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C r y i n g o v e r s p i l l e d w i n e . . • Two weeks after hefinished repainting the front of Pilgrim Party Store, on Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth Township, painter Joe Catterall found himself rummaging through what was left of his work. An out-of-control van smashed through the storefront Friday around 5:30 p.m. Romeo Hesano, who was working with his brother and co-owner Richie, estimates damages at $75,000 - $100,000. The crash wiped out the rare wine collection Romeo has accumulated over the last 25 years, he said, including 50-year-old ports. The good news: nobody was hurt, and Romeo’s Harley-Davidson wasn’t parked out front in its usual place. (Crier photo by Bryon Martin.)

P ly m o u th T w p . g e ts

D o u b l e

w h a m m yT r e a s u r e r ’ s w o r k

p o o r ; s a y s a u d i t o r

BY SCOTT GOODWIN The report is finally in, and Plymouth

Township officials are licking their wounds.Four months late, the Township’s 1997

audit was scheduled to make its debut at last night’s Board of Trustees meeting. What has officials reeling is not the audit, however, but the management letter which accompanied it.

T a x r o l l 3 m o n t h s

l a t e t o c o u n t y

BY SCOTT GOODW IN © PCCC INC. 1998

W hen Ron Edwards ran for Plym outh Tow nship Treasurer, he said he w ould clean up Tow nship finances. N early two years after his election, he finds his office dealing w ith its own m esses.

In addition to the T ow nship’s problem s

Please see pg. 14 for both stories

City begins Rec. cutbacksBY SCOTT GOODWIN

City of Plymouth recreation has become an experiment.Just days after receiving a letter from Plymouth Township saying no Township money could

be contributed to support community recreation, City commissioners were forced to make several tough decisions Monday night in hopes of salvaging programs for their citizens.

Included in those decisions are the immediate raising of non-resident fees, the elimination of the recreation department and the termination of Recreation Director Tom Willette.

City commissioners said they hope these measures will help sustain, at least temporarily, a consistent level o f recreation in the community.

“It’s a short-term solution,” said Mayor Don Dismuke. “But in the meantime I certainly see this as an option to maintain services for our citizens.”

Please see pg. 14

Look to the futureN ew Visteon p lan t m anagerwants to expand custom er base

See Getting Down to Business pg. 8

Good day at racesP lym outh couple takes 1st insa ilboa t race to M ackinac Is.

See Friends & Neighbors pg. 6

Board scouts CSCC anton m ay buy C antonSoftball C en ter fo r leaguesSee Getting Down to Business pg. 21

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C a n to n c o p s c o p e w ith g u n s :

2 d o m e s t i c c a l l s , 9 w e a p o n sBY SCOTT SPIELM AN

C anton Police confiscated seven guns while responding to two separate reports o f dom estic v io lence la s t w eek. P o lice are pursuing warrants for the suspects involved, according to Ofc. Leonard Schemanske.

Police responded W ednesday to one call in the W agon W heel M obile Home Park. W hile en ro u te , p o lice lea rn ed th a t the suspect had a shotgun, Schemanske said.

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According to reports, the suspect, whose n a m e is b e in g w ith h e ld u n ti l h is arraignment, allegedly pointed a shotgun at h is w ife and th rea ten ed to k ill her. T he v ictim fled to a neighbor’s residence and the suspect followed her.

W h en p o lic e a r r iv e d , th e s u s p e c t d ropped the gun re tu rn ed to the tra ile r , b a rricad ed h im se lf in sid e , acco rd in g to Schem anske.

“It was a tricky situation,” he said.Canton police spoke on the phone with

th e s u s p e c t fo r m o re th a n an h o u r , Schem anske said. The m an said he had cut h is w rists w ith a kn ife , and he b ea t h is h a n d s on o n e o f th e m o b ile h o m e ’s windows, splashing blood on it, according to reports.

Sgt. C harles Ray craft ordered officers to force entry into the residence and the suspect was taken into custody after a b rief struggle.

“He w as very un stab le ,” S chem anske s a id . “ H e ’s c u r re n t ly b e in g h e ld a t a p s y c h ia t r ic f a c i l i ty a t D e tr o i t M e rc y Hospital.

S c h e m a n sk e sa id p ro s e c u to r s h av e issued a w arrant for assault with attem pt to com m it m urder, and the suspect w ill be

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A n o th e r in c id e n t o cc u rre d fiv e days ea rlie r . A 20 year- o ld C anton w om an repo rted th a t w hen she re tu rn e d hom e from shopping Aug.7 , sh e fo u n d h e r a p a r tm e n t a m e ss and h e r l iv e - in b o y f r i e n d , a p p a r e n t l y i n t o x i c a t e d , w a tc h in g a d u lt m o v ie s w ith th e ir 2 0 -m o n th o ld son , according to reports.

T he v ic tim to ld him to clean up and change the channel and an argum ent ensued, w herein the suspect, whose name has not been released pending charges, became threatening.

The victim locked herself in a bathroom with a cell phone and the suspect allegedly retrieved a 9m m Glock pistol, according to reports.

H e to ld h e r th a t i f he h ea rd the ce ll phone turn on, he would shoot, reports said.

She gave h im the phone and he le ft the residence.

The victim reported the inciden t three . days la te r a t C anton Police D epartm ent.

O ff ic e rs fo u n d a veritable arsenal at the re s id e n c e , in c lu d in g tw o 12 gauge shotguns, two 20 gauge shotguns, a G lo c k 9 m m pistol, a .30 caliber rifle, a knife, a bow and a la rg e bag o f am m unition . Police c o n f is c a te d th e w eap o n s and to o k th em to C P D fo r safekeeping.

O ff ic ia ls a re seeking warrants for the suspect, who has not made contact with the victim since the incident, reports said.

S c h e m a n sk e s a id re s p o n d in g to a dom estic situations involving weapons is a very tense situation.

“It really perks you right up,” he said. “A bout an hour later you can’t even write the report because you’re shaking too badly from all the adrenaline.”

• It really perks you right up. About an hour later you can’t even write the report because you’re shaking from the adrenaline. 9

-O fc . Leonard Schemanske

Canton police nab Subway supsect asleep

BY SCO TT SPIELM A NC anton Police arrested a 21 -year-o ld A nn A rbo r m an Thursday, shortly a fte r he

allegedly robbed the Subw ay restauran t on M ichigan A venue, near 1-275.A c c o rd in g to p o lic e re p o r ts , th e m an , A n th o n y D a v id M a z z ie , e n te re d th e

restauran t from the north door and w ent d irectly in to the bathroom at the rear o f the restaurant.

A bout five m inutes later, M azzie allegedly w alked out o f the bathroom hold ing a6-inch knife in his left hand.

He approached the counter, took som ething from an em ploye’s purse and forced her to open the reg ister, according to reports. He then fled the scene.

C an ton p o lice , w ith the he lp o f V an B uren T o w n sh ip ’s K -9 U n it, tra c k e d the suspect along M ichigan A venue to nearby Jonathon ’s restauran t and then east to the neighboring M cD onald’s parking lot before the K-9 lost the scent.

“W e spread out and canvassed the a rea ,” O fc. L eonard S chem anske sa id . “W e in terview ed everyone in the v ic in ity .”

Interview s turned up a m an m atching the descrip tion o f the suspect sleep ing a t the nearby W illow A cres M otel, Schem anske said.

He was arrested w ithout incident.

A d d e n d a & e r r a t a

A story in last w eek’s Crier said that the M ichigan Nurses Association does not lobby. It’s political action com m itttee does, however, on behalf o f the state’s nurses.

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8 2 7 k i d s a t l e a s t . . .played a part in taking the idea of a children’s collaborative mural from

inspriation to installation. The mural, unveiled Sunday at

Plymouth’s Dunning-Hough Library, depicts kids at play with dinosaurs,

a theme already rampant in the children’s section. The mural began

as an idea from Diane and Raychel Quinn, the mother-daughter team

who organize Art in the Park. Having kids work together on a

giant painting seemed a good way to get them involved in the annual art

event already popular with adults. The Quinns asked local artist Mike

Came to draw the image, which Sharon Dillenbeck then enlarged

and transferred onto a canvas built by Torb Guenther. Bill Schwartz

built a frame for the canvas which sat in Kellogg Park during the July art show. Lisa Rupert added a few details and outlines to the mural squares, filled by kids from as far

away as California, France and Brazil. With 800 kid artists con­

tributing, Raychel is trying to get recognition from the Guinness Book

of World Records. According to Came, though, you could count the “adults” who were involved in mak­

ing the mural, too. “You’re really talking about 827 kids at least.”

(Crier photo by Bryon Martin.)

Municipal merger fadingCity support for joint services dept, slackens, letter to Twp. says why

BY BRYON M ARTIN Plymouth’s City Commission is at a con­

sensus: they have reservations about how much benefit the City would get by merging its m unicipal service departm ent w ith the Township’s.

As the City sees it, a list o f the pros and

BY BRYON MARTIN When a few thousands gallons o f diesel fuel

leaked from a ruptured tank in the Aug. 6 train wreck in Northville Township, a small pond caught much o f the spill. It m ay have also played a part in causing the wreck.

A variety of sources at or near the site have said that the pond is actually a culvert that was blocked from draining at one end using a dam made of wooden boards and PVC pipe.

Hans Peterson, whose home and business abut the tracks at Mill Street, said he saw the dam. He suspects that pressure from the water that accum ulated in the culvert after heavy

cons associated with m erging municipal ser­vices presents, six reasosns to go ahead, and 14 reasons to not.

A co m m ittee o f th ree C ity and th ree T ow nship represen titives w hich has been exploring the m erger will m eet again Sept. 2 . In p re p a ra rtio n fo r th a t m e e tin g , the

rains finally burst through the embankment and washed out the tracks, causing the accident.

“It was blocked to such an extent that water didn’t drain anywhere near the rate it needed to,” he said.

Water has been puddling on Peterson’s side of the embankment for about 10 months, he said.

A confiden tial source from CSX said inves­tigation o f the wreck, w hich caused at least $30,000 in damages, has been handed to the FBI.

Special Agent Dawn Moritz said she cannot P lease see pg. 7

C o m m iss io n is se n d in g a le t te r to th e Township to explain its reservations about the logistics o f how a jo in t m unicipal ser­vice departm ent would work and the issues it would face.

Such reticence stands in contrast to the eagerness the City had expressed earlier this year.

“I w as very excited about the m erger,” M ayor Don Dism uke said. “I ’ve been very proactive in pushing this forward. B ut the more details we get, the less sense there is in doing it.”

No final decision has been made yet, but according to officials, the Commission will back a m erger only if the City stands to reap considerable benefits.

“I have yet to see an answer on whether w e s h o u ld go a h e a d w ith it o r n o t ,” Com m issioner Dave M cDonald said. “I can be sold on anything titled shared services, as long as the scales tip to a substantial benefit for the City.

“At this point,” he said, “it’s more to the benefit o f the Township.”

Please see pg. 12

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to w n N orthv ille . S p o n s o r e d b y th e N orthv ille A rts C o m m is s io n .

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T u e s d a y , C a n to n ’s Z o n in g B o a rd of A p p e a ls m e e t s a t 7 :3 0 p .m . in th e C a n to n A d m in is tra tio n B u ild ing o n C a n to n C e n te r R o a d .

• T h u rsd a y , H o w d y S c h r y e ra n d f r ie n d s will h o s t a n O ld T im e r’s p ic n ic a t P ly m o u th T o w n sh ip P a rk , b e g in n in g a t n o o n . C a ll H o w d y fo r r e s e r v a t io n s a t 7 3 4 -4 5 3 - 0 1 1 4 .

• Friday, C a n to n h o ld s its 3 rda n n u a l “S u m m e r ’s E n d ” d a n c e fo r s e n io r s a t S u m m it o n T h e P a rk . C a ll 7 3 4 -3 9 7 -5 4 4 4 .

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At long last, Canton F.D. moves in8 months later than expected

Firefighers get cozy in new homeBY SCOTT SPIELMAN

A n intercom squeaks and com es to life with a hum.

‘Testing, one, two three.”There’s a few moments o f silence, then the

pattern is repeated.Someone flicks a switch, pushes a button

and unlocks the front door from the other side of the building.

Elsewhere in C anton’s new fire station, lockers are filling and uniforms and hoses are being hung. Firefighters grapple with heavy equipment and trucks and ambulances gleam on newly poured concrete.

The day Canton firefighters have been waiting for has finally arrived — moving day.

Monday, firefighters began the long pro­cess o f moving into their new home Monday, C an ton ’s recently com pleted Fire Station Number One.

“It’s all coming together now,” said Mike Rorabacher, Canton fire chief.

Built at a cost of about $2 million, the sta­tion will replace the facility at the comer of Canton Center and Cherry Hill roads, a more than 20-year-old structure. The benefits are too numerous to mention, according to Sgt. Jack Raker.

First off, there’s the space. The new station is built to house 12 firefighters with beds.

lockers show ers, a fu ll k itch en and a table big enough for the e n tire s ta ff . It also has a separate le isu re ro o m , a weight and exercise room and nearly triple the inside and o u ts id e s to rage space as the old sta­tion.

The sta tion is a step above techno­lo g ic a lly as w e ll.W ith m odern radio and in te rco m sy s­tem s, f ire f ig h te rscan h e a r w h a t’s Canton firefighters Lt. Bill Grady and Sgt. Jack Raker grapple with an air compressor as they move into going on in virtually their new home at Fire Station No. 1 on Canton Center Road (Crier photo by Scott Spielman).any p a r t o f thebuilding, which means when a call comes in, it takes less time to spread the word.

The department will also begin dispatch­ing calls over the radio, which will cut down on response times, Rorabacher said.

“ Anyone alredy out on a run will head the cals going out also ,” R orabahcer said. “It should give us a faster response tim e and help keep the command officer informed.”

The station’s gigantic garage is complete with high-tech ventilation hoses that attach to trucks to enable them to run indoors and detach just as quickly when the trucks leave the garage, saving time and increasing effi­ciency.

It’s been a long time coming. The station was originally scheduled to be complete Jan 1. But chronic contractor delays and mistakes

continued to push the project back through­out the year.

F irefigh ters are using it as a base and sending runs from it now, and will continue to test equipm ent and turn it into a livable station.

They expect to be completely m oved in and operational for their open house, which is scheduled for Oct. 2.

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Canton’s new Kohl’s opens, quietly

BY SCOTT SPIELM ANA lthough construction is still ongoing,

and exterior improvements have yet to be made, Kohl’s is officially open for business in Canton.

Kohl’s departm ent store broke a nearly year-long m edia b lackout and announced — through their landlords — their grand opening celebration Friday.

The national departm en t store m oved into the site in New Towne Centre, on the co rner o f Sheldon and Ford roads, after Km art m oved out last Septem ber. Km art moved into a larger SuperKmart facility on Ford Road between Lilley and Haggerty.

“W e ’re o b v io u s ly th r i l le d to b rin g Kohl’s to Canton Tow nship,” said Dennis Gershenson, president and CEO of Ramco- Gershenson., who leases space to K ohl’s. “W hen K m art w an ted to expand it was obvious that we could not accom m odate th e ir n e e d s ,” G e rsh e n so n sa id . “W ith Kohl’s moving in it was a win-win situation fo r e v e ry o n e . I t w as th e b e s t o f b o th worlds.”

U nder their 20 -year lease agreem ent, Kohl’s paid for all the interior renovations th e 9 0 ,0 0 0 -s q u a re fo o t s ite re q u ire d . Ramco-Gershenson paid for exterior reno­vations, which included a new brick facade and parking lot improvements.

To dress up the lo t ■— an expanse o f

b la c k to p fa c in g F o rd R o ad — R am co installed several landscape islands and will also insta ll the ligh tposts along Sheldon R o ad p re s c r ib e d by th e C a n to n D D A , Gershenson said.

Parking lot improvements also included re m o v in g th e b a rr ic a d es b e tw e e n N ew Towne Centre and another shopping center to the west.

“W hen that property was built they put th e d r iv e in w ith o u t s p e a k in g to u s ,” Gershenson said. “In the end it does make sen se to have a co n n ec tio n to ad ja c e n t properties. W e just didn’t want to turn the front drive into a speedway.”

K ohl’s was a perfect m atch for the site for m any reasons, G ershenson said. They fill a clothing niche that d idn’t exist before in Canton and will fit in well with a grow­ing community, he said.

“W hat we like best about K ohl’s is that it’s a beautiful facility. I t’s their latest state- of-the-art store,” Gershenson said.

The store opened for business Sunday, but it was a soft, or unannounced opening. The store will have an official grand open­ing celebration Friday and Saturday, from noon to 2 p.m. A $500 shopping spree will be given away and kids can m eet Snoopy, have their faces painted or be entertained by clowns.

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F i r s t p W r L C h . . . Marilyn Dilworth (left) serves punch to Nancy Sim pson during Friday ’s grand opening of Plymouth Independence Village. Several hundred community visitors attended the ribbon-cutting ceremonies and toured the facilities. The 202-unit $19.5 million complex is nearly rented out. (Crier photo by Scott Spielman)

C a n t o n m i l l a g e

r a t e s c o u l d d r o pBoard o f Trustees sets cap at 1994 levels

BY SCOTT SPIELMANW hen C anton voters re jected a 2-m ill

increase fo r road im provem ents, C anton officials listened.

Rather than set a higher general .millage rate to compensate for the loss, the board set a maximum tax levy of 9.35 mills Tuesday — the same level it’s been since 1994.

W hat this means is that Canton cannot le v y m o re th a n 9 .3 5 m ills fo r 1998 , although Canton Supervisor Tom Yack said it’s possible tthose millage rates will drop.

“W e’re waiting for the final information on the budget, and at that point w e’ll evalu­ate and give our recommendation. But if the numbers hold true, a slight decrease in mil­lage is possible.”

Canton will once again ask for a m axi­mum levy of 1.1 mills for its general funds, according to Yack.

Police and fire departm ents are funded through Special A ssessm ent Districts (SAD) passed in 1977 and 1976, Yack said. Voter approval is unnecessary.

Yack said the road m illage could have been levied by the township without a vote. It w ould requ ire a no tice to residen ts o f Canton’s intention to raise the millage and a public hearing.

“W e c o n s id e re d it, b u t no t fo r very long,” Yack said. “W e didn’t think that was the way to go. Tim e showed that we were righ t because the voters rejected it them ­selves.”

The Board o f Trustees will hold a public hearing on the proposed m illage rates and the proposed 1999 budget at its September 8 th meeting.

C ity, Canton pay in dum p suitBY SCOTT GOODWIN

O fficials in The City o f Plym outh and C anton Tow nship have grudgingly pulled ou t th e ir checkbook to pay a co m b in ed $ 3 5 ,0 0 0 to the fe d e ra l E n v iro n m e n ta l Protection Agency (EPA) to help pay for the clean-up of a dump in Westland.

The fines were levied on the two commu­nities through a suit filed by the EPA against communities who dumped waste at the site more than 30 years ago. The EPA has said the dump contains hazardous materials.

Officials from both com m unities, how­e v e r , a rg u e th e y a re b e in g u n fa ir ly charged. The evidence used to link them to the dum p, they said , is circum stan tial at best.

A c c o rd in g to C ity M a n a g e r S te v e W alters, P lym ou th is linked by a “very odd connection through a couple scraps of paper.

“Several com m unities have been identi­fied as contributors to the dum p,” he said. “Our contribution apparently amounted to

Twp. Brownfield board begins meetings

P lym outh T ow nsh ip w as scheduled to ho ld its f irs t B row nfie ld R edevelopm en t Authority meeting last night at Township Hall.

The meeting would m ark the official beginning o f what many in the Township hope will allow for the quicker, m ore efficient clean-up o f long-vancant industrial sites and properties. Thise sites could be determ ined “brownfields” by the authority and thus be eli­gible for special goverm ent aid.

Township trustees m ake up the authority, whose m eeting was held just before the Board of Trusttes meeting last night.

Authority board m embers were scheduled to adopt authority bylaws, elect board offi­cers and approve a m aster plan.

According to.Township Supervisor Kathleen Keen M cCarthy, no specific actions of the au thority have y e t been determ ined . T he tim elin e “ is up to the d ev e lo p e rs ,” K een M cCarthy said. ,

Among the first few projects expected to come before the Authority is the old W ycoff Steel Property east o f M ill and north of Ann Arbor Road.

City Clerk staying putA fter th ree rounds o f in terv iew s w ith

Westland officials for a position as that city’s clerk, Linda Langmesser, Plymouth city clerk, has said she doesn’t want the job.

“After the third interview I decided that it wasn’t the community for me,” she said. “It’s too political. I ’m comfortable here.”

Langmesser said she thought Westland had decided to hire from within before they even began the interview process.

“It felt like it was predetermined.”City Manager Steve Walters said the City

gave her a raise in salary to $56,511 from $51,480 after her second Westland interview.

a few cubic yards hauled in som e distant year.”

C a n to n S u p e rv is o r T om Y a c k sa id although he thought Canton shouldn’t be held liable, officials agreed to pay the set­tle m e n t to d e fra y th e le g a l c o s ts o f a defense.

“ I t ’ s one o f th o se w h ere y o u k now yo u ’re innocen t,” he said. “B ut unfo rtu ­nately the costs o f proving that innocence don’t justify going that route.”

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Neighbors in the news A g o o d d a y a t t h e r a c e sA n d re a R am say of Plym outh has

graduated from C olum bia University in New York.

Army Pvt. Joe l A. Santos, son of A rm an d o R. and K a th e rin e L.S antos of Canton, has graduated from the multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)/fire direction specialist course at Fort Sill, Lawton, OK.

He is a 1994 graduate of Canton High School.

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D ale T . Y e rra n has been commis­sioned as a second lieutenant in the Army through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program after graduating with a bachelor’s degree from North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega.

Verran is the son o f T om F.V e rra n of Northville.

A lexander M . B ain , son of D onald B. B ain , J r . o f Plymouth, graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Advanced camp at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, WA,

He is a 1995 graduate o f Salem High School.

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D om inic R. W ragg , son of A nthony K. and K ath leen J . W raggof Canton, has been offered an Air Force ROTC scholarship.

Upon graduation and completion of ther ROTC program, the cadet will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.

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- Jen n ife r B lythe C u lb ertso n ofPlymouth has been named to the Faculty’s H onor’s List at the College of Charleston.

OArmy Pvt. A dam J . B o rch ard t,

son of S h aro n L . Schnepel ofPlymouth, has entered basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, GA.

He is a 1998 grauaute o f Salem High School.

Sam uel D avid M c G ra th ofPlymouth has been named to the Founder’s Day Honors L ist at Indiana University.

M atthew M . H u b er, son o f M ary and J o h n H u b e r of Plym outh, has received a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Lake Superior State University.

A few weeks ago The Crier announced a ‘W hat I did on my Summer Vacation Contest,’ with the intent on publish­ing some pictures o f Plymouth-Canton-Northville residents in exotic locales.

B arbara and D arnell C ope d idn’t go too far for their vacation, but the description o f their day makes up for it.

Here’s what Barbara Cope o f Plymouth wrote about the night Darnell sailed to victory at the Port H uron to M ackinac race:

“The annual Port Huron to M ackinac race is a much antic­ipated even t in our hom e. D a rn e ll has s a i le d 16 o f th e se races and has found none as exciting as this year’s race.

“The race began July 11 with Limerick, our 34-foot S2, in a class of nineteen boats. W inds were very light at first but Darnell and the crew o f eight sailed to a first place fin­ish with a 36 second lead. That is really som ething consid­ering the race took 57 hours to complete!

“Thursday July 14 was the awards party, but before that we had a w edding to attend. Crew m em ber F rank R o lf married Debbie M cAlty on the Limerick at 11 a.m. After a five m inute service, the reception followed, also on the Limerick.

“W e celebrated with our fam ilies at the awards party: W hat a wonderful time. First place, a wedding and family!”

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rM ake w a y Jot p rodu ce... Bulldozers began tearing down three buildings at Plymouth Square Apartments Monday to make room for a new Kroger store. The Kroger store currently located at Ann Arbor and Sheldon roads will be tom down as well when the new larger store is built. (Crier photo by Scott Goodwin)

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Moritz said the F.B.L would take an inter­est in the wreck if it involved a threat to inter­state commerce, or if CSX asked them to join its own investigation.

CSX did not return calls to respond to questions about a possible investigation.

According to Partap Lall, an engineer with

the Environmental Protection Agency, CSX is investigating the wreck because it appears someone tampered with railroad property.

“That’s what the investigation is about,” Lall said. “The culvert was blocked.”

Bill Zhmendak, Northville Township fire chief, said he did not see the dam but heard of its discovery while at the scene Aug. 6.

“I heard about some kind of obstruction or PVC pipe to restrict the water flow,” he said. He did not investigate it at the time, he said. “We were concerned with the. fuel. We turned it over to the CSX police.”

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L o o k i n g t o t h e f u t u r eNew Visteon plant manager wants to expand customer base

Lou Whitlock, new manager of the Visteon Sheldon Road plant, has more than 20

years of exerience with Ford and Visteon. (Crier photo by Scott Spielman).

M E D H E A L T H Systems

Corporation announced the grand opening of their new orthopedic clinic. Joseph W alkiewicz, D.O. and Jeffrey E. Lawyley, D.O. will direct the orthopedic program, which wil start on W ednesdays in early August at M EDHEALTH’s Plymouth location, near M -14 and Beck Road.

In addition to the W ednesday afternoon hours, M EDHEALTH will also offer a Sturday morning sports injury clinic.

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1988 commenced the grand opening o f Pilgrim Motorsports, a 15,000 square foot facility situated on three acres in the City o f Plymouth at 260 W. Ann Arbor Road.

A 10 year celebration is taking place through August, with special financing on je t skis and motor cycles, in conjunction with current factory rebates.

Pilgrim M otorsports is a nationally recognized dealership, earning many vendor awards such as Suzuki’s Top Performer’s Club award, which is given to top 100 dealers in the U.S. They have also received the Kawasaki ICHIBAHN award, which is only given to 10 dealers annually, for the past three years.

The company donates to M arch of Dimes, the Detroit Institute o f Arts, the Detroit Parade Foundation and many other local charities.

James V. Clarke has been promoted to Vice President o f Operations for Robertson Brothers Company, a leading residential company in southeastern Michigan.

The company is currently developing homes in Canton at Cherry Knoll and the Links at Pheasant Run as well as developments in other areas.

BY SCOTT SPIELM ANA s th e f i r s t r e s id e n t e n g in e e r a t

M a z d a ’s T ren ton P lan t, L ou W hitlock d idn’t even have an office. He carried his work around in a box and used whatever phone was nearby and available.

But W hitlock never let that adversity stop him from doing his job , and now, 20 years later, W hitlock has that office, and it’s one that has been in the Ford family for years.

A s th e new p la n t m a n a g e r o f th e V isteon Sheldon R oad p lan t, W hitlock w o rk s o u t o f an o f f ic e o n ce u sed by W illiam Clay Ford. But that’s only when h e ’s n o t m e e tin g w ith u n io n representatives, walking the work floor or giving tours to potential customers.

I t’s a culmination of a long career with Ford and Visteon that has led W hitlock on a circle tour o f the Midwest.

I t started at the M azd a p lan t, w hich W h itlo c k c o n s id e rs a fo rm a tiv e experience.

“It was trying, but very beneficial,” he said. “They showed some reluctance with w orking with outsiders, but by the end of the project I had turned things around and earned their trust.”

W h it lo c k ’s p ro je c t w as to d e s ig n electronic parts that would replace cable- d r iv e n sy s te m s su ch as d a s h b o a rd in s tru m e n t p a n e ls . W o rk in g on a u to m o tiv e in n o v a tio n s w o u ld be a recu rring them e throughout W h itlo ck ’s career w ith Ford. He w orked on team s th a t d esig n ed the p ro to type fo r F o rd ’s rem ote keyless entry system as w ell as other innovations such as fuel systems and air bags.

H is p re v io u s jo b w as as p la n t m a n a g e r o fV isteon ’s B edford P la n t in B ed fo rd ,IN.

T h e S h e ld o n p la n t is q u ite a jum p for W hitlock, in b o th s iz e and w orkfo rce . A t 1.1 million square feet, the p lan t is nearly t r ip le th e s iz e o f B e d f o r d ’ s 400,000-square-foot plant and it employs nearly 2,000 people.

W hitlock says he intends to tackle the jo b in much the m anner that he’s tackled every other position he’s held throughout

his 21-year-career at Ford: by establishing a t r u s t an d w o rk in g w ith o pen communication with all the members f the workforce.

“W e’re trying to establish and identity here at V isteon, and the em ployes are a large part o f it,” W hitlock said. “If you com m unicate openly w ith them , th ey ’ll k n o w e x a c tly w h e re th e c o m p an y is going and they can feel a sense o f pride by being involved.”

V isteon is an enterprise o f Ford M otor C o m p a n y , th a t absorbed the p lan t la s t year. W ith an e y e on a b ig g e r , m ore in te rna tional m a rk e t , V is te o n h a s c o n t in u e d to d e s ig n a n d s e ll ' c l im a te c o n tro l dev ices as w ell as k e e p th e ira f f i l ia t io n w ith F o rd c le a r to th e community.

W hitlock hopes to e n c o u ra g e th a t

grow th and push the com pany into new m arkets. And w ith V isteon establishing a C lim a te C o n tro l S y s te m s D iv is io n headquarters barely a m ile away and the Hilton Gardens being constructed across

the street, W hitlock knows the pressure — and the spo tligh t — w ill be on him and the plant.

But that doesn’t worry him though.“I d o n ’t get in tim idated ,” he said. “I

like to go back to that old com m ercial, w h ic h sa y s ‘N e v e r le t th e m see you sw eat.’”

W h itlo c k ’s c o n fid e n c e s tem s from ensuring that the plant is always running sm oothly and is ready for an inspection or v isit from potential clients. H aving a to p n o tc h s ta f f d o e s n ’t h u r t e i th e r , W h itlo ck said . In fac t, w hen p o ten tia l c lien ts tou r the facility , he encou rages them to talk to the plant workers.

“T hey’re our best resource,” he said, “I ’m ju s t overhead. I don’t build a single part.”

W h itlo ck said he hopes to bu ild on th o s e r e s o u rc e s by fo s te r in g a relationsh ip o f trust w ith the em ployes. H e said he w ill m ain tain an open door po licy and encourage w orkers to bring any com plaints to him.

“If people don’t think they can talk to m e th e n i t a lm o s t fe e ls l ik e a c la s s a tm o sp h e re ,” W h itlo c k sa id . “ P e o p le spend m ore o f their w aking hours here than anywhere else. It can ’t be a place to ju s t do their job . I want to generate some excitem ent about Visteon. W e w ant to be larger than Ford will allow us to be.”

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H IG H SC H O O L E X C H A N G E PR O G R A MThe SHARE! Program still needs host families for students ages 15-18 arriving in August from over 28 countries including Germany, Japan, Brazil, China, and Poland. The students will be staying for 5 to 10 months. Interested Plymouth area families should contact Beth Schumann at the SHARE! National Office at 1-800-321-3738.

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The Plymouth-Canton Ballet Company will hold open auditions for dancers F rid ay , Aug. 21 a t Jo a n n e ’s D ance E xtension, 9282 G enera l D rive, S uite 180-190, P lym outh M I. Two audition classes will be held: Ages 9 years to 12 years: 5-6 p .m .; ages 13 years a n d o ld er: 6-8:30 p.m . There will be a $5 audition fee. For more information call (734) 397-8828.

PLY M O U T H -C A N T O N CIV ITA N M E E T IN GP-C Civitan C lub holds their m onthly dinner meeting, on the third T h u rsd a y o f each month, 6:30 p.m. at W ater Club Bar & Grill. Call Barb Kobiela, 464-1129.

H E A R T C A N C E R S U PPO R T G R O U PThe heart cancer support group meets the second and fourth M onday of each month, 7pm, at Northville’s W ard Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Call 422-1826.

G O D ’S G O L D E N G IR L SChrist the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church invites women over 50 to jo in “G od’s Golden Girls.” M eet third Friday of each month, noon. Free lunch with reservation. Call Pattie, 981-0286.

C A N TO N R E PU B LIC A N CLUBCanton Republican Club meets on the third Thursday o f each month at Cherry Hill School at 7 p.m. Call M elissa M cLaughlin, 495-0304.

P L Y M O U T H Y M CA “Y” K ID SFor ch ild ren ages 3-5. O penings for afternoon sessions. A ge 3 m eets Tuesday and Thursday, ages 4-5 meets M onday, W ednesday, Friday. Call YM CA, 453-2904.

P L Y M O U T H O R A T O R IO SO C IE T YSociety invites interested singers to jo in this year’s perform ances, including Brahm s’ Liebeslieder W altzes and the Durufle Requiem. Practices held weekly. No audition neces­sary. Call Clark or Karen Chapin, 453-4765.

V IL L A G E P O T T E R S G U ILDGuild is dedicated to advancement, education of ceramic arts; 25 m embers share space, equipm ent for pottery production. Classes each semester. Call 207-8807.

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K IN D E R M U S IK O P E N H O U S ECom e and experience K inderm usik, the prem ier m usic program for young children. There w ill be an open house on S u n d ay , A ug. 23 a t 3 p .m . at the Southeast M ichigan A rts Conservatory (form erly A rnoldt W illiam s M usic, Inc.) 5701 C anton C enter Road, ju s t north o f Ford Road. There will be several dem onstration classes. For m ore infor­m ation, call N orm a A twood (734) 981-5969.

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F R ID A Y N IG H T C L O C K C O N C E R T SN orthville A rts Com m ission is sponsoring Friday N ight C lock Concerts at the Gazebo on M ain Street. This free concert begin at 7:30 p.m.

D D A ’S E N T E R T A IN M E N T O N USThe D ow ntow n D evelopm ent A uthority o f P lym outh presents Pam ela Ransford with singing guest U rsula W alker/Buddy B udson T rio 7-9 p.m . this F r id a y at Ann Arbor Trail and M ain. She has her own spec ia lb len d o f jazz and R&B vocal stylings, a brand new show and lots o f surprises.

P L Y M O U T H H IG H S C H O O L R E U N IO NThe class o f 1937 and 1938 will be holding their 60th C lass reunion Sept 11 at the P lym outh E lks Club. For m ore inform ation call G inny Fehlig a t (734) 453-0927 or H elene Shepard at (734) 464-0384.

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Service merger: ‘W hat’s in it forContinued from pg. 3

Right now the C ity’s departm ent is the larger o f the two in terms o f staff, equip­m ent and services perform ed. U nder the c u r re n t p la n , it w o u ld a b so rb th e T ow nship’s staff and equipm ent, form ing

City-Twp. relations:

th e C o m m u n ity M u n ic ip a l S e rv ic e Department.

T he T o w n sh ip w ould then pay a fla t monthly rate to the City to cover the costs o f the expanded staff and workload, and for services beyond that flat rate.

Such an ag reem ent w ould benefit the City in a few ways, according to a break­d o w n p re p a re d by C ity M a n g e r S tev e W alters. Benefits would include:

• Savings — $50,000 would be saved in the firs t year by sp littin g adm in istra tive overhead costs w ith the T o w n sh ip , such as employe salaries.

• G ro w th — th e CSM D could send a la rg e r c re w to respond to em ergen­c ie s , su ch as w a te r m a in b re a k s , w h ile re m a in in g w o rk e rs pursued ongoing pro­je c ts , such as s tre e t repairs.

• S ta ff — m orale would im prove through a wider variety of assignm ents, m ore flex in scheduling and group work.

The analysis lists a total o f six benefits. It also lists 14 concerns:

• Costs — m ore equipm ent means more maintenance and operations costs.

• S ew ers — in sp e c tio n o f T ow nsh ip lines revealed they have not been cleaned “fo r a lo n g tim e , an d c o n ta in a la rg e am ount o f sludge. A 40-hour work week may not be enough time to get the job done within an acceptable mulit-year cycle.”

• W orkload — m onthly lists o f CM SD activity may reveal that m ore work would be necessary than the Township now antici­pates, potentially inflating current cost esti-

the C ity?’mates.

W alters’ analysis goes On to list other logistical concerns.

It raises an eyebrow over how Township resident’s calls for service would be routed, whether through the City of Township.

It a lso q u e s tio n s w hether they w ould u n d e rs ta n d and a c c e p t th a t C M S D w o u ld c o n tin u e to p ro v id e m an y s e r ­v ic e s to C ity r e s i ­dents — lea f collec­tio n , snow rem ova l — w hich w ould not be p ro v id e d to T ow nship residen ts. Such a d isc rep an cy might look like pref­

erential treatment, according to W alers.T he p ro sp ec t o f a con fused and co n ­

founded departm ent doesn’t sit w ell with the C o m m iss io n , p a r tic u la r ly a t a tim e when C ity H all is giving its ow n depart­m ent high marks.

“Our Department o f Municipal Services is our first prio rity ,” C om m issioner Colleen Pobur said, adding that she is very happy with its recent performance. Breaking with that status quo through merger would have to make “fiscal and practical” sense, she said.

M cDonald suggested that, right now, it doesn’t.

“M y feeling is, righ t now , I w o u ld n ’t support it,” he said. “Tell m e w hat’s in it for the C ity.”

S t a t e o f l o v e a n d t r u s t ?

Joint recreation is kaput. Shared municipal services is on its way out. A recent letter from the Township to the City Commission expressed “dismay,” over comments they’d made in the local papers.

The current climate of City-Township relations might lead the average Plymouthite to ask, “Where is the love,” especially as the City and the Township head toward sharing the $1.3 million cost o f a railroad underpass at Sheldon Road and M-14.

In the past, when times have been good they’re been great. In 1994 the Plymouths’ got together to join fire departments, a union that has, by all accounts, served both municipalities well while reducing costs. The Community Fire Department has become the epitome of suc­cessful City-Township mergers.

Last summer, the City Commission and the Board of Trustees held a jo in t meeting to announce their Ann Arbor Road Corridor plan. Ann Arbor Road separates the Plymouths, and standards o f appearance for businesses along the road were different on each side. The ARC created common zoning requirements, smoothing the distinction between City and Township.

Lately, though, smooth hasn’t been the watchword. The letter from Supervisor Kathleen K een M cC arth y d e c rie d “ the in te n s ity o f n e g a tiv e rh e to r ic on the p a r t o f som e Commissioners,” during recreation merger talks. Such comments tend “to dampen enthusiasm for cooperative efforts,” she said.

According to Commissioner Stella Greene, the City-Township relationship always has its share of grouchiness.

“In any family there’s disagreement,” she said Monday, joined by Commissioners Colleen Pobur and Ron Loiselle in pointing out that even successful issues like the shared fire depart­ment went through dark days. They said they don’t expect current bile to affect upcoming underpass talks. “I trust logic will prevail,” Pobur said.

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Twp. to create P.R. position

BY BRYON M ARTINH e’s a familiar face, but in a different place.P lym outh Tow nship officials were expected to create a new

position at Township Hall last night and to hire Kevin Brown to fill it.Brown, who has worked as a reporter for The Plymouth Observer

for more than 10 years covering City and Township beats, would be the Township’s first Administrative Aide.

A ccording to Brown, it’s a com m unications-oriented job that would have him creating internal and public relations literature, and acting as a community liaison. Supervisor Kathleen Keen McCarthy first approached him about the job in December, he said.

Hopping the fence into governmental work might be a big jum p for some reporters, but Brown said he’s excited that he would still be able to work with the people he’s come to know and like.

If hired, Brown would begin work with the Township Sept. 14.

S t i l l R o l l i n g . . . As one Fordexpedition cruises by, employes of Road

One Towing Co. remove another from a car hauler that tipped its load on I-

275 Monday afternoon. The accident, which one State Tropper

said could have been caused by road construction, slowed

„ traffic between MichiganAvenue and Ford Road for

much of rush hour. (Crier photo by Scott

City eliminates Rec. Department, DirectorContinued from pg. 1

Responsibilities currently held by the recreation department will be tranfered to the municiple services department (MSD), according to the restructuring recom m endations approved Monday night. This will allow the City to continue operating most, if not all, of their recreation programs through the fiscal year.

This solution doesn’t come without costs however. Beside the raising of non-resident fees — a move which many in the City fear could signifigantly lower participation levels — commisioners also had to deal with the termination of the recreation director.

Tom Willette, who has served as recreation director for five years, sat quietly before the commission Monday night as his fate was decided.

“ I d o n ’t w an t it to ap p ear as though the rec reation departm ent head is being m ade the scapegoat because the Township didn’t pass the millage,” said Commissioner Dennis Shrewsbury.

Commissioner Dave MacDonald questioned how Willette’s termination would affect the recreation programing. “If we can m aintain the same program s and elim inate the recreation director, my question is why did we hire him in the first place?” he asked. “What will we lose without him?”

City Manager Steve Walters admitted that losing Willette

will have “some impact.” Recreation “is going to be largely a maintanence operation” under the MSD, Walters said. “It will be an experiment for the first few months.”

Long-term solutions to the recreation dilemna could take months to determine, Walters said.

Am ong the possibilites being discussed are privatizing certain services and contracting with other communites such as Canton or Northville.

“There will probably be several big changes at budget time again next year,” Walters said. Those changes are necessary, he said, because funds for capital maintenance, including Cultural Center upkeep, are currently dry. “There is still a problem out there,” he said, “The fields are getting old and worn-out.”

Edwards asks for Finance Director’s resignationContinued from pg. 1

Details from the meeting were unavailable at press time.

T he le tte r describes several p rob lem s u n c o v e red by R ehm an R obson , the Township’s auditor. Specifically, it points to com m unication breakdow ns betw een the Treasurer’s and Finance Director’s offices.

Finance Director Rosemary Harvey said Edwards asked for her resignation yesterday in a m eeting w ith Supervisor Kathleen Keen McCarthy.

Edwards did not deny that he asked for her resignation, but said “There’s nothing to talk about there.”

Conflict between the Township officials is

at the heart of the audit’s delay.When Rehman Robson began the audit in

March, accounts were not properly prepared, according to the auditors, slowing the audit.

“Contributing to the delayed closing was an internal conflict” between the Treasurer’s Office and the Finance Office, the Rehman Robson letter said. “W e understand that the F in an ce O ffice d id no t ob ta in all bank statem ents and cancelled checks from the Treasurers’ Office until March 1998.”

In March Treasurer Ron Edwards said he had been unable to reconcile the general checking account to the general ledger, which HarVey maintains, since June 1997. At that time, Edwards said, Harvey had not posted the general ledger, leaving him unable to complete

his balance o f the chekcing account.W hen the audit began in M arch these

discrepincies set off a slew of accusations and fingerpointing between Township officials.

Edw ards sent several politically-tinged le tte rs to R ehm an R obson and K een M cC arth y . In them , E dw ards accu ssed Rehman Robson of developing “biases that m ake an independent audit im possib le to perform.”

He also threatened to submit a letter to the Michigan Board of Accountancy “questioning what are unwarranted political considerations” of the audit firm.

The audit letter made no m ention o f the Township’s inability to reconcile the checking account with the general ledger.

A t th is p o in t, E dw ards sa id , aud ito rs haven’t mentioned it because it is a non-issue.

N e ith e r d id R eh m an R obson add ress Edw ards’ accusations. “W e are pleased to report that no...disagreem ents arose during the course o f our audit,” they said in their letter.

R ehm an R o b so n d id sp ec ify severa l po ten tia l p rob lem s w ith o ther T ow nship procedures including: the petty cash bank account; the Treasurer’s tendancy to bypass “normal check preparation procedures” ; and the Townhip’s policy on “clean-up bonds.”

For purposes o f internal control, auditors suggested Township officials establish a petty cash “fund” as opposed to a petty cash bank account, so Edwards would not be the sole controller o f these monies.

R ehm an R o b so n a lso q u e s tio n ed the Township’s frequent issuance o f “clean up bonds,” which are given to businesses for minor building projects. “The township should reevaluate the need for these deposits,” the letter said.

According to the letter, problems between the treasurer and the finance director were mostly resolved during a March meeting.

Rehman Robson did suggest, however, the Township should “involve the independent CPA firm to provide guidance” for sound internal control.

County: ‘Ron was having difficulty’Continued from pg. 1

w ith their annual audit, it also had problem s getting its 1997 tax roll in on tim e to W ayne County.

The tax roll, which lists all taxpayers in the Tow nship who ow e m oney to the county, was turned in three m onths late. The Tow nship was the last m unicipality in the county to subm it their rolls, according to the W ayne T reasurer’s Office.

“U nfortunate ly , P lym outh T ow nship was a b it ta rdy ,” said W ayne C ounty Treasurer R aym ond W ojtow icz. “I do recall my

p eo p le te llin g m e R on w as h av in g som e d iff ic u lty . H e w as having trouble w ith som e o f the technical aspects o f transferring data.”

E dw ards d isp u te s th is assessm en t, say ing th a t ro lls w ere “settled with the county” as o f June 26. He blam es the delay on com puter problem he said his office experienced in M ay.

W ojtow icz m entioned certain “internal d ifficulties,” Edwards was having at T ow nship H all. Explaining that he d id n ’t know specifically what those were, he defended Edwards saying, “Be nice.”

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New library attracts big field for Board

ObituariesFor more information on listing a paid obituary notice in The Crier,

contact your funeral director, or call (734) 453-6900.

GERLAD “BUD” ABERT KRUMMGerald “Bud” Albert Krumm, a form er Plymouth resident, died Aug. 11, 1998 at the

age of 77.M r. Krum m was born July 30, 1921 in Farm ington, M I. He retired in 1983 from

Michigan Bell Telephone Company as a PBX Installer after 42 years o f service. He was vice-president of the Communications W orkers o f America Local o f Plymouth. He came to the Plymouth community in 1930 from Farmington. He was a life mem ber of the PlymouthV.F.W . — he was commander of the post from 1959-60. He was a past m em ber of the Plymouth Elks and a past member o f the Eagles in Gladwin, MI. He served in the Marines during W W II. He qualified as a rifle sharpshooter and pistol marksman and participated in the occu p a tio n o f Saipan and M idw ay Island . He served as v ic e -p re s id en t o f the Communications W orkers o f America (CW A), Plymouth local for a number o f years.

He is survived by his w ife, Janet o f M idland; daughters, G errie (R on) H ubbs o f Pinckney, MI, Jeannie (Len) M oyer o f South Lyon, MI; son, Gary o f W olverine, M I; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; stepson, W eldon Markey o f M idland; and sister, M arion Robertson o f Plymouth. He is preceded in death, by his sisters, lone Gow and Gladys M cBride; and his first wife, Betty Irene Barnes.

Arrangements were made by and services held at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home in Plymouth with the Rev. Fr. Doc Ortman officiating. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth. Memorial contributions can be given to the Karmanos Cancer Institute.

LILLIAN E. GREENLillian E. Green, a Plymouth resident, died Aug. 7 ,1998 at the age o f 90.Mrs. Green was born Aug. 6, 1908 in Calumet, MI. She was a homemaker. She came to

the Plymouth community in 1968 from Livonia.She is survived by her daughters, Karen Silverman o f Farmington Hills; Shirley Pegg of

Plymouth; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.Arrangements were made by and services held at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home

with the Rev. Tamara J. Seidel officiating. Burial was at Oakland Hills Cemetery in Novi, MI.

JOHN E. SAVAGEJohn E. Savage, a W estland resident, died July 30 ,1998 at the age of 74.Mr. Savage was bom Aug. 29, 1923 in Belfast, N orth Ireland. He was a tin smith with

General Motors. He was a m ember of St. Theodore catholic Church.He is survived by his daughters, G eraldine M . Savage o f W estland, M I, M airead

(Howard) Powell of Horton, MI; sons, Sean Savage of W estland, Kevin (Julia) Savage of H ighland, Patrick (JoA nne) Savage o f C anton, B rian (Patricia) Savage o f W estland, Michael (Tonya) Savage of Milan, Timothey (Kelly) Savage of Canton; and grandchildren, M oira Powell, Donovan Powell, Kaela Savage, Sean Savage, Alana Savage and Colin Savage.

Services were held at St. Theodore Catholic Church w ith the Rev. Gary M ichalik officiating. Burial was at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Livonia, MI. Arrangements were made by the Verm eulen Funeral Home in Plymouth. M ass offerings can be made or m em orial contributions can be given to the American Cancer Society, 29350 Southfield Road, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48076.

BILLY HICKSBilly Hicks, a former Plymouth resident, died Aug. 14, 1998 at the age of 66.Mr. Hicks was born M arch 7, 1932 in N iota, TN. He worked in the shipping and

receiving department at General Motors Corporation (Livonia Spring and Bumper Plant). He retired in 1978 after 31 years o f service. He came to the Plymouth Community in 1955 from Tennessee. He lived in Plymouth for 27 years. He was a former m em ber o f the U.A.W. He loved gardening and wood working. He loved being with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He enjoyed family gatherings.

He is survived by his wife, Helen of Decatur, TN; sons, Dennis (Barbara) H icks of W estland, R onald (D eborah) H icks o f W estland , S teven H icks of W estland ; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brother, Eugene Hicks of Norwood, OH.

Arrangements were made by and services held at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home in P lym outh w ith the Rev. Roy Forsyth officiating . B urial was at Parkview M em orial Cemetery in Livonia.

The bigger, new er Plym outh Dunning- Hough Library is generating interest not only among those interested in books, but among those interested in helping the library run.

Ten candidates are running for four seats on the Plym outh D istrict Library Board, a contest to be decided in the Nov. 3 general election. The seats will run for a four-year term, beginning Jan. 1,1999.

Township residents running for the spots are: Steve Bamaby; Joan Claes; Karl Dalai;Kimberly Hickey ; and Deborah Taracuk.

Jo an n e B e lla ire ; Jo seph B rid g m an ;M ich e lle H ase lh u h n ; M ary M ak ie ; and M ichael Pappas are City residents on the ballot. Hickey and Mackie are the only current members seeking re-election this term.

According to Library Director Pat Thomas, competition for the board varies from election to election. This year, with the new 42,000- souare foot building com plete and further

ScheduleThe sum m er sun is still warm, but one o f

the school y e a r’s heralds has a rrived — schedule pick-up days at CEP.

From Tuesday through Friday, C anton and Salem high school students can pick up th e ir schedu les a t assigned tim es in the S a le m H ig h S choo l c a fe te r ia . P a rk in g p e rm its and s tu d e n t ID p h o to s w ill be taken, too.

In order to receive their schedules:• F irst-tim e students m ust bring a $25

book deposit fee• R e tu rn in g s tu d e n ts m u s t p ay a ll

outstanding fines• All students m ust bring a com pleted,

three-part emergency information sheetParking permits will be issued to seniors

and ju n io rs on a first-com e, first-served basis. To be assured a parking permit, those students wishing to drive to school should rep o rt on their assigned day, no t on the make-up day, Monday.

According to school officials, counselors w ill be a v a ila b le to m ak e c h a n g e s to schedu les from 8. a.m . to noon on each p ick -up day, but only fo r the fo llow ing reasons:

Pay board staff neededCity residents are needed to serve on the Local Officers Compensation Commission. This

board meet in odd-numbered year beginning in 1999 to review and reccommend compensation for the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern and City Commissioner in Plymouth. City residents interested in serving should call the Clerk’s Office for more details at (734) 453-1234 ext. 234.

Spanish, Econ. classesEvening classes in Spanish and the Principles o f Econom ics will be held at Canton

High School this fall, offered by Schoolcraft College. Classes begin Aug. 31. Call 734- 462-4770 for registration information and tuition rates.

growth to come, attention On the library is on the upswing.

“B oard m em bers have com plete responsibility for operation o f the library. ’ Thom as said, from developing policy ant se tting m illage ra tes, to h iring s ta ff and approving book purchases.

Staffing is and will continue to be big issue for the board, according to Thom as. Since their move in April, the library has been in b u ild in g m ore than tw ice the size o f its previous 15,000-square foot location. The je f now: buying m ore books, com puters, anc expanding programs for children and adults More programs will require more staff. The board will make decisions on these and othe: expenditures.

“Board members need to have commor sense and decision m aking skills,” Thoma: said, “not a particular expertise or level of education

pick up• M isplacement in a class• Failure in a prerequisite class• E n ro llm e n t in th e C o -o p T ra in in g

Program• Other obvious scheduling errors

CEP schedule pick-upS e n i o r s : .............. Tues., Aug. 25

J u n i o r s : ....................... W ed., Aug. 26

SOPHM ORES: . . . . .Thurs., Aug. 27

F r e s h m e n : .................... Fri., Aug. 28

Last name pick up timeS - Z 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.N - R 8:30 - 9 :3 0 a.m.F - M 9 :3 0 - 10:30 a.m.A - E 1 0 :3 0 -1 1 :3 0 a.m.

Pick-up times apply Tues. - Fri.

A l l g r a d e s :M onday, Aug. 31

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AUTO REPAIR

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AntiquesAFFORDABLE ANTIQUES

& COLLECTIBLESCheck Out Our Ever Changing Inventory

inQuaint D owntown

Plymouth

A N T IQ U E M A L L975 W est A nn A rbor Tr.

(734)459-0000O ver 70 D ealers w / Tw o F loors

O pen Seven D ays a W eekANN ARBOR ANTIQUES MARKET

THE BRUSHER SHOW Saturday & Sunday,September 19 & 20,

6am-4pm, 5055 Ann Arbor Saline Road, exit #175 off i-94 then south 3 miles.

Over 350 dealers in quality antiques and vintage collectibles all under cover.

Admission $5.00, “30th Anniversary Year 1968-1998”. The original!!

Autos For Sale1995 Saturn SC-1. Low mileage. 5

speed, Air, Power windows, Power locks, CD Player. (248)777-7832

94 Ford Aspire, Low mileage, 5 speed, AM/FM Cassette. Very dependable

transportation. $2700. (734)422-6042 1992 Voyager Minivan. 80,000 miles, only45.000 miles on the new motor. Loaded.

$7500, (734)453-6945________1989 Ford Escort GT, 5 speed.

New parts, runs and looks great. 91,000 miles. Asking $1995 or best offer.

____._______ (734)453-3787_________Taurus 1995 Wagon-LX, 3.8 V6, Auto/Air,

Loaded, Full Power, Leather, Keyless,40.000 Miles. $10,850. (734)459-0082 97 TO YO TA TERCEL (BLACKHAWK)

13,800 miles. AM/FM stereo, CD player,Rear Defrost, Manual. $11,900

___________ (734)455-4560___________

Children’s ResaleNeed extra CASH? Children’s Orchard

pays cash for children’s clothing, toys and equipment in excellent condition.

Call (734)453-4811 for appointment

Child CareLooking for responsible, dependable non-

smoker to watch my 8 yr. old in my Plymouth home during the ’98-’99 School

year. Mornings: 7:30AM-8:30AM, Afternoons: 3:30PM-5:30PM Monday thru Friday. $82 per wepk. Must have reliable

transportation and references. Call_______ Christina (734)454-7580_______

TO DD LER M OM SDoes your child need another child to

interact with? Work at home Mom looking for toddler mom to care for my child in my home while providing the opportunity for

two toddlers to play together. Nice Plymouth environment, morning hours,

$6.00/hour. 12-15 hours.Call Beth (734)459-4412_______

Fun Caring Licensed Day Care has open­ings for 18 months to age 6. Haggerty & 5

Mile area. Love guaranteed. Call (734)420-7934

Child CareBABYSITTER NEEDED. Excellent pay, 1 to 2 days per week in my Canton home.

- (7341844-8850 or (8101227-9484

_____ For Rent_____230 Sq. Ft. Office. AA Rd. & Haggerty.

$440. Call (734)455-8892 Canton - 2 Bedroom small rustic house.

W. of 1-275, N. of Ford Rd. 6549 Old Haggerty Rd. $450. Available Sept. 1.

_________ Call (248)988-1356_________PLYM OUTH. 1 bedroom apartment

downtown near Kellogg Park. Laundry room in building, clubroom, central air -

great location. $525 per month. (7341459-7080 Village Green.

______For Sale_____Macintosh II Si with modem and printer $150 or best. Also full size futon frame with mattress for $175 or best. Contact

Pete at (734)459-5270 1997 Harley Fat Boy, Black, 5500 Mites.

Asking $19,000.Call Ronny at (734)432-9127

COM PAQ P R ES A R IO w/ desk & hutch, HP color printer. $700 or best offer.

___________(734)455-4560___________Low Rider Bicycle, Like New. Lots of

chrome, velour seat, 2 mirrors, chrome kickstand and light kit. $250 or best offer.

___________ (248)349-4365___________Thomasville King Bedroom; Dresser, Mirrors, Nightstands, Armoire; Pecan.

Excellent $1400. (734)455-1915 Signs-Banners-Fliers-24 Hour Service.

Copy Boy Printers. Northville_________ (248)349-3730

Dark Green recliner-$200; Health Rider- $100; Painting-$100; 4x5 Italian Tapestry-

_______ $100. (734)416-5938________Factory Clearance! Arch Type Steel

Buildings. All Inventory Must Go. Best Prices of the Year. 16x24, 25x40, 40x100.

Ready to Ship. Call 1-800-222-6335 America’s Budget Storage, 40671 Joy Rd., Canton, Ml will sell contents of the follow­ing units for unpaid rent to the highest bid

on August 27, at 1:00 pm. E2-Hissong: Furniture, boxes, bike J30-Lewis: Furniture, boxes, tools

E32-Taylor: Boxes, desk, electronic parts D40-Mordoff: Furniture, boxes, microwave C1-10-Deron:Guitars, 3 Sony tape decks A36-Jones Jr.: Furniture, washer, dryer,

boxes, tools, fishing equipment A20-Aichele-Fumiture, boxes, TV

C O U C H FO R S A LE - 2 1/2 yrs. old, light blue & white. $350/Best Offer.

___________ (734)207-5463Moving -

Need to sell G.E. Gas Range, Refrig (almond), G.E. Stack Washer and Elec.

Dryer, Microwave Cabinet, Computer Table, Matching Coffee and Lamp Table.

Phone (734)459-8224Fill D irt A vailable

in 40 yd. quantities delivered in Plymouth-Canton area.

Maas Enterprises (734)398-5580

Home ImprovementDECORATING SERVICES

PAINTING - WALLPAPERING Molding; drywall -- plaster repairs.

CALL (734)451-0987 YO U R P ER S O N A L H A N D YM AN .

All types of work. Repairs and remodeling. 25 years experience.

______ Lie. & Ins. (734)572-0859Kitchen and Bath Remodeling, siding,

additions, dormers, all home improvements SA N TILLI BUILD ER S

(734) 453-0955

Home ImprovementBrian’s Painting, interior & exterior,

15 years experience, 248/349-1558. JOHN’S PROFESSIONAL PAINTING

Interior/Exterior. Free estimates. References. Call John (734)425-4529 Mr. Fix it - Home Maintenance Inside

and out, jobs big & small. Plumbing, Painting, Carpentry, Electrical, Phone

_________jacks (734)454-3576________KITCHENS-BATHS

Cabinets, Vanities, Formica & Corian countertops. 20 years in Plymouth area.

Complete Design and Installation. Licensed Builder. Insured.

Mayflower Kitchens___________ 734-459-2186___________

SCOTT ADAMS RESIDENTIAL ROOFING NEW CONSTRUCTION.

Tear off and Reroof Licensed and Insured. Free estimates.

Financial Assistance Available._______Call Scott- (734)422-6042______

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL Additions and New Construction Kitchens, Baths, Trimwork, Basements, and Decks.

FLORKEN CONSTRUCTION CO. George Florken, lie. & insured Builder

__________ (734) 455-0730.__________REMODELING & NEW CONSTRUCTION

Roofing, siding, decks, additions, and drywall. All home repairs and

improvements. Licensed and insured, James Fisher, licensed builder,

(734)455-1108.___________HOME IMPROVEMENTS, roofs, decks,

basement, kitchens and more. Licensed,_________ Paul (734)451-0106_________A-1 Quality Painting. Interior and Exterior.

Seamless Gutters installed. Power Washing available. 15 years experience.

Free estimates. Call John at (734)699-7924, pager 1-810-912-3526

BRATTON PAINTING & DECORATING Prompt Professional Service. Plaster & Drywall Repairers. Wallpaper Removal.

_________Tom (7341482-7224_________

HousecleaningHOUSE CLEANING Honest and reliable women seeking to clean the home you

care about with quality. Window Washing available. Bonded/ insured. Excellent

______ References (313)453-8717______HOUSE CLEANING Experienced, reliable

women have house cleaning openings. Excellent reference. (734)453-2236

YOU’VE TRIED THE REST,NOW TRY THE BEST.

Call MRS. MOP. (734)397-4980 Housecleaning - Experienced, Reliable,

excellent references. Call (734)699-2943 , Laura’s Housekeeping Service. Good

work and reliable. (734)453-0581

Real EstateAll real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination

based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial sta­tus or national origin or intention to make any such pref­erence, limitation or discrimination.' This newspaper will

not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of law. Our readers are hereby

informed that all dwelling advertised in this newspaper _____are available on an equal opportunity basis._____

Ann Arbor Township: 5 acres, high and dry. Beautiful building site. Perk-

approved. $98,000. Hood Real Estate,___________ (734)878-4686___________

Plymouth - A beautiful 3 bedroom home. All amenities and extras with a very large

private yard. $169,900. No agents. (734)451-0135

Plymouth Tour Home - Walk to town, Completely renovated. New roofs, A/C,

Widows, Kitchen, Etc. Must see! (734)455-8107

_____ LessonsP IA N O LE S S O N S

PIANO STUDIOS of LEIGH JENKINS and ASSOC. Now accepting new students.

_________ Call (7341414-9844

Lost & FoundGirl: “Mommy, my cat ran away.”

Mom: “We should put an ad in The Crier.” Girl: “Don’t be silly. Kittv can’t read.”

PhotographyRAWLINSON PHOTOGRAPHY Elegant Wedding Photography

(734) 453-8872

ServicesI can fix any VCR for less than $50.

Also, used VCRs for sale under $50.Call Fred at (734)455-9364 B A R TE N D IN G S ER V IC E S

Any occasion. Experienced.Call Nancy at (734)461-1657

Gutter CleaningGet your gutters cleaned or any minor repairs taken before fall starts. Call

(734)522-5904, ask for Chris or Lisa or__________ leave message.__________

Home, Room, Office to Paint! You will enjoy my work. Quality, neat & afford-

able. Call Georgie (734)453-4064 Canton Disposal-ariy household clean-up. Easy to load containers, sizes 10, 20, 30 yards. All odd jobs done. (734)844-0141

WantedWanted: Old Garden Statues and

Birdbaths. Don’t Toss It Out.Will pick up. Call (734)254-1986

______ after 6 or leave message.Looking for used lawn mower or mulcher.

___________(734)455-9364 __________S.P.F. seeking same for 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in Plymouth. $450 including utilities.___________(734)354-0349___________Young, single, male, professional looking

for 1 bdr. apt. Dan (734)721-3200. _______ Non-smoker _______ __

CuriositiesD e a r

M a r th a , W e t. a l.By Geneva Guenther

What a happy voice greeted me on Sunday! You are a sly one! You have a brand new son, you said, and you never breathed a word to us. One of your daughters, Kay Marie - who went to school in Plymouth, has presented you with a brand new son-in-law. Isn’t that great! His name is John Redwood and he now is a part of your nice family. “It’s wonderful to have a man around the house.”

Lucky Girl.Geneva

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FINDING THE PERFECT EARRINGS is only one of the 3,007 things you can do in

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. Plymouth, Ml 48170-1624_______MIKE CARNE: life is a stitch-stitch two, drop

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CuriositiesVISITING THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM is only one of the 3,007 things you can do in________ Downtown Plymouth!________________ visit: CRIER.com__________“SURFING THE NET IS NOT exercise.” -________ Mike Watts, 1998__________

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“FALL FEST WILL NEVER REST” -Katrina Freund, 1998

CONGRATS JOHN CLEVELAND on 4 years.

LINDA KOCHANEK -watch out for that fish!________Good job on the auction!________

“I’M TIRED OF BEING a nice person, I’m going to start being a real b— .” -Mary

Brooks, 1998. (Right!)ANGELA AND SAMANTHA are expanding their vocabulary. It comes from hanging

________ around during Fall Fest.“I MAY BE A printer but I’m not an idiot.” --

Dale Hampshire, 1998

CuriositiesJANICE OWENS

had anotherbirthday!Happy 46th...

ooops - were we supposed to tell?

CAN THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH spell “Missdig” on its Main Street paving project? IF “THE GLOOM AND DOOM SOCIETY”

meets on a sunny day sitting on the Coffee Bean deck, do we need to rename them

“The Sunshine Boys”? (What would Fred DeLano, who coined the name, say?)

DOES DENNIS NISCH really drive the fire truck in his town?

LIAM KIRKBRIDE: happy SECOND (can you say “two”) birthday. -Beauregard

THEY RELEASED LISA F. from_____ ______ Disneyworld.____________

SOOOOOO GOOOOOD House of Fudge has the Best Frozen Yogurt

Smoothies in Town COOOOOOL OFFFFFFF

With 9 flavors to choose from - something for everyones taste.

13 Forest Place-Downtown Plymouth FALL FEST IS SOON! CONGRATULATIONS

DEAN SAXTON at 101

YEARS YOUNG-Your Van Fleet cousins ______

BEAUREGARD east avacado mousse from______ Chef Mike at Waterclub Grill.

Harriet Wild was caught on an early morn- ing mission at The Brusher Show...

“Now, ask yourself: Is it something you just can’t live without?” -Jill Andra Young about

making purchases at The Brusher Show.If someone tells you a building is a lifeless object, ask them how they feel when they

see the old Hudson’s Building being_________ stripped of its dignity._________Good Luck Bob Lepping on your great new adventure. Atlanta sure is lucky to get you

_______________ guys- _________Lisa and Bob - WAIT!

CuriositiesCONGRATULATIONS

DETROIT SUNDAY JOURNAL FRIENDS

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SATURDAY OCT. 3

NEW SCHOOL BOND VOTE

BEV K IB ILK O - G E T B ETTER!RO N K IB ILK O -

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_____________Danielle G.___________________Zak: We’re waiting. Gramma______

Liam Come Home! We Miss you! Disneyworld won’t be the same once Liam”

______________ arrives!_________ ■_______ Mr. President - We’re tired_______

Monica: Sorry, we’re tired of you, too.B. Lyons, Schoolcraft scholar, waiter extra­

ordinaire, Happy Nineteenth birthday-August 22nd! Does your boss know how well you serve and greet his patrons? He should,

______ because you are superb.________To whom it may concern: If you order hors deuvres for $10.95 in a restaurant, do you have to eat it yourself or can you share it

with several other friends? However, if you share it, do they (your guest) or you have to_______ pay $2 extraper person?_______

The Plymouth Travellers are home from their trip and a happy time was had by all.

No need to ask them where they have been. Listen to those rolling “R”s - Scotland, of

_______ course. Welcome home!Josh Steiniger starts Middle School - look

______________out Novi!! ____________Beka - your berry surprise was great - espe-______daily if you closed your eyes.______

SAUCE - the cure all!________ Put some sauce on it!________________ Because I can-that’s why!_______

Bob - 1 miss you already!!“YOU DON’T LOOK all THAT bad.” -a (flat­tering?) waitress to Dale Hampshire, 1998.

m T h e C r i e r i s N o w A c c e p t i n g

Assistant Childcare provider needed for in-home daycare. Call (734)420-7934

Babysitter needed for Bird School first-grader. 3:00-6:30, 3-5 days per week.

Call John or Kandy, (313)961 -1900 or (734)455-2202

Building Supervisor(s) needed for flexible evening and weekend shifts. Activity set up and light building maintenance. Fun, pulbic environment for retirees and students over

18. Staff shirt provided. Starting wage: $7.00 per hour. Apply at Northville Parks and Recreation, 303 West Main Street,

Northville. (248)349-0203. EOE Carol’s housekeeping needs part time help. Start early, finish early. $8 per hour. Call

Carol (734)451-0256_________C H IL D CA R E A ID - Grades K-8. Begin

Sept. 2. Mon thru Friday. 7 to 9 am and or 3 to 6pm. Send resume to New morning

School, 14501 Haggerty Rd., Plymouth, Ml 48170 or fax (734)420-0324

DRY CLEANERSchool’s starting so we have open posi­

tions. Great benefits! Full time presser, day clerk-30 hrs., and evening clerk-18 hrs. Touch of Class 1150 W. Ann Arbor Rd.

Plymouth, Ml. Call Rhonda (734)453-7474 G ET PAID TO PLAY

Work at home mom looking for mature woman or college student to care for

Toddler in my home. Nice Plymouth envi­ronment, flexible hours, mornings, $6.00/hr.

12-15 hours. Call Beth (734)459-4412

$$$ EXTRA INCOME$$$Can you spare

5-10 hours a week?FIND OUT HOW YOU

CAN EARN RESIDUAL INCOME!Thru the “Deregulated” - Public Utilities Industry.

Telephone services, Paging services, & soon Cable-Satellite TV, P.C.S. Cellular,

Gas & ELECTRICITY.Work at Home-Full or Part Time

Immediate CASH Income.For more information call

1-800-942-9304 enter extension 20351.If you like what you . hear, page me Steve (313)392-3035. Please leave area code.

Full time / Part time Hygienists needed for busy Livonia and Wayne Dental offices.

Must be team oriented with excellent patient skills. For more information call Mike at

________ (888)764-5380 ext. 120Hair Stylist with clientele needed to help run 2 chair business in Plymouth’s Old Village. This is not a blue jean shop, professionals

only need apply. (734)453-5020HELP CHILDREN SUCCEED- consultant

needed, work 20-30 hrs./wk., income $20,000. Training allowance, commissions,

plus bonus. Homemakers, teachers and community volunteers do well in our work.

Call C. Knapp (734)464-0931. EOE LANDSCAPING FIRM seeking reliable

seasonal help. $300 plus/Full time. Call Sid at (248)486-4840, leave message

Home Health AidsImmediate Openings. Cases in your area.

Good pay. (734)697-0888._________Golden Home Agency________

Looking for a hard-working, responsible, trustworthy, and someone who is good with

people to work at Maya’s Deli. Call for details: (734)453-8871

________ (Ask for Tony or Vicky)________M om ’s D ream Job

No nights. No Sundays. No holidays. 18 and over, please. Apply: Harvey’s Deli, 696

N. Mill St. (734)453-3705 M U SIC TE A C H ER - Vocal & Band, Grades

1 thru 8. 2 half days per week. Send resume to New Morning School, 14501

Haggerty Rd., Plymouth, Ml 48170_________ or fax (734)420-0324_________

Podiatric assistant. Permanent part-time.Must be flexible with us.

No medical experience required. Will train. Cali (734)455-0770

POSTAL JOBS to $18.35/HR.INC. BENEFITS, NO EXPERIENCE. FOR APP. AND EXAM INFO, CALL 1-800-813-

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Sportsshorts Boulerice bound over fo r tr ia l

A tte n tio n S o c c e r P la y e rs : O ur L ad y o f G o o d C o u n se l JV B o y s Soccer is looking fo r six additional boys to fill their roster fo r their fall season beginning the first w eek o f September.

Fourth, fifth and sixth-grade boys are eligible to play. C urrent recre­ation o r select players are not eligi­b le per CY O rales.

C all M ark Seifert at (734) 454- 0038 for details.

9Young Plym outh W haler fans

now have their own club: T h e J u n io r W hale W atch e rs .

For $10, jun io r w hale watchers receive a bevy o f W haler goodies Mid food from M cD onalds includ­ing: official T-shirt, m em bership card, voucher for tw o free end-zone seats at selected gam es, free small fires once a m onth at M cD onalds, free “H appy M eal” on their birth­day, a chance to be the Junior W haler o f the Gam e, and % 10 off W haler m erchandise at The Fishm arket.

A lso, a jun io r W halers will attend a special “M eet the W halers” party ju s t for m em bers.

For m ore inform ation call (734) 453-8400.

9R egistration for a m e n ’s softball

league in C an to n has begun and ' will last until it fills up o r Friday,

Sept. 4.D ouble-headers will be held every

W ednesday or Thursday for five w eeks beginning Sept. 9.

The cost is $200 per team , with each team paying $16 per gam e for um pire fees.

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w e a t h e rBY SCOTT GOODW IN

The gridiron has awoke. Fall can’t be far away.

Players for both Canton and Salem High School reported to practice last week, the first signs that school is righ t around the comer.

B ut you would have thought Fall was still six months away on M onday, as a blis­tering sun drove down on sweaty football players running drills, pounding pads and pumping up for the season.

F irst-year Canton coach Tim B aechler was working the rounds, grinding his team in to g am e -sh a p e . U pon h is h ir in g la s t Spring, Baechler preached increased condi­tioning as an essential element o f a success­ful team. A view of his tired players con­firmed he was following up.

“M ost o f the players w orked out three tim es a week over the sum m er,” Baechler said. “And they had to do all there running on their own.”

So far, practice has been going better than he thought it would. “The attitude is great and lhe enthusiasm is there.”

On the other side o f the field, veteran coach Tom M oshimer is entering his 32nd season with Salem. It’s his 40th year coach­ing overall.

M osh im er a lso sa id h e ’s happy w ith what he’s seen so far. “Over the years you come up with a certain standard,” he said. “So far w e’re progressing pretty well.”

G am es begin Sept. 4. C anton tack les Monroe, while Salem faces Belleville.

BY SCOTT GOODW IN At his preliminary exam ination M onday

in 35th D istric t C ourt, fo rm er P lym outh W haler Jesse Boulerice was bound over for trial by Judge Ron Lowe.

An arraignm ent is scheduled for Aug. 31 in W ayne County C ircuit Court. A fter the arraignment, the case will likely move into pre-trial some time in September.

Boulerice is facing assault with intent to do g rea t bodily harm charges stem m ing fro m an o n - ic e in c id e n t A p r il 17 a t Compuware Sports Arena.

The victim in the case, form er Guelph

S to rm fo rw a rd A ndrew L ong , su ffe re d severe facial injuries, including tw o frac­tures and a blood clot, when he was hit by Boulerice in the face with a stick.

Long, facing Boulerice for the first time since the incident, was the only witness at M onday ’s hearing. H is testim ony, along w ith a v id e o ta p e o f th e in c id e n t, w as enough for Lowe to bound over the case.

A lthough a p lea bargain could still be agreed to, the case is expected to end up in a ju ry trial.

Boulerice could face 10 years in ja il and up to a $5,000 fine if convicted.

Canton Head Football Coach Tim Baechler surveys the progression of his players

Monday morning at CEP. All players are new in the eyes of Baechler, who is begin­ning his first year at Canton. (Crier photo by Scott Goodwin)

Canton Board scoutsTH E C O M M U N IT Y C R IER: A ug ust 1 9 ,1 9 9 8 P ag e 21

softball centerT o w n s h i p m a y p u r c h a s e 7 0 - a c r e s i t e o f f M i c h i g a n A v e . f o r $ 4 . 7 m i l l i o n

BY SCOTT SPIELM ANW hy build six softball fields when you

can buy 12?The Canton Board of Trustees examined

that question in a study session last night, w hen the e s tim a te fo r six new so ftb a ll fields cam e in at more than $1.4 million.

T he six fie lds had been p roposed for Independence Park, one o f three new parks C anton is developing. W hen bids for the f ie ld s c a m e in h ig h e r th a n e x p e c te d , C an ton offic ia ls looked fo r a lte rna tives , according to Canton Supervisor Tom Yack.

Fortunately, an alternative did exist, and rig h t around the corner: C anton Softball C e n te r . L o c a te d on M ic h ig a n A v e n u e betw een C anton C enter and B eck roads, the 70-acre site was put up for sale earlier this year, but as commercial property, not a recreational facility.

“W e were facing the possibility o f los­ing an additional 12 softball fields,” Yack sa id . C a n to n had lo s t tw o f ie ld s from G riffin P ark to the new post o ffice , and in te n d e d on re p la c in g th e m in Independence Park.

A fter examining the facility from top to bo ttom , inside and out, it looked like a g o o d d e a l, a cc o rd in g to Y ack . C an to n would pay about $4.9 million fo r th e facili­ty, w hich if sold for developm ent, could have netted about $7 million.

“It m akes sense in both the long term and the short term ,” Yack said. “The fields are in e x c e lle n t c o n d itio n , and th e re ’s enough cap ac ity th a t w e can m ove our ju n io r baseball o ff the fie lds beh ind the high school. Those fields are in deplorable shape. They are acc iden ts ready to hap- pen.

Owning the center would provide many b en efits to the to w n sh ip , Y ack said . In addition to being in better condition than some o f its currents fields, all o f the fields at Canton Softball Center are lighted. The bids for the Independence Park fields were for unlighted fields.

T he fa c ility a lso com es w ith a ll the e q u ip m e n t n e c e ssa ry to o p e ra te it and other features such as batting cages and a 700-car parking lot. T here’s also a full- service restaurant at the facility.

Ideally, current sta ff w ould continue to run the facility, Y ack said.

“W e hope to retain the individuals who work there now ,” Y ack said. “They have the contacts and know ledge of how to run the business. They know all the leagues and all the com petitions.”

In addition to the softball facilities, the site includes a 15-acre p lo t o f land that fro n ts M ich ig an A venue w hich C an ton could sell if it w ished, Y ack said.

I f approved, Y ack said an initial pay­m ent o f $1.5 m illion w ould be paid from C an to n ’s general fund . T hese are funds already budgeted for im provem ents within

The fields at Canton Softball Center were empty yesterday morning, but soon they could be crawling with teams from Canton’s Recreation Department. If the $4.7 million deal goes through, Canton’s diminishing ball field inventory could be saved. (Crier photo by Scott Goodwin)

Independence Park, he said. T he rem ain­d e r o f the p u rch ase w ou ld be f in an ced w ith bond sales.

B u t firs t, C anton m ust sell the propos­a l to th e B o a rd o f T r u s te e s . A t la s t n ig h t ’s s tu d y s e s ­sion, the board went on a tour o f current so ftba ll fac ilitie s in C a n to n , fro m th e fie lds at G riffin Park, to the C E P fields and then the softball center.

“W e have to show the board m em bers the two ends of the spectrum ,” Y ack said. “A lot o f them had never seen the fields beh in d the h igh school and d o n ’t know how bad they are.”

The deal could m ean a change in the

w ay the leag u es are o rg an ized as w e ll, Y ack said. L ike w ith hockey association

d isc u sse d in c o n ­n e c tio n w ith th e ice rinks proposed for H aggerty Road north o f M ichigan Avenue, Yack said Canton could form its ow n s o f tb a l l association.

“ W h en y o u look at that type o f com m itm ent i t’s only logical that the program w ould be m ade up o f C anton players,” Y ack said.

H a rry H il l , d i r e c to r o f th e C a n to n C o m m u n ity J u n io r B a s e b a l l /S o f tb a l l Association (CCJBSA ) said that w ouldn’t necessarily exc lude ch ild ren from o th er com m unities.

“W e’re the only sports recreation group th a t n e v e r s a id no to a n y o n e . I d o n ’t e x p e c t th a t to c h a n g e . W e c e r ta in ly w ouldn’t w ant to lose any Plym outh chil­dren ,” he said. “W e do n ’t w ant to alienate anyone. They w ould still be able to play. This is going to be a very positive thing, w hether you live in Canton or not.”

H ill s a id h a v in g th e c e n te r u n d e r C a n to n ’s o w n e rsh ip w o u ld be a g re a t im provem ent for the children o f the com ­m u n ity . T he ex tra f ie ld s w ill a llo w fo r expanded services, such as a T -B all p ro­g ram fo r y o u n g e r c h ild re n , as w e ll as m ore space for the 2,300 current players.

“ T h is is a 100 p e r c e n t p o s i t iv e im provem ent in the softball program ,” he said. “It raises it to the level o f our soccer program , w hich is one o f the best in the country.”

4 It m akes sense in both the long term an d the sh o rt te r m .}

- Tom YackCanton Supervisor

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Dear Dear: DDA hiring guidelinesNew DDA director should understand, support and get along with small business folks

M s. Sally Repeck,ChairPlymouth D.D.A.RE: Y our Aug. 17 “in terested parties”

memo

Dear M s. Repeck:Your m em o asks those of us interested

in the Steve G uile replacem ent process to forward “three items you think are priority functions of the (DDA) director position.”

Just three?

Debating th e‘Chronicles’Downtown never better

EDITOR:After reading “The Train Chronicles” in

the Aug. 12 edition o f The Crier, I knew I m ust take a minute to send off a message to the great people who planned and worked so hard on the S tree tscape developm ent project in downtown Plymouth.

I think the M ain Street and Ann Arbor T ra il tra ffic is lands are te rrif ic ! People finally travel those blocks at a safe speed, and th ey rea lly d re ss up th e s tre e ts . I f so m e o n e is in a h u g e h u rry to g e t so m ew h ere , they s h o u ld n ’t be b las tin g

down M ain S treet to get there anyw ay. I also really like those “ugly” lights.

T he bum pout and co rner p lan ters are lovely as well. True, parking places are at a prem ium , yet I believe elim inating those corner parking spots decreases the overall congestion and danger at these very busy intersections.

Thank you to w hoever planned all the b e a u tifu l f lo w e r d isp la y s th is y e a r . Downtown never looked better!

SYBILLE VOUGHT

Shelter in a downpourEDITOR:I wish to thank Shannon Doch, from the

Coffee Studio on west Ann A rbor Trail, for being so considerate o f my m other and me Sunday night. I took my m other out for a ride in her w h eelcha ir from the nursing home. W e got caught in a downpour.

Shannon saw us, ran through the ra in with an um brella and then back to her car for a blanket.

Seeing the rain w asn’t letting up,»m other and I m ade a dash across the street to the

Passing the N’ville Twp. millage:

W ell, if only three, here they are in order:

1. U n d erstan d in g , getting along with and s u p p o r tin g sm a ll business folks.

2. M a rk e tin g th e ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ m ost uniquely positivedowntown in Southeast M ichigan.

3. Understanding and playing politics to carry out po lic ies, lead ing , and build ing coalitions instead of building turfs.

W hile the DDA should look for those three traits, it may wish to think about the p rac tica l issues in fillin g the d ire c to r’s shoes. G uile was a b rick and m ortar guy that got the new streetscape in place. Now, for practical reasons, it needs a d ifferent type of person.

T h e ta le n t p o o l w ill th e re fo re be different. It may even be possible for a part time person to fill the bill. After all, Guile

With malice toward none

HEh

was working part time for Old Village and S te v e W a lte rs w h ile he w as p a tc h in g asphalt and tending flowers for the DDA.

I’m sure you’ll hear from several others in te re s te d in g iv in g yo u id e a s fo r th e d irec to r’s jo b . I hope I get to pu t in this “official” three cents worth too.

Sincerely,W . Edward W endover

EDITOR’S NOTE: Wendover, the publisher of this newspaper and a resident of the Plymouth DDA, is married to Ms. Repeck, chair of the DDA.

Coffee Studio. Again, Shannon was out in the rain — ankle-deep water — to help me get mother up the curb and into the coffee shop.

She m ost graciously m ade a cup o f tea and lemon for m other while I went to the nu rsing hom e fo r he lp g e ttin g h er back there.

Shannon w ent ou t o f her way to help both o f us. We thank her.

HELEN GRIFFIN

The M arch ’9 7 bond is s till hung up in court,

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Committee, volunteers were crucialEDITOR:T he su c c e s s o f th e 1998 m illa g e

cam paign was due in part to the positive image and quality o f services in Northville T o w n sh ip . T h e D e p a r tm e n t o f P u b lic Safety em phasized our comm itm ent to the community throughout the past years with a strong perform ance record in both police- and fire-related incidents.

T he D PS th an k s the e ffo rts o f m any people: S uperv iso r K aren W oodside and

the Northville Township Board of Trustees, with special thanks to Trustee Russ Fogg, fo r h is tim e spen t at the e lec tio n po lls; Finance Director Thelm a Kubitskey for her continued guidance; Bill Brown, chairman o f th e ‘Say Y e s ’ c a m p a ig n ; M a u re e n Oseiki, who helped keep the committee on track; Tracie Sincock and M ary Ellen King, who assisted with distributing the ‘Say yes’ message for Public Safety; Sgt. John Werth, who oversaw the efforts o f the department

personnel; Fire Chief Bill Zhmendak for his assistance and help from all the full-tim e and paid-on-call m em bership o f the F ire Division.

W e a re e s p e c ia l ly g ra te fu l fo r th e extraordinary assistance provided by B ill Pom eroy in d istribu ting litera tu re to the C ountry C lub C ondom inium A ssociation m e m b e rs . T h e re are d o z e n s w ho h a v e shared know ledge, ideas and approaches which only served to enrich our efforts.

Finally, we w ish to thank the editorial staff and m embers o f the Northville Record and The Community Crier for their support, a lo n g w ith the g ro u n d sw e ll o f su p p o rt provided by the residents o f this community who have provided the departm ent w ith a v iable funding too l fo r bu ild ing an even stronger community partnership.

CHIP SNIDERD irecto r, N o rth v ille T ow nsh ip Public

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Community opinions

W a n te d : T w p . le a d e r sTreasurer’s Office troubles, failure of

Recreation millage points to leadership vacuum growing at Plymouth Township HallN o w is th e t im e f o r P ly m o u th

T ow nsh ip leadersh ip to show itself.T he state o f recreation has reached the

lev e l o f tru e c ris is , and the tre a s u re r ’s o f f i c e m a y b e h e a d in g th a t w a y . In terven tion is needed.

T w o y e a r s a g o , t r e a s u r e r R o n E d w a rd s ra n a n d w on an e le c t io n by c la im in g he w ou ld c lean up T o w n sh ip f in a n c e s . H is c a m p a ig n e x c o r ia te d f o r m e r T r e a s u r e r M a ry B ro o k s fo r sho d d y b o o k k eep in g , reco rd ed in th ree years o f unfavorable audits.

B u t the m ost recen t aud it o f h is own p ra c tic e s su g g e s ts h e ’s o pen th e sam e c r i t i c i s m . A f te r th e a u d i t y e a r w as c o v e r e d , i t no w se e m s th a t E d w a rd s tu r n e d in T o w n s h ip ta x r o l l s th r e e m o n th s la te — th e la s t ta x in g b o d y in

W ayne C ounty to report.E dw ards has clearly dropped the ball

m ore then once.S o m e o n e in T o w n s h ip H a ll m u s t

e i th e r h e lp h im p ic k i t up o r le a d th e effort to take it from him altogether.

T he T o w n sh ip s h o u ld a lso g e t new a u d i to r s w h o w o n ’t s u g a r c o a t th e s itu a tio n and w ho can he lp reso lv e the p r o b le m s w i th a d m in i s te r in g th e T ow nsh ip ’s financia l situation . R eleased l a s t n ig h t , th e T o w n s h ip a u d i t ’ s m a n a g e m e n t le t te r — fro m R e h m a n n R o b s o n P C o f J a c k s o n — m a d e no specific m ention o f the fact that the m ain T o w n s h ip c h e c k in g a c c o u n t w as n o t reconciled for several m onths. A lthough it was ju s t re leased , the le tter was dated

June 2 and was changed since then.A s in s tru m en ts o f the re s id en ts w ho

e lec ted them , the su p e rv iso r and B oard o f T ru s te e s h av e th e r e s p o n s ib il i ty to affect change in the T reasu re r’s office.

T he T o w n sh ip m u s t a lso change the state o f recreation now that their m illage p ro p o s a l h a s f a i le d . H id in g b e h in d a philosophy o f m in im al governm ent and a h is to ry as a lo w -tax m u n ic ip a lity is n ’t leadership . I t ’s avoidance.

Ju s t lik e th e re s t o f T he P ly m o u th - C a n to n - N o r th v i l l e C o m m u n ity , th e T o w n sh ip n eed s a re c re a tio n p ro g ram , and it needs a lead e r in T ow nsh ip H all w illing to say as m uch.

T ow nsh ip S u p e rv iso r K ath leen K een M cC arth y has n o t ta k e n a lead on the r e c r e a t io n is s u e — o r m a n y o th e r

im p o r ta n t is su e s . W h a te v e r th e v o te rs w a n t, sh e sa y s , th a t ’s w h a t h e r o ff ic e w ill p u rsu e . B u t the s u p e rv iso r sh o u ld know th a t recreation is an in teg ral part o f a com m unity ’s quality o f life .

A sk C anton.A sk the N orthv illes.A sk The C ity o f P lym outh — but do it

yesterday .The C ity, w hich has com m itted a h a lf

m ill to fund a jo in t rec re a tio n p rog ram w ith th e T o w n sh ip , has b e g u n c u ttin g b a c k i t s o w n d e p a r tm e n t s in c e th e T o w n s h ip ’s m il la g e f a i le d . B e fo re it b e g a n , th o u g h , th e C ity C o m m is s io n w ro te a le tte r tha t e ssen tia lly asked the T ow nship , “Do you have a p lan B ?”

R e s p o n d in g to th a t l e t t e r , K een

M cC arthy re turned to a fam ilia r refrain : “T o w n sh ip re s id e n ts c le a rly ex p re sse d th e ir p re fe re n c e to c o n tin u e th e lo n g ­s ta n d in g p o l ic y o f ‘u s e r p a y ’ in th e defeat o f the m illage question by a 3 to 2 m arg in .”

Y es, the voters have spoken. B ut w hat did they speak to?

They spoke to:♦ P u ttin g th ree m illag es on the sam e

b a llo t, w ith one o f them — the p u b lic safety issue — severely b loated ,

♦ H ir in g a f a i le d c o n s u l t a n t to cam paign for the m illages,

♦S ay ing a new T ow nsh ip H all cou ld be bu ilt from existing revenues,

♦C oasting w ith a $3.7 m illion reserve, and

♦D ucking leadersh ip in p lanning how the recreation m illage w ould be spent.

T h e T o w n s h ip B o a rd s h o u ld h a v e re ite ra ted to re s id en ts the adv iso ry th a t the C ity issu ed them : n o n -resid en t fees can no longer sustain the C ity program s T ow nship residen ts have been using. The C ity is done losing m oney on recreation . N ow , the lo ss w ill b e lo n g to C ity and T o w n s h ip r e s id e n t s w h o f in d th e i r recreation departm en t w izened and w eak.

Keen M cC arthy has also said that she w ill not re tu rn the recreation issue to the Nov. 4 ballo t. This continues to send the m essage to resid en ts tha t the T ow nsh ip d o e s n ’t r e c o g n iz e r e c r e a t io n as th e s ig n if ic a n t is su e th a t it is, ev en i f th e Board o f T rustees ou t-votes her.

P e r h a p s , a s so m e c i t i z e n s h a v e s u g g e s te d , a p e t i t io n d r iv e to p u t recreation on the T ow nship ba llo t is the last reso rt w hen po litica l leaders fa il to lead.

I f the s u p e rv iso r and tru s te e s com e back w ith a specific plan to show voters how jo in t re c re a t io n w o u ld w o rk , th e turnout w ould likely be very d ifferen t.

T h e y s a id i t A u g . 4 : no p la n , no m oney. A m ore exp lic it plan w ould w in vo ters’ support and respect fo r T ow nship leadersh ip — if it decides to show itself.

N ow th e T o w n sh ip is h ir in g a f u l l ­tim e p u b lic r e la t io n s s ta f f e r . T h is is rid icu lous! T he T ow nsh ip ’s PR problem is sim ply lack o f leadersh ip . No am ount o f spin docto ring can convince T ow nship residen ts o therw ise.

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