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MOM Moms... they're amazirigpeopU. Granted, they can't leap buildings

in a single bound or stop a speeding train like Superman, but when it comes to juggling the demands of work, home and their children J.. . Well, they're just amazing.

In recognition of their amazing status, the Observer Newspapers is looking for the mostA-J

Plymouth Township, Canton, Redford, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Westland or Garden City.

In 50 words or less, tell us why • your Mom is so amazing. Be sure to include her name, address, telephone number and a photograph as well as your name, address and telephone

number. The winner

will be announced in the Sunday, May 9, edition of the

• Entries should to sent to SIM Maaon, "An A-May-Zlng H A M " , - - « *

mom conieii, 36251 Schoolcraft, Uvonla 48150, by no Mar than 5 p.m. Observer. She Friday, April 30. wm rtetiot a complete makeover at Gerald's Salon in Northville Tbwnship,a $200 . ensemble from Bon-Loot in Northville and dinner for two (a $50 value) at Fonte d'Amore Ristorante in Livonia.

zligible *1 May Zing Mom" nominees will be recognized in the May 9 edition.

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Grief seminar: L.J. Griffin Funeral Homes and Arbor Hospice will host "Where Do I Go From Here," a seminar for peo-ple dealing with the loss of a friend or relative, 7-8:15 p.m. at the Canton Public Library, 1200 S. Canton Center. The free program is open to the public.

SATURDAY

Danceathon: The Cutting Edge Center for Dance and Performing Arts will host a danceathon to help raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hos-pital. The event runs from

For in for-mation or to make a donation, call Kati Clark, (734) 207-3343.

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Summit Gourmet is new vendor The Canton Township Board of Trustees has OK*d a new food service for Summit on the Park after being unable to agree to terms with an earlier vendor. Summit Gourmet replaces Cregar Enterprises.

BY SCOTT DANIEL STAFF WRJTKR . -•danieWoaiiomecomiii.net

After months of searching, Canton has a new food service a t Summit on the Park.

S u m m i t G o u r m e t wil l hand le al l township, business, wedding and other events. A one-year contract with the former Livonia-based company was

u n a n i m o u s l y approved by Can ton ' s Board of Trustees Tuesday.

"They've been doing some work for us for t h e p a s t few weeks , " sa id D a n Durack, administrative and community services director. "So far, every one has been very pleased with the quality of their work and ability to work with us *

The townsh ip began looking for a new food vendor late last fall. Oakland

County-based Cregar Enterprises had been the vendor since t h e Summit ' s opening in 1995:

Canton and the company mutual ly decided to end t he i r a g r e e m e n t . An amicable split, some Cregar workers stayed on until Jan . 1 to help during the transition, said Durack.

It appeared t h a t the township had s e t t l e d on C o n t i n e n t a l Se rv ices to r e p l a c e C r e g a r e a r l y l a s t m o n t h . Trustees, in fact, were set to vote on a contract for the Belleville-based firm March 16.

But the item was pul led f rom the board's agenda shortly before the meet-ing-

"We were not able to work out a con-t r ac t , " sa id D u f a c k . "There, were a number of issues."

A committee made up of the director. Treasurer Elaine Kirchgatter, Finance Director Tony Minghine and Summit Manager Debbie Bilbrey-Honsowetz, among others, reconvened and settled on Summit Gourmet.

D u r a c k s a id t h e company h a s already done several events, including a pair of weddings.

"Folks f r o m one of the weddings called them out for a round of applause because t h e y w e r e so h a p p y wi th

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District bonds finally sold

Service with a smile at Central City Diner

BY TONY BRUSCATO STAFF WRITE* tbrMweatofllpe.honix M i -

Applause rang out a t Tuesday's Ply-m o u t h - C a n t o n B o a r d of Educa t ion meeting when it was announced that ear l ie r in t h e day t h e d is t r ic t sold $79.8 million in bonds to construct new elementary and high schools.

After two y e a r s of l i t igation with Plymouth res ident J e r r y Vorva over the validity of t h e March 1997 bond election, the d i s t r i c t is now able to move ahead and cons t ruc t the new buildings, as well as buy new buses and computer equipment.

ifdtm Birchler, the district's business manager, said the bonds sold at a net interest rate of 4.78 percent. The inter-est cost on the bonds will be approxi-mately $54 million, bringing the total real cost of the project to $134 million.

"We will now be able to begin the design work on both buildings," said Birchler. "We hope to begin construc-tion in about a year."

P lymouth -Can ton school officials announced in F e b r u a r y t h a t as a result of the two-year delay in selling the bonds, the d i s t r i c t will have to scale back the total project.

Adminis t ra tors es t imated the dis-trict lost $6.2 million in buying power because of inflation and increased con-struction costs as a result of the two-year delay.

However, Superintendent Chuck Lit-tle said the district will still be able to deliver what was promised to taxpay-ers, but in some a r e a s on a smaller scale.

Please see BONDS, A8

Soup's on: Marykay Morocco, a.k.a. "Flo," draws raves from customers and her supervisor at the Central City Diner on Canton Center Road.

Lunch rush sees smooth Flo BY LILLY A EVANS STAFF WRITER

She d o e s n ' t say "kiss my gri ts", snap h e r g u m or w e a r a beeh ive h a i r d o but she is known as "Flo" and is a w a i t r e s s in a

diner. U n l i k e Flo f rom t h e t e l ev i s ion

show, Alice, t h i s Flo - a . k . a .

Marykay Marocca of Canton - loves her job and gives her all at Central City Diner on Canton Center Road. That 's why Observer reader Wendy Rupp of Canton nominated her for excellent customer service recogni-tion.

"She is always there and friendly. She makes you feel special. Even if you're not in her sect ion she will come over and say it's g rea t to see you back," Rupp said.

Marocca a ims to p l e a s e as she serves up a burger, fries and malt.

"I feel each cus tomer should be t rea ted like a gues t in your home and made c o m f o r t a b l e and t h e i r experience eiyoyable," Canton's own Flo said.

She said it is a very high pressure business, but it is where her passion lies. She compared it to being an actress

"Each new person I greet or say hi to is a new role," she said.

She m a k e s a m e n t a l np te to remember names and regular orders

Please see EVERYDAY HEROES. A4

Wanted: Search volunteers BY TONY BRUSCATO q w r W M T p Ibru •catoWoe.bomecomm.net

The Plymouth-Canton school board is looking for community members to be p a r t of t w o c o m m i t t e e s in the search for a new superintendent.

ria Analysis commit tees will each consist of two pa ren t s l rom elemen-tary, middle and high- school levels;

c i t i z e n s w i t h no c h i l d r e n in t h e 'schools, and hmine-ii. and rommnni-ty representatives.

P lymouth-Canton school distr ict residents who are interested in vol-unteering for either of the commit-tees can con tac t t h e C o m m u n i t y Relations office at < 734 > 416-2757 The deadline for volunteering for a committee is Friday, April 23

12 hospitalized after parking lot bus crash BY TONY BRUSCATO STAFF WRITER t bru«calo®oe. homffomm. net

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for treatment of minor injuries The buses were leavmg th«- school

when one stopped suddenly. A minor school bus accident in the "One bus rear-end«tl another «.•« lhe>

parking lot of Plymouth Salem High were pulling out of the parking lot. School Friday afternoon sen t 11 stu-dents and a bus driver to area hospitals P l e a s e soe BUS CRASH

Aim of police inquiry to ensure reliability

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Recording system: A Canton Public Safety dispatcher at the con-sole where 911 calls are recorded. The portion of the system used for recording and reformatting 911 discs is on the lower left.

BY SCOTT DANIEL STAFF WRITER •danielWoe honMK-omm.net

A Canton police internal mvestiga lion of how days worth of 911 calls were accidentally erased will be com-pleted within 30 days

Public Safe ty Director J o h n San-tomauro said steps are currently being taken to ensure such an error doesn't occur again

A recording of calls on and around March 24. including on* tal l that drew a resident complaint , was lost The department was attempting t« make 4 copy of the recording at the time it was erased

• 9 1 1 INVESTIGATION

"This happened either as a result of a lack of employee training, employee negligence or.we have a system prob-lem." Santomauro said "If a mistake was made, I want to know what the mistake was "

Canton resident Kim Mandry railed police March 24 requesting a check of her mother s well-being Her mother, 1 i-nurf Stnn>rnfk M-nrk* »li.nn as a custodian at Walker-Winter Elemen-tary School on Michigan Avenue.

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Th is indust ry report clearly shows how traditional th inking r ega rd ing supplied power h a s changed in today's marke t . The fact of the mat ter is t h a t fully 98.4% of homeowners a re not prepared for problems t h a t may arise from power outages.

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Mnndny benefit is cancer victim's dream

These secretaries hold the key to an efficient, happy workplace

B T RICHARD PLARL STAFF WRITER

W i t h m o r e t h a n "200 t i c k e t s a l r e a d y Bold, " R a i n b o w s s n d W i s h e s , " M o n d a y n i g h t ' s P ly-m o u t h - C a n t o n a r e a d i n n e r and auct ion benef i t ing t h e Make-A-Wish F o u n d a t i o n of Mich igan , h a s become SRO in only its sec-ond year.

"It 's definitely s tanding-room-only," said Dr. J o h n Robison, the. Canton dent is t who founded the e v e n t l a s t y e a r to b e n e f i t t h e organization which g ran t s wish-es to ch i ld ren ages 2 1/2 to 17 who h a v e been d i a g n o s e d by a physician as being terminal ly ill or h a v i n g a l i f e - th rea t en ing ill-ness.

I t H be SRO on April 19 despite Robison's moving t h e ga la f rom its inaugura l site. S ta t ion 885 in P l y m o u t h ' s Old Vi l lage , t o t h e l a r g e r , a n d n e w e f , 2 0 0 - s e a t Ginopolis' Pa r thenon Res tau ran t in t h e C o m p u w a r e I c e A r e n a , Beck Road a t M-14 in P lymouth Township.

But Robison hopes even more a r ea r e s iden t s will a n t e u p the $35 per t icket for t h e 6:30 p.m. b u f f e t d i n n e r , l ive m u s i c a n d , most importantly, the s i lent and l i ve f u n d - r a i s i n g a u c t i o n s of more t h a n 50 i t ems dona ted by

• 'These are Incredibly breve,

and tfiey know whei they're facing. They Just need a Kittle help.'

Dr. John Robison -event organizer

area businesses a n d individuals - e i gh t t i m e s m o r e i t e m * t h a n last year, he said.

The dent is t ' s motivation hasn ' t changed : " C h i l d r e n suf fer ing , I d o n ' t c o m p r e h e n d , " h e s a i d . "Good people s u f f e r i n g , I don ' t comprehend. If we can do some-thing to alleviate suffer ing. . . ."

The event "is a smal l drop in (Make-A-Wish 's) bucke t . B u t if we can add a l i t t l e p leasure , a l i t t le l ight in the l ife of a child t h a t ' s s u f f e r i n g t h a t m u c h -there are j u s t no other options.

"These a r e i nc r ed ib ly b r a v e , ' t o g e t h e r ' c h i l d r e n a n d t h e y know w h a t they ' r e facing. They jus t need a l i t t le help," Robison said.

The child adopted last year by •Rainbows a n d Wishes" vis i ted Disney World wi th family mem-bers before dying.

Meet Mickey T h i s y e a r , t h e even t is spon-

In my family, learning is everything. T V y empower. Our are growing up knowing this. A good education is one of the

give t t e ^ A i S w e w f f w i t h the help of US. Savings Bonds.

Through the Payroll Saving* Han, we put aside something with every payday And tittle by little.it will add up to coflegB fcr our children.

US Saving* Booda helped my parent* put me through college. And next year, it's Michelle'* turn. Sure, Saving* Bonds have important to,our past, but they'll be even mora important to our future, that'* what makes our investment so valuable.

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Ask your employer or banker about saving with U.S. Savings Bonds. For all the right reasons.

soring a 7-year-old Wayne Coun-ty girl suf fer ing from cancer who also w a n t s to go to Orlando, Fla., and m e e t Mickey Mouse and his f r iends.

She suf fers f rom Burki t t ' s lym-p h o m a , a f o r m of c a n c e r t h a t a f f e c t s c h i l d r e n ' s a b d o m i n a l a r e a . M a k e - A - W i s h d o e s n o t reveal beneficiaries ' names.

• R o b i s o n s a i d f u n d s r a i s e d Monday n igh t will help he r and h e r f a m i l y " e s c a p e from t h e i r daily s truggle," if Only briefly.

S o m e $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 in d o n a t e d i t e m s - f o u r t i m e s l a s t y e a r ' s ' d o l l a r a m o u n t - w i l l b e a u c -tioned. Included are:

B D i n n e r s fo r two from such r e s t a u r a n t s as Gratzi 's and Real Seafood Co. i n Ann Arbor, S ta -t ion 8 8 5 in P l y m o u t h , t h e new L ' B i s t e c a s t e a k h o u s e in Ply-mouth Township and Pompano's S e a f o o d G r i l l in F a r m i n g t o n Hills;

B A handcarved ivory boat; • B A CCM hockey jersey auto-g r a p h e d by D e t r o i t Red W i n g Dar ren McCarty, donated by the T r a d i n g P o s t in P l y m o u t h ; a b a s e b a l l s i g n e d by f o r m e r Detroi t Tiger J i m Nor th rup and a b a t used a n d au tog raphed by ex-Tiger Lou Whi t taker ;

B H a n d m a d e afghanB and bas-ke t s by M a r i e Riley of C e n t u r y '21 Town & Country Real Es ta te in Plymouth;

B Watercolora s igned by Ply-mouth a r t i s t Johnnie Crosby;

B T w o t h r e e - d a y a n d t w o s e v e n - d a y c r u i s e s d o n a t e d by Car lson Wagonht Travel of Ply-mouth;

B $ 1 , 0 0 0 d o n a t i o n s e a c h by B l a c k w e l l F o r d , D ick S c o t t Dodge a n d Fox Hi l l s C h r y s l e r , which Robison combined in to a $3 ,000 d i s c o u n t c e r t i f i c a t e fo r use a t a n y one of the. three;

B A round- t r ip f l ight for four • on a p r iva te turbojet for golf a t G a r l a n d Gol f a n d R e s o r t in Lewiston, Mich., donated by Ply-m o u t h Ai r -Coo led E q u i p m e n t Co.

Steel grill March Tire Co. and its suppli-

ers have donated tires, ba t ter ies a n d a s t a i n l e s s s t e e l p r o p a n e griH for auction, Robison added, and t h e Ray Whi takers put th ree d a y s a t t h e i r G a r l a n d condo-min ium u p for bid.

C o r p o r a t e s p o n s o r s b e s i d e s Peoples B a n k include Vermeulen F u n e r a l H o m e And A t l a n t i s I n v e s t m e n t a n d T a x S e r v i c e o w n e r Vince Poll icella, both of whom donated $1,000.

N ' M o t i o n , a p o p b a n d com-prised of Robison's pat ients , will provide live music.

Robison said t h e fund-ra iser is the culminat ion of "six months of p re t ty in tense effort" by him, h is wife, Marilyn, and the eight s taff m e m b e r s a t the Robison Denta l Group.

"In one yea r ' s t ime , t h i s h a s b e c o m e a $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 - p l u s e v e n t , t a k i n g over a ma jo r r e s t a u r a n t a n d (offer ing) one of t h e n ices t a u c t i o n s seen in a long t i m e . " said Robison.

T i c k e t s a r e $ 3 5 p e r p e r s o n , — a v a i l a b l e a t .Rnhisnn D e n t a l

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A n y o n e w h b ' s e v e r s t e p p e d i n s i d e a n e l e m e n t a r y schoo l knowB w h e r e t h i n g s really ge t done.

The secretary's office. While teachers a n d principals

g r a b m o r e h e a d l i n e s , i t ' s t h e school sec re t a ry t h a t keeps the m a c h i n e o i l ed a n d r u n n i n g smoothly. Karen T h a r p is Miller E l e m e n t a r y ' s a n s w e r to M r . G o o d w r e n c h - i n m o r e w a y s than one.

"The school secre tary is a mom and nurse to s tuden ts , " she said, "an ass is tant to the teachers and s e c r e t a r y t o t h e p r i n c i p a l . A school s e c r e t a r y w e a r s m a n y hats."

Indeed. Need an overhead made? Talk

to Karen. Classroom out of note-book paper? Tell Karen . Student feeling sick? Call ... well, you get t h e idea.

"She ' s my s e c r e t a r y , " Mil ler principal Peg Brooks said, "but first she belongs to t h e children. She's kind, genuine and wonder-

Ofl the Job: Karen Tharp helps Miller student Juliann Malkiewicz, who is ill and headed home for the day.

fu l wi th t h e kids." T h a r p p u t s t h e school 's b e s t

foot f o rwa rd when deal ing wi th p a r e n t s a n d o thers in t h e com-muni ty , she added.

"The sec re ta ry has to be a peo-ple p e r s o n , " B r o o k s sa id , " a n d she is."

Wednesday , of course, is Secre-t a ry ' s Day across America. T h e s taf f a t Mil ler , which is located in Canton , will honor T h a r p wi th a f r e e l u n c h a t a local r e s t a u -ran t .

" T h e y t o o k me to M a x & Erma ' s las t year," said Tha rp , a fixture a t t h e school since 1991.

S h e c a m e to M i l l e r h a v i n g worked as a hospi tal s ec r e t a ry for a dozen years. Tha rp special-ized in clerical duties and, t r u t h be told, d idn ' t expect much of a d i f f e r e n c e w h e n s h e s w i t c h e d jobs.

It took all of about th ree min-u t e s f o r h e r to c h a n g e t h a t a ssessment .

"The secre tary really r u n s the school," s h e said. "It 's l ike t h e h u b a n d t h e information cen te r of the school "

T h a r p q u i c k l y r e a l i z e d h e r main purpose wasn't to serve the principal , even if that 's w h a t her title said.

"I t took some r e t h i n k i n g on my par t , " she admitted. "Once I r e a l i z e d t h e kids were w h a t I

was h e r e for, it changed every-thing."

Anna S t u m p doesn't deal with second- and th i rd-graders in her job as a Canton Township secre-ta ry . B u t like T h a r p , she has a host of responsibilit ies tha t keep her injtiigh gear all day.

S t u m p divides her t ime as the Board of Trustees ' secretary and Township Clerk Terry Bennet t ' s executive secretary.

T h a t means taking minutes a t board m e e t i n g s and s t u d y ses-sions. S t u m p alqo helps to keep t r u s t e e s u p to d a t e on w h a t ' s happening in Canton.

"They ' re very good people to work with," she said.

As B e n n e t t ' s r i g h t h a n d , S t u m p h a n d l e s n u m e r o u s cleri-cal d u t i e s . S h e a l s o f i e l d s a plethora of questions from devel-opers, a t torneys and the public.

"Anna's terrific," said Bennett . "Our office wouldn ' t be as effi-cient as i t is if she wasn ' t here. She's a jack-of-all t rades."

S t u m p sa id t h e job is n e v e r dull and usually main ta ins a fast pace. E l e c t i o n s a r e e spec i a l l y busy.

A big par t of her work comes in ccr tmt ing a b s e n t e e v o t e s S t u m p said she and o ther elec-tion workers a re sequestered for l ong p e r i o d s of t i m e to m a k e sure each vote is counted correct-

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-We took 12 people who said they were h u r t to St. Mary Hos-pital in Livonia, St. Joseph Hos-pital in Ypsi lant i and Oakwood Hospital in Canton," said Lt. J im DaviBon, Canton fire depa r tmen t EMS coordinator . "There were no s e r i o u s i n j u r i e s a m o n g t h e students."

O n e s t u d e n t s a i d "We w e r e leaving and al l of a sudden we hi t some th ing rea l ly h a r d . We got tossed around in our seats."

P lymouth-Canton Communi ty -Rela t ions D i r e c t o r J u d y Evola said "parents of all t he s tuden t s w e r e c o n t a c t e d by h i g h school staff. And, as s t a n d a r d practice, t h e d r i v e r s w e r e d r u g t e s t e d af te r the accident."

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G r o u n d b r e a k i n g c e r e m o n i e s for the new 35 th Distr ict Court in Plymouth will be held 4 p.m Monday , May 3. Howeve r , t h e way the project is progressing, it may be more of a s t ee l - r a i s ing party.

Good wea the r th i s s p n n g has allowed contractors to move a t a

—steady pace since March 8. when they began digging out the base-m e n t of t h e old c o u r t h o u s e , w h i c h b u r n e d d o w n in J u l y 1997 .

" E v e r y t h i n g is going f ine In fact, we're st&rting to pour base-m e n t wal ls ." said Mark Schiff-man, the ^project super in tendent for Bedzyk Bros Inc. ot Livonia, t h e g e n e r a l c o n t r a c t o r for t h e $8 25 million courthouse "We're s t a r t ing to pour all the founda-

b u U d i n g . We p r o b a b l y h a v e about two more weeks of founda-tion work before the steel is due

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e a r l y 9 t a g e s , S c h i f f m a n sa id thus far they're on schedule

-The wea ther is the only factor that could be a det r iment to the project," added Schiffman "A lot of rain will slow us down How-ever, all t h e cont rac tors are on board n-ow. so 1 don't ant icipate any problems."

T h e 3 5 t h D i s t r i c t C o u r t Author i ty awarded the contract to Bedzyk Bros . the lowest of 15 bidders for the project The base cost w a s $6 7 mi l l ion, about a million dollars more than antici pa ted The addi t ion of a four th e leva tor for p r i soner t r ans f e r s , l ightning protection equipment archi tectural fees, furn i ture and

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Rale model: "A school secretary wears many hats," said Miller Elementary's Karen Tharp. ly S t u m p a n d h e r f a m i l y a r e

building a home in- Manches ter . She doesn't plan on leaving her job despite t h e long commute i t will require.

1 f l h a d my way," S t u m p said, "Td jus t s tay here. I like th is job. 1 really do."

We s t a r t g e t t i n g a l i t t l e punchy after awhile," she joked, n o t i n g t h a t E lec t ion D a y h a s t h a t effect on most everyone a t t h e clerk's office. "We get here a t 5 ; 3 0 a .m . and s t a y u n t i l 2 : 3 0 a.m. Then we have to come back in (early) the next day." t

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On schedule: Steel workers from Raven Resteel tie steel supports in the south wall of the new 35th District Courthouse in Plymouth e q u i p m e n t , a n d sit** s u r v e y s increased the total cost to $8 25 million

The Court Authori ty plans sell $4 25 million in bonds next Mon-day to pay for par t of the project T h e r e m a i n i n g $4 mi l l ion in costs will be paid with $2 4 mil-lion in i n su rance proc«*eds. plus a n o t h e r $1 6 mil l ion in excess cour t r e v e n u e s t h a t have been he ld back f r o m t h e f ive local communit ies tha t us«* the court

The cou r t s e r v e s P l y m o u t h . P l y m o u t h T o w n s h i p . C a n t o n T o w n s h i p . N o r t h v i l l e a n d Northville Township

P lymou th T o w n s h i p res ident Harry Black is the owner s rep

r e s e n t a t i v e for the cour t , hired to oversee the general contractor to make certain all aspects of the project a re completed properly

"I 'm a lways out t he re t a lk ing to t h e s i t e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t and o ther contractors because there ' s a l w a y s q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e d r a w i n g s . " said Black " \ ^ e r e a l w a y s double checking every-t h i n g We don't ever w a n t to have to t a k e out work already-done

" T h u s f a r t h e c o n t r a c t o r is doing a good job, and the city of P l y m o u t h has been more t h a n cooperative w ith approval of any changes " said Black

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E r d m a n m a k e s severa l t r ips a day to the site, keeping a watch-ful eye as the project progresses

"Th ings a re going very well It 's nice to see cement going in and walls going up." he said

" T h e r e ' s a lot of e x c i t e m e n t from the court staff now tha1: the building has begun added F.rd-man "After nearly two years in t h e t r a i l e r s , they can see t h e light at the end of the tunnel

The 44.000-square foot build-ing will be three s tones high and house four courtrooms < omple-tion of the project is scheduled for March 2W0

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College s t u d e n t s would get a K , . . k nn t h e i r t axes , is a bil l i n t r o d u c e d by s t a t e S e n a t o r Loren Bennet t .R-Canton Town-ship)! becomes law-

Bennet t ' s proposal allows *tu d e n t s to d r d u c l . i n t e r e s t pay menXs on t h e i r s t u d e n t IOMH*

from s ta te taxes " C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s who a r e

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h e told t r u s t e e s S u m m i t G o u r m e t , w h i c h

Roma, according to Durack, pre-viously w a s a cater-out business .

As t h e S u m m i t ' s sole vendor , t h a t role changes d rama t i ca l ly . T k e firm h a s exclusive r ights to provide food service for the Sum-mi t , w i t h m i n o r excep t ions for senior ci t izen e v e n t s a n d a few others . •?Under t h e c o n t r a c t , S u m m i t

Gourmet will receive 80 percent of sa les while t h e township gets the other 20 percent .

Whi l e the c o n t r a c t i s for one y e a r , C a n t o n h a s a n option for five more . D u r a c k said S u m m i t G o u r m e t ' s p e r f o r m a n c e will be reviewed a t t h e end of t h e first year . • u

T h e t o w n s h i p wi l l dec ide a t t h a t p o i n t w h e t h e r to pick a p t h e option or to find a new ven-dor .

"If we ' re h a p p y we will re -up for five years," Durack said.

T h e t o w n s h i p will r e t a i n t h e r i g h t s to t h e S u m m i t G o u r m e t n a m e in e i ther case, h e added.

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Dan Durack ble for "back of t h e house" activi-t ies, including food prep, se rv ing a n d cleanup. Canton will h a n d l e front of the house act ivi t ies such as booking and m a r k e t i n g of t h e Summit .

A d d i n g S u m m i t G o u f m e t i s t h e last move in township ef for ts to r e o r g a n i z e i t s b a n q u e t a n d con fe rence c e n t e r o p e r a t i o n a t Summi t .

The t ownsh ip r ecen t ly a d d e d t w o fu l l - t ime pos i t ions , a b a n -que t a n d conference cen te r coor-dinator as well a s a b a n q u e t cen-t e r specialist, to hand le booking, sales and market ing of t h e facili-ty

Canton man cited by AAA Michigan

D w a i n Rice of C a n t o n h a s been named to AAA Michigan's Pres ident ' s Council for h is out-s tanding performance in 1998 in sales of AAA Michigan member-ships and auto, home a n d boat insurance. Only 16 of t h e com-pany ' s 500 sa les a g e n t s qua l i -fied for the President ' s Council.

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as much as possible. All the servers a t Centra l City

Diner created pseudonyms af ter Flo broke her n a m e tag and had to g r a b one in a p i n c h . T h e catchy names have become part of the upbeat a tmosphere in the silvery, neon-lit , box-car diner,

Marocca, who is also a manag-er , said it is a f abu lous atmos-phere and they str ive to keep the staff and cus tomers happy.

The diner opened in December 1997. I t h a s a pol icy on b u s y

weekend n i g h t s to neve r allow customers to endure more than a 1 5 - m i n u t e w a i t fo r a s e a t a s s taffers expedite meals .

Marocca is a 10-year Can ton res ident and h a s been a server for 12. She formerly worked a t Rose's Res t au ran t in Canton and DePalma's in Livonia.

She enjoys going out to dinner with her husband , Tony, and 8-y e a r - o l d s o n , N i c k . S h e a l so plays indoor soccer.

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I t e m s d o n a t e d by a r e a bus i -nesses will raise money to bene-fit WSDP, the s tuden t radio pro-g ram at P lymouth Canton Edu-cational Park .

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Another fo rmer landf i l l along a R o u g e R i v e r t r i b u t a r y is expec t ed to be c o v e r e d wi th a protective barr ier . , And once again , t h e president af title Holliday N a t u r e Preserve »ir W e s t l a n d a n d m e m b e r of a R o u g e a d v i s o r y c o u n c i l h a s a s k e d f o r m o r e g r o u n d w a t e r testing and wonders whe the r the coyer wil l be l a r g e e n o u g h to contain the t rash .

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ment of E n v i r o n m e n t a l Qual i ty a t a public hea r ing Thursday in Wes t land "IVe a lways believed t h a t t h e s e p l aces a r e n ' t t e s t ed enough.

"I don' t th ink t h a t 26 samples waa qui te adequate ."

About 20 people a t t e n d e d the hear ing to diacuss p lans to cover t h e f o r m e r N a n k i n T o w n s h i p landf i l l , loca ted a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1,200 feet nor theas t of the inter-section of Newburgh and Warren Road. I t is a fenced-in field adja-cent to Tonquiah Creek and the Wilderness Pa rk Apar tments .

Wayne County, 3M and Crest-wood Development, co-owners of

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Once the si te of a environmen-tal "hot spot" cleaned u p by the Envi ronmenta l Protection Agen-cy in 1995, t h e landfill contains g r o u n d w a t e r s t i l l con tamina ted w i t h b a r i u m w h i c h , o d d l y e n o u g h , m e e t s d r i n k i n g w a t e r s t anda rds bu t not surface wa te r q u a l i t y s t a n d a r d s . O t h e r con-t a m i n a n t s r e m a i n a t t h e s i t e , b u t t h e s e do n o t exceed s t a t e s t anda rds for t h e site's use.

Cra ig leads a group tha t over-

s e e s a n a d j a c e n t p r e s e r v e in Wea t l and and Canton t h a t con-t a i n s t h e T o q q u i s h C r e e k . Craig*B c r i t i q u e of t h e l andf i l l plan is s imilar to one h e in November about another former l a n d f i l l a t M i d d l e b e l t H i l l in Hines P a r k , which has beep pro-posed by W a y n e C o u n t y to be capped for recreational use.

C r a i g po in ted ou t t h a t t r e e s f e l l e d i n s t o r m s l a s t y e a r exposed the t rash at the Nankin pi te . H e be l ieved t h a t a r idge a r e a n o r t h e a s t of t h e m a p p e d si te also contains t rash.

"I don't believe the 'footprint' has been adequately defined,"

said Craig. Since the mate r ia l i s not being removed, it should be covered, Craig said.

„ C u r t "Cramer, an engineer a n d v i c e p r e s i d e n t of t h e e a s t e r n G r e a t L a k e s r e g i o n f o r ARC AD IS, G e r a r g h t y * Mi l le r of Novi, told t h e aud ience t h a t electromagnetic and geophysical surveys of the si te were complet-ed . A R C A D I S , t h e c o n s u l t i n g firm hired by Wayne County, 3M a n d C r e s t w o o d D e v e l o p m e n t , also collected 26 samples

"What ' s lef t is a lot of house-h o l d t r a s h f r o m t h e 1 9 5 0 s , " C r a m e r sa id , inc luding c h u n k s of concrete and rubber t ires. T h e

bar ium levels in t h e g roundwa-te r mee t s d r i n k i n g w a t e r s t an -dards . Bar ium, a na tura l -occur-ring metal , actual ly is used i n a_ liquid for gas t ro - in tes t ina l testa by doctors, C ramer said.

For surface wa te r qua l i ty s tan-dards , t h e g r o u n d w a t e r exceeds t h o s e s t a n d a r d s , w h i c h h a s a smaller threshold t h a n d r ink ing w a t e r b e c a u s e f i s h a n d o t h e r sma l l e r a n i m a l s i n g e s t s u r f a c e wa t e r c o n t a m i n a n t s a t a f as te r ra te t h a n humans .

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EDUCATION CAPSULES

BY TIM RICHARD S T ATK W H I T E R i r i c h a r d d o e . h o m e c o m m . n e t

Sta te officials have^ho~end of ideas on how to spend the $8.1 billion pot t h a t tobacco compa-nies are due to pay t h e Michigart Treasury.

Gov. John Engle r was first in l ine, sugges t ing in h i s s t a t e of the s tate address t h a t it be used to pay for Michigan M e r i t Award Scholarships. El igible for up to $3,000 would be s t u d e n t s who had good scores on t h e Michigan E d u c a t i o n a l A s s e s s m e n t Pro-gram (MEAP) t e s t s in communi-cations, science, m a t h and social studies.

Democra t s , , h o w e v e r , s a y t o b a c c o h a r m s t h e p u b l i c ' s health, and the money should go into public hea l th programs.

Two key R e p u b l i c a n s on t h e Senate Appropr ia t ions Commit-t ee - J o h n S c h w a r z of B a t t l e C r e e k a n d H a r r y G a s t of S t . Joseph - offered a compromi Here's how it would affect two-t h i r d s of t h e f i r s t y e a r ' s $383 million of tobacco money .

• S c h o l a r s h i p s a n d M e r i t Award Commiss ion - $104 mil-lion.

• Tuition incent ive program -$5.3 million.

• MEAP tes t ing - $13 million. T h e f i r s t t h r e e i t e m s a r e in Engler's proposal.

H i f e Sciences Research Cor-ridor - $50 million. Th is is a pro-posed collaboration of the three major r e sea rch un ive r s i t i e s (U-M, Michigan S t a t e a n d Wayne State) and the V a n Andel Insti-t u t e for M e d i c a l R e s e a r c h in G r a n d R a p i d s . " I t w i l l l i n k Michigan's best scient is ts , schol-ars, inventors a n d venture-capi-talist specialists in such areas as g e n e t i c s , c h e m i s t r y , b io logy , neuroscience a n d pha rmaceu t i -cal d e v e l o p m e n t , " s a i d t h e i r news release.

• " H e a l t h M i c h i g a n F u n d " increase - $8.6 million.

• K-12 i n f r a s t r u c t u r e revenue b o n d i n g - $ 4 5 m i l l i o n . Local units would have to put up a 33 percent match.

• Local public hea l th grants -^$20 m i l l i o n , a 5 0 p e r c e n t

increase. • Senior c i t i zen prescr ip t ion

d rugs - $30 mi l l ion , on top of the current $20 million.

"On t a r g e t , " s a i d H o u s e Minority L e a d e r Michael Han-ley, D-Saginaw, usual ly a sharp c r i t i c of t h e G O P . H a n l e y praised the p roposa l for senior cit izen p r e s c r i p t i o n d r u g s and grants to public hea l th agencies

Meanwhile, s t a t e Superinten-den t of Pub l i c I n s t r u c t i o n Art

s c h o l a r s h i p s to s t u d e n t s who p a s s M E A P t e s t s . I t g ives g r e a t e r i m p o r t a n c e a n d an i n c e n t i v e to t a k e t h e MEAP, which many s u b u r b a n s tuden t s have been skipping

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Canton man among 4 charged in Livonia rape B Y M A T T J A C H M A N S T A F F WRITER

Four men face criminal sexual conduct charge® in the rape of a D e t r o i t w o m a n a t a h o u s e i n Livonia last month .

T h e victim tes t i f ied for about 90 minu tes Tuesday a t a prelim-inary hear ing for two of the men. In graphic deta i l , she described how three of t h e m assau l ted her a n d took tu rns punching he r a t a house on Five Mile in t h e early morning hours of March 29.

Af te r the woman ' s tes t imony, Scott Har tmeyer , 30, of Livonia, anH Erik Michaud, 21, of Canton Township , were s en t to t r ia l by 16th District Cour t J u d g e Robert B r z e z i n s k i . T h e y a r e t o b e ar ra igned in Wayne County Cir-

cuit Cour t Tuesday April 27.

A th i rd suspect, Keith Ziobron, 22, of L ivonia , waived h i s pre-l imina ry h e a r i n g a n d w a s a l so s e n t t o t r i a l . T h e f o u r t h , R y a n Corey, 22, of West land, is sched-uled for a p r e l i m i n a r y h e a r i n g on Tuesday.

All four a re charged wi th four coun t s of first-degree c r i m i n a l s e x u a l conduc t , to w h i c h t h e y p l e a d e d n o t gu i l ty , a t t h e i r M a r c h 3 1 a r r a i g n m e n t . T h e y could face sentences of u p to life in prison if convicted.

T h e 39-year -o ld v i c t i m , w h o said she w a s a pros t i tu te , test i-fied t h a t she first e n c o u n t e r e d t h e m e n n e a r F e n k e l l a n d C h a t h a m in Detroit . She got in the car t hey were in a n d asked for a 1 2 0 "rock" of crack cocaine

a s p a r t of h e r p a y m e n t in exchange for sex, s h e said. * . •

T h e m e n h e s i t a t e d , d ropped he r off, then picked he r u p again a shor t t ime l a t e r a n d took he r to a crack house, she said. With $20 from Har tmeyer , she bought cocaine, she said.

She h a d sex w i t h H a r t m e y e r in the car and la te r a t the house on Five Mile a f t e r h e gave h e r $20 more.

The vict im s e e m e d uncer t a in Tuesday abou t which defendant b e g a n t h e a t t a c k , t h r e a t e n i n g h e r wi th a k n i f e a n d o rde r ing h e r to h a v e sex w i t h a n o t h e r m a n a f t e r s h e a n n o u n c e d s h e d i d n t want to cont inue a "trans-action" with them.

B u t she m a i n t a i n e d through-

out t h e h e a r i n g t h a t all of t h e men sexual ly assau l ted her , a n d t h a t all bu t Har tmeyer punched h e r a n d t h r e a t e n e d h e r l i f e . H a r t m e y e r "meekly" said some-t h i n g to t r y to s top the a t t ack , she said.

"I w a s no t physical ly able to l e a v e t h e h o m e , " s h e s a i d in r e s p o n s e to a q u e s t i o n f r o m ass i s t an t county prosecutor (Tom Beck.

Af ter t h e at tack, she said, the men indicated they were going to dr ive h e r back to he r neighbor-hood. S h e le f t t h e house first, she said, and r an to the middle of Five Mile, refusing an offer of a ride.

T h e second vehicle t h a t wen t by w a s a Livonia Police Depart-m e n t p a t r o l ca r , s h e sa id . She

was t a k e n to St . Mary Hospital, whe j rc ahfi w * » t r e a t e d a n d r e l e a s e d . T h e s u s p e c t s w e r e ar res ted a t t h e scene.

She said s h e Btill suffers pain from the a t t ack and beating.

F o l l o w i n g t e s t i m o n y , H a r t -meyer 's a t t o rney , Will iam Win-t e r s I I I , a r g u e d t h r e e of t h e charges aga ins t his client should be dismissed. Ken Harris , repre-sent ing Michaud, asked Brzezin-ski to d i smiss al l four charges , saying there h a d not been a posi-tive identif ication of his client.

T h e woman, who, according to police, u s e d to own a c a t e r i n g business , w a s by t u r n s serious, f l i p p a n t a n d a r g u m e n t a t i v e Tuesday . As c ross -examina t ion by Win te r s began, she said she w a s f i n i s h e d t e s t i f y i n g . S h e

re lented when Brzezinski th rea t -ened to cite he r for c o n t e m p t o f cour t a n d put he r in jai l .

She also asked t h a t t h e hear -ing be held wi th all four defen-d a n t s present . "You w a n t to t ake a . recess a n d t h i n k a b o u t t h a t , one?" she asked the judge. . . . . . .

Concerned tha t she would n o t ' appea r to testify, Livonia officers h a d a r r e s t e d h e r on m i i d f - . m e a n e r wa r r an t s Monday night. S h e w a s released Tuesday , a n a p o l i c e d r o v e h e r b a c k to h e r neighborhood.

M i c h a u d is in the county ja i l on a $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 c a s h or s u r e t y bond, whi le the o ther t h ree a re free on bond.

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Cher ry Hill Road will be closed to th rough t ra f -fic f rom Lilley to Hagger ty beg inn ing Monday while work to reconstruct a bridge/culvert on t h e Hos ton Drain, which r u n s under Cherry Hill j u s t west of Haggerty.

Local t raff ic may access bus inesses and resi-d e n c e s wes t of. t ^ e H u s t o n Dra in f r o m Li l ley . Businesses and residences eas t of the dra in will gain access from Haggerty.

Cons t ruc t i on will block th rough t r a f f i c f rom Lilley to Higger ty .

For more information call the township public works office, 397-5404.

Team up to fight cancer P a r t i c i p a n t s a re still welcome to sign u p for

Relay for Life, a 24-hour walkathon planned for Sa tu rday-Sunday , May 8-9, in Heri tage Park^

T h e event is a f u n d - r a i s e r tor t h e Amer i can Cancer Society.

It fea tures t eams of 12 or more people who will continuously occupy a running or walking course laid out around the park 's large pond. En te r t a in -men t and re f reshments will be available d u r i n g t h e course of t h e even t , a n d some t e a m s wi l l c a m p out overnight . A wide a r ray of act ivi t ies , including contests and -games, will augmen t the walka thon .

For information on joining a team or becoming a s t u d e n t volunteer for the event, call the Canton Township supervisor's office, 397-5381.

Firefighter promoted C a n t o n F i r e f i g h t e r G r e g S p r y s - T e l l n e r h a s

been p romoted to fire inspec tor in t h e d e p a r t -ment 's fire prevent ion uni t .

Sprys-Tellner, 32, will join Fire Marshal l Dave Champagne a n d Inspector F rank Bar re t t in t h e prevention bureau .

Sprys-Tellner h a s been a Canton firefighter for 10 years. In 1986 he was named the recrui t of the year for the Fa rming ton Hills Fire Depa r tmen t , where he worked before coming to Canton.

He is marr ied to Jenn i fe r . The couple has a 2-year-old son, Thomas .

Business briefs Canton res idents a r e moving up the corporate

ladder a n d new b u s i n e s s e s a re open ing in t h e township on a weekly bas is . In the news are.

J Auto AmeriHiai, wli idi lias opened a location a t 5818 "N.-Canton Center . The company special-izes in a u t o g l a s s r e p l a c e m e n t , de ta i l ing , sun-roofs and other accessories. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday a n d 8 a.m: to 2 p.m. Sa tur -day. Call (734) 453-4999.

• Rhonda L. McCoy-Pfau of Canton has joined the Bloomfield Hills-based law firm Howard and Howard.

McCoy-Pfau specializes in intellectual property law. She has a BS Degree in electrical engineer-ing from the Un ive r s i ty of Michigan and a law degree from Univers i ty of Detroit-Mercy .

c u r r i c u l u m , El l i s a d d e d . "They w i l l . n e v e r t e a c h i t u n l e s s i t ' s totted," h e told the S t a t e Board.

More C.C. money Sen. Alma Wheeler Smi th , D-

S a l e m , a n d G a s t . u n v e i l e d a package of bills to provide free t u i t i on to t h e vas t m a j o r i t y of c o m m u n i t y c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s u s i n g s o m e of t h e t o b a c c o money

Igf t t i th ' s b i t t w o u l d c r e a t e a supplement to the federal HOPE program called HELP, for High-er E d u c a t i o n L e a r n i n g Promo-t ionTHOPB provides a tax credit for the first two years of college education.

T h e S m i t h - G a s t p a c k a g e w o u l d a l l o w a n y f a m i l y t h a t qual if ies for HOPE to get s t a t e HELP, a s t a t e tax credit equal to wha tever portion of communi ty college tuit ion is not a l ready cov-ered by the federal credit .

" M a k i n g c o m m u n i t y col lege more affordable for young people will make i t eas ier for prospec-tive workers to be t ra ined for the high-paying jobs t h a t companies a r e s t r iv ing to fill," sa id Smi th in an April 15 news conference.

A Gast bill will a l low-HELP to p a y f o r t e x t b o o k s w i t h a t a x c r e d i t e q u a l to 10 p e r c e n t of tuition.

They es t imated the H E L P pro-g r a m wi l l -cos t " l e s s t h a n $30 m i l l i o n " a n d a i d m o r e t h a n 120,000 s tudents . Eligible would be s t u d e n t s f rom f ami l i e s with incomes lower t h a n $50,000 for an i n d i v i d u a l f i l i n g a n d $100,000 for a joint filing.

"This will be a perfect comple-m e n t to t h e g o v e r n o r ' s M e r i t S c h o l a r s h i p p r o g r a m , " s a id Smith.

Nonpublic aid High school coaches and public

school officials a re a la rmed a t a —bil l to allow s tudents frnm nnn-

T h e i r a n x i o u s q u e s t i o n : If they're going to use special edu-cation services a n d t ake par t in e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r ac t iv i t i e s , why

m a k e s u r e i t doesn ' t p r e s e n t a r i s k to a n y o n e in t h e f u t u r e , " Cramer said-

> to £he public schools?

p u b l i c s c h o o l s a n d " h o m e schools" to t a k e p a r t in public school sports and activities.

A problem is t h a t the KH does-n't give public schools any more money to cover nonpub l i c s t u -dents ' activities.

Sponsor of House bill 4024 is f r e s h m a n J u d s o n Gilber t II, R-Algonac I t i s a s s i g n e d to t h e H o u s e E d u c a t i o n C o m m i t t e e , where chair J a s o n Allen, R-Tra-verse City, h a s ye t to schedule a public hea r ing on it .

B u t Rep. P a t r i c i a Godchaux, . R-Bi rmingham, sa id t h e money problem may be addressed in a " s u p p l e m e n t a l * school aid bil l . G o d c h a u x , a m e m b e r of t h e House A p p r o p r i a t i o n s subcom-mittee on school aid, sees a lot of debate ahead because:

• Athlet ic eligibil i ty. How do you d e t e r m i n e e l ig ib i l i ty w i t h s t u d e n t s f rom two schools wi th d i f f e r e n t c u r r i c u l a a n d s t a n -dards?

• Chea t i ng . Suppose a coach suggests to a fa i l ing a thle te t h a t he be home-schooled in order to be eligible. T h e a th le te ' s mother does the grad ing .

• School j u m p i n g . Suppose a s t u d e n t p lays first s t r i ng on a t e a m for two y e a r s a n d in h i s t h i r d y e a r i s b e a t e n ou t by a t ransfer from a nonpublic school. T h e f i r s t s t u d e n t ' s c o l l e g i a t e chances are h a r m e d .

Rep. Bob Brown, D-Dearborn Heights , s ees a problem whe re booster c lubs h e l p t h e a th l e t i c program. Suppose t h e nonpublic school s t u d e n t ' s p a r e n t s don ' t par t i c ipa te in t h e public school booster club.

But Brown h a s no trouble with the basic concept of letting non-public s tuden t s t ake par t in pub-lic school activi t ies. "They (par-e n t s ) p a y t h e i r f a i r s h a r e o f t a x e s . T h e i r k i d s a h o u l d be

m a t e r i a l w i t h s a t u r a t e d s a n d s and silts a n d concluded t h a t the discharge ra te of the groundwa-t e r i n t o t h e c r e e k m e e t t h e DEQ's r equ i r emen t . B u t ac tua l hydraul ic conductivity teats have no t been conducted a t t h e s i te . A R C A D I S h a s s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e D E Q r e v i e w i t s " m i x i n g zone" proposal.

C r a m e r a l s o o u t l i n e d t h e creek's' erosion protection barr ier t h a t was to be constructed, along wi th t h e exposure b a r r i e r s of a g r a s s a n d topsoi l cover o v e r a f e l t - t y p e cover . T r e e s h a n g i n g o u t o v e r t h e c r e e k w i l l be removed, while the slope will be pu l led back f rom t h e c reek , so t h a t t h e fill can be capped fu r -t he r away from the creek.

C r a m e r said the plan is to cre-

a t e a "s t ructura l ly stable" slope. T h e e r o s i o n b a r r i e r will n e e d approval from the DEQ and U.S.

Bhould be du rab l e so t h a t the bank d o e s n t b reak away, yet allow grasses to grow," C r a m e r said.

C r a i g hoped the plan will fit the remedia l action plan for t h e Rouge River, which calls for bil-l ions s p e n t in t h e 48 communi-t i e s i n t h r e e c o u n t i e s of t h e w a t e r s h e d to control sewer over-f l o w s , s t o r m w a t e r r u n o f f a n d i l l ici t s e w e r connect ions. Moni-tors a re measur ing the effective-n e s s of t h e s e m e a s u r e s f u r t h e r downs t ream.

" W e ' r e n o t r e m o v i n g t h i s ma te r i a l , so we wan t to get it all unde r t h i s cover," Craig said.

T h e landfill 's RAP calls for no monitor ing, Craig pointed out to s t a t e officials. "I would call for a moni tor ing program to prove t h e success of these programs.

T h i s is w h a t h a p p e n e d to 95 percen t of s i tes . We don' t know t h a t they actually prove

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t rea ted exactly the same as pub-lic school s tuden ts . "

WRONGFUL DEATH A wrongful death CMC may involve

a person who is severely injured due to the negligence of another, and "who lives for a length of time before suc-cumbing to his or her injuries. The survivor of the deceased would be entitled to compensation for any med-ical costs or expenses that were incurred prior to death In addition, the survivor could seek damages for pain and suffering, as well as for rea-sonable burial expenses. If the injured party were to die immediately (or nearly so), the surviving spouse, child,

or parent could look to the wrongdoer for damages in the airiount that would be commensurate with what the deceased would have provided in the way of economic support.

When you have just suffered a death of a loved one because of the negligence of another, your mind cer-tainly will not immediately be on compensation for the tragedy. Yet, after the shock wears off arid financial reality sets in, the consideration ot a lost income may suddenly loom large I can help.

C h e r y l G r s u n s t a d t of W e s t -l and cited a m a p from 3M t h a t s h o w e d t r a s h w a s s e n t t o t h e u p p e r a rea , a n d echoed Cra ig ' s concerns. "I t h i n k i t ' s appa l l ing t h a t t h a t p r o p e r t y s a t fo r , too l o n g w i t h o u t m o n i t o r i n g , "

G r s u n s t a d t said.

Hugh Macdonald, d i rec tor of special projects for Wayne Coun-ty Depar tment of Env i ronment , said c o u n t y W p l o y e e s a r e being t r a ined to monitor the s i te a n d check the exposure barr ier .

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The plan it available fir public review through May 1 at the ref-erence desk of the William Faust Public Library, 6123 Central City Parkway, in Wettland

Comments should be addressed to Steve Hoin, project manager and geologist, Michi-gan Department of Environmen tal Quality, Environmental Response Division, 38980 Seven Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152. Hoin can be reached at (734) 432-1296

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OBITUARIES FAMNY K. CHOUINAIIO

Services for Fanny E. Chouinard, 88, of Walled Lake were April IB in 8t. William' Catholic Church, Walled H B T Burial was in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery. -

She died April 12. She was pre-ceded in death by her husband. Leo Joseph Chouinard.

Survivors include her three . sons, Edward i Dorothy) of Lapeer, Joel (Ida) of Pinckney, Gerald (Sharon) Chouinard of Plymouth; nine grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to St. Vincent DePaul.

DAVID L MORROW Services for David L. Morrow,

63, of Ann Arbor were April 14 in the Church of Christ with the Rev, Gary Vau^ht officiating. Burial was in United Memorial Gardens, near Plymouth.

He was born Aug. 15, 1935, in Zaneaville, Ohio He died April 10 in Ann Arbor. He was a regional sales manager for Bob Evans Farm for 29 years. He was a mem-ber of the Church of Christ.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer Curtis and Lulu Etta Morrow. Survivors include his wife, Barbara J. Morrow of Ann Arbor; one son, Randall • Theresa) C. Morrow of Belleville; two daughters. Pamela (Roger ) E. Jeffery of Flint, Beverly (Paul) K.

Schandevel of Paragould, Ark.; one brother, Charles Morrow of Mari-etta, Ohio; one sister. Carol Mar-shall of Zanesville, Ohio; and

mouth'and Canton area. BETTY MILLY BAKU

Services for Betty Milly Bares, 79, of Plymouth Township were April 17 in the Vermeulen Funeral Home, Plymouth Township, with the Rev. Jack Quinlan officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Ceme-tery, Detroit.

She was born July 3, 1919, in Detroit. She died April 14 in Ply-mouth Township. She was a home-maker.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Vaclav and Betty Liska. Survivors include her son, Charles (Susan) J. Bares of Ply-mouth; and two grandchildren, David (Laura) Bares of Pensacola, Fla., and Lisa Bares of Plymouth.

Memorials may be made to Sokol Detroit-Scholarship Fund. MARTIN TIMOTHY TROPW

Services for Martin Timothy Troppi, 33, of Kaleva, Mich., for-merly of Plymouth, will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 19, in the Kaleva Baptist Church, Kaleva, with the" Rev. David Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sun-day. April 18, in the Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

He was born Aug. 12, 1965, in Dearborn. He died April 14 in Manistee, Mich. He was a gradu-ate of Plymouth Salem High

Ford Community College, Dear-born. He was an employee at Metal-Line Inc. in Manistee. He was a former employee of McLaren Engines in Livonia, Centri-Spray in Livonia, Jubbu Designers in Plymouth, Loc Performance in Ply-mouth, and. Spicer Tool in Ply-mouth. He enjoyed hunting, fish-ing, and especially the hunting tripe he took with his father

He was preceded in death by his father, John Edward Troppi Sr., in 1998; and one uncle, George Wilder, in 1999.

Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Troppi of Kaleva; five sis-ters, Hope (Roland) Howes of Kale-va, Kathleen (Tim) King of Allen Park, Dorothy June (Ron) Witt of Ypsilanti, Cynthia (Bill) Husk of Canton, Margaret (Chris) Evans of Clinton; $wo brothers, John Edward Troppi Jr . of Kaleva, David (Connie) Troppi of Canton; three aunts, Helmi (Harvey) Schimke of Onekama, June (Ernest) Kukkonen of Onekama, Mae Busier of Ocala, Fla.; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Memorials may be made to the Manistee Love for Children or to Kaleva Baptist Church. *

Investigation from page A1

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The biggest cut is expected to come in the amoun t of money allotted for site development at the high school, which will mean fewer tennis courts and soccer fields. The size of the high school is expected to be downsized by

2.2 percent. And the district will most l ikely have to r e v i s e ' i t s plans to purchase 50 new school buses.

B i rch le r sa id he ' l l h a v e specifics on the total project costs next week. It will then be pre-

sented to the school board for approval.

because of an incident where Stonerock was confronted by a man in t h e school, Mandry calls on h e r m o t h e r e a c h n i g h t to check her well-being. On March 24, the 37-year-old was unable to reach her mother.

Mandry placed her first call to Canton police at about 9:30 p.m. She made a second call 30 min-

• u t e s la te r to check the s t a tu s , but a squad car hadn' t been by the school.

Mandry then made a third call to 911. She claims a Canton dis-pa t che r t r e a t e d her unprofes -s ional^ in taking the call.

Police officers arr ived a t the school shortly af ter 10 p.m. and found tha t Stonerock was OK. Mandry , upset over her t r ea t -m e n t a n d t h e r e s p o n s e t i m e , made a verbal compla in t with Canton police the following day, March 25.

The depar tment subsequently investigated the complaint. In a letter to Mandry dated April 14, Santomauro apologized.

"The purpose of the 911 system is to provide for rapid response to l i fe- threatening emergencies s uch as i n j u r y a c c i d e n t s a n d medical emergencies," he wrote.

"However , t h i s office recog-nizes your concern and reason for using the 911 system on the t h i r d ca l l . Whi l e w e l l - b e i n g checks are not considered emer-gencies, this office agrees tha t there was an unnecessary delay in d i s p a t c h i n g a c a r in t h i s instance."

T h e d e p a r t m e n t ' s a v e r a g e

response time in what it defines as non-emergencies was 9.8 min-utes in 1998, Santomauro said.

Mandry wasn' t entirely sat is-fied with the director's letter.

"I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e y ' r e apologetic about the delay," she said, "and I don't want anybody to get fired. But this person (thje dispatcher) .was dead wrong; in how she talked to me."

Mandry thinks the dispatcher let personal feelings stand in the way of handling her call.

"They've got to learn to sepa-rate their feelings from the job," she said.

These kinds of complaints are r a r e , S a n t o m a u r o sa id . T h e d e p a r t m e n t does all it can, he added , to a d d r e s s them when they do arise.

"We take complaints about ser-vice very seriously." he said.

San tomauro declined to indi-cate wha t , if any, disciplinary

action was being taken against t h e d i s p a t c h e r M a n d r y

accidentally e rased th i ' record-ing.

Whi le the inves t iga t ion into Mandry ' s compla in t is over, a

.Momd probe Into erasing of the 9 U recording continues. H •

jfcntomauro placed Capt. Alex Wilson in charge of t ha invjpti-gation. " Z - !

"The results of your investiga-tion are to indicate whether eueh e r ro r s of the t a p e were d u e to employee error , t r a i n i n g 3fefi-ciency or failure of equipment or system," Santomauro wrote in an April 16 memo to Wilson.

"You- are also to e n s u r e 4 h a t policy adequately ensures-Sici-dents of this type do not redahir, and that all personnel operating the TEAC system are adequately trained." •

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Summer is. near, it's time to cut the fat

As my wife and.I get ready for our son's first summer at the beach, we realize it'8 time to get

back into our swimsuits, which seem to have shrunk over the winter. Before we hit the sand, we plan to modify our eating habits to reduce our fat and sugar intake.

Our situation is not uncommon. Americans are looking for healthier ways to eat and for good reason.

One in three or 58 million American adults age 20 through 74 are over-weight. According to data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the number of overweight Americans increased from 25 to 33 percent between 1980 and 1991.

We need to think of fat as the enemy. It is a constant battle, you against fat, and right now fat is win-ning in the United States.

f igh t tat one meal a t a time, be aware of what you put in your mouth and keep track of fat calories. No more than 30 percent of the calories in your diet should be fat, even less if you are trying to lose weight.

Making foods that are easy, quick and low in fat will help everyone feel better.

Here are a few recipes tha t I shared with a Weight Management class at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester. You're sure to enjoy these flavorful dishes that are pleasing-to your palate and good for you too.

MUSHROOM AND GARUC ROTINI

WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR 4 cups cooked rotini pasta 2 cups sliced button mushrooms 2 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms 2 cups sliced oyster mushrooms 2 cloves minced garlic 1/4 cup baloomic vincgor

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley Water as needed -Salt and pepper to taste Fat-free Parmesan cheese

Sweat mushrooms and garlic in cov-ered saute pan, use water if mushrooms are dry.

Cook over low heat for about 15 min-utes. Add rotini, parsley, balsamic vine-gar, salt and pepper. Add more water as needed, just enough to keep the pasta moist, but not enough to make it look like soup. Heat through and serve topped with fat-free Parmesan cheese.

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largely diced 2 medium tomatoes, washed and

largely diced 1 small red onion julienne and

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seeded and thick julienne 1 package baby carrots cut in half 2 cloves minced garlic 2 sprigs chopped fresh basil or 1

tablespoon dried 1/4 cup fat-free Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup apple sauce Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Mix together all ingredients, let stand overnight for better flavor

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Like a lot of single parents, Leonard Charla of Bloomfie ld T o w n s h i p w a n t e d t o k e e p h i s teenage son close to home.

" He wanted his home to be a place where his son Chr i s , t h e n 15, would feel comfor table br inging fr iends home for d inner , or to jus t hangout .

There wa» a problem though, Leonard, an environmental a t torney, d idn ' t know how to cook or manage a kitchen.

1 called my mom, cousins, aunts and a lot of my f r iend ' s wives," said C h a r l a who sha re s w h a t he learned wi th o thers who, like him, "Never Cooked Before — Gotta Cook Now! A Tota l Guide for t h e Beginning Cook," (The Countinghouse Press, Inc.)

"1 made a lot of mistakes, but I learned from

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my mistakes" said Charla who soon learned to cook and eqjoy it too. When his son, now grown, comes home to visit, he looks forward to dad's cooking.

Char la ' s advice is simple — "Use anything-, tha t works. Today, I opened a can of potatoes and saut£ed them with some parsley, chopped onions a n d a r t i chokes . I t t a s t e d r ea l good. Tlieie a ie so many ehoiees available. If a recipe

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calls for spinach there are recipes for fresh or frozen sp inach . Tha t way, t h e cook can s tay with the same menu, no matter what the time constraints are."

Instead of making waffles from scratch, Char-la dresses up plain frozen waffles with fresh sl iced s t r a w b e r r i e s or s a u t l e d a p p l e s a n d bananas flavored with molasses. You can make brownies from a mix, or try his easy "Scratch" brownies recipe.

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wine country. 1 knew tha t the Torres name had to be repre-sented here." sbe said "It took until 1981 to convince my father t h a t T o r r e s should make an investment in California to make chardonnay-% and pinot noir , w i n e s t h a t a re not m a d e in Spain."

After receiv ing her f a t h e r * r o n s r n t r tt trw»k—V-* mon ths car»'ful searching to find the 56-acre property that has become the Don Miguel V ineya rd , n a m e d a f t e r her f a t h e r , and Marimar Torres Estate Winer> There, internat ional tradit ions have given rise to superior wines from Sonoma County

V i n e y a r d In 1985 Mar imar b ro ther

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Win* Picks • Pick of the pack 1995 Ntebaum Coppola Rubicon $90 ibiend o< cabernet sauvignon mar lot and cabernet frarv. I is *ruit laden, intense and complex Excellent now. u n a cellar car** date maximum enjoyment m a tew years The following white w.^es sing springtime and will pair lernbcaliy with all types of seafood 1997 La Fam«gua <1> Poben Mondavi Pmot Gngo $16 1996 King Estate Reserve dhardonnay $18 1997 Carmengt Chardonoay^Sangiacomo | Vineyard $18 199 'S tags leap Winery Chardonnay $21 • Great rwda for grilled meat* 1996 Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County $19: 1996 Canoe Ridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvtgryy $25. 1995 Tenuta Marche* Antmon Chianti Ciavs>co $33. and 1995 Carmanat Moon Mourv tarn E state Reserve $40 i a Bordeaux Kyle Mend ot cabernet sauvogcon cabernet banc and pant vet dot and 1996 St Supery Mertage Red $40 j • BMI buys «t $13 and under 1996 Mirasaou Pmot *o« Monterey $11. and 1996 PedrpncaMi Cabernet Sauvignor y p r r n f ay VmeyanJ ^ great • value; $13 • '

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See related story on Taste front. Recipes compliments of Leonard Charla, author of "Never Cooked Before — Gotta Ctiok Now!" (Countinghouse Prfss, $15.96).

'Char la encourages new cooks tp "keep trying, even if they make mistakes, you'll learn from them.

*Once I w a s m a k i n g a c a k e tha t called for two tablespoons of vinegar," said Charla . "I put in two cups of vinegar. The dog and" cat loved the cake,, and I h a v e n6trer been able to live tha t one down! made the cake over again, with the correct amount of ingre* dients, and it was fine."

Here are some recipes to try.

BROCCOU AND APPLE SALAD 1 (10 ounce) frozen broccoli,

cooked; or 1 cup cooked fresh broccoli, chopped

1 / 2 medium red onion, chopped

2 small apples, such as Jonathan or Wtnesap, or 1 large apple, such as Granny Smith, unpeeted but washed, cored and cut up

4 to 5 medium strawberries, washed, cored and cut up into slices

2 tablespoons flavored vine-gar, such as malt, raspber-ry or cider vinegar

2 tablespoons olive oil Black pepper to taste

Chop the broccoli, onion, apples and strawberries and mix together in a large bowl. Toss with the vine-gar, then add the oil and toss again. Sprinkle to taste with black pepper. Serves 4.

"SCRATCH" BROWNIES 2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted

. 4 eggs, beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 / 4 cup cocoa 1 teaspoon salt (optional)

- 1 and 1 /2 cups flour, sifted 1 / 2 cup chopped nuts

(optional)

Preheat oven to 375"F. Melt but-ter, beat eggs, mix togethA with other ingredients and pour into a 9 by 13-inch pan.

Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes or until knife blade or toothpick inserted-m to center comes out clean.

Cool, cut intfi squares and serve. Makes 24 brownies.

MEATLOAF 1 medium onion, chopped 1 rib celery, chopped

C o o k from page B1

even a menu for a "Big Game: buffet dinner for 12 people."

Each week's worth of menus is preceded "by a "Stocking Up" list of ingredients youH need to pre-pare the dishes he suggests. If you follow his s u g g e s t i o n fo r "The Always Theres ," a l ist of " foods tu f f s a n d s u p p l i e s you might want to keep around on a fairly constant basis ," such as f resh apples, cold cereal , f r u i t juices, and tuna, "you won't like-ly be h u n g r y , " h e w r i t e s . If "There's always some elbow mac-aroni and canned tuna — we can

do a quick casserole " Helpful tips and suggestions

chapter. Charla's book is like a grocery cart with information — everything you need to know to plan, prepare, and clean up win-ning meals.

"Each week the shopping lists become more extensive and the menus become more var iety in ingredients and more complex, reflecting the fact tha t youll be getting more skilled," he writes.

C h a r l a ha s s ince r e m a r r i e d and enjoys sharing kitchen duty w i t h h i s wi fe E l i z a b e t h DuMouchelle, an attorney.

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1 banana, peeled and sliced Butter for saut6ing Molasses, about 1/4 cup

In frying pan, melt butter over medium heat; add apples, stir gen-tly to coat with butter and saut* for 2 or 3 minutes; add bananas »nd saute about 1 minute. Drizzle molasses over apples and bananas, stirring gently. Serve over waffles.

EASY EGGPLANT BAKE _ 2 cups bread cubes, about

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1 medium eggplant, peeled* and diced into 1/2-inch by 1/2-inch cubes

2 medium onions, sliced crosswise then broken into rings.

_ 2 medium zucchini, sliced on the diagonal

2 medium tomatoes, sliced crosswise

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etable stock Preheat oven to 375"F. In a skil-

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Do not let bread or eggplant bum. Place bread cube/eggplant mixture in a 9-by 13-by 2-inch baking dish.

Layer zucchini, onions and tomatoes on bread/eggplant mix-ture. Pour stock over dish. Bake in oven for about 1 hour. Serves six to eight.

W i n e s from page B1

Migue l v i s i t e d C a l i f o r n i a to advise her on how to plant the vineyard. She had difficulty get-ting a California vineyard con-t r a c t o r to p l a n t a cco rd ing to Miguel's specifications. But over t h e l a s t s eve ra l y e a r s , retrofitting more accurately rep-resents initial design. Vines are healthy without a heavy canopy and a r e b e a r i n g sound , well-formed buncheB of f rui t . They have been sculpted to represent European methods a d a p t e d to C a l i f o r n i a New World condi-tions.

The long growing season in Don Miguel Vineyard in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley appellation, affords slow ripen-ing tha t adds concentration and finesse to the grapes. High den-sity planting promotes root com-p e t i t i o n b e t w e e n v i n e s and reduces the plant's vigor. Each vine produces less fruit and the g r a p e s develop more de l i ca t e aromas as well as better sugars and acidity.

"I selected this vineyard parcel because of i t s roll ing na tu r e , " Mar imar explained. "It is very European to grow grapes on a slope. The sandy soil and cool climate, only 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean, are ideal for pinot

no i r a n d c h a r d o n n a y — my favorite varietals."

The 11,000-square-foot winery is built in the style of a Catalan farmhouse. "This will never be a quant i ty project," Marimar con-tended. This is exactly why the Detroit metro-area has only now b e e n s u p p l i e d wi th M a r i m a r Torres Estate wines.

Hav ing had the privi lege of t a s t ing these wines since their first vintages. 1989 for chardon-n a y a n d 1992 for p ino t no i r , what is most impressive to us is their consistency vintage to vin-tage. Stylish, gutsy, head-strong, Marimar Torres, a single moth-

apples and ripe pears; floral, cit-rus blossom; plus tangerine and spice.

1996 M a r i m a r T o r r e s Don Miguel V ineya rd P i n o t Noir , Russian River Valley will be fol-lowed shortly by the 1997 vin-tage (5,300 cases a t about $30 per bottle).

In addi t ion to h e r i n s t i n c t s about growing and making New World wine , M a r i m a r . is an accomplished cook. Her f i rs t book. "The Spanish Table" <Dou-b leday ) , is a r e p e r t o i r e of a u t h e n t i c rec ipes f r o m all regions of Spain and a tour of its wineries.

er, has succeeded in establishing tier second book, - The CaLolou her own wine style. This is due. in no small measure, to the fact tha t she planted the Don Miguel V i n e y a r d w i t h a v a r i e t y of clones: three for chardonnay and five for pinot noir.

Available now are 1996 Mari-m a r Tor res Don Miguel Vine-yard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley to be followed soon with t h e 1997 v i n t a g e ( l ess t h a n 10,000 cases produced each vin-tage and retailing at $25 per bot-tle). In both vintages you detect three levels of aromas and fla-vors stemming from one of three different clones: Granny Smith

C o u n t r y K i t chen , " (Addison-Wesley) is a collection of more than 100 authentic recipes, cap-tur ing the flavors of her home-land Catalunya. Gustatory cui-s ine from th i s Span i sh region has escalated to the top of savvy chefs' menus from coast to coast. Mar imar ' s recipes are easy for the home cook to follow.

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The n u t r i t i o n a l bene f i t s of seafood abound, and nutrition-ists suggest we should enjoy fish once or twice a week. It's a great alternative to meats high in sat-urated fat and provides omega-3 fatty acids which are believed to help protect against hear t dis-ease and cancer.

Depending on the type of fish, it may a l so p rov ide va ry ing amounts of vitamin B-12, calci-um, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.

As with other foods, it's good to h a v e va r i e ty" in your seafood meals. Lean fish, such as cod or haddock, can be alternated with fattier fish, like salmon or trout. Fish such as tuna, snapper, sole and grouper fall somewhere in the middle. Cholesterol levels va ry a m o n g sea food a s well: clams, oysters, mussels and scal-lops are low in cholesterol, while shrimp, lobster and crab contain more.

The total cooking time of most fish is 10 minutes for every-inch of thickness. Test by insert ing tines of a fork into the center of the fish.

The flesh should be opaque, but if it flakes too much it may be overcooked. This is a common problem, and you can keep fish from drying out by marinating it for up to two hours before cook-ing.

Try swordfish marinated in a mixture of orange juice, ginger, sesame-oil and soy sauce. Keep baked fish moist by topping with a quick-tu-prepaie sauce of low-fa t y o g u r t , l i gh t sour c feam, minced dill pickle, minced fresh parsley, Dijon mustard and dried tarragon. Or, add color and fla-vor to bro i led h a l i b u t s t e a k s with a sauce made by blending diced tomatoes , chopped fresh bas i l , f ine ly chopped green onions, red wine vinegar, olive oil and o range r ind, seasoned with salt and pepper.

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Wash spinach; cook, covered, in saucepan in just the water cling-ing to leaves. Drain, and squeeze out excess water; chop finely. Place spinach in shallow greased dish just large enough to hold the fish rolls Place fish on top of spinach.

Strain reserved poaching liquid; measure 1 cup (add water if neces-sary). In small saucepan, melt but-ter; add flour and stir over low heat for 1 minute.

Whisk in poaching liquid, milk, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. I It may be pre-pared ahead to this point and I eheated '

Pour sauce over fish and sprin-kle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 375° F for 10 to 20 minutes or until bubbly.

Nu t r i t i on i n fo rma t ion : Each of the four servings contains 225 calories and 6 grams of fat.

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Komen D e t r o i t Race fo r t h e Cure, Saturday, April 24 at the Detroit Zoo Warm-up is at 6:30 a m., 5K men's competitive run 8 a m., 5K women's compet i t ive run 8:30 a m.. 4K walk/run for women, men, family and friends (non-competitive) 9 a.m. and 1 mile fun walk 9 a.m.

The Third Annual Race Expo 10 a .m. to 7:30 p .m. F r i d a y , April 23 at the Doubletree Guest Suites, 850 Tower Dr., Troy will feature e n t e r t a i n m e n t , f i tness displays and guests. The expo is the last chance to register for the race. Entry forms are available online at www. karmanos. org/ race-for-the-cure-Detroit, or Call 1-800-KARMANOS.

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serving t h i s Bandwich at the Race for the Cure on Saturday, April 24.

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Panera Bread Company cele-brates the zesty flavor of Asiaga cheese during its "Asvago Cheese, Fest ival" th rough J u n e 1. The bakery-cafes are offering Asiagp cheese loaves, mini baguet tes , bagels , and t h e Asiago Roast Beef sandwich and Asiago Chick' en Caesar Salad.

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Bread in a toaster, on the grill, or under the broiler. For each sand-wich, moisten the bottom piece of toasted bread with wine using a pastry brush or your fingertips.

Next, spread mustard on bottom piece of bread, then add one fourth of the cheese, tomato and onion. Grind a generous amount of pep-per over the sandwich and top with another slice of toasted bread. Return the sandwich to the grill or broiler until the cheese is melted. Serve immediately Serves 4

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Cookbook offers tasty Texas recipes for buckaroos ~AP — People l ike their been*

wi thout e lot of f r i l l s in West Texas, says G r a d y Spears , co-a u t h o r , of "A Cowboy in t h e Kitchen: Recipes from Reata and Texas West of t h e Pecos" (Ten Speed Press, $29.96).

He suggests serving this recipe for Ranch Beans wi th peppery Cow Town Coleslaw and Yaller Bread with Pintoe _ "for a cow-boy ve r s ion of a h e a l t h - f o o d lunch-

Spears, onetime cowhand and cattle broker, turned his hand to cooking wi th n o t a b l e success. Jfe's now executive chef and co-owner of the Reata res taurants in Alpine and Fort Worth, Texas; .another is scheduled to open on Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles.

Co-author Robb Walsh recent-ly won a James Beard award for

writing, is food columnis t for N a t u r a l His tory magazine and is a commentator on national public radio.

The book's chapters t ake you from Scorching a Steak, through chili and sourdough to pies and cowboy coffee, with a bonus of Chuck Box Secrets. Color pho-tographs range from close-ups of food to p a n o r a m a s of ma jes t i c scenery.

RANCH BEANS 4 cups dried pinto beans 4 cups minced yellow onions

pius 1 1 / 2 cups diced 1 / 2 cup pure chile powder 1 /4 cup Kosher salt 1 / 2 bunch cilantro,

stemmed and chopped 4 tablespoons olive oil 2 cups red bell pepper, diced

. 2 cups green bell pepper. diced

Wash the beans and sort through them to remove any for-eign particles and broken beans. In a stockpot, cover the beans with cold water by 6 inches and soak them 6 hours, or overnight. Be sure the beans remain covered with water during the soaking pro-cess.

Drain the beans and return them to the same pan. Cover them with fresh water by 1 1/2 inches. Add the minced onions,.chile pow-der, salt and cilantro and stir to blend. Bring the beans to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat, cover, and cook until the beans are tender, about 2 1/2 hours. From time to time check and stir the

beans. If necessary , add water as needed. Near the end ofthe c o o t ing time the liquid should be almost absorbed. Close to serving time, heat the olive oil in a large saute pan. When the oil is very hot, add the diced onions and pep-pers and cook them quickly, about 6 minutes, stirring and tossing, until crisp but tender. Stir this mixture into the beans. Serve at

Cow TOWN COLESLAW 5 cups julienned green cab-

bage (about 1 head) 1 1 / 2 cups julienned red cab-

bage (about 1 / 3 head) 2 carrots, peeled and juli-

enned 5 jalapeno peppers, stemmed.

seeded and ]0ft6hne<r 1 1 / 4 cups mayonnaise 1 / 2 cup malt vinegar 1 / 2 cup sugar

1 1 / 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime Juice

Kosher salt to taste Freshly ground pepper to

taste

Place all of the vegetables in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar and lime juice. Pour the dressing <yer the vegetables, sea-son with salt and pepper, and toss to combine. Set aside in the refrig-erator until serving time. It is best made and served on the same day.

YALLER BREAD (CORN BREAD)

WITH PLNTOS 1 1 / 2 cups buttermilk

3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup Ranch Beans 1/2 cup fresh corn kernels

1 cup flour •— 1 1 / 2 cups fine yellow corn-

meal 1/2 cup melted butter

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Com-bine the buttermilk, eggs, sugar and soda and mix well. Add the beans and the corn. Sift together the flour and cornmeal. Slowly add the flour mixture to the liquids, whisking until well incorporated. Whisk in the melted butter. Pour the batter into a greased 8- by 8-inch pan or cast-iron skillet and bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

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Garbanzos add some ethnic flair to healthful dishes BY MELAKIE POLK SPECIAL WRITER

Garbanzos — even ' t he name has an exotic r ing tha t promises something interesting and entic-ing. Little wonder, since garban-zos are found in some of the most attractive and flavorful interna-tional dishes. These light brown, i r r e g u l a r l y s h a p e d r o u n d i s h beans, known in many parts of the world as chickpeas, are a key ingredient in Middle Eas t e rn , Indian and Mexican cuisines.

Garbanzos can be purchased either dried or canned in most gtipprmarkets as well as in eth-i n c specialty s tores . With their full-bodied, n u t t y , rich flavor, they taste somewhat like chest-nuts with a bit of crunch. Gar-banzos m a i n t a i n t h e i r s h a p e well a f te r cooking, but are fre-quently used in pureed dishes like h u m m u s , a savory Middle E a s t e r n s p r e a d m a d e w i t h sesame paste, garlic and lemon.

Try g a r b a n z o s in an I ta l i an soup made wi th chicken stock, tomatoes, anchovies and pasta, seasoned with garlic, rosemary

and black pepper. Make a Moroc-can chickpea salad with cooked beans, slivered olives, shredded ca r ro t s a n d chopped c i lan t ro , dressed with a red wine vinegar and olive oil v ina ig r e t t e , and seasoned with minced shal lot , garlic, cumin, paprika, cayenne and black pepper.

M a r i n a t e d g a r b a n z o s wi th olives is a n o t h e r supe r sa lad idea . I t ' s made by combin ing ol ive oil , b a l s a m i c v i n e g a r , minced ga'rlic, salt, pepper, dried rosemary, tarragon and minced parsley to make a dressing. In a bowl, t o s s t o g e t h e r r i n s e d . canned garbanzos, pitted black and green olives, finely chopped red pepper and onion. Pour the , dressing over the bean mixture, s t i r r ing to coat all ingredients. Cover t i g h t l y and r e f r i g e r a t e several hours or overnight before serving. Serve at room tempera-ture on a bed of coarsely shred-ded Romaine lettuce.

G a r b a n z o s can be u sed to m a k e a v a r i e t y of n u t r i t i o u s dips. In a food processor, puree rinsed, canned beans with light

sour c r e a m . S p r e a d the b e a n puree on a platter and top with pesto sauce (purchase a l ready p r e p a r e d pesto, or make your own wi th basi l leaves, gar l ic , pinenuts, olive oil and Parmesan cheese, processed smooth in a blender or food processor). Add sh r edded zucchini , diced sun-dried tomatoes and a sprinkle of Parmesan.

Serve wi th pita chips, bread sticks or crackers.

LITE HUMMUS SPREAD 1 15-oz. can garbanzo beans.

drained, reserving 6 table-' spoons of the liquid

1 tablespoon smsmme tdi'irn 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1-2 cloves garlic (depending

on your love of garlic!) 1 / 2 teaspoon olive oil Paprika to taste & sprinkle on

top Fresh ground black pepper to

taste Salt to taste (optional)

Blend the beans, reserved liquid, tahini, lemon juice and garlic together in a blender or food pro-

Dip In: Lite Hum-mus Spread is a nutritious and flavorful dip.

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cessor until smooth, Pour the mix-ture into a bowl and drizzle the olive oil on top. Sprinkle with paprika, black pepper and, if desired, salt.

This recipe makes a little more

than a cup — a good amount of dip for four people.

N u t r i t i o n i n f o r m a t i o n : Each of the 4 servings contains 157 calories and 4 grams of fat.

Melanie Polk is a registered dietitian and Director of Nutri-tion Education for the American Institute for Cancer Research

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H e a d a c h e t h e r a p y Oakland Physical Therapy will pre-

sent "Headache: Physical Therapy Management and Prevention" 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 22, at the Provi-dence Park Medical Center, Physician Office Building, Suite B124, 47601 Grand River Ave., Novi. Programs are available at no charge but an RSVP is required by calling (248) 380-3550. The program will emphasize manage-ment and prevention of chronic headache and tempromandibular joint pain (TMJ) through patient edu-cation and self-care techniques.

B lood dr ive Garden City Hospital will host a

blood drive in Denise DeRaud's name (Redford resident suffering from Myelodysplastic Syndrome - precur-sor to leukemia), 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 28-29. Donations will be accepted on a walk-in basis and the public is encouraged to attend.

Lyme d i sease The Lyme Disease Support Group

of Western Wayne County will meet at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the First United Methodist Church, 3 Towne Square, Wayne. The next three meetings are April 20, May 18 and Juno 15. May is Lyme Aw are -ness Month and there will be a spe-cial Lyme Education Nite on May 18. CaTI Connie, '7341 326-3502, for infor-mation. All are welcome.

Bone m a r r o w dr ive Madonna University will be the site

of a volunteer bone marrow donor recruitment drive noon to 6 p.m. Mon-day, April 19, in the science wing. This drive will register donors with the National Marrow Donor Program iNMDP). Anyone between the ages of 18 and 60 who is in good general health and not excessively overweight can be a potential donor. For more information about the donor process or to become a volunteer marrow donor, call (800* MARROW-2 or (248) 471-1226.

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(from left) Michele Rice of Canton and. Annette Russo of New York. Russo will donate her bone marrow during the

transplant at University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor.

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In the back of Denise DeRaud's mind, intuition told her something wasn't right despite the paci-fying words of several doctors who told her "don't

worry." How could she not worry when a simple blood

test turned up suspect.9 The anguish from the loss of her mother, to leukemia, flooded her thoughts

"I was remembering what my mom went through," said DeRaud, "and 1 was scared "

DeRaud, 35, was reminded around Christmas by her husband. Mark, tha t the annual blood drive at his workplace. Garden City Hospital, was approaching.

"I don't know why he kept reminding me about it, but he did and I ended up going, not unlike I had in the past."

The Redford resident said it was the nurse at the blood drive who noticed her hematocrit level was low - an indication she may be iron deficient The nurse could not accept DeRaud's donation and encouraged her to visit her physician to rule out anemia.

Th ink posi t ively DeRaud said her physician tried to ease her

mind, drew more blood and sent her on her way. I never expected to hear back." said DeRaud. "but 1 did "

Based on the results of her bloodwork she was referred to a hematologist/oncologist who ordered a bone marrow biopsy.

"I didn't hear a word they said after that, said DeRaud who was still thinking of her mother who died just four months after she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia in 1994

The bone marrow biopsy, a procedure that involves the extraction of bone tissue, is performed to examine marrow cells and analyze chromosomal composition It can be a painful procedure for the patient "I was really frightened." said DeRaud, who had seen hundreds of people undergo the pro-cedure when she worked as a histotechnologist at Garden City Hospital.

DeRaud said a diagnosis was hard to ascertain initially and therefore her physician forwarded her

biopsy results to a renowned specialist at Wayne State University and to several bone marrow con-ferences before it was confirmed she had acute Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a precursor to leukemia.

Myelodysplastic syndrome (a blood disorder) can occur in individuals who have been exposed to can-cer-causing agents such as benzene, radiation, cer-tain types of chemotherapy drugs or without any known cause. Of the five identifiable types of MDS, DeRaud suffers from refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation to leukemia <RAEB-T).

Thirty-five to 65 percent of patients with RAEB-T develop leukemia. Ironically, DeRaud's type of leukemia is in no way genetically associated with the form that her mother suffered from and, in fact, she is believed to have contracted the chromosomal abnormality, possibly through exposure to an agent. ^

According to the Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America patients frequently "stumble" across the disorder by accident during a routine physical because in the early stages there are often no red flag symptoms. Some of the most common signs include dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, ane-mia and irritability.

Treatment options Currently, the only known cure for MDS is a bone

marrow transplant. The Redford resident said she and her husband considered several transplant cen-ters in the United States and selected the Universi-ty of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor

DeRaud's treatment process began immediately as her MDS is acute (advanced) and more fast- pro-gressing than the chronic form. In mid-February, she was admitted to the l '-M Hospital for an induc-tion treatment of chemotherapy to destroy the dis-eased bone marrow and "knock down" the percent-age of immature blast cells found in DeRaud s blood

A person's average blast cell count is 5 percent DeRaud s was 40 percent at the time of her diagno sis. placing her in the category of a high nsk advanced MDS patient

Because .i bone mariow transplant is DeRauds Only valid treatment option, her two sisters.

Annette Russo of New York and Michele Kice ot Canton, were tested to determine if they were a match to supply their ailing sister with healthy bone marrow.

It was Russo. DeRaud's youngest sister, who had exactly six out of six alleles (antigen sites) match on her chromosomes with her older sister The trans-plant will be performed May 10 on the BMT Unit at University Hospital. Floor 8A

Released from the hospital March 23. DeRaud is expected to begin a second round of chemotherapy April 30 to destroy all the bone marrow in her body in preparation for the transplant. Both women are being treated with a drug called N e u p a p n . DeR-aud. who has a line for medication implanted in her chest, receives the drug to stimulate her daily white blood cell count

The good with the bad "he go Nor ill J hal*bone marrow has a pool of stem cells that

produce simultaneously the different types of blood cells. When one of these stem cells becomes leukemic or malignant, it is unable to proliferate and jnaturje.

The result is that this clone of abnormal stem cells take over and suppresses the growth of normal stem cells These stem cells can loose their ability to differentiate to more mature stages and continue to multiple in an abnormal fashion giving rise to a lot of immature blast cells (acute leukemia'.

"I've learned an awful lot in a short time." said DeRaud. "and the hospital staff has allowed me to ask a lot of questions and be in control of my treat-ment in as many ways as 1 possibly can.

The Redford mother says her faith has been a "constant source of support" for her as well as her husband and two young daughters "My oldest daughter was very angry when 1 was first diag-nosed because to her, moninno- don't get sick

Clinical trials are ongoing l patients with myelodysplastic syndromes 1 o learn more about clinical trials, call thf Can 11.formation Service at 18001 4-CANCER

Garden City Hospital u ih ' -t a blood dnn in lh>ni.-» Ih Rand's nam. U »Jr., <day and Thursday from 7am to •>/- Af n! snd 29. Ih,nations uill be accepted fi a " nil •'•"is and the public i* encouraged t" atte'.'i

Crisis brings home what's important i n life; BY KIMBKRLY A. MORTSON 9TAF? WRTTVH kmortsonOoe-homeoomm.net

Annette Russo didn't have much to celebrate Feb 12 despite it being her birthday

Not only did t h e day mark the death of her father, three years prior, but she found herself in Michigan giving blood in hopes of saving her sister's life

"I said a s i l e n t p rayer to my father," recalled Russo of New York who was being tested as a possible bone marrow donor for her sister Denise DeRaud of Redford

La te r t h a t e v e n i n g . Russo . an investment operat ions manager ofi Wall Street, received word she was a perfect match

•I screamed at the top of my lungs w hen they called I w as-oven* helmed with joy but then reality sinks in and you th ink w h a t if it still doesn' t work ~

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The day o f t h e transplant Russo will undergo a simple procedure that is no more painful than a pin prick She w i) i—h - h »t«i-r a -venousl> filtered through a phoresis machine that spins ihe donat ion, separates the marrow and through a second intravenous line returns her hlood back to her body

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lie has given vou " >eRaud"s o ther s i s t e r Michele e ot Canton has taken a fannlv

eave from work to help care for 1W"R aud's children prior to and following the procedure Russo will fly in from New York May 4. six day* before the tr*mjLpiant an ft r emain m Redtord another eight days following the pro cedure to share the responsibility of caring for her nieces while her sister remains hospitalized

"I'd cut my left arm off to save my sister," said Russo

Both Russo and DeRaud stressed the importance of not only giving

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SUN, APRIL 18 ART AUCTION St. Joseph Mercy Hospital's child care facility is sponsoring a fine art auction in the hospital auditorium, 5301 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor. Event pro-ceeds will benefit the child care facility. Admission is $10 per person and $15 per couple. More information about the auction or free child care offered during the event, call the child care facility at (734) 712-4020.

MON, APRIL 19 CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION A six week course at 7 p.m. pro-viding information on pregnan-cy, labor and delivery, newborn

care and postpartum care. Regis-ter early in pregnancy by calling Garden City Hospital, 458-4330.

TUE, APRIL 20 BE WISE ... HEART WISE St. Mary Hospital is offering classes for Cardiovascular Health, Tuesdays, April 20 through May 25 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. There are six sessions total but you may take individual classes or the complete series. Topics include: Heart Risks; Stroke; Ups & Downs of Blood Pressure; Eater's Choices -Cholesterol & Your Heart; Fit-ness-Wi8e; and Stress Manage-ment for Your Hearts Sake. The fee is $10 per class or $50 for the series. Pre-registration is required. Call (734) 655-8940. GENETICS, CANCER Learn how your family tree could influence your risk of developing breast cancer by attending the Oakwood Cancer Center of Excellence workshop on "Genetics and Breast Can-cer," from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center - Cancer Center Confer-ence Room l ground floor I. MAKING PEACE

Learn how to Jet go of your past and get on with your life. $15 fee and preregistration required. 7 p.m. Botsford's Health Develop-ment Network, 39750 Grand River Ave., Call (248) 477-6100.

LYME DISEASE Support group meets 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at First United Methodist Church, 3 Towne Square, Wayne. Call Connie at (734) 326-3502.

MENOPAUSE "Cindy Klement, herbalist/iridolo-gist/nutritional consultant pre-sents Menopausal Solutions at 7:30 p.m. Healthy Solutions, 150 Mary Alexander Court, Northville. Call (248) 305-5785. STROKE SUPPORT For those who have had or have a cerebral aneurysm or stroke. Family members/friends wel-come. Group will meet at Garden City Hospital for a presentation and to promote a sharing inter-action free of charge. Call 458-4396.

WED, APRIL 21 LOW-FAT FOODS Make Mine Low Fat, will be the lecture from 7-8:30 p.m. at the

Henry Ford Medical Center -Fairlane, 19401 Hubbard Drive, a t Evergreen. A registered dieti-

. t ian wtH discuss how to choose the beat fat-free or low-fat prod-ucts for your recipes. In addition, she will share her techniques for incorporating these ingredients so tha t your meals the lose the fat not the taste. To register, call (313) 9^2-8384.

MON, APRIL 26 VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT Hospice of Washtenaw has a need for volunteers who are able to stay with our patients during the daytime hours to give family members a needed break. We are especially interested in vol-unteers who might be willing to occasionally travel outside the Washtenaw area. Training con-sists of 18 hours, beginning,, Monday April 26 at the hospice office (806 Airport Blvd., Ann Arbor). Call Gail Marie to pre-register at(734)327-3414.

TUE, APRIL 27 ART OF FENG SHU I Learn the ancient art of arrang-ing your home to increase har-

mony and positive energy. $15 fee and preregistration required. 7 p.m. Botsford's Health Devel-opment Network. 39750 Grand River Ave.. Call (248) 477-6100.

WED, APRIL 28 CAREGIVER SUPPORT St. Mary Hospital will offer a new support group for caregivers from 7-8:30 p.m. in the auditori-um. The purpose of this group is to provide ongoing support and education for caregivers and • older adults. This group will be moderated by health care profes-sionals. Call (734) 655-8940.

APRIL 28-29 BLOOO DRIVE Red Cross nurses available from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accommodate anyone wishing to donate blood -"The Gift of Life." Call Garden City Hospital to make an appointment, 458-4330. Walk-ins welcome.

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MON, MAY 3 STEP AEROBICS A 55-minute workout with emphasis on both cardiovascular fitness and muscle strengthen-ing. Eight-week class (through June 28) meets twice every week; Mondays and Wednesdays •from 5-5:55 p.m. $70; 39750 Grand River Ave., Novi. Call (248) 473-5600.

TUE, MAY 4 ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP Informative as well as support-ive, this group meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. Botsford Continuing Care Center, 21450 Archwood Circle (off of Folsom, between Grand River and Eight Mile), Farming-ton Hills. Call (248) 477-7400.

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Physiatrist welcomed S a n t h o s h M a d h a v a n , M D.,

of Farmington Hills, has joined the division of physiatry within the Department of Neurology as a senior staff physician at Henry Ford Medical Cen t e r -P i e r son Clinic in Grosse Pointe Farms. M a d h a v a n ' s cl inical in te res t s i nc lude a d u l t a n d p e d i a t r i c p h y s i a t r y . P h y s i a t r i s t s a re phys ic ians t h a t special izes in physical medicine and rehabili-tation.

Name change T o t a l C a r e N o r t h e r n , Inc.,

formerly known as Child & Fam-ily Services, h a s moved to its new location at 5909 W. Michi-gan Ave., Ypsilanti. Total Care provides comprehensive skilled nurs ing and rehabil i tat ive ser-vices for homebound clients with acute health problems. For infor-mation call, (7341 528-3279.

Spector welcomed Dr. Howard Spector. located

at 27676 Cherry Hill in Garden City, was recently approved for par t ic ipat ion in t h e Preferred Chiropractic Doctor program, a national organization dedicated to providing quality chiropractic care at affordable fees and pro-moting the benefits of chiroprac-tic health care

Mobile cancer exams offered

Hundreds of women each year receive convenient breast cancer screening at their workplace and in local community centers with the Mobile Breast Cancer Detec-tion Unit offered by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

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BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS

far Bust art welcome from business and companies throughout the Observer area. Items should be submitted to Observer Newspapers, 36251 Schoolcraft, Livonia 48150. Our fax

S e r v i c e t e c h Tennyson Chevrolet recently

welcomed S t u a r t D u r o c h e r as their newest service technician. Durocher, a Westland resident, ia a l so t h e crew chief on t h e Midwest touring track car rac-ing t eam. He is a specialist in transmission and driveline and has over 12 years experience in the automotive technical indus-try.

New engineer Imaging Subsurface, Inc. (ISI)

h a s h i r e d S a c h i t V e r m a as E n v i r o n m e n t a l E n g i n e e r at their Farmington Hills location.

In h i s new posi t ion, Sach i t will a ss i s t clients in the i r site investigation efforts using Geo-probe, geotechnical , and geo-physical methods.

New account manager FCI Automotive has appointed

D f e n i e l A. J a r m o l i n s k i as account manager for its North American operations. He is now r e s p o n s i b l e for FCI Automo-t ive 's bus iness with Daimler-Chrysler's Large Car, Small Car and Minivan Platform Engineer-ing Groups.

Mary Kay achievement , B e t s y W a l t e r of C a n t o n recently achieved the s ta tus of Independent Sales Director with Mary Kay Inc. based on recently published industry sales data. She also completed a w w k lung business and leadership devel-opment seminar in Dkllas where she received education in busi-ness managemen t , m a r k e t i n g Strategies, sales techniques and fashion trends.

AAL rep honored J e f f r e y Long of Westland, an

Aid Association for L u t h e r a n s (AAL) District Representat ive, has been honored for outstand-ing s a l e s and service to AAL members during February. Long f i i i i ahed t h e m o n t h second among nearly 1,700 AAL repre-sentatives across the U.S. He is aj) associate of the Park Jarret t Agency of AAL in Livonia and his te r r i to ry includes Canton, Livonia, Jtedford and Westland.

Outstanding sales rep Aid Association for Lutherans

(AAL) District Representa t ive B r u c e Abbo t t of Canton, has been honored for ou t s t and ing Bales and service to AAL mem-ber s dur ing February . He fin-ished eighth among nearly 1,700 AAL representatives across the U.S. Abbott is an associate of Pa rk Ja r re t t Agency of AAL in L i v o n i a and his t e r r i t o r y includes Garden City, Redford

-and Westland.

New team member Services Market ing Special-

ists, Inc. recently announced the 'addition of T h o m a s Kra t z in to the position of director of Client Development. Kratzin, a Farm-ington Hills resident, specializes in marketing strategy and orga-nizat ion, product and services m a r k e t i n g , n e w

business/account development and sales management

Engineer honored Y o u n g S. K i m of ( a n t o n ,

senior manufacturing engineer. GM P o w e r t r a i n - Y p s i l a n t u received the 1999 'Powder Met-a l l u r g y Automot ive Achieve-m e n t Award" dur ing the SAL I n t e r n a t i o n a l Congress as an individual who made significant c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o w a r d the advancement and acceptance of powder metallurgy in the auto-motive industry

New employee Valass is Communicat ions of

L ivon ia , r e cen t l y welcomed Todd Wleeley as assistant con-troller In this position, he will -be involved in financial report-ing . benef i t p l a n s , payro l l , a ecoun t s payable and special projects

Engineer licensed S o m r a k E t n y r e of Orchard.

Hiltz & McCliment Inc.. of the Livonia-baaed consulting firm h a s received her professional

' t n g i n e e r l n g h r e r w »*• s t a t e of Michigan E t n y r e . a Livonia r e s iden t , r e p r e s e n t s municipal and pr iva te clients w n a a t t l n g nuiitv Wild work associated wi th paving, u t i l i t y p lanning , a t o r m w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t and h y d r a u l i c modeling

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tion of Career Women's Wast Suburban Chapter from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Ernesto's Restaurant, 41661 Plymouth Rd. The featured speaker will be Carolyn Arlen of Carolyn's Cre-ations. Carolyn will bring fresh ideas for adding a floral touch to any occasion. She will explore ways to "smell the roses," in your hectic day. Coat for members $18; non members, $$22. Call Martie to RSVP at (248) 347-3355.

WED, APRIL 21 s i c u n m r * tC0MMKRCE A free seminar series aimed at delivering an increased level of knowledge on how to implement and manage safe and productive e-commerce environments will begin at 8 a.m. at the Detroit Marriott - Renaissance Center (313) 568-8000. Internet Securi-ty Systems, a provider of infor-mation risk management solu-tions and META Security Group. Inc., an electronic commerce security solutions consulting firm will host the event. For more information visit the ISS Web site at

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THUR, APRIL 22 nCHNOUMY FAM The Mortgage Bankers Associa-tion of Michigan will host their annual Technology Enhance-ment Fair a t the Laurel Manor in Livonia from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call Joanne at (248) 945-3875 to register

The Metro Livonia Chapter meets same time at American Table, 33501 W. Eight Mile, near Farimngtoii Road. Call BNI office at (81Q) 635-6807. •

FRI, APRIL 30 The Livonia Chapter meets 7-8:30 a.m. at Senate Koney Island, Plymouth and Stark. Call BNI office at (810) 635-8807.

MAY 18-19 TfCHNOUMY IXPO The 5th Annual Computer & Technology Showcase, which takes place May 18-19, 1999 at the Novi Expo Center (10 a.m.- 5 p.m. both days), will present technology solutions to an audi-ence of thousands of IT Profes-sionals in Southeastern Michi-gan. Call Event Management Services Inc. a t (800) 422-0251 for more information. A com-plete seminar scKfedule will be posted on the Web site.

Items tor Business Marketplace are welcome from all companies and residents active in the Observer-area business community. Items should Qe typed br legibly writterr and sent to: Business Marketplace, c/oThe Observer Newspopero, 36251 Schoolcraft, Uvonia 48150, e-mail kmort-son@oe.homecomm.net or faxed to (734) 591-7279.

New coffeehouse Dee Powers recent ly opened the f i rs t coffee-

house, The Greenhouse Cafe Coffeehouse , in Redford at 26221 Grand River. Open from 2 p.m. to midnight, Monday through Hiursday; 2 p.m. to 1 a.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Menu items include deli sandwich-es, pastries, cheesecake, gourmet coffee, cappucci-no's, bagels, and New York cheesecake.

For more information on special features of the ' Greenhouse Cafe such aa movie night or Thursday

night jam sessions, call (313) 255-0022.

Business relocates T h e F l o w e r B o u t i q u e , for-

merly "located at Ford Road and Lilley, has moved to 7365 Lilley at Warren Road. The new location in the Mammoth Video Plaza has been an easier and efficient access to serve the Canton community be t te r , according to a company spokesperson. Special features of

The Flower Boutique include a fresh array of cut flowers and plants Custom arrangements are no ext ra charge. Store hou r s a re Monday ^through-

Ownership change Peter A. Baaile S o n s Inc., a Uvonia baaed

c o n c r e t e and u n d e r g r o u n d c o n t r a c t o r , a n d Metropol i tan Asphal t Pav ing , a Livonia baaed asphalt paving contractor have been acquired by Michael J . Bileti and Peter Measina. The buyout was mutually agreed upon with the former owner, Peter A. Basile.

Bileti has worked for the companies in a variety of positions and for the last three years aa presi-dent Messina is current VP of Field Opeoit ians and has been for the l a s t 15 years . Bileti and Messina announce tha t the operation of both com-p a n i e s will c o n t i n u e u n i n t e r r u p t e d w i t h t h e change in ownership.

WED, APRIL 28 BOOKK2EPMO/PAYROU. BIG E-Z Bookkeeping Co. will host a Small Business Bookkeep-ing and Payroll Reporting Work-shop at the Jenkin Meeting Room on the third floor of the Livonia Library, 32777 5 Mile Road from 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The cost is $59 per partici-pant. You must preregister; call 1&34) 462-2727.

BUSINESS NETWORK INT. The Laurel Park Chapter meets 7-8:30 a.m. at Richard's Restau-rant, Plymouth and Newburgh.

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l ' V e - « r • before t h a t • j u s t b e c s u s e you read somp-t h i n g on the I n t e r n e t , you shou ldn ' t bet the bank on i t ;

But a week or so ago, a whole bunch of people did j u s t t h a t w h e n a f a k e r epo r t on t h e I n t e r n e t s en t

> slock prices soaring for a small Ca l i fo rn ia company unt i l t h e hoax was finally exposed.

The report, posted on a finan-cial Web s i t e r u n by Yahoo (www.yahoo.com/), involved Cal-ifornia-based PairGain, a maker of h igh- speed access products used by phone companies. When investors clicked the Yahoo link, they were transferred to a new page, f o r m a t t e d to look l ike a B l o o m b e r g (www.bloomberg .com/ ) news site.

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M embers of Dance Ensemble West are beaming with pride after winning a spot to per-

form in the Michigan Youth Arts Fes-tival at Western Michigan University. The Plymouth-based dance company competed with 60,000 high school stu-dents from all over the state for a chance to perform at the festival May 6-8. From these, 1,000 students from Livonia, Redford and Westland to Troy, Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills were chosen as the best in the visual arts, creative writing, poetry, dance and music fields.

This is the second year, artistic director Heather Fountain and Dance Ensemble West were chosen to partic-ipate in the festival celebrating its 37th year. Fountain choreographed the work, "Transcendence," a modern dance about angels, to be presented

tha gfinlnr rnmnany Ifynii ran t make it to Kalamazoo in early May," attend Dance Ensemble West's spring concert a t liie Plymouth Canton High School Little Theater Saturday, April

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Spring concert: Dance Ensem-ble West members Christen Ogden (left front row), Andrea Miller, Kim Svenson, Sarah Carlson, Kristine Roulo"(sec-ond row), Anne Bresler, Beth Berzac, Valerie Miller (third row), Colleen Badgero, and Julie Godfrey (back) perform at the Michigan Youth Arts Festival.

24. The program includes T r a n -scendence" plus a variety of dance styles from ballet to jazz and mod-ern. One playful number makes use of hula hoops.

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T h e festival is a great opportuni-ty to perform in such a large the-ater to an audi-ence of people from around the state and also to see what fellow dancers are doing," said Foun-tain. who studied

at the — — American Dance Academy in Gar-den City and now is director of Michigan Acade-my of Gymnastics in Westland. T h e dancers who went last year to the

Michigan Youth Arts Festival wanted to go badly this year."

On Thursday evening. Dance Ensemble West members will learn what's going on in the performing ar ts in Michigan by attending a program

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A Uttle Night Music: Kevin Coleman takes on the role of Mr. Lindquist April 22-24 at Churchill High School in Livonia.

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B rooke Andres is aiming for the big time on Brbadway. In the meantime, the Churchill Hif

• ia li.julim lmi ater skills in the Creative and Per-forming Arts program a t the Livonia high school.

Andres, who in February played Liesl in the Plymouth Theatre Guild's "Sound of Music," takes on the role of Anne Egerman in the CAPA produc-tion of Stephen Sondheim's 'A Little Night Music" opening April 22. One of two upcoming plays presented by CAPA students, the second. T h e Diary of Anne Frank," runs May 6-9 at the Theatre Guild of Livonia-Red-

mvolved in a par tnership benefiting both CAPA and the theater. Students such as Andres gain experience on the "real" stage by performing in CAPA productions at the Theater Guild of Livonia-Redford and earning roles in community theater productions.

"CAPA'8 helped fee with acting and singing," said Andres who recently returned from New York where she auditioned for a "Sound of Music" touring company.

As a theater s tudent in CAPA, an intensified ar ts curriculum for grades 9-12, Andres is learning about film history and the finer points of advanced acting th is semester. Com-prised of three elements: theater, dance and vocal music, CAPA nur-tures theatei1 skills in , the nearly 170 students through practice. With only minimal direction from staff, the stu-dents are primarily on their own cre-ating and choreographing two musi-cals, two plays, one acts and an assortment of productions ranging

—from dance to vocal conceits every

wanted s tudents in the district who were gifted to have a place to devel-op it," »aid Barbara Pierce, vocal coach and director of "A Little

lot of fai th in these kids. TTiey work hard."

After auditioning for the program, students . may study a range of subjects from singing, dancing, directing and acting to film, music the-ory and stagecraft along with required subjects of science, math and lan-guage arts.

"Students are able to

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Budding romance: Brooke Andres and Joel Gelman play lead characters Anne and Henrik Egerman in a 1990s version of "A Little Night Music *

year. Students design and produce sets, programs and publicity. Rehearsals are held weekdays af ter school and usually run to 5:30 p.m. or later.

"When CAPA was started they

now in her first year as CAPA director. The re ' s more per-forming opportunities. In addition to

CAPA productions, there are other opportunities for dance shows and vocal song boo k s "

Mack plans to eventually re-insti-tute visual ar ts and instrumental music programs once a part of CAPA until budget cuts in the early 1990s, because she's seen the bene-fits to students par-ticipating in the col-lege prep program.

"CAPA is to help develop a lot of skills through the ar ts for kids defi-nitely interested in a career in the ar ts L , — 1 f - _ A t - L r t H A . -

out trtso tor tnose interested in other careers," said Mack. "We want them to be able to merge into any field through confident

-A Little Night Music"

Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. April 22-24. at the Churchill Htgh School Auditori-um. 8900 New-Burgh. (north of Joy Road). Uvo-

| nia. For tickets, call (734) 523-8841.

"The Diary of Anne Frank"

| Performances 8 I p.m. Thursday I Saturday. May 6-[ 8 and 2 p.m. Surv ! day. May 9. at ; the Theatre Guild , of Livonie-Red-

. fouL-Beech-Dal). j south of Five i Mile. Tickets ! S10. $8 stu-

dents/ semors. Tickets by reser vat ion only, call (313) 531-0554.

writing, speaking and performances skills. Team work is very important in CAPA. And they learn to meet dead-lines. They learn they can't go out and tell the audience they're not ready to perform."

CAPA students also have the chance to perform in Crackin" Up, an improvisational comedy group, and Off Off Broadway, a troupe perform-ing hit songs from musicals. Crackin' Up has performed murder mystery theater at the Theatre Guild of Livo-nia-Redford.

T h e y ' r e never without something to be in," said Mack. T h e y develop self confidence by the mere fact they have to perform in front of people. They're developing their bodies. All students gre required to take dance. They also develop creative problem solving skills."

While Andres is heading for Broad-way, students like Amanda Fleming participate in CAPA for the fun of it. She's not into sports, so acting and singing in CAPA productions allows her to socialize during and af ter school.

"I want to be a history teacher." said Fleming. " T h e a t e r j B too competitive

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Discover Greatness highlights Negro leagues BY FRANK PROVENZANO STAFF WRITER f p r o v e o u u i o O w . h o m e c o m m . n e l

Name the three greatest outfielders in the history of pro fessional baseball in Detroit.

After Ty Cbbb and A1 Kaline. there'd probably be a debate about which other Detroit Tigers player had the best bat. strongest arm and greatest impact on the game.

, The discussion, however, shouldn't be 1 • — T i i i r r a T I T T T r m * »"«» I ' « « « " ' » » « W l l ' I ~

N o r m a n "Turkey" S t e a r n e s ' Babe Ruth-like statistics certainly rate him among the best to play the game. The a r m - f l a p p i n g , h o m e - r u n gobb l ing Stearnes played with the Detroit Stars of t h e Negro basebal l l eague in the 1920s and 1930s

Unfortunately, because of the color of Stearnes ' sk in , not the potency of his bat nor fielding prowess, he has been relegated to the heap of baseball trivia

Bu t t h e game of r e c o g n i t i o n for S tearnes and other black players "has been pushed into extra innings due to the popular appeal of "Discover Great-ness: An Il lustrated History of Negro Leagues Baseball." a nationally touring

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Uncoin Center Jazz Orchestra

Orchestra devotes year to Ellington BY H U G H GALLAGHER 8TAFF WRITER h g a l l a a b e r e o e . h o m e c o m m . n e t

Detroit bass player Rodney Whitaker is a passionate musician with an equal passion for the history of his art.

The two in teres ts are neatly dove-t a i l i n g wi th h i s pa r t i c i pa t i on a s a member of t h e Lincoln Center J azz O r c h e s t r a , wh ich is devo t i ng t h i s ent i re year to a celebration of Duke Ellington's centennial.

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born April 29, 1899, in Washington, D.C., and went on to become the most prolif-ic, and many would argue, the most creative composer of the 20th century.

The L C J O u n d e r the di rect ion of Wynton Marsalis brings its Ellington

"Discover ~ Greatness: An Illustrated History of Negro Leagues Baseball" When: Through ' Sunday. May 16

$5/adults: $3/children (17 & under) Where: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. 315 E. Warren Ave.. OwtiOiT, (31.11

What: Uncoin Center Jazz Orchestra with Wyntop Marsalis "Celebrating the Ellington Centenni- _ al." A University Musical Society pro-gram. Where: Hill Auditor* urn, 825 North Uni-versity Ave.. Ann Arbor on the campus of the University of Michigan When: 8 p.m. Friday. April 23 Tickets: S1&S36 Call (734) 764-2538 or (800) 2211229

celebra t ion. " A m e n t a in Rhythm & Tune" to Ann Arbor's Hill Auditorium Friday, April 23, part of a 36-city tour.

"I grew up th inking of Ell ington's Orchestra as a dance band. The band had all those hits, Take the A Train ' and 'Satin Doll,' there were so many." Whitaker said. "But he expanded the tradition of jazz to concert music."

E l l i ng ton was a m u s i c i a n , b a n d leader and composer. He won initial fame for his songs but soon moved into virtually every form of musical compo-sition including musical theater, suites. movie^ores and sacred music.

example, of such p ieces as 'The Tatooed Bride' or ' H a r l e m , ' w h i c h we're performing, they transcended mus ica l s ty l e s . " W h i t a k e r sa id .

_ "So many th ings are happening in tha t piece. There

' is the E u r o p e a n aesthetic but also the Afro-Amer i -can and Afro-Car-nbean aesthetics. The idea of h i s music is Amer i -can. I know Wynton says tha t all the time, but it's true. It is American, it takes from so many things America is the melting pot."

As a band leader Ellington created an orchestra that brought new sophis-t i ca t ion to p o p u l a r music . He sur -rounded himself with gifted musicians for whom he wrote music specific to their talents . The roster of Ellington musicians is long and distinguished — Bubber Miley. Harry Carney. Cootie Williams. Johnny Hodges. Paul Gon-

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exhibit currently at the Museum of African American Histo-ry

Before Jackie "Almost everyone can relate to baseball." said David M

Egner. exhibitions coordinator al the museum. T h e story of baseball is that it provided equal opportunity, the best play-ers shine."

That's certainly the story since Jackie Robinson crossed the color line in 1947. when he became the first black player in the major leagues. Robinson, a perennial all-star, won rookie of the year, and two years later, was named the league's most valuable player

But despite popular opinion, the contributions of black players in professional baseball didn't begin with Robinson

Before Robinson, Larry Doby, Hank Aaron. Ernie Banks. Willie Mays. Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella demon strated the ludicrous notion of "separate but equal" on the diamond, there was a rich, entertaining history of prodigious feats , daffy n icknames and perseverance amid the ugly repression of racism.

In photos that document the rise and fall of the Negro leagues. a bright light is east-on those wh«v-played in the shadows of the American pastime

Many baseball devotees know of the legendary feats nf Negro League players like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck

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but 1 like to do it. It 's fun."

T h e a t e r p a r t n e r s h i p ' Kristen Mudge, like Andrea, is working her way toward the big stage. A CAPA junior, Mudge ia i n s t r u m e n t a l in implement ing t h e collaboration with the The-a t r e Gui ld of Livonia-Redford begun in 1993. As a member of the board, Mudge carries on the Guild's mission of offering stu-dents a chance to share the the-ater and its lighting and staging equipment.

"I'm t h e connection between the two, finding out when we can use t h e thea te r , " sa id Mudge. "The Guild covers all the expens-es and receives all t h e money from ticket sales."

This is Mudge's third year in the CAPA program and she's lov-ing every minute of it. Although

she ' s been act ing since middle school, Mudge current ly enjoys working with light* and sound, the behind-the-scenes jobs tha t can make or break a show. She h a s n ' t g iven u p t h e s t a g e though. Mudge recently played Alexandra in the Theatre Guild's -Little Foxes."

"CAPA's a h igh ly a d v a n c e d program and you learn more in depth," said Mudge. "I feel wprk-

^ ing at the Guild is important to experience what it's like to per-form in a different theater . The Guild is far more open with the c r e a t i v e n e s s . In t h e s choo l s , we're restricted to what we can and can't do. At the Guild we can s tay closer to the script."

T h e a t r e Gu i ld p r e s i d e n t S t ephan ie S tephan t h i n k s t h e partnership is essential if the ar t is to have a future.

"We're t rying to promote the ar t in the school," said Stephan. "By giving the kids a real space to work In , we hope tHey come back. In a sense we're cultivat-ing our t h e a t e r people . I t ' s a great way to get people to help with the productions."

Mack's cast for "The Diary of A n n e F r a n k " a r e c u r r e n t l y rehearsing at the Theatre Guild of Livonia-Redford

"Putting on a play at the Guild makes t h e s t u d e n t s feel more grown up," said Mack. "It excites the kids and anytime you excite the kids it brings a l i t t le more energy to the production."

Long t ime ties Mack's t a u g h t in t h e CAPA

program since 1986 when Sey-mour Levine first founded and coordinated the curr iculum for

CAPA. Levine met Mack a f t e r watching a p lay she had been hired to di rect a t t h e Thea te r Guild of Livonia-Redford.

"The Guild was struggling and they were looking for ways to make their p rogram stronger," said Mack. "Usually with kids in a production, you get a bigger a u d i e n c e . T h e Gu i ld m a k e s money and i f s of no cost to us."

Mack's s tuden t s a r e learning more t h a n j u s t t h e a t e r whi le ' working on "The Diary of Anne Frank." That's what CAPA is all about.

"Once again, i t 's a script stu-d e n t s can l e a r n f r o m , " s a id Mack. "Besides having historical merits, it relays life values. It's led to a lot of discussions on eth-nic cleansing a n d how to keep a positive att i tude when things are at their worst." '

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of dance, instrumental and vocal music, film, and theater. Master classes on Friday teach dancers new steps, and on Saturday, its Dance Ensemble West's opportu-nity to perform.

Anne Bresler can't wait to par-t icipate in the Michigan Youth Ar t s Fes t iva l aga in . A sopho-more in the Creat ive and Per-f o r m i n g A r t s p r o g r a m a t Churchill High School in Livonia (see accompanying story), Bresler in a d d i t i o n to t h e f e s t i v a l / dances in the company's April 24 concert at Plymouth Salem, and also performs in CAPA's concert of dance May 20-21 at Churchill.

"The festival was awesome last year because there were people in plays, musicians and people who m a d e f i lms p e r f o r m i n g throughout the weekend," aaid B r e s l e r . "The m a s t e r c l a s se s meant being exposed to different styles of m o d e m dance, i t ' s a lso an experience to perform on tha t size of stage."

Andrea Miller, a junior a t Ply-m o u t h C a n t o n High School , started dancing when she was 4. In addition to performing in the festival, she dances as a soloist and as part of a group jazz num-ber (to Aerosmith '8 "Pink") in Dance Ensemble West 's spr ing concert.

"It was a lot of fun last year," aaid Mil ler . "You get to t e e a bunch of different genres of the

• 'The festival was awe-some last year because there were people in plays, musicians and people who made films performing throughout the weekend/

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arts."

Animat ion workshops Anne t t e A lexande r -F rank is

direct ing the an imat ion work-shops for 22 Students including Rr i s topher Smi th of Wes t l and John Glenn, Annette Walowicz, Livonia 3levem>un and Dan ie l

S t u d e n t s will a l so h a v e an opportunity to view work being shown in the Michigan Student Film & Video Festival Saturday, May 1 at the Detroit Film The-atre. The festival is co-sponsored by Detroit Area Film & Televi-sion and the Detroit Insti tute of Arts. "

Wonderful event "The Michigan Youth Arts Fes-

tival is a rich, wonderful event," said Alexander-Frank, vice pres-iden t of Det ro i t A r e a F i lm & Television, a nonprof i t educa-tional organization dedicated to p romot ing v i s u a l l i t e r a c y throi jgh f i lm and video. "How o f t e n do s t u d e n t s h a v e t h e opportunity to get feedback from their peers. It's truly a celebra-t ion of t h e a r t s . How m a n y

T e a c h e r s ' A s s o c i a t i o n s t r i n g chamber music competition, the qua r t e t h a s p e r f o r m e d a t t h e

J G r e a t L a k e s C h a m b e r Music Festival. The group was founded in 1995 and coached by Detroit Symphony O r c h e s t r a ce l l i s t Debra Fayroian.

"They're a wonderful quartet," said Martha Ilgenfritz, chair of the Michigan American St r ing Teachers Association. "As first prize winners they were given the opportuni ty to play at the Michigan Youth Ar t s Festival . The festival is important to per-petuate music among kids and give them t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to play. They have t h e chance to sha re eve ry th ing f rom film to dance. Everything is showcased."

Among other local high school s t u d e n t s p a r t i c i p a t i n g in t h e

salves, Ray Nance, Oscar Petti-ford and many more.

"In 'Happy Go Lucky Local ' there are several solos, most are written, but h e w a s the first and only composer who could write ah improvisat ional phrase and • o t m a k e i t s o u n d corny , " Whitaker said. "A lot of classical composers will write an improvi— sation and and it sounds false."

As pa r t of the LCJO celebra-tion, the orchestra ha s released a new CD, "Live in Swing City, S w i n g i n ' W i t h D u k e , " on Columbia, which is taken from t h e i r upcoming G r e a t Per for -m a n c e s p r e s e n t a t i o n on P B S May 12. Whitaker plays a swing-ing solo on "Happy Go Lucky Local ." T h e o t h e r m u s i c a l so swings beau t i fu l l y wi th guest a p p e a r a n c e s by p ian i s t Cyrus Chestnut and sax player Illinois Jacquet. The Lincoln Center has also published a commemorative book with essays and photos of E l l i ng ton ' s c a r e e r , " J u m p for Joy," (Paperback Original, $25).

In addition to making good use of his soloists, Ellington was also receptive to the influence of oth-ers. In addition to his longtime collaboration with arranger Billy S t r ayhorn , El l ington was also influenced by trumpeter Bubber Miley, who gaVe the band a New Orleans sound in the '208, and Clark Terry who came from the Count Basie Orchestra and gave a little of its flavor to Ellington in'the '50s, Whitaker said.

"It t akes a lot of humil i ty to allow o the r mus ic ians to help def ine your sound," W h i t a k e r said.

W h i t a k e r , 31, developed his sound w h i l e g rowing up in

. Detroit. He began playing violin when he was 8 and took up the contra bass in junior high school. B u t i t w a s a n e i g h b o r who

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t ill Rodney Whitaker

Casey, Royal Oak Dondero. Stu-dents will film a documentary of

opportunities do these kids have Michigan Youth Ar t s Fest ival turned him on to jazz

group 4-Sight and now with the LCJO. He has also taught a t the U n i v e r s i t y of Mich igan a n d Michigan State.

He's developed a deep respect for L C J O l e a d e r , t r u m p e t e r Wynton Marsalis.

"Before I started playing with h i m I h a d one i m p r e s s i o n . I thought of him as a conservative , person, but after, 1 started to see a d i f f e r e n t person," W h i t a k e r said. "He could be conservative, b u t he be l i eved w h a t he 7

believed. He was willing to work at a h igh level and put in the t i m e . I 've n e v e r . s e e n a n y o n e with his work ethic."

As composer in his own right, ' Whitaker said he was impressed w i t h how M a r s a l i s wou ld squeeze in t ime to compose and work on arrangements. Marsalis recently created arrangements of E l l i n g t o n ' s m u s i c for a j o i n t appearance of the LCJO and the New York Philharmonic on "Live

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MICHIGAN MODERNISM EXPO

Sale of 2 0 t l v c e n t y f y design, inc luding art nouveau. a r t deco. st reaml ine.

prairie school , Greek Egyptian, Gothic Revival, Surreal ism and others. 1 1 a.m.-

9 p.m. Saturday, Apri l 24 & 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Apri l 25 . Admission: $8. Southf ield CiVc Center. Evergreen at 10 1 / 1 Mi le Road. Southfield; (248) 582-D€C0.

SUGARLOAF ART FAIR 5th annual . 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday,

April 18. Novi Expo Center. Call (800) -

210-9900 .

FARMINGTON FEST Of AJTTS

Farmington A r t i s t s Club 's annual

Festival of t h e a r ts . April 25-May2.

Wi l l iam M. Cost ick Act iv i t ies Center.

28600 Eleven Mi le Road, Farmington

Hills. Admiss ion free; (248) 473-1816 .

WESTACRES ARTIST MARKET

32nd annual West acres ar t is t market .

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Apri l 24 .

Featuring 6 5 a r t i s t s f rom around the

U.S. Westacres Clubhouse. 3 7 0 0

Westacres Dr.. off Commerce Rd.,

between Union Lake and Green Lake

roads: (248) 360-5381 .

A U D I T I O N S / C A L L F O R

A R T I S T S A S C H O L A R -

S H I P S

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Livonia A r t s Commission seeks a r t i s t s

in terested in exh ib i t ing work in a jur ied

show in con junc t ion w i t h the Livonia

A r t s Festival, held June 12-13 at

Greenmead Histor ical Park, New burgh

& 8 Mi le Road. Entry fee: $25 . Call

(734) 4 2 2 - 6 4 0 0 .

DANCE AUDITIONS

the festival. Instructors are John Prusak, a cinematographer and film/video teacher at William D. Ford Career/Technical Center in Wes t l and , and Vic Sp ice r , an a n i m a t o r . G u e s t p r o d u c e r is Kathy Vander who held a world premiere- of "Walk This Way," her documentary about double-amputee Ron Bachman's day-to--day struggle to raise his daugh-t e r as a s ingle p a r e n t , a t t h e Ponniman Theater in Plymouth last September.

to screen their work. It 's magical are Lindsay Noeche l , Livonia to h a v e your work u p on t h e Churchill and Katherine Palms,

Carolyn A s s a r i a n and J a m e s Bonsall, Bloomfield Hills Lahser, creative writing; Francis Reade, Berkley , d r a m a a n d c r ea t i ve writing; Kaitlyn Jarzembowski, M a u r e e n M c D o n a l d , A l l ena A t t i s h a , S a r a B o c h n i a k a n d S a m a n t h a Whi te , Fa rming ton Hil ls Mercy, poe t ry ; D a i s u k e Fujita, Sarah McGibbon, Natalia Drelichman, Moshe Matil, Lolita Brayman, Mark Miner, Bloom-field Hil ls A n d o v e r , a r t ; a n d Julie Goettl icher, Jessie Halli-day and Ben Kimball, Farming-ton, art.

Contact arts reporter Linda Ann Chomin, at (734) 953-2145 or send e-mail to lchominQoe.homecomm.net

screen. A lot of these kids are qu ie t . T h e y ' r e not s i n g e r s or dancers and they're able to hear the favorab le c o m m e n t s f rom people their own age."

Classical sound The Walden S t r i n g Q u a r t e t

r e tu rns for a second year . The quartet features cellist Jill Col-lier, Birmingham Seaholm, and violinists Adrienne Jacobs and violiat Jodi Yang, Troy. Winners of the Michigan American String

"I h a d a n e i g h b o r who. was heavy into jazz," he said. "I had played viol in and switched to bass when I was in the eighth grade. He saw me coming home with the bass and he gave me 10 records to listen to. Almost all of t h e m h a d P a u l C h a m b e r s on bass. ... I fell in love with it. I didn't know it was possible *

C h a m b e r s , who played wi th John Coltrane's quartet, grew up in Detroit, as well, and graduat-ed from Cass Tech High School. ,

"I s a i d I w a n t to be P a u l C h a m b e r s . He'd my he ro , " Whitaker said.

Whitaker has made a name for himself on the local and national j a z z scene . He ' s p layed wi th m a n y of t h e top names in t h e music, recording as a band lead-er, with Roy Hargrove, with the

\ | | pi.KcnU Kin-fit the m m ciliic.ilion .IIKI .unlicnic ilcM-lnpmcnl program

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D o w n t i m e

S a t u r d a y , MCUJ <>, <>i>.' H i l l \u<f h o r i i i m M i c h i g a n l e a g u e

from Lincoln Center*" on PBS. W h i t a k e r said being on t h e

road he and other musicians are always scouting out new music.

"After every tour, I come home and IH have five or six composi-tions," Whitaker said.

He said he cut a CD on Criss-Cross in December, "Brooklyn Sessions, Blues and Ballads."

W h i t a k e r is optimistic about the Detroit jazz scene, though he said he'd like to see area musi-cians playing in concert situation ra ther than just the club scene.

As p a r t of t h e LCJO educa -tional mission, Kenn Cox, profes-sor of music at Michigan Sta te a n d Wayne S t a t e Un ive r s i ty , will in terv iew orchestra mem-bers in a free program at 7 p.m. Friday, April 23, at the Michigan League.

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Mlcnigan Theater and P a n e Tioupe

holds aud i t ions for 16-year-old and older

dancers on Saturdays through August .

Appointment only. Cal l (248) 5 3 2 - 5 0 0 1

ELIZABETH GARDNER VOCAL AWARD

Mich igan Federat ion of Music Club hold-

ing audi t ions 1 :30 p.m. Sunday, April

25 at First Bapt is t Church. Wi l l i t s

STreet, B i rmingham; (248) 375 -9534

FRANKLIN ARTS COUNCIL

Appl icat ions avai lable for a r t i s t s inter

ested in exh ib i t ion fine a r t s or c ra f ts at

Frankl in 's jur ied "Ar t on the Green, '

held Sept. 6 . Send appl icat ion and

slides to : Frankl in A r t s Counci l , P.O.

BO* 2 5 0 8 8 3 . Fran*MTV M l 4 8 0 2 5 .

Deadline: Apr i l 23. CM ( 248 ) 8 5 1

5438.

METROPOLITAN SINGERS OF SOUTHFIELD An adult choi r of m ixed vo ices is look-ing for new singers, especial ly men, t o s ing blues, pops, hi t tunes and folk tuniss. Choir mee ts Mondays. 7 :30 p.m., Birrvey Middle School vocal room, 2 7 0 0 0 Evergreen Rd., Southfield.

MICH RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

Audi t ions for exper ienced ac to rs to per

form at the 2 0 t h annual Michigan

Renaissance Fest ival , held Aug. 14-

Sept. 26. Audi t ions on Saturday. May 8

by appointment only.

MIDLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

AUDITIONS

Audit ions held on April 24-25 for the fol-

lowing posi t ions: assoc iate concer tmas-

ter. assoc iate pr incipal second violin,

sect ion st r ings, principal f lu te, principal

oboe, second o i o e , assistant principal

horn, t h i rd horn, Pass t rombone. To

reserve an audi t ion, ca l l ( 517 ) 6 3 1

5931. ex t . 1501 . _

ORCHARD LAKE SCHOOLS

"Friends of Pol ish A r t " wi l l hoid i ts

annual Youth Ar t Compet i t ion, held in

conjunct ion w i t h Orchard l a k e schools.

Requi rements s tudents ages 12-18 in

middle, junior , senior school and resi-

dent o« Oakland Wayne Macomc or

Washtenaw count ies , no more than

tnree works per person, ent r ies must be

delivered by 2 p.m. Saturday. April 24

For in format ion, cal l Manan Owczarski.

(248 i 683 -0345 .

PLYMOUTH COMM. ARTS COUNCIL

SCHOLARSHIPS

GI4tert C a m p Memor ia l and Plymouth Communi ty Art® CouncM Fin* Arts Camp ScNoU»*Mpa 'or any student m grades 6 -1* who resides in Ply m o u t h / C a n t on. and plans t o a t tend summer firve a r t s camp Joanne W M d a m a n Hulce Intartochen Ar t»

Camp Scholarship for any student in grades 6 - 1 1 who 'esJdes n Canton area and has appl ied to the seven-week Intertochen Summer Ar ts Camp Margaret E Wl laon Scholarship for tha Par fo rm ln t A r t * 'or any graduat-ng senior who >s a resident of Canton area accepted m accredi ted p ro fess ions prry gram in the oer 'o rmmg ar ts fo ' fan Appl icat ions due by 8 30 p m Wednesday May 5 1999 ApoKa t -ons for scnoiarships available through fine ar ts teachers and the PCAC o f * ce ' A N Sheldon Plymouth ,734 4 1 6 4 A R 1

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ART MUSEUM PROJECT U M DEARBORN

NorwrreOit studio art c lasses ana won. shops througn March P-ograms ed Dy ins t ruc tors f rom The area, including Bil l Girard Grace Serra M n , Stephenson Donna v o g e ' ^ m . For informat ion. 1 7 3 * i 5 9 3 5 0 5 8

wmmmmom bluumpielp ART CW

Legend: The photography of Gordon Parks is on ' exhibi t ^ through April 25 at the Detroit Insti-tute of Arts, 5200 Wood-ward Avenue, Detroit.

StAfT PHOTO «T GIT WAKMM

WATERFORO iAZZ FESTIVAL

internat ional compoaer Donvmc Spera

per forms at Second Annual Water ford

Instrumental Jazz Festrvai. 7 : 3 0 p.m.

Saturday. April 24 . W t t e r f o r d M o t t

High School. 1 1 5 1 Scott Lake Road.

T ickets : $10 /adu l t s ; $ 7 / s t u d e n t s ;

1248) 623-9389

DANCE

DANCE ENSEMBLE WEST "Dance Col lect ion 1999 " 3 pjn. Saturday. April 24. includes baflet and modern dance. Plymouth Canton High School Litt le Theater. 8 4 1 5 N. Canton Center Road; (734) 4 2 0 * 4 3 0 .

EDE

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble s "PackeOAct ion." 8 p.m. Friday. April 23. Macomb Center for Performing Ar ts . Hall Road between Hayes and Garfield; (248) 852-5850

F U N D R A L S E R

EISENHOWER DANCE ENSEMBLE

EDE holds i ts annual fundraiser 6 : 3 0

p.m. Friday. April 30 the Community

House of Birmingham. Call (248) 362-

9 3 2 9

MICH RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

The Michigan Renaissance Festival of fers invite local char i t ies and nonprof i ts to earn donat ion dol lars by providing volunteers in Renaissance cos tumes t o operate beer, wine and food booths.

Call (800) 601-4848

L E C T U R E

CLEVELAND MUSEUM O f ART

Travel t o Cleveland tot a tour of i f ® exh ib i t . "Diego Rrvera: Art and Revolution." at the Cleveland Museum of Ar t . Carpooi Friday, April 30 f rom

TER

Offers a range of a r t c lasses Spring

term through June 19. New offerings

beginning drama for youth, oil lacquer

miniature paint ing c lass, stone sculp-

ture design. ' The A r t i s t ' s Way." 'A

History of Women in the Visual Ar ts , "

and 'Go Forth Fur ther . " 1516 S.

Cranbrook Road. B i rmingham Call for

more informat ion. (248) 6 4 4 0866

CREATIVE ARTS CENTER

Spring c lasses th rough June 5. Classes

for chi ldren, t eens and adul ts . 47

Wi l l iams Street, Pont iac ; (248> 3 3 3

7849

DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

Classes for adul ts , educators and

youth Call lor deta i ls . <313i 8 3 3 4249

5200 Woodward Ave.. Detroi t .

EISENHOWER DANCE ENSEMBLE

Classes for age 3 and up All levels of "

! classes for recreat ional and profession

al students, inc luding modern, ballet,

pointe. tap and jazz. 1 5 4 1 W Hamim

Road, between Crooks and Livernots,

Rochester HiUs; < 2 4 8 i ' 8 5 2 5850.

GEIGER CLASSIC BALLET ACADEMY

j Newly refurbished dance studio opening

' for new enrol lment. 782 Denison Court.

Bloomfield Hil ls |248> 334 1300

GLASSBLOWING

Touch of Light Glassb iowmg classes

s tar t ing in mid April Classes meet tor

three hours, once a week «or eight ses

sions. Call ! 2 4 8 i 543-1B68.

KAMMUELLER DANCE CLASSES

. Artuanrprt And (vnfessinnal CaSS'c al

Dallet program. 9 3 0 a.m. Monday

Friday, in termedia te level Tuesday

; Thursday & Fr idays at 1 1 30 a m 5526

| w . Drake, West 8:oomf ie id . i,248. 932

i 8 6 9 9

LYRIC CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

LCE is accept ing appl icat ions for

Summer Chamber Mus«c Camp '99. tea

turmg the Ananna St r ing Quartet Camp

t imes & dates 8 30 a m 4 p m

Monday Friday. Ju'y 6 1 7 Held on the

| Eastern Mich igan campus,

Ypsiiant g ' a m open t o students ages 9-

13, and senior c a m p open to students

ages 12 17 Junior Camp is open to

J s! n^g pi aye's oni> ages 9- l i7wRo"pray

[ at Suzuk' Book 4 level or higher

Application deadl ine May 5 Can 248

357 1111

METRO DANCE

Preschool and adult c lasses S 4 i S

Mill. Plymouth ( 7 3 4 207 897(

PAINT CREEK CENTER

Spring semester i uns April 19 through

June 12 Classes for preschot- ers t,

adults 407 P.ne Street Rnc^es 'e ' Fo«

a Brochure ca l l i ,248. 6 5 1 4110

PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY ARTS

COUNCIL

Classes & workshops for an ages i >e

mode' sess.on 9 30 a w noo» eve ' .

th<rd Tuesday of tr%e month 7 : 4 \

She'don Road For srneduie r a " U

4 1 6 4 2 ^ 8

SWANN GALLERY

Free li«eOraw.ng a«• c asses ope<- \>

anyone Other c asses on Oi and a r r y i <

painting penci l watercoto" i^astets and

sculpture 1 4 p m Sundays 125t

Library Stree- Oetro.t 113 9 6 5

4826

TINDCRBO* PRODUCTIONS

C'asses * c «furtenTi grades 1 12 n

scene study Broauway >ianc» i " p nop

improvisat ion Saturdays through Vas

15. Cat*e<*ai 'Tneiirre V a s f f ^ r >

5 0 0 Temple Detroi t 313* 5 3 5 8 9 6 2

C O N C E R T S

BBSO

The 1999 Young Artist Compet i t ion win-

ner. viol inist Adrienne Jacobs of Troy

High School is the featured performer in

the B i rm ingham Bloomfield Symphony

Orchestra s "Westward. Ho1" concer t ,

conduc ted by Charles Greenwell. 7 :30

U O , Sunday. Apni 16 a l Temple Be th

El. 14 Mi le and Telegraph roads

T ickets : $ 2 0 / a d u i t s : $ l 5 / s t u d e n t s ;

( 248 ) 6 4 5 - 2 2 7 6

B JAZZ VESPERS

Kimmie Horne performs at First Bapt ist

Church 6 p.m. Sunday. April 18. 3 0 0

Wi l l i t s St reet . Birmingham. i 2 4 8 i 644-

0 5 5 0 .

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK

Dr. David DiChiera. founder o l Michigan

Opera Theatre, i r a musical review of

MOT's h istory arid a sample f rom future

product ions. 7 30 p.m. Thursday, April

22. 2 7 3 7 5 Bel -Road Southfield. ; 2 4 8

357 5 5 4 4

DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS & STRINGS

"Whoopee tor Winds and Str ings." 4 : 3 0

p.m. Christ Criurch. 6 1 Grosse Pointe

Blvd.. Grosse Pointe, and 7:30 p.m

Sunday. May 2, Birmingham un i ta r ian

Church, 6 5 1 Woodward Avenue

Bloomf ie ld Hil ls; 1248• 362 9 3 2 9

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Jerzy Semkow conducts Schuber t ' s No

8 and Bruck-ner s No. 7 at 3 p m

Sunday, April 18. Orchestra Hal. 3 7 1 1

W o o d w a i • , Lienor.. 313i 1

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

Pianist David Syme in conce i t 4 p.m

Sunday. April 25, 6600 W Maple Road

' wey BioomfTtiy 1000 LYRIC CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

Season f inale 3 p.m. Sunday. April 25,

featur ing St, Ciair Trio, soprano Valerie

Yova and pianist Joseph Gurt. Hammell

Music Store. 4110 Telegraph Rd.. just

south of Long Lake: i 2481 357 1111.

MARYGROVE COLLEGE

Spring concer t by Marygrove College

Chorale and Chambe' Singers wi l l cele-

brate inaugurat ion of t h e coUeae & new

T. 4 p.iri Sunday April 2t t .

Sacred Heart Chapel. 8 4 2 5 W

McNichQls. Detroit : ( 313 ) 927 1254

SAINT MARY S COLLEGE

Flut ist Alexander Zonj ic . f lut ist Ervm

Monroe arvd pianist Margaret Kapasi .in

"Two Flutes and a Piano." 3 p.«rt

Sunday. April 25: >248 6 8 3 1 ^ 5 0 .

SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE

Twelve-year-old pianist Sanjay Mody

per fo rms works of Chopin. Bach in a

free rec i ta l noon Wednesday April 21.

1 8 6 0 0 Haggerty Road, Livonia i ?34

4 6 2 - 4 4 6 3

SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY CHOIR

- a Cnorai Offering," 8 p.m. Saturday.

Apn 24. ST Matt n e w s United

Method is t Churcn. 3 0 9 0 0 S>» M«le

Road Livonia 734 4 6 2 4 4 35

VFW - CALL FOR ARTISTS

Young America". C e a t i v e Patr iot ic Art

Awards, ope"" to high school students

grades 9 -12 Grand prize $3000 For

appl icat ions contact VFW Post 2645.

2 4 2 2 2 W Vine Mile Roaa. South*ieid.

Ml 4 8 0 3 4 248 ' 225 4 6 7 9

21st annual spring concer t of the

Academy Smgers. 7 p m Monday. April

26. Vamer Recital nail Oakland

i n.!«er<j,u :amous. Roc -es te ' " ' ' : s

Birmingham Bloomfield Art center , t-or detai ls, call ( 2 4 8 / 6 4 4 - 0 8 6 6 .

O'NEILL DISCUSSipN A lecture on Eugene O'Neil l s "Long Day's Journey Into Night," 7 .30 p.m. Wednesday. April 21. 300 Merr i l l . Birmingham; (248) 647-1700 And.

"Long Day's Journey as Living Ar t . " 2 p.m. Sunday. April. 25. Bloomfield Township Public Library. 1099 Looe Pine Road. Bfoomfieid Hills; ( 2 4 8 6 4 2 5800

DIA LECTURE SERIES

Photographer David Levmthai 7 :30 p.m. Thursday. April 22. Lecture Hail. Detroit t n t t t t t f t a o l A r t * . MOOTWooewar t Avenue, Detroit-. (313) 8 7 2 - 3 1 1 8

1» U P P E T * R Y

DAY OF PUPPETRY

At the Livonta Civic Center Library.

32777 Five Mile Road. 9 a m. to 4 30

p.m Saturday. April 24. The adult regis-

t r a to r . tee is $32 .50 . Detroit

Puppeteers Guiiq members $25. teens

1 3 1 8 . $20: Children's Package, worv

shop and performance $5 Call i 8 1 0 :

4 6 3 0 4 8 0 for more information

T O U R S

CRANBROOK HOUSE

Guided House tour 1.30 & 3 p m Sunday. May 9 38C Lone P ne Road Bioomf-eid Hi s 1248: 645 -3149

V < ) I . U N T K K I t S

ANIMATION NETWORK CLUB | l ook ing for ar t is ts such as animators or

comedians who would l ike t o be fea • turee on catXe inte«iiauc«v

contact Jane Datvsh. president. P O Bon 251651. West Bioomfieid Ml 4 8 3 2 5 1 6 5 1 , 248 6 2 6 2285

Cranbrook Academy of A r t Graduate

Degree Show. ' 1 2 2 1 N. Woodward.

Bloomfield Hi l l * ; (248) 645 -3313 -

DtA

Through Apni 2 5 - "Haff Past A jXumn;

The A r t of Gordon P a r k s ' ; th rough June

6 - T r e a s u r e s of Jewish Cultural

Heri tage f rom t h a L i f c ra r * ^ * Tha Jswisfc

Theological Semina ry ' ; t h rough June 27

- 'Wa lker Evans Simple Secrets :

Photographs f rom the Co l lec t ion of

Marian and Ber^amin A. HOI. 5 2 0 0

Woodward Avenue. Oetrof t ; ( 3 1 3 )

8 3 3 7 9 0 0 .

MUSEUM Of AFRICAN AMERICAN MS-

TORY

Through May 1 6 - ' A n I l lus t ra ted

History of Negro Leagues Baseba l l . '

315 E. Warren Avenue. Detrort; ( 3 1 3 )

494-5800

G A L L E R Y E X H I B I T S ( O P E N I N G

S >

LEMBERG GALLERY

April 22 - mixed media of Jane

Hammond, th rough May 2 8 5 3 8 N. OkJ

Woodward. Bi rmingham; (248 ) 6 4 2

6623.

DETROIT CONTEMPORARY

April 24 - " In Detro i t . " works by 1 1

Detroit a r t i s ts . 5 1 4 1 Rosa Parks B«vd

Detroit ; ( 313 , 8 9 f r 4 2 7 8

G A L L E R Y E X H I B I T S

( O N - G O I N G )

UVONIA CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY

Through April 23 - Art exhib i t of Uvonia

Public Schools students. 3 2 7 7 7 Five

Mile Road; (734) 4 6 6 - 2 4 9 0

SYBARIS GALLERY

Through April 2 4 - "Real i ty StuOdeO

With Thorns." metal cons t ruc t ions by

Harriete Este! Berman, and works Dy

Dubias Hari.ng 202 E Third Street .

Royal Oak; 1248 544 3 3 8 8

GALLERY XVIII

Through April 28 - Works of Paul

Sherman. Jan Hubert . Karyn l. el and

Gail Leone. Bi l l Poceta and A t N r

Shayota. 18 N. Saginaw. Pont iac: (248':

745-8875.

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Through Apni 29 - "New Yorti

Exposed " 1553 Woo<fc»ard. Ste 313

Detroit . <313| 9 6 4 - 0 9 1 1

JANICE CHARACH EPSTEIN GAULERY __

Through April 29 - N e * works by R'CHy

Bernstein and Sidney Hut ter Jewish

Community Center. 6 6 0 0 W. Maple.

West Bloomfield, (248) 6 6 1 7 6 4 1

LAWRENCE STREET GALLERY

Through Apni 29 - "Clay f rom the

Soul." the works for th ree pot ters

Rececxion Saturday. April 10 6 N

Saginaw St . Pont ac

Livonia City Hall LoOOy

Through Apni 29 - Pale t te Guild of

uvon.a enh.twt 33000 Civic Center

Drive; 1734 4 6 6 2540

OAKLAND COUNTY GALLERIA

Through April 2 9 - " Image. Light and

Structure 99 Transit ions ' works of

Michigan stamed-giass a r t i s t s Oakland

County E*ecut>ve Of f ice Bui iamg. 1200

N Telegraph Rd Pont-ac. 248 8 5 6

0415

EUZABETH STONE GALLERY

Through April 30 - "Ch icha Chick a

Boom Boom Alphabet Art >n Chi ldren 's

Boo-s ' a co l lec t ion o• or iginal a r t . nth

og-aohs and pr ints 5 3 6 N Old'

Woodward Avenue Birmingham.. 24Si

6 4 1 7 0 4 0

ARNOLD KLEIN GALLERY

Through April 30 - Small monotypes by

Kedron Barret t 3 2 7 8 2 AooOward Ave

jas, 64; . 2 4 8 ; 6 2 5

Free Concert: Sanjay Mody, a 12 year old Birming-ham pianist who's won secern! local and state competi-tions, plays the works of Chopin. Bach. Beethoven and RaceI at nc»on Wednesday, April 21, in the Forum Recital Hall at Schoolcraft College. ISfifH') Haggerty. between Six and Seven Mile. Livonia Call <7:U> 4400. Fxt 521M. Mody made his on hestral debut with the Kalamazoo Symphony this year He has studied piano six years, the last three yfars with Donald More lock at Schoolcraft Mody also traii lcd to Russia to study piano at the St Petersburg Conservatory and the CinpRsm Institute in Moscou for thu last three years

Needs volunteers to ass^ t *• t - leisure

creat-ve and therapeutic a ' t s programs

fo* infants through adwts w T" d'sapiii >.es weekdays, evenings Saturdays

Ca 248 6 4 6 3 3 4 7

LIVONIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Greenmead H.stonc V') age se-ens v o u n

tee 's r o assist <n school tours Su^oav

tours, spec a events, spe a pro jects

and garoer- ng Ope- May 0< 'one- K

Decf-noer f .gr i t M le Road a*

Sewhurgn Lrvonia "34 4 " " " 3 " =

MOTOR CITY BRASS BAND

See*s vwumee 's to he'e » '*" nprvper

•o«m ng act iv i t ies Wee site mc&fc O'g

,v contac ' MC8B SOv.'^fe'd C e " t ' e * c

try A-ts 24350 Souifiem Road 248 349 03*6

W < > H K S H « > I ' S

UNDERSTANDING THE ENTERTAINMENT

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day wtvfcsnoF 'or »\o>' -g w • ters tr» ng to D»ea* in tne er,fe»Ta>nn*«' "<1ust'v 10 a m 4 d » Satu '<rm K Mas

1 5 1 6 Tn» Commun«ty House in B rmingnam 380 S flat**

B . 'm i r ^na r - 24A 6 4 4 2 4 7 6

CRANBROOK RETREAT FOR WRITERS

Wtv*sNlO* I" ftct-on poetry Veen wntrnf l essav and ofhe» genres Tnree

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18 Oeg ster t * Ma> 15 C 2 4 8

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M U S E U M S

CRANBROOK ART MUSEUM ' Through May 14 "TNp 199Q

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THE PRINT GALLERY

Tnroi^gn Apr 1 30 - Posters Of Fin

Masseau a r c the Orient Express

29173 Nor thwestern Hwv Southfierd.

248 3 5 6 5 4 5 4

SOUTHFIELD CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

Th'ougn April 30 E«nipit ot giass

sculptures t>» Julie w c D o n o u g h 2435C

S o u l e i d Road S o u t ^ e W 2 4 8 4 2 4

" 9 0 2 2

CARY GALLERY

T h i o t ^ h Mav 1 M i n d Dances," water

coio' paint ings hy Darc-y Scott 226

Wamut Bivd fi.ws-c- 248 651

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6 N Sagmaw Pnn«-ar 248 . 334

6 7 1 6

ROBERT KIOD GALLERY

Through Mav 1 New scu lp ture 0y

Han* M a ia^>s and new paint ings Dy

Cindy Kane and lacme Bat tenf ie id 10"

T o w r w x ? S t -eet S ' r ^ TgMim 248

64 2 3909

WASHINGTON STREET GALLERY

Through Way 1 - "Peec SNyw * works

Oy •. e v e Mas 'e*s 215 E Waafvng' on

Sj-ee- An<- A 'bor T34 * 6 1 2287

COMMUNITY ARTS GALLERY

THiough May ' An unaergractuate •»r»ib«tion oi Wayne State students

•IS- , ftetroit

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Cranbrook grad writes engaging baseball novel

U-M's 'Candide' brings youth to humorous, melodic work

ESTHER UTTMANN

Battle CrMk By Scott Lasser (William Morrow and Co., $24)

Basebal l sea-son is j u s t a r o u n d the bend. What bet-t e r way to wel-come its re turn t h a n to read B o o k - o f - t h e -M o n t h Club s p o r t s novel " B a t t l e Creek" by former Cran-brook and Uni-

vers i ty of Mich igan g r a d u a t e Scott Lasser. It takes us back to baseball as it should be played: for the love of the game, without million-dollar contracts, artificial turf and pricey box seats.

Koch & Sons Class A Amateur Basebal l Club of Pon t iac ha s made the finals four years in a row. A " d y n a s t y " in i t s ow.p right, it has spawned more big-league players t h a n any other a m a t e u r team. Yet each year, when the national championship is he ld in B a t t l e C reek , the Michigan players lose.

Coach Gil Davison swears it won't happen again . This year he'll be hard. No more keeping "two-fifty h i t t e r s who play all positions adequa te ly but none except iona l ly ." The normal ly soft-hearted coach is determined that his team will win, no matter what the cost.

— A n d cost It does, although the price originally seems small. Gil Davison is encouraged to recruit Luke James, a rookie who spent five years in prison for a crime of pass ion . C a u t i o u s by n a t u r e , Davison is reluctant to meet the

young pa ro lee , but "when Gif sees Luke J ames swing the ba t he believes, believes in the game and a God who intends men to play it." Luke is a natural. With h i m on boa rd , the team can ' t lose.

Bu t t h e r e ' s a n o t h e r cost to winning - a financial one. Uni-f o r m s , t r a v e l e x p e n s e s a n d e q u i p m e n t d o n ' t come cheap . And the team's sponsor isn't con-t r i bu t ing much these days. So it's up to Gil to make up the dif-ference from his modest income as a steel sales rep. Ironically, h i s a g i n g J e w i s h i m m i g r a n t fa ther , who dislikes sports and m a d e c e r t a i n h i s son h a d a "proper" career, is inadvertently financing the team. With power of attorney, Gil can draw on his fa ther 's bank account, no ques-tions asked. That's OK, provided the old man doesn ' t linger too long.

The coach isn ' t the only one with a passion to win. There 's also Ben Mercer, who "loves the game ... the dance of the infield practice and the pop of the ball in the catcher's mitt, the flicker of signals from the catcher with a man on second, and the lean of a ballplayer as he rounds third base." '

In f a c t , Ben is even m o r e enamored with the game than with Emily, an Ann Arbor histo-ry of ar t major whose front door sign, "Property is Theft," belies her willingness to spend the con-slderable commisaiuns Ben earns as stockbroker. Once a player in the ma jo r leagues , Ben is the s t a r p i t che r for his team. But lately, his a rm has been acting up. What will happen when ice packs and pain killers no longer

work? he have the guts to do whatever it takes to win, tike throwing illegal spit ters loaded with Vaseline?

L a s s e r ' s a p p r o a c h to s tory telling is like a summer breeze: soft and beguiling. We move eas-ily from the conflict-ridden base-ball diamond to the sterile order of a nursing home to a s tudent ghetto described as "a magical place where bicycles hang from trees, refrigerators rest on porch-es ... and paint chips float in the wind." Plot construction is seam-less, as events seem to unfold naturally, effortlessly.

The same for Lasser's charac-ters. They are sympathetic, and it 's easy to identify with the i r goals and frustrations; the com-petitive spirit is, a f te r all, uni-ve r sa l . And like us, t hey a r e flawed. Rationalizing less-than-acceptable behavior has become a way of life.

Literature that is judgmental or draws straight lines between cause and effect is not longer fashionable. Yet it's hard to read Lasser 's first novel outside the context of a morality tale. "Bat-tle Creek" shows us what the price of winning - at any cost -can be. As the story suggests, all too o f t e n an i n n o c e n t v ic t im rather than the perpetrator pays the price.

"Batt le Creek" wiLl be avail-able in local bookstores in May.

Esther Littmann is a resident iff Blvumfivid Township and a tutor in English and German. You can leave her a message from a touch-tone phone at <734)953-2047, mailbox number 1893. Her fax number is C248)644-1314.

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t h i s c e n t u r y . H e r b r o t h e r , Buddy, was born literally back-stage at a Grand Rapids theater when she was s t i l l a toddler . Both were groomed for the stage almost before they could walk Margy would go on to fame and fortune, and change her name to Martha Raye. Buddy would die in obscurity in his early 20s of a l coho l - r e l a t ed p rob lems , a would a younger sister, Melodye.

Martha Raye made her stage debu t at age 3-1/2 , s inging a spirited version of the pop tune "Jada," as her mother . Peggy, accompanied her on the piano. The li t t le gir l ' s in i t ia l perfor-mance drew so much applause that her parents, always looking for ways to acqu i r e more and better bookings, incorporated her i m m e d i a t e l y i n to t he i r vaudeville act. Soon, Buddy took his first bows onstage, and not long after, the talented brother-sister team "adapted themselves to ... starring roles."

While the children's appeal to audiences brought the family a m e a s u r e of financial success they had never enjoyed before, it came at a price tha t would affect Martha Raye permanently. The natutp nf the vaudeviHe circuit in its heyday required that per-formers travel almost constantly from city to city In fact, it was unusua l if e n t e r t a i n e r s found

themse lves a t one location for more t h a n a b o u t t h r e e days . Educa t ion for school-age per-formers often fell by the wayside, and consequently, she was only marginally literate for the rest of her life, according to this biogra-phy.

By the t ime her brother and sister died, Raye was an estab-lished sc reen s t a r , s tage per-former and nightclub entertain-er. Eventually, she would make a name for herself in television also, hosting "The Martha Raye Show" in t h e ea r ly '50s, a n d making numerous guest appear-ances on other shows alongside such s tars as Bob Hope, Milton Berle and Steve Allen.

But her professional success was nearly always shadowed by w h a t h e r f r i end Milton Berle called "personal disaster." She was marr ied seven times - the first shortly after she arrived in Hollywood, to makeup m a s t e r Bud Westmore; the last to Mark H a r r i s , a " f a n " 33 yea r s h e r junior. Perhaps none of her mar-r iages , t h o u g h , were qu i t e as unhappy as the distant, ra ther

cemetery , the only civilian so honored by the f amed Special Forces Unit, the Green Berets.

In h e r r e s e a r c h , Mich igan wr i t e r P i t rone has uncovered several events in Raye's life that will hold spec ia l appea l for D e t r o i t - a r e a r e a d e r s . Among them: the week of Aug. 7, 1937, when the enter ta iner broke all admission records at Detroit 's gl i t tery "Michigan Theater ; the night in 1940 when she opened at the Cass Theatre with Al Jol-son and Ruby Keeler in "Hold on to Your Hats"; and her some-t i m e s rowdy a p p e a r a n c e s a t H a m t r a m c k ' s hot n igh t spot "The Bowery" during the boom-ing post war years.

Pr izef ighter Rocky Graziano said of Raye's performances that she " b u r n e d up more e n e r g y than a guy in a 15-round fight." And those of us who have never witnessed Raye perform in any m e d i u m will r e m e m b e r h e r rapid-fire speech, her exaggerat-ed mannerisms, her special tal-ent for the zippy ad lib. Even if we w e r e not d i e h a r d f ans of Martha Raye, few in an audience

cold re la t ionship she had with her only child, Melodye. who, obviously if we are to believe this biography, played second fiddle to her mo the r ' s a l l - impor tan t career.

Readers who will r emember Raye chiefly as the "take-it-from-the-big-mouth" spokesperson for Polident's television commercials may not be aware of the t r u e extent of her singular devotion to her favorite audience, the Ameri-can m i l i t a r y , unt i l they have read t h i s book Beginn ing in World War II, Raye would visit and enter ta in some of the most r e m o t e o u t p o s t s on h e r own, even helping out as a "nurse* at field h o s p i t a l s and ex tend ing invitations to the soldiers to visit her when they re turned home tmnny took her up on the mvrta-tion). Eventual ly, she received the Presidential Medal of Free-dom. On her death, she was laid to r e s t a t Fort Bragg mil i tary

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would complairTthat she lacked verve.

Perhaps, for that very reason, one wishes tha t the writing of this initial biography contained more liveliness. While "Take It from the Big Mouth" includes a substantial amount of revealing information and Pitrone seems to have taken special pains to present it fairly and objectively, the writer's style seems slightly dry and remote, tending to make us feel rather distanced from her subject, rather than drawing us closer. Quite often, "Take It from the Big Mouth" reads almost like a mere listing of events in Raye's life, rather than the unfolding of what could have been on these pages a highly dramatic story

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"Candidem continues 2 p.m. today at the University of Michi-gan's Power Center.

BY HUGH GALLAGHEM S t a f f Wbjte* h n U « | l m t u i . b a — r w w n l

Voltaire's "Candide" is a story of youth.

So it ia only appropriate that the U n i v e r s i t y of M i c h i g a n ' s Musical T h e a t e r D e p a r t m e n t ahould produce an effervescent, rollicking, giddy and, yet, beau-t iful s tag ing of Leonard Bern-stein's dashing musical pastiche.

"Candide" has some of Bern-stein's most haunting, reflective, beautiful melodies in the context of what is essentially a slapstick operet ta . But A r t h u r Sull ivan would a l so t w i n e b e a u t i f u l melodies a round a n d through W.S. Gilbert 's hi lar ious spoofs. And this is definitely Bernstein in a Gi lber t & S u l l i v a n mode and going t h e m one be t t e r a t times.

Hugh Wheeler's droll book and

Richard Wi lbur ' s lyr ics (wi th addi t ional verse from Stephen Sondheim and John LaTouche) aren' t quite as biting or political-ly specific aa Gilbert , but they are amus ing and U-M director Brent Wagner has taken the cue to add some elements inspired as much by The Three Stooges and the Marx Brothers as by the book. Except for some missed lighting cues, most of the stag-ing was flawlessly funny.

It ia the young performers who rise to the occasion here, mug-ging, p ra t fa l l ing and preening with abandon but being true to Bernstein's music as well.

C a n d i d e is t h e na ive young s t u d e n t of t h e bl issful ly opti-mistic Dr. Pangloss. His other s t u d e n t s a r e C a n d i d e ' s love object Cunegonde, her bro ther M a x i m i l i a n a n d t h e saucy P a q u e t t e . They d iscover in a worldwide adyen tu re t h a t this may not be the "best of all possi-ble worlds."

David Reichard's Candide has a s w e e t , b l a n k face t h a t he

manipulates into several funny faces. He also has a l ight bu t expreasive voice.

Jessica Murphy gets to display both vpcal range and a sense of comic timing on the showy "Glit-t e r and Be Gay," as-Cunegonde. She cap tures both the musical complexity and the inherent wit of the song and the character.

Bri t tany Brown's Paquet te is a l ively f l i r t wi th a t o u c h of steel. Joe Harrell drew hoots of l a u g h t e r a s t h e self absorbed M a x i m i l i a n , espec ia l ly when forced to appear in drag.

Courtney Balan does a broad Yiddish thea te r routine as the Old Lady and has the audience with her throughout.

Barrett Foa is our genial guide as Voltaire and a mugging ham as the effusive Pangloss.

Musical director Ben Whitely has the s tudent orchestra per-forming excellently, drawing out all the rich beauty of Bernstein's romant ic score. Several choral sections, especially the Auto-da-Fe, are performed with panache.

ART BEAT

Art Beat features various hap-penings in the suburban art world. Send Wayne County arts news leads to Art Beat, Observer Newspapers, 36251 Schoolcraft, Livonia, MI 48150, or fax them to (313) 591-7279.

LIVE MODEL SESSION The P l y m o u t h C o m m u n i t y

A r t s Counc i l is o f f e r i n g t h e opportunity to draw from a live model with no instructor begin-ning 9:30 a m to noon Tuesday. April 20 and every th i rd Tues-day following at the Joanne Win-k l e m a n Hulce C e n t e r for the Arts . 774 N. Sheldon at Junc-tion, Plymouth.

Br ing your own ease l if desired Call (734) 416-4ART ART CLASSES

The Ci ty of P l y m o u t h has begun c h i l d r e n ' s a r t s and Sanchin-Ryu c l a s ses . Classes include pre-school art, studio art. drawing and painting, and car-tooning.

For information, call the city's recreation division at 1734) 455-6620. ANTIQUE APfKAISAL C U M C

If you've ever wondered what your collectibles are worth, now's your chance to find out. Ernest DuMouche l l e of t h e DuMouche l l e A r t Ga l l e ry in Detroit will give appraisa ls 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, a t t h e P l y m o u t h Hi s to r i ca l M u s e u m . 155 S. M a i n , Ply-mouth.

D u M o u c h e l l e , o n e of t h e Detroit area 's leading authori-ties on antique appraisals, cur-r en t l y t r a v e l s w i t h PBS'a "Antique Roadshow" program as one o f t h e appraisers. This is the 12th annual clinic hosted by the Plymouth museum. To reserve an appointment time, call (734) 455-8940. Appointments will be made every 20 minutes and you may bring up to five hand-held items, or a photo with measure-m e n t s and d e t a i l s ' f o r l a rge r

i t ems . A p p r a i s a l s a re $6 per item for an oral appraisal , $10 for a p r o f e s s i o n a l s w r i t t e n appra isa l . All proceeds benefit the Plymouth Historical Muse-um and its programs.

AWARD WINNER J o a n n e Wink leman Hulce is

one of the award winners being recognized by the Wayne County Council for Arts, History and the Humanities (formerly the Wayne Coun ty Counc i l for the Ar t s ) $'30-7:30 p.rtV Thursday. April 22, in the atrium of the historic Wayne C o u n t y Bui ld ing , 600 Randolph, Detroit.

Tickets a re $25 and include buffet. Call (313) 943-3095.

W a y n e C o u n t y Execu t ive Edward H. McNamara will pre-sent his annua l award to Win-kleman Hulce who organized the P l y m o u t h C o m m u n i t y Ar t s Council in 1968. She served as d i r e c t o r for 5-1/2 y e a r s and re turned as president 1995-97. The a r t s council building, the Joanne Winkleman Hulce Cen-ter for the Arts , was named in her honor.

O t h e r a w a r d w i n n e r s being honored a re Marcus Belgrave, r e c i p i e n t of t h e counci l ' s A r t i s t / P e r f o r m e r Award; Ros-alind Meyers, Volunteer Award; George N'Namdi, Patron Award, and the Belleville Area Council for the Arts.

"A CHORAL OFFERING" The Schoolcraft College Com-

munity Choir performs a selec-tion of choral works 8 p.m. Sat-urday, April 24 at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, 30900 Six Mile, between Merriman and Middlebelt roads, Livonia. Dona-t ions will be accepted a t t h e door.

Di rec tor Donald S t r o m b e r g conducts the 50-voice choir in works by Bach, Benjamin Brit-ten, Mendelssohn, and o thers The highlight of the evening is John Rut te r ' s "Requiem" with-instrumental accompaniment.

For more i n f o r m a t i o n , cal l choir president Shari Clason at (248) 349-8175 or Schoolcraft's liberal a r t s department at (734) 462-4435.

SPRING SHOW Three Cities Art Club holds its

41st annual Spring Show 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 23-24, and noon to 4 p.m. Sun-day, Apr i l 25, a t t h e C a n t o n Publ ic L i b r a r y , 1200 C a n t o n Center Road, north of Palmer.

N e a r l y 60 pieces of work , including watercolors, oils, pas-tels, charcoals and mixed media, will be displayed, and available for sale. For more information, call Nancy Walls Smith at (734) 455-9885

PORTRAITURE CLASSES Art classes are being offered

April 29 to May 20 at the Art Gallery/Studio, 29948 Ford Road in S h e r i d a n S q u a r e , G a r d e n City.

D e t r o i t p o r t r a i t a r t i s t Lin Baum will teach the class. To register, call (734) 513-4044 or <734)261-0379.

F A R M I N G T O N A R T I S T S E X H I B I T

The Farmington Artists Club Spring Exhibit and Sale takes place April 25 to May 2 in con-junct ion with the Farmington F e s t i v a l of the A r t s a t t h e William Costick Activities Cen-ter, 28000 Eleven Mile, east of Middlebelt

Meet the artists at a reception and award ceremony 2 p.m. Sun-day. April*25. Admission is free Call 1248) 647-8938.

Douglas Semi van, art depart-ment chairman at Madonna Uni-versity in Livonia will juror the show The exhibi t cons is t s of three parts a juried show, open d i s p l a y of f r a m e d a r t , and a large selection of unframed art Farmington Artists Club mem-bers live throughout the metro area They work in watercolor. oil, acrylic, pastel, colored pencil, mixed media, and collage

Exhibit from page CI

Leonard. Monte Irvin and Cool Papa Bell, who was described as so fast tha t he could steal two bases on one pitch

Often overlooked, however, is the accompl i shments of lesser known players

"This exhibi t showcases the hidden chapter in baseball histo-ry." said Larry l-ester. curator of Jh* exh ib i t a n d a fo rmer research director at the Negro League Baseball Museum

"Discover Greatness." set amid a makeshift baseball diamond, is divided into four sections 1901-1919 _ The G r e a t Indepen-dents. 1920-1931 — A League of r<Si. . - ' 1 noo 11\ A C lliiu, V L L V I I U W I I , I J L L A I F T V

day; and. 1947 — The Color Bar-rier Falls

The c o m p e l l i n g s tory t h a t emerges isn' t necessar i ly con-fined to what happened between the foul lines. A diamond reflection

What emerges in the retelling o f the "hidden stones" is the par allel path of professional base ball and A m e r i c a n society as each traveled from segregation to integration

Dissecting the histories of the black and white baseball leagues is both a reflection and fl precur-sor of social change

"Baseball is s mirror image of

life in America." said Lester A point that filmmaker Ken Burns made in his e x h a u s t i v e docu-mentary. "Baseball."

Contrary to the images of an idyllic, leisurely game, there's a potent parabTe oTThe struggles of rac ia l t o l e r a n c e s u r r o u n d i n g America's favorite pastime

Until the U.S. Supreme Court decision. Plessy v Ferguson in 1892. blacks and whites played on the same teams With "sepa-rate hut equal" written into law. a " g e n t l e m a n ' s a g r e e m e n t " among baseball owners restrict ed blacks

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"People who've gone through the exhibit have said that they remember the i r g r a n d p a r e n t s talk about these players." said Les t e r "They t h o u g h t t h e s e players were just folk tales "

Indeed, there is a sense of the mythic and an enchsn ted folk hiatory in the photos of old ball parks, buses with the sign of the team emblazoned the side and anecdotes of Herculean feats on the diamond

There ' s plenty iq talk about from Satchel Paige's stamina to the Page Fence Giants winning

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82 consecut ive games to Josh Gibson hitting more than 1,000 home runs.

Yet the re ' s no turning awav from the most compelling part of the exhibit

Before Brown v Bn.irrt nf Kffti cation and the Civil Right.- Act. there was the graceful Robinson establishing a new standard for both whi te and black players Whi le Michael J o r d a n might have re invented the notion of "ce lebr i t y a t f i le te , " Robinson embodied "social justice" evrr \ time he took the field

"Baseball was breaking barn ers before anyplace else ~ said Lestpr "Americans saw white and blacks coming together for a common cause

"When t eammates hug each other they're not thinking about the color of tht-ir skin

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For tHs question, I spoke with-the diva of style,. Phyllis Moore. This is a woman I would not only t r u s t with my eyesliut also my life. She Tias an uncanny abi l i ty to match the face with frame, and beautifully so.

"Rimless glasses are quite popular, as are the metal rims," says the diva.

"Also, plastic frames are making a comeback. These frames would have fashion tints in the lenses to add to the total look," she said.

Interestingly," rimless glasses seem to "float," r a the r t h a n "be there" on the face. Plast ic r ims, on the o ther hand, are a def in i t e fashion s ta te -ment. There's no mistaking their exis-tence. The choice is yours.

Personally, as a m a k e u p a r t i s t , I prefer the "no-glasses-at-all" look. To me, there is nothing worse than some-one dressed in flawless formal wear at, say. a wedding, and they're wear-ing glasses! It just does not work. But the r imless n u m b e r s do sound like they would do the trick.

Yours truly has been invited by Weisman Optometrists in Rochester to do a free lecture /demonstration and seminar with the optometrists, and Phyllis Moore, on Sunday. May 23. There will also be refreshments and a question and answer session

Reservations are extremely limited fit is free, after all), and the number to call is (248) 661 7986 I look forward to "seeing' you and your friends there.

Pleqse visit me on my web site: jef-frtybrucecosmetics.com or e-mail me your questions at iwbb&worldnet ottn net Any further inquiries, please call 1-800-944 6588

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Anne Klein offers wearable, elegant apparel for spring BY N I C O L E STAFFORD SPECIAL EDITOR

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Color m a n i a h a s d r iven m a n y spr ing and s u m m e r fash ion collec-tions, but women won't find the obses-sion reflected in Anne Klein's wear-able and stylish offerings tflis season.

Instead, they'll encounter glimpses of color - subdued periwinkle, metallic gray with lavender undertones and a sophisticated pale blue the company calls "rain."

Anne Klein also offers women an easy-to-swallow a l te rna t ive to basic black - midnight, navy, graphite and ink.

The clothing company's spring 1999 collection was p re sen ted Thur sday even ing by i t s d e s i g n t e am, Isaac F r a n c and Ken K a u f m a n , a t Saks Fifth Avenue, Somerset Collection in Troy. The show benefi ted the Beau-mont C o m p r e h e n s i v e Breas t Care Center, honored six local women and paid t r ibute to Joan Helen Emde, a local community leader who recently passed away from breast cancer.

But wearab le color isn' t the only

both subdued and shiny fabrics. Cargo and drawstring pants made a

significant appearance, but clam dig-gers and other cropped, form-fitting -and pe rhaps all-to-revealing - p a n t styles were kept to a minimum.

The result - a wearable collection of sophis t icated, elegant clothing t h a t ne i t he r sk i r ted the t r ends nor was dominated by them.

"And, that 's what we're trying to do," said Franco upon presenting the col-lec t ion . "We're t r y ing to keep t h e clothes simple, clean, modern and lux-urious"

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Explorations: Oakland Mall in Troy has put together an exhibit designed to pique young people's interest in marine wildlife and ecology. "Under the Sea Adventures" runs

; April 17-May 9 and features a 75-ton sand sculpture of sea animals. Other displays | include a 3D-cyber sea adventure, technology labs and a chilly tide pool of waters into ! which children can touch living sea creatures. The exhibit is located in the mall's JC Penney court.

Skirts below the knee and to the floor

STAfT PBOTOB IT Jn*T ZOLTMT Comfort zone: Anne Klein's spring suiting coupled comfort with style at a show held Thursday at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Designer team stresses silhouettes over bold colors

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Skirt lengths varied from above-the-knee to floor-length; most stopped just below with knee with side slits tha t returned elegance and sophistication.

Roomy rayon pants - most had wide bottoms - were paired with comfort-able t a n k she l l s or camiso les and matching cardigans or jackets, all in

LINES: Clean, simple, some-what uncconstructed

ESSENTIALS: TTTe sweater set

EXTRAS: Ballet-slipper flats

PgT QF5HW; Pale blue, ankle-length. beaded skirt

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Anne Klein's designer team of Isaac Franco and Ken Kaufman was in town to present its spring 1999 collec-tion. We caught up with the designers at the Tounsend Hotel in Birming-ham and asked them about style and trends for the season.

Q: Character ize the styles for the 1999 spring and summer season.

F r a n c o : It's a combination of many different things. It starts from fabri-cation (ofl the colors that we have this season ... and then it goes into the sil-houettes. We have a wide range of sil-houettes this season, (just with) our skirt lengths - they go from below the knee and to the knee and to the mid-calf, then we have the floor-grazing skirts.

K a u f m a n : I think there's a sense of ease, a sense of luxury. It's very wear-able" and understandable, yet luxun-ous, elegant.

Q; What is. trend of the season?

F r a n c o : It might be the long skirt or the Capri pant or more of a clam-digger kind of pant.

K a u f m a n : Something shiny, some-thing iridescent, something lustrous ... Can't live without a sweater set.

Q: Which of the season's trends are

most likely to carry over to the spring and summer styles for 2000?

F ranco : I think it's still going to be the experimentation with the length of pants , definitely. I th ink t h a t it might not be the Capri pant the way we've seen it for spring or the clam-digger p a n t . It m igh t be a wider , cropped pant.

K a u f m a n : I def in i te ly t h i n k we smell and feel the walking short com-ing up on the horizon. It will definite-ly be important for us as we go for-ward.

Q: What one piece of apparel would you recommend women purchase for their spring and summer wardrobes?

F r a n c o : I ha te to limit it to one. The" long pleated ski*t is one of my favorite pieces for the season, espe-cially in a light shade of blue, or we have a beautiful shade of platinum, or the sweater set.

K a u f m a n : I think accessories are season. ... The belt.

the handbag changes, the total look Q: What do you t h ink will most

exci te women a b o u t Anne Klein 's spring and summer collections?

Franco : I think the strategic place-m e n t of color. ... Ken and I don ' t believe in tons and tons of color. It's just the strategic placement of color,

sion shopping - finding barga ins wii thout s e a r c h i n g t h e r a c k s of n b m e r o u s s t o r e s - G r e a t L a k e s Crossing in Auburn Hills has put toge ther t h e "Precision Shopping Ouide"

The guide also contains discount coupons for 20 stores located in the mall, including O F F 5th, Neiman Marcus Last Call. Brooks Brothers factory outlet, Bella Luna. Pfaltz-graff and Jones New York Company. The coupons a r e r e d e e m a b l e through April 30. For information, please call (248) 454-5000

CAUJNR FOR BABIES " jC^l ing all babies, from newborn

through 12 months. Hudson's stores are searching for a baby to appear

PARISIAN HOSTS PAOEANT CONTESTANTS

in a fall 1999 "This Week at Hud-son's" supplement-

To e n t e r the Baby Days Photo C o n t e s t , p a r e n t s or g u a r d i a n s should submit non-returnable pho-tographs to a Hudson's Kids Depart-ment by 5 p.m. April 24. The win-ning baby will be selected by late May from a pool of contestant pho-tos submitted to Hudson's, Dayton's and Marshall Field's stores.

Con te s t rules are posted in all Kids D e p a r t m e n t s . The winn ing baby and one parent or guard ian will a t t e n d a photo shoot in mid-summer to take tis/MN.

— D e l e g a t e s f rom the 1999 Miss Michigan USA and Miss Michigan Teen USA are slated to appear at Par i s ian a t Laure l Park Place in Livonia from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 18.

Delegates will meet in the store to t a lk wi th f a s h i o n c o n s u l t a n t s . Reigning titleholders Miss Michigan USA S h a n n o n Cla rk and Miss Mich igan Teen USA E l i z a b e t h Mathis will model clothing from Parisian. Pageant applications are still being accepted, and pagean t s taff will be avai lable to m e e t w i t h i n d i v i d u a l *

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retail travels (or basement), please call Where Can I Find1 at (248) 901 2555. Slow ly and clearly leave your name, number and message. And you should set your input in a few weeks. t>ue 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 WE PDUNDc For d i scont inued china patterns, call

R e p l a c e m e n t s LTD in North Carol ina , (800) 737-5223.

For Carol, we found a film editor. Maxine called to say she found Phys i -

cian's Formula Sun Shield Sport Team Spray at Warren's in Farmington Hills.

For Jennifer, we found s Raovac l i thium battery (#BR2335) at RS Electronic* on Schoolcraft Call (734) 261-5138.

For Barbara, we found a four-inch pair of "Boy and Girl Kissing Angels."

A wrought iron cigarette butt bucket was also located for Trish.

G l a s s l i d s fo r F lo rence ' s G u a r d i a n c o o k w a r e c s n be p u r c h a s e d t h r o u g h Guard ian S e r v i c e , 8300 Cerritos Ave., Stanton CA 90681, (714)828-0750.

For Bob, of Alpena, we found a black vel-vet painting of Elvis and an Elvis Clock.

We didn't find a left-handed violin, but special thanks to the caller who suggested tha t Tim s t r ing a r ight-handed violin in reverse order.

We also didn't find Woodhue perfume, but a caller suggested trying Avon's Rare Emeralds, which has a similar scent.

Noodle Kidoodle in Northville carries the "Chitty Chi t ty Bang Bang" sound-track.

We also found Heywood Colonial fur-niture for Pat.

Also, representatives at Tyme Ltd., (800^ 366-4071, will give callers a list of local stores where Tyme soap is sold.

Pol i sh P o t a t o (Spirytus , 150 p r o o f ) and Pomidlo Galaretka jelly to make the naczkis are available at The Polish Deli in Hamtramck on Jos. Campau between Cas-mir and Carpenter, (313) 365-3731.

gold lid)) can be bought at the Meijer store on Canton and Ford roads. Indian E a r t h Blush (in a terra cotta pot) can be purchased at Walgreen 'c on Warren and Middlebelt roads. WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR:

Delores wants a g lass s t em f o r a six-c u p Pyrex g lass pe rco la to r

Marilyn is looking for a to wear over a drass.

Jenny wants to locate • Cecil VMider fan dub and Fielder mesaorabilia

Fsye is looking for a 1SBS Central High School yearbook.

Yvonne is looking for s b l a c k c e r a m i c butter dish with a lid.

Dorothy wants the 1985, 1S87 a n d 1SB2 Plymouth/Can t o e yearbooks for her chil-dren. They never received them upon gradu-ation.

Ruth wants Welt Disney's saovie Fan* taaia on video. - Donna is looking for photo* or picture*

o f t h e "1st E v e r Car S h o w " held in August of 1998 on Six Mile and Beech Daly roads.

Phyllis wants a Greg s h o r t h a n d book made in 1940.

Lawrence wantr a 1939-40 Central High

Oats can t h s t looks like the cover of the cereal's old box.

Faye is looking for s 1963 Central High School yearbook

Teresa wants a giaaaeutter that ia found in craft storm.

Paul is looking for Home B r e w Hires root beer.

Carol wants a half-inch brush cur l ing iron.

Janet is looking for canned bacon from Hungary.

Carol is looking for three items: a 1969 Commerce High School yearbook: the old "Lion King" diah s e t (not t h e new S imba c h a r a c t e r set) ; a n d a M a u d e Humphrey plate called "Sarah."

Annette is looking for eyebrow shape* S h e r r i e w a n t s Max F a c t o r c o m b - o n

"Super Lash" mascara in black. Anne wants a 1963 Dearborn Fordson

High School yearbook. Kri s ty w a n t s P a r a g o n c h i n a cal led

"White Cliffs of Dover." Zelda w a n t s a 1951 C e n t r a l H i g h

ryi Florence is looking for a s t o r e i a t h e

B i r m i n g h a m a r e a t h a t c a r r i e s s i x -ounce bars of Dove dark chocolate.

Joanne wants Estee L a u d e r feather-proof lipstick in "Festive Red #06."

Judy wants a "Fletcher," a chi ldren's h a r d c o v e r b o o k publ ished by P a r e n t s Magazine Press.

- Compiled by Sandi Jarackas

Replacing black: Anne Klein showed nauyas a color alternative to basic black in key pieces like a tank shell and long skirt.

the right color, it's "grayed out" color. It's not this bright color that's jolting and shocking. 1 think it still has to be very sophisticated.

K a u f m a n : It's color that lets women's personality and self shine through, rather than the color of the garment. I think it's very well placed

color, it's handsome color. It accentu-ates the woman, rather than over-powers her. It's a fine balance to do that, and we've been having fun doing that for spring, as well as going into fall, i

- Special Editor Nicole Stafford

N e w s of spec ia l even t s for shoppers is included in this calendar. Send information to: Malls <6 Main-streets, c/o Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, 805 East Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009, or fax (248) 644-1314. Deadline: Wednesday 5 p.m. for publica-tion on Sunday.

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 8

COLE HAAN COLLECTION Saks Fifth Avenue, Somerset Collection in Troy, pre-sents Cole Haan's special order collection for spring through April 20. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. Men's Shoes, first floor.

ART OF SUP CASTING Hudson's at Twelve Oaks in Novi hosts a demon-stration of the craft of creating fine Limoges porce-lain with a Bernardaud company master potter, 2-4 p.m.

MONDAY. APRIL 1 9

ESTATE JEWELRY SHOW Representatives from Neiman Marcus share their knowledge about Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Retro, Edwardian and late Victorian jewelry designs and the retailer 's Estate Jewelry Collection through May 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Neiman Marcus, Somerset Collec-tion in Troy, Precious Jewels Salon, first floor.

TUESDAY, A P R I L 2 0

ADDED ATTRACTIONS View the St John fall collection for 1999 at Neiman Marcus. Somerset Collection in Troy, 1-4 p.m., St. John Salon, third floor The trunk show also runs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 21

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 1

FOCUS ON DANA BUCHMAN Saks Fifth Avenue hosts a Dana Buchman Focus Day with designer representative Candace Baldwin, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.. Bridge Sportswear, second floor

THURSDAY, APRIL 2 2

EYEWEAR FASHION SHOW SEE selective eyewear elements, a retail eyewear store at 160 Old South Woodward in downtown Birmingham, presents an in-atore eyewear and streetwear fashion show for spring. 6-9 p.m. The free event includes local designers' apparel. SEE eye-wear. food, music and dnnk*. For information, call (248) 723-1900

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CAREER FAIR T The Westland Shopping Center presents the West-land Chamber of Commerce's Third Annual Jobs and Careers Fair, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. For information, please call, (734) 326-7222 or visit wwwwestland.org. L O'NEILL HANDBAGS Jacobson's at Laurel Park Place in Livonia presen the design collection of L. O'Neill with a personal appearance, noon-4 p.m., Handbag Department The collection and appearance is slated noon-4 p.m., H Apni 25 at Jacobson's in Rochester Hills. ^

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Plymouth, England, writer shares her hometown best (Editor's note: We received an

e-mail from Melon le McDonagh teUing us about a new book by waiters from Plymouth, England, 0*td their interest in other Ply-mouths here in the United States. We suggested a travel story on what it's like in the other Ply-mouth.)

B Y M E L M C D O N A G H SPECIAL WRITER

My name is Mel and I live in Plymouth, England. I belong to a local writing group, and when 1 con tac ted T h e O b s e r v e r & Eccentric about our first publica-tion I was asked to write a bit about my home city which could be printed alongside some pho-tographs.

Plymouth (pop. approximately. 250,000) is the main seaport for the southwest of England in the county of Devon. We have a busy Naval Dockyard and a commer-cial port for the cross channel f e r r y to F r a n c e a n d S p a i n . . Steeped in his tory, it is a city with much to offer to its inhabi-tants and tourists from all over the world. I will tell you a little about my favorite placfes.

The Hoe is the waterfront area with sea water swimming pools, public gardens and large expans-es of grassy hills and greens. The Hoe is always busy in summer

Changing harbor:

Pleasure craft are

replacing working

w i t h c rowds of s w i m m e r s , s t rol lers , sQnlovers and lovjng couples enjoying t h e beau t i fu l views'over Plymouth Sound to t h e B r e a k w a t e r a n d D r a k e s Island. Surprisingly you will also find tha t The Hoe is also fairly busy in w i n t e r w i t h loca ls embracing an ozone laden breeze as they walk their "dogs or chil-dren on a dry afternoon or men enjoying a pint of good English beer in a pub with a view.

Sir Francis Drake spotted the S p a n i s h A r m a d a ' s a p p r o a c h whilst playing bowls on The Hoe. H e f i n i s h e d his g a m e be fo re going oh to de fea t t h e i r sh ips and stop an invasion,- tfyus sav-ing us fronr-a lifetime of paella and sangria.

The Barbican was the original point of entry or d e p a r t u r e for the city and was home to many rich merchant men. Today it i$ a s h o p p i n g a r ea fo r loca ls and t o u r i s t s al ike and a Na t iona l Marine Aquarium has recently been built upon t h e s i te of the old f i sh marke t a s a new and much improved fish marke t is now being used by the local fish-ing f lee ts . Here , L a w r e n c e of Arabia stopped to have tea with family friends not f a r from the oldest street in Plymouth, ludi-crously named New Street and an old Seaman's Bethel is now The Barbican Theatre , home to

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t h e W a t e r f r o n t W r i t e r s who meet every week. The theater is recently refurbished but still has many of i t s or ig ina l f ea tu res . The f a m o u s Mayf lower S t e p s where the Pilgrim Fathers left for the Americas are also here now, bu t now only lead to the decks of smal l boa ts t h a t run sightseeing trips or water taxis.

Da r tmoor is a large a r ea of n a t u r a l b e a u t y which borders Devon and Cornwall Sometimes w i n d s w e p t a n d deso la t e a n d of ten d a n g e r o u s it is home to D a r t m o o r p o n i e s , B u c k l a n d Abbey (once t h e home o f U r r Franc is Drake ) , the in famous Dartmoor Jai l and many delight-ful country inns with thatched roofB, home cooking and log fires (I know few people who could resist stopping a least once, for a sniff of the barmaid 's apron at one of these hostelries).

Also it is said tha t Dartmoor was the inspiration for the Sher-lock H o l m e s m y s t e r y , "The Hound o f t h e Baskervilles," after Sir A r t h u r Conan Doyle made one of h i s m a n y visits to Ply-mouth.

The Royal Albert Bridge spans the River Tamar . Built in 1859 and at the cost of many lives, it was the l a s t t h i n g to be engi-neered by I s a m b a r d Kingdom Brune i a s he became very ill. Although the general opinion at the t ime was t h a t it would be unable to withstand the weight of the engines , on completion, Brunei insisted on being the first person t o cross t h e Tamar in a railway engine. Now over a hun-dred years l a t e r it still carries the railway l ine from Cornwall to Devon a l t h o u g h i t is now juined—by the—Tamar Rood Bridge. The road bridge is now t h e m a i n e s c a p e rou te f rom Cornwall to Devon and, interest-ingly, a toll is only charged when crossing the border into Devon.

Union Street or "The Strip* as it is known locally was once a

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Starting point* Smeaton's tower overlooks the Plymouth Dome, a good place to start a tour ofthe city. The dome features an audio-visual show on the city's history.

th r iv ing shopping a rea by day and a sailor's paradise by night. Now m o s t of the s h o p s h a v e moved into the town center leav-ing only Doc Price's Tattoo Par-lour, still a strong attraction to many a brave hardy serviceman or civilian.

The Red Light district around Union St ree t is now more of a pa le p ink , bu t t h e r e a re s t i l l many pubs and clubB and at 2 a.m. T h e Strip" is the place to be for the serious people watcher with transport aa taxia arc rarer than sobriety in this part of town as closing time!

Of course,"a "special mention must go to Cap'n Jaspers which is p r a i s e d f a r and wide as a catering establishment of merit. Situated on the Barbican it sup-

>» 7 \ . p l i e s huge bacon b u t t i e s and s t eaming mugs of tea to those willing to brave the Westcountry weather. A perfect place to eat , d r ink and watch Plymouth go by.

We have many local food deli-cacies in Devon. Clotted cream is my favorite and I think probably t h e most f a m o u s . Th i s is a spreadable cream with an edible yellow cruBt. Wonder fu l wi th anything!

The Pasty was originally eaten by Cornish minoro but hmo now crossed t h e border to become '<sterling). Devon ' s f a v o u r i t e t a k e - a w a y meal. I t was originally a pastry crust containing half sweet and half savoury filling with a thick crimped edge which wasn't eaten but left for the mine pixies, who

when hungry would become mis-chievous and troublesome!

So t h i s is my v iew of Ply-mouth, England, and I hope you have found -it of in te res t . As a writer I feel that out surroundr ings affect creativity and I have cer ta in ly come to look at Ply-mouth with new eyes since writ-ing this article. The Waterfront Wri te rs anthology gives o ther wri ters ' views of the city, both se r ious and h u m o r o u s a n d is available for £2 (approximately. $3.74) plus £1:50 (approximate-ly. $1.80) post and pa rkag ing

For more information, contact Mrs. Melanie McDonagh, 3 Riga Terrace, Laira, Plymouth, U.K. or e-mail at melQmcdonaghmj. freeserve. co.uk.

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Weinman a leader Albion College sophomore Laure l

Weinman (Plymouth Salem) is among 300 student-athletes participating in the th i rd annua l NCAA Foundat ion Leadership Conference.

The conference will be held May 31-J u n e 4 a t Disney ' s Wide World of Sports and Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

P a r t i c i p a n t s will be involved in activities designed to enhance the i r communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills.

Weinman is a two-year letterwinner in basketball who averaged 7.8 points and 3.0 rebounds last season.

Canton golfers win A 49 by meda l i s t J u l i e D z i e k a n

paced P lymouth Canton 's girls golf team to two victories Thursday in a t h r e e - w a y m e e t t h a t opened t h e Chiefs' season.

The junior edged out her sophomore teammate, Christina Slupek by three shots to help Canton outscore Pinck-ney, 214-220, and Howell, 214-221, a t Timber Trace in Pinckney.

S t e p h a n i e Koppe fired a 55 a n d sophomore Katie Herbeck a 58. Low scorers, both st^>0; lor Pinckney and Howell respect ive ly were A m a n d a Rodice and Holly Showers.

soccer players sougnt The United Soccer Academy is look-

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The program will consist of a five-day t r a in ing camp in Denmark fol-lowed by par t ic ipa t ion in both t h e Gothia Cup in Sweden and the Dana Cup in Denmark.

Teams will be formed in boys and girls age groups from U - l l to U-19.

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Kids fishing derby Canton Parks and Recreation Ser-

vices is sponsoring i ts annua l Kids Fishing Derby from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 1, at Heritage ponds, which will be stocked with rainbow ttout.

Prizes will be raffled off each hour. Fee is $1 per child to be paid the day of the event . Girls and boys age 15 and under are eligible.

Advance registration is required in person or by phone for a single one-hour t ime slot per en t r an t . I t r u n s April 20 through April 29.

Open reg is t ra t ion the day of t h e "event will be available if space per-mits.

P a r t i c i p a n t s a re respons ib le for their own equipment and bait. Check-in for each time slot ends 10 af ter the scheduled hour.

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four th Royal Blue Classic women's golf out ing Wednesday, J u n e 30, a t Fox Hills Golf & Country Club.

The shotgun start scramble is open to golfers of all levels and is available in nine-hole or 18-hole packages for $100 and $175, respectively. Price includes cart, beverage, lunch, dinner, door prizes and silent auction.

— T h o s e wishing to a t t e n d wtti playing golf may attend the cocktail reception with hors d'oeuvres begin-ning a t 3:30 p.m., followed by t h e silent auction, raffle and dinner. This package costs $50.

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Taste of defeat: Backup goalie Rob Zepp (I.) slumps with dejec-tion as Plymouth loses deciding seventh playoff game to London Knights. Whalers' Paul Mara (above) gets by Knights' John Ersk-ine for a scoring chance, but London wins, 10-3.

London fans, players take series BY DUNCAN E . WHITE STA/R WRITER

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second-round Ontario Hockey League p layof f s e r i e s a g a i n s t t h e London Knights, it went a little something like this:

'Eh-hemm. Na, na, na, na; Na, na, na, na; Hey. hey, hey, goo-ood-bye!'

At least, that 's what will be ringing in the Whalers" ears as they recall the final moments of their season — their impressive, promising season — follow-ing a 10-3 drubbing at the hands of the Knights.

Players and coaches were left to won-der what happened in this series as the Knights took over the ice with timely goal-scoring and thundering checks to pull off the series upset.

"I don't th ink there 's a guy in this room tha t didn't expect our season to go into the later rounds of the playoffs," said Whalers head coach and general m a n a g e r Pe te DeBoer . "Obviously ,

Salem tops Canton in boys meet S MANGAN TRACK

On a chilly, breezy day. P lymouth Salem's boys track team got the kinks out Thursday by breezing to victory over Plymouth Canton.

Salem won the Mangan Meet against its friendly neighborhood rival, 96-36. The 1600-meter relay teams for both schools were disqualified.

"We won all four relays," Coach Geoff Baker of Salem said. "We ran a pretty

»t I n?n« real happy with it "It was a little chilly and breezy, but

it wasn't too bad down on the track for the guys."

"We got a real solid day out of Jordan Chapman," Coach Bob Richardson of Canton said. "He won two field events, and almost placed in the long jump by just a little bit.

"Numerous (Canton) kids have run their PRs already. We're real excited about that . With a number of races to go, these kids are going to keep bring-ing their times down."

Canton swept the pole vaul t , with Chapman hit t ing 11-feet. Second was sophomore Brian Page (8-6) and six inches back of him was Kevin Pslmer.

Chapman also took first in the high jump at 5-10.

Salem's Dsve d e m o n s doubled in the hurdles, winning the 110-meters with a time of 15 7 and coming back to cop the 300 in 42.4 seconds

Mike Shul l of the Rocks cap tu red both short sprints. His 11.2 was best in the 100-meters and his 22.5 clocking took the 200.

Craig Little of Salem and Manovir Gil l s w a p p e d 1«2 f i m s h s s m two even t s . L i t t l e won t h e 3200 wi th a 10:29 while Gill took the 1000 in 4:44

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they're disappointed and there is noth-ing to say to them. There's no way to make th i s eas i e r . All they can do is learn from it.

"There are a lot of guys in here that will go on to play for professional hock-ey clubs and learning from this is all they can do."

If t h e r e eve r w a s a good t i m e to break into a house in London, Ontario. Thursday was the night, with a good portion of the town in Plymouth for the deciding game.

The only evidence of home-ice advan-tage for P lymouth was, perhaps , the property deed.

TTie announced attendance of 4,186 wa& a b ipa r t i san crowd (one London p layer s a id as m a n y as 1,900 f a n s made the t r ip from Canada), but the Knights' fans easily won the noise con-test. —

"It was incredible," said London goal-tender Gene Chiarello, who made 36

home-ice advantage out there. What the Knights didn't take over on

throughout the remainder of the arena. They cheered louder . T h e y booed

louder. They exploded with each goal Whalers goalie Robert Holsinger let frito h i s ne t . And t h a t w a s d u r i n g warm-ups!

They 'even s a n g t h e i r n a t i o n a l a n t h e m louder , d r o w n i n g ou t t h e young singer's performance. It was a loss on all f ron t s for the Amer ican hosts.

At one point late in the game. Ply-m o u t h was penal ized for too m a n y players on the ice. Most likely, the ref-eree would have caught the infraction anyway, but it was the London fans who made sure he noticed, yelling and pointing with six fingers raised.

Kn igh t s head coach Gary Agnew, who now holds a 3-1 career coaching record in Game 7s, thought the fan tu rnou t definitely contributed to his

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_ I: Ryan Silva, like teammates, gets the jump on Plymouth Canton in their annual Mangan Meet on Thursday, won by the Rocks, 96-36.

team's dominating play. "The core fans have been great all

year," he said. "But this just started to go crazy in early February or late Jan-MHITy " , h p r i In pot nn a bit of a roll, and they've been following a s ever since."

Even DeBoer noticed the clamor com-ing from the London cheering sections.

"I thought it was a great atmosphere with the two sets of fans going back and forth with each other," he said. "1 think it was the best atmosphere we've had in th i s r ink in t h e three yea r s we've been here.

"We had a good crowd in here for Game 5, and I t h ink i t 's s tar t ing to catch on. People a®e starting to appre-ciate how en t e r t auung (OHL hockey) is."

London wasted no t ime finding the net as Tom Kostopoul^s scored for the Knights just 29 seoonds into the game.

Plymouth d e f e n s e m a n Paul Mara evened the score with a hard slapshot from the high-slot area just 48 seconds

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Rocks girls overpower Chiefs, too i GIRLS TRACK

The girls side of t h e Mangan Meet was a shade on the one-sided side.

Plymouth Salem's girls track team destroyed its Plymouth Canton coun-t e rpa r t s , 111-25, T h u r s d a y in t he i r mutual dual meet opener.

Coach Mark Gregor unleashed some talented freshmen and they helped the Rocks pulvanze the Chiefs.

Canton won t h r e e even ts , two by hurdler Crystal Aldorman

Kris ten Scht lk c a p t u r e d the pole vault at 7-feet even while Alderman won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.4 seconds, then came back to take the 300 meter hurdles at 47 6.

"Obviously, Alderman was our ath-lete of the meet." Coach John Venning of C a n t o n said- ' S h e and K r i s t e n Schilk were probably the two who stood out the most '

"We were very well prepared for the first meet." Gregor said "We competed real hard We got the outdoor part of the season started on a good note

"Two weeks ago we won the Spartan Relays, then we won the Marfan Meet on Thursday, so things are going pretty smooth right now

"We're very intent on continuing to progress "

T i f f any G r u b a u g h t ied a Sa l em re<-ord in the shot put with a heave of 37-feet. 11-inches, same as Jesflira .Ash in 1997

Her discus throw o f ^ l l 2 f e e t was good for first in that event

Rachel Jones also won her special Iks, the dashes

She broke with a 13.1 to win the 100 meter dash, then ran 26 3 to finish first

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in WHAC test vs. Indiana Tech | I nd iana Tech pinned a ble-heads ot. t h e M a d o n n a U n i v e r s i t y baseball t e a m .

i III the n ightcap, Tech tall ied t h r e e r u n s e a c h in t h e f i r a t , t h i rd a n d fifth inning* to out-last Madonna (13-16-1) for a 9-7 win

Crusaders' s tart ing pitcher James O'Connor, was pul led a f t e r a l l o w i n g s ix r u n s (al l earned) on five hits and three

in just three innings. Derrick Wolfe went 3-for-4

wi th a double and three RBI for the Crusaders while team-mate Aaron S h r e w s b u r y h i t h i s 11th home run of the sea-

fourr r u n s in t h e a n o t h e r i n t h e b f i b r e being

Er ic W i l l i a m s o n ( l - l ) , - w h o allowed two h i t s in one inning p i t c h e d , t o o k t h e l o s s for

M a t t F i t e s (2-0), recorded t h e win for Ind iana Tech (30-14). .

' T h e C r u s a d e r s b lew a 6-0 l e a d to f a l l in t h e o p e n i n g game, 11-10.

Madonna pitcher Boh Mason hurled four scoreless innings

trouble in the fifth. He allowed

Tech scored in the s i x t h ai, more in the seventh inning prevail. f'..

Mason (2-4) was the pitcher of record and took the loss for Madonna.

T h i r d baseman Brad Casa l . who w a s l - for-3 wi th n homer a n d a r u n scored, a long w i t h t h r e e R B I to p a c e I n d i a n a Tech. •

S h r e w s b u r y a n d Wolfe b o t h c o n n e c t e d -for h o m e r s in t h e lose fo r M a d o n n a . E a c h h a d t h r e e RBI to lead the a t t ack

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more h i t t ing will help the Rocks. Be t te r fielding, too.

Sa lem played a t Northville, which a l ready had one game unde r its belt, a n d dropped a 2-0 deci-sion Wednesday despi te a two-h i t t e r , by s t a r t ing pitcher Amanda Sutton.

" S h e p i t c h e d a g r e a t g a m e , " C o a c h B o n n i e Souther land said. "We j u s t weren ' t ready to hit .

"This was our first game and you can see your weaknesses . Wel l ju s t do be t te r the next time."

Northville (2-0) got a r im in the first and anoth-er, unearned , in the fourth. The M u s t a n g s collect-ed both the i r h i t s in t h e first i n n i n g in winning their Western Lakes Activities Association opener.

Salem didn ' t he lp itself by mak ing four errors. It managed to load the bases in the fifth wi th two out bu t could not score.

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singles. Canton 4 , Stevenson 1: Gretchen Hudson. What

more is there to say? The Plymouth Canton right-hander limited Livonia

Stevenson to five hits over five innings Wednesday in pitching the host Chiefs to a 4-1 victory in their season and WLAA opener.

Canton pounded out 12 hits with Paula McKeman, Brianna McNicholas, Becky Mire and Lisa Baker col-lecting two apiece. Mize had an RBI.

LeAnne Schraufnagle was the losing pitcher. Jenny Fisher saved Hudson ' s victory with two

innings of thre^hit relief. She allowed the one run, walking four and fanning one.

Hudson allowed only two hi ts , walked one and struck out 10.

Madonna averts softball sweep A n o t h e r s p l i t f o r t h e M a d o n n a U n i v e r s i t y

women's softball t eam. T h e C r u B a d e r s scored five r u n s in t h e s i x t h

inning of the opening game of a double-header to post a 7-6 w i n Wednesday over Spr ing Arbor a t Livonia Ladywood High School.

Th i rd b a s e m a n Jenny K r u z e l w a s three-for-four, including a double and a home run , with th ree RBI to lead t h e M a d o n n a offense in t h e leadoff spot . She also scored two runs .

Crusaders ca tcher Vicki Malkowski was two-for t h r e e w i t h a h o m e r u n a n d h a d two RBI in t h e game. Cour tney Senger and J e n Walker each h a d one RBI for Madonna (17-15).

J a n e l l L e s c h i n g e r s t a r t e d a n d p i t c h e d t h r e e i n n i n g s - w h i l e J a n e l l e S c h m i d t (4-2) p i t ched t h e

an RBI single. I t w a s h e r only hit in her only at-bat of the game.

•SPRING ARBOR 7-5, MAOONNA 3-2: Leschinger allowed three earned runs in six innings but four unearned runs cos t the Crusaders as Spring Arbor won t h e first g a m e of a double-header Tuesday night.

Madonna scored orfe run in each of the first, third and fourth innings but Spring Arbor scored two runs in the first and sixth innings while adding three in the fourth inning for the win.

Erin EdwardsorLhad. the hot bat for Spring Arbor, going four-for-four with four RBl ahd a stolen base . Shannon Jackson went two-for-three, with a double, for two RBI and Sara Nelson had one RBI on one hit for the Cougars.

Jamie Cook led Madonna with two RBI and Jenny BMI fmir allowing one earned r u n and picking up Kiuid ItdU one ROt on a two for four batting perfnr

the win for Madonna . Leschinger a l lowed five r u n s , t h ree e a r n e d on

fi*i h i t s th rough t h e first t h ree innings . C i n d s a y C u r t i s w e n t t h e d i s t a n c e for S p r i n g

A i t o r and took t h e loss. Spr ing Arbor took the nightcap, 3-2, as Crusade r

h u r l e r s Missy Bako and J a n e l l Leschinger com-bined for a five-hit performance

But t he Couga r s scored t h r e e r u n s in t h e fifth inning to post the road victory.

Amy F r e d e r i c k w e n t t h e d i s t a n c e fo r S p r i n g Aifror, al lowing seven hits in t h e win.

Two o f t h e Cougars ' three r u n s were unearned . £en Walker had a triple a n d an RBI for Madon-

na-while Leschinger helped pu t h e r own cause wi th

mance with a double. Lindsay Curtis allowed three runs in six innings

pitched and claimed the win for Spring Arbor. Madonna scored a run in t h e first inning and

another in the third for a*2-0 lead but Spring Arbor scored five runs in the final two innings to post the 5-2 win.

Kristy-McDonald had both of M a d o n n a ' s RBI, going three-for-three from the plate with two dou-bles.

Madonna s Tanya Liske (3-5) went the dis tance, allowing five runs, three earned, on 12 hits.

But Spring Arbor added two additional unearned runs to control the game .

Frederick allowed just five Madonna hits, and both runs, t o pick up the win for Spring Arbor.

Patriots subdue Westland John Glenn, 4-1; North sophomore blanks Livonia Churchill

Livon ia F r a n k l i n b r o k e open a close game wi th a pa i r of r u n s in t h e fifth i nn ing to best West land J o h n Glenn in a girls sof tba l l Wednes-day, 4-1. ; *

The hos t P a t r i o t s improved to 2-0 wi th the win, while Glenn falls to 0-2.

Leading 2-1, Frankl in ' s Tera Morrill singled, s t o l e d s e c o n d a n d s c o r e d on J e a n n e t t e Be r t r and ' s single. Morrill c ame home on Kelly Young's groundout .

W i n n i n g p i t c h e r T a r a M u c h o w worked al l seven innings, gaving u p five h i t s and no walks while f ann ing seven.

Losing pi tcher S tephanie Fedulchak gave "up 10 hits , walked two and s t ruck ou t two, .

K e r s t i n M a r s h a l l a n d J a m i e L i n d e n e a c h w e n t 2 - f o r . 3 w i t h a n RBI for t h e P a t r i o t s . •Muchow added an RBI double.

Abby Massey went 2-for-3 to pace Glenn. »W. FARWjWOTQW 6 , C H U R C H I L L 6 . On

Wednesday, North Farmington sophomore hurler Kristina Colombo limited host Livonia Churc hi 11 (0-2) to just two hits in seven innings to gain the Western Lakes Activities Association crossover victory. -Colombo, who flirted with a^no-hit te^ through

s i x i n n i n g s , s t r u c k o u t e i g h t a n d w a l k e d j u s t

t h r e e .

Sallie Kuratko broke up Colombo's no-hit bid with a two-out double in the sixth. Raegan Tisher added a single in the seventh.

Randi Taub ' s 2-run triple in t h e third inning

paced North (1-0). Losing pitcher Adrienne'Doyle, the victim of

seven errors, gave up six hits, struck out nine and did not>walk a batter. She w a s charged with jlist two earned runs over six innings before giv-ing way to Meghan Misiak.

• W.L. WESTERN 13, FARMINGTON 3: Farming t on ' s softball debut didn't go well Wednesday.

F a r m i n g t o n had g o o d p i t c h i n g f r o m juniorJeSST-

c a B r o w n , a c c o r d i n g t o c o a c h Jerry Osbo rne , b u t

d i d n ' t g i v e her t h e r ight d e f e n s i v e s u p p o r t .

The Falcons made many of their errors in the sixth inning when the Warriors scored seven runs.

Western had-been loading 6 3 . Out Farmington. had a l lowed two unearned runs: o therwise , it should have been 4-3, according to Osborne.

Farmington junior Kim Livingston had two hits and t w o RBI in her first varsi ty g a m e . Senior Angie Luttman had a stand-up triple and a fine ca t ch4n left field that led to a double play.

Canton rallies to topple Stevenson

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T a k e off t h e first i nn ing a n d Ben Tucker had a shutout .

P u t Livonia Stevenson's three-r u n o u t b u r s t i n t h e o p e n i n g inning in the re and it took some good relief work Wednesday by Joe Cortellini.to preserve Tucker and P lymouth Canton ' s 5-3 vic-tory.

Tucker (3-0) settled down af te r t h e s h a k y first a n d w o u n d b p allowing j u s t eight h i ts over 6'* i n n i n g s . H e w a l k e d f o u r a n d s t ruck out five.

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C o r t e l l i n i w o r k e d t h e final two-thirds of the inning, h i t t ing one ba t te r a n d s t r ik ing out one as t h e Ch ie f s i m p r o v e d to 6-1 overall by winning the i r Western L a k e s A c t i v i t i e s A s s o c i a t i o n opener.

T h e g a m e w a s t h e s e a s o n -o p e n e r for L ivon ia S t e v e n s o n , whose Roy Rabe allowed six hits,

walked five a n d s t ruck out six in the comple te g a m e loss. E r r o r s cost h im a shot a t victory.

Rabe h a d two hits, including a double plus an RBI single for the Spa r t ans , 0-1 overall and in the WLAA.

A n d r e w C o p e n h a v e r w e n t 1-for-3 and drove in a run for the Chiefs . S t eve Lueck h a d a two-run single in the fourth to break a 3-3 tie.

Cortel l ini h a d a double whi le Bryan Kay walked twice and sin-gled in a run .

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in the 200 Aisha Chappe l l won t h e h igh

j u m p a t ^5 - f ee t even. T h e long j u m p w e n t to B r y n n e DeNeen wi th a l eap of 14-foot, SVinches.

F r e s h m a n Kim Wood bettered everybody in the 1,600 run with a clocking of 5:59.

A u t u m n Hicks c a p t u r e d t h e 400 w i t h a t i m e of 62.1, A n n -M a r i e Ve rc ruysse ' s 2:39.4 w a s best in t h e 800 while Lisa J a s -nowski 's 12:53.1 earned the win in the 3,200.

"Some of our f reshmen real ly competed," Gregor said. "(Jessi-ca) S h a m b e r g e r h a d t h e b e s t long j u m p , bu t she fouled on it .

"Then we settled down and ran on t h e t rack real well. (Melissa) D r a k e w a s a n o t h e r f r e s h m a n who h a d a real good meet. And Wood competed real well.

"And S h a n n o n M i l l e r d id a r e a l n i c e j o b in t h e d i s t a n c e races."

"I t h i n k our kids did extremely wel l , " C a n t o n ' s V e n n i n g s a i d . "We h u n g right in there. We did be t te r t h a n last year's first meet.

" S a l e m ' s j u s t a r e a l l y good t e a m . O u r kids kept t h e fun in the g a m e and kept the i r sp i r i t s high the whole meet. I was real-ly pleased with that .

"We h a v e to do a l i t t le bit of t w e a k i n g h e r e a n d t h e r e . We h a v e a lot of y o u n g k i d s a n d they've got a little ways to go.

"We didn' t run any indoor th is year, a n d that ' s definitely made a difference."

T h e R o c k s s w e p t t h e r e l a y races.

The q u a r t e t of Becky Phe l an , Miller, Vercruysse and Melanie Mester took the 3^00 relay with a t ime of 10:29.7.

The 800 relay, featur ing Hicks, S h a m b e r g e r , D e N e e n a n d Rachel Jones) ran 1:50.1 to t a k e

— t h a t event . - — Michelle Bonier, Shamberge r ,

D r a k e a n d J o n e s b u r n e d t h e r -ough t h e 400 relay with a t ime of 51.6.

The Rocks closed it out wi th a win in t h e 1600 relay in 4:21.7. H i c k s , D e N e e n , a n d V a l e r i e Brown) did the honors.

T h e 300 h u r d l e s i m p r e s s e d Venning, not jus t because Alder-m a n won.

" T h e n e x t f o u r f i n i s h e r s a l l t u r n e d regional t imes ," h e sa id . " T h e . f i r s t five p l a c e s w e r e al l 50.2 and better."

T h e Chiefs ' J e s s i e Myks w a s fifth in exactly 50.2.

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7 . PLYMOUTH CANTON 26 High Jump: 1. Aisha Chappell (PS). 5-

0 : 2. Autumn Hicks (PS). 5-0; 3. Kim Theeke (PC) , 4 -10 . L o n g Jump: 1 . Brynne DeNeen (PS). 14 -9^ i 2. Amy Driscoll (PC). 14-2%; 3. Apri l Aqumto ( P S ) . 14 I V Shot p u t : 1 . T i f fany Grubaugh (PS). 3 7 - 1 1 ( t i e s schoo l record. Jessica Ash. 37-11, 1997); 2. Pac/la-Tomlin (PS), 34-0; 3. Michel le Bonror (PS). 33-1. Dtacus: 1. Grubaugh (PS). 112-0; 2. Tomlin (PS), 95-7; 3. Miranda White (PS). 89-11. Pole w u t t : 1. Kristen Schilk (PC). 7-0; 2. Kelly Van-Put ten (PS). 6-6. 3200 relay: 1. Ply-mouth Salem (Becky Phelan. Shannon Mil ler. AnnMarie Vercruysse, Melanie Mester). 10:29.7; 2. Plymouth Canton^ (Lark Haenert . Jaclyn Bernard. Amy DePuis. Terra Kubert). 11:20.5. 100 hur-dles: 1, Crystal Alderman (PC). 16 4; 2. Valerie Brown (PS). 17:8: 3. Chappell (PS). 17.9 100 dash: 1. Rachel Jones (PS), 13.1: 2. Melissa Drake (PS), 13.2: 3. Meridith Fo* (PC), 13.4 . 800 relay: 1. P lymouth Salem ( H i c k s . Jess ica Shamberger, DeNeen. Jones). 1:50.1: 2. Plymouth Canton (Meridith Fox, Kristen Schilk, Terra Kubert. Crystal Alderman). 1 : 5 8 . 9 . 1 6 0 0 : 1. K im Wood (PS) , 5 : 5 9 . 1 : 2. Mester (PS) . 5 : 5 9 . 2 : 3. White (PS). 6:03.3. 400 ralay: 1. Ply-mou th Salem (Bon ie r . Shamberger , Drake. Jones), 51.6; 2. Plymouth Can-ton (Fox. Tekla Bude, Andrea Gauvin, Amy Driscoll). 54.9 400: 1. Hicks (PS). 6 M ; 2. DeNeen (PS). 65.1; 3. Schilk

• (PC) 68.9. 300 hurdlaa: 1. Alderman (PC). 47 .6 ; 2. Brown (PS). 49 .1 : 3. Chappell (PS), 49.9. 800: 1. Vercruysse (PS). 2:39.4; 2. Phelan (PS). 2:43.2; 3. ShSnnefvWHI (PS), 2 : 4 4 . 5 . 2 0 0 : 1. Jones (PS), 26.9; 2. Shamberger (PS). 27.1; 3. Bonier (PS). 28.2. 3200: 1. Lisa Jasnowski (PS), 12:53.1: 2. Becky Rucinsk. (PS). 13.41.7; 3. Amy DuPius (PC). 13.44.7. 1600 ralay. 1. Plymouth Saiem (Hicks. DeNeen. Drake. Brown). 4 : 2 1 . 7 ; 2. P l y m o u t h Can ton ( F o x . Schilk, Kubert. Alderman), 4 37.4.

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Up Ahead: That's the way it was all day Thursday at the Mangan Meet for Plymouth Canton's runners - always looking at the back ofthe front-running Plymouth Salem jerseys. The Rocks took an easy 111-25 victory from the Chiefs.

TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Churchill. 2 0 1 : 2 . Stevenson. 2 0 7 ; 3 . Frankl in , 2 7 7 . J *

HUFCMM M O M : Hewb Aittama, 47 (cofliedalist); Jennie Lusa. 50; Ashley Johnson. 51; Kelly Parzu-c how ski. 53 ; Julis McLaughlin. 54; Stacy Loocks, 70.

tevensoe scorers: Mara Ma i MXV, 4 7 (ccHnedahatr: Carti Hepp-rver. 5 0 ; Katie Carlson and Laura H a d d o c k . 5 5 e a c h ; Jess ica M a k o w s k i , 6 1 ; Teresa Layman. 63 .

Frankttn scorers: Katie Beasley.

59; Erin Gavte. 68; Colleen Yorlck. 69: Amanda Szabeiski. 81; Megan Houghton. 83; Tina Esch, 93.

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C h u r c h * scorers: Heidi A i t tama.^

45 ( m e d a l i s t ) ; Ashley Johnson Julia McLaughlin. Jennie Lusa. 49 each.

Novi score rs : Kel ly Nohle . 5 3 .

C a r o l y n V e r m e u l l e n . 5 4 ; T s r a -

Stevens. 56 ; Becca Chan. 6 5 .

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M a t t h a e i . 44 ; Jenny Ze iony. 5 0 : ;

C h r i s t i e M a c R i t c h i e . 5 3 : Dana

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la ter , but J a y LeGault , Richard P i t i r r i , K r y s Barch a n d A d a m S a f f e r r e c o r d e d t h e n e x t f o u r goa l s of t h e game for L o n d o n , b u i l d i n g a c o m m a n d i n g l e a d ha l fway through the contest.

J a m i e L a L o n d e scored on a r ebound for the Whale r s a t t h e 4:36 m a r k of the second period to cut London's lead to 5-2. But the Knigh ts went on a scoring binge aga in wi th th ree s t r a igh t goals by Joel Scherban, Dan Jancevski and Pit irr i 's second of the game.

Following a goal by Plymouth 's J a s o n Ward 4:01 into the t h i r d period t h a t made it an 8-3 Lon-don lead. Kostopoulos scored his s e c o n d goal and Rico F a t a , a London fan favori te , added h i s f irst goal to cap the scoring a n d Plymouth 's season.

Kostopoulos , the game s f i r s t s ta r , finished with two goals and t w o a s s i s t s w h i l e t e a m m a t e P i t i r r i i second s tarV h a d t w o goals and one assist.

Haro ld Druken. who was t ied fo r t h e l e a g u e lead in p l a y o f f g o a l s w i t h n i n e e n t e r i n g t h e g a m e (and was the O H L s lead-i n g goa l - score r in t h e r e g u l a r s eason) , f in ished wi th j u s t one assis t for Plymouth

H o l s i n g e r . who recorded t h e lowest goals-against average in O H L history during the regular

season, also finished the year on a downturii and was pulled from the net af ter the second period in each of the last two games. Ply-m o u t h was outscored 18-5 over t h a t stretch.

Even wi th a big lead T h u r s -day . Agnew was well a w a r e of P l y m o u t h ' s o f f e n s i v e capab i l i -ties.

"Any team tha t has five or six first-round draf t picks on it. you know they have lots of firepower, a n d they ' r e c a p a b l e of g e t t i n g back in any game," he said.

DeBoer knew the Knights sim-ply had what they needed to win the series: Heart .

"I don't th ink t h e r e was any-thing we could have done differ-ently in terms of playing our sys-t e m s t h a t would h a v e m a d e a difference." he said

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Hey, I made It! Plymouth Canton high jumper Jordan Chapman looks elated because he 5-foot, lO-inches to win his event Thursday in the annual Mangan Meet. Unfortunately, Chapman s first place finish wasn't enough to stop Plymouth Salem's boys team from running up a 96-36 victory over the Chiefs.

Mangan boys from page D1

Canton's Jerry Gaines won t h e 400, clocking 51.7, with Salem s Matt Anderson taking the 800 in a time of 2:08.

"Tha t was j u s t a p h e n o m e n a l 400 race be tween Gaines and (Salem's Gabe) Coble," Anderson said. "They were neck and neck and Gaines turned in a 51.7, which is just a tremendous time for this time of year. '

"Then in the 800, (Canton's Steve) Blossom was ahead most ol way. Then Anderson, who was right behind him, put on a little bit of a push and just nosed him out.

"Some races weren't tha t close, but those two were outstanding. Coble was the long jump winner at 19-feet, 4-inches. Salem's Mark Snyder took the shot put with a 46-2 1/2 effort, best-

ing teammate Andy Brandt, who turned in a 44-9 1/2. Brandt did win the discus, recording a throw of 129-10. "Our young distance guys did the running," said Baker, who saved

his experienced distance runners for the Mansfield Relays, "and they looked real good.

"Our sprinters ran well; I was real happy with our sprinters. Our hurdlers did well — and will get better."

Baker took Bobby Cushman, Jon Little, Donnie Warner and Nick Allen to the Mansfield Relays on Friday and they finished second to Traverse City in the 4 x 1600 relay, running a time of 18:54 in very bad weather. . ,

"They had us down, 26-19, a f t e r the field events , the Chiefs

Richardson said. "Usually we're ahead after those events. "And they hurt us real good in the 110 hurdles; swept us there .

But their hurdlers have been dominating for years. T h e y also ran 1-2 in a couple of other events. They ran well."

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Shot pu t 1. Mar* Snyder (PS). 46-2 1 /2 . 2. A.idy Brandt t P ^ 4 4 9 1/2; 3. Jared Chap-man (PC), 42-8 Di»cu.: 1. Brandt ( P S ) 7 l » 1 0 : T . - A s a HeriSey (PC). 119-3: 3. Thomas Foor (PS). 114-7 High Jump: 1. Jordan Chapman (PC). 5-10; 2. Sean QaMP IPS) 3 M a t ' C a r

penter (PS) 5S. Long Jump: 1. Gade Coble (PS). ISM 1 /2 : 2 Pat Johnson (PSi 1 * 1 1 / 4 : 3 Ugo Okwumabua (PC). 1 9 1 / 2 Pole vault: 1. Jo. Chapman (PC). l l -O : 2. Bnan Page (PCt. 8 6. 3. Kevin Palmer (PC). 8-0. 3 2 0 0 relay: 1. Plymouth Salem (Manovir Gill. Trevor Davis. C'aig Little. Matt Anderson). 8:30.6. 2. Plymouth Canton (Steve Blossom. Bryan Kuiciyck!. Andy Tessema, Marty Kane). 8:35.8 110 high hurdles: 1 Dave Ctemons (PS). 15.7; 2. Ryan Thomas (PS). 16 1: 3 Ryan Silva (PS). 16.9. lOO: 1. Mike Shull (PS), 11.2; 2. KJ. Singr (PC). 11.7; 3. Johnson (PS). 11.7 800 retay: 1. Plymouth Salem (Shull. Chris Mason. Mark Sheehan Coble). 1:32.9; 2. Plymouth Canton (Singh. Jamte Bonner. Doug Kurth. Jerry Games). 1:35 6 1 8 0 0 : 1. Gill (PS). 4:44 5: 2. C Uti le (PS). 4 50 9: 3 Jason Ruttef (PC). 4:58.5. 4 0 0 relay: 1. Plymouth Salem (Shull. Mason. Sheehan, Clemons), 44 9; 2 Plymouth Canton ( & i * h . Bonner, Kurth. Emmanuel Etim). 46 1. 400 : 1 Gaines IPC). 51.7. 2 CoOie (PS) 52.2; 3. Sheehan (PS). 54.3 300 hurdles: 1. Clemons (PS). 42.4; 2 Thomas (PS), 43 4 3. Jim O'Bnen (PC), 44.7. 8 0 0 : 1. Anderson (PS). 2:08.4; 2. Blossom (PC) 2:08 7: 3 Dav.s (PS). 2:15.0. 200 : 1. St>ult (PS). 22.5; 2. Sngh (PC), 24.0; 3. Jonnson (PS). 24.8 3200 : C Little (PS), 10:29; 2. Gill (PS). 10:42; 3. Rutter (PC). 10:50 1®00 relay: both teams DQ a

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Livonia C h u r c h i l l swep t four events Thursday and got a school-record performance in pole vault from Kan Cezat to b e a t v i s i t i n g W e s t l a n d J o h n Glenn, 85-52, in a girls track meet.

T h e C h a r g e r s d o m i n a t e d the shot put , discus, 1,600-and 3,200-meter events to win the Western Lakes Activities Association crossover.

C e z a t , a sophomore who cleared 8 feet, 6 inches las t Saturday in the Ann Pioneer All-Comers Meet, broke her own school m a r k j u s t f ive days later by clearing 8-9.

Senior Ashley Fillion fig-u r e d in t h r e e f i r s t s for Churchi l l , winning the 800-a n d 1 ,600-me te r r u n s in 2:42.9 and 5:58.4, respective-ly. She also teamed up with Becky Rodriguez, Susan Dun-can and Katie Happ to win the 1,600 relay in 4:42.6.

Other Churchill firsts were recorded by Kr i s ten Rader , shot put, 27-10'* Jenny Hefn-er, discus, 105-3; Mandy Hein, 300 h u r d l e s , 54.9; and Rodr iguez , 400 run , 1:06 8; and Stephanie Skwiers, 3,200 run, 12:55.5.

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shoes Friday night, posting a 9-1 victory at Livonia Franklin. Glenn is now 1-2-1 overall, while Franklin drops to 0-2-1. The Rockets offensive assaul t was led by sophomore Sarah Pack,

who scored twice and had three assists. Sophomore midfielder Laoey Catarino chipped in with two goals

and one assist, while Katie Krause also scored a pair of goals. Val Kurzynski, Julie Turner and Becky vJensen added the other

Glenn goals. Franklin, which has only three seniors on its "roster, got a first-half

goal from junior Alexis Bowman. Sophomore Deby CarKn had the assist as Franklin trailed 5-1 a t halftime.

Glenn rebounded from Wednesday's 7-0 loss to Plymouth Salem (1-2 - 1 ) . .

"That's the way it goes in this league (Western Lakes), Glenn coach Jerry Poniatowski said. "It's tough win or lose.

"Was I a little surprised? Yes, because the last t ime we played Franklin it was a 3-2 game. — — —- —' - -

"But our girls stepped up tonight and played a good game. Pack and Catarino were the catalysts. "They're Premier League players and its nice to have players like

that," Poniatowski said. "We have a shallow bench, but a team like Salem has almost a full roster of those kind of players."

Glenn goalkeeper Jade Fukuda also stood out in the win. "She was out all of last year with a torn ACL (anterior cruciate lig-

ament) and she's get t ing her confidence back. Poniatowski said. "She's well trained and she's fearless. It takes guts to come back from an injury like that."

For Franklin coach Mary Kay Hussey, the plan is to improve as the season goes along. Her roster is dominated by underclassmen eight freshmen, four sophomores and three juniors. Meanwhile, net-minder Melissa Matthews, a sophomore, was playing only her third game in goal.

"A game like this I didn't expect, but we have six who have never played organized outdoor soccer before," Hussey said. "It's hard to teach in just four weeks. Right now were teaching fundamentals and getting them a feel for the game.

"But these kids don't get discouraged or yell at each otheT. They re good kids and we're going to do what we have to do to get better "

The Patriots tied Redford Union. 1-1, in their season opener March 31 as Bowman had the lone goal.

On Wednesday, the Patriots were blanked by Farmington, 6-0, as Julie Gottlicher led the victorious Falcons <2-1-1 overall) with two goals. "

"Two or threfe games a week with our league physically takes.its toll," Hussey said. "Right now we're just teaching them to survive oh the'field physically against teams like Churchill, Stevenson, Salem and Canton."

• CHURCHILL 7, HARRISON 0: Kersten Conklin pumped in four goals and teammate Stacey Supanich added two Wednesday as Livonia Churchill (2-0 overall) opened WLAA-Westem Division play by Wanking visiting Farming ton Hills Harrison ( 0 2 overall).

Deanna DeRoo tallied the other goal for the Chargers, who led 3-0 at

intermission. Luba Steca and Natalie Pickelhaupt each contributed two assists, while

Kristin Leszczynski and Michelle Esparza had one apiece. Goalkeeper Jennifer Gabon posted her second straight shutout. Senior goalkeeper Renee Mejer made 19 saves for the Warriors.

Wayne gains 1st victory; CC's Tomev throws no-no

Wayne Memorial picked the right t ime to gain its first baseball victory of the year.

The Zebras, snapped an 0-5 seasoS s t a r t with a 7-6 victory Wednesday over Ypsilanti i a the Mega Conference White Division oponer for both teams. '

Jon Judd s ta r ted the game-winning rally by walking in the seventh, Courtesy runner Shawn McDaniel went to second on a fielders choice by Gary Stevens, who also reached base safely on the bunt . Both runne r s moved up on a balk. George R o d r i g u e z t h e n was i n t e n t i o n a l l y walked, loading the bases.

McDaniel came home on a wild pitch for the game-winning r u n .

Winning pitcher Ryan Czyzak, a senior right-hander, worked all seven innings. H e scattered seven hits, one walk and fanned two.

Czyzak also helped his own cause with a pair of doubles. Judd, meanwhile, had three hi ts ®nd two RBI. Jeremy Overton also singled twice.

Kim Robbins knocked in three runs for Ypsi-lanti.

Wayne is 1 -5 overall and 1-0 in t h e Mega White, while Ypsi falls to 0-3,0-1.

•JOHN GLENN 7, FRANKLIN «: Westland John Glenn ran its overall record to 3 0 Wednesday with a Western Lakes Activities Association crossover vic-tory over Livonia Franklin (0-2).

Franklin scored three times in the top of the sixth to take a 5-3 lead, but Glenn answered with four runs m the bottom half of the inning.

Brian Reed had an RBI double to spark the ralljr. while Dale Hayes and winning pitcher Mike Swafford each added RBI singles. Dave Mijal chipped In With an RBI sacrifice fly.

Mike Grant contributed an RBI single for Glenn in the second inning.

Hayes and Reed each had two hits for the win-

Paul Mercier, ir, relief of starter Just.n Draughn (who waved the ftrst tour innings), took the toes.

Mike Barnett. one of four North pitchers, earned the victory to relief. He also had two hits

Rfck Strain ted Churchill with two hits Eric Ugh tie, Brad Beacoe ahd Tim Greenieaf also knocked to runs tor the Chargers.

•REDFORD CC 5-10. OeLaSALLE 0-8: Redford Catholic Central senior Anthony Tomey threw-his first career nohitter Wednesday, highlighting a dou-We-header sweep over host Warren DeLaSaile

Tomey s no^ntter came in the STvamrocRs SO vie tory to Game No. 1. CC completed the sweep with a 106 win to the nightcap.

Tomey. who has signed with Eastern Michigan University, had six strikeouts and walked three.

Senior catcher Chris Woodruff continued te so*e DeLaSaite pitching, hitting a.two<un double to the first inning. He hit four of his six home runs last year against the Pilots.

Senior Casey Rogowski. who was 440r-5 artth lour walks to the double-header added a solo home to the fifth.

The Shamrocks added two insurance runs, both unearned, in the seventh against the Pilots ace. who recorded 10 strikeouts.

In the second game, the Shamrocks scored six runs to the third and led BO at one point before the Pilots rallied to make |t close.

Starting pitcher Dan Duffey had a strange fifth innit*. getting the Shamrocks mto and out of trou-ble.

" JAfler experiencing control problems, Duffey was pulled with CC leading 8-2 and the bases loaded with rw> outs to the fifth.

The Pilots scored four runs to cut the deficit to 8-6 and threatened more but Duffey. who was mowed to right field after being lifted from the mound, caught a fly ball and threw a DeLaSaile runner out at

_ the plate to compete a double play. Salter said. "He had .been

hits for Franklin. Saia also had an RBI. while Word wild pitching, but had a triple. The Patriots also got an RBI single by Ryan .Tracy . —

I n Hayes pitched the first four innings for Glenn, allow ir^ one run on three hits. Sw afford pitched the

Senior left-hander Marti Cole, who relieved Duffey. wasn't acored upon trvthe «xth and seventh innings to earn the save. Ail of the DeLaSaile runs were

seventh to gain the save. Word hurled four innings for Franklin before giving

way to Joe Ruggiero, who suffered the toss. The two Franklin hurters combined for nine walks.

•N. FARMINGTON 5, CHURCHILL 4: In a WLAA crossover Wednesday, host North Farmington (1-0) tallied the game-winning ron in the bottom of the eighth to beat Livonia Churchill (12) .

Matt Kelmlgian reached base on an error and scored on smother Churchill error for the gamawto-ning run. ' \

Rogowski had two doubles and a pair o# RBI for the Shamrocks to the nightcap. Senior Dave Lusky also collected two hits and two RBI.

The Shamrocks played both games without star Bob Maiek in centerfield. Maiek was relegated to designated hitter duties after being hit by a pitched ball on his throwing elbow against Detroit Country Day Tuesday.. ; : v

He had one hit to the double-header. The win improved the Shamrocks to 4-0 overall. 2

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b e c a u s e y o u never know for su re w h a t you will find inside.

A few yea r s ago a .friend and I found some great horned owl p e l l e t s a t S p r i n g f i e l d O a k s P a r k i n n o r t h e r n O a k l a n d . County. We found several pel-lets b e n e a t h t h e roos t w h e r e we f lushed a pair of owls.

G r e a t horned owls a re la rge owls so their pellets were large too . S o m e w e r e a n i n c h i n d iamete r a n d 3-4 inches long.

Once the pellets were dry , I s tored them in an old egg car-ton unt i l they were needed for programs. \ ,v- '...

S i n c e t h e n I 've o p e n e d u p several of t hem a n d discovered skul ls of mice, voles, ch ipmunk and a n occasional bird.

B u t the last t ime I opened u p

one of the pellets for a group, I d i s c o v e r e d a m a m m a l s k u l l t h a t did not look l ike any th ing Td ever seen in Michigan

I t w a s a r o d e n t b e c a u s e i t h a d e n l a r g e d i n c i s o r s l i k e mice, r a t s a n d squi r re l s have , b u t t h e b a c k of t h e . s k u l l , w h e r e t h e e a r o p e n i n g is found, was inf la ted like a smal l balloon. (

I t t u rned out to be t h e skul l of a kangaroo mouse typically found in t h e southwest .

How did an owl in Michigan capture , kill and ea t an animal t h a t ' s not suppose to be here?

One guess is t h a t a kangaroo mouse was brought to the 4-H F a i r a t Springfield O a k s P a r k a n d got loose from its cage. B u t l ike many mice in th«, a rea , it f e l l p r e y t o a v e r y e f f i c i e n t hun te r , the great horned owl. «•

Through t h e years , scientists h a v e learned some in te res t ing a n d unusua l th ings by examin-i n g owl pellets.

Bird bands, small a l uminum r ings a t t a c h e d to t h e leg of a bird by a researcher , have been found in owl pellets. One band discovered h a d been placed on a blue jay five m o n t h s ear l ie r only 2.5 miles from where t h e pellet was collected.

Another band w a s found in the pellet of a golden eagle.

Keep i n m i n d t h a t m a n y species of b i rds t h a t e a t h a r d indigestible mater ia l produce a pellet and then cough it up.

In t h e eagle pel let w a s t h e band of a duck t h a t h a d been banded four th -months ea r l i e r and 1,000 miles away.

Owl pel le ts have been used by r e s e a r c h e r s f o r y e a r s to d e t e r m i n e w h a t k i n d of a n i -mals are eaten by owls.

A n a l y s i s a l s o i n f o r m s researchers w h a t a n i m a l s a r e in the a r ea wi thout h a v i n g to t r a p them.

This reminds me of how h a r -vester a n t s he lped paleontolo-gists find unknown fossil mam-" mals.

W e s t e r n h a r v e s t e r a n t s would u n e a r t h t iny bone frag-ments from underground, t a k e them to the sur face a n d incor-p o r a t e t h e m i n t h e i r n e s t mounds.

Sc i en t i s t s e x a m i n i n g t h e s e n e s t s f o u n d h u n d r e d s pf n e w foss i l m a m m a l s t h e y n e v e r knew existed.

S o m e t i m e s , we d i s c o v e r things in very u n u s u a l ways .

helps students

AL HARRISON

OUTDOOR CALENDAR

ARCHERY INTRO TO ARCHERY The Livonia Archery Range will host a beginner archery class on May 1. Call (734) 466-2410 for more information. .

FUND-RAISERS TROUT UNLIMITED BANQUET The Pau l H. Young Chapte r of Trout Unlimited is holding its 35th a n n u a l fund-rais ing ban-que t on Thursday , April 22, a t the Royalty House in Warren . Tickets a r e $40 per person and $75 for couples. The event includes a pr ime rib or broiled whitefish dinner , raffles, auc-tions, door prizes and more, Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and din-ner will be served a t 7:30 p.m. For t ickets and more informa-tion, call (248) 594-8283.

CLASSES SPRING BREAK FOR BICYCLING

Learn the basics of body mechanics, bicycle mechanics and bicycle touring dur ing th is class, which is sponsored by Working Wheelers Cycling Club and begins a t 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, a t Eas te rn Mounta in Sports in Farmington Hills. Space is limited and the regis-t ra t ion deadl ine is Sa turday , April 24. Call (248) 553-7764 for more information.

BOATING SAFETY

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will be on hand

what they look for dur ing a boat inspection, dur ing the regular meeting o f t h e Metro West Steel-headers . 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, in the cafeteria a t Garden City High School. Call Dominic Liparoto a t (248) 476-5027 for more information.

MOUNTAIN BIKING T V r r r ' l : ;-mfi

*7"TTTT r m T T w T I ' l l »' a a • • i n - r - •

l ea rn where to go mounta in bik-ing in the nor thern Lower Penin-sula dur ing th is class, which begins 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. a t REI in Northville. Call (2481 347-2100 for more informa-tion. FLY TYING

Paint Creek Outf i t te rs in Rochester offers a variety of fly tying classes for beginners and advanced tyers. Call (248) 850-0440 for more information or to make a reservation for an upcoming class MORE FLY TYING

River Bend Sport Shop in South-field offers fly tying classes for beginners, in termedia te and advanced tyers. Classes will be held a t various t imes in May. J u n e and Ju ly . For more infor-mat ion and to register call (248) 350-8484 or <248) 581-3474.

ACTIVITIES SEVEN LAKES MKC Enjoy a. scenic 5-mile hike

through the Holly Recreation Area with members of the South-eas t Michigan Group, S ier ra Club on Saturday, April 24. Par-t icipants should meet a t 11:30 a .m. behind the Mara thon Sta-t ion a t 12 Mile Road a n d Tele-graph. Call Liz All ingham at (313) 581-7579 for more informa-tion.

PAINT CREEK HIKE T a k e a fast-paced hike over level t e r ra in along the Pa in t Creek Trai l with members of the Southeas t Michigan Group, Sier-r a Club on Sunday, April 25. Par t ic ipan ts should meet a t noon behind the Michigan Nat ional B a n k on 14 Mile Road, eas t of I-75 (south edge of the Oakland Mall). Call J u n e Cox a t (248) 435-9522 for more information.

SEASON/DATES FISHING LICENSES

As of April 1, anglers mus t pos-sess a 1999 Michigan Fishing license.

FREE FISHING

Michigan's annua l Free Fishing Weekend will be held J u n e 12-13.

TROUT

Trout season opens April 24 on designated s t reams, rivers and lakes.

FUES-ONLY TROUT

A special catch-and-release, flies-only t rout season r u n s through Friday, April 23, on a special section of the Huron River at the Proud Lake Recre-ation Center. Call (810) 685-2187 for details.

WALLEYE

Walleye season opens April 24 on inland waters of the Lower Peninsula.

SAUGER

Sauger season opens Sa turday , April 24. on inland wa te r s of the Lower Peninsula.

MUSKY

Musky season opens Sa tu rday , April 24, ui'i inland Lower peninsula.

PIKE

Northern* pike season opens Sat-urday. April 24, on inland waters of the Lower Peninsula .

Visitors are invited and refresh-ments will be served. Call J i m Kudej a t (734) 591-0843 for more information.

METROPARKS METROPARK REQUIREMENTS

Most Metropark programs a re free while some require a nomi-nal fee. Advanced regis t ra t ion and a motor vehicle pe rmi t a re required for all programs. Call the respective parks toll free at the following numbers : Stony Creek, (800) 477-7756; Indian Springs. (800) 477-3192; Kens-ington, (800) 477-3178.

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

Home-schooled children ages eight and older are invited to study nat ive cold-blooded crea-tures dur ing this program, which begins a t 11 a.m. and again a t 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, at Stony Creek.

1 9 9 9 PERMITS

The 1999 Huron-Clinton Metroparks annua l vehicle entry permits and boat launching per-mits are on sale at all Metropark offices. Vehicle entry permi ts are $15 ($8 for senior citizens). The annual boat launching permi ts are $18 ($9 for senior citizens). Call (800) 47-PARKS for more information.

O n e of t h e r e a l b e n e f i t s of youth bowling in s a n c t i o n e d Y o u t h A m e r i c a B o w l i n g

Alliance compe-t i t i o n i s t h e ava i l ab l e schol-a r s h i p m o n e y w h i c h c a n b e w o n by t h e youngsters.

If a y o u t h b o w l e r c q n go out and compete in these tourna-ments he or she can t a k e advan-tage of the available funds .

T h e s e m o n i e s a r e h e l d in escrow unti l t h e s t u d e n t en te r s college.

One s u c h o p p o r t u n i t y is t h e f o u r t h a n n u a l G r e a t e r De t ro i t YABA Youth L e a d e r s Scholar -ship T o u r n a m e n t Sunday , J u n e 13 at Bowl One Lanes in Troy.

All t eams m u s t consist of five YABA m e m b e r s . F i r s t pr ize is $1,000 in scholarship money.

There are t h r e e average divi-sions and t h e h a n d i c a p will be 9 0 p e r c e n t f o r t e a m s u n d e r 1,000.

T e a m s over 1 , 0 0 0 wi l l bowl s c r a t c h . As for t h e t o t a l p r i ze fund, it can be e s t ima ted based on last year ' s a w a r d s will total

-$2,125. _ D u r i n g t h e p a s t t h r e e y e a r s

the amount awarded was a total of $5,625.

All t e a m s wil l compe te in a t h r e e g a m e q u a l i f y i n g r o u n d wi th t h e top t e a m in each divi-s ion g o i n g on to a s t e p l a d d e r final.

Placing will be de termined by

to ta l p in fa l l , w h i l e the s tep lad-d e r finals will b e bowled us ing t h e B a k e r s y s t e m . Coat is $50 pe r t e a m ($10 pe r bowler) a n d highest league sheets as of Apri l 1, 1999 will de te rmine the aver-ages.

F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n or ent ry forms, contact J a m i e Pool, Pres ident , 1328 Milverton Drive, T r o y , M I 4 8 0 8 3 ; or ca l l (248) 524-1442.

g| E v e n b o w l e r s h a v e to e a t sometime.

T h e A l l - S t a r B a r & G r i l l e , which is owned and operated by S t eve K l e i n a t P laza L a n e s in Plymouth and Cherry Hill Lanes on I n k s t e r R o a d a c r o s s f r o m G a r d e n Ci ty a r e two of his five locations serving up a nice vari-ety of good food.

There a re eight different burg-e r s on t h e m e n u inc lud ing t h e v e g g i e a n d t h e f a m o u s S t u s B u r g e r , m a r i n a t e d in t e r i y a k i s auce a n d se rved wi th t o m a t o , mayo , l e t t u c e a n d topped wi th g r i l l ed p i n e a p p l e and c h e d d a r cheese.

T h e r e a r e f o u r v a r i e t i e s of chicken bu rge r s , a nice a r r ay of de l i s a n d w i c h e s , al l k i n d s of a p p e t i z e r s i n c l u d i n g M a c h o Nachos , severa l types of s a l ads and of course, pizza, made in his own ovens, h a n d tossed.

And wi th all t h a t Steve offers free delivery wi thin the area.

You d o n ' t e y e n h a v e to be a bowler to ea t wi th the All-Stars, which is also a n indication t h a t S t e v e K l e i n is a j s n nnft nf t h e elite bowlers in th i s town.

Even Gordie Bickle would love th i s kind of bowling fare.

For all of that cool fun, tiara Is a partial Hat of ava i lab le l e a g u e s . Many of t h a n fWI up early, aa I that anyone Interested ahoula call ahead to be sure of open i n g a . x

M E K M B O W t U M t ( U V O N U )

Merri Bowl in Uwnia o«W» '<* t h »

* i g t $ f Summer 99 several cboWes:

Senlors: 12:30 p.m.-Mondays. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday*: 12 :30 R.m. Wednesdayi;

Battle of the Sexes: 7 P-m- Wednesday*:

Longnecka (Men's Trto), 8 p.m. Wednes

days; lad ies No-Taps: 12 :30 pjr. Tues

days: M a r g e s Gen*: 7 p.m. Tuesdays;

L a d i e s Wake«»: 9 : 3 0 a .m. Tuesdays;

Wednesday HWsed: 7 p .m . ; Thursday

Mixed Trio: 7 : 3 0 p.m..

Ramos Players: 8 :30 p.m. Sundays!

AduK youth leagues-. 6 p.m. Sunday and

Monday; Waefcday Kids: 2-? p.m. Tues-

days (Bowl tor a buck): Wednesday. Youth

Parks « Recreation: 9:30 ajn. srxl 12 30

p.m. Tuesdays; Thursday Hot Dog Gang; 3-

6 p j n : Thursday Pooh Gang. 3 or 6'p.m

OAK LAMES (tMSTlAM))

Summer Belles Ladies Trto: 7:30 p.m

Mondays (beginning May 17); Summer

Warriors Men's Trto: 7:30 p.m. (beginning

May 17); Senior's Mixed: noon Tuesdays;

Mighty Oaks: noon Tuesdays; Captains

and Mates: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday ! sfott

include a ladies league at 1 1 a.m. and

man's league a l 11 a.m.); Muad Doubles

7:30 J i m Wednesdays; Adull/Chrtd-. 7:30

p.nt Wednesdays; Nk»P l * Strikes (no tap

any mi* ) : at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; Als«

there are daytime bumper hot dogs ana

pop leagues on Monday. Wednesday and

Thursdays.

PLAZA LAMS (PLYMOUTH)

Senior House: 1 p.m. Mondays; Tues

day Wght Trio: 7:30 pJO,. Wednesday

Summer Trta 8 p.m.: 40Frame Game: 8

p.m. Wednesdays (three on a taam); Bat

da or the Se*es: 7-JOp.m. T twrad** ; Fn

day is Rock & Bowl: 7-9 p.m.: Saturday

Mnvio r.rmri Mixed (where each couple

With Great Offers From evrolet. :*#'. %

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BOWUNG HONOR ROLL

CLUBS METRO-WEST STEELHEADERS Metro-West S tee lheaders meets a t 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the cafeter ia a t Garden City High School. Call Dominic Liparoto at (248) 476-5027 for more informat ion MICHIGAN FLY FISHING The Michigan Fly Fishing Club i*neets a t 7 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of each month a t Livonia Clarencevilie J u n i o r High S c h o o l Call (810) 478-1494 for more information.

FOUR SEASONS The Four Seasons F i shmg Club meets 7:30-9:30 p.m. t h e first

J & t h ? _

Civic Park Senior Center . 15218 Farmington Road, in Livonia.

STATE PARKS STATE PARK REQUIREMENTS

Maybury S ta te Park . Proud Lake Recreation Area, Bald Mountain Recreation Area, Highland Recreation Area, and Island Lake Recreation Area offer n a t u r e interpret ive pro-grams throughout the yea r A state park motor vehicle permit

jntred for ent ry into all - ~ state parks and s ta te recreation areas For registration and addi-tional information on the pro-grams a t Maybury, call (810) 349-8390. For programs a t Bald Mountain, call i810> 693-6767. For programs at Proud Lake and Highland, call (810) 685-2187 For programs at Island Lake.

call (810) 229-7067.

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

Celebrate Ear th Day through

earth-related programs and dis-

plays dur ing this program.

whieh begins at 11 a m Satur-

day. April 24. at Maybury

(To submit i tems for considera-

t ion in the Observer & Eccentric s

Outdoor Calendar send mforma

tion to: Outdoors. 805 E. Maple.

Birmingham. Ml 48009; fax infor-

m a t i o n t o ( 2 4 8 ) 6 4 4 - 1 3 1 4 or

s a n d - e - m a i l

bpark er®oe. homec omm. net)

WONDERLAND LANES (Uvonia) Wonderland Classic: Ron Elsenbeis. 277-

2 6 5 / 7 7 5 ; Murray Hole, 2 7 9 / 7 4 5 ; John Hur-ley. 2 7 8 / 7 4 2 ; Tim Saunders. 2 7 7 / 7 3 7 ; Eric Kuspa, 2 7 7 / 7 3 5 ; Mark Huntoon, 299 ( 1 1 2 pins o/a).

St SaWna s Mixed: Steve Segal. 2 4 5 / 7 1 8 ; Mark Prise. 674; Gary Morton. 627; Jacque-line Segal, 2 1 9 / 5 5 6 .

Saturday Nlte Live: Chuck Senne, 2 4 5 / 7 0 4 . JIM Hook Ins. 667 : Mike NovlnsKey." 2 5 5

Ntt» Owis: Walty Szul. 2 5 8 / 7 0 6 : Darrln Lip-tow. 2 8 8 / 6 8 7 : Gary Lame. 2 6 4 / 6 5 6 : Gary Stemman, 258 : AUyn Madden, 649: Mike Pio-ntek, 2 5 4 / 6 4 0 .

CLOVERLANES (Uvonia) Moslem Shrine: Lee Francis, 191-208

233/632 (his first 600 set. 179 pins o/a). St. Aldan's Men: Dave Weber, 239: Rich

Radak. 2 1 1 - 2 3 8 / 6 3 8 , Ern.e Wagner. 223; >eff AfTKHseh. 2 3 7 - 2 0 6 / 6 3 6 : Alan Polansky, 225, Joe Naujokas. 212-213,

Ali-Star Bowlerettes: Tamika Glenn. 2 6 9 / 7 1 9 ; Renee Tesner, 2 5 6 / 6 7 6 : Usa Bish-op. 2 5 4 / 6 6 5 : Cheryl Daniels. 2 4 8 / 6 8 7 ; Gwen F.mey, 2 4 7 / 6 4 4 ; Geri Seattle. 246.

Ward Youth Traveling: Tom Woolcdck. 267 /748 : 8nan Hannlng. 704: Dominique Payne, 644; Krm Koroeczny, 245/702.

FoMoCo: Cal Coll ins. 2 7 9 : Larry Frank. 2 5 9 / 7 0 6 : Dave Dtomedi. 656 : George Duka. 2 5 6 / 6 4 2 : Brian Chuba. 2 5 5 / 6 5 1 ; Brian ieBi8nc, 662

WOODLAND LANES (Uvonia) Jacks S Jills: Steve Snaw, 233/633: Mike

Hund. 222; Cnuck Elstone. 6 1 4 Ford 'arts: Boo Bayer. 714; Ed Mlchois.

258 /741 : Darren Knox. 701; Ken JaeoDs. 687: Scott Begin, 660; Vaughn Pistoles 658; Dave Crevenak. 659; Mark Poliard 678.

Morning Stars: Bet ty Koski. 2 2 3 / 5 8 3 ; Wanda Simons, 222

Afternoon Deilghts: PHyi Long. 244/614 Woodland Men's Trto: Greg W zgird, "735

Jim Rozell, 704; John We.ss. 279/781; Rick Jones. 697: Er\ Watson 686; John Wodsrski Jr. 687.

Thursday Morning Ladlee: Marilyn Gould. 216-204/567: Jean Jones. 224

Early Birds: Laurie Sakata. 211 /534 Mary snarrar, 204; Pat LaMorand. 2 0 3 / 5 1 1 .

Guys * Dolls (Senior*): Dorothy Wallers 200: Ed Kullg. 211; Eleanor Rusu, 209

Uvonia Elks- Paul Smtons, 278 Senior House (Premium SowMng Products)

2 5 4 / 6 9 1 ; Steve h a t c h . 2 4 5 / 6 9 7 ; Psu Gadomskt 2 3 6 / 6 9 7 ; Rick S ied lsc ie * 2 5 6 / 7 2 1 : DSVKJ Maha/, 2 4 6 / 7 1 9

Midnight Mixed: Dale Manteuf fe l 276/691: Eric Sehmrtt 279; Reuben Looney

258

Midnlghters: Kelly Brothers. 2 3 6 / 6 6 5 . Mike Z ie l insk l . 2 4 2 / 6 0 7 ; Tim Mielcarek. 234/603; Greg Poore. 2236/586.

Friday Uvonia Strikers: Frank Hoffman. 279/74S.

Monday Seniors: Ruth Brewer, 203; Fred Swan. 226: Phil inealco. 210; Tom Gerovec. 205.

S 4 0 Auto: Jason AdamowiCJ. 200 tddbelis: Jason Williams. 664; Tom Hodges.

640; Marvin Holly, 663; Jim Baler. 652; Scott Natdow, 605.

Local I S 2 Retirees: B i l l Kappen. 256/203/621; Jack Henderson. 201.

MERRI BOWL (Uvonia) Lost Weekenders Trio: Bill Newbrough,

277 289-268/834. Newburg Ladlee: Dartene Jabtonov.sk. 215;

Susan undman. 192. Heidi Miser. 190. Men's Senior House: Jim McPhai i , Jr..

300/725. Senior Merry Bowlers: Roy McMahan,

2 0 5 / 5 3 4 ; Bet ty Moore. 2 1 3 / 5 3 2 ; Fred Janaulis, 208/538: Joe Kubinec. 235/543

Youth Leagues: Pin Meads: Heather Rmgrose, 1 9 5 / 5 1 6 ; Chris Sngieton. 195/ 534; Kristen Struss. 189,Gutter Dusters Derek Karzyn, 172.

Strike* S Spares: Stevelyn Norman, 220; Stephame Goddard. 228/566. Cassie Renard. 214; Justin Kowaiski, 201.

Pepsi Pros: Jason Krietsch. 2 4 6 / 5 8 1 . Eugene Doss, 2 5 2 ; Robbie Ozenghar. 233/646; Matt Bochenek. 226: Pat Smith 226/582

Pin Busters: Jessica Barber 195/535 MAYFLOWER LAKES (Redford)

Wednesday Senior Men s Classic: Orzie Hovsepian, 279 /693 ; Mel Alblrte. 226-259 238 /723 ; Harry Ackerman, 237-249/675. Frank Fielder. 247/650: Jim Zeiien, 224-259 2 0 4 / 6 8 7 ; Dick Thompson, 2 5 5 / 6 5 1 . Jack Kassabian. 243-234/688

Monday Seniors: Norm Bochenek. 236-259-284 /779 ; Lee Onkka, 2 7 9 2 4 6 / 7 2 2 r * n o y Par ra i to . 2 4 8 2 4 5 / 7 0 5 . Bud Kraemer, 267/681; Duane Kuras, 278/672; Ed Pairick. 652; George Kompoitowici. 269 /651

Fildey Seniors: George Kompoi towicz. 247/683; Bill Britton. 259/712: Dick Thomp-son. 2 5 4 / 7 1 1 ; Roy Olson, 267 /628 , Walt Arsenau l t , 2 6 6 / 6 9 7 ; Rich Zacheran ik . 2 5 8 / 6 2 2 ; Dale Kie ' fer , 2 4 6 / 6 5 4 , Hal Mahoney 242/657

OARDCN LANES I Garden City) St. Lima Classic: Mike Baldwin 300205

.2A5 /75Q. S c o t t yvhlsenand, 2 4 1 233 232 /706 , Matt Daney. 277 218 2 0 6 / 7 0 1 Jim Kowa i sk l . 231-248 2 1 4 / 6 9 3 ; Mark Williams. 23S233-210/681, Curt Bzibz.ak 2 6 0 - 2 1 4 / 6 7 3 ; Dave M Bazner, 256 226 /671

Weetslde Lutheran. Bin Mueller 266 718.

Jim Joiner. 268/698: Bill Bryant. 266 /648 Kevin Chambers, 646: Tim Collins. 643

WESTLAND BOWL Monday Morning Man e: Jim Grif-flth.

3 0 0 / 7 1 9 ; Marty McMurry. 2 7 9 / 6 4 9 ; Ken R inggenberg , 2 6 8 / 6 5 1 ; Randy Khne 2 6 4 / 6 9 6 ; Ray K r e u t e / ^ 3 0 0 / 7 1 5 ; Randy Kline, 278/711; Jim ProstSll, 259/730 (172 pins o / a ) ; Tony Przytuls}<|. 2 6 7 / 7 2 9 ; Jjm Fuchs Jr. 270/653: Kan Mareiich, 265/703: Scott Allen. 266/634; Greg Ivan, 266/642 Joe Kovatch. 278: Jim Green. 704.

St. Mel's Men: Ken Ktnsler. 2 7 8 / 6 6 5 Doug Eraly. 289/732; Mike Hatch. 252/657; Rick Smi th . 2 8 9 / 6 2 9 : Paul Smol insk i , 246/612; Steve McCooi, 241/656.

Sunday Sleepers Invitational: Rccel Cook 267/759: Uoyd Kowalik. 297/733; Wayrve De Rosia 254/726; Pat Testa, 277/704; Dave Makow-ec . 3 0 0 / 7 0 5 ; Mark Konopatzk i . 269/702.

TOWN N COUNTRY LANES (Weetlend) AJrilnes: Al Lang. 300. BHtmore: Cheri Brezovsky. 246/672: Usa

W Ilk ins. 206: Tammy Carol, 203, PLAZA LANES (Plymouth)

St. Colette: Jeff Tertierg; 2788; Tim Hicks. 268: Larry Trainor, 2 7 9 2 7 9 2 0 3 / 7 6 1

Keglers: Greg Cameron. 246: Jim Griffin, 255; Ron Cathey. 257; Don Cathey, 275-258

Waterford Men: Ray Hasn, 254; Mark Wright, 257: Keith Sockow, 267; Chuck Mor-ris. 2 6 4 / 7 2 2 . Ken Tockstein. 256: Steve Demeter, 258: Mike Kama, 258.

Sheldon Road Men: Joe Van Sleet. 256 Gary Ferryhough, 245/702; Larry Mlnenart. Jr., 259; BoO Walker. 267; Gary Goscicki. 278.Plaza men: Jim Rowe. 268, Kerry McCue, 279 203-258/74C Save Jacek. 2 5 6 / 7 0 3 ; Larry Gawlrk. 266; Steve Witkowski, 278 Larry Minehart Jr, 273 247 2 4 8 / 7 6 8 Bob Heaiy. 256

SUPER BOWL (Canton) Saturday 11 a.m. Majors: Jessica Force

202/552: Cory catncross, 207/531 Saturday 1 1 a.m. Juniors: Mel l issa

Siemasz 165 'Saturday 1 1 a.m. Preps: Dominic Gano.

184: Patnck Konwerski. 169 Saturday 9 a.m. Juniors; Todd Sche

manske. 253/641. M<ke Ligeski. 223 Saturday 9 s.m Major* Ken Bazman

237 /646 : Pat Bro»n 286/727 Andy Ba: don. 220/ 546

Saturday 9 a.m. Preps: Steven Koch 138 Friday Major*: Dave Jacoos 713

Stevce Rertzei. 204/502. Brad Bjrmeister 202

Friday Preps: Derek Poremba 189/532;Mlcheile nanati. 133.Thursday Ban tarns Brian Merry. 131

BOWLING TIP OF THE WEEK

Mark Robey Is the owner of Bowlers Aid Pro Shop located In Skore Lanes.

Robey Is a highly regarded instructor, rated a Silver Laval coach by USA Bowling. * * * R o b # *

One of the Bowlers AW most common bowling faults la poof tknfc*. and Robey offers thla advice to all bowlers to halp In this regard:

*To | e t your t iming in Order, you r>#ve to start correctly. Good things flow from.a aood start K yoo are tax

have accurate timing "Now if y o u t ake a f i ve s tep

approach, the first step is small, and the pushaway begins as you take the secood step That would be the key to getting your timing off on the right foot.

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