in thro u g h le arning ex p e ri­
e nce s. "A lot of p a tien ts have
b een told 'I t’s all in yo u r h ead.’
T he e x p erien c e o f one’s body
rea lly sta r ts m ostly in th e
b rain . M aybe w e c a n change
th e b ra in th ro u g h rele a rn in g
things."
l b le arn m o re abo u t L um ley’s
studies on fibrom yalgia o r irri­
table bow el syndrom e, call (313)
577-2258, o r go to this website:
http://fibrostudy.clas.w ayne.edu.
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St. Jose ph M e rc y Ann
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Ford makes sales a bigger goal in new 'Fiesta Movement'
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By Dale Buss
Problem w as, th e in itial b u rst o f a t­
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in sales for Fiesta. By la st spring. Fiesta
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of 2012, Fiesta sold 17 percent fewer
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a weak year-earlier m onth, and ticked up
by more th a n 20 percent la s t month).
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in tro d uctio n ab o u t a year ago of th e new
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Fiesta Movement: A Social Remix also
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Tennessee. And Ford will c u rate all th e
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th re e years ago. Primarily, it'll offer as
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mix" and e ventual ads will g en erate con­
te n t "ab o u t a lifestyle and everything
in concert and in particu lar being able
to g e t th e value w ith Fiesta th a t we can
prove to custom ers." Ford will do th a t by
tasking th e influencers "to say w hatever
th ey 're going to say" based on monthly
th em es th a t each will be related to dif­
fe ren t a sp ects of th e car's appeal and
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as
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scene. Chevrolet's
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stance, proved to
be a worthy alter­
native.
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Fiesta Movement, Monty explained, th e
brand needs to be careful to emphasize
such "lifestyle" elem ents " rath er th an
be in your face ab o u t product features.
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because, ultim ately, when som eone buys
a car — and particularly som eone in th e
ta rg e t Fiesta demographic — th ey 're in ­
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