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The Plym outh-Can- ton Com m unity Schools Board o f Education Tuesday accepted contract agreem ents w ith its five rem aining employee unions.

W ith all 10 deals settled, adm inistration officials said the district saved nearly $7 million, with the m ajority of the savings realized in the health care area. The final contracts were settled w ith the district's adm inistra­tors, plant engineers, secretaries, cafeteria workers and garage/ staff security unions.

The m ajority o f the contacts are one-year deals representing the 2011-12 school year.

"I said it a few weeks ago and I will say it again, these settlements prove our employees are w illing to do their part to help our district in these difficult times," Supt. Jerem y Hughes said.

Amber Festian (right) with youth librarian Dana Bussard of thePlymouth District Library.

College helpAm ber Festian, a

fourth-grader at Far- rand Elementary School, recently learned she was a w inner o f Desti­nation College Savings, a summer sweepstakes sponsored by the Michi­gan Education Savings Program and the Michi­gan Education Trust.

Am ber was one of 12 M ichigan winners age 13 or younger w ho participated in the Sum m er Reading Program at their local library. She w on $1,500 tow ard her college education and $1,000 for the Plym outh Dis­trict Library.

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Ryan Schwinke and Alexandra Bryden were crowned Canton High School Homecoming King and Queen at halftime ceremonies during Friday's prep football game between Canton and Westland John Glenn. The Chiefs blasted the Rockets, 66-13.

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p e r s p e c t iv e o n c h a n g e sBy Matt Jachman

Observer Staff Writer

Bruce M irto takes the long view when it comes to Plymouth.

It’s a perspective gained from his company’s 60 years in business, from his chairm anship of the Down­town Business Association, and from the panoram a of Kellogg P ark and the cen­te r of town that can be seen from the window of his second-floor office on Main Street.

“There was a tim e when you could cross Main S treet with your eyes closed and not get hit by a car,” M irto said during an interview in his office on Monday.

But changes, especial­ly in recent years, have draw n visitors and resi­dents and m ade Plymouth busier and m ore attractive,

he added. “Who wouldn’t want to have an office here, as opposed to a tower in Southfield?” he said.

Though there m ay be grum bling from some quarters about, for exam ­ple, the num ber of restau ­ran ts that have recen t­ly come to town, or the

city’s nightlife, M irto sees those as positive develop­m ents that add to the city’s vibrancy.

“It m akes it a really nice place to work and live, and I benefit from that,” said M irto, who grew up most-

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to g u n c h a rg eBy Brad KadrichObserver Staff Writer

Citing a need to put the issue behind him, for­m er Plym outh High School history teacher Ray Schepansky W ednesday pleaded guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court to one count of car­rying a concealed weapon.

Schepansky, who was fired earlie r this month, faces sentencing Oct. 28 in fron t of Wayne County Circuit Judge David Allen. The charge is a five-year felony, though pre-sentencing guidelines in the case give Allen the discretion to sentence Schepansky up to th ree m onths’ or give him probation.

Allen indicated in court W ednesday he’d be open to a probationary sentence.

“We’re satisfied with this resolution,” said R ichard Convertino, Schepansky’s attorney.“I t’s draining and taxing on Ray, his fam ily and his friends. I t’s tim e to put it behind him and move on.”

The plea agreem ent cam e on the day the par­ties w ere supposed to hear testim ony on the Wayne County prosecutor’s motion to reinstate th ree charges dism issed by 35th D istrict Court Judge Michael Gerou afte r Schepansky’s p re ­lim inary hearing in that court.

Gerou dism issed charges of carry ing a weap­on with unlawful intent, carry ing a weapon in a school zone and possessing a firearm when com m itting or attem pting to commit a felony. All of the charges stem from an April 14 inci­dent during which Schepansky was arrested a fte r police discovered a weapon beneath the seat of his c a r during a stop on the driveway leading from Beck Road into Plymouth High School.

U nder term s of the agreem ent, Schepansky can have no fu rth er contact with Plymouth- Canton Community Schools or with Erin Mac-

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Former Plymouth High School history teacher Ray Schepansky (right), with attorney Richard Con­vertino and Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Charisse Anderson, pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying a concealed weapon.

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and others a re invited to come spend the day being entertained and educated at the th ird annu­al Senior Fall H ealth & Living Expo, sponsored by the O b server & E ccen tr ic /H o m e to w n N e w sp a ­p ers and Wayne State Universi- ty-Oakland Center.

The expo starts a t 9 a.m. Tues­day, Oct. 4, and the first 100 attendees through the door will receive a movie pass for two to Em agine Theaters and a cou­pon for a free four-square Bud­dy’s Pizza.

More than 40 exhibitors, featur­ing demonstrations and free sem­

inars on estate planning, identity theft protection, insurance plan­ning and investm ent strategies, along with free morning refresh ­m ents and hourly gift giveaways, are on tap for the event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This year’s location — WSU- Oakland C enter — is new. The cen ter is a t 33737 W. 12 Mile Road in Farm ington Hills. It is easily accessible from 1-696,1- 96, M-10 and 1-275. Admission is free and am ple free parking is available all day.

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Come learn about what baby boom ers need to know about maximizing their re tirem ent income. O&E financial columnist Rick Bloom of Bloom Asset Man­agem ent in Farm ington Hills will share strategies to protect and grow your investm ent portfolio in a down economy.

St. M ary M ercy Hospital, mem ­ber of the Saint Joseph M ercy Healthy System, and Dental One will offer free health screenings.

For a com plete schedule of speakers and topics, exhibitors and events, see the Senior Fall H ealth & Living Expo Special Section inside today’s edition.

This year’s musical entertain­ment will be Ya Tafari. In addition, attendees are invited to try their hand at Wii games to win prizes.

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Society ’s annual craft show benefits co llege scho larsh ipsBy Matt Jachman

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Shoppers can brow se a juried arts and crafts fair — and get an early s ta rt on the ir holiday buying — while investing in the fu ture of education at the Delta Kappa Gam m a craft show next month.

The event, organized by the Plym outh-area chapter of Del­ta Kappa Gamma, a worldwide society for active and re tired educators, is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at West Mid­dle School. I t’s the society’s 27th local show; proceeds go tow ard college scholarships for students studying education.

The show will offer hand­made jewelry, pottery, clothing, woodwork, sculpture, watercol- o r paintings, handbags, needle­work, and more, plus item s like gourm et food, candles, floral arrangem ents and pet supplies.

“We think the quality is p re t­ty good,” said Bev Brooks of

A cookie jar made to look like a jack-o'-lantern is among Leslie Greeneisen's 'whimsical'pottery works. Greeneisen will be one of the artists participating in the 27th annual Delta Kappa Gamma craft show, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at West Middle School.

Livonia, a society m em ber and a re tired speech therap ist and school adm inistrator.

The event will also offer drawings for several prizes, and society m em bers will be selling refreshm ents. Drawing prizes are a handm ade quilt, a golf outing a t Fox Hills, four

tickets to a spring 2012 Detroit Tigers game, and a package of coupons to local restauran ts, including Bennigan’s, Station 885 and Craw ford’s Kitchen.

Some 40 percent to 50 per­cent of the nearly 100 c ra fte rs in the show will be returnees, Brooks said, while the re s t will be newcom ers. “We actively pursue c ra fte rs all year long,” she said.

The show has raised a total of about $100,000 in its history, said Brooks, and is currently provid­ing $1,000 annual scholarships to around eight or 10 college stu­dents. Applicants must be gradu­ating from one of the Plymouth- Canton Educational Park high schools and planning to study education in college; the $1,000 scholarships are available annu­ally for up to five years.

“We want to help fu ture teachers,” said Brooks. “We are looking for good students. We are looking for students who are m ultifaceted and have

a nice re su m e ... and who we think will add to the teaching profession.”

Some past scholarship win­ners — those still in college as well as those who have teach­ing careers — typically re tu rn to help Delta Kappa Gam m a as c ra ft show volunteers, Brooks said. “T hat’s refresh ing to see,” she said.

The Plym outh-area Delta Kappa Gamma chapter, with about 40 m em bers, includes people from Plymouth, Canton Township, Livonia, Westland, Northville and other neighbor­ing communities.

Leslie Greeneisen of Canton Township, a potter with more than 30 years of experience, is looking forward to the show, which will be her first with the society.

“I think tha t we’ll be getting a lot of crowds,” G reeneisen said. The timing, before Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christm as, is good for artisans, she said.

Greeneisen is an active mem­

b er of the Village Potters Guild and has sold her work at sever­al other arts shows, including Plymouth’s Art in the Park, the guild’s own annual holiday show and the Saturday farm ers mar­kets in downtown Plymouth.H er pottery creations, she said, range from functional (bowls, pitchers, mugs) to whimsical (birdhouses that look like cats’ heads, cookie jars that look like jack-o’-lantems).

G reeneisen said she’s hap­py to help Delta Kappa Gam m a with its fundraising.

“They do a lot of g reat things in our community,” she said.

West Middle School is at 44401 West Ann Arbor Trail at Sheldon. Admission to the craft show for shoppers is $2. PCEP students inter­ested in applying for a Delta Kappa Gamma scholarship should contact their school's counseling office.

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Hoben Elementary School third-grade teacher Dave Turrill attended Monday's town hall meeting on education, hosted by state Rep. Dian Slavens.

By Brad KadrichObserver Staff Writer

H oben E lem enta­ry School k in d erg arten teach er Leslie M artin- sky was m ore than hap­py to chip in a p a ir of shoes to a box of shoes m arked fo r Gov. Rick S nyder’s office.

W hat M artinsky, and the o ther teach ers who donated shoes fo r the cause, would really like is fo r Snyder to walk a m ile in each pair. T h a t’s why the teach ers put to g e th er the package:An a ttem p t to point out to the governor w hat they perceive as his tak ­ing about $1 billion out of education funding is doing to education in the state.

The gestu re was m ade Tuesday a t a tow n hall m eeting hosted by sta te Rep. D ian Slavens, D- Canton, to gauge the reaction of paren ts and educato rs to education funding cuts. Teach­e rs don’t believe Snyder understands w hat such cu ts m ean in th e ir c lass­rooms.

“Mr. Snyder is wel­com e to com e and assess, teach, m anage, ca re for, and educate 26 5-year-olds w ithout ade­quate funding,” M ar­tinsky said. “I would be happy to w rite him sub plans.”

M ichigan H ouse D em ­ocrats, who claim the School Aid Fund was carry in g a surp lus e s ti­m ated a t $900 million until the governor and legislative R epublicans g ran ted a $1.8 billion tax cu t to corporations, have taken th e ir case to com m unities across the

Rebecca Cintron's shoes tells a story of an art teacher responsible for 724 students in two schools.

state, ga thering sto ries from p aren ts and c iti­zens about how the leg­islation is a ffec ting th e ir schools.

Slavens said Dem o­c ra ts have in troduced an am endm ent to the sta te C onstitution tha t would prohib it the L egisla ture from using K-12 funding for anyth ing else.

The am endm ent would have to pass w ith a two- th ird s m ajo rity in both the H ouse and Senate, Slavens said, b efo re it could be pu t to a vote of the people.

“We had a su rp lus in K-12, and they took the money, so we had to cu t m ore from our schools,” Slavens said. “People m ove to com m unities for good schools, and busi­nesses com e to com m u­nities for good schools. We have to m ake su re we fund them properly .”

She said D em ocrats have also in troduced a School Bill o f R ights, w hich she said would re tu rn local contro l to d is tric ts on issues such as election dates.

“It b rings local control back to the school d is­tr ic t,” Slavens said.

Jam es Larson-Shilder, a ss is tan t superin ten ­dent fo r business se rv ic ­es fo r Plym outh-Canton schools, pain ted a dim p ic tu re of the effec ts of sta te cuts.

He said the d is tric t has laid o ff 16 teach ­e rs and 21 custodians, and lost 149 positions

w hen adm in istra to rs ou tsourced the d is tr ic t’s bus d rivers.

T eachers ag reed in th e ir la te s t con trac t to begin contribu ting 20 p e rcen t tow ard health care (the sta te law won’t go into e ffec t until next year), to take a wage freeze and take furlough days.

The s tre ssfu l clim ate is causing som e teach ers to reconsider staying in the field. M artinsky said she is, fo r the f irs t tim e, “questioning w hether to stay w ith h er c a re e r in education .”

“I am a fra id I won’t be able to afford , em o­tionally and financial­ly, to stay in a job th a t is not re sp ec ted and tha t is continually a ttacked ,” M artinsky said. “It m akes me very sad because I love teaching .”

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three to sergeantBy Matt Jachman

Observer Staff Writer

There are th ree new sergeants in the Plym ­outh Township Police D epartm ent.

Daniel Kudra, B ry­an Schaefer and David Hayes w ere form al­ly prom oted by Chief Tom Tiderington at the s ta rt of Tuesday’s township Board of Trustees m eeting, to applause from their families, tru stees and m em bers of the public who attended.

K udra is an 11-year veteran and was the departm ent’s officer of the year for 2005; Shaeffer is a 13-year- veteran; and Hayes is a 23-year veteran and was the departm ent’s officer of the year for 2007.

The promotions fol­low the retirem ents, in recen t months, of five township officers, including th ree com­mand officers. R etired Sgt. Steve Rapson, the most recent re tire ­m ent, was also recog­nized Tuesday.

Tiderington also publicly congratulat­ed Lt. Cal Lauria, who was recently prom ot­ed from the rank of sergeant. The posi­tion was opened by the retirem ent of Lt. Bob Smith, who was the departm ent’s assistant chief, last summer.

W indmill rulesThe board on Tues­

day passed a zon­ing ordinance am end­m ent that regulates the construction and use of energy-gener­ating wind turbines in the township. The vote was 6-0; Trustee Mike Kelly was absent.

The ru les prohib­it the construction of wind turbines in re s­idential areas, set noise-level limitations and also m andate the deconstruction of such turbines when they have gone unused for six months.

TUrbine tow ers are also banned from the a rea near M ettetal Air­port in neighboring Canton Township.

Developers of wind energy system s will be required to pro­vide proof of sufficient wind resources at any proposed turbine site, with documentation of such wind power going back at least a year.

The ordinance am endm ent was previ­ously approved by the township’s Planning Commission.

“We’re try ing to be proactive because they are noisy,” said Trust­ee Kay Arnold, the board’s liaison to the Planning Commission.

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m e e t i n g o v e r f i r e d e p a r t m e n tBy Matt Jachman

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A heated exchange over the fu ture of the Plymouth Com­munity Fire D epartm ent m arked an otherwise routine Plymouth Township Board of Trustees m eeting Thesday.

Resident Chris Hull, who lat­e r said he is a firefigh ter in another community, asked trustees to go to voters with a proposal for a tax to support the departm ent. Faced with the loss of nearly $1 million in annual revenue when the city of Plymouth leaves the shared departm ent starting in Janu­ary, township officials are plan­ning job cuts and a departm ent reorganization. A petition drive to put on the ballot a proposal for a special assessm ent to sup­port the departm ent fell short last month.

“We’re telling you that we want to pay the money for this fire departm ent,” Hull said

during the pub­lic com m ent period at the end of Thes- day’s m eet­ing. “W hat’s the harm in letting it go to a vote?”

T reasurer Ron Edwards

interrupted, objecting to H ull’s assertion that voters are uniform ly in favor of a tax increase. Only when asked by Edwards did Hull identify him ­self as a firefighter.

Hull, in turn, objected to the interruption: “I pay good mon­ey for you to sit there and lis­ten,” he told Edwards. “I’m telling you the level of care I expect.”

With raised voices, the two argued over taxes, residency restrictions for part-tim e, on- call firefighters, and the wis­dom of having on-call firefight­e rs in the departm ent.

Hull said the on-call system

“doesn’t work.” The township curren tly has no on-call fire ­fighters, but is planning to hire some as p a rt of a planned reor­ganization.

Hull said the requirem ent that on-call firefigh ters live within 15 miles of the township m eans they could be respond­ing to em ergencies from too g reat a distance.

While a pro jector displayed a map showing a 15-mile rad i­us from the township and a 35- mile radius, Edw ards point­ed out that cu rren t full-time firefigh ters a re allowed to live within the la rger radius.

Hull countered that cu rren t firefigh ters are in the township around the clock on 24-hour shifts while they a re work­ing. “That is their profession. They’re not out on another job,” he said.

Edwards said firefigh ters face possible layoffs because of their earlie r refusal to accept contract concessions.

“We’re not going to sacri­fice this com m unity because a small group of people don’t care about it,” he said.

When Hull said concessions had been offered, Trustee Kay Arnold said, “Too little, too late.”

The room calm ed when res­ident M arvin Stempien, an attorney and re tired Wayne County judge, spoke of his fam ­ily’s experience in a night­time house fire in Livonia in the 1980s. F irefigh ters’ quick response a t the time, he said, saved them from the electri­cal fire.

Stempien also said he favored going to voters with a tax pro­posal. That would take the deci­sion out of tru stees’ hands and leave it to the communi­ty, he said. “I t’ll be the people of this com m unity tha t’ll put it through,” he said.

“This is not a poor com­munity,” added Stempien, who re fe rred to communi­

ties around the sta te in which tax increases for public safe­ty have been approved. “This is a com m unity with property to protect and fam ilies to pro­tect.”

The petition drive, sponsored by the Plym outh Township Cit­izens Action Group, gathered m ore than 3,500 signatures in support of a proposal to cre ­ate a special assessm ent dis­tric t out of the township, with a property assessm ent, or tax, that would support the fire departm ent. Officials deter­mined the drive fell short of the requirem ent for signatures from the owners of at least 10 percent of the property in the township, but m em bers of the citizens group are continuing to gather signatures and hope to bring a special assessm ent pro­posal to voters as early as Feb­ruary.

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Two cartons of New­port cigarettes, with a reported retail value of $126, w ere stolen on the night of Sept. 22 during a shoplifting at a Plymouth Township gas station.

According to a Plym ­outh Township Police D epartm ent report, a c lerk at the Mobil sta­tion on Ann A rbor Road a t Sheldon told police the th ief cam e in short­ly a fte r 11 p.m. and asked for the cigarettes.

When she took them from the shelf and placed them on the counter, she said, the man grabbed them from h er and left through the front door.

Bike stolenA 10-speed m ountain

bicycle was reported sto­len from the garage of a house on Foxboro Court, south of N orth Territorial betw een Beck and Shel­don, on Monday.

The bike had been tak­en some time since Sept 18, the complainant told police. There were no signs of forced entry into the garage and nothing else was report­ed stolen, police said.

The com plainant said the garage had been left

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Garage robbedA hand cart, two sledge­

ham m ers and a gasoline can w ere reported stolen recently from the garage of a house on G reenbriar Lane, w est of H aggerty and south of Five Mile.

The theft occurred late on Sept. 9 or ear­ly the next m orning, the com plainant told police. The man told police the garage had been secure; nothing else was reported stolen and police found no signs of forced entry.

VandalismA rock was apparently

throw n through the front fam ily room window at a house on Ball Street, north of Joy and w est of South Main, on the night of Sept. 22.

It was shortly before 10 p.m., the complainant told police, when he and others in the house heard a loud crash coming from the fam­ily room. He went to the room, the man said, to find the front window had been broken by a large rock.

He then went outside, he said, but saw no one nearby.

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Suspect enters station with unloaded gunBy Darrell ClemObserver Staff Writer

An unloaded .25-caliber handgun was found on a suspect inside the Can­ton police station after his a rre s t early Saturday morning on a less serious charge of driving with a suspended license, D etec­tive Brian Schultz said.

The allegations against defendant Keon Lavell P ritchett, 19, of Redford, have led to a charge he was illegally carry ing a

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The driver told police he was on his way home from E astern Michigan U niversity and w asn’t fam iliar with the area.

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The gun had been tied to the draw string and hid­den in the sweatpants, Schultz said. Police con­fiscated the gun.

According to the police report, P ritchett told police he was a collec­to r but didn’t mention the gun because he didn’t want to get into trouble.

P ritchett was arraigned Saturday on the con­cealed weapon charge, and a not-guilty plea was en tered fo r him. A

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He has been ordered to appear in 35th Dis­tric t Court for an Oct. 7 prelim inary exam ina­tion to determ ine wheth­e r he should stand tria l in Wayne County Circuit Court.

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Schepansky also sub­m itted a le tte r of resigna­tion to the district, relin­quishing any right he had to appeal the d istric t’s decision to fire him.

Wayne County Assis­tant Prosecutor Bob Don­aldson said Wednesday he was “satisfied” with the resolution.

“The school district, the Canton Police D epart­m ent and our office are all satisfied with the deci­sion,” Donaldson said.

Frank Ruggirello, Plym- outh-Canton’s director of community relations, said the d istrict would “have no com m ent” on the reso­lution of the case.

Convertino said after­w ard Schepansky will “regroup.”

“If (Schepansky) wants to continue to teach, I think tha t’s in his fu ture ,” Convertino said, respond­ing to a question about w hether Schepansky would re tu rn to the class­room. “No one at any tim e said he was anything else than a superlative teach­er."

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ly in Plymouth and now lives in Plymouth Town­ship.

M irto owns M irto & Co., an insurance and re tire ­m ent planning firm . A M ichigan-licensed coun­selor for health and life insurance, he represents 51 life insurance compa­nies, 26 annuity compa­nies and the sta te’s m ajor health insurance compa­nies. Above all, he said, he rep resen ts his clients.

“If the client needs something, I have access to the en tire m arketplace to find it for them ,” Mir­to said.

C le a r caree r pathM irto’s father, Fabe,

s tarted the business as the M irto Agency in 1951, represen ting one com­pany, Woodmen Acci­dent & Life. A m usi­cian and bandleader in New Haven, Conn., and on the Cunard Line of cruise ships, Fabe Mir­to had decided to settle down and raise a fam ily when he went to work in Connecticut for another insurance company, then made the move to M ich­igan to work for Wood­men.

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“My dad enjoyed it. He m ade a good living doing it,” M irto said.

The fam ily lived in Detroit briefly, he said, but his fa ther discovered Plym outh while travel­ing betw een D etroit and Ann A rbor and fell in love with it.

B ruce M irto is follow­ing in his fa ther’s career footsteps.

“When I was in col­lege I knew that’s what I wanted to do,” he said. It seem ed natural: He was fam iliar with the office, and the people a t Wood­men knew him (perhaps a little too well, he jokes).

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O p e n in g d o o rsM irto parted ways with

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men (which la te r aligned with another insurance company) w asn’t adapt­ing, M irto said.

“I didn’t see my future continuing with them ,” he said. The move gave him g rea te r freedom profes­sionally, he said, and so- called “captive agents,” who sell just one compa­ny’s insurance products, a re no longer the norm fo r m any insurers.

M irto likes the social aspect of his job, the opportunity to m eet a variety of people. Some people with whom he’s done business, he said, have become close, long­

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duced me to people whom I never would’ve m et oth­erw ise,” he said.

Even in the In ternet age — which has been a big change and allowed people to do business from almost anyw here — the human touch is still im portant to Mirto.

“T here are certa in busi­nesses that still require personal contact and counseling, and this is one of them ,” he said.

M irto and fellow DBA m em bers a re behind m any of the efforts to m arket downtown Plym­outh and bring people in, a task M irto also enjoys. “When it comes to cre ­ative things to get peo­ple here, it’s kind of fun,” he said.

But the lively Plym ­outh that he now sees, M irto said, has its roots in decades of planning and good decisions, s ta rt­ing with the town square- type downtown layout, with Kellogg Park as the center.

“It’s not an accident that it got this way,” Mir­to said.

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'A Chocolate Affair' to benefit First Step takes place Sunday, Oct. 9, at Plymouth's Inn at St. John's.

The Ladies A ncient O rder of H ibern ians, E lizabeth Fagan D ivi­sion, will host the sev­en th annual “A Choc­olate A ffa ir” to b en e­fit F irs t Step Sunday, Oct. 9.

F irs t Step prov ides com prehensive se rv ic ­es to v ic tim s of dom es­tic and sexual v io lence including tem p o ra ry em erg en cy housing, counseling , a 24-hour help line, ch ild ren ’s p ro ­g ram s and m ore.

The C hocolate A ffa ir will be held a t The Inn a t St. Jo h n ’s in P lym ­outh from 2-5 p.m . and will fe a tu re ta s te s of chocolate specia lties from a rea bak erie s , re s ­tau ran ts , c a te re rs , and chocolate m akers, and

will also fe a tu re a choc­o late fountain , e n te r­ta in m en t and prizes. P reced in g the Choco­la te A ffa ir a G arden Luncheon will be held from 12 -2 p.m. fea tu r­ing a sp eak er from F irs t Step who w ill sh a re h er in sp iring sto ry of su rv i­vorship .

C hocolate spec ia l­ties will be p rov ided by M ary D enn ing’s B ake Shoppe, T reats C atering of Farm ing ton , Sand­e rs Candy, K ilw in’s of Plym outh, F at C hef in A L ittle Coat C atering , Dove C hocolate, The C laddagh Ir ish Pub & R estau ran t, The D ear­born Inn, L indt Choco­late, The K andy Bar, Jo Jo ’s T reats & Sw eets, C aribou Coffee, B aha­

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T ickets fo r the Choc­o late A ffa ir a re $25 and the G arden Lun­cheon is also $25, a com ­bined tick e t is availab le fo r $45. For tick e ts o r m ore in fo rm ation on the Ladies A ncient O rder of H ibern ians, p lease call B a rb a ra W eir at 734-453-1459. T ickets a re also availab le a t the o ffices of F irs t Step in P lym outh, (734) 416- 1111.

Students set to study Rouge RiverM ore than 500 students

from local southeast Michigan schools will be conducting chemical tests, exam ining aquat­ic life, and surveying the Rouge R iver during the week of Oct. 5.

The students’ efforts are part of the ir partici­pation in the Rouge Edu­cation Project, a pro­gram coordinated by the non-profit Friends of the Rouge. Through the Rouge Education Pro j­ect students get to experi­ence hands-on science in a real-world setting.

Students participating in the Rouge Education Project may monitor up to nine d ifferent chem ­ical param eters of the river including pH, dis­solved oxygen, phospho­rus, n itrates, and fecal coliform bacteria. The students will then collect

and identify benthic m ac­roinvertebrates, such as insect larvae that live in the bottom of the river, crayfish and snails. Last­ly, students also com plete a physical stream sur­vey, which includes doc­um enting the erosion of stream banks and m ea­suring the velocity of the water.

“The Rouge Education Project provides K-12th grade students with an exceptional opportunity to gain hands on experience in real-world science, learn about their local eco­system, and form lasting respect for the communi­ty in which they live,” said Rouge Education Project Program M anager EmilyR. Hughes.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2012, the Rouge Education Project began in 1987. Its mission

is to prom ote aw areness and stew ardship of the Rouge River w atershed through school-based w ater quality monitoring, investigation and prob­lem solving. In addition to w ater quality monitor­ing, students in the proj­ect a re encouraged take action to im prove the health of the riv er based on the ir findings, and to consider how their every­day actions im pact their environm ent. The data that the students collect a re m ade available to the public on the Friends of the Rouge web site (www. therouge.org) and are provided to communities in the w atershed.

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By Rick BloomGuest Columnist

I recently read that charities will begin th e ir annual, year-end

pitch for money earlie r than in previous years. A m ericans a re by fa r the most generous people on earth . We give to char­ities around the world hoping to m ake the world a b e tte r place. The prob­lem is the unscrupulous individuals who know how generous A m eri­cans a re and seek to take advantage of this gen­erosity. That is why, at least once a year, I feel com pelled to w rite and rem ind readers how im portant it is to do some research before giving to a charity.

Ju s t because a char­ity has a noble mission doesn’t m ean you should donate money. Some­tim es well-intentioned people s ta rt charities that a re fiscally irresponsible. The resu lt is your mon­ey doesn’t go to achieve a charitab le purpose. On the o ther hand, th ere are others who s ta rt chari­ties w ith the intention of stealing money. E ither way, your hard-earned money doesn’t go to the charity purpose which you desire. The only way to p revent this is to re sea rch the charity before m aking a contri­bution.

Two good research sources are www.char- itynavigator.org and www.give.org. Rem em ­ber, one of the tricks used by unscrupulous charities is using a name tha t sounds sim ilar to a well-known charity. M ake su re you research

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the exact nam e of the char­ity, not som e­thing sim­ilar.

Unfor­tunately w hat has happened over the last few

years is that charities have tu rned to p ro fes­sional fundraisers to help solicit funds. I say unfor­tunately because m any of these professional fund­ra ise rs take a substan­tial am ount of money for th e ir services. For exam ­ple, some charities use professional phone solici­tation. Although m any of these com panies are on the up and up, they take as m uch as 50 p ercen t of the money collected in fees.

When I give to a char­ity, I w ant to m ake sure that the com pany solic­iting my donation is not getting 50 percen t of the contribution. My gener­al ru le is I don’t give to phone solicitation. If I get solicited by phone for a charity, I always ask to have som ething sent in writing. Also, I never give charge card infor­mation over the phone. And unless I am fam iliar w ith the charity, I do not give over the In ternet. Too m any bad things can happen over the In ternet w ith charities.

A nother ru le I have is that I don’t like to be p ressured . I recognize charities som etim es have to tw ist some arm s to get people to give, however, they shouldn’t be using p ressu re tactics. In addi­

tion, I’m not sw ayed one way or the o ther when charities send me free gifts in the mail. Legal­ly you have no obligation to donate to these orga­nizations. You can keep the gifts w ithout any obli­gation. That being said, I always question if a char­ity has money to send me gifts, m aybe they don’t need my contribution.

M any organizations send little gifts to encour­age a contribution but don’t let that sway your decision. You still have to do your research on the charity.

One o ther tactic that charities use is tugging at your heartstring . W heth­e r it’s stories of kids in Third World nations or of anim als that a re abused, the p ictu res and the sto­ries that you see tea r a t your heart. In o ther words, they accom plish exactly w hat they’re try ­ing to achieve. Don’t let these stories and pictures sway you. Once again, too many people use this tactic to get potential donors to let down their guard. Don’t fall for this.

As we en te r the chari­table giving season, it’s im portant that you do your research to make sure that when you give your hard-earned money to a charity; the money is going to the cause that you want and not ju s t to line som eone’s pocket. Good luck!

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Vala (front, from left), Marina and Catherine Evans, along with (back) Lynn Johnston and Judith Richards, braved cold, wet weather for last year's walk.

By Laurel Thomas GnageyCorrespondent

Sharon Skop does not believe things happen as a m atter of coincidence, so when the Canton woman picked up a brochure at church about an upcom­ing walk to raise money for children in Africa, the num ber 17 jum ped off the page and she knew exact­ly what she had to do.

It was 17 years ago Sept. 5 that her son Joe Misch died in a trag ­ic gun accident. He, his dad and a friend w ere an hour away from going on a hunting trip when a gun he was “horsing around with” w ent off, Skop says. The young man, who his m other says was loved by so many, was a hockey player who wore a 17 on his helm et and jersey.

The brochure for the World Orphans “walk LOCAL, reach GLOB­AL,” sponsored by Trin­ity Church, said the Oct.8 fundraiser would bene­fit children from 17 coun­tries who are orphaned prim arily because of HIV.

“It really touched me when I saw that World Orphans was in 17 coun­tries. That num ber 17 is really special,” said Skop, who has decided to walk in m em ory of her son, and has encouraged fam ­ily and friends to partic i­pate as well.

Skop sent a le tte r to a num ber of people, ask­ing them to join Team Joe M isch - “The G reat #17,” explaining that her self-confident son often re fe rred to him self as “the g rea t” as a way to get a laugh out of his fam ­

ily and friends.“He was a kid so full of

life at 14 years, who had such and impact on peo­ple, and now 17 years lat­er those who loved him can make a difference in the lives of those little guys across the world,” Skop says, who recites the words on a sign hanging above her kitchen sink: “To the world you might be one person but to one person you might be the world.”

Estim ates are that every 15 seconds a child in A frica becomes an orphan because of HIV/ AIDS. According to UNI­CEF, 53.1 million chil­dren living south of the Sahara desert have been orphaned, 30 percent of them as a resu lt of the disease. O ther A frican children lose parents to war, m alaria, cholera, severe famine, unsani­

tary w ater sources and natural disasters.

This is the second year Trinity Church has spon­sored the walk; last year 170 participants raised $25,000, said Ellie Schu- pra, director of outreach at the church located at the com er of Ann Arbor Road and Gotfredson. She hopes to nearly double participation this year.

“Our desire is to really m ake the Plymouth-Can- ton com m unity aw are of the orphan problem ,” said Schupra. Trinity offers a food pantry, tutoring program and other out­reach activities for South­east Michigan, and sever­al international missions projects. “The program for orphans is one more way to help children who don’t have o ther resourc­es — who don’t live in a country w ith foster care

and adoption program s, rescue mission m eals or any type of governm ent or com m unity support.We w ant the communi­ty inside and outside of the church to know they can m ake a difference for these children by walking or donating.”

The walk LOCAL reach Global event will be held at Summit on the Park, 46000 Summit Parkway, Canton. Registration begins a t 9:30 should end betw een 12 and 2 p.m., depending on if partic i­pants choose to walk 1,3 , 6,9 , or 12 miles. There is a $5 en try fee and a min­imum pledge $75/person paid online in advance or on the day of the event. One hundred percen t of the pledge money goes to orphans. To register, go to http://www.worldorphans. org/walklocalreachglobal.

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Last year, in addi­tion to funding part­ner agencies, the Plym­outh Community Unit­ed Way organized Make a Difference days to clean senior citizens’ yards, and collected new hats, scarves, mit­

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Visit www.plymout- hunitedway.org to learn about the work of 10 partner agencies includ­ing First Step, Angela Hospice, The Salvation Army Plymouth Corps, and Plymouth Commu­nity Council on Aging.

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Walt Menard of Plymouth Township pours a glass of wine for Stephanie Goecke of Plymouth Township. Menard is a member of the Over the Grill Gang, a local chef's club, and a volunteer wine pourer at the Schoolcraft event.

The culinary event attracted patrons from throughout the metro area. Enjoying the food and wine event were (from left) Mike Goebelbecker of Dearborn, Rebecca Shelby of Plymouth, Marcela Arana of Belleville and Elaine Chen of Dearborn.

Chris Cook (left), sous chef at The Henry Ford, and David McGregor, banquet chef, prepare an appetizer for event- goers. McGregor is a graduate of the Schoolcraft culinary program.

G reat food, luscious p astries and fine wines paired w ith a per­fec t autum n afternoon spelled success for the 20th annual Schoolcraft College C ulinary E x trav ­aganza.

M ore than 500 a tten d ­ees w ere trea ted to a wide v arie ty of excep­tional cu linary offerings. O ysters from M itch­e ll’s Fish M arket in Livo­nia, a sushi b a r p rovid­ed by Jo e ’s P roduce and G ourm et M arket and a scrum ptious pork appe­tize r o ffe red up by chefs from MGM G rand D etroit had patrons lin­ing up fo r seconds.

The Schoolcraft Col­lege Foundation p re ­sen ted the event, which fea tu red m ore than 40 tasting stations placed throughout the VisTaT- ech Center. Proceeds from the even t provide scholarships and g ran ts fo r students.

In addition to food and wine, a ttendees p a rtic ­ipated in a silent auc­tion, a w ine-tasting sem ­inar and, new this year, a wholesom e healthy foods dem onstration by m aste r chef J e f f G abri­el.

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W here else can you go hear a m aste r chef talk about food p repara tion fo r v irtually no cost?” said M arjorie Lynch, Special E vents & Fund- raising/D evelopm ent coordinator at School­c ra ft College and m em ­b e r of the host com m it­tee.

H ighlight of th is y e a r’s ra ffle was a H earts on F ire diam ond necklace from O rin Jew elers in G arden City and N orth- ville valued a t $3,400. Colleen Paige of Red- ford Township won the necklace.

Some 60 businesses and/or individuals spon­sored th is y e a r’s event, w hich ra ised some $40,000 in sponsorships.

“This will exceed our 2009 to tal and we a re pleased w ith tha t,” Lynch said, adding the com m ittee was also p leased with the auc­tion resu lts , w hich she a ttrib u ted to g rea t v a ri­e ty and “p resen ta tion of packages.” Betsy McCue of Livonia served as the auction com m ittee chair.

Fundraising is the foundation’s p rim ary role. Since its inception in 1966, the foundation has ra ised $4.5 m illion in scholarships.

Abe Munfakh, a Plymouth Township resident and mem­ber of the 2011 Culinary Extravaganza host and sponsor committees, is all smiles as he accepts a sample of apple bacon pie with ginger snap crust from Laura Ingram of Armitage Catering in Farmington Hills.

Coordinating this year's cu­linary event were Kristina Mayer, secretary of the Schoolcraft College Foun­dation Board of Governors and chair of the event, and Marjorie Lynch, coordina­tor, Special Events & Fund- raising/Development at Schoolcraft College. Mayer is vice president and branch manager of Bank of Ann Arbor's Plymouth Township office.

Chef Linda Arm it­age of Armitage Catering /Finnish Banquet & Con­ference Center in Farmington Hills prepared a Trinida- dian-style chicken with pickled top­ping and accented with spicy plantain chips.Chef Armitage lives in Novi.

The Cupcake Station in downtown Plymouth had some Valerie Byrd of Plymouth enjoys hearing about wine from700 samples of five flavors for culinary guests. Staff- volunteer wine pourers John and Jane Hillock of Livonia,ing the tasting station are (from left) Denise Castor and Amanda Frisk.

Enjoying good food and good company at Sunday's event were (from left standing and seated)Orin and Tina Mazzoni of Farmington Hills and owners of Orin Jewelers in Garden City and Northville; Sarah Obomsawin (seated), marketing director at Orin Jewelers in Garden City; Eileen Kearfott of Livonia, a Schoolcraft graduate; and John and Judy Santeiu of John N. Santeiu & Son in Garden City. John Santeiu w as one of the original signers of the articles in­corporation for Schoolcraft College and an honorary member of the foundation board. Orin Mazzoni is past president of the Schoolcraft College Foundation Board. Orin Jewelers donated the Hearts on Fire diamond necklace which w as first prize in this year's raffle drawing.

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PLYM O U TH C H A M B E R CH AT

Agio Spa Di Reposo recently opened their doors at 444 Main in downtown Plymouth. The spa offers the opportunity to "Repose in Quiet Elegance." Mas­sages, body treatments, hydrotherapy, waxing, hair services, vichy treatments, manicures, pedicures, plus facial and cosmetic services are all offered in their el­egant facility. Pictured are owner Kerri Pollard, employees, family and Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. To set an appointment, call (734) 207-5200 or go to agio-spa.com.

New member orientation

New m em bers and new contacts are invited to an orientation at the Cham ber of Com m erce office at 850 W. Ann A rbor Trail noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 . Lunch will be served and attendees will learn how to maximize the ir m em ber­ships. If you are a new m em ber or new to the Cham ber and in terest­ed in attending, please contact the Cham ber at teri@plymouthmich. org.

Coffee ConnectionThe next Coffee Connection, set

for 8-9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, is being hosted by Nico and Vali Ita l­ian Eatery. Enjoy a cup of coffee and breakfast trea ts while making new connections with o ther Cham­b er m em bers. If you are in terested in attending, call (734) 453-1540 or e-mail teri@ plymouthmich.org.

Nico & Vail is located at 744 Wing St. one block east of Main St. There is no fee to attend this event.

After HoursThe Plymouth Community and

Northville Cham bers of Commerce will hold a joint A fter Hours at one of the area ’s m ost popular restau ­rants, K arl’s Cabin.

This will give m em bers from both Cham bers the opportunity to m eet each o ther in a relaxed set­ting, enjoying delicious food along with a cash bar. These joint events with neighboring Cham bers are always great opportunities to net­work with people who a re right in our backyard.

There is no fee to attend this event; RSVP by Oct. 26 to teri@ plym louthcham ber.org or call (734) 453-1540. K arl’s Cabin is located at 6005 Gotfredson.

Michigan PhilharmonicThe orchestra opens its 2011-12

Season with The Red Violin featur­ing Anicka Skalova on violin. The perform ance takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the Village The­a te r at C herry Hill. Tickets are $22- general, $18-senior and $10-stu- dent. Call (734) 451-2112 to pur­chase tickets.

Chocolate AffairThe Ladies Ancient O rder of

H ibernians is hosting this event to benefit F irst Step, the program for counseling and em ergency hous­ing for victim s of domestic vio­lence and sexual assault. The event begins with a luncheon followed by the Chocolate A ffair featuring tastes of chocolates from area bak­eries, restau ran ts and caterers. There will also be entertainm ent and prizes.

The event takes place a t The Inn a t St. John’s (44045 Five Mile) on Oct. 9. The luncheon is from noon to 2 p.m. and the Chocolate Affair from 2-5 p.m. Tickets a re $25.00 for the luncheon and $25.00 for the Chocolate A ffair or $45.00 for both. Call Barb at (734) 453-1459 for tick­e t information. Sponsorships and A dvertising opportunities a re also available.

Drop-in theatreThe Plymouth Community Arts

Council is offering theater classes

for kids and adults through Dec. 12. Theatrical M ovement and the Art of Im prov (school-age th ru adult); Learn to Love Auditions (school- age th ru adult) and Introduction to Acting Techniques and Methods (age 10 thru adult). Classes are $15 for m em bers and $18 for non-mem­bers.

For m ore inform ation call (734) 4164278 or visit www.plymou- tharts.com /drop-in-theatre-classes.

Grand openingMusic Plus rocked Plymouth at

the ir recent grand opening. The store, located a t 445 H arvey St, specializes in accessories, les­sons, repairs, string instrum ents and band instrum ent rentals. They w ere previously located on South Main St. near Ann A rbor Road.

The band that cut the ribbon con­sisted of owner Dan M erski on the lead scissors, employees, friends and Cham ber Am bassadors. Learn m ore about M usic Plus a t www. musicplusmi.com.

Opening new doors

Loca l f irm debu ts

new sky lig h tThe new M aximizer

unit skylight from Duo- G ard Industries Inc. inte­grates up to th ree energy­saving, light-transm itting technologies to achieve top perform ance in trans­lucent daylighting for any specific clim atic region.

Duo-Gard will intro­duce M axim izer at Greenbuild 2011 in Toron­to.

“This skylight brings unm atched versatility and savings in daylight­ing, one of green build­ing’s prim e factors,” said David Miller, president of Duo-Gard. “M axim izer’s integration of technolo­gies provides designers w ith exceptional inter­changeability, enabling them to select the level of daylighting perform ance and the desired ROI that best suits each project.”

M axim izer’s clear acrylic dome covers a panel of insulating 25mm translucent multiwall polycarbonate glazing w ith high diffused light transm ittance. Adding optional Lum ira aerogel (form erly called Nano­gel) in the glazing’s walls doubles the insulating value and adds additional diffusion. Another option is a transparen t coating filte r that significantly reduces heat gain from in frared rays and elimi­nates UV rays, yet main­tains visible light tran s­m ittance. All th ree tech­nologies add up to top perform ance in skylight­ing, resulting in excep­tional savings in building operations.

Six models of Maximiz­e r offer a range of per­form ance values up to the

totally in tegrated M250 model with dome, IR coating filter and Lumira- filled 25mm polycarbon­ate, providing 19 percent light transm ission, 8 per­cent heat transm ission and U-value 0.13.

For example: A 10,000- sq.ft. box building in M iami’s hot-humid cli­m ate incorporating Max­im izer Model M25 with dome/IR filter/25mm polycarbonate would offer projected annual savings of $322,600. Hot, d ry Tlicson could expect $210,000 in savings. The sam e building in Boston’s cold climate, using Max­im izer Model M250 with dome/IR filter/25mm polycarbonate filled with Lum ira could achieve pro jected annual savings of $391,700.

M iller em phasized tha t M axim izer is a building- in teg ra ted approach to daylighting th a t req u ires a s tra teg y involving the s tru c tu re and its usage, the geographic clim ate and the balancing of per­form ance w anted with ROI expected . H e add­ed th a t D uo-G ard’s in- house team collaborates closely w ith a rch itec ts and designers to devel­op specific daylighting stra teg ies fo r each p ro j­ect.

“D esigners across the country no longer have to settle for one-size-fits-all in a unit skylight. Maxi­m izer lets them pick and choose the desired per­form ance in light trans­m ittance, insulating val­ue and energy efficien­cy, regardless of their clim atic region,” Mill­e r said.

PLYM O U TH BUSINESS BRIEFS

Mortgage managerCharles C racraft of Plymouth has

joined C harter One as a M ortgage Sales Manager. In addition to originating m ortgage loans, he is helping to grow C harter One’s team of loan officers in southeast Michigan. His office is in Plymouth.

C racraft originates a wide range of m ortgage loan pro­gram s, including both conventional and gov­ernm ent loans. He has been in the m ortgage business for 21 years.

C racraft cam e to Char­te r One from Key Bank, w here he was Michigan

Cracraft sales m anager. He is am em ber of the Michigan

M ortgage Lenders Association.“C harter One is com m itted to the

m ortgage business and, specifically, to growing our home financing operation in the Michigan m arket and through­out our re ta il banking geography,” said Ellen Steinfeld, Senior Vice President in the bank’s Home Lending Solutions divi­sion.

Broker moveC arlina Boji, broker/ow ner of RE/

MAX Classic, has announced tha t top producing R ealtor Delilah Milne has moved h er business to the Farm ing- ton Hills office. Milne, who was p rev i­ously affiliated w ith a local rea l esta te brokerage, m ade the transition to a RE/ MAX brokerage to access the ex traor­

dinary educational p ro­gram s, and for the ben­efits of w orking with the largest RE/MAX brokerage in South­easte rn M ichigan - RE/ MAX Classic.

“RE/MAX is not only synonymous with real estate, but at RE/MAX Classic we are provid­

ed m arketing assistance to grow our business and resources for technology,” said Milne. With over 10 years of expe­rience in the real estate industry, Milne specializes in residential and condomin­ium sales, luxury homes and buyer rep ­resentation.

“Delilah cam e to RE/MAX Classic this year and from the moment I m et her she has been professional, educated, ethical, and caring about the clients she works for. Delilah is a full tim e Real­tor and makes sure she knows the real estate m arket for her clients,” said Car­ol Boji, broker/ow ner of RE/MAX Clas­sic. “We are happy to have h er join our elite group of Realtors a t RE/MAX Clas­sic. H er knowledge and in tegrity a re a perfect fit.”

Top RealtorsThe Wall S treet Journal and Real

Trends, Inc. announced the top 1,000 real esta te agents and team s for 2011 in the United States. Teams and agents w ere ranked based on the total num ber of closed transactions in 2010.

The K eller Williams Plymouth/Canton M arket C enter is p resen t twice on the “Top 250 Teams by Transaction Sides.” The D&R Group holds the 18th spot while Je f f Glover and Associates holds the 83rd spot for 2011.

“The Thousand” consists of data col­lect in 2010 which is divided into four separate lists of 250: sales professionals by transactions sides; sales profession­als by sales volume; real estate team s by transaction sides; and real estate team s by sales volume.

“The real estate m arket collapsed four years ago, challenging the industry to shift the way they conduct the ir busi­ness. Thanks to G ary K eller’s bestsell­ing book, ‘Shift: How Top Real Estate Agents Tackle Tough Times,’ our cam ­paign and agents w ere p repared for this m arket change,” said K eller Wil­liams Michigan/N. Ohio Regional D irec­to r Louis Ronayne. “The list of our KW agents in M ichigan validates what Gary w rote about. We are proud to be in a business with such successful people and congratulate them on being ranked on these lists.”

Harvest gatheringThe Food Bank Council of Michigan

reports m ore than 13 percen t of Mich­igan households are what the Unit­ed States D epartm ent of A griculture describes as “food insecure,” meaning they often have difficulty obtaining the food they need for an active and healthy life.

Two Men and a Thick locations across the state of Michigan have partnered with local schools and broadcast m edia to support the Food Bank Council of M ichigan’s annual “Michigan H arvest G athering” collection of non-perishable food item s to support local food bank pantries for the upcoming w inter sea­son.

The program runs through Nov.18. Anyone in terested in donating can drop non-perishable food to participating Two Men and a Truck locations in Mich­igan. In addition, the moving company will make trucks and m anpower avail­able to food m anufacturers or anyone wishing to donate a large amount of food at once.

If you have in terest in participating in Two Men and a Truck’s “M ichigan H ar­vest G athering,” contact Emily Stebi- la or Kim Tassie a t 616-233-0500 or este- bila@ lambert-edwards.com or ktassie@ lam bert-edwards.com .

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N ot e v e ry o n e w as h ap p y w h en M ich ig an v o te rs o v e rw h e lm in g ly sa id th a t m a r iju a n a sh o u ld b e a v a ila b le fo r th o s e w h o f in d it he lp fu l in d e a lin g w ith p a in an d o th e r deb ili­ta tin g sy m p to m s a r is in g fro m v a rio u s m ed i­c a l conditions.

T h o se peop le shou ld b e h ap p y now.T h a n k s to a v a g u e la w , a l i s t l e s s

L e g is la tu r e , a g g r e s s iv e p o l ic e w o rk a n d a c ru s h in g a p p e lla te c o u r t ru lin g , i t ’s ju s t a b o u t im p o s s ib le fo r a p e r s o n to le g a lly o b ta in th e m a r iju a n a th a t 63 p e rc e n t o f th e s ta te v o te rs sa id shou ld b e av a ilab le to them .

In o th e r w ords, i f g ra n d m a ’s c a n c e r-re la t­e d n a u s e a is a lle v ia te d b y a sm a ll d o se o f m a r iju a n a , sh e b e t te r know how to g ro w it h e rse lf . O r she b e t te r have a g ra n d c h ild w ho c a n co n n e c t h e r w ith th e loca l po t pusher.

T h e M i c h i g a n M e d ic a lM a rih u a n a A c t, a p p r o v e d in a s t a t e w i d e r e f ­e r e n d u m in 2 0 0 8 , h a s s o m e w o r d ­in g p ro b lem s. B ut, v ag u e w o rd in g not­w i th s ta n d in g , th e p u b lic c le a r ly s u p ­p o rte d th e in ten t.

T h a t d i d n ’t s i t w ell w ith som e pol­i t ic ia n s , in c lu d in g B ill S c h u e tte w ho tw o y e a r s l a t e r b e c a m e a t t o r n e y g e n e ra l, th a n k s to a R ep u b lican la n d ­slide.

I t a lso h a s n ’t se t w ell w ith po lice a n d p ro se c u to rs . To b e fa ir, th e y w ere in a b ind . T h e p o ssession , m a n u ­fa c tu re a n d sa le o f m a r iju a n a is s till illegal. W ith o u t c l e a r g u id e l in e s , theyA ,needed to e n fo rce th e law a s th e y u n d e rs ta n d it. Som e, h o w ev e r, s e e m to ta k e th is r e s p o n s ib i l i ty qu ite eagerly .

F o r i n s t a n c e , t h e M ic h ig a n C o u r t o f A p p e a ls c o u r t r u le d r e c e n t ly th a t no o n e — c a re g iv e r s o r s o -c a lle d d is p e n s a r ie s — co u ld le g a lly s e ll m a r i ju a n a to le g itim a te , c a rd -h o ld in g m e d ic a l m a r i ju a n a u s e r s . A d ay la te r, tw o A n n A rb o r m e d ic a l m a r iju a n a c lin ics w e re ra id e d b y m ask -w ea rin g police o ff ic e rs w ho took so m e em p lo y ees aw ay in h an d cu ffs . P o lice o ffic ia ls sa id th a t th e ra id s w e re u n re la te d to th e c o u r t ru lin g , b u t a lso d ec lin ed to p ro v id e an y d e ta ils o r sp ec ific s ab o u t w h a t c r im e m a y h a v e b e e n c o m m it­ted .

A tto rn e y G e n e ra l S c h u e tte d id n ’t t r y to r e s t r a in h is g lee . S h o rtly a f te r th e a p p e a ls c o u r t ru l in g , h e e s s e n t ia l ly in fo rm e d law e n fo rc e m en t o ffic ia ls th a t it w as open seaso n on m e d ic a l m a r iju a n a c lin ics. In a p re p a re d s ta tem en t, he c a lle d th e ru lin g “a huge v ic to ­r y fo r p u b lic sa fe ty a n d M ich ig an co m m u n i­tie s s tru g g lin g w ith a n invasion o f po t shops n e a r th e ir schools, hom es a n d ch u rc h e s .”

S ch u e tte d e sc r ib e d th e h o r ro r c re a te d by th e ac t. I t seem s th a t so m ew h ere in th e s ta te , th e ho ld er of a m e d ic a l m a r iju a n a c a rd m ay h av e b e e n s to p p ed w h ile d r iv in g u n d e r th e in flu e n c e o f pot.

Som e c o m m u n itie s have p a s se d loca l o rd i­n a n c e s say in g th a t, in sh o rt, “th e possession , cu ltiv a tio n a n d u se of m a r iju a n a v io la tes th e f e d e r a l C o n tro lle d S u b s ta n c e A c t.” O th e r c o m m u n itie s like h av e b a s ic a lly ig n o red th e v o te r-ap p ro v ed law, p lac in g a m o ra to riu m on th e issu e s in ce it w as p assed . O ffic ia ls have sa id th e y w ere w a itin g fo r co u n ty an d s ta te leg is la to rs to ta c k le th e issue.

T h e la w m a k e s i t le g a l fo r a p e r s o n to u s e m a r i ju a n a fo r m e d ic a l p u rp o s e s , b u t o ff ic ia ls say it p ro v id e s no le g a l w ay fo r a p e rso n to o b ta in th a t m a riju a n a . T h a t’s even m o re t r u e now th a t th e a p p e a ls c o u r t h a s spoken.

B u t L a n s in g h a s b a r e ly l i f t e d a f in g e r , d esp ite co n tin u ed ev id en ce th a t peop le w an t th is so lved in a w ay th a t w ill p ro v id e fo r th e sa fe , e ffec tiv e d is tr ib u tio n o f m a r iju a n a fo r leg itim a te m ed ica l p u rp o ses .

L eg is la to rs have h ad tim e to c u t fu n d in g to p ub lic schools, h ack aw ay a t p u b lic em ployee b en e fits , r a is e ta x e s on re t i r e e s a n d c u t b e n ­e f i ts to c h i ld re n in p o v e rty . B u t g ra n d m a a n d h e r g laucom a? S he’s on h e r own.

The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, approved in a statewide referendum in 2008, has some wording problems. But, vague wording notwithstanding, the public clearly supported the intent.

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A g ro u p in P lym outh To w n sh ip is try in g to b rin g to vo ters a proposal fo r a ta x th a t w o u ld g o to w ard the Plym outh C o m m u n ity Fire D e p a rtm e n t w h ich m igh t o th erw ise lay o ff firefighter/param edics. In y o u r o w n com m unity, w o u ld yo u pay h igh e r ta xe s to protect fire dep artm ent jo bs?W e asked this question at the Plymouth District Library.

“I might.... A little bit of money, as long as it’s used wisely.... Police and fire, those are the things you support.”

Je ff Slack Canton Township

“Yes. Keep our com­munity safe. We’ve had to use 9-1-1 several times for our kids, so I was (pleased) that the (emergency help) was able to get there quickly.”

Heather G ilgh ristPittsfield Township

“I don’t know yet. I’d have to know more.... I don’t know the answer right now. We certainly want protection, but we can’t say if there might be some efficiencies.”

Jim Evanoff Plymouth Township

“Yes, somewhat higher. Depends on how much.A lot of my neighbors have signs (supporting the fire department).”

Charlie Roebuck Plymouth Township

LETTERS

Involvem ent keyI read the recent article, "Re­

searcher: Future depends on raising overall test scores" with interest until I came to the Har­vard University faculty member and researcher's comments about the role of parenting in closing the gap between the test scores of whites and nonwhites.

He is reported as having stated, "At age 2, they need to play simple board games so they can, begin to learn ,to count and understand there-" lationship between numbers." Even if you could get 2-year- olds to stay in one place long enough to play simple board games, this certainly would not be the best way for them to learn to count and under­stand the relationship between numbers.

For children this age, active involvement with real objects in their environment and counting steps as they go up and down them are far more important than game board representations. Verbalizing (including counting) through­out their activities and while being read stories are far more effective than board games.

When I read his theory about classroom control being "more important when teaching math and English language arts than caring about students or capti­vating them by making the ma­terial interesting," I wondered how long it had been since he had taught in an elementary or middle school classroom.

Important? Yes. More impor­tant? After 32 years of teach­ing experience, I would have to see plenty of research support­ing that statement before I would believe it. Hopefully, his audience had more experience working with young children than he appears to have had.

Jane Libbing Plymouth

Pension tax problemDear state Rep. Kurt Heise,The other day I found your

Fall 2011 news letter ("Protect­ing Michigan Seniors") in my mailbox. It was not addressed to me, but rather my mother- in-law who died earlier this year at age 90.

In your newsletter, you tell your target audience, "Seniors age 67 and older by the end of 2012 will be held harmless and remain exempt from pension taxes." It's obvious I am not one of the Michigan seniors you are trying to protect. I am a retired, 57-year-old senior, living off a fixed income from a

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private pension.The new Michigan Tax Pen­

sion law, which you endorsed, will fully tax pensions for people under age 60. This new tax will cost me thousands of dollars for years to come. I would have used this money to stimulate our local economy. This new pension tax is clearly based on age discrimination and is wrong.

As a precautionary measure, Gov. Rick Snyder has asked the Michigan Supreme Court for an advisory opinion as to whether this new pension tax is unconstitutional. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Regardless of the outcome, I will not vote for you when you are up for re-election.

John M. Vraniak

Plymouth

G overnm ent's roleAs Americans (mired in a

stagnant economy, with an aging population carrying a tremendous national debt burden), we are facing many tough and long-term econom­ic and financial challenges.

By necessity, discretionary expenditures at all levels of government that were once unquestioned are being elimi­nated or drastically reduced. The urge is to just stop all discretionary spending, rather than prioritize our needs. One benefit of this crisis has been to spark a debate as to what the appropriate role of gov­ernment (federal, state and local) should be.

It is this writer's belief that it is neither in our nation nor in our state's best interest to allow our border crossings to be privately owned. If border security and the facilitation of international commerce is not a governmental function, what is?

M ike GerouCanton

Pass jobs plan nowPresident Obama laid out a

bold and comprehensive jobs plan before a joint session of Congress. This plan directly challenged Congress to im­mediately address the unem­ployed and underemployed suffering in our nation. This plan, many features having bipartisan agreement in the past, should be swiftly enact­ed. It would put this country to work immediately.

Contrary to his predecessor, who for eight years pSid for nothing and instead passed debt on to future genera­tions, Obama spelled out how this plan will be paid for by further deficit reduction and, yes, tax increases.

If Congress, particularly the Republican-controlled U.S. House, simply sits on their hands and becomes consti­pated by their own rhetoric, the nation will suffer — as will they at the polls. If Con­gress does nothing while they try to single-mindedly work for Obama's defeat, then the reverse is likely to happen.

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plaining about having to pay perhaps 25 percent of your company-provided health care: stop it. You do not know how good you have it. Neither did I until my husband was laid off from one company and hired by another. Check your pay stub. Do a little math. Even if your portion of health care was increased by 50 percent, you still would not be close to what we pay. Get on your knees and say a prayer of gratitude, and stop whining.

Here's my reality: BCBS health and dental coverage for my husband and myself costs us $20,000 out of pock­et for our premiums a year, plus deductibles and co-pays. That's $5,000 per quarter, $1,650 per month, $825 per pay period. My husband is a contracted department direc­tor for one of the Big Three and he has no benefits what­soever. What do I get for this preposterous premium pay­ment? Two doctor visits per year, and an upcoming $5,000 dental bill that I will have to pay entirely by myself.

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Eagles power past Warriors

By Tim SmithObserver Staff Writer

Once Plymouth Chris­tian Academy’s offen­sive ball started rolling Tuesday night, there was nothing Lutheran West- land High could do to stop it.

The Eagles’ power- packed offense and hard- nosed defense proved too much for the Warriors in the Michigan Inde­pendent Athletics Con­ference Blue Division matchup.

PC A earned a 25-15,25- 18,25-21 victory, improv­ing to 174-3 overall and 4-0 in the MIAC Blue.The Warriors fell to 11-7- 4 and 1-3.

According to Eagles head coach Kelly Black- ney, whose team kept momentum from last Thursday’s riveting five- game victory over nem­esis Oakland Christian, consistency and defen­sive determination were keys to the latest win.

“I think we’ve been a little inconsistent here and there,” Blackney said. “And (with) these games I know we’re play­ing to the potential we need to every game.”

Senior middle hitter Kristin Malcolm (15 kills) again was a force.

She was on the business end of many sweet sets from her sophomore sis­ter Jennifer Malcolm (25

assists) and also joined forces with senior out­side hitter Amy Zinn (13 digs, five kills, four aces) to stymie Lutheran West­land’s offensive game plan.

“Serving was key for us,” Kristin Malcolm said. “We just aimed for the spots and we just brought on the heat espe­cially Amy, she had awe­some serves. They just couldn’t handle her.”

Zinn said the win over Oakland Christian might be the springboard for the Eagles to fly back to the Class D finals for a second straight year.

“We’re definitely as good as last year,” Zinn said. “I mean even this last week with Oakland, we went to five games with them. It just was on- and-off, on-and-off.

“But we’re the kind of team that comes back. And we are known for pushing through until the very end. It’s a mindset.”

Tough to stopFor Lutheran Westland

head coach Kevin Wade, whose team was led by senior middle hitter Amanda Terranella (six kills, six blocks), senior libero Taylor Wiemer (22 digs) and senior setter Erica Killian (10 assists), the Warriors could not stem the PCA tide and

Please see SPIKERS, B3Plymouth Christian's Kristin Malcolm (No. 6) scores another point Tuesday against Lu­theran Westland.

V O LLE Y B A LL

Salem rallies for win

By Tim SmithObserver Staff Writer

Salem’s varsity girls volleyball team cleared a hurdle Tuesday, over­coming adversity to edge South Lyon in a five-game set between KLAA Central Division squads.

The Rocks lost the fourth game, along with losing Erika Hatch­er with an ankle inju­ry. But they hung tough, with a big contribu­tion by Nancy Krutty in Hatcher’s spot up front, and took the decisive fifth game 18-16.

“I am so proud of my girls; they all worked so hard and never gave up,” Salem head coach Amanda Nies said.“That was a huge mile­stone for us tonight and I could not be happier.

“I always tell the girls to leave everything they got on the floor and they proved to do that tonight.”

Other standouts included Brooke Berbe- ret (13 kills), Hatcher (10 kills), Kara Hewett (six kills, three blocks), Katie Vincent (20 digs),

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W H A L E R S H O M E O P E N E R

Aleardi sparks Whalers

Y o u n g g u nC a n t o n f r e s h m a n r i s e s t o t o p s p o t i n l i n e u p

By Tim SmithObserver Staff Writer

Alex Aleardi already has pretty good returns on his decision to switch from uniform No. 18 to No 40 to start the Plym­outh Whalers 2011-12 season.

The Farmington Hills native broke a 2-2 tie early in the third period of Saturday’s home open­er against Erie and that seemingly flipped the switch that the Whalers were looking for.

Aleardi scored again as the Whalers skated to a 6-2 Ontario Hock­ey League victory before just under 2,000 fans at Compuware Arena. The win followed Plymouth’s 6-2 loss in Wednesday’s opener at Owen Sound.

“I changed it up, (No.) 42’s been my lucky num­ber my whole life so we only go up to 40 at Plym­outh,” Aleardi said. “So I took advantage of when Peter Neal moved on and just decided to take it.”

Aleardi didn’t immedi­ately have a new good- luck charm, however.He clanged a shot off the post just moments after Erie tied the game at 2-2 in the first minute of the

Plymouth center Mitch­ell Heard (No.

15) scores against Erie

goalie Tyson Teichmann (No. 1) late

in the second period Satur­day night to

put the Whal­ers up 2-1.

Assisting on the goal was J.T. Miller, his first point for

Plymouth.

RENA LAVERTY

third.But with 14:34 left, he

did score his first goal of the season, capping a beautiful individual effort.

He took a feed and bulled his way along the left half-wall, cutting behind the defense along the goal line and switch­ing to his backhand as he moved laterally in front of Otters goalie Tyson Teichmann (47 saves).

Ju st eno u gh roomAleardi then slipped

the puck inside the far post, with assists to for­ward Mitchell Dempsey and defenseman Dylan MacDonald.

“I found a little lane to maneuver and I got a lot of speed so I just took it wide,” Aleardi explained. “One of the things I’ve really been working on is driving the net, right across the crease to make the goalie extend out.

“Teichmann just couldn’t adjust fast enough by the time I was across the crease,so I just slid it in.”

That goal seemed to provide a chance for the team to collectively exhale and begin to relax

on offense.Despite heavily out-

shooting the Otters (including by a 194 mar­gin in the first), Plym­outh held a slim 2-1 lead entering the third (on goals by Stefan Noesen and Mitchell Heard, both in the second period).

Then in the first min­ute of the final stanza, Erie winger Greg McK- egg snapped a sharp angle shot from the left circle past Whalers goal­ie Scott Wedgewood to knot the score.

With about 18 min­utes to play, Wedgewood faced a similar chance. This time, he blocked the scoring bid by Stephen Harper.

Wedgewood and the defense then killed off a Plymouth penalty and Aleardi soon netted the go-ahead tally.

Compuware fans could almost see the rust melt away from Plymouth’s offensive machine over the final 15 minutes.

Less than two minutes later it was a 4-2 game. Noesen centered the puck to Rickard Rake- 11 cutting in from the left wing and Rakell went

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By Tim SmithObserver Staff Writer

From day one, Can­ton freshman Rohan Vaishnav showed he belonged.

And not just as a mem­ber of the Chiefs varsi­ty boys tennis team, but as the go-to guy at No. 1 singles.

“Rohan along with all the new players have been a wonderful addi­tion to the team,” Can­ton head coach Barb Lehmann said. “To have a freshman in the No.1 singles position is an asset to the current sea­son and to our future.”

The 13-year-old Vaish­nav already is quite accomplished (he’s gar­nered national rank­ing from 2008-11 via the United States Ten­nis Association for tour­nament excellence) and

it’s no surprise accord­ing to senior teammate Alan Halim.

“He’s incredible. His serve is one of the best, one of the most consis­tent,” said Halim, Can­ton’s No. 2 singles play­er. “And he has kill­er accuracy. He hits it always on the line, on the corners. It’s just incredible.”

Halim noted there was slight apprehen­sion before the sea­son about a ninth-grad­er rolling in and rising to the top of the peck­ing order. But that pret­ty much disappeared overnight.

“We were surprised, but we knew it would be a good thing for Canton as a team having a great player who could take the No. 1 singles spot,” Halim said. “We’re real­ly happy for him.”

B rig h t fu tu reVaishnav, who start­

ed playing competitive tennis as a 9-year-old, said this year has been a great experience and he sees nothing but good things ahead for the Canton program.

“By the time I’m a junior, I really want to carry the team to states,” he said. “Even this year, I want to go as far as we can. Canton’s a great team. We’re doing really well.”

When the season ends, he will return to tak­ing private lessons from Armand Molino (who is on the same coach­ing page as Lehmann, pushing for consisten­cy and aggressive serv­ing) and competing in USTA tournaments — as he has for several years,

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Canton freshman Rohan Vaishnav makes sure to not lose focus, determination etched all over his face.

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Week 6 Wright Smith O’Meara EmonsFriday, Sept. 30Oak Park (2-3,1-3) at Harrison (5-0,4-0), 7 p.m. Harrison Harrison Harrison HarrisonThurston (4-1,3-0) at Robichaud (5-0, 3-0), 7 p.m. Thurston Robichaud Thurston ThurstonAnnapolis (2-3,1-2) at Garden City (4-1,2-1), 7 p.m. Garden City Garden City Garden City Garden CityCrestwood (0-5,0-3) at Redford Union (0-5,0-3), 7 p.m. Union Union Crestwood CrestwoodCanton (5-0,3-0) at Churchill (3-2,1-2), 7 p.m. Canton Canton Canton CantonNorthville (5-0, 3-0) at Stevenson (2-3,1-2), 7 p.m. Northville Northville Northville NorthvilleSouth Lyon East (1-4,0-3) at Salem (1-4,0-3), 7 p.m. Salem Salem Salem S.L. EastPlymouth (5-0, 3-0) at John Glenn (2-3,1-2), 7 p.m. Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth PlymouthWayne (0-5,0-3) at Franklin (1-2,2-3), 7 p.m. Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin01. Lakes (3-2) at Clarenceville (2-3), 7 p.m. 01. Lakes Clarenceville 01. Lakes ClarencevilleOakl. Christian (1-3,0-2) at Luth. Westland (2-3,1-2), 7 p.m. Luth. Westland Luth. Westland Luth. Westland Luth. WestlandSaturday, Oct. 1Berkley (3-2,3-1) at North Farmington (3-2,3-2), 1 p.m. Berkley Berkley Berkley North FarmingtonFarmington (4-1,3-1) at Southfield (4-1,3-1), 1 p.m. Southfield Southfield Southfield SouthfieldLast week 10-2 10-2 11-1 12-0Overall 54-14 46-22 56-12 61-7

Westland’s Modano goes out a StarBy Brad EmonsObserver Staff Writer

An American hock­ey icon from Westland said a tearful goodbye to the game during a press conference held Friday afternoon in Dallas.

Mike Modano, who starred in the Nation­al Hockey League for 21 seasons, signed a one- day contract so he could retire as a member of the Dallas Stars organi­zation.

The Stars put a value of $999,999 on the con­tract as a symbolic ges­ture to salute Modano’s wearing of the No. 9 jer­sey in Dallas. The 41- year-old then immedi­ately sent his retirement papers to the league office.

Modano played all but one of his 21 NHL sea­sons with the Stars, starting with the team in 1988-89 when the fran­chise was located in Bloomington, Minn.

He played his last NHL season with Detroit. This summer he considered re-signing with anoth­er team with the Van­couver Canucks mak­ing overtures, but Moda­no announced earlier last week that he would retire Friday as a Star.

With 561 goals and 1,374 points, Modano retires as the highest- scoring American-born player in NHL history.

Modano, known for his dynamic skating ability, holds 21 Dallas records, including most games played (1,459), goals in a season (50) and points in a career (1,359).

“I thought I’d get through the first sen­tence, it looks easy on paper,” said Modano, who became emotion­al throughout the hour- long press conference. “You’d wonder what this day would be like. It

feels pretty overwhelm­ing. The people you seem to touch along the way and the people you meet in the course of a career is pretty amaz­ing. I look back at 21 years with one franchise . . . I think that made me the most proud of any­thing.”

In 1988 he was drafted first overall by the then Minnesota North Stars. He won the Stanley Cup in 1999 and appeared in the 1991 and 2000 finals. Modano represented the U.S. in 11 internation­al tournaments, includ­ing three Winter Olym­pic Games winning a sil­ver in 2002 in Salt Lake City.

“Mike Modano will always be the face of this franchise,” Dallas general manager Joe Nieuwendyk said in a statement released by the team. “He means so much to our organiza­tion and all of our fans. We wanted to give him the opportunity to retire as a Dallas Star. Mike has given his heart and soul to this game for over 30 years.”

Modano, who scored a Stars franchise record 50 goals during the 1993- 94 season, knew the day would be coming when he’d have to put away his skates for good.

“It does go fast, it will be over before you know it,” Modano said dur­ing the press gather­ing. “When I was told that when I was 18 by the guys in Minneso­ta, I just rolled my eyes and I said, ‘No, you’re 35 and old, you’re going to be out of the game soon so why would I listen to you?’ It does come full circle with those guys.”

After being cut loose by Dallas, Modano took a shot at a Stanley Cup run with his hometown Red Wings.

The 6-foot-3,210- pound center played in 40 games for Detroit, amassing four goals and 11 assists, but appeared in only two of the Wings’ playoff games.

“Kenny Holland (gen­eral manager) had a vision, so did Mike Bab­cock (head coach) about maybe coming to Detroit and having a re-birth of some sort,” Moda­no said. “Just for them to think about me, and to play for their organi­zation, certainly was a thrill. It was an oppor­tunity I don’t think I could have given up.The Ilitch family, Mike and Marian, my Little Caesars (youth league) days back in the day. . . growing up . . . they did everything for us. They helped with our trav­el, they helped with our gear, all of the sticks that we needed . . . just a great family.

“My teammates in Detroit. . . played up against them for years. Some of the most amaz­ing guys and skilled players I ever saw in one room. You can see after one year with them why they’re at such a level that they’re at. But they were great. I appreciate that experience and the opportunity to be a part of that. Of course, all of my minor league youth coaches along the way.”

His abbreviated stint with the Wings, though, was marked mostly by a devastating injury to his right wrist, which cost him half the sea­son. When he came back from the injury, No. 99 found himself on the out­side having to work his way back into the lineup. He was a healthy scratch for a game in April that cost him the chance to reach a nice, round 1,500 career games.

“After last year, I

was really drained and spent,” Modano told the Detroit Free Press.“I felt, at the time, I’ve exhausted myself men­tally and emotional­ly. After July came and went and there wasn’t much happening, I knew I was going to retire.”

The certain first-bal­lot NHL Hall of Fam- er said he may do some televised games for Fox Sports Southwest, and possibly for the NHL Network. He is married to actress Willa Ford and is an avid golfer. His Mike Modano Founda­tion serves underprivi­leged youth in the Dal­las area.

Born in Livonia, Moda­no attended Franklin High before getting a call in 1985 from Rick Wilson and he left home as a 16-year-old junior. Modano went on to play three seasons for the Prince Albert, Alberta Raiders of the Western Hockey League before gening as the NHL’s first pi£k overall in the 1988 draft.

“It was great a prep­aration for the NHL I’d have to say,” Modano said of his junior days in Western Canada.

Modano thanked for­mer teammates, coach­es, the media, fans, the Stars support staff and friends, but saved his final remarks for this mother and father, Michael and Karen Modano.

“Those long van rides, the 6 a.m. practices, the love and support that you gave to me was a life of hockey,” Modano said tearfully.

In 2003, the City of Westland dedicated its ice arena in his name and renamed the rink Mike Modano Arena.

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VAISHNAVContinued from page B1

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Putting everything he has into this shot is Canton standout freshman Rohan Vaishnav, excelling as the Chiefs' No. 1 singles player this season.

with much success.“I’ve won a few

(USTA) tournaments, I’ve made runner-up in a few tournaments as well,” Vaishnav said. “During the high school season, I haven’t been playing (elsewhere), but as soon as it’s over I’m going to get right back to it. As long as high school season’s going on, I’m not going to play USTA.”

Lehmann said the lev­el of commitment to excellence that Vaish­nav has bodes well for his Canton career and beyond.

“His family (especial­ly parents Dhaval and Brenda) is a great sup­porter of his desire to be a great player and one day play in college,” she said. “He brings a lev­el of knowledge of com­petitive play and sports­manship that is a great example to all of the players on the team.”

B ette r th an e xp e cte d

Vaishnav smiled when talking about what he set out to accomplish as a freshman and what has actually happened.

“When I came here, I wanted to be at least No. 2 (singles), for sure,” he said. “When I got here,I won all my matches.I was extremely happy

with the results. It was beyond what I had hoped for.”

In fact, he can look across Plymouth-Can- ton Educational Park at another No. 1 singles player who is pretty good — Plymouth senior All- Stater Aaron Zhang — and perhaps visualize get­ting to that point as a high school player. So far, one of the few blemishes on

Vaishnav’s record came at the hands of Zhang.

“We played once, it was a tight match,” Vaishnav said. “He end­ed up winning, but it was good. He’s a great play­er, he’s a good guy.”

It’s not taking long to describe young Rohan Vaishnav in the same way.

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Canton

w in streak

ends in tieOn a cool, rainy night

at Plymouth-Canton Edu­cational Park, two rival boys soccer teams faced off in a KLAA South Division battle.

When 80 minutes of action was over on Tues­day, Canton and Plym­outh played to a 2-2 tie to snap the Chiefs 10-game winning streak.

The Wildcats nearly pulled out a win on their Senior Night. But with about 10 minutes left, Canton’s Neil Zech ran down Plymouth senior Michael Himmelspach, who had gotten behind the Chiefs’ defense, and tackled the ball out of bounds.

Each team had cor­ner kicks late in the ball- game, but could not crack the 2-2 deadlock.

The Wildcats took an early 1-0 lead when junior Chandler Olah pounced on a loose ball in the middle of the Can­ton goal box and booted it into the corner of the net past senior goalkeep­er Steven Murphy.

But less than a minute later, Brian Berinti led Mitch Posuniak with a long pass up the sideline and he made it 1-1 with a blast that beat Plym­outh senior goalie Rene Mejia.

It was 2-1 Canton four minutes after that.

Following a Tyler Win- ningham corner kick, Berinti found the ball at the top of the Plymouth goal box and touched a pass to senior Nathan Bergeson.

The subsequent chip shot gave the Chiefs a 2- 1 lead at halftime.

Plymouth finally drew even midway through the second half. Olah intercepted a bad clear­ing pass and drove a beautiful shot from about 25 yards out that found the side netting behind Murphy.

The division-leading Chiefs’ record moved to12-1-2 overall and 6-0-1 with the tie while Plym­outh’s record is 4-4-1 and4-2-1 — good for second place in the KLAA South.

C a n t o n L io n s

s t i l l u n b e a t e nThe Canton Lions

Junior Varsity football team improved their record to 3-0 with a recent hard-fought win over the Westland Mete­ors, 30-13.

The Lions defense con­tinues to be stingy giv­ing up only 19 points through the first three games. They have been led by strong play from Joey Glunt, Rubin Wil­liams, Spencer Brown, Kyle Amick, Victor Abraham, Alan Farm­er, Noah Brown, Colton Wieloch, Jason Arnold and Miles Davenport.

Against the Meteors, Davenport intercepted a pass late in the game and returned it 40 yards for the Lions last touch­down.

Offensively, the Lions have been led by the strong quarterback play of Evan Voyles,

Noah Brown, and Colton Wieloch, who scored on a quarterback sneak late in the first half.

The offensive line has received strong play from Kyrece Smith, David Mason, and Matt Wayne, opening large holes which have allowed Jason Arnold, Victor Abraham, and Miles Davenport to record eight touchdown runs this season all over 25 yards.

Arnold had touchdown runs of 97 and 35 yards against the Meteors.

The Lions face a touch test this week­end against the Ypsilan- ti Braves at the PCEP football stadium. First games begin at 10 a.m. for the Junior Freshman team, followed by the Freshman, JV, and Varsi­ty at Noon, 2 and 4 p.m., respectively.

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top-shelf for the goal. Farmington Hills’ Austin Levi collected his second assist on the play.

With 7:55 remain­ing, Plymouth new­comers Andy Bathgate and Mitchell Dempsey chalked up their first points in a Whalers uni­form to make it 5-2.

Bathgate sent a pass to Aleardi, who in turn put a centering pass on the tape of rookie winger Dempsey — who slipped the puck along the ice between Teichmann’s pads.

Wrapping up the scor­ing in the final min­ute was Aleardi, from Michael Whaley and Dempsey.

According to Plym­outh assistant coach Don Eiland, the way the Whal­ers turned on the offense is something Compuware fans could see on a regu­lar basis.

“We’ve got it built into three lines instead of loading up one line like we had to do last year,” Eiland said. “Hopefully with the three deep lines

we have we look forward to that if we work hard. Don’t expect it to come but make it happen.”

Eiland said players are still getting used to each other, what with eight Whalers just returning from various National Hockey League training camps.

“It’s going to take time, we haven’t been together that long,” he added. “A lot of guys were away at camp. Everyone’s getting to know each other.”

F ittin g fo o tn o teThe assist by Whal­

ey came at the end of a night that began with a moment of silence for his father.

Hockey official David Whaley, 48, recently died following a bout with cancer. He had served as a video goal judge in the OHL since the 2006-07 season.

(Plymouth’s next games — both at Compuware — are Friday against Otta­wa and Saturday against London. Both games begin at 7 p.m. Call (734)453-8400 for ticket infor­mation.)

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On the heels of Satur­day’s Rock Mauer Invi­tational, both Salem and Canton got after it Tues­day in a KLAA crossover varsity girls swimming and diving meet.

The Rocks held on for an exciting 97-89 tri­umph, sparked by senior Lauren Seroka who was part of two winning relays along with two individual triumphs.

Seroka, Abby Aumill- er, Maria Radzwion and Julia Suriano came in first in the 200-yard med­

ley relay with a time of 1:57.27, nipping Canton’s quartet of Caitlin Orr, Hannah Jenkins, Delaney Adams and Abby Madi­son (1:58.43).

The Salem 400 relay also came in first as Sero­ka, Maddie Gorman, Suri­ano and Aumiller pre­vailed in 3:47.78.

Seroka’s individual wins came in the 200IM (2:13.64) and 500 free­style (5:14.57).

Also claiming two solo events was Canton’s Des- tinee Barmore-Hicks

(50 free, 25.30; 100 free, 55.28).

Barmore-Hicks also joined Abby Madison, Claire Greene and Mad­eline Madison to win the 200 relay, in 1:47.42.

Other swimmers to fin­ish first in events were Canton’s Greene (200 free, 2:03.40), Adams (100 fly, 1:01.39) and Jenkins (100 breast, 1:14.11) while Salem’s Bridget Maul (diving, 133.75 points) and Aumiller (100 back, 1:01.78) were the other event winners.

Rocks, Chiefs swim hard at inviteBy Tim Smith

Observer Staff Writer

Despite finishing in the middle of the pack at Saturday’s Rock Mau­rer Swimming & Div­ing Invitational at Salem High School, the Rocks and campus rival Canton did have some positives to take out of the day.

Salem’s varsity girls team finished fourth with 140 points while Canton placed fifth with 126. The top spots were secured by Farmington Hills Mercy (352), Northville (249) and Livonia Stevenson (195). Rounding up the stand­ings in sixth place was Ann Arbor Pioneer (120).

There were multiple heats in each event.

“We had a great crowd that were entertained to some exciting com­petition by all six teams involved,” Salem head coach Chuck Olson said. - “I was impressed by the sportsmanship and con­duct of all the teams which is so important to interscholastic sports.”

The Rocks and Chiefs

each collected one first- place finish. For Salem, junior Abby Aumiller won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.53 while Canton sophomore Destinee Barmore-Hicks was first in the 50 free with a mark of 25.72 sec­onds.

Earning second in one heat of the 200 IM was Canton junior Caitlin Orr (2:24.89), while Salem’s Lauren Seroka and Can­ton’s Delaney Adams fin­ished 2-3 in the another heat of that event.

Seroka, a senior, fin­ished in 2:16.49 while junior Adams came in third with a mark of 2:18.48.

In the 500 free, Canton freshman Claire Greene impressed. She placed second in her heat with a time of 5:23.74.

Several individuals from Salem and Canton earned third-place pointy.

Green took the third spot in the 200 free (2:04.42), while Can­ton sophomores Mack­enzie Dugas and Han­nah Jenkins were third in

their heats of the 200 IM (2:32.61,2:22.45, respec­tively).

Salem juniors Nicole Kariotis (50 free, 28.15) and Natasha Consul (100 fly, 1:15.52) regis­tered third-place finish­es. So did Canton soph­omore Rachel Barszcz in her heat of the 100 fly (1:09.73).

Other Salem individu­al thirds were tallied by Julia Suriano (100 free, 57.58) and Seroka (100 breast, 1:11.98); Canton’s Adams (100 fly, 1:03.04) and junior Christine Pray (500 free, 5:42.30) also came in third.

In relays, Salem chalked up thirds in two rac­es. In the 200-yard free­style relay, the tandem of Kristy Rupp, Michelle Gutta, Noele Milad and Claire Cousino finished in 1:57.48. Also third, in the 400-free relay, were Salem’s Vincenza Zaia, Jocey Lamoureux, Steph- anie Solterman and Mag­gie Sniedeman.

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PREP CROSS CO U N TRY RESULTSMONROE JEFFERSON

INVITATIONAL RESULTS Sept 24 at Sterling State Park

BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: 1.Brighton, 18 points; 2. Canton, , 83; 3. Livonia Stevenson, 88;4. Livonia Churchill, 92; 5. Ann Arbor Huron, 156; 6. Livonia Franklin, 209; 7. Belleville, 244;8. (tie) Monroe and Wayne Me­morial, 248 each; 10. Dearborn Heights Crestwood, 259; 11. Ypsilanti Lincoln, 277; 12. South- gate Anderson, 298; 13. Garden City, 372.Individual winner: Timmy

Jurick (Brighton), 16:35.13 (5,000 meters).Canton finishers: 10. Mitch

Clinton, 17:26 (medal); 12. Miles Felton, 17:35 (medal); 15. Jeff Molchan, 17:40 (medal); 22. Billy Toth, 17:56 (medal); 24. Tom Walkinshaw, 17:58 (medal); 25. Bradon Conley, 17:58 (medal);33. Andrew Stephens, 18:17. GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS: 1.

Brighton, 36 points; 2. Livonia Churchill, 57; 3. Saline, 114;4. Livonia Stevenson, 122; 5. Plymouth, 133; 6. Canton, 148;7. Livonia Franklin, 194; 8. Salem (B), 197; 9. Monroe, 233; 10. Southgate Anderson, 324; 11. Garden City, 326; 12. Dearborn Heights Crestwood, 398; 14. (tie) Wayne Memorial and Ypsilanti Lincoln, no team scores. Individual winner: Kerigan

Riley (Churchill), 19:19.33 (5,000 meters).Salem finishers: 31. Adrianna

Beltran, 21:43; 33. Hannah Sto- liker, 21:47; 45. Rebecca Lopez, 22:08; 46. Lauren Arquette, 22:09; 55. Madison Goodpas­ture, 22:35; 56. Jamie Olsen, 22:41; 77. Emily Marcero, 23:37; 88. Katy Robeson, 24:12; 90. Alexis Foley, 24:19; 97. Shannon Fitzpatrick, 25:05.

JACKSON INVITATIONAL RESULTS

Sept 24 at Sharp Park GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Sa­

line, 42 points (24 teams in race); 2. Northville (A), 70; 3. Troy (A),118; 4. Pinckney, 177; 5. Temper­

ance Bedford (197); 6. White Lake Lakeland (199); 7. Sterling Heights Stevenson (209); 8. East Kentwood (231); 9. Traverse City West (234); 10. Northville (B), 240; 11. Salem (A), 244.Salem finishers: 38. Shannon

Flynn, 20:05.5; 40. Emily Bizon, 20:11.2; 48. Autumn Burin, 20:28.3; 53. Amanda Beyer, 20:32.0; 68. Natasha Stevenson, 20:52.6; 75. Alejandra Beltran, 21:00.9; 92. Kelly Kerwin,21:19.4.

BOYS DUAL MEET RESULTS CANTON 25

LIVONIA CHURCHILL 31Sept. 27 at Cass Benton Park

Individual winner: Miles Felton (Canton), 17:14.2 (5,000 meters).Other Canton finishers: 2.

Mitch Clinton, 17:16.5; 3. Bradon Conley, 17:26.3; 8. Billy Toth, 17:44.0; 10. Tom Walkinshaw, 17:56.7; 13. Evan Dunklee, 18:02.1; 14. Andrew Stephens, 18:24.0.Dual meet records: Canton, 3-0

overall, 3-0 KLAA South Division; Churchill, 2-1 overall, 2-1 KLAA South.

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Sept. 27 at Nankin MillsIndividual winner: Derek

Gielarowski (Plymouth), 16:34.2 (5,000 meters).Other Plymouth finishers: 2.

Nick Eiben, 17:08.8; 3. Zane Perlonga, 17:16.3; 4. Liam Carde­nas, 17:16.8; 5. Jimmy Maciag, 17:20.3; 7. Brandon Dalton, 17:27.3; 9. Garrett Newman, 17:48.9.Dual meet records: Plymouth,

3-0 overall, 3-0 KLAA South Divi­sion; Franklin, 0-3 overall, 0-3 KLAA South.

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Sept. 27 at Cass Benton ParkIndividual winner: Stephen

Fenech (Stevenson), 17:06.5 (5,000 meters).Salem finishers: 2. Steve McEv-

illy, 17:26.7; 6. Riley Doxtader, 17:53.4; 8. Jeremy Drouillard, 18:05.7; 9. Donovan Drouil­

lard, 18:09.3; 15. Noah Engerer, 18:43.2; 17. Alex Creekmore, 18:44.5; 18. Lucas Salinas,18:48.7.Dual meet records: Stevenson,

2- 1 overall, 2-1 KLAA Central Division; Salem, 1-2 overall, 1-2 KLAA Central.

GIRLS DUAL MEET RESULTS LIVONIA CHURCHILL 17

CANTON 42Sept. 27 at Cass Benton Park

Individual winner: Kerigan Riley (Churchill), 20:02.54 (5,000 meters).Canton finishers: 5. Em­

ily Southern, 21:08.94; 6. Jes­sica Siegler, 21:19.35; 8. Anna Gorzalski, 21:26.1; 11. Paige Calvert, 22:07.98; 12. Katie Grimes, 22:17.74; 13. Hannah Ferel, 22:47.31; 14. Anna Lang, 22:47.72.Dual meet records: Churchill,

3- 0 overall, 3-0 KLAA South Division; Canton, 2-1 overall, 2-1 KLAA South.

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Sept. 27 at Nankin MillsIndividual winner Nicole Trait-

ses (Plymouth), 19:57.4 (5,000 meters).Other Plymouth finishers: 2.

Marina DiBiasi, 20:38.4; 4. Alexa Chicon, 21:19.8; 5. Briana Lax, 21:27.7; 7. Shannon Shaver, 22:02.7; 10. Renae DeBrito; 22:11.4; 12. Morgan Henson, 22:32.5.Dual meet records: Plymouth,

3-0 overall, 3-0 KLAA South Divi­sion; Franklin, 0-3 overall, 0-3 KLAA South.

SALEM 28LIVONIA STEVENSON 30 Sept. 27 at Nankin Mills

Individual winner: Lindsey Gal­lagher (Stevenson), 20:27.Salem finishers: 3. Adrianna

Beltran, 20:57; 4. Shannon Flynn, 21:00; 6. Natasha Stevenson, 21:06; 7. Autumn Burin, 21:08;8. Amanda Beyer, 21:15; 9. Ale­jandra Beltran, 21:27; 11. Rebeca Lopez, 21:50.Dual meet records: Salem, 2-1

in KLAA Central Division.

GIRLS GO LF RESULTSUVONIA CHURCHILL 185

CANTON 204Sept. 26 at Whispering Wil­

lows G.C.Churchill scorers: Jordyn

Shepler, 41 (medalist); Nicole Kruse, 47; Jackie Burdette, 47; Maggie McGowan, 50; Claire Rose, 53; Lauren Pickworth, 70.Canton scorers: Kelsey Mc-

Dougall, 48; Paige Osier, 50;

Kaylie Lobb, 53; Chloe Luyet, 53; Rachel Pisano, 58; Kayla Lagola, 69.Dual match records: Churchill,

6-2 KLAA South Division; Can­ton, 5-3 KLAA South.

LIVONIA STEVENSON 193 SALEM 225

Sept. 20 at Fox Hills G.C.Stevenson scorers: Becca

Bubenheimer, 44 (medalist); Mary Peltz, 46; Sarah King,

51; Laura Shureb, 52; Maddie Omietanski, 53; Rachel Schuit, 59.Salem scorers: Gabby

LeBlance, 53; Christine Li and KaLaya Thomas, 56 each; Amanda Bennett, 60; Katie Vena, 61; Kahrlee Kozan, 66. Dual match records: Steven­

son, 3-4 overall, 3-4 KLAA Central Division; Salem, 0-7 overall, 0-7 KLAA Central.

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Standing tall to block the ball Tuesday night are Plymouth Christian's Jennifer Malcolm (top) and Katelyn McCormick.

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minimize damage.“You give them a point,

at least lately we’ve been giving them four or five more,” Wade stressed. “We talk about it all the time, it’s one-and-done.

“If you can slow down their attack by getting the next point, you’re fine.”

In Game 1, a 10-point serving run by PCA senior libero Jessica Rich (nine digs, two aces) opened up a healthy 22-10 advantage.

It was more of the same in the second set, as Zinn hammered three aces among an eight-point surge that made it 19-10.

“I saw an open spot in the corner,” said Zinn, recalling her Game 2 surge. “And once I had the first ace it worked, it seemed like a good spot so I just kept hitting that spot.”

The two long PCA scor­ing runs frustrated Wade, adding that with a veter­an team (five seniors), adjustments to stop runs shouldn’t be too much to ask.

“But they’re not mak­ing those adjustments,” he said. “We’re telling them to make the adjust­ments and it’s not com­puting right now. We’re kind of in a rut.”

Lutheran Westland played better in the third game, hanging around for most of the set.

It was 14-14 after junior setter Shannon Abbott

served up two points.But Kristin Mal­

colm was there to spoil Abbott’s bid to finally put the Warriors in the lead as she spiked the ball for a sideout.

The Warriors could not even tie PCA the rest of the night.

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Katie Heitmeyer (10 digs, four aces) and Quinn Fillinger (49 assists, six kills).

“Quinn played her best match tonight,” Nies said. “Her setting was very consistent and that really made a difference for our hitters.”

Salem got off to a good start, winning two of the first three games. Heit- meyer’s 8-0 serving run opened things up on a high note.

But when the fourth game rolled around, the Rocks could not muster the lead for the longest time.

After finally pulling to within 14-13, Nies called a timeout to try to stop the mistakes that threw away points to the Lions.

Salem (2-4,2-4) bounced out of that timeout and took it to South Lyon (10- 4,3-3), right up to the clinching point.

“We have been work­ing the past couple weeks on just building our con­fidence and being smart­er players on the floor,”

Nies added. “It really started to come together tonight.”

Wildcats stay hot Plymouth defeated

Livonia Churchill Tues­day night in five sets, improving to 25-5 overall and 4-2 in the KLAA Cen­tral Division.

The teams traded wins all night, with the Wild­cats finally winning 3-2 (25-21,30-32,25-23,19-25, 15-5).

“I’m so proud of these girls,” Plymouth head coach Sarah Marody said. “They earned this victo­ry, they beat a very tal­ented Churchill team.

“The first four games were intense.;.n,Every point was back* and forth fibut in the fifth game we came out firing.”

Marody said Plymouth’s offense clicked “and the defense gave the setters some great passes to con­vert.”

Madelyn Betts led in kills with 16, with Emilee Beyer (13) and Oliv­ia Beyer (10) also big up front for the Wildcats.

Shayla Smalls and Oliv­ia Beyer had seven and six blocks, respective­ly, while Jessica Scott (30 assists) and Smalls (21

assists) helped keep the Plymouth offense mov­ing.

Betts also was team leader in digs with 27, fol­lowed by Emilee Beyer (18) and libero Lindsay Stemberger (17).

Other players to help thexause included Rachael Hille (eight kills, three blocks) and Taylor Rieckhoff (two blocks, two aces).

• At Saturday’s Univer­sity of Michigan-Dear- born tournament, the Wildcats finished third (losing to Dexter in the semifinals).

Plymouth handled Livo­nia Clarenceville, Dear­born Edsel Ford and Flat Rock in pool play, and then defeated Dearborn Fordson 25-6,25-11 in the quarterfinals before dropping a 25-21,25-16 match to Dexter.

Key contributors for Plymouth included Stem­berger (29 digs, nine aces), Smalls (10 aces, seven blocks, 40 assists), Betts (27 kills, 14 digs), Emilee Beyer (27 digs, 19 kills), Scott (50 assists) and Olivia Beyer (26 kills).

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The colorful statue of St. Michael has been restored and will be dedicated on Thursday, Sept. 29, at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Livonia.

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St. Michael the Arch­angel Parish in Livonia will dedicate a recent­ly-restored statue of St. Michael today, Thursday, Sept. 29, on the saint’s feast day.

The dedication will start at 6:30 p.m. in the church, located at 11441 Hubbard, south of Plym­outh Road.

The St. Michael figure is one of several Dapra- to statues in the church. Since the early 19th cen­tury, Daprato statues have set the standard for religious art around the world and found homes in many Catholic church­es. When a St. Michael’s parishioner happened upon an original Dapra­to statue of the Sacred Heart sitting in the base­ment of a closed Cath­olic church in Redford, the Rev. William Tindall, pastor at St. Michael’s, was happy to give it a new home. He missed the beautiful, old Dapra­to statuary that had filled his former church at St. Charles Borromeo parish in Newport.

While in the process of acquiring that stat­ue, another piece, Our Lady of Grace, was dis­covered and purchased. Appreciative parishio­ners stepped forward and anonymously funded the cost of a Daprato statue of St. Michael the Arch­angel, along with a full set of hand-carved Sta­tions of the Cross, depict­ing the passion and death of Christ.

All of the art treasures were restored on differ­ent occasions by Michael Wendt of Ecclesiastical Studios of San Antonio, Texas. He was on hand at St. Michael’s recent­ly to work on the St. Michael piece and Sta­tions of the Cross. Wendt !s one of the few church art restorers who actu­ally does his restora­tions on the parish site in order to avoid shipping the antiques, which could be damaged during the

process. The artist, who is related to the original Daprato family through marriage, has confirmed that the St. Michael stat­ue is one of the rarest artistic portrayals creat­ed by the Daprato fam­ily and dates to the ear­ly 1900s.

Tindall pointed out that the statues, restored with special dyes and paints unique to the original Daprato creations, are works of art.

“Take the time to look closely at the fac­

es of these statues and the detail and emotions in the stations and you will surely discover the beauty and spirituality such art can inspire, for us and for all those who come after us,” he said.

The dedication, which will include the recita­tion of the Chaplet of St. Michael and Benediction, will conclude a full day of Eucharistic Adoration. The ceremony is open to the public. For more information, visit www. livoniastmichael.org.

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A g e 94, born in D enver, C O , ascended peacefully to her reward on Sept. 20, 2011 from her resi­dence at Superior W oods Assisted L iv in g fac ility to be reunited w ith her husband, Arthur & her o rig i­nal fam ily. M om had been a w on­derfu l, m ost ca r in g teacher at W ayne-W estland schools for over 30 years, taking the students on nature w a lk s , p la y in g baseball with them, a llow in g them to earn lunch-tim e cro ssw o rd p u zzle time. H e r only ch ild , M ary Carole, liv in g in M em phis, T N w ith her husband, w ill m ost sad ly m iss her! Fr. Tom w ill say the m em ori­al M ass Sat., O ct. 1st at 11am.

DILLON, WILLIAMSept 24, 2011. L o v in g husband o f Katherine. D ear father o f W illiam T. ( J i l l ) , Lau ren ce (M a ry ), K ath le e n (D e n n is) B la h a rsk i, M ary M argaret (Jam es) B i l ic k i and the late M aureen A n n , Brother o f Jacqueline Sferlazza. A ls o survived by 18 grandch il­dren & 34 Great G randchildren. Past G rand K n ig h t o f -Cardinal Edw ard M ooney K o f C and past State D istr ict Deputy. Share a “ m em orial tribute” w ith the fam ­ily at griffm flm eralhom e.com

GERST, GERALD A.Septem ber 25, 2011, age 78. L ife - lo n g resident o f Plym outh. B elo ved husband o f Bessie . D ear father o f Steven (N a n cy) Gerst, M ich a e l (D e b b ie ) G erst and D enise ( J i l l ) Gerst. D ear grandfa­ther o f K a tie (Jo n ) H ayw ood, L in d say , B ryan , Rebecca, K a y la and K y le ig h . Services were held W ednesday. Share you r special thoughts and m emories at

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A g e 43, o f Westland, September 26, 2011. Beloved husband o f Laura. L o v in g father o f Anthony Lee G oble and Jo y Charlotte Rose G oble. Dearest son o f N y o k a and W ym an G oble. D ear brother o f Jam es L o n g , G ary (D onna) G oble, Sherry (D o n a ld ) Sk id m o re , Th eresa A llre a d and M arsha (B i l ly ) N orris. H e is also survived by m any nieces, nephews, fam ily and friends. H e w as the past pres­ident o f the D etro it Jo kers M o to rcyc le C lu b . S e rv ic e is F r id a y , 2:00 P M at M ic h ig a n M em orial Funeral Hom e, (next to M ich igan M em orial Park) 30895 H uron R iv e r D r , H uron Tw p., (7 3 4 ) ,783-2646. V is ita tio n is Thursday, 1:00-8:00 P M . H e w ill then be taken by a custom -built m otorcycle hearse for a final ride to M ich igan M em orial P ark for Interment.

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Plymouth chili rides rev upThere’s still time to register for

the Motor City Chili Ride that will raise money for the Habitat for Humanity and Penrickton Center for Blind Children on Sunday, Oct. 9.

Cost is $10 per person and rid­ers can depart at 10:30 a.jn. from either Hick Scott’s Classic Motor- cyles in Livonia or Motor City Har- ley-Davidson in Farmington Hills. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. at both locations. Both rides will

end at the 16th Annual Great Lakes Regional Chili Cookoff in downtown Plymouth.

All riders will receive free VIP parking at the event.

The Great Lakes Regional Chili Cook-off runs 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun­day, Oct. 9 and will include red chili, green chili and salsa competitions, the Restaurant Chili Challenge and Battle of the Businesses Chili com­petition, “Hottest Dog in the Coolest

City” costume contest, kids’ activi­ties, a motorcycle show, dance per­formances and music by Steve King and the Dittilies.

For more information about the ride from Livonia, call Dick Scott’s Classic Motorcycles at (734) 542- SOOOcr visit www.DickScott.com. For the Farmington Hills ride, call Motor City Harley Davidson at (248) 473-7433 or visit www.motor- cityharley.com.

C lu b s b ring m usic, a rt to W estlandThe Rotary Club of

Westland and Three Cit­ies Art Club will pres­ent an art show of orig­inal paintings, draw­ings, graphics and pho­tography Oct. 14-16 at Westland Shopping Cen­ter, 35000 W. Warren, in Westland.

The free event has something for every­

one. Sharon Lee Dillen- beck, owner of D&M Art Studio will demon­strate painting tech­niques beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. A “paint off” will be held at 2 p.m., when Dillenbeck, Marilyn Meredith, Deanna Sal- haney and Elizabeth Gullikson paint the

same still life in four different mediums and styles.

Select members of the Michigan Philharmonic will perform from 1-2 p.m. and Jay. D. Kilgus of Piano Pleasures will play at 2 p.m.

Westland Mayor Wil­liam Wild, Westland Rotary Club president

Mary Vellardita, and Carol Rutz of Westland Shopping Center will select winning works of art Awards will be pre­sented at 1 p.m. Satur­day.

For more information, visit www.threecities- artclub.org or call Mar­ilyn Meredith weekdays at (248) 557-3800, Ext.l.

formed a partnership to provide a new education­al opportunity in the City of Volterra, Italy, for stu­dents in metro Detroit. Through the partnership, U.S. students can study in Italy for no addition­al fee, after paying their regular college tuition.

“I love programs that bridge the gap between Italy and the U.S.,” Rugiero said.

Italian Language Inter- Cultural Alliance (ILI- CA) is a worldwide orga­nization that opens doors for many students around the world to learn more about Italy, its language and its cul­ture through programs and activities that sup­port the value of Ital­ian heritage. The orga­nization is a leader in promoting and facilitat­ing the study of Italian language in American schools.

Boys’ Town of Italy has funded the development of more than 60 child care centers for com­munities throughout the globe, and has been the primary sponsor of the Boys’ Towns and Girls’ Town in Rome and Unit­ed States.

by Sharon DargayO&E staff writer

The first time Antho­ny Rugiero heard II Volo sing, he was struck by the group’s similarity to both opera’s The Three Tenors and the pop music world’s Jonas Brothers.

“I was amazed,” said Rugiero, who owns a home abroad. “It was, like wow! They are treat­ing these kids like the Jonas Brothers in Ita­ly and they’re singing opera, like The Three Tenors. You look at them and it’s like, these guys have it all. It’s too good to be true.”

The trio, Piero Bar- one, 17, Gianluca Ginoble, 16, and Ignazio Boschet- to, 16, won a televised talent competition with their rendition of 0 Sole Mio in May 2009. Since then, the three young ten­ors — who put a pop spin on classical music, opera and standards — have watched their careers take flight. They released an album last year in Italy, signed a record­ing contract with Gef- fen Records in the Unit­ed States, sang on Amer­ican Idol in May and are on a tour that will bring them to the Fox Theatre in Detroit next month.

Rugiero, who heard the group sing in Italy, knew II Volo could help his charitable endeavors

soar, too. The president and CEO of Antonio’s Corp — which includes his family’s restaurants, Antonio’s Cucina Itali- ana in Canton, Dearborn Heights and Farmington Hills, and Roman Village Cucina Italiana in Dear­born — Rugiero had been looking for a way to raise funds for Boys’ Town of Italy, Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance and the Volterra-Detroit.

“I was thinking, how can I get a group togeth­er that’s big enough that it would reach all age lev­els? I thought about sing­ing groups and was try­ing to think of who I could get, when I see these young kids in Italy,” Rugiero recalled. “They take classical music and put a little something into it. These kids are wonder­ful.”

P roducing a concertRugiero, who also is

a board member of the Detroit Opera House, was determined to bring the group to Detroit as a fundraiser for the three organizations and began working on a plan to pro­duce the concert himself. After Live Nation bought the group’s North Amer­ican concert tour, Rugie­ro suggested a benefit dinner that would be held in conjunction with the show on Sunday, Oct. 16. Concert promoters liked

II Volo will attend a benefit dinner Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Detroit Opera House after performing at the Fox Theatre.

the idea.The ben­

efit will start with a cafe and biscotti reception at The Detroit Opera House.

Shuttle buses will take ticket-holders to the Fox Theatre for II Volo’s con­cert at 4 p.m. They’ll return via shuttle to the

Rugiero

Detroit Opera House for the dinner, which II Volo will attend.

“I purchased the first 20 rows, center sec­tion, all premium seats,” Rugiero said, describing seats at the Fox Theatre. “We hope to have a great evening.”

Fiat is a sponsor of the event, along with sever­al Italian-American busi­ness leaders including Tom Celani and Anthony Soave.

B en e fitin go rga n izatio n s

The Volterra-Detroit Foundation supports The University of Detroit Mercy School of Archi­tecture and Comune di Volterra, which have

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Get the buzz on locally produced honeyBy Sharon Dargay

O&E staff writer

As National Honey Month wound down this month, Bob “the bee guy” Jas- trzebski harvested the last of his 2011 crop.

“I do things a little different than the other guys. I pull honey twice a year, in July and in September,” said Jastrzeb- ski, owner of Bobilin Honey in Canton. “Honey pulled in July is from the spring (blossoms). It’s a real light honey and it has a distinct flavor that will be differ­ent from what I pull from the same spot in the fall. Fall honey is much darker.”

Jastrzebski, a beekeeper with hun­dreds of hives throughout southeastern Michigan, says 95 percent of Michigan’s honey comes nectar bees collect from trees. The rest is from flowers.

“All Michigan honey is ‘wildflower,’ meaning they got it from wherever.”

He said the Basswood tree produces the “biggest honey flow” in the area.

“I taste butter. The other guys taste apple and cinnamon,” he said, describ­ing honey from Basswood trees.

Honey harvested in July and made from the nectar of early spring Black Locust trees sometimes has a hint of mint flavoring.

Taste varies depending on the nectar source.

Jastrzebski collects honey and has tasted samples from around the world. Whenever friends travel abroad, they bring him a jar of honey.

“I’ve got orange blossom honey from Florida. You talk about sweet. It will hurt your teeth it’s so sweet. I’ve got honey from Hawaii that looks almost like hand cream. It’s white. It’s like tast­ing a York Peppermint Patty.”

Jastrzebski said he collects about 8,000-10,000 pounds of honey from his hives annually. After collecting, he extracts it from honeycombs, heats it — making sure not to kill off enzymes — and bottles it. Water content is kept at 18 percent or below to ensure the prod­uct doesn’t ferment and spoil

He suggests consumers carefully read labels on any jars of non-local honey they buy.

“Some companies are adding corn syrup to their honey and calling it hon­ey. Read the label.”

Find Bobilin honey at Canton Farm­er’s Market, Sundays through October, Ridge Road just north of Cherry Hill or Holiday Market at Cherry Hill and Lil- ley in Canton. For other locations, check his website at www.bobilinhoney.com.

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Bear-shaped jars filled with Bobilin honey await a buyer at Canton Farmer's Market National Honey Month winds up Friday, Sept. 30.

Whether you’re celebrating Nation­al Honey Month or observing Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, it’s the perfect time to add nature’s sweet­ener to your cooking.

With more than 300 unique kinds of honey — such as eucalyptus, clo­ver and orange blossom — in the U.S., there’s a taste for every palate. Light­er colored honey generally tastes milder than dark honey, which has a more robust flavor.

Find honey harvested by local bee keepers at farmer’s markets and food stores.

For more honey recipes, visit the National Honey Board Web site at www.honey.com.

Sw eet and Sour Z ucchin iM a k e s 2 q u a r ts

4 zucchini, or approximately 7 cups, thinly sliced cup honey

It cup white wine vinegar A cup vegetable oil 'A cup chopped green bell pepper A cup diced celery 1 tablespoon chopped onion 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper Combine zucchini, honey, vin­

egar, oil, bell pepper, celery, onion, salt and black pepper in large glass or ceramic bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Drain and serve chilled or at room tempera­ture.

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1 large eggplant Salt, to taste2 eggs2 Tablespoons milk A cup honey A cup flour5 cups crushed corn flakes A cup unsalted butter, divided A cup honey, warmed, for serving Slice eggplant into ‘A-inch

rounds. Sprinkle generously with salt and set aside on paper towels or in a.colander for 30 minutes. Rinse slices thoroughly to remove salt and brown juice that has formed. Pat dry. In a shallow bowl, beat eggs slightly and com­bine with milk and honey; set aside. Place flour on a plate; set aside. Place corn flakes in a shallow bowl. Dust egg­plant slices with flour, dip into egg mixture, and then coat with corn flakes, coating both sides. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add eggplant slices and cook until brown on both sides and fork-tender. Add more butter to skillet as needed. Serve eggplant slices with additional butter and warm honey.

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M a k e s 6 se rv in g s B alsam ic G lazei, , M a k e s 6 se rv in g st cup honey ®A cup dry white wine 6 (5-6 ounce) salmon1 tablespoon lemon juice1 tablespoon orange juiceA cup sliced almonds, toasted and divided,

optional ;1 tablespoon grated lemon peel1 tablespoon grated orange peelA teaspoon ground cinnamon2 pounds ripe pears, peeled, halved, cored and

cutIn saucepan, combine honey,

wine, lemon and orange juices. Brirtg mixture to a boil, whisking to dissolve honey. Reduce heat and simmer until liquid is reduced by half, about 15 minutes. Set aside. Meanwhile, chop % cup almonds. In small bowl, stir together chopped almonds, lemon peel, orange peel and cinnamon until thoroughly mixed. Set aside. In greased 10- inch gratin dish or pie plate, layer half of pear slices; sprinkle with chopped almond mixture. Top with remaining pear slices and remain­ing 'h cup sliced almonds. Pour honey mixture over pears. Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes or until top is golden brown. Serve warm or chilled. For those who don’t eat nuts during Rosh Hashanah, almonds can be replaced with \ cup dried breadcrumbs.

filets with skinSaltA cup honey3 tablespoons balsamic

vinegar1 tablespoon olive oil2 cloves garlic, finely

choppedA teaspoon saltSeason flesh-

side of filets with salt; arrange skin-side down in shallow bak­ing pan. Roast at 500°F for 5 minutes. To make glaze, thoroughly mix honey, bal­samic vinegar, olive oil, garlic and salt. Drizzle 1 tablespoon glaze over each filet. Roast at 500°F for 3-5 minutes. Remove salmon to serving plates; drizzle 1 table­spoon remaining glaze over each filet.

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3 apples, pared and cored 1 teaspoon lemon juice A cup honeyA cup fresh or frozen cranber­

riesA cup chopped walnuts A cup bread crumbs 1 tablespoon butter or marga­

rine, melted1 teaspoon ground cinnamon SaltGround ginger NutmegHalve 2 apples

lengthwise; brush with lemon juice. Place cut side down in oiled bak­ing dish. Brush with honey. Bake, covered, at 400°F for 15 min­utes. Chop remain­ing apple; toss with remaining ingredients. Remove apples from oven; mound apple mix­ture on apples. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes longer or until topping browns. One-half cup dried cranberries may be substituted for fresh or frozen cranberries.

Tailgate with Michigan apples

Football season is under way, which means it’s time to get out your favorite jerseys and start planning tail­gates. When choosing a tailgate menu for your friends and family this season, consider slipping healthful apples into the mix.

The Michigan Apple Committee suggests the Cheesy Apple Quiche for early morning tailgates. Or for heartier fare, try the Apple-Peacan Burger.

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your best swashbuck­ling garb and head to the second annual Pirate Pub Crawl 7 p.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in downtown Plymouth for fun, drink specials and a chance to win priz­es. Cost is $10 per per­son, age 21 and over. Cos­tumes are optional. The event will begin at 336 Piano Bar, 336 S. Main, where pirates and wench­es will check in to receive their official treasure map. Other participat­ing venues will include Penn Grill — providing free appetizers to pirates and wenches from 9-11 p.m. and music by Vio­lin Monster, The Rock, offering free tarot card reading, and Sean O’ Cal­lahan’s, where partici­pants can get free tem­porary tattoos courtesy of Lucky Monkey Tattoo. Pirates and wenches who get their treasure maps stamped at each ven­ue will be eligible to win the grand prize of a free deluxe one-night stay at MotorCity Casino. The best pirate and wench costumes will each win a High Liquors & Lucky Monkey Tattoo prize package.

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Kurt M. Lienhard, for­merly with Sweets 21, has added Italian canno-11 to his samplings at his new businesses, Perfect­ly Sweet Cakes & Des­serts, located with Boule Artisan Bakery, at 880 W. Ann Arbor TYail. Try the soft German Pret­zels every Saturday, gela- to, Angel Wings and cup­cakes. Yum. Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

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a twilight stroll through the Detroit Zoo Thursday, Oct. 6 with your favor­ite brew in hand. The Zoo will offer a tasting of more than 30 beers from Michigan craft brew­ers, along with music by popular local blues-rock band the Howling Dia- blos with special guests Horse Cave Trio and Staggo Lee. The event will run from 6-10:30 p.m. and costs $25 before Oct.1 and $30 after, online or at the gathering. Get tickets at www.detroit- zoo.org/zoobrew. Tick­et packages include Zoo admission, parking and12 beer tasting tickets. Additional tasting tick­ets and food will be avail-

BITESable for purchase. Desig­nated driver tickets will be available at the gate the night of the event for $15 and include admis­sion, parking and unlim­ited soft drinks. Desig­nated driver ticket hold­ers will not be permitted to consume alcohol at the event. All attendees must be 21 or older; photo ID is required.

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TRI-COUNTY —Hill­er’s Markets, including stores in Plymouth, Ann Arbor, Commerce Town­ship and Union Lake, now carry Ajeeka, a blend of sweet red bell peppers, hot red peppers, and gar­lic, based on a centuries old East European rec­ipe. George Witkows- ki, who grew up in Plym­outh, makes the condi­ment through his com­pany, GT Food Special­ties, LLC in Traverse City. The gluten-free product can be stirred into may­onnaise to make a sand­wich spread, spoon on cream cheese and crack­ers as an appetizer, added to marinades and barbe­cue sauce, combined with chili or soup, and applied directly to sandwiches, hot dogs, sausages and

cheese.

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— Students at Oakland Community College’s Culinary Studies Institute will serve a six-course dinner with wine pairings at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in the dining room at J Building on the Orchard Ridge campus, located on Orchard Lake Road, just south of 1-696. The menu will include hors d’oeuvres, October Bean and Butternut Squash Soup, Grilled Salmon with Citrus Caper But­ter Sauce and Beef Wel­lington. Cost is $75 per person. Reservations are required. Call Maureen Gilbert at (248) 522-3700 or visit www.oaklandcc. edu/culinary and click on events.

Ingredients1 10-inch pie shelllA cups shredded Swiss cheese2 cups peeled, cubed tart

Michigan Apples, such as Empire, Jonamac or Ida Red

A cup minced shallots 2 tablespoons butter 1A teaspoons flour A teaspoon cinnamon A teaspoon nutmeg 4 eggs, beaten 2 cups half & half 1 teaspoon saltPrepare pie shell and

press into pie plate; sprinkle ‘A of Swiss cheese in pie shell and bake 10 minutes on low­est rack of oven; cool.

In medium skillet, saute apples and shal­lots in butter until soft, about 8-10 minutes.

Stir in flour, cinna­mon and nutmeg.

Spread apple mixture evenly in pie shell; sprinkle with remain­ing cheese. In sepa­rate glass bowl, whisk together eggs, half & half and salt. Place pie plate on lowest rack in oven; pour egg mixture over apples and cheese.

Bake until firm and knife comes out clean, about 60 minutes.

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Realtor safety tips good for all workers to heedRealtorsiark their Realtor

Safety Mah in September, but those tips )ply to many business professioils.

See ww.REALTOR.org/Safety for more formation.TIP #1

Keep LightShow pperties before dark. If

you are png to be working after hours, arise your associate or first-lineupervisor of your sched­ule. If yo must show a property after dat, turn on all lights as you go throt'h, and don’t lower any shades f draw curtains or blinds.

Cantc police Sgt. Mark Gajes- ki said, You always want to try to showroperty during the day­time. Isomething doesn’t feel quite Rht, there’s nothing wrong with sring, ‘I’m not going to show the hose.’”

Gajeki acknowledged that’s a chabnge in these times when sales i)unt, but safety comes first, ou can always call and have policcome out, with the non- emerency number best unless you snse immediate danger. TIP*

Chcking inWfen you have a new client ask

himier to stop by your officeand comlete a Prospect Identification Fon (Find a copy online at vww. REETOR.org/Safety). Also,?ho- tocoy their driver’s license aid retm this information at yoir offie. Be certain to properl; dis- cail this personal information whn you no longer need it.

That’s always a good idea ’ Ggeski said of copying a diver’s licnse. ‘The person will be 3ss lilely to do something wron if ycu actually know who theyire.” TP #3Don’t be too publiclimit the amount of persa-

d information you share. Cosid- er advertising without usinfyour photograph, home phone nmber and/or home address in the.ews- paper or on business cards Don’t use your full name with midle name or initial. U se your ofice address—or list no addres at all. Giving out too much of thevrong information can make you tar­get

“Never give out any prhte information,” Gajeski saic J TIP #4

Touch baseAlways let someone kn<v where

you are going and when yi will be back; leave the name ad phone number of the client you ’e meet­ing and schedule a time f your office to call you to checln.

“Let them know you’ll \ at this location,” Canton’s Gajea agreed. A Realtor can call his or ;r office when through and checin.

Gajeski’s been on the j> in police work 25 years annever heard of a real estate saty prob­lem.TIP #5

Open house:Don’t assume that eviyone has

left the premises at thend of an open house. Be prepare to defend yourself, if necessary.TIP #6

Stranger dangerTell your clients not show

their home by themsees. Alert them that not all agem buyers and sellers are who tly say they are. Predators come till shapes and sizes.TIP #7

Make sure that all yir home’s doors to the outside s metal or solid, PA” hardwood id have good, sturdy locks.TIP #8

Block identity thtContact the fraud partment

of any of the three asumer reporting companie- Equifax®, ExperianSM and Tbs Union®—to place a fraud a t on your credit report. The fud alert auto­matically lets crediard compa­nies and other credrs know they must contact you tore opening

any new accounts or making any changes to your existing accounts. TIP #9

Keep track of colleagues Have a check-out employee

board at your office, listing your name, destination, customer name, date and expected return time.TIP #10

Always wear visible company identification such as a badge. It is also best to drive a vehicle clearly marked with your company name. These will be invaluable for iden­tification if you need to get assis­tance.TIP #11

Bring up the rear When showing a home, always

have your prospect walk in front of you. Don’t lead them, but rather, direct them from a position slight­ly behind them.TIP #12

Pick up some self-defense skills The best way to find a good self-

defense class is to learn what is available, and then make a deci­sion.TIP #13

Whenever possible, take your own car to a showing. When you leave your car, lock it TIP #14

Shield your computer from e- mail viruses %

Compiiter viruses can impair and seriously damage your com­puter. Viruses are often distribut­ed via attachments in e-mail spam. TIP #15

When you’re showing commer­cial property, thick walls and/ or remote locations may inter­fere with mobile phone reception. Check in advance to be sure your phone is serviceable.TIP #16

Choose flight over fight While every real estate agent

should take a basic self-defense course, the primary goal in any threatening situation is to escape from immediate danger and call for help.TIP #17

“Who’s calling?”Install caller I.D. on your tele­

phone, which should automatical­ly reject calls from numbers that have been blocked. This will pro­vide you with immediate informa­tion about the source of the call. TIP #18

Watch your trash Just bought a new entertain­

ment system? A bunch of emp­ty boxes out by the curb triggers an alarm to would-be thieves. Cut them down, and stuff them in trash bags.TIP #19

Hide personal information Tell your sellers: DONT leave

personal information like mail or bills out in the open where anyone can see it. Be sure to lock down your computer and lock up your laptop and any other expensive, easy-to-pocket electronics, like iPods, before your showing.TIP #20

Agree on an office distress codeCreate a voice distress code, a

secret word or phrase that is not commonly used but can be worked into any conversation for cases where you feel that you are in dan­ger. Use this if the person you are with can overhear the conversa­tion, but you don’t want to alarm them. Example: “Hi, this is Jen­nifer. I’m with Mr. Henderson at the Elm Street listing. Could you e- mail me the RED FILE?”TIP #21

Have your excuse readyPart of being prepared to deal

with a threatening situation is hav­ing “an out.” Prepare a scenario in advance so that you can leave —or you can encourage someone who makes you uncomfortable to leave.TIP #22

Thke two seconds when you arrive at your destination to check out potential dangers:

• Is there any questionable activ­ity in the area?

• Are you parked in a well-lit, visible location?

• Can you be blocked in the driveway by another vehicle?TIP #23

You are not aloneIf you encounter an individual

while working late or alone in your office, indicate to that person that you are not alone. Say something like, “Let me check with my super­visor to see whether she’s able to see you now.”TIP #24

Your e-mail is publicDon’t send any vital or private

information via e-mail. Keep in mind that unlike websites, e-mail is never secure.TIP #25

Don’t get lostIf you are in an unfamiliar area,

make mental notes of landmarks, points of interest and intersec­tions. And always know the exact address of where you are going. TIP #26

Careful with cash deposits!If you periodically carry large

deposits to the bank, be especial­ly aware of any strangers lurking around the office parking lot. If you must transport cash deposits, use the buddy system.TIP #27

Lock up client keysBe sure to use the lockbox prop­

erty-key procedure that has been established to improve real estate agent safety. A reliable, secure lockbox system such as those made by National Association of Realtors Benefits® Partner Sen- triLock (www.sentrilock.com) ensures that keys don’t fall into the wrong hands.TIP #28

When shopping online, check out a website before entering your credit card number or other per­sonal information. Enter this infor­mation only on secure Web pag­es with addresses that start with “https” and have a closed padlock

symbol at the bottom of the brows­er window. Tip #29

When talking to clients and pros­pects, be friendly but still keep your personal information private. TIP #30

Ihke two seconds as you walk towards your destination to check out potential risks.

• Are people coming and going or is the area unusually quiet?

• Do you observe any obstacles or hiding places in the parking lot or along the street?

• Is anyone loitering in the area? TIP #31

Be careful with keys Don’t hand out house keys to

friends, even if they are trustwor­thy. Know the location of all your house keys all the time. Never use hide-a-keys or leave the key under the doormat, above the door, in a flowerpot, or anywhere outside the house.TIP #32

From dawn till dusk.When showing a vacant com­

mercial site, be aware of the time of day you meet a client. Showing a property at dusk or after dark, with no electricity on in the space you are showing, is not advisable. TIP #33

Thwart thievesRemind your clients that strang­

ers will be walking through their home during showings or open houses. Tell them to hide any valu­ables in a safe place.TIP #34

Long-term thinking If you think it may be some

time before a property sells (and you may, therefore, be showing it often), get acquainted with a few of the immediate neighbors.TIP #35

Using a cell phone while driving can cause an accident. For driv­ing safety, purchase a hands-free phone kit for your vehicle. And never attempt to take notes while driving—pull over and stop in a safe place first.TIP #36

Carry lessCarry only nonvaluable business

items (except for your cell phone), and do not wear expensive jewelry or watches, or appear to be carry­ing large sums of money.TIP #37

When showing property or meeting someone, park your car in front of the property rather than in the driveway.TIP #38

Open your credit card bills and bank statements right away. Check for any unauthorized charg­es or withdrawals and report them immediately. Call if bills don’t arrive on time. It may mean that someone has changed con­tact information to hide fraudulent charges.TIP #39

Upon entering an open house property for the first time, check each room and determine at least two “escape” routes. Make sure all deadbolt locks are unlocked for easy access to the outside.TIP #40

Don’t use alluring or provocative photography in advertising, on the Web or on your business cards.TIP #41

Have the locks changed when you move in. And just use your last name, or if necessary last name and first initial, on your door or mailbox.TIP #42

Rely on good neighbors Inform a neighbor that you will

be hosting an open house, and ask if he or she would keep an eye and ear open for anything out of the ordinary.TIP #43

Don’t use the “V word”When describing a listing, nev­

er say that a property is “vacant.” This may be an invitation to crim­inals.

O&E s ta ff writer Julie Brown contributed to this report.

Audits required annually

for condosBy Robert Meisner

Guest Columnist

Q: What if my condominium association’s officers refuse to do an audit? I am trying to sell my place but I cannot do it because there are no audits and no lawyer would recommend to their client to get into such a mess.

A: The Michigan Condominium Act requires that an audit be provided on an annual basis by an independent accountant. More than likely your bylaws also require at least that type of an undertaking. The fact that your association has refused to do so is gross mismanagement and your

lawyer, if

Robert Meisner in violation ■ 0f the

Condominium Act and it is impeding your ability to sell your unit with consequential damages suffered by you.

Q: I am a board member of a large condominium and our attorney says that if there is no equity in the unit, that there is no point in going after the co-owner for delinquencies.He also boasts about representing hundreds of condominium associations, but we are never able to get a hold of him and he has a iaissez faire attitude towards us. Now is he correct?

A: Each case has to be evaluated on its own merits. Many times, even though there is not equity in the unit for the association to obtain payment, there are alternate means of recovery, including getting a personal judgment against the delinquent co-owners and seeking to recover the Judgment through garnishment, execution and the like. Moreover, depending upon the situation, the association may have a right to take priority, vis-a-vis the mortgage company in terms of the equity in the Unit. It sounds like your attorney is too busy or too brazen to give you the service that you need and you are best advised to seek new counsel.

Robert M. Meisner is a lawyer and the author of Condominium Op­eration: Getting Started & Staying on the Right Track, second edition. It is available for $9.95 plus $ 1 shipping and handling. He also wrote Condo Living: A Survival Guide to Buying, Owning and Selling a Condominium, available for $24.95 plus $5 shipping and handling. Call (248) 644-4433 or visit bmeisner@meisner-associates. com. This column shouldn't be construed as legal advice.

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HOM ES SO LD-W AYN EThese are the area resntial real estate closings recordthe week of June 20-24, 2011, the Wayne County Register of Dfs office. Listed below are citierddresses, and sales prices.

CANTON48484 Antique Rc $405,000 6818 Ardsley Dr $121,000 924 Ashton WooOr $217,000 43326 Barchesterl $120,000 44559 Cherry HilU $205,000 1078 Dundee Dr $226,000 6710 Fox Path $235,000 48083 Gladstone! $341,000 46562 Glengarrjvd $276,000 42239 Gloria Dr $148,000 1270 Hampshire $99,000 46208 Hanford $237,000 1536 KensingtcJr $290,000

2359 Knoll wood Dr $89,000 42745 Lilley Pointe Dr $44,000 41250 Maplewood Dr $100,000 42087 Metaline Dr $170,000 3994 Napier Rd $315,000 49795 Taft Ln $308,0004345 Timberline Dr $155,000 41566 Wayside Dr $135,000 5710 Willow Creek Dr $130,000 45972 Windridge Ln $295,000 46610 Woodside Dr $299,000

GARDEN CITY5713 Deering St $13,000 31460 Donnelly St $50,000 29616 Maplewood St $75,000 30624 Pardo St $42,000 6705 Schaller St $55,000 29601 Warren Rd $33,000 6820 Whitby St $81,000 27616 Windsor St $65,000

LIVONIA35161 Six Mile Rd $110,000

14977 Areola St $81,00014793 Berwick St $98,0009815 Blackburn St $130,000 14623 Blue Skies St $114,000 12133 Cardwell St $62,000 9323 Eastwind Dr $123,000 36709 Gardner St $160,000 9228 Gillman St $104,000 11101 Haller St $114,00015969 Harrison St $113,00016821 Hubbard St $210,0009614 Loveland St $73,000 32968 Oakley St $158,000 39118 Richland St $125,000 18253 University Park Dr

$68,00016187 Wayne Rd $165,000

NORTHVILLE19606 Aqueduct Ct $59,000 16158 Brook Trout Ln $ 128,000 19706 Dearborn Ct $71,000 16189 Forest Lake Dr $235,000

48927 Freestone Dr $120,000 41817 Ladywood Dr $250,000 18750 Oak Leaf Ln $610,000 46446 Pinehurst Cir $618,000 42508 Ravina Ct $225,000 18315 Woodbury Ct $875,000 39905 Woodside Dr N $358,000

PLYMOUTH340 Ann Arbor Trail Ct $95,000 11980 Appletree Dr $248,000 13425 Beacon Hill Dr $320,000 50434 Ironwood Ct $333,000 46133 Litchfield Dr $291,000 9005 Northern Ave $79,000 8830 Oakview St $125,000 624 Pacific St $182,00011373 Pinehurst Rd $230,000 242 Pinewood Cir $57,000 11861 Riverside Dr $145,000 11833Talltree Dr $322,000 8869 Tavistock Dr $ 149,000

REDFORD26315 Cathedral $60,000 18628 Kinloch $37,00011331 Marion $45,00014130 Marion $53,00012219 Nathaline $62,000 26345 W Seven Mile Rd $11,000 25834 Westfield $55,000

WESTLAND34216 Arrowhead St $58,000 35455 Booth St $40,000 31037 Fernwood St $22,000 34262 Hazelwood Dr $138,000 35008 Nancy St $40,000 1843 S Globe St $87,0008761 Shari Dr $92,0001633 Shoemaker Dr $33,000 7302 Sorrell St $148,00027720 Trailbrooke Cir $35,000 1806 Treadwell St $55,000

These are the area residential real estate closings recorded the week of June 14-17, 2011, at the Oakland County Register of Deeds office.FARMINGTON32718 Grand River Ave Unit C

$35,00036126 Smithfield Rd $231,000 22432 Springbrook Ave

$125,00033230 Tall Oaks Ct $133,000

FARMINGTON HILLS 23151 Albion Ave $25,000 28780 Appleblossom Ln

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$91,00035351 Glengary Cir $175,000 21295 Juniper Ct $109,000 31915 W 14 Mile Rd $70,000

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C A N T O N - B r id g e m o n t P a rk

S u b d iv is io n . T h u r s -S a t .,

Se p t. 2 9 -O ct. 1, 9 -4 . Canton

C en ter R d . & W arren , 6 8 2 4

B rid g e m o n t Dr. 7 3 4 -4 5 3 -1 4 9 6

' C A N T O N V IS T A S O F C E N T R A L P A R K

S . o f C h e rry H ill, W. o f | B e c k . S u b w id e S a le . S e p t. 2 9 , S e p t 3 0 , & O ct I 1 s t , 9 -4 p m . F u rn itu re , | h o u s e h o ld , c lo th in g , m isc .

C A N T O N : 4 7 8 0 6 P a v ilio n .

B e ck & C h e rry H ill. T h u r s -

S u n . 1 0 -6 . F u rn itu re , M ac

to o ls , a p p lia n c e s , c lo th e s

(s o m e d e s ig n e r ) , m in k

B o m b er ja ck et & m ore!

L a th ru p V i l la g e : R e lo c a tin g S a le . O ct. 1, 9 -4 . A ll M ust G o. A n t iq u e s, d o lls , s ta m p s, B ean ie B a b ie s , co lle c to r sp o rt c a rd s , b o o k s g a lo re . 1 81 90 R a m s g a te . O ff S o u th f ie ld , btw n 10 & 11 M ile.

L IV O N IA - F U R N IT U R E S A L E

3 4 5 4 4 N av in A v e ., L iv o n ia .

M ah ag o n y B edro om & D in ing

ro om set. P lu s m ore! Com e

an d see 10/1 and 10/2!

L IV O N IAC h a r ity & M u lt i-F a m ily C o m b in e d G a ra g e S a le

p w i Fri., 9/30 & S a t . 1 1 10/1. 9 a m -4 p rh

[ L 1 6 9 1 8 P o lly a n n a , L iv o n ia , co rn e r of

G ro ve . 1 b lk W of Farm in gto n ; 2 b lk s S of 6 M ile. B urton H o llo w S u b . C h a rity ite m s m ake offer' su p p o rt N a tio n a l K id n e y Fo u n d a tio n o f M l.

E le ctro n ics , fu rn iture, g a r­

den , h o lid a y , h o u se h o ld ,

sp o rts , to ys , m ore!

L IV O N IA - 2 fa m ily sale! R o ll­

to p d e s k , p o n d w /p u m p ,

h o u se h o ld item s. 9/30 9 -5 p m ,

10/1 9 -3 p m . 1 9 2 8 0 G len

E a g le s Dr, 7 M ile/N ew bu rgh

L IV O N IA - L o ts o f ho useho ld ,

everyth in g m u st go ! O ne day

o n ly ! Se p t. 3 0th , 8 -5 p m .

3 4 5 9 7 M iddleboro, S ch o o lcra ft

btwn S ta rk & Levan.

L IV O N IA - S e p t 2 9 -O ct 1st. 9 -

5 p m . In fa n t & c h i ld r e n s

c lo th in g & equip , ho u seh o ld

ite m s & m isc . .18537 M yro n, 7

M ile & Fa rm in gto n rd

L IV O N IA : 1 6 7 4 2 R o u g e w a y .

S W co rn e r o f 6 M ile & Inkster.

Fri. S e p t 3 0 , 9 -6 p m & Sa t . Oct.

1, 9 -5 p m . H o u se h o ld , b o o ks,

fu rn iture , c lo th es & m isc .

L IV O N IA : 2 fa m ily g a ra g e sa le . C h r is tm a s/ H a t lo w e e n D e co r, fu rn itu r e & m is c . h o u s e h o ld . W in te r c lo th e s . V id e o g a m e s. 1 8 9 0 0 Lau rel Dr. W. of F a rm in g to n , S . o f 7 M ile. Sep t. 3 0 - O ct. 1, 9 -5 .

L IV O N IA : 8 8 6 0 U tah. O ff Jo y ,

1 b lk. E . o f F a rm in g to n . 9/29-

10/2; 9 -5 p m . T o o ls , lum ber,

X -m a s & H a llo w e e n , po w er

e q u ip , h u n tin g & fish in g .

L IV O N IA : B a s e m e n t S a le .

Fr i. & S a t . Se p t. 3 0 & O ct. 1,

9 -4 . 2 9 3 2 6 M ead o w lark . Off

M id d leb e lt btw n. S c h o o lc ra ft

& Ly n d o n . Fu rn itu re & h o u se ­

h o ld ite m s, b o o k s & cra fts .

L IV O N IA : K IM B E R L Y O A K S

S U B D IV IS IO N S A L E

F r i-S a t , Sep t. 3 0 -0 c t .1 ,

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IN C L U D IN G A U P R IG H T B A L D W IN P IA N O , A V IK IN G S E W IN G M A C H IN E , A

G R A N D F A T H E R C L O C K , fu rn i­

tu re , k itch e n ta b le , k itch e n

w are, C h r is tm a s d e co ratio n s, gard e n to o ls , sp o rtin g g o o d s, ca m p in g su p p lie s and m ore. 611 R iv e r O aks Dr. O ct. 1 st & 2 nd, 9 am -4 p m .

M IL F O R D - C lo th in g , h o u se ­

h o ld ite m s, c h ir is tm a s decor.

S e p t 2 9 -O ct 1 st 9 -5 p m . 155

D ip o n io R o s s i Dr., o ff S o u th

H ill N o f D aw son

M IL F O R D : 2 7 7 7 W ixo m Trail.

S e p t. 2 9 & 3 0, 9 -6 . O ct. 1, 9 -

no o n . A 1 5 yr. accu m u la t io n

Fu rn itu re , k id s ite m s, T o ledo

s c a le , co lla p s ib le b ike, etc.

M O V IN G S A L E F u rn itu r e , c lo th in g , k itch e n ite m s , b e d ­

d in g , to y s , lo ts an d lo ts of

b o o k s , c o stu m e je w e l ­

r y ....................... R e a so n a b lep r ic e s O u r g o a l is to se ll e veryth in g Sep t. 2 8 thru Oct.1 1 0am - 4 p m everyd ay no early b ird s no p re -sa le s 12 M ile an d O rchard L k Ech o V a lle y C o n d o m in iu m s 2 7 6 7 1 -

u p sta irs

N E W H U D S O N - C o m m u n ityy ard sa le ! A b b e y P a rk a t M ill R iv e r 2 8 4 1 3 A b b e y L n ., off M ilford a c r o s s fro m co yo te g o lf c o u rse . A ll p ro ce e d s b e n ­efit the Ly o n Tw p Fire F ig h te rs A s s o c . Sa t . 10/1; 9 -3 p m

N O R T H V IL L E - M o v in g S a le

Fu rn itu re , h o u se h o ld g o o d s ,

to o ls , an tiq u es & m ore! 1 07 6

G race C t; near 8 M ile and

Center. O N E D A Y O N LY! S at.,

10/1, 8 a m -3 p m .

N o rth v ille S u b . S of M ain ,

btw C le m e n t a n d B e c k .

G rap e p r e s s , b ru sh sh re d d e r,

m is c . S e p t 2 9 -O ct 1 , 9 -5

N O VI M O V IN G S A L E : 2 3 7 7 6

H ick o ry G rave Lan e . T h u r s -

S a t ., Sep t. 29-1 st, 9 a m -2 p m .

H o u s e w a r e s , d is h e s , h o m e

deco r, to o ls , sp o rts .

P LY M O U T H T W P - Fri & Sat.

S e p t 3 0 & O ct 1 st, 9 -4 p m .

Fu rn iture , hand & po w er to o ls ,

h o u se h o ld , c lo th in g , & m any

m is c item s. 4 7 5 7 8 Katherine

Ct., W of B eck, N of J o y

P L Y M O U T H - M u lti-fa m ily !

L o ts o f Pa rty lite , fu rn ish in g s ,

a p p lia n ce s & m ore! S e p t 29

O ct 1. T h u r s & Fri, 8 -6 p m

S a t . 8 -n o o n . 6 6 4 C o o lid g e

btw n L ille y & M ain St.

P L Y M O U T H : A L L M U S T GO! N E E D F U L T H IN G S S A L E !

Fri. & S a t . 1 0 -4 . A n itu q e s, fu r ­n iture, ch in a , h o lid a y deco r, to y s , p ian o , p o p -u p cam per, to o ls . 9 5 7 5 W. A n n A rb o r Rd. 'A m ile W. of G o tfred so n .

R E D F O R D : 1 5 9 4 9 Denby. N. o f 5 M ile , E. o f Inkster. A n tiq u e dealer o v e rsto ck!

V in ta g e ite m s, m a n y s m a lls , so m e h o u se h o ld . D e a le rs &

A ll W e lco m e . T h u r s -S a t . S e p t 2 9 -O ct. 1, 9 -4 p m .

R E D F O R D : H u g e sa le ! 9 3 8 5

K in lo c h . R e c o r d s , p u rse s , etc.

S a t ., O ct 1 st 9 -5 p m . W. of

B e e ch D aly , off W. C h ic a g o .

R a in o r sh in e !

S O U T H LY O N - 3 3 6 U n ive rs ity

o ff P o n tia c Tra il bwtn 9 & 10

M ile. Fri., Se p t. 3 0 & S a t ., Oct.

1 st 1 0 -6 p m , S u n O ct 2 n d 1 0-

3 p m . C a r parts, to o ls , h o u se ­

hold ite m s, & m u ch m ore!

S O U T H L Y O N - O ne d a y o n ly

m o v in g s a le T h u r s . , S e p t

2 9th , 9 -3 p m . 8 3 6 K n o llw o o d

C t r . o ff 11 M ile btw n P o n tia c

Trt an d M artindale

S O U T H LY O N : H u g e 3 fa m ily sa le ! A n t iq u e s , D re xe l C o lle cto r s M a h o ga n y p o ste r bed, B e rn h ard t c o u c h & chair, o a k b o o k sh e lv e s , m isc . fu rn i­ture, hot tub , e xe rc ise equip , se w in g m ach in e in cab in et, m is c . s p o r t s ta b le s , h o rse tra ile r, m a n u re sp re a d e r, cam p e r, m isc . h o rse item s. D u c k H u n te r 's boat. F r i-S a t . Se p t. 3 0 & O ct. 1, 9 -4 p m . 8 8 3 0 S . R u sh to n , btw n. 6 & 7 M ile R d s . R a in o r Sh in e .

W A L L E D L A K E - M ulti fa m ily!

Item s o f all k in d s. W o m e n 's

c lo th in g , ho m e go o d item s,

m ore! W illo w R id g e S u b , 4 6 5

C h e rry G ro ve L n ., O ct 1 st 8am

W A Y N E 5 1 2 0 N iagara , W of

M e rrim a n , S o f A n n a p o lis .

9 /3 0 , 9 a m -5 p m a n d 10/1 9 a m -1 p m . N o rd icT rac, fu rn i­

ture, h o u se h o ld item s, lin en s,

to o ls , b o o ks.

W A Y N E E S T A T E S A L E :B y M rs. R o b in s o n s

3 8 2 0 5 La u re n w o o d ; o ff N e w b u rg h R d , 1 b lk N of M ich igan A v e ., take H illcre st D rive to Lau ren w o o d and turn rig h t. S a t ., 10/1, 9 -4 p m & S u n ., 10/2, 1 0 -3 p m .-B o e h m b ird s , L la d ro , Belleek, Fenton, F o sto r ia , d e p r e s s io n g la s s ,

6 0 s g la ss w a re , a irbo rn e u n i­fo rm and item s, N oritaki ch in a s e ts , b o o k c a s e s , b o o k s , re c o rd s , d in in g tab le w/6 ch a irs , s id e b o a rd s , ca m e ra s , lin en s, k itchen & bak in g item s, g a s sto ve , end tab les, so fa, jew elry, art w o rk, an d m uch , m u ch m ore! P h o to s & list: w w w .m ich ig a n e sta te sa le s.co m

Ca ll 7 3 4 -6 7 5 -6 5 8 6

W A Y N E - S ta rtin g to c lea r out 6 0 y r s of trea su re s. Fu rniture, d o lls , to y s , fra m e s, old m a g a ­z in e s & m u ch m ore! 4 5 2 0 H o w e, n e xt to A n n a p o lis . 9/30, Fri n o o n -5 p m ; 10/1, Sat. 8 -5 p m . No early sa le s!

W E S T L A N D - E s ta t e S a le

3 8 2 9 2 S a in t J o e Dr., W of

N ew bu rg , o ff A v o n d a le. Sept.

2 5 th -O c t. 1 st, 9 a m -3 p m .

A p p lia n ce s, O ak cu r io & to o ls.

W E S T L A N D

C H U R C H R U M M A G E S A L E

SA T. O CT. 1, 9 am - 3 p m

3 1 1 3 3 H iveley, W estland .

C a ll R o z fo r fu rth er d etails:

7 3 4 -8 1 2 -9 9 6 2

W E S T L A N D H U N T E R 'S P O IN T E

C O N D O C O M M U N IT Y G A R A G E S A L E

T h u r s , Fri. & S a t ., Se p t. 2 9 - 3 0 & O ct. 1, 9 a m -6 p m . M any S a le s! U sed & N ew Item s. W e st o f W a y n e R d ., o ff H u n te r A v e ., betw een W arren & Fo rd R d .

W E S T L A N D - 2 9 9 4 8 G la d y s

Ave ., btw n J o y & A nn A rb o r

Trl. F r i-S u n . S e p t 3 0 - 0 c t 2 nd,

9 -6 p m . M isc in c l to o ls , fu rn i­

ture, a p p lia n ce s. Com e!

W E S T L A N D : M u lti-H o u se

G ara g e Sa le . Sa t . O ct. 1st, 9 -4 .

3 42 01 Barto n , o ff W ild w o o d

btw n Fo rd & C h e rry H ill.

E ve ry w e e k w e b rin g b u y e rs and s e lle rs , e m p lo ye rs a n d e m p lo ye es, la n d lo rd s a n d te n an ts to g e th e rYou ca n re ly on u s to

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2 4 8 -4 3 7 -3 0 7 5

E X E R C I S E B IK E

W o rk s

2 4 8 -9 8 7 -2 4 9 2

F R E E F IR E W O O D

W e stg a te R d . 13 M ile &

M iddlebe lt area, Fa rm in gto n

H ills . 2 4 8 -8 5 5 -1 2 6 5

Rummage Sale/ F lea M arket

B IR M IN G H A M U N IT A R IA N C H U R C H R U M M A G E & B O U T IQ U E S A L E

3 8651 N W o o d w ard Ave. B lo o m fie ld H ills .

(N of Lo n e P in e R d ) . S a le b e g in s on

T h u r s . Sep t. 2 9 , 6 :3 0 -9 . Fri. Se p t. 3 0 , 1 0 -2 , e v e ry ­

th in g Vz p r ice . Sa t . O ct. 1, 9 -n o o n , $ 5 & $ 1 0

fo r a b ag o f ru m m a ge .

F L A T R O C K H IS T O R IC A L S O C IE T YA n tiq u e s/F le a M arket

S u n ., O ct. 2 n d , 7 a m -4 p m .

2 0 0 + D ea lers.Free p a rk in g & a d m iss io n .

N o pets a llo w ed.Flat R o c k Sp ee d w ay ,

1 m ile S . o f F lat R o c k on Te le grap h R d . (7 3 4 ) 7 8 2 -5 2 2 0

w w w .fla tro c k h is to ry .o rg

L IV O N IA C H U R C H R U M M A G E S A L E

P re -S a le T h u r s . S e p t 2 9th , 5 -8 p m (A d u lts $ 2 ) . Free A d m is s io n : Fri. Se p t. 3 0 th ., 9 a m -1 p m & S a t . O ct. 1 st, 9 a m -n o o n (M- o ft s a le ). N e w b u rg h U nited M e tho dist C h u rc h , 3 6 5 0 0 A n n A rb o r Tra il in L iv o n ia .

Estate Sales

A N O T H E R B E R N A R D D A V IS E S T A T E S A L E 3 1 3 -8 3 7 -1 9 9 3

1 9 5 8 8 C an terb u ry, D etroit H isto ric D istr ic t "of Sh erw o o d

Fo rest. Fri. Se p t 3 0 &Sat. O ct 1, 8 :4 5 a m -4 p m

g o to e s ta te s a le s .n e t fo r m ore info . S E E Y O U T H E R E !! !

F A R M IN G T O N H IL L S

E S T A T E S A L E

T h u rs .-S a t ., 9 am -4 p m .

3 2 2 2 5 M iddlebelt Rd.

F U L L H O U S E !

60 Y e a rs o f A ccu m u lat io n !

L IQ U ID A T IO N A N T IQ U E D E A L E R 'S

E N T IR E E ST A T E O ct. 1 f t * 2 nd

8 a m - 5 pm

A n tiq u e F u rn itu re , S e le c t T o y s , B ro n z e , P o ttery , G la ssw a re , P e rs ia n R u g s , R are F lo o r M odel V e rs io n o f the C ream C ity F lo u r B in & Sifter, C h in a , N ip p o n , Art w o rk, A rt Fra m e s, Beautifu l S la g G la s s La m p , V icto r ia n B ra s s an d C ry sta l P r ism C h a n d e lie r, B r a s s L a m p P a rts , 1 9 6 2 T h u n d e rb ird D e a le r P r o m o C a r w/ O rig in a l B o x , C a s t Iro n , B o o k e n d s , D o o r s to p s , Native A m e rica n B a sk e ts a n d P o tte ry , Tea C a rt , M a h o ga n y C o rn e r Cab inet, D r o p - le a f T a b le s , T ra in L a n te rn , S te if f T e d d y B e a rs , V in ta g e D o lls , To o ls , F ish in g G ear an d m ore.

Fo r m o re in fo rm atio n and p h o to s, p le ase v is it:

w w w .e a stb a y e sta te sa le .b lo g sp o t .co m

o r ca ll J im , 9 2 5 -7 8 4 -9 4 1 1

2 0 4 4 E 8th Street in T ra v e rse C ity (w here 8th

St. m eets E a st B ay)

M O V IN G S A L E - W h ite L a k e .A ll m u st g o , Fu rn itu re , h o u se ­h o ld g o o d s etc. H rs : 9 -5 p m T h u r s ., S e p t 2 9th - S a t ., O ct 1 st & n o o n -5 p m S u n ., O ct 2 n d . 3 1 5 W o o d s e d g e L n , W illia m s L k R d / C o o le y L k Rd

S O U T H L Y O N E S T A T E S A L E :

Po ttery, v in ta g e ite m s, fu rn i­tu re , h o u s e h o ld , p o ck et k n iv e s , g u y s tu ff . 1 9 2 9 R o e p e r G a s Sto v e & m u ch m ore. A ll m u st go . Fr i. Se p t. 3 0 , 9 -5 . S a t ., O ct. 1 , 9 -3 . 2 2 3 6 0 N ata sh a La n e . W. of C u rrie , S . o f 9 M ile.

Household Goods

A R M O IR E , o a k, e x c . co n d . re ta ils $ 6 0 0 , S e ll fo r $ 1 2 0 . G la s s d in in g ta b le , ro u n d , w o o d b a se , R e ta ils $ 6 0 0 , se ll fo r $ 1 2 0 . L o ts o f antiqu e c o l­le c t ib le s . M o n -S a t . 1 1 :3 0 - 5 :3 0 at 81 N. S a g in a w S t ., P o n tia c. D ire ctly a c r o s s fro m the do w n to w n co u rth o u se .

B D R M S E T - O ak, qu een s ize ,

b o x sp r in g / m attress, 2 n igh t-

s ta n d , d r e s s e r & c h e st .

$ 1 0 00 /best. 2 4 8 -7 8 8 -4 0 8 5

C H IN A C A B IN E T - M o v in g ! .

1 9 3 0 s w alnu t ch in a cabinet,

p e rfe ct co n d itio n . M a tch in g

tab le and c h a irs ava il. $ 4 0 0 .

2 4 8 -3 5 5 -5 3 1 9

D IN IN G S E T w ith ch in a c a b i­net (2 p c s ) to p is g la s s & lig h ts up, buffet, tab le base lo o k s m arb le . 2 arm c h a irs , 4 re g u la r c h a irs . Beautifu l co n d . $ 7 0 0 . B O D Y B Y J A K E S c is s o r , $ 1 0 0 . 2 4 8 -9 8 7 -2 4 9 2

O A K D IN IN G T A B L E : W ith 2

lea ves, 4 c h a irs & m atch in g

c h in a h u tc h , g re a t c o n d .,

$ 5 2 5 . Ca ll: (8 1 0 ) 2 2 9 -7 5 3 4

App liances

D O U B LE W A L L O V EN - G E :

M odel J K P 2 7 r b lack,

e xce l co n d , $ 2 6 5 .

C a l l: (2 4 8 ) 2 0 7 -8 8 4 6

W H IR L P O O L G A S D R Y E R

W hite, o n ly 3 .5 y r s o ld .

E xce lle n t C o n d itio n $ 2 5 0 .

(7 3 4 ) 7 6 5 -0 0 3 6

W H E E L C H A IR - $ 60 :

W alker, $ 4 0 ; s h o w e r ch a ir,

$ 40 : w heel ch a ir a larm s y s ­

tem , $ 20 ; ho m e interco m s y s ­

tem , $ 50 . C a ll: (7 3 4 ) 7 2 2 -6 6 6 5

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1 Spelldown 4 South

American monkey

8 Beat with a stick

12 Pea-green boat passenger

13 Hawaiian strings

14 Pasternak heroine

15 Club holders (2 wds.)

17 Sandler or West

18 Clay-target sport

19 In a diplomatic way

21 Keebler baker, in ads

23 It may be fragile

24 White-water enthusiasts

28 Carve a canyon

32 ----------- StarPictures

33 Oola’s guy35 So long!36 Alpine peak 39 Roadblock 42 Butter square44 London lav45 Least possible 49 Faint flicker53 Black-hearted54 Feign56 Billionth,

in combos57 — measure58 TV knob59 Catch60 Joule fractions61 Paramedic

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1 Where cranberries grow

2 Jedi ally3 Model

Macpherson4 Not blatant

Answer to Previous Puzzle

5 FBI acronym6 Barrels7 Gush forth8 Ice cream

choice9 Fill the hull

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M isce llaneous For Sale

B O O K S - 2 4 0 p a p e r b a c k

M y ste ry n o ve ls. $ 1 6 5 /fo r all

o r a sk abo ut in d iv p r ice s.

2 4 8 -8 7 2 -3 6 2 9

D E S K , 7 d ra w e r, w o o d , 2 4 x 4 8 " , $ 3 0 . A n tiq u e ro ck in g c rib , o ver 1 00 y rs . o ld , $ 1 0 0 . S te reo co n so le , w a ln u t c a b i­net, 1 9 x 5 8 w /o rig in a l s c h e ­m a tic & in s tr u c t io n b o o k , $ 3 0 . La w n m o w e r/p u sh reel, $ 2 0 . (2 4 8 )4 7 7 -1 9 7 1

M us ica l Instruments

E L E C T R I C O R G A N - K im b a l

sen sa tio n P ro entertainer. E x c

co n d . 2 4 8 -6 8 5 -7 1 3 1

E V E R E T T E P IA N O :

W ith P ian oco rder, so m e c a s ­

settes, 1 pedal needs repair,

go o d co n d . Y o u m ove, $60 0.

C a ll: (7 3 4 ) 4 54 -9 5 41

Sporting Goods

S C H W IN N B IK E - 21 S P E E D

C R I S S C R O S S : R e cre atio n a l

m e n 's b ike, b la ck , exce l co nd,

$ 1 2 0 . C a ll: (2 4 8 ) 2 0 7 -8 8 4 6

Dogs

M A S T IF F - N EO P U P - A K C

1 M ale, 14 w eeks,

D ark blue. S h o ts &

dew o rm ed. 7 3 4 -6 7 1 -5 3 2 4

S H IH T Z U PU P , A K C

V et ch e ck , s h o ts , sm a ll m ale.

Ca ll: (7 3 4 ) 6 9 9 -9 5 2 5

Autos Wanted

F a m ily O w ned B u s in e s s

B u y in g a ll v e h ic le s . A n y

co n d . $ 3 0 0 m in im u m .

F re e P ic k -U p . T h a n k

Y o u . (2 4 8 ) 5 7 9 -7 4 8 8

WE PAYTOP

DOLLARFor Clean USED CARS

A V I S ^F O R D ^ * ^(248)355-7500

Autos Wanted

S E L L S E L L ! ! ! W E B U Y A L L

M A K E S A N D M O D E L S

A S K F O R S T E V E K R A U S E

U S E D C A R M A N A G E R N O R T H B R O T H E R S F O R D

7 3 4 - 4 0 2 - 8 7 7 4

Trucks for Sale

C H E V R O L E T

A V A L A N C H E 2 0 0 6

S ilv e r B irch , Z 7 1 , su n ro o f &

heated leather! T h is is the one! J u s t $ 1 9 ,9 7 5 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

Lou L a R k h e

C H E V R O L E T T A H O E 2 0 0 8

S ilv e r S p a rk , 4 w d , LT, rem ote

start! Y o u d e se rv e it!

O n ly $ 2 8 ,3 3 3 ! 8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

FO R D F -1 5 0 CR EW KIN G RAN CH

$ 1 6 ,9 9 5 extra clea n, great m ile s

NORTH BROS. FORD7 3 4 -4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

FO R D F -1 5 0 PLATIN U M ED ITIO N 2010

$ 3 6 ,9 9 5 S T K # 1 1T 3 1 2 4 A L o a d ed , hard t-co ver, o n ly

1 2 K m ile s , s u p e r clean

NORTH BROS. FORD7 3 4 -4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

FO R D R A N G ER 2006$ 1 6 ,9 9 6 E xtra extra c lean

O nly 4 2 K m ile s

NORTH BROS. FORD7 3 4 -4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

H O N D A R ID G E L IN E 2 0 0 6

P ic k u p , 4 X 4 . $ 1 8 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500

Mini-Vans

O ld sm o b ile S ilh o u e tte 200 2

G L S - S a n d m etallic, AW D , 1

ow ner, 9 2 ,0 0 0 m ile s , 7 -p a s ­

se n g er, $ 7 0 0 0 . 7 3 4 -5 6 4 -5 5 0 0

Vans

C H R Y S L E R Tow n & C o u n try

V a n , 1 9 9 6 : H un ter green , tan

leather int., loaded, im m a cu ­

late, $ 8 ,0 0 0 . (7 3 4 ) 4 5 1 -7 3 7 8

D o d g e G ra n d C a ra v a n 2 0 1 0

S ilv e r S h in e , S X T , D V D , and

S to w n G o! Fa m ily sty le

co m fo rt! O n ly $ 2 1 ,9 9 0 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

Lou L a R k h e

G M C S A V A N A 2 0 0 8

S u m m it W hite , P L , C D , 5 2 K ,

an d A B S ! P e rfe ct w o rk van!

J u s t $ 1 7 ,9 9 5 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

Sports U tility

B U IC K R A IN IE R 2 0 0 4

B u rg u n d y , A W D , o n ly $ 1 0 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500C H E V Y EO U IN O X 2008$ 1 2 ,9 9 5 , S T K # 1 2 C 9 0 6 3 A ,

extra c lea n , g o o d m ile s

DEALER 7 3 4 -4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

C H E V Y S U B U R B A N 2 00 8W hite , 4 3 K , $ 2 7 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500C H E V Y T R A IL B L A Z E R 2 0 0 4

G ray H o rizo n , L S , 4 W D , and

p o w er o p tio n s! W in te r ready! J u s t $ 1 1 ,9 9 5 ! 8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

C H E V Y U P L A N D E R 2 0 0 5

S a n d y D u ne, rem ote start,

D V D , a n d leather!

R o a d trip ready! C a ll fo r price! 8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

D O D G E D U R A N G O 2 0 0 2

G ray, sh a rp , o n ly $ 7 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500D O D G E D U R A N G O S L T 2 0 0 1 -

D k red, pw, pi, 3 rd ro w seat,

to w in g p kg , prem ium so u n d .

$ 4 9 9 5 /b e st. 2 4 8 -8 2 1 -4 5 4 7

FO R D ED G E L IM IT ED 2008

Lo ad ed , $ 2 1 ,7 8 0 S T K # 1 1 T 5 0 1 7 A

E xtra c lea n , lo w m ile s

DEALER7 3 4 -4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

F O R D E X P E D IT IO N 2 0 0 6

S ilve r, leather, 4 X 4 $ 1 3 ,4 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500F O R D E X P L O R E R 2 0 0 2 X L T ,

4 W D , load ed , V 6 , e xc . co n d .

in/out. N eed s n o th in g . 8 0 ,0 0 0

m i. B e st Offer. 2 4 8 -9 4 3 -2 0 0 3

FO R D E X P L O R E R 2003$ 5 ,9 9 5 , L O W M IL E S

A M U S T S E E

DEALER7 3 4 -4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

F O R D E X P L O R E R LTD

4 X 4 2 00 2

Leather. 4 .6 L V 8 B lack/ b lack,

new t r a n s m is s io n , 1 6 3 ,0 0 0 .

L iv o n ia $ 5 ,2 0 0 .

2 4 8 -7 2 1 -3 0 1 2

G M C A C A D IA 2 0 0 9

Blue H arm o n y , S L T , leather &

A W D ! R o o m y & loaded!

J u s t $ 2 7 ,4 9 5 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L ou L a H v h e

G M C E N V O Y D E N A L I 2 0 0 6

S ilve r, lo ad ed $ 1 6 ,5 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500G M C T E R R A IN 2 0 1 0

Bro nze M etal, P L/P W , A B S & O n S ta r! C r u is in ' in sty le !

J u s t $ 2 3 ,9 7 5 ! 8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

Lou L a R k h e

G M C T E R R A IN S L T 2 0 1 0

A W D , B la c k $ 2 8 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500G M C Y U K O N X L S L T 2 0 0 0

G ray, 4 X 4 o n ly $ 8 ,4 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500H U M M E R H 3 2 0 0 8

W hite , 4 X 4 $ 2 0 ,4 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500J E E P G R A N D C H E R O K E E

L IM IT E D 2 0 0 5

V -8, loaded, 1 ow ner. $ 1 2 ,9 9 5

N O R T H B R O T H E R S -T R O Y

2 4 8 -6 4 3 -6 6 0 0

Sports & Imported

IN F IN IT I G 3 5 X 2 00 6A W D . B lu e , $ 1 4 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500M E R C E D E S M - C L A S S 2 0 0 9

B la c k , load ed $ 3 1 ,4 9 5

N O R T H B R O T H E R S -T R O Y

2 4 8 -6 4 3 -6 6 0 0

M E R C E D E S M L

3 2 0 S U V 2 0 0 2

1 3 0 ,0 0 0 m ile s , e x c . co n d .,

d r iv e s & lo o ks like new!

$ 94 00 /b est.

7 3 4 -7 1 6 -6 2 0 7 , 7 3 4 -4 6 4 -1 2 0 7

M IN I C O O P E R 2 0 0 6 S

Turbo c h a rg e d , auto, sun ro of,

C h illi P e p p e r red, b lack top,

6 ,2 0 0 m ile s . T h is c a r is m int.

$ 1 7 ,0 0 0 . 3 1 3 -7 0 1 -1 3 3 8

Antique/C lassic C o llector Cars

C A D IL L A C 1 9 8 9

E L D O R A D O B A R R IT Z

4 4 ,0 0 0 m ile s , m int. Estate

Car. $ 6 0 0 0 . 7 3 4 -5 3 6 -2 1 5 7

C H E V R O L E T F L E E T M A S T E R

1 9 4 7 : R u n s g o o d , need s

so m e w o rk , $ 5 ,5 0 0 . Call:

9 8 9 -2 4 6 -9 5 4 7 , 9 8 9 -2 4 6 -0 4 4 6

C la s s ic A u to S to r a g e .c o m

S a fe , S e c u re , Heated/W inter,

M on th ly/Yearly.

7 3 4 -5 0 2 -0 9 4 9

Bu ick

C E N T U R Y 1 9 9 5

4 do or, V 6 , n ew tire s and

battery, $ 1 ,0 0 0 /b e st offer.

C a l l: (7 3 4 ) 5 2 5 -2 5 9 0

L A C R O S S E 2 0 0 8

B lea ch e d W hite, C X , su n ro o f,

an d c h ro m e ! Q u a lity e n g i­

n eerin g ! O nly $ 1 3 ,9 9 7 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

L U C E R N E C X L 2 0 0 74 dr, leather, o n ly $ 1 2 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500P A R K A V E N U E 2 0 0 3

S T K # 1 1 C 1 2 5 4 A $ 7 ,9 9 8 , A M U S T S E E LO W

M IL E , E X T R A C L E A N

NORTH BROS. FORD7 3 4-4 02 -8 77 4

R E G A L 2 0 0 2

L T H , m o o n , s ilver, $ 5 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500

Cad illac

C A D IL L A C C T S 2 0 0 5

M oo n, load ed

N O R T H B R O T H E R S -T R O Y

2 4 8 -6 4 3 -6 6 0 0

CADILLAC CTS 2D07$ 1 6 ,9 9 5 , W hite d ia m o n d , low

m ile s , su p e r c lean

DEALER7 3 4-4 02 -8 77 4

C a d i l la c S R X 2 0 0 4

A W D , load ed , $ 1 2 ,9 9 5

N O R TH B R O T H E R S -T R O Y

2 4 8 -6 4 3 -6 6 0 0

Chevrolet

C A M A R O 2 011

G u n M etal Gray, S S / R S , c o n ­

v ertib le . and load ed ! S h o w 'em w h o 's b o ss!

C a ll fo r price! 8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

C H E V R O L E T H H R 2 00 7

G ra y H aze , LT, leather, and

c h ro m e ! W o n 't be aro un d

lo n g ! J u s t $ 1 2 ,6 9 5 ! 8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

C H E V R O L E T H H R 2 0 0 8

P a c if ic B lue, L S , rem ote

start, an d on star! G reat fo r

road tr ip s ! J u s t $ 1 3 ,9 9 5 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

C H E V R O L E T IM P A L A

4 to ch o o se fro m ! S ta rtin g at $ 1 4 ,8 9 7

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6 .

L o u L a R k h e

C O B A LT 2 0 1 0

4 do or, air, auto. $ 1 2 ,4 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500C O B A LT L T 2 0 1 0

Air, auto $11,995

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK4 GMC

-2500BUICK, GP

(734) 453-2C O R V E T T E 2 0 0 7

O ra n g e S lic e , 1 2 K , co n v e rt­

ib le, auto, an d cb ro m e !

L e g e n d a ry pow er!

R e d u ce d to $ 3 9 ,3 3 3 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

E Q U IN O X 2 0 0 8

W hite C re st, LT, su n ro o f, and

rm t. start! S h o w ro o m

co n d itio n ! J u s t $ 1 7 ,6 9 5 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

M A L IB U L T Z 2 0 1 0

Lo a d ed ! O n ly $ 1 9 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500M A L IB U 2 0 0 8

J e t B la c k , L T Z , leather, and rem ote start! O ne sw ee t ride!

O n ly $ 1 5 ,9 9 5 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

M A L IB U L T 2 0 0 9

B lu e , 3 0 K $ 1 4 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500M A L IB U L T 2 0 0 9

B lu e , 3 0 K $ 1 5 ,4 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500

Chryslar-Plymouth

3 0 0 2 0 1 0

S ilve r, leather 3 0 K $ 1 6 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500S E B R IN G SED A N 2008

$ 1 1 ,9 9 8 , extra c lea n

L o w m ile s

NORTH BROS. FORD7 3 4-4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

Dodge

C A L IB E R 2 0 1 0

4dr, auto, 3 4 K

O n ly $ 1 3 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500C A L IB E R S X T 2 0 1 0

B la ck , 3 2 K . $ 1 3 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500

Ford

E S C A P E 2005$ 1 0 ,9 9 8 S T K # 1 1 T 1 3 3 8 A

E xtra c le a n , lo w m ile s

DEALER 7 3 4-4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

FO C U S S E 2009$ 1 5 ,4 8 8

E X T R A C L E A N , L O W M IL E S G A S S A V E R !!

DEALER 7 3 4 -4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

FU SIO N S E L 2009$ 1 6 ,4 8 8 O n ly 1 4 k m ile s

A m u st se e fu e l sa v e r

DEALER7 3 4-4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

FU SIO N S E L I-4 2009$ 1 5 ,9 9 8 M a n a g e r's sp e c ia l!

S u p e r s u p e r clea n !

DEALER7 3 4 -4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

T A U R U S 2 0 1 0

S tu n n in g S ilve r, lim ited,

ch ro m e , and sy n c ! T o p to

bo tto m load ed ! J u s t $ 2 6 ,9 9 5 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

GMC

A C A D IA 2 0 0 9

A W D , D a rk blue , $ 2 8 ,4 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500A C A D IA 2 0 0 9

S ilve r, o n ly $ 2 4 k , $ 2 4 ,7 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500

Honda

H O N D A A C C O R D 2 0 0 7

B lu e Breeze , S E , a l lo y s and

A B S ! S h o w ro o m Sh a rp !

R e d u c e d to $ 1 5 ,7 7 8 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

S O U L 2810$ 1 6 ,9 9 8 extra clea n,

o n ly 1 4 K m ile s

DEALER 7 3 4 -4 8 2 -8 7 7 4

Jaap

L IB E R T Y 2818$ 2 1 ,8 9 5 extra clea n

O n ly 2 8 K m ile s

DEALER 7 3 4 -4 8 2 -8 7 7 4

L I B E R T Y 2 0 1 0S ilv e r Fo x , sp o rt, 8 K , and 4 W D ! G reat on a n y road!

J u s t $ 2 1 ,9 9 5 ! 8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

Lexus

IS 2 5 0 2 0 0 9

A W D , lo ad ed , 3 7 K m ile s ,

$ 2 7 ,9 9 5

N O R T H B R O T H E R S -T R O Y

2 4 8 -6 4 3 -6 6 0 0

R X 4 0 0 H 2 0 0 7

A W D . h y b rid , loaded, $ 2 6 ,9 9 5

N O R T H B R O T H E R S -T R O Y

2 4 8 -6 4 3 -6 6 0 0

Linco ln

L IN C O L N M K X 2 0 0 9

M aro on S u n se t , n a v iga tio n ,

ch ro m e , su n ro o f, etc.!

L o a d ed a ll-a ro u n d !C a ll fo r price!

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

Lou L aR Sche

N A V IG A T O R 2 0 0 5

M o o n , 4 X 4 , load ed , $ 1 3 ,9 9 5

N O R T H B R O T H E R S -T R O Y

2 4 8 -6 4 3 -6 6 0 0

N A V IG A T O R L 2 0 0 8

N av., m o o n , R R , D V D , all

o p tio n s, $ 3 5 ,9 9 5

N O R T H B R O T H E R S -T R O Y

2 4 8 -6 4 3 -6 6 0 0

Z E P H Y R 2 0 0 6

M oo n, load ed , $ 1 4 ,4 9 5

N O R T H B R O T H E R S -T R O Y

2 4 8 -6 4 3 -6 6 0 0

M A Z D A 3 2 0 1 0

S ilv e r, au to $ 1 4 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500

Mercury

G R A N D M A R Q U IS 2 0 0 8 L S

load ed , leather heated se a ts ,

e xc . co n d . 4 8 ,0 0 0 m i, se n io r

car. $ 1 3 ,9 0 0 . 2 4 8 -3 2 0 -2 3 0 3

Grand M arquis L S 1999$ 7 ,9 9 8 extra c lean

O n ly 8 0 K m ile s

NORTH BROS. FORD7 3 4 -4 8 2 -8 7 7 4

G R A N D M A R Q U IS L S 2 0 0 5 -P r is t in e c o n d ., w h ite /tan leather, n o n s m o k in g o ld e r co u p le . 5 0 ,5 0 0 m ile s . Auto, p b , pw , p s , a ir, c ru is e , AM /FM , a larm , C D , s u n roof. $ 1 0 ,3 0 0 . 7 6 0 -8 2 2 -2 3 5 7

M ILA N 2 0 0 7

B la ck H aw k, su n ro o f, leather,

pl/pw & A B S ! S p o rty

E leg a n ce ! R e d u c e d to

$12,888! 8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

Lou L a R k h e

M O NTEGO 2007$ 1 3 ,9 9 5 ' extra extra c lean

O n ly 4 2 K m ile s

NORTH BROS. FORD7 3 4-4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

S A B L E 2008S T K # P 2 1 3 2 2 $ 1 7 ,2 9 5

extra clea n, pr ice d to se ll

NORTH BROS. FORD7 3 4 -4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

Oldsmobile

A L E R O 2 0 0 2S ilv e r D ia m o n d , leather, s u n ­ro of, and c h ro m e ! O ne w eek

o n ly ! J u s t $ 5 ,9 9 5 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

Lou L a R k h e

IN T R IG U E 2001S ilve r, sh a rp , $ 5 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

(734) 453-2500

Pon tiac

G -5 2008$ 1 0 ,9 9 8 extra Clean

O n ly 3 5 K m ile s

DEALER7 3 4 -4 0 2 -8 7 7 4

G 6 2 0 8 6

S a n d y B ro n ze , GT, c h ro m e &

su n ro o f! T h e W O W fa cto r! R e d u ce d to $ 1 1 ,3 3 3 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

kwJLaflfcfie

G 6 2 0 0 7

S ilv e r S tre a k , GT, co n ve rtib le ,

an d rtm . start! G reat fo r any

se a so n ! C a ll fo r price!

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L o u L a R k h e

G R A N D P R I X 2 0 0 4

S ilv e r S h in e , su n ro o f, G T f

a llo y s! S i lk y sm o o th !

J u s t $ 9 ,9 9 5 !

8 8 8 -3 7 2 -9 8 3 6

L ou L a R k h e

G R A N D P R I X G X P 2 0 0 7

G ray, 4 0 K $ 1 4 ,9 9 5

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC

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Seniors, as well as friends and relatives: Get ready for a hardy welcome by more than 40 exhibi­tors and an action-packed activities agenda at the 3rd Annual Senior Fall Health & Living Expo, spon­sored by the Observer, Eccentric & Hometown Newspapers and Wayne State University- Oakland Center on Tuesday, Oct. 4th!

The Senior Fall Health & Living Expo is at a new location this year. It will be held at Wayne State University- Oakland Center. It is eas­ily accessible from 1-696,1-96, M-10 and 1-275. The day's festivities will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The Expo will be located at 33737 West Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills. Admission and ample free parking, right on the site, available all day for the expo.

Participants interested in learning about "Savvy Social Security plan­ning and what baby boomers need to know about maximizing their retire­ment income" are invited to attend a presentation by Advanced Financial Solutions. Richmond Financial will present on "Long Term Insurance," Jack Bolling will speak on "Estate Planning" and Ernie Hallmark will present on "Prepaid Legal Programs and identity thieves." Rick Bloom has some interesting facts about protect­ing and growing your investment portfolio in a down economy.

You will want to hear what the professionals from St. Anne Mead have to say about Dementia Communications Skills. Dr. Allon Goldberg will be telling us about "Putting one foot in front of the other: improving our balance and avoiding falling issues." Dr. Cogan of HealthQuest will inform us on ways to manage neck and back pain. While you will be concentrating on your health, the kind people from Dental One will present information about Dental Implants and the importance of oral cancer screening, They will also be doing onsite screening, for your convience.

This year's musical entertainment will be Ya Tafari, there will also be hourly prizes and fun times to be had by all playing the Wii games.

There will be FREE Trolley service from three locations. The Livonia Senior Center at 15218 Farmington Rd. deparing at 7:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., Southfield Senior Center at 24350 Civic Center Dr. depart­ing at 7:40 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.. The Novi Senior Center is at 25075 Meadowbrook Rd. with only one departing time at 8:30 a.m.. To reserve your seat call (313) 222-2414. Come spend the day with us being enter­tained and educated. This year's Senior Fall Health and Living Expo promises to be the best ever!

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W e d o n 't a c c e p t c o m m iss io n s o r o th e r c o m p e n s a t io n on any o f th ein v e stm en t p ro d u c ts w e recom m end , so you know you a re g e ttin g o u r u n b ia se d advice.

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Infusion Kitchen and Bath Showroom in Wixom is filled with the most luxurious fine art of kitchen and bath fixtures. Actual working displays of faucets, toilets and shower fixtures allow you to experience first hand.

Manager, Kristin Andrews said, “We are concerned about senior safety in the home and we carry many products that are designed especially for seniors.”They carry a full line of zero threshold showers and safety bathtubs. There is a huge interest in comfort height toilets as well. Andrews added, “We believe in the Age-At-Home idea, and we can help you plan out all the necessary details for your kitchen and bath.”

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Today’s housing market focuses on universal designs for all the ages. People are staying in their homes longer and are actually planning for the aging process that we all experience. Parents are back in the picture and living with their families. Infusion Kitchen and Bath can help design your living space to include towel bars and paper dispensers that also function as grab bars. These items not only are functional but also great investments for your home.

A safety tub has several advantages and is available with an “air bath” or “whirlpool” feature, or a combination of both. An air bath uses heated air pumped into the water and as the air bubbles hit the skins surface and explode, the blood is drawn to the surface promoting better circulation. A traditional whirlpool

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And when it comes to kitchen faucets, they have them all — From modem touchless models, to more traditional varieties. They have so many choices it is best to come into one of their showrooms near you and let your imagination go wild. While in the showroom look at the granite composite sinks, they are scratch, stain, fade and chip resistant.

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Converting your existing tub space into a seated tub and shower surround is an easy and practical design solution. Infusion Kitchen and Bath can show you how it’s done.

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reveal pertinent information at ExpoSchedule of Events:

9 :0 0 -9 :5 0Advanced Financial Solutions Topic: Savvy Social Security Planning: What Baby Boomers Need to Know to Maximize Retirement Income

Dental OneTopic: Dental Implants and the Importance of Oral Cancer Screening

10:00-10:50 St. Anne MeadTopic: You Remember Me Don’t You? Dementia Communication Skills for everyone.

wsuDr. Allon Goldberg Topic: Putting one Foot in Front of the Other: Improving Balance Avoiding Falls.

11:00-11:50 Rick BloomTopic: Protecting and Growing your Investment Portfolio in a Down Economy

12:00-12:50 Jack BollingTopic: The Truth about Estate Planning

Richmond Financial Topic: What you should know about longer term care.

1:00-1*50L&E Independent Associates with Legal Shield Topic: Identity Theft Protection

Health QuestTopic: Ways to Manage Neck and Back Pain

Presenters9 : 0 0 - 9:50S p eak e r: P h i l P u tn e y ,

C P A /P FS

Topic: S a v v y S o c ia l S e c u r ity

P la n n in g : W h a t B a b y

B o o m e rs N e e d to K n o w

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At this informative seminar you will learn important rules and strategies for collecting your retirement benefits and coordinating Social Security with other sources of retire­ment income.

Phil Putney, CPA/PFS

Learn the rules for:• When your benefits may

begin• How your benefit will be

affected by the age at which you apply

• How cost-of-living adjust­ments, or COLAs, affect ben­efits

• How spousal benefits work• How survivor benefits

work• How divorced-spouse ben­

efits work• How working affects ben­

efits• How benefits affect taxes• What to do if you have

other income from pensions or IRAs

You've paid into the Social Security system for years. Now it will soon be your turn to collect. Find out why advance planning is essential and how some little-known rules can help you make the most of this very-valuable benefit.

At this workshop you will learn

• 5 factors to consider when deciding when to apply for benefits

• When it makes sense to delay benefits and when it does not

• Why you should always check your earnings record for accuracy

• How to estimate your ben­efits

• Two innovative strategies for coordinating benefits with your spouse

• How to minimize taxes on Social Security benefits

• How to coordinate Social Security with your other sourc­es of retirement income

The decisions you make today can have a tremendous bearing on the total amount of benefits you stand to receive over your lifetime.Bio:

Phil Putney, CPA/PFS is the owner of AFS Wealth Management, LLC an inde­pendent financial advisor and advisory associate offer­ing securities and advisory services through Centaurus Financial, Inc. Phil obtained his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration majoring in accounting from Lawrence Technological University and his Masters of Science in Taxation (MST) from Walsh College. In 1990, Putney passed the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) examination on the first sitting and started his own CPA firm in 1995 in Livonia working with closely held business owners on effec­tively managing their tax bur­den. To further his education in the area of financial plan­ning, he obtained the Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) des­ignation from the American Institute of CPAs, a designation awarded to CPA Financial Planners with proven expertise and experience in comprehen­sive personal financial plan­ning. Phil has been offering financial advisory services to his clients for more than eleven years and concentrates on help­ing his clients design a tax effi­

cient retirement income.Putney and his family have

lived in Livonia for more than 16 years. Him and his wife Debi of 20 years keep busy with their kid's (Brea 18 and Jayme 16) school activities and are active in their church. The family enjoys camping an recently completed a 3,500 mile camping trip to the Grand Canyon in the summer of 2009.

Phil's financial advi­sory office of AFS Wealth Management is located at 22029 Farmington Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48336. Phone: (248) 888-7530, Fax: (248) 888-7535 and email pputney@afswealth- mgt.com. You can view the firm's website and upcoming events at www.afswealthmgt. com.

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S p eak e r: M a r ie H o c h s te in

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Topic: D e n ta l I m p la n ts

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C a n c e r S c re e n in g

Dental implants are metal anchors implanted in the jawbone to hold replacement teeth in place. The "root" sits in the jawbone below the gum line and the visible tooth, or "crown," is attached to it. Implants support individual artificial teeth, bridges and dentures, and look and feel much like natural teeth.

Marie HochsteinOral cancers kill approxi­

mately 9,000 Americans each year, exceeding the death rates for cervical cancer, malignant

melanoma, and Hodgkin's dis­ease. Early detection of cancer and pre-cancerous conditions provides a higher probability of cure.Bio:

Marie Hochstein is a Graduate of UDM (University of Detroit Mercy). Degree in Dental Hygiene. She is the Senior Leader of Operations DentalWorks with over 30 years experience in direct patient care. She has taught Clinical Dental Hygiene at UDM. Oakland County health department children's dental health program. And she is the Senior Lead at DentalWorks managing eleven metro Detroit practices, and provides conve­nient, high standards of care to patients.

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Please join us to learn some simple, effective techniques that can make communicat­ing with people with memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's disease an enjoyable experi­ence. We will review the top three causes of dementia as well as the three areas of the brain that are most affected by Alzheimer's disease. Anyone and everyone who knows someone with dementia or interacts with someone with dementia will benefit from this program.Bio's:

Hallie Guzal, RD, CAD has over thirteen years of experi­ence as a registered dietitian working in long term care.She is also a certified activity director. She has worked at St. Anne's Mead for five years and held the position of Dining Services Director/Clinical Dietitian and currently as the Life Enrichment Coordinator.

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10:00 -10:50 St. Anne Mead Speakers:Hallie Guzal RD, CAD Shawn Brooklier BSW.CAD Susan Vasburgh RN, BSW,CDON, HHATopic: You Remember Me Don’t You? Dementia Communication Skills for Everyone

11:00-11:50 Speaker: Rick BloomTopic: Protecting and Growing Your Investment Portfolio in a Down Economy

12:00 -12:50 Speaker: Jack BollingTopic: The Truth about Estate Planning

1:00-1:50L&E Independent Associates with Legal Shield Speaker: Erine HallmarkTopic: Identity Theft Protection

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10:00 -10:50 WSUSpeaker: Dr. Allon GoldbergTopic: Putting One Foot in Front of the Other: Improving Balance, Avoiding Falls

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Returning Featured Expo Speaker - ,fThe Truth About Estate Planningff - 12 p.m.Visit us in person at the Senior Expo at Booth #12!

Submitted photos Milford Attorney Jack W. Bolling loves the historic surroundings of his office now located in a renovated 130-vear old home at 334 Union St. in downtown Milford.

Law Office of Jack W. Bolling, P.C.248-684-9742 • www.jackbollinglaw.com

Specializing in estate planning, elder law, Medicaid, and will/trust estate settlement.

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An avid history buff, Milford attorney Jack W. Bolling is passionate about keeping the past alive for future generations.

He is just as interested in preserving your family’s legacy by helping you make decisions that will keep your memory alive through your children and grandchildren.

As an estate/legacy planner, Bolling has trademarked his approach to the estate planning process and accompanying legal services as Legacy LifeLines™. This process includes three steps: 1) counseling and plan design; 2) funding of the revocable living trust; and 3) an on-going maintenance plan that is unique to Bolling’s practice.

Bolling encourages his clients to think beyond their financial matters and look into their own life’s fulfillment by asking themselves questions like: What really matters most to me? What would I really like to accomplish? What legacy

do I really want to leave behind?These important life questions are all

the more reason that Bolling has expanded his practice to include Medicaid planning.

He believes that estate planning and Medicaid planning go hand in hand.

“Through proper planning, it is possible to provide for your long-term care while preserving assets for you and your loved ones,” Bolling said. “Why should you give up something that you’ve worked your whole life for when

your spouse becomes ill?”Bolling is also an accredited VA

attorney and can help people who have either served or whose family member has served in the U.S. military. “There are many veterans’ programs available, but you need to know who to ask and what to ask,” Bolling said. “I am the person who can help you sort through these issues.”

While helping people on a one-to- one basis with their legacy planning, Bolling reaches an even broader

audience as a guest columnist for Gannett Newspapers, including The Milford Times. He is also a guest speaker for many local groups and organizations.

With a deep respect and passion for history, Bolling is pleased that His practice is now housed in a 130-year old Victorian home at 334 Union St. in downtown Milford, which has been renovated to the period of time in which it was built.

Original pine wood planked floors, a cupalo, winding staircases, tall ceilings and etched glass front doors are just a few of the features that drew Bolling to this location in November 2008.

“History comes alive to me while conducting my practice in this historic home,” Bolling said. “It gives me a sense of the past and a vision for the future — exactly what I want to bring to my clients.”

— By Sally Rummel

Accredited Veterans Affairs Attorney. Member: National Network o f Estate Planning Attorneys; President, Michigan.Forum of Estate Planners and the Michigan Conference of Estate Planners.

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DentalWorks offers state-of-the-art dental health treatments and as new advancements are made in dental care those new technologies are introduced. Cosmetic dentistry, in-office and at- home whitening systems, bonding, veneers and tooth-colored fillings, along with Orthodontic braces for children or adults and services for dental implant procedures are all available.They have several offices in the area, and if money is a concern they believe that their prices should not exceed your ability to pay the price. This makes them a terrific value. They also will work within the guidelines of your insurance benefits, getting you the maximum amount of coverage possible. Many of their offices offer on-site labs for faster turnaround.

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All apartments at Abbey Park at Mill River include patios or balconies, including several with views of landscaped courtyards pictured above.

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Today’s seniors don’t have to spend an arm and a leg to live comfortably. Many retirees are seeking an environment where they can pursue friendships, life comfortably and participate in hobbies — all within their budget.

Abbey Park’s two locations in Lyon Township and Grand Blanc offer more than just a place to live to its residents.They offer bustling communities where seniors interact, participate in activities, share meals together and look forward to visits from family and grandchildren.

It’s no surprise the Lyon Township community is near capacity after opening up just two years ago — residents there enjoy a variety of complimentary conveniences every day that are often an added expense at other communities.

“I’m very excited to say that we are almost fully occupied, with more than 150 residents this year,” said Tamra Ward, Administrator at the Lyon Township community. “There are so many things to love about living at Abbey Park. We are getting more and more referrals every day.”

Abbey Park residents never complain about a lack of something to do: dinner out on the town once a week, weekly musical entertainment, Nintendo Wii tournaments, card playing groups, casino trips, visits to local high school plays, holiday parties and champagne brunches every Sunday are just a few activities planned each month. This summer, residents at the Lyon Township community worked the runway as clothing models during senior fashion shows. Residents are also looking forward to sponsoring and attending the

upcoming Lyon Township kite and film festivals in June, attending the Midnight Summer’s Dream “senior prom” in August or visiting with family during the annual Grandparents Day Luau in September.

“They make us feel special here. I don’t think we could find a better place to live.”

Ed Kustron, Abbey Park resident

Residents can choose from nine floor plans, ranging from one-bedroom, two- bedroom, or handicapped apartment, all are equipped with a modem kitchen, full private bath, abundant closet space and either a balcony or patio. Housekeeping service, linen service, scheduled chauffeured transportation, 24-hour security and medical alert systems are all in included in the monthly rental fee, as well as daily continental breakfast and choice of lunch or dinner.

“We have everything our residents need at Abbey Park,” Ward said. “We make your bed, we remove your trash, we socialize at Happy Hour, offer a private fitness center, library, movie theater, hair salon and a cozy fireplace to enjoy good company by. We hope to see you soon!”

Visit Abbey Park at 28413 Abbey Lane in Lyon Township (across from Coyote Golf Course). Call 248-437-6500 or visit www.abbeypark.com. Search for “Abbey Park” on Facebook to find community information and event photos.

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Susan Vosburgh, RN, BSN, CDON, NHA, is a registered nurse, a certified director of nursing and has her nursing home administrator's license. She has worked at St. Anne's Mead for five years as the Director of Nursing and is cur­rently the Quality Assurance Coordinator as well as the Life Enrichment Coordinator.

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10:00 - 10:50 Speaker: Dr. Allon Goldberg from Wayne State UniversityTopic: Putting one foot in front of the other

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Dr. Allon Goldbergspot problems that could lead to a fall. He will talk about pro­viding direct care to patients in a clinic or hospital setting. He will also explain the effective­ness of new therapeutic inter­ventions on promoting a better quality of life for patients. This is an opportunity for you to talk to him first hand and find out what you can do to help yourself against falling.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than one-third of U.S. adults over age 65 fall in their homes each year.Bio:

Dr. Allon Goldberg, an assistant professor with the Mobility Research Laboratory at Wayne State University in Detroit. Dr. Goldberg, com­mented, "More research is needed, but it is reasonable to predict that a physical therapy program to improve strength in older adults [with SCK diffi­culties] could lead to improve­ments in performing these activities."

Goldberg expects a tailored line of physical therapy to improve coordination among seniors and reduce the inci­dence of falls. He was involved in a study published in the January issue of the journal Physical Therapy that found that decreased muscle strength in older adults can predict impairments in stooping, crouching or kneeling (SCK). Specifically, decreased strength in the trunk extensor, knee extensor and ankle flexion muscles often develop SCK dif­ficulties.

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11:00 - 11:50 Speaker: Rick Bloom Topic: Protecting and Growing Your Investment Portfolio in a Down Economy

In today's volatile financial environment, it is vital for investors to have a portfo­lio that can weather the ups and downs of the market. Financial expert and Observer and Eccentric columnist Rick Bloom will discuss the importance of developing a diversified portfolio geared to help you reach your long­term financial objectives, no matter what happens with our economy.

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Rick Bloom has served cli­ents in the area of financial planning since 1984 and is a partner with Ken Bloom in Bloom Asset Management and the law firm of Bloom, Bloom & Associates. He has been selected as one of the Top 250 Financial Planners by Worth Magazine, and currently writes a financial column each Thursday and Sunday in the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers. He also airs twice-daily business updates throughout Michigan on the affiliate stations of the Michigan Radio Network.

He served as host of the popular "Rick Bloom Show" on WDTK-AM 1400 and was also host of the "Money Talk" radio show on WXYT 1270-AM for 16 years. He was also a daily financial columnist for the Detroit News for over ten years and wrote twice-weekly finan­

cial columns for the Oakland Press. Bloom has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and other national publications on financial planning and the Stock Market. He is also a fre­quent spokesperson on finan­cial matters On local TV and radio shows.

Bloom gives numerous semi­nars and speeches on financial planning and investments for a variety of professional, civic and business organizations, such as Chrysler Corporation, the Better Business Bureau, Grosse Pointe Men's Club, Madonna University, Michigan State University Alumni Association, Corp Magazine and the Observer & Eccentric Senior Expo.

Bloom is an honors gradu­ate of both Michigan State University and the University of Michigan Law School. He is a licensed attorney and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

12:00 - 12:50 Speaker: Jack Bolling Topic: The truth about Estate Planning

It's never too early or too late to begin thinking about your legacy or to shape your estate plan as long as you do it. Contrary to what many people think, you don't need to be a millionaire to have an estate plan. An estate plan is an important part of any ongoing financial planning process.Bio:

Jack Bolling received his Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law, and his bachelor's degree in business administration from Michigan State University and William Tyndale College.

Before becoming an atfbrney, Bolling was in law enforcement for 12 years, after brief service in the USMC. Currently, Jack is an instructor of Political Science and Criminal Justice at Schoolcraft College. Elaine and Jack have been married for 41 years and they have 3 grown children.

Bolling is a member of: the prestigious National Network

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As guest columnist for Gannett Newspapers, Bolling writes about estate planning and related subjects, and a frequent speaker on these and related topics around the State of Michigan. View his complete bio and client ratings at www. avvo.com.

Bolling's law office is located at 334 Union Street, Milford,MI 48381 in the historic 1880 Bissell House. Phone 248- 684-9742, fax 248-685-7800, cell 248-563-1561, and email: jwbollinglaw@comcast.net.His practice is now focused on estate planning, Medicaid and Elder Law issues, and he is an accredited attorney with the VA for veteran's benefits. Please view the firm website at: www.jackbollinglaw.com.

12:00 - 12:50Speaker: Gary D. Richmond Sr. from Richmond Einancial EEC Topic: What you should know about long term care

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After serving as a par­ish pastor for 22 years, Richmond became a John Hancock representative and sales manager for five years and currently serves as an independent financial advi­sor for the past 19 years. He is experienced in long-term care issues and Life and Long Term Care Insurance/ Retirement Income/Estate and Medicaid Planning and accordingly serves the 50 and older market. He is com­mitted to the financial suc­cess of his clients. He works- with his daughter, Michelle. He is married, has four chil­dren and six grandchildren and lives in Clarkston with his wife, Karen, of 39 years.

1 :0 0 - 1 :5 0Speaker: Ernie Hallm ark from Legal Shield Topic: Identity Theft Protection

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal identifying information, without your authorization, in order to perpetrate fraud or other offenses, such as obtaining loans, services or

Ernie Hallmarkcredit. To reduce your risk and help protect yourself and your family, you need complete identity theft pro­tection.Bio:

Ernie Hallmark is an • Independent Associate with Legal Shield. Ernie focuses on Identify Theft Protection & Family Legal Plans, as well as Legal Plans for Small Business Owners. What drew Ernie into Legal Shield 3 years ago was he saw the value in their service, and the need for Identity Theft Protection, and his desire to help others.

1 :0 0 - 1:50Speaker: Dr. Sol Cogan from Health Quest Topic: Ways to Manage Neck and Back Pain

Dr. Sol Cogan is the President/CEO of HealthQuest he will be talking about neck and back pain management and what you can do about it. Having the knowledge of

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the diagnosis and treatment of neck and back pain Will help you in the management of these common ailments. Healthquest is the only chi­ropractic group the Detroit Lions trust with their back pain for the simple rea­son that when it comes to treating back pain without surgery, they can't be beat. Whether working on the side lines at a Detroit Lions game or treating patients in one of their many clinics, the certified chiropractic doctors at Healthquest can non-sur- gically relieve back problems ranging from sciatica to stenosis to herniated discs, and of course, the occasional football injury. If you've been living with back pain, neck pain or any other pain and haven't found relief, Dr. Sol Cogan can help you.Bio:

Dr. Sol Cogan is the CEO of HealthQuest and Back & Neck Solution Centers of America. As the Detroit Lions team D.C., he has spent his 20-year career treating Olympic and profes­sional athletes. He under­stands that back add neck pain affects more than just a patient's back or neck. He recognizes that if impacts their mood, limits their activities and can devas­tate their life. His mission is to help people whose lives have been affected by everything from mild pain to debilitating pain due to herniated, bulging, protrud­ing discs, sciatica and spinal stenosis. At Back & Neck Solution Centers of America, Dr. Cogan has developed HealthQuest's Non Surgical Spinal Decompression Therapy. Through the use of a revolutionary computer aided technology, he is able to reduce the pressure on the damaged disc without surgery, shots or drugs. HealthQuest and Back & Neck Solution Centers of America have over a dozen locations to help relieve back and neck pain.

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One of the most difficult situa­tions in which you need to make the "home care vs. professional care" decision may be when some­thing affects your joints. The joints do some important work for the human body, and figuring out when things will get better on their own and when you may have a more serious problem is not easy.

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"If the joint is warm to the touch and swollen, seek immedi­ate help," Ungureit says. "Those are signs of a possible infection, something that won't get better on its own."

Likewise, if you know that the joint pain is the result of an injury such as a fall, put an ice pack on the injury and seek help right away. This type of injury will usu­ally be accompanied by Swelling and the inability to bear weight.

Otherwise, painful joints often can be treated at home with over- the-counter pain relievers such as ibuprofen or naproxen sodium. And what about ice and heat?

"Cold therapy (ice) can be used for chronic injuries, such as pain after running," says Ungureit. "Heat therapy is recommended for injuries that have no inflamma­tion or swelling. Heat is ideal for sore, stiff, nagging muscle or joint pain."

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Treatment for chronic joint pain may be more involved, Ungureit says. "Non-inflammatory joint pain usually signifies osteoarthri­tis, which is caused by trauma to the joint or degeneration of the joint tissue in weight-bearing joints." That means the knee, hip and spinal joints.

According to the U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative, a move­ment sanctioned by the World Health Organization, one in five Americans has some form of arthritis. And contrary to the per­ception that arthritis is a disease of the elderly, more than half of those with arthritis are under the age of 65.

There is no cure for osteoarthri­tis, but it can be managed with pain killers, physical therapy, ste­roid injections such as cortisone, or other injections to help lubricate the joint. As a last resort, surgery to realign or completely replace a joint may be an option. Complete joint replacement is now available for the knee, shoulder, hip and ankle.

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What about herbal supplements and other alternative treatments for joint pain? Ungureit says there's nothing wrong with try­ing them, but make sure you tell your doctor which ones you are thinking about taking, since some supplements can interfere with other medications.

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