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AHEAD Kicks and cans: Shito Kan Karate in Canton will hold rank promotions and a canned food drive 1-4:30 p.m. today at the center, 6724 N. Canton Center Road. Admission is two or more canned goods per person. Chil-dren's promotions are 1-2 p.m. Adult promotions are 2-4:30p.m. For infor-mation, call 414-9342.

TUESDAY

Holiday crafts: The Ply-mouth Community Arts Council will offer a Christmas Craft Work-shop/Visit with Santa 10-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. Cost is $7 per child. For more information, call (734) 416-4ART.

WEDNESDAY

Radio days: The Canton Kitchen Band makes a special appearance on "Lemonade " the radio show for seniors hosted by Betty Smith. Air time is 10:30 a.m. on WSDP-FM 88.1.

Rolling donations: Skatin Station II in Canton pre-sents Toys For Kids Skate, sponsored by local service clubs, 7-9 p.m. at the rink, 8611 Ronda. Bring in a new or gently used toy and skate for $2. Skate rental is $2; premium is $4 and in-line skate rental is $4. For more information, call (734) 459-6401.

THURSDAY

Hoop It up: The Canton Chiefs host Ann Arbor Pioneer in boys' basket-ball 7p.m. at Canton High School. Admission at the door is $3 for adults, $1 (eighth grade and younger) or $2 for students.

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Court bids come in over budget The low bid - among 15 general contractors -for construction of a new 35th District Court-house w a s $1 mill ion more than off icials had est imated last spring. The old courthouse was destroyed in a July 1997 fire.

were opened Thursday afternoon at the temporary court on P lymouth Road, across from the construction site, with the lowest base bid from Bedzyk Bros. Inc. in Livonia for $6,765,000.

"We will ask the three lowest bidders to provide qual if icat ion s ta tements , check their references, and look at sim-

BY TONY BRUSCATO STAFF WRITER tbru*cato#oe Jtomecomm. net

Cons t ruc t ion bids to bui ld a new 35th District courthouse in Plymouth have come in at nearly a million dollars more than projected in March.

Bids from 15 gene ra l con t rac to r s

i lar bu i ld ing projects to m a k e s u r e t h e r e a r e no problems," sa id S tacy Peterson, president of Coquillard, Dun-don, P e t e r s o n and A r g e n t a Inc . of Southfield, the architectural firm over-s e e i n g t h e project . "If e v e r y t h i n g checks out, wel l then make a recom-m e n d a t i o n to t h e cour t b u i l d i n g authority."

The next two lowest bidders were Usztan Construction of Auburn Hills at $6.8 mi l l ion , and Premacon Inc. of Southfield with a bid of $6,810,000.

The court handles cases from five

communities, including Canton. Las t April, t h e a rch i t ec tu ra l f i rm

came up with an estimated "hard" con-s t ruc t ion cost of $5,804,000. "Soft" costs, including architectural and engi-neer ing fees', s i te surveys, f u rn i t u r e and equipment, computer systems and o t h e r i t e m s were e s t i m a t e d a t $1,451,000 ... pufhing the total cost of the court to $7,255,000.

On Tuesday, the architectural firm estimated the total cost to reach nearly $8 million. More exact f i gu res a re

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Shlned and buffed: Zachary, a 10-year-old cocker spaniel, is groomed by Joy Erickson of The Pampered Pooch in Plymouth.

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Everyday they give us gifts - some left in the corner. Nonetheless, the holidays are the ideal time to pony up for the favorite dog, cat, b i rd or r e p t i l e in t h e household.

Though some scoff at the notion of g iving g i f t s to animals , they shou ldn ' t , said one pet shop operator.

"There's no excuse," said Donna Nickel, manager of L ivon ia -based D i scoun t Pe t & Supplies. "At least n o t h i n g I c an t h i n k of. There's all kinds of stuff."

Cost? Not a p r o b l e m . Even a M o n t g o m e r y B u r n s - l i k e m i s e r could probably par t with $5-$6 for a bird swing or new dog collar.

Stymied on ideas? Most pet supply stores carry an array of toys, collars and treats for critters. Discount Pet & Supplies in Livonia even sells leather biker jackets for iguanas

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I'm fun: Savanna Exotic Pets has animals for all tastes, including a leopard gecko. The store has gifts for exotic pets, including a hammock for an iguana.

P R E S E N T S through his stomach.

When it comes to treats, dog owners have a pick of t h e l i t ter . Rawhide chews come in peanut bu t t e r and vanilla flavors, while a bag of dog biscui ts fea ture chicken, beef, liver, and lamb and rice.

Can ines l ike to c l a m p onto boiled pig ears, snouts and beef hooves , too. A three pack of those run $2 to $3.

At Pets Supplies Plus on Ford in Can ton , t hey sell stockings stuffed with pig earv , r a w h i d e chews and assor t ed m u n c h a n d crunch.

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Kitty gifts Unlike their canine coun-

t e r p a r t s , c a t s a r e a t ad more finicky. They ' l l lick t he i r w h i s k e r s a t t h e prospect of seafood-flavored

nuggets, like Kitty Bits. Pet Supplies Plus has cat stockings with ball with bells inside, balls of yarn and other toys.

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Look at us: Feline friends Annie and Katie take a rest atop a cat tree, available for cats at Back-

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Pets don't make good surprise gifts

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Lonely: The Westland Humane Society has pets ready for adoption. But families who aren't pre-pared to give their time and love should find a different gift. Here is Sam, a 3't-month -old kitty, who is litter trained.

B Y LARRY O ' C O N N O R Stajt Writer loconnor®oe.homecomm.net

Puppies and kittens with a red bow on top of their heads may look adorable under-neath the Christmas tree, said a Michigan Humane Society spokeswoman

"... but they usua l ly end up knocking down the Chr is tmas tree and chewing up the presents." added Jennifer Day. Humane Society community relations representative

When the holiday warmth subsides, the glow turns to a glare toward the animal, which is a bundle of unwanted work and responsibility.

The Michigan Humane Society is littered

with what seemed like good gift ideas at the time. A few may be adopted but most aren't

"1 think the key word is a surprise pre-sent," Day said. "It should be a family deci-sion wi th everyone in t h e househo ld involved."

Someone who gets a puppy for a present should expect to make a 10- to 15-year com-mitment canng for the animal Guinea pigs, rabbits and "even fish." Day said, "require work in caring for them."

Can ton Animal Hospi ta l sees i ts fair share of exotic animals , including those mistakenly given as gifts Those animals -l izards, iguanas and snakes - are given

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Schoolyard jam: Police to cite speeding drivers

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Students who drive to classes at Ply-mouth-Canton Educational Park could lone their parking permits for failing to obey t r a f f i c laws g r o u n d the h igh school complex

C a n t o n Townsh ip and P lymou th Township police will be working with school officials to identify those stu dents who are driving recklessly and endangering others at Joy and Canton Center roads

"We're getting a significant number of complaints from residents in nearbv subdivis ions with complaint* about s t u d e n t driving," said Bruce Siegel. a s s i s t a n t s u p e r i n t e n d e n t "We met with police officials last week, and they agreed to have a greater presence dur-ing the morning s r r i v a l hours and afternoon dismissal And we will back t h e m up with discipline of s tuden t s

who have chronic infractions " "The decision to do something culmi

nated with an accident last month in which a pickup flipped over on Canton Center, endangering the lives of stu dents." said John Santomauro. Canton Township public safety director

That was an accident Kathy I-atin of Canton remembers well Her son was walking home when the truck flipped nearly 30 feet in the air And when he told her about wha t happened, she i m m e d i a t e l y went to work cal l ing police and school officials

"The most important thing are the k ids who walk to school They shouldn't have to cross the roads in tha t traffic It's just too dangerous " said Latin, who live* in nearby Forest Trai ls subdivision "I'm glad to see they're taking some action Students should know driving is a privilege "

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Township ready to close deal for softball center

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Santa is bringing diamonds to base ball and softball playing children this C h r i s t m a s a dozen of them, to be exact

The township is playing the part of St Nick by purchasing privately owned Canton Softball ("enter on Michigan Avenue

"We're hoping (hat it'll \ f i n a l i z e d in a few weeks," Administrative and Com munity Services Director Dan Durack said "We should be signing the formal purchase agreemenl by late J a n u a r

Canton agreed to buy (he 70-acre facility from sole owner Aaron Jade in lale Augus t for $4 75 mil l ion The township will spend $.1 million from its general fund while the remaining por tion will come from the sale of Building Authority Bonds

The board of trustees authorized a t

bond sale on Aug 2-*> A September petition drive by Can

ton resident Mark Wira. who sought a public vote on the deal, failed to gain enough signatures to stop the sale

Work at the facility is already under wav Township workers started getting fields ready for next spring last week

"It's in good shape." Durack said of th<* center "We're doing typical end of the season work on it now We've aer ated the fields, worked on the sprinkler system and trimmed grass in (he nut fields Nothing major "

Harrv Hill, president of the Canton Junior Baseball and Softball Assoria turn said the new Sallfields are much needed

"It's going to help us tremendously." he said "We're very excited I can't tell you how thankfu l we are to Canton Township "

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Cash settlement reached in suit against rep NKBMIAM

Both tides in a defamation suit filed against State Rap. Deborah Whyman last year are claiming victory amid a cash settlement

On ana aida, the Tr iangle Foundation, a Detroit-baaed gay, laahian and bisexual civil rights advocacy group, will get a cash settlement from the lawmaker. : On the other hand, Whyman won't have to apo log i se fo r defsming the group by distribut-ing campaign literature in 1996. Since Whyman will leave office in January because of term lim-its, the foundation d ropped its request for an apology.

The 1996 campaign literature stated:

"Leaders of the Triangle Foun-

dation have made large contribu-tions to (former Democratic state Rep. candidate Deborah) Neebit. That group has proclaimed its support of sex acts between grown men and boys!"

The suit alleged tha t alter Tri-angle asked for a retract ion of the s t a t e m e n t , Whyman again libeled them - saying "homosex-u a l a c t s b e t w e e n c o n s e n t i n g adults a re indeed felonies." The second mai ler , meant to be an apology, was s en t out to con-st i tuents in the 21st District in late January 1997.

"We're happy we're finally able to come to an agreement wi th (Whyman)," said Jeff rey Mont-gomery, executive director of the T r i a n g l e Founda t i on . "It was just a mat ter of coming up with some amount for damages."

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Attorneys on both sides agreed to the cash sett lement this week. Under the agreement, Whyman will make a payment "fur and on behalf of the Triangle Founda-tion but shall be made payable to t h e Communi ty Foundat ion of Southeast Michigan," according to cour t documen t s . This will prevent Whyman from having to write a check directly to the Tri-angle Foundation.

The Communi ty Foundat ion will act aa a paaa-through, which means they cannot take any ser-vice fees or deduct ions before tu rn ing Whyman ' s money over to Triangle. If they decline to act as a p a s s - t h r o u g h , Whyman m u s t f ind a n o t h e r cha r i t ab le nonprofit organization to do it or write her check to the Triangle Foundation.

"Judge (Susan) Borman and three mediators all agreed that Rep. Whyman was guilty of slan-der," said Rudy Serra, Triangle's a t torney, r e f e r r i ng actually to libel, not slander. Slander refers to spoken w o r d s and libel to

^ ftahnaah IIH. ncp. uvooiaii wnyman writ ten words.

"The settlement allowed us to resolve the cash settlement with-out going to a jury," Serra said.

Montgomery called the settle-ment a "significant" amount but W h y m a n called it a "nominal" a m o u n t . T h e exact a m o u n t s were blacked out in copies of the court documents received by the Observer.

"Whyman's loss sends a clear measage to extremist anti-gay groups and individuals," Mont-gomery said. "You have a right to believe whatever you chaoae to believe, but when you publish claims of fact, you'd bet ter get your facts right."

Whyman, who all along h a s d i smi s sed the su i t as a "nui-s ance , " is c l a iming v ic tory b e c a u s e not one " th in d i m e " from her will directly go to the organization.

"I feel pretty good," Whyman aaid. 1 didn't have to apologize and the settlement allows me to be rid of one big nuisance."

Whyman described the Com-munity Foundation aa a "main-s t r eam organizat ion t h a t does not support radical views such as same-eex marriage." Whyman h a s c o n s i s t e n t l y spoken o n t against same-sex marriages and h e l p e d sponsor l eg i s l a t i on a g a i n s t it , which passed two years ago.

Whyman has until April 1999 to pay.

Whyman said Triangle 's will-ingness to settle the suit implied t h e f o u n d a t i o n w a s n e r v o u s about going to trial.

T h e homosexual extremists at t h e Triangle Foundat ion knew they bad a horrible case to pre-sent to a jury, so they agreed to se t t l e th is nu i sance su i t for a muninil contribution to a worthy charity," Whyman aaid. "I will mako a small.donation to a real charity, keeping Triangle from getting one thin dime from me "

Whyman said she was relieved to settle the lawsuit.

"The Triangle Foundation has been trying to silence their crit-ics by using the legal system as a weapon," Whyman said. "They wan t the freedom to say or do whatever they please, yet will attempt to bankrupt anyone who speaks out against them. I hope t h a t the incoming members of the new Legislature will s tand up to these homosexual bullies and pass legislation making it more difficult to file these mali-cious lawsuits."

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expected when the court building au thor i ty mee t s Tuesday. I t ' s possible the authority will award a bid and set the stage for con-struction of a 44,481-square-foot, two-s to ry c o u r t h o u s e on t h e same site the old courthouse sat be fo re J su rn ing down in Ju ly 1997.

"I think we got very good con-t r a c t b ids , " s a id J u d g e J o h n MacDonald. "I 'm pleased and ready to move on, and move in."

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Erdraan said the court will have app rox ima te ly $2.7 mill ion of i n s u r a n c e money l e f t to p u t towards a new courthouse. Court o f f i c i a l s h a v e t h u s f a r s p e n t about a million dollars of the set-t l ement to pay costs associated with its temporary facilities, as well as furniture and computers that will be moved into the new courthouse.

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BY HKATHKR NEEDHAM STAFF Warm

A smelly chocolate milk carton encased in a paper sack. A Ford hubcap. Spent bullet casings. A W u - T a n g C lan compact d isc . Photographs.

These i tems were among the dozens of pieces of evidence the prosecution presented and men-t i oned in i t s case T h u r s d a y a g a i n s t two C a n t o n t e e n s accused of k i l l ing correc t ions Officer David Martell last year. The teens, Matthew Leonard, 18, and M a r k E d w a r d s , 17, a r e s t a n d i n g t r i a l on f i r s t -degree murder and each face a maxi-mum of life in prison if convicted.

S e v e r a l C a n t o n T o w n s h i p police officers testified Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court, h e l p i n g A s s i s t a n t P rosecu to r Christopher Coyle set a time for the shoo t ing , which occur red shor t ly a f t e r 11 p.m. Nov. 19, 1997, in Weatpointe mobile home park, on Old Michigan near Hag-gerty. A firearms expert from the Michigan State Police is expected to take the stand Monday.

Martell's family members were in t h e c o u r t r o o m d u r i n g t h e roughly four hours of testimony. Martell 's mother, Victoria Rior-dan of Westland, cried at times while the police officers recalled details from that night.

Taking the stand were Canton patrol Officers Dan Traylor, Dan Torolski, Mike Tulip and Randy Rankin and evidence technician Brian Schultz.

Rankin testified that a West-pointe resident fingered Leonard as a possible suspect the night of the shooting. A ,44-caliber hand-gun , r e p o r t e d as s to len , was recovered from his bedroom dur-ing a s u b s e q u e n t sea rch . Bu t spent gun casings found at the scene were f r o m w e a p o n s of o ther cal ibers , not from a .44, according to testimony.

There 's no .44 revolver in thia case," said Leonard 's a t torney, D e n n i s S h r e w s b u r y , who h a s said all along tha t his client has an alibi and was not involved in the shooting. Both Shrewsbury and E d w a r d s ' a t t o r n e y , Evan Callanan, plan to focus on alibis d u r i n g t h e d e f e n s e , wh ich is expected to begin Tuesday after-noon.

"I t h i n k i t ' s going wel l ," S h r e w s b u r y said of the t r i a l . "(Leonard* is innocent. He wasn't there, he didn't do it. That was my opening statement."

Officers report in All officers testified that they

responded to the scene short ly after 11 p.m. The officers initial-ly were responding to an injury accident, but soon began investi-gating a shooting when they dis-covered Mar t e l l ' s vehicle had what were believed to be bullet holes in the driver's side door.

Previous tes t imony revealed tha t Martel l ' s car had crashed

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into a parked car before eventu-al ly r a m m i n g i n to a mobi le home, where it stopped.

Traylor said when he arrived at the scene, he noticed Martell slumped over toward the passen-ger side of the car with obvious head and facial injuries. Then he saw the evidence of a shooting.

"I saw (bullet) holes in the door that appeared to be fresh," Tray-lor said. T o me they appeared to be holes made by a bullet."

Cal lanan argued tha t Traylor was mere ly specula t ing about how the holes were caused.

Traylor said that as a member of the Wes te rn Wayne Special Weapons and Tactics team, he is familiar with what bullet dam-age looks like.

T e s t i m o n y revea led t h a t Martell was unconscious when officers arrived. His vehicle was r emoved by t h e C a n t o n F i r e Depar tment and he was t rans-po r t ed to Oakwood Hosp i t a l /Annapo l i s C e n t e r in W a y n e , w h e r e he was pro-nounced dead.

An autopsy, observed by one of the officers, showed that Martell had been shot. Two bullet holes were found in the left side of his body.

Schultz, who was working as an evidence technic ian at the time, said he recovered several items dur ing the investigation. Among them were five spent cas-ings from .26- and 380-caliber firearmB, though the exact cal-ibe r s of s o m e were d i s p u t e d . Schultz testified some of the .25 cas ings were ac tual ly sma l l e r than 25-caliber casings and said he was not a firearms or ballis-t ics e x p e r t . Broken glass was also found at the scene.

"I wrote down what I thought they were," Schultz said of the casings

C a l l a n a n asked S c h u l t z whether the shell casings might have been moved or kicked by residents walking through.

"No, they did not appear to be," he said.

Evidence items Other items recovered included

a par t i a l ly full chocolate milk carton, believed to be Martell's, and photographs and a videotape from his vehicle. No one testified as to t h e conten t of e i the r . A h u b c a p , be l ieved to be from Martell's car, was also found as well as a Wu-Tang Clan compact disc. The h u b c a p had w h a t appeared to be a bullet hole in it, according to Schultz's testimony The shell casings and glass were found south of the crash scene N u m e r o u s p h o t o g r a p h s were taken.

The trial will continue Monday in J u d g e Cynth ia Gray Ha th -a w a y ' s cou r t room in Wayne County Circui t Cour t ' s F rank Murphy Hall of Justice, in down-town Detroit

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San tomauro said his depar t -ment will be tough

"When we put out the selective enforcement, well issue tickets, not warn ings ." he said "We'll r epo r t '.he s t u d e n t t i c k e t s to school officials, who may then decide to t a k e action of the i r own "

"We will review the number of citations and the gravity of each s i tua t ion . " said Siegel "We'll then look at what 's in the best interest of safety and security at the Park in deciding whether to suspend or revoke a s tuden t ' s parking permit "

San tomauro said his depart ment is going to recommend to the school's safety committee a study be conducted of the traffic around PCEP

"1 would lik** to nee a t raff ic study done which would address

redes ign ing the roadway, sig-nage and s ignal l ights ," said San tomauro "The biggest hur-dles will be to find someone to pay for the study and funding any recommendations "

Cos t s could be high San t o m a u r o said p u t t i n g t r a f f i c lights at the entrances to each of the parking lots could cost up to $60,000 apiece, and that doesn't i nc lude o t h e r road improve ments which might need to be made

Salem High School p r innpa Gerald Ostoin is confident police patrols will curb the problem

"Students will drive through stop signs and stop light*, hut a patrol car waiting for them will def in i te ly be a de t e r r en t . " he said "We'll be ready to t ake action aga ins t those s tuden t s who don't obev the traffic laws "

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Delta Phi Epsilon was founded in 1917 at New York University School of l aw Currently, there are more than 80 chapter* in the U S and C a n a d a wi th some 32,000 initiated members

Canton seniors catch the

tfcna: The mood was festive Wednesday as the Canton Seniors gathered for their annual Christmas luncheon at the Summit. Pictured clockwise, from left are: Galina Herman giving Santa (a.k.a. P.J. Donovan) a big hug while

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Wesley Owen has traveled a long road to become an Eagle Scout.

The 16-year-old Canton resi-dent has worked the better part of five years to a t t a in the Boy Scou t s of A m e r i c a ' s h i g h e s t ranking. From earning numer-ous badges to completing a com-muni ty service project , Owen demonstrated his worthiness to become an Eagle over and over again.

"It means a lot," he said of the ranking. "It shows all my work and my time I've spent trying to accomplish this goal."

Owen w a s h o n o r e d for h i s achievement Nov. 17 at a gath-ering of Boy Scout officials and local dignitaries, including state Sen. Loren Bennett , R-Canton. The teen also received congratu-latory l e t t e r s f rom Gov. John Engler and former Pres idents Ronald R e a g a n , George Bush and Gerald Ford.

"I'm very proud of him," said his mother, Mary Vawn THnney. "He's an awesome kid."

If tha t sounds like a biased statement, it isn't.

The Canton High sophomore carries a 3.5 grade point average and is enrolled in Spectra, a two-year program tha t teaches math, science, English and social stud-ies on an i n t e r r e l a t e d bas is . Owen is also involved with the band.

He cur ren t ly plays the mel-lophone, which is a similar to a t rumpet . Owen also plays the t rumpet in the Plymouth-Can-ton Educational Park Symphony Band - a state champion-caliber group.

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knows he w a n t s the outdoors involved in some way. Paleontol-ogy is another interest.

L a s t s u m m e r , he and his father went on a "dig* in Mon-tana . He has found remains of fossilized fish and trilobites on other digs.

Owen ' s i n t e re s t in the out-doors carried over to his Eagle project.

He decided to work on rerout-ing a portion of a trail in Holli-day Pa rk , which runs through eas te rn Canton and Westland. "Ellsworth" Trail had been badly eroded by time and also ran very close to the Rouge River.

Owen 's project was to move the t r a i l away from the r iver and restore it for hiking. But the project wasn't as Bimple as just deciding what to do then doing it.

The t eenage r had to secure

numerous approva l ! from Boy Scout leaders and a committee Owen submitted a written pro-posal tha t outlined what , why and how he would do the project as well as mater ia ls and costs needed.

After getting the green light. Owen and a host of other scouts worked for two solid days on the mile-long trail last summer.

Besides moving a portion of the trail, they added gravel and rocks to cut e ros ion , saved p l a n t s , moved dead logs and added wiring to a bridge over-pas* for safety. Owen came back a thl d day on his own to add signs.

"It looked really good," he said of the trail. "It didn't look shab-by a n y m o r e . You could tel l where the trail was."

It took more than 150 hours to plan and make repa i r s to the trail. As hard as he had worked. Owen still had to earn several more merit badges before becom-ing an Eagle Scout.

"Merit" badges a re awarded when a scout masters a particu-lar skill, such as administering first aid. Owen had to have at least 21 such badges to become an Eagle Scout.

Whi le he ' s proud of his a c h i e v e m e n t , Owen says his a f f i l i a t i o n wi th scou t ing has made him a bet ter person. He began as a Cub Scout at age 8. j o ined Boy Scou t s a t 11 and worked his way up the ranks to become an Eagle.

I d e a l s such of be ing loyal , t rustworthy, kind and friendly are things he has learned over the years.

"I apply those to my life," Wes-ley said. "I think it does make me a better person."

New Henry Ford medical center opens Monday The new Henry Ford medical

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The 16.000-square-foot center offers services in the areas of internal medicine, family medi-cine, pediatrics, obstetrics and

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Ordinance will restrict, not ban, smoking in eateries BY KEN ABRAMC2YK Staff warns kmbruiciykSoc.honecoDiiii.net

Wayne County commissioners expect to act on an ordinance Tuesday that will restrict - but not ban - s m o k i n g in Wayne County bars and restaurants.

But the ordinance, if approved, will still ban smoking in most private and public places of busi-ness in Wayne County.

A c o m m i t t e e of the whole meeting has been scheduled for

10 a.m. Tuesday with the lull 15-m e m b e r commiss ion in Room 402 of the Wayne County Build-ing, 600 Randolph in Detroit. A #

public hearing was scheduled for * that meeting, and not for Thurs-day, as originally reported.

The ordinance still bans smok-ing in most Wayne County pub-lic and private facilities. Exemp-tions include private residences, except when used as a child care, adult care or health care facility; retail tobacco stores; and public

areas where bingo is held, where at least 40 percent of the seating a rea is d e s i g n a t e d and main-tained as smoke-free.

Only p r i v a t e f u n c t i o n s in restaurants, hotel and motel con-ference rooms would be exempt-ed from this ordinance.

The or ig ina l ordinance pro-posed by Commissioner Bernard Parker , D-Detroit , would have prohibited smoking in bars and restaurants by March 1, 2000.

On Thursday, tha t ordinance

was amended at a meeting of the s e v e n - m e m b e r C o m m i t t e e on H e a l t h and H u m a n Serv ices . Commissioner Kim Cockrel, D-Det ro i t , called for an amend-m e n t to allow for b a r s and res taurants to house 25 percent of seat ing capacity for smokers by tha t date.

More change Cockrel also amended ti^e ordi-

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ness . The amended ord inance was forwarded to the full com-mission on a 5-2 vote. Support-ing t h s t sc t ion were Cockrel , P s r k e r , and C o m m i s s i o n e r s E d n a Bell, Rober t Blsckwel l , both Democra t s from Det ro i t , and Kathleen Husk, R-Redford. Oppos ing t h e o rd insnce w e r e E d w s r d Boike, D-Tsylor, s n d William OTCeil, D-Alien Park

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Dale Wofford of Westland w A he once worked for the Depart-m e n t of Hous ing s n d U r k f f t Development in Detroi t . Whs© smoking wss pe rmi t t ed in * 4 McNamara Building, the depafl^ m e n t h e a r d c o m p l a i n t s fropt asthmatics. ^

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"That's where people really get in over their heads, and it can be a ' d i s a s t e r , " said Dr. Mark Drake, Canton Animal Hospital veterinarian.

Cute, cuddly and seemingly low-maintenance pets such as bunnies and hamsters shouldn't be given as presents without a

good deal of thought, Drake said. "The novelty wears off," he

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•We forge t they ' r e bas ical ly wild and they hide their illnessris very well. Unfortunate-ly, by the time you notice they're sick, they are very very ill."

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Memor ies of t h e s u m m e r breeze wafting through the trees while sitting on a wooden porch in s v i l l sge may h a v e d i sap -peared with suburban sprawl.

Canton officials, though, hope to recapture some of tha t feeling with the Cherry Hill Area devel-opment plan.

Jeff Goulet, Canton communi-ty planner, says the idea is to get away from subdivisions and go forward with plana for three new d e v e l o p m e n t s , w h i c h wi l l be bui l t around the 150-year-old historic distr ict of Cher ry Hill Vi l l sge , w i t h c l a s s i c a l - s t y l e hous ing , r e a r - e n t r y g a r a g e access and village l and forms, including activity venues, pedes-trian walkways and bike routes.

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trict. If approved by the town-ship board of trustees, that plan would include specific housing s tandards for the developments at Ridge and Cherry Hill roads. The "New Urbanism" planning concep t h a s been used in to develop towns such as Seaside, Fla., and has been adapted for i n d i v i d u a l p r o j e c t s in some southeastern Michigan commu-nities.

Goulet said the planning com-mission has been working on the Cherry Hill Village for a year.

" G e t t i n g t h e m a s t e r p l an adopted is a big step forward to se t f o r t h t h e p h i l o s o p h i c a l f r a m e w o r k to s t e p a h e a d , " Goulet said.

The m a s t e r p l an ca l l s for r e z o n i n g to allow f o u r to six units per acre, up from the cur-

r e n t one u n i t pe r ac r e . The change would add about 1,000 homes, which Goulet said would help create the village style.

"The s tandards are developed for a village look,* he explained. "We want to get away from the tried-and-true subdivisions."

Reaction from the commission was mixed.

Ron Lieberman said he didn't want a developer to come in and alter the plans. "We don't want to c rea t e s o m e t h i n g t h a t ' s deplorable," Lieberman said.

Melissa McLaughlin was hesi-tant over construction of a Den-ton Road e x t e n s i o n , be tween Cher ry Hil l a n d Sa l tz roads , which could be expanded to five lanes. The Denton extension will not cut through Ridge and Cher-ry Hill intersection in the his-

toric district. The 27-foot-wide road, wi th

120 to ta l feet of right of way, c o n s t i t u t e s "a deep s w a t h through a village area," she said "I don't think we should put in a big road right away."

Goulet said the road was the proper size "at this time."

Commissioners Bob Wade and Lieberman both stated concern for traffic flow in the area.

It would be beneficial to the area if there is local traffic only, not d r awing the t ra f f i c to the area, Wade said.

F a r m i n g t o n Hi l l s r e s i d e n t Terry West, who owns 5.5 acres within the proposed district, said Monday he wished he had more time to study the area plans.

T h e t o w n s h i p h a s h i r e d a team of consultant* that will be working on s tandard specifics over the next six to nine months.

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"We have tons of s tuff ," said Joe Gasiewicz, manage r of the Pet Supplies Plus in Canton.

Then there is always cat nip, which sends feline's senses into nirvana. Farmington Hills-based Backdoor Fr iends Ca t Shoppe sells two varieties - in a toy or loose form - of the herb.

"The cat nip we sell is premi-um grade ," said A n n e Brene-man, Backdoor F r i ends owner and cat lover. "It's stronger, and it's homegrown by a master gar-dener, a woman in Farmington Hills."

If the tabby is a tubby, Brene-man has some ideas, too. Along with assor ted c l ippers , combs and brushes, Backdoor Friends has plenty of cat toys tha t make the pets feel the burn.

The No. 1 s e l l e r is t h e "Da Bird," which s i m u l a t e s a live winged c r ea tu re when tu rned with its feathers and string. The item is $6.95.

"For a s e d e n t a r y c a t who doesn ' t get a lot of exercise ," Breneman said, "it's a good toy

• 'We have tons of stuff/ says ioe Gasiewicz, manager of the Pet Supplies Pius store in Canton.

to get them to j u m p and leap around and get some exercise."

There's also an assortment of cat collars with bells or Christ-mas stockings filled with toys and t r e a t s . Backdoor Fr iends ha s T-sh i r t s , s w e a t s h i r t s and nightshirts for cat lovers, too.

Those who w a n t to splurge, there are the increasingly popu-lar cat trees. The carpeted struc-tures are made of real oak, birch or ash limbs and range from 30 to 72 inches in he igh t . Prices range $45-$350.

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Senate kills bill to allow local control over school plan& BY TIM RICHARD a u v r m n U hi I f i IWNE . n o m e c o m n i . n e t

A legislative bill giving cities and townships power to approve school building plans has been gutted by a Senate committee and is almost as good as dead.

Burial will be Dec. 31, when all unpassed bills expire.

"Well be back next year," said Don Stypu a, lobbyist for the Michigan Municipal League , which joi- ed forces wi th t h e

Michigan Townships Association to seek local unit si te and con-struction plan reviews of both public and non-public school con-struction.

The bill had been eager ly watched by Nor thv i l l e Town-sh ip , which h a s h a d a long-s t a n d i n g b a t t l e w i t h t h e Northville School District over building plans.

Rep. George Mans, D-Trenton, a former mayor and school board member, won House passage of

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his bill. "We had two situations in my d i s t r i c t - Woodhaven , where a relatively new building ju s t fell apar t ; and Flat Rock, where there was no local control to inspect a building of a public school academy.

"We should treat school build-ings the same as others," Mans told t h e S e n a t e H u m a n

Resources, Labor and Veterans A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e - but t h e panel, headed by Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, disagreed.

The c o m m i t t e e gu t t ed t h e Mans bill and sent it to the Sen-ate floor Dec. 2 on a 3-2 party -line vote. It is languishing on the Senate calendar.

Mans' bill would have repealed

a 1937 law placing school site and building inspection authori-ty in the hands of what is now t h e s t a t e Depa r tmen t of Con-sumer and Indus t ry Services. Local building and fire codes are i n a p p l i c a b l e . I t would a l so amend part of the school code.

The Senate Fiscal Agency esti-mated the Mans bill would add $26,000 to the cost of inspections a n d p e r m i t s for a o n e - s t o r y building.

R o g e r s ' commi t t ee v e r s i o n

went back to a uniform method of s t s t e w i d e rev iew. School a u t h o r i t i e s could vo lun t a r i l y submit their plans to local offi-cial*, but wouldn't be required to do so. The Senate version keep* t h e H o u s e r e q u i r e m e n t t h a t s t a t e - ce r t i f i ed a rch i t ec t s a d d engineers approve construction plans and be on-site.

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The sof tba l l c en t e r comprises 55 acres of t h e site. A dozen dia-m o n d s , a r e s t a u r a n t , b a t t i n g cages a n d m a i n t e n a n c e bu i ld -ings are a l so included.

A total of 15 acres of undevel-oped l and , w h i c h f r o n t s Michi-gan A v e n u e a n d is j u s t e a s t of t h e c e n t e r , i s a l s o i n c l u d e d . Durack said t h e r e a re currently no plans for the parcel.

" I t c o u l d b e u s e d fo r l i g h t i n d u s t r i a l o r r e c r e a t i o n , " h e added.

Canton will s t a f f the facility.

The township is in t h e process of ftlHng two full-time positions.

An "operat ions m a n a g e r " will be responsible for t h e day-to-day r u n n i n g of the center, including a c c o u n t i n g a n d s c h e d u l i n g . A " s p o r t s c o o r d i n a t o r " w i l l r u n sof tbal l a n d baseball leagues.

J a d e h a d e m p l o y e d p e o p l e do ing »imilar jobs. Durack sa id t h e y a c c e p t e d a b u y o u t f r o m J a d e r a t h e r t h a n become town-ship employees.

Addit ionally, Canton will h i re a f o o d v e n d o r t o r u n C l e a t s

Res tau ran t . The eatery 's success will be impor t an t in g e n e r a t i n g revenues , Durack said.

P e r m a n e n t concession s t ands , a pavil ion, a n d a new sp r ink le r s y s t e m a re a m e n i t i e s t h a t m a y b e a d d e d to t h e c e n t e r i n t h e next few years.

C a n t o n Softbal l Cen te r ' s first s eason will begin in April . T h e ten ta t ive p lan is for youth games to played in ear ly evening wi th s o f t b a l l l e a g u e s b e g i n n i n g a t a b o u t 8 p.m. a n d r u n n i n g p a s t midnight .

5 chosen semi-finalists in 'Bu^s Life' contest Five C a n t o n k i d s have b e e n

se lec ted a s s e m i - f i n a l i s t s i n a drawing contes t centered around the movie, "A Bug's Life."

T h e y a r e : M a r i e l C o l l i n s , Mario DiNicola, Er ic Marion a n d

Cheleey Quinlan, each in fourth g rade a t Gall imore E l e m e n t a r y school; a n d Joslyn DeVinney, a f o u r t h g r a d e s t u d e n t a t Mi l le r E l emen ta ry School.

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Newcomers dinner: Members of the East Middle School Chorus performed holi-day selections for the Canton Newcomers this month during the annual holi-day dinner at Hawthorne Valley Country Club. The chorus is directed by teacher Shelby Holcomb.

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T h e Board of Educat ion of t he P lymouth -Can ton C o m m u n i t y Schools inv i tes all in te res ted and qual i f ied companies to submi t a Reques t for Proposal for C a r e e r P repa ra t ion S y s t e m Consul tan t . Specifications a n d fee schedules can be obta ined by cont rac t ing Dan Phillips, P u r c h a s i n g D e p a r t m e n t . E .J McClendon Educa t iona l Center . 454 S. Harvey S t r e e t . P lymouth , MI., (734) 416-2746 Proposals a r e due on or before Monday, J a n u a r y 11, 1999 at 2:00 p.m T h e Board of Educat ion reserves t h e right to accept and or reject all proposals , a s they j u d g e to be in t he bes t i n t e r e s t of t h e school d is t r ic t .

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ELIZABETH M GIVENS, S e c r e t a r y Publish December 13 and 20. 199S

Police ticket youths for drugs, tobacco

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Win te r t axes are d u e December 1. 1998 and payable th rough F e b r u a r y 16, 1999 wi thout p e n a l t y Addit ional in format ion appears on the reverse s ide of vour tax s t a t e m e n t M A K E A L L C H E C K S PAYABLE T O : C H A R T E R T O W N S H I P O F P L Y M O U T H . P a y m e n t s can be made a t the Townsh ip Hall d u r i n g regu la r work ing hours , Monday - Fr iday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m a t t he T r e a s u r e r ' s Office. Open Friday, December 4. 11. 18 and Wednesday, December 23 un t i l 5:00 p.m. A f t e r hour s p a y m e n t s can be placed in 24 h r D R O P B O X located in p a r k i n g lot ad j acen t to Building #1 or D R O P B O X ad jacen t to e n t r y w a y S t a n d a r d Federa l Bank , P lymouth Township Office, will also accept p a y m e n t for your convenience th rough February 16, 1999 C H A R T E R T O W N S H I P O F P L Y M O U T H T R E A S U R E R ' S O F F I C E W I L L B E C L O S E D d u r i n g t h e C h r i s t m a s Holidays on Thursday . December 24 th and Friday, December 25 th T h e T r e a s u r e r ' s Office will be open to accept Tax P a y m e n t s and Other P a y m e n t s on Monday, December 28 th t h r o u g h Thursday , December 31st .

RON EDWARDS. T r e a s u r e r C h a r t e r Township of P l y m o u t h .

PubiUh December 10th k 13th, 1998

A 1 4 - y e a r - o l d C a n t o n m a l e was cited by police for possession of tobacco . A n o t h e r m a l e a n d female, both of undisclosed ages, were cited for possession of drug p a r a p h e r n a l i a a n d m a r i j u a n a , r e s p e c t i v e l y . E a r l y T u e s d a y morning, Canton police, while on bicycle p a t r o l , r e p o r t e d l y s aw severa l t e e n s n e a r t h e football field e n t r a n c e a t C a n t o n High Schoo l s m o k i n g a n d n o t e d a s t rong odor of mar i juana . One of t h e t e e n s r epo r t ed ly dropped a h o m e m a d e "bong , " w h i c h w a s

m a d e f rom two-l i ter pop bott le and a luminum foil when he saw the police officers approach. All were released into their parents ' custody and given court dates.

Appliances stolen A r a n g e w o r t h $ 4 6 4 , a

microwave worth $464, a double oven wor th $947, a $135 dish-w a s h e r a n d a n $ 8 5 0 f u r n a c e w e r e r e p o r t e d l y t a k e n f rom a home unde r construct ion in the 47000 block of Madison Nov. 28.

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T h e C h a r t e r T b w n s h i p of P l y m o u t h is c u r r e n t l y s e e k i n g sea led bids for Towing Services . Serv ices a r e to include vehicle towing, i m p o u n d m e n t and s to rage a t t h e d i rec t ion of t he P lymou th Township Police D e p a r t m e n t . The contrac tor m u s t o p e r a t e and ma in t a in two (2) tow t rucks or equ iva len t (flat bed type i vehic les w i t h i n one mile of t he Tbwnship b o u n d a r i e s Reques t for Proposal inc lud ing complete specif icat ions may be ob ta ined a t The Office of t h e Clerk , 42350 Ann Arbor Rd.. P lymou th . MI 48170 Sea led bids a r e due not la te r t h a n 12:00 p.m.. Thursday . J a n u a r y 7. 1999

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1 would l ike to con t ro l t h e a m o u n t at nicotine in my lungs and in my blood,* Wofford aaid "If I go i n t o a r e s t a u r a n t , t h e s m o k e r s a r e d i c t a t i n g t h a t amount . I don't chooao the dreaa-ing in the i r salad."

B u t Robert Gi fford, executive director at t he Michigan Restau-r a n t Associa t ion, wh ich repre-sen ts 3,500 r e s t au ran t s through-ou t t h e s ta te , said most res tau-r a n t s provide a t least 60 percent of sea t s for non-smokers.

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Plans from page Al

c u r v e w h e n t h e y f u r t h e r a m e n d e d t h e bill t o r emove a r e q u i r e m e n t t h a t school dis-t r ic ts pay the "prevailing wage" (a l ega l e u p h e m i s m for un ion scale) on construction jobs.

T h a t will be a poison pill in t h e H o u s e , " s a i d S e n . Ken DeBeausaaert , D-Macomb Coun-ty, predicting the Democrat-con-trolled House would never agree to i t .

"This prevailing wage is alto-g e t h e r a s e p a r a t e i ssue ," said Sen . Mike O 'Br ien , D-Detroi t . " 0 « t a n o t h e r b i l l , " h e t o ld Republicans.

Replied Rogers: T h i s ( prevail-ing wage) adds costs. This takes m o n e y f r o m school k i d s fo r books and computers."

O ' B r i e n sho t back : "All t h e b o o k s a n d c o m p u t e r s a r e n ' t w o r t h a d a r n if t h e roof caves

S e n . Leon S t i l l e , R - S p r i n g L a k e , who sponsored t h e pre-v a i l i n g wage r epea l , sa id t h e r e q u i r e m e n t does no th ing bu t add to school construction costs. "It h a s no th ing to do with con-struction quality," he said.

Refer to House BUI 5654 when writing to your state senator. State Capitol, P O Box 30036, Lansing 48909.

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C i t i n g t h e M i c h i g a n P u b l i c Hea l th Code, Gifford aaid s t a t e l a w s p r o h i b i t m u n i c i p a l i t i e a f r o m e n a c t i n g m o r e a t r i n g e n t regulat ions on r e s t a u r a n t s t h a n exist a t the s t a t e level.

Gifford said similar bans h a v e hu r t businesses in Arizona, Cali-fornia and New York. T h e b a n

ia bad for t h e proposed casinos, i f s had for t h e efforts to build a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t c e n t e r , " Gifford s a i d . " O n e r e s t a u r a n t c h a i n , Outback S teakhouae , i s a l ready re-evaluating plana to build new es tabl ishments in W a y n e County because at t h e proposed ban."

M a r q u e t t e C o u n t y p a s s e d a similar b a n a n d i t f aces a legal challenge from t h e MRA, Gifford

In favor of ban Mark Cooper of t h e Michigan

Citizens for Smoke-Free Air sup-ported the ban .

"We d o n t care if people smoke,

wo do care if we are subjected to it," ho said.

P a r k e r told commisaipoers the ques t ion w a s wha t t h e commis-s i o n e r do aa l e g i s l a t o r s a b o u t "something we know ia ha rming people."

"We have speed l imits to pro-tec t others ," Parker said.

C o m m i s s i o n e r O 'Nei l ag r eed t h a t smoking waa a hea l th prob-lem, b u t moved to reject the ordi-nance, which waa rejected by the commit tee , 5-2.

E a r l i e r , O ' N e i l h a d c a l l e d s m o k i n g a " f reedom of choice" a n d a decision t h a t ought to be le f t to bus ine s s owners . T h e r e

a r e a lo t of i n d i v i d u a l s w h o invested a mil l ion dollars to do b u s i n e s s i n W a y n e C o u n t y , " O'Neil sa id . Boike believed the county should not act because it did not have t h e authori ty to do so.

T h e s t a te can supersede any-t h i n g w e a d o p t , " B o i k e s a i d . O'Neil t h o u g h t t h e county com-miss ioners shou ld not legis la te such a ban.

Cock re l a s k e d "If no t h e r e , then where? I believe it's a good ordinance. I th ink we need to do t h i s n o w . " H e r a m e n d m e n t reflected the percentage of smok-ers in Wayne County - 25 per-

cent. Af t e r t h e meeting, Gifford aaid

he waa pleased with t h e removal of t h e b a n for bars a n d r e s t au -r a n t s . T h e MRA w a a o p e n t o s m o k i n g r e s t r i c t i o n s , pointed o u t as t h a t g roup set t h e 60 percent s t andard , b a n w e r e i n i t i a t e d in W a y n e Coun ty , Wayne Coun ty p a t r o n s who w a n t to smoke would go to a n o t h e r r e s t a u r a n t in a n o t h e r county, h e said.

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Happy holidays begin with good planning

Years of human history and folk-lore have left it's imprint on our society, culture and family

regarding the rich celebration, and all that accompanies, the Christmas sea-son. The tradition that lives in the forethought of my mind are the scents of Christmas. Sure you can't beat the essence of fresh pine filling the air from a brightly lit Christmas tree, or the aroma wafting through the house of that special holiday roast. But my inner child is always yearning for fra-grant scents of holiday baking. A warm rich cookie in one hand, and a piece of Grandma's fudge in the other, would conjure visions of sugar plum fairies dancing in my head, and best describe Christmas for me.

Even though some holiday food tra-ditions have been revamped, short-ened, or all together substituted, to fit the demands on our present day exis-tence, many of us are still baking from scratch and making holiday con-fections.

Homemade sweets are such a thoughtful way to share Christmas and revel in the merry making, gift giving and exchanging. May I sug-gest picking up an old holiday baking tradition or beginning a new one to form your children's Christmas mem-ories. -ft j j-

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• D A Y 1 2 - M u t e r Checkl is t Every great event has great begin-nings. A master plan and checklist is the key to success. Your list may include rentals, inventory of china, linen, serving pieces, and a time line for tasks to insure no last minute run-ning.

• D A Y 1 1 - Menu planning The most crucial part of a holiday feast is, of course, the food! In addi-tion to family favorites, this is the time to gather recipes you've wanted to try, and if necessary, experiment. When menu planning, it is essential to have a good mix of items to fit everyone's needs including a few selections which are on the lighter side. Try to make some things early. Many items, including baked goods and chutneys, can be made ahead of time. Don't forget to place any special meat or bakery item orders well in advance so you're not disappointed on your last minute shopping trip to your favorite m a r k e t

• D A Y ± 0 - Purchase all your beverages. Remember to buy beer and wine at room temperature. Put beverages in coolers or party tuba and add ice an hour before guests arrive. It is hard enough fitting all the extra food items in the fridge without hav-ing to work around cases of pop, beer and wine.

• D A Y 9 - I t is close enough now to the date of your event to make any reminder calls to family and friends about times and such. It's also a great time to assign tasks for family members to help with the prepara-tion. • D A Y 0 - It's a good day for holi-day baking. Cookies and breads freeze great. Bring out your special holiday tina. Sweet filled tins make wonderful gifts. • DAY 7 - Beat the last minute grocery store frenzy and pick up all your dry goods such aa paper prod-ucts, coffee, tea, and canned and frozen items also. Make any last minute purchases you may need for your table.

• DAY • -Plan your holiday table-top. You can use phone books, boxes turned upside down placed on top of a baas tine tablecloth. Arrange risers on the table and cover with additional

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Ilove t h e holiday sea-son when houses are a t t h e i r fes t ive best and anticipation fills the air. Family tradi-tions play center stage as we b r ing ou t our good ch ina a n d favorite holiday orna-m e n t s , g ree t f r i ends and family at part ies a n d cook t h e t r a d i -t i o n a l d i s h e s of t h e season.

Chr is tmas is a true delight for the senses.

The smell of a fresh Christmas tree, and cookies baking in the oven. The sounds of Christmas carols and jingle bells in department stores. Hie sights of beautiful holiday light displays on neighbor's homes, San ta in the mall. Fields blanketed in snow ... and the wonderful tas tes of a l l those holiday

1. . -<mL-our favorite foods this

time of year ia something we all look foiward to. How-ever, getting through the holidays wi th-out gaining a few extra pounds, is c h a l l e n g i n g , espec ia l ly if you are host-ing a p a r t y . You w a n t your g u e s t s to en joy a w o n d e r f u l t ime . Bu t those wonder-ful dishes don't necessarily have to be heavy in f a t and calor ies . E v e r y host loves praise for fab-ulous food. It i s ve ry gra -cious to help gues t s (and yourself) stay h e a l t h y by s e r v i n g f lavor fu l , fresh and sensible food.

The role tha t food plays, especially during the holidays, goes way beyond basic sus tenance. Food is intensely personal and making changes in the usual holiday banquet may be stress-ful. You don't need to serve only car-rot and celery s t i cks to work good nutrition into your holiday party. The best advice is to choose wonderful fresh foods and use a light hand when adding high fat ingredients Her are some of my favorites:

• Shrimp o o a f c t a N What could be more festive and nutri-t ious t h a n a big bowl of del icious shrimp? One of my colleagues has a huge punch bowl t h a t comes with a stand. When assembled it looks like a

giant stemmed glass. She fills it with ice, puts the cocktail sauce in a tittle crystal bowl in the center and rings this with shrimp and lemon wedges. A little garland around the base and voila! A simply elegant hors d'oeuvre that a t about 10 calories per medium s h r i m p , is an e x t r a v a g a n t , indul-gence.

• S tuf fed P r e p a r e d according to the recipe I have provided, these tasty treats are only about 20 calories each!

Served with mini bagels and honey mustard are great. Add salmon to fet-tuccine noodles for a wonderful pasta dish.

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For this, simply cut the top off a cher-ry toma to , scoop out t h e pu lp and replace it with store-bought hummus. (It 's easy to make hummus, but this isn ' t necessary with t h e wonder fu l selection of flavored hummus you can

find in almost any supermar-ket that has a specialty

food sec t ion . ) G a r -nished with a dip of

t a b b o u l e h , t h i a hors d'oeuvre ia

t as ty , colorful and under 25 calories each.

G r e a t desserts such a s b i s co t t i , rolled wafers a n d p l a i n iced cookies

go well w i t h flavorful spiced

ho t t e a s a n d s p a r k l i n g punch .

I 've inc luded a favorite biscotti recipe.

Serve them with cappuccino made with fat-free milk or they a re del ic ious dipped in red wine for a w o n d e r f u l e n d i n g to a f a b u l o u s evening!

Peggy Martinelli-Everts, of Clark-ston is a registered dietitian and director of clinical operations for HDS Services, a 32-year-old Farmington-Hills based food service and hospitali-ty management and consulting com-pany, specializing in foodservice man-agement for hospitals, long-term care facilities, businesses, private clubs and private schools. HDS Serv ices has approximately 200 management accounts throughout the United States and Japan. Look for her healthy fea-ture on the second Sunday of the month in Taste.

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Offer activities other than just munching. Plan sing Christmas carols, play holiday games or observe symbolic/religious traditions.

* If you are entertaining, eat a little before guests arrive so you dont have to eat quickly while serving

Offer bottled or sparkling water as drink alternatives, served in champagne flutes with strawberry, sparkling water is festive! i

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When buying wine for your party, remember that you will get four or five glasses per bottle. Be sure you have a good variety of wine on hand, as well as other nonalcoholic beverages. Spritzers and jiicebased punch are popular. A pitcher of sangna also goes over well.

When planning the hors d'oeuvre menu for your party, conetder all the food. Grains like bread •ticks and toasted pita points, vegetables like salsa dips and stuffed mushrooms, cut up fresh fruits and juicebaeed punch. Oaky foods such as iow-fet cheese cubes and yogurt-based dips and high quritty protein like smoked salmon and deviled

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* It is a fact - we "est with our eyes" ss well as our mouth. Make food feel more satisfying by presenting it in s beautiful manner. Use mirrored tiles, elevated bases, holiday foliage and hollowed out vegetables to display food.

Use good quality reduced fat or nonfat ingredients whenever possible. Also, go easy on the added salt and sugar in recipes. 6

Replace some of the oil or shortening in a baked recipe using fruit purees (apple, banana or prune). Purees add moisture and boost nutrition. Depending an the recipe, substitute half as much fruit puree for fet. For example, use 1 /2 cup of pursed prunes in place of 1 cup of butter. You may add a tablespoon or two of fat back into the recipe to achieve the best results.

Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Check your buffet table often to be certain food temperatures are appropriate to keep it safe and fresh. i 4

Before they leave, give each guest a small gift. A single rose tied with a festive bow, a handmade Christmas ornament, s candle, some herbal tea. or gourmet coffee, seeds tor an indoor herb garden, small containers of marmalade, clx*ney or gourmet mustard, home made grarvola mi* in a festive wrapper or homemade flavored popcorn bails it shouldn't be elaborate or expensive The small token of your friendship will be a lasting reminder to your guests of the wonderful party!

Enjoy the holidays without fretting about all the things you "shouldn't" be eating Be sensible, be selective, think about your food intake over the long run and not just on a meaM>y meal basis. Happy Holidays! 1

Tenderloin beef roast sure to please guests

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S t and ing r ib roas t was a holiday stf.ple at our house I r an st i l l smell the meat roast-ing and h e a r t h e f a t crackling in the nven of our old gas stove.

Mother always choae a roas t of t h e first three riba. She picked one t h a t had lo t s of fatty atreaka through

/ out t ha m e a t ( m a r -bling) to " g u a r a n t e e tenderness," she said,

traditional part of your that you think you have

• Beef sold today It 27 porcont loanor than my fondly rontomborod standing rib roast

to relinquish to fond memory , I 've got some tas ty news Mv recipe is actual-ly improvement on standing rib roast both gas-t r o n o m i c a l l y and nutritional •y

The tenderloin of beef roast that I am recommending is one of the leanest yet most tender cuts of beef. It 's the cut tha t yields filet mignon s t eaks the accompanying wine sauce , c rushed peppercorns and garlic enhance the

mild flavor of the meat Before their first visit to my office,

many of my patients think that saying good bye to meat is one of the f irs t t h i n g s t h s t t hey mus t do to "Es t Younger " But thst is not necesssnly so

Red meat has gained an unhesl thy reputation because it can be a signifi-cant source of fat and ssturated fst if the chosen cut is high fst snd the por-tion is large

Beef sold today is 27 percent leaner than my fondly remembered standing n b roast. Choosing s cut without the fatty s treaks or marbling will fur ther reduce the fst This doesn't mean s dry,

tough roast Carefully monitoring cook ing temperatures and cooking time will ensure that "melt-in-your-mouth' (food ness Keeping the portion smal l 13 ounces cooked weight > and the cut lean helps to make meat a part of an "F.at ing Younger" diet, if your meal plan also includes lots of high fiber fruit, vegetables snd whole grains

Todsy's recipe calls for a piece of ten derloin cut from the thicker end called the butt It usually weighs between "2 and 3 pounds It'a perfect for 6 to 8 peo pie Add some thick, non-fat oven fned potatoes (with the skins left on I and a

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Variety is more than jus t t h e spice of life,

i t ' s the key to a healthy l i fe a s wel l . E a t i n g a v a r i e t y of who le some foods is the best way to g e t a l l t h e i m p o r t a n t n u t r i e n t a , f i b e r a n d p h y t o c h e m i c a l s t h a t a re prpving so essential

, t o guard against cancer a n d o the r ser ious dis-

S c i e n t i s t s don ' t y e t k n o w e x a c t l y w h i c h s p e c i f i c e l e m e n t s in food offer the most pro-tection, so eating many d i f f e ren t k inds of veg-e t a b l e s , f r u i t s a n d g r s i n s p rov ides a f u l l r a n g e of h e a l t h - pro-moting benefits.

Keep this in mind the next t i m e y o u ' r e in t h e p r o d u c e depar tment , and expand your v e g e t a b l e r e p e r t o i r e w i t h someth ing you've never t r ied before.

Sample some fresh fennel -it resembles celery, bu t has a wonder fu l licorice-like t a s t e . T h e l e a f y t o p s s h o u l d be

- u n b l e m i s h e d a n d n o t l i m p , and

t h e r e shou ld b e no b r o w n | spots or cracks on the bottom j of the bulb. Fennel is delicious )

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eaten raw, so it is a welcome addition to any raw vegetable platter or salad.

I t ' s also popu la r in I t a l i an cooking; t r y j u l i e n n e s l i ce s saut^ed with broccoli florets in a bit of olive oil, t hen spr in-kled with lemon juice and sea-soned to t a s t e wi th sa l t a n d pepper.

L o o k . f o r J e r u s a l e m a r t i -chokes, whose knobby tube r s are s tarchy like potatoes, but sweeter . Raw, t h e y h a v e t h e c r u n c h a n d mi ld f l a v o r of wa te r ches tnu t s which m a k e

t h e m per fec t for s a l a d s ( t ry t h e m cubed in a W a l d o r f salad).

When cooked, they h a v e a sweet, nut ty flavor that ' s great in s t i r - f r i e s o r s t e w s . Try J e r u s a l e m a r t i c h o k e s l i ces s t e a m e d t e n d e r c r i s p w i t h sliced carrots , saut£ed onion, gar l ic a n d t h y m e , s p l a s h e d with lemon juice.

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pieces of fes t ive holiday l inen, t h u s creating different levels as a stage for your platters, bowls, etc... Give some thought to your c e n t e r p i e c e , h o w a b o u t s o m e f r e s h p i n e b r a n c h e s p l aced between risers? Holiday ribbon c a s c a d e d a b o u t ? C a n d l e s a r e always a nice touch. Colors and textures will lend to your festive ho l iday t ab les . T h i n k of your table as the s tage and the food as the actors.

• DAY 5 - Ga ther you china, serving pieces and linen. Double check for c leanl iness and don't forget to polish the silver. This is also a good d a y for s t a r t i n g some cleaning, and to find your favor i t e C h r i s t m a s cards, cas-settes and records.

• DAY 4 - The last place you w a n t to be s tuck on Chr is tmas E v e is t h e g r o c e r y s t o r e . Go today and buy your f resh pro-duce and dairy products. Don't f o rge t t h e egg nog and c inna-mon.

• DAY 3 -P ick up your fresh meats and any special orders for

cakes t h a t you may have placed. Star t processing vegetables, pick your green beans, cut your car-rots, pa rsn ips , etc. If you peel a p p l e s or po t a toes in advance m a k e s u r e you s t o r e t h e m in water with a little lemon juice.

• DAY 2 - O K , l e t s get cook-ing! Go ahead and blanch your vegetables and place them in re-hea t ing p a n s with a l i t t le sa l t , p e p p e r a n d b u t t e r so t h a t on C h r i s t m a s Day all you need to do i s r e h e a t in oven or microwave and serve. You could also put a little water in the bot-tom of Che pan and steam on the stovetop for a few seconds. Boil, m a s h , s t i r a n d bake . G e t a l l your side dishes ready to go. If you can m a k e sauces ahead of t ime - go for it! Clean let tuce and greens and store with a wet t owe l c o v e r i n g t h e m . C l e a n m e a t a n d season so it will be oven ready. Set the table.

• DAY 1 - MERRY CHRIST-MAS

Because you were a p lanner , you can leisurely roll out of bed

to enjoy the spirit of Christmas* I t ' s real ly not about food - i t ' s about enjoying your family and close ones . Your t a b l e is s e t , your side dishes are ready to go. your silver clean, plates out, bev-e r a g e s t o be i ced one h o u r before.

The only thing left to chance is to meet with family, a n d coordi-, na te your meat preparation with;, m e a l t i m e so t h a t a l l r u n s ; smoothly . Make s u r e chi ldren apH non-kitchen part icipants do the clean up.

T h e 2 U n i q u e f a m i l y a n d myself wish you hea l t h , happi-ness, prosperity, tranquility a n d , kindred spirit far t he New Year!

And to all a good night!

Chef Kelli L. Lewton is owner of 2 Unique Caterers and Event Planners in Bloomfield Hills. A graduate of Schoolcraft College's Culinary Arts program, Kelli is a part-time instructor at the col-lege. Look for her column in Taste on the second Sunday of the month.

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Remove from oven. Cover the roast loosely with aluminum foil and let stand 15 to 20 minutes. The roast will continue cooking. • Slice and serve with the wine mushroom sauce that follows. Serves 6-8 people.

MUSHROOM RED WINE SAUCE 1 1 / 2 cups dry red wine (I

prefer Red Zinfandel) 1 cup fat-free, sodium-

reduced beef bouillon 1 / 2 cup whole fresh mush-

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Cook mushrooms until tender in wine-broth mixture. Remove

mushrooms. Simmer wine mixture until reduced by half. Return mushrooms to liquid. Reheat briefly.

Nut r i t ion facts: (per 3 ounce serving) 181 Calories, 8.7g Fat , 3 . 3 g S a t u r a t e d F a t ; 7 2 m g Cholesterol; 64mg Sodium.

Food Exchanges: 3 lean meat

Look for Main Dish Miracle orr the second Sunday of the month in Taste. Muriel G. Wagner is a registered dietitian and nutri-tion therapist with an office in Southfield. She publishes "Eat-ing Younger," a quarterly newsletter with recipes and nutrition tips. To subscribe, send a check for $13.50 to "Eating Younger,"P.O. Box 69021, Pleas ant Ridge, Ml 48069.

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L a t k e s a t a s t y f a v o r i t e Here are some La tke recipes

for H a n u k k a h f rom — "Every-day C o o k i n g f o r t h e J e w i s h Home" by Ethel G. Hofman.

These b u t t e r y , c rus ty la tkes a r e e a t e n o u t of h a n d in t h e s t r e e t s of t h e M a r a i s , the old J ewi sh ne ighborhood in Par is . Use t h a w e d f rozen cauliflower f lorets if you l ike, to speed up p r e p a r a t i o n . If s e r v e d w i t h meat, oil should be used for fry-ing a n d t h e m a s h e d po ta toes shou ld not c o n t a i n any da i ry products.

CAUUFLOWER-POTATO LATKES 1 cup cauliflower florets 1 1 / 2 cups mashed potatoes 3 tablespoons matzoh meal 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon salt 1 /4 teaspoon white pepper 1 egg, beaten 2 tablespoons kasha 4 to 6 tablespoons butter

In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook cauliflower until it is very soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and pat dry.

In a mixing bowl, mash cauliflower to small bit* with a fork. Add mashed potatoes, mat-roh meal, garlic, salt, pepper, and egg. Blend thoroughly.

Shape into 12 patties - 3 inches in diameter and about 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle with kasha, press-ing into both sides.

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry latkes in batches, adding more butter as necessary, until they are browned and crust is crisp, about 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot. Makes 12.

PARMESAN POTATO LATKES

Parmesan cheese adds a distinct bite to the classic latke. These make a tempting platter, which is sometimes garnished with pesto sauce.

2 eggs 1 / 4 small onion, but into 3

pieces 4 medium potatoes, peeled

and cut into 1-inch chunks 1 / 4 cup matzoh meal 1 / 4 cup grated Parmesan

cheese 2 tabtespoons chopped fresh

parsley 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 / 3 to 1 / 2 cup olive or veg-

etable oil

In a food processor, combine eggs, onion, and potatoes. Process until onion and potatoes are finely chopped.

Transfer to a mixing bowl and blend in matzoh meal, cheese, parsley, and mustard.

Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Slide rounded tables poonfuls of potato batter into the hot oil, pressing each with a wide spatula to flatten slightly.

Cook until golden brown and crisp on both sides about three minutes per side. Drain on paper towels Serve hot. Makes 24; 6 to 8 servings.

F e s t i v e t r e a t s s u r e t o

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Recipes compliments of HDS Services.

STUFFED MUSHROOMS 16 medium mushrooms with

stems removed and finely chopped

1 /4 cup onion, finely chopped 2 minced garlic cloves 1 tablespoon chicken broth 2 teaspoons flour 1 / 4 cup nonfat milk 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon parsley, finely

chopped A dash of curry powder Salt and pepper to taste 1 / 4 pound cooked, skinless

chicken, finely chopped

Saute onion and garlic in chick-en broth until limp. Blend in flour and cook on low until slightly browned. Add milk and cook until smooth and thick. Add mushroom

S w e e t s m a k e s a v o r y h o l i d a y g i f t s See related 2 Unique Column

on Taste front. Recipes compli-ments of Kelli Lewton.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT

BROWNIES 1 pound white chocolate 1 pound plus 2 tablespoons

unsalted butter 10 whole eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon peppermint

extract 5 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 /2 cup finely crushed pep-

permints

Melt butter and chocolate over double boiler on low heat stirring often Once melted whip by hand until completely smooth.

In separate bowl beat eggs until smooth thick and pale in color. Add sugar to eggs and continue to beat for 7-8 minutes Add choco-late butter mixture to beaten sugar and eggs, mix well and stir in crushed peppermint.

Spread mixture evenly into greased and parchment lined half sheet trays.

B r u s s e l s

Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 min-utes until lightly browned Test by poking wooden toothpick into center of half sheet tray and see if it swipes clean which would indi-cate brownies being done. Makes about 5 do7,en.

SPICED HOLIDAY COOKIES 1 / 3 cup butter softened 1 / 3 cup vegetable shortening 11 /2 cups sugar

1 cup sour cream 1 /2 cup molasses 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 5 1 / 4 cups flour 1 tablespoon ground cinna-

mon 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add sour cream, molasses, vanilla and eggs continue to beat until smooth

In separate bowl combine all dry ingredients. Add half of dry ingre-dients to wet ingredients, mix well. Add other half to mixture

and blend

Divide dough in two wrap in plastic and chill for two hours Roll dough 1/4 inch thick and cut with holiday shaped cutters

Bake on greased or parchment prepared half sheet trays at 350°F 7-9 minutes Makes about 4 dozen 3-inch cookies

A L M O N D APRICOT BISCOTTI 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 1 /4 teaspoons baking pow-

der 1 /2 teaspoon salt 1 1 /2 cups sugar 1 / 2 cup (1 stick) unsalted

butter 2 whole eggs 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1 tablespoon grated orange

peel 1 cup diced "dried" apricots 1 / 2 cup sliced toasted

almonds Egg wash 1 egg

1 tablespoon milk Mix flours, baking powder and

salt .Beat sugar, butter, eggs and extracts

Fold in dry ingredients , nu t s a n d apr ico t s Divide d o u g h in half and mold into a piece 3 inch-es wide and 8 inches long

B r u s h w i t h E g g W a s h m a d e from 1 egg mixed with 1 table-spoon milk.

Bake log in 350°F oven 15-20 minu tes until golden brown on p r e p a r e d cookie s h e e t w i t h parchment paper.

Cool 8-10 m i n u t e s a n d slice logs on a diagonal 1/2-inch wide slices. Arrange slices cut s ide down on p a r c h m e n t p r e p a r e d baking sheet and return to oven for 5 minutes. Remove and cool Makes 2 1/2 dozen

C h e f s t i p : Melt 1 cup semi sweet dark chocolate over a dou-ble boiler, dip ends of biscotti in chocolate

DARK CHOCOLATE BARK 2 pounds semi-sweet

chocolate.(broken up) 1 /4 cup walnuts (chopped) 1 /2 cup pretzels (chopped) 1 / 2 cup Holiday M&M's

To make bark, melt chocolate in a double boiler on low hea t Stir in ingredients Spread even-ly on cookie shee t wi th parch-ment paper Chill and break into pieces

stems, lemon juice and seasonings and cook for 1 minute Mix this with the chicken breast.

Soon filling into 16 mushroom caps and place on lightly sprayed baking sheets. Bake at 350*F for 15-20 minutes. Makes 16

Nutrition information per serv-ing: (2 mushrooms) Calories 40, P ro te in 5g, F a t 0.60g, Sodium 158mg. Percent of calories from fat 13

CAPPUCCINO BISCOTTI 2 cups unbleached all-pur

pose flour 1 cup sugar 1 / 2 teaspoon baking soda 1 /2 teaspoon double-acting

baking powder 1 /2 teaspoon salt 1 /2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 /2 teaspoon ground cloves 1 /4 cup plus 1 tablespoon

strong brewed espresso, cooled

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon milk

1 large egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 /4 cup hazelnuts, toasted,

skinned and chopped coarse

1 / 2 cup semi-sweet choco-

la te ch ips

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment blend the flour, the sugar, the bak-ing soda, the baking powder, the salt, the cinnamon and the doves until the mixture is combined well.

In a small bowl whiak together the espresso, the milk, the egg yolk and the vanilla, add the mix-ture to the flour mixture, beating until a dough is formed, and stir in the hazelnuts and the chocolate chips.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, knead it several times and halve it. Working on a large buttered and floured baking sheet, with floured hands, form each piece of dough into a flattish log 12 inches long and 2 inches wide, and arrange the logs at least 3 inches apart on the sheet.

Bake the log* in the middle of a preheated 350"F oven for 35 min-utes and let them cool on the bak-ing sheet on a rack for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 275T On a cutting board, cut the logs crosswise on the diagonal into 3/4-inch slices, arrange the biscot-ti, cut side down, on the baking

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Wrap up your shopping Wasteful cookbooks make delicious gifts B t J o a n B h j n u l l

M a n y cookbooks feed t h e e y e s a n d t h e m i n d even b e f o r e t h e y ' r e c a r r i e d off to t h e k i tchen to be p u t to work to feed t h e family.

S o m e of the more e legan t m a y m a k e "i t no f a r t h e r t h a n t h e coffee table .

E i t h e r way, cookbooks of t a s t e m a k e w o n d e r f u l gifts. H e r e a r e some glossy e x a m p l e s t h a t h a v e m o u t h w a t e r i n g v i sua l presenta t ion .

"Cuis ine of t h e Crea t ive" (Miami Dog P r e s s , $49) is a col laborat ion be tween J a m e s Lambeth , a n a rch i tec t who took a l l t h e photos , a n d Mi les J a m e s , hiB s o n - i n - l a w , who is c h e f - o w n e r of t h e J a m e s a t t h e Mill r e s t a u r a n t in Faye t -tevil le , Ark.

T h e book w a s b o r n , L a m b e t h says , w h e n h e a n d J a m e s decided they could e x p l o r e t h e connec t ion b e t w e e n food a n d creat iv i ty toge ther .

S o m e 50 a r ch i t ec t s , che f s a n d pho-t o g r a p h e r s were selected for t h e book. A m o n g them: Pop a r t ' s Andy Warho l ; c h e f W o l f g a n g P u c k a n d h i s w i f e .

a r t i s t B a r b a r a Laza ro f f ; a n d jeweler-s cu lp to r E l s a P e r e t t i . E a c h is r ep re -sen ted by recipes a n d p h o t o g r a p h s of favor i te dishes.

L a m b e t h , w h o a l s o l i ve s in F a y e t -tev i l l e , t r a v e l e d t h e w o r l d to pho to -g r a p h t h e dishes in t h e i r app ropr i a t e

s e t t i n g s . Hong Kong is t h e se t t ing for I .M. P e i ' s o r a n g e - g l a z e d c h i c k e n . A bui lding designed by Pei is in the pho-tograph 's background.

About ha l f of t h e 160 rec ipes were provided by the a r t i s t s , L a m b e t h said. " M a n y of t h e m a r e c o o k s . . . . E l s a P e r e t t i a n d ( a r c h i t e c t M a s s i m o ) Vignell i c rea ted r e c i p e s specia l ly for us."

O the r recipes w e r e c r ea t ed by J a m e s f r o m a r t i s t s ' d e s c r i p t i o n s or s t a t e -ments .

Menus and Music A 6 0 - m i n u t e C D of ca ro l s s u n g by

c a t h e d r a l c h o i r s is s l o t t e d i n to t h e cover of chef Willi E l s e n e r ' s " M e n u s and Music for C h r i s t m a s " (Macmillan, $25) to form an angel ' s halo.

Elsener is executive chef of London's

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T h e book is i l l u s t r a t e d w i t h color p h o t o s of t h e food, a s w e l l a s w i t h v igne t t e s of pa in t ings a n d pr in ts , and c o m m e n t s on n a t i o n a l food c u s t o m s a n d t r ad i t i ons .

Heir loom Vegetables "A Ce leb ra t ion of He i r loom Vegeta-

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A f u l l - p a g e spread on p o t a t o e s fea-t u r e s t h e Yellow F i n n , t h e All B lue , t h e C a r i b o and t h e I r i s h Cobble . Go

pas t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n on how to grow p o t a t o e s to f i n d r ec ipes f o r cha rcoa l baked pota toes and oven-roas ted pota-toes wi th rosemary.

Vegetab les r ang ing from b e a n s and beets to melons and r u t a b a g a s a re sur-veyed, w i t h dozens of colorful images and pract ical dishes.

Basics Get t ing down to basics a r e "Ul t imate

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Both a re large-format books, shining w i t h t h i s p u b l i s h e r ' s u s u a l c l e a n d e s i g n a n d p r i n t q u a l i t y . B o t h a r e packed wi th re levant in fo rmat ion and recipes.

T h e b e e r book is a c o n n o i s s e u r ' s p a r a d e of bot t le s h a p e s a n d labels . It r ecommends beers to se rve wi th shell-fish a n d beers to sip wi th chocolate.

A n o t h e r one-topic book: "The Com-plete Mea t Cookbook" (Houghton Mif-flin, $35) by Bruce Aidel l s and Denis Kelly. T h e book's s u b t i t l e spe l l s out

t h a t thia is "A Juicy and Author i t a t ive G u i d e t o S e l e c t i n g , S e a s o n i n g , a n d Cooking Today ' s Beef, Pork , L a m b and V e a l "

T h i s i s n o t a l a r g e - f o r m a t p i c t u r e book, b u t t h e r e is p lenty to r ead and learn.

Asian cook ing "Classic A s i a n Cooking" (DK, $24.95)

by Sri O w e n is another gem of design P i c t u r e a d i s h of fried ch i cken , pho-t o g r a p h e d on a b lue -and -wh i t e p la t e , with t h e ingred ien t s a r r a n g e d stylish-ly l i k e a f a n r a d i a t i n g a r o u n d t h e p l a t e . R e c i p e s , r e g i o n a l t a s t e s a n d spices a r e explained and i l lus t ra ted .

Final ly , "Le Cordon Bleu Home Col-lection" (Pe rp lus Edit ions, $12 per vol-ume) is a se r i e s of about 20 t i t les , each in a s l i m h a r d b a c k v o l u m e . T i t l e s cover such t h e m e s as Winter , Chicken, Potatoes , S a u c e s and Chocolate. Each h a s a s e l e c t i o n of r e c i p e s w i t h fu l l -p a g e co lor p h o t o s . E a c h is se l f -con-tained. Collectively, they could add up to a cook's persona l encyclopedia.

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C h i c k e n w i t h M a t z o - P r u n e S t u f f i n g is a f e s t i v e d i s h t h a t m e e t s t h e t r a d i t i o n s of H a n u k k a h meals, combining ele-men t s historically l inked to Jew-

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Health facilities Schoolcraft College Sunday

Heal th Club is offering convenient hours during t h e New Year to keep u p with 1999 resolut ions to be fit and t r im. For $4 a visit, an individ-ual membership fee of $32 or a family membersh ip fee of $70, you can enjoy 13 weeks of unstructured activity in a full equipped facility from Jan . 3-March 28. Call <7341 462-4413 for information.

Breastfeeding support La Leche League of Livonia

meets monthly for breastfeeding support and informat ion. Babies and children a re always welcome. Next meeting on Monday, Decem-ber 14th. Please call for location and/or additional information. Theresa (734) 261-6814, Vicki (313) 937-3011, or Michelle (734) 591-7071.

Blood drive The American Red Cross will

sponsor a Communi ty Blood Drive at St. Mary Hospital from 7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on J a n . 4 in the auditori-um. This is an impor tan t t ime of year to give blood as supplies are low. To schedule a t ime to donate, call (734) 655-2907. Walk-ins are accepted but appo in tmen t s are pre-ferred.

Weekday play Handball , paddleball . racquet-

ball and wallyball courts are avail-able for evening play Mon.-Wed and Fridays a t Schoolcraft College A $35 fee reserves a court and equipment for 15 weeks beginning the week of J a n . 4. Enrol lment is limited and courts a re scheduled for doubles play. Par t ic ipants must furnish their own locks and towels. Call (734) 462-4413 for informa-tion.

Thinking healthy Learn how to choose the

thoughts tha t lead to inner peace and well being is the emphasis of a class sponsored by Botsford Health Development Network (HDN>, Tuesday. Dec 15 a t 7 p.m entitled "Change Your Mind. Change Your Experience." The two-hour class is held at the HDN, 39750 Grand river Ave., in Novi. Cost is $15. Call <248> 477-6100

Retaining memory Saint Joseph Mercy Health Sys-

tem is sponsoring a free seminar. Wednesday. J a n 20 on the causes of memory loss and ways to regain and retain the ability to remember The presentat ion "Remarkable Memory: Retaining and Regaining Your Memory," will be held from 1-2 p.m at the Summit on the Park, 4600 Summit Parkway, Canton

There are several way* you can reach the Observer Health h Fitness staff The Sunday section provide* numerous venue* far you to offer newsworthy information including Medical Datebook (upcoming calendar events); Medical Newwnaker . eppointment*/new hire-in the medic*! field); and Medical Bnefr (medical advancea, abort new* item* from hospitals, physicians, companies) We also welcome newsworthy ideas for health and fitness related stories TV» submit an item to our newspaper you can call, write, ( u or e-mail ua

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B Y K I M B E R L Y A . M O R T S O N • S T A F F W R I T E R

Bob Riethmiller was alone when he learned he had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a

le thal blood-borne cancer of the immune system.

"I was expecting to hear the lumps in my leg and collar bone were benign cysts not unlike one I had removed years earlier," said Riethmiller. "I went wi thout my wife because I didn't expect to h e a r I had cancer. I was devas ta t -ed."

At the age of 31, the Livonia f a the r and husband was told he could expect to live another four to 10 years.

Riethmiller 's prognosis was not good. Sadly, t radi t ional cancer t r ea tmen t s such as chemotherapy and radiation only bring about short-lived s ta tes of remission in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma pat ients and tend to make them extremely ill.

Following his diagnosis in December 1994, Riethmiller had both tumors removed and was being cared for by an oncologist a t the Karmanos Cancer Ins t i tu te . At home, he and his wife, Linda, began to refocus their outlook on life

"We put less value in mater ia l things," said Riethmiller, who was concerned his young children wouldn' t remember their f a the r if he died in four or five years. "I wanted to enjoy my kids and spend as much time with them as possible "

After his surgery, Riethmiller re turned to Kar-manos every six months for a CAT scan evalua-tion but he says he was basically on his own. "We kept up with research being done in hopes some-th ing would come about but there wasn' t really anyth ing they could do for me."

According to the National Cancer Inst i tute , approximately 270.000 people are afflicted with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the United S ta t e i alone. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma current ly is the sixth leading cause of dea th among cancers in the U.S. and has the second fas tes t growing mortality ra te .

Ray of hope Through Riethmiller 's research, he became

aware of a lecture per ta in ing to clinical t r ia ls being performed by a doctor at the University of Michigan on non-Hodgkin's lymphoma pat ients The Livonia man said he a t tended the seminar in the winter of 1996 and subsequent ly contacted Dr Mark Kaminski 's office about his involvement in the study

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In r e m i s s i o n : Bob Riethmiller and his wife, Linda, are thankful that the clinical study he was in gave him more time to be with his two young children, Megan. 4 1/2, and Amber, 22 months, and watch them grow up.

"At the t ime, I was told there wasn ' t an opening available and tha t I wasn't eligible "

In order to participate, he would have to wait until his tumors returned.

"It seemed kind of ironic." said Riethmiller "Things would have to get worse before I could qualify to part icipate in a program that might make things better "

A fitness instructor by trade, Riethmiller said he had been in general good heal th all his life, making the diagnosis of Stage III non-Hodgkin's lymphoma seem all the more dismal

"Our long-term goals turned shor t - term." said Riethmiller "It woke us up to the fact that no one lives forever."

In order to spend more t ime with his kids. Riethmiller made the decision to s tay at home full t ime. "I wanted to spend as much time with them as possible so they would have some memory of me when they were older "

In the spr ing and summer of 1997, Riethmiller discovered lumps in both his right and left leg

Physicians discovered a third in his small intes-tine While the tumors ' re turn was a disturbing reminder he had cancer. Riethmiller was deter-mined to part icipate in Kaminski 's study

"I had to meet certain parameters to be eligible such as the tumors had to be a certain size and my bone marrow couldn't be infected with the cancer more than 25 percent."

Part of s tudy In December 1997. Riethmiller qualified as the

40th clinical trial candidate out of a 60-patient study group to receive a drug called Bexxar

Produced by Coulter Pharmaceuticals , it's an "antibody with radioactive iodine attached." The drug was conceived to attach itself to a protein found only on the surface of B-lymphocytes such as those found in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma The radioactivity then hones in on the B-cell and destroys it

Biethmiller underwent a trial intravenous t r ea tment in April 1998, then a week later he

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Drug wins FDA Fast Track designation BY KIMBERLY A- MORTSON STAFF W R I T E R kmortsondoe.homecomm.net

Late-s tage deve lopments of 1-131 A n t i - B l Ant ibody a r e p r o g r e s s i n g w i t h much s u c c e s s a c c o r d i n g to C o u l t e r P h a r m a c e u t i c a l . Inc who r e p o r t e d M o n d a y t h a t " m o r e p a t i e n t s e x p e r i e n c e d r e m i s s i o n s wi th a s ingle t h e r a p e u t i c dose" of t h e a n t i b o d y t h a n to t h e i r l a s t "chemotherapy regimen "

The drug, also known as Bexxar. received designation from the Food and Drug Adminis t ra t ion , th is past week, as n Fast Track Product

The significance of the designation means the FDA will t a k e action to a c c e l e r a t e t h e d e v e l o p m e n t a n d review of the d rug as a commercial therapy Coulter s ta ted the designs t ion was a w a r d e d "because one of the targeted indications for the ther apy is a l i fe- threatening unmet med ical need" for which low-grade non-H o d g k i n ' s l y m p h o m a h a s b e e n deemed

Principal investigator for the clini cal trial. Dr Mark Kaminski . assooi a te professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Com pre hens ive C a n c e r C e n t e r , p r e sen t ed

the result> of the Phase il l pivotal t r i a l r e p o r t i n g u n p r e c e d e n t e d r e s u l t s b a s e d on t h e c u r r e n t p r o g r e s s of t h e HO NHL p a t i e n t study

Of the pa t ients who ha\- re ie i \ed Bexxar . 100 percent of p re \ muslv u n t r e a t e d pa t i en t s have *een the i r tumors shrink in •»./• and ~ 1 p e u e n t are experiencing complet. remi>Mon

P r e s e n t l y t h e ave rage l eng th tit remiss ion following ih« ar.ti body t r e a t m e n t is >> m o n t h * doubling the i 1 month durat ion of remission of i hernothe- r,iv pat ient" "Current lv the ' f .gr- ' dor it • s• "f

remission in this t n a ! with the 1-131 An t i -B l Ant ibody is going at 17 3 months " reported Kaminski to the American Society of Hematology

Pat ients part icipating in the s tudy will have their progress tracked for v e a r s to come as t h e FDA b e g i n s p r o c e s s i n g a l i c ense a p p l i c a t i o n [(••I .11.>»• of the Fast Track Product

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Innovative program helps Parkinson patients cope ( h e r .15.000 Michigan res idents live with Parkin

son's disease a slowly progressive disorder lhat grad uallv steals control of the part of the nervous svstem that governs movement posture, balance and walk ing

Now an innovative program at the Botsford Total R e h a b i l i t a t i o n A A t h l e t i c C o n d i t i o n i n g ( e n t e r TRAt 'C 1 in Nov, i« helping n g roup of Parkinson s

p a t i e n t s to m a k e f u l l e r u«e of t h e i r p h y s i c a l endurance and agilits

"We've designed thi« program to meet the specific nf patients diagnosed wi th Parkinson's " savs

Shel I r v i n e M S a certified exercise physiologist at TRAC'C "Although exercise cannot reverse or delay t h e P a r k i n s o n s symptoms t h e m o d e r a t e exercise program we've designed certainly ran help prevent the w asting away of muscle fibers and complications

caused b\ under utilized joints Par t ic ipants in TRA< ( ' s Parkinson - l>- r. I"r.

gram ' P E P ' are evaluated in the area* ot • ardi"\ >-eular conditioning bod\ composition fVxihi 1\ and s t rength at the beginning as well as the end id the 12 week class The regimen includes a full range of cardiovascular and weight 1 raining a* well as > > in etv of endurance and balance exercise*

The current class is composed of individual* range in age from their mid bos to late r<is \i o considered 'mid range" Pa rk inson" pat ient" Iwcau*-although svmptoms such as slow, shuffl ing walk uid t remors are noticeable they are still able to t o m t i t independently How ever any age group and ear !\ '•> mid stage pat ients are accepted into the program

The TRACC program clients each of whom i- care f u l l y m o n i t o r e d , r e p o r t an i n c r e a s e in t h e n

r i i i i . i i i nn flexibihlA and balance But Levine in r- 'hai j«t ph\sical benefits in clients a t t i tudes

tow ird the TRA< program 'Parkiti"i<ii - affects the activities of daily living "

note- l evme "It i* an emotionally draining condition for pa t ien t* who are prone to bouts of depress ion Part H Tpat inc in a mild exercise regimen such as the one we've developed here at TRACC enables lhem to in a verv positive w as make full use of their ph \ *ii al p o t e n t i a l *

Kegi*tralion I- now inderwa\ for the next session • TK \< i * P a r k i n s o n ' s Exerc i se P r o g r a m which

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Isolated from the general pop-ulat ion of t h e hospital , Rieth-mil ler s p e n t t h r e e days wi th restricted human-contact due to the e x t r e m e l y h igh levels of radioact iv i ty in jec ted into h is system.

T h e r e were lead plates on the sides of t h e beds and hospital clothing worn by the staff tha t did have contact with me, were tagged radioactive," said Rieth-miller. He says he spent another week at a relative's home so as not to expose his young child at the time to the radioactivity.

Good news One month after the injection,

Riethmiller underwent a nuclear scan (similar to an X-ray) and a

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bone marrow biopsy. There waa less than 1 percent of h is original tumors left. In October, he underwent the same testing and the tumors were considered completely gone.

"It's a one-time deal," said Riethmiller. "That's why i f s so different than chemother-apy t h a t you have to keep going back for."

It ha s been eight months s i n c e t h e t r e a t m e n t and Riethmiller still reports no side effects from the radioac-t i v e an t ibody and he r e m a i n s in r emi s s ion — tumor-free.

"I 'm feeling pret ty confi-dent ," said Riethmiller, who will r e t u r n to the Univer-s i ty of M i c h i g a n Cancer Cen-te r in J a n -u a r y for a CAT scan to evaluate his p r o g r e s s . "I 'm so p leased . In 1994, I t h o u g h t t h e r e was no hope. Today, I know t h e r e ' s some th ing out

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Quality time; Riethmiller doesn't take for granted the quality time he spends with his two daughters (from left) Megan, 4'ls, and Amber, 22 months. Decorating the tree together is just one of the things he's able to do as a stay-at-home dad.

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TUE, DEC. 15 S11IOKE/ANEURYSM QIIOUP For those who have had or have a cerebral aneurysm or stroke. Family members/friends wel-come. Group will meet Dec. 15 at Garden City Hospital for a pre-sentation and to promote a shar-ing interaction free of charge. Garden City Hospital, 6245 Inkster Road, Garden City. Call (734) 458-4396.

RBROMYALOIA * NUTRmOM Dr. Martin Tamler of Beaumont Hospital will host a seminar on the role nutrition plays in the treatment of fibromyalgia. The focus will be on a 40-30-30 diet. The seminar will begin at 7 p.m. at the Beaumont Auditorium, at the south end of the hospital. For more information call Sharon at (248) 344-4063.

WED, DEC. 16 BREATHER'S CLUB A support group for persons and or families with respiratory problems. Meets at 7 p.m. in Classroom 3 of the Garden City Hospital Medical Office Building and is free of charge. Call ( 734) 458-3481 Garden City Hospital. 6245 Inkster Road, Garden City. OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING Oakwood Healthcare Center in Livonia will host a bone density screening from 1-5 p.m. at 37650 Professional Center Dr. To regis-ter call (800) 543-WELL.

THUR, DEC. 17 BREASTFEEDING CLASS

St. Mary Hoapital is committed to providing education and sup-port to area mothers who decide to breastfeed their babies. A class is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. This class is designed for expectant mothers between the seventh and eighth month of pregnancy. The class will focus on the benefits of breastfeeding for infant, mother and family. Cost of the class is $20. Pre-reg-istration is requested, but moth-ers can register at the class. Call (734)655-1100.

MON, DEC. 21 SPORTS SAFETY Course trains individuals to become instructors to teach coaches and other interested individuals basic first aid skills for athletic injuries, choking and CPR for adults and children. Course length is four hours; fee includes course cost and materi-als, $50. Livonia Red Cross Ser-vice Center, 29691 W. Six Mile, Livonia. Call (734) 542-2787. CPR REVIEW

Individuals with current CPR certificates can be recertified in Adult, Infant/Child, Community CPR or CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Certification and text is required to take this review course. Course runs from 6-10 p.m. Cost is $22. Livonia Red Cross Service Center, 29691 W. Six Mile, Livonia. Call (734) 542-2787,

JANUARY MINI FITNESS CLASSES Schoolcraft College offers almost 60, four-week mini physical edu-cation classes during this month to restart your metabolism after the holidays. The classes include yoga, aerobics, a variety of water-based exercise methods, swimming, karate and strength training. Fees range from $9 to $43. Call (734) 462-4413.

MON, JAN. 4 CARDIAC SUPPORT

Support offered for cardiac patients and/or their significant others. Discussion, education an.I camaraderie are the focus. From 7-9 p.m. Call (734) 458-3242.

WED, JAN. 6 DIABETES SUPPORT Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Guest speakers and open discussion provide information and support. You must RSVP at (734)458-4330.

JAN. 7-19 STOP SMOKING CUNtC The City of Livonia is sponsoring the "Stop Smoking' clinic con-ducted by anti-smoking presen-ter Dr. Arthur Weaver, the seven night program will be held at Civic Center Library, 32777 Five Mile Road, just east of Farmington. No set fee is charged, although donations are accepted. Dates include: Jan. 7, Jan. 11 through Jan. 15 and Jan. 19. All sessions run from 7:30-9 p.m. Call (734) 466-2535 for information.

FRI, JAN. 8 REDUCING RISK Dr. Marcella Salib will host a discussion on high blood pres-sure (hypertension) and stress at the Leather Bottle Restaurant. Guest speaker James Mikrut, R.P.T. will be featured. The pro-gram will run from 1-2 p.m. <health-o-rama/2-3 p.m.). Subtopics will include cause/effect of hypertension, con-trolling and treating heart attack and coping and prevent-ing complications of heart dis-ease. The Leather Bottle is locat-ed on the south east corner of 8 Mile and Farmington roads.

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Congrats to WDIV online - It's with a sense of real pride that I c o n g r a t u l a t e my f r i e n d s at WDIV ONLINE (www.wdiv.com) for being voted the "Best in the Industry" broadcast television Web site by the Web Marketing Association.

I f ounded WDIV ONLINE almost five years ago and helped nur ture its growth unti l I left the station this past September. Among those who have worked so hard to make the site so great over the years is Adam Miller of Webcrossings (www.webcross-ings.com); Paul Manzella, now of Mort Crim Communications, and Bill Young, who currently runs the site.

Mike Wendland covers the Internet for NBC-TV Newschan-nel stations across the country. His "PC Talk" radio show airs Saturday and Sunday after-noons on Detroit's WXYT-Radio AM 1270. He is the author of a series of Internet books. You can reach him through his Vieb site at http: / I www.pcmike.com

BUSINESS MARKETPLACE

•Business Marketplace items art welcome regarding mergers, changes, initiatives or announce-ments from companies in the Qbserver-area business commu-nity. Items should be sent to: Business Marketplace, 36251 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48150; or fax (734) 591-7279

Grand reopening ; D a l l e y C a r p e t r ecen t ly

unveiled a newly designed store tit 31745 W. Eight Mile Road in I i ivonia becoming t h e f i r s t t t ohawk Floorscapes re ta i le r "By a d d i n g t h e Mohawk Floorscapes name to ours, we're tyuilding on our reputat ion for quality and service by offering customers the latest concepts in flooring fashion, style color and performance." said store owner Michael Riley

Wireless launch O m n i p o i n t C o m m u n i c a -

t i o n s recently launched initial service of its advanced wireless telephone network in the Great L4kes region, including Detroit T&e person communications ser-vices provider is the area's first and only carr ier to offer GSM (Global Sys tem for Mobile!

Omnipoint 's h e a d q u a r t e r s are located in Livonia on Merriman.

Anniversary celebration The L i t t l e G u y s & D o l l s

L e a r n i n g C e n t e r s of Livonia recently celebrated the i r 20th anniversary according to Execu-tive Director Gordon Rutherford The Center would like to thank their employees, customers, sup-pliers and friends for their con-tinued support

Downsizing S i m p s o n I n d u s t r i e s Inc . of

Plymouth recently announced it will reduce its worldwide salary workforce by approximately 10 percent through position elimi-nations, retirements and organi-zational changes. The company will take an est imated pre-tax cha rge of $2.5 mil l ion in the fourth quarter to primarily cover the expenses of severanfce relat-ed payments.

Web conference C o m p u w a r e C o r p o r a t i o n

announced it will host a web conference to examine how its Automated Touchpoint Test ing Solution accelerates Year 2000 compliance testing This unique service allows organizat ions to

accurately forecast the scope of t e s t i ng e f f o r t s , i n c r e a s e t h e throughput of code conversion and shorten the testing process. The web c o n f e r e n c e will be broadcast on Thursday. Dec. 10 at 2 p.m Confe rence part ici-pants will learn how Automated Touchpoint Tes t ing will allow them to perform compliance test-ing on most of their mission-crit-ical applications before the Year 2000.

Superior work Fourteen Chrys ler suppliers

were recently honored with the 1998 Platinum Pentastar Award at the Daimler Chrysler Tech-nology Center. Livonia's own J . S. Alberici C o n s t r u c t i o n Co. was recognized a long wi th L u c a s V a r i t y A u t o m o t i v e — Livonia as a 1998 Role Model Award winner

P la t inum P e n t a s t a r awards represent achieving outstanding overal l p e r f o r m a n c e as mea-sured by the fo rmer Chrysler corporation's supplier rating sys-tems and Role Model awards are p r e s e n t e d to s u p p l i e r s t h a t exhibit exemplary performance in a specific rat ing category of ratings systems

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Director appointed Clean Air M a n a g e m e n t , Inc. 'CAM' recently

appointed Jon Dattilo of Redford to the position of Indoor Air Quality Divmon Director He will be responsible for supervising all laboratory and field alterations, inclduing performing and supervising IAQ prevention profiles, diagnostic analysis and laboratory proceiu.es CAM is located in Plymouth •

New project manager D e M a t t i a Group of P lymouth a sou theau l

Michigan producer of commercial snd industrial real estate projects has named Bill R i cha rdson senior project manager Richardson brings 1.1 j e a r s of induatr.al commercial and health care eoinstruction experience U> the job He was project •Manager for Walbndge Aldinger in Detroit before joining DeMattia

New controller D e M a t t i a Group of P lymouth , a Sou theas t

Michigan producer of commercial and industrial real estate pnyect#. has named J o e e p h Vanden Roitftche controller Vanden Rossche brings near ly a decade of experience to the job. most recently as an independent tax consultant Before that he served five years as a tax consultant for Doeren Mavhew in Troy and two years with Deloitte A Touche in Detroit

New development manager DeMattia Group of Plymouth has named Doug

F n r m a n development manager Forma n comes to DeMattia from WMF Proctor, a commercial mort gage banking firm in Bloomfield Hills. Mich where he served four years as an investment offi cer

New store manager M a u r e e n O ' B r i e n of P l y m o u t h has hpen

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St . Mary Hospital's Marian Women's Center offers a Breast Cancer Support Group tha t is a free, self-help/education group tha t provides women the oppor-tunity to share experiences aqd discuss subjects of mutual con-cern relating to breast cancer. Meets the second Tuesday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. in West Addition B. Pre-registra-tion is required. Call (734) 655*

from 6-7:30 p.m. Call (734) 467-4134 for information.

ADULT C M Learn about risk factors, signs and symptoms of a heart attack. Cost $15. Free to authorized Head Star t and Oakwood Healthcare Plan members from 6-9:30 p.m. at Oakwood Hospital Annapolis Center. Call (800) MS-WELL.

IAN. 29-FEB. 26 Madonna University will offer the gerontology course for the winter term, "Helping Dementia Families," on Fridays from 1-4 p.m. The non-credit fee is $100. Students can earn 1.5 continu-ing education units.ll (734) 432-5364 to register.

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THUR, JAN. 14 ONGOING HOSMCICAIK Madonna University will offer the course "Psychological Com-ponents of Hospice Care" on Thursdays from 4-7 p.m. Non-credit fee $300. Students can earn 4.5 continuing education units. Call (734) 432-5781 to reg-ister.

CAT SCAN TECHNOLOGY Saint Joseph Mercy System has installed a Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) scanner at the new Canton Health building. It is the only CAT in the Ply-mouth-Canton area. For more information call (734) 712-3418.

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MON, DEC. 14 BOOKKEEPING, PAYROLL Big EfZ Bookkeeping Co. will host a Small Business Bookkeep-ing and Payroll reporting work-shop, Dec. 14 in the Jenkin Meeting Room on the 3rd floor at the Livonia Library, Five Mile Road from 5-8 p.m. Participants will learn how to track worth of income and determine profits. Cost is $59 per participant. Call (734) 462-2727.

TUE, DEC. 15

The featured speaker at the National Association of Career Women West Suburban Chapter will be Jo Peterson, national president of NACW. She will dis-cuss improved networking. Meet at Ernesto's Restaurant a t 11:45 a.m., 41661 Plymouth Road, Ply-mouth. For reservations, call Tracey at (734) 420-3508.

WED, DEC. 16 BUSMKSS NETWORK WTL BN1, regular meeting, 7-8:30 a.m. Laurel Park Chapter, Richard's Restaurant, Plymouth Road and Newburgh. Call (734) 397-9939.

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Firms considering entering t h e ~ international marketplace can --receive comprehensive training and customized assistance on exporting at a Schoolcraft Col-lege program J a n . 7 through April L Sessions will examine the market, rules, regulations and cultural issues; trade finance and international logis-tics. For information, call the College Export Resource Center at (734) 462-4438.

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Cubans capture images of revolutionaries

Three year's ago, Jack Kenny took his first trip to Cuba. He was fas-cinated by the country's revolu-

tionary history and its people. While visiting Cuba at the invitation of friends who were shooting a documen-tary, Kenny was introduced to photog-rapher Roberto Salas. The two ' became friends almost instantly .

Kenny, a fine art photographer, and owner of Quicksilver Photo in Ply-mouth, purchased an image that Salas' father Osvaldo had taken of Fidel Castro, showing the revolution-ary with fist raised and clenched in the early days of his regime. Not long after arriving home Kenny hung it in his office. Business associates and friends began asking where he bought it. Now four times a year, the Ann

PIOTO IT BOX 1 First meeting: Osvaldo Salas took this photo of Ernest Hem-ingway and Fidel Castro rapt in conversation in 1960.

Arbor resident travels to Cuba to pho-tograph the people and bring back images of Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara taken by the Salases in the 1960s.

Salas' work and that of his late father Osvaldo is currently on exhibit a t Frame Works in Plymouth. Kenny hopes the images will create an awareness of Cuba, then and today.

"Cuba is so close to us and people know very little about it," said Kenny. "My interest is the revolution, primar-ily the roles Fidel Castro and Che Quevara playedbut I also feel a con-nection to Roberto I was in Vietnam

"as a soldier when Roberto was taking photos for the North Vietnamese as a war correspondent. That's where the picture of Ho Chi Minh is from. But most of the people who buy the photos are familiar with these events in the 1960s."

Beginning in December of 1956, Castro led a guerilla war with Che Guevara and others forcing dictator Fulgencio Batista to flee the country in January of 1969. In several of the photographs at Frame Works, Osvaldo captures the early years of Castro's rise to power. Since his father's death in 1993, Roberto has continued to print from the original negatives. The photos on display show Castro smok-

ing a cigar, play-ing baseball, harvesting sugar cane in the ftelds, and play-ing with his Ger-man Shepherd. Many of the pho-tos are published in Osvaldo and Roberto Salas' book, -Fidel's Cuba," scheduled to arrive in the US. in Decem-ber. Roberto will exhibit his work

Los Angeles in Jsnu-.n New York

Candid shots T h e photoe are so personal," said

They're candid shots; they're caught ia action. Che Is revered in Cuba. He was killed hi Bolivia in 1967 and just

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BY FRANK PROVENZANO r, e ;•

S T A F F W R I T E R ferovMuanoeoeJi

Ten minutes to 10 on a chilly Monday morning. A long line of shoppers wait stoically for the doors to open at a nearby Best Buy - another

of thoee modern-day bees' nests for gadgetry and fan.

jg No signs of snow, but there's no doubt that the shop-until-you-drop season of conspicuous con-sumption is under way. . • ^ •

At 10 a .m,, shoppers pass through the electronic doors a t Best Buy as if solemnly traversing a spiri-

, ritual and religion into a called the holidays,

i bit of perspective is in order. time of the year when the greater

are reflected," Mid the Rev; Stephen ^*; pastoral associate at St. Michael's Catholic

Church of Southfield. Somewhere beyond the din of commercial jingles

and the resignation of incurring debt lies the ori-gins of the annual celebration whereby Christian, Jewish and African cultures coalesce.

A symbolic time when hopes ride high in the name of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza.

Of course, a shot of egg nog and mumbling through a sing-along or two c a n t hur t to resurrect the spi r i t "

Holidays, healing & the arts During this time of year, for many, die ar ts play a

central role in expressing the eternal principles of faith, hope and charity.

Typically, as certain as crowded mails in Decem-ber are renditions of T h e Nutcracker" and "A ' Christmas Carol," or a performance of Handel's £

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veworaiing. (Top left, clockwise) Christ I ^ Church Cranbrook ^ choir with orchestra; Santa with awestruck children on his knee; shoppers crowding the mall; the Troy Community Chorus directed by Steve Kosinski.

S— Hsdng al holiday »v«rti U U . .

Some might be surprised tha t the Detroit Orato-rio Society chose an eclectic program for this year's holiday concert after five years of s t u i n g perfor-

mances of Handel's ethereal masterpiece. The decision, according to DOS executive director

i based en economics. Approxi-> revenue came torn the

• • • H I Because of competition with other holiday con-

certs, DOS has scaled down and broadened its pro-gram to include Britten's "Ceremony of Cards," Biebl's "Ave Maria," and Vivaldi's "Concerto in D for flute."

"We're competing with community choirs for audi-ences," said Bonner, noting that DOS is one the area's professional classical music choirs.

The ultimate competition, however, might be for audiences' attention at a time when most people's schedules fall between busy and frenetic.

"We call out concert a 'musical massage," she said. "It's a time to slow down, to find t ime to let go of stress."

Mood of the season Without a doubt, the Southfield Symphony's

upcoming concert will be their highest attended for the year. The program of traditional and light clas-sical music has a distinctive multicultural appeal, said Charles Marks, managing director of the 105-member symphony with members from 38 commu-fl nities.

How else could you explain selections from T h e Nutcracker;" Brahms' "Ave Maria," Strauss ' T h e Blue Danube," and pieces from Cole Porter? And, performances by soprano Jennifer Roberts, the

Women's Chorus of the Japanese Society of Detroit, and a symphony conducted by maestro Valery Leonov, a graduateof theftuaafey Keriakov Conser-vatory of Music in St. Petersburg?

While multiculturalist programs are certainly timely, holiday concerts are ultimately about setting the mood ef tfre*sa»«i • ^ A ^

"Our concerts convey the joy and excitement of the month for all faiths," said Charles Raines, direc-tor of music at Christ Church Cranbrook, which attracts their largest audiences during their month of holiday concerts in December.

On Sunday, Dec. 20, Christ Church Cranbrook will perform its annual hand bell concert of holiday classics. Raines expects a near capacity crowd at the majestic venue adjacent to the Cranbrook Edu-cational Community in Bloomfield Hills.

Mysterious ways Annual holiday concerts provide a way for the

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings to introduce themselves to new audiences, said Maury Okun, executive director of the Troy-based group of musi-cians.

"Music is central to the season of Christmas and Hanukkah," said Okun.

"People love traditional music. Our appeal is to set the music to clever arrangements"

1 Being clever, however, might have its limitations for anyone looking to grasp the deeper meanings of the holidays.

The re ' s a difference between Handel's "Messiah' and "Santa Ciaus Is Coming to Town,"" said Petty of St. Michael's.

Look around, stand in line, reserve your seat. The spirit moves in mysterious ways.

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Musicians swing to Big Band music BY LiNDA AWN CHOMIN

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Duncan Jones grew up listening to Big Band music a n d t h e j a z z p i ano played by his f a t h e r Norm "Stompy" Jones who led a band in Long Beach, Calif. Early on, his father's music, and that of Count Basie and Duke Ellington, inspired the young boy to learn piano. Bv age 14, Jones was playing keyboards in a country bar in the backwoods of Ohio.

After studying composition at DePauw University, Jones began passing on his love of music to students in Bloomfield Hills snd Desrborn Heights public schools. He joined the Plymouth Canton School Dis-trict 21 years ago. By day, he teaches vocal music at Fiegel and Miller Eemen ta ry Schools, but nearly every weekend night he performs with The Couriers, a nine piece Big Band which released the CD "Now a Memory" in 1996

The Plymouth Community Arts Council is inviting all Big Band lovers to its annual dinner/dance fund-raiser Saturday, Feb 13 to kick up their heels to The Couriers' swing era music.

"Playing live musk was fun," said Jones, a Lathrup Village resident who plsyed with Johnny Trudell 's band and with The Executives from the mid-1970s to 1990s. "I like the energy snd the power of all those horns aad all the ootars you can get from the sounds by combining all thoee different instruments I play the music because I like the music not for the money. Like me, moat musicians have a day job. Vm lucky to teach music. 1 work to get the student* to like music

Psum «T rui Hi ** H*A.*N J u m p l n ' a t t h e W o o d s l d e : The Couriers revive Big Band music in their CD 'Now n Memory "

"In t h e Mood"

What: The Plymouth Community Arts Council's annual dtoner/dance fundraiser with stier* and live auctions, and music by The Couriers. m m m 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Fab. 13. Wfcemc Fox Htlla Country Club. Plymouth. Defeats: $55 par person, $50 before Wednesday Dec. 30. call (734) 416-4ART.

and enjoy different kinds of music " Several of The Couriers teach, although not all of

them teach music Trombonist Al Townsend. who formed The Couriers four years ago for clients who couldn't afford his 19-piece Ambassadors group, taught music, and was formerly director of the Ypsi-lanti High School band program He played with the Gene Krupa Band from 194S to 1950 At age 72. Townsend is ready to slow down Although he retired from The Couriers after their appearance at Ply-mouth's Fall Festival in September. Townsend contm ues to arrange The Couriers music and plays with them occasionally when needed

T r o m b o n i s t Michael Hall a brass instructor and director of the

jazz e n s e m b l e at Kastern Michigan Universi ty, replaced Townsend as trombonist with The Couriers He's played extensively throughout the U.S., Mexico, Europe, and China with jazz bands and symphonic orchestras including the Detroit Symphony He took first place in the 1991 Tucson Jazz Society Competi-tion and is a three-time winner of the F.au Claire Jazz Festival Combo Competition

"Al Townsend was an arranger in the Big Band era and lived in that era " said Hall "He was lead trom bone with the Gene Krupa Band He's arranged near-ly all of The Couriers music He just has so many of those sounds from the 40s and 50s and knows how to write those voicing* to make us sound authentic "

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r e t a i n e d in C u b a l a s t y e a r . " O s v a l d o w a s b o r n i n H a v a n a b u t

l i v e d i n N e w Y o r k C i t y i n t h e l a t e 1940s a n d 50s. A s a p h o t o g r a p h e r for t h e m a g a z i n e " C a m e r a o v e r B r o a d -w a y " h e m e t a n d r e c o r d e d t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s of m a n y of A m e r i c a ' s moa t i m p o r t a n t c e l e b r i t i e s i n c l u d i n g L o u i s A r m s t r o n g a n d R o c k y M a r -ciano. A photo of S a l v a d o r Da l i n 1954 shows this eccent r ic s u r r e a l i s t a n d h i s t r a d e m a r k m u s t a c h e . Osva ldo ' s work also a p p e a r e d in "Life" m a g a z i n e a n d t h e " N e w Y o r k T i m e s . " I n 1 9 5 8 , O s v a l d o r e t u r n e d t o C u b a a f t e r a n

• 'It's Ilk* a tin* warp In Cuba whera avaryona aanta $15 to $20 a month but my main Intafaat la tba poopla/

Jack Kenny

i n v i t a t i o n t o p h o t o g r a p h C a s t r o a n d G u e v a r a d u r i n g t h e final d a y s of t h e Revolu t ion .

* B o r n i n N e w York , R o b e r t o j o i n e d h i s f a t h e r i n pho tog raph ing h i s to r i ca l

e v e n t s a f t e r t h e Revolut ion inc lud ing t h e coun te r revolu t ion i n C u b a , Bay of P i g s i n v a s i o n , C u b a n Mis s i l e Cr i s i s , a n d C a s t r o ' s a n d G u e v a r a ' s t r i p s to A r g e n t i n a , V e n e z u e l a , W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. a n d New York. By 1960, Osvaldo d i rec ted t h e pho tograph ic d e p a r t m e n t of G r a n m a , C u b a ' s l e a d i n g n e w s p a -p e r . A f t e r r e t u r n i n g f r o m V i e t n a m R o b e r t o a n d O s v a l d o s h o t p h o t o s of t h e e m b a r g o ' s e f f e c t o n t h e C u b a n peop le i n t h e l a t e 1970s. O n e photo-g r a p h s h o w s C a s t r o a d d r e s s i n g a c r o w d of t h o u s a n d s i n R e v o l u t i o n S q u a r e .

Cuba today K e n n y , w h o b o u g h t h is first c a m e r a

i n V i e t n a m i n 1967 , ia t a k i n g pho-t o g r a p h s for a book of h i s own a b o u t t h e l i f e o f t h e C u b a n p e o p l e l i v i n g u n d e r C a s t r o ' s contro l today . D u r i n g h i s q u a r t e r l y t r i p s , K e n n y d e l i v e r s p h o t o e q u i p m e n t a n d s u p p l i e s t o Rober to w h i c h a r e unava i l ab l e in h i s coun t ry .

T m f a s c i n a t e d by the a r c h i t e c t u r e , t h e people, t h e old cars from t h e 60s," sa id K e n n y . " I t ' s l ike a t i m e w a r p in C u b a w h e r e e v e r y o n e e a r n s $ 1 5 to $20 a m o n t h b u t m y m a i n i n t e r e s t is

t h e people. L a s t y e a r , I p h o t o g r a p h e d o p e n h e a r t s u r g e r y a f t e r m e e t i n g a ca rd io log i s t , a n d a voodoo c e r e m o n y w h e r e they sacr i f iced s goat . B u t i t ' s al l n e t w o r k i n g a n d t h a t t a k e s t i m e . The re ' s no phone directory. You w a l k to people 's h o m e s to find ou t if t h e y ' r e home."

If you have an interesting idea for a story involving the visual or perform ing arte, call arts reporter Linda Ann Chomin, (734) 953-2145 or send e-mail to lckomineoe.homecomm.net

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H a l l , a l s o a m e m b e r of t h e G a l l i a r d B r a s s E n s e m b l e based in A n n Arbor , t h i n k s Big B a n d m u s i c i s o n t h e w a y b a c k i n b u t a d m i t s t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s a r e a cha l l enge to play.

"I love i t ," sa id Ha l l . "Young people a r e g e t t i n g t u r n e d o n to i t a n d d a n c i n g to i t . T h e r e ' s t h i s j u m p scene going on t h e s e d a y s wi th 18- a n d 19-y e a r o ld k i d s g o i n g t o t h e c l u b s to d a n c e t o S w i n g mus ic . T h e r e ' s even a swing Dance C l u b a t E a r t e r n . B u t i t ' s h a r d to p lay b e c a u s e T h e Cour i e r s i s j u s t a n i n e piece group be ing a s k e d to func t ion as 18."

Following dad L y n n e R a g l i n i s f o l l o w i n g i n h e r f a t h e r Al

T o w n s e n d ' s f o o t s t e p s . A fifth-grade t e a c h e r a t

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• 'Time's this Jump scene going on those days with 1fi-end 19-year old kids going to the clubs to dance to Swing music.'

Michael Hall

Chape l l e E l e m e n t a r y in Yps i l an t i , Ragl in s ings w i t h t h e b a n d . S ince age s ix w h e n s h e s t a r t e d t a k i n g p i a n o l e s s o n s , s h e ' s l o v e d B i g B a n d m u s i c a n d hoped one day to s i n g wi th h e r own

g r o u p . T e n y e a r s a g o , a t t h e r e q u e s t of T o w n s e n d , s h e s a n g solo w i t h T h e A m b a s s a d o r s a n d a q u a r t e t , T h e D i p l o m a t s , b e f o r e j o i n i n g T h e Cour i e r s . In f luenced by a r t i s t s s u c h a s t h e M a n h a t t a n T r a n s f e r , D i a n e S c h u u r , L i n d a Ron-s t a d t a n d P a t t i A u s t i n , R a g l i n ' s d e v e l o p e d a s ty le t h a t ' s h e r s a lone.

"My f a t h e r p l a y e d m u s i c a l l t h e t i m e , " s a id R a g l i n , a n oboe a n d h a r p p l a y e r d u r i n g h i g h s c h o o l a n d a t E a s t e r n M i c h i g a n U n i v e r s i t y w h e r e s h e s t u d i e d w i t h A n t h o n y I a n n a c c o n e . "He w a s h a v i n g r e h e a r s a l s al l t h e t i m e , mus i -c i ans coming and going. I r e m e m b e r s n e a k i n g in a n d b e i n g cur led u p on t h e f loor to b e p a r t of t h a t . I love the melodic l ine a n d t h e music is a m e a n s of express ion. Especia l ly in j a z z n u m b e r s

w h e n t h e i m p r o v i s a t i o n g o e s o n , I ' m s t i l l a s tounded . "

T e a c h i n g ful l t ime a n d p lay ing as m a n y a s 45 w e e k e n d s a y e a r can be h a r d on a m a r r i a g e a n d f a m i l y . R a g l i n ' s h u s b a n d D a n is a l w a y s c lose t h o u g h . H e m a n a g e s t h e b a n d , b o o k i n g t h e i r d a t e s a n d s e t s u p a n d t a k e s down t h e e q u i p -m e n t .

" I t ' s a f a m i l y a f f a i r a t t h i s p o i n t . W e w o r k m o r e w e e k e n d s t h a n w e don ' t , " said Ragl in . "I h a v e a lo t of s u p p o r t a t h o m e . My k i d s a r e t e e n a g e r s . T h e y j o k e w i t h t h e i r f r i e n d s t h a t t hey ' r e t h e only t e enage r s who know the w o r d s to ' S u n n y Side of t h e S t r e e t . "

F o r more i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t The C o u r i e r s or t h e i r CD, call (734) 482-0045.

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DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS Classes for adults, educators and youUi- Call for details. 1313) 833-4249. 5 2 0 0 Woodward Ave..

Detroit. GEMER CLASSIC BALLET ACADEMY Newly refurbished dance studio opening for new enrollment. 782 Demson Court , Bloomfield Hills, (248) 334-1300.

KAMMUELLER DANCE CLASSES Advanced arvd professional classi cal ballet program, 9:30 a.m. Monday-Friday: intermediate level Tuesday. Thursday & Fridays at 11:30 a.m. 5 5 2 6 W Drake. West Bloomfield. (248) 932-8699. L0NGACRE HOUSE - ART CLASSES Range of art classes, including watercolor, drawing and col lect ing pottery Private voice lessons from instructor Bessie Koursaris. all skill and age levels: by appoint ment between 6-9 p.m.

Wednesdays through Dec. 16; fee $210 24705 Farmington Road, between 10 Mile and 11 Mile roads To register, (248) 477 8404

PEWABIC POTTERY Winter c lasses, including tile mak ing, basic ceramics, wheel throw ing 'or ages 13 and up Call for 'ees 10125 E Jefferson. Detroit. ,313) 822 0 9 5 4

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BBAC Portrait painter Joseph Maniscalco demonstrates two approaches to painting, 6 30 p m. Thursday, Dec 17. A studio course on portrait pamting will be taught by Maniscalco on Mondays at the BBAC, beginning Jan 11 1516 S Cranbrook Road. Birmingham i 2481 644 0 8 6 6 BROWN BAG SERIES "Behind the Scenes at the Flint Inst i tute of Arts ' a lecture by Knsty Everett curator of e«hib'ts Noon Thursday Dec 17 Information Technology Auditorium 1200 N Telegraph 2 4 8 : 8 5 8 0415

CRANBROOK ART MUSEUM

"Betwut the Holidays " storytel l ing with LaRon Will iams, 1 30 D m Sorvlay Dec 2 7 29 30 1221 N Woodward Ave Bloomfield Hills i 248! 64S 3323

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MAKING CONTACT: Please submit items for publication to Frank Provenzano, The Eccentric Newspapers, 805 E. Maple, Birmingham. Ml 48009 or fax (248) 644-1314

Concert: The Detroit Oratorio Society will present "A Winter Solstice Concert: Carols and Celtic Melodies in Celebration of the Season,"8 pm. Fri-day, Dec. 18, at St. Hugo of the Hills, 2215 Opdyke, Bloomfield HiUs, and 8 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 19, at First United Methodist Church of Birming-ham, 1589 W. Maple, Birming-ham. Tickets are $25 reserved, $18 general adrfiission, $10 students, call (248) 650-2655.

Enjoy the holiday spirit Set related holiday story on Arts &

Leisure front. Here are some ways to practice the art of celebrating holidays.

A R T G I F T S

Winter pottery sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Dec. 17-19. Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. 1516 S. Cranbrook Road. Birmingham, (248) 644-0866.

CREATIVE ARTS CENTER

Holiday Marketplace, featuring i tems of all media, from glass ornaments to paintings and prints, through Jan. 2. 47 Wil l iams Street. Pontiac. (248) 333-7849.

DETROIT ARTIST MARKET Holidaze Sale, featuring work of 170 ar t is ts . Through Dec. 23. 3 0 0 River Place. Ste. 1650. Detroi t . (313) 393-1770. HANDCBAPTCRS ARTS B CRAFTS SHOW Over 7 0 jur ied art isans display their works, 1 1 a .m. t o 5 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 13. Northvil le Recreation Center. 3 0 3 W. Main St.; (734) 4 5 * 0 0 5 0 .

MICH GUILD OF ARTISTS * ARTISANS

Holiday art fair of 130 art ists, 11 a.m. to

p.m. Sunday. Dec. 13. Oakland Community

College Bldg. H. Orchard Lake Road and I-

696. Farmington Hills.

PAINT CREEK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

"Holiday Gift Gallery." features works of 5 1 art ists, through Dec. 23. 407 Pine Street. Rochester. (248) 651-4110.

PEWABIC POTTERY

Annual Holiday Invitational Show. "Earthy Treasures." continues through Thursday. Dec. 31. 10125 E. Jefferson Avenue. Detroit, (313) 822-0954.

SWANN GALLERY

Holiday show featuring the mult imedia works of Gloria Dunn through Dec. 31. 1250 Library St.. Detroit. (313) 965-4826 noon to 5 p.m. Saturday-Monday. 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday.

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ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

"Candlelight Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols." sung by choir of All Saints Church. 4 :30 p.m. Sunday. Dec 20. 171 W Pike St.. Pontiac, (248) 3 3 4 4 5 7 1

Birmingham B l o o m e d Symphony " Orchestra presents "Jazz Up You* Holidays." wi th guest artist Larry ?*ozero, 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Dec 27, Temple Beth El. 14 Mile Road. Bloomfleld Hills. (248) 645-BBSO.

CHRIST CHURCH CRANBROOK

Choir performs J.S Bach's cantata "Sleepers Wake!," 4 p m Sunday Dec 13. "A Concert of Christmas Bells." 3 1 5 p m

Sunday, Dec. 20 . Lone Pine Road, one mile west of Woodward Ave.. Bloomfield Hills, (248) 6 4 4 5 2 1 0 .

DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS & STRINGS

"Holiday Brass," a seasonal celebration. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Dec 20 Christ Church Cranbrook. Lone Pine Road, just south of the Cranbrook Educational Community. Bloomfield Hills. (248) 362-9329.

DSO'S CELEBRATION CONCERTS "Colors of Chr istmas," Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs a variety of holiday hits 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday. Dec 18-19 "New Year's Eve Gala." featuring program of Weber, Strauss conducted by Neeme Jarvi. 9 p.m. Thursday. Dec 31. |313;i 576-5130.

DSO'S POP CONCERT

'Holiday Festival" concert 3 & 7 p.m.

Sunday. Dec. 13. Orchestra Hall. 3711

Woodward Ave.. Detroit , (313) 576-5111.

FARMINGTON COMMUNITY CHORUS

"Once Upon a December." 19th annual winter concert featuring traditional holiday favorites by 80-voice chorus. 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday. Dec. 18-19, Mercy High School Auditorium. 11 Mile & Middiebeit roads, Farmington Hills. Tickets $8,

adults; $6. seniors/students. (248) 788-5322.

LYRIC CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

"Sacred Scenes from Opera." 3 p.m Sunday. Dec. 13. Christ Church Detroit. (248) 357-1111.

MARYGROVE COLLEGE

Annual Christmas Concert featuring

Marygrove College Chorale and Chamber

Singers. 5 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 13. Sacred

Heart Chapel. 8 4 2 5 W McNichols. Detroit.

Donations accepted. (313) 927 1252.

NARDIN PARK UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH

"Detroit Concert Choir," in a program of holiday music. 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 Tickets: $5. (248) 47&8860 29887 W 11 Mile Road, Farmingior H-iis

RACKHAM SYMPHONY CHOIR

"Messiah, ' conducted by Suzanne Actor

3 p.m. Sunday. Dec 13 Sts Peter and

Paul Catholic Church E Jefferson at St

Antome. Detroit . "Glona" with the Detroit

Chamber Winds & Str-ngs 7 30 B m

Sunday. Dec 20. Christ Church Crari.-'ooi-

Bloomfield Hills. i 734 ) 341 3466

ROCHESTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

"Many Moods of Christmas " featuring

choirs from Adams and Rochester hiRh

schools. 8 p m Friday Dec I S St

Andrew s Churcn 1400 Ingiewood

Rochester, ( 2 4 8 651 41 HI

SOUTHFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

"Hoiiday Celebration a m>* of tradit"1".^

holiday favontes and nght c'assjca rr»«is..

3 o m Sunday Cx»c 20 Southfield C%

Center Pavilion. 26000 Evergreen Road, between 10 Mile and 1^96. (248) 4 2 4 9022 or (248) 851-7408.

ST. HUGO Of THE HILLS

Cantata Academy presents "Holiday Favorites," music of the season including the Robert Ray Gospel Magnificat and works by John Rutter. 8 p.m. Saturday. Dec. 19. Tickets: $15. general; $12. stu-dents. 2215 Opdyke Road. Bloomfield Hills.

ST. MARY S COLLEGE/ORCHARD LAKE

Jazz flutist Alexander Zonjic in a holiday concert , featuring Ervin Monroe. Margaret Kapasi. Peggy Dwyer and Barbara Ogar's Student Flute Choir. 3 p.m. Sunday. Dec 13. Tickets: $ l5 -$25 . 3535 Indian Trail. Orchard Lake. i 2 4 8 | 6 8 3 0 5 2 1 .

TROY COMMUNITY CHORUS

"Christmas Is." selection of popular carols. 8 p.m. Friday. Dec. 18. Troy High School. Long Lake Road at Northfield Parkway.

(248) 363-1024.

UKRAINIAN BANOURIST CHORUS

Accompanied by musicians wi th period instruments 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Dec. 19, macomb Center for the Performing Arts. M-59 at Garfield. Clinton Township.

Tickets: $23. adults; $21. students. (810) 286-2222

UNITY OF LIVONIA CHURCH

Gospel singer Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly, 7 p.m Sunday. Dec 13 Tickets $15. (734) 421-1760. 28660 Five Mile Road. Livor.ia,

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra s ail-new pro duction of Tchaikovsky s ballet. "The Nutcracker" Features Ballet Intertaionale and choreography by former Kirov Ballet star Eldar Aliev Dec 13 & Dec 17 20 Tickets $12 $53. (248) 645-6666 or (313) 874 SING Detroit Opera House, (corner of Madison Ave and Broadway one block east o» Woodward Ave >. Detroit. EISENHOWER DANCE ENSEMBLE "Hoi-day Dance Extravaganza." from class' cal to contemporary dance. 3 30 p m, Sunday. Dec 13 Lake Orion High School Performing Arts Center 495 E S c n p p s Road. I -ake Or i on Tirket-s $10. "24K> 693-5436 MOORE A MORE

'Holiday ExtravaDarx:e," featunng a Livonia based modern dance company 8 D m Saturday Dec 19 A/ar s Rug Ga<<ery 6 7 0 S 0<d Woodward Birmingham, i 248i 6 2 6 7004

ROMANIAN DANCE

2000year old folk darv.es performed by authentically costumed dancers 7 30 n m Tuesday Dec 22 Creative Arts Center 4 " WM'iams Street. Pontiac i 248i 3 3 3 7849

ar ts programs for infants through adu'ts with disabilit ies weekdays evenings S<t* rdavs Call I 24fti B4ft 334 7

LIVONIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Greenmead Hi stone Village seeks

volunteers to assist m school

tours Sunday tours S{*H al

events, special projects ano ga»

dening Oper May October A

December Eight Mile Road at

Newburg. Livonia, < 734i 477 7375

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Seek* volunteers to helo with non

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MUSEUM DOCENTS Volunteers to conduct s. '<*v In., ^ 'or g'ades 3 1 spec<al pre s- n.*-, tOurs and 'ours to the general lie and Pdult groups Volunteers receive e«tensive 'ramir\g inc',,<;

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Scotten. Detroi t ; (313) 8 4 3 3 5 9 8 . .

SISSON ART GALLERY

Through Dec. 18 - Mixed media

artwork of Lisa Olson. Henry Ford >

Community College. MacKenzie

Fine Ar ts Center. 5 1 0 1 Evergreen." .

Dearborn; (734) 8 4 5 ^ 4 9 0

FOUNDATION OALLERY

Through Dec. 19 - "Audience

Factory." David Whitney B u i l d i n g . ^

1553 Woodward. Ste. 308. D e t r o i ^

Through Dec. 23 - Wall drawing by Sol LeWitt. "Bands of Lines." Robinson Gallery. 1516 Cranbrook Road. Birmingham; (248) 6 4 4 ;«

I 0866.

LAWRENCE STREET GALLERY Through Dec. 23 - Group show by the Creative Ar ts Council. 6 N. Saginaw St.. Pontiac. (248) 3 3 4 ' 6716. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday PAINT CREEK CENTER FOR THE • ARTS

Through Dec. 23. - Jack Keeve Pedestrian Micro-Landscapes 407 Pine Street, Rochester, (248) 651 4110.

SUSANNE HILBERRY GALLERY

Through Dec 24 - An exhibit of jewelry by Darcy Miro 555 S Old Woodward. Birmingham. (2481 642-8250

ELIZABETH STONE GALLERY

Through Dec. 26 - "The Art of the Brothers Hildebrant." 536 N Old Woodward. Birmingham; (248) 647-7040

MEADOW BROOK ART GALLERY

Through Dec. 27 - -Private Nature." watercoiors and pencil drawings by Karen Anne Klein 208 Wilson Hall. Oakland University campus. Rochester; (248) 370-3005.

LIVONIA CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY Through Dec 29 - Calligraphic exhibit by Linda Mc Vicar of Novi. ; and watercolois by Ann Dase Loveland of Ann Arbor 32 77~ Five-J Mile Road, Farmington Road - ; Livonia. (734) 466-2490 GALLERIA

Through Dec 30 - Pontiac Oakland Society of Ar t is ts at the Oakland County Galleria as they celebrate ; area talent in a group of exhibi -3 t ions. Galleria is on the second I -floor of the Executive Off-ce Building. 1200 N. Telegraph Pontiac, 1248* 858 0 4 1 5 ARIANA GALLERY Through Dec 31 - "Put a Lid or It." an invitational show based or the idea o ' containment Through • ! Dec 31 119 S Mam. Royal Oak; - " (248 i 546-8810 BARCLAY GALLERY Through Dec 31 "In the Shadow of Mount Fuji " collection of Japanese prints, and rare wood blocks by Hiroshige, Yoshida voshitosrr % Old Woodw a'd. Birmingham. '248* 645-5430 CREATIVE ARTS CENTER Through Dec 31 - S t u d e " and f x •jlty show 47 Wil l iams St Pontiac. .248) 333 7849 HABATAT GALLERY Through Dec 31 - New wo1 k lose Chardm - and a holiday |ewrt ry exhibit featuring «vod« hy Eii/abet* Carey Leslie Germing?-and Avua Robinson 7 N Sag ' - i * St Pant id! 2481 333 206O HALSTED GALLERY Though Dec 31 Photographs >f Michaei Kenna and Canniif

Soiyagua S6O N O'd Woodward Birmingham

MOORE'S GALLERY ;

Through De< 31 - From * T'lnhabwe •Son' in Stone r .• * « ' " c a on Canvas ' Scuipti>-»- h\ Mteki Chikumbir ike and Dnngo Pai" imgs hv Riii Murcko l<»e G ey • ann C B r , j<e I 'nwm 304 Har >" m

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W h a t d i d y o u t h i n k ? Contemporary Books discussion group members at the library^ in Plymouth take some time to discuss the Charles Frazier book, "Cold Mountain

Novel approach Groups open their books to discuss points of view BY JULIE BROWN STAFF WRITER j b r o w n O o e . h o m e c o m m . n e t

Let's say you read a good book and w a n t to d i s c u s s i t . The answer may be as close as the local library.

The Redford Township District Library, for example, offers a women's book discussion group. The 10-12 members take turns picking a book each month, said Brooke Somervi l le , r e fe rence librarian.

The group, which meets 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month, has been active for about a year . Recen t t i t l e s r e a d inc lude " S t o n e s F r o m t h e R i v « r " b y Ursula Hegi, an Oprah 's Book Club book, and "Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving.

"I think they get the chance to mee t o t h e r people who have interests the same as their own," said Somerv i l l e . " I t ' s a nice hobby where they can get togeth-er and meet other people."

The group she coordinates at Redford (531-5960) has a mix of ages. If a man were interested in joining, Somerville would first ask the group. "I can't imagine they would turn anybody away."

Over at the William P. Faust Public Library of Westland, men and women are r e a d i n g up a storm. "They kind of choose their own topics," Marney Cooley, out-reach librarian, said of the West-land group (326-6123).

The group has been working on "Regional Reads," fiction in which the locale plays an impor-tant role. It has been meeting for a t l e a s t a yea r . In J a n u a r y , members will start in on science fiction mysteries.

The Westland group meets 7 p.m. the th i rd Tuesday of the month . Cooley gene ra l ly gets a b o u t 10 pape rback copies of each book, and provides reviews and author information. "It's a sma l l g r o u p r i gh t now, but they're really articulate."

The mix of age and gender sur-pr ised Cooley. "We're a lways welcoming new people." Occa-s ional ly , someone comes to a meeting without having finished the book, which doesn't lead to stern lectures.

Worth the effort Retired attorney Marvin Skup-

ski ha s been involved with the Wes t l and group for a yea r or less. "I'm kind erf the aubatitute moderator," said Skupalu, giving credit for organizing the group to Cooley a n d (Cathie Wal lace "Sometimes, you don't even need a moderator *

Skupski, a Westland resident, en joys r e a d i n g books such as "The S h i p p i n g N e w t " by E. Annie Proulz tha t he wouldn't otherwise read. He'd started that one, gave up, and came back to it when the group picked it.

He likea myster ies the best, noting tha t mysteries don't nec-essa r i ly have to b« se t in the 2 0 t h c e n t u r y U n i t e d S t s t s s . Skupski likes books about medi-cal a n d political intrigue. . Many in school find literature

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a "down subject," he said. "A lot of people never do get back into the swing of it." Even those who do don't necessarily get a chance to discuss books.

"You get ail manner of people," S k u p s k i sa id . "I t ' s a d i v e r s e group."

D i v e r s i t y ru l e s at the P ly-mouth District Library as well. "Cold Mountain" by Charles Fra-zier was the title for November's Contemporary Books discussion group at the Plymouth l ibrary (453-0750). Darlene Ursel, adult services librarian, said the group has been meeting for approxi-mately eight years.

"There was a demand from the p a t r o n s in t h e l ib ra ry . " The library had and still has a Great Books group, but readers wanted to r e a d c o n t e m p o r a r y books , Ursel said.

Attendance is generally 10 to 12 in Plymouth, although when Robe r t J a m e s Wal ler ' s "The Bridges of Madison County* was picked several years ago, atten-dance climbed in spite of t h e rapid approach of C h r i s t m a s . Ursel provides guidance, with g r o u p m e m b e r s picking t h e t i t l e s . Some are best se l l e r s , books of a particular genre, such as mysteries, or award-winning books

The Plymouth library aims for a multicultural approach.

" A lot of people enjoy just fic-tion reading," Ursel said. Occa-sionally, they want to discuss a book, and sometimes there 's a good Contemporary Books dis-cussion on a book not well-liked.

"I t 's not academic in i t s approach. It's not like a class," she said.

T h e P lymou th group m e e t s 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of t h e mon th Urse l noted t h a t o ther area libraries, including Livonia (466-2491). have book d i s c u s s i o n and G r e a t Books groups

Busy in Canton Book diacuaeion is popular at

the Canton Public Library (397-0 9 9 9 ) , sa id Mareia B a r k e r . Fr ienda/volunteer coordinator. The Friends sponsor Con tempo* rary Books, which meets 7 p.m.

Leader of the p a c k : Modera-tor Cindy Mar-riott leads the discussion on "Cold Moun-tain" by Charles Frazier at the Ply-mouth District Library. Infor-mation on the Contemporary Books group in Plymouth is available by calling 453-0750.

the third Monday of the month "They're pretty self-directed."

Ba rke r said of t h e g roup , in which m e m b e r s r ecommend books to read. "The group pretty much takes care of itself and has a wonde r fu l t ime . " Ses s ions draw six to 20 people.

Canton also has a lunchtime group which meets 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the month, with the library providing coffee and tea. There's off-site book dis-cussion with seniors going on, as well as programs for young peo-ple.

For Contempora ry Book.s in Can ton , r e c e n t t i t l e s have included "The Giant's House" by Elizabeth McCracken and "The Alienis t" by Caleb C a r r The group h a s more women t h a n men, Barker said, but does get a mix in age and gender

" W e g e t i n t e r e s t i n g g r o u p s . "

all of which have met for some time. T h e r e are some who have been there from the beginning The group kind of ebbs and flows.

" R e a d i n g i s s u c h a s o l i t a r y

ac t iv i ty , " B a r k e r added "It makes it a group effort It's com panionship, it's shar ing ideas " Readers may try a book they oth erwise wouldn't, she said

That's par t of the appeal for Zach Holmes of Plymouth Town ship, who par t ic ipates in Con temporary Books at the library in Plymouth. He's been involved for about five years

"It makes it more enjoyable to share with other people." said Holmes, a professor who teaches accounting at Oakland Commu nity College "Snow Falling on Cedan" by David Guterson was a favorite

"I just thought it was a reai good story Jus t an interesting story." The book, set in post World War II Amer ica , deals with differences between people Holmes also liked T h e Shipping News."

T h e more I talk, the more I might even c h a n g e my mind Both were good," said Holmes who added "You don ' t have to understand 'King Lear* to enjov a good book."

'A Cricket in Times Square' delightful show Henry Ford Museum and

Greenfield Village in collabora-tion with the Wild Suian Theatre present "A Cricket in Times Square." The annual children's holiday play is performed in the Anderson Center Theatre in the museum. American Sign Lan-guage interpretation is provided for deaf and hearing-impaired audience members. Special ser-vices for the blind and visually-impaired individuals are avail-able when arranged in advance by calling <313) 982 6044 The show runs Saturdays and Sun-days at 2:30 p.m. through Jan. 2 For tickets call (313) 982-6176. BY SUE SUCHYTA SPECIAL WRITER

T h e Cricket in Times Square"

is a f a s t -paced chi ldren show with del ightful animal charac-ters and a cricket-sized set that young and old will er\joy.

When Chester , a Connecticut cricket, arrives in Times Square via a picnic basket, he is discov-ered by Mario Bellini, a young Depression-era boy whose par-ents run a struggling newsstand. With the help of a friend cat and mouse, Chester the Cricket gets in and out of scrapes, and uses his unique musical talent to help the newsstand prosper.

The useful rotating set defines the play. Half of it is a human-sized newsstand, while the other half is on a cricket-sized portion of the same set: a giant box of Ohio Blue tip matches, a cricket

• Unlike last year's offering, 'The City Mouse and the Country Mouse/ this year's play Is lively and quick, holding Its young audiences' attention.

cage the size of an elevator , a towering radio, and an imposing cash register. The scenes switch back and f o r t h b e t w e e n t h e humans in the story and the ani-mals, offering a unique perspec-t ive . The ac to r s move t h i n g s along quickly by rotating the set 180 d e g r e e s for each scene change.

U n l i k e las t year ' s o f fe r ing , "The City Mouse and the Coun-t ry Mouse," this year 's play is

l ively and qu ick , ho ld ing i t s young audiences' attention.

Aaron Toronto plays the lively cr icket Ches t e r , and d e l i g h t s a u d i e n c e s wi th h is e n e r g e t i c high-jumping bounces. Ches ter is a good role model, too, choos-ing right over wrong even when the consequences are tougher.

Sandy Ryder plays the delight-fully eccentric mouse Tucker, the richest rodent in New York City. Ryder's Tucker struts about with

enthusiasm and energy, evoking giggles from the youngsters with his '""H'i«l habits.

The mischievous mouse has an unusual friendship with the resi-dent cat, Henriet ta , his partner in c r ime , p l ayed by Michel le Trame Lanzi.

Henriet ta looks like a mouse at f irst , since t h e re la t ionship lacks the normal cat and mouse adversarial edge, and since both ac tors a r e t h e s a m e size and wear furry costumes with large floppy ears. Some mewing mixed with the dialogue might clear things-up.

The three animal actors dou-ble as humans in the alternating scenes, and manage their quick

cos tume changes cleverly and completely; one wouldn' t know they weren' t double cast if not for the program.

Ryder p l ays M a m a Bel l in i , Toronto plays the wise Chinese ne ighbor who conveys cr icket lore, and Lanzi p lays a news-stand customer. Don Donnelley is full of boyish charm as Mario, the excited youth who discovers Chester, and Jackie Marns is a likable father-figure as the for-giving and opt mistic Papa Belli-

Chester the musical cricket's foo t - t app ing t u n e s , inc lud ing Glenn Miller's "In the Mood" add a fun touch to the show.

Weighty and funny, 'Resident Alien' out of this world Show dates for "Resident Alien" are

Dec. 13. Dec. 16-20. Dec. 23-27. Dec. 30-Jan. 3. Times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday and Sunday; Saturday 8 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday matinees. Additional matinee 2 p.m. Wednesday. Dec. 23. JET performs in the Aaron DeRoy Theatre, lower level of the JCC, 6600 West Maple Road (corner of Maple & Drake) in West Bloomfield. Tickets are $13-$23 for more information visit their Web site at http:// comnet. org/jet or to pur-chase tickets call (248) 788-2900.

BY VICTORIA DIAZ

SPECIAL WRITER

Does God exist? What is the na tu re of true love? Are angels metaphysical? W h a t do vou do w h e n vou can do

• Imagine 'Northern Expo-sure' experiencing 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind.' Picture Mayherry beamed to Wisconsin, and tangling with 'Space — the final frontier,' and you'll get at least a part of the picture.

n o t h i n g ? Who r e a d s K i e r k e g a a r d ? And what 's the correct pronunciation of "Buddenbrooks."

These are just a few of the weighty quest ions under discussion in S t u a r t Spencer ' s fantasy-comedy, "Resident Al ien ." now o n s t a g e a t t h e J e w i s h Ensemble Theatre The play was orig-

inally produced by Actors Theatre of Louisville for this year 's Humana Fes-tival.

"Resident Alien." h e r e directed by John Seibert, is the story of two men. each born on d i f f e r en t p lanets , and each feeling as if his home planet isn't really where he belongs. One day, one of these men is dumped on Earth, in a kind of temporary exchange program for the other man 's young son.

Soon af ter the cosmological kidnap-ping, t h e two men meet . Then , t h e boy's mother en te rs the action (and, of course , s h e ' s not b u y i n g any s to ry about little green men kidnapping her son) , h e r n o t - t o o - b r i g h t h u s b a n d thickens the plot, and the town sheriff t r ies to keep everybody and every-t h i n g f rom f a l l i n g a p a r t . I m a g i n e " N o r t h e r n E x p o s u r e " e x p e r i e n c i n g

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Picture Mayberry beamed to Wiscon-sin, and tangl ing with "space — the final frontier," and youH get a t least a par t of the picture.

Sounds like it could/should be fun, maybe. But the production falls short.

Pe rhaps part of the reason for this is t h a t t h e play is t r y i n g to be too m a n y t h i n g s at once P a r t comedy, pa r t romance, part suspense, flavored with philosophy and techno-thrills, it seems to get bogged down sometimes in i ts own mixed signals. (Also, even t h o u g h some of Spencer ' s l ines and s i t u a t i o n s a re s c / e a m i n g l y f u n n y , some play-goers may wonder why he chose to build comedy around the dis-appea rance of a child — a distinctly u n f u n n y e v e n t , espec ia l ly to those who have directly experienced it).

Generally, the six-member cast does a good job, a l though they all seem a l i t t le under - insp i red a t t imes . Scott Screws as t h e e r u d i t e , e a r t h b o u n d Michael, and Greg Trzaskoma as the r a t h e r b i l i o u s - l o o k i n g Al i en a r e cha rged w i t h some of t h e f u n n i e s t lines in the play, which they usually deliver with aplomb.

Rounding out the cas t , Scott Goci makes a br ief , e n t h u s i a s t i c appear -ance as the kidnapped boy, Billy.

Settings, which include a definitely u n p r e t e n t i o u s k i t c h e n , an equa l ly u n p r e t e n t i o u s bar , a K m a r t (where the blue light is almost always on-the-blinkl, and several other spots in and around a small Wisconsin town, have jus t the r ight mundane-but -car toon-lsh flavor.

Special effects are first rate

'Fabio Man of Comedy' returns to Joey's, Dec. 17-19 Kirk Noland known a s the

"Fabio Man of Comedy" brings his one man comedy assault back to Joey's Comedy Club, above Kicker's All American Grill, 36071 Plymouth Road, Livonia. Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 17-19. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets ($14), call (734) 261-0555.

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All aboard: The Santa Fe Spe-cial from Lionel.

Classic trains

create memories

One early December day, about five yea r s ago, my h u s b a n d and I were reminiscing about

Christmases past. "What's the one thing you wanted

more than anything else for Chriat-m b m b b mas when you were

a k i d , b u t n e v e r got," I asked him.

"A t r a i n se t , " he said, "but with four k ids in t h e family, my paren ts couldn't afford it."

I secretly decided to get him one that yea r . N o t on ly for his sake, bu t mine, too. T h e r e ' s j u s t someth ing Norman

; Rockwell-ish about -having a t ra in under a Chr i s tmas -tree. I So, I went to a hobby shop to buy ;one, not knowing it would be so com-pl ica ted . « "Do you know w h a t s c a l e he 'd -like?" a salesman asked me, when I I told him I wanted to buy a model 1 train set for my husband. ; "Scale?" I asked. "I'm not sure," I - said, feeling dumb * "Well, did he say wha t brand he'd I like?" ; Tim, I think he mentioned some-t h i n g a b o u t L ione l , " I s a i d . The salesman and I both agreed, I need-

led more information before buying. 7 I went home and tried to get the " informat ion out of my b e t t e r half -without him catching on. He always "wanted a Lionel t ra in , he said. But I he didn't know what scale. I I wound up buying him a Lionel 3027-scale s tar ter t r a in set. 1 spent -more than I had planned, but it was "worth it to see the look in his eyes I when he opened it. * He always sets the t ra in up under - t h e Christmas tree, and every year I »give him a car or some more track to

add to it. I If you'd like to buy a model train ; s e t for yourself or someone you love, -he re are some things to consider. - F i r s t , th ink abou t w h e r e you're Igoing to set up the t r a i n and how £much space you have. T h a t , along - w i t h cost and personal preference, •will help you determine wha t scale I t o ge t . Sca le is t h e r a t i o in size I between a model train and its proto-t y p e (a real train). - Model trains come in a wide vari-e t y of scales, which are set forth by « t h e N a t i o n a l Model R a i l r o a d e r s \ Association. * Soma of the more common scales/ 1 •going from smallest to biggest, are I N (1:160), HO (1:87.1), 0 2 7 (slightly • s m a l l e r t h a n O), O (1:48) , and G * (1:22.5), said Dave Herron, manager •of the Plymouth Train Shop in * Plymouth. * The min imum a m o u n t of space I you'd need for a s tar ter set in each * scale ia as follows, said Jeff Durling, • a s a l e s m a n a t R i d e r ' s H o b b y * Shop in Livonia: N, a 24-inch diam-* eter circle; HO, a 38-inch by 38-inch "oval; O or 0 2 7 , a 4-foot by 6-foot ' a r e a ; and 0 scale, a 46-inch by 57-* inch oval. ^ H O ia t h e l e a s t e x p e n s i v e . A I s tar ter set, which includes track, an "eng ine , rolling stock (a va r i e ty of • t r a in cars), and a t ransformer , will * r u n you around $29.90 for a Bach-! m a n n HO set, $44.99 for a Bach-{ m a n n N set, $129.99 for a Lionel ; 0 2 7 set , and $199.99 for a Bach-- mann O ast, Durling said. * Lionel (which makes O, 027 and * O scales) sad Bachmann are two of ' the most popular b r a n d s on the * market and are usually available ^ wherever modal trains are sold (look S under bobby shops in t he yellow <« pages) . Msrkl in ( t iny Z scale 3 through O scale) is another brand > worth checking out. You can find 5 Marklin trains at the Doll Hoepi-Ntal a n d Toy S o l d i e r S h o p in s Berkley. 5 For mars in fo rmat ion sbout ^ Lione l trains , which a r s msde > r ight hers in Michigan, by UAW -workers ia Chesterfield Township (tours ars available), phone (810) 949-4100 or visit i ts Wsb site a t

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Gift baskets weave elegance

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Dream weavers; Janet Migliaccio and store owner Judy Palazzolo show off a custom Golfer's Basket from La Strada d'Eleganza in Birmingham.

BY LINDA BACHRACK STAT? WRITER

Esther Ziegelman never imagined running a successful cottage industry from the basement of her Birmingham home. But Ziegelman's life has never been what you'd call prescribed.

"I sold advert ising for years," she says, "until I realized I was leaving my integrity at every place I s topped . " It was her sons who talked her into s t a r t i ng her own busi-ness. They knew a man who was selling his bas-ke t b u s i n e s s a n d , though she d idn ' t buy his wares, she thought baskets might be fun.

Thus, Boun t i fu l Bas-k e t s was incorporated and Z iege lman set up shop in the basemen t , turning the space into a ver i table warehouse of gourmet foods and can-dies, straw containers in all shapes and sizes, and bol t s of F rench -wi red chiffon ribbons.

Ziegelman's creativity and flair for design are ev iden t in t h e un ique ba ske t s she bui lds for h e r mos t ly c o r p o r a t e c l i e n t e l e . C o r p o r a t e c l ients include Ar thur A n d e r s e n , Double t ree ho te l s , De lo i t t e & Touche and Dean Witter.

Sweet stuff: Ziegel man's basket fillers

Photos by Jnu t r Zolynsky

other goodies that she uses in her work.

"I like using Michigan prod-ucts , " she says , " i nc lud ing Cherry Republic candies and dried fruit, Brownwood Acres m u s t a r d , Swee t Elyse r i ce

pudding and Ben-jamin Twiggs jam."

Damask boxes of DeBr i to c h o c o l a t e s a r e exclusive to Ziegelman in Michigan. She also likes P a n d o r a ' s C o n f e c t i o n s f rom San F ranc i s co . I ts product line includes a foil-wrapped dinosaur egg with m i n i a t u r e choco la t e d i n o s a u r s i n s i d e and a chocolate Chanel bag filled with candy keys, a phone, sunglasses , a watch and perfume. Ziegelman's fruit baske ts f ea tu re a mix of fresh rosebuds with fresh fruits and a foiled choco-late peach. She personally shops local markets for all of her fresh fills.

The holidays find Ziegel-man a s s e m b l i n g candy-filled party trays and host-ess baskets. Her business h a s grown by word of mouth and referrals from clients. She can do every-t h i n g from a t i n y "new-baby" welcome basket to

plums and chocolate confections all tied up with shiny silk ribbons.

To order, call toll free (888) 258-0031.

The City of Birmingham />__ \ r>„ „ J „ an electric Jeep filled with c o n t r a c t s w i t h her to i n c } u ^ e '*°P< ™ n d o - t h g C U 8 t o m e r - 3 r e q u e s l s

make get-well baske ts ra S Confections and ^ r e a j e 9 t a t e a g e n t for i t s employees. She (bottom) DeBntO placed this $350 order.) does move-in baskets for chocolates. a p a r t m e n t complexes and personalized birthday baskets for Price Waterhouse.

As she a s s e m b l e s 60 b r e a k f a s t meeting baskets for Syntel - Elwin's scones, Michigan apple cider, Bella Vista Farm j am, S t a sh tea , honey, cocoa mix and a mug with the compa-ny logo - she talks about some of the

J u s t give h e r a pr ice range and any persona l

preferences. When she 's not in her b a s e m e n t

workplace, you can find Ziegelman making bows in front of the TV. That's the beau ty and the downside of a home-based business - you're always in the office And Ziegelman's office surrounds her with mounds of sugar

"A dream come true," is how Judy Palazzolo describes her newly opened Birmingham shop. La Stra-d a d ' E l e g a n z a . Af t e r 36 years with Ford Motor Co. and a year selling special-ized cus tom g i f t b a s k e t s from her home in Milford, Pa lazzolo f o u n d a m u l t i -room s t o r e f r o n t t h a t she shares with floral designer Sandy Parmenter.

"I w a n t e d an old house with lots of individual room se t t ings ." says Palazzolo , "but when S a n d y showed me this space, it was per-fect." The shop on North Old Woodward is divided into l i t t l e nooks and c r a n n i e s that remind Palazzolo of an g d d-glegan-older home. It came com- , \ * plete with a fireplace and a

za s BUOJI Apetlt-grand en t ry . W i t h i n t h e to basket. t hemed rooms, Pa lazzo lo displays gift i tems from all over the world, including pot tery and orna-ments from Italy and Poland, silver pieces from t h e Victor ia & Alber t Museum in London and handmade French and Belgian linens.

The c e n t e r p i e c e s of every room vignette, however, are the custom gift baske ts , t a i lo red to the needs and interests of friends and clients. Popu-lar baskets include the "Buon Apetitto - Italia." "The Golfer," and "A Day at

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Gourmet goodies: Imported del-icacies from Bountiful Baskets.

t h e Spa ." T h e Italian gourmet wire baskets are filled with vine-g a r s and oi ls , mustards, pas ta and o t h e r imported foods, i nc lud ing t h e t r a d i t i o n a l

P a n e t t o n e . Spa b a s k e t s c o n t a i n French lotions and potions for women and wooden Italian grooming acces-sories for men.

Other unique basket ideas include a wire pram baby basket stuffed with a

needlepoint pillow, silver k e e p s a k e s and a col-lectible ceramic pacifier. For pets, Palazzolo does a ceramic bowl filled with treats. Tea and coffee bas-kets are built atop silver trays or inside giant wire coffee pots. There's a f u n w i r e b r i e f ca se for t h e executive, brimming with choco la te c igars and a chocola te humidor . The baskets are built to look good from all angles and the piece de resistance is the elegant French-wired s i lk r ibbon t h a t t o p s every creation.

When the holiday sea-son is over, a bed and bath boutique will fill one of the shop's rooms, along wi th some small f u r n i -

ture pieces. "We want people to visit us as they

would a neighbor, to feel comfortable and have fun," says Palazzolo whose right-hand woman is her dear friend J a n e t Migliaccio. "We'll make t h e shopping experience as pleasurable as possible."

La Strada d'Eleganza, 708 N. Old Woodward, Birmingham; (248) 539 9065.

How's retail weathering the holidays?

It's not the economy. It's the unseasonal weather that 's discouraged consumers from buying traditional holiday apparel gifts like wool sweaters, winter boots, scarves and coats. However, this week's temperature plunge might precipitate renewed interest in warm woolens, says Larry Meyer, chief executive officer of Michigan Retailers Association in Lansing.

"The weather is the story this year," Meyer says.

"It's been tough to sell winter apparel and we may see markdowns before Christmas. On the other hand, jewelry sales a re s t rong and computer sa les a re rebounding"

Warm weather also encouraged destination and downtown shopping, says Meyer. "The tendency in the weeks since Thanksgiving was to drive to shop-ping destinations like Birch Run "

The fundamentals are still'in-place for a successful holiday season. Meyer points to low unemployment, low gas prices, lower-than-average heating bills, con-sumer confidence and our region's strong economy.

Certain segments have experienced phenomenal growth. Outdoor holiday lighting sales were through the roof, according to managers at English Gardens.

Retailers have pulled out all the punches to attract their desired consumer base. According to Ar thur Nitzsche, president of TeleCheck Michigan, "Addition-al sales promotions, including one-day credit card discounts and reduced prices on upscale items, will keep the momentum going throughout the holiday

season. My predictions are for sales increases in the 5-7 percent range this year." According to industry sources, Americans say they plan to spend an average of $814 on gifts - 4.5 percent higher than average spending last Christmas.

Stephen Epstein, a partner with the Detroit office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, agrees with the opti-mistic predictions. "Shoppers are responding to the pace of promotional events, as merchants attempt to book as much business out in front of what has been an increas ing '11th hou r ' c rush the days before Christmas," he says.

The E commence channel of distribution also is having an impact this season, says Meyer. Internet shopping sites are most helpful for niche-oriented, established stores with unique products It expands their universe. "E commerce will impact catalog shop-ping more than storefronts." says Meyer. "It will not swamp the marke t , but will get its proport ional share"

- Linda Bachrack

News of spec ia l e v e n t s for shoppers is included in this calendar. Send information to: Mailt A Main streets, c/o Observer A Eccentric Newspapers, 805 East Maple, Birmingham, Ml 48009. or fax (248) 644-1314. Deadline: Wednesday 6 pm. for publica-tion on Sunday.

TUESDAY. DECEMBER 1 5

Borden Farmington Hills presents s live perfor-mance and CD signing with Karen Newman, nation-al anthem singer for the Detroit Red Wines New-man's new CD of holiday music, titled "What Christ-mas Means to Me," is s mix of standards and origi-nal Christmas songs produced in Detroit All pro-ceeds from sales go to the Vladdie/Sergei Family Trust Fund. 7:30 p.m 30996 Orchard Lake Road. SI CONCERT

The Livonia Civic Chorus sntertsins Laurel Park Place audi ia Livonia. Court

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is shoppers at 7 p.m Parisian

Sm The Garden City High School Choir performs in

ADDED ATTRACTIONS front of the fountain court at Livonis Mall 5 7 p.m. Seven Mile and Middlebelt roads.

KICKS FOR A CAUtf ' Laurel Park Place in Livonia presents WOMC's Christmas is for Kids, s live broadcast to raise money for the Reeearch Center at Children's Hospi-tal of Michigan. Entertainment throughout the day. including a visit from the Rockettes and Sesame Street Live! characters. 6 a.m -10 p.m.

Mi UP The American Oiris Club celebrates with a Victori-an-era holiday party. Enjoy hot cocoa snd cookies while making a gingerbread house craft Bring a new toy, book or coat to donate to needy children. Ages 6-11.7-8 p m . Borders Downtown Birmingham, 34300 Woodward.

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Jacobson's at Laurel Park Place in Livoma presents the Andy Lakey Collection Show of sterling snd 14k gold inspirational angel jewelry Continues on Sun day. Dec 20 11 a m -5 p.m.

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Figaro, a beauty salon in downtown Birmingham, presents "Saturdays at Figaro." Live mannequins model the season's hottest looks from Lotus Imports Lilith and Tender, while showing off festive holiday hairstyles 10 a.m.-4 p.m 265 N Old Woodward MOTOWN MIRACLE The Miracle in Motown Foundation hosts its fourth annual charity party to benefit Focus'HOPE, West in Hotel Renaissance Center, Detroit 8 p.m 2 30 a m The black tie-optional event hopes to raise $150,000 Music by The Imperial Swing Orchestra $55. $75 at the door. Tickets available at Ticketmaster locations

Mitch Albom signs copies of his beetseller. Tuesdays with Morrie. To reeervs a signed copy, call Border* Downtown Birmingham at (248) 203-0005 before 5 p m Dec. 19 5-6 p m , 34300 Woodward

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This feature is dedicated to helping readers locate sources for hard-to-find merchandi se. If you've seen any of the items in your retail travels (or basement) please call Where Can I Find? (248) 901-2555. Slowly and clearly, leave your name, number and message. You should see your input in a few weeks. Due to the overwhelming response to this column, we only publish the requested item two or three times. If you have not seen a response or heard from us, we were unable to locate the item. Thank You.

WHAT WIV FOUND: For the person who called in to

the Specia l Olympics would take old bowling and golf •ay that

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trophies, we need a contact tele-phone number and address, aa we have many people who would like to donate.

We need the toll-free number for M a k e u p f o r You. The com-pany m a k e s c u s t o m l ips t ick

Linda called from C o n s i g n -m e n t I n t e r i o r s on 43235 West Seven Mile in Northville (248) 347-4731. They carry china pat-terns, p ic tures and glassware, anything for the home. They call it their Wish List.

E u c a l y p t u s oil can be found a t t h e G r e a t L a k e s Cros s ing Mall in Auburn Hills. The kiosk in the mall carries different oils for light bulbs. Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor. F&M in Livo-nia and Good Food Company in Canton also carry eucalyptus oil.

We found the words and music to 50 Nifty United States and also an appraiser for 9alt & pep-per shakers.

For Mary, plastic bags can be t aken to T a y l o r E l e m e n t a r y School in Livonia on Curtis, west of Levan . B r i n g t h e m to t h e school in bundles.

"Hie game Rock EM Sock EM R o b o t can be found at Dave's Comics in Royal Oak.

A l u m i n u m C h r i s t m a s t r e e s can be found at English Gardens on Coolidge in Royal Oak.

Mon Claaa ique d e Morab i ta can be found a t Levin Beauty Supply on Orchard Lake in West Bloomfield, (248) 851-7323

D e l i a L u t e a b o o k s can be found through John King Books in Detroit, (313) 961-0622. or on the I n t e r n e t a t www.bibliofind.com.

I found a s i l e n t b u t l e r or a table cleaner (it has a silver mini whisk broom with a mini silver duat pan) at On Fifth at Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills, and a t S a k s a t F a i r l a n e for $9.90

Dottie called to say that P e e f f e e ' s P l a y h o u s e could proba-bly be found at antique stores in Royal Oak

There ia a store in Charlevoix t h a t has h a t s a n d m i l l i n e r y supp l i e s . Call the Chamber of Commerce in Charlevoix for the store number and name.

WE'RE ST&l LOOKING FOR: A company tha t has a r e d fac-

to ry ha rd - top for a 1996 Mazda Miata.

Bob is looking for. a completely diaaaeembled H a r l e y Davidson motorcycle to reassemble (rea-sonably in contact) for a winter project.

Eleanore of Warren is looking for Z o y a n a i l p o l i a h #0192 color Coretta.

Noreen wan t s to purchase a new/used 1998 F a r m i n g t o n High yea rbook .

Doris is looking for the chil-dren's book (hardcover) "Li t t l e W i e n e r -

Judy wants E v e n i n g In P a r i s cologne.

Norma iB looking for the game P a r k A Shop, and a black Lions T-shir t /sweatshir t with blue & silver logo.

Shelly is looking for a large old k i t chen s ink 4-5 feet wide, with backsplash and Bide drain boards, in porcelain or cast iron from the 1800-1920s.

Pat wan t s ch i l d r en ' s m e t a l d i s h e s from the 1950s with an Oriental theme and individual packets of bubble bath from the 50s, gardenia scent.

A F i s h e r P r i ce a l l i g a t o r f l a s h l i g h t from two years ago for Pat.

Doris is looking for C l in ique Cheek Base in Peach Soft.

If you're looking for artful gifts t h i s h o l i d a y season , G a l l e r y N i k k o f e a t u r e s sca rves a n d Christmas stockings by Crispins Ffrench, leather stuffed animals by S a n d y Vohr , h a n d - b l o w n g l a s s o r n a m e n t s by M a t t h e w Beuchnsr and silver jewelry by Sue Sachs and Terri Logan. 470 N. Old Woodward Avenue on Two, Birmingham.

HOTFROSTKS The ancient Japanese method

of Raku f i r ing lends itself per-fectly to these frosty gentlemen. Each piece is hand-fash ioned , baked in a kiln, hand-glazed and fired at an extremely high tem-p e r a t u r e . When removed from the heat, it smolders in sawdust, creating a beautiful glaze. Pot-tery snowmen available at The Print Gallery, 29173 Northwest-ern Highway, Southfield. $32-$42.

SPORTS ART The Spor ts Gallery in Birm-

ingham offers a limited-edition collector's item this season - a Steve Yzerman lithograph. The original lithograph features the De t ro i t Red Wings c a p t a i n ' s locker, where his jersey hangs waiting to be worn. Each piece ia signed by Yzerman and sports artist BUI Williams. $295. 269 S. Old Woodward , B i rmingham; (248) 642-0044.

ig i n g S a n t a in a W o o d e n Bed (animated).

Elsie w a n t s H e l s h a s h a m -p o o / c o n d i t i o n e r in chamomile scent.

Joan is looking for Low Sodi-um soup b a s e s

Erma is looking for St. Ives m in t / a l oe a l c o h o l - f r e e facial toner and St. Ives collagen mois-ture firming hydra-gel . Meijer and F&M carried it.

Vonda wants C a r v a p e r f u m e by Tubachet.

Lisa wants a man's back pock-et wallet made from eel skin.

The game of F l i n c h for Bar-bara.

Darryl is looking for New Era P o t a t o C h i p s , N e H i C r e m e Soda and Apple Easry Desaert

Jenny is looking for T a s t e r ' s Choice H a z e l n u t Cof fee and a Ni te Cap S t o c k i n g

J e r r y is looking for four colognes: Faberge's Aphrodisi-ac, Woodhue , N ine Flags by Colton Company and Russ ian Leather

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If the holidays leave you want-ing to sing the bluea, br ighten your spirits with holiday blues, a new a r o m a t h e r a p y b a t h a n d shower gel by Philosophy. All p r o f i t s benef i t t h e N a t i o n a l Coalition for the Homeless. $15. Available at Saks Fifth Avenue.

MINI DEPARTMENT STOKE Hudson's introduces the Little

Door Store at the Somerset store in the Kid's Depar tmen t . The minia ture cast le made of chil-dren's building blocks is a place for kids to shop for holiday gifts for t h e i r f r i e n d s and fami ly . Sales associates assist the chil-dren as they choose pre-wrapped

Hudson's Summi t Place and Hudson's Somerse t p re sen ted holiday faahion shows on Nov. 14-15, h i g h l i g h t i n g c u r r e n t t rends to welcome in t h e New Year. Included waa (left) a red quilted jacket and fleece V-neck by Tommy J e a n s , black polar fleece p a n t s by DKNY and (r ight) a ski j acke t by Pacif ic Trai l , z ip-f ront t u r t l e n e c k by Tommy Jeahs and fleece pants by Lauren Ralph Lauren.

SHEAR DEVOTION Red The Salon in Birmingham

and The Phoebe Foundation are raising funds to purchase wigs for chi ldren undergoing cancer t r e a t m e n t at Beaumont Hospi-tal. Shear Devotion, part of the Phoebe Founda t ion ' s hosp i t a l p rograms serving seriously ill c h i l d r e n , focuses on h e l p i n g pediatric patients make the diffi-cult transition of hair loss during t rea tment . Purchase a $5 raffle t icket th rough Dec. 31 at Red. and proceeds go toward the pur-chase of six wigs. A $650 Beauty Basket will be raff led. 470 N. Old Woodward. Birmingham.

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That I could have three more wishes."

Claire, age 4 from T h e Magic of Chi ldren"

With a casuaLness t h a t h a s pu t many of his pa t ients a t ease, car-diologist Dr . M a r k F reed l e a n s over a table of half-filled mugs in a local c o f f e e h o u s e to m a k e a point.

It 's the first of many. His newes t book, "The Magic

of C h i l d r e n " w r i t t e n w i t h col-league Dr. Robert Sa f i an - both from Beaumont Hospital 's cardi-ology d e p a r t m e n t - i sn ' t a b o u t h e a r t d i sease , nor d i s o r d e r s of the circulatory system.

Freed h a s found a poet ica l ly compelling in te rpre ta t ion of the cardiac muscle t h a t d i s t r i b u t e s oxygena t ed blood, a n d p o u n d s fur iously when p leased , t h r e a t -ened or overworked.

According to Freed, contained within the pages of photographs by K e n d r a Dew a n d c h i l d r e n ' s responses to questions about the intricacies of their world lies the c u r e fo r a n u n f o r e s e e n b u t inevitable condition - adulthood.

"The book , " s a i d F r e e d , " is about the par t of the hear t t h a t medicine can't reach."

Come§ a time What do you want to be when

you grow up? -A kid"

• ' I f y o u w a i t f o r t h e p e r f e c t t i m e t o m a k e a d i f -

f e r e n c e , y o u ' l l r e a l i z e , t h a t t i m e w i l l n e v e r c o m e . '

Dr. Mark Freed

Author

Jodie, age 4

At 42, F reed of B i r m i n g h a m has t h e boyish a p p e a r a n c e and eternal optimism of a person half his age. Actually, one-quar te r of h i s a g e . O k a y . M a y b e one-eighth of his age.

He recalls a pivotal t ime in his life. A l i f e -chang ing r eve la t ion whi le a t t e n d i n g medica l school a t t h e Univers i ty of I l l inois . A circumstance t h a t could f ind its w a y i n t o an e p i s o d e of "ER, " right?

Not unless the g radua t ion cer-tificate is endorsed by the Mup-pets.

Wi th the s ame a s s u r e d man-ner t h a t he's used to explain the c a r d i o - c a t h e r i z a t i o n p r o c e s s . Freed slips into a dead-on imita-tion of Kermit the Frog.

W i t h a Robin W i l l i a m s - l i k e c a t h a r s i s he s i m u l a t e s how he enter ta ined a roomful of kids at t h e s u m m e r c a m p w h e r e h e w o r k e d w h i l e a t t e n d i n g m e d school.

He recalls their ins tan t laugh-ter, the i r willingness to wonder, a n d for a m o m e n t . F r e e d dis-cards his scientific t r a in ing and pursui t of empirical verification. For him it's clear t h a t the notion of "hea l th" is i n s e p a r a b l e f rom the unblemished a n d uncynical

viewpoint of a child. N e a r l y two d e c a d e s a f t e r he

f i r s t p e r f o r m e d a s Kermi t t h e Frog, Freed h a s cut back on his c l i n i c a l p r a c t i c e to focus on b u i l d i n g h i s m e d i c a l t ex tbook publishing company, which pub-lished his recent book.

And within the last 18 months, he has formed T h e Magic of Chil-d r e n F o u n d a t i o n , a n o n p r o f i t that will bring doctors and nurs-es into classrooms nationwide to teach about hea l th .

"If you w a i t f o r t h e p e r f e c t time to make a difference, you'll r e a l i z e , t h a t t i m e wil l n e v e r come."

Un le s s , of c o u r s e , you're kid enough to real ize tha t your t ime has come.

A C h r i s t m a s t a l e

"It's sunny in my imagination, but it's cloudy for real."

Becky, age 4. describing the weather

Freed and h i s book shouldn't be mis taken for the sappy stuff of Disney movies and Hallmark cards.

While he might sound like the ul t imate idealist . Freed's views have come from a career of dra-matic experiences.

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While working in an emergen-cy room on a Chr i s tmas day. Freed was overseeing the care of two pat ients who had suffered massive hear t at tacks. Both needed hear t t r ansp lan t s to sur-vive.

One pat ient was a hard-driv-ing, successful executive. The other was a jani tor at a nursery school.

The executive's room was empty. The jani tor ' s room was filled with family members and gifts.

Freed paused, and asked: Guess which pat ient succeeded a t life?

And then, the physician-turned-philosopher unabashedly gave his prescription: Riches are measured in h u m a n relation-ships. Learning how to express and appreciate relationships begins in the formative years of childhood.

Returning to a child's world, according to Freed, means relearning t h a t the most impor-t a n t thing in life is love.

A child's world, he said, is a place that many adul ts suffering from hear t failure haven't trav-eled in years.

And for Mark Freed, there 's a mysterious heal ing power of the h u m a n hear t tha t can nei ther be quantif ied nor disputed.

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Museum of African American History celebrates Kwanzaa | (PRNewswire) - The C h a r l e s

H . W r i g h t M u a a u m of A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y b e g i n s i t s a n n u a l celebration of K w a n x a a Sa turday , Dec. 26. Kwanxaa is a n A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n h o l i d a y t h a t ia c e l e b r a t e d D e c . 26 t h r o u g h J a n . 1 to r e a f f i r m t h e commitment to family, communi-ty and the Black struggle. The celebration will kick off a t noon wi th a daily Kwanxaa r i tual and dance performances ending a t 4 p .m. These ac t iv i t i e s a r e f r ee with Museum admission.

The tradition of Kwanzaa was crea ted by Dr. Mau lana Karen-ga, professor and chairperson of t h e Department of Black Studies a t California S ta te Universi ty as we l l a s t h e D i r e c t o r of t h e African American Cul tura l Cen-te r in Los Angeles. I t was first c e l e b r a t e d by h i s f a m i l y a n d friends on Dec. 26, 1966.

D e r i v e d f r o m " k w a n s a , " a S w a h i l i w o r d m e a n i n g " f i r s t f ru i t s of t h e harves t , " Kwanxaa ce lebra tes t h e aet of pr inciples by w h i c h A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n s should live, known a s t h e Nguso Saba. The seven pr inciples are a s f o l l o w a : U m o j a ( U n i t y ) , K u j i c h a g u l i a ( S e l f - d e t e r m i n a -t ion) , U j i m a ( C o l l e c t i v e W o r k a n d R e a p o n a i b i l i t y ) , U j a m a a ( C o o p e r a t i v e E c o n o m i c s ) , N i a (Purpose), Kuuxnba (Creativity), and I m a m (Faith). Each day one of theee seven pr inciples is fea-tured to focus on its significance.

T h i s y e a r , t h e M u a e u m wil l also celebrate by be s t i ng "Kwan-xaa Concerts : T h e Music of Our People," which will feature a dif-fe ren t g e n r e of mus ic e a c h day b e g i n n i n g a t 7 p . m . C o n c e r t admission ia $5 per person. The schedule of concert performances are aa follows:

• Dec. 2 6 - 1/4 to Midnight A Millie Scott (RJkB)

• Dec 27 - S t r ing Quar te t 4 A D a r k e r S h a d e of Soul B ra s s Quin te t (Classical)

• Dec. 28 - Ya ta fe r i * Univer-sa l Expression (Caribbean)

• Dec. 2 9 - T e m p t a t i o n Impressionist* & Misty Love spd t h e Motown Sounds

• Dee. 3 0 - T h e H a s t i n g s S t r e e t B l u e a B a n d k S w e e t Claudet te and SC Band

• Dec.31 - Bus t e r Williams Quin te t 4 J o h n n y Walker Quar-t e t t i Others (Jaxa)

• J an . 1 - Men of Covenant, G i n y a r d s Gospel Mus ic Group, T h e Mima F a m i l y 4 The Whit-field Company (Goepel)

Also thia yea r on t h e sixth day of K w a n z a a , w h i c h is Dec. 91. t h e m u s e u m wi l l s e r v e a s t h e host venue for a New Year's Eve c e l e b r a t i o n p r e s e n t e d by t h e

Museums abound with activities, events This holiday season, visitoi c to

H e n r y F o r d M u s e u m 4 G r e e n f i e l d V i l l age will t a k e a s tep back in t ime to holidays of yester-year as Traditions of the Season is ce lebra ted f rom now unti l Jan . 3. Covering more than 100 acres, the museum a n d vil-l age will be decked out in his-toric holiday splendor, cer ta in to p l e a s e y o u n g s t e r s a n d t h o s e young-at-heart.

Events and activities include:

• Susquehanna P lan ta t ion , a 19th century southern home in the Village, decorated for p lanta-tion society's t radi t ional Christ-mas wedding season.

• Adams House, a Vic tor ian Baptist parsonage, where a mid-dle-class 1870s C h r i s t m a s din-ner will feature a frugal, imagi-na t ive theme with Mock Apple Pie for dessert.

• E a g l e T a v e r n , a n 1 8 5 0 s s t a g e coach w i t h d i s h e s f r o m America 's cu l inary pas t on the menu.

Visi tors shak ing off t h e holi-day chill, will be g r e e t e d by a

three-s tory hol iday t r ee , in the p laza of H e n r y Ford M u s e u m , decorated with more t h a n 2,000 o r n a m e n t s and 500 feet of real popcorn. Visions of sugar plums will be abound as visitors marvel at a 720-square-foot gingerbread town with 32 gingerbread build-ings a n d six toy t r a i n s pul l ing over 75 c a r s o v e r 5 0 0 f e e t of t rack wind ing t h rough lollipop trees and gumdrop gardens.

T h e D e t r o i t H i s t o r i c a l M u a e u m is also m a k i n g a spe-cial presentat ion of the first 200 years of the city 's h i s t o r y in a whole new way with the opening this month of Frontiers to Facto-ries: Detroiters at Work 1701-1901.

Front iers to Factories is a per-m a n e n t exhib i t t h a t or iginal ly opened in October 1987 with the t i t le "From O u t p o s t s to Indus-try." The new exhibit opened to the public in December, in t ime for D e t r o i t ' s u p c o m i n g 3 0 0 t h birthday in 2001.

"No one else tells th is story of D e t r o i t ' s h i s t o r y , " s a i d M a u d M a r g a r e t Lyon, d i r ec to r of the

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Among t h e l ive performances, t h e a v e n i n g wi l l f e a t u r e T h e Bus te r Wil l iams Quinte t (Jaaa), T h e J o h n n y W a l k a r Q u a r t e t ( Jam) , Robert Penn Blues Band,

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Sea kayaking can show struggles of nature IFormer Birmingham resident

Josh Oerak, ton of Birmingham Eccentric Suburban Accents writer Sally Oerak, is an avid adventurer. He moved to the Pacific Northwest and tooh up Sfia kayaking, now one of his favorite pastimes.)

JOFLB GKRAK BY J O S I SPECIAL

I A u t u m n ia one of the be t t e r t imes to explore the San J u a n Islands, one of the beet kayaking areas in the lower 48 states. No crowds, often stable weather and a* this diary entry will a t tes t , the occasional animal encounter.

This au tumn we sea kayaked in the S a n J u a n I s lands wi th eight friends. We had many new wilderness experiences including an astounding encounter with a cephalopod, locally known as the Giant Pacific Octopus.

We es tabl i shed our comfort-able campsi te on Jones Is land and set out to a day trip to Wal-dron Island, a challenging, five-mile open water paddle. Upon reaching the island, we needed a break, so we beached ourselves on the rugged and rocky south shore, and carefully hoisted our kayaks onto the rocks.

A l t h o u g h w h e r e we l a n d e d was not 'an official landing site, we found ourselves on a secluded shore surrounded by cliffs, some of which plunged into the water. The nautical map showed a sea wall dropping 600 feet a t th i s s h o r e . A d i v i n g boa t a r r i v e d later, near high tide, confirming the potential richness of sea life and enticing prospects for wall diving. The current was swift , but we were able to maneuver our nimble boats to a site where few others would venture, much less land.

P u r unlikely lunch stop was an old fishing camp. There were h<Joks and gaffs hammered into tire vert ical rock walls to hold gill ne t s t h a t would have been s t r u n g o u t to s n a g p a s s i n g salmon. The foundation of an old sltack contained scattered coal and, near shore, a graded area, possibly for salmon drying racks. S t a n d i n g on t h e s t e e p s h o r e peering into the swift current, i could imagine the bustle of net-ting thousands of fattened Chi-

Look ma: Josh the no hands sign as kayaks in the San Juan Islands.

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nook on the i r spr ing spawning runs on misty mornings of long ago.

As our f r iends explored t h e interesting lunch site, Gil, Greg a n d I a d m i r e d t h e p u r p l e s t a r f i s h and colorful s p o n g e s from atop a six-foot-high rock wall tha t sheltered a small pool before the seawall dropped off into the dark abyss. Greg offered to pluck a starfish from the pool below for e x a m i n a t i o n . H e climbed down and returned with the five-legged creature.

T h a v p u r p l e s t a r f i s h h a s a tough s hide, but underneath has h u n d r e d s of t iny ten tac les for gripping rocki arid Capturing its food. 0 u r s t a r f i s h w a s b u s y digest ing several small ba rna-cles and some gooey matter that may at one t imehave been a sea

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Before to t h e wa; g e s t e d to dropped the water he l a n d e d s a f e l y rocks.

"I heard somewhere t h a t an octopus will have tha t s t a r f i sh for lunch if his soft underbelly is left exposed,' Gil said.

G r e g cau t ious ly tossed t h e slowly curling s tarf ish into the w a t « r . S u r e enough , w h e n i t landed, i t flipped, t o r e s t upside down in two feet of water.

"Now look wfcatyou did.Greg' He's octopus bait for sure." we chided.

Calm waters: Mary Ellen and Josh Oerak find paddling easy'going.

We had just made the octopus p r e d i c t i o n when a n o m i n o u s shadow crept on the wall oppo-s i t e ou r l i t t l e p r o t e c t e d pool where the upended s tarf ish lay six feet below us. An octopus was moving with deftness along the wall, then across the floor of the pool t o w a r d s ou r h e l p l e s s starfish.

"Good God! It's as if the octo-pus heard the starfish screaming for help," I said.

The octopus moved like flow-ing w a t e r , m a s k i n g i t se l f by changing colors when it passed ove r rock or s e a w e e d . It s q u e e z e d in to n a r r o w rock crevices, then expanded to full size when gliding over the rocks. It covered 15 feet in about 30 seconds, checking o ther , more secure starfish on the way.

This was no apparit ion - the octopus was over two feet long from tip to tip with a head six inches in diameter. We watched transfixed as the octopus scam-pered directly beneath us to the helpless upside-down starfish.

We could not move to help the s t a r f i sh - this was n a t u r e in live, cinematic magnificence. We were paralyzed, spectators to a struggle we know little about.

Was this our punishment for upsetting the natural balance of the tide pool? A karmic reminder that we are but food in the chain of life?

"Somebody must have been lis-tening to us," I said as the octo-pus h u r r i e d to posi t ion itself atop our doomed starfish.

We quick ly waved over the rest of our party, who had been exp lo r ing o the r p a r t s of t h e shore, to witness this extraordi-nary octopus encounter. But no sooner did the others approach than the octopus moved away to the edge of the tide pool and dis-appeared into the depths.

Josh Gerak. 37. lives in Seat-tle, Wash., where he and his wife, Mary Ellen, import hand-made products from Central America. Josh is a graduate of Birmingham Brother Rice High School and the University of Michigan. In addition to operat ing his import company. Josh leads mountain bike and hiking tours in Southeast Utah.

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SPORTS SCENE

Madonna signs 5 M a d o n n a Un ive r s i ty women '* soc-

cer coach Rick Larson has announced t h a t f ive h i g h school s e n i o r ! h a v e commit ted to a t t end , and play soccer at , Madonna Universi ty next fall.

A m o n g t h o s e who h a s dec ided t o join the Lady Crusader r anks ia Ply-m o u t h S a l e m ' s E m i l y N e i i e n d a m . O t h e r s i n c l u d e Rebecca Gu ibo rd of Dearborn HS; Jill Gibson of Novi HS; Megan Thi ry of Harper Woods Notre Dame; a n d J e s s i c a Pidek of Cl in ton Township.

The C r u s a d e r s were 3-12-1 in their initial season of intercollegiate soccer last fall, finishing sixth in the Wolver-ine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.

NJCAA Ail-Americans A pair of Schoolcraft College soccer

p l a y e r s h a v e b e e n h o n o r e d by t h e Nat ional Soccer Coaches Association of America as All-Americans.

SC m e n ' s k e e p e r E r i c O ' N e i l , a L i v o n i a S t e v e n s o n g r a d u a t e , a n d w o m e n ' s m i d f i e l d e r Lisa T o l s t e d t , from Northvil le , were selected in the N a t i o n a l J u n i o r C o l l e g e A t h l e t i c Association division. The formal pre-senta t ion will be at the NSCAA con-v e n t i o n , w h i c h r u n s J a n . 19-24 in Phi ladelphia.

At t h e SC women 's soccer a w a r d s banque t Dec. 1, several Lady Ocelots were honored. Kerr i Bremner, a mid-f i e l d e r / f o r w a r d f r o m W o o d h a v e n ; Annie H a g e n a h , a forward from Lake-view HS; and Ju l i e Majewski, a mid-fielder f r o m P l y m o u t h C a n t o n HS; s h a r e d t h e t o p o f f e n s i v e p l a y e r award. Each scored 12 goals, tying for top honors on t h e team.

T o l s t e d t w a s selected as SC 's top mid f i e lde r , a n d D i a n n a D e a n , f rom Dearborn Edsel Ford HS, was named the t e a m ' s t o p de fende r for t h e sec-ond-s t ra ight year . Marina Vazquez, a midf ie lder / forward from Farming ton , rece ived t h e mos t improved p l aye r award.

T h e t e a m ' s mos t v a l u a b l e p l a y e r was Majewski .

Chiefs lose 2 P l y m o u t h C a n t o n ' s w r e s t l e r s bat-

t led b u t could no t win e i t h e r of i t s dual meets Wednesday a t Novi, losing to t h e h o s t t e a m 49-25 a n d to Ann Arbor Pioneer 37-33.

"We knew we were coming aga ins t two tough t eams ," said Canton coach John Demsick, h is team 1-3 in duals. "We c a m e c lose , b u t fell s h o r t . We have some t h i n g s we can go back to the room to work on to move us onto the next s tage. We will be working."

Canton and Novi were tied at 25-25 before t h e Wildca ts a ssumed control in the uppe r weight divisions. Double-w i n n e r s fo r t h e C h i e f s w e r e G r e g M u s s e r , R o b D e m s i c k a n d K e v i n Stone. Derek Miller also won by pin in his second varsi ty match.

McKian leads Saints Dan McKian, a senior forward from

P l y m o u t h S a l e m , scored 13 po in t s , tying t e a m m a t e Sam Lofton for team-h igh h o n o r s , b u t he could not s ave Siena Heigh t s men's basketbal l team from a 94-74 loss to St. Xavier in the championship game of the St. Xavier U n i v e r s i t y T o u r n a m e n t in Ch icago last weekend.

Both t e a m s were 10-2 following the decision. S i e n a Heights was r anked sixth in t h e NAIA prior to the tourna-ment .

M c K i a n a l s o led t h e S a i n t s in r e b o u n d i n g , g r a b b i n g e i g h t . H e is averaging 6.7 points and 4.9 rebounds a game.

Soccer champs The Michigan Wolves '85, an under-

14 boys soccer t eam, captured the Lit-tle C a e s a r s division outdoor champi-o n s h i p w i t h a n u n d e f e s t e d record , sl lowing j u s t e igh t goals.

Coached by L a r s Richters, the Livo-nia Stevenson H S coach, members of t h e Wolves a r e J o h n H a c s e b r o u c k , Brian Popeney, David Williams, Mike Borowiak, Br ian Emerick, Pa t Kelle-h e r , N i k D j o k i c , D a n L e n t s , J o s h C h u r e l l a , J a s o n T i l l m a n , S t e v e Dempeey, Brady Crosby, Ryan Buaae. Dutch Morral l , Kei th Mullins. Charl ie Knoll and J.T. Katikos Team man-agers a re Sandy Popeney snd J s n

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Taking command is one th ing . Keeping it is another . Plymouth Salem's boys baske tba l l t e am did both F r i d a y

in disposing of visiting A n n Arbor Huron, 54-46. And t h e Rocks needed to; they didn ' t have to look any fu r the r t h a n las t year 's second game of t h e season — a t Huron — t o f ind an example of the b a d th ings t h a t can happen .

Sa lem took a n 11-point lead into the final q u a r t e r a t Huron a yea r ago, then f r i t t e r ed it away in a 60-54 loss. On Fr iday, t h e Rocks j u s t k e p t inpu t t ing unt i l it d i d n ' t m a t t e r anymore; the River R a t s scored the game's las t 11 points, which j u s t narrowed t h e gap to less t han 10.

"I t h o u g h t we kep t t h e m on t h e i r hee ls mos t of t h e game," said Salem coach Bob Brodie. "We kept changing u p our defenses , our (man- to -man) match-ups, and they couldn't get into a rhythym."

H u r o n n e v e r did get a n y t h i n g going cons i s t en t ly on offense, a t least not until it d idn ' t mat te r . The River R a t s made jus t l l -of-32 shots t h rough the first three q u a r t e r s (34.4 percent) ; it should be no ted t h a t a lmost all t h o s e shots came from outside the pa in t .

Sa lem s imply d o m i n a t e d ins ide , both on of fense a n d defense. Tony Jancevski , the Rocks' 6-foot-9 senior center , w a s the m a i n ca ta lys t , bu t not the only one. F r o m t h e game 's open ing moments , w h e n 6-1 forward Rob J o n e s ' dr ives to the basket earned Salem its first five points. I t was appa ren t the Rocks were going to challenge inside.

"We had too much size and power for them," said Brodie, h is team now 2-0. "One of our objectives, coming into t h e game, was to keep them off t h e glass.

"We still had some errors . But we had three goals com-ing into the game: Keep t h e m off the glass, don't commit turnovers aga ins t their p ressure , and keep them on the i r heels. And we did those things."

What Salem did was t ake control early and never relin-quish it. The game was tied twice, a t 4-4 and 7-7; a f t e r t h e first two minutes of the game, Huron never had the lead. A six-point Sa lem run la te in t h e first period allowed t h e Rocks to t a k e a six-point lead into the second period.

They never trailed again. In t h e m i d d l e two q u a r t e r s , Sa lem exer ted i t se l f by

outscoring Huron 30-16, al lowing the Rocks to carry a 20-point advan t age (48-28) into t h e final s tanza . The t h i r d qua r t e r , in par t icu lar , was d a m a g i n g to the River R a t s ' chances. Salem converted 6-of-7 floor shots in the period

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got af ter us right away,* Canton coach Dan Yeung?

very athletic. Overall, they handled us. We never

got into a flow all night. $jj. jp. They put pressure on us and we

straggled to score." >• That 's not a n unfami l i a r problem

for t h e C h i e f s . T h e y h a d t r o u b l e with pressure teams last season, a n d last Tuesday Wayne Memorial hurt them with it as well.

1 know we're b e t t e r aga ins t p r a £ sure than we were a yea r ago," said Young. T h i s t e a m c a n h a n d l e i t , but we jus t have got to continue to work on i t " .

The Trojans did indeed s t a r t fas t in t h e i r h o m e o p e n e r , ou t sco r ing Canton 18-8 in t h e opening q u a r t e r of their home opener. It got a bit better for the Chiefs in the second q u a r t e r , b u t n o t m u c h — Monroe took a 31 -18 a d v a n t a g e i n t o t h e half.

Still, a s Young described it, "We hung in there. We were still in t h e game (in the final qua r t e r ) — that ' s t h e food news." :

Indeed, a f t e r t r i m m i n g Monroe's lead to 11 (39-28) a f t e r th ree quar* t e n , the Chiefs pul led to within five and had possession of the ball out of

New Salem coach has the tools to build a contender

Setting It up: Laine Sterling, a returning senior for Salem, will be one of two set-ters used by new coach Tom Teeters.

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Certa inly not a bad s i tuat ion, a s first years go. No t for Tom Teeters , who t akes over as Plymouth

S a l e m volleyball coach for Br ian Gilles a n d Allie Suffe ty , who resigned af te r last season.

And not bad for Salem, e i ther , which gets a coach fo r t h e i r a l r e a d y wel l -developed, c h a m p i o n s h i p -l eve l p r o g r a m w h o h a s t h r e e h igh school s t a t e championships and one NJCAA tit le to h is credit.

I t will take Teeters some t ime to pu t the pieces in t h e right spots, bu t the ingredients are there — the Rocks should be able to keep pace with the i r illus-t r ious past.

A n d illustrious is the only way to describe it. In n i n e years , Gilles and Suf fe ty bui l t Sa lem into a W e s t e r n Lakes Activi t ies Association powerhouse in volleyball. The Rocks won the i r th i rd ou t r igh t t i t le in the last six seasons last year, post ing an 11-0 WLAA match record . O v e r a l l , t hey se t school records for wins in a season, finishing 47-6-1 af te r los ing in the s t a t e regional final. In t h e pas t s ix years , Salem has an almost incredible 63-3 record

i n W L A A m a t c h e s . Ironically, the team that has been Salem's neme-

sis the l a s t few years in s tate t o u r n a m e n t competi-tion, a n d t h e team t h a t el iminated the Rocks last s e a s o n , w a s L i v o n i a L a d y w o o d — c o a c h e d by Teeters. A disagreement with school officials in the make-up of h is coaching staff led to Tee te rs ' dis-missal from Ladywood last summer .

Ladywood's loss, Salem's gain. Still, t he re a re holes to fill. The key losses from

last season ' s Rocks' t eam a re J e n n y T r o t t , whose serious knee in jury early in the regional final loss to Ladywood was devastating; Amanda Abraham, a middle h i t t e r now playing basketbal l a t Holy Cross University, and Kelly Street, an outs ide hitter.

"We lost our three most consistent players," said Teeters.

The toughes t loss was Trott, who was signed by C e n t r a l Mich igan pr ior to s u f f e r i n g he r in ju ry . Trott is still on scholarship a t CMU, al though she red-ehirted th is past volleyball season.

But the re ' s still a lot for T e e t e r s to build with, s ta r t ing wi th Angie Sillmon, a 5-foot-10 senior mid-

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Losing h a s become a t h i n g of the past in the Farmington Harr ison girls basketball program.

The one person most responsible for changing t h a t is coach Pete Mantyla , who took over a s t ruggl ing p rogram in 1991 and tu rned it a round.

I n M s n t y l s ' s first s e a s o n , t h e Hawks were 8-14, which was a great improvement for a team t h s t had suf-fered t h rough a record losing s t reak j u s t s few yea r s earlier

H a r r i s o n t e a m s have pos ted win-ning records ever since, never failing to win less t h a n 12 gsmes . T h e best y e a r , s t r i c t l y in t e r m s of v i c to r i e s , was 1994 when Harrison was 17-5.

The Hawks were 14-7 th is yea r and co-champions of t h e W e s t e r n L a k e s Activities Association wi th perennia l power Plymouth Salem.

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Harrison to t h e f i rs t basketball t i t le for a Fa rming ton public school t e am in more than a decade. Mantyla has been n a m e d O h s e r v e r l n n d Coach of the Year

"1 feel very fo r tuna t e to have the job I do. I r e a l l y e n j o y t e a c h i n g a n d coaching," said Mantyla, who teaches sixth grade at Warne r Middle School in Farmington Hills

"It c o m b i n e s two t h i n g s I love I love b a s k e t b a l l a n d w o r k i n g w i t h kids, being p a r t of a team and being able to do it with close friends Hav-ing the s u p p o r t of wife . Amy (who keeps the score book at every game), has real ly he lped in the last couple years "

M a n t y l a is k n o w n among fe l low coaches as a h a r d worker , coaching players d u r i n g the AAU winter sea son and the s u m m e r high school cir-cuit.

"I th ink we've es tabl ished a t radi-tion of working h a r d the year round." Mantyla ssid, "snd I've been lucky to hsve had good relat ionships with the

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players who've gone through the pro-gram."

Mantyla also gives credit for Harri-son's success to longtime fnend and a s s i s t a n t coach ( fo r t h e l a s t f ive years • Tom Negoshian

"Tom sa id he t h o u g h t t h i s t e a m would h a v e a c h a n c e to win some-thing. because the kids are so compet-itive." Manty la said "If we had one ou ts tand ing t rai t as a team this year, I th ink that was it "

The coach also credits assis tant Pat Henderhan, who guided the f reshman team

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Team leader Janell Twietmeyer led Canton to a 16-win season, averaging 13 potnts a game.

The Observer A Eccentric/ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1998

Lady Crusaders wallop Wayne State ^aathafeal ly speaking, it was-

n ' t But Thursday's t r ip to Wayne

S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y d id pay t h e kind at dividends Madonna Uni-ve r s i t y ' s w o m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l teSun treasures: a victory.

The Lady C r u s a d e r s pul led away from a five-point halftone lead to a 60-61 t r i u m p h . Tha t pushed their record to 8-1; WSU fell to 1-7-

The game featured a match-up o£ former teammates: Plymouth Cjmton's Kristi Fiorenzi, a junior forward at Madonna, and Sarah

W a r n k e , a j u n i o r f o r w a r d for WSU

Hie Lady Crusaders ' shooting, which had been s t r o n g in the past few outings, was off against the Tartars. Madonna made just 20-of-54 floor shots (37 percent), including an 8-fbr-26 second-half performance (30.8 percent).

But WSU waa even worse, con-verting just 20-of-64 shots (31.3 percent) in t h e game . Nei ther t eam shot th ree -po in te r s well,

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either — Madonna made 3-of-14 (21.4 percent) while the Tar tars were 4-of-16 (26.7 percent). ,

The d i f f e r e n c e came a t t h e free-throw l ine. The Crusaders h i t 17-of -19 (89.5 p e r c e n t ) , inc luding 16-of-17 accuracy in the second half, to WSlfs 7-of-12 (58.3 percent).

C h r i s D i e t r i c h paced t h e Madonna offense with 15 points. Kathy Panganis added 14 points, 10 rebounds and two steals, and Lori Enfield had 12 points, eight boards and three assists.

WSU w a s led by Liz Beach's 17 poin ts . Warnke and Fawne Al los se ry a d d e d e igh t p o i n t s apiece, with Warnke grabbing 12

Hitting camp The Double Diamond Baseball

School will hold a winter hitt ing camp from noon to 3 p.m. Sun-d a y a n d M o n d a y , Dec. 20 -21 (ages 8-13), and from 4-7 p.m. Sunday-Monday, Dec. 20-21, a t Madonna University.

The two day camp will focus on d e v e l o p i n g p rope r s w i n g mechanics, increasing bat speed and power. The camp fea tu res two full-length batting tunnels , teq work, short- toss dril ls and instruction from top high school and collegiate coaches (videotap-ing for each participant).

r e b o u n d s . N iche l l e H u n t e r chipped in six paints, Six steals and five assists.

Madonna men fall On a rare stop a t home for the

Madonna University men's bas-k e t b a l l t e a m , W a y n e S t a t e proved an unwelcome visitor by ba t t e r ing the Crusaders 80-57 W e d n e s d a y . I t w a s t h e only home game for Madonna's men in n e a r l y a t w o - m o n t h s p a n (Nov. 18-Jan. 13).

WSU improved to 7-1 for the season; Madonna fell to 2-8.

Again, rebounding was a prob-lem for the C r u s a d e r s — they were ou tboarded 38-25 by t h e

The cos t is $90 per p l sye r . P a y m e n t is due no l a t e r t h a n Dec. 16 to g u a r a n t e e a spot (enrollment limited).

For m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , cal l M a d o n n a head basebal l coach Greg Haeger at (734) 432-5609.

Baseball camp Barbaro Garbey, a member of

t h e 1984 World Champion De t ro i t T i g e r s , will be an instructor for the '98 Put One In The U p p e r Deck C h r i s t m a s C a m p (ages 8 -12 and 13-16) Monday through Thursday, Dec. 28-31, in Northville.

Ta r t a r s . But so was ju s t about everything else.

Madonna trailed by four at the intermission (33-29) af te r lead-ing by as much a s 11 (24-13) with 11:37 to go in the half. The Crusaders kept it close to s t a r t the second half, narrowing tlfe gap to 39-37 with 16:26 left on a Narvin Russaw dunk. But WSU took command after tha t with a 21-5 run to go up 60-42 with 9:01 to play. It was never closer than 15 after that.

WSU hit 17-of-31 floor shots in the second half (64.8 percent) to t h e C r u s a d e r s ' 10-of-28 (35.7 percent). The Tartars were also 15-of-19 from the foee-throw line

(78.9 percent) to Madonna's 7-ot I 10 (70 percent) , and forced 1AJ turnovers while committing j u A £ 13.

Russaw led t h e C r u s a d e r i f ? with 14 points, but foul trouble ! limited him to leas than 22 min- J utes of floor t ime. J o h n - M a r k Branch added 10 points . Nick • Hurley (Plymouth Canton) h a d " four points , seven a s s i s t s a n d three steals, and Mike Mary ana,, ki totaled nine points, six b o a r d s and two steals. tT*

Tony Goins (Wes t land J o h n " Glenn) topped G l e n n wi th 19 „ points. Tom Pauly had 12 (and three steals) and Brandon Johns 11.

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Instruct ion in h i t t ing, pitch-ing, throwing mechanic^, fielding and base running will be offered four days, two hours per day.

The cost is $120. Fo r more i n f o r m a t i o n , ca l l

(248) 349-0008.

Drop-in hoops The City of Plymouth Recre-

a t ion Division will o f fe r open gym for basketbal l f rom 6:45-9:45 p.m. Mondays a t Cen t r a l Middle School beginning Jan. 4. Cost is $4 per person. City of Plymouth residents will receive

a $1 discount with identification. j-For fu r ther information, con-

tact the City of Plymouth Recre-ation Division at (734) 455-6620."

AAU hoop tryouts Tryouts for t h e West Metro

Cougars, a girls 14-15 AAU girls basketbal l t e am, will be from 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20 at St. Anselm School, located at" Outer Drive and Te legraph itl Dearborn Heights.

For more i n f o r m a t i o n , call John Maloney at (248) 349-1122 or (248> 478-7681.

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die hitter who has verbally com-mi t t ed to W e s t e r n Mich igan . Las t s ea son , Sillmon had 205 kills, with 52 solo blocks and 52 block ass is ts . She also had 152 digs, third-best on the team.

Si l lmon will share the t eam captaincy with 5-2 senior setter La ine S t e r l i n g . "She's a very good setter, and a good defensive player," said Teeters.

A n o t h e r r e t u r n i n g s e n i o r s tar ter is Andrea Pruet t , a 6-1 r ight-s ide h i t t e r who will play basketball next fall for the Uni-versity of Miami (Ohio).

O t h e r s e n i o r s on t h e t e a m , which opened its season Satur-day a t the Midland Invitational, a r e Er ica S te in , a 5-9 ou ts ide h i t t e r ; W e n d y Donica, a 5 -5 de fens ive special is t ; Maureen Buchanan, a 5-5 setter; Aleshka

Marquez, a 5-2 defensive special-ist; and J a n a Doroshka, a 5-10 o u t s i d e h i t t e r who is an exchange student from Estonia.

T h e r e a r e some impress ive u n d e r c l a s s m e n on the squad, too, such as 5-6 jun ior outside h i t t e r A m a n d a S u d e r . "Right now, she's the most consistent p l a y e r on ou r t e a m , " said Teeters. "She's got a great arm swing."

Others to watch closely are Jill Dombrowski, a 5-9 sophomore middle hi t ter /set ter who has "a lot of potent ial ," Teeters said; a n d 5-8 j u n i o r ou t s ide h i t t e r / m i d d l e h i t t e r Michel le Ginther. "She's consistent." the Salem coach said.

T h a t , h o w e v e r , i s not a l l . There's also Elizabeth Gizica, a 5-2 junior defensive specialist;

Sarah Jensen, a 5-8 sophomore o u t s i d e h i t t e r ; and . D e n i s e Phillips, a 6-0 junior middle/out-side hitter.

At present . Teeters p lans to r u n a two-set ter l ineup , wi th Sterling and Dombrowski shar-ing the setter duties.

"We're a little inconsistent, but we've got some good athletes and some cons i s t en t p l a y e r s , " he said. "We've just got to find the right combinations."

S p e a k i n g of c o m b i n a t i o n s , Teeters has brought a successful one with him. Assisting him will be Dale Hartze 11, who has been pa r t of Teeters' staff a t School-craft for the past five years and was with him1 for the last four at Ladywood, and Joe Barberio, a f o r m e r Ladywood v o l u n t e e r assistant coach in soccer.

The Rocks' goals remain the same: "Repea t a s con fe r ence champions," Tee te r s out l ined. "And that might be a bit difficult' this year. Second, do well in our tournaments, see some improve- , ment through the season. And third, demonstrate improvement in the (state) district and region-al tournaments."

Teeters is f ami l i a r wi th the WLAA. He f igures the biggest t h r e a t s to Sa lem's supremacy , are Walled Lake Central , Livo-. nia Churchill, Livonia Franklin, Livonia S t e v e n s o n a n d Northville.

Beyond that , the question is — with the former Ladywood coach guiding them, can the Rocks get pas t t h e B laze r s in the s t a t e tournament?

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b o u n d s m i d w a y t h r o u g h t h e f ina l pe r iod . But the T r o j a n s forced a t u rnove r and scored, and Canton never got closer.

Carl Ford did most of the dam-age for Monroe, scoring a game-high 18 p o i n t s . Nine T r o j a n s scored, nobody else with more than seven.

C a n t o n w a s led by J a s o n Waidman with 12 points and Joe C o r t e l l i n i wi th 11 — n i n e of

those coming in the fourth quar-ter. Mike Major added 10.

"I think there were some posi-tives in this game," said Young "They j u a t h a d more of t h e m than we did."

PCA 73, Datrott Waataide 42: Jun io r forward Derr ic Isensee was nearly unstoppable as Ply-mouth Christian Academy rolled into the finals of i ts own Eagle

Classic Tournament. PCA played A c a d e m y of

Det ro i t in Sa tu rday ' s t o u r n a -ment championship game.

I sensee had 20 po in ts , n ine rebounds, seven assists and four steals as the Eagles raced out to a 20-5 lead after the first period and cruised to the win

Michael Huntsman, a 6-foot-4 jun ior center, scored 11 points a n d h a d 13 r e b o u n d s ; j u n i o r

point guard Jordan Roose scored 10 and dished out six ass i s t s , and junior forward Dave Carty had 10 points. Guard A. J . Sher-rill and forward Evan Gaines added nine points each for the Eagles.

Senior gua rd Leon J o h n s o n paced Detroit Westside with 25 points, including four triples, but was held to just one point in the fourth quarter.

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and outscored Huron 10-3 in the final 2:36 to expand its 33-19 halftime lead.

"It seems tha t we controlled the tempo," said Brodie. "And we didn't lose much when we c h a n g e d our l ineup a n d wen t to t h e bench. I t doesn ' t seem to m a t t e r who we have in there — they're all playing well "

Four Rocks reached double figures in scor-ing, led by Jones' 15 points. Aaron Rypkows-ki h a d 11, and both A d a m Wilson a n d Jancevski netted 10.

Ryan Sidney scored 15 to lead Huron — e i g h t of t h o s e coming in t h e f ina l 3:35.

Andrew Walton scored 11 and Amir Kasham totaled nine.

Three-pointers certainly helped the River Rats; eight of their 17 baskets were triples. Salem nailed four treys.

But the Rocks hit 21-of-49 floor shots (43 percent) to Huron's 17-of-46 (37 percent), and Salem was 8-of-12 from the line (67 per-cent) to the Rats' 4-of-8 (50 percent).

I t was satisfying for the Rocks to better their s tart of a year ago, when they lost their first two games. Of course, they like nothing

better than matching the finish af ter tha t slow s t a r t — 19-2, with a Western Lakes Activities Association championship

But staying unbeaten really becomes a cha l lenge s t a r t ing Tuesday, when Salem travels to Belleville — the team tha t reached the Class A state final las* year. After that, the Rocks take a break until Dec. 28, when they play Detroit Northern at University of Detroit Jesuit as part of the Roundball Clas-sic.

"There's no rest," said Brodie.

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attempts, including 35 percent from three-point range, in leading the Spar-tans to the Class C Final Four where they lost to eventual state champion Free I and In the semifinals.

She also shot 65 percent at the free throw line.

"Tiffany developed from a roie player to our go-to player this year," Borgess coach Dave Mann said "In years past she just had to defend and score on layups. This year she defended, scored from everywhere, played the point, rebounded the bal. made sure kids got to practice. She would have driven the bus If we asked her to. For her to take 13 underclassmen to the state semifi-nals is quite an accomplishment."

iswisnths McComb, Soph.. N. Fsmv Infton: McComb overcame a summer Injury to the ring finger on her right (shooting) Hand to have an outstanding sophomore season, leading the Raiders to the d is t r ic t final for the second straight year

She was the secondleadmg scorer in Oakland County behind Miiford's Chris-tine Schumacher, averaging 21.1 points and scoring a total of 443 in 21 games She has scored 729 points in two years and is on pace to become the school s all-tirr>e leading scorer.

A complete player who excels in all phases of the game. McComb also aver aged four-plus assists, four steals, two blocks and eight rebounds She made 88 percent of het free throws; she shot 51 percent from the floor overall and 39 percent from three-point range.

"She s very much a team player and highly respected by her teammates,' North coach Linda Perkins said. "Her leadership this year was better than I've seen in my entire coaching career Sne had an exceptional, stellar season and, if she continues at this pace, which I expect. It will be better and better every year

"She has such a tremendous work ethic, self-discipline and personal drive to rise above something and be the best, and you wouldn't even know it to talk to her. She has the same face and demeanor all the time, but she steps up when it 's time to get on the court."

TINaay Qrubaugh, Jr.. Ply. Sslsm: When Plymouth Salem s offense was In high gear, it often went through this 5-9 lumor.

Grubaugh exhibited all phases of an offensive game, with deadly three point range, a well-developed ability to drive to the basket, and an adept passing tal-ent. She averaged a team high 16.7 points for the Western Lakes Activities Association co-champions, as well as 5.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

"Tiffany's a dominant offensive play er." said Salem coach Fred Thomann 'She can shoot from long range and has great court vision

"She s really got a nice package. She'll definitely be a recruited player at the Division I level next year, and she'll be a good player to build our team around it 's going to be fun "

Janell Twistmsysf, Sr., Pty. Csnton: the 5 9 senior forward led the Chiefs m scoring, averaging 13 points per game She was also second on the team in rebounding, averaging 8 5 to go along with four assists.

"Janell was solid — that was he' strength, Canton coacn Bob Blohm said "She was a hard worker, very dependalbe She was real versatile If they took away the msrde. she could go outside and score

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Scoring star: Tiffany Grubaugh proved to be Salem's go-to person on offense, simply because she could score from anywhere. She averaged 16.7points a game.

"But if she went outside, that took away ou' chances at getting a second shot."

Twietmeyer is undecided about her college choice.

"Coaches are always looking for a player who can shoot, and she can,' Blohm said of Twietmeyer.

Jssais Brsnnsn. Sr., Fsrm. Hi l ls Msfcy: Brennan was a four year starter and one of Mercy's leading scorers every year In 18 games this season, she averaged 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three plus steals. She shot 31 percent from the floor and 78 percent at the line.

In her high school career, Brennan scored almost 1,000 points and aver aged 12 per game, as well as six rebounds, nearly three assists and more than three steals

Brennan switched from shooting to point guard without a hitch this season According to coach Katie Vokal. she excelled at playing the point

"She's an excellent passer," she added, "She las great court vision '

With only three seniors on the squad, it was often up to Brennan to play the role of leader

"She s a quiet individual.' Vokal said "But she led by her actions

The coach thinks Brennan can piav Division I college basketball Being 5-foot 10 gives her an advantage playing point guard. VoKal said

SCCONO TEAM

Erin Hsydsn, Sr.. Uv Ladywood: Tne 5 8 senior point guard averaged 12

pomts. four rebounds, six assists and three stea s per game as the 33 11 Blade's qualified for the Catholic League playoffs and won their third straight dis-trict championship.

"Erin was probably our most impor tant player on the court ." Ladywood coach Andrea Gorski said. 'She rarely came out of the game

"She was the mam reasons other teams were not successful in pressing us. She did a good job of handling the ball.

Tsra Morrill, Jr.. Uv. FrankJin: Despite the team's 3-16 record and being dou-ble-teamed. the 5-10 junior averaged 14.7 points and nine rebounds per game She shot 53 percent from the field

"Tera was the nucleus of the team, a good all arounc player." Franklm coach Gary Warner said 'We expect good things from her next year. She s one better players I've seen play

Morrill also made AH Western Division in the WLAA

Latonya Crawford, Sr.. Wayne: The 5-10 forward was a unanimous All Mega Conference iRed Dtvisioni selection for the second straight year

A threeyear starter. Crawford capped her senior year by averaging 15 9 points and 15 rebounds per game

"Latonya could be a great basketball player when she warned to be.' Wayne coach Matt Godfrey said "There s not a better athlete in the area

Godfrey said Crawford r>as drawn interest from several Division II schools

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starter, averaged in double figures in scoring all four of her seasons playing for the Rocks. The 6-1 forward averaged 11 points and 9.8 rebounds this season.

"The greatest asset to a team is a great team player." said Salem coach Fred Thomann. "Andrea s just an excel-lent player, and a great defender

"We used her both inside and out-side. She has a unique ability to guard people. She's just good at all facets of the game, a consummate basketball player, a good team player."

Pruett has verbally commit ted to attend and play basketball at University of Miami (Ohio) next fall.

Arl Autt, Sr., Farm. Hills Harrison: Ault started at point guard since mid-way through her freshman season and was a key player in Harrison's drive to gain a share of the Western Lakes championship this year

The 5 foot 4 senior averaged 10 points, three assists and two steals. Ault shot 30 percent from three point range, 31 percent from the floor overall and 57 percent at the line. She missed the last nine games because of a knee injury.

In her varsity career. Ault played in 60 games and averaged seven points, three assists and two steals. She made 26 percent of her three-point attempts 169-of-264|. 52 percent of her free throws <78-of-149) and 30 percent of her field goals 1133-of-445t.

"She's very feisty and brought a com pet'itive edge to the gym with her every day." coach Pete Mantyla said, adding Ault wasn't a great scorer but helped the team in less tangible ways

"It didn't matter if we were playing for the league championship or for pride in practice. She's just an unbelievable competitor, and I think it rubbed off on all her teammates.

" I t 's hard to find people who care that much and play that hard every day For only being 5 4. she never hacked down from anybody She has a Strong will to win."

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A rare development: Glenn beats Wayne The neighborhood trophy went to

Westland John Glenn this year. Ty Haygood muscled his way to 18

points and Eric Jones made a key buck-et in the last two minutes Friday night to lead John Glenn to a 56-54 victory over Wayne Memorial.

It was only Glenn's third win over Wayne since 1081.

"It was pretty good, for a backyard brawl," coach Mike Schuette said after his Rockets gained their first victory in two tries th i s s eason . "And for two teams that respect one another and just want to go out and play.

T h a t was high school basketball at its finest."

Not its technical f ines t , af ter all it was only the second game of the season, but surely it was prep basketball at its emotional best and the neighborhood

rivals battled for bragging rights. "We did a better job of handling the

ball," said coach Chuck Henry, whoee Zebras are now 0-2 by the margin of four points. "We shot the ball well in the first half, which is how we were able to build a nice lead.

"But they toughened up their defense in the second half and we didn't execute as well offensively."

Wayne cut a 51-45 deficit with 5:26 down to 53-52 on Nathan Wade's base-line drive with 2:08 to play.

B u t J o n e s r e s p o n d e d by d r i v i n g through the paint to score on a bank l a y u p w i t h 1:47 l e f t . N e i t h e r t e a m scored until after Wayne called timeout unde r i ts baske t with seven seconds left.

N e e d i n g a t r ey to t ie , t h e Z e b r a s inbounded the ball and Shane Nowak's triple try was slightly blocked. A tip was shor t and Robert Price did the only

thing he could do, rebound the ball in with two seconds left.

The Zebras fouled on the in-bounds p a s s by t h e Rockets a n d Bill Foder made a free throw with one second left. A desperation heave at the buzzer was no good.

"At t h e s t a r t of t h e second ha l f , " Schuette said, "we put Eric (Jones) a t the high post and he created a whole bunch of action. Down 33-28 at the half, the Rockets tied the score a t 39 midway through the third q u a r t e r and took a 46-41 lead by period's end.

Foder scored half his 14 points in the third quarter, Jones had five and Hay-good six. Foder and Jones wound up with 14 points apiece.

"Foder is a smart player, a quarter-back," Schuette said. "He can play any of t h e posi t ions . He 's no t ou r point guard because Reggie (Spearmon) does such a good job. But he could."

John Glenn did a nice job in its high-speed game, sometimes getting a little out of control bu t mostly looking like one would expect a team to look this early in the season.

T h e R o c k e t s m a d e j u s t e i g h t turnovers, al though they were turned into 14 points. Haygood did a nice job in the middle both ways.

"Based on last season, you'd have to say the s t r eng th of our t e a m s is our guards," Schuette said. "But we've got a nice inside game with Haygood and Ben H a r r i s . Peop le a r e going to h a v e to wake up and take notice of that."

Turnovers hur t Wayne in its opening game loss to Plymouth Canton but they weren't as critical in Game No. 2. The Zebras made 14 turnovers but limited them to 14 points worth of damage.

Four in a row late in the third quar-ter, with one shot taken, turned a 39-37 Wayne lead a 42-39 deficit.. Westland

KnH an 18-8 margin in the quarter. W a d e led Wayne w i t h 17 p o i n t s .

Just in Goins added 13, Price had 10 and N o w a k e igh t . T a r o c S m i t h h a d 11 rebounds.

"Wade had another very good game," Henry said. "He almost had a t r i p l e

doub le a g a i n B t C a n t o n . He h a d 17 points, seven rebounds, five a s s i s t s and four steals."

West land wasn ' t s h a r p a t t h e f ree throw line, making j u s t 7-of-18, but Wayne only got to the line twice, mak-ing one free throw.

Wayne again felt the loss of J a m a r Davis, who suffered a broken arm in a practice just before the season started The Zebras also need some players to get their grades up.

"We'll try to hang in there until the kids get back," Henry said. "We've got a tough schedule."

* w- ,, ri-*. x- - - -

Greater Life at Agepe. 7 : 3 0 p .m

T « n i i y . Dee. I S

Oet. Urban « Clarencev i l le . 7 p.m.

Franklin at Church i l l . 7 p .m.

Steveruon at Lake land . 7 p .m.

John Glenn at A a n an . 7 p .m.

Salem at Bel lev i l le . 7 p .m

Divine Chi ld at Garden C i t y . 7 p.m.

Br ighton at Harr ison. 7 p .m.

N. Farmington at S. Lyon. 7 p.m.

Farmington at Andover . 7 : 3 0 p.m.

Cabrinl at St Aga tha . 7 3 0 p.m.

Ply Chr ist ian at St F Ion an . 7 :30 p.m.

Ttaraeay. Dee. 1 7

ChurchlW at Stevenson. 7 p.m.

A .A. Pioneer at Can ton . 7 p.m.

Farm, at W. B loomf ie ld , 7 p.m.

Yosiianti at Wayne . 7 p .m.

Thurston at A l len P a r * . 7 p.m.

FrMey, Dae. I S

Huron Valley at M t . C a r m e l , 7 p.m.

Luth. W skJ at Luth. Eaat . 7 p.m.

Wyandot te at Garden C i t y . 7 p .m

Redford Union at L inco ln Pfc.. 7 p.m

Mitford at N. Farming ton . 7 p.m.

St. Mary 's at Redford CC. 7 : 3 0 p j n .

Agatha at Biah. Gal lagher. 7 : 3 0 p.m

mmls v o l l e y b a l l

M m S s ' j . Dec. 1 4

Greater Lrte at Agape. 5 p .m

T a n i a y . D M . I S

•r^jr.s —

Ply. Chr is t ian at Betheeda. 6 :30 p.m.

St. A lphonsus at Luth. W ' s M . 6 : 3 0 p.m

W i a a n a e ; . Dee. I S

Wayne. Glenn at Church i l l . 5 :30 o.m

Canton at A .A. Huron. 7 p.m.

B w e S e y . Dec. 1 7

Cres twood at Luth. W 's id . 7 p.m.

Setan ley . Dec. I S

Taylor Inv i ta t iona l . 8 : 3 0 a.m.

A l len Park Inv i ta t iona l , 8 : 3 0 a.m.

Del ta Col lege Inv i ta t iona l , 9 a.m.

Por tage Northern Tourney, TBA

P * E F HOCKEY

Tuasdey, Dec. I S

Stevenson vs. Farm. Unified

at Farm Hi l ls Ice Arena, 8 p .m

Wedneeey. D M . I S

Frankl in vs. W.L. Centra l .

Churchi l l vs. Trenton

at Edgar Arena. 6 & 8 p.m.

Redford CC at GS> Nor th , 8 p.m.

T l i M l i a ) . Dee. 1 7

Frankl in vs. Redford Unif ied

at Redford ice Arena. 7 :30 p.m,

F i t t a y , Dec. I S

Churchi l l vs. Stevenson

at Edgar Arena. 6 p.m

Farm. Uni f ied vs. Northvi l le

at Ply Cul tura l Center , 8 p.m

Saturday, Dec. I S

Redford CC vs. Brother Rice

at Compuware Arena. 4 :30 p.m.

Redtord Uni f ied vs. D e a r t » m

at Redford Ice Arene. 8 p.m.

ONTARIO HOCKEY LZAOUC

Friday. Dec. I S

Whalers at S.S. Mane. 7 :30 p.m

Sa twdey , Dec. I S

Wha le rs at Serrwa. 7 :30 p.m.

M E N ' S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday. Dee. 1 4

Madonna at O . L St. Mary 's . 7 :30 p.m,

Friday. Dec. I S

Madonna at K ' r oo Tourney. 6 4 8 D.m.

Saturday. Dec. I S

Madonna at K ' r oo Tourney. 1 & 3 p.m.

Lake M ich , at Schoolcraf t . 3 p.m,

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Monday. Dec. 1 4

Centra l St at Madonna, 7 p.m.

l O C O H g M e m f Lakes Tourney)

Owens Tech vs. Henry Ford. 1 p.m.

Lake M ich . vs. Lakeland. 1 p.m.

Sinclair vs Alpena. 6 p.m.

Oakland v s St Mary ' s ( Ind). . 8 p.m.

FrMay. Dec. I S

OCC-Hlghland Lakes Tourney, TBA.

St Francis vs. lU-South Bend, 6 p.m

Madonna vs. Kalamazoo. 8 p m

Saturday, Dec. I S

Schoolcraf t at Lansing, 1 p.m.

Madonna Tournament . 1 & 3 p.m

OCC-Hlghland Lakes Tourney. TBA.

TBA — t i m e t o be announced

Bennett's burst boosts Churchill If Livonia Churchill can stop

all its losing streaks this quickly the Chargers could wind up with a decent season.

Churchill, a loser in its season opener, rebounded Friday night to tr im visiting Redford Union, 70-60, and square its record at 1-1.

John Bennett scored 10 of his game-high 25 points in the sec-ond q u a r t e r to keep the Pan-therB at bay.

Ryan Vickers joined Bennet t in double figures with 13 points whi le Avery J e s s u p and Er ic Lightle scored eight each for the Chargers

Jason Patterson led RU, which fell to 0-2 overall, with 13 points. Eric Newton and Mike Macek had 11 and 10, respectively.

Coach Rick Austin's team led 16-10 af ter one quarter and 34-29 a t half t ime. A 15-11 advan-tage by the Chargers in the third quarter raised the lead to 49-40.

•FORDSON N , STEVENSON 49: A lit t ie more stinginess on defense Friday night might have bought the Sparans a two-game winning streak.

Dearborn Fordson "did a better job of br inging the ball inside our defense."

O— Coach Tim Newman said aftermost Livo-nia Stevenson and the visitors left the game with 1-1 records. 'They did a bet-ter job of breaking down our defense.

'We didn't shoot wed enough from outside to win the game."

Marty Kennedy and Keshay McChris-tion scored 10 points apiece to lead the Spartans. Paul Bowers and Hariand Bev erty each scored eight.

Bassen Saiameh and Mo Bazzi scored 13 each for Fordson while Rojeilo Grady added 10.

L ivonia made 6 - o f - l l free t h r o w s while Dearborn got frof-14 from the line.

Stevenson was out scored by five. 15-10, in the second quarter to trail by five entering the third period. Fordson held a 17-14 margin in the third quarter.

•CC 98, NOTRE DAME 34 : Junior guard Rob Sparks made four three-point baskets and scored a game-high 18 points Friday as Redtord Catholic Cen-tral won its season opener over visiting Pontiac Notre Dame Prep.

Center Chuck Cash added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Shamrocks.

Kyle Weaver led Notre Dame Prep wi th 16 points.

• ST. AGATHA SS . CLARENCEVILLE

56: Redford St. Agatha beat Livonia Clarenceville on Friday night in a non league game that featured nearly half of the points in the fourth quarter

The Aggies led 38-30 through three quarters and out scored the Trojans 30 26 in the fourth to seal the victory in their season opener. Clarenceville fell to 0-2 overall.

Senior guard Wesley Shaw scored 20 points to lead the Aggies Senior guard Johnny Lomibao had a career high 16 and senior guard Gelano Mi les added 12.

Freshman forward Oan Boulter scored eight points and collected 10 rebounds and junior forward Greg Russel l had eight points and eight rebounds

Clarenceville was led by Rick Burack w i t h 17 po in ts . Sophomore forward Scott Wion added 11.

"We didn't play smart at t imes but we played hard all the t ime and that makes up for a lot of mis takes . ' ' St Agatha coach John Fenbert said

The Aggies led 17-9 after one quarter and sett led for a 23-21 hal f t ime lead after being out scored 12-6 in the sec ond quarter.

St. Agatha regained the momentum by outscoring Clarenceville 15-9 in the third quarter for a 38-30 lead

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: Western Lakes . W « w

em 0 M « o n )

•Lee t yeer** overafl record: 19-17 7

• N e t e M e l i n n to e N m B k Jennifer

L a k f — , Jessica Sherman. Jenny Ouncan. Usa

Fabirk iewiCi . Be th Rutkowsk i : Susan Mill

• L u B w g returnees: Luba Sleca. Sr OH S

• : Megan Sheehan. Jr O / O H Shannon

Murm. Jr MM 5-9: Krtst in Les jc i ynak i . Jr S S

8 . Lauren Ruprecht , S« MM fro Jessica

McKay. Sr S 5 7 . Courtney Lim, Sr 0 & 5

• P i e a J a t e g weweeawre : Marsi Pruiups, Jr

OH 5-7 ; Co l l een Guara.o ia, Jr S 5-2 : Sarah

Hennessey, Jr, OH 5-9: Amy Cadovch . Jr MM

5-9; Becky WeOer. Sr MM 5 a l(J«J not play m

1 9 9 7 - 9 8 ) ; F e r n a n d a L e i t e , Sr OM 5 9

{axchenge student from Brazil)

• Hughes' 199S-SS out look ' W e re go ing

to be a l i t le more ath le t ic than we were last

year. We ' l l have a l i t t le less exper ience

"A key for us wi l l De to develop the s tar t ing

setter We have three who are close, Out we

need one to l a k e the Dull by the horns and run

things •A key wi l l also Oe how much of an impact

Fernanda wi l l have A e know she can play

"Our goal is play the Dest defense in the

conference, wh ich we re going to have to do

because we ' re not as Dtg as most people "

LIVONIA FKANKUM

l«: Mary Helen Diegel. first year

MMatkHv. Western Lakes (West

e m Division)

•Las t year 's overall racord: 2 & 1 & 7 (West

e m Division champions) .

• Notable m m to graduat ion: Brooke

Hensman (first t e a m All-Area). Daniel le W e n *

i r q (second t e a m All-Area), Jackie Z»em;

Sarah Gush.

•Lead ing returnees: Nicole Boyd, Sr OH 5-

10: Lindsay Duprey Sr Set ter 5-5: Lindsay

Sopko. Jr Set ter 5 1 0 : Andrea Kmet , Jr MM

5-10 ( th i rd t e a m All-Area.i Tera Morr i l l , Jr R

OH 5-11

• Promis ing newcomers : Alexis Bowman, Jr

OH 5-8: Rachel Bramlet t (transfer f rom Imlay

Ci ty) . Jr OH 5-9: Jamie Linden, Jr M M / O H 5

9: M o n i c e L i t t l e . Jr. O H / M M 5^9; D a n i e l a

Gapp, Jr DS 5-4; L isa w m r o s k y . Jr. OH 5 7 :

Kiratio Marsha l l . Soen. MM S O .

• W e g e T . I S S a SS e e t l e e k : "The t e e m

looks good. We had a scr immage and t r ied a

lot of comb ina t ions and lor the most pert they

were successfu l

' S o p k o end On prey have looked good as

set ters

"And the best part is that the newcomers

have c o m e in and b e c o m e part of t h e pro-

gram. They re f i l l ing our voids Beautifully

'So as long as we can maintain our intensi-

ty and posi t ive work e th ic , we ll be O .K . '

LIVONIA STEVfNSON

: Kelly Graham, s ixth season.

Western Lakes (Lakes

Division).

•Laet year 's eeeraa racor t t 34-11-4.

• N e t a M e l o s s e s t o g re t teeUoe : L indsay

Pfeifar. Down Kroi. I rene B l e a r * o v a

• L e a d i n g M — M S ! S tephan ie Dulz. Sr

MH 5 -10 (f i rst t e a m All-Areo): K r l * l Co(* . W

OH Sr.; Brenda Pedersen. 5-4 Def Special ist

Sr . Ka te Lef i lanc. Jr. MB 5-11.

• P r o m M n g n e w e w s r s : Carly Wadswor th .

Jr OH/ M B 5 -8 . Cass ie Ehlendt . Jr, OH 5-9 :

K e l l e y H u t c h l n s , S o p h , s e t t e r 5 6 : B e t h

Moody . Jr OH 5 -4 : Julie Pfeifer. Jr DS 5 -4 ;

Megan Urba ts . Jr. OH 5-8 , Janice Tanzo. Jr

D S / O H 5 - 3 : S a r a D e r e i a l k . Sr M B 6 0

(Swedish e»change s tudent ) .

•Qrafcem's 19SS-9S out look ' The key to

our season i s c o m m u n i c a t i n g on t he cour t

W e h o p e w i t h our s o p h o m o r e s e t t e r

I Hutchlns) tha t w e c a n ga in quick t rans i t ion

t o our e x p e r i e n c e d h i t t e r s and u t i l i z e our

power.

' W e hope Stephanie (Dulz) can come close

to what she d id last last , which was De one

I he o( t he t o p m i d d l e h i t t e r s in t he confer

ence W e hope she c a n c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h

Kelley and everybody can work together

WESTLAND JOHN GLENN

l«: Stacy Graham, f i f th season

«: Western Lakes |Lakes

Division).

•La«t yaar 's ovaraS racort: 7 2 1 3

i to graduation: None

• L e e * * h t w a i n : Amende Bel l . Sr DS *

2 ; K r i s t e n K r o h n . Sr . OH 5 - 6 ; J e s s i c a

LeToumeeu. Sr Setter 5-5, Jamie McLeod . Jr.

O H / M B 5 -8 ; Me len le P s n y e r d . Sr. OH 5 S :

Noe l l a Swar tz . Jr. ( lost lo r t h e season w i t h

knae surgery) .

• Pveerietag aeweeaeee: Jesstca Sanchez.

Jr S e t t e r ; N i c a l e P a n y a r d , Jr . M B : Ho l l y

Deed le t . Sopn., Saman tha Dean . Jr.: Lac ay

C a t a n n o . Soph.: Lindsay Beard. Sopn.

• S r a l M M ' a l e a s e s saSeelB - W e ' r e gorng

t o m i s s Noeiie being out of the m i d d l e She

to re a n anterior cn jc ia te l igament dur ing soc

car season in t he fal l and w i l l have surgery

Jan. 2 1 .

' W e ' r e going to try t o be aggress ive, play

t o u g h defense and never g ive u p . "

WAYNE MEMORIAL

• H e a d ceaotc Laura Flaher. th i rd season

• L a a g a a a f f i l i a t i o n : M e g a C o n f e r e n c e

( W h i t e Division)

• L e e t y e w ' s avara• record: 12 1 7 S .

• N o t a b l e losses t e g r a d u a t i o n : K r i s t e n

Bul l . Erik a Haley

• L s a d t o g returnees: Rachel Rames. Sr OH

5 T ; K r i s t i n Kehrer . Sr M H 5 - 1 0 : B e t h a n y

Mo l i t o r . Sr MM GO: Stacey Long. Sr M H GO:

Jennifer Wo)ie. Sr Setter 5-5 : Nata l ie Ti l lman.

Sr OH 5-7: Bndget O'Rourke. Sr D S / S e t t e r 5-

5: M e l i s s a Jones. Jr. DS 5-5. Nicole Suchan.

Sr DS 5-4

•Pranda lng newcomers: Me l issa McKenz ie

Sr OH 5-8. April Coats, Jr OH S 9 . Julie Gun

the r . Sr OH 5 8 ; Amy Paling, Soph se t te r 5-6

• O a h w ' s 19SS-9S ouUooh: ' I f there is ever

a year w e ' r e really go ing to be s u c c e s s f u l ,

t h i s i s the year

' W e h a v e rea l c o h e s i v e n e s s They ge t

a long we l l I t ' s the most t a l e n t e d t e a m I 've

c o a c h e d I 've Deen w i th these g i r ls s ince the

n i n t h grade They've t a k e n t i m e t o play and

m a t u r e together

" R a i n e s , sk i l l -wise, is our s t r o n g e s t and

most consis tent player She s our No 1 pass

er

LIVONIA LADYWOOO

•Head Coach: Larry W y a t l . f irst season

• 1 9 9 7 - 9 S record: 5 > 9 1 ICHSL champ!

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SAVINGS Take Stock inAmerica

A puhltc service of this newspaper

: Sar t f i

Poglr ts ( A n t taam AH-Araa); MaryLu Memme

( l i r a t a a m Al^Araa), Kat ie Brogan ; sac ond

t a a m AH-Araa); Janny LachapaHa ( M c o n d

t a a m A l M r a a ) .

' t l l H m w i i i : Janny Yoag. Sr OH & 1 (f i rat taam AlWLraa): Danna LaBute Sr OH

5-10; Trace* OaWit t . Sr R-OH 5^7: Rabakah

Thornton, Sr. Set ter 5-7 ; Patty Horr t . Jr M H

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• e t a a W a g a a w w w n : Eon Bar taa. Soph

M H 5-10: Jeaatca Tl laon. Jr OH 5-11.

• Wyatt a ieae ea m M l -we ^kmai ao wal l We ihou id be able to compete w i t h t h e

a r e a t e a m s a n d d o w e l l In t h e C a t h o l i c

League.

" I ' m opt imist ic but at the same t i m e raa l i a

t i c .

' W e ' r e i n a i p e n e n c e d at the se t t i ng pos<

l i o n t>ut everywhere else we're look ing pret ty

good "

M U M M VALLEY UTTMOUM

•Head cc ciaofcee: Grace Mat tek and Tom

Schwar t i . f irst season.

: Michigan I

Sr MH. Danielle JoHy. 5 6 Ji s e t t e r / b a c k

row: Cawa 2a«. 5-5 Soph back row : Reg ma

Placunari. 5 7 Soph. OH.

W e a l ike t o fuvah second. Nfce wa 04 laet

year, or ba t te r . *

• l M 7 - e e racofd: & 1 3 - 3

•Notab le koaaea t o graduation: None

•Lead ing ratarneaa: Stephanie Graves. 5-

1 1 Sr MM: Stac ie Graves, 5-7 Jr se t te r .

Rachel Zafm, 5-7 OH: Anya Day, 5-9 Sr. OH.

Jessica Whrtaker, 5 9 Jr, OH: Gretchen

Groalnske. 5 1 0 Jr u t i l i t y : Katie Oriandoni. S 8

" W e just

nave to make things j ive rf w e wo rk together

We' re loolung for a good l eaaon As m a lot of

teams our t e t t e r has t o be t he key player

when you na i a 5-1 offense

' W a have t o develop a second se t te r . Z t f m

is a good all-around a th te ta . "

LUTHERAN WESTLAND

: Joan Ol l inger, k x x l h season

: M e t r o Conference

•Laet year 's a l r e c e n t >3-17-3

•Notable I t e g n d a S a r a h

Hortmeier. Kristen Raa

•Laadkig returnee*: Anna Schwecke . Sr

OH 5-11; Bekah Hoffmeter. Sr M H M l :

Stephanie Lynch. Sr. OH 5-10: Ka t ie HelOen.

Sr Setter 5-2. Kane Azzopardi, Sr S S 2

•Key newcomers : Anne Ro l f . Jr OH 5-7:

Meat her Mailer. Jr Setter 5-2: Rene O'Brien.

Jr S 5-2; Jennifer Dash. Jr. OH 5-7: Sarah Mar

ody Jr OH 5 1 0 : Amanda Sales Jr OH 5 9

•OWnger • 1 » 9 » 9 9 ou t look : ' I trunk ft s a

pretty unified teem They seem t o work pretty

well together, so I ' m hoping for good things

And they seem to really want it That s a good

sign

"Everybody wants to play and tha t s a good

problem to have

'We should do all r ight in t h e conference

Berry isecond- team AHAraa) , M a k a n Berry.

J a d u e KAMko ( a a c a r x H e a m AK-Areai.

A g r u e u k a P a l a n . KnaUn Jaber, Tereaa L a t h

rap. Joana Skrata

• L e a d h g Knst ina Skrala. Sr. M H

5-10: Rachel K o e m k e . Jr D 5 4 Jeaatca Sdye.

Sr.: Mco le Kaapenan. Jr S 5-7: Vara SkraMu

Jr. D / O H 5 6 : DerweNe S M i . Sr OH 5-7;

Sarah McMaWy. Soph. M B / O H 5-10. A ^ d a y

Pearson, Soph. OH 5 - « Mtche i ie Moore. So«*>

D. M • M a g • • • t i e i n : F % e Croteeu.

Froeh. OH 5 4 : Sara B M x o c k . Jr. OH 5-7. Mar

Jete Prekelezai. Soph O H / M B 5 -8 J i m c a

Kennedy. Soph S 5-5 : Laura M a r t . Froeh OH

5 7 .

•Love's leee-ee eatteeh: 'Our atrangtha are go ing t o be serving and detwiae

' W e ' v e lost t he depth our team, ea far as

h e i g h t end s k i l l s S iedz e n d S k r e l a h a v e

played together lor lour years. So If we raay

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more succesaful t han laet year

"We ' ve got some heart t h i s year W e ' r e

l o o k i n g for m o r e l e a d e r s h i p t h i s year W e

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The Observer A Eccentric! SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1998

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Deer harvest huge success Accord ing to

p r e l i m i n a r y n u m b e r s i a a u e d by t h e M i c h i g a n D e p a r t m e n t of N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s ,

f i r e a r m d e e r h u n t e r s M i c h i e n j o y e d s e c o n d success fu l sea-s o n OQ r e c o r d by h a r v e s t i n g a n e s t i m a t e d 323,000 deer dur ing the recent-ly completed, 16-day firearms season.

The record harvest of 334,940 waa recorded dur ing the season of 1989.

F i n a l f i g u r e s w o n ' t b e re leased u n t i l J u l y , bu t D N R biologists feel the mild wea th -er , an ea r ly corn h a r v e s t a n d good dee r n u m b e r s s t a t e w i d e r e s u l t e d i n a h i g h e r t h a n expected harvest .

"We recognized early in t h e season t h a t t h e 1998 h a r v e s t

would be up from last year , a n d o u r f i g u r e s conf i rm t h a t t h i s yea r ' s h a r v e s t was 20-percen t g r ea t e r t h a n 1997," aaid J o h n U r b a i n , b i g g a m e s p e c i a l i s t w i th t h e DNR. "We a r e e spe -cial ly encouraged by t h e h a r -v e s t i n s o u t h e r n M i c h i g a n , where we focused on increased antlerleBs h a r v e s t in a r e a s of high deer numbers .

"We h a d an es t imated ant ler -less h a r v e s t of 85,000 dee r in the southern Lower Peninsula , which is a 28-percent increase over last year."

The prel iminary n u m b e r s are a r e s u l t of a su rvey of s o u t h -bound hun te r traffic dur ing the 16-day season and h u n t e r d a t a g a t h e r e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e sea-son.

An e s t i m a t e d 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 h u n t e r s p a r t i c i p a t e d in t h e 1998 firearms season.

H u n t e r s who mis sed ou t on bagging a deer so far still have a n o p p o r t u n i t y to p u t s o m e meet in the freezer.

T h e m u z z l e l o a d i n g s e a s o n c o n t i n u e s t h r o u g h Dec. 13 in

the Upper Pen insu l a and runs t h r o u g h Dec. 20 in t h e Lower Peninsula.

T h e second a r c h e r y s e a s o n runs t h rough J a n . 3 s ta tewide a n d a s p e c i a l a n t l e r l e s s f i r e a r m s on ly s e a s o n wi l l be held Dec. 19-Jan., 3 on pr iva te land only in many a reas of the state.

Check t h e DNR's 1998 Hunt-i n g a n d T r a p p i n g G u i d e fo r details.

Success repor ts a re still com-ing in f rom a r e a h u n t e r s who tagged a deer th i s fall. If you, a friend or family member tagged a d e e r t h i s fa l l l e t m e know, t h e n look f o r d e t a i l s in a n upcoming issue of the Observer & Eccentric Newspaper .

My a d d r e s s , p h o n e n u m b e r and e-mail address a re listed a t the bottom of this column.

• Tom Lewis, owner of The Town Locksmith in Plymouth , used a bow and ar row to t ake a huge buck in Hil lsdale County on Friday, Nov. 6. The beauti-ful 12-point buck fea tured a 20-inch sp read and 12-inch t ines

and dressed out a t 230 pounds. • West land's Bill a n d Sheryl

S u t h e r l a n d e a c h t o o k a n 8-point buck th is fall.

Bill a r rowed an 8-point with a 20-inch spread while hun t ing W a y n e C o u n t y f a r m l a n d on Friday, Nov. 13th. Sheryl used a single-shot 12 ga. shot gun to d r o p a n 8 - p o i n t on M o n d a y , Nov. 16, w h i l e h u n t i n g some fa rmland in W a s h t e n a w Coun-ty

• Kev in B o d n e r of C a n t o n Townsh ip a r r o w e d a n 8 point buck a t 3 :20 p .m. on F r i d a y , Nov. 13, while h u n t i n g in Glad-win Michigan.

(Anglers and hunters are

urged to report your success.

Questions and comments are

also encouraged. Send informa-

tion to: Outdoors. 805 E.

Maple, Birmingham. Ml 48009.

Fax information to (248) 644

1314, send e-mail to

bparker@oe.homecomm.net or

call Bill Parker evenings at

(248) 901-2573.)

Warm weather can't change nature ways

NATURE MOTES

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OUTDOOR CALENDAR

CLUBS s o u u t The School for Outdoor Leader-ship, Adventure and Recreation (SOLAR), a non-profit organiza-tion interested in promoting the appreciation of outdoor activi-ties, meets a t 7:30 p.m. on t h e first Tuesday of each month a t the Colony Hall in Southfield. Call <248) 988-6658 for more information.

M E T R O - W E S T STEELMEADERS

Metro-West S tee lheaders meets a t 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the cafeteria a t G a r d e n City High School. Call Dominic Liparoto a t (248) 476-5027 for more information.

NUCmOAN FLY FISHING The Michigan Fly Fishing Club

meets a t 7 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of each month a t Livonia Clarenceville J u n i o r High School. Call (810) 478-1494 for more information.

FOUR SEASONS The Four Seasons Fishing Club meets 7:30-9:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month a t the Livonia Civic Park Senior Cen-ter. Ref reshments will be served and visitors a re welcome. For information, call J im Kudej a t (734) 591-0843.

BASS ASSOCIATION The Downriver Bass Association, a non- tournament bass club, meets at 6:30 p.m. the four th Tuesday of every month at the Gander Mountain in Taylor. Call (734) 676-2863 for more informa-tion.

SEASON/DATES DEER The second archery season runs through Jan .3 . The muzzleload-ing season r u n s through Dec. 13 in Zone I (Upper Peninsula) and Dec. 11-20 in zones II and III (Lower Peninsula) . There are several o ther special seasons. Check the 1998-99 Michigan Hunt ing and Trapping Guide for details.

ELK The late elk season will be held through Dec. 14, by special per-mit and in des ignated elk man-agement uni ts only.

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There will be a special late Canada goose season J an . 9-Feb. 7 in the southern Michigan

Goose Management Unit . Check the 1998-99 Michigan Waterfowl Hunt ing Guide for specific boundaries .

GROUSE

A special late season runs through J an . 1 in the Lower Peninsula.

PHEASANT

There is a special la te season in southern Michigan, which runs Dec. 1-15. Check the 1998-99 Michigan Hunt ing and Trapping Guide for exact boundar ies of the December h u n t .

R A S S I T / H A R E

Rabbit /hare season run through March 31 s ta tewide.

SQUIRREL

Squirrel season r u n s through J a n . 1 s tatewide.

Animal activi-t i e s c a n be l i k e n e d to t h e Bell curve.

M o s t of t h e a n i m a l s w i l l exhibit the typi-cal behavior a t a t i m e w h e n t h e y a r e s u p p o s e to, b u t t h e r e w i l l a lways be some a n i m a l s t h a t s h o w a m o r e e x t r e m e v a r i a -t ion to t h e s t a n d a r d , or typical behavior.

T h i s c o n c e p t c a m e to m i n d when I saw t h e woodchuck feed-ing on corn a t the feeders a t the L e w i s W i n t N a t u r e C e n t e r in Independence Oaks County Pa rk today.

Most w o o d c h u c k s a r e d o w n u n d e r g r o u n d in a deep s t a t e of h i b e r n a t i o n . Over t i m e wood-chucks have developed a mecha-n ism t h a t a l e r t s t hem to e n t e r hibernat ion in October.

By e a t i n g p r o f u s e l y in l a t e s u m m e r a n d e a r l y fa l l , wood-chucks a r e r e a d y for w i n t e r by October.

Though the t empera tu res have been warm th i s fall, all the o ther woodchucka in the area, subject-ed to the same warm conditions, are now hibernat ing.

There are exceptions, however. Is h e s i c k ? Is i t r e m a i n i n g

a c t i v e so i t c a n e a t m o r e a n d t h u s a d d m o r e f a t fo r w i n t e r fuel? Or is it j u s t on the o u t e r limits of the Bell curve of wood-chucks en te r ing hibernation?

T h e a p p e a r a n c e of r o b i n s is often associated with the arr ivpl of spring.

T h a t is b e c a u s e mos t of t h e r o b i n s , a n d t h e r e a r e a lot of t h e m , m o v e s o u t h to w a r m e r climes in order to find food.

H o w e v e r , r o b i n s h a v e b e e n seen on practically every Christ-m a s b i rd c o u n t in t h e D e t r o i t area for the las t 52 years.

By f a r t h e m a j o r i t y of t h e robin p o p u l a t i o n moves s o u t h .

but some individuals on the ends of the Bell curve remain behind to feed on berries and fruits.

B l u e b i r d s e x h i b i t t h i s s a m e phenomena.

A few b i rds s t ay beh ind and spend the winter in the northern s t a t e s , whi le most of t h e bi rds migrate south.

Recen t ly t h o u g h , d u e to t h e aggressive program of put t ing up artificial bluebird nes t ing boxes, more b lueb i rds are ra ised here in summer.

If more individuals are raised, then the number of birds in the e x t r e m e of t h e Bell c u r v e a r e going to i n c r e a s e . T h a t is one reason we see more bluebirds in winter.

V a r i a t i o n in a popu l a t i on is actually a good thing. Imagine if all t he ind iv idua l s of a species did exact ly the s a m e th ings a t the s ame t ime and a prolonged cold s p e l l c a u s e d t h e m all t o starve. The entire species would have been affected.

I n c o r p o r a t i n g v a r i a t i o n in a population allows some individu-afs of a p o p u l a t i o n to su rv ive when others may not, or s tar t a new trend for the population.

This is exactly what happened in E u r o p e w h e n s o m e b i r d s cal led b l ackcaps e s t a b l i s h e d a new winter ing location. Some of the migrat ing individuals in the extreme of the Bell curve went to England instead of Africa.

They found t h e c l i m a t e very c o n d u c i v e fo r s u r v i v a l a n d re tu rned the next year . Most of t h e p o p u l a t i o n c o n t i n u e s to Af r ica , bu t a s u c c e s s f u l g roup now migrates exclusively to Eng-land.

S o m e i n d i v i d u a l s on t h e ext remes of the Bell curve may d ie b e c a u s e t h e y w e r e too extreme.

If they did not breed then they wil l no t p a s s on t h a t e x t r e m e lethal behavior.

Others , j u s t short of the lethal e x t r e m e , c a n p r o v i d e h e a l t h y variat ion.

Helpful holiday shopping tips give buyers variety of options

AL HARRISON

T h e r e a re only 11 m o r e s h o p -p i n g d a y s u n t i l C h r i s t m a s , so l e f s th ink about w h a t to buy for o u r f a v o r i t e bowl ing f r i e n d s a n d relatives.

A t r i p to t h e pro shop will be r e w a r d i n g e n o u g h , f o r t h e r e i s e v e r y -t h i n g f r o m expensive new bal ls on down to the l i t t le accessory i tems which a r e a lways needed.

Some shops, Uke David's Right Line a t Cloverlanes even have a select ion of ins t ruc t iona l videos a n d books on bowling.

M a n y of t h e p r o s h o p s o f f e r lessons for bowlers a t all levels of abili ty, so a gift certificate for a l e s s o n o r t w o m i g h t be in order.

Al l b o w l e r s w o u l d love t o r e c e i v e a b r a n d new ba l l , b u t some of t hem a r e pre t ty pricey, however there a r e lotsTTf gpeciaL,' buys, or pe rhaps a gift cert if icate ' for a cer ta in amoun t which could be redeemed aa part ia l payment for a new ball.

J u s t f o r s o m e s t o c k i n g s t a f fe r s , there a re plenty of good i t ems on the rack, var ious clean-e r a a n d p o l i s h e s f o r t h e b a l l , wr is t supports of all types, ther-a p e u t i c device* like Band- i t s or I t aeed- i t s , aa well a s back sup-por ts or ankle braces of all types.

A n e w bag can make a terr if ic gift , especially t h e new ones wi th w h e e l s , s o m e of w h i c h a r e des igned to ca r ry two, t h r e e or more balls a t once.

Bowling shoes also can m a k e a t imely gift if you know the size and which ones to get, a s there is s wide v a r i e t y s v s i l s b l s , some even have inter-changeable soles to accomodate d i f ferent approach

ter. I t will f e a tu r e seve ra l m a n u -

f a c t u r e r s d i sp lays , d i s t r i b u t o r a n d pro shop booths wi th some bargain prices on balls bags and other related i tems.

I t will be held in con junc t ion w i t h t h e H e a l t h a n d F i t n e s s S h o w , t h e r e f o r e e n a b l i n g t h e bowling interests the oppor tuni -ty to use this facility.

T h e a d v a n t a g e of t h e N o v i locale is obvious, since it is easy to ge t to f rom a n y p a r t of t h e m e t r o a r e a a n d o u t s t a t e loca-tions as well.

T h i s is one e v e n t to m a r k down on your planner .

Not all of the detai ls a re in yet, so there will be lots more infor-mation in th is column du r ing the coming weeks.

• T h e A l l - S t a r B o w l e r e t t e s have their fifth 300 game of the season as Petesy Wray did it on Dec. 7.

Her series was 718 as she joins t e a m m a t e Sandy Winbigler who had one earl ier .

I t was more unusua l , s ince it was a lowMKoring night on these lanes except for a few including Sandy with 258-215-219/692 and a n o t h e r t e a m m a t e , Kim Kopf, who rolled a 254 game.

M i c h e l l e E w a l d w a s h i g h shooter with 268-218-265 adding u p to a 751 series.

• Ha t s off to "Big Bill" as h e is k n o w n to h is pa ls , t h a t is Bill K a n d i l i a n of t h e W e d n e s d a y

Santa's hints

O n e th ing you cannot buy and gif t w r a p is s t r ikes or spares, bu t m s n y of t h s i t s m s a v a i l a b l e make make it a l i t t le eas ie r for t h e b o w l e r s on y o u r l i s t to do that on thsir own.

• T h s big bowling show will be ^ a n . 15-17 a t the Novi |pxpo Cen-

Senior Men's Classic League a t Mayflower Lanes.

The 71-year-old brought in his newly drilled Storm El Nino and rolled a 801 series th is week.

His g a m e s were 232-266-299 and he can make u p a nice tro-phy or p laque for himself , since t h a t is h i s t r o p h y a n d a w a r d s b u s i n e s s on Six Mi le Road in Redford.

He will r e c e i v e a n 800 r i n g f r o m t h e A m e r i c a n B o w l i n g Congress.

• Today m a r k s the s ta r t of the Team Bowl Off event at several p a r t i c i p a t i n g b o w l i n g c e n t e r s throughout the a rea

All of the p e r t i n e n t in forma-tion is in t h e blue folder avail-able a t the counter . There is an e s t i m e a t e d $ 5 5 , 0 0 0 in c a s h prizes, based on entr ies .

Here is how it works: Teams of all abilities compete against each other dur ing regular league play for 10 weeks . T h e y a r e h a n d i -capped at 90 percent from 1100 using league sheet averages as of Dec. 1

T h e c h a m p i o n s h i p fo r e a c h bowling cen te r t a k e s place in a one-day p layoff a g a i n s t t e a m s from other leagues in the house

The winning t eam then repre-sents the center in the Bowl Off S ta te Championship

Team format ion : five-member teams, all men or all women or m i x e d All m e m b e r s m u s t be from the same league

J u s t complete the en t ry form and submit fee at the counter

The league qual i f ier ends Feb 20. 1999

You bowl in you own league for scores — >50 per team ($10 per person, only $1 per person per week)

There a re cash pr izes and 50 percent of t e a m s advance to the bowl ing c e n t e r c h a m p i o n s h i p , held one day (March 6-April 18, 1999) a t your center .

Top t h r e e t e a m s a d v a n c e to the S t a t e C h a m p i o n s h i p s , May 8, 1999 a t C e n t u r y L a n e s in Waterford.

T h e r e a r e m o r e c a s h p r i z e s a n d a c h a n c e t o bowl in t h e national finals in 2000 See fold-e r s for all t h e d e t a i l s . I t is an ABC/WIBC sanctioned event .

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\ St. Aldan's M«a: Dave Weber. 236 204/623; Rkh Radak. 256-202/839; Joe Nnujokas, 241-233/66®, Tony KHuzny, 226-224-236/686; Alan Polasky. 225-207-217/649; Scott Urwerwood. 247.

299/747; Larry Frank. 254/669; Walt Johnson. 686; Bill Burton. 258/872: Dave Walsh, 650.

Alt-Star Sewierettes: Michelle £waM, 266-218-265/751: Pateay Wray, 225-300-193 /718 : Sandy WiaWglat. 258 215-219/692; Trace? Wad*. 248-230/655; TIM Barber-Jwdy, 229-223/655; JoAno Carter. 207-223-226/656; U u B.sftop, 237-221-226/684. f i g

aw CoWns. 216-2:&23W664; David Jacob Jr, 229-234/648; Jim Bsrtar, 209 254/635; Steve Bates. 238-214/608; Oar ran Lsoohardt. 202 220/606.

i s t Jon Demeter, 236268 227/731; Jerry Dasher, 255/685; Bob Mealy, 256/686; EU Roodot, 279; Chuck Morrfs. 258/695.

PoaMtndas Man: P«a Herman, 278. » • > • » ! Maau Mch Baker. 264/689;

Bryan Schwaru. 268; Tom Cotnar, 232 , 81. Celettee M M : Mike KSlszsk,

279/645; Bill Oat man. 264/724. : D a n NM, 299/738.

COUNTRY LAMBS (FaMata«too> ar- tln» Troop. 257; Bran-

don Teddy, 233 222-210 /668 ; Dave Wertch. 245-200/611; John Wrtzal. 242-200/631; Kevin Sarteen, 233217/630.

Sparta CMS: Kavin Mans. 224; ftsad Dawood. 224/805; Frad Noocha. 214; Ann Mman. 213 /53* Steve Kayoo, 213/576

SiluA/elni»« *W^WRB^^^W "SWw •MTC* 41 crvt, 242-225/669; DOS FeMmen I I * or* 'o/a. aeries; ftalph Davis. 215. Bill VMS. 233; Todd Wart Ing er 234.

a s M * e s s C i ^ n . Bob Kustfa. 246; Slave karakuta. 232/656.

206/517; 9ue HIP, 198/813. I t M Lake: John MoCall. 234; Bill

Mssoa, 222. > Cfwyl Ruffo*o

218/983 M i a m i Vent* Qordon Qr»

I or of! 205/535; Fred Odftsa. 199: Find Ptareey. 199.

MIDANSAY K # i k Mtfce Kastowski. 380/ 719; BUI Peed. 287; Frank Zagala 673.

I M a n % SSaasi 8. Qenme CunMnghMv 300; J * Hsym, 288/717

Utotoh. 247: ft. McSortSy. 344; m . 3 4 * Pan HfSPn. 242/806

«VBft-7: Greg Cooper 278/828; Matt McK«n»e. 24fi/i12<>. Rod Po, 245/682; w 8art#»g. 245; Don CoughSn. 246. Da*

.344/840.

287; Oacago Shaba. 247. AH Over Mtaed: Mark Ton*oeu.

253/622. Chrte Push, 229; Maryann Aaher 208/518; Kathy Sea l * 200-520 Shady

• L 209-203/584; .312/818.

% Skirts Terry Mschiett . 248 /848 ; CfJft. Stouljsaejrk, 214; Tin.

377;

235/574; Cart Barman. 202/551; Zsck, 148; Laura Lazar, 132.

St MaTe Mac Ran Kostoaki. 257/628; Ed Oshringar. 237/835; Dennis Dotoanaky, 237/630; Doc Cirino. 256/692; Scott Gyraadn. 246/597. l

MaMsy 9:30 M M : Gregory Tnchoir, 244/696; DafraH Jonas. 246/677; Jim Graves, 259/884; Francisco PoSriguex. 232/633; Ed Grimm, 227/602 >

pan, 278/727; Rich Trirflard. 269/743; a t a r i * Riffle. 278/728; Taffy T e a * * . 289/753; Jim Franklin. 287/736; E m * Arbogast. 2 6 5 / 7 4 3 ; Barry Tlkay Jr, 285/716; Saan ColSna. 264 /702 , % .

Friday Tarta Partofc: Sob Oi t rowskl . 266/684; Darren Ruet. 256/686; Jtai Kap-PM, 244/600: Hamilton Martindale III, 298/ 723; Pate VWarstf. 238/620.

H M n e d a y M M * 8 8 8 : John P f a f f f w , 246/726; Mike Ptetfhr. 213-214-215/642; George Saftiansy. 288/657; PhD Gerhart. 226/651 .

MaaSay Merntog M M : Jim Green. 2 7 9 / 7 5 1 ( 1 5 1 pins o /a) ; Randy W b » , 268 /719 : Lance Howey. 2 8 6 / 6 7 8 ; Nick Fan. 257/891; Owe Loos. 287/706.

WedaoaSoy Ladiaa C ton l i : Pau le t t e Wise. 2 5 7 / 6 1 9 : Bobbl StOpa. 2 2 5 / 8 0 8 : Sandy By a r s . 2 7 8 / 6 7 3 : LiM Kaevgh, 233/608; Gen Beattla, 212/603.

T e a M a y Meat InWtatloaal Mi Ha Reek off. 278 /642 : Tare E a t s , 279 /727 ; Stave Engebretaon. 257/6 79.Kan Paczas. 248/888? ft*n RuaNovr, 247/670.

T e a t s Laagaaa ; Coca Cola M ^ a r s : ScoU flams*, 286; Adam See 234; Vn Catd»etl. 223; Ma TmdM. 2 2 1 / 5 8 2 . Chfisty JaMonski. 186. Crystal Trance, 182.

COM Cata MMK Ryan Wsmar, 214; Aaron Manning. 196: Bran BNamka. 194; KriaNns. FuciareMi, 182; Stacy vaftkofaky. 174.

CaM Oate P i m k Mark Valentin. 148; VHwM Os ISO: 9 taphar* BavarKlge, 174.

Twy Whatan . 108; 84; Brooke Mftaan. 101;

fcttcha* MsNiMnea 87. 13:16 Basis ars; Joshua Oupria, 182;

Joay Oar. 102. Mans Mo.art. 113: Taytar 222; Brand PtatMBka. 108.

278: BIS Chris Sraiavahy,

233/808: ftany ftttSMk, 234; Maney Dam pich.221.

Lady 6 l * i i r Linda Fritr. 214/848: Mary M.War, 212/818: Clair* OfCenmr. 200/642. . : j '

WMtatde La ten t m : Keith P a r k * . 287/701; Mark Rafts. 888; Mark 11

• 214-U 2 8 8 2 2 2

2 2 9 / 8 8 4 ; Bee Seerwse*. 244-203-347/884; Mob P a * . 387 - «23; Howard

Art HuMsr. 628. A He la wafer, 200;

. 199: Jean Cobane. 188. •8ft BOWL (Canton)

. r44*N*OSriefe: CM* Splker, 256-246/697; Tim Reaftprd, 243-219/665; Heath Banian. 235-232/661; Mike OMU 269-213/659: Jeff Wert and, 225-218/667.

MaaSay ftlta Mixed: Bud Dimagglo, 233/654; Daw* Pepev. 224/602; C a r * McGraw. 169; Ke*m Ash, 224.

Larr> Cooper, 279/744; Jam Fargo. 715: Joe Hettn, 727; Dannie Weattv • n m . 700; Amny Coooar. 888.

M i Ann Lsftiott. 224. P" . : . a f t * * Sherry Ben. 347. K Lorl Seal*. 5 3 l F ,

•dare): E*»kn Zdanows-m ' ' WL M p l B M

Man: Dick Santard, 28B. Sealer M m : (Preml»m Bowling)

William Adamcheaki, 288 /714 ; Bad LaBlsnc, Jr. 278 /715 ; Bob Bchepis. 279/761; Mike Norrts, Jr. 288/703; C * g Johnaon. 269/712. , JL £

Mldnlgkt M M : Paul McMurry. 709 : Stave Zetenfts, 659; John Hurtay. 680: 8H Robertson, 689; Am Hyatt. 656.

Sraadata; David Silverman. 246-268-~ V "

Monday Sealers: Fred Swan. 212 ; Howard Fethsrston. 212; Fred Welch. 212: Scotty ftsamnd, 203. - K

8 ft 8 As*: Tim McCarthy. 866; Mike R a * t n . 658; Seott Bugnell. 248 /701 ; Ran« Smith. 256/709. - * • :

• 278/770: Jim Good. 268/664; Grant Hamilton 247/894; Brian BraanecbekJet. 289/680: Bob Spaw Jf. 259/673; SIM Fanke. 287/782; Scott atort. 278/731; Oean Cart-son. 279.

•1 C. Truanparski, 606; 510; J a * Motown. 534.

of 0 : Jim JofWMn. 727; John 718; WK S u o k * 712; Dave Mis-

aovich.TOi. - . v . - a taMsa Be M ies ; Michel* Lynch.

236 /632 ; Carol Hooper. 222 222 208/852; Marilyn Frederick. 236; Georg« Dickshott. 225 598; Carol Jacobs 238/831: ftobto Lamsn, 21M16/882.

8aato» Many —slaia. Herbert Lloyd 225/556 ftm MeMahw. 224/583; Al Oewa* . 223/882; Adtoa Manawy, 210 (130««.

Merrl S t a l e * * * : Sand' Bmith. 266/848.

Wewtowg l i f t n : Nancy Smhh. 206. 201; He

M l 241 276/607; Harry Peet j . 288 248 278/ 88: Jim J a a * M , SOO-246 263/808; Bee Can>»blll, 290 20' 213/710; Oerratt Hagie. 243-267 236/748: Andy Pate*. 236171300/707 Osry Moyrra. 222 231 279/728; Mark fttolOSMu. 227-300192/ 719; Inc TMtoy 367 348267/772

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