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Sing a song: After win-ning the regional title, members of the Spirit of Detroit Chorus of the Sweet Adelines are exer-cising their vocal cords in preparation for interna-tional competition next November in Nashville, Tenn./Bl

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Folk music: Grammy-nominated folk singer Guy Clark will join Paula Cole, Doc Watson and other musicians Saturday for the 21st Ann Arbor Folk Festival./El

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MEAP goal: Boost science scores

Id BY TONY BRU8CAT0 STAFF WRITER

Improving sc ience s cores is one objective for the 1998 round of MEAP test ing n o w under w a y in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools , off icials say. Test results are v i ewed seriously by Realtors as well as educators .

anyt ime during a three-week period, Jan . 26 through Feb. 13.

In the elementary schools, four th-g r a d e s t u d e n t s are be ing t e s ted in reading and math, while fifth-graders are tested in writing and science. In the middle schools, seventh-grpJ->r8 are t e s t e d in r ead ing and ma t l while

P lymouth-Canton s tuden t s , along wi th those a r o u n d t h e s t a t e , h a v e begun taking the 1998 version of the Michigan Educational Assessment Pro-gram tests.

School dis t r ic ts can give the tes t s

eighth-graders are taking the writing and science tests.

Soon, tes t scores will be published and many people will use those scores to rate cities and school districts, and the bragging rights will begin.

"The MEAP scores a r e def in i te ly used as a selling tool," said Jennifer Finley, a Realtor at Remerica Home-town II in downtown Plymouth. "We do get calls from prospective buyers for MEAP scores, and we keep a copy of the most recent in the office to answer questions."

Jack Lucas, of Castelli and Lucas Cen tu ry 21 in Canton, knows "pur-chasers today are very family-oriented, more than ever before. Home buyers are very well-educated as to distr icts and MEAP scores."

While administrators, teachers, par-ents and community leaders want stu-dents to perform and rank well on the tests, many believe there is too much a t t en t ion given to the s t anda rd i zed exams.

"I think it's a decent means to watch

Please see MEAP, A6

Police nab resident in ambush BY RICHARD PEARL ST AFT WRITER

A 17-year-old Canton man has been charged with first-degree murder and fe lony firearms posses s ion in the November t r a i l e r - c o u r t a m b u s h of David Martel l and more a r r e s t s are expected, according to Canton police.

However, due to the ongoing investi-gation, police would release no addition-al information about J ames Bernard Blanchfield or his arrest, other than to aay he was a r ra igned J a n . 25 and is being held in the Wayne County Jail. No bond has been set.

Preliminary examination is scheduled for Feb. 6 in 35 th Dis t r ic t Cour t . If waived. Blanchfield would be bound over for trial in circuit court in Detroit, according to Off ice r Leonard Sche-manske, police spokesman.

Martell, a 21-year-old corrections offi-eer from Belleville, was shot and killed Nov. 19 while driving his car from the home of a female fr iend in the West-point* Mobile Home park.

Several shots were fired and Martell was struck by two bullets of different caliber.

"There was more t h a n one weapon used," said Schamanske. "Blanchfield is one of the shooters."

He would only add, "There may be more people charged It's definitely not over with."

Ha said the murder was premeditat-ed. "It was definitely an ambush." Pre-meditation calls for a first-degree mur-der charge, which carries a sentence of Ufa in prison.

St. Joseph Mercy Canton gets ready to open its doors

Patient-ready: The three-story health building at Canton Center Road and Summit Parkway will open to the public Feb. 17, with an open house scheduled for Sun-day, March 29. Below, an artist's rendering of the ear exhibit, complete with eustachian tube slide, that will be part of the build-ing's interactive learning center.

Move creates more space, adds services BY RICHARD PEARL STAFF WRITER

The new St. Joseph Mercy Canton Health Building, which is more than four t imes the size of the hea l th care provider's current facility, will open to the public Feb. 17.

Ann A r b o r - b a s e d St . J o s e p h Mercy Health Systems is relocating all of its services - urgent care, a full-service pharmacy , laboratory and radiology, physical therapy and rehabilitation an«Hbusiness heal th services - from its current site at Ford Road and Lilley to the new site on the corner of Canton Center Road and Summit Parkway.

"We outgrew our rented space." said Sally Bailey, the Canton site administrator, about the move.

The new site will enable SJMHS

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Interactive health care designed as learning experience at facility BY RICHARD PEARL STAFF WRITER

" W 'hy is it," the boy wanted to know, "the milk comes

ou t y o u r nose when you sneeze?"

It may have been a ques-tion only a kid could ask.

But the health profession-a ls who heard it t h a t day last spring at Canton's Bent-ley E l e m e n t a r y School thought it was a very good one.

And as a result, an unusu-al, interactive learning expe-rience will be unveiled next month in Canton - along with a new health care center.

The S t . J o s e p h Mercy Can ton Hea l th Building on Can ton Center Road and Summit Parkway is set to open Feb. 17, complete with a giant.

c rawl- through ear for kids that will be prominently dis-played in the building's two-story atrium.

T h e exh ib i t , which was created by two Boston-based c o m p a n i e s whose c l i e n t s include the Walt Disney Stu-dios, is the premiere piece of an interactive learning cen-ter whose purpose will be as m u c h a p a r t of t h e new h e a l t h care facility as will the emergency care, diagnos-tic, rehabilitation and other, more common features.

T h a t ' s because t h e new 83,000-square-foot health care facility will have a heavy focus both on health

P l e a s e see HEALTH CARE, A7

Teaching life skills a key element to program BY TONY BRUSCATO STAFF WRITER

Near ly a h u n d r e d emot iona l ly -impaired s t u d e n t s from throughout western Wayne County, including Can-ton, are being challenged to learn skills which will help them land jobs in the future.

The Redford Union Day Treatment Program, a state-funded agency, has a life-skills p rogram designed to t ake children from school to work.

"With a lot of these kids we have to be very real isffcriHejrprobably won't go to college,* said Terry Buechs, a teacher who guides the school-to-work p rog ram. "I t e a c h them the sk i l l s the/11 need in the workforce "

On a recent t r ip to Home Depot in Canton, t h e s t u d e n t s learned first-hand many of the job skills they might need

"This is a store they could work in," ssid Buechs. "We've dqne a lot of pro-

jects using their hands, and operating tools like sawe and h a m m e r s . This t y p e of f ield t r i p h e l p s t h e m get exposed to things."

Becky Rakes of Westland is a Home Depot employee who has visited the school, to help students build projects like tool boxes and bird houses.

"We show them w h a t h a p p e n s in each department, like demonstra t ing the saws, how paint is mixed and how the greenhouse is run ," said Rakes We try to give them hands-on experi-ence because many of them might work he re , or elsewhere. Most of all , we want to show them they can do i t "

Dawn Lehr, an educational assistant a t t h e school, said one of t h e most important skills they try to instill is teamwork

"Most people who lose their jobs don t do so because they can't perform the job, it 's because they can't get along with other people," said L^hr "Nobody is going to care if you're special ed, you

Field trip: Ply-mouth-Canton school district resident Jeremy Seiler learns about job opportunities at the Canton Home Depot store.

need to be able to c o m p e t e for jobs."

Student Jere-my Seller, 12. of Canton likes to t a k e t h e f ield trips.

T h e y show us drills and saws. and a lot of other things we can learn." said J e r e m y . "In school t hey show us th ings to h e l p us get j obs , l ike spelling, reading, and math We also l ea rn l i fe sk i l l s , l ike how to make change and write checks "

Buechs said she and another teacher at the school made a Soda Jerk Jr. ice

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County Commissioner Patterson seeks state House seat i 21ST DISTRICT B T K I N A U U M C Z Y K

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Wayne County Commissioner Bruce Patterson wants to represent Canton Townsh ip and t h e res t of t h e 21st House District in Lansing.

Patterson, a Republican and Canton r e i i d c n t , a n n o u n c e d his cand idacy Monday before a group of about 60 sup-por te rs and fami ly members a t the Canton Public Library. Patterson, 50,

is running for a seat currently held by Debbie Whyman, who cannot run for another House term because of term l imits Whyman is running for s ta te Senate against County Commissioner T h a d d e u s McCotter. R-Livonia, and J im Ryan, a former state representa tive from Redford All are Republicans.

T h e county commiss ioner said he surveyed his supporters throughout his 11th Wsyne County Distr ic t , which

includes Canton. Huron. Sumpter and Van Buren townships, and the citie* of Belleville. Romulus and Wayne Those res idents encouraged him to run for state office

"I will need your help, your support, your encouragement and your fnend ship to get this job done." Patterson

said "Not just the job of getting elect ed. but the job of serving as your next representative in the Michigan House of Representatives

The next state representative must ho "prepared and mature " "Term lim it* means that we will have change, big change in Lansing." Pa t t e r son said "The person we elect needs to be under control and already tested by the politi-

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Compromise sought on supermarket BY RICHARD PEARL S t a i t Wri ter

T h e a t to rney representing the p r o p o s e d F a r m e r J a c k s u p e r -m a r k e t a t C a n t o n C e n t e r a n d Cher ry Hill Roads hopes to meet s o o n \ > l t h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of n e i g h b o r h o o d g r o u p s oppos ing thie project.

B r y a n A m a n n , s a y i n g h i s c l ients a re "trying to get t h e best t t f i n g for eve rybody , " p l a n s to mee t wi th the "elected represen-ta t ive f rom each group" prior to a Isecond public hea r ing on the is&ue schedu led Feb. 16 by the Ctmton Township planning com-mission.

•No da te was announced for the meet ing.

At t h e f i rs t public hea r ing in J a n u a r y , the commission, facing s t r o n g object ions to t h e project f r o m a b o u t 50 a r e a r e s i d e n t s , cited concern over increased traf-fic p r o b l e m s in r e j ec t ing 6-1 a r e z o n i n g r e q u e s t t h a t w o u l d h p v e p r o v i d e d a C h e r r y Hi l l en t rance to the development.

-The commission announced a s e c o n d h e a r i n g via a l e t t e r to res idents , s ta t ing the developer.

• 'What do we need a Farmer Jack for? I can buy groceries anytime I want, day or night, and I don't need a Farmer Jack in my backyard/

Rose Lahiff -condominium resident

V a n o / F o s t e r . h a s r e - s u b m i t t e d its appl icat ion for rezoning and special l and use, c la iming "fac-to rs not considered" at the first hear ing.

Proposed is a 54,200 squa re -foot F a r m e r Jack and a separa te 8 ,950 square- foot retai l cen te r , all f ac ing on to Can ton C e n t e r , j u s t south of an Amoco gas sta-t ion. A C h e r r y Hill en t rance to the center would be jus t eas t of Amoco.

" I t ' s t h e s a m e a p p l i c a t i o n , " Amann said Tuesday, "but it will h a v e a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n regarding offsite road improve-m e n t s - i m p r o v e m e n t s in t h e roadway t h a t aren ' t on our s i te but are related to it.

"We' re going to d e m o n s t r a t e h o w , in f a c t , w e ' r e g o i n g to improve t h e existing s i tua t ion .

h e s a i d , a d d i n g t h e p r o p o s e d deve lopment "can be a ca t a lys t for road improvements.

"Normally in a zoning hear ing t h a t ' s s o m e t h i n g w e ' r e n o t required to do. But th is project is going to exceed wha t is required and there will be some p leasant surpr ises ," he said, but couldn t elaborate.

"We will end up with a bet ter project and a bet ter communi ty as a result ," he said.

H e s a i d he h o p e s to h a v e a r e p o r t a v a i l a b l e for r e s i d e n t s a b o u t v a r i o u s p o s s i b l e t r a f f i c flow improvements.

I n a d d i t i o n , h e s a i d , t h e Wayne County Road Depar tment h a s s ta ted it will widen Canton C e n t e r R o a d t h i s s p r i n g b u t t o w n s h i p o f f i c i a l s s a id t h e y ' d received only a verbal communi-

cation. A m a n n objected to t h e " s t r ip

mall" description, saying, "We're t ry ing to talk about a world-class kind of facility tha t ' s not a s t r ip mall."

He said present zoning would permit a 40,000-aquare-foot atrip center there "right now and they ( o p p o n e n t s ) c o u l d n ' t p r e v e n t that ."

H e a t t r i b u t e d p r e s e n t t r a f f i c flow problems on Cherry Hill to a lack of r o a d i m p r o v e m e n t s , such as acceleration-deceleration and t u rn lanes, by the P h e a s a n t G l e n n a n d K i n g s t o n E s t a t e s developers.

Rose Lahiff of Pheasan t Glenn Condominiums, s ta t ing she'd left West Bloomfield six years ago to avoid all the development there , said Canton Cen te r "is growing too f a s t a n d they ' r e p u t t i n g in too much development.

"Wha t do we need a F a r m e r J a c k for? I c a n b u y g r o c e r i e s a n y t i m e I w a n t , d a y or n i g h t , and I don't need a F a r m e r Jack in my backyard."

JOHN KJIAW1IC John Krawiec, 14, delivers the

Canton Observer in the Windsor Park subdivision

T h e C e n t r a l M i d d l e School eighth grader ' s favor i te subject is social s t u d i e s . H i s hobbies a r e p l a y i n g c o m p u t e r g a m e s , a n d r u n n i n g t r a c k . He was elected as s tuden t council trea-surer thiB year.

John wan t s to a t t end Catholic Cen t ra l High School and go to college to get a doctorate degree.

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C a n t o n T o w n s h i p is looking for P l y m o u t h - C a n t o n s t u d e n t s f rom 3rd t hough 12th grade to design the a n n u a l Liberty Fest Logo for 1998.

"The re ' s no t h e m e . It 's com-pletely up to the child. We want them to be as creat ive aB possi-ble. It could be a n y t h i n g t h a t h i g h l i g h t s L i b e r t y Fes t , " said Joyce M u r p h y , co-chair of Fine Art & Fine Craf t for the Liberty Fest Committee.

There are no guidelines other than the design h a s to be able to fit an adult-size T-shir t and use a m a x i m u m of five colors, she said.

L a s t y e a r ' s w i n n e r , T r i s h a Bruening, a fifth-grader a t Allen Schoo l , d e s i g n e d a logo t h a t

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m u n i t y F e d e r a l C r e d i t Un ion unanimously elected Michele D Ke l ly a s v ice c h a i r a t t h e i r November, 1997 meeting. As a board m e m b e r for t h r e e years , Kel ly p a r t i c i p a t e d in s e v e r a l committees, including the Schol-a r sh ip Commi t t ee and Commit-t ee for t h e Novi and P lymou th expansion.

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T h e C a n t o n B e a u t i f i c a t i o n Commi t t ee is offering ser ies of three booklets to the public in an effort to p r o m o t e awareness in t h e c o m m u n i t y , s a id P a m Swiderek.

" L e t ' s C o l o r C a n t o n , " L e t ' s C a r e fo r C a n t o n , " a n d " L e t ' s Conserve Canton" are now avail-able year - round , said Swiderek. The books address issues of recy-cling, communi ty pride and pre-venting vandal i sm.

P r e v i o u s l y , t h e books w e r e avai lable to th i rd-grade classes du r ing an a n n u a l p resen ta t ion by t h e beautif icat ion committee. However, f u n d i n g has depleted the committee 's resources.

The coloring and activity books a r e b e i n g s o l d for $"2.99 a n d $3.99 a t Chalk It Up, a teachers ' book s t o r e a t Harva rd Squa re , Sheldon Road north of Ford, in Canton.

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On the shelf: Tina Gerlachlfrom left), Chris Lapinski, Margaret DeConinck, and Pam Swiderek show off the Beautification Committee booklets at Chalk It Up, an educational store on Sheldon Road.

CAMPUS NOTES

cream shop in one of t h e class-r o o m s , a n d f r o m t h e r e t h e s c h o o l - t o - w o r k p r o g r a m b los -somed from about 20 to n e a r l y 100 students.

"We did t h e Soda J e r k J r . , based on the ice cream parlor in Plymouth," said Buechs. "Afler t h a t , they asked us to e x p a n d the program "

Buechs sees the s tuden t s twice a week.

"The f i r s t day we m e e t is a w o r k d a y . a n d I t e a c h t h e m skills they will need in the work-force," said Buechs. "Much of it involves money, because we are t o l d ' b y m a n y b u s i n e s s e s t h a t

when computers go down, many can't make change. We use actu-al m o n e y a n d l e a r n to m a k e c h a n g e , w o r k on b u d g e t i n g , checkbook balancing and use the newspaper to shop for things.

"The second time they come to me, if the whole class has earned enough points, they're eligible to be hired."

Current ly, Buechs and her stu-d e n t s a r e s e t t i n g u p a c a n d y shop for Valentine 's Day.

"I will be hir ing candymakers who will sell hand-dipped choco-lates in half-pound boxes," said Buechs . "On Feb 14, we will t ransform our room into a candy

shop, and the o ther classes will have an opportunity to buy some of our goods."

Buechs says some of the s tu -dents , ranging in age from 6-14, a r e p a r t i a l l y m a i n s t r e a m e d , m e a n i n g they go a ha l f -day a t the Day Trea tmen t Program and t h e n to a r e g u l a r e d u c a t i o n c l a s s r o o m in t h e i r h o m e d i s -tricts.

" O u r goal is to ge t s t u d e n t s m a i n s t r e a m e d . d e v e l o p t h e i r behaviors so they can get back en t i r e ly into t h e r e g u l a r class-room setting," said Buechs.

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L. B e n k o , A n n e K. G a l b r a i t h , C a r l a A. H o w e . C o l l e e n M. K i r b y , D a n i e l C K r u s z k a . ANgela Wing-Chee Lim, Daniel E L o b e l l e . J u l i e O r l e m a n , A m b e r M. R a b e a u , Moly Schmid t . S a r a K Schoeneman . M a t t h e w G r e e r S h e r w o o d . Joshua B. Tolbert, Jul ie A Wet-te rs t rom. and Michael Wrobel of Canton all m a d e the dean ' s list

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at Western Michigan University for the fall semester.

Joseph R Antoun, Vanessa R B o d n a r , C h r i s t i n E. C i f a l d i , Heather Daniels, Elizabeth Erin Fry . Erica Kar re r . T a r a N. Lil-j e s t r a n d . M i c h e l l e M a n g a n , C h r i s t i n e N i e l s e n , K i m b e r l y R e y n o l d s , M a t t h e w J . S h e a r , Ke l ly M. S t a n k o v , E m i l y C. S t r a n d , S u s a n n e T h o m s o n . Laura M. Waszczuk, and Rebec-ca P W i e n e r of P l y m o u t h al l made the dean's list at Western Michigan Universi ty for the fall semester .

Danielle A. Laborde of Canton a n d A m a n d a J H u m p h r e y . S a r a h E. O lende r of P lymouth

m a d e t h e fall s e m e s t e r d e a n ' s list a t Adrian College.

Patr ick McCauley, Erin Hind-man, Seth Watts, Melinda Sofen, C a r l a Sende lbach of P l y m o u t h and Marcus Sanborn of C a n t o n , all made the fall semester d e a n s list a t J a m e s Madison College

SCHOLARS*!* J o n a t h a n K a m i n of C a n t o n

h a s been awarded an Allen Pre-Minis te r ia l Scholarship a t Val-p a r a i s o Univers i ty . T h e Al len P r e - M i n i s t e n a l S c h o l a r s h i p is a w a r d e d on the basis of recom-m e n d a t i o n s f rom p a s t o r s a n d t e a c h e r s to s t u d e n t s w h o a r e p l a n n i n g to p repare for c h u r c h professions within the L u t h e r a n Church .

CANTON CONNECTION Community policing grant

The U .S. Depar tment of Jus t ice has ea rmarked $150,000 in grant funds for Canton Public

Safety's community policing initiative The $150,000 award, to be dispersed over a

three-year period, will be used to hire two new community policing officers. Canton is responsi-ble for matching the r emain ing balance of each officer's salary and benefi ts over the three years . The funds for the first year a re allocated in the Public Safety budget.

The award has pushed the total of grant f u n d s for Canton's community policing initiatives beyond $500,000. The f u n d s have helped to launch many law enforcement programs, includ-ing deploying a full-time officer to the federally-subsidized Canton Commons apar tments and adjacent vicinity; the addi t ion of a youth liaison officer to proactively address youth issues in the cojnmunity, and the purchas ing of the CitVwatch computerized message sys tem

The depar tment also played a pivotal role in establishing the new youth activities specialist position, which also is part ial ly lunded by a fed-eral grant .

Calling ail volunteers

Spring is jus t around the corner - if you're an

optimist - and so is Canton's Project Health-O-Rama.

Volunteers a re needed to help staff the day of free and low-cost heal th screening a t Summit on the Park, which is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sa turday , April 25.

This will be the second year Can ton has a local site for the southeas tern Michigan effort , which is co-sponsored locally by the township, Canton Chamber of Commerce. St. Joseph Mercy Health Health Systems, and the Observer Newspapers .

Volunteer opportunit ies include: • Shut t le drivers to t ranspor t senior citizens

from local housing complexes to the Summit ; • People to staff the registrat ion area; • Set-up and take-down workers; • Greeters; • People to staff the re f reshment area; • People to dis t r ibute information. Volunteers will be scheduled in three-hour

shif ts and a brief t ra in ing session will be provid-ed prior to the shift . Lunch will be provided for all volunteers.

Interested people should contact Kathleen Salla, Canton volunteer coordinator, (734) 397-6450. ^

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throw away today will be h e r e 500 years from now''

• In the U.S., people own 50 million dogs and 58 million cats '

• Dust pa r t i c l es can a b s o r b and s c a t t e r l ight form d i s t a n t s t a r s , m a k i n g e v e n h o t . b l u e s tars appear red''

New fiction Here are some new myster ies

available from the library • "Trunk Music" by Michael

Connelly • "Half P a s t Nun A S i s t e r

Mary Teresa Mystery • "Murde r in the House" by

Margaret Truman • "Deception on His Mind" by

Elizabeth George

• "Flight Dreams" by Michael Craf t

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A T h e most common of t u r -tles. the painted tur t le , owes its p lace a m o n g M i c h i g a n ' s s t a t e symbols to a group of Niles fifth g rade r s Af ter discovering t h a t no reptile represented the state, the c h i l d r e n a p p r o a c h e d t h e i r s t a t e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e a n d fol-lowed the legislative process to its enac tment as Public Act 281 of 1995

The source for this information is "Michigan History Magazine "

T a l k i n g b o o k s Here a re some new books on

tape available f rom the library: • " M a r g i n of E r r o r " -

Buchanan • "The Long Rain" - Gadol • "Red Sky at Night" - Hall • "Rough Jus t ice" - Sayers • "An Act of Love" - Thayer

M u l t i - m e d i a Here a re some new books on

t ape available f rom the library: • "Versailles 1685 - Intr igue

at the Court of Louis XIV" • "Kicko f f ' 97 - 3D Socce r

Game* • "Tony LaRussa Baseball 4th

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Web page has a new look and a new address. If you haven't paid a visit to t h e p a g e in a whi le , c h e c k it ou t at h t t p //www metronet lib mi us/ca nton/

the Canton Ltbran, is com piled by Laura Darogi of the library staff The library is Incat ed at 1200 S Canton Center Road For more information about library pr,igrams and ser , ,ces call 197 0999

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Man vandalizes woman's car in parking lot incident

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• You've heard of road rage. But w h a t about "parking rage"?

. A ma*1 w a s t icketed for mali-c ious d a m a g e to p r o p e r t y Sun-;day a f t e r h e caused $150 dam-•age to a van whose owner parked Jit next to his in a way h e appar-e n t l y didn't like.

j Police said a 33-year-old Can-<ton woman told t h e m she 'd left

riager while she wen t into a tan-k i n g salon in a s t r ip mall in the 44300 block of Cherry Hill Road when a man went to get into the vehicle parked next to hers .

The boy told h i s m o t h e r t h e man banged his vehicle's driver s door three or four t imes into the passenger side of t h e w o m a n s van and said to the youth: "Tell you r m o t h e r s h e d o e s n ' t know bow to park."

The man then backed his vehi-cle out, dragging a shopping cart caught between the two vehicles which s c r a p e d t h e s i d e of t h e woman's van.

COP CALLS

Drunken driving A 40-year-old Royal Oak m a n

who cr i t ic ized t h e d r i v ing of a Canton police officer was arrest-ed for dr iving whi le intoxicated andTdr iv ing w i t h a s u s p e n d e d license Sa tu rday night .

T h e incident , which ended in the Sherwood Mobile Home Park n e a r H a g g e r t y a n d M i c h i g a n Avenue, began when the officer observed a 1990 whi te Chevrolet Cavalier being driven erratically in the area.

Af te r seeing the car j u m p the curb and weave across lanes, the officer ac t iva ted h i s l ights a n d s i r e n . B u t t h e d r i v e r , d o i n g about 15 mph, continued into the t ra i l e r court, s topping and then b a c k i n g i n t o t h e po l i ce c a r s bumper .

T h e d r i v e r t h e n got out a n d

s tumbled to t h e back of his car while yell ing about the officer's "crazy driving."

After a brief struggle, the offi-cer, wi th t h e he lp of a secur i ty g u a r d , h a n d c u f f e d t h e m a n , whose blood-alcohol level mea-s u r e d .18. T h e l ega l l i m i t in Michigan is .10.

Larceny A 10-disc Sony player valued

a t $250, 10 compact discs worth $ 1 2 0 a n d 2 0 a u d i o c a s s e t t e s wor th $200 were stolen from a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass parked in the 7400 block of Kingsbridge early Sunday morning.

T h e 1 9 - y e a r - o l d o w n e r to ld police someone shat tered a pas-s e n g e r w i n d o w to ga in e n t r y , then cut the wires to the equip-ment , which was under the seat .

cal a rena . " One of the more public-Patter-

s o n s u p p o r t e r s is s t a t e S e n . Loren Bennet t , R-Canton . Ben-n e t t to ld t h e crowd " c h a r a c t e r counts ."

" T h e r e ' s a g r e a t n a t i o n a l d e b a t e over whe ther it counts ," B e n n e t t sa id "1 t h i n k it does . T h a t ' s w h y I h a v e h o u n d e d Bruce for a year."

Words of praise C a n t o n Township S u p e r v i s o r

Tom Yack commended Pat terson fo r h i s w o r k a n d M c C o t t e r ' s e f f o r t s in obta in ing t a x dol la rs for the Canton Township Down-t o w n D e v e l o p m e n t A u t h o r i t y , a n d c o m p l i m e n t e d P a t t e r s o n ' s opposi t ion to excessive a i r c r a f t noise due to the Willow Run Air-port expansion.

""He'll be t h e r e for u s , " Yack said.

P a t t e r s o n , now in h i s second t e r m as coun ty c o m m i s s i o n e r , w a s f i r s t elected in N o v e m b e r 1994. In 1996. he ran unopposed for re-election.

P a t t e r s o n current ly serves as v ice c h a i r of t h e c o m m i s s i o n ' s Publ ic Safety & Jud ic ia ry Com-mi t t ee and the Ve te rans Affairs s u b c o m m i t t e e . He s e r v e s as a m e m b e r of the C o m m i t t e e on

V Bruce Patterson Roads, Airports and Public Ser-vices and Ways and Means Com-mittee.

Prior to his election, Pat terson s e r v e d on t h e s t a f f of E a s t e r n Mich igan U n i v e r s i t y for t h r e e years where he was the director of p l a n n e d g i v i n g . B e f o r e h e jo ined the EMU staff , he prac-ticed law for 20 years.

Pa t t e r son highlighted several a r eas he would like to tackle if elected:

• Moving legislation to elevate

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obstetricians/gynecologists,

cardiologists, orthopedic

physicians and o ther specialists

will begin seeing patients on February 23. The new

facility provides on-site laboratory and radiology

services, a complete pharmacy and an Urgent Care

center open from 8 am till 10 pm. 365 days a year.

An interactive health education center will open in

the building in early 1999.

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the legal s ta tus of townsh ips to "home rule" c i t ies . T o w n s h i p s a l so n e e d to be e m p o w e r e d , whi le f ede ra l a n d s t a t e m a n dates should be funded by those r e spec t ive s o u r c e s , P a t t e r s o n said.

• Legislation fixing poor roads and permi t t ing local control of roads for townships.

• House bills revising the cur-r e n t solid was t e s i t e p l a n n i n g process by giving potent ia l host communities the option to host a landfill and a mechanism to con-trol in t e r s t a t e was t e th rough a host community ag reement . "As a county commiss ione r for the 11th District, I have more land-fills than any other county com-missioner in the s t a t e of Michi-gan," Patterson said.

• Tax issues, namely allowing for revenue shar ing for commu-ni t ies from s t a t e a n d proper ty taxes imposed on te lephone and telegraph companies, and infla-t ion- indexed p e r s o n a l exemp-tions in the income tax code.

• Bennett 's bill to provide for local control of certain taxes col-lected. allowing for communities to receive these r e v e n u e ra the* than the s t a te to be sh ipped to counties, "where t h e y s l ip and slide a r sund d e p e n d i n g on the c o u n t y e x e c u t i v e ' s f a n c y and political whim," Pa t te rson said

Pat terson also used t h e occa-s ion to h i g h l i g h t h i s c o u n t y a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s , n a m e l y an o r d i n a n c e p r o h i b i t i n g anyone from falsifying ident i f ica t ion of public util i ty employees , and a parental responsibility ordinance for act ions of j u v e n i l e s within their care.

Aiming barbs The county commissioner criti-

c ized C o u n t y E x e c u t i v e Ed McNamara and Assis tant Coun ty Execut ive Mike D u g g a n for "subjugation and oppression and r e p r i s a l s a n d r e t a l i a t i o n imposed on his d i s t r i c t s resi-dents. Patterson and Yack have debated with Wayne County offi-cials over t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y and use of road money.

Patterson supports home rule "Local c o n t r o l i s t h e g u i d i n g principle. The government clos-est to the people is the best gov-ernment."

Patterson said "too many laws res t r ic t law-abiding cit izens" of Michigan. As a s t a t e representa-tive, he would "a t tempt to assess whether one or two laws can be eliminated whenever a new one is being enacted."

P a t t e r s o n e x p e c t s a i r p o r t noise, roads, m a s s t r a n s i t and t h e j a i l m i l l a g e . p a r t i c u l a r l y money e a r m a r k e d for juven i le justice, will be hot issues during the remainder of his t e rm. Pat-t e r son would not c o m m e n t on who will run for his county com-mission seat this year .

An official at the s t a t e Bureau of Elections said Tuesday that it had not received any paperwork yet f rom anyone i n t e r e s t e d in running for the House seat

Achievers, nominees for Hall sought

N o m i n a t i o n s a r e now being sought for both the Canton Hall of F a m e a n d t h e C o m m u n i t y Achiever a w a r d s T h e annua l awards program is in its seventh year and is open to both individ-uals and community groups

N o m i n a t i o n f o r m s fo r both Hal l of F a m e a n d Communi ty Achiever awards a re now avail able for residents or community supporters a t the Canton Admin i s t ra t ion Bui ld ing , t h e Canton Public Library a n d t h e Canton C h a m b e r of C o m m e r c e office The nomination deadl ine is Feb 13. The forms are also available by calling the supervisor 's office a t 397-5381

Hall of Fame honors go tt> indi viduals who have m a d e a long time, long-lasting contnbut ion to t h e C a n t o n c o m m u n i t y , while C o m m u n i t y A c h i e v e r a w a r d -recognize those i n d i v i d u a l s or groups who have brought atten tion to Canton as a resu l t of .i special or o u t s t a n d i n g achieve-ment in 1997 T h e s e con tnbu tions or achievements cannot be a r e s u l t of t h e i n d i v i d u a l -employment

The winne r s will be honored d u r i n g a s p e c i a l a f t e r n o o n awards reception a t t h e S u m m i t on the Park c o m m u n i t y center on Sunday. March 15.

Stempien named to S'craft board Read Observer Sports

By Ken abramczyk STAFF WRITER

A local community college once served as an important academic stepping stone for Gregory Stem-pien.

T h e N o r t h v i l l e r e s i d e n t and Livonia at torney at tended Henry Ford Communi ty College many years ago, because, he admits , he wasn ' t qui te ready academically for the Univers i ty of Michigan-Dearborn and la ter the Detroit College of Law.

"If it wasn ' t for a communi ty college, I probably wouldn't have received my law degree," Stempi-en said.

B u t S t e m p i e n ' s r e s p e c t and r e g a r d for c o m m u n i t y colleges and his community involvement h e l p e d S c h o o l c r a f t t r u s t e e s decide Sa tu rday to choose Stem-pien, 57, to fill a vacancy on the college's board of t rustees .

"I t h ink h e will be a t r emen-dous consensus builder, and he models t h a t in his involvement in the community," said Patricia W a t s o n , b o a r d p r e s i d e n t . "He u n d e r s t a n d s the mission of the communi ty college, he's a prod-uct of t h e c o m m u n i t y col lege, and he 's been successful a s an at torney.

"We h a d a t o u g h d e c i s i o n . E v e r y o n e we i n t e r v i e w e d I w o u l d h a v e b e e n c o m f o r t a b l e with on the board."

Stempien's background Stempien was raised in Dear-

born. and l a t e r a t t ended Henry Fo rd C o m m u n i t y Co l l ege . He t r a n s f e r r e d to UM-D. where he

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obta ined a bachelor 's degree in 1966. In 1971, he received his jur is doctorate from Detroit Col-lege of Law.

Stempien 's law office is located in Livonia. He was a co-founder and pres iden t of the Universi ty of Michigan Club of Northville, a m e m b e r of t h e Ro ta ry Club , co-c h a i r of t h e F o u r t h of J u l y P a r a d e in

N o r t h v i l l e a n d v o l u n t e e r e d du r -i n g N o r t h v i l l e ' s Eas te r Egg Hunt .

S t e m p i e n h a s contributed to the S c h o o l c r a f t Col-lege F o u n d a t i o n a n d W o m e n ' s Resource Cen te r . S t e m p i e n ' s w i f e , J e a n n e , is a former Schoolcraft t rus tee and now a Wayne Coun-ty circuit judge.

Prior to his selection, Stempi-en told t r u s t e e s he be l ieved a t r u s t e e should work for a con-s e n s u s . w h i c h he h a s e x p e r i -enced in resolving legal disputes as a mediator and an arbi trator . He also cited his financial expe-

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n e n c e in his legal practice "I also run a business. No mat-

te r what kind of service you pro-v ide , you need money a n d you need a budget," Stempien said.

S t e m p i e n to ld t r u s t e e s h e bel ieved HFCC was "very good academically."

"I t h o u g h t H e n r y Ford was more difficult t han U of M," Stempi-en s a i d . "My g r a d e s actually improved a t U of M." S t e m p i e n sa id he took remedial class-es a t HFCC. Not every child a t 17 is ready for college, S tempien said. "I, a t 18, was not," he said.

Boon to clients S t e m p i e n s a i d h e

p r o m o t e s S c h o o l c r a f t ' s Women ' s Resource Cen te r wi th cl ients , part icularly those going through a divorce. He also takes cooking classes in the Cont inu-ing Education program

W h e n a s k e d w h a t i m p r o v e -m e n t s w e r e needed a t t h e col-lege, Stempien said main ta in ing academic quality should be a top p r i o r i t y of t h e boa rd . "I t h i n k

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that it sets a tone for the overall college "

When asked what he believed was the top issue facing t rus tees . Stempien said, "We don't need to c r ea t e new p r o g r a m s , b u t j u s t continue to improve cur ren t pro-grams."

S t e m p i e n said he would r u n for t rus tee next year.

"1 don' t see any th ing 1 would ge t o u t of t h i s , o t h e r t h a n p u t t i n g some th ing back in t h e community. (Being a t rus tee ) is a lot of ha rd work. It isn ' t j u s t simply one meeting a month."

S tempien called t h e appoin t -ment "an honor."

"I look a t it as giving back to the communi ty and use w h a t I know from being a p a r t of t h a t communi ty . I have no polit ical agenda , I have no political phi-losophy and I don't have any per-sona l a g e n d a e x c e p t w h a t we tackle as a board."

S tempien was expected to be s w o r n i n t o o f f i ce l a s t n i g h t (Wednesday) d u r i n g t h e board meeting.

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progres s , " sa id Ka thy Wixson, professor a n d associate d e a n of e d u c a t i o n a t t h e Un ive r s i ty of Mich igan , who he lped d e v e l o p t h e c u r r e n t M E A P r e a d i n g a s s e s s m e n t . " I t ' s m e a n t a s a large scale assessment , not to be u s e d in a l a rge s t akes poli t ical e n v i r o n m e n t . I rea l ly h o p e i t w i l l s t i m u l a t e a lot of good instruct ion."

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t h a t t o d a y ' s " M E A P t e s t s a re tied to accreditation of schools and puts p r e s su re on s tuden t s , paren ts , t e a c h e r s a n d adminis-t r a t o r s . I t ' s b e c o m e a h igh stakes test, and some distr icts do ugly things, like drilling, to raise test scores."

However, according to educa-t o r s in t h e P l y m o u t h - C a n t o n Communi ty Schools, t h e r e ' s no need to drill, or practice, testing

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Anible a g r e e s with most oth-e r s , t h a t M E A P t e s t s , w h i l e impor tan t , are jus t a piece of the educat ional puzzle. The curricu-lum is set dis t r ic twide, and the resul ts can be dissected at indi-vidual schools.

"We can b reak it down to see w h a t a r e a s need b e t t e r t each-ing," said Anible. "Not jus t the c u r r i c u l u m , b u t t h e k i n d s of teaching, the presentat ion."

"MEAP te s t s used to be basic s k i l l s , " a d d e d A n i b l e . "Now, they ' re e s sen t i a l skills, a much higher level of thinking."

Concerning last year 's scores, Anible said science in part icular cou ld b e i m p r o v e d . W r i t i n g scores were very good last year, she said. Math and reading are a d e q u a t e , w i t h room for improvement .

"That ' s w h a t educat ion is all a b o u t , s t r i v i n g fo r i m p r o v e -ment," she said.

Full advantage "It u s e d to be t h a t we w e r e

responsible for offering an edu-cation p r o g r a m , and some took advan tage of it bet ter than oth-

ers," recalled Anible. "Now, i t s our responsibi l i ty to make su re t h a t e v e r y p e r s o n t a k e s f u l l a d v a n t a g e of w h a t we have to offer."

And, t h a t can be a chal lenge, especially with more competing activities these days for t ime and a t t e n t i o n which can t a k e away f r o m t i m e s p e n t d o i n g h o m e -work.

"I th ink it's a good measure to look a t within our district, but I don' t t h ink it's good to compare w i t h o t h e r communi t i e s , " s a id Peggy Brooks , Mil ler E l e m e n -t a r y Schoo l p r i n c i p a l . " I t ' s a good m e a s u r e m e n t to look a t wi th d is t r ic t t eachers , to s h a r e informat ion on how to teach bet-t e r , so a l l c h i l d r e n wil l ge t a good, s t rong education."

Like the old adage of not buy-ing a car built on a Monday or Fr iday, the same holds t rue for MEAP testing.

" W e d o n ' t t e s t on M o n d a y , c o m i n g off the w e e k e n d , " sa id Brooks. "We don ' t give MEAP tes t s on Friday, the s tudents are too tired."

Anible sugges ted t h e r e a re a few th ings parents can do to help improve their child's scores.

• Make sure s t u d e n t s a re in school on a regular basis so they

don't miss group activities relat-ed to the MEAP tests.

• S tudents should have a good night 's sleep.

• Make certain children ea t a good breakfast .

• Talk to your children about t h e impor tance of the tes t , but assure them so they aren ' t overly concerned.

Wixson no tes t h a t whi le t h e MEAP tests are a good measure , p a r e n t s shou ld a lso be a s k i n g school d i s t r i c t s to prove w h a t they claim.

" P a r e n t s n e e d to a s k q u e s -t ions , see if t h e school d i s t r i c t can describe its. curriculum, and t h e n show you a n e x a m p l e of s tudents ' work to show achieve-m e n t along the way, said Wix-son.

Litt le says he's not concerned abou t the impor tance Real tors , pa ren t s and community leaders put on the MEAP scores.

"I don't have any i ssues with it, this is ju s t one way to assess." said Little. "We take the t e s t s s e r i o u s l y , a n d e x p e c t to h a v e bet ter results than last year."

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Observers win national awards T h e O b s e r v e r N e w s p a p e r

Group of the Observer & Eccen-tr ic N e w s p a p e r s h a s been hon-ored w i t h e i g h t a w a r d s in t h e 1997 S u b u r b a n N e w s p a p e r s of America Editorial Contest.

The P l y m o u t h Obse rve r took f i rs t place in Class A for "Best Breaking News" for the story on the 35th District courthouse fire. P l y m o u t h E d i t o r J o a n n e Mal-iszewski coordinated the cover-age. Pho tos were t a k e n by Bill Bresler and stories were writ ten by Renee Skoglund and J o a n n e Maliszewski.

The Wayne County editions of the Observer also took first place in "Best Young People 's Cover-a g e " f o r " L i f e in t h e S i x t h Grade," a story and photo project on s t u d e n t s in local O b s e r v e r towns . S t a f f m e m b e r s work ing

on t h e p r o j e c t i n c l u d e d M a t t J a c h m a n . Tammie Graves. Tom H a w l e y , C.J . Risak , C h r i s t i n a Fuoco a n d S t e v e K o w a l s k i . I t was coordinated by Canton Edi-tor Tedd Schneider.

A n o t h e r award for t h e s ix th-grade project went to Tom Haw-ley, who took first place in "Best F e a t u r e Photo Story or Se r ies" c a t e g o r y for " D e r e k ' s Day, a series of photographs on the day in the life of a sixth-grader.

The Livonia and Westland edi-tions took a second place for Best Spor t s Section. Brad Emons is the spor ts editor.

P h o t o g r a p h e r Tom H a w l e y rece ived a second p lace in t h e B e s t N e w s P h o t o ca t egory for "Clinton Rally," which appeared in the Garden City Observer.

Pho tographe r Bryan Mitchell r e c e i v e d a t h i r d p l a c i n g t h e " B e s t F e a t u r e P h o t o S t o r y or Series'" category for a front page picture entitled "Festival." which a p p e a r e d in t h e W e s t l a n d Observer.

The Farmington Observer took_ t h i r d p lace in t h e "Best L o c a h j Election" category and a second-place in "Best Coverage of Local" E d u c a t i o n / S c h o o l D i s t r i c t Issues" for i ts "Back to School series.

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On guard His mission stretches beyond safe crossing for Allen students

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BY TONY BRU8CATO 8TAIT WRITER

Bill Thomas was hired 5 years ago to be the c ross ing guard at Edna Allen E l e m e n t a r y School in Plymouth, for one hour in the morning and another hour in the afternoon.

Howeve r , to t h e people who t each t h e r e , t h e m o t h e r s who spend t ime t he r e , a n d the kids who cross p a t h s wi th h im. Bill T h o m a s is n o t y o u r a v e r a g e crossing guard .

"Bill keeps an eye on the park-J n g lot, keeps the traff ic flowing, " h e l p s k i d s o u t of t h e i r c a r s ,

scrapes windshields for teachers, and puts the flag up and down." said J a m e s B u r t , Allen School principal. "He's much more than a crossing guard to us "

He c e r t a i n l y is, a s h e main-tains control of one of the most congested park ing lota in the dis-trict.

"Bill is the gua rd ian angel of the Al len School p a r k i n g lot," p r o c l a i m s M a r y L o u G a r c i a , a mom who a p p r e c i a t e s someone watching over the children. "He w a t c h e s t h e k ids very closely, m a k e s s u r e t h e y ge t in t h e i r cars, and tha t the traffic is flow-ing in the right direction."

Talk to jus t about any mother a t Allen School, a n d you'll f ind out Thomas does a lot more than stand in front of the school with a big red stop sign, halt ing traf-fic so kids can cross a busy and dangerous Haggerty Road.

"Bill cares about the kids and the i r s a fe ty , a n d how they a re behaving," said Deborah Maloni. an Allen teacher. "He cleans off our cars when it's snowing, and in the morn ing when I come in he helps me with packages.

"He also comes to the evening ac t iv i t ies to s u p p o r t the kids," c o n t i n u e d Malon i . "He w a n t s t h e m to know t h e r e a re o t h e r

people who c a r e a b o u t t h e m b e s i d e s t h e i r p a r -ents."

A n o t h e r mom recalls B i l l ' s b ig heart .

" T h e r e w a s o n e f a m i l y in the commu-n i t y w h o d idn ' t h a v e

any food or c l o t h i n g , and Bill helped us when we were gather-ing i tems for them," she recalled. " H e ' s a r e a l s p e c i a l guy. H e helps in l i t t le ways no one even knows about."

T h o m a s a t t e n d e d c l a s se s in the d is t r ic t , a n d was taught by t h e s c h o o l ' s n a m e s a k e , E d n a Allen, who w a s h is 11th g r a d e E n g l i s h t e a c h e r . He h a s f ive g r o w n c h i l d r e n , a l l of w h o m went to school in the Plymouth-Canton distr ict .

T h o m a s w o r k e d for 27-yea r s as a s a l e s m a n for Sea r s , u n t i l r e t i r i n g a t a g e 62. T h i r t e e n years la te r h e began working a t Al len , s a y i n g h e " jus t w a n t e d someth ing to do, and besides it pays ok."

He's a lways got his eye on the lot, looking for children who may stray in h a r m s way. He's also a favor i t e of t h o s e who dr ive by, wav ing to t h e many who h o n k the i r ho rns a t the familiar face they see each day.

"The m a i n r eason I l ike t h i s job is because the kids are great , t h e f a c u l t y i s g r e a t a n d t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n is g r ea t , " s a id Bill. I enjoy t h e kids "

"I go to some of the activities when I can. like Chris tmas par-ties and graduation," commented Bill. I probably don't know ten n a m e s out of t h e whole school, but when I see them here I t ake an in teres t in them."

And t h a t is verified by m a n y s t u d e n t s , inc lud ing junior h igh p u p i l s who a r e dropped off by

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bus a t Allen and cross Haggerty Road wi th his help.

" I ' v e k n o w n h i m f o r a f ew y e a r s a n d h e ' s so n i c e , s a i d Kris t in Teefey, 12, of Plymouth "He asks us how we're doing and how school is."

"He's really, really nice," con-

firms Jessica Shantz, 11, also of P l y m o u t h "He asks us a b o u t our classes and says 'Happy Hol-idays."

Whi le Bill l ikes to d o w n p l a y his part at Allen School, one only h a s to hear h im say "I consider them mv kids" to know he h a s a

hear t of gold. Theo Igr isan, a p a r e n t of two

Al len s t u d e n t s , e x p r e s s e d t h e sent iments of most a t Allen.

"Bil l ' s a s w e e t i e , w e ' l l k e e p him."

Health care from page Al

education and medical care, said Sally Bailey, the site adminis t ra - . tor.

"We're going to be inunda ted w i t h t h i n g s a b o u t s t a y i n g healthy," she said in describing t h e A n n A r b o r - b a s e d h e a l t h provider's mission of "improving t h e h e a l t h of t h e peop le we serve."

This veri table flood of informa-tion a n d e d u c a t i o n will r a n g e

f r o m t h e c o m m o n p l a c e , l i ke s i g n s over d r i n k i n g f o u n t a i n s e x p l a i n i n g why d r i n k i n g eight glasses of w a t e r daily is neces-sary . to the unusua l , such as a host of high-tech, hands-on dis-plays.

To be located in the building's lower leve l a n d s c h e d u l e d for u n v e i l i n g n e x t J a n u a r y , t h e 3 , 5 0 0 - s q u a r e - f o o t I n t e r a c t i v e Health Education Center will be

H i g h - t e c h : State-of-the-art radiology equipment is

| installed on the first floor. .

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Michigan's f i rs t - only about 29 others exist in the U.S. - and is expected to d raw visi tors f rom across the s ta te .

"We're hop ing to become t h e field tr ip of choice," said Bailey, no t ing t h a t t h e bui lding of fe r s e a s y p a r k i n g of school b u s e s neares t the interactive center .

Accord ing to Cheryl M c l n e r -n e y , c e n t e r c o o r d i n a t o r , t h e state-of-the a r t exhibits in it will h e l p bo th c h i l d r e n and a d u l t s l e a r n a b o u t v a r i o u s body sys-t ems and even where food goes a f te r it's ea ten .

Using audio-visual equipment and th ree -d imens iona l exh ib i t s built into the walls, visitors will learn body systems, fetal devel-opment . d rug abuse and preven-t ion a n d e v e n e n v i r o n m e n t a l issues.

A highlight will be an interac-tive walk- through digestive t ract exhibi t in which kids will learn wha t a polyp is and while seeing how food is e i the r absorbed for energy or excreted as waste.

A n o t h e r exh ib i t , p l a n n e d for t h e s e c o n d - f l o o r ba lcony a r e a over looking t h e building's a t r i -um. will fea ture a wall-mounted cutaway of an automobile teach-ing how to l i f t heavy g r o c e r y bags from the t runk.

The ear-nose question from the youngs te r came, said Bailey, as St . Joseph representat ives were visi t ing Canton students , school o f f i c i a l s a n d p a r e n t s to g a u g e community interest in, and sup-por t for . loca t ing the p roposed learning center here.

The boy's question was na tura l enough, she says: "The No. 1 rea-son kids visit urgent care is ea r infections."

M c l n e r n e y says the e a r w a s m a d e p o s s i b l e t h r o u g h a $250,000 gran t from Care Choic-es HMO The gift is pa r t by St J o s e p h to f u n d the i n t e r a c t i v e learning center and other educa-tional facilities in the building

For a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n , contac t Bailey or Mclnerney a t (7341 398-7508

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More space: The lobby features an atrium.

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to expand the n u m b e r of doc-tors available in Canton. Some 21 p r i m a r y c a r e p h y s i c i a n s , oncologists, cardiologists, aller-g i s t s , o r t h o p e d i s t s and o the r specialists from the -Ann Arbor hospital will have offices in the new building

T h e new f a c i l i t y wil l a l so include heal th specialists, ser-v i c e s a n d e d u c a t i o n a l p ro -grams for women of all ages.

In addition, t he re will also be c lass rooms for h e a l t h educa-tion presentations, a communi-ty room available at no charge to the public and a cafe called "Eats."

One thing it won't have, says B a i l e y , is t e l e v i s i o n in t h e lobby's wai t ing a r ea for those

• Some 21 primary care physicians, oncol-ogists, cardiologists, allergists, orthope-dists and other spe-cialists from the Ann Arbor hospital wil l have offices in the new building.

who have brought p a t i e n t s to u r g e n t ca re , r a d i a t i o n or t h e labs

Instead, pagers will be hand -ed out to encourage people to visit the new health educat ion learning exhibits and, even tu -

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An open house for the entire community is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 29

Children will be able to walk through and play in t h e inter-a c t i v e e a r a n d f r e e h e a l t h screenings, hea l th information, e n t e r t a i n m e n t , r e f r e s h m e n t s and giveaways will be offered

Bailey expressed g ra t i tude to t h e c o m m u n i t y a n d t h e S J M H S c o m m u n i t y a d v i s o r y council for the suppor t she and SJMHS has received

"We look forward to working w i t h a r e a s c h o o l s t o h e l p i n c r e a s e s t u d e n t s ' h e a l t h awareness," she said

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The fol lowing s t u d e n t s f rom Plymouth earned a spot on t h e fail D e a n ' s List at S c h o o l c r a f t C o l l e g e C h r i s t o p h e r D e a n Allen. Dylan Blake Balluff. Ju l i a M a r i e B e d f o r d . J i l l E l i s a b e t h Bida. J o a n Te r r eau l t B lack ley . Scott David Carey, John I Cran-f o r d , M e l i s s a J o y D a v i s , J o n a t h a n R u s s e l l D e k i e r e . Mel issa Dawn Drap l in , P h i l l i p A n t h o n y G a l o f a r o . D a v i d B r a d l e y G a y . Robe r t W i l l i a m Hallerman. Jeffery A H a m s J r . T a n i M H e r d e l l . A N d r e w J J o n e s , A n a m a r i a C h r n t i n a K a n a n e n . M a r i s a C L e s k o . S h a n n o n M a r i e M c E l e a r n e y .

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Korean veterans get medals some 50 years late

WIHlam Peterson

BY DIANE GALE ANDREASSI SPECIAL WRTTER

Tea r s of joy flowed recently as family and f r i e n d s wa tched 10 m e m b e r s of N a v a l Pa t ro l Squadron 731 accept the Distin-guished Flying Cross, t h e high-est aviation honor bestowed by the U.S. Navy.

T h e h o n o r s c a m e nea r ly 50 y e a r s "af te r t h e s q u a d r o n ' s out-s t and ing perfor-mance in Korea.

W i l l i a m Peterson of Livo* n i a , M i c h a e l M c D o n n e l l of F a r m i n g t o n Hil ls , Raymond D e G r o o t e of West Bloomfield, P e t e G io r io of Allen P a r k a n d John Reardon of G r o s s e P o i n t e F a r m s w e r e a m o n g t h e n M i c h i g a n m e n w h o r e c e i v e d m e d a l s J a n . 18 d u r i n g a n e m o -t iona l c e r e m o n y in L i v o n i a ' s H e r e ' s L e a t h e r Bottle.

In a d d i t i o n , s q u a d r o n m e m -bers from Califor-n i a , T e n n e s s e e , Florida and Ari-zona t rave led to L i v o n i a fo r t h e spec ia l p r o g r a m which recognized the forgotten Naval Reserve S q u a d r o n t h a t served d u r i n g t h e Korean Conflict.

The men, now in the i r late 60s and 70s, finally received medals t h e y e a r n e d w h i l e s e r v i n g in Korea during the early 1950s.

P a t r o l S q u a d r o n 7 3 1 w a s Naval Reserve un i t t h a t drilled at Naval Air S ta t ion Grosse He in the late 1940s. The squadron w a s recal led to ac t ive du ty in September 1950 and reported to K o r e a in J a n u a r y 1 9 5 1 . T h e s q u a d r o n r e t u r n e d in A u g u s t 1951 and received no recognition at the time, a l though t h e active

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duty s q u a d r o n which preceded t h e m r e c e i v e d D i s t i n g u i s h e d Flying Crosses, Air Medals and gold s t a r s in lieu of second and third air medals.

The squadron deployed again in 1952 a n d this t ime members were given awards as they were e a r n e d . T h e un i t w a s redesig-

n a t e d V P - 4 8 in February 1953.

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" S o m e cal l t h e Korean Conflict the f o r g o t t e n w a r a n d you could say these men were the forgot-t en squadron , " 6aid C o m m a n d e r G a r y Dye , c o m m a n d i n g o f f i c e r of N a v y R e c r u i t i n g Di s t r i c t M i c h i g a n , d u r i n g t h e a w a r d s p resen -tation.

Peterson, who had-n't seen some of the m e n g a t h e r e d in the room since 1952 in K o r e a , s a i d i t was a joy just being w i t h t h e s e peop le a g a i n . H i s m e d a l , earned for complet-ing 37 flights f rom F e b . 8, 1951, to A u g . 5, 1951 , in Korea, was a bonus.

"It 's s o m e t h i n g I d i d n ' t e x p e c t , " h e said.

As for any bitter-n e s s fo r h a v i n g to w a i t a l m o s t f i v e

decades to finally get the medal , Peterson said: "I didn't give it

m u c h t h o u g h t . W i t h w o r k i n g and so on it didn't give me much time to t h ink about it."

F a r m i n g t o n H i l l s r e s i d e n t Michael McDonnell said he had "a g r e a t fee l ing of accomplish-ment.

"We were called out for active duty aga ins t our will, but tha t ' s what we were t r a i n i n g for and we rea l ly can ' t complain." said McDonnell.

T h e K o r e a n C o n f l i c t w a s a three-year police action tha t was o f f i c i a l l y o v e r in J u l y 1953 .

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n Special honor.The award came nearly 50 years late, but members of Patrol Squadron 731 received their Distin-guished Flying Crosses in a special ceremony Jan. 18. Commander Gary Dye (top from left) made the presenta-tion. Honorees are (from left) Frank Phillips', Fallbrook, Calif.; Pete Giorio, Allen Park; Michael McDonnell, Farmington Hills; Andrew Yancey, Memphis, Tenn.; John Doyle, Sarasota, Fla.; (bottom from left) John Rear-don, Grosse Pointe Farms; Raymond DeGroote, West Bloomfield; Charles Lipari, Peoria, Ariz; Robert Backmer, Whittier, Calif;, and William Peterson, Livonia. An old photo (below) was a reminder of the squadron in 1951.

A m e r i c a n t r o o p s f o u g h t to defend Sou th Korea from com-m u n i s t i n v a s i o n w h e n N o r t h Korea crossed the 38th Parallel.

T h e 46-year delay in present-ing t h e s e a w a r d s in no w a y diminishes the i r values or signif-icance," said Dye

"These a w a r d s recognize the d a n g e r s a n d c h a l l e n g e s you faced, and the achievement you m a d e d u r i n g t h o s e a r d u o u s m o n t h s you s p e n t in K o r e a , " added Dye.

Special e f for t Many of the men in Squadron

731 left family, friends and jobs to t a k e p a r t in t h e war . Hope

was fad ing tha t they would ever see the medals, until crew mem-bers A n d r e w Yancey, who now l ives in M e m p h i s , T e n n . , a n d Bill Masse r of Detroit made sure t h e y w e r e n ' t forgot ten. M a s s e r p r e v i o u s l y r e c e i v e d a n A i r Medal wi th two gold s tars .

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Wayne-Westland to offer school choice in '98-'99

W a y n e - W e s t l a n d C o m m u n i t y Schools will o f f e r d i s t r i c t r e s i -den t s a schools of choice program for t h e 1998-99 school year .

The schools of choice program gives paren ts the opportuni ty to move their child from one school to another within t h e boundar ies of t h e school d i s t r i c t p r o v i d e d t h e r e i s room a v a i l a b l e in t h e school.

T r a n s p o r t a t i o n to a n d f r o m the school of choice mus t be pro-v i d e d by t h e p a r e n t o r l e g a l guardian.

School d is t r ic t r e s i d e n t s who would like the i r child to a t t e n d a school other t h a n the i r school of residency must submi t a 1998-99 schools of choice application.

T h e s e a p p l i c a t i o n s w i l l b e available in every Wayne-West -land school by Friday, Feb. 6.

Applications for middle school and high school s tuden t s will be accepted in t h e Pupil Accounting Office a t the Board o fEduca t ion , 36745 M a r q u e t t e Road , W e s t -land, through March 6 ,1998.

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tho opportunity to •novo thofcr child from ono school to anothor within tho bouMterlos of tho school district provldod thoro is room available In tho school.

A p p l i c a t i o n s fo r e l e m e n t a r y school s tuden t s will be accepted in t h e Pup i l Accoun t ing Office b e t w e e n M a r c h 9 a n d Apri l 9, 1998

If more s t u d e n t s s p p l y for a g r ade /bu i ld ing t h a n ^ h e r e a r e o p e n i n g s , a r a n d o m s e l e c t i o n process will be used to select stu-dents. The names of s tuden t s not s e l e c t e d a t t h i s t i m e wi l l be placed on a wa i t i ng l i s t for the 1998-99 school year .

Cu r r en t schools of choice stu-

d e n t s m u s t r e a p p l y to r e m a i n e l i g i b l e fo r t h e p r o g r a m n e x t school year .

A f t e r t h e d e a d l i n e s , appl ica-t ions will be accepted until Sept. 16, 1998, a t the school the par-en t /guard ian would like the child to a t t e n d . T h e s e n a m e s will be added to t h e w a i t i n g l is ts on a first-come, first-served basis.

B u i l d i n g p r i n c i p a l s wil l u s e t h e wai t ing l is ts to notify quali-f i e d s t u d e n t s of a n o p e n i n g . B u i l d i n g p r i n c i p a l s wi l l b e allowed to place schools of choice s tuden t s only un t i l Oct. 9, 1998. No schools of choice placements will be made a f t e r this date .

A schools of choice s tudent will be moved back to h is /her home school if an overcrowding situa-t i o n occurs w i t h i n the f i r s t 10 weeks of t h e school year . Af te r 10 w e e k s , t h e s t u d e n t will be p e r m i t t e d to r e m a i n in t h e school of choice for the remain-der of the school year .

HomeTown taps vice BY LARKY PAIADINO S T A T T WRITER

J e a n n e Towar , a famil iar and ac t ive figure in t h e pub l i sh ing indus t ry in sou theas t Michigan fo r n e a r l y 4 0 y e a r s , wi l l j o i n H o m e T o w n C o m m u n i c a t i o n s N e t w o r k a s i t s vice p r e s i d e n t -editorial, effective March 2.

" J e a n n e h a s h a d a long a n d ou t s t and ing career in newspaper pub l i sh ing^ said Richard Agini-a n , p r e s i d e n t of H o m e T o w n Communica t ions . "I am pleased t h a t Bhe will be joining us. She will be inva luab le in contr ibut -ing to t h e cont inued success of our corporation."

H o m e T o w n , f o r m e r l y ca l l ed S u b u r b a n C o m m u n i c a t i o n s C o r p . , p u b l i s h e s c o m m u n i t y n e w s p a p e r s , l oca l t e l e p h o n e directories and specialty publica-t ions in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana a n d Ken tucky . I t a lso provides I n t e r n e t services . The Livonia-b a s e d c o m p a n y ' s h o l d i n g s inc lude bo th t h e Obse rve r and the Eccentric newspapers.

Towar has worked as a consul-t a n t fo r t h e c o m p a n y t h e l a s t two years on a variety of special p ro jec t s . T h e y included service a s i n t e r i m p u b l i s h e r of t h r e e

n e w s p a p e r s in t h e c o m p a n y s L a n s i n g C o m m u n i t y N e w s p a -pers division and also in the 11 papers in its Cincinnati Commu-nity Press division.

"I am delighted at the prospect of w o r k i n g for th i s c o m p a n y , said Towar , who was publ isher and vice president of The Daily T r i b u n e in Royal Oak when i t was owned by Ingersoll Publica-tions. After leaving there in 1989 s h e j o i n e d C r a i n C o m m u n i c a -tions where she became market-ing director and was promoted to vice president in 1992.

"Community journalism is my first love," Towar said. "Home-Town Communications does very well a t t h a t and I'm excited to be par t of it."

Her career at Crain's included se rv ing as publ isher of Detroi t Monthly magazine. She founded Crain 's Detroit Custom Publish-ing Division.

"Shel l make a significant con-t r i b u t i o n to our n e w s p a p e r s , " said J o h n Reddy, who is retir ing as vice p res iden t -ed i to r ia l and publ isher emeritus of The Eccen-tric in Birmingham. "Her back-ground in newspapers and mag-azines makes her sensitive to the impor t ance of editorial content

a n d the success of any publica

tion." T o w a r ' s n e w s p a p e r c a r e e r

began in 1959 with Associa ted Newspapers, which included the Wayne Eagle and G a r d e n City Guard ian-Review. She was the classified manager when she left t h e r e in 1965 to join The Daily S e n t i n e l in U t i c a . p a r t of t h e Times Herald Corp.

From t h e r e s h e wen t to The Macomb Daily in 1971 as a sales represen ta t ive , r is ing to adver-t i s ing director in 1981. Dur ing h e r t ime there she took a leave of absence to serve as an admin-is t ra t ive officer of The Newspa-per Guild of Detroit, 1978-80.

T o w a r w a s e l ec t ed to a six-year term on the Oakland Com-m u n i t y College boa rd in J u n e 1996. She c u r r e n t l y is i n t e r im execut ive d i rec tor of the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce. She ia a member of Rotary In terna-t i o n a l . Royal O a k H i s t o r i c a l Society, AdCraft Club of Detroit and has been involved in projects with the Salvation Army. Haven. Boys & Girls Club of South Oak-l a n d . S t a g e c r a f t e r s , t h e Oak-land Community College Foun-dat ion, SEMCOG and Women's Economic Club.

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CHARUS t . CNANOUR Services for Char les S. Chan-

dler, 91, of Livonia, formerly of Plymouth, Rochester and Sylvan Lake, were held J a n . 28 a t Thay-er-Rock Funera l Home in Farm-ington with the Rev. Leonard Par tensky officiating.

Mr. Chandler was born on J u n e 16, 1906, in Glen Ellen, 111. He died on J a n . 25 in Livonia.

He was the owner/broker a t Pontiac General Underwr i te r s from 1960-1985. He was a grad-ua te of Detroit College of Law a n d also earned an engineering degree in Chicago. He was a member of the Elks of Pontiac and the American Legion in Pontiac. He w a s also a veteran of World War II.

He was preceded on dea th by h is wife, Cleofe. His survivors

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include his two sons, Charles (Elaine) of Livonia, John of Chicago, 111.; t h r e e grandchil-dren, Cather ine , Carrie and Char les M:

Memorials m a y be made to the chari ty of your choice.

ROBOT ANTHONY "TONY" RONELJJ Services for Robert Anthony

T o n y " Ronelli, 51, of Livonia were held on J a n . 27 at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home in Plymouth wi th the Rev. Drex Morton officiating. Burial was a t Ft. Cus te r National Cemetery in Augusta , Mich.

Mr. Ronelli w a s born on March 27, 1946, in Hamtramck . He died on J a n . 24 in Livonia.

He was a res ident manager of the Plymouth Woods Apart-ments in Livonia He grew up on the eas t Bide of Detroit and came to the Livonia area six years ago. He was a member of the Vietnam Veterans Chapter No. 154 out of Mount Clemens. He was a former member of the VFW Post in Mount Clemens. He also served two terms of du ty in Vietnam. He received the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campa ign Medal, and

the M a r k s m a n Medal (Rifle-M14).

His survivors include his wife. Blanche P. of Livonia; his moth-er , Ju l i a of Westland; one broth-er, Mark (Terri) of Westland; th ree stepchildren. Carmen, Anthony, Dominique; and six s t ep grandchildren.

HAZEL MARIE SPANN

Services for Hazel Marie Spann , 87. of Romulus were held J a n . 22 at the Vermeulen Funer-al Home in Westland. with the Rev. Drex Morton officiating. Burial was a t Parkview Memori-al Park in Livonia.

Mrs. S p a n n was born on March 12. 1910, in Vandervoort. Ark. She died on Jan . 18 in Wayne.

Mrs. S p a n n was a homemaker . Her survivors include her four daughte r s , Patsy (Daniel) Bum-balough of Romulus, Betty ( James) Robertson of Brighton. Jacquel ine (John) Summers of Garden City, Peggy (Robert) Mel lencamp of Eustis, Fla.; six grandchi ldren; four great-grand-children; and one great-great grandchild.

Memorials may be made to the American Hear t Association, P.O. Box 721129, Berkley 48072.

C H A R T E R T O W N S H I P O F C A N T O N N O T I C E T O B I D D E R S

N O T I C E IS H E R E B Y G I V E N t h a t t h e C h a r t e r T o w n s h i p of C a n t o n , 1150 C a n t o n C e n t e r S , C a n t o n , Michigan will accep t sea led bids u p to 10:00 a .m. . F e b r u a r y 12. 1 9 9 8 for t h e following:

J A N I T O R I A L S E R V I C E S F O R C A N T O N T O W N S H I P P U B L I C S A F E T Y B U I L D I N G

Spec i f i ca t ions a r e ava i l ab le in t h e F i n a n c e and B u d g e t Dept T h e Townsh ip r e s e r v e s t h e right to reject a n y or al l bids. T h e Townsh ip does not d i s c r i m i n a t e on t h e bas i s of race, color, n a t i o n a l o r ig in , sex. religion, age or d isabi l i ty in e m p l o y m e n t or t he provis ion of services .

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C H A R T E R T O W N S H I P O F C A N T O N A D V E R T I S E M E N T F O R B I D S

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton. 1150 Canton Center S. Canton. Michigan will accept sealed bids up to 10:00 a.m.. February 12. 1998 In- the following: P U R C H A S E O F O N E H U N D R E D ( 1 0 0 ) G O L F C A R S F O R F E L L O W S

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Bid specifications are available in the Finance and Budget Dept Canton Township reserves the right to reject any or all bids The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.

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IRENE MAY MCCARTNEY Services for Irene May

McCartney. 99, of Farmington Hills, formerly of Plymouth, were held J an . 24 at the Schrad-er-Howell Funeral Home in Ply-mouth with the Rev. Roy G. Forsyth officiating the service. Burial was at Riverside Ceme-tery in Plymouth.

Mrs. McCartney was born on Nov. 27. 1898. in Plymouth. She died on J an . 23 in Novi.

She worked as a woodcrafler for Daisy Air Rifle for 25 years in Plymouth. She was born in Ply-mouth in 1898 and lived there her en t i re life until three years ago when she entered a nursing home. She was a charter mem-ber of the Crediteers, and a member of the Senior Citizens Group with Tonquish Manor. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1917.

Her survivors include her daugh te r . Barbara J . (Mike) Keller of Farmington Hills; three grandchildren, Dennis Keller of Farmington Hills. Diane Sat t ler of West Bloomfield, Michael Keller of Taylor; and six grand-children.

WILLIAM "PAT" HOLUNOSWORTH

Services for William "Pat" Hollingsworth, 77, of Canton were held J an . 22 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in

Westland with the Rev. Daniel J . Zaleski officiating. Local a r rangements were made by Vermeulen Trust* 100 Funera l Home.

Mr. Hollingsworth was born on Dec. 23, 1920, in Pocahontas. Ark. He died on J an . 20 in Can-ton.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a plastic maker for a office machine manufac turer

His survivors include his wife. Rosamond E.; th ree daughters . Diane (Dennis) AlliBon of Garden City. Judi th Pitera of Westland. Nancy (James) Ponkey of C a n - . ton; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made as Mass offerings to St. Theodore's or the American Hear t Associa-tion, P.O. Box 721129. Berkley 48072.

ADA W. STARECK

Ada W. Stareck, 88, of Ply-mouth Township died J a n 22 in Plymouth She was born on Sept. 8. 1W)9. in Cole County. Mo.

She was a homemaker . Her survivors include her husband, Jesse E.; one daughter , Kather-ine (William) Bart let t ; and two grandchildren, Daniel and Michael.

No services were held.

C H A R T E R T O W N S H I P O F C A N T O N B U I L D I N G / F I R E B O A R D O F A P P E A L S

F E B R U A R Y 5 , 1 9 9 8 N o t i c e is h e r e b y g iven t h a t t h e r e wil l be a m e e t i n g of t h e B u i l d i n g / F i r e Boa rd of Appea ls of t h e C h a r t e r T o w n s h i p of C a n t o n on T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 5, 1 9 9 8 a t 10:00 A.M T h e m e e t i n g wil l be he ld in t h e s e c o n d floor E n g i n e e r i n g C o n f e r e n c e Room of t h e Townsh ip A d m i n i s t r a t i o n B u i l d i n g l o c a t e d a t 1150 S C a n t o n C e n t e r Road . T h e fo l lowing a g e n d a wil l be d i scussed :

Roll Call: Korchak, Paciocco, Pennington. Sera ma tad, Yessayan

Acceptance of Agenda 1. C o n s i d e r request f rom p a s t o r J e f f Ledbe t t e r of C o r n e r s t o n e B a p t i s t

C h u r c h . 1545 Ridge Road, for a v a r i a n c e to t h e f i re p r e v e n t i o n code, Sect ion F500.7 and F500.8. fire h y d r a n t requirements.

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C I T Y O F P L Y M O U T H P U B L I C N O T I C E

1998 C D B G F U N D S : P R O P O S E D U S E S A N D

P U B L I C H E A R I N G

Pursuant to Federsl guidelines, the City of Plymouth is announcing it* objectives and possible uses for developing project* using 1998 Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) binding

1. To provide benefits directly to persons of low/moderate income and/or to areas in which at least 43* of the resident* are of low/moderate income --

2. To provide benefits u> senior citizens 3. To provide benefits to handicapped citizens

The City anticipates receiving approximately 161.000 in CDBG fund* for 1998 and has identified the following potential project* for use of the*-funds

1. Senior Programs: a Senior CiUaen Van Driver $21.000 b. Senior Citiaen Van Dispatcher 3.0011 c. Senior Citiien Nutrition Program Delivery 3 000 d Senior Citiaen Chore Service \ MX) e. Senior Citiaen Newsletter i.VQO

tto.ooo 2. ADA compliance modifications in publ* building. 15.000 3. Oid Village Improvements 16.000

TOTAL 161.000

Citisens are invited to comment on the to suggeet other project* AD projects a objectives

A public hearing for the porpooe of uaoa of 1998 CDBO fanda and addit will be hold by the Plymouth City 19M. at 700 P.M. ia the Commteea Street

projects listed shove and one of the federal CDBG

rtts on the proposed for Ufe of sold funds,

aa Tuesday February 17. « City Hall. 201 S Mam

UNDA J. LANGMESSF.R CMC City Clerk

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SC board post takes 6 ballots BY KEN ABRAMCZYK •STAFF WRITER

Schoolcraf t Col lege t r u s t e e s went through six ballots Satur-day to select L ivonia a t t o rney G r e g o r y S t e m p i e n to fill t h e vacancy on the college's board.

Board P r e s i d e n t Pat Watson a sked t h e t r u s t e e s who were t h e i r top c o n t e n d e r s for t h e vacancy in a "s t raw" vote.

Watson, Br ian Brodenck and Steve Ragan each named Stem-pien, Bryan A m a n n of Canton, Harry Greenleaf of Livonia, and John Lynch of P lymouth in "no par t icular o rder" of preference. N a m i n g A m a n n , L y n c h a n d G r e e n l e a f w e r e R i c h a r d D e V r i e s . w h i l e C a r o l S t r o m n a m e d A m a n n . G r e e n l e a f and S t e m p i e n ; a n d M a r y B r e e n chose Amann and Stempien.

Wi th t h o s e f o u r f ina l candi-d a t e s , b o a r d S e c r e t a r y F r a n J o s w i a k p a s s e d ou t ba l lo t s to t h e six t r u s t e e s . Each t r u s t e e voted for one finalist and signed each ballot. T h e process contin-ued until one cand ida te received four votes.

The first official wr i t ten vote w a s a t h r e e - w a y t i e , w i t h Amann, Greenleaf and Stempien each receiving two votes. Brod-e n c k a n d R a g a n s u p p o r t e d A m a n n ; D e V r i e s a n d S t r o m b a c k e d G r e e n l e a f ; B r e e n and Watson voted for Stempien.

Joswiak h a d pr in ted each set of ba l lo t s on d i f f e r e n t colored p a p e r for t r u s t e e s to use . She passed out yellow ballots for the second vote, in which DeVries switched to Amann .

DeVr i e s c o n s i d e r e d A m a n n a n d G r e e n l e a f " e q u a l " c a n d i -dates. "I felt comfortable voting ei ther way." DeVries said Strom cont inued vo t ing for Greenleaf because she believed Greenleaf was the best candida te .

Breen said cand ida t e s gener-ally do not r e tu rn to the college for a c t i v i t i e s o n c e t r u s t e e s

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a p p o i n t a new board m e m b e r , which bo thers her, but explained her suppor t for Stempien.

" G r e g h a s b e e n h e r e . G r e g won't go away . He will continue to be involved because that ' s the k i n d of p e r s o n he is ," B r e e n never wavered in her support of Stempien.

The n e x t vote found a n o t h e r three-way tie, and was the s ame a s t h e f i r s t vo te . S u b s e q u e n t ballots found Amann obta in ing three votes, but never the four-vote m i n i m u m .

Finally the sixth ballot found S t e m p i e n rece iv ing four v o t e s f rom B r e e n , Broder ick, S t r o m and Watson. Ragan and DeVries backed A m a n n .

Ragan t h e n moved and Breen supported the selection of Stem-pien to fill t h e board vacancy.

S t r o m s a i d t h e c a l i b e r a n d qual i f ica t ions of the cand ida te s were a r e a l t r i b u t e to t h e col-lege. S h e said later she switched from G r e e n l e a f when she rea l -ized s h e w o u l d not ge t f o u r votes.

Another t rus t ee who switched w a s B r o d e r i c k . A m a n n a n d S t e m p i e n w e r e "equally qua l i -f i e d . " h e s a i d . B r o d e r i c k switched because "Stempien has a p r e s e n c e in the c o m m u n i t y , and h a s been active a t School-c r a f t C o l l e g e for a n u m b e r of years." Broderick said.

Others interviewed T r u s t e e s a l s o i n t e r v i e w e d

A m a n n . G r e e n l e a f a n d Ken Harb t h a t morning.

Amann , an attorney at a Livo-nia f i r m a n d a fo rmer c o u n t y commissioner representing Can-ton. and ass is tant county execu-tive, told t rus tees he believed it was an exci t ing time at the col-l ege a n d in w e s t e r n W a y n e County , par t icular ly along 1-96, 1-275 a n d M-14.

"As a coun ty commissioner . "1 w a s a m a z e d a t s o m e of t h e

t h i n g s g o i n g on in y o u r own b a c k y a r d . " A m a n n hoped to expand on the college's relation-s h i p wi th local bus inesses and i n d u s t r i e s . " O n e p a r t of t h e -( t rustee) job is preparing people for the rest of their life," Amann said.

A m a n n c i t e d t h e W o m e n ' s R e s o u r c e C e n t e r , B u s i n e s s Development Cen te r and police and fire t ra in ing as some of the col lege 's a s s e t s . A m a n n called Canton an "underuti l ized asset" fo r t h e c o l l e g e , b u t q u i c k l y a d d e d t h a t t h e e n t i r e d i s t r i c t n e e d e d to be u t i l i z e d as a resource.

Greenleaf, a director of college t r a n s f e r p r o g r a m s for the Col-lege of Engineering and Science a t Univers i ty of Detroi t -Mercy and an indust ry adviser consul-t a n t at the Universi ty of Michi-gan ' . s e r v e d a s a S c h o o l c r a f t t r u s t e e f r o m 1977-95 . H e w o r k e d fo r 3 6 y e a r s a t F o r d Motor Co. in specialist, supervi-sory and manager ia l positions in e n g i n e e r i n g , h u m a n resources m a n a g e m e n t , e d u c a t i o n a n d t ra ining.

G r e e n l e a f said he wan ted to serve again because he was com-mitted to public service. • H a r b , a v i c e p r e s i d e n t of

i n v e s t m e n t s w i t h P r u d e n t i a l Securit ies and Livonia resident, s a i d t r u s t e e s s h o u l d w o r k t o g e t h e r w i t h a d m i n i s t r a t o r s and teaching staff to reach goals in the mission s ta tement .

"We're the board of directors of a mul t i -mi l l ion dol la r corpora-tion." Harb said

H a r b s u g g e s t e d t h e col lege s h o u l d p r o m o t e e v e n i n g a n d weekend p r o g r a m s to enhance r evenue , as o v e r h e a d costs for t h e s e p r o g r a m s r e m a i n con-s tan t . Harb believed the college s h o u l d p r o v i d e p r o g r a m s a t s a t e l l i t e c a m p u s e s "if the eco-nomics were right."

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prove t h a t he a n d o t h e r mem-bers of his s q u a d r o n completed the missions and were deserving of the DFC.

It was e v e n q u e s t i o n e d whether Squadron 731 was ever in Korea. L'sing the Internet , the federal F reedom of Informat ion Act , c o u n t l e s s l o n g d i s t a n c e phone cal ls , n u m e r o u s r ibbons for his p r i n t e r a n d every mili-t a r y c o n t a c t h e could m u s t e r . Yancey succeeded in convincing t h e Navy t h a t t h e s e men were overlooked.

"This squadron is like a fami-ly." Yancey s a i d . " I t ' s been a labor of love."

He gives credi t to Masser for s t a r t i ng the effort with a let ter wr i t ing campa ign in 1979. "All I've done is assist ," Yancey said

T o g e t h e r , t h e y l e a r n e d t h a t the squadron of "278 men earned 43 air medals, 72 gold s tars and 14 DFC medals . Only the men in t h e s q u a d r o n w h o could f ind the i r (light books to prove they had flown t h e -missions had the necessary documenta t ion to get

the medal .

T i d e t u r n s The t ide began to turn in 1997

when Congress passed an act to w a i v e t h e t i m e l imi ta t ion and the Nat iona l Defense Authoriza-tion Act w a s signed into law by Pres ident Bill Clinton and final-ly t h e s e men were remembered for the i r heroism.

Fami ly member s at the cere-m o n y w e r e obv ious ly p r o u d . Fern Ray of Westland explained t h a t s h e a t t e n d s a i n u a l squadron meetings to represent her l a t e h u s b a n d . Wil l iam, the squadron ' s executive officer, who died in 1971

"He would be so happy to see this if he were here today." Ray said. "Can you believe how long i t ' s t a k e n t h e m to get t h e s e medals?"

The de lay didn't diminish the e f f e c t s of t h e medal for t h o s e who received them

Ray DeGroote of West Bloom-field s a i d : "1 feel humbled con-

sidering the fact tha t I'm among many of the o thers who got the m e d a l s a n d to be i n c l u d e d among them."

It's still a mystery why receiv-ing the medals took so long. "We really didn't know why we didn't get the medal." Masser said

Bob B l a c k m e r t r ave led f rom California to receive his medal. "Th i s is a big t h i n g as f a r a s we're concerned It's 46 years too l a te and no one can f igure out why."

O n e e x p l a n a t i o n was t h a t t h e i r c o m m a n d i n g off icer w a s supposed to submit the required paperwork, but he was killed in an a i r p l a n e a c c i d e n t a f t e r r e tu rn ing to the U.S. For some reason the paperwork was never completed.

On S u n d a y , t h e men w e r e much more e l a t ed t h a n embi t -t e r e d . "I en joy b r i n g i n g t h e s e people t o g e t h e r , " Masser said "It makes me feel good that it's f i n a l l y h a p p e n i n g . It s h o u l d have happened in 1952."

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The Observer & Eccentric/ THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1998 ( C ) A U

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 9 , 1 9 9 8 A12(C)

Ice time Arena deal deserves close look

We're still waiting ...

Negotiations are under way t h a t could result in a new ice a rena for Canton. The project sounds like a good idea -

especially for hundreds of area hockey parents clamoring for more ice t ime west of 1-275 -with a few major provisos.

The tentat ive deal being worked out by Canton officials and a yet-to-be-identified developer is apparently a kind of public/pri-vate par tnership in which the township would swap land for an arena to be built by the developer and managed by a private company.

The 20-acre site in question is on the east side of Haggerty, between Michigan Avenue and Palmer, and is worth an es t imated $2 mil-lion.

At this point, a privately-managed facility is preferable to a building operated wi th gen-eral fund or other taxpayer dollars. Operation of The Summit , which has yet to b reak into the black, is already on the township books and with operating costs of $1.9 million already consti tutes a large share of Canton s recreation budget.

An informal study by a residents ' commit-tee est imated the cost of land acquisition and construction for an arena at $7 million in 1996. So presumably, Canton taxpayers would come out ahead if costs are limited to giving up township-owned land in exchange for con-struction of the facility.

.Demand for local ice by the Plymouth-Can-ton Hockey Association, figure ska t ing clubs and others remains strong. But questions linger about how long a hockey "boom" can continue and what the sa turat ion point is for ice a renas in any geographic area. Will a Can-ton a rena be able to hold its own with new

• Demand for local ico by tho Ply-mouth-Canton Hockey Association, figure skating clubs and others remains strong. But questions linger about how long a hockey "boom" can continue and what the saturation point Is for ice arenas in any geographic area.

arenas in nearby Plymouth Township, Farm-ington Hills and possible construction of one in Novi?

So Supervisor Tom Yack's comment last week t h a t the project "goes beyond ice" and any facility will have to be capable of hosting other recreational uses makes sense to us. The test though is to find other uses tha t are prac-tical, in demand by the public and can gener-ate revenue . J

Which brings us to our final point. The land deal and a rena plans deserve a full public hearing before township officials give the go-ahead for the project. Negotiations have so far been conducted in private sessions between township officials and the developer and updates to the board of t rustees have taken place in closed meetings, all legal under Michigan's Open Meetings Act.

Yack has said a proposal could be submit-ted to the board in February. The Observer hopes the administrat ion and board members make every a t tempt to fully disclose details of the proposal to the public and allow for suffi-cient input before any action is taken.

Anything less would be a disservice to the very people the a rena is intended to benefit .

Solve mass transit issue now Recent cancellation of Detroit Depar tment

of Transportat ion bus service to suburban areas only underscores the need for a truly united regional mass t ransi t system.

Nowhere is the lack of cooperation between Detroit and its suburbs more apparen t than with regard to mass t ransi t - even this far into the Archer era, a so-called golden age for urban/suburban cooperation.

Nowhere has tha t lack of cooperation had a more devastat ing economic effect.

Many of the now-canceled suburban lines were relatively new, added one year ago to help Detroiters find jobs in the suburbs.

They were canceled because they were unprofitable, according to D-DOT, bu t mass t ransi t itself is generally unprofi table on its own. Even the most successful sys tems demand subsidies from government. SMART, the area 's suburban line, ha s said it will pick up some of the slack. But SMART, subsidized on a community-by-community basis, can't cover t h e whole load.

The si tuation shows just wha t a political pawn mass transportat ion and those who need it - employers and employees - have become in our region. *~

We are left with a patchwork system. On one hand, we have a Detroit bus system that serves Detroit and a suburban system that serves most, but not all, of the communities in Wayne and Oakland counties.

Mass transit has become the province of the poor. While our area's poorest residents most definitely need access to jobs and, therefore, to transportation, unified systems in other cities have long served people of all social classes.

Our too-heavy dependence upon the auto-

• The cancellation of suburban D-DOT runs shows Just what a politi-cal pawn mass transportation and those who need it - employers and employees - have become In our region.

mobile is already bringing dire consequences. Businesses and residents are moving ever fur-ther away from the central city. Urban sprawl eats up valuable farmland and open space, defeating the goal of seeking out peace and serenity, which lasts but a few years.

The quality of life is diminished as ru sh hour is extended and individual commutes to work grow longer.

A reasoned and reasonable, unified mass t ransi t system will benefit employers and employees.

At the Sears store at Livonia Mall, about 50 employees, out of a workforce of 400, relied on D-DOT, said J im Spilos, the store's h u m a n resources manager . Most now use SMART, but Spilos said there are five who decided t h e added hardsh ip is not worth their jobs.

"Can't we really get a viable t ransporta t ion system tha t ' s cost-effective for the city and the suburbs?" he said.

It 's t ime for county leaders in Wayne, Oak-land, Macomb and representatives from Mayor Dennis Archer's office along with SMART and D-DOT officials to huddle and find a solution to the mass t ransi t problem t h a t has plagued this region for too long.

QUESTION: Do you believe the allegations of aex and Ilea againat President Bill Clinton are true?

We ashed this Question at the Target store In Canton.

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Do you believe the allegations of aex and Ilea againat President Bill Clinton are true?

We ashed this Question at the Target store In Canton.

•I believe they are from what I've heard on the news snd radio reports all day."

•There's a poaai-billty that It couM be true. He's been <*e-honest In the paat.'

•1 don't care.*

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Road woes: Haggerty Road between Michigan Avenue and Palmer was supposed to be open to traffic in early December. Township officials are blaming unfin-ished work by Wayne County crews and utility relocation problems with ttie pro-ject's slower-than-expected completion.

LETTERS

Clique reaction

I'm writing in response to an article pub-lished on Dec. 25, 1997, about Ashley Bows-

man's Fea tu re Column "Clique into place at PCEP," entitled "Cliques tell their story." First of all, as a s f u d e n t a t PCEP and a staff writer on the PCEP Perspective, where Ash-ley's article was first published, I would like to thank you for reading our publication.

Still, there seems to be a misunders tanding about Ashley's point of view. Ashley wrote "Clique into place a t PCEP" not to insul t the students at the park , but to find a creat ive and funny way to provoke students to notice how they interact wi th the people around them.

Although Ashley did group the s tuden t s at PCEP into categories, she did not and would never have included Wiggers or White Supremacists. The s tudents at PCEP never would have wanted our school to be known by its racism.

As a member of the PCEP Perspective, I know tha t people can be easily reached by simply calling them on the telephone. Ironi-cally, the room in which we put together the Perspective is two doors down from the office of Mrs. Lonigro, who was quoted in "Cliques tell their story."

I do not wish to speak for Ashley, bu t mere-ly to help you to unde r s t and how the article written could have misrepresented her and perhaps insulted h e r as a human being. You should find Ashley to be a friendly, intelligent and unders tanding person. You owe her the right to have her point of view accurately rep-resented.

S t a c e y M i c h e l l e K a h n P l y m o u t h

Votes should count

In this bond issue fiasco, there are j u s t too many incidents t h a t are out of whack with

normal procedures. Like, for instance, holding the election on S a t u r d a y and at a t ime when many people are going south for the winter . What about the board member who s ta ted that every thing w a s done right according to their method of procedure? Does the denial of 716 voters' votes count?

Many people died for this privilege and I am sure tha t they didn ' t die for people to make a game of free elections. Someone else

said tha t the loss of these 716 lost votes did not mat ter since the outcome would have been the same. Doesn't this person know that there are instances where one vote, and 1 repeat, one single vote can make a difference in the outcome of an election0 But in this case, 716 votes don't make a difference.

Someone else said that the cost would be too expensive to have another election on this issue. I never heard anyone say tha t an elec-tion was too costly when they held an election a few months af ter the millage increase was voted down, j u s t to give the voters another chance to pass the millage increase. Don't the board members know that when people vote down a millage increase, tha t means "No," they don't want a millage increase nor do they want another chance to pass it? This should be self explanatory, and easy to comprehend. A word to the wise should be sufficient.

And what 's wrong with 40 pupils to a class? Years ago, tha t was the norm and everyone learned to read and write. The only difference was if you didn't keep up, you failed and had to t ake the same class over again. Today, I hear tha t every one passes, no one fails because it may de-egotize a s tudent ' s person-ality. What used to be an incentive is now a detr iment to learning.

Mr. Vorva is correct in pursuing this matter and if it should reach the Supreme Court, and if the judges have any common sense at all, will, after reading the evidence presented by Mr. Vorva, wonder why this case came up since it is so obviously full of inconsistencies.

It also seems kind of odd tha t all the board members totally agreed on the procedure. There wasn't even one member who disagreed on any issue. And that 's ha rd to fathom.

Any asset acquired at the expense of human character will eventually become a lia-bility.

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POINTS OF VI

Key to shaping up is losing pounds, not wallet I

t is t ha t time of year when we get bombarded from all kinds of media about "getting into shape." It seems

every Tom, Dick, and Harr iet , fitness expert, weight-loss guru, and workout aficionado tries to sell us - the fat, the dumb, and the out-of-shape - every off-the-wall program, and fitness gizmo imaginable.

These items wind up on our shelves, in our closets, and down in our basements until the warmth of the spring sun forces the daisies into bloom, and we are forced to shed the winter garb tha t has protected our bodies from the hypothermia of win-ter and our dignity from exposing our pale, out-of-shape bodies to public view.

This is extortion and we should not s tand for it. But what is our choice?

How much will this new gadget cost? Is it safe? Will it really work? Will it make me look good enough to wear shorts, or maybe a swimsuit? Will I be "bufT? Or will I be duped

and find that my t ime and money was wasted when I see my latest "guaran-teed fitness whatever" on some TV news show exposed as a fraud?

Maybe there should be a law. Some kind of government interven-tion to protect us. We are taxpayers. This is America; the land of the free where t ru th is revered. Where is the president?

As strange as it may seem, there is a highly-paid government official who is in charge of such, things and he, rather she, was appointed by the president as his cabinet member to take care of such mat te rs . Of all the fitness experts in t h e country, she is supposed to be the definitive authori-ty in fitness. She is the secretary of the U.S. Depar tment of Heal th and Human Services. So what are her secrets to s trength and beauty, health and fitness, a heal thier lifestyle or whatever you wan t to call it?

According to Donna E. Shalala 's

QUEST COLUMNIST

JOHN MCAUUFFL

1996 "Report on Physical Activity and Health. A Report of the Surgeon Gen-eral," At lanta , Ga., U.S. Depar tment of Hea l th and Human Services, Cen-ters for Disease Control and Preven-tion, Nat ional Center for Chronic Dis-ease Prevent ion and Health Promo-tion, you should:

B Perceive a net benefit. B Choose an enjoyable activity. a Feel competent doing the activi-

ty" B Feel safe doing the activity. B Be able to easily access the activ-

ity on a regular basis. n Be able to fit the activity into the

daily schedule. B Feel tha t the activity does not

generate financial or social costs tha t you are unwilling to bear.

B Experience a minimum of nega-tive consequences such as injury, loss of time, negative peer pressure, and problems with self-identity.

B Be able to successfully address issues of competing t ime demands.

B Recognize the need to balance the use of labor-saving devices (e.g., power lawn mowers, golf carts, auto-mobiles) and sedentary activities (e.g., watching television, use of com-puters) with activities tha t involve a higher level of physical exertion.

Come spring, the sun radiat ion will pour millions of BTUs onto the earth 's surface, forcing me to shed all forms of heavy, thermally-protective cloth-

ing and thereby revealing my atro-phied and over-nourished body to the world or else exchange it for light-weight, flattering clothing covering what should be kept from public view and become a prisoner to air condi-tioning. I w a n t to be free to frolic like those travel commercials I see on TV. I want to run down the sandy beaches of far away Caribbean Islands and dive into crystal clear waters with my Adonis body and golden tan wearing only my bright red Speedo with my dream person, a tall golden-haired goddess in a white swim suit. Is t ha t too much to ask?

Copies of the "Report on Physical Activity and Health" can be pur-chased by sending $10 to the Superin-tendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, P i t t sburgh, Pa. 15250-7954

John McAuliffe is a Canton resi-dent. He is studying exercise science at Eastern Michigan University.

Anti-cloning legislation: Now there's some real duplication

Legislatures are reactive bodies. As quickly as they perceive public interest in a topic - such as

cloning an animal, or even a human -they rush to write news releases and laws.

So it is in Michigan in the wake of Chicago physicist Richard Seed's s tatement tha t he intends to clone humans.

Cloning, the duplication of the genetic material of one creature Princeton's Harold Shapiro, the for-mer University of Michigan president who chaired the president 's National Bioethics Advisory Commission, said the Scottish cloned sheep Dolly is merely a genetic twin, delayed, of a single adult sheep.

Rep. Kirk Profit. D-Ypsilanti. is horrified at the prospect of cloning a human. "A clone is a result of genetic

manipulation in a lab tha t doesn't reflect the Creation you and I and all of us are," he said dur ing the Jan . 25 Channel 7 "Spotlight on News" show.

"Immoral," added Sen. Loren Ben-nett, R-Canton. "God is the enti ty tha t creates life. Jus t because we have the technology to do it, t ha t doesn't mean we should do it."

What bothers me is not whether a clone would have a soul (I th ink it would) but the fact t ha t it took 277 embryos, a bunch of spontaneous abortions and st i l lbirths to produce Dolly. The chance of wast ing as many innocent human souls is too costly for my taste.

Profit, a 45-year-old ex-undersher-iff and five-term lawmaker , chaired the committee t h a t produced three bills awaiting full House action:

B HB 4846 saying one "shall not

TIM RICHARD

clone or a t tempt to clone a h u m a n being," revoking the medical license forever of anyone who tries it, and fin-ing the miscreant $10 million in civil damages

B 4962 amending the penal code to make cloning a crime punishable by 10 years in prison and a fine of $5,000.

B 5475 prohibiting state funds for cloning research.

Bennett has parallel bills, except tha t his "sunset" a f te r several years and would need to be reconsidered.

They agree tha t even research on human cloning ought to be stopped. "The public is demanding it. It 's the right th ing to do," said Bennett , a 46-year-old former township official and first-term senator.

Not so fast, said professor Toby Cit-rin, a lawyer and public hea l th expert at U-M. "Cloning also has the poten-tial of alleviating lot of pain and suf-fering ... I don't think there 's any-thing essentially immoral about cloning ...

j"We're not ready to clone a human yet ... Scientists I've talked to say we're years away. We're going at it (legislatively) the reverse of the way it ought to be."

Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers,

R-Grand Rapids, the former college physicist, ha s a congressional bill to ban federal financing of human cloning experiments.

And then we have the half-dozen legislative bills in Michigan.

So who is in charge? Who needs this triplication?

We all should be able to agree t h a t one billionaire shouldn't be cloning himself multiple times. We should be able to agree t h a t the way na tu re and nature 's God designed reproduction would resul t in less "inbreeding," and a better genetic mix and more fun.

There's jus t something innately more heal thful about a mom and dad producing and raising a baby.

Tim Richard reports on the local implications of state and regional events. His Touch-Tone voice mail number is (734) 953-2047, Ext. 1881.

Columnist's impact on people is what makes him deserving In my experience, most newspaper folks feel

slightly uncomfortable when they are the ones being wri t ten about. Perhaps it's because they prefer to be judged

on the basis of their own work. Or because they believe they shouldn't be center stage in the news stories they cover. For whatever reason, it just isn't much done.

But there's a good reason to violate this prac-tice in the case of Tim Richard, who for many years has been the head of this newspaper s statewide news service, reporting on Lansing and on state stories tha t have local significance to our readers. You see, Tim has just been elect-ed to the Michigan Journal ism Hall of Fame, a very big honor, especially for a reporter still in the prime of his career

Because Tim would never do it himself, I m writing this column to mark his achievements and to say how for tunate I've been to have worked with him for more than 30 years.

I first met Tim Richard back in the early '60s when I was adminis t ra t ive assis tant for L S. Rep. Paul H. Todd J r Tim was the political reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette and because one of the jobs of a good AA is the care and feed-ing of political reporters, I spent a lot of time

with Tim. " He asked tough questions, time after time

He quoted me and the congressman accurately, time after t ime He saw through the spinning, time after time, but he was never unfair, never played "gotcha" in the news columns He was one terrific reporter

After I started my own company in 1966, I asked Tim if he'd come back home to southeast ern Michigan and help me create a new kind of community journalism, focused on what the tiews really meant for real people, living in their Own hometowns When 1 told Tim I was going to Write this column about him. he got a little f r u m p y But he lightened up when 1 asked him to tell me about his favorite moments in jour-

. nalism Here they are. in his own words ~ "The 1966 expose on how the Western Michi-g a n University board held secret meetings < from which I was specifically excluded ' and made po!-fcy decisions The story was spiked (killed) by the editor of the Kalamazoo Gazette, who devoutly believed that the "community leaders • • rving on the board were incapable of doing

>bad T h i s led directly to advocacy of the 1976

Open Meetings Act and my activity in the Soci-ety of Professional Journal is ts and Michigan FOI Committee Inc. to defend the sunshine

"We promised Mom she could live with us as long as she wanted.

How could we break our promise?"

PHILIP POWER

laws, teaching people how to use them through seminars and newsletters.

Tim, who is an avid fisherman, dog owner and general outdoorsman, adds ano the r high-light: "In the 1980s, I edited columns of free-lancers Penny Wright-Steele and Tim Nowicki Both won Michigan Audubon Society awards as journal is t of the year.

"We turned Steele's casual observations of crowded ladies' rooms into a series t h a t resulted in Michigan's 'potty parity' law sponsored by Rep J a n Dolan, R-Farmington Hills. It will require adequate ladies' restrooms in the new-Tigers' and Lions' s tadiums "

In the* early '90s, Tim began to notice the busy doings of the Religious Right at the local level. "For a long time, I wrote about this alone, but educators and other journal is ts a re now catching on. I got more heat on this t han on anything I've ever done "

Tim also covered national politics, but from a local angle. In 1988, he caught "Gov J im Blan-chard's remark tha t Jesse Jackson's Democratic national convention speech was ' left-wing baloney; warmed-over McGovernism, but not as good.' This brought me the most fame, but in te rms of its impact on people it was not as good as my open meetings, age of majority, environ-mental editing and Religious Right work "

Did you catch the key phrase, "impact on peo ple~> Tha t ' i the core of Tim's work ethic and why at the end of the day he's in the Journal ism Hall of Fame He is not some kind of abstract journal is t diddling with the notes on his reporter pad The guiding objective of his reporting is the eventual impact of people in their daily lives

Phil Power is chairman of HomeTown Com munications Netu>ork Inc., the company that owns this newspaper. He welcomes your com ments, either by voice mail at (734) 953-2047. Ext 1880, or by e mail at ppotverQoeonline com

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From welfare to work: It's not a quick fix

There 's been a lot in the media describing the necessity for the t ransi t ion from welfare to work.

Recently, I read a very in teres t ing art icle by Dana Milbank, called, "Under the Underclass: A Bold Wel-fare Exper iment Fails." The article describes the Marriot t Hotel program t h a t t akes the client through a six-week program culminat ing in employ-ment .

As I reflect on this si tuation, I have been looking a t my own life experi-ences and those of the people around me. From my first memories, my f a t h e r got up every morning and left home to work. My mother s tayed wi th in the home environment and worked everyday. If the family want-ed to do something or go somewhere, it took planning. Individual member s needed to be physically ready and have the finances to accomplish the event . I heard about the checks and b a n k accounts, mortgages and util i ty bills.

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P r a c t i c e , prac-t ice: Gerry Wyrabkiewicz of Wayne (from Left), Carol McKee of Can-ton and Pam Majewski, also of Canton, join fellow mem-bers of the members of Spirit of Detroit Chorus in rehearsing "Orange Color Sky," by Nat King Cole.

Chorus readies its world-class sound BY DIANE GALE ANDREASSI SPECIAL WRITER

W a t c h i n g t h e S w e e t Ade l ines belt out songs during a recent practice felt like having front row sea t s to a Broad-way show instead of a folding chair in the basement of a church.

The local group, called the Spirit of De t ro i t C h o r u s , h a s e v e r y r e a s o n to look polished and the re a re a lot of pro-fessional eyes a n d e a r s who th ink so. T h e 111 w o m e n r e c e n t l y won t h e regional division competi t ion among 27

o ther Sweet Adeline choruses in east-ern Michigan and western Canada .

" I t ' s a w e s o m e to win it a n d know t h a t everyone worked together to make it come toge ther , " said Caro l McKee, m e m b e r s h i p c o - d i r e c t o r w i t h P a m Mtyewski.

And the i r spiri ts are soaring, because th is ent i t les them to go onto the inter-na t ional competition next November in N a s h v i l l e , Tenn . , to compete a g a i n s t o t h e r S w e e t A d e l i n e g r o u p s f r o m a round the world.

For the last nine years, the Spirit of Detroit Chorus has won every regional division compet i t ion they 've en t e r ed . However, the highest they've ra ted at the in t e rna t iona l level was 15th. and th is year they hope to place in the top 10.

V a r i e t y i n g r o u p Members of the local group range in

age from 14 to their late 70s and they live in j u s t about every communi ty in the met ropol i t an Detroit a r e a as well

as Canada and Ohio. By day they work as secretaries, t ravel agents and count-less other jobs.

And the i r musica l repertoire is jus t as v a r i e d ... N a t King Cole, Glor ia Es te fan a n d B a r b r a S t re i sand , songs from Broadway to Motown, Big Band to jazz.

" T h e S w e e t A d e l i n e s a r e g r e a t ^ because we don't have to read music, Majewski said. "You jus t have to carry a tune and swing."

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Chorus from page B1

"And smile," added McKee. Dodi LaMar te , a Sweet Ade-

line for 20 years, said the group t akes pride in teaching people how to sing.

"We show t h e m correct pos-tu re , b r ea th ing and vocal pro-duction," LaMarte explained.

Marge Dugan, a member for 33 y e a r s , s a id t h e group h a s developed professionally over the y e a r s , " a n d t h e e d u c a t i o n a l aspect ha s grown by leaps and bounds."

Their s tandout performances of four-part harmony in the bar-b e r s h o p g e n r e don ' t come by accident. From 7-10 p.m. every T u e s d a y , all y e a r long, t h e y practice at St. Paul's Presbyteri-an Church on Five Mile in Livo-nia. They also practice songs and routines on their own.

T h e i r n e x t pub l i c pe r fo r -mances are at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. S a t u r d a y , May 16, a t Mercy H5gh School in F a r m i n g t o n Hills.

O r , you migh t Find t h e m a t riafsing homes, women's auxil-

iary groups, weddings, funerals and other functions. They also p e r f o r m d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r Music Under the Stars program in Livonia as well as events in Farmington and Birmingham.

A week before the Mercy per-formance , the Sweet Adelines will t a k e p a r t in t h i s y e a r ' s regional competition. However, they won't able to compete in it because they are last year's win-ners.

They will p e r f o r m t h e two songs, "So Mother , Kiss Your Boy Goodbye" and "World War I Medley" tha t they plan to per-form d u r i n g the in te rna t iona l competition. The judges at the regional performances will make critical comments to help them perfect their act.

"Singing with this group is a thrill," Dugan said. "The chem-istry is very good and the direc-tor (LeAnn Hazlett* is wonder-ful."

In fact , Hazle t t drives back and f o r t h to S w a n t o n , Ohio, weekly for every rehearsal and

Prospective volunteers invited to orientation >Yolunteer Impact is holding a prospective volunteer or ienta-fe-um for peop le i n t e r e s t e d in l e a r n i n g w h e r e t h e i r he lp is heeded in the community.

The orientation will be 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at t h e De t ro i t I n s t i t u t e of Ar t s , 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit.

Families, friends and co-work-ers are invited to come and find out more about where they can

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volunteer together . Some pro-jects a re appropriate for youth and seniors.

Preregistration is required and can be completed by calling Vol-unteer Impact at (.248) 559-4950.

Based in Southfield. Volunteer Impact offers monthly calendar of approximately 25 volunteers projects to participate in based on i n t e r e s t and a v a i l a b i l i t y . There is no required time com-mitment or fee for membership.

for each performance. A Sweet A d e l i n e since she w a s 17, Hazlett is also the lead singer of t h e 1991 International Queens of H a r m o n y q u a r t e t , "Swing Street."

What motivates this all-volun-t ee r group to mainta in such a high level of energy and dedica-tion?

"Most people are here, because they love to sing and it's a defi-nite opportunity," said LaMarte, a d d i n g t h a t t h e g r o u p o f f e r s p o s i t i o n s in c o s t u m e d e s i g n , choreography and many admin-istrative posts. w — .

During the practice, the Sweet Adelines fine-tuned their chore-o g r a p h y and voices to "World W a r I Medley." L i n d a Lupo, Sweet Adelines' chorus choreog-rapher, coaxes them every step.

"Move into the hand gestures," she pleads. "Feel it. Establish tha t championship attitude."

They have to be in tune with one another for every s tep and note on stage and their comrade-s h i p is j u s t as s t r o n g w h e n they're not performing.

"My mother passed away sud-denly and I had vans full of peo-p le coming over w i t h food," L a M a r t e sa id . "It bowled me over by their support."

Membership seems to run in blood lines, too. L a M a r t e ha s t w o s i s t e r s . Peggy Gibb and Marilyn Grimes, who are fellow Sweet Adelines. There also are n u m e r o u s m o t h e r - d a u g h t e r t e a m s and even t w i n s in the group

The Sweet Adelines are always looking for new members.

"All you need is a love of music a n d a sp i r i t of f e l lowsh ip . " McKee said.

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Cool moves: Not only do Margaret Morgan of Westland (from left), Kathy Green of Farmington Hills and Dianna Sanburn of Livonia sing, they also dance as part of the chorus's rendition of "Heat Wave."

For more information or for t i c k e t s for the Mercy pe r fo r -m a n c e , cal l Marge D u g a n a t (313) 937-2429. If you're inter-

ested in booking a performance, call Tish T a n k e r s l e y at (734) 425-4049. To join the group, call McKee at (734) 459-3785 or

Majewski at (734) 495-1505. "Carol and I will make sure

t hey ' r e welcomed wi th open arms," Majewski added.

from page B1

the value of getting up on time, being responsible for my atten-d a n c e , be ing a p p r o p r i a t e l y d r e s s e d , and hav ing t h e lan-guage and communication skills to work well with others.

Today, as I watch colleagues an t i c ipa t ing r e t i r emen t , 1 see the overt planning that they are doing as they are adjusting to a lifestyle change. Many employ-ers hold classes in re t i r ement planning; financial planners are sending materials everyday; and o rgan iza t ions and resor ts a re very willing to help in this tran-sition time. What would my life be like if none or most of those unde r ly ing expec ta t ions were not present?

This descript ion of a middle class l i fes tyle helps me f r ame thfe concerns tha t I have about the concept of welfare-to-work in a six-week project/program.

The welfare recipient If I look at a welfare recipient,

I find a woman who has a depen-dent child (AFDC = Aid to Fami-lies with Dependent Children). I find a woman who has multiple b a r r i e r s to her success in the world of work: child care, medi-cal c a r e , t ime m a n a g e m e n t , financial planning, physical and mental abuse, poor social skills, low reading and critical-thinking skills, poor self-esteem, a weak or nonexistent support system, repeated failure in a wide spec-trum of choices, often no working pr iva te t ranspor ta t ion or poor public transportation and often a lack of personal responsibility. Is it any wonder tha t individuals participating in these programs fail to a d a p t to their l i festyle changes as a result of a six-week training program?

In add i t i on to l e a r n i n g the specific skil ls required for the job, t h e p a r t i c i p a n t m u s t reframe her day by arranging for the care of her children when they are well and when they are

sick, find transportat ion to the place of t ra in ing/employment , acquire the clothing necessary for the workplace or dress in the un i fo rm provided, cont inue to m a i n t a i n her household wi th mea l s , l aundry , ma in t enance , interact positively with supervi-sors , address chemical depen-dency if it is an issue, and learn to balance the many simultane-ous requests for her t ime and attention.

There is never the luxury of time to address her own person-al needs and wants, hopes and dreams.

Those who have the ability to retire from full-time employment tell me that they are often disori-ented (unaware of the day of the week) and initially experience anxiety due to change. Learning about and planning for ret i re-ment is a process that consumes t h e m for m a n y m o n t h s , even years, before they embark on the change.

The more aspects t hey have thought about and ant icipated, the easier the transition. As one humor is t wrote. "For be t te r or for wor se , bu t not for l u n c h every day." Often the seemingly easy changes are the most prob-lematic.

People in transition The Women's Resource Center

s t a f f h a s worked wi th m a n y women who are in t r a n s i t i o n . Some of the t ransi t ion is from t h e home env i ronment to t h e paid workforce. In our "Chips" (From Chocolate Chips to Micro Chips) program, we systemat i -cally address many of the issues mentioned here.

After 16 weeks in the formal program, we can see a dramatic change in many of the partici-pants. Often the affirmation tha t each is a capable human being h a s been i n t e r n a l i z e d to t h e point of belief and t h a t is the d r i v i n g force for c o n t i n u i n g

change. They have 16 weeks to begin

to know themselves and to use that information to make a posi-tive choice. The values of a sup-port system become a reality: someone to call, someone who cares whe ther you make it or not, someone who will listen, someone who wil l h e l p solve those d i f f icul t dec is ions , and resources.

After 16 weeks, the partici-pants have their feet firmly in the s t a r t i ng blocks. They are ready to move ahead. Often their track is like a mara thon route that has twists and turns, hills and plains, and the finish line is not in sight as they begin. But the cheering crowd is there and some refreshment, too. Some of the hurdles are lower and some a re d i sappear ing , while some remain ever-present to be over-

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Some participants are ready to begin looking for paid employ-ment; others need to build basic skills before employment is real-istic. Taking the time to build a s t rong f o u n d a t i o n will have enormous benefits for the future. It r e m i n d s me of t h e adage: "Give one a fish and one eats for a day; teach one to fish and one eats for a lifetime."

Are the welfare-to-work pro-grams unrealistic? I think they are. Lifestyle changes require time for the process. They are not quick fixes. To be effective, they m u s t be i n t e g r a t e d into every aspect of a person's life Six weeks is not long enough for that process to happen and to learn a marketable skill at the same time.

Nancy K. Swanborg is director of the Women's Resource Center at Schoolcraft College in Livonia

TCBY holds 'Heart' benefit

TCBY Treats Shops and Unit-ed Cereb ra l Pa l sy are ask ing TCBY lovers to "Have a Heart for UCP."

Now through Sunday, March 1, m e t r o p o l i t a n De t ro i t a rea TCBY shops will give customers 50 cents off coupons in exchange for • $1 donation to UCP Cus-tomers also will receive a paper heart to personalize and hang in the store to show off their dona-tion.

TCBY has been a corpora te sponsor of UCP for 10 years , donating more than $1 million a year to help the organiza t ion continue its mission of "Turning Obstacles into Opportunities" for people with disabilities.

Most of TCBY's c o r p o r a t e donations come from donations canisters and national programs, but the "Have a Heart for UCP" program, which takes place each year a round Va len t ine ' s Day. was conceived by Michigan HCBY franchise owners as a way to raise more money locally.

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Per more i n f o r m a t i o n , call UCP of Metropolitan Detroit at (248) 877-8070.

WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS

Pryce-Swiderek M a t t h e w David Pryce and

Sha ron Marie Swiderek were married Oct. 11 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Ply-mouth by the Rev. John Sulli-van.

The bride is the daughter of Bill and Pam Swiderek of Can-ton . The groom is t h e son of Brad and J a n e Pryce of Eas t L-ansmg.

The br ide is a g r a d u a t e of Div ine Child High School in Dearborn and the University of Michigan. She is a f if th grade teacher at Burns Park Elemen-tary School in Ann Arbor.

T h e groom is a g r a d u a t e of East Lansing High School and the University of Michigan. He is an assistant business manag-er at Equity Residential Proper-ties and Trust in Southfield.

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Clarence Clement of Westland and Mildred Pariseau of Weldon, Calif , announce the engagement of the i r daughter , Terri L. , to T h o m a s G. Shu t t l ewor th , the son of Michael and Norma Shut-tleworth of East Tawas.

The bnde-to-be is a 1990 grad-uate of Livonia Churchill High School. She is employed as a legal secretary by KPM Group.

Her fiance also is 1990 gradu-ate of Livonia Churchil l High School. He is employed by G. Campo Inc.

A F e b r u a r y w e d d i n g is p l a n n e d at St . Genev ieve Catholic Church in Livonia.

They r e s ide in D e a r b o r n He igh t s and a r e p l a n n i n g a Caribbean honeymoon cruise at Easter.

Opper-Ritchie Michael and Elaine Opper of

Ga rden Ci ty a n n o u n c e t h e engagement of their daughter , Mary E l i z a b e t h , to Ronald William Ritchie, the son of Clyde and Sandra Ritchie of Sou th -gate.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Madonna Univers i ty , and a mas t e r ' s degree c a n d i d a t e at University of Detroit Mercy. She is employed by Southgate Com-munity Schools.

Her f iance is a g r a d u a t e of Wayne Sta te University. He is employed as a supervisor with United Parcel Service.

An April wedding is planned at St. Edith's Catholic Church in Livonia.

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Ken and Gail Hagan of Canton a n n o u n c e t h e e n g a g e m e n t of the i r d a u g h t e r , S t e p h a n i a , to Sean McCormick, the son of Don and J e m McCormick of Livonia.

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The bride is the daughter of Elsie Sukockas of Farmington Hills. The groom is the son of Bob and B a r b a r a Lovet t of Salem Township

The b r ide is a g r a d u a t e of E a s t e r n Michigan Univers i ty with a degree in construction management . She is employed as a construction manager for Graystone Construction Co in Novi.

The groom, a g r a d u a t e of Wayne State University with a bachelor of science degree in chemica l e n g i n e e r i n g from Wayne State University, is pur-suing a master ' s degree. He is employed as a chemical engineer at the Budd Company in Troy

The bride asked Stacy Buatti to serve as her matron of honor with bridesmaids Shelley Malloy and M e g h a n Post. Sydney DeNuccio and Hay ley Wilk served as flower girls.

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S teve King, who like Duggan g radua t ed from Livonia's Bent-ley High School , and his band T h e D i t t i l i e s wil l p rovide t h e en te r t a inment .

C o m p l i m e n t a r y hot and cold h o r s d ' o e u v r e s wil l be s e r v e d 7:30-9:30 p.m. Like years past, a chef will carve roast beef for din-ner. To ease hunger pangs la ter in t h e e v e n i n g , p i zza wi l l be served around 11 p.m.

Individual t ickets are $18 in advance, $23 a t the door. Checks should be made out to First Step, t a x I D. No. 38 -220 8980. For more i n f o r m a t i o n , call Duggan a t (734) 422-4333 or (734) 591-1900. C o r p o r a t e s p o n s o r s h i p s are also available.

Duggan came up with the idea for a F i r s t S t e p b e n e f i t m o r e than eight years ago.

"I met Judy Ellis, the director of First Step, and she gave me a little pitch about what Firs t S tep is all about," he said of his part-n e r s h i p with the shel ter . "I felt tha t it was a really good charity to w o r k on. I 've been do ing it ever since."

First Step is a private, no-prof-it agency serving 35 communi -t i e s in wes t e rn Wayne C o u n t y and Downriver. It provides such c o m p r e h e n s i v e p r o g r a m s a s a 24-hour help line. First Response T e a m to answer calls for in ter -vent ion in hospitals, clinics and police s t a t i o n s and t e m p o r a r y e m e r g e n c y s h e l t e r for t h e vic-t i m s of domes t i c v io lence a n d sexual assault .

Duggan 's original idea w a s to h a v e a b e a c h p a r t y a t C a m p Dearborn, but when those plans fell t h rough he chose a cha r i ty d a n c e . "A couple y e a r s l a t e r I came u p with the idea for corpo-r a t e s p o n s o r s ; t h a t g i v e s m e

more of an insight of how many p e o p l e a r e c o m i n g . I t ' s b e e n growing since then," he said.

L a s t y e a r , m o r e t h a n 1,200 people a t t e n d e d the event , a n d 200 businesses signed on as cor-porate sponsors or donated door prizes.

There are three types of spon-so r sh ips . The $1,000 p l a t i n u m sponsors receive a s epa ra t e , 3-by-10 banne r wi th its n a m e on it, a full-page ad in the program, 30 tickets ( three reserved tables) to the dance , a bott le of cham-pagne , a table sign iden t i fy ing t h e company as a sponsor a n d company recognition in the pro-gram.

Gold sponsors who give $500 get a s e p a r a t e 3 -by -6 b a n n e r with their company name on it, a half-page ad in the program, 20 t i cke t s (two reserved tables* to t h e d a n c e , a b o t t l e of c h a m -pagne, a t ab le sign iden t i fy ing t h e company as a sponsor a n d

company recognition in the pro-gram.

For $200 , s i l v e r s p o n s o r s receive 10 t ickets (one reserved table) to the dance , a bot t le of champagne on each table, a table sign identifying the company as a sponsor and company recogni tion in the program

D u g g a n h a s t r i e d to m a k e other changes to the event , but admi t s pa t rons look forward to dancing

MI have tried different things," he said. "I've been t ry ing to get comedians out there , but people enjoy the a t m o s p h e r e a n d they enjoy the dancing. Tha t ' s pretty much what they wan t to do."

Even when the 60 to 100 door prizes are handed out, people are anxious to r e t u r n to t h e dance floor.

"Sometimes t h a t gets too long b e c a u s e t h e y r e a l l y w a n t to dance," Duggan said

St. Vincent DePaul holds 99-cent sale T h e S o c i e t y of S t . V i n c e n t

D e P a u l wi l l be s e l l i n g c o a t s , j a c k e t s , s w e a t e r s , b louses a n d pants for rock-bottom prices dur-ing February as par t of its 12th annua l 99-cent sale.

B e g i n n i n g T u e s d a y a n d W e d n e s d a y , Feb. 3-4, and run -n i n g t h r o u g h t h e end of t h e m o n t h , t h e s o c i e t y will o f f e r more than 40,000 coats and jack-ets for jus t 99 cents each.

T h a n k s to the contributions of p e o p l e in t h e m e t r o p o l i t a n D e t r o i t , t h e soc ie ty is a b l e to c o n t i n u e t h e l a r g e s t n o n p r o f i t coat sale in the area.

Proceeds benefi t t h e society's s u m m e r c a m p p r o g r a m , food depots and scholarship program.

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Only the coat sale of Feb 3-4 will take place at the St . Vincent DePaul Store at 27114 Michigan Ave.. Inkster.

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Listings for the Religion Calen-dar should be submitted in writ-ing no later than noon Friday for the next Thursday's issue. They can be mailed to Sue Mason at 36251 Schoolcraft. Livonia 48150. or by fax at (734) 591-7279. For more information, call (734) 953-2131.

ON THE INTERNET Newburg United Methodist

Church is asking the community to take a few minutes to visit its Web site - http://www.gbgm-umc.org/newburgumc/ - to find out the many activities and events tak ing place at the church at 36500 Ann Arbor Trail , Livonia.

ANNUAL CARD PARTY St. Richard's Women's Guild

will have its annual card par ty at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan . 30, in the church social hall, 35851 Cherry Hill Road. Westland. Sloppy Joes, salad, beverage and dessert will be served. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the door, from a Guild member, or by calling J a n a t (734) 721-5353. BETHANY SUBURBAN WEST

Bethany Suburban West, a Catholic organization which pro-vides spir i tual , social and sup-port ass is tance divorced and sep-ara ted Chris t ians, will have a Together Dance at 8:30 p.m. Sat-urday. Jan . 31. at Divine Provi-dence Catholic Church, Nine Mile Road between Beech Daly and Telegraph roads. The charge will be $8, including refresh-ments . For more information,

call Rose a t (734) 464-3325. The group also meets on Sun-

days for breakfas t and Mass - 10 a.m. a t the Redford Inn, Five Mile Road west of Beech Daly Road. Redford, and a t 11:15 a.m.

at St. Aidan's Church, Farming-ton Road north of Six Mile Road, Livonia - call Val at (734) 729-1974 - for coffee and conversa-tion at 7 p.m. Tuesdays a t Archie's Res taurant , Plymouth Road east of Merriman, Livonia, and for pinochle at 7 p.m. every other Fr iday - call Rose.

SINGLE POINT Single Point Ministries's next

ins ta l lment of "Talk It Over-program will feature Linda Lim-bers Mitchell speaking about "Goal Set t ing" at 7:30 p.m. Fri-day, J an . 23, in Knox Hall of Ward Presbyter ian Church, 17000 Farmington Road, Livo-nia.

Indoor volleyball is offered a t 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays in Knox Hall. A $1 donation is suggested to help mainta in the equipment . For more information, call (734) 422-1854.

SUNDAY LESSONS "Ground Hog Day" will be the

lesson a t 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sun-day, Feb. 1, at Church of Today West in Village Oaks Elemen-tary School, 23333 Willowbrook, between Haggerty and Meadow-brook roads, Novi. The church also offers youth education, a course in miracles at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and others courses in 4T, medi ta t ion and unity basics: For more information, call <248) 449-8900 or at its Web site, http:/ /www cotw.com. CONFIDENTIAL HELP

Life Care Ministries of Livonia offers a free, confidential Chris-t ian te lephone listening service 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. by calling 1734» 427-LIFE Monday through Sa tu rday . Life Care Ministries can be reached through P.O. Box

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Chris t ian Science and Who Are These Christian Scientists?" is being broadcast at 1:30 p.m. Sundays of WQBH-AM 1400 The topic will be "Does Chr i s t i an Science do anyth ing about the world's problems?" on Feb. 1 and "What would a Chr is t ian Scien-t is t do if he were in a serious accident?" on Feb. 8."The Chris-t ian Science Sentinel-Radio Edi-tion" also can be hea rd a t 9:30 a .m. Sundays on WAAM-AM 1600. The conversational pro-g ram discusses cur ren t public topics as well as shares heal ing through prayer f rom people all over the world.

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Church Fitness Bunch meets 6:15-7 p.m. Mondays, Wednes-days and Fridays a t the church, 2055 Merriman Road, Garden City. The program consists of low-impact light aerobics, perfect for toning and shap ing muscles. For more information, call the . church office a t (734) 421-0472. NEW BEGINNINGS

New Beginnings, a grief sup-port group held year-round at St. Matthew's United Methodis t Church, 30900 W. Six Mile Road, eas t of Merr iman Road, Livonia, continues with its monthly speaker series a t 7 p.m. Thurs-day, Feb. 5, with "The Grief Pro-cess," presented by the Rev. Chuck Sonquist. The program is for people suffer ing as the resul t of the death of a loved one. There are no fees. Anyone may a t t end any or all sessions as they feel the need. For more informat ion, call the church office a t (734)

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urban Detroit-West will have its International Student Day and carry-in casserole luncheon a t 12:15 p.m. Fnday , Feb. 6, a t Rosedale Gardens Presbyter ian Church, 9601 Hubbard, south of Plymouth Road, Livonia. Stu-dents from other countries will speak about their homelands. The program will be presented by Bill Cameron of the Rotary Club.

Par t ic ipants should b n n g a casserole to feed three people and paper products for First Step. Babysitting reservations can be made through Feb 2 by calling Joan Patterson at (734) 591-1842.

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Single Point Ministries' ReMarneds Ministry will spon-sor a Rethinking Marr iage When Thinking Remarriage Workshop 8:30 a.m. to noon Sa tu rday . Feb. 7, in the Calvin Room of Ward Presbyter ian Church, 17000 Farmington Road, Livonia. Cost will be $5, including workbook and continental breakfast . Regis-

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Rev. Carta Thompson Powell, Pastor 9:00 a.m. Adult & Children'a

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In Italy: Marian and Clayton Roshirt of Tampa, Fla., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in a grand style. They joined daughter Kathy Hemno (left) of Livonia on a trip to Italy. Herino. Armed with a Livonia Observer, the trio struck a picture postcard pose in front of the ruins of Pompeii.

McLarens ask friends to tour hospice residence

About the only th ing Alexan-d e r M c L a r e n loved more t h a n golf w a s his family They were very close, and when he died, his w i f e , M a r g a r e t , a n d t h e i r s ix c h i l d r e n a n d many g r a n d c h i l -d ren wanted to remember him in a special way.

"He had been ill for five years," M a r g a r e t said. "Then t h a t l a s t y e a r he was really sick and we h a d h im in Arbor Hospice ca re for t h e las t five weeks . T h a t ' s one good th ing about hospice is t h a t t h e y ge t you to t a l k i n g abou t the death.

"My d a u g h t e r one d a y s a i d , ' W h e n Dad d i e s , I 'm g o i n g to have a golf outing for him. ' "

I t seemed appropr ia te . Every t ime Alexander McLaren wound u p in the hospital with complica-t i o n s f rom h i s e m p h y s e m a or ga l lb l adde r cancer , the doctors would ask him what his expecta-t ion were.

"To s w i n g t h e golf c lub one more time," he would reply.

H e d ied in M a r c h 1996 a n d t h a t August the first Alexander McLaren Memorial Golf Tourna-m e n t took place in Canton.

T h e family, which ha i l s f rom Livonia. Canton, Allen Pa rk and Whi te Lake, set up a foundation to run it, elected board members a n d had monthly meetings.

They contacted bus inesses for d o n a t i o n s a n d a s k e d fo r h o l e

CRAFTS CALENDAR Listings for the Crafts Calendar should be submitted in writing no later than noon Friday for the next Thursday 's issue. They can be mailed to Sue Mason at 36251 Schoolcraft. Livonia 48150. or by fax at (734 ) 591-7279. For more information, call (734) 953-2131.

SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE Applications a re being accepted for the spring craf t show Satur-day, March 7, a t Schoolcraft Col-lege, 18600 Hagger ty Road. Livo-nia. The fee is $90 for a 12-bv-12- foot space, $55 for a 10-bv-10-foot space and $40 for a 8-bv-9-foot space or an 8-by-4-foot hallway space. The re is an addi-tional $15 fee for electricity. To receive an applicat ion, call the depar tment of marke t ing and development a t (734) 462-4417.

ST. MEL'S St. Mel's Catholic Church will

have its spring a r t s and craf ts show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 7 a t the church. 7508 Inkster Road, Dearborn Heights. In addition to crafts , food and bev-erages will be available. There also will be a special craf ters raf-fle. Table and a 5- by 10-foot space costs $30 and a 5- by- 10-foot space only is $25. For more information, call Debbie at i313> 6881.

LIVONIA CHURCHILL

Cra f t e r s are wanted for the Livo-nia Churchil l High School PTSA spring a r t s and crafts show 10 a.m to 4 p.m. March 21 at the school. 8900 Newburg Road, Livonia. For more information, call (7341 523-0022 or (7341 523-9200.

LIVONIA FRANKLIN

The Livonia Franklin High School Pat r io ts Club will have a craft show 10 a.m, to 4 p.m. March 21 at the school. 31000

Joy Road, Livonia. More than 175 craf te rs will be featured. Admission will be $1 for those older t han 5 years of age. No strol lers will be permitted, how-ever, people in wheelchairs will be admi t ted at 9:30 a.m.

DEARBORN HIGH

The Dearborn High School Year-book Staff and Class of 1998 is sponsoring a spring arts and c ra f t s ex t ravaganza 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 21 at the school, 19501 Oute r Dr Admission will be $ 1. Spaces are still available. For applications, call (313) 562-2677 or (313) 561-0158. Deadline is March 1.

UVONIA STEVENSON

Cra f t e r s are needed for the Livo-nia Stevenson High School Booster Club's Spring Spectacu-lar craft show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 28 a t the school. 33500 W Six Mile Road. Livonia. Spaces - 10 feet by 10 feet or 5

feet by 16 feet - cost $50. Limit-ed electricity is available a t no addit ional cost, and chairs (no tables) are available upon request . For an application or more information, call (734) 464-1041 or (248) 478-2395.

MADONNA UNIVERSITY

Madonna University is accepting applications from craf te rs for its 1 3 t h a n n u a l s p r i n g a r t s a n d c r a f t s showcase 10 a .m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in the A c t i v i t i e s C e n t e r on c a m p u s , S c h o o l c r a f t a n d L e v a n R o a d , Livonia Booth space measu r ing 9 feet by 6 feet with two cha i r s and one 6-by-8-foot table is $50 Booths with electricity a re limit-ed a n d a r e a n a d d i t i o n a l $5, Exh ib i to r s may p u r c h a s e u p to t h r e e s p a c e s . C r a f t e r s wi l l r ece ive a $5 d i s c o u n t , if t h e i r f o r m s a re received by S u n d a y . Feb . 1 For more i n f o r m a t i o n , call the university at (734) 432-5603.

'My daughter ooa day 'Whan Dad (Has,

I'm going to hava a gotf outing for Wm.' '

Margaret McLaren

s p o n s o r s . T h e c o m m u n i t y response was generous, and they had prizes such as a new S a t u r n car to give away to the winner of the hole-in-one contest.

From the beginning, Margare t knew she wanted the money to go to Arbor Hospice. Since 1984, t h e agency h a s cared for more t h a n 5 ,000 p a t i e n t s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s t h r o u g h o u t s o u t h e a s t Mich igan wi th more t h a n 6 0 0 doctors referring pat ients .

M a r g a r e t a n d t h e c h i l d r e n were very pleased wi th the care Alexander had received. With a new residence being p lanned to provide comfort and care for ter-minally ill pat ients dur ing the i r las t few months , the McLarens m a d e i t a goal to s p o n s o r a n ent i re private room.

The Arbor Hospice Residence will open in F e b r u a r y , and t h e Alexander McLaren room is one of many rooms tha t will provide a comfor table , home- l ike p lace fo r p a t i e n t s w h o c a n ' t d i e a t home for a number of reasons.

The Arbor Hospice Residence h a s been widely s u p p o r t e d by t h e r e s i d e n t s of s o u t h e a s t M i c h i g a n . S i x t e e n of i t s 26 patient rooms plus the gift shop, hallways, a conference room and d i n i n g room w e r e d o n a t e d by people living in wes te rn Wayne County.

Each room is individually dec-ora ted , and t h e M c L a r e n room

h a a a h u m m i n g b i r d t h e m e . S h a d e a of s o f t g r e e n a n d pa le p i n k a n d a h a n d c r a f t e d q u i l t , decorated w i t h a p p l i q u e d hum-mingbirds ga the r ing nec ta r from flowers accent t h e room.

Along wi th t h e two golf tour-n a m e n t s , t h e f o u n d a t i o n h a s hosted a e u c h r e t o u r n a m e n t a t t h e Union L a k e G r i l l a n d B a r where the owner d o n a t e d a full c o u r s e s p a g h e t t i a n d c h i c k e n dinner to the card players .

And financial suppor t isn't the on ly h e l p t h e M c L a r e n s h a v e provided Arbor Hoepice. Family members have he lped wi th t h e Tree of Remembrance ceremony and other projects.

Margare t feels t h e res idence , located in Ann Arbor , is an espe-cially i m p o r t a n t p a r t of Arbor Hospice.

"At the Tree of Remembrance ceremony, th i s w o m a n came up to me a n d s a i d , ' I ' m so g l a d they're bui ld ing t h a t residence; it gives me a l i t t le bit of peace of mind, ' " Margare t said.

When asked why , t h e woman told Margaret , "I've t aken care of my m o t h e r , my s i s t e r a n d my husband . I'm t h e only one left . There's no place close enough for me to go."

T h a n k f u l for t h e c o m m u n i t y support, the McLarens are invit-ing the i r s u p p o r t e r s to join for an open house 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, a t t h e r e s i d e n c e , 2366 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor.

"We've had a lot of good sup-port f rom a lot of good people." said Margaret .

P e o p l e w i s h i n g to j o i n t h e M c L a r e n s in s u p p o r t i n g t h e Alexander McLaren Foundat ion, ran call Debbie Gambino a t (734) 383-8800. For more information about a guided tou r of the resi-dence, call (734) 662-5999.

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SPORTS SCENE

Whalers make Top 40 The Top 40 will be put on ice Feb.

10 in Toronto, and a pair of Plymouth Whalers will be there.

Rookie center David Legwand and second-yea r d e f e n s e m a n Kevin Holdridge were both selected to the 40-player roster for the Chrysler Cup Challenge, a game featuring hockey's top prospects.

Legwand, who has 39 goals and 31 ass is ts in 38 games th is season, is rated second overall for the National Hockey League entry draft, according to t h e NHL's C e n t r a l Scou t ing Bureau.

Holdridge, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound defensive defenseman from Novi, has four goals and 11 assists in 39 games, wi th a p lus-18 p lus /minus r a t ing . Holdridge is rated a late first-round pick.

The three-day event surrounding the Chrysler Cup fea tures practices and skill t e s t ing , end ing with the p rospec t s g a m e , w i t h one t e a m coached by Hockey Night in Canada analyst Don Cherry and the other by Boston Bruin Hall of Famer Bobby Orr.

Soccer sign-up • The city of Plymouth 's Depart-

ment of Recreation will conduct regis-t r a t i o n for s p r i n g you th soccer t h rough F r iday at t h e Recrea t ion office, located at 525 Farmer in Ply-mouth.

All registrations require a birth cer-t if icate. Cost is $40 for city of Ply-mouth residents and $60 for non-resi-dents. Office hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

For more in fo rmat ion , call (313) 455-6620.

• SoccerZone-Novi is c u r r e n t l y accepting registrations, either walk-in or mail-in, for its eight-game third indoor session, which runs from Feb. 14-April 17.

Cost is $695 per team, not including referee fees which vary by team age division. Individual player fee is $55.

Registration runs from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. through Feb. 5. SoccerZone-Novi is located off Grand River between Meadowbrook and Novi roads.

For further information, call (248) 374-0500.

Adult floor hockey The Detroit College of Business still

has openings for teams in its Sunday afternoon adul t indoor floor hockey league.

All games are played at the Sheri-dan Recreation Center on Pardee in Taylor. Cost is $550 per team, which includes all expenses for a 10-game season plus playoffs, including referee fees, gym rental and trophies.

Individuals without a team inter-ested in signing up, or anyone wish-ing fur ther information, should call Kevin Brazell at (313) 581-4400, Ext. 389, or (313) 562-5033.

Murray's kicking camp Former Detroit Lion Eddie Murray

will conduct a youth placekicking and punting camp June 24-26 at Adrian College in Adrian.

The camp is open to all boys 8-20 years old who are interested in refin-ing their placekicking and punt ing skills and techniques.

"We're teaching them kicking and punting, but we're also trying to tell them a little bit about life," said Mur-ray, who kicked for the Minnesota Vikings last season. "What we're try-ing to do is not only make them better kickers, but better people as well."

For more information regarding the camp, call (800) 556-0801. Overnight housing is available.

Family skate The Canton Parks and Recreation

Services will again offer Family Skate N igh t a t a r t i n g T h u r s d a y , Fab. 5 (weather permitting) from 7-9 p.m. on the Heritage Park Ponds, behind the Canton Administration Building.

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Double defeat is a Whaler setback T h e r e ' s s t i l l more t h a n six

weeks left in the season, with 21 g a m e s r e m a i n i n g on t h e Ply-mouth Whalers' schedule. But an opportuni ty escaped t h e m last weekend, for certain.

The Whalers batt led the Lon-don Knights in a back-to-back, home-and-home set, a two-game series tha t could go a long way toward deciding who the Ontario Hockey League's West Divi-sion champion would be.

London entered the weekend seven points in front of Plymouth, but the Knights had also played three more games — which meant the Whalers could con-ceivably eliminate six of those points.

Unfortunately, Plymouth did not take advantage of the si tuation. The Knights proved superior in both meetings, beating the Whalers 4-1 Friday in London and 6-1 Saturday at Plymouth's Compuware Arena.

The double setback left the Whalers trailing the first-place Knights by 11 points.

It was a game for a period both days. Plymouth

drew first blood in each, getting a goal f rom Eric Gooldy just 1:30 into Friday's game. London tied it 10 minutes later on a goal by Richard Pitirri. Second-period goals by Rico Fata and Jay Legault gave the Knights a lead it would not lose.

The Whalers never did get on track offensively aga ins t London and goalie Gene Chiare l lo , who stopped 22 of 23 shots Friday and 37 of 38 on Satur-day. Leading scorers David Legwand, Andrew Taylor and Yuri Babenko, who have 74 Whaler goals com-

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Canton can't stop Spartans BY C.J . RISAK S T A F F W R I T E R

If frustration is creeping up on Ply-mouth Canton's swim team, it would certainly be understandable. After all, the Chie f s ' 112-74 loss T u e s d a y to Western Lakes Activities Association foe Livonia Stevenson was their fourth in five dual meets this season.

But as Canton coach Kyle Lott is quick to point out, that isn't the case at all. "The way they're reacting to the problems is terrific," he said. "It wasn't a whole lot of fun tonight. Being 1-4 can't be a whole lot of fun.

"But we're probably one of the best 1-4 teams in the s tate . These kids are very competitive, like me, and I hate to see them get beat up and down the pool. They ' re swimming tired r igh t now."

Stevenson, ranked in the state's top 10 — indeed, three of the four teams to have beaten Canton in duals are state-ranked — had too many frontrunners for the Chiefs. There were only two first-place finishes for Canton.

T h e f i r s t came f rom a f i r s t - y e a r member of the team: freshman Ryan Cunningham posted his best score ever to capture top honors in diving (172.45 points).

C a n t o n ' s o the r win was by M a t t Heiss in the 100-yard b r e a s t s t r o k e (1:07.98).

There were some other good t imes turned in by the Chiefs. Mike Dempsey had a season's best by three seconds in the 200 individual medley (2:15.79), finishing third; John Theisen broke a minute for the first time in his career in placing fourth in the 100 butterfly (59.91); and both Jason Musson and Justin Allen had solid performances in

their first swims in the 500 freestyle th i s season, Musson p lac ing second (5:20.3) and Allen fourth (5:25.5).

Despite their effort, however, it was-n't good enough to catch the Spartans, who had three double-winners in indi-vidual events (Keith Falk, 100 and 200 free; Mike Malik, 200 IM and 500 free; and Steve Domin, 50 free and 100 fly).

There was good news for the Chiefs. Don LeClair and Steve Blossom, both major contributors last year who have been idled by in jur ies (LeClair from k n e e su rge ry , B los som f rom jaw surgery), returned to action, and David Le. another key competi tor who had left the team early in the season, has returned and will swim against Farm-ing ton Har r i son t o n i g h t . All t h r ee should boost Canton's fortunes.

"I really don't think wel l get beat in another dual meet this year," Lott pre-dicted.

Still, the Canton coach is looking for something more. "I really haven't seen any of our "A' guys step up yet," Lott said. "We need them to step up, to get into the top six (in the league)."

The Chiefs are hoping to challenge for the third spot in the WLAA, behind favored Plymouth Salem and Steven-son. But to do so, they'll need a number of their swimmers to drop their times enough to reach the league's top six.

And that won't be easy. Last Saturday, Canton made a trip

to t h e Monroe I n v i t a t i o n a l wi th a short-handed team. The Chiefs' divers did not go along.

How much tha t hu r t Canton is not cer ta in , but the swimmers did their best to propel the Chiefs to a second-place finish.

Milan ended up on top.

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Back against It: Canton's Aaron Reeder gives it a good effort in the 100-yard backstroke, but Livonia Stevenson had a bit too much speed for the Chiefs.

Rocks gain favorite status BY C.J . RlSAK S T A F F W R I T E R

Sooner or l a t e r , t ime c h a n g e s everything. Even an American Foot-ball Conference team will eventually win a Super Bowl, given enough time.

So w h e n the S e v e n t h A n n u a l Observerland Wrestling Tournament gets under way Saturday morning at Westland John Glenn, expect some changes.

Nothing too drastic — three of last year 's top four teams will probably still be at the top of the standings by day ' s end . W h a t seems l ike ly to change, however, is the order of their finish.

Livonia Stevenson is the reigning Observerland king. Indeed, the Spar-

tans have owned the tournament the last few years, winning three of the last four. Only Redford Catholic Cen-tral was able to interrupt that domi-nance with a championship in '96.

"We've been lucky," said Stevenson coach Don Berg. "We've had some good wrestlers. We still got some good wrestlers, but I don't know if we're good enough to win it this year."

While the S p a r t a n s h a v e had to plug holes in t h e i r l i n e u p due to in ju ry and g r a d u a t i o n losses, the team that gave them the most trouble at last year's Observer land — Ply-mouth Salem — has flourished

Which is why the Rocks, beaten by a mere six points at last year's tour-nament, are the favorites this time.

None of it m e a n s too much to S a l e m coach Ron K r u e g e r "You know, we're not even ranked in the top 10 in the state, and we've beaten s e v e r a l t e a m s t h a t a r e , " Krueger said. "All that being favored and that other stuff doesn't mean anything."

Well, adhere to that path and the question that follows is: How impor-t a n t is the Obse rve r l and Tourna-ment?

The answer: Don't underest imate it. "It 's our last tune-up," Krueger said. "After this weekend, we have a week off, then we come right back in with the (Western Lakes Activities Association) tournament.

"We ju s t have to keep ourselves

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• Admission: $4 (for ail day). Concessions available.

s Teams competing: Plymouth Salem, Plymouth Canton, Farmington, Redford Union, Farmington Harrison, Garden City, North Farmington, Redford Catholic Central, Westland John Glenn, Wayne Memorial, Livonia Churchill, Redford Thurston, Lutheran Westland, Livonia Ciarencevilie, Livonia Franklin, Livonia Stevenson.

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»: SC'8 Dan Gomez (middle), from Canton, and Jose Bru get rebounding position.

A problem has emerged with Schoolcraft College's men's bas-ketball team

It has not been totally unex-pected When Ocelot coach Car-los Br iggs was i n f o r m e d he would lose two of his top seven p l a y e r s to academics ea r l i e r t h i s m o n t h , he k n e w d e p t h could become troublesome

Which means finishing games could be a problem.

In the second half of last Sat-urday's game against Mott CC and Monday's game at Macomb CC, SC was outacored by a com-bined total of 26 points. Fortu-na te ly , the Ocelots had a big e n o u g h cuahion Monday againat Macomb to withstand the onslaught: They won, 93-84,

af ter building a 50-31 lead by halftime.

SC was not as f o r t u n a t e against Mott The 42-36 half-t ime lead wasn't enough, the Bears moved into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference wi th an 85-75 come- f rom-behind win.

"We didn't handle their pres-sure well at all," said Briggs of the losa to Mott "And it'a some-thing we can do It was juat one of those games . . .

"We didn't rebound the bas-ketball well, either. (Motti out-rebounded us badly "

Monday 'a win was much-needed. It raiaed SC'a overall record to 18-4; the Ocelot* con-f e r e n c e m a r k ia 7-1 W i t h

Henry Ford CC losing at St. Clair CCC Monday, two teams remained atop the conference s t a n d i n g s e n t e r i n g Wednes -day's games: Mott and SC

Derek McKelvey's career-best 35-point scoring performance, which included six three-point-e r s , keyed the v i c to ry over Macomb Othe r s a l so played major roles, however Kevin Melson contr ibuted 26 points and 14 r e b o u n d s , E m e k a Okonkwo tossed in 16 points, and Dan Gomez n e t t e d 10 points

Reno Thompson s 30 points waa tops for the Monarcha (7-^1 overall. 2-6 in the conference).

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Crusaders knock off Tech to earn a split

Madonna Univers i ty rebound-ed from a lops ided losa in Fr i -day's first round of t h e Universi-ty of Michigan-Dearborn Classic T o u r n a m e n t to e a r n a sp l i t by bea t i ng I n d i a n a Tech S a t u r d a y in women's basketbal l .

O n F r i d a y , t h e L a d y C r u -saders were t h u m p e d by Cent ra l S t a t e (Ohio) 98-73. The Maraud-ers a re ranked in t h e NAIA's top 10.

O n S a t u r d a y , f i v e p l a y e r s reached double-figures in scoring to propel Madonna to a 93-86 tri-umph over Tech.

.The split left the C r u s a d e r s a t 13-8 overall. • The loss to Cent ra l S t a t e over-

shadowed a ca r ee r -be s t perfor-m a n c e f r o m f r e s h m a n c e n t e r t o r i Enf ie ld , who led M a d o n n a vfith 18 points (on 8-of-13 shoot-ing) a n d 11 r e b o u n d s . J e n n i f e r Jecek contributed 16 points,

i H o w e v e r , f o r t h e s e c o n d -straight game, the Crusade r s top pkxnts producers were throt t led . Chr is Dietr ich and Kat ie Cush-man , who combined to score jus t n i n e p o i n t s in a l o s s to S i e n a

i ts a day ear l ier (they aver-more t h a n 27), totaled 11 on

f-16 shooting aga ins t Cent ra l i t e . C u s h m a n d i d h a v e s ix tists a n d D i e t r i c h go t f o u r ,

i two steals. J e n t r a l S t a t e w a s l ed by

Xtarieme Lo, who poured in 30 points (13-of-21 from the floor), grabbed n ine rebounds and had t h r e e s t e a l s . S h e b a Lewis a n d M e l i s s a R i c h a r d s a d d e d 16 points apiece, a n d Sher i Fointo gfrt 12 points and 13 assists.

; In the win over Ind iana Tech,

C u s h m a n a n d D i e t r i c h h i t s t r i de , combining for 26 points on 8 -of -14 s h o o t i n g . C u s h m a n h a d 19 points a n d four ass i s t s ; Dietr ich added seven points and four assists .

Enf ie ld t u r n e d in h e r second consecutive s t rong performance, go ing 8- for -8 f r o m t h e field to s c o r e 16 p o i n t s . A n g i e N e g r i added 13 points, five ass is t s and two steals; Michelle Miela got 11 p o i n t s ; Mel i ssa P o m a f i n i s h e d wi th 10 points; a n d Dawn Pelc t o t a l e d s e v e n p o i n t s , a n d 10 rebounds.

I n d i a n a T e c h got 25 p o i n t s f r o m J a n J o h n s o n , 15 f r o m Michel le C u r r y , a n d 10 ap iece f rom D a w n H o w a r d a n d Kelly Hays.

Macomb CC 88, SC 58: School-craf t College proved no match for t h e unbeaten frontrunner in the E a s t e r n Conference Monday a t Macomb CC.

T h e loss w a s t h e s e c o n d -s t ra igh t for the Lady Ocelots as t h e i r overall record fel l to 9-9. They are 5-3 in the conference.

Macomb is 13-4 overall, 8-0 in the conference.

De id ra F ie lds riddled SC for 35 points and 13 rebounds . The Oce lo t s w e r e p a c e d by A m b e r Tackett 's 18 points.

L a s t S a t u r d a y a t S C , t h e Ocelo ts were u p e n d e d by Mot t CC 59-56. Mott lost Monday a t Oak land CC, 68-62, dropping the Lady Bears to 6-14 overal l , 3-5 in t h e conference.

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bfned, were held scoreless. ' O n S a t u r d a y , t h e W h a l e r s

h a d t h e early lead, t hanks to a power-play goal by Harold Ehruken (his 23rd of the season) midway through the first period. Ejegault t ied it for London on the power play with 2:42 left in the opening period.

Three second-period goals left t h e K n i g h t s i n c o n t r o l . M a x §pir idonov finished wi th a goal a n d t h r e e a s s i s t s fo r L o n d o n . F o r m e r W h a l e r M a r k C a d o t t e scored a goal in each g a m e for London , g iv ing h im 29 fo r t h e Season.

T h e W h a l e r s will once aga in have a busy weekend. They play a t S a m i a Friday, hos t the Sting 8 t 7 : 3 0 p . m . S a t u r d a y , t h e n en te r t a in Kitchener a t 6:30 p.m. Sunday .

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Stretching It: Jenni Talbot (right) goes after a loose ball for SC during Saturday's game against Mott. Talbot won this battle, but the Lady Ocelots lost the game.

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Mott, which improved to 15-4 overall wi th a victory over Oak-land CC Monday, got strong play f rom i t s g u a r d s in b e a t i n g SC las t S a t u r d a y . Alex Spivey col-lected 17 po in t s and Roy Davis scored 14 as the Ocelots batt led to overcome t h e Bears' pressure.

F o u l s a l s o t o o k t h e i r t o l l . Okonkwo s a t out most of the sec-ond half in foul trouble; he even-tually fouled out with three min-utes left a n d SC trail ing by six.

Melson ' s 23 points paced t h e Ocelots. McKelvey added 17 and Jose Bru c a m e off the bench to score a much-needed 14.

SC will ge t another shot a t the B e a r s F e b . 18 in F l in t . "If we a t t a ck t h e i r p ressure , th i s is a team we can beat," said Briggs.

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S t . M a r y ' s 9 9 , Madonna 8 5 : T h r e e E a g l e s combined for 73 points Sa tu rday in Orchard Lake a s S t . M a r y ' s C o l l e g e b e s t e d Madonna University for the sec-ond t ime this season.

The loss dropped Madonna to 2-19 overall.

Kevin Spencer did most of the d a m a g e for St. Mary 's , pouring in 3 3 p o i n t s (on 12-of-20 floor s h o o t i n g ) a n d g r a b b i n g 16 rebounds . Al Rogers and Pierre B r o w n c o n t r i b u t e d 20 p o i n t s apiece; Rudy El l io t t ne t t ed 12. Between those four, they made 27-of-46 shots <58.7 percent).

F o r t h e C r u s a d e r s , M a r k H a y e s led w i t h 19 p o i n t s and s e v e n a s s i s t s . J a s o n M a s c h k e (from Livonia F rank l in ) had 17 and nine boards, Erick Giovanni-ni (Livonia Stevenson) collected 14 p o i n t s a n d n i n e r e b o u n d s , C h a d P u t n a m ( R e d f o r d Thurs ton) scored 13, grabbed six r ebounds a n d h a d th ree steals , a n d J o h n - M a r k B r a n c h a n d Narv in Russaw each totaled 11 p o i n t s , w i t h B r a n c h h a u l i n g down eight boards.

H o w e v e r , t h e i r c o m b i n e d shooting was 35-of-83 (42.2 per-cent). St. Mary's was also 30-of-43 from the free-throw line (69.8 p e r c e n t ) to M a d o n n a ' s 7-of-14 (50 percent).

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Ciarancavilla * HamtramcK, 7 p.m

Harper WOs. at Loth. W'sW. 7 p.m.

Wayrva at Romulus, 7 p.m.

Lincoln Park at Garden City. 7 p.m.

S o u t ^ a t e si Radford Union. 7 p.m

Melvindale at Thurston, 7 p.m.

W.L. Central at Stevenson, 7 p.m.

Farmir\gton at John Glenn. 7 p.m.

Northville at Harrison. 7 p.m.

W Wayne at Canton Agape. 7 15 p.m.

Canton at ChurchUl. 7:30 p.m.

Franklin at W.L Western. 7:30 p.m.

N. Farmington at Salem, 7:30 p.m.

Redford CC « Borgess. 7:30 p.m.

St. Agatha « Oet Loyola, 7:30 p.m.

PCA at Taylor Baptist, 7:30 p.m.

Huron Valley vs Warren Bethesda

at Marshall Middle School. 7:30c.m.

MEN S COtLEAE BASKETSAU Satartfay. Jan. 31

S'craft at OCC-Orcharfl Ridge. 3 p.m.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE SASKTTSAU Thursday. Jan. 29

Madonna at Aquinas. 7 p.m.

Saturday. Jan. 31 S'craft at OCC-Orchard Ridge. 1 p.m.

Madonna at Bluffton (Ouo). 3 p.m.

QIRIS VOLLEYBALL Thursday. Jan. 29

Clarencevilie at Liggett. 6:30 p.m

Aquinas at Borgess. 7 p.m.

Huron Valley at Taylor Baptist. 7 p.m.

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bes t s w i m m i n g t i m e s and d iv ing sco res .

Coaches can report updates to Dan 0 'Meara

by call ing (313) 953-2141 or faxing the infor-

mation to (3131 591 7279

200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY

Livonia Stevenson 1:40 62

Plymouth Salem 1:43.04

Redford Catholic Central 1:44 38

Plymouth Canton 1 44.82

North Farmington 1:46-23

200 FREESTYLE

Keith Falk (Stevenson) 1:45 45

Ryan Meek ins (Redford CC) 1:48 97

Nick Cor den | Sa<em> 1:49.39

Tim Buchanan I Saieml 1:50.30

Matt Bar an (Redford CC) 1 52 31

Jason Musson (Canton) 1:53 35

Brent Mell is (Salem) 1:53 37

Pete Bosler (Farmington) 1:54 50

Mike Malik (Stevenson! 1:55.18

Joe BuWitz (Stevensoni 1:55.20

2 0 0 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Keith Falk (Stevenson) 2:00.73

Nick Sosnowski (Redford CC) 2:01.67

Steve Domin (Stevenson) 2:05.49

Brent Mel l is (Salem) 2:05.73

Joe Bubl iU (Stevensoni 2:06.18

Dan GaBnel (N. Farmington) 2:07.36

James McPart l in | John Glenn) 2:07.44

Nick Corden ( Salem) 2:07.-.9

Mike Malik (Stevenson) 2:08.58

Briar* Mertens (Salem) 2.11.51

50 FREESTYLE

Steve Domm iStevenson; 22.11

Nick Corden (Salami 22.14

Andrew Locke (Salem) 22.44

Tim Buchanan (Salem] 23.08

Dan Kelly (Salem) 23.10

Keith Falk (Stevenson) 23.13

Jacob Varty (Stevenson) 23.21

Matt Zald IN. Farmington) 23.29

Kurtis Homlck (Canton) 23.36

Matt Baran (Redford CC) 23.70

DIVING

Joe lebovic (N, Farmington) 243 40

J.T. Svoke (Harnson) 237 10

Jeff Phillips (John Glenn) 223 55

Chris Cameron (Salem) 223.00

John Lowry (Farmington) 221.00

Mike Be lv i f ;h (Salem) 189.40

Dave Sutton (Redford Union) 183.60

Mike Dzikowski (Franklin)) 182.00

Greg Braziuoas (Redford CC) 174 90

Ryan Cunningham (Canton) 172.45

100 BUTTERFLY

Steve Domin (Stevenson) 53.16

Mark Sgnccia (Stevenson) 54,17

Tim Buchanan (Salem) 55.34

Keith Falk (Stevenson) 55.56

Ntck Sosnowski (Redford CC) 55 66

PCA at Oakland Christian, 7 p.m

Friday. Jan. 30 ply Christian at Agape. 4 30 p m,

Saturday. Jan. SI Romulus Invitational, 8 30 a.m.

UM Dearborn Tournament, 8 :30 a m.

E Kentwood Tournament TBA

Country Day Tournament. TBA

Greenhilts Invitational. TSA

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Redford Union vs Franklin

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Churchill vs. Stevenson

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Saturday. Jan. 31 FraWkin vs W.L. Central

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Redford CC vs G P. North

Redford ice Arena, 8 p.m

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Whalers at Sarma. 7:30' p.m.

Saturday. Jan. 31 Ply. Whalers vs. Sarma

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Sunday, Feb. 1 Ply. Whalers.vs. Kitchener

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at Westland Glenn. 9 :30 a m

James McPartlin | John Glenni 56 31 #

Paul Perez : Salem) 56 86

Brent Mellis < Salami 58 38

Joe Bublitz (Stevenson) 58 43

Matt Tot*m (Redford CC) 58 45

100 FREESTYLE

Nick Corden (Salem) 48.47

Kerth Falk (Stevenson) 49.02

Ryan Meekins (Redford C O 49.80

Steve Donvn l Stevensoni 49 84

Tim Buchanan iSalemi 50 00

Andrew Locke (Salem) 51.14

Matt Baran (Redford CCl 51 .40

Pete Bosler (Farmington) 5 1 85

James McPartlin (John Glenn) 5 1 1 7

Ryan Zoumtoaris (John Glenn) 5 1 60

500 FREESTYLE

Keith Falk !Stevenson) 4 :48 79

Nick Sosnowski (Redford CCl 4 49 30

Steve Domin (Stevensoni 4 :57 05

Brian Mertens I Salem) 5 :03 06

Tim Buchanan i Salem! 5 :03 .41

Brent Mellis (Salem) 5 :03.43

Mike Malik (Stevensoni 5 :05.84

Kurtis Homick (Cantoni 5 :09.05

Paul Perez i Salemi 5 11.80

Justin Bamnger (Harrison) 5 14 2 1

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

Plymouth Salem 1:29 70

Livonia Stevenson 1 34.36

North Farmington 1 35.90

Plymouth Canton 1:38 16

Redford Cathol* Central 1 38 54

100 BACKSTROKE

Dan Gabriel (N. Farmington) 55 23

Nick Sosnowski (Redford CCl 56 03

Nick Corden (Salem) 56.17

Joe ButHitl i Stevenson; 56 6 1

Mark Sgnccia (Stevenson) 57 23

Brent Mellis (Salem) 57,53

Aaron Reader (Canton) 58.74

Devon Hopper (Farmingtoni 58 85

Josh DOTfy (Harrison I 58 9 1

Jim Gabriel (N. Farmington) 59 .39

100 BREASTSTROKE

Ryan Zoumbaris (John Glenn) 1 04 05

Keith Falk (Stevensoni 1:04 47

Matt Walker lHarnson) 1:03 34

Jody Gomez iFranklini 1:04.87

Paul Connolly (Redford CC) 1 05 57

Matt Heiss (Canton) 1 0 6 - 2 7

Adam Fartier (N. Farrrwngtoni 1 07 31

Mike Nemer (Stevensoni 1:07 67

Dave Bosman (Franklin) 1:07 73

Kevin VanTiem I Stevenson) 1 07 80

400 FREESTYLE RELAY

Plymouth Salem 3:20 38

LivoWa Stevenson 3:21.07

Redford Catholic Central 3 :26 34

North Farmington 3:33.32

Plymouth Canton 3:34 18

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Viking pressure jolts Chiefs The p res su re was on for Ply-

mouth Canton 's basketbal l team. And as their coach, Dan Young, s u m m a r i z e d : "We d i d n ' t dea l with it very well."

Walled Lake Cent ra l at tacked one of the Chie f s ' w e a k points r e l e n t l e s s l y , b u i l d i n g a h u g e f i r s t - h a l f l ead a n d k e e p i n g it throughout for a 62-44 Western Lakes Activities Association tri-umph Tuesday at Central .

The win ended C a n t o n ' s two-game winning s t r eak , dropping the Chiefs to 3-7 overall and to 2-2 in t h e W L A A . C e n t r a l evened its overall m a r k at 5-5; t h e V i k i n g s a r e 3 - 2 in t h e WLAA.

"We d i d n ' t d e a l w i t h t h e i r p r e s s u r e v e r y w e l l , " Y o u n g repea ted , "and t h a t w a s pret ty much t h e s t o r y . We got down earl^ and had to play catch-up. and that 's ha rd for us."

Central took full advantage of C a n t o n ' s i n e x p e r i e n c e in con-struct ing a 20-9 lead by the end of the first quar te r . The Vikings increased t h a t to 34-17 by half-time.

Four p l aye r s r e a c h e d double f i g u r e s in s co r ing for C e n t r a l : Corv Heitsch (14). Dave Cardi-nal (12), Nick Hall (11) and Todd Negoshian (10).

• BASKETBALL Canton had jus t one player in

doubles: Joe Cortellini scored 15. Er i c L a r s e n w a s nex t h i g h e s t with seven.

"One of our goals in practice is to get b e t t e r aga ins t pressure ," said Young. "We're a young team — we' re going to have our ups and downs. One of the problems we've had all season is handl ing pressure. We haven ' t dealt with it all season."

T h e C h i e f s wil l ge* a n o t h e r chance when they play at Livo-nia Churchill Friday.

Saiem 6 3 . Nor thv i l le 43 : B i t of an a d j u s t m e n t defensively a n d — voila! — a n o t h e r victory for Plymouth Salem.

For t h e Rocks , t h e win w a s t h e i r e i g h t h - s t r a i g h t , p u s h i n g their overall record to 8-2 They are 4-0 in the WLAA.

S a l e m l ed 18-15 a f t e r o n e quar ter , t hen made a few defen-s ive c h a n g e s t h a t l im i t ed t h e M u s t a n g s to 28 points over t h e last th ree quar te rs .

"We stepped up our defense a bi t . p layed more aggress ively ," sa id Rocks ' coach Bob Brodie . "We s t a r t e d i t in t h e s e c o n d

q u a r t e r , a n d it ca r r i ed over to the second half.

" ( N o r t h v i l l e ) t u r n e d i t over qu i t e a bit in the second quar -ter."

T h r e e Rocks reached double-f i g u r e s in scor ing , led by Je f f M c K i a n w i t h 15 p o i n t s , 10 rebounds , five ass is ts and three b l o c k e d s h o t s . B h a v i n P a t e l added 12 points and Andy Power h a d 10 points , five a s s i s t s and five s teals .

D a v e T e r a k e d i s paced Northville with 12 points.

Salem outscored the Mustangs 17-8 in t h e second q u a r t e r and 28-20 in the second half.

PCA 67, Oakland Christian 62: It w a s another impor tant league g a m e fo r P l y m o u t h C h r i s t i a n A c a d e m y T u e s d a y , a n d t h e Eagles came away with another impor tan t win.

Host PCA kept A u b u r n Hills O a k l a n d Chr i s t i an behind with clutch free throw shooting down the s t re tch , allowing the Eagles to improve to 9-2 overall. 3-1 in t h e Michigan Independen t Ath-letic Conference. Oakland Chris-t i a n , t h e d e f e n d i n g M I A C champ, fell to 4-5 overall, 1-3 in the league.

"This is a big win for us," said

P C A coach Doug T a y l o r . " T h e y ' v e been h a n d i n g us o u r lunch for a long time."

Indeed, th i s is only the t h i r d t i m e PCA h a s bea ten O a k l a n d C h r i s t i a n since 1985. "We won ugly," Taylor said, "but we won."

S c o t t C a r t y ' s d e a d l y t h r e e -p o i n t shoo t ing a g a i n p l a y e d a role. The senior guard scored 24 points, including six three-point-e r s . J o r d a n Roose a d d e d 14 p o i n t s and Derr ic I s e n s e e h a d 12.

A a r o n W i l l s o n ' s 27 p o i n t s paced Oakland Christ ian. J i m m y M e h l b e r g h a d 14 a n d D u s t i n Quarre l la 12.

PCA led 15-13 af te r one quar -t e r a n d 28-24 a t t h e ha l f . T h e Eagles were clinging to a 41-38 advantage after three quar te rs .

A 26-22 scoring advan t age in t h a t f i n a l per iod s p a r k e d t h e Eagles . Car ty had seven in t h e q u a r t e r a n d Roose scored s ix , b u t t h e key po in t s c a m e f r o m J a m e s Jones , who came off t h e b e n c h to n e t s ix p o i n t s , a n d Isensee. Both were 4-for-4 f rom t h e f ree- throw line in the f ina l period.

Mike Lehoczky added to t h e Eagles' bench performance, grab-bing seven rebounds.

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It was close — r igh t down to the final rotation.

In fact , t h e ou tcome of Mon-day ' s d u a l m e e t b e t w e e n Ply-mouth Canton and the tr i -Farm-ington team seemed to be lean-i n g t o w a r d F a r m i n g t o n a f t e r three events. Canton was ahead by nearly two points, but Farm-ington's final event would be the floor exercise whi le t h e Ch ie f s were on the balance beam.

And a n y o n e w h o ' s f a m i l i a r w i t h g y m n a s t i c s k n o w s m o r e points are usually scored in floor than beam.

Unless , of course , you r t e a m happens to be Canton.

"Canton's always been a beam team," said Chiefs ' coach J o h n C u n n i n g h a m . H i s g y m n a s t s proved it by scoring 35.15 points on beam to Fa rming ton ' s 34.85 on flooi'.

That gave the Chiefs a 138.05-135.00 victory a t the Farmington Training Center .

Canton improved to 6-3 overall in d u a l s , 2 -2 in t h e W e s t e r n Lakes Activities Association.

"They've j u s t got a very good t e a m , " F a r m i n g t o n coach Je f f Dwyer said of the Chiefs.

Canton g y m n a s t s pos ted the

best scores in t h r e e of t h e four events , with Liz F i tzgera ld get t ing two of thoee. Fitzgerald won the vaul t (8.9) and uneven paral-lel bars (9 15); Bhe was also sec-ond in the beam (8.9).

Fitzgerald's a l l -around total of 35.45 was highest in the meet

A m y D r i s c o l l h a d C a n t o n s o ther first-place finish, winning the beam (8.95).

Whi l e t h e C h i e f s d o m i n a t e d the beam, claiming t h e top four positions to outscore Fa rming ton 35.15-33 1 in t h e e v e n t , F a r m -ington got the b e t t e r of Can ton in floor exercise, post ing the top t h r e e s c o r e s to o u t p o i n t t h e Chiefs 34.85-34.05.

Brook Rubin, whose All-around t o t a l of 3 5 . 0 w a s s e c o n d to F i t z g e r a l d , w a s f i r s t in f loo r (9.0). Kelly B a r e m e w a s second (8.85) and M a n e Law was th i rd (8.75) for Farmington.

M a r c i e E m e r i c k , w h o h a d a second in vault (8.85), a third in ba r s (8 65), and f o u r t h s in both beam (8.6) and floor (8.65). h a d t h e t h i r d - b e s t a l l - a r o u n d t o t a l (34.65).

Battling the best No. 1 Holt holds off Salem B R A N D N E W

The f inal score s e e m e d a bit confusing, and it ce r t a in ly was u p s e t t i n g to P l y m o u t h S a l e m , w h i c h c a m e o u t s e c o n d to defending Class A s ta te champi-on Holt at las t S a t u r d a y ' s Holt Invi ta t ional Wres t l i ng Tourna-ment.

"If you score everything, which is what it s eems they did. then we should have won," said Salem coach Ron K r u e g e r . "We were r ight t h e r e wi th t h e m I'm not going to worry

According to t h e f i n a l t a l ly . Holt totaled 279.5 points to fin-ish f i rs t . S a l e m w a s next wi th 2 6 6 . 5 . f o l l o w e d by Bay C i t y W e s t e r n (248) , S w a r t z C r e e k (238 .5 ) , G r o s s e P o i n t e N o r t h (229), East Kentwood (173.5), St. John ' s (148), Port Huron North-ern (143). Walled Lake Centra l (128». M i d l a n d a n d Ho l t ' s B' t e am teach wi th 101). Ferndale (99) , L a k e l a n d ( 7 7 ) . O w o s s o (72 .5 ) a n d P o r t a g e N o r t h e r n (70.5).

Fou r Rocks f i n i s h e d f i r s t in the i r weight divisions. Perhaps mos t i m p r e s s i v e a m o n g t h e m was the pe r fo rmance of Charlie Hamblin a t heavyweight . In the c h a m p i o n s h i p m a t c h , Hambl in f a c e d P o r t H u r o n N o r t h e r n ' s J a m e s N e l s o n , w h o f i n i s h e d t h i r d in t h e s t a t e l a s t y e a r . Hamblin emerged with the win.

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2-1 in overt ime. .Another of the Rocks champi-

ons was Teono Wilson at 189. He b e a t S w a r t z C r e e k ' s S t e v e Bright 10-2 in the championship round,

A n w a r Cru tch f i e ld t u r n e d in one of t h e t o u r n a m e n t ' s m o s t i m p r e s s i v e p e r f o r m a n c e s w i t h five pins in five matches a t 160. including a victory in 3:57 over Po r t H u r o n ' s N o r t h e r n ' s N a t e Hurs t in the division final.

T h e Rocks ' f o u r t h c h a m p i o n w a s a t t h e o t h e r e n d of t h e weight scale: John Mervyn. who won t h e t i t l e a t 103 with a 6-3 t r iumph over Holt's Jack Scott in the championship bout.

T h r e e o t h e r Sa lem w r e s t l e r s m a n a g e d t h i r d - p l a c e f i n i s h e s : Dan Morgan at 119, with a pin of Swar tz Creek's Joe Broderick in 2 :59 of t h e c o n s o l a t i o n f i n a l ; Josh Henderson at 1'25, with a 7-] victory over Walled Lake Cen-tral 's J o h n O 'Bnen in the conso-lat ion f ina l ; and J a m e s Greene a t 145, with a 3-1 t n u m p h over Bay C i t y W e s t e r n ' s B r a n d o n Brisset te in the consolation final.

Rob Ash 11121 and Dan Ham-blin (140* both came,away with f o u r t h - p l a c e f in ishes . H a m b l i n lost in t h e consolat ion f ina l by

in ju ry de fau l t a f te r h u r t i n g his hand ; he will not wrest le a t Sat-u r d a y ' s O b s e r v e r l a n d T o u r n a -ment .

Demsick paces C a n t o n T h e r e w a s n ' t a w h o l e lot of

positives for Plymouth Canton at last Sa turday ' s Belleville Invita-t iona l . bu t it wasn ' t all so bad . ei ther .

The Chiefs finished 14th in the 17- team t o u r n a m e n t . Best per-f o r m a n c e a m o n g t h e m c a m e f r o m R o b e r t D e m s i c k a t 160 pounds. Demsick defeated Steve Wolf of Belleville 7-3 in the con-solation final to place third.

T h e v i c t o r y w a s a b i t of vengeance for Demsick; a week earl ier a the Romulus Invitation-a l , Wolf h a d b e a t e n h im in a close match . For the day, Dem-sick collected four match wins a t Belleville.

-We knew right off tha t many s t rong t eams would be there, so we went there for the experience a n d to win m a t c h e s w h e r e we c o u l d . " sa id C a n t o n a s s i s t a n t coach J o h n Demsick "We were a b l e to s t ay out of t h e bo t tom th ree places as a team, so tha t ' s a s ta r t "

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together," T h a t ' s s o m e t h i n g t h e Rocks

have done qui te well all season. Their l ineup has few weak spots.

"They're real solid, all the way t h r o u g h , " sa id CC coach Mike Rodriguez of Sa lem His Sham-rocks placed fourth last year, but lie believes Salem's lineup is too

. comple t e for h i s t e a m to chal-lenge

What Rodr iguez will have in h i s l i n e u p a r e t w o r e t u r n i n g Obse rve r l and c h a m p s in Mitch Hancock, who won in '97 at 112 but has wrest led up to 135 this year, and Casey Rogowski. now a h e a v y w e i g n t w h o is u n b e a t e n this season

-We're young," said Rodriguez "We only have two seniors

Stevenson, which had just one O b s e r v e r l a n d c h a m p i o n l a s t year (Nick Petrvk. who graduat-ed). still has plenty of firepower

in K a t s u h i k o S u e d a , C h r i s Co ins , D a n Seder , J e f f B r a c h , Br ian B a r k e r and Joe Moreau . Goins and Barker placed third at t h e ' 97 t o u r n a m e n t , w h i l e Sueda, Seder . Brach and Moreau all lost in the finals.

S e v e r a l o t h e r d e f e n d i n g O b s e r v e r l a n d c h a m p s r e t u r n , like Wayne Memorial 's Will iam Laramie iheavyweight ) and Nate Wensko (103) and John Glenn 's John Fedulchak < 140> and Mat t Biddinger < 152'.

" B o t h S a l e m a n d CC h a v e s t rong teams, strong tradit ions," said Berg "It'll be interest ing If e v e r y t h i n g fa l l s j u s t r i g h t , we could wres t le well.

-We'll show up Well be there, we'll ba t t l e You never know, if th ings fall our way "

K r u e g e r won' t be hop ing for luck, a l though the s t a tus of one

of h i s b e t t e r w r e s t l e r s — 140-pound Dan Hamblin, who lost in the Observerland finals last year — is s t i l l in d o u b t H a m b l i n i n j u r e d h i s h a n d a t t h e H o l t Invi tat ional last Sa tu rday

•Salem does have one re turn ing O b s e r v e r l a n d c h a m p i o n in J a m e s G r e e n e a t 135. Seve ra l o thers could challenge for t i t les, i nc lud ing J o h n Mervyn at 103, Rob Ash at 112, Dan Morgan at 119. Anwar Crutchf ie ld at 160. Teono Wilson at 189 and Char l ie Hambl in at heavyweight

"If we go in a n d w r e s t l e t h e way we can. we'll do well, said Krueger With victories a l ready t h i s y e a r over S t e v e n s o n a n d CC. t h e odds w o u l d c e r t a i n l y seem to be in the Rocks' favor

Of c o u r s e , G r e e n Bay w a s th inking the same thing at Sun-day's Super Bowl

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Charger rally shocks Falcons Livonia C h u r c h i l l made it a

clean sweep of t h e three Farm ington schools Tuesday, clawing back f rom a 17-point h a l f t i m e deficit to earn a 72-71 boys bas-ketball t n u m p h at Farmington

The Chargers , fresh from a 51 45 upset Fr iday of Farmington H a m s o n , outscon-d the host Y »1-cons 46 28 in the second half

Churchill is 4 6 overall and 3-1 in the Western I^ikes Activities Association Farmington drop* to 6 4 and 1-3

Corey C o o k . L a m a r S m i t t h and F.rik UhlinRer combined for

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Uhlinger also had nine ass is ts and eight steals

J u n i o r g u a r d J u s t i n J a k e s added 10 points. 12 assist*, four s teals and four rebounds

F a r m i n g t o n ' s 6 foot 6 s en io r center Trevor Gaines ied all scor-ers with 24

M a t t O r r a n d J u s t i n M i l u s c o n t r i b u t e d 15 and 14, respec-tively. for the Falcons

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The Observer A Eccentric! THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1998

Early rampage boosts Shamrocks to win over Rice BY JO* KTRIAKOZA ST A I T WRITKH

If only the Birmingham Broth-e r Rice b a s k e t b a l l t e a m h a d played the entire game with the same gusto and en thus iasm i t exhibited in the fourth quarter.

If only the Warriors sprawled and clawed for every loose ball, banged for every rebound and worked h a r d for good shots in the first three quarters. If.. .

The big IF. H a d t h e Rice p l a y e r s pe r -

formed all of the above from the opening tip 'till the final buzzer, the outcome would undoubtedly have been different.

I n s t e a d , v i s i t i ng Red fo rd Catholic Central took the lead with 4:21 left in the first quarter and never let go of it, holding off a late l^ut inspired comeback by Bro the r Rice to claim a 71-67

victory on Tuesday in Catholic League Central Division action. •

"In our l e a g u e on the road you've just got to be happy to get the win," Central (7-2, 4-1) coach Rick C o r a t t i s a i d . "Rice a n d Catholic Central are great rivals and that always comes into play. It's always a tough game."

Rice, which fell to 6-5 overall and 2-3 in t h e l eague , near ly avenged a 13-point third-quarter deficit with a 29-20 fourth quar-ter, but fell short as Central hit 8 of 8 f ree t h r o w s down t h e stretch.

"I felt pretty good with our free throw shooting toward the end." Coratti said. "I thought we had our best free throw shooters in the game."

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Rice s t ayed compe t i t i ve throughout the contest thanks to the sharp shooting of senior for-ward Jon Poyer, who scored 10 of his 29 points in the final peri-od. But Central countered with t h e interior dominance of 6-11 senior Chris Young. The Univer-sity Michigan-bound center col-lected 24 points, including 15 in the second half.

"We did a decent job of freeing him up inside," Corat t i said of Young.

"In a game l i k e t h i s , " Rice coach Bill Norton said, "they go to Young and we go to Poyer. If anything (we didn't go to Poyer) enough.

"I'd like to have two Jon Poy-ers, one to play inside and one to play outside."

The bulk of Poye r ' s po in t s came from the outside, but the senior was Rice's only outside t h r e a t as t h e W a r r i o r s were unable to exploit Central 's 2-3 zone defense.

"We needed to make shots." Norton said. "That was the key. They were in a 2-3 zone so we have to make those open shots and we have to recognize how to get those shots."

Especially in the first half, the Warriors failed to make most of their open shots as they trailed 16-10 after the first quarter.

T h r e e s t r a i g h t b u c k e t s increased the Shamrocks' lead to 10 with 6:00 remaining in the second quarter. Poyer closed out the half wi th a jumper and a pa i r of f r e e t h r o w s as Rice trailed 31-21.

The third quarter belonged to Young as he ta l l ied 13 points including two three-point plays. Central sophomore forward Rob Sparks h igh-arching 3-pointer with under a minute left in the third quarter made the Warriors' deficit 51-38.

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t h e l ead to 51-46 with 6:16 remaining. But a pair of gutsy 3-p o i n t e r s by sen ior guard Joe J o n n a with 4:59 and 1 46 left kept Rice at a safe distance.

Poyer renewed hope for Rice with :57 seconds left as his 3-point shot swished and he was fouled. Poyer missed the free throw but the deficit was down to two points. Central went 6-6 from the char i ty s t r ipe in the final 35 seconds to seal the win.

Y'oung added 10 rebounds and four steals to his Central team-high 24 points. Jonna scored 13 poin ts and hauled down nine rebounds and Sparks tossed in 12. J u n i o r point guard Nick Moore added 10 points and eight assists.

Rice senior center J.P. Sulli-van followed Poyer in the scoring column with 10 points off the bench . S e n i o r fo rward C h r i s Petty collected nine points, six boards and th ree s teals while guards Leon McDonald and Ron Austin had six points apiece. •

Norton refuses to mail the sea-son in b e c a u s e of one tough home loss.

"Win or lose, t h i s does not make or break our season." Nor-ton s a id . "We've got f ive big g a m e s coming up with t e a m s that we played already and were 2-3 against. We need to do better this time."

The road to improvement can begin for the Warriors at home

tomorrow as they host Warren De Lasa l l e . Catholic C e n t r a l looks to continue its Ca tho lu League success at Redford Bish op Borgess tomorrow

John Glenn 73, Franklin 72 (OT): Sophomore Yaku Moton poured in 17 of his career-high 25 points during the second hall" Tuesday as host Westland John Glenn (7-3. 5-0) outlasted Livo-nia Franklin (4-6, 0-6t in over-time.

The 6-7 Moton and sophomore guard Eric Jones combined for 10 of 11 Glenn overtime points

J o n e s had six. i nc lud ing a three-pointer, en route to a 19-point ou t ing . J u n i o r f o r w a r d S t e p h e n Lawson added 1 1 points.

F r a n k l i n senior guard Nick Mongeau led all scorers with a 27 points, hitting seven 3-point-ers. He scored all 10 Franklin overtime points.

Senior guard Eddie Wallace contributed 24. including 13 in the final period.

Wallace scored with nine sec-onds remaining to give the Patri-o ts a 62-60 lead. J o n e s answered, forcing overtime on a basket with just one second to go in regulation.

Frankl in led 21-17 a f t e r one quar te r as Mongeau connected on a desperation three-pointer from half-court.

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OUTDOOR CLUBS •OLA* The School for Outdoor Leader-ship, Adventure and Recreation, a non-profit organization inter-ested in promoting the apprecia-tion of outdoor activities, meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Colony Hall in Southfield. Call (248) 988-6658 for more information.

HOliJDAY NATURE PRESERVE

The Holliday Nature Preserve Association meets monthly at the Livonia Civic Center Library. The next meeting begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4. Call (313) 522-8547 for more information.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WWTt* WALK Kathy Treppa will lead a winter walk beginning at 12 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 14, at the William P. Holliday Nature Preserve in Westland. Call (313) 522-8547 for more information.

day, Feb. 15. Admission is $8 adult, $3 for children ages 6-11 and children ages five and under will be admitted free. Friday is Family Night and all children ages 15 and under will be admit-ted free when accompanied by an adult.

SOAT, SPORT * RSMNTT The 15th annual Boat, Sport and Fishing Show will take place Feb. 18-22 at the Pontiac Silver-dome.

OUTDOORAMA Outdoorama U8 Sport and Trav-el show will take place Feb. 20-March 1 at the Novi Expo Cen-ter. Show hours are 4-9:30 p.m. Feb. 20,23, 24, 26 and 27; 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Feb. 21 and 28; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Feb. 22; noon-9:30 p.m. Feb. 25; and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 1. Admission is $6.50 adult, $3 for children 12 and under, and children ages five and under will be admitted free. A two-day adult pass is available for $10 and a two-day children's pass is $5.

SP ORTTWNG EXPO

The 10th annual Greater Detroit Sportfishing and Travel Expo will be held March 5-8 at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

OUTDOOR SHOWS CAMPER II RV WOW The 32nd Annual Detroit Camper & RV Show will be held Feb. 7-15 at the Novi Expo Cen-ter (1-96 and Novi Road). Show hours are 2 to 9:30 p.m. week-days, noon to 9 p.m. Saturdays, and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $6.50 (age 13 and up), $2 for children 6-12, and children five and under will be admitted free. Two-for-One coupons are available exclusively at participating MARVAC deal-ers.

DEER ft TURKEY SPECTACULAR The Michigan Deer & Turkey Spectacular will be held Feb. 13-15 at the Lansing Civic Center. Show hours are 4-9 p.m Friday, Feb. 13; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun-

MEET1NGS NRC The next monthly meeting of the state Natural Resource Commis-sion will be Feb. 11-12 at the Lansing Center. Persons with disabilities needing accommoda-tions for effective participation in the meeting should call Tere-sa Golden at (517) 373-2352 a week in advance to request assistance. The Commission will take public comment on the issue of legalizing the use of raised platforms during the firearms deer season. Persons wishing to give testimony should call Golden to arrange for a time to address the commission.

FISHING CLUBS METRO*IST STEELMAKERS Metro-West Steelheaders meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the cafeteria at Garden City High School. Call Dominic Liparoto at (248) 476-5027 for more information.

MHCMMAN FLY RSHMFT The Michigan Fly Fishing Club meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of each month at Livonia Clarenceville Junior High School. Call (810) 478-1494 for more information.

FOUR SEASONS The Four Seasons Fishing Club meets 7.30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Senior Citizen's Center in the Livonia Civic Center. Lt. Larry Schmoekel of the Wayne County Sheriff Marine Division will be the guest speaker at the Feb. 4 meeting. Call J im Kudej at (313) 591-0843 for more information.

F1SMNG R U M M P Fishing Buddies Fishing Club meets monthly in Rochester Hills. The meetings are open to all anglers. Call (248) 656-0556 for more information.

CUNTON VALLEY BASS ANGLERS Clinton Valley Bass Anglers is seeking new members (boaters and non-boaters are welcome.) The club meets monthly at Gan-der Mountain in Waterford. Call Mike Daly at (248) 666-8910 for more information.

BASS ASSOCIATION The Downriver Bass Association, a non-toumament bass club, meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at the Dearborn Civic Center. Call (313) 676-2863 for more information.

Rabbit season runs through March 31 statewide.

TURKEY Feb. 1 is the deadline to apply for a spring turkey permit.

SHOOTING RANGES

• m O M m HQUMEMiXT* Most Metro park programs are free while some require a nomi-nal fee. Advanced registration and a motor vehicle permit are required for all programs. Call the respective parks, toll free Stony Creek, 1-800-477-7756; Indian SpringB, 1-800-477-3192; Kensington, 1-800-477-3178.

(810) 625-6473 to register or for more information.

Learn how some animals and plants are used to predict the weather during this program^ which begins at 2 p.m Sunday, Feb 1, at Independence Oaks.

N O T I C E O F PUBLIC HEARING The Wayne County Commission will hold a public hearing to consider An ordinance to amend Enrolled Ordinance No 92-€76 as amended to add Section 3 to establish a duty upon the Director of each Executive Branch department to send to the Auditor General a copy of each audit or management or operations analysis performed on activities under their purview by auditors other than those of the Auditor General, and to establish civil infraction penalties for a failure to comply with this duty; and to establish misdemeanor penalties for a refusal to comply.

The heanng will be held. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1998 Commission Chambers. 10.00 a.m.

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BALD MOUNTAIN Bald Mountain Recreation Area in Lake Orion has shotgun i skeet & trap, sporting clays, 5-stand), rifle, pistol, and archery shooting facilities. Range hours are 10 a.m. to dusk on Wednes-days, Saturdays and Sundays. Bald Mountain is located at 1330 Greenshield Rd. (three miles north of the Palace of Auburn Hills). Call (810) 814-9193 for more information.

PONTIAC LAKE Pontiac Lake Recreation Area in Waterford has rifle, pistol, shot-gun, and archery ranges. Range hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Pontiac Lake Recreation Area is located at 7800 Gale Rd. Call (810) 666-1020 for more informa-tion. ORTONVIUE RECREATION Ortonville Recreation Area in Ortonville has rifle, pistol and shotgun shooting facilities. Range hours through Dec. 22 are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. The Ortonville Recreation Area is located at 5779 Hadley Rd. Call (810) 693-6767 for more information.

ARCHERY

SEASON/DATES GOOSE The special late Canada goose season runs through Feb. 1 in southern Michigan. The bound-aries for the late hunt have been changed this year and are now the same as thoee for the South Zone of the regular waterfowl season. The entire south zone is open during the late hunt with the exception of the five GMlTs.

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JUNIOR OLYMPICS The Oakland County Sportsman Club in Clarkston offers a Junior Olympic Archery Development Program beginning at 1 p.m. on Sundays. Call (810) 623-0444 for more information.

JUNIOR ARCHERS A weekly program for junior archers begins at 9 a.m. Satur-days at Detroit Archers in West Bloomfield. Call (248) 661-9610 or (313) 835-2110 for more infor-mation.

METROPARKS

The 1998 Huron-Clinton Metro parks annual vehicle entry permits and boat launching per-mits are on sale at all Metropark offices. Vehicle entry permits are $15 ($8 for senior citizens). The annual boat launching permits are $18 ($9 for senior citizens). Call 1-800-47-PARKS for more information.

NATURE ON STAMPS Take a look at nature by study-ing stamps from all over the world during this program, which begins at 10 a.m. Satur-day at Kensington.

WRITER ECOLOGY Take a trek along the trails to learn about winter woodland ecology during this program, which begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at Indian Springs.

CRITTER-N-CRAFT Ages 5 and older will have a chance to get up close to "Ker-mit's Kissin' Cousins" during this program, which begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stony Creek.

THE MISSING GROUNOHOG

Groundhog Day and no ground-hog? Follow the mystery through the exploits of an enterprising reporter and puppet cast during the Fury Tale Theatre's produc-tion of T h e Case of the Missing Groundhog," which begins at 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday at Kensington.

BACKYARD W1LMJFE A slide presentation followed by a nature hike to learn about wildlife that can be found in your backyard begins at 2 p.m. Sun-day at Indian Springs.

OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS COUNTY PARK REQIFLREMENTS

Advanced registration is required for all nature programs at Oakland County Parks. Call

School-aged children through adults can explore the wonders of winter during thia program, which begins at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m Sunday at Independence Oaks. Participants should call the park at 248-625-6473 on Fri-day, after 10 a.m., to reaerve a pair of snow shoes.

STATE PARKS STATE PARK I Maybury State Park, Proud Lake Recreation Area, Bald Mountain Recreation Area, Highland Recreation Area and Island Lake Recreation Area offer nature interpretive pro-grams throughout the year. A state park motor vehicle permit is required for entry into all state parks and state recreation areas. For registration and addi-tional information on the pro-grams at Maybury call (810) 349-8390. For programs at Bald Mountain call (810) 693-6767. For programs at Proud Lake and Highland call (810) 685-2433. For programs at Island Lake call (810) 229-7067.

W W W AT NAVEM MLL Bird watchers can explore the nature area in search of winter resident birds during this pro-gram. which begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the High-land Recreation Area. Partici-pants should bring binoculars and meet at the Park Office.

RfVERTRAfl.SU/MKK Explore the River Trail by skis or by foot during this program, which begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Proud Lake Recreation Area. Ski rental is available and participants should meet at the annex parking lot.

Bring your binocular and enjoy s guided bird hike during this pro-gram, which begins at 9 a.m. Saturday. Feb. 14, at Maybury.

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WEEKEND FAMILY TRIP

I Canton P a r k s and Recre-ation Services is sponsor-ing a family t r ip to see "Sesame St ree t Live!" on Saturday, J a n . 31. The theme will be "1-2-3 Imag-ine!" and t h e bus will leave Summit on t h e Pa rk at 9:15 a.m. wi th a re turn a t approximately 1 p.m. The cost is $14 per person; reg-istration ends J a n . 30. Call (313) 397-5110 for informa-tion.

ORIGAMI EXHIBIT I Madonna Universi ty is

continuing th is exhibit through J a n . 30 in the Uni-versity Library, during reg-ular hours. Lessons and presentat ions are included and it is free. Call (734) 432-5711.

SCULPTURE EXHIBIT I Eastern Michigan Uni-

versity is host ing T h e Powerful Object: Fetish Works" in its Ford Gallery, located in Ford Hall on the EMU campus. This sculp-ture exhibit h a s been described as "powerful, s tunning, and dramatic." It runs th rough J a n . 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fr iday, and it is free. Call (734) 487-1268 HEALTH CARE PRESENTATION J Ron L ieberman will offer this lecture 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, a t S u m m i t on the Park in Canton , in the Maple Mult i -Use Room. The focus will be on choos-ing the r ight HMO with information on cur ren t plans available. There will be no insurance represen-tatives. Ref reshments will be apple pie and ice cream. Call the Senior Program to reserve a space, 397-5444.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST I The VFW No. 6695

Ladies Auxil iary will be hosting a n "All You Can Eat" pancake breakfas t on from 9 a .m. to noon Sun-dav, Feb. 1. The tickets are $3'50. The VFW No. 6695 Hall is a t 1426 S. Mill St. in Plymouth. Call Ann Smith for information, 453-1529.

CLARINET RECITAL I Dr. Kimberly Cole, East-

ern Michigan University's professor of clarinet , will give a full recital 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, in Pease Auditorium, located at Col-lege Place at West Cross in Ypsilanti. Admission is free. Call t h e EMU Music Events Hotline, (313) 487-2255.

AROUND TOWN 1KAT1HO CHAMPIONSHIP

I The Midwestern Preci-sion Championsh ip will be 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday , Feb. 6-8, a t the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth Town-ship. This is the largest skat ing event this year in the Uni ted S t a t e s with more than 145 teams and 3,000 ska te r s . Call (313> 453-6400 for information HEALTH FAM

Heal th Fa i r 98 is taking place 3-6 p.m. Thursday , Feb. 5, a t St . Paul 's Presby-terian Church , 27475 Five Mile in Livonia. This is an opportunity for seniors to receive free hea l th screen-ings and a var ie ty of heal th information. Visitors are asked to uae the south entrance. Call (313) 427-8270.

ANTIQUI RADIO SWAP • The Michigan Antique Radio Club is hosting the only s w a p meet in the Metro a r ea 8 a .m. to noon Sa tu rday . Feb. 7, a t the Armenian Community Center, 19319 Ford Road in Dearborn. Admission is $3 and sellers ' t ab les are $5 each. "Radio Rescue" will

be a free service to anyone who needs a radio repaired, sold, or eva lua ted . Call (734) 207-2346.

SIBLING CLASS The M a r i a n Women's

Center , next to St. Mary Hospital , will offer this class 10 a .m. to noon Sat-urday, Feb. 7, in the West Addition Conference Room A. Chi ldren a re invited to a t tend a n d l ea rn how much fun it can be to be a broth-er or sister . Registration is required a n d t h e cost is $10 per family. Call the center a t (734) 655-1591.

FALL FESTIVAL BOARD _ The P lymouth Fall Festi-val Board mee t ing will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4. in the P lymou th Town-ship Hall Annex (formerly Friendly's). All organiza-tions consider ing partici-pat ing in t h e 1998 Fall Festival should send a rep-resenta t ive to this meeting. Call Kur t L a m a r at (734) 453-7820.

MARDI QRAS • The P lymouth Newcom-ers are celebrat ing 6:30 p.m. Sa tu rday , Feb. 7, a t the Wate r C lub Grill. Join the fun in a costume or masks a t th i s Mardi Gras Masquerade Dinner Party. The W a t e r Club Grill is located a t 39500 E. Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth.

Call 416-0300 for informa-tion.

THE QAYLORDS • After enjoying the seven-course I ta l ian dinner at Genitt i 's , e n t e r the theater on Friday a n d Saturday, Feb. 6-7, to be entertained by The Gaylords , a singing comedy duo, Tickets are $45 per person. Genitti 's is located a t 108 E. Main St. in Northville. Call for reservat ions , (248) 349-0522.

NEW DADS CLASS • St. Mary- Hospital in Livonia will offer the class, " Jus t for Dads ... Child-birth and Beyond," 7-9 p.m. Thursday , Feb. 5, in the West Addit ion Conference Room B. Open discussion, ins t ruct ion, and demon-strat ion a re included. The cost is $15 per person and regis t ra t ion is required.

Call (734 ) 655-1100.

ARTS DEDICATION • The public is invited to help the P lymouth Commu-nity Arts Council officially dedicate t h e new Joanne Wink leman Hulce Center for the A r t s Saturday, J an . 31. An open house for the public is scheduled 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Chi ldren on hand a t 10 a .m. will participate in the unvei l ing of the long-awaited uign in front of the building. The action is symbolic of the council's focus on t h e next genera-tion. Following the unveil-ing, famil ies can sample various a r t center classes and activit ies. Classroom ar t vo lunteers will be on hand to give short presen-tat ions of t h e picture, sculpture and culture uni ts used in t h e schools. There will be shor t creative-dra-matic workshops including thea te r games to highlight the joy of performing. In the a r t classrooms, families can experience different ar t media. In the evening, a pr ivate reception will be held to honor Joanne Win-k leman Hulce, the founder of the P lymouth Communi-ty Arts Council , and to t hank m a j o r contributors and longt ime volunteers

OSTEOPOROSIS • Oakwood Heal thcare Center on Mercury Drive in Dearborn will be hosting a osteoporosis screening noon to 5 p .m Tuesday, Feb 3. Receive bone density X-ray and r e s u l t s in minutes Cost is $10, $5 for Oak-wood H e a l t h Advantage members , and free for Head S t a r t and Oakwood Hea l thca re Plan members Call 1-800-543-WELL for

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i arming visit: State Rep. Deborah Whyman, R-Canton, (back row, center) hosts the Canton Chamber of Commerce government relations committee during a recent visit to the House chambers. Carleigh Flaharty, chamber executive director, is at Whyman s left. The committee encourages business owners and managers to take a more active role in building relationships with state leaders. Committee members toured the Capitol, observed a legislative session and met with area legislators on the trip.

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SOCIAL SECURITY • Join in the discussion on Social Security 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Amer-ican House West land II. S a r a h Talley from the Social Security Adminis t ra-tion will be there to answer questions. It is free. Ameri-can House West land II is a t 39201 Joy Road near Hix. Call <313) 454-9838.

BUILD BOOK COLLECTION • Join the Plymouth Dis-trict Library and help build the collection. Choose to donate to the adu l t or youth collection with $25. The staff will help select a t i t le and a bookplate will identify your donation to honor a friend or family member . Call 453-0750, Ext. 213.

BOTSFORD CLASSES • Botsford General Hospi-tal in-Farmington Hills is offering a variety of classes and discussion groups throughout the month of J a n u a r y , including: I ta l ian cooking, a t t r ac t ing win te r birds, breas t feeding basics, aerobic t ra in ing, CPR and much more. For a detailed list and dates , call (248) 477-6100.

BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS • Auditions for music, a r t and thea te r s tuden t s to earn a scholarship to a t tend Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp next s u m m e r will be held in public schools in Ann Arbor and the Detroit area dur ing February and March. Scholarship audi-tions will be held in Dear-born Feb. 4-5; Ann Arbor Feb. 23-26; and Detroit March 3-4. Application forms and other informa-tion on Blue Lake Scholar-ship audi t ions may be obtained by calling the Blue Lake Scholarship Office a t 1-800-221-3796 or (616)894-1966

BLOOD DRIVE • Schoolcraft College is sponsoring an American Red Cross Bloodmobile

visit from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday , Feb. 5. in the Wate rman Campus Center. Donors will receive a free bowl of soup, courtesy of Schoolcraft 's College Food Service. Appointments may be scheduled by calling (734) 462-4400, Ext. 5050.

Walk-in donors are wel-come. Schoolcraft College is located a t 18600 Hagger-ty Road, j u s t west of 1-275. between Six Mile and Seven Mile roads in Livo-nia.

SWING SINGERS Join the Swing Singers

as they ce lebra te the music of Cole Por te r and Nat King Cole a t the i r winter concert, "Hot & Cole!," at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. at Slauson Middle School, 1019 W. Washington. The Swing Singers is a program with the Ann Arbor Public Schools Communi ty Educa-tion & Recreat ion. This concert is free and can be enjoyed by the ent i re fami-ly, For more information, call 994-2300, Ext. 228. OERMAN CLUB

Fasching, Germany 's version on France ' s Mardi Gras, will be celebrated from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sat-urday, Feb. 7, a t the Ply-mouth Cu l tu ra l Center, 525 Fa rmer . The festivi-ties will be sponsored by the German-American Club of P lymouth . Authen-tic G e r m a n food, wine and beer (for those of the appro-priate age) will be served. Admission is $6.50 per per-son. Music for dancing, sing-along a n d entertain-ment will be provided by the Enzians , a German band well-known through-out the Detroi t metropoli-tan a rea and beyond. Door prizes and prizes for the best and most imaginative costumes will be awarded. For more information on this local Fasch ing celebra-tion and for tickets, call Fritz S a n d e r s in Livonia at (313) 425-0044, or Phyllis

Urban in Plymouth at (734)459-4261.

PLYMOUTH YMCA • The P lymouth Communi-ty Family YMCA is cur-rently accept ing registra-tion for the Winter 1998 classes. The classes are being offered for preschool through adul t . Some of the classes offered are Bumble Bee Indoor Soccer, Y Pucks and "Y~ Hoops for Preschoolers. Contact the Plymouth YMCA at (734) 453-2904 for fu r ther infor-mation or to register with a Visa or MasterCard.

• The P lymouth Communi-ty Family YMCA is spon-soring the YMCA Parent /Chi ld Guide Pro-grams. Enhance your rela-t ionship wi th your child. Go on tours , canoeing, camping, hayrides. Make crafts toge ther and build floats for the Fourth of Ju ly parade. Call (734 ) 453-2904 or come to the YMCA office to register a t 248 S. Union St.

PRESCHOOL OPENINGS • Livonia Litt le People's Co-op Preschool has open-ings for the 1997-98 school year in the 3- and 4- year-old classes. The preschool is located at 8820 Wayne Road, j u s t nor th of Joy. For more information, call (313)454-4964 • S u b u r b a n Children's Co-op Nurse ry has openings now in all classes 18 months th rough 5 years old. Located in Livonia bordering Canton. Ply-mouth and Westland Quali ty education offered with pa ren ta l involvement Low tui t ion. For more informat ion, contact Michelle a t (313) 421-6196 • P lymouth Children's Co-op Nurse ry will be holding an open house 1-3 p.m Sunday , Feb 1. for chil-dren ages 3-5. The nursery is located on Sheldon in Canton For more informa-tion, contact Pam at 453-2832.

New Morning School in Plymouth Township is looking for a child care aide from 7-9 a.m. Monday-Fri-day. This could be a volun-teer or a paid position. For more information, call <734 ) 420-3331.

KARATE REGISTRATION American Okiniwan

Kara t e Academy of Canton will hold winter registra-tion for ages 6 years and up, Feb. 2 through April 23, Mondays and Thurs-days a t the gymnasium at S u m m i t on the Park. Reg-is t rat ion fee is $52 per annua l pass holder (10-week session), $58 per Canton resident (10-week session), and $63 per non-resident (10-week session). A $5 late fee is charged af te r J a n . 26.

YOUTH SOCCER • The city of Plymouth Recreation Depar tment will t ake Spr ing Youth Soc-cer registrat ion during the month of J a n u a r y 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Fr iday at the recreation office, 525 Farmer . A bir th certificate is required; $40 for resi-dents . $60 for non-resi-dents. Call 455-6620.

FUNNIEST VIDEOS • En te r "Michigan's Funni-est Videos" a t Eas t Lans-ing's first annua l Film Fes-tival on March 29. Tapes should be acceptable for family viewing and no longer t han 10 minutes. Deadline is Feb. 10. Send them to: Michigan's Funni-est Videos, P.O. Box 025035, Lansing , Mich. 48909-5035. Call (517)336-5802.

SALVATION ARMY • Senior citizens of all ages, get your exercise and have a good t ime, too. in the Senior Volleyball Pro-gram. The program meets 10 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is an annua l fee of $10. For more information, call the Salvation Army (313) 453-5464 and ask for Mar tha .

• The Salvation Army offers open gym time 1-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is a $1 per person fee. For more information, cal l ) 313) 453-5464.

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SCHOLARSHIPS • Schoolcraft College stu-dents are encouraged to apply for scholarships offered by Datatel Scholars Foundat ion. Awards range from $700 to $2,000 and applications are due in the Office of Market ing and Development no later than Friday. Feb. 6. For more information, call (3131 462-4463.

• The Gamma Gamma Chapte r of Delta Kappa G a m m a Society Interna-tional is once again offering college scholarships to Canton or Salem graduat-ing seniors majoring in education The scholar-ships provide financial assistance, promoting the professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in educa-tion Funds are the result of community participation in the annua l fall craft fair held at West Middle School. Applications are available at both high school counseling offices or at Hoben Elementary School, 44680 Saltz Road, Canton

SUPPORT GROUPS SOUNDINGS • Soundings is a Center for Women and offers a variety of career programs, profes-sional development and personal growth classes and workshops The center

Ann Arbor on 4090 Packard Road There is a job resource room, financial

counseling, job hun le r s and numerous suppor t groups. Call (313) 973-7723 for fur-ther information.

EMPOWER • One free hour for parents or families to empower: counseling, resources and support for crisis situa-tions, medical needs or ongoing issues. Call for an appointment , 981-3039

CELIAC SPRUE • For persons who have celiac sprue and dermati t is herpet iformis, their fami-lies and friends. Monthly meetings a t the Southfield Presbyter ian Church . 21575 W. 10 Mile in South-field. The next general meeting will be held a t 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9. For more information, call (248 ) 988-6996.

HIV/AIDS TESTING The HIV/AIDS Resource

Center (HARC) offers free walk-in tes t ing a t a variety of locations throughout Washtenaw, Livingston and other counties. Call (313)572-9355. NEW BEGINNINGS

• The New Beginnings Grief Support Group meets 7 p.m. every Monday at the Plymouth Church of Christ , 9301 Sheldon, jus t south of Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth. Anyone who is grieving a loss of a loved one is invited to a t tend. There is no charge. For information, call (313) 463-7630.

ARBOR HOSPICE • A seven-week support and educational group for _ parents who have lost an adult child will be offered by Arbor Hospice. Groups will meet 4-5:30 p.m. Thursdays a t Arbor Hos-pice, 3810 Packard, Ann Arbor. The group is open to any pa ren t who has experienced the death of an adult child, regardless of whether the loss occurred recently or many years ago. A minimal donation will be requested. For more infor-mation and to register, call Arbor Hospice a t (313) 677-0500 or 1-800-783-5764.

LIFE MINISTRIES • Have a problem? Want to talk? Call Life Care Min-istries (313) 427-LIFE 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Saturday . Confidential . No charge.

LEARNING DISABLED • Joel's Group is a group for the learning disabled and the educable mentally impaired t h a t is looking for members. The group meets for social and educational activities Sa tu rday nights Call Joel Marwell at 476-8741.

MDDA • MDDA (Manic Depres-sive-Depressive Associa-tion) holds its meeting 2-4 p.m. the second and fourth Sundays 2-4 of the month at Oak wood-Can ton Health Center Communi ty meet-ing room For more infor-mation, call Nancy at (313) 455-8598.

SUBURBAN WEST • Suburban Nights pre-sents a consumer-run drop-in center open to persons with psychiatric disabili-ties (18 years and older) who want to meet new peo-ple The program is open from 4 30-9 p m Monday-Friday and 12 30-9 p.m Sa turdays For informa-tion, call before 4.30 p m

at (313) 425-3777 The club is located at 27595 School-craft. Building 3. Livonia

VOLUNTEER WORK CANCIJt WCIfTY • Your local Amencan Cancer Society is in need of help Opportuni t ies for e\-eryone. as your schedule allows. Call (2#8i 557-5353. Ext 336

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Saxophonist James Carter, and his Quartet, plus the Cyrus Chestnut Trio, perform 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall, Detroit. Tickets $38 to $13, (313)576-5111.

The Polo Fields Golf and Country Club in Ann Arbor pre-sents Soupy Sales with special guest comedian Bill Barr, 7p.m. (dinner) 8:30 p.m. (show), $60 per per-son, (313) 998-1555 or (248) 645-6666.

Robert (Dean Gaboury) watches as Sarah (.Laurie Freedman) helps her husband Harry (Kevin Edwards) up after showing off her karate moves in "Company,"2 p.m. at Stagecrafters' Baldwin Theatre in downtown Royal Oak. Tickets $12-$ 14, call (248) 541-6430.

The Harlem Globetrotters suit-up for an all-star per-formance 5 p.m. Sunday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Tickets $18, $15, $13 and $11.50, (248) 645-6666.

MUSIC

A N N A R B O R F O L K F E S T I V A L

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BY CHRISTINA FUOCO STAFF WRITER

Grammy-nominated folk singer Guy Clark finally has the opportuni-ty to help the Ann Arbor club that avidly supports him.

Clark will join Paula Cole, Doc Watson and David Grisman, Chris Smither, The Nields, Great Big Sea, Dee Carstensen, Karen Pernick and Willy Porter 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor for the 21st Ann Arbor Folk Festival, the annual fund-raiser for The Ark in Ann Arbor. Tickets are $25.

The event will be emceed by Cheryl Wheeler, a hi t songwri ter whose songs have been covered by Bette Midler, Melanie , and Suzy Bogguss.

"I 've a lways w a n t e d to do i t ," Clark said via telephone from his Nashville home. "Every time I play there I tell them, 'You have to have me for the lineup.' "

Among the benefits of playing a festival, Clark said, is the opportuni-ty to play with Doc Watson.

"Plus, it's an audience that's com-ing to see that kind of music. They know what they're there to see. It's like preaching to the conver ted . You're home free."

The fest ival of fers a var iety of music including the Canadian Celtic band Grea t Big Sea, ha rp i s t Dee Carstensen, folk legend Watson as well as multi-Grammy Award nomi-nee pop singer Paula Cole.

David Siglin, director of The Ark, said the defini t ion of "folk" is so vague that every year he's able to touch on a variety of genres.

"I don't even know what the defin-ition of folk is anymore. Is Shawn Colvin folk or pop? Is Mary Chapin Carpenter folk or country? I don't know those answers anymore. Paula Cole's music f i t s w h a t The Ark does," he explained.

"Jewel is called folk/pop, but she never played The Ark or any folk club that I know of. What we're try-ing to do with the head liner is find someone whose music is compatible even if it's different. Obviously shell draw a younger audience and that's cool."

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Money raised from the concert represents a significant portion of The Ark's $750,000 budget, accord-ing to Siglin.

"It raises about $50,000 for The Ark , which o f f - se t s t h e abou t $40,000 to $50,000 loss t h a t we make at The Ark every year. It is vital. It's not like icing on the cake," Siglin explained.

"We are a non-profit organization. The goal is to break even but we want to do better than break even. The non-prof i t s t h a t break even keep going, t h e non-prof i t s t h a t don't go under. The folk festival is absolutely vital to The Ark."

Pop/folk singer Willy Porter, who's playing to support his latest release "Dog E a r e d Dream," said he's thrilled to help out The Ark.

"It's a nice opportunity. There's some great ar t is ts on the bill. I've just seen the people who played it in the past and it seems to be some-what of a time-honored thing," said Porter who opened for Toad the Wet Sprocket and the Cranber r ies a t Pine Knob Music Thea t r e in the summer of 1996.

Like Clark, Porter is looking for-ward to seeing Doc Watson perform. ' Tha t ' s something that I've never gotten to do. Hopefully there will be some other people there who want to sit around late night and jam. I like that more than performing "

After the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, Porter will return to The Ark for a headlining show in February, while Clark will perform there in the sum-mer.

T h e room is designed for acoustic musicians so it's a really great envi-ronment when you walk through the

Ann Arbor Folk Festival Who: Paula Cole, Doc Watson and David Grisman. Guy Clark, Chris Smither, Cheryl Wheeler, The Nields. The Great Big Sea. Dee Carstensen, Karen Pernick and Willy Porter

What: Perform as part of the 21st annu-al Ann Arbor Folk Festival Whan: 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 1

Whara: Hill Auditorium, 825 N. Universi-ty, Ann Artxr. —

Why: To support The Ark, a folk-music club in Ann Arbor

Mow: $25 t ickets are available at the Michigan Union Ticket Office, Herti Davis Guitar Studio, Schoolkids Records, and ail Ticketmaster outlets. For more information, call (734) 763-TKTS or (248) 645-6666. Tax-deductible patron sponsor t ickets are available at The Ark, 316 S. Main St.. Ann Arbor, or by calling (734) 761-1800.

Other upcoming shows:

• The Great Big Sea performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 3. in the Capitol The-atre's Pentastar Playhouse, 121 Univer-sity Ave, West. Windsor, Ontano, Cana-da. Tickets are $20 Canadian. For more information. caH (519) 2536065. frmail capttoiemnsi.net or visit htt p:/ / www .mnsi .net / -capitoi

doocJ^Porter said of The Ark. "You're not going to stump them with your sound requirements. They've really so r t of embraced c o n t e m p o r a r y acoust ic music in a way t h a t no other club has done."

Clark added that he feels comfort-able playing The Ark.

T h e venue supports the acoustic folky songwriter stuff. It 's always nice to play where you feel comfort-able. I like smaller rooms. It's just easier to communicate and a little more relaxed *

Shop for a band to join at the festival BY KEELY WYGONIK STAFF WTUTKR

Playing clarinet was something Ginny McDonald of Livonia used to do before she started having kids.

"I played in grade school, high school, and college," said McDonald who joined the Farm-nigton Community Band after hearing them play at Twelve Oaks Mall during the Festival of Bands 10 years ago

"I picked up a brochure the band gave out at the festival and gave them a call"

Since then, Monday nights are Ginny's, and •he ei\joys the time "playing a challenging selection of music," with other people who love music as much as she does.

If you miss playing in the band and are shopping around for a group to join, plan to spend some time at Twelve Oaks Mail Satur-day during the 18th annual Festival of Bands Six different community bands, including the Farmington Community Band, will be per-

throughout the day.

"We performed in a festival in Flint, and talked about starting our own festival," explained Barber With the support of manage-ment at Twelve Oaks Mall, the festival was launched

"More bands called to see how they could participate," he said. "It's a win, win situation The mall draws more shoppers, and it provides the general public with an opportunity to hear live music in an informal setting"

The muaicians eryoy playing, and hearing the other bands play too During the day there are two combined concerts

"You get to know each other." said Barber "It's fun to make music with one another"

South Oakland Concert Band, one of the old-eat in the area, is among the participanta

"We started in 1966 in Royal Oak," said director George Gilleapie. "Our band wants to do the festival every year. It's a good audience, and they know a lot of people in other bands Over the years you develop friends hi pa, and playing together as a maaa band ia exciting."

The music these concert bands play is as diverse as their membership. Farmington Community Band has 80 to 100 on their ros-ter, and 50 to 60 members end up playing con-certs In addition to people like McDonald who studied music in school, and enjoy playing, the membership includes music teachers, and pro-fessional musicians

South Oakland Band members include a policeman, lawyer, engineer, and retirees

They play a variety of music, everything from light claaaical, pops, marches, and Broad-way show tunes.

"We're here for folks to enjoy and have a good time making music," said Barber

Farmington Community Band rehearses 7:30-9:30 p.m Mondays at Harrison High School You can call McDonald, who also serves as business manager, for more information, (734) 261-2202

New members are always welcome The

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W h e n : Beg ins 1 1 a.m. Saturday. Ja r . 31. Last band plays at 7 :30

p.m.

W h e r e : Twelve Oaks Ma l l . 1-96 and Novi Road

A d m i s s i o n : Free, cal ! ( 2 4 8 ) 2 6 1 - 2 2 0 2 or ( 2 4 8 } 4 8 9 - 3 4 1 2 for infor-

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• 1 1 a.m. - Schoolcraf t Co l lege Communi ty Wind Ensemble

d i rec ted by Dr. James Wissen .

• Noon - P lymouth Commun i t y Band d i rec ted by Carl Ba t t i sh i l l

• 1 p.m. - Combined bend c o n c e r t featur ing the Schoolcra f t Col

lege Wind Ensemble. P l y m o u t h Communi ty and Novi Concer t

Bands.

• 2 p.m. - Novi Concer t Band d i rec ted by Jack Kopnick

• 4 : 3 0 p.m. - South Oak land Concer t 8 a n d d i rec ted by George

Gil lespie

• 5 :30 p.m. - B l r m i r ^ h a m Concer t Band d i rec ted by Grant

Hoemke.

• 6 : 3 0 p.m. - Combined c o n c e r t featur ing the South Oak land Con-

c e r t . B i rmingham Concer t and Farming ton Communi ty Bands

• 7 :30 p.m. - Farming ton Commun i t y Band d i rec ted by Paul Bar

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St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook presents "Sylvia, a romantic comedy by A. R. Gur-ney, 8 p. m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30:31 at the theater, 400 Lone Pine Road, (between Woodward and Lahser) Bloomfield Hills. Tiekets are $12, seniors and stu-

dents, $10, and available by call-ins (248) 644-0527.

Please note that the play does contain some explicit language.

BY SUE SUCHYTA SPECIAL WRITER

St. Dunstan's goes to the dogs in the comedic romp "Sylvia," a romantic love t r iangle about a wife, a husband, and his exuber-ant and affectionate mutt Sylvia.

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K a t e a n d Greg a re emp ty nesters who have traded the sub-urbs for a city apartment. Kate, p layed by Nancy B r a s s e r t , is finally free from the ties of moth-erhood. With a hard won masters degree in hand , she's ready to enjoy a career as well as travel and entertaining.

Greg, however, played by Keith Lepard, has become increasingly dissatisfied with his job, and dis-covers Sylvia, played by Janie Castagna, in the park one after-noon when r e t r e a t i n g a f t e r a fight with his boss.

Greg and Sylvia fall instantly in love - she jumps all over him

and readily admits he's "God -while Greg acts like a middle aged man having an affair with a n y m p h e t . Not only doesn t Kate want the responsibility of a dog, she quickly comes to realize that Greg pays more attention to Sylvia than her.

As the play progresses, Sylvia becomes a four-legged mistress as Greg fawns on her, and Kate plots to regain her s tatus with her husband. Encounters with a fellow dog owner, a family friend, and a counselor further under-score the humor as we witness Greg's and Sylvia's bond grow as Kate's patience wears thin.

Janie Castagna brings unflap-ping energy and enthusiasm to the d e m a n d i n g canine role of Sylvia. She literally becomes a d o g - a l b e i t a wisecrack ing t e enage r of a dog. She pants , leaps, j u m p s on the furn i ture .

and s t r a in s on the leash. She even pulls the old "dog on the leg of the seated guest" stunt, much to the amusement of the audi-ence. We love the dog and at the game t ime s y m p a t h i z e wi th Kate's growing f rus t ra t ion and jealousy

Greg 's behav io r is pa r t ly exp la ined by hiB wife ' s new found i n d e p e n d e n c e and the departure of his children. Sylvia becomes his adoring dependent -she makes him feel important . Kate's opposition to the relation-ship seems to drive them closer together.

Brassert and Lepard make a l ikab le , r ea l i s t i c couple, and bring the comedy realistically to life. Tom Peterson is delightfully ve rsa t i l e in the t r i p l e role of Tom, Phyllis and Leslie.

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band is open to all adults, just show up for r e h e a r s a l . High school students must audition.

South Oakland Band rehears-es 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays at A d a m s J u n i o r High in Royal Oak, call (248) 548-5838. Like the Farmington Band, this band is also open to all adults. High school students can audition.

Birmingham Concert Band, led by G r a n t H o e m k e , r e h e a r s e s 7:30-8:45 p.m. Wednesdays at Groves High School. Membership is open to all adults, high school students may audition. For infor-mation, call (248) 474-4997.

"We have adults from all walks

of life in the band," said Hoemke. "We have a few who took lessons, and then decided to play in the band . I t ' s an oppor tun i ty to immerse yourself in the music and forget about everything else. It's an escape, and then there s the camaraderie, and friendships that develop in the group."

Like the other bands, Birming-ham p lays a wide va r i e ty of music . "We enjoy the fest ival because i t ' s a chance to hea r what the other groups are doing, and our members enjoy playing in the combined band."

Novi Concert Band, directed by Jack Kopnick of West Bloom-

field draws its 45 members from th roughout the me t ro Detroit a rea . They rehearse 7:30-9:30 p m. T u e s d a y s a t Novi High School, call (248) 932-9244 for more information.

"We don't hold auditions," said Kopnick. "All that ' s required is an ability to play."

The festival is just one of the many events these bands partici-pate in throughout the year.

"We like to have a good time with music," said Gillespie. T h e concerts are secondary."

Plan to attend the festival to learn more about the community bands in your hometown.

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r e v i e w i n g movies is seeing y o u r f avo r i t e novels regularly m u t i l a t e d for t h e s c r een . A c a s e in poin t : "Great Expecta-tions," a modern take on Charles Dickens' master-fu l t r e a t i s e on

the haza rds of social climbing that already ranks as one of the most m i s e r a b l e m i s f i r e s th i s year.

Though my day job as a high school English teacher makes me something of a l i tera ture snob, I'm not adverse to updating the c lass ics . L a s t y e a r ' s MTV approach to "Romeo and Juliet" was prec i se ly w h a t t h e Bard neefled, wi th p len ty of clever updates and sincere, likable per-formers to keep the lines fresh.

The new "Great Expectations," s t a r r i n g E t h a n H a w k e and Gwyneth Paltrow, stays relative-ly close to its source, Dotty old Miss Havisham still roams the overgrown family estate, where she was stood up at the a l t a r three decades ago.

I n s t e a d of w e a r i n g her t a t -tered wedding dress, Anne Ban-croft's incarnation sports a new-wig wi th e a c h scene and is

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Detroit Film Theatre Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., D e t r o i t , (313) 833-2323 ($5.50; $4.50 students/seniors)

" T h e T a n g o L e s s o n " (Eng-land-1997). Friday-Sunday, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 (call for showtimes). Sally Pbtter s tars as essentially herself, a talented and impatient f i l m m a k e r who becomes en t ranced by t h e a r t of tango. Soon she's taking lessons from a handsome and legendary Argen-

obsessed with the Cha Cha. The orphaned Pip is now Finn,

raised in the Florida Keys by his sister and her boyfriend Joe. It's here that he meets and is almost k i l led by a shackled convict (Robert DeNiro) who promises to gut t h e boy in his sleep if he doesn't procure food, drink, and some heavy duty steel cutters.

Soon a f t e r , Miss Havisham h i r e s F inn to "play" with her niece Estella, making it no secret that she hopes to use the girl to break men's hearts. Finn's visits are just the warm-up act.

In the book, Pip's great expec-tations took him to 19th century London where he was prepped as a gentleman. Here Finn is thrust in to t h e New York a r t scene, where he's given painting sup-plies, a to-die-for loft space, and a one-man show, all compliments of a mysterious sponsor.

The i den t i t y of Finn's fairy godmother (hint: it's not Miss Hav i sham) should come as no s u r p r i s e , because the movie streamlines Dickens' characters down to only a h a n d f u l . The movie is so insulated that even the busy New York streets are only sparsely populated by rou-tine screamers and dog walkers.

O n e of t h e most po ignan t scenes in t h e novel was Pip's snub of Joe, his one true friend, whose impromptu visit threatens the boy's position as a gentle-man. And with what he's got to

work with, Joe is one of the few things tha t comes through the movie more or less intact.

The o the r p e r f o r m e r s t ake turns embarrassing themselves for t h ^ c a m e r a . For E than Hawke, most of these moments come when he's supposed to be in h is l a t e t e e n s , spo r t i ng a f r i g h t wig and m a k e u p only slightly less ghastly than Ban-croft's.

Gwyneth Paltrow, who proved so c h a r m i n g in "Emma, " is a statue in midriff-baring designer clothes. The erotic scene where she s t r i p s for F i n n whi le he makes pass iona te sketches of he r would have been tedious even if we hadn't just seen it in "Titanic."

As for Bancroft , the veteran actress tries to have fun with her Norma Desmond take on Miss Havisham. So why couldn't the filmmakers give her and the oth-ers a more interesting update of the story?

The answer: Because director Alfonso Cuaron has absolutely no idea how to m a k e "Great Expectations" fly in the '90s. It's still a compelling tale, but in its present form one that will likely confuse Dickens novices as much as it irritates his scholars

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1987). 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29. This 10-year-old film is still the most recent film from direc-tor S tan ley Kubrick. His Viet-nam saga has two parts, both in t ra ining and in battle, but Lee Ermey's performance as a drill i n s t r u c t o r in the ear ly scene ranks as one of the screen's most vivid and frightening creations.

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H a v i n g pur-posely missed INXS's 1994 s h o w s at the Pont iac Si lver-dome, Teddy Richards had no des i re to travel to Grand Valley State University to see the Aas-

t r a l i a n band ' s performance the

following day. But a good friend persuaded

him to go, and it has proved to be a turning point in the Southfield pop singer's career.

Hanging out backs tage with 1NXS, Richards slipped a copy of his six-song EP to Andrew Far-riss, the band's songwriter/key-boardist.

"I thought it would end up in the garbage. This is a guy who has written 20 to 30 No. 1 hits, like he has time to listen to my tape," Richards said.

Not only did Farriss listen to the tape, he called Richards and suggested that they collaborate on a few songs.

"I couldn't believe he was mak-ing himself available, somebody of that s ta ture . He thought he might be ins t rumental in help-ing me get this to the right peo-ple."

Farriss and Richards inked a deal through Farriss' publishing company to write two songs. By early 1995. Richards was on a plane to England, where Farriss resides The two wrote the rock song "Naked" and the funk tune "Hangin." " "both of which fell together quickly and easily." The two-song publishing deal evolved

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Richards also wrote songs with Oliver Lieber, who has penned songs for Paula Abdul and who is the son of Leiber and Stoller's Jerry Leiber, and also wrote with Gary C l a r k of the In te r scope Records band Transistor.

Among the songs written with Clark is the ballad "Brand New Day," which Richards calls "the song t h a t ' s ge t t i ng my phone cal ls r e t u r n e d " If eve ry th ing

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On his demo tape, which is not available for purchase, Richards shows his a f f in i ty for bal lads while dabbling in Motown-fla-vored funk and ethereal pop.

He p e r f o r m e d the m a t e r i a l when he opened for INXS in Cal-ifornia where he was re intro-duced to Nina Blackwood, a VJ for MTV during the 1980s. The two met at the opening of the Rock 'n ' Roll Hal l of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

-"She offered some assistance. She could see tha t at that point I was runn ing th is thing on my own. All the people I was work-ing with were in England."

Since his demo tape was fin-ished. Richards played a show-case in England with his U.K. band t h a t i n c l u d e s Depeche Mode's drummer. While rehears-ing for the show, Richards was visited by Elvis Costello, who was practicing for a BBC special with the Bronsky Quartet.

On t h i s s ide of t h e ocean . Richards will hit the Magic Bag's stage Friday, Jan. 30, to perform for the public and record compa-ny execu t ive s . His U.S. band includes long t ime bassis t Joe Hayden, keyboardist Randy Sly of the swing band Atomic Fire-balls and formerly of BOP ihar-vey). g u i t a r i s t J o h n Antone. background vocalist Susan Cal-loway, and drummer Jerome Day of the Howling Diablos.

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Richards was hired to play gui t a r for h is mother , A r e t h a F r a n k l i n , in the fall of 1984 Since then, he has backed her up at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame opening, on "The Late Show With Dav id L e t t e r m a n , " and on n u m e r o u s tours . He and his m o t h e r wil l make a r e t u r n appearance on Letterman's show-in late February.

"I love working with my mom. It's a real honor. It's a wonderful thing to be able to do. But I have my own song to sing."

Although he is Franklin's son, it hasn ' t been an easy road for the Oak Park High School grad-uate.

"Being Aretha Franklin's son does not make me privy to any-thing. ... I don't think there's a musician in the world who has an easy road. The average seri-ous musician works really hard. It's not an easy thing to be a full-time musician Most musicians are weekend warriors and have a fu l l - t ime job somewhere else," sa id R i c h a r d s who e a r n e d a degree in te lecommunicat ions from Michigan State University.

Teddy Richards performs u ith special guests Stewart Francke and Sue Calloway Friday. Jan. 30, at the Magic Bag. 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. Doors open at 8 p.m. for the 18 and older show. Tickets are $6. For more information, call (248> 544-3030 or visit http: II www. themagicbag.com.

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AVENUE PRODUCTIONS/ATTIC THEATRE •A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline." fea turing Susan Arnold as "Patsy" singing 20 o< Cline's most memorable songs with a five-piece Band. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Jan. 2931, Feb. 5-7, and 12-14. and 2 p.m. Sundays. Feb. 1. 8 and 15. 7th House. 7 N. Saginaw. Pontiac. Group rates available. $22 Thursdays and Sundays. $27 Fridays and Saturdays. Coiangeio's Sunday brunch package $33; Baci Abbracci dinner packages $35 and $39. (248) 33S8101 DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE "Fences." through Sundey. March 22. at the theater. 13103 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit. 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, and Fridays, 3 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays. $15. (313) 888-1347 MEADOW BROOK THEATRE/ PLOWSHARES THEATRE COMPANY •Thunder Knocking on the Door." a story about a young blind woman try-ing to win back her sight in a blues guitar-duel with an unearthly musi-cian. and features songs by Grammy Award-winning blues artist Keb Mo played by a live onstage blues band. 8 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 29 ($22). 8 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30 ($26.50). 2 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31 ($22). 8 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31 ($32). and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1 ($22). Meadow Brook Theatre, Wilson Hall. Oakland University. Walton Boulevard and Adams Road, Rochester. (248) 377-3300 PURPLE ROSE THEATRE COMPANY "Julie Johnson," Wendy Hammond's poignant story of an uneducated young mother who seeks a better life for herself and her two children. 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. 3 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Saturday. March 14. $15 pre-view Thursday. Jan. 29, $30 opening night Friday, Jan. 30, and $20 Wednesdays-Thursdays and Sundays. $25 Fridays-Saturdays. (734) 475 7902, group sales 475-5817 WALK AND SQUAWK "Inhlanzi Ishelwe Amanzi - As Fish Out of Water." a multilingual tapestry of diverse South African characters, im^es . observations and personal stories. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Jan. 29-31. and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 1. Performance Network. Ann Arbor, and 8 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 5. and Saturday. Feb. 7, and 7 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 8. Wayne State University's General Lectures Building, corner of Anthony Wayne Drive and Warren Avenue. Detroit. $12 and $15. (734) 668^)407

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WSU BONSTELLE THEATRE •Flyln' West," the story of four African-American female pioneers who settled in the all-black town of Nicodemus. Kansas, by Pearl Cieage. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Jan. 30-31 and Feb. 6-8. and 2 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 1. at the theater. 3424 Woodward Ave., on the campus of Wayne State University, Detroit. (313) 577-2960 WSU HiLBERRY •Saturday. Sunday, Monday." by Eduardo de Filippo. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Jan. 29-30: "Of Mice and Men.' by John Steinbeck. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31. at the theater. 4743 Cass Ave., on the Wayne State University campus. Detroit. $10-17. (313) 577 2972 WSU STUOIO THEATRE "Three One Acts ' including "The Jewish Wife." "The Informer," and "The Elephant Calf," by Bertolt Brecht, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Jan. 29-31. and 2 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 1. at the theater below the Hilberry. 4743 Cass Ave., on the Wayne State University campus. Oetrort. (313) 577-2972

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ANN ARBOR CIVIC THEATRE "You Can't Take It With You." by MOM Hart and George S. Kaufman. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Jan. 29-31. and 2 p m Sunday, Feb. 1. at the theater. 22TS Plait Road, Ann Arbor. (734) 971-AACT HCARTIANDE THEATRE COMPANY Birmingham-baaad federally tax exempt profesaiooel arts organization, performe a selection of original 10-mmute plays between 11 a m and 5 p m Saturday. Jan. 31. Barnes and Nottfe Bookstore. 6800 Orchard Lake Road. Weet Bloomfield Township. As part of the booket ore's book fWr fund-raising program to auoport nonprofit community organizations, Haarttande will receive a portion of the profits from books purchaaed at designated rag>«er*n the West Bloomfield store on true one day between 11 a m to 5 p m Proceeds wW be uaad to support Heartlanda'a featkral of original plays. -Rlapcape I * - ' <2*81 433£233

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Family show: The World Famous Harlem Globetrotters visit the Palace of Auburn Hills for an all-star performance 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1. Tickets $18, $15, $13 and $11.50, Superfan seating also available. Call (248) 645-6666. Children 12 and under and seniors 60 and over receive $2 off $18, $15, $13, and $11.50 tickets. Group discounts also available, and members of the Catholic Youth Organization receive $4.50 off $11.50 tickets by call-ing (248) 377-0100. Special VIP packages include courtside ticket and a commemorative Globetrotter jersey, call (248) 377-0100 for details.

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GENITTI S HOLE IN THE WALL "No Refunds. No Exchanges." through the end of January; The Gaytords, Friday-Saturday, Feb. 6-7 ($45). at the restaurant, 108 E. Mam St.. Northville. Price includes seven-course meal of soup, bread, pasta, antipasto salad, baked chicken, Italian sausage. Italian steak, vegeta-bles and dessert. (248) 349-0522 JACKSONN PRODUCTIONS DINNER THEATRE

"The Retirement Murders," an audi-ence participation murder mystery comedy. 6:30 p.m. Saturdays through March 7. Fioreili's Restaurant. 26125 E. Huron River Dr.. Flat Rock. $28 in advance, $33 at the door, includes dinner, show, tax and tip. Non-smok-ing dinner theater. (734) 782 1431

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CAPITOL THEATRE "Schoolhouse Rock." the U.S. nation-al touring children's show based on the Emmy-winning ABC television series, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 3 1 ($15. Canadian); "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," one-hour musical based on the children's fable. 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 ($8, $7 children. Canadian), in the theater's Pentastar Playhouse, 121 University Ave. West, Windsor, Ontario. Canada. (519) 253-8065 or capitol^mnsi.rvet or http:/ /www.mnsi.net/-capitol CREATIVE ARTS CENTER PuppetArt puppet theater performs "Close the Window- A Chelm Law," an adaptation of the I.B. Singer folk tale "The First Shlemiel." 2 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31, at the center, 47 Williams St.. Pontiac. $5. $3 children under age 8. (248) 333-7849 JET THEATRE "Anne Frank and Me." by Cherie Bennett is a story of a contemporary girl studying Anne's diary in school, 2 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 1 $10. $5 children; student performances with teacher guides and talk-backs with cast con-tinues 10:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays to Feb. 13 ($5). at the Millenium Theatre Center. Southfield. (248) 788-2900 PONTIAC THEATRE IV -Alice's Adventures m Wonderland," adaptation by Tim Kelly. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31. and 2 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31. at Pontiac Northern High School. $7. $6 seniors/students. (248) 681-6215 WAULED LAKE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL The Performing Arts Program pre sents "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," with music by Andrew Uoyd Webber, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 5-7 and 6:30 p m Sunday. Fab. 8 at the high school. Walled Lake. $8. $5 stu-dent a/eenlore. all seats reserved (248) 9608678 WKD SWAN THEATER "Owl's Winter,- a collection of stories for young children beaed on Arnold Lobei's -Owl at Home.' 11 a m Saturday. Jan. 31. Community House, 300 S. Bates St.. Birmingham. $«. (248) 644-5832

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Feb. 6-7, an oyster bar. hairbraiding. limbo contests, tropical food such as jerk buffalo balls, blackened catfish. Jamaican jerk chicken, rum runners and pina coladas, and tattoos in the tattoo hut. at the restaurant, 5725 Rochester Road (south of Square Lake Road), Troy. Free. 21 and older. Weekend also includes polar golf tour-nament. 2 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 7. $42 includes shotgun scramble tourna-ment, a polar party pack, a Jamaican lunch, an imported cigar and a chance to win prizes. (248) 828-BUCK

DETROIT BOAT SHOW "Charity Launch." 6-9:30 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. Cobo Center. Detroit. $150 benefactors. $100 patrons, benefits the Lighthouse of Oakland County. Vista Maria in Wayne County, and Turning Point in Macomb County; The 40th annual Detroit Boat Show featur-ing more than 300 boat dealers and marine businesses. 1 .000 boats of all types and sizes, more than 100 manu-facturers. and a Squalus Live Shark Show with a 9,000 gallon saltwater tank, divers with huge circling sharks and an antique and classic boat exhib-it . Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 31-Feb. 8, Cobo Center. Detroit. Noon to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m. Sundays. 3-10 p.m. Monday. Tuesday. Thursday and Friday. $8 adults, free for children ages 12 and younger with an adult, free for seniors ages 62 and older on Monday. (800) 932-2628 (benefit)/(800) 224-3008 (show)

SPRING HOME AND GARDEN SHOW Featuring 300 exhibitors. "Garlic Guru' Tom Reed, WXYT personalities, demonstrations on decorating, home repair, remodeling, and a daily trea-sure chest contest, 2-10 p.m. Thursday-Friday. Jan. 29-30, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Novi Expo Center. 43700 Expo Center Dr. (1-96 and Novi Road). Novi. $6 adults. $4 seniors. $3 chil-dren 6-12. and free for children ages 6 and younger. $9 family t ickets for two adults and accompanying children available at Farrfler Jack. (248) 737-4478

-VISIONS TO REMEMBER" Antiques show and sale, preview reception Friday, Feb. 6. show and sale 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 7, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8. Edsel and Eleanor Ford House activities center. 1100 Lake Shore Dr.. Grosse Pointe Shores. $6 for . show, benefits Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology. (313) 824-4710

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auction included contributions by artists and celebrities such as Chris Roberts Antieau. John Travolta, Lloyd Carr. Steve Yzerman, George Bush. Matthew Hoffmann. Billy Joel and Dr. Michael DeBakey. $75. (734) 994-4801

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BIRMINGHAM WINTERFEST Featuring an ice festival In Sham Park, and sales throughout downtown Birmingham. Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 5 8. (248) 433-3550 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 5 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 1, The Palace of Auburn Hills. 2 Championship Dr (1-75 and Lapeer Road), Auburn Hills. $11.50, $13. $15, and $18. Superfan seating available. Children ages 12 and younger, and seniors ages 60 and older receive $2 off. Groups of 15 or more receive $3. Members of the Catholic Youth Organization receive $4.50 off $11.50 t ickets only. Special VIP seating packages including a courtside ticket and a commemora-tive Globetrotter jersey are available. (248) 377-0100

JCC'S -FAMILY ARTS MAGICAL SUNDAYS WITH THE KIDS" "Two Tales of Cinderella." with story-teller Corinne Stavish introducing the audience to Jewish fairy tales through the story of "Shmutzie." the Jewish Cinderella, and the Russian-American puppet troupe Puppet Art performing the original "Cinderella" story with marionettes and a classical music

p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. Rack ham Auditorium, Rackham Building, 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor. $16 $30. (800) 221-1229 or http://www.ums.org DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHES-TRA

With conductor Neeme Jarvi and soprano Kathleen Battle performing "Symphony-No. 48 in C Major' by Haydn, and "Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2" by Ravel. 8 p.m.

Thursday. Jan. 29, 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 1, Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. (313) 576-5111 URSULA OPPENS Pianist performs "Beethoven the Contemporary," 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, Rackham Auditorium. Rackham Building, 915 E. Washington St.. Ann Arbor. $16-$30. (800) 221-1229 or http://www.ums.org OWAIN PHYFE AND THE NEW WORLD RENAISSANCE BAND As part of the Rochester Conservatory of Music's program at 3 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 1. Varner Recital Hall. Oakland University campus. Walton Boulevard and Adams Road, Rochester. $10. $8 students and seniors. (248) 650-3366 PLYMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Performs a chamber concert 8 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31, with harpists Allegra Lilly and Christina Szelag. and Youth Artist Competition winners Sarah Hamilton (flute) and Ross Huff (trumpet), in the Plymouth Canton High School Little Theatre, 8415 Canton Center Road (at Joy Road), Canton. $8. $6 seniors/college stu-dents. $5 children K-12. (734) 451-2112

ST. PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA With pianist Emanuel Ax, conductor Hugh Wolff, and the Dale Warland Singers, 8 p.m. Friday. Feb. 6, Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University, Ann Arbor. $16-$45. (800) 221-1229 or http://www.ums.org DALE WARLAND SINGERS 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb, 5, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Ann Arbor. $20. (800) 221-1229 or http://www.ums.org WINDSOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA "No Frills Friday." 7 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30; "Classics III: Rachmanmov Third Piano Concerto," 8 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31, Chrysler Theatre in the Cleary International Centre, 201 Riverside Dr. West. Windsor. (800) 387-9181 or http://www.city.wind-sor.on.ca/cleary

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DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA With conductor Erich Kunzel. special guest Mercedes Ellington, vocalists Monica Cantrell and Sam Gibson, and dancers Mark Esposito. Lyn Wiltshire-Beer Elam, Rory Johnson and Jennifer Ladner, as part of "Sophisticated Ellington: Symphony and Swing,* 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 5, 8:30 p.m. Fri day-Saturday, Feb. 6-7. and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, Orchestra Hall. 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. $17-$60. (313) 576-5111 -FESTIVAL OF BANDS"

Hosted by Carl Grapentirve of WNIB

Camp Tfcenderoge restaurant s annu-al event featuring reggae mueic by O.C. Roberts and trie Semeritens, 8 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 5. and La Trinity (formerly known as Trinidad Tripok Steel Sand). S p m Fridey-Seturdey,

-OET THE RED OUT A bleck-tie besri with dinner, dancing to Mel Ball and the Colours, an inter-actlve sneak peek at how to design the vehicle of the future, end an exhi-bition of 'Out of the Work piece" fine art produced by artists from the GM Design Center, 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Feb. 14. GM Truck Product Center. 2000 Center point Parkway. Pontiac. $225 (1185 is tax. deductible), benefits the Birmingham Btoomfleid Art Association. Reservations must be mode by Seturday. Jan. 31. (248) 6 4 * 0 8 6 6 "•MARTS FOR THE ARTS 'SB" A benefit dinner and celebrity art auc-tion presented by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and the Heart Care Program of the University of Mlehigen Health System, 8:30 p.m. champagne reception and sHent auc t ion. 7 J O p m (inner Friday, Feb. 13. Crowne Plata. Ann Arbor. Leet year's

-SESAME STREET LIVE" Holds auditions for male character performers, 2 p.m. Friday, Jan 30. and full-body costume performers. 3 p.m, Friday. Jan. 30, Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave.. Detroit. Full-body costume characters (5 0" to 6'2") must be versatile in dance styles, with strong technical ability in jazz and musical theater. Gymnastics, tap and roller skating are a plus. Male live character auditioners should be prepared to perform a ballad and up tempo selections (a capella or instru-mental tape). Show monologues and a dance combination will be part of the audition process. All auditioners should bring a picture and resume and wear or bring dance attire. Aerobic shoes can also be worn. Auditioners must be 18 and older. (612) 375 9670, ext. 704 STAGECRAFTERS Auditions for "Lend Me a Tenor," by Ken Ludwig. 6:30 p.m. Sunday-Monday. Feb. 1-2. at the Baldwin Theatre. 415 S. Lafayette Ave.. Royal Oak. Roles available for four men and four women. Those auditioning for the roles of Max, Tito and the Bellhop must "sing reasonably well" and should be prepared to sing a portion of "Dio, che nell'alma infoodere" from Verdi's "Don Carlo" or the famous ana from "The Barber of Seville." An audiotape is on reserve at the lower level of the Royal Oak Public Library. Showdates are weekends March 20-29 and April 3-5. Script cut is avail-able for a three-day check out from the theater office. (248) 541-4832 WYANDOTTE COMMUNITY THEATRE

Auditions for everyone from age 8 to senior citizens for "Cameiot." 7-9 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. and 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Copeland Center, Fourth and Mulberry street (south of Northline). Wyandotte. Be prepared to smg one song from the show. For performances May 1-2. 89 . (734) 479-0266/438-0126

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accompaniment, 4 p.m. Sundey. Feb. 1. Jewish Community Center's Jimmy Prentis Morris Building. 15110 W. 10 Mile Roed. Dak Park. $4 adult mem-bers. $5 nornnembers, $3 child mem-bers. $4 child non-members. (248) 967-4030 SESAME STREET UVTS '1-2-3 I M A G I N E "

11 s.m. end 7 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 29. 7 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30, end 10:30 e m . 2 p.m. and 5:30 p m Seturdey-Sunday. Jen. 31-Feb. 1. Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodwerd Ave.. Detroit. $ 9 $15. with a limited number of VIP seets. (248) 433-1515

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AMERICAN STRUM QUARTET "Beethoven the Contemporary." 8

RENAISSANCE VOICES Performs "Requiem" by John Rutter, 4 p.m. Sunday. Feb 1. North Congregational Church, 36520 12 Mile Road. Farmington Hills. $5. All ages. (313) 317-6566

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On Stage: Janie Castagna stars as Sylvia and Keith Lepard as Greg in the St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook production of "Sylvia" a romantic comedy byAR. Gurney. Performances 8p.m. Friday and Sat-urday, Jan. 30-31, at the playhouse, 400 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Hills. Tickets $12, senior and student tickets $10, call (248) 644-5027.

radio Chicago and the "voice" of the University of Michigan Band, featuring performances by the Schoolcraft College Community Wind Ensemble (11 a.m.). Plymouth Community Band (noon). Schoolcraft College Community Wind Ensemble and Plymouth Community and Novi Concert bends (1 p.m.). Novi Concert Bend (2 p.m.). South Oakland Community Band (4:30 p.m.). Birmingham Community Band (5:30 p m ) , South Oakland Community, Birmingham Community and Farmington Community bends (6:30 p.m.). and Farmington Community Band (7:30 p m ) Seturdey. Jen. 31. Twelve Oaks Mall. 1-96 and Novi Road. Novi. Free. All ages. (734) 261 2202/(248) 489-3412 or http://www.mystary.com/fcb

DWIGHT ADAMS TRIO 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Edison's. 220 Merrill St.. Birmingham Free. 21 and older. (trumpet/piano/bass trio) (248) 645 2150 MARCUS BELGRAVE 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29. Oakland Grill. 32832 Woodward Ave. (south of 14 Mile Road). Royal Oak. Free, com-plimentary sushi. All ages. (248) 5 4 9 7700 SEAN BLACKMAN AND JOHN ARNOLD 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 29, Royal Oak Brewery. 210 E. Third St., Royal Oak. Cover charge. 21 and older; 10 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31. Jimmy's, 123 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe Farms. Cover charge. 21 and older. (248) 544-1141/(313) 861-8101 GARY BLUMER TRIO 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30. Edison's, 220 Merrill St., Birmingham. Free. 21 and older, (piano/bass/drums trio) (248) 645-2150 SANDRA BOMAR TRIO 7-11 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, Edison's, 220 Merrill St.. Birmingham. Free. 21 and older, (vocal/piano/bass trio) (248) 6452150 JAMES CARTER QUARTET With Cyrus Chestnut Trio. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. (313) 833-3700 HENRY GIBSON TRIO 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Edison's. 220 Merrill St., Birmingham. Free. 21 and older, (piano/bass/drums trio) (248) 645 2150 HEIDI HEPLER AND MICHELE RAMO 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31. at Vic's Market, 42875 Grand River, Nov.. (248) 305-7330 KIMMIE HORNE 9 p.m. Fridey-Seturdey, Jan. 30-31. D.L Harrington's Roedhouse, 2086 Crooks Road (at M-59), Rochester Hills Cover cherge 21 and older. (jazz/pop/RAB) (248) 852-0550 LEROY JENKINS 9 p.m. Friday. Jen 30, Mackenzie Fine Arts Center. Henry Ford Community College, 5101 Evergreen Roed (south of Ford Road). Deerborn $15. All ages Uezz violinist/new music composer) (248) 548-9888/(810) 7754770 JERICHO GUITAR TRIO Three locei gurtsnsts performing jszz and pop errengements, 8 1 0 p.m. Seturdey. Jen. 31. Esoresso Royeie Ceffe. 214 S. Mem St.. Ann Arbor Free. All ages. (734) 6681838 CARY KOCHER/RAUL KELLER QUARTET 9:30 p.m Fridey-Seturdey. Jen. 30-31. Bird of Paradiee. 207 S. Ashiey. Ann

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8310 KATHY KOSINS 7:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday Sunday. Jan. 30-31, Fleetwood on Sixth, 209 W. Sixth St. (between Main and Washington streets). Royal Oak. Free. 21 and older. (248) 541 8050 SHEILA LANDIS With Rick Matie and pianist Pat Cronley. 7-11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, Edison's, 220 Merrill St.. Birmingham. Free. 21 and older; With Rick Matle and guitarist/vocalist Lou Rye. 7-9 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. Borders Books and Music, 5601 Mercury Dr.,

Dearborn. Free. All ages; With Rick Matle, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Jan. 31, and with Rick Matle and percussionist Dennis Sheridan, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 6-7. Smitty's 222 Main. 222 Main St., Rochester Free. All ages. (248) 6452150/(313) 271-4441/(248) 652-1600 MATT MICHAELS TRIO With v i b i sT^ ry Kocher, 8-11:30 p.m. Thursday. Jan!z9yWith saxophone player George B e n W 8-11:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 5, th% Botsford Inn. 28000 Grand River Ave., Farmington. $5 cover waived with dinner. (248) 474-4800

JEANNINE MILLER AND VINCENT SHANDOR TRIO 9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Feb. 6-7. Bird of Paradise. 207 S. Ashley. Ann Arbor. $5. 21 and older. (734) 662-8310

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(MAS) 9 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 29, D.L. Harrington's Roadhouse. 2086 Crooks Road (at M-59). Rochester Hills Cover charge. 21 and older. (contem-porary jazz/top 40) (248) 852-0550 RUB8ERBAND T1MMY Featuring James Page, formerly of Brothers From Another Planet. 9 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30, Gold Dollar, 3129 Cass Ave., Detroit. Cover charge 21 and older, (funky jazz trio) (313) 833-6873, gold_doliar®mindless com or http://members.tripod.com/

-gold dollar TANA REID QUINTET 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Feb. 6-7. and 2 p.m. showtime during 1-4 p.m. Sunday Brunch Sunday, Feb 8, SereNgeti Ballroom, 2957 Woodward Ave.. Detroit Musicians workshop 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. at the ballroom. $20 per show and for the workshop. (313) 832-3010/(248) 645-6666 STEVE WOOD

7:30-11:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 29. and Feb. 5. Friday, Feb 6. Fleetwood on Sixth, 209 W. Sixth St. (between Main and Washington streets). Royal Oak. Free. All ages. (248) 541-8050

ages. 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Woodward Avenue Brewers, 22646 Woodward Ave. (one block south of Nine Mile Road), Ferndale. Free 21 and older (248| 399-3946/(248) 546-3696 JAN KRIST

10 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. Jimmy's. 123 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe Farms. Cover charge. 21 and older, (313) 861-8101 MATT WATROBA

Celebrates release of CD "Live at the Ark." with a performance, 9-11 p.m. Friday. Feb 6, Xhedos Cafe, 240 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. (248) 3 9 9 3946

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YANNI 8 p.m. Wednesday. Feb. 4. The Palace of Auburn Hills, 2 Championship Dr, (I-75 and Lapeer Road). Auburn Hills. $65 and $39.50. All ages, (248) 377-0100

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DADDY LONGLEGS With Circus McGurkus and Grin, 9 30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, Blind Pig. 206-208 S. First St.. Ann Arbor $3. 19 and older, (reggae/rock) (734) 996-8555

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TIVAL With George Kahumoku Jr., the Rev. Dennis Kamakahi. and Cyril Pahinui. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Feb. 4. The Ark, 316 S. Main St.. Ann Arbor $15. Al; ages (734) 761-1451 IMMUNITY 9:30 p.m. to 1 3 0 a m Saturday. Jan 31, Library Pub, 35230 Central City Parkway, Westland. Free 21 and older (reggae: (734) 421 2250

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AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE "Giselle." 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday. Feb 5-6. 2 p.m and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 8, Detroit Opera House. 1526 Broadway, Detroit. $15$62. (313) 874-SING EISENHOWER DANCE ENSEMBLE "Dances for Lovers." featuring seven dances about love and relationships. 8 p.m. Friday. Feb. 6. Smith Theatre. Oakland Community College's Orchard Ridge campus, 27055 Orchard Lake Road. Farmington Hills. $16. (2481 471-7667

ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING Workshop and dancing led by Eric Arnold and Don Theyken. with live music by David West and Donna Baird, hosted by the Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance, 7 9:45 p.m, Tuesday. Feb. 3. Chapel Hill Condominium Clubhouse, 3350 Green Road (north of Plymouth Road), Ann Arbor. $4. (734) 663-0744 or (734) 662-5158 CHRISTINA KAMMUELLER'S ADULT INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED STUDENTS

"Moore and More Dances." noon Sunday, Feb. 1. Lascu School of Ballet, 982 Dennison Court. West Bloomfield. Free. All ages. (248) 9 6 a 0778 COUNTRY MAGIC FLOOR SHOW Featuring Bobby Ray and Five-Piece Band, country music and music from the 50s and 60s. 3-7 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 1 (dinner at 1:30 p.m.). at the American Polish Cultural Center. 2975 E Mapie Road (at Dequmdre Road), Troy. $20 includes dinner and show. (248 i 6893636

MIDWINTER BALL CONTRA DANCE With music by Silver Strings Dulcimer Society, and callers Karen Missavage and Tom Allen, 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, Masonic Temple, 730 Penmman St.. Plymouth. Beginners welcome. $7, (734 ) 332-9024/(7341 9951336

U-M DANCE DEPARTMENT "Changing Steps" by Merce Cunningham, featuring three U-M choreographers' interpretations of each point on the compass and Cunningham's work representing east. 8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 5-7, Power Center for the Performing Arts, 121 Fletcher St,, Ann Arbor. $14 and $18. $7 students. (734) 764-0450 VIENNESE STRAUSS BALL Featuring the Eric Neubauer Ensemble and a 22-piece orchestra directeo by George B Stepulla, 6 p.m to 1 a.m Saturday. Jan. 31, Riverview Ballroom at the Cobo Center, Detroit $55. (2481 650-0889

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(734) 996-9080 SOUPY SALES With Bill Barr, 7 p.m. dinner with 8:30 p.m. show Friday Saturday. Jan. 30-31, Polo Fields Golf and Country Club. 5200 Polo Fields Dr, (off Zeeb Road, 1 / 2 mile south of 1-94). Ann Arbor. $60 includes choice of soup or salad, petite filet mignon with bernaise sauce, herbal veloute chicken breast, non-alcoholic beverages or one glass of wine, tax, gratuity, and show. Vegetarian entree available upon request. (734) 998-1555 or (248) 645-6666 SECOND CITY

-Generation X-Files" through Sunday. Feb. 8, at the club. 2301 Woodward Ave.. Detroit. 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays ($10). and 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Fndays ($17.50) and Saturdays ($19.50). The cast per-forms a free improvisationat comedy set after Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday shows, and the late shows on Fridays and Saturdays. The show's title is reflective of current cultural trends, not necessarily the show's content. (313) 9652222

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DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY "Remembering Downtown Hudson's' exhibit, a nostalgic look at what made the Hudson's downtown Detroit store an icon of the city's prosperous era. runs through December, at the museum. 5401 Woodward Ave. (at Kirby), Detroit. Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free admission Wednesdays; $3 for adults. $1.50 seniors and chil-dren aged 12-18. free for children ages 11 and younger Thursdays-Sundays. (313) 833-1805 DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY African-American exploration on the web. Tuesday Saturday, Feb. 3-7. at the library. 5201 Woodward Ave . Detroit. (313) 833-4042 DETROIT SCIENCE CENTER IMAX movies include: "Super Speedway," 10 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. Mondays-Fridays (indefinitely), and 3:15 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31, and Sunday, Feb. 1; "Special Effects.' 12:20 p.m. and 1:20 p.m. Mondays-Fridays (indefinitely). 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Jan, 31. and Sunday, Feb. "Tropical Rainforest." 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, and Sunday. Feb. 1: "Sharks' 2:15 p.m, Saturday. Jan 31: and "Destiny in Space." 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb 1; at the museum, 5020 John R I at Warren Roadl. Detroit Special $4.75 admission through Sunday. Feb. 1. includes one IMAX Dome film, an interactive science demonstration, the Cyberspace Safari Exhibit Lab and a laser light show, $2.50 each additional IMAX film;

After Sunday, Feb. 1. $6 75 for adults. $4.75 for youths 3-17. and seniors 60 and older, includes one screening of an IMAX film, a visit to the Exhibit Floor, a live science demonstration in the Discovery Theatre and a short laser presentation. $2.50 for each additional IMAX movie. Discounts available to groups to 10 or more. Hours are: 9:30 a.m, to 2 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. (313) 577-8400 or http://www.sciencede-troit.org

m. Tuesdays-Sundays Open seven days a week during Black History Month. February. $3 for adults and $2 for children aged 12 and younger (313) 494-5800

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ANN ARBOR FOLK FESTIVAL With Paula Cole. Doc Watson and David Grisman. Guy Clark, emcee Cheryl Wheeler. Great Big Sea. Chris Smither, The Nields. Dee Carstensen Willy Porter and Karen Pernick. 6 p.m. Saturday. Jan 31. Hill Auditorium, 825 N University. Ann Arbor. $25 festival tickets $55 patron tickets. $110 sponsor tickets (734) 761 1451 AL ANO EMILY CANTRELL Feetured In the movie "A River Runs Through It," 8 p.m Thursday. Feb 5. The Ark, 316 S Mam St . Ann Arbor $11. $10 members, students. seniors All eges. (fiddle/vocal si (734) 761 1451

CHESAPEAKE With Sieid Cleaves and the RFD Boys 8 p.m Friday Feb 6 The Arv 316 S Mein St . Ann Arbor $12 50 AH ages (Muegrees) (734) 761 1451 DENNtS CYPORAN BAND 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fndey. Jen 30 Borders Books and Music 34300 Woodwerd Ave B i r m i n g h a m Free Al

ages, (biuegrass) (248) 2030005 USA HUNTER BANO 9 p.m. Friday Jan 30 Xhedos Cafe 240 W. Nine Mile Road (»est of Woodwerd Ave ). Ferndeie Free AM

HOLLY HOTEL Mark Knopp and Jeff Margrette. Thursday Saturday, Jan 29-31. at the hotel. 110 Battle Alley. Holly. 8:30 p m. Thursdays, and 8:30 p.m, and 10 30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays 8.30 p.m. shows non smoking, (248) 634-0000 JOEY S COMEDY CLUB Mike Veneman, Todd McCune and Jim Hamm. Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 29-31 ($10); Chas Elstner and Joey Bieiaska Thursday Saturday, Feb. 5 7 i $10). at the club above Kicker's All American Grill. 36071 Plymouth Road. Livonia 8 p.m. Thursdays (free), 8 p.m and 10 30 p.m Fridays-Saturdays. 8 p.m Sundays (new tal-ent night/improv). (734i 2610555 JOEY S COMEDY CLUB AT PAIS ANO'8 Wendy Liebman, 8 15 o m and 10 45 D.m Friday Saturday, Jar 30 31 ($12, $25 95 dinner show package), and 3 p m Sunday Feb 1 I$10, $20,95 d.rv ner show package!; "Al the Only." 8:30 p m. Thursday, Feb 5 $8. $18 95 dinner show package), and 8 1 5 p m and 10 45 p m Friday Saturday Feb 6 7 t $10. $20 95 din ner show oacxage). at the dub, 5070 Schaefer Road Dearborn '313) 584 8885 ALAN KING 8 p m Saturday (an 31 Macomb Center for the Performing Arts. Macomb Community College 44575 Garfield Road lat M 59|. Clinton Township $29 $26 students and seniors AH ages i810) 286-2141 MAINSTREET COMEDY SHOWCASE Cathy ladman, voted "Best Femaie StwxlUo" at the 1992 American Comedy Awards 8 30 p m Thursday jar 29 and B 0 rn and 10 30 p m Friday Saturday Jan 3 0 3 1 i $ l 2 ) al the club 314 E Liberty. Ann Arbor

HENRY FORD MUSEUM AND GREENFIELD VILLAGE "Echoes Across the Prairies: The Vanishing Black West." film by writer and producer Ann Eskridge, shown weekends during February, Black History Month, at the museum. 20900 Oakwood Blvd. (west of the Southfield Freeway, and south of Michigan Avenue). Dearborn. Museum and village hours. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $12.50 adults. $11 50 seniors age 62 and older. $6.25 for kids ages 512. free for children ages 5 and younger and members. Group rates available (313) 271 1620

MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN

HISTORY •A Communion of the Spirits: African American Quilters. Preservers and Their Stories" exhibits featuring 175 photographs of varying sizes, a se>ec tion of the surveyed quilts, interpre-tive pane's, and a limited amount o' other artwork related to the qui'ters. through Sunday. June 7 The exhibit features area quilters and celebrity qui'ters such as Maya Angeiou, Rosa Parvs Bermce Johnson Reagon Fait" Ringgold Soma Sanchez and Alice Walker "The Life and T mes of Paul Robesor" exhitvtion featuring records photographs and paintings or loan 'rom private citizens and from the cot ection of the MAAH. runs Saturday Tuesday. Jan 31 June 30. 'Walk to Freedom Detroit Shares a Dream " photograoh d'SO'ay of the 1963 civil rights march 'ed by Dr Martin Luthe' Hmg Jr. in Oetro<t, through Saturday Feb >8 Wednesday movie night «e» tunng African Amenc an films 7 9 p m Wednesdays in Fetyuery 'The Spirit of Harriet Tubman One Woman Show " 10 a m and noon Tuesday. Feb 3. at the museum 315 E Warren Ave i at Brush Street I Detroit Museum hours 9 30 a.m. to 5

JOHNNY BASSETT ANO THE BLUES INSURGENTS 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31. Fox and Hounds. 1560 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills. Free. 21 and older, (blues) (248) 644-4800 BEAVER SHOOT 9 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31, Gold Dollar. 3129 Cass Ave.. Detroit. Cover charge. 21 and older, (experimental) (313) 833-6873, gold_dollar@ mindless.com or http://members.tri-pod.com/ ~goid_dollar BENNY AND THE JETS With Unity, the Sea Monsters, and special guest "JT The Brick" from the sports radio station WDFN. 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Jan. 30-31,

Diesel - Sports Rock Cafe. 22509 Ecorse Road (east of Telegraph Road). Taylor, part of the filming of "Benny and the Jets Movie." Cover charge. 21 and older (rock) (313) 730-1627 BIZER BROTHERS 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31. Pages. 23621 Farmington Road. Farmington. Free. 21 and older. (248) 477-0099 BLUE RAYS

9 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. Lower Town Grill. 195 W. Liberty, Plymouth. Cover charge. 21 and older, (blues) (734) 451-1213

BLUE SUIT WITH GENE MORGAN 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Lower Town Grill. 195 W. Liberty. Plymouth. Cover charge. 21 and older, (blues) (7341 451-1213 BLUESAHOUCS 9 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31. Carriage House's Blues Alley. 24200 Grand River Ave., Detroit. Cover charge 21 and older, (blues) (313) 5353440 BUGS BEDDOW BAND 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday. Feb. 3, Museum of African American Histbry. 315 E. Warren. Detroit. Cover charge. All ages: 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 67 . Beale Street Blues. 8 N. Saginaw, Pontiac. $2. 21 and older, (blues) (313) 494-5800/(248! 334-7900 BOTFLY

With Fat Amy and FACE, 9 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31, Magic Bag. 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale Cancelled (rock) (248j 544-3030 or http://www.themagicbag.com BR 5-49 With Gino and the Lone Valley Boys and Swingin' Demons. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Feb. 11, rescheduled from Friday. Feb. 6, Majestic. 4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit $12.50 in advance. 18 and older, (honky tonk country) (313) 833-9700 BRIDGE 9 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 29. and Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 57 . Bullfrog Bar and Grill. 15414 Telegraph Road (one biock north of Five Mile Roadi. Redford. $3. 21 and older, (rock) 1.313) 533-4477 BUSTER S BLUES BAND 10 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31, Mount Chalet, 4715 Woodward Ave.. Royal Oak. Free 21 and older (blues) (248) 5492929 THE CIVILIANS 10 p.m. Friday. Jan 30. KodiaK Grill. 45660 Mound Road, Utica. Cover charge. 21 and older, (rock) (810) 731-1750 COAL CHAMBER With Day in the Life. 6 p m Friday. Jan. 30. St Andrew's Hall. 431 E Congress. Detroit. $8 in advance All ages, lhard rock) (313) 961-MELT or http://www.961melt.com COOLBONE 8 p.m. Saturday. Jan 31. The Shelter oeiow St Andrew's Hall 431 E Congress, Detroit. $8 in advance Ail ages (brass-driven hip-hopi 13131 961 MELT or ht tp: / /www 961meit com KACY CROWLEY AND CHRIS STILLS 3 pm. Saturday Jan 31, Bo'ders Books and Music. 612 E Liberty St , Ann Arbor Free All ages I pop! (734 913-1100 DELTA 72 With Bantam Rooster and The Go' 9 p m Thursday. Jan 30. Magic Stick in the Maiestic complex 4140 Woodward Ave . Detroit $6 in advance 18 and older ipunk/souM i 3131 833-POOL SCOTT FAB With Dorothy and Fat Arm,. 9 30 o m Thursday Jan 29 Blind Pig 206-208 S First St Ann Arbor $4 19 and older (alternative roc*} |734 i 996 8555 FOOUSH MORTALS 10 p m Friday Saturday Jan 3031 Woody s. 208 W Fifth St Rovai OM Free 21 and o'der laitemative rock) (248! 543-6911 THE FOUR TOPS 7 p m Sunday Feb 1 at the Macomo Center for Performing Arts 44575 Gar'ieid Road (at M 59 Han Road and Ga<f'eid Road Clinton Township $29. $26 students'seniors Motown) 810i 286-2222/(2481 6456666

FREAK WATER 9 30 p m Thursday. Feb 5. Bund Pig.

206-208 S. First St.. Ann Arbor $6 in advance 19 and older (roots rock) (734) 996-8555 GOVERNMENT HONEY 9 p.m. Sundays in February. Bullfrog Bar and Grill, 15414 Telegraph Road (one block north of Five Mile Road). Redford. Free 21 and older (rock) (313) 533-4477 THE ORUESOMES With Soot, 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31,

Cross Street Station. 511 W Cross St., Ypsilanti. Cover charge. 19 and older, (rock) (734) 485-5050 HIS NAME IS ALJVE With Outrageous Cherry and Veiour 100, 9:30 p.m. Friday. Feb. 6, Blind Pig, 206-208 S. First St.. Ann Arbor $5 in advance. 19 and oider (ethereal alternapop) (734) 996-8555 JILL JACK

10 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. Kodiak Grill, 45660 Mound Road. Utica. Free. 21 and older; 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Jan 31. Captain Tony 's. 3333 Woodward Ave. (between 13 Mile Road and Coolidge Highway). Royal Oak. Cover charge. 21 and older, (roots rock) (810) 731-1750/(248) 288-6388 JIMMIE JACKSON AND THE BLUES CONNECTION

9 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 29. Fox and Hounds. 1560 Woodward Ave.. Bloomfield Hills. Free. 21 and older, (blues) (248) 644-4800 NIKKI JAMES AND THE FLAMETHROWERS 10 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31. Kodiak Grill, 45660 Mound Road, Utica. Cover charge. 21 and oider. (R&B) (810) 731-1750 KNEE DEEP SHAG With Jazzoddity. 10 p.m. Friday. Feb. 6. Cross Street Station. 511 W Cross St., Ypsilanti. Cover charge 18 and older, (funk) (734) 4855050 THE LOOK

10 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 29, Library Pub, 42100 Grand River. Novi Free 21 and older; 9 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. Union Lake Grill and Bar, 2280 Union Lake Road. Commerce Township. Free. 21 and older, (rock) (248) 349 9110/(248) 360-7450 FREAKWATER With Mike Ireland and Holler. 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 5. Blind Pig. 206-208 S. First St.. Ann Arbor. $6 in advance. 19 and older, (roots rock) (734| 996-8555 MACHINE HOUSE

9 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 29. Moby Dick's. 5452 Schaefer Road. Dearborn. Cover charge 21 and older (rock) (313) 581 3650 MASCHINA 10 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 5, Cross Street Station. 511 W. Cross St.. Ypsilanti, Cover charge 18 and older, i rock) (734) 4855050 EDWIN MCCAIN With Stewart Francke. 8 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. 7th House. 7 N Saginaw, Pontiac. $12 in advance. 18 and Older, (pop rock) (2481 335-8100 or http://www.961melt.com

JIM MCCARTY WITH MYSTERY TRAIN 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan 30-31, Memphis Smoke. 100 S. Main St.. Royal Oak. Free. 21 and older, i.biuesi (2481 543-4300 MEDICINE HAT

9 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Jar* 30-31. and Wednesdays in February. Bullfrog Bar and Grill. 15414 Telegraph Road rone block north of Five M>le Road). Redford $3 Friday Saturday, f'ee Wednesdays 21 and older ;rocxi (3131 533-4477 MR. FREEDOM X

9 p.m Thursday. Jan 29. Cross Street Station. 511 W. Cross St . Ypsilanti Cover charge 19 and older, (rock)

I (734 ) 485-5050 MORSEL

Celebrates release of CD with party and performance, and special guests Miss Bliss and Roundhead 9 30 p.m. Friday. Jan 30. Blind Pig 206 208 S First St . Ann Arbor $5. 19 and older i, rock | (734! 996-8555

Cover charge. 21 and older (blues) (313) 533-9350/(313) 581-3650/(734) 451-1213 PAKISTANI TAMBOURINE

8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Mondays in Febru»y. Bullfrog Bar and Grill. 15414 Telegraph Road (one block north of Five Mile Road), Redford. Free- 21 and oider. (rock) (313) 533-4477

ROBERT PENN 9 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 5. Fox and Hounds. 1560 Woodward Ave.. Bloomfield Hills. Free. 21 and older. (Wues) (248) 644-4800

PULL 10 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30, Library Pub. 42100 Grand River. Novi. Free 21 and older, (rock/alternative) (248) 3499110

LAURA RAIN 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb 5. Moby Dtck s. 5452 Schaefer Road. Dearborn. Cover charge. 21 and older (blues) (313) 581 3650 TEDDY RICHARDS With Stewart Francke and Sue Calloway. 8 p.m. Fnday, Jan. 30. Magic Bag. 22920 Woodward Ave . Femdaie. $6. 18 and older, (pop) (248) 5443030 or http://www.themagicbag.com RIOT IN PROGRESS With Fuel 357 and Harms Way, 8 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 29. The Palladium Music Club. 17580 Frazho Road. Roseville. $6. 18 and older, (rock) (810) 778-6404 KEVIN SECONDS

Of the punk bank 7 Seconds does an acoustic performance, with special guest Chris Stills. 8 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 1. Gargoyle's. 7 N Saginaw. Pontiac. $5 in advance All ages (acoustic) (248) 745-9790 or http://www.961melt.com SHARECROPPERS OF SOUL

9 p.m. Friday, Feb 6. Fox and Hounds. 1560 Woodward Ave.. Bloomfield Hills. Free 21 and older (blues) (248) 6444800 SIDEWINDERS 10 p.m. Friday. Jan. 30. Ubrary Pub. 42100 Grand River. Novi. Free. 21 and older (R4B) (248) 3499110 SISTER SEED

10:30 p.m. Fnday Jan 30. Tuscan Grill. 222 Main St.. Rochester. Cover charge 21 and older, (pop) (248) 652-1600 SUM 10 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31. Gri f fs Grill. 49 N. Saginaw. Pontiac Cover charge 21 and oider. (rock) (248i 334 9292

SPEEDBALL With the Motor Dolls. 8 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 31. as part of a WRIF live broadcast at 7th House, 7 N. Saginaw. Pontiac $1.01. 18 and older, (rock) (248) 335-8100 SUPERDOT 9 p.m. Friday Feb 6. MoOy Dick's. 5452 Schaefer Road. Dearborn. Cover charge. 21 and older (ska) (313) 581-3650

MARY THOMPSON ANO THE DELTA CHILDREN BLUES BAND 8 p.m. Saturday. Jan 31. B C Beans Coffee House and Art Gallery. 2954 faiddie. Wyandotte Free AH ages. .734 , 284 2244

WILLIAM TOPLEY 7 p.m Wednesday. Feb 4, 7th House, 7 N Sagmaw, Pontiac $10 in advance 18 and older (roots rock) (248) 335-8100 or http: /www.961melt.com

THE TUBES With Noval's Goat. 8 p.m Saturday Jan 31. The Palladium Music Club 17580 Frazho Road. Roseville $13 in advance $16 day of show 18 and o+der ,retro pop) (810) 7756404

MUOPUPPY 8 D m Thursday, Jan 29 as Dart of a book signing party for "MuSicHound Blues" with ed-tor Gary Graff and contributor/Observer & Eccentric music reporter Christina Fuoco, at Borders Books and Music 43075 Crescent Boulevard Novi F-ee AM ages 10 p m Thursday Jan 29 Memphis Smoke 100 S Main St . Royal Oak Free 21 and older 9 30 p m Friday Feb 6 Ssko's on the Boulevard. Taylor Cover charge 21 and older (Wues. i248i 34 7 0810 i 248 543-4300 /1313i ML) 330

With Earthmover Gutterpunx Suburban Delinquents and Ten-Cent Can 5 p m Friday. Feb 6 Clutch Cargo s 65 E Huron Pont.ac $10 m advance All ages ska ounk 248 333-2362 or

http ' /www 961 men com

ROBERT NOLL BLUES MISSION 8 p m Thursday Jan 29 long Shots 27189 Grand Rive' Ave Redford Cover charge 21 and older 9 p m Fr.day Saturday Jen 3031 Moby Ock s 5452 Schaefer Road Dearborn Cover change 21 and OK*' 9 p m Fridev Feb 6 Lower Town Grill. 195 W Liberty St , Plymouth

TWISTIN TARANTULAS 9 30 p.m. Saturday. Jan 31. Blind Pig 206 208 S First St Ann Arbor $6 19 and older. With The Articles and The Dungbeeties, 9 p.m Thursday, Feb 5, The Palladium Music Ciub. 17580 Frazho Road Roseville $7 18 and older i rockabilly) (734) 996-8555/1810) 7786404

UNSANE With Today is the Dey and Cromwell 7 p m Thursday Feb 5 The Shelter Below St Andrew S Hell. 431 E Congress Detroit $8 in advance All ages irocfc) (313 961 MELT or http / . www 961 melt com

RANDY VOUN ANO SONIC BLUES 9 p m Tuesday Wednesday Feb 3-4 Fox and Hounds 1560 Woodward Ave Bloomfield Hills Free 21 and oider 9 p m Fndey Feb 6 Bogey s 742 E waned Lake Roed waned Lake Cover charge 21 and older iCHues (248) 844-4800/(248) 669 1441

WORKHORSE 9 p m Fnday Jen 30 C'oss Street Stetion. 511 W Crosa St , Vpei'anti Covar cherge 19 and older (rock) (7341 485 5050

! • « * * ) The Observer & EccentricfTmjRSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1998

D I N I N G

Brothers pioneer new family tavern BY KEELY WYGONIK STAFF WHITER

With the same can-do spirit of pioneers who traveled "westward ho!" Brothers Dan and Joe Josi-fosk i r u s t l e d up f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s to t u r n a long v a c a n t r e s t a u r a n t in to a we lcoming wagon stop. They opened Pick-A-Bone Family Tavern on Wednes-day.

"We love the community, and thought it would be a great place to operate a family restaurant," said Dan Josi foski who s p e n t four years renovating the former Vargo's, which closed 10 years ago.

"We felt Livonia was lacking a place where family and fr iends could gather. We will be working together as a family We'll both be on the premises all the time to greet customers."

The brothers live in Livonia, and their parents - Danny and Zlatka, brought them up in the r e s t a u r a n t b u s i n e s s . D a n ' s grandfather started their family-style restaurant in Roseville.

Whi le Joe worked a t t h e res taurant with his fa ther and mother, Dan, who has a bache-lor's degree in electrical engi-n e e r i n g , and an a s s o c i a t e ' s degree in electronics, worked on renovations at Pick-A-Bone.

"We did a 120 percent job." he

said. "Everything is new" They worked with a designer,

Roseanne Duncan of Bloomfield Hi l ls , to c r e a t e an Old West atmosphere that ' s fun, comfort-able, and eclectic. A mural inside the saloon area was painted by local artist Frances Fletcher.

Like the setting, the menu also has a Western flare. Barbecue ribs are their specialty. Pick-A-Bone ribs are marinated in a fla-vor fu l b lend of s e a s o n i n g s , smoked to enhance t h e flavor, t hen cha r -g r i l l ed a n d b a s t e d with a the family's secret sauce.

Ribs a r e se rved wi th garl ic toast and choice of dinner salad or cole slaw, steak fries, red skins or baked potatoes.

Appetizer offerings include a rib sampler, buffalo wings, and Jesse James Cajun Style Pizza.

The b r o t h e r s r e c o m m e n d "Picadillas," which they describe as being like Quesadi l las only better. Of course there's chili on this menu, and onion soup.

Try one of t h e s a l a d s -A n t i p a s t o , C h i c k e n Caesa r , Greek , T rop ica l C h i c k e n , or Blackened Chicken Salad.

Pick-A-Bone also offers a vari-e ty of s a n d w i c h e s i n c l u d i n g burgers, a barbecue pork sand-wich, Reuben, turkey and barbe-cue chicken sandwich , served with choice of soup of the day or steak fries.

Pick-A-Bone Family T a v e r n Where : 30325 Six Mile Road, (between Middlebelt and Merri-man) Livonia, (734) 762-2063, or (734) 762-RIBS Hour s : 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday. M e n u : Western Style fare including ribs, steaks, chicken, some seafood, salads, sandwiches, soups. Children's menu for kids 12 and under. Lunch menu served until 4 p.m. Rese rva t ions : Accepted for parties of six or more. C red i t Ca rds : All majors accepted Car ry -ou t : Yes, they also offer Broasted Chicken by the piece for parties. B a n q u e t Faci l i t ies : For up to 120 people, dance floor. Banquet room has private entrance. S e a t i n g c a p a c i t y : Restaurant seats up to 190 people

If you're not in the mood for ribs, there are a couple of steak options - Cowboy Steak - the o r i g ina l T-Bone S t e a k ; City Slicker Steak - 12 ounces of clas-sic New Y'ork S t r ip , or a one pound mouth-water ing Porter-h o u s e . P ick-A-Bone uses top qua l i ty Black Angus Beef for their steaks.

Broiled pork chops, prime rib in 16 or 12 ounce cuts, and sir-loin s t eak a r e also avai lable . S t e a k s and chops a re served with garlic toast, vegetable of the day, choice of dinner salad or cole slaw, and choice of steak fries, red skins, or baked potato.

With so many choices, it's hard

to decide. Try one of the combos, barbecued ribs 'n chicken' barbe-cue r ibs 'n shr imp, barbecued chicken 'n shrimp, or "The Ulti-m a t e B.B.Q" - r ibs , ch icken , shrimp, and pork loin. Combos are served with garlic toast, din-ner salad or cole slaw, and choice of steak fries, red skins, or baked potato.

If you don't feel like "pigging out" sea food choices i nc lude jumbo shrimp, honey barbecued salmon steak, broiled white fish, char-grilled swordfish and tuna, or f ish and chips served wi th salad or cole slaw, rice pilaf, veg-e t a b l e of t h e day and ga r l i c toast.

SUN PHOTO IT JIM JAGWXLD

New restaurant: Joe Geft) and Dan Josifoski welcome customers to Pick-A-Bone Family Tavern.

T h e r e a re a lso m a n y o the r entrees to chose from including b r o a s t e d chicken, b a r b e c u e d chicken and pork loin, lasagna, s p a g h e t t i , Chicken Monterey, C h i c k e n Pecan , and Ch icken S t i r - f ry , S t eak , Chicken or Shrimp Fajitas, served with din-ner salad or cole slaw.

"We w a n t to a p p e a l to al l groups of people, and different palates." said Joe.

Pick-A-Bone offers a variety of beers, white, sparkling and red

w i n e s , and spec i a l t y d r i n k s including Margaritas - tradition-al, or raspberry, s t rawber ry or lemonade.

The pr ices a r e r e a s o n a b l e , ranging from $4.45 for a Billy t h e Kid Burger to $16.95 for Whole Slab of Ribs for Two.

"We're here to stay, we're not t r a v e l e r s , " sa id Dan . "We ' re devoted to Livonia." Joe said he's "glad open a business and serve the people."

Backstage Pass welcomes songwriter Bernie Taupin BACKSTAGE

PASS

ANN DEUSI

Right now, Wisconsin is full of c h e e s e h e a d s analyzing the i r p e r f o r m a n c e t h i s p a s t S u n -day. " M a y b e if my h e a d w e r e made of Ameri-can i n s t e a d of c h e d d a r ..." Assessment is a' p a r t of g e t t i n g

be t t e r , a n d we run each episode

of Backstage Pass through a vir-tual spectroscope of analysis. Did it succeed in get t ing people to events? Was it fun? Did it keep the hot side hot, the cool side cool?

Any way you slice it, tonight's show is a winner. For s ta r te rs , we have one of the most prolific lyricists of the 20th century in the Detroit Public Television stu-dio: Bernie Taupin. And here's a surpr ise , he sings. Bernie will lead a trio with words he's writ-ten for his own voice.

Of course, people know Bernie Taupin from his 27-year collabo-ration with Elton John, a pairing t h a t ha s r e s u l t e d in s a l e s of more than 100 million records. Together, t he se t a l e n t e d men have a u t h o r e d c o u n t l e s s pop classics, including hits like "Your Song," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Daniel," "Candle in the Wind," and "The One."

P r a i s e for t h e T a u p i n / J o h n t e a m has r ea l ly p o u r e d in recently, as if the industry and f a n s have t a k e n s tock of the most amazing songwriting tan-dem since Lennon and McCart-

ney. In '91, t h e r e was t h e CD/book/video p a c k a g e "Two Rooms," a t r ibute tha t included a r t i s t s l ike George Michae l , S inead O'Connor , S t ing , Eric Clapton and Phil Collins inter-p r e t i n g B e r n i e a n d E l ton ' s music. Other accolades include 1994 ASCAP Songwriters of the Year, induct ion into t h e Song-wri ters Hall of Fame, six Ivor Novello Awards (the European equivalent to the Grammy), and the coveted INA's International A c h i e v e m e n t of Exce l l ence . Bernie was also inducted into the A m e r i c a n Academy of Achievement in 1994.

Bern ie h a s f i g u r e d out the healing power of music, too. In 1992, he produced "Commitment to Life VI," w h i c h r a i s e d an u n p r e c e d e n t e d $4 mil l ion for AIDS Project Los Angeles. The event included top industry stars

and was so successful t h a t in 1995 Bernie introduced a follow-up event, "Commitment to Life VTII - Under the Influence."

Switch gears from pop to jazz, and we have another blockbuster booking: a q u a r t e t of world-renowned Detroit jazz all-stars, fronted by James Carter on saxo-phone and i n c l u d i n g Harold McKinney on piano, Don May-bury on bass and Richard "Pis-tol" Allen on drums. Each one of t h e s e guys h a s chops on the wor ld j a z z s cene in h is own right, and they're playing togeth-er as an ensemble exclusively for Backstage Pass.

James Carter, who plays this Friday night a t Orchestra Hall, is widely regarded as one of the most exciting young saxophon-ists to arrive on the jazz scene in the las t 25 years . I called our Backstage Pass jazz hosts Kim

Hun te r and W. Kim Heron for perspective on this special play-er. Hunter explained, "There's a big schism in jazz - there's the avant garde, and there's the clas-sical. Most people can do one of the other. James can play both, and t h a t ' s unusua l . He's well respected in both camps, because he can play far out and really in."

Both Kims had great things to say about all the players in the B a c k s t a g e ensemble . Kim Hunter said, "Harold McKinney is probably one of the best piano players on the planet. And he's gotten better as he's gotten older, which is ra re for anybody. But Harold's still got it, and he's got

a lot of imagination, too." W. Kim concur red , "McKinney 's nick-named 'The Baron, ' and is an elder s ta tesman of the Detroit jazz scene. He's played with peo-ple l ike Char l ie Parker , J o h n Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Charles Mingus, Sarah Vaughn - the list goes on and on.

Hunter continued, "Don May-bury is an incredible bass player. He did a great collaboration with a singer named Angie Smith. It's jus t the two of them, which is u n u s u a l . You can real ly h e a r wha t each of them do. And he has a great tone " Heron said , " 'P i s to l ' Allen was a Motown mainstay. He's played with peo-ple like Nancy Wilson, Sammy

Dav i s Jr . , J u n e C h r i s t y a n d Arthur Prysock and worked a lot at Baker's in his heyday." Hunter summed up our assemblage of talent , "Each one of these guys can just flat out play. They're not these young pyrotechnic players with something to prove. They just play.

We also welcome actor J o h n Amos ( "Roots," 'Good Times," "Coming to America," to name a few) , a t Music Hal l w i t h h i s incredible one-man tour de force, "Halley's Comet," and visit the exhibition "White" at the Center G a l l e r i e s . T h a t ' s t o n i g h t on Backstage Pass on Detroit Public Television at midnight, repeated Friday at 7:30 p.m.

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