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FOR THE RECORD

Julie M Atkinson

Atkinson 83 of Clarkston formerly of

Bloomfield Hills died Jan 20 B

Eleanor Ruth Bank (nee Rodman)

Bank 70 of Jerusalem died Jan 18

E

JohnC Earle

Earle 77 died Jan 17

H

Karl Hanyi, M D

Hanyi 81 of Plymouth died Jan 21

JCharles Jetchick

Jetchick 81 died Jan 19

K

Clarence A Kaechle

Kaechie of Beverly Hills and Siesta

Key Fla died Jan 5

Elenous Ludger King

King 77 of Troy died Jan 21

L

Richard (Dick) Lannin

Lannin 70 of Garden City died Jan 18

M

William “B ill" Matich

Matich 65 of South Lyon formerly of

Plymouth died Jan 20

Martina “Tina" G McQuillan

McQuillan 74 of Clarkston died Jan 22

P

Evelyn Pappas

C h e e r fo r the iiom eteam ,

read t o d a y 's

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For the Record appears in every

edition of the Observers Eccentric Newspepers Complete paid obituar

les can be found inside todays news

paper in Passages on page CIO

Cat's meow: Persian Tabby Fanciers bring show to Westland

Pappas died Jan 21

Anthony Pietr2ak

Pietrzak 76 of Livonia died Jan 11

R

Sister Mary Cecile Ripslinger, RSM

Sister Ripslinger 90 of Farmington

Hills died Jan 18

Michael James Ryder

Ryder 5 months died Jan 19

W

Jean Ellen Whitney

Whitney died Jan 13

Dorothy C Woodward

Woodward 80 of Livonia died Jan 17

BY SUE MASONSTAFF WRITER

I t W ill lit e r a lly b e th e c a t’s

m e o w a t th e W a yn e F o rd C iv ic

Le ag ue th is w e e ke n d w h e n th e

M id w e s t P e rs ia n T a b b y

F a n c ie rs p re s e n t th e ir a ll

b re e d c a t sh o w

P e d ig re e fe lin e s f ro m a ro u n d

th e c o u n try as w e ll as ho u se

h o ld p e ts w i l l b e fe a tu re d in

th e sho w S a tu rd a y- S un d a y,

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th a t m a n y a t th e sho w ,’ s a id

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k itte n s fo r sa le a n d ve n d o rs

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to b re e d s ta n d a rd , w ith ju d g e s

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The youngster of Cathy Hawley s four Persian Tabby cats is grand premier

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w in n e r

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p e d ig re e cats lik e H a w le y ’s

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th e y g e t m o re p o in ts ”

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te m p e ra m e n t a n d re c e ive r ib

b o n s a nd tro p h ie s

T h e M id w e s t P e rs ia n T a b b y

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c lu b s ince 1981 a n d sp on so rs a

m in im u m o f o ne a ll b re e d

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to p re s e rv in g a n d p ro m o tin g

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s h o w in g P e rs ia n s , p ro m o tin g

s p o rts m a n s h ip a n d w o rk in g to

p ro te c t th e in te re s t o f a ll ca ts

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AROUND TOWN

Heartland Hospice

Heartland Hospice s looking for car

ing and dedicated people w th an

interest m servngterm ina y il

patients and the rfam lies in

Washtenaw Lvingston anc western

Wayne counties Volunteers prov de

services such as fr end y visit ng

patient transport/patient outings

errand running g re f support and

clerical services Contact vo unteer

coordinator Ann Christensen for nfor

mation on upcom ng tra ning classes

by calling (888) 9731145

Canton BPW meeting

Women looking for leadership deve

opment nformatve programs bus

ness contacts networking opportuni

ties mentor relatonsh ps frend

ships communty awareness profes

sional growth polit cal advocacy

national state and ioca voice n

women s issues should check out the

next meeting of the Canton Business

and Professional Women 6 8 30 p m

Monday Feb 13 atPalermos

Restaurant 44938 Ford Road n

Canton Guest speaker w II be local

author Glenna D Livingston ( How 1

Get By A Family Saga) m honor of

Black History Month To RSVP or for

more nformation contact June

Nicholas atjunenicholas@comcast net

or(313) 610 2561

Bariatric seminar

St Mary Mercy Hosp tal in L von a now

offers bariatric surgery performed

iaproscopically at its new Bar a tr c

Center To learn more about th s sur

gery the hosp tal offers free educa

tional sem nars 6 30 p m Wednesday

Feb 15 m the St Mary Mercy Hosp ta

Auditorium Speakers are surgeon

Tallal Zeni director M nimally Invas ve

and Bariatric Surgery andPaua

Magid d rector of the Baratric

Program Call (734) 655 2692 to regis

te ' St Mary Mercy Hospital s located

at36475 Five Mile n Livonia The

Bariatric Center is located at 14555

Levan Suite 311 in the Marian

Professional Build ng

50s-60s party

Sterling Heights Dodge is co sponsor

ng the f rst annual March of Dimes

50s 60s Party at the Fernhill Golf &

Country Club Feb 25 to ra se money

for the fight against b rth defects

premature birth and infant mortal ty

The event w It include 1 ve enterta n

ment by Steve K ng and the Ditt lies

and a costume contest for those who

best represent fun f fties sixt es

style

Besides I ve enterta nment guests

w fl enjoy a buffet d nner and have a

chance to part c pate in a silent auc

tion and raffle with prizes throughout

the even ng While there are some

t ckets left for the prem e'e th s

fu Q ra se space s tea

a eS50 per nd v dua ($22 tax

deduct ble) and ese vaionscanbe

made for a table of ten for S450

Fernh II Golf & Country Club s located

at 17600 Clinton River Road nC nton

Tewnsh p between Garf e d and Cass

Roads Doors open at 6 p m and d n

ner w II start at 7 p m For more infor

mation cal Sharon Gwizdowski at

(248) 359 1550

Genealogical society

The Livingston County Genea og cal

Society meets 7 p m Feb 2 at the

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day

Saints 1041 Grand River in Howe I

Guest speakers George and Lo s

W inegarwll talk about Chattel mort

gages Use them to expand fam ly

knowledge A help sess on starts at 6

pm the public sm vted Fordetals

call Margaret Bowland (810)2277745

Fibromyalgia workshop

The National Wellness Foundation

sponsors a free workshop on

fibromyalgia630 pm Wednesday

Feb 8 at the Carl Sandburg Library n

L vonia To register call (248) 426

0201 Seating slim ted

Flu shots

According to the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevent on reported

cases of flu are continu ng to increase

across the nation and are I sted as

sporadic inM ichgan T ie V s tn g

Nurse Assoc ation of Southeast

Michigan urges that there s sti t me

to get a flu shot and build up

mmunity Walk in clinics are be ng

offered at the V siting Nurse

Association of Southeast Michigan

headquarters at 25900 Greenfield

Road Suite 600 m Oak Pa'k 9 a m to

noon Monday through Friday

Homebound service and corporate

worksite dm cs are also availab e F u

shots through the Visiting Nurse

Association of Southeast M chigan are

$22 payable by cash check Med care

HAP or Care Choices Pneumonia

shots are $35 For nformat on call

(248) 967 8751 or v sit wwwvna org

Drawing into painting

The exhibition Drawing into Paint ng

runs Feb 24 Apr 18 at the Ann Arbor

Art Center Exh bit on Gallery 117 W

LbertyS t Ann Arbor Hours are 10

am to 6p m Monday through

Saturday noon to 5 30 pm Sunday

For more information contact Amanda

Krugiiak Exhibtions Director at the

Ann Arbor Art Center (734) 994 8004

Ext 110

St Raphael open house

Visitors can check out the new com

puter lab at an open house event for

St Raphael Catholic School n Garden

City The school wide Open House (K

8th grade) s 13 p m Sunday Jan 29

You can take a student guided tour

meet the teachers enjoy refresh

ments and re e ve a g ft for your

ch Id The Jan 29 Open House w 11

also nclude classroom act v ites and

numerous nrormaton boothshgn

I ghtng the school seducationa and

extracurrcu laractvities St Raphael

s ocated at 31500 Beechwood (on

Merr nan two b ocks north of Ford

Road To RSVP or for more nforma

t on V s t WWW straphael gc org or

cal the school at (734) 425 9771

Aline exhibit

The Be L u nstal at on ALlNt runs

through reP 18 n the Ann Arbor Art

Center s Exh bit on Ga lery 117 West

L berty Street n Ann Arbor Hours are

10 am to 6 p m Monday Saturday

noon to 5 30 p m Sunday Fo mo e

nformat on contact Amanda Krugl ak

exh b t ons director at the Ann Arbo

Art Center (734) 994 8004 Ext 110

Literacy Council tutors

The Common ty teracy Cour'c I (CLC

s ookmg for vo ^' tee tutors n

Western Wayne County to he p adults

mprove the r read ng wr t ng and

common cat on s k s Tne CLC w

pfov de tra n ng to nte ested vo un

teers Prev ous exper ence or a bache

lor s degree snot required Thecoun

c I w II prov de free tra n ng and mate

als and then match you w than

adut student n your area Cel (734)

416 4906 for mo e nformat on

Grief support

New hope Center tor Gr ef Support s

a Chr st an based be eavement out

reach anc esou ce center ocated

No thv lie Age oopropr ate g oups fo

w dows and widowers are prov ded n

a Ol.s cat n sou*’heasten

M ch gan nc ud ng groups for young

w dows and w dowers and the r ch

dren between the ages of 4 th ough

the teen yea s Groups for pa ents

who nave lost a cn d cdu s who

have lost a parent pet oss andothe'

spec a zed g oups are off® ed at var

ous t mes of the year A1 se v ces for

aou So' d Q en a e G fe ®d at no

cost to fhe part c pants Vyou are

g revngo know someone who s

please cal the office at (248) 348 0115

for further n'ormat on abou servees

p ov ded by New Hope Cente for

Gr ef Support or v s t v *. newhope

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Rotary A M

The Plymouth Rotary C uo c

P ym ojth A M meets at 7 a m every

Tuesda a he ^yrnouth ura

Cente 525 Farmer New members a e

a W ays welcome Contact c ub p es

dent Mark Hammar at (734) 455 662C

for nfo' mat on on membe sn p

MOPS meet

MOPS (Mothers of P eschoo ers)

mee s tw e e m o rth y f m

September May for moms and their

ct a en newbo k de ya ten at

Lakepo nte Bible Church nPymouth

For more nformat on ca Crystal

ohnson (734) 4591861

Mosaic

MOSAIC IS a group nere Moms come

ogethertobe ef eshed and equ pped

fc heimportan; ask of mother ng It

p ®sents speakers on ch d and fam [y

Siueshassm a g oupdscussion

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b u t I t is ra th e r p re m a tu re to p u t th e

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k n o w firs t- h a n d w h a t i t is lik e to liv e

le ss th a n a m ile f ro m a m id d le sc h o o l

a n d g e t b u s e d p a s t tw o m id d le schoo ls ,

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Plymouth

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GARDEN CALENDARMBH Garden Club

Oakland University s Meadow Brook Hall

Garden Club will meet 10 a m Friday

Jan 27 in the Coach House adjacent to

Meadow Brook Hall on the OU campus

off Adams in Rochester

Advanced master gardener Judy

Corneilier will speak on Nip P nch and

Tuck Topiaries from Tender Perenn als

She w ill demonstrate howtopianes can

be fun to create and easy to ma ntain

Guests are welcome Non member

donation $5 Reservatonsarent

required

For more nformaton ca (248)299

3948 or VIS t

wwwmeadowbrookhall org

Downriver Rose Society

The Downriver Rose Society will meet

7 9pm Wednesday Feb 1 at the

Brownstown Community Center 21311

Telegraph between Sibley and West

roads

Nancy Lindiey owner of Great Lakes

Roses in Belleville will present Success

with Climbing Roses In this fast paced

slide program she II discuss which van

eties work best and share tips about

how to tra n and prune them for best

effect

ndey stneautno of the book/?ose5

fo 4/f/?g'ar(LonePr‘ePublshing)and

an American Rose Soc ety consulting

rosarian

The public may attend Admission is

free

For more information call Mike at (877)

860 5364 or Nancy at (734)4611230

Farmington Garden Club

Th* Farmington Garden Club will meet

at noon Monday Feb 6 at the Longacre

House on the west side of Farmington

Road between 10 and 11 Mile

The topic w ill be flower arranging

Guests are welcome

Della Haydon an accredited flower

show judge and past president of the

Form ngton H I s Flower Arrangers

Guild w show the basics of des gn as

well as t ps for more advanced arrange

ments

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Har^y Plant Society

The Hardy Plant Society will meet 7

pm Monday Feb 6 at Congregational

Church of Birmingham on Woodward at

Cranfarook Road in Bloomfield Hills

Beth Rowley of Four Seasons Garden

Center will talk about Basics of Design

A former architect Rowley decided five

years ago to follow her loves of horti

culture and design and work at Four

Seasons Guest fee S3 For information

call (248) 589 2286

The group s Web site s www hardy

plantsocety g eatiakesorg

H ill S Dale

The H ii & Dale Garden Club w ill have a

general meeting 7pm Thursday Feb 9

at the Heritage Park Visitor s Center on

Farmington Road between 10 and 11

Mile Past president Jean Moran will

give a presentation on Masterpiece

Floral Designs on a Budget

The public may attend

For more information contact Mar

Scawlyat(248)3333108or

stemar@comcast net

Lawn care

A Municipal Lawn Care Seminar Tips for

Green Rouge friendly Lawns will take

place 8 30 a m to noon Wednesday

Feb 1 at the Southfield Public Library

26000 Evergreen south of i 696

Admission is free but advance registra

tion IS required To register call the

Southeast Oakland County Water

Authority at (248) 288 5150 or the

Wayne County Department of the

Environment at (734) 326 3936

The seminar is sponsored by SOCWA

the Wayne County Department of the

Environment and the Oakland County

Dram Commissioners Office in cooper

ation with the Assembly of Rouge

Communities and the Michigan Green

Industry Association

DPW grounds maintenance and parks

staff planners and engineers water

quality specialists and community vol

unteers should attend

Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Throughout history plants have ignited

passion for adventure for knowledge

for love Whether a matter of aroma or

taste medicinal properties orseduc

tive powers plants have always held a

fascination for cultures around the

world During February Matthaei

Botanical Gardens and Nichols

Arboretum (MBGNA) w ill highlight

plants of passion with public lectures

tours of the Conservatory and a family

day event All events w ill take place at

Matthaei Botanical Gardens 1800 N

Dixboro in Ann Arbor

Reservat ons are strongly recommend

ed breach event Call (734) 647 7600

for reservations and more nformation

■ Plants of Passion Forbidden Fruits a

lecture by MBGNA curator David C

Michener is scheduled 1pm Saturday

Feb 4 The talk w ill be followed by a

walk in the Conservatory to see fea

tured plants including the chocolate

tree camellias and gardenias Docents

will be on hand to answer questions

Cost IS $10 for the public $7 for MBGNA

members Seating limited to 100

■ Chocolate a lecture by Patrick

Fields AKA Doctor Chocolate is

scheduled 1 p m Sunday Feb 19

Chocolate tasting will follow the talk

Cost IS $15 for the public $10 for MBGNA

members Seating limited to 100

■ Family Day at the Gardens is sched

uledl-330pm Sunday Feb 26 Enjoy a

scavenger hunt in the Conservatory

have a snack and listen to stones told

by Jean Gordon and pot a chocolate

mint plant (one per child) to take home

Cost per child is $7 for the public $5 for

MBGNA members

Horticulture symposium

Troy IS one of five cities m the country

that w ill be the site of Color Rich

Gardens Designing with Distinctive

Plants a W orf/cu te magazine sympo

Slum on design plants and garden

making Co sponsored with Cranbrook

Gardens Auxiliary the all day sympo

Slum w ill take place Saturday Feb 11 at

the Michigan State University

Management Education Center 811W

Square Lake Road Fee is $119 for a

Wort/cu/bre subscriber or a Cranbrook

Gardens Auxiliary member $129 regular

The fee includes all handouts and

refreshments and a boxed lunch

Register early as space is limited To

register and for more information call

(877) GDN PROG to ll free or visit

wwwhortmagcom

Among the speakers will be Janet

Macunovich co founder of the

Michigan School of Gardening and the

author of eight books on gardening

top cs Ed Lyons execut ve d rector of

Rotary Gardens in Janesville Wis Nan

Sinton director of programs for

Horticulture Helen Dillon a leading

gardener in Ireland and Denver based

Rob Proctor who specializes in creating

intimate gardens and who has written

10 books

School of Gardening

The Michigan School of Gardening pres

ents a variety of classes for different

levels at The Community House in

Birmingham 380 S Bates at Michigan

School of Gardening 29429 Six Mile m

Livonia just west of Middicbelt at Troy

Continuing Education 201W Square

Lake Road at Matthaei Botanical

Gardens 1800 N Dixboro in Ann Arbor

and at Goldner Walsh Nursery 559

Orchard Lake Road in Pontiac north of

Square Lake Road and east of

Telegraph

Register early Seating is limited Some

classes have pre requisites Special

class sessions can be arranged for

groups of 15 or more For more informa

tion call (248)4 GARDEN or visit

WWW michigangardenmg com

The schedule includes Landscape

Design seven Mondays beginning Jan

30 in Pontiac (fee is $232) Trees and

Shrubs for Small Spaces Monday Feb

6 in Livonia ($42) Groundcovers

Wednesdays Feb 815 in Birmingham

($75) Best Foot Forward Entry Gardens

Thursdays Feb 916 m Livonia ($72)

and Healthy Soil and Wise Fertilizing

Thursdays Feb 9 23 in Pontiac ($137)

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use th e “X X X ” b ra n d nam e

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se rv ic ed a t le a s t tw ic e a y e a r

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p ro b le m s T h e f irs t tim e i t h a p

pened , X X X fa ile d to in fo rm m e

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HOME CALENDARHome Improvement show

The N o v i Home Improvement Show®

wil! take place Friday Sunday Jan 27

29 at the Rock Financial Showplace

46100 Grand River Ave between Taft

and Beck in Novi

Hours are noon to 9 p m Friday 10

am to 9 p m Saturday and 10 am to

6pm Sunday

Admission is $9 for adults $8 for ages

65 and older free for children under

12 accompanied by an adult Parking is

available at the Rock Financial

Showplace for a fee

Discount coupons are available online

at WWW novihomeshow com or at par

ticipating metro Detroit Dunkm

Donuts locations

For more information vis it www bul

ders org or call (248) 862 1019

Sample sale

The semi annual Floor Sample Sale

w ill take place Friday Saturday Jan

27 28 at Michigan Design Center 1700

Stutz in Troy

The event w ill offer 60 to 80 percent

or more off showroom list prices

Free design seminars w ill be present

ed both days Seminar topics are

Fashions For Your Floor (1pm Friday

11 a m and 1 p m Saturday) and

Trends Forecast for 2006 and Beyond

(2 pm Friday noon and 2 pm

S a tu rd a y )

Hours are 9am t o8 pm Friday 9

am to 5 pm Saturday Stutz is north

o"f Maple (15 Mile) between Coolidge

and C' ooks

Adm ss on s $7 each day w th a por

tion of tne proceeds to benefit COTS

(the Coalition on Temporary Shelter)

For more information vis it www michi

gandesign com

Interior design

Winter continuing education classes

at the College for Creative Studies in

Detroit include Elements of Interior

Design 10 Saturdays beginning Jan

28 Cost IS $295 plus $10 materia! fee

Call (313) 6647691 to register and for

more information

An overview of the interior design

field the course w ill show the meth

ods used to create a room that is

physically visually and intellectually

satisfying

Instruction w ill include the basic prin

ciples of space planning drafting

color theory and materials and finish

es Students w ill work toward creating

a finished residential room

Winter craft

Children are invited to come in from

the cold and be creative at Art Van

Furniture Kids Castles2 4 pm Sunday

Jan 29 Make a snowman photo frame

magnet to take home

Kids Castles are supervised play areas

for youngsters in select A rt Van

stores including locations at 22555

Greenfield in Southfield (phone (248)

569 3770) 8300 Wayne Road m

Westland (phone (734) 425 9600)

27775 Novi Road m Novi (phone (248)

348 8922) 14055 Hall in Shelby

Township (phone (586) 5661490) and

650014 Mile in Warren (phone (586)

939 2100)

Framing

Henry Ford Community Colleges

Center for Lifelong Learning w ill pres

ent Join the Frame upi a class on how

to mat mount and frame photos and

mementos at home Wednesdays Feb

18 at HFCCs Dearborn Heights Center

Cost is $59 for Dearborn School

District residents $65 fo r non resi

dents A supply list will be provided at

the firs t class

The center is at 22586 Ann Arbor Trail

between Warren Avenue and Outer

Drive

To register and for more information

call to ll free (877) 855 5252 or visit

W WW hfcc edu/CL2

Antiques showThe annual Lucas County/Maumee

Valley Historical Society Antiques

Show and Sale w ill take place

Saturday Sunday Jan 28 29 at the

Lucas County Recreation Center 2901

Key in Maumee Ohio

Hours are 11 a m to 7 p m Saturday 11

a m to 5 p m Sunday Admission is $5

Call the historical society at (419) 893

9602 for more information

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fu tu re fo r m illio n s o f A m e ric a n s

w h o h a ve a p ro b le m w ith a

m a jo r h o m e apphance

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m fo rm a tio n y o u c an a b o u t a n y

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sa lespeop le o n n o tic e th a t yo u

w a n t th e b e s t p ro v e n p ro d u c t

a va ila b le S hop s m a rt a n d keep

y o u r fin g e rs c rossed

S ta y tu n e d

Joe Gagnon can now be heard on WWJ

950 and WXYT1270 He is a member and

past piesident of the Society of

Consumer Affairs Professionals His

phone number is (248) 455 7281 Do you

have a question about an appliance or

a problem you have with an appliance?

Email your question to

kabramczykilhometownlifecom and it

will be forwarded to Joe Gagnon

The William D Ford Career Technical

Center 36455 Marquette in Westland

will host Its annual winter Open

House Technology Expo 6 8 30 p m

Thursday Feb 9

The public may attend Admission is

free Attendees w ill have the opportu

nity to see student projects and activ

ities from alt 23 technical programs

sample Culinary Arts prepared foods

meet program instructors and inter

act with college and industry repre

sentatives

Displays of current high efficient

state of the a rt technology in home

heating and cooling w ill be presented

by various companies serving on the

centers HVAC advisory board

Counselors w ill be available to con

duct tours and answer questions

about enrollment opportunities Door

prizes w ill be awarded throughout the

evening

Prospective students parents com

munity members agency representa

fives and school personnel are wel

come Call the center at (734) 419 2100

for directions or other information

Home decor

Haberman Fabrics 905 S Mam in

Royal Oak offers a variety of home

decor classes for different sewing skill

levels

Call (248) 541 0010 e mail

ContactUs@HabermanFabrics com or

visit WWW HabermanFabncs com

The schedule nciude' Lip Cord

Workshop Monday Feb 6 (fee s $25)

Simple Upholstered Ottoman

Wednesdays Feb 8 22 ($60) and

Advanced Curtain Thursdays Feb 9 to

March 2 ($80)

In the Feb 6 workshop iearn how to

join twisted lip cord flawlessly blend

mg the ends together to make it look

continuous Your pillows will never be

the same again once you iearn this

valuable technique

In the curtain class learn how to make

pleated draperies a classic ever pop

ular window treatment You II make a

custom window treatment for your

home Create a personalized look by

changing the style and spacing of the

pleats or choose the more nformai

tab top drape

In the ottoman class learn simple

upholstery techniques as you trans

form an old footstool bench or table

into a trendy ottoman The firs t ses

Sion w ill be demonstration and the

tear down of your base You II

rebuild reupholster and trim your new

piece m the remaining two sessions

That's a wrap!Pole-Wrap®, an innovative product by Pole-Wrap Inc

of Troy that is used to hide poles m basements, is

now stocked in 600 Home Depot and 400 Lowe's

stores It IS also available for special order a t ai!

Lowe s and Home Depot locations

The product, invented by Laurie Coleman 11 years

ago, was originally available only in the Midwest at

100 Home Depot stores

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Also a t th e fireplace is a string o f ligh ts covered w ith small S teeler helm ets, a fram ed collection o f tickets to and patches o f th e S teelers fo u r tr i u m p h an t S uper Bowls little players fro m a n old electric football gam e photos, footballs m agazines, books a n d au to graphed gam e program s am ong o th e r item s

T here is a row of fo u r figures dep icting th e Steel C u rta in the defensive line o f D w ight W hite, E rn ie H olm es, Joe G reene a n d L C G reenw ood In 1976 th e Steel C u rta in h a d five shu tou ts a n d gave u p less th a n th ree po in ts p e r gam e

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T ernble Towels - yellow cloths w aved by Steelers fans QUiing gam es - hang m a low betw een th e living room and d in ing room Broadcaster M yron Cope started the Terrible Towels in the 1970s

H igh o n a wall is a line o f je r seys w ith Steelers nam es going back to th e 1970s Steeler caps are lined up on the piano under an arran gem en t of photos show ing T hree Rivers S tadium being im ploded M r Provens sister sen t h im the photos

A bowl pain ted by Laura with the Steeler colors and logo is on a tab le w ith copper colored football shaped confetti scat te red a round it

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Bobble heads, helm ets and unopened commemorative beer cans from tw o Steelers Super Bowls are on the top o f the TV

A large yellow and black P ittsburgh Steelers rug is on the floor m fron t of the set along ^vlth an arrangem ent o f Steelers hand towels and apparel Life size cutouts o f Jerom e Bettis and Terry Bradshaw stand m oppo site corners of the room

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Steelers oi th en logo ado rn such Item s as playing cards pendants o f various sizes a clock a golf club cover o rn a m ents on a tm y Christm as tree and bandanas w orn by th e fam i ly cats

T here are black and gold beads hanging from knobs, a baseball w ith Three Rivers Stadium on it and a sign on the wall th a t proclaim s Parking For Steeler Fans Only All O thers W ill Be Sacked

The elder Bryan s tarted collecting th e paraphernalia w hen he was grow ing up in P ittsburgh H e still has fam ily there

Football IS really king th ere Proven said People ta lk about the Steelers

T he family’s favorite players are Bettis Roethhsberger and Troy Polamalu

A ^ e n th e Provens w ear th e ir Steeler jerseys in public they often get strange looks from peo pie b u t fellow Steeler fans usual ly come u p to them

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BY KEN ABRAMCZYK

STAFF WRITER

Look a t th e special m enu for th e Chinese New Year, a n d you’ll no tice th a t sym bolism abounds

The shape o f th e crab- m eat w o n to n m th e Gin Yuan Boa Tang (G olden F ortune Soup) resem bles anc ien t C hinese m oney Sze J i P ing A n (Peacefiil Four Seasons) is a d ish o f apple a n d lo b s te r sa lad as one o f th e C hinese characte rs for app le (pm g) is a sym bol fo r peace

A nd W oo Foo L ing M en (Five B lessings) is a cold appetizer com bination o f five ing red ien ts - roast beef, p ep p e r sh n m p , sm oked fish, th ou sand - layered c u rd a n d sh redded tofu , an d cand ied w alnuts, each rep resen tin g longevity, w ealth, peace, w isdom a n d ng h teousn ess

T hat’s a ll o n a m enu a t Pallas R es tau ran t in F arm ington H ills to celeb ra te C hinese N ew Year Sunday, J a n 29 (This year is th e Year o f th e Dog a n d year 40 73 in th e Chinese c a le n d a r) The d in n e r event, w h ich has a ttrac ted 100-150 people in each o f th e previous tw o years, fea tu res a tra d itio n a l 10-course m eal sym bol- iz i i^ th e “P erfect 10 ” (See in fo rm ation a t e n d of story)

Each course is poetically nam ed fo r good luck m the follow ing year while th e ingred ien ts are symbols fo r th e d ish ’s nam e (See th e accom panyin g m enu)

“H osting a n even t like th is is a special hono r fo r m y family,” sa id Pallas D u W ang, who, w ith h e r h u sb an d Sonny, co-ow ns Pallas an d th e Sze

C haun R estau ran t m C anton In ad d itio n to being able to help those o f C hinese descen t cele b ra te th e N ew Year in th e m a n n e r o f o u r ancestors, w e get to sh are th is experience w ith th e rest o f the m etropo litan D etro it co m m u n ity ’

B ut w h y does C hinese N ew Year fall o n a d ifferen t day’

For on e th ing , th e C hinese years la s t on ly 3 6 0 days a n d th e C hinese follow a lu n a r calendar, so every year N ew Year’s falls o n a d iffe ren t day, accordin g to W ang

“I t ’s ju s t l i k e a n A m erican'Thanksgiving w ith a la rge fam ily g a th ering,’ W ang said "It’s th e b iggest day o f th e year fo r th e C hinese ”

“W e rem em b er o u r ancestors, g ran d p a ren ts a n d paren ts, an d fam ily m em bers an d th e fac t th a t w e never fo rget ab o u t th e m We pass th is on th ro u g h genera tions

G ran d p aren ts give a lucky envelope for th e ir ch ild ren a n d g rand ch ild ren ‘I t con ta in s a gift, an d th a t’s usually money,” W ang sa id T he envelope h as a Chinese slogan o n it, a n d th e rec ip ien t opens th e envelope, th e n keeps

th e envelope u n d e r th e ir p illow for good luck m th e next year A ttendees can also have th e ir nam e inscribed in C hinese on th e red packets (or envelopes)

She p lans to extend th a t tra d itio n to re s tau ran t pa tro ns on C hinese N ew Year’s D ay a t the restau -

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ABRUZZO REGIONAbruzzo, a “m id-boot” Ita lian

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1 T o t o a s t w a ln u t s , w h ic h b r i n g s o u t t h e ir full, r ic h f la v o r , p la c e th e m o n b a k in g s h e e t s , s p r a y w it h n o n f a t c o o k in g s p r a y o r a d d a d a s h o f v e g e t a b le o il a n d b a k e m a 3 7 5 ° F o v e n f o r e ig h t to 1 0 m in u t e s , t o s s i n g o c c a s io n a l l y d u r in g b a k in g

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C a n a d ia n b a c o n h a s a t e n d e r t e x t u r e a n d i s t y p ic a lly s o ld r e a d y t o e a t e i t h e r in c o m b in a t io n w ith o t h e r i n g r e d ie n t s o r o n I t s o w n I t 's w e ll- k n o w n f o r i t s r o le in e g g s B e n e d ic t a n d a s a p iz z a t o p p e r

■ C a n a d ia n - s t y le b a c o n 15 a t e r m t h a t i s o f te n u s e d in t e r c h a n g e a b ly w ith C a n a d ia n b a c o n . H o w e v e r, u n l ik e rea l C a n a d ia n b a c o n , it c a n In c lu d e a d d i t io n a l p o rk m u s c le s i n c lu d in g s t r io in h ip m e a t a n d g r o u n d p o r k t r im , a n d w il l b e la b e le d a c c o r d in g l y

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The La rkMexican Fiesta featuring beef em penadas with goat cheese cream lobster with garlic butter and rice pan roasted true sea ba ss with tom atoes and ol ves J im Lark s fam ous pork r bs and other dishes 7 p m Jan 30 and 31 $95 before bev eraqes tax and g ra t i ty at The Lark 6430 Farm nqton Road West Bloomf e d (248) 661 4466

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C reate P a n -A s ia nLearn how to create y o u r own Pan Asian pantry with items like Sh iro M iso and Tam arind Paste Attendees who complete this c la ss will be able to re create d ishe s from favorite Asian restaurants such a s M a laysian Sa m o sa s Roasted M iso Tofu Chinese Bra ised Red Pork Pad Thai and Stir Frys are som e of the recipes that will be dem onstrated and sam pled Class is 6 ? 30 p m Thursday J a n 26 at 24445 Drake in Farm ington {In case of a heavy snow storm contact the store to see if c lass IS still scheduled Food sam ple s are not available for stand ing room gu e st s but they can participate in the raffle at the end of c la s s )

V in o M am aThe Com m unity H ouse in B irm ingham will host Vino Man a a unique w m e event that com bines wme tasting wme gam es food and live jazz m usic at 7 3 0 1 0 00 p m Thursday Feb 9 Event hosted by certified som m elie r Nidal Daher Registration fee is $5 0 and you m ust be 21 o r older to attend To register contact The Com m unity House 38 0 S Bates B irm ingham at (248) 64 4 5832 o r online at www com m unityhouse com

N u tr it io n and C o o k in g S e m in a r This sem inar will m ake you aware of the latest scientific dis c ovene s m nutrition 2 30 6 p m Sunday March 12 at Metro Seventh Adventist Schoo l 15585 H aggerty (just north of 5 Mile Road) Northville Cancer heart d isease and diabetes are largely preventable th rough proper nutrition There will be lectures cooking dem onstrations with recipes and menu plans C ookbooks will be available for purchase A vegetarian meal will conclude the d a y s activities Suggested donation IS SIO per person To reg ister call Dr A rthur Weaver at (248) 349 5 6 83 o r Helen and Floyd M o rn s at (313) 5312179

S c h o o lc ra ft c la s se sCulinary Sem nars are offered through Schoolcraft College Continu ng Educat on and Professional Deve lopnent for win te'’ 2 006 ""he am pus s located at 18600 H agge 'ty in Lvo n ia Ca (734) 462 4448 for nformation or v s it webadv so rschoo ic ra ft edu Here are som e of the c lasse s

C o o k in g 101Learn basic cook ing te rm ino logy and techniques how to use basic kn ives and hand tools and safe and san itary m ethods

for food preparation (This c la ss is a prerequisite for all o f Schoolcraft s Continu ing Education hands on c la sse s or chef s ap p ro va l) C la ss is scheduled 5 7 p m W ednesday 15 and 5 9 p m T hursday Feb 16 m stru c to r is Jeff Gabriel certified m aster chef Fee is $105

H ands-O nThese c la sse s require Cooking 101 o r chef s approval tg rejgisi ter Wear a white che f s jacket dark pants and comfortab{|. L shoes for ai! hand s on c la sse s You II need a tool kit c o n se t f mg of a set of kn ive s peeler spatu la dou gh cutter ther m om eter and m easu ring spoon s The follow ing c la sse s instructed by certified m aster chef Jeff Gabriel are schedu led European Bread Making 5 1 0 p m Tuesday and T hursday March 14 Soup it Up 5 9 pm Thursday March 23 Saute Like a Pro 6 9 p m Tuesday April 4 Stewing & B ra ism g 5 9 p m Tuesday A p r i i lS and / Outdoor Grilling 5 9 p m Tuesday and Thursday April 25 Class fee s range from $109 $139 j

French P a s t r y S e r ie sJoin Joe Decker certified m aster pastry chef m th is one pf ^ kind French pa stry s e n e s Learn French pa stry preparation baking fin ish ing and decorating techniques M a s se s are Pate a Choux (a cream puff pa stry dough) 6 9 p m W ednesday Feb 1 and Milie feuille (a c lassic dough fo r app^ tizers and desse rts) 6 9 pm W ednesday Feb 8 Both c la ss es cost $175 if taken together each is $99 separately

W in e s o f th e S o u th e rn H e m isph e re Instructor Lee H ershey d iscu sse s the w ines of Argentina Austra lia and Sou th Africa Explore and taste these multi varied w ines S tuden ts m ust be 21 years of a ge C la ss runs five w eeks 7 9 p m M ondays starting Feb 6 Fee is $152

F ish P re p a ra t io nLearn to choose h igh quality fish identify d ifferences in pricing and properly clean y o u r fish Learn how to prepare it from Brian Polcyn certified executive chef C la ss is sched uled 6 1 0 0 m Tuesday Feb 7 fee is $139

C ook ing L igh tLearn to prepare quick healthy meals Learn low fat cook ing te c h n iq u e sa t th is c la s s s c h e d u le d 6 9 p m Thursday Feb 9 fee s $81

Po lish C o o k in gLearn how to make perfect p erog s (Po sh dumpi ngs) golabki (stuffed cabbage) and kielbasa and o ther traditional Polish entrees Sam ple all the wonderful Po lish d ishe s with instructor Jeff Gabriel 5 30 8 3 0 p m T hursday Feb 23 fee IS $109

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The A m erican D iabetes A ssociation h as team ed u p w ith A m ylin P harm aceuticals an d E ll Lilly a n d Co to h o s t th e con test

T hree prizes w ill be aw arded in each o f tw o recipe categones - m am course a n d dessert T he firs t place w in n er in each category w ill receive $150, th e second place w in n e r will receive $100 a n d th e th ird

place w inn er will receive $50 R ecipe subm issions m ust be received by 5 p m on Tuesday, J a n 31 O ne recipe en try pe r person is allow ed an d e n tran ts m ust b e 21 years o f age o r o lder (m u st n o t be a professional chef)

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AMERICAN INST TUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH

It's a sweet time of year for root vegetablesI t’s roo t vegetable season Parsnips,

beets, carro ts a n d tu rn ip s reach th e ir peak th is tim e o f th e year a n d m ake perfect w in ter d ishes

R oot vegetables release rich, sw eet flavors a n d arom as as th ey oven-roast They undergo a change w ith th e first frost o f d ie season, w h ich changes th e vegetables’ s tarch to sugar H igh oven tem peratu res in te rac t iv ith th e n a tu ra l sugars in these vegetables to intensify th e ir sweetness

In add ition to th e ir sweetness, roo t vegetables con ta in substances th a t fight cancer a n d h e lp s treng then resistance to other hea lth p rob lem s, according to the A m erican In stitu te fo r C ancer Research

P arsn ips are n o t used as m uch as som e o ther ro o t vegetables b u t are w orth a look A fter th e first frost, th ey have a pleasantly sweet, dense flavor th a t adds complexity to casseroles, stew s an d soups and, m com bination w ith o th e r fru its an d vegetables such as sw eet potatoes a n d apples, m ake a w inning com bination o f ta s te and n u ta tion

P arsn ips are p a r t o f th e carro t family an d a re good a t fighting cancer and h eart disease like o th e r vegetables in th is fam i

ly R oot vegetables like parsnips, carro ts an d beets are also h igh in nu trien ts , d ie tary fiber an d a range o f cancer-fighting substances called phytochem icals, available only in p lants

A lthough p arsn ip s a re available year- round , th e ir p eak m on ths are m fall and w inter

W hen shopp ing for roo t vegetables, look for those th a t are sm ooth a n d firm , w ith a b rig h t color Parsnips are preferab le young, w hen th ey are sm aller a n d sw eeter 'They can be refrigera ted in a p lastic bag for u p to tw o weeks

The flavors o f sw eet po tato a n d apple b lend nicely w ith th e parsnips m th e following recipe T hey also add to th e hea lth benefits o f th e d ish A little honey an d soy sauce a re a good com plem ent to th is satisfying w in ter m edley

Honey-Roasted Parsnips

WITH Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Canola oil spray11/2 cups peeled and chopped parsn ips 1 large sweet potato peeled and cut nto bite

size chunks

2 crisp red apples peeled cored and cut into bite size chunks

1 tab lespoon canola oilH a b le sp o o n honey2 tablespoons reduced sodium ( lite ) soy

sauceSa lt and fresh ly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 375® F Spray a baking pan or casserole dish w ith oil spray and set aside In a large mixing bowl, place parsnips, sweet potato and apples Set aside In a microwave-safe bowl, mix oil and honey W arm in the microwave, about 10 seconds, to th in Stir in soy sauce Pour sauce onto vegetables and apples Toss to coat well Ttansfer to the bafang pan and cover with foil

Bake un til very tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally Add salt and pepper to taste, th en serve

M akes 6 servings Per serving 113 calories, 2 g to ta l fa t (less th an 1 g saturated fat), 23 g carbohydrate, 1 g protein, 4 g dietary fiber, 216 m g sodium

Recipe co u rte sy o f the Am erican institute for Cancer Research

H ere is th e special Chinese N ew Year m enu an d th e symbolism o f foods served a t th e Pallas Restaurant m F annm gton HillsFIVE BLESSINGS (WOO FOO LING MEN)

Cold appetizer com bo o f five ingredients, representing longevity, wealdi, peace, w isdom and righteousness roast beef, pepper shrim p, sm oked fish, thousand-layered curd and shredded tofu , candied w alnutsGOLDEN FORTUNE SOUP (GINGYUAN BOA TANG)

Crabm eat w ontons m chicken b ro th The w onton’s shape resembles ancient Chinese m oney — th e Yuan Boa, w hich was solid gold, th e h ighest m onetary um tPEACEFUL 4 SEASONS (SZE Jl PING AN)

Apple and lobster salad O ne o f th e Chinese characters for apple (pm g) is a symbol for peaceHAPPY REUNION (YUAN YUAN MAN MAN)

Braised m eatballs w ith noodles 'The m eatball’s roun d shape symbolizes harm ony an d the Chinese character fo r ball (Yuan) IS a sym bol for reum on 'The long u n cu t noodles represent long lifeSATISFACTION IN ALL THINGS (SH SHROOYI)

Vegetable m edley o f shredded bean sprouts, carrots, celery, m ushroom s, bam boo shoots, enoki m ushroom s and tofu 'The Chm ese character for shredded (sh sh) is a symbol for all thingsSWEET AS HONEY (TIEN TIEN Ml Ml)

Chinese h o n ^ -b a k e d ham w ith sweet p lum A traditional Shanghainese dish nam ed fijr its sw eetness I t symbolizes all sw eet th ings t o comeCONGRATULATIONS AND PROSPERITY (GONG SI FA TSAI)

Sea scallops and black moss seaweed m oyster sauce The Chm ese character for black m oss seaweed (fe. tsai) is a symbo l fiar prosperity m wealfiiFULFILLMENT OF WEALTH AND HAPPINESS (DA Jl DA LI)

N ew York steak w ith orange zest in citrus sauce The Chinese character for orange (J i) is a ^anb o l for happinessBOUNTIFUL YEAR AFTER YEAR (NIEN NIENYOYU)

Flounder cooked m Sze C haun sauce Fish is a m u st m all Chinese N ew Year dinners The Chmese character fo r fish (Yu) IS a symbol for bountiful w ith plenty to spare

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D ance is an o th er h igh ligh t o f th e evening Two people pe rform th e (W e e , one a t th e h ead an d th e o ther a t th e ta il o f the lion, w hich “brings good w ishes to th e establishm ents a n d helps scare away evil sp in ts from businesses, restau ran ts, banks an d family associations,’ according to folklore

'The dance is accom panied by loud m usic played on large d rum , gong a n d cymbals, w hich assist th e ro le o f th e lion in dis- pellm g evil a n d b ring ing good luck.

Pallas R estau ran t wiU also provide trad itiona l C hinese costu m es fo r attendees w ho wish to have th e ir p ictures tak en by a professional photographerC h ine se New Y ear will be celebrated at Pa llas Re stauran t 27909 O rchard Lake Road in Fa rm ington Hills w ith the spe a a l m e n u 4 3 0 8 p m Su n d a y Jan 29 T ickets fo r the e vent are $ 55 pe r per so n and include the m eal activ ities an d p h o to g rap h s For m ore in form s tion o r to m ake a re se rva tion call (248) 553 9013

VisTa Gala celebrates new spaceElegance, jazz an d fan tastic food will be fea

tu re d a t VisTa G ala 2006 , Schoolcraft College F oundation’s black-tie fundraiser on Saturday M arch 25

T he even t begins a t 6 3 0 p in the college s V isIkTech C en ter a t th e Livonia cam pus on H aggerty R oad betw een Six and Seven M ile roads, a n d concludes w ith th e auction o f a d in ner fo r 5 0 a t th e A m erican H arvest R estauran t

Schoolcraft cu linary a r ts students, un d er th e supervision o f certified m aster and executive chefs, w ill p rep are a m eal described as exem plary w ith a n in te rna tion a l flair

V is lk G ala guests w ill stroll th rough th e six Instructional k itchens, choosing item s to ad d to th ^ ir p la te from a b ro ad selection o f h o t an d cold appetizers, h o t entrees, breads, p astn es and

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A fter th e dessert buffet, p a tro n s "/ill b id on one Item - a five-course m eal fo r 5 0 people, w ith w ine, a t th e A m erican H arvest R estau ran t 'The m eal w ill be prepared by th e chefs a n d stu den ts in th e C ulinary A rts D ep artm en t a n d h as a re ta il value o f $5 ,00 0

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Beans add nutrition to meatless chiliA bout th is tim e o f year, m ost people are h ap p y

to see a bow l o f chili B ut i t doesn t have to b e a bowl o f fa t a n d calones You can re ta in the robust flavor o f chili w ithout sacnficm g solid nu trition o r a post-holiday w eight-loss reso lution

M any foods th a t go in to a trad itio n a l chili offer im p o rtan t h ea lth benefits Chile peppers, for example, con ta in capsaicin, a n an tiox idan t Spices typically u sed in chili recipes, like cum in and cilantro , offer cancer p ro tec tio n , especially against b re a s t a n d liver cancer A n d beans are n c h m m any different types o f phytochem icals th a t help p ro tec t against infections, h e a rt d isease and cancer, especially o f th e b re a s t a n d p rosta te Beans are also n c h m protein , d ie ta ry fiber, th iam in, v itam in B6 , folate a n d several im p o rtan t m inerals T he following m eatless chili ta s te s b e tte r ea ten a day o r tw o ^ e r i t is m ad e T he b a k ing chocolate can be om itted i f desired , b u t it provides a n c h , deep flavor th a t acts as a k in d o f substitu te fo r th e flavor o f m ea t

This chill m akes nine servings, b u t it can be extended fo r a large crow d b y serv ing it over h o t cooked rice, preferably b row n Leftover cooked m eat, like d iced tu rkey o r chicken, can also be added

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Tom W o rkm an h a s e s ta b lish e d an o u ts ta n d in g reputa tion a s a h igh sc h o o l an d c o lle g ia te footba ll o ff ic ia l o v e r th e p a st fo u r d e c a d e s The re tired P lym o u th /C an to n s c h o o ls a d m in is tra to r c u rre n t ly s e rv e s a s a techn ica l a d v ise r a n d re p la y -b o o th c o o rd in a to r fo r the M id -A m e r ic a n C on fe rence

U p on fu rth e r re v ie wWorkman takes decades of officiating

expertise to tlie replay boothBY ED WRIGHTSTAFF WRITER

Like m illions o f college football-loving A m ericans, Tom W o rk m ans eyes w ere rive ted to a television screen every S a tu rd ay a fte rn oo n th is p a s t fall as he w atched gam es w ith undiv ided focus

W h a t m ade W orkm an un ique from h is p igsk in passionate peers w as th a t w h en he d id n t agree w ith a referee s call, h e d id n ’t s lam h is rem o te con tro l in to th e couch a n d curse

W h e n W o rkm an d idn’t agree w ith a call, h e co rrec ted it — literally

T lie 68-year-o ld P lym outh residen t

served as on e o f th e NCAA’s in s ta n t replay football officials d u n n g th e 20 05 season

A rm ed w ith a TV m onitor, a headset or te lephone, an d a device th a t could in stan taneously connect h im w ith the on field officials, W orkm an w ould review every play o f h is assigned M id A m erican Conference gam es from his booth ad jacen t to th e s tad iu m s press box

W hen he saw som eth ing m th e replays th a t needed to be changed, h e sim ply buzzed th e on-field refs and explained h is findings

T here is an increased level o f tense-

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ness w ith th is jo b com pared to b e in g on th e field b ecause you know th a t your call is th e f i n a l c ^ l ,” W orkm an sa id “In som e cases, I ’m overru ling a call on th e field In som e cases I ’m confirm ing a call o n th e field A n d in som e cases th e re ’s sim ply n o t eno ug h evidence to do e ither

“I t can b e in te n se because you don’t w a n t to b e a n in tru s iv e p a r t o f th e gam e’s process O n questionab le plays, I w o u ld ask th e te lev ision p rod uction people for th e b e s t replays, b u t a t th e sam e tim e I w as aw are th a t th e gam e“ clock is tickingHISTORICAL JOB

L ast season w as th e first th a t th e NCAA used th e rep lay ^ s te m on a fu lltim e basis, w h ich m a d e W orkm an

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Rocks hand Chargers 1st net setback

BY ED WRIGHTSTAFF WRITER

TWo days after getting b rou gh t down to earth , Salem’s volleyball team played o u t o f th is world

O n M onday — less th a n 4 8 hours after droppm g the ir first th re e m atches o f th e season a t the Novi Invitational — th e Rocks rebounded in a b ig way by sweepm g previously u n beaten Livoma Churchill, 25-17,25-19 an d 25-19, before a large and charged-up crowd m the Salem gym

T he - o p e n in g tn u m p h raised Salem’s record to 24-3 overall an d 3-0 in the W estern Lakes Activities Association The Chargers dropped to 27-1 and 2-1, respectively

C hurdull was ranked fifth in Division 1 head ing into the gam e w hile Salem was sixth

“Losing on Saturday actually helped us tonight,” said Salem coach A m anda Suder ‘W e w ent in undefeated on Saturday, b u t we got a reality check. It was th e & s t tim e we w ere really challenged. T he girls found o u t w h a t they n e ^ e d to w ork on an d th ey cam e ou t tonight an d played th e ir b ^ m atch of th e season”

T he Rocks needed th e ir “A” gam e against Churchill, w hich h a d lost only a handful o f gam es headm g in to M onday’s m atch For th e first tim e this season, th e Chargers’ usually reliable serve-receive game w as inconsistent

“They served us off th e court,” C hurdiill coach M ark G renier said of th e Rocks W e didn’t pass well, which m ean t w e couldn’t get in to o u r offense Give Salem credit, S iough T hey did a lo t o f thm gs well and they d idn t have m any unforced errors

I give A m anda a lot of credit She s done a nice job of tu rn ing th a t team around They played better th a n we did tom ght, b u t we 11 be back ”

Salem played wiUi th e confidence and cohesiveness th a t was m issing last year w hen it struggled to stay above

PLEASE SEE S E T B A C K , C2

Franklin favo re d to de fen d it s O b se rv e r la n d m at tit le

BY BRAD EMONSSTAFF WRITER

L ivonia F ranklin can’t sneak u p on anybo dy w h en i t com es to th is year’s O bserverland Invitational W restling T ou rn am en t

T he P atrio ts, who cam e o u t o f now here la s t year to w in th e ir first-ever title , find them selves favored along w ith C an ton and N ovi-D etro it C atholic C entral in th e 15th ann ual invitational, w hich s ta rts a t 9 a m S atu rday a t Livonia C hurchill H igh School

T h e fie ld features 16 schools including h o s t C hurchill, F ranklin , Livonia Stevenson, Livonia C larenceville, C anton, Plym outh, Salem , R ed fo rd U nion, G arden City, CC, L u theran H igh W estland, W estland Joh n G lenn, W ayne M em orial, F arm ing ton High, N o rth F arm in g ton an d F arm ing ton Hills H a rn so n

A dm ission is $5 w ith the finals scheduled to s ta r t som efirae betw een 5 p m a n d 6 p m

T h e P atrio ts, w ho h a d w on seven to u rnam ents, w ere n d in g h igh w ith a 14-0 dualm ee t record u n til las t w eekend w h en they w en t 1-3 in th e CC Ifeam T ournam ent, losing to th e h o s t Sham rocks (38-27), along w ith s ta te -ran k ed A nchor Bay (41-27) and T em perance B edford (44-13)

F ran k lin also escaped ju s t 10 days earlier w ith a 3 2 -2 0 d u a l-m ee t w in over C anton

T h e P atrio ts w ere w ith ou t th re e s tarters a t CC, b u t should b e back a t full s treng th for S atu rday

“I to ld o u r guys w e have a b ig ta i^ e t on o u r backs,” F ranklin coach Dave C hiola said “B u t w e sho u ld be ready th is w eek

“B etw een th e f irst a n d six th-place team s I figure th e difference is only 5 0 po in ts CC is th e favorite, th e n th e re ’s us a n d C an ton A nd w ith te a m s like (W estland) Jo h n Glenn, Salem , (Livonia) Stevenson an d Plymouth, you have to tak e th o se schools in to account aS w ell” '

ChiolEi p r e d i c t u lo t o f individual parity a t th is year’s to u rn am en t

‘Y ou cou ld have cham ps from n ne differen t team s, i t ’s p re tty sp read out, he said “J u s t ab o u t every te a m should have a finalis t I t w ill be com petitive I t ’s all abou t

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m e m s m m mWhere: Livonia Churchill High School. 8900 Hewburgh Road W m First round starts at 9 a m Saturday, Jan 28, finals at approximately 5*30 p mAdntfesloR (all day); $5 (adults), $3 (youths B-and-under)Participating schools: Livonia Churchill. Ifvoma Franklin, iivonia Stevenson, Livoma Clarencevriie, Westland John Olenn. Wayne Memortal, Lutheran High Westland, Canton, Salem, Plymouth, Garden City, Redford Onion. Novi- letroittathohc Central, Farmington High, North Farmington. Farmington Hills Harrison,M Wmmm Catholic Central (1993, 1996.1999,2000,2002,2003):Stevenson (1997,1995,1994): Canton (2001), Salem (1998), Franklin (2005): Churchill and John Gtenn (2004). Farmington (1992)

m atchups ’C an ton coach Casey R andolph sa id th e

m eet is highly an tic ipated by h is w restlers‘ O bserverland is a good showcase fo r th e

kids an d they get excited fo r it,” said R ando lph , w hose team is 21-4 headm g in to to n ig h t’s m atch against N orthville “W e have a couple kids bahged up, so we m ig h t b e a little sho rt-handed I t d l depends ho w th ey

“Thi^V ear it should com e dow n to CC an d FTanklm, an d we should b e in th e mix, too F ranklin is probably the favorite because th ey w on it las t year, and CC’s tough, to o ”

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C a n to n 'S S h o g o U no h e lp e d p ro p e l the C h ie fs to a 118-65 v ic to ry o v e r c ro s s - c a m p u s riva l S a le m T u e sd a y n ight U n o i s p ic tu re d ab ove c o m p e t in g m th e 2 0 0 -m e d le y re lay, w h ich C an to n w o n in 1 4 7 9 4

Uno is No. 1 reason Chiefs overtake Salem swimmersSe e co m p le te meet s ta t is t ic s o n Page C4

BY ED WRIGHTSTAFF WRITER

C anton’s boys swim m m g team proved to b e num ero‘“U no” against cross-cam pus m 'a l Salem TUesday m g h t

Led by sem or captain Shogo Uno’s four first-place finishes, fiie Chiefe upended Salem, 118-65, m Canton’s Phase I II pool U no strudk gold m th e 5 0 - y a ^ freestyle (23 79), 100 bu tterfly (56 98), as p a r t o f the Chiefs’ first-place 2 0 0 -m e d l^ relay foursom e (1 4794) an d w ith flieu: 400-freeslyle relay team (3 26 38)

T he victory l i f t ^ C anton’s dualm eet record to 4-2 while Salem slipped to 3-1

U no w asn’t the only one to shine for th e Chiefs D erek Schm itt also ra c te d u p four firsts by w inning the 200 freestyle (5174) an d 2 0 0 freestyle (1 52 07), while con tnbut- ing to h is team ’s victonous 200- fieestyle relay and 400-freestyle r e l ^ quartets

M att Carlson and N ick Landis also w eighed heavily on the Chiefe’ lofty pom t production Carlson w on the 2 0 0 IM (2 05 06) a n d w as a m em b e r o f tw o w inning relay team s Landis touched fim t m th e 500 freestyle (5 0 4 39) an d figured in two relay wm s

Salem trium phed m ju s t two events diving, which was w on by C hns W atkins (154 3 0 pom ts) and d ie 100 breaststroke, v ^ c h Stan Chen took w hen he m pped C anton’s Kevm Karlmski Ity 14 o f a second

N ick Leone didn t register a first- place showing Ihesday, b u t the Salem captain was second in bodi th e 200 freestyle an d 100 butterfly

Salem returns to action on Feb 2 w hen it travels to W estland John G lenn The opening race is set to begm a t 7 p m

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Aching 'Cat spikers 2nd at MU invite f i f i n gBY ED WRIGHTSTAFF WR TER

Like m ost team s that suffer injunes to players, Plym outh s volleyball team is playing the han d it s been dealt

The past few days, th a t h a n d has been filled w ith several aces

O n Saturday, the W ildcats finished second in the M adonna Invitational a t Plymouth High School, despite playing w ithout senior front row standouts Jeam ne M oise and Jackie D orre Plymouth w ent 4 -0 in pool play, downing Flat Rock 25-11 an d 25 12 , Holly 25-16 an d 25-20, G oodnch, 25-18 and 25-20, and Riverview, 25-23 an d 25-19

The W ildcats th en ousted M acom b Dakota, 25-22,23-25 an d 15-7, m th e semifinals before faUmg to D earborn Divine Child, 25-21,21-25 and 16-18, in a dram a- filled final m atch

“I t was an extremely em otional loss in the finals because d ie girls had played so well all day,” said Plym outh coach Kelly McCausland “We beat ourselves against Divme Child We couldn’t get ou r ofiTense going O ur passes were on righ t there, bu t we couldn t get any kills to fall ”

Several W ildcats tu rned in stellar performances on Saturday Jan e t H anchett (32 kills), B nttany Hengesh (26 kiHs and 11 solo blocks), Kim Klonov'ski (33 kiUs), Lmdsay Vogelsberg (47 digs), B randi Swyhart (50 digs), Lauren Stemberger (27 d i ^ ) and Sarah Haskins (107 set assists)

Plymouth s strong play earned over to M ondays four-gam e victory over W estland John G lenn 25-16,16-25,25-18 and 25-9 The w in im proved the W ildcats record to 24-5 overall and 2-1 in the W estern Lakes Activities A ssoaation

“Even though we won the first game, I d i o u ^ t we started slowly,’ said McCausland W e played k ind o f tim id th r o u ^ th e first two gam es All six girls th a t were on th e floor a t any given tim e played

C a n t o n s M a n e M a rt in ( le ft) p layed an in stru m en ta l ro le m th e C h ie fs fo u r -g a m e v ic to ry o v e r W alled La ke C e n tra l M o n d a y m gh t

like they didn’t w an t to m ake m istakes But th ey cam e bade in th e th ird and fourth gam es an d stepped up their intensity We w en t ahead 19-3 m th e fourth gam e to p u t it away

“Kim Klonowski had an ou tstanding serving m g h t She has a b an ana serve th a t they h ^ a h a rd tim e handling She had four aces m a row a t one po m t m the fourth gam e

Excelling m th e w in over the Rockets were Haskins (24 assists), H anchett (11 kills and 11 digs), Klonowski (nine kills an d seven aces), Swyhart (14 digs) an d Vogelsberg (10 digs)

C A N T O N 3, W.L C E N T R A L 1: O n Monday, the Chiefs earned a hard-fought, four-gam e victory over the Vikings thanks to strong play from senior Lisa W estern, sophom ore M m e M artin an d fi:«shm anG m a W aite Canton w on 25-11,12-25,25-19 an d 29-27 to im prove its W IA A record to 1-2

“T he girls played great,’ said C anton coad i K nsti D nnkhahn “T heir m orale was high, th ey were upbeat a n d they played h ard T he last gam e was especially im pressive because we were dow n 10 pom ts a t one pom t I t was a great com eback

"Lisa W estern provided us w ith strong sem or leadership, M ane M artin h a d a great m ^ t blocking an d our freshm an, Gina W aite, w as outstanding m the backcourt’

D n nkhahn also praised th e serving of Emily Hoem schem eyer an d Heidi H erendeen

P C A 3 , R O E P E R 0 Playing w ithout one of th e n leaders, Julie B a h b ^ , who was out w ith a sprained ankle, th e Eagles swept the R o u ^ n d e rs Tuesday m ^ t behind the strong play o f Kelsie T ietjen (nine kills, 12 digs, four blocks and eight service points), Bre R uark (20 digs, e i ^ t service points and SIX assiste) and Brooke H a m s (18 digs, four b lls an d 10 assists)

T he Eagles soared, 25-17,25-15 and 25-22 in a m atch played on th e ir hom e cou rt

I t was a little rough w ithout Julie in there, said PCA coach Missy H enry Our line u p was off a little an d we scrambled, bu t tlie girls held it together enough to w in ’

T he Eagles will take on Ypsilanti C ^vary Christian Phday night in a hom ecom ing m atch th a t will be played a t Concordia Collegeewrigtit@hometowntife com j (734) 953 2108

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and m ore m atu re th an w e were last year,” said Salem senior o u tside h itter Lauren Price, who contributed 16 kills, six digs and three aces to Monday’s victory W e re p u t together differently,

too, which IS a big changePrice gave Suder a la rge dose

of credit for the Rocks tu rn around

Shes hard on us when she needs to be, b u t she s there for

us w hen w e need to ta lk to her, too, said Price

lake Price, Salem ju n io r ou tside h itte r Teresa Coppiellie had an outstanding m ght, recordm g 19 digs and 18 kills F reshm an setter Jan san Falcuson sparkled with 34 assists an d tw o aces as did seniors Shannon Rusin (five blocks) an d Courtney Seiler, who served th e R o d « to a 9 -0 advantage m gam e th ree

‘ Courtney d id a g rea t jo b tonight, especially w ith h e r serving Suder said “She really h it her spots m th e th ird gam e

Salem slibero N ikki M ersch registered several spectacular digs th a t kep t points alive for

the w inners M ersch s counterpart, Churchill libero Anna- M ane G att, executed a num ber o f h i ^ i g h t reel-caliber digs as well

One particular po in t M onday m ght epitom ized the Rocks’ form ula for success this season W ith Salem leading 12-3 m the th ird gam e, Coppiellie h it the floor to m ake a stunnm g point- savm gdig The ball popped over to Falcuson, w ho lofted a perfect set to Pnee, who drove the ball hard in to the floor on the Churchill side of the net

Lauren Krupsky played well for the Chargers notching 13 kills O ther standouts for

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Churchill included sophomore Kyndra A bron (nine M is), G att (two aces an d four digs) and Stacy U rbats (27 assists)

The way th e opening game started, the m atch had five- gam er w n tten all over it N either team m anaged to bu ild a lead larger th an two points un til a Pnee kill p u t the Rocks up, 15-12 Salem th en w ent on a 10 5 run to close ou t the game thanks to a com bined seven floor-jam ng hits from Coppiellie and Price

Aftei Salem jum ped out to a 7 2 lead in gam e two the Chargers narrow ed th e gap to 20-18 behind a five-point serv m g run by G att However, the hosts netted five o f th e next six pom ts — th ree com ing on Pnee serves — to pull ahead 2-0 in gam es

The likelihood o f a sweep deepened w hen Seiler’s serving led Salem to a 9-0 lead a t the onset o f th e th ird game ChurchiU w as unable to get to w ithin five points the rest o f the way

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Franklin , ironically, ow ns a dual m eet w in over state ranked C larkston, w hile C larkston h as a dua l-m eet victo ry over CC Jo h n Glenn, m eanw hile, p o sted a dual-m eet w in over CC

“W e always sho o t to w in everything, b u t w ith CC, F ranklin an d C an ton there , we’d ju s t hke to be m th e to p four a n d m aybe m ove u p to th ird ,’ said G lenn coach Bill Polk ‘O u r te a m IS a little unp red ic tab le because we don’t have th e d ep th we’ve h a d in th e p a s t W h en everybody is m the lineup , we 11 d o well W e haven’t h a d a fu ll lineu p so far th is year, b u t th is w eekend w e’ll b e as close to a fu ll lineup as we’ve had

I m excited to see how we

stack u p th is w eekend a n d I ’m excited to see ho w w e d o ”

L ast year, F ranklin scored 2 0 9 po in ts to fin ish ah ead o f pre-tourney favorite C hurchill 0 8 6 5) CC placed th ird (177) followed by C an ton (172 ) an d Salem (152 )

D efending cham pions a t th is year’s to u rney include F ranklin’s M ike W arren (119 )

an d CC s Sean D ong (1 3 5 )

R edford U nion coach R uss Swinson also believes h is team , w hich IS 3-1 in th e M ega W hite, can be a factor

‘ Ifeam-wise, hopefully w e can place in th e to p five,” he said “T h a t’s m y goal T h ere ’s som e real good com petition D etro it C atholic C entral’s com ing, even th o u g h they’re n o t actually in O bserverland

‘B u t it m akes th e to u rn a m e n t a lo t b e tte r w h en you can ad d a stron g te a m like th a t Livom a F ranklin w ill do very well ’

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C an to n s w restling team reco rded th re e im pressive w ins a n d one f ru s tra tin g loss a t S atu rday’s l 6 -team , ta len t- rich H a rtia n d B racket D ual M eet T ou rn am en t

T he Chiefs u p en d ed Fraser, 69-11, G rand R apids N orthview , 5 1 18 , an d M ilford, 39-18 T h e ir on ly loss w as a 41- 26 se tb ack to sta te -ran k ed M ontrose

W e w ere seeded k ind o f low (fifth) w h ich fired us u p before th e to u rn a m e n t, said C an ton coach Casey R ando lph , w hose te a m im proved to 21-4 ‘A gainst M ontrose , w e lo s t a couple o f m atch es I th o u g h t w e sho u ld have w on, o therw ise It w ould have been real close

T he h ig h lig h t o f th e day for th e Chiefe w as ju n io r Corey P hillips’ 6-4 overtim e victory a t 135 p o u n d s over F raser’s K evin Ju lien , w ho is a tw o-

tim e A ll-State pe rfo rm er Phillips effort — he w e n t 4 -0 on th e day — ea rn e d h im th e m ee t s ‘ M ost Valuable W restler ’ aw ard in th e low er w eigh t classes

T h a t w as a g re a t w in by Corey against a n o u ts ta n d in g w restler,” R an do lph sa id

C an ton ^v^estlers w ho jo in e d Phillips in th e u n b e a te n category w ere heavyw eight D o nm e L aram ie, 119-pound S am Santilli a n d 171-pound Kiel Price

‘ Sam a n d K iel h a d b een strugg ling a little b it, so fo r th e m to go u n b e a te n w as h u g e ,’ said R an d o lp h ‘ T hey’re bo th really com ing o n ’

T he Chiefs lo p -sid ed t r i u m p h over G ran d R ap ids N orthv iew w as sign ifican t co n sidering th e W ild ca ts a re one o f th e to p -ran k ed te a m s in Division 2

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TEAM 1 Novi Detroit Catholic Central 2 Ltvonia Franklin 3 Canton 4 Salem 5 Westland John Glenn

IND IV IDUAL103 pounds 1 Jam ie Preiss Wayne 2 Ken Nelson Redford Union 3 Barrett Schwarziose CC 4 Tommy Myshock Livonia Stevenson 5 Namic Kerimov Farmington112 1 Jeremy Stankewitz Salem 2 Alex Fowler Livonia Churchill 3 Ryan Schnettler Canton 4 Nieko lanni, CC 5 Steve D Annunzio Plymouth119.1 Jo n Roos, Franklin 2 Brandon Nikula John Glenn 3 Antonio Cosme CC 4 Nick Steiger Salem 5 Ben Kosmalski Plymouth125 1 Cory Mervyn Salem 2 Mike W arren Franklin 3 Greg R oberts Churchill 4 Steve Ludke Garden City 5 Jared Stephens John Glenn 130 1 Corey Phillips Canton 2 Josh Billiau Franklin 3 Dan McCahill John Glenn 4 Dwuan Burris RU 5 Steve Ciesllk Lutheran Westland 135 1 Andrew Nadhir CC 2 Robert B ytner Lutheran Westland 3 Jam es Jones Franklin 4 Rowdy Glasgow John Glenn 5 Gramos Pallaska Churchill 140 1 Jacob Bennett Salem 2 Konrad Konsitzke Canton 3 Jim Wood John Glenn 4 Ja c o b White Livonia

Clarenceville 5 Alex York

145 1 Sean Dong CC 2 Ed Mamer JohnGlenn 3 Dennis Tullio Franklin 4 ZiadKharbush S tevenson 5 Ah YouseffPlymouth152 1 Adam Kokenakes Stevenson 2 Nate Turco Franklin 3 Ryan Brown, CC, 4 David Wood John Glenn 5 Steve Kemp Lutheran Westland160.1 Anthony Victor North Farmington 2 Josh Kelly Churchill 3 Marwan FaraJ Canton 4 Jeff Elswick Wayne 5 John Farmer CC171 1 Blake Karkoska Franklin 2 Andrew Ross Salem 3 B ren t R obbins, Clarenceville 4 Cody Rize Stevenson 5 Mike Carrier CC189 1 Jeremy Henderson Salem 2 Chris VanCamp Franklin, 3 Matt Farmer CC, 4 Ja c o b Tuomi G aiindez L utheran Westland 5 Danny Jammoul Plymouth 215 1 John Kmvilte CC 2 Alex Smith Salem 3 Shamir Garda John Glenn 4 Taylor Fox Plymouth 5 Greg Schuyler Franklin275* 1 Matt Shileikis RU 2 Donnie Laramie Canton 3 Kyle Brown Franklin, 4 Kevin Hanka, John Glenn 5 Michael Oesterling Clarenceville

Weekly rankings are compiled by coaches Jim Gouriay (Bedford Union) and Dave Chiola (Franklin)

Charter Township of Canton Board Proceedings- January 17, 2006

A regular study meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton held Tuesday January 17 2006 a t 1150 Ceuiton Center S Canton Michigan Supervisor Yack called the meeting to order at 7 00 p m and led the pledge of allegiance Roll (TaH Members Present Bennett Caccamo Kirchgatter, LaJoy McLaughlin Yack Members Absent Zarbo Staff Present Director Faas Director Minghine Tom Casan John Weyer, Bob Belair A doption o f A genda Motion by Bennett seconded by McLaughlin to approve the agenda Modon earned by all members present STUDY SESSION TOPIC Item 1 M unicipal Serv ices D ep artm en t F inancia l Sum m ary 2005 Summary of financial year end projections of expenses and revenues for the Municipal Services Department for the 2005 fiscal year The status of both expenses and revenues for the past fiscal year There are three areas where projected amounts of revenue were not met 1) Building and Inspection Services 2) Engmeenng Review sind Inspection (Pnvate Projects) 3) Stormwater sweeping An action plan of the steps taken during 2005 to ensure targets m 2006 are achieved The report depicts the projected year end financial forecast for the Mumcipal Services Department as of December 31, 2005 The financial projections for both the expenses and revenues were amended in July during preparation of the 2006 budget - Thomas J Yack Supervisor - Terry G Bennett Clerk - Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the office of the Charter Township of Canton 1150 S Canton Center Rd Canton MI 48188 dunng regular business hours and can also be accessed th ro u ^ our web site www.ffant^jn mi ore after Board ApprovalPublish January 26 2006 obob4085M

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som ew hat o f a rep lay officiatin g p ion eer

A nd he read ily ad m its th a t he w as a nervous p ioneer, a t le a s t in th e very b eg in n in g

T he firs t gam e I w orked — W estern Illinois a t Toledo — I w as q u ite nervous because I d idn’t have any chan ce to practice,” h e sa id ‘W h en I w as a regu lar official, I ’d ge t to w ork six, seven, e ig h t o r n ine college scrim m ages or p rac tices befo re o u r f irs t gam e, w hich allow ed m e to ge t back in th e groove

‘ M y op ener h a p p en ed to be on Sept 1 — th e f irs t MAC gam e o f th e year, so th e re w ere a few o th e r peo p le in the b o o th w ith m e w h o w a n te d to see how i t w as go ing to w ork I t actually w e n t very' well T here w ere tw o stoppages a n d b o th calls w ere con firm ed ”ROCK-SOLID CREDENTIALS

W o rk m an s officiating resu m e is lo ng a n d d is tin gu ished H e s ta r te d w h istleblow ing for L ittle League an d h igh school gam es in th e m id- 60s T han ks to h a rd w o rk an d a love for th e profession, he

w orked h is w ay u p to the D ivision 1 collegiate level by 1984

‘ I d w ork th re e L ittle League gam es on S atu rd ay and th ree o n S unday w h en I first s ta rted o u t,’ said W orkm an, who, obviously, lived u p to his nam e I w ould advise anyone w ho IS s ta r tin g o u t to do as m any gam es as th ey can and a tten d as m any officials m eet m gs as th ey can You can learn so m uch from ta lk in g to o ther officials because you can share situa tions you ve bo th faced a n d ta lk ab o u t th em

A back judge , W orkm ans w ork w as so respected th a t he w as assigned to w o rk m four college bow l gam es d u n n g his on-field ca ree r th e 1986 C herry Bowl, th e 1997 Independence Bowl, the 2 0 0 0 L iberty Bowl a n d th e 2003 O u tb ack Bowl, w h ich tu rn ed o u t to be h is final on field gam e

T hat w as a very em otional gam e fo r m e because I knew it w ould be m y la s t pre-gam e p repara tion , th e la s t tim e I d b e pu tting on th e uniform and th e last tim e I d b e w orking w ith th e re s t o f m y crew, W orkm an sa id I announced th a t It w as go ing to be my las t

year before th e season s ta rted because even th o u g h I v as still doing a good jo b , I had been the o ldest official m the M id-A m erican C onference for a n u m ber o f years (he was 65) an d I d idn t w a n t to go so long w here it got to th e p o in t w here th ey asked m e to s tep down

I f you m ake it in to your 60 s i n th is jo b you consider yourselflucky

W orkm an served as a tech m eal adviser fo r M id A m erican C onference officials du rin g the tw o years afte r he stepped off th e field W hen he w as asked before la s t season to w ork as a replay official he d id n t hesita te to accep t the position

I always w an ted to stay connected to college football so th is was th e b e s t possible th in g th a t could have hap pened. W orkm an sa id “The b e s t th in g ab o u t it is I m still connected w ith th e officials on th e field, guys I ve b u ilt a stron g cam araderie w ith over th e years

W orkm an m ade a sm ooth tran sitio n in to th e b o o th and w as rew arded by getting assigned to w ork in th e replay

b o o th fo r the 2 0 0 5 P o insettia BowlEDUCATION ICON

W orkm an h a s b een equally successful away from th e grid iro n H e was a long tim e ele m en ta ry and m id d le school tea c h e r an d p rinc ipa l m th e P ly m o u th /C an to n School D is tiic t In D ecem ber, he received th e u ltim a te rew ard fo r an edu cato r w h en it was an n o u n ced th a t C an ton s new est e lem en tary school w o u ld b e a r h is nam e

W o ik m an sa id serv ing m th e education field a n d w orkin g be tw een th e sidelines w ent h a n d in han d

W h en you stop a n d th in k a b o u t th e re a re a lo t o f sim ila ritie s betw een th e tw o p ro fessions, he sa id W ith bo th po sition s I w as a p e rso n of au th o rity w h e th er I w as on th e field o r m th e school I had to dea l w ith hostile coaches a n d hostile p a ren ts o r dis g n m tle d staff m em bers

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Canton at Livonia Franklin 7pm

W L Northern at Plymouth 7pm

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Wednesday Jan 25

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Livonia Franklin at Canton 7 p m

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Plymouth at A A Huron 7 p m

Saturday Jan 28

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Rochester College at Madonna 3pm

Schoolcraft at Flint Mott CC 3 p m

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Tuesday at Canton200-ya rd m edley relay: 1 Canton (Nick Landis Matt Carlson Sh o go U n o Jon Templeton) 1 4 7 9 4 2 Salem 15 2 42 3 Canton 1 5 6 1 72 0 0 freestyle. 1 Derek Schmitt (C) 1 5 2 07 2 Nick Leone(S) 1 56 39 3 Ross Schwarz (C) 157 612 0 0 IM 1 Matt Carlson (C) 2 05 06 2 Nick Landis (C)211 85 3 Nathan Phillips (C) 213915 0 freestyle. 1 Shogo Uno (C) 23 79 2 Jon Templeton (C)24 43 3 Chris Mannica (C) 2 5 0 8Diving 1 Chris Watkins (S) 154 30 2 Kyle Powell (S) 1 5 3853 Chris McGm nis (C) 13140100 butterfly* 1 Shogo Uno (C) 5 6 9 8 2 Nick Leone (S)59 8 6 3 Chris Marimca (C) 103 67100 f r e e s ^ e . 1 Derek Schmitt (C) 5174 ,2 Matt Carlson (C)52 88 3 Jon Templeton (C) 53 945 0 0 freestyle: 1 Nick Landis (C) 5 0 4 39 2 Matt Underhill(S) 5 25 42 3 Richard Zhang (C) 5 36 522 0 0 freestyle relay* 1 Canton (Nick Landis Ross SchwarzChris Mannica, Derek Schmitt) 1 3 910 2 Salem 14719 3Salem 15 0 1 9100 backstroke 1 Nathan Phillips (C) 1 0 1 5 6 2 Robert B laesser (C) 1 0 1 8 6 3 Nick Hoffmeyer (S) 10 7 36

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Late goal ties up Penguins, 1-1BY BRAD EMONS

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W ith th e final seconds w inding dow n an d a face-ofF in th e ir ow n end , th ings looked b leak for Livonia Ladywood s hockey team in Tuesdays m atch u p w ith u n d e feated Plym outh C anton Salem a t th e A rctic Edge

H eather S artorious w on the face off an d L aura Szwed w as off on a breakaway, sconng the gam e-tying goal w ith only 14 seconds left to give the Blazers a 1 1 tie against th e host Penguins

L auren D oroghazi also d rew an assist on th e gam e tying goal, w hich w as sho rt handed

Ladywood h a d lost tw o p re vious m eetings against P-C-S, 2 1 an d 6 -0

L aura (Szwed) sp lit the defense an d to o k it end-to- end, said Ladywood coach Bruce Peck w hose team is 8

5 2 overall W eVe th rilled (to tie), especially w ith one o f o u r to p defensem an (D anielle Foie}’) ou t o f th e lineup (attend ing a D etro it Sym phony O rch estra rehears al)

T hrough tw o periods it w as a goaltending b a ttle betw een th e Penguins K ristie Kowalski an d Ladywood s M ichelle W yniemko

It w a a really tig h t defen sive game, each team had equal opportun ities, Peck said Both goalies kep t th e ir team s in th e gam e

B ut ju s t one m in u te in to th e th ird penod , K atie Z im m erm an b ro k e th e scoreless deadlock fo r P lym outh- C anton-Salem w ith a goal from Ashley L aB lanc o n a four-on-four

T he Penguins, lead ing th e M ichigan M etro G irls H igh School Hockey L eague a t 9 -0 , are now 10 -0-1 overall

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T he Rocks re tie d it a t 2 2 w ith 12 16 left in th e second period w hen Steve H eilser scored from H oelscher an d Da\T.d Carey

Chris H aboian s goal w ith 12 31 left in th e gam e gave C ountry Day a b r ie f 3 2 adv an tage before H eilser scored from H oelscher a n d Carey

PL Y M O U T H 6 , A P C A B R IN i 0 O N Saturday, th e W ildcats ra n th e ir un beaten s treak to five gam es (4-0-1) w ith a convinc m g w hile-w ashing o f C ab nn i P lym outh im proved to 8 -4 3 overall th ank s to solid goal tend ing from Ju s tin Desilets (13 saves) a n d a p a ir o f goals from Nick Cote

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PL Y M O U T H 3, M A S O N 2 On Fiiday, C hristian Bhck recorded 25 saves an d Ju s tin M ichalek n e tted the gam e- w inn ing goal m th e th ird p eriod to lead th e W ildcats

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D on’t look now, b u t S alem s basketball te a m IS m aking waves in the W estern Lakes Activities Association

The Rocks evened th e ir WLAA record a t 2-2 Tuesday m ght — an d rem ained in th e th ic k o f th e W IA A title chase — w ith a n im pressive 50- 47 victory a t W alled Lake N o rth e rn W ith th e win, Salem in iproved its overall m ark to 2-8 head ing in to R id a y n igh t’s hom e con test against W estland Jo h n G lenn N o rth ern dropped to 4-5 an d 1 3, respectively

T he th in g th a t im pressed m e th e m o st w as th e w ay we finished strong,” said Salem coach Bob B rodie T he kids played four good q u a rters, w hich is som eth ing we haven’t done very often lately T he b a n d w as playing, th e h e a t w as on an d N o rth ern pressed for d l 32 m inutes, b u t o u r k ids h an d led it all well ’

Sophom ore G ran t S tone paced th e v ictory w ith 16 po in ts a n d n ine rebounds Billy L eddy chipped in w ith 10 po in ts an d B rian B aum gart con tribu ted a gam e-high 10 rebounds

Alex R opek led th e K nights w ith 21 po in ts I th o u g h t O u r four guards d id a g rea t jo b

against th e ir pressure defense, B rodie said “J ie ia h Dixon, Kevin Buileigh, M ike M aiek and Jo e Halewicz didn’t score m uch , b u t th ey played well defensively an d took care o f th e ball

Following an even first q u arte r th a t ended 11-11, th e Rocks surged to a 29-19 halftim e advantage N o rth ern sliced its deficit to 3 6 -3 2 after th re e quarters, b u t Salem repelled th e com eback, bu ild ing an e igh t-po in t lead a t one p o in t du ring th e fo u rth qu arte r

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Ju n io r center Ryan W aidm ann poured in 15 points and pulled down six rebounds to lead Canton to a 51- 35 victory over Livonia Churchill Ib esd ay m ght in a W estern Lakes Activities Association cross over gam e played in C antons Phase III gym nasium

T he victory lifted the Chiefs to 7-3 overall an d 3 1 in th e WLAA Churchill slipped to 0 10 and 0-4 respectively

Ju n io r forw ard Steve Paye (13 points) an d A ndre Bndges (five points, five assists and four steals) also excelled for th e winners Joel H all led th e Chargers with 14 points

Churchill led 9-6 after one quarte r before C anton storm ed back to bu ild a 20-14 halftim e lead The hosts extended th e ir advantage to 34-22 after th ree quarters before netting 17 fourth-quarter points to no tch th e ir second-straight WLAA victory

Churchill was trailing by only one,24-23, la te in th e th ird quarter w hen C anton w en t on a 17 point spree T he Chargers com m itted six straight turnovers dunn g the surge

“Up un til th a t po in t we played exactly th e way we w anted to play, Churchill coach J im Solak said But w e ve had difficulty handling the ball all year’

T he Chargers h it 13 of 26 shots from the floor b u t com m itted a to tal o f 26 turnovers

C anton connected on 5 of 9 free throw s, Churchill was 8 o f 9 from th e line

BELLEViLlE 6 6 , D H ROBICHAUD 40T hree players scored m double figures and th ree others w eren t far beh ind as the host Tigers tu rned in one of th e ir m ost com plete perform

ances of the season Tuesday nigh t against the Bulldogs in a M ega Conference cross over showdown Leon Freem an paced th e Tigers ba lanced attack w ith 13 points Also m aking key offensive contributions for th e -winners were Mike Donaldson (12) Carlos Clark (11), D arius H ardnck (seven), M ike Gibson (seven) an d Caral Dial (six)

A aron C rum p led Robichaud w ith 15 points while Denzel Russell tw ined 12 and T im H u n t added 11

The-victory boosted Belle-villes record to 7-3 overall Robichaud dropped to 6 3

Belleville -was red h o t early on sprin ting to a 20 8 first-quarter advantage and 3 0 16 halftim e lead

We ju m ped o u t to an early 13-2 lead, got the m om entum going and never really le t up said Belleville coach M ike Krogel W e had a lo t o f kids contribute ton igh t — bo th starters and reserves — w hich was nice to see M ike Donaldson and Carlos Clark h it som e key shots and we scored a lot o f points off o f defen sive steals

They were doubling u p on Leon tonight and we struggled getting h im the ball, b u t som e other kids stepped up and h a d mce gam es

N either team shot particularly well fi-om the line Belle-ville canned 6 o f 12 free throw s while the Bulldogs w ent 2-of-6 from the stripe

The Tigers will take on M ega Red rival Ypsilanti Friday night in show do\vn th a t was m oved to Eastern M ichigan University Convocation Center The opening tip is set for 7 p m

TAYLOR BAPTIST PARK 51, CANTON AGAPE 49 In a battle for first place in

th e M ichigan Independent A thletic Conference’s Red Division, the W ildcats received a pair o f late- gam e steals from reigning league m ost valuable player H alston H odges to salt away the -win

T he victory im proved B aptist Park to 6 3 overall an d 4 0 m th e conference w hile A gape fell to 7-2 an d 3-1, respectively

W ith 4 0 seconds left an d the gam e tied a t 49-49, Hodges stepped m fro n t o f a W olverine pass an d p ro ceeded to tu rn th e th eft into a.layiip a t th e o ther end Twenty-three seconds later, h e sealed the Wolves’ fate w hen he stole ano ther pass

W e sho t poorly in the first half, even th ou gh we were getting good shots, said A gape coach Keith A nleitner W e were getting 15-foot ers, b u t they w ere going m an d ou t

B aptist P ark played good defense to n igh t They re one o f th e few team s in o u r league th a t plays m an to m an an d th ey do a good jo b -with It

D erek L eathers played well despite th e loss, tallying 15 points an d 10 rebounds Terrell Pierce (13 points and n ine rebounds) an d Jack A nleitner (10 points) also tu rn ed in stellar efforts fo r th e W olverines

Caleb T hom pson led B aptist Park w ith 14 points while Hodges fin ished -with 12

The W ildcats led 10 6 after one q u arte r an d 20-17 a t th e in term is S ion

T he gam e was tied a t 34 34 -with eigh t m inutes left

Agape lilt 10 o f 16 free throw s while B aptist Park drained 13-of-l6 from th e chan ty stnpe

A fter Jack A nleitner fouled ou t w ith tw o m inutes left Pierce an d

fellow sophom ore "tyler M ajeski Stepped u p an d co n tn b u ted clutch th ree po in t plays to keep A gape in th e gam e Howe-ver, H odges late- gam e defensive gem s proved to be too m uch to overcom e

The kids fought ha rd to n igh t,’ A nleitner sa id

STEVENSON 51, PLYMOUTH 39 .D espite getting off to a slow start, Livonia Stevenson (6-4 ,3-1) regrouped to earn a W estern Lakes victory Tuesday over th e -visiting W ildcats (4 -6 2-2)

Tony L enardon paced th e Spartans -with a g a m e - h i^ 18 points, w hile Luke K nochel added 15

Stevenson tra iled 13-9 afte r one quarter, b u t coach Bill D yer decided to go w ith a sm aller lineup an d got a spark b o th offensively a n d defensively off th e bench from Kyle Chitwood, w ho finished w ith e i ^ t points

“Kyle gave us a lift defensive, he got a lo t o f steals an d picked us up th a t second qu arte r,’ sa id Dyer, whose te a m outscored P lym outh 15- 8 to take a 24-21 halftim e lead Even th o u g h we sho t poorly a t the

free th ro w line (8-of-20), th e effort was o u ts tan d in g ”

Senior forw ard Josh LeD uc and senior g u ard D J C olem an scored 12 an d 11 po in ts, respectively, for Plym outh, w hich w as 9-ofrl9 from th e foul line

W h e n w e pounded th e ball inside or m ade th e extra pass, w e d id OK offensively, P lym outh coach Tom Van W agoner said B ut W e didn’t do I t enough Stevenson h as a couple o f nice guards an d th ey shoot well W e h a d the heigh t advantage, b u t we d id n t take advantage o f it

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Beginning January 26 2006 and for 30 days thereafter the Canton CDBG Advisory Council will accept project proposals for the FY 2006 Community Development Block Grant Program All projects must benefit low and moderate income Canton residents and must comply with HUD regulations The FY 2006 CDBG allocation is $373 707 Project proposals may be submitted through the Community Services Division 1150 S Canton Center Road Canton MI 48188 1699 The Advisory Council will consider all project proposals a t a duly noticed public hearing to be held in March 2006 Requests for information and the project proposal form should be directed to Gerald Martin Community Services Division 1150 S Canton Center Road Canton Michigan 48188 (734) 394 5194 TERRY BENM TT ClerkPobl sh January 26 2006 .

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Tennis has always played a big part m M arija N eu b au e rs life, and m uch to he r p leasure today th ere is no sign o f it d im in ish ing anytim e soon

The form er Rochester Adams tennis standout who w ent on to enjoy a stellar collegiate career with the University o f W isconsin recendy was rewarded for her hard work and ded icaton in the athletic field by being nam ed th e school s Assoaate Athletics Director for Development

N eubauer, w ho previously served as A ssistan t A thletics Director fo r D evelopm ent will

now assum e duties overseeing th e m en s an d w om en’s tenn is team s, sp irit squad an d also serve as liaison 'with the U niversity o f W isconsin A lum ni A ssociation

I t s always been a little pipe d ream o f m ine to w ork in college ath letics, said N eubauer, a 1990 A dam s grad, w ho s ta rred for th re e seasons 'with the H igh landers tenn is team s “I ve always been com m itted and ded icated w hen it com es to som eth ing I really w an t, and w ork ing -with ath letes gives m e a special feeling

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som ew hat o f a replay officiatin g p ioneer

A nd he readily adm its th a t h e was a nervous pioneer, a t le a s t in th e very beg inning

The first gam e I w orked — W estern Illinois a t Toledo — I w as qu ite nervous because I d id n ’t have any chance to practice, h e sa id W h e n I was a regular official, I d ge t to w ork SIX, seven, e igh t o r nine college scnm m ages o r p rac tices before o u r first gam e w hich allow ed m e to ge t back in the groove

‘ My opener h ap p en ed to be on Sept 1 — th e f irst MAC gam e o f th e year, so th e re were a few o ther people in the bo o th w ith m e w ho w an ted to see how it w as going to w ork I t actually w en t very well T here w ere tw o stoppages and bo th calls w ere confirm ed ’ROCK-SOLID CREDENTIALS

W orkm an’s officiating resum e is long and d istin gu ished H e s ta rted w histle blow ing for L ittle League and h igh school gam es in th e m id 60s T hanks to h a rd w ork and a love for th e profession, he

w orked h is w ay u p to the Division 1 collegiate level by 1984

I d w ork th re e L ittle League gam es on S atu rday a n d th ree on S unday w h en I f irs t s ta rted out, sa id W orkm an, who, obviously, lived u p to his nam e I w ould advise anyone w ho IS s ta r tin g o u t to do as m any gam es as th ey can and a tten d as m any officials m ee tings as th ey can You can learn so m uch from ta lk in g to o ther officials because you can share situa tions you ve b o th faced an d ta lk ab o u t th e m ’

A b ack judge . W o rk m ans w ork w as so resp ec ted th a t he w as assigned to w o rk in four college bow l gam es d u rin g h is on-field career th e 1986 C herry Bowl, th e 1997 Independence Bowl, th e 2 0 0 0 L iberty Bowl a n d th e 20 03 O utback Bowl, w h ich tu rn e d o u t to be his final on-field gam e

“T h a t w as a very em otional gam e for m e b ecause I knew it w ould b e m y la s t p re-gam e p repara tion , th e la s t tim e I d be p u ttin g on th e un ifo rm an d the la s t tim e I d b e w ork ing w ith th e rest o f m y crew,’ W orkm an sa id “I ann ou nced th a t it w as go ing to b e m y la s t

year before th e season s tarted because, even th ou gh I was still do in g a g o o d jo b I had b een th e o ldest official in the M id A m erican Conference for a n u m b er o f years (he was 65) an d I d id n t w an t to go so long w h e ie it go t to th e po in t w here the> asked m e to step dow n

I f you m ake it in to your 6 0 s m th is jo b , you consider yo urselflucky

W orkm an served as a tech m eal adviser fo r M idA m erican Conference officials d u rin g th e tw o years afte r he step ped off th e field W hen he w as asked before last season to w ork as a replay official he d id n t h e s ita te to accept the position

I always w an ted to stay connected to college football so th is w as th e b e s t possible th in g th a t could have hap pened W orkm an said The best th in g ab o u t it is I m still connected w ith th e officials on the field , guys I ve bu ilt a s tro n g cam araderie w ith over the years ”

W orkm an m ade a sm ooth tra n s itio n in to th e booth and was rew arded by getting assigned to w ork m the replay

bo o th for th e 2 0 0 5 Pom settia BowlEDUCATION ICON

W orkm an has b een equally successful away from th e g n d iron H e w as a long tim e ele m en ta ry an d m iddle school teacher an d p rin c ipa l in the P lym outh /C an ton School D istric t In Decem ber, he received th e u ltim a te rew ard for an educato r w hen i t was announced th a t C an ton’s new est e lem en tary school w ould b ea r h is nam e

W oikm an said serving m th e education field an d w orking betw een th e sidelines w ent h a n d m han d

W hen you stop an d th in k about, th e re are a lo t o f sim i larities betw een th e tw o pro fessions he said W ith bo th positions I w as a person of au tho rity w h e th er I w as on th e field or m th e school I had to deal ith hostile coaches an d hostile p a ren ts or dis g run tled staff m em bers

In th e end though , bo th jo b s a re rew ard ing an d I ve loved them bo th

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Late goal ties up Penguins, 1-1BY BRAD EMONS

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W ith th e final seconds w indyig dow n a n d a face off in th e ir ow n end , th ings lool^ed b leak for Livonia Ladywood s hockey team in Ih esd ay s m a tch u p w ith u n de feated P lym outh Canton- Salem a t th e A rctic Edge

H ea th er S artorious w on the face off a n d L au ra Szwed was off on a bieakaw ay, scoring the gam e-ty ing goal w ith only 14 seconds le ft to give th e Blazers a 1 1 tie aga in st th e host Penguins

L auren D oroghazi also drew an assist on th e gam e-tying goal, w hich w as sh o rt han ded

Ladyw ood h a d lost tw o pre vious m eetings aga in st P-C S, 2 1 and 6-0

L aura (Szw ed) split th e defense a n d to o k it end to end, said Ladyw ood coach Bruce Peck, w hose team is 8-

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Through tw o periods it w as a goaltendm g b a ttle betw een th e Penguins K ristie Kowalski an d Ladywood s Michelle W yniemko

I t w a a really tig h t defen sive game, each te a m had equal op po rtun ities,’ Peck said Both goalies k ep t th e ir team s in th e gam e

B ut ju s t one m in u te in to th e th ird period, K atie Z im m erm an b roke th e scoreless deadlock fo r P lym outh- C anton-Salem w ith a goal from Ashley LaB lanc on a four-on-four

T he Penguins, lead ing the M ichigan M etro Girls H igh School H ockey League a t 9 -0 , are now 10 0 1 overall

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The Yellowjackets regained a2- 1 advantage one m in u te in to th e second p e n o d w hen Sam Lites scored th an k s to assists from R ebbe a n d Josh Piche

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The Rocks re -tied i t a t 2 2 w ith 12 16 left in th e second period w hen Steve H eilser scored from H oelscher an d Dd^^.d Carey

Chris H ab o ians goal w ith 12 31 left m th e gam e gave C ountry Day a b r ie f 3-2 advan tage before H eilser scored fro m H oelscher an d Carey

PLY M O U T H 6 , A P C A B R I N I 0 O N Saturday, th e W ildcats ra n th e ir unbeaten s treak to five gam es (4 0 1) w ith a convm c m g w hite w ash ing o f C abnn i Plym outh im proved to 8 4 3 overall thanks to solid goal tend ing from Ju s tin Desilets (13 saves) an d a pa ir o f goals from N ick Cote

“This was on e o f o u r best games o f th e season so far, said P lym outh coach Chuck Dubois We ou t-sh o t th em 45 13, so the kids d id a heck o f a jo b I t could have been 10-0

b u t w e cou ldn t p u t th e puck in th e n e t”

Also scoring goals for P lym outh w ere M ark Olivier, Billy G au th ier a n d N ick Rosochacki

N o tch ing assists w ere G au th ier (two), M ichalek (two), Jason O G u in n (two), Ryan S tam m , Jo e P erko\ich and Kyle Goll

P L Y M O U T H 3, M A S O N 2 * On Piiday, C h ristian Blick record ed 25 saves a n d Ju s tin M ichalek n e tte d th e gam e- \v inning goal m th e th ird p e riod to lead th e W ildcats

W e w ere a little lethargic against M ason, said P lym outh coach C huck D ubois W e w on, b u t w e d id n t p lay as well as we can

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O u r team was so loaded,” N eubauer sa id W e h a d so m any g rea t players - Am y Frazier S hannon C ondon E n k a Johnson I f I rem em ber correctly, we w ere th e first s ta te cham pionship te a m a t A dam s We h a d a lo t o f fu n an d w ere all really good friends I t s till feels like yesterday

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Sp itfire s stym ie W halers, 2-1 F A R M iN G T O N IN V iT A T iO N A L G Y M N A S T IC S R E S U L T S

Following th is p ast w eekend s action, th ere is a race for first place brew ing m th e O ntario H ockey League’s W est Division

Although It still appears th a t first-place P lym outh a n d second place Saginaw will decide th e division w hen they m ee t six tim es over th e final 23 gam es, th e W indsor Spitfires a re ju s t six points back

The m uch-im proved Spitfires served notice w hen they bea t th e W halers, 2-1, Saturday n ig h t m a playoff- style gam e before 3,405 a t th e Com puw are Sports A rena

W indsor g o ^ te n d e r A nthony G uadagnolo w as th e difference, s topp ing 39-of-40 Plym outh sho ts Bryan Bickell and Brad Snetsinger scored second-penod g o d s to give G uadagnolo all th e help he needed

Guadagnolo cam e in to the gam e in a zone H e sh u t ou t Kitchener, 1-0, o n Jan 19 a t W indsor A rena

Plym outh goaltender Ju s tin Peters was nearly as good as Guadagnolo, stopping 38-of- 40 shots as th e gam e’s second star Peters could n o t be fau lted on the W ind so r goals

Bickell s goal cam e w h en Cal O Reilly b e a t Plym outh

defensem an Zack Shepley to th e puck, b e h in d th e l ^ d e r n e t an d fo u n d Bickell c ru ising m fron t Snetsinger’s gam e- w inner (a t 13 3 0 o f th e period) cam e a fter P eters m ade a b r illian t stop o n P eter A ston B u t th e play con tinued an d Snetsm ger’s sh o t m tig h t o n the left w ing carom ed off P lym outh defensem an Ryan M cG innis’ glove, ran g o ff th e inside o f b o th goal posts a n d stayed m th e ne t

I ta ilm g 2 -0 afte r 4 0 m in utes, P lym outh forced th e action th ro u g h o u t th e th ird penod , ou tshoo tm g W indsor, 20-12, m th e p en o d an d ge ttin g a goal fro m Jo e M cC ann a t 5 50 M cC ann’s goal — h is f irst fo r P lym outh a n d n in th o f th e season a fte r be ing acquired from Saginaw •— ended G uadagnolo’s personal sh u to u t streak a t 108 m inutes, 58 seconds

"It w as 2 -0 a n d P eters m ade som e b ig saves,’ G uadagnolo said “I f w e could have m ad e it3 -0 , th ey m ay have given up , b u t th ey d id n ’t q u it ”

P lym outh pu lled Peters w ith 55 2 seconds left fo r th e ex tra attacker T hey h a d a 6 -on-4 advantage w h en W indsor defensem an M itch M aunu w as sen t off fo r cross-checking vn th

46 seconds left, b u t the W halers cou ld only m anage one m ore sh o t — Ryan M cG innis from th e left po in t — th a t w as blocked b y A ston

W hile th e W halers lost, Saginaw — w ith gam es m h a n d on P lym outh — h a d two chances to p ick up g round on th e W halers B u t th e Spirit lost, 6-1, m K itchener and th e n suffered a heart-b reak ing 5-4 loss in T oronto against th e M ajors

Saginaw led , 4-2, after two periods m Ib ro n to , b u t couldn ’t ho ld on to th e lead

Scott L ehm an cu t the Saginaw lead to 4-3 w ith a goal a t 7 41 T h en Toronto goal- ten d er W ayne Savage caught Saginaw o n a poor line change w hen h e passed th e puck to Ju s tin D onati a t th e Spirit b lue line D onati w en t in all alone on a breakaw ay a n d tied th e gam e a t 9 0 4 o f th e p en o d

Ryan W ilson took a sho t from th e p o in t th a t was stopped b y Saginaw goaltender Ryan D aniels

B ut th e puck carom ed to V itarelh a t th e side o f the ne t V itarelli — w ho m akes h is living m tig h t a roun d the opposition ’s goal — scored the 3 0 th o f th e season to give Toronto th e victory

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2 Livonia Unified 145 725 3 Northville Novi

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Vault: 1 Shannon Jodoin (TF) 9 6 2 Paula

Guzlk(LU1 95 3 Autumn Collins (S) 9 35 4

Megan Mather (TA) 93 5 Jessie Murray (C)

9 25 6 Jill Haapaniemi (TF) 915 7 (tie)

Kelly Patrick (TF) and Sarah Bugosh (S) 9 0

9 Kate Staley (C) 89 10 Jenna Benoit (TF)

875 11 Michelle Mather (TA) 8 65 12 Katie

Koettlng (S) 8 6

Bars: 1 Kelly Patrick (TF) 96 2 Shannon

Jodoin (TF) 94 3 Jessica Oddi (TF) 935 4

Kate Staley (C) 915 5 Meghan Powers (LU)

91 6 Jill Haapaniemi (TF) 895 7 Katie

Koetting(S) 89 8 PaulaGuzik(LU) 88 9

Megan Mather (TA) 8 75 10 (tie) Jessie

Murray (Cj and Kara Ahern (C) 8 55 12 (tie)

Sarah Bugosh (S) and Amy Reynolds (NN) 81

Beam.1 Shannon Jodoin (TF) 99 2

Megan Mather (TA) 9 5 3 Jessica Oddi (TF)

9 45 4 Jill Haapaniemi (TF) 94 5 Sarah

Bugosh (S) 9 3 6 Jenna Benoit (TF) 9 05 7

Kelly Patrick (TF) 90 8 Kate Staley (C) 87

9 Paula Guzik (LU) 8 65 10 Autumn Collins

(S) 8 55 11 Katie Koetting (S) 8 45 12 (tie)

Jessie Murray (C) Kara Ahern (C) and Amy

Reynolds (NN) 8 4

Floor 1 Kelly Patrick (TF) 97 2 Kara

Ahern (C) 9425 3 Paula Guzik (LU) 94 4

(tie) Megan Mather (TA) and Kate Staley (C)

9 375 6 Jessica Oddi (TF) 9 325 7 Jill

Haapaniemi (TF) 9 25 8 Shannon Jodoin

(TF) 9 2 9 Katie Koetting (S) 915 10 Jessie

Murray (C) 8 8 11 (tie) Sarah Bugosh (S) and

Michelle Mather (TA) 875

All-around 1 Shannon Jodoin (TF) 3810

2 Kelly Patrick (TF) 3730 3 Megan Mather

(TA) 36925 4 Jill Haapaniemi (TF) 36 75 5

Paula Guzik (LU) 36 35 6 Kate Staley (C)

36125 7 Sarah Bugosh (S) 3515 8 Katie

Koetting (S) 3510 9 Jessie Murray (C)

3500 10 Kara Ahern (C) 34725 11 Autumn

Collins (S) 34 50 12 Michelle Mather (TA)

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DIVISION It RESULTS

Vault: 1 Amy Ancona (TF) 9 3 2 (tie)

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Marcos (TF) 8 4 12 Jacqueline Gazette

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no o n Paige Albers (LU) 9575 2

Rachel Deneau (NN) 9 55 3 Julie Foucher

(NN) 94 4 KaitlinBurns(C) 92 5 Nicole

Daihl(TF) 915 6 Alyssa Supplee (LU) 91 7

Laura Nomura (LU) 895 8 Kelsey Twigg

(TF) 8 85 9 Megan Cesarone (TA) 8 75 10

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and Andrea Houdek (C) 8 55

All-around 1 Alyssa Supplee (LU) 36 85

2 Paige Albers (LU) 36 775 3 Julie Foucher

(NN) 35 85 4 Brittany Young (S) 3460 5

Jacqueline Gazette (NN) 34 50 6 Karen Guo

(TA) 3415 7 Ashley Neale (F) 3370 8

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Danielle Bresso (TF) 32 60 12 Katerina

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Alyssa Supplee (LU) and Jacqueline Gazette

(NN) 92 4 (tie) Paige Albers (LU)and

Emma Platt (NN) 915 6 Lauren Duda (NN)

91 7 (tie) Kelsey Twigg (TF) and Kaitlin

Burns (C) 89 9 Julie Foucher (NN) 8 8 10

Danielle Bresso (TF) 875 11 JillGuffy(NN)

87 12 Julie Aurelia (LU) 8 65

Bars.1 Alyssa Supplee (LU) 92 2

Brittany Young (S) 915 3 Paige Albers (LU)

8 85 4 Kelly Tapella (LU) 8 65 5

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(NN) 8 5 7 (tie) Julie Foucher (NN) and

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(TF) 84 10 Sarah llkani Pour (NN) 8 25 11

(tie) Karen Guo (TA) Madeline Brem (F) and

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Beam 1 Rachel Deneau (NN) 9 5 2

Alyssa Supplee (LU) 9 35 3 (tie) Paige

Albers (LU) and Julie Foucher (NN) 92 5

Laura Nomura (LU) 9 05 6 Karen Guo (TA)

885 7 Chelsea Kosmala (F) 8 65 8 (tie)

'Cat gymnasts shine in defeatBY ED WRIGHT

STAFF WR TER

T here w as good new s and b ad news for th e Plym outh gym nastics te a m following W ednesday n ig h t’s loss to W alled Lake Unified

T he good new s The W ildcats po sted th e ir best score o f th e season

T he bad Coach Diane H o d u rs team lost, 128 OS- 126 50

W ere seeing im provem ent every m eet w hich is im por ta n t said H odur w hose team slipped to 1 4 O ur scores are

getting b e tte r a n d we’re add ing new trick s to th e rou tines ’

T he b n g h te s t spo t fo r the W ildcats w as th e perform ance o f sophom ore Jo rd a n Brodehl, w ho c ap tu red th e all-around title w ith a season-best effort o f 3 4 50 B rodehl nudged a p a ir o f W alled Lake g3onnasts— H a n n a h S aarm er (33 60) a n d S h an n o n S layton (32 05)— for th e gold

C ourtney P ickard also had a solid n ig h t fo r P lym outh fin ish ing fo u rth in th e all a round w ith d 29 85

WALLED LAKE UNIFIED 128 05

PLYMOUTH 126 50

Wednesday at Plymouth H S

ALL-AROUND 1 Jordan Brodehl (P)

34 50 2 Hannah Saarmer (WL) 33 60 3

Shannon Slayton (WL) 32 05 4 Courtney

Pickard (P) 29 85

VAULT 1 Jordan Brodehl (P) 890 2

Chelsea Foss (WL) 8 35 3 Shannon

Slayton (WL) 8 30 4 Hannah Saarmer

(WL) 8 25

BALANCE BEAM 1 Jordan Brodehl (P),

8 60 2 Hamah Saarmer (WL) 8 35 3

Shannon Slayton (WL) 8 05 4 Kylie

Leitch (WL) 8 0

UNEVEN BARS 1 Hannah Saarmer (WL) 9 0 2 Jordan Brodehl (P) 8 35 3

Ashley Brimmer (P7 755 4 AlieSaker

(P) 74FLOOR EXERCISE 1 Jordan Brodehl (P)

8 65 2 Kylie Leitch (WL) 8 20 3 (tie)

Chelsea Foss (WL) and Katie Hale (P) 81

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Cornerstone's Jonka lights up MUBY TIM SMITHSTAFTWRITER

Chuck H enry t h o u ^ t his team had th e op po nen t righ t w here it w an ted i t - in th e zone

Even th o u g h th e cold-shoot- in g M adonna U niversity m en’s basketball te a m tra iled C ornerstone 4 6 -3 4 a t halftim e o f Saturday’s W olvenne- H oosier A th le tic C onference gam e, H en ry ow ed th e deficit m ore to th e fac t M U players couldn’t find a sw im m ing pool w ith th e ir sho ts (11 o f 32 m th e first half, 34 pe rcen t)

B ut th is tim e, th e host C rusaders w ere u n ab le to tak e advantage o f th e G olden Eagles’ zone coverage an d coidd n o t s top 6-foot-9 ju n io r cen ter Jo h n Jo n k e r (35 po in ts, 13 rebounds) as C ornerstone w en t on to a 90 -74 tr iu m p h

T he defeat d ro p p ed adonna’s record to 7-13 over

all and 2-4 m th e W H A C I “This (C ornerstone) is one o f

th e good team s m th e conference a n d we w an ted to com e o u t an d play on e o f o u r b e s t gam es,” said H en ry follow ing a postgam e chat w i-^ h is te a m “W e ju s t d idn t sh o o t th e ball

“TTiey (G olden Eagles) changed th e ir defense an d w en t zone an d w e really love th a t because w e’ve b een a good te a m against th e zone B u t I was really su rp rised th a t w e cam e u p d ry ag a in s t th e zone ”

A lthough Jo n k e r show ed h is low -post m ig h t th ro u g h o u t th e contest, th e key to th e gam e w as M U s seven -m inu te cold snap du ring th e f irs t h a lf

A layup by M ad on na ju n io r guard A dam K erfoot (13 points) cu t the G olden Eagles’ lead to 33-29 w ith abo u t 7 3 0 left m th e first h a lf B u t th e Crusaders th en m issed 10 field-goal attem pts m a row, including som e open looks a n d layups

M adonna w o u ld n o t score again u n til 6-5 ju n io r forw ard D errick M u d n (17 po in ts , e ight rebounds) nailed a tn p le from th e left corner w ith ju s t 25 seconds rem aining, cu ttin g C ornerstone’s m arg in to 45-32

I th o u g h t w e h a d som e real good looks a n d cou ld n o t m ake It go dow n H en ry said Som etim es m basketball th a t

happensEven so, the coach tn ed to

rally his players during th e m ter- mission th a t they w ere still m file game, provided th ey could shoot better in the zone coverage

“A t halftim e, w e th o u g h t we w ere going to w in th e gam e,” H en ry sa id “W e t h o u ^ tw e could cu t it dow n to s ix or seven po in ts go ing in to th e la s t 10 m inutes ’

T he C rusaders - h ittin g 12- of-28 (43 percen t) from th e floor m th e second h d f - m ade th e ir coach a p p ea r som ew hat prophetic, tr im m in g th e lead to 66-59 w ith a b o u t n ine m in u tes rem ain ing

M U sophom ore guard Charlie H enry (Canton/Agape Christian) d ra ined successive t r ^ from th e sam e spot o n th e floor - beyond th e to p o f th e arc.

Following u p w ith a tn p le from th e le ft c o m e t w as sophom ore forw ard J o rd a n N ap ie r (W ayne/Agape C h nstian ) H en ry a n d N ap ie r scored n ine an d five po in ts, respectively

But th a t seem ed to w ake u p Jon ker an d o u ts tan d in g 6-2

Ocelots rip Kirtland as Davis stars

The long tn p S a tu rd ay to R oscom m on p rov ed prl>ductive as th e Schoolcraft College m en’s basketball te a m im proved to 17-3 overall w ith a 108-70 w in over h o s t K irtland C om m unity College

Jam es Davis, a 7-foot cen ter from M inneapolis (M m n ) N o rth via G arden City CC (Kan ), led th e w ay w ith 28 poim s an d 17 rebounlds

Dakad, w ho ongmall^ committed to file Umversity or Minnesota, has been getting interest fixim such schools as Gonzaga Umversity and Arizona State

D ernck C olem an, a transfer from O akland University, contr ib u ted 24 p o in ts , while Ja rre d Axon fin ished w ith 11 po in ts

Ryan W illiam s a n d D onnel P atteson each a d d e d 10 po in ts W illiam s also g rabbed 10 rebounds

sen ior g u ard a n d D etro it native Jo sh Liggins (17 points, six rebounds)

C ornerstone, p e rch ed atop th e W H AC w ith a 5-1 record (the team is 14-8 overall), d em o nstra ted w hy w ith a 13-3 ru n to m ake it 79-62

Jonker dropped m a putbadk an d Liggins w ent strong to file hole for successive buckets Then, a steal and layup byjum or guard Kevm W u m (eight pomts)

seem ed to be file exclamation pom t for the Golden Eagles

“Jon ker gives th e m a n inside presence, a n d a t 6-9 h e ’s four inches ta ller th a n th e guy guard ing him ,” sa id H enry, w hose biggest p layer ( 6-10 , 3 0 0 senior cen te r A nto ine S tew art) is red -sh irted for the rest o f the season “A n d Liggins, he’s one o f th e ir leaders an d one o f th e ir b e s t players W h at he d id to day was

n o th in g o u t o f th e o rd in a ry ” O ther M U players to m ake

good contributions m a losmg effort were sophomore forward and Canton alum D J Bridges (15 pom ts, seven reboimds) and 6-6 jum or forvrard Doug C re i^ to n (eight pomts, five rebounds)

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Fitness class uses Bible verses as motivationA new weekly exercise an d fitness class will tie

in specific Bible verses as w ay to m otivate th e body, m in d an d sp irit Sessions beg in 6 45 p m M onday, Ja n 30 , a n d ru n th ro ug h M arch 20, a t C h rist O ur Savior L u theran Church, 14175 F arm ington Road, n o rth o f 1-96, Livonia

T h e class is designed to provide inform ation o n th e d ifferen t com ponents o f exercise cardiovascular, m uscle conditioning, flexibility and balance, body com position an d posture, risk facto rs , an d stress reduction Each week th e class w ill also provide a n oppo rtun ity for partic ipan ts to p ractice th e in fo rm ation p resen ted T here w ill also be hom ew ork to he lp partic ipan ts get s ta r te d an d keep m oving T he sessions include th e use o f th e buddy system for support, m otivatio n a n d encouragem ent

T h e class w ill be tau g h t by Suzanne Schulz,

certified personal tra in e r a n d educato r, w ho is also a m em ber o f C h rist O ur Savior T h e cost for 8-weeks is $35 p e r person I f you b n n g a friend, th e ir cost is $25 You m ay also d ro p m to any class fo r $5 i f space is available T he class is open to m em bers an d non-m em bers o f C hrist O u r Savior A po rtion o f th e course fee w ill be donated to L u theran W orld R elief to con tinue th e sup po rt o f those affected m h u rrican e K a tn n a

T his is n o t a form al exercise class Everyone is encouraged to w ork a t th e ir ow n pace w hen practicing a t hom e o r m class I t is always suggested th a t anyone s ta rtin g an exercise p rogram con tact th e ir docto r fo r any p a rticu la r re s tn c - tion s o r guidelines

F or m ore in form ation , call L in da H ollm an a t (734) 522-6830

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T he Music M m istry o f the Council o f Orthodox Christian Churches o f M etropohtan D etroit conducts a tw o-part workshop on Commumcatmg God’s W ord T h r o u ^ Song, Gesture and Service on Fnday- SaturdayF eb 3-4

T he workshop’s principal instructor will be Deacon Kevin Smith, liturgical music instructor a t S t Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Sem inary in Crestwood, N ew York

T he first part w Jl be a discussion session a t 7 p m Friday on leadership for choir directors, assistant directors, chanters, and tonsured readers I tw illb e h d d a t d ie hom e o f Pauhne Costianes,

a m em ber o f the COCC Music Ministry, m Canton Call (734) 667-2848 for directions

The second p a rt will be a workshop and luncheon fiom 10 a.m to 3 p m Saturday, a t S t 0 e m e n t Orthodox Church, 19600 Ford Road, Dearborn for singers and other m terested persons as well choir duectors, chanters and readers The morning session will cover communication am ong clergy, choir directors, smgers, and congregations Topics m dude commumcatmg God’s vrord m worship, commumcation techmques, nonverbal commumcation, choir teamwork and com m itm ent and conflict resolution Deacon Smith will

direct a music reading session m d ie afternoon.

The Pnday session is fi:ee Registration for Saturday is $25 plus $5 for lunch For m ore inform ation, call (313) 274-1226 or send e-mail to damianj @ juno com

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E L E R IO U S LU D G E R KINGAge 77 died January 21 2006 at home Resident o f Troy Michigan for 37 years former resident o f Hazel Park Michigan Bom June 24 1928 m Detroit M am ed to Priscilla Barbara (Witkowski) K ing November 30 1955 in Hamtramck Michigan rather o f M rs K nettc (Je ry) Bayl ss ot Troy M I M s Darcic K ing of Sterling Heights M l Edward K ng of Sterling Heights M l and Jule (Amy) K in g of Troy M I Son o f the late Edward and the late Lillian K ing step son o f the late Jean Hurtubise Brothers & Sisters Alvert K ing (Janet) o f Troy M I, the late Rehetta Moran the late Dellamane Vohs Alfedo, and the late Everlee Jones Brother In Law o f Stanley Witkowski (Lorraine) o f Madison Heights M i and Joseph Witkowski (Mendith) of Sterling M I Grandfather o f Brett Lance Ethan, Evan and Carly Mane M r K ing retired in 2003 after 50 years as owner and operator o f Atlas Veneer and Fireplace m Troy He was a member o f St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Troy and a mem ber o f the American Legion in Utica He loved fishing gardening the out doors and his grandchildren Funeral arrangements by Price Funeral Home 3725 Rochester Rd (btwn B ig Beaver & Wattles R d s ) Troy 248 689 0700 Visitation Tuesday 4 8pm and Wednesday 3 8pm at the Funeral Home In state Thursday 10 am until mass at 11 am at St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 280 East Square Lake Road Troy Rosary Wednesday 7 pm at funeral home Interment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery Troy Memorials to the M ichigan Lupus Foundation WWW pricefuneralhome net

EVELYN PAPPASJan 21 2006 Beloved wife o f Sam Dearest mother o f Paula and John Sister o f Theodore (Irene) Papadakis Emanuel (Mary) Papadakis Sister m law o f Helen Pappas and Cleo Vidakovich Visitation at Wm Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, 705 W 11 M ile Road (4 biks E of Woodward) Royal Oak Monday 3 8 pm and Tuesday 3 8 pm with Tnsagion service at 6 30 pm Instate Wednesday at St George Greek Orthodox Church 43816 Woodward Ave Bloomfield Hills at 10 30 until time o f funeral service at 11 00 am

JE A N ELLEN W HITNEYJanuary 13, 2006 Loving wife of the late Donald R Whitney Dear mother o f M rs Kenneth (Ellen W ) Karamon and Linda J Whitney Grandmother of Charles K Donald E Thomas J and Brian W Karamon Memorial Service K irk in the H ills 1340 W Long Lake Road Bloomfield H ills Saturday January 28th at 2 00 P M Memorial tributes may be made to the American Red Cross 1605 S Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills M I 48302 (1 248 322-2500) Arrangements W m R Hamilton Co Birmingham, M I

JOA NN IR EN E HAFKEJanuary 21 2006 age 74 Beloved wife o f Dan Dear mother of Lee Ann Berry (Patrick) and Thomas Hafke (Jamie) Grandmother o f Erin and Andrew Berry & Hillary Timothy and Elizabeth Hafke Sister of Marilyn Bleeker Funeral was Wednesday at K irk in the H ills 1340 W Long Lake Rd Bloomfield Hills Memorial tnb utes to Beaumont Hospice, 3601 W Thirteen M ile R d , Royal Oak, M I 48073 or The American Cancer Society 18505 W Twelve M ile R d , Southfield M I 48076 View obituary and share memories at

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JTJLIE M . ATKINSONO f Clarkston formerly o f Bloomfield Hills January 20 2006 age 83 pre ceded m death by her husband George Mother o f Laurie (Phil) Hagete o f Hartland M ike (Barb) Atkinson o f Clarkston Penny Atkinson o f Lake Geneva, & Bill (Paula) Atkinson o f Waterford Grandmother o f 11 and Great Grandmother of 15 Funeral Service At the Lewis E Wint & Son TR U ST 100 Funeral Home Clarkston where friends may visit 3 9 pm Interment A ll Saints Cemetery Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association Online guest book

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KA RL HANYI, MDAge 81 o f Plymouth d ied January 21, 2006 He was bom M ay 24 1924, in Hungary Beloved community physi wan in the Wayne/Westland area He IS survived by his wife Anne, his daughters Audrey Hutter and Vivian O Reilly his granddaughters Brigitte and Sabine Hutter Maureen Baudhum, and Kristen Jurs and his great grand daughters Kimberly Sara and Grace Baudhum Funeral from Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 47650 N Territorial, Plymouth Thursday 10 30am Friends may visit at church beginning at 10am Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association Arrangements entrusted to Schrader Howell Funeral Horae

M IC H A EL JA M E S RYDERAge five months, died January 19 2005 in M otts Childrens Hospital Ann Arbor Loving sweet angel o f Jamie & Shauna Ryder Little brother o f M ikayla Makenzie & Morgan Ryder Loved by grandparents Shefia Reed Jim (Jennifer) Ryder & Leslie (Tom Siem) Ryder, Great grandmoth ers, Florence Ryder & Barbara Crouch Means, Great great grand modier Verna Perry, Aunts & uncles Heather (Steve) Mader Matt Ryder M ike Carrol N ick Ryder & Caithn Ryder and cousins Ashley Austin & Hallie Memorial services 11 A M Tuesday January 24 2006 at the First Presbyterian Church 200 East Mam Street Northville In lieu o f flowers memorial contributions to Cornerstone Schools for a scholar ship in honor o f Michael James Ryder 6861 East Nevada Detroit M I 48234 would be appreciated

NANCY M A CQ U EEN M AUNDERSJanuary 22 2006 Loving mother of Sarah (Paul) Spadfore Andrew (Delpha) Maunders o f Sante Fe New Mexico Sister o f Barbara (Reid) McColloch and the late Kenneth Henry MacQueen Jr Beloved grand mother of Aiyssa Biytl e and Kelsey M e no r a! VIS tation and scr\ ice Wm R Hamilton Co 820 f Maple Rd Birmingham Friday January 2 1 th Noon until Two P M In lieu o f flow ers tributes to The Cradle 2049 Ridge Avenue Evanston Illinois 60201 appreciated

W ILLIA M ’’B IL L " M A TICHAge 65 passed away January 20 2006 Hevvaabom onMarch 15 940 m Garden City to the late Steve and Mary (Heraminac) Matich He was formerly of Plymouth prior to moving to South Lyon He was a member o f I 0 F B ill is survived by his wife Ten Matich o f South Lyon 4 children William (Lon) Matich Jr o f F L Cara (Michael) DeLorenzo o f Romeo Timothy (Gina) Wessel o f Brighton Roger (Dena) Wessel o f South Lyon brother Bob (Doreen) Matich o f Garden City and 12 grandchildren A Funeral Service was held on January 25 Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association 3816 Paysphere Circle Chicago IL 60674 Arrangements entrusted to Phillips Funeral Home, South Lyon

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P o v e r t y an d p ra ye rGerald Straub presents the story of

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required by Jan 24 Call Esther Green

at (248) 477 8974

E x e rc ise se r ie sA weekly class on exercise and fitness

begins 6 45 p m Monday Jan 30 and

runs to March 20 at Christ Our Savior

Lutheran Church 14175 Farmington

Road Livonia Cal! Linda Hollman at

(734) 522 6830

S c r ip tu re from sc ra tch No previous Bible study required

begins 9 30 11 a m Tuesday Jan 31 at

St Aldan Catholic Church 17500

Farmington Livonia The four units

include an overview of the Bible (Jan

31 Feb 7 14 21) the Old Testament

(March 7 14 21 28) the New

Testament (April 11 18 25 and May 2

and Gospels (May 16 23 30 and June

6) Each session includes video pres

entation small and large group dis

cussions Be one of the first 10 to

receive the participant s manual for

$5 After that the cost is $10 To regis

ter call (734) 425 5950

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Bible study

Mark The Beginn ng of the Gospel

(Chapters 18) begins 7 8 30 pm

Thursday Feb 2 at St Aidan Catholic

Church 17500 Farmington Livonia

The three units include a presentation

by David Conrad director of faith for

nation question/answer session and

discussion of Jesus and the first disci

pies (Feb 2 9 16 23) Jesus and the 12

(March 9 16 23 30) and Jesus and

the mission of the 12 (April 20 27 and

May 4 11) Chapters 816 will be stud

led later in the year To register call

(734) 425 5950

S p a g h e t t i d inner3 7pm Friday Feb 3 Riverside Park

Church of God will be serving a

spaghetti dinner to raise money for

missionaries at 11771 Newburgh and

Plymouth Livonia Minimum donation

is $3 50 per adult $150 children 12

and under There will also be baked

goods that can be purchased sepa

rately Prizes will be awarded through

out the evening Take out available

Orders can be placed at (734) 464

0990

G o sp e l m usicEvening of Inspiration brings the

gospel to the biggest game on earth

for one night in the Gospel Music

Capital of the World the City of

Detroit during Super Bowl XL With an

evening of inspirational music soul

stirring testimonies from NFL players

and surprise guests the concert

kicks off Super Bowl Weekend 7 45

pm Friday Feb 3 at Masonic Temple

The event features Patti LaBelle The

Winans Mary Mary The Clark Sisters

and Hezekiah Walker and the Love

Fellowship Choir There will be sur

prise guest appearances

Tickets are $45 $75 and available at

Ticket Master locations in Detroit

(248) 645 6566orTicketMastercom A

nonrefundable service fee applies For

information visit wwwsuperbowigo

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M ix e r ca rd n ight7pm Friday Feb 3 in Knox Hal! at

Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church

40000 Six Mile Northville Presented

by Single Adult Ministries no card

skills are required Free childcare Call

(248)374 5920

Orthodox music workshop

The Music Ministry of the Council of

Orthodox Christian Churches of

Metropolitan Detroit conducts a two

part workshop on Communicating

God s Word Through Song Gesture

and

Service Friday Saturday Feb 3 4 The

Friday session is free Registration for

Saturday is $25 plus $5 for lunch For

information call (313) 2741226 or send

e mail to damianjdjunocom

Fam ily gam e n ight

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6 8pm Saturday Feb 4 at First

United Methodist Church 6443

Merriman Garden City Cost is $2 per

person $5 per family Proceeds go

towards Fall Family Retreat The

church Will have different

games/cards to play or bring your

games and teach someone else a new

game For information cal! (734) 425

5653

A c o u s t ic conce rtFolk singer Terry Gonda performs 7

pm Saturday Feb 4 m the coffee

house venue at Unity of Livonia

28660 Five Mile between Middiefaelt

and Inkster Gonda recently released

her first CD love lose repeat she

has performed in England and the

US and was a finalist m the 2003

Susquehanna Music Festival song

writer competition Admission $10

Call (734)4211760

M a rr ia g e p reparation Samaritan Counseling Services regu

larly offers a special Saturday work

shop for engaged couples as they pre

pare for marriage The next workshop

will be 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m Saturday

Feb 4 at First Presbyterian Church

Ann Arbor The workshop encourages

couples to address many aspects of

marriage and teaches techniques for

effective communication and conflict

management For details and registra

tion call (734) 677 0609

G o spe l qu a rte t1045 am Sunday Feb 5 Riverside

Park Church of God hosts a southern

gospel quartet known as The

Journeyman at 11771 Newburgh and

Plymouth Livonia This unique group

comes from West Virginia and is being

featured at churches throughout

Michigan A love offering will be taken

during service to support their mm

istry Call (734) 464 0990

Su p e rb o w l X L p a rty A safe sober family event 6pm (dm

ner) Sunday Feb 5 game on the big

screen TV at 7pm at Unity of

Livoma 28660 Five Mile between

Middlebelt and Inkster Bring a dish to

share if you wish free ham sandwich

es pop and chips Ifyouarentafan

there will be board games for adults

and movies for children Thecommu

mty IS invited For information call

(734) 4211760

G n e f w o rk sh o pFrom grief to new hope begins 7 8 45

pm Monday Feb 6 continue for 8

Mondays m Room A105 at Ward

Evangelical Presbyterian Church

40000 Six Mile Northville No charge

Pre register by calling (248) 374 5966

P la y a n d potiuckPresented by Wise Guys N Gals Senior

Group a play by poet and author

James D llet F eeman at noon

Thursday Feb 9 at Unity of Livon a

28660 F ve M le between M ddiebelt

and Inkster Have you ever wondered

what the three most important things

you have done m your lifetime are’ In

the play a king wonders and when he

passes away in order to continue on

he music find out Bring a dish to

share if you can If you cant come

anyway Features Wise Guys N Gals

members Sharolyn White Chet Latka

and Marilyn Wells For information

call (734) 4211760

D ivo rce w o rk sh op Begins7 9 3 0 pm Thursday Feb 9

and runs for 7 weeks until March 23

at Ward Evangelical Presbyterian

Church 40000 Six Mile Northville

Cost IS $30 for pre registration $20

returning participants $35 at door

Cost includes the book Growing

Through Divorce by Jim Smoke and a

closing night dinner For information

cal! (248) 374 5920

V a le n tin e ca rd p a rty 63010pm Friday Feb 10 atSS

Simon and Jude Church 32500

Palmer Westland Bring your games

and play cards and games of your

choice Tickets are $7 and available at

the door Proceeds go to the Building

Fund

C o n c e rtFour dynamic organists join with

three prominent area conductors

members of Michigan Sinfonetta and

the Rice Memorial Organ for a festive

concert730pm Friday Feb 10 at

Metropolitan United Methodist

Church 8000 Woodward north of

Grand Blvd Detroit

Organists include Glen Burdette of St

James Episcopal Church Birmingham

Conductors include Christopher Lees

First Presbyterian Church of

Birmingham There is ample lighted

and supervised free parking adjacent

to the church

The Merton Rice Memorial Organ has

7003 pipes housed in four chambers

and 15 played from a five manual con

sole Tickets may be reserved for pick

up at door An afterglow reception fol

lows the concert where you may greet

the performers Cali (313) 875 7407

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C ro s s ta lk7pm Friday Feb 10 m Knox Hal! at

Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church

40000 Six Mile Northville Rev Paul

Clough discusses an issue in a current

news article from a Christian perspec

tive in a secular world he then opens

the floor for discussion about the

issue or any articles brought in Free

childcare Cal! (248) 374 5920

V aca t io n B ib le sch o o l Summer ministries preview Sam to 4

p m Saturday Feb 18 at Ward Church

40000 Six Mile Northville Preview

Vacation Bible School curriculum and

get tips on organizing a VBS program

or backyard Bible club More than 25

workshops will be offered and 20

exhibitors will display at the preview

presented by the International

Christian Education Association Cost

IS $35 if registered by Jan 18 $40

between Jan 19 and Feb 14 or $45 at

door Students (teen through college

age $20) Refreshments and lunch

included Make and take puppet work

shop is an additional $25 To pre reg

ister call (248) 557 5526 or visit

wwwiceaonlineorg

P o lish D in n e r Dance With music by the Wally Lipiec Band

Saturday March 18 doors open at 6

pm dinner at 7 pm music73011

p m in the Activity Center at St

Aldan s Church 17500 Farmington

Road Livonia Tickets $20 assigned

seating no tickets sold at door Call

(248) 473 8428

G ra fte rs w antedFor the St Thomas a Becket Church

Christmas Craft Show to be held 9

am to 4 pm Saturday Dec 2 a t555

S Lilley Road Carton The church is

now accepting applications for hand

made crafts only Call (734) 9811333

ONGOING

B ib le s tu d ie sBegan 6 30 p m Sunday Jan 8 7 p m

Wednesday Jan 11 (with family dinner

at 615 p m } and 915 a m Thursday

Jan 19 (for women the Bible study is

based on the book of Luke) at

Memorial Church of Christ 35475 Five

Mile Livoma Call (734) 464 6722

K a b b a lah c la s se s Presented by the Sara Tugman Bais

Chabad Torah Center the classes

began 10 30 a m Sunday Jan 8 and 8

pm Wednesday Jan 11 a t5595W

Maple West Bloomfield The classes

are open for both beginners and more

advanced students Call (248) 855

6170 ext lo r send email to

BCTC770@aoi com

E u c h a r is t ic adoration The monthly program of Parish Prayer

and Eucharistic Adoration continues

the third Wednesday of each month at

St Michaels Church of Livoma corner

of Plymouth and Hubbard roads The

church will open for worship from 10

am untilthe7pm Benedictionserv

ice For information call (734) 261

5331

S u n d a y se rv ic e sContinue with traditional worship and

children s Sunday School at 10 a m

and adult Bible study at 8 30 a m

contemporary service at 6 p m every

Sunday at Garden City Presbyterian

Church 1841M ddiebelt one block

south of Ford Road Handicap accessi

ble Call (734)4217620

W o rsh ip se rv ic e s All are welcome to attend worship

service at St Paul s Presbyterian

Church Five Mile and Inkster roads

Livoma Service is held at 10 a m

every Sunday with an education hour

all forages a t9 am Call (734) 422

1470

Fall S u n d a y se rv ic e s8 30 a m Holy Eucharist 9 30 a m

Bible study and 10 30 am Holy

Eucharist and Sunday school at

Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit

9083 Newburgh Livoma

U n ity o f L ivom aServices93 0am and 11 am Sundays

at 28660 Five Mile between

Middlebelt and Inkster roads Call

(734) 4211760

S h a b b a t s e rv ic e s The doors of Congregation Beit

Kodesh a Conservative synagogue

located at 31840 W Seven Mile

between Farmington and Merriman

Livoma are opento the Jewish com

munity of southeastern Michigan Call

(248)477 8974

B e t C h a v e n mServices are open to all living in the

western counties including Canton

Plymouth Livoma and Northville The

congregation follows traditions of

Reform Judaism interfaith families

welcome to attend services at 321S

Ridge south of Cherry Hill Canton

Call (734) 646 3864 for information or

visit wwwbetchavenmcom

D e tro it W orld O u treach A non denominational church with

cutting edge drama productions

energized contemporary music high

tech video and lighting programs for

kids and teens a great place for col

lege students singles married adults

and seniors Services are 8 a m and 11

am Sunday (6 30 pm the first

Sunday of the month) Sunday school

for all ages at 10 a m and Wednesdays

at 9 a m and 7 p m Call (313) 255

2222

T r in ity E p iscop a l C hurchSunday Services Sam and 10 a m

Wednesday service615 pm

Bible Studies and Worship Center for

all ages at 11575 Belleville Road (four

miles south of Michigan Avenue)

Belleville Parents with Young Children

Bible Study 6pm Sundays includes

dinner and child care Call (734) 699

3361

S h a b b a t R o c k sA musical celebration precedes tradi

tional Shabbat service once a month

at Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901

Middlebelt in Farmington Hills For

more information call (248) 851 5100

or visit the Web site at www adat

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W e ve always h a d g ift in k in d do na tion s a n d w e re always seek ing th e ih , sa id B a rb a ra F ich ten b e rg o f C an ton , ch u rch re la tions co- ch a ir fo r H ab ita t fo r H u m an ity o f W estern W ayne C o un ty W e re defin ite ly look ing fo r d o n a tio n s ”

T h e P ly m o uth -b ased affiliate is am ong m any th a t bu ild hom es fo r low -incom e fa m ilies w ho in tu rn pay m o rtg ag es to fu n d new ho m es fo r o thers A h o m e w as b u ilt in C an ton , o ff Ford R o ad n e a r S heldon , la s t y ea r T h e W estern W a5m e affiliate c an be reached a t (734) 459-7744, w ith A hce D en t as executive d irec to r T h e W eb site is h ab i ta tw w c o rg

“T h e /re . very im p o rtan t,” D e n t sa id o f th e bu s in ess su p p o rte rs K eeping costs dow n m ean s m o re hom es c an b e b u ilt

“W eVe still been trem en d o u sly blessed,” D e n t said , n o ting th e econom y has m ade d o n a tin g m ore d ifficu lt T hey’re g iving So w e re g ra te fu l for th a t ”

T here s a lso th e P on tiac-based H a b ita t fo r H u m a n ity o f O ak lan d County, w ith Steve C am pbell as executive d ire c to r I t can be

reach ed a t (248) 338-1843 o r o n th e W eb a t WWW h ab ita to ak lan d o rgBUILDING HOPE

T h e W estern W ayne affiliate ded icated a ho m e in Inkster Dec 4 “T he Belleville ho use is u n d e r construction n g h t now / F ich tenberg sa id A Lincoln Park hom e w as dedicated last Jun e , a Jim m y C arter W ork P roject along w ith th e C an ton hom e

T here’s a new Inkster h o m e now In W estern W ayne, th e affiliate uses a lo t o f th e sam e vendors, F ich tenberg said, ge ttin g a b reak on th e p n ce

A look th rough H ab ita t files reveals som e o f th ose generous folks Verde-Terre has done excavation an d foundation w ork free o f charge for th e Belleville hom e

Lowe’s IS a corporate sponsor an d has provid ed excellent custom er service, said D ent T h a t s im p o rta n t as the organization can face tim e con stra in ts w ith fam ilies m oving in

Basic E lectric is one th a t w e ve w orked w ith too,” w ith a discount, F ich tenberg said, add ing th a t un io n locals have donated labor Best Block h as donated brick for th ree hom es

W hirlpool s a m ajor dono r w ith appliances for th e new ly bu ilt hom es T he W estern W ayne affiliate has a gifts in k ind com m ittee w hich con tac ts businesses to seek discounts and do nation s M em bers w en t to th e C anton H om e Im p ro vem en t Expo to seek help

“All o f th e appliances have b een donated by W hirlpool, said D ent, add ing th a t W hirlpool is an in te rn a tio n a l corporate sponsor T hrivent F inancial, a L utheran organization, has m ade a significant co n tn bu tio n to H ab ita t as well in W estern W ayne an d O ak land The Downriver A ssociation o f Realtors h e lped w ith hom es m L m coln P ark and Taylor

C hurches are s tretched financially due to hu rrican e a n d tsunam i relief, F ichtenberg said, so th e business suppo rt is a boon The m ore w e g e t d o nated the better

T he O ak land affiliate concentrates in Pontiac, a n d staff and volunteers th ere also app rec ia te th e discounts an d donations th ey ve received I t bu ilt 13 hom es in 2005 in Pontiac sa id C am pbell an d will bu ild about th a t th is }ear

O ak land h ad tw o fam ilies move in ju s t before C h n stm as and has one hom e under construe tio n th is w in ter he said G round will be broken

on seven m ore hom es in th e sp rin gOverall, O ak land C ounty is very affluent, he

said Areas w ith financial struggles d o exist H e agreed w ith D en t th a t do nation s a n d discounts are vital

H ab ita t hom es a re sold a t cost w ith no in te rest to residen ts “We re a h a n d u p , n o t a h a n d out, he said

Volunteers do m ost of th e co n stru c tio n w ork We can bu ild m ore hom es w h en w e outlay less

cash,” sa id C am pbell, a B loom field Tow nship residen t

Habitat for Humanity of Western Wayne County is

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WORKERS CONTRIBUTEPlum bing, e lectrical and con cre te w o rk is

often donated , he said , c iting th e In te rn a tio n a l B ro therhood o f E lectneal W orkere, Local 58, as* a key su p p o rte r In 2005 , Lowe’s a n d M asco Corp gave over $1 m illion each in M ichigan

Those are very im p o rta n t a n d critica l d o nation s,’ he sa id In O akland, ab o u t h a lf o f th e su p p o rt com es th ro u g h relig ious groups, th e balance from businesses

C hrysler F inancia l un derw ro te a c o n ce rt a t the P ^ a c e for H ab ita t, w h ich ra ised a h a lf m illion dollars earm arked fo r h u m c a n e re lief G eneral M otors/G M A C , H an d lem an Co and BrassC raft have b een o ther su p p o rte rs

‘ W e do have qu ite a few o th e r reg u la r sponsors, said G w en Joseph, co rpo rate re la tions d irec to r fo r O ak lan d Joseph, a C larlis ton residen t, said pa rtn e rsh ip s m ^ e success possible

T he th ree affiliates have really b e e n w orking well toge ther,’ she said , inc lud ing D etro it T h a t helps u s in all ways ’

Cam pbell s excited abo u t a B u ilders’ Blitz com ing th is sum m er, w ith 1 ,0 0 0 H a b ita t hom es in th e U S a n d 14 in so u th east M ichigan Builders, suppliers a n d con trac to rs w ork to ge ther to m ake those h o m es a reality

T he Youth U n ited Build, a n a tio n a l p rog ram for ages 5 25 is getting young p eo p le active in riabita^ I t s really exciting to see w h a t these kids are do ing w ith th is Joseph sa id Ages 14 an d u p will be involved w ith co n struc tion

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JUST LISTED' 3 bedroom beauty s tuated on over 2 acres n Van Buren Township! Attached ove sized ? car garage finished basement 2 f replaces and lots more Call fo details $299 900 (0 615HU)

SPECTACULAR HOME This 2400+ sq ft home located on a large 110x300 lot backs the elementary school (This home could be 5 bedrooms plus 3 full baths Come see the beautiful great room with 10 ceilings and the 1st floor master $179 000 (P 610BR)

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CHARMING AND AFFORDABLEBrick ranch wth 3 bedrooms offering many updated items Refinished hardwood floors freshly panted inter or updated bath new flooring ir the ktcfien newer windows and doors Home warranty $112 000 (C 548PA)

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GORGEOUS WESTLAND CONDO Immediate occupancy in this awesome 2 bdrm 2 ba condo backing to woods Soaring ceilings skylights open floor plan Andersen windows large deck huge walk in closets and all appliances Great location $114 900 (C 296SH)

BACKING TO THE WOODS onan extra deep lot with a sunny family room formal living room new roof vnyl windows finished basement updated bath 2 car garage and a big open kitchen 3 bedrooms 2 full baths Nice $199 000 (P 728AL)

PULTE CHARMER 4 bdrm 2 5 bath Pulte colonial Trad floor plan w/lg kit featuring light cabs island pantry & ail appi Separate FR & formal DR or flex as a private den Mst ste w high ceilings & luxury size bath w/ WIC 1st ff laundry w/washer & dryer $279 900 (P 692CL)

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GREAT LOCATION Charming bungalow in a great location Nicely updated w/immediate occupancy 3 bdrms basement garage & ail appliances included Great Value' A MUST SEE' $104 900 (P 358F1)

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BEST BUY 2 bd ranch in Farmington Hills Updates include newer vinyl siding freshly painted rooms & hwd Floors Large lot with room to expand Great location and an affordable price $159 900 (P 541CA)

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THAN NEW 2 bd 1 5bath condo w/basement & attached Garage Neutral d^cor very clean & fireplace in Great Room Excellent views of the woods from your Deck Private location Move m & enjoy' $174 900 (C 934FA)

FOUR DIAMOND RESORTCharming log cabin fully furnished w/lifetime memberships for unlimited golf at 40% off Consistent rental for year round fun Golf tennis swimming skiing and romantic sleighride dinners in the winter Call for details $149 000(P814GO)

LOTS OF SPACE' This condo has a beautiful floor plan w/ many upgrades 1 st floor Master all bedrooms have their own bath Updated ceramic tile in Kitchen & baths & finished basement w/daylight window Great location backs to nature preserve $254 900 (C 725HE)

front ranch Pride of ownership reflects 55 years of same owner Unique coved ceilings w/wide span archway natural fpl formal DR hdwd floors 2 car gar & all appis included 1 yr home warranty for lucky buyer Call today $124 900 (C 252H1)

ba basement & garage Neutral & freshly painted t/o Larae bright Kitchen cozy Family Room w/ beamed ceiling gas fireplace & doorwall to Deck Abundant oversized closets 1st floor laundry & freshly painted t/o Don t wait' $209 000 (P 21 SLA)

IGREAT COLONIAL Beautiful Canton colon al n a great location Open floor plan large yard & too many updates to name immediate Occupancy' Don t let this one go buy $229 000 (P 736MO)

YOUR HILLTOP DREAM HOMEOwn your dream home in this perfect location Majestic home w/over 3500 sq ft of top upgrades 4 bd 2 5 ba Gourmet Kitchen w/grante Private hilltop wooded vew No expense spared on ths home $570 000 (P 488MY)

CANTON CONDO Like n e w Charleston model Hwd floors Kitchen w/cherry & stainless steel appi 9 ft ceilings Master suite w/WIC & bath A must see' $189 000 (C 934NO)

YOU RE GOING TO LOVE JT This house has it all Built in 95 3 bd 2 5 baths Gorgeous hardwood floors very open floor plan wonderful Kitchen & Dining areas Great location close to everything in Plymouth $259 900 (P 2320A)

EXCELLENT VALUE Fantastic Cape Cod in Canton offers many amenities 1 st floor Master cozy gas fp in Family Room new hwd floors in Kitchen & Family Room Finished lower level with rec area updated HWH nicely landscaped Deck and backs to woods $209 000 (C 736PR)

BRICK RANCH Loveiy 3 bd 2 ba brick ranch w/attitude' Custom finished hwd Floors Updated Kitchen & Bath Large yard w/2 5 car Garage Updated roof finished bsmt w/dry bar & bath What else could you want' $154 900 (P 917RO)

GREAT PIECE OF PROPERTY10 05 acres on a private road already has engineered septic field Gas electric phone and cable at road Can be split into 2 lots 5 acre minimum Whitmore Lake schools close to Ann Arbor Will consider land contract call for details $270,000 (P OOOWI)

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48114 4 bdrm 2Vi bath 2600 sq ft 3 car garage walk out bsmt 2 f ire places pond view on cul de sac Take Grand River to Hacker just past Hyne to Claiborne to Ftolling Rock $379 900 A MUST SEE'

Keller Williams Realty 1005 Grand River Brighton

810 534 2114 Linda Parker

248 767 6954 WWW LindaParkercom

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4161 BUNQ RD 96 to exit 15G Pleasant

Valley Rd to Spencer left on Spencer to Buno go right (N ) 4 bdrms 2 bath unique 24x24 family room w/double door opening to private patio circular stair case full bsmt $229 000

JOYCE (810)494 9104 Keller Williams

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)pe42358 Saratoga Cr N of Ford E of Liley Sharp 3 bdrm 25 bath updated in 04 Newer kitchen finished bsmt 2 car attached garage Close to X ways only $208 900 Call Esther Baxter 248 981 7885

Mayfair Realtors 734 522 8000 ext 243

CAN TO N O PEN SA T 1 4 4 2 0 5 8 Cherrylaw n Ct

E of Lilley N of Saltz 3 bdrms 2/s baths oak kitchen Pergo flooring nicely done bsmt huge deck 2 car attached garage $218 000

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Farmington Downtown Open Sunday 1 4pm

S of Grand River/E oft Drake 34935 Oakland

Lovely updated home on large lot w/ large trees around corner from park & elementary school Com ptetely new kitchen w/hard wood floors high end appi ances fam !y rm w/fire place full part fin bsmt &2 car att garage $299 900

KAREN BROWN RE/Max 100

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FARMINGTON HILLS Open Sunday 1 4 20970 Sunnydale

N/off 8 M le W/of Orchard Lk Fresh & clean Sharp 3 bdrm 2 bath brck ranch with large country style yard New windows & paint spacious ktchen fnished bsmt neutral d^cor deck 2 car attached garage a/c open floor plan $189 900

Vew nils home on TUuheileTiichaei com MICHELLE MICHAEL

Re/Max Classic 248 737 6800

FERNDALE 2854 GRAYSON

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1485 Sq Ft 3 Bdrm 2 5 bath 2 car attached 1st floor laundry granite kitchen wood floors maple cab nets Eat in nook den/dinmg room great room a/c $244 900 Agent owned ( 248) 310 2525

FERNDALE N W Open Sat Sun 11 April

Brick tudor 473 West Cambourne $289 000 WWW sheriandbob com/house

Garden C ity 6648 Burn ly O PEN 1/29/06 1 4pmS/Warren VV/Middlebelt

Gorgeous brck home' 2 full baths finished basement with wet bar 2 car garage

NOEL DERR 734 716 7328 Century 21 Dynamic

6900 N Wayne Westland

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CENTURY 21 DYNAMIC 6900 N Wayne Rd Westland

Livonia Colonial $297 50816340 Wayne Rd between 5 and 6 mile

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810 923 3841 for details

LivoniaOpen H ou se Su n 1 30 -5

1 8 6 9 9 B A IN B R ID G ES/7Mile E/Memman

3 bdrm 1 2 bath br ck ranch offers oak kitchen family room w/fireplace and newer carpeting Finished bsmt and newer appliances $234 900

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LIVONIA OPEN SUN 1 4 15215 Edgewood S/6 E off Wayne

4 Bdrm 3 5 bath updated colonial finished basement in ground pool $309 900 Greg or Ron 734 718 7244

CENTURY 21 ROW 734 464 7111

LIVONIA OPEN SUNDAY 1 3NEW CONSTRUCTION' 9062 Hix S of Ann Arbor Rd/W of Newburgh Fabulous 4 bdrm 2 5 bath colonial w/loft 2nd floor laundry gas fireplace $264 900

KIM BEIZ 734 576 1548 Coldwell Banker Schwetzer Bake 218 S Main Plymouth

LIVONIA OPEN SUN 12 3 9145 Fredrick

N of Joy W ofMerrIman GORGEOUS UPDATED

Brick ranch w/nearly 1400 sq ft offers 3 bdrm 2 baths fin ished bsmt 2 car garage family room w/brick fireplace Move in condiUon' Virtual tour on Realtor com $199 000 SueZunker (313) 258 4540

Coldwell Banker Schweitzer Bake

218 8 Mam St Plymouth

NORTHVILLE 404 0ubuar Historic w/ new quality con struction $699 000 Open Sun 1 3pm 734 260 3659

NORTHVILLE OPEN SUN 1 3 695 River Park Village

Baseline Rd/1 Block S of 8 Mile Charming brownstone across from histone cider mill 2 Bdrm 1 5 bath vaulted ceil mgs private bsmt attached garage Close to downtown $199 900 Nancy Baldwin

734 453 6800 Coldwell Banker Schweitzer Bake

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25954 Arcadia Dr S off 11 Mile E of Beck Spectacular home on private lot 9 ceil ngs 2 fireplaces fnished bsmt $519 000

Marianne 248 316 3540 Co dwell Banker Schweitzer

41860 Sx Mile Rd Northviile

NOVIOPEN SUNDAY 1 4

25810 Groveland S off 11 Mile E of Beck Magnficent4 bdrm w/great finished bsmt huge gourmet kitchen & pri vate treed yard $430 000

Marianne 248 315 3540 Coldwell Banker Schwe tzer

41860 Six MIe Rd Northvlle

NOVI OPEN SUNDAY 1 423488 Highmeadow S of 10 Mile W of Novi Rd Beautifully updated w/huge new ktchen w/granite great room w/cathe dra ceiling & fireplace $339 000

Marianne 248 316 3540 Coldwell Banker Schwe tzer

41860 Six MIe Rd Northviile

PLYMOUTH OPEN SUN 1 3 FOR SALE OR LEASE

Just outside Downtown 1531 Lex ngton 3 bdrm brick ranch 1 5 baths updated kitchen & bath fin shed bsmt attached garage $1200/moor$209k Real Estate Connection inc

(734) 449 2056 Jean Brannan (734) 476 9972

DOWNTOWN Mint Town house' Sat & Sun 12 5 431 S Ashley 2 bdrm 2 5 bath Gourmet kitchen w/ granite stainless hardwood 13 ft ceil ngs gas fireplace hard wood in Ivng room $499k 734 327 9394

aBAD CREDIT OKAY Land con tract 3 bd m 2 bath 2 ac es askng $170k worth S210k 888 356 6102 ext 252

BELLEVILLE $237 500 4 bed 2 bath gourmet ktchen pri vate street Ca 1734 697 7656 or view list ng #20584779 at forsaebyownercom

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SMALL HORSE FARMLocated on 5 acres Ig barnw/ water & electr c Pond w/ pic ture ike setting 3 bdrm home w/ 2 full bath A must see $298 000 Cali 734 699 5879

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CAPE COD2 bdrm updates kitchen w/oak cab nets bath hard wood floors & more Master bdrm w/2 closets Bonus room bsmt 2 car garage $169 900 (KE265)

CENTURY 21 TODAY (248) 647 8888

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OPEN SUN 1 419955 Old Pond Ct Private Setting Con 3 Bdrm/2 5 bath Ktchen w/granite counters Oak lloors Will co op to 1 25 % $569 500 248 642 9452

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Birmingham Schools'Clean Updated Ranch with

3 large lot 2 bedrooms plus aden/office Dining rm tool Hardwood fioors $134 900

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FOR A COUPLE 2843 sq ft old world charm wth Californa style Great for entertaining open floor plan 4 bdrm 2 5 bath completely updated

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Woodward PlaceThe I testyle offered is a p estg ous B rm ngham add 633 conven ent to

shoppng dnng cultural events enterta nment & limitless other excit ng choices to add to their

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CONDOEasy living beautiful sur roundngs 2 bdrm 2 bath 2nd floor condo Den w/wet bar & closet Numerous updates include remodeled white kitchen bath win dows C/Aand more' 3 sea son porch 2 car attached garage Dffered at $189 900 Great investment property! N/off Long Lake just E/Woodward

JSMG Enterprises LLC Contact 248 821 0729

BRIGHTON TVIIP 4 bdrm 21/2 bath colonial in mature sub $297 500 by owner 11149 Shadywood 810 227 2569

CANTONPRICED BELOW MARKET

4 bdrm 2 5 bath 2247 sq ft $234 500 (734) 516 9639

CANTON North homes for sale land contratet low down Bad credt DK

Call Mike 734 678 5400

CANTON COLONIALGood home n nice Canton Sub 3 bdrm 2 5 baths new oof gazebo w/ Ig deck needs d“co atng W ng to sei beow ma ket befo e upg ades are nsta ed

$254 000 734 844 8937

Canton Condo Open Sat 12 442358 Saratoga C N of Ford E of Liley Sharp 3 bdrm 2 5 bath updated in 04 Newer kitchen f n shed bsmt 2 car attachea garage Close to Xways only $208 900 Call Esther Baxter 248 981 7885


G O R G EO U S C O LO N IA L4 Bdrm 3 5 bath iibrary/den family room w/fireplace 1st floor laundry fnished lower level w/wet bar & full bath 2 car garage

CEN TU RY 21 P R E M IE R(734) 453 4300

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RENT TO OWN Colonial 4 bdrm 25 bath I need $219K worth S242k land contract 888 85$ 7034

O R IG IN A L O W N E R3 bdrm so id brick ranch w/basement in Bel Aire Sub New roof hardwood floors under all carpet Never a pet or smoker in this home Only $154 000 Hurry

Call Mary L Bush 248 477 9600

RE/MAX Affil ates%BY OWNER

Colonial 4 bdrm 2 5 baths 2+car garage New kitchen

appliances and flooring $182 500

or bast reasonable offerInspection Sat 10 5

Sun 12 5 Home will be sold Sunday night to HIGHEST BIDDER

734 765-4343

COLONIAL3 / 4 bdrm 3 5 bath 2 650 sq ft brick Corner wood ed lot Finished bsmt w/hot tub Rec room $370 000 (BL376EB)

ED BARTER (248) 763 0120

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28544 Orchard Lake Rd Farmington Hills

GREAT RANCHOpen floor plan 3 bdrm 2 5 bath 2 5 car garage Move right in' Only $219 000 Call 248 553 4964 today'

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IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY3 Bdrm 1 5 bath brick ranch Exc cond Hardwood targe new kitchen with appliances New paint in/out Bsmt wth washer dryer C/A 2 car w/opener $169 900

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N E W C O N ST R U C T IO NNearly 2400 sq ft Fed era Coonia! on estate lot Oak cabinets & flooring Pella w ndows G£ kitchen w/granite Totally mainten ance free ext Ready for occupancy shortly Builder (248) 794 3060

N E W C O N ST R U C T IO N Open S u n d a y 1 4

Beautiful area of Farmington Hills Ready to move n now 3 bdrms 2 full baths huge great room w/fireplace hardwoodfloors in kitchen lot backs up to nature area 32124 Alameda S of 11 Mile E off Power $229 900

G R IF F O N R EA LT Y (248 ) 5 5 3 9771

NEWLY REMODELED3 bdrm 1 full bath 1 5 car garage fenced back yard conjoining livng room dining room & kitchen with sky Ites in kitchen ceiling

FSBO $145 000 CALL 248 684 1713

FERNDALE 2864 GRAYSON

New Construction

Open Sunday 1 41485 Sq Ft 3 Bdrm 2 5 bath 2 car attached 1st floor laundry granite kitchen wood floors maple cabinets Eat in nook den/dining room great room a/c $244 900 Agent owned ( 248) 310 2525

FERNDALE H W Open Sat Sun 11 4pm

Brick tudor 473 West Cambourne $289 000 WWW sheriandbob com/house

ADORABLE 3 BEDROOMRanch nicely remodeled kitchen finished basement garage many newer updates $139 900

MUST SEE3 Bedroom brick ranch huge kitchen finished basement w/gas Franklin stove newer windows & roof $149 900

BEAUTIFUL!4 Bedroom 2 bath brick ranch Dver 1 800 sq ft family room huge re modeled ktchen updates galore 2 1/2 car garage on a targe lot $214 900

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Dutstanding floor plan Open & spacious colonial 2 5 baths 1st floor laundry Walk in closet Fireplace in great room 2 car attached garage deep lot stamped basement walls Dining area $199 900

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PRICED TO SELL!3 bdrm Cape Cod on Ig corner lot Many updates All appliances me! plus home warranty $144 900 Cali MYRA 734 657 1167 for details Gold Group Inc

734 282 8000

IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY3200 sq ft 4 br 3 5 bath walkout 4 5 acres 64x52x14 heated out building $410 000 (517) 548 5229

17 2 7 7 O PRO T O3 BEDROOM 1 5 bath ranch All updated 1404 sq ft Lots

of extras Easy showing $279 900 (313) 205 3021

Curran & Christ e (313) 274 1700

Completely Remadeled 3bdrm 2 bath ranch 2 ca’ atiached garage partially fm ished bsmt 6 & Levan Must see $229 900 248 477 7726

Desirable Burton Hollow liSpacous 5 bdrm 2 1/2 bath newly remodeled kitchen bath roof & upgrade electric AlC & baseboard $259 000 By appt Chris 734 776 8615

IMMACULATE BUILT 1998 3bdrm 1 5 bath ranch 1325 sq ft large lot attached garage Custom ktchen w/nook Top of the line inside and out $238 500 248 767 8354

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LIVONIA 3 bdrm brick ranch Bad credit OK Land contract Low down

Call Mike 734 678 5400

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16215 Edgewood S/6 E on Wayne

4 Bdrm 3 5 bath undated colonial finished basement in ground pool $309 900 Greg or Ron 734 718 7244

CENTURY 21 ROW 734 464 7111

LIVONIA OPEN SUNDAY 1 3NEW CONSTRUCTION' 9062 Hix S of Ann Arbor Rd /W of Newburgh Fabulous 4 bdrm 2 5 bath colonial w/ioft 2nd floor laundry gas fireplace $264 900

KIM BELZ 734 576 1548 Coldwell Banker Schweitzer Bake 218 S Mam Plymouth

LIVONIA OPEN SUN 12 3 9145 Fredrick

N of Joy W of Merriman GORGEOUS UPDATED

Brick ranch w/neariy 1400 sq ft offers 3 bdrm 2 baths fin ished bsmt 2 car garage family room w/brick fireplace Move in condition! Virtual touronRealtorcom $199 000 SueZunker (313) 268 4540

Coldwell Banker Schweitzer Bake

218 S Mam St Plymouth

MOVE IN CONDITION!Wowi Just renovated 3 bedroom 2 bath ranch with fm shed bsmt Family room with fireplace 2 car garage $229 900 (15FA)

QORGEOUSI4 bedroom colonial in Stark Gardens Beautiful kitchen cabinets and stainless steel appliances Finished basement 2 car garage $259 500 (34PE)

Century 21 Hartford South 734 464 6400

Reduced $10k- 2002 built3 bdrm 2 5 bath 1 700 sq ft ranch Great room w/fire place & bay windows Spacious kitchen 1st floor laundry bsmt garage $299 900 (AN365)

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R O S E D A L E G A R D E N S3 bedroom ranch new windows/carpet 04 Jiving room w/f replace partially finished bsmt Ig backyard w/deck garage Immedate occupancy $173 000

C E N T U R Y 21 P R E M IE R (734) 453-4300

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BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED

HOME ON 2 25 ACRESwith attractive landscaping

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minutes from chain of lakes $189 900Call Kristi 810 231 3599

COMMERCE Beautiful home on all sports LakeOpen floor plan updates thruout 3 bdrm 2 bath Canal frontage Must See' $364 900 00

CALL TRACY ® 248 225 9407

Kessler & Co Realty (248) 643 9099

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AUBURN HILLS BEAUTIFUL NEW CONDOone of only a few 3 bed room units bult Many updates New complex Must See AI offers cons dered $249 000

Call Tracy @248 225 9407

Kessler & Co Realty (248) 643 9099

CANTON CONDO 2 bdrm 1 5 bath f nshed bsmt a I appi ances stay g eat cono $162 900 Ca 734 446 2723

FARMINGTON HILLS Ranch Finished walk out 3 bdrm 3 baths attached 2 car gar age Approx 2300 sq ft S251 900 240) 701 1896

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LYNN WELLS Real Estate One

43155 Mam St Novi Ml (248) 821 1900

JUST IISTEOICANTON

Sharp 3 bdrm 2 5 bath condo updated in 2004 Newer kitchen 1st foor laundry Fireplace fnshed bsrrt 2 car attached ga age Close to X ways a r port shopping restaurants Only $208 900 Esther Baxter 248 981 7885


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LYNN WELLS Real Estate One

43155 Mam St Novi M (248) 821 1900

JUST LISTED!FARMINGTON

Sharp downtown updated ranchw/alappiances neu tra decor great location $69 900 CalGreg Mollet 734 718 7244

Century 21 Row 734 464 7111

FARMINGTON DOWNTOWNSpacious 1 bdrm new a/c roof & fu nace Associaton fees inci heat/water $83 000

Cal 248 615 4888

LIVONIA CONDOMust sel $30 000 under pur chase prce 2001 Brovnstone m northwest Lvonia

Sacrif ce $168 500 Posave Realty 248 615 7777

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866 237 2847 sxt 3l

REDFORO Spacous 1 bdrm condo $49 500 248 797 6564

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South Lyon Mi 48178

NOVITransferred owner hates to leave updated large kitchen w/ granite & ceramic 2 bdrm 2 5 bath condo 1st floor master bdrm & bath fireplace dining room garage bsmt golf course community Premium loca ton on quiet cu! de sac Sharp home $199 900

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B BRoyal Oak Ranch Condo w/ Carport $89 000 801

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STACEY REESE 248 770 0930 Real Estate One

70 W Long Lake Troy

WESTLAND 6594 Quail Run Circle 2 bdrm 2 5 baths fm shed bsmt 2 car garage lg deck updates By owner $184 900 734 722 4962

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TW O Y E A R S N EWAnd Ideally situated at the rear of complex ths 2 bedroom 2 bath unt is neutral with vaulted ceilings deck attached garage and more $157 500


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Just $59 900 Call Carol (248) 478 6000

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SPECIALISTSEdgewood Court North Grant at Davis Not a Condo Luxury Townhouse Rentals Live n stvie without the commitment of ownership Spacious updated 2 bed /I 5 bath with private pato full basement hardwood flooring covered oarkng Short d stance to downtown & shopping $1080 per mo + heat Just ask Al ce

Maple Road Townes Maple at Columbia (east of Adams) Close to downtown from these quaint updated 1 bedroom townhomes ($820) and 1 bedroom apts ($725) in ivy covered building

Edgewood Court 14 Mile between Pierce and Greenfield Beautiful kitchens highlight these updated 2 bed 1 bath townhouses with covered parking $995

All have central A/C 1 cat OK w/fee EHO

Offered by the Beneicke Group 248 642 8686

CANTONBeaut ful condo 2 bdrm 2 baths gas firepace 1 car $1200/mo 734 398 5001

FARMINGTON 1 bed 1 bath Newy remodeled Washer/ dryer n unt $650+ deposit Heat included 480 323 5364

LIVONIA First Month FreelFrst floor 1 bdrm laundry oom carport storage unit community pool sec depost req $725/mo 313 319 1269

LIVONIA 1 bdrm 830 sq ft condo All appliances water inci $750/mn248 346 3142 248 478 0058

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TOWNHOUSE/CONDO2 bdrm 2 5 baths full bsmt 2 car garage 1600 sq ft no pets 1 1/2 month sec deposit 248 855 8110

WIXOM Sharp 3 bdrm 2 5 bath 2346 sq ft Gas f replace 2 car Bsmt $1600/mo D&H Properties 248 737 4002

LIVONIA 6 Mile & M ddlebelt Spotless 2 bedroom large I v ing room Refrigerator & stove inci $595/mo 248 446 9926

LIVONIA Pymouth & Farm ington Rds 2 bdrm 2 bath C/A fireplace bsmt appI ances 734 788 1016

PLYMOUTH 2 bed bsmt app lances hardwood floors throughout $825 + securty _____________ 734 453 4810

ROYAL OAK Spacious 1 bdrm near downtown hardwood foos manywndovs bsmt

(248) 364 0092

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d ye CA $795 utltes One mo security 248 877 3483

WESTLAND 1 bdrm/$450 & 3 bdrm/$700 Section 8 OK

Call 248 939 1491 (Alex) 734 641 8327 ( Rosey)

Westland 2 Oedroom Full basement Clean & neat Qu et neighborhood immediate occupancy From $645/montli

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WESTLAND/NORWAYNE Arepduplex 32406 Lapeer 3 bdrm $625 + sec

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EAST DEARBORN UPPER1 bdrm Ig living/dining room S500/MO plus security Water & gas included 313 584 5461

FERNDALE Unque 1300 sqft 3 bdrm just remodeled hardwood floors graniie counter tops Ig ktchen & bath near downtown $950 + utilities (248) 396 3922

PLYMOUTH Upper flat in Downtown Plymouth

1 bdrm 1 bath huge updated Kitchen w/all appliances hard wood floors updated bath central a r vinyl windows & freshly painted Full bsmt w/washer & dryer & plenty of storage space 1 yr lease/peis nego $625/mo $900 sec deo Cal Tma 734 416 8736

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP2 bdrm lower flat Available

mmedateiy $695/mo 248 735 5464

WESTLAHD/CANTON 1 bdrm f nished bsmt Ig deck appi ance utilities cable TV & more $600 734 722 8590

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BERKLEY 3954 Grffith 2 bd m clean & remodeled deck G eat iocaton $10C0 No pets 248 619 7184

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BIRMINGHAM 3 Bdrm 21/2 bath fi eplaoe a I appliances 99 renovat on $2400 851 Oakland 248 644 3147

BLOOMFIELD 4 bdrm 214 bath ranch lake prv leges Birmingham Schools $2450 ShareNet Realty 248 642 1620

Bloomfield Hills Gatehouse 2 bedroom modern kitchen stu do prvate patio 2 car garage $2200 per mo 248 644 6700

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BLOOMFIELD Well maintain ed 4 bdrm 2 bath Ranch fire place garage $2150/mo ShareNet Realty 248 642 1520

CANTON We have new homes for ren-t Pets welcome Cal Sandy at Sun Homes for detalsat 888 304 8941

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CANTON Rent to owr iimted homes now avail & go ng fast brused credt okay We help w/ spec al financing to move you In today 248 478 5660

DEARBORN HEIGHTS 4603 Katherine

Brick 3 bdrm garage fenced Avail mmediately $795Shown on Wed & Sun @5pm

920 59660064

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DEARBORN HTS Remodeled2 bdrm ranch Bsmt c/aoption immed ate occupancy $650 248 788 1823

DOWNTOWN NORTHVILLE3 bedroom 1 bath t car garage Hardwood Floors Cean Walkng dstance to Downtown $l200/month Call

(248) 347 4460

FARMINGTON HILLS 4 bdrm 2 5 bath Colonia Gated com munity Granite k tchen $2800 D&H Praperties248 737 4002FARMINGTON HILLS 1500 sq ft colonia! 4 bdrm 15 bath 2 car attached Ig fenced yard $l200/mo 248 388 7869

FARMINGTON HILLS8 Mile & Grand Rver 2 bdrm ranch Attached garage bsmt new windows hardwood floors $750+ deposit Ref erences 248 348 0066

FARMINGTON HILLSClean 3 bdrm basement garage $lOOO/mo + sec 248 787 6808/'248 471 5606

FARMINGTON KILLS Large 1 bdrm secluded completely remode ed petfrendly $695/ mo Agent (248) 767 4207

FERNDALE NORTH Noe 2bd m new ktchen oaklloors fireplace bsmt ai appliances $850 248 350 2499

GARDEN CITY Gorgeous 3 bedroom home wth fnshed basement new appliances S1000/month 248 342 2271

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GARDEN CITY3 bdrm 1 5 bath 2 5 car garage $1100/mo plus $1100 security (734) 564 1010

GARDEN CITY3 bdrm 2 bath 1000 sqft f nished bsmt garage Ask for Jesse 734 624 7453

GARDEN CITY Clean 3 bdrm brick ranch air 2 car garage fenced yard appi ances incI

$950/mo 810 459 5311

GARDEN CITYNewly remodeled 2 bdrm home 1 car garage $850/mo

(313) 350 5227

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R E N T T O O W N3 Bdrm 10t)0 sq ft brick ranch w/ful bsmt Under market at $900/month!

$1100 sec deposit Immediate occupancy Call agent Diane 734 516 8043

GARDEN CITY Sharp 4 bdrm anch garage 2 baths kitchen appliances option to buy avai able $850 248 788 1823

INKSTER 3 bdrm ranch w/fuil bsmt & 2 car garage Also 3 bdrm ranch full bsmt hard wood floors 734 674 4961

INKSTER Remodeled 4 bdrm2 car garage finished bsmt immediate occupancy Opt on to buy $850 248 788 1823

LINCOLN PARK Nice 4 bed room colonial basement 2 baths dining room Option to buy $750 248 788 1823

Livonia $1 275 w/$500 move in Beaut ful ranch w/3 bdrm 15 bths Large garage Hix/Joy area Mark RIegal Agent Direct 734 718 6176

LIVONIA 3 bdrm 1 bath home Middlebelt & 7 Mile Appi ances Bsmt Half acre

(734) 207 5123

LIVONIA3 bdrm rancb master bdrm suite w/f replace air all app! ances $1295 (248) 943 2963

LIVONIA3 bdrm ranch master bdrm suite w/ fireplace a r a! apol ances $1295 2 yr lease incI membership to Lvonia Rec Center 3 blocks away (248) 943 2963

LIVONIA 3 Bdrms brick ranch Central air 1 5 Bath finished basement Appliances 2 car garage L von a Schools

248 735 5470

LIVONIA 5 MIe & Newburgh 3 bdrm brick ranch 1 5 bath Lvng/dinng room kitchen full bsmt C/A 2 car garage fenced app lances me Immediate ocouoancy $1200 + depost Cal 734 421 0283 or 731 0433

LIVONIA Me nman & Joy Rd 3 bdrm brick ranch full bsmt garage $1200 mo Bad credit okay M ke (734) 678 5400

LIVONIA ivl m cond 3 bd m Co on 3 2 5 ba h gas f epace bsmt app ances $1700 D&H PropertfS 248 737 4002

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LIVONIA Rent to own limited homes now avail & going fast bruised credit okay We help w/ special financing to move you n today 248 478 5660

LIVONIA SW Clean ranch's bdrm 2 bath fin shed bsmt 2 car garage appliances updat ed $1175 734 422 0861

LIVONIA Very clean 3 bdrm 15 bath family room fn ished bsmt app ances $1250 + sec 248 529 6870

LIVONIA NE (2) 2 bdrm Carpet appliances porch pet fee $595 and $705/mo + ut I ities 248 356 7719

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COLLEGE PARK ESTATES 51074 Mott Rd

Canton Ml 48188 (Between Geddes & M ch

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OAK PARK Berkley schools spacious family home top condition many features $1400 248 545 6292

OAKPARKIOm & Greenfield 3 Bdrm 1 5 bath bsmt mme diate occupancy New wm dows $1100 248 219 1870

PLYMOUTH 3 bdrm fam ly room 1 5 bath all appi ances hot water heat/ca 2 5 car garage close to X ways & ele mentan/ school $1275/mo + sec 734 453 8375

PLYMOUTH 3 bdrm bunga low appliances master bdrm 23x13 bsmt $1400/mo D&H Properties248 737 4002

PLYMOUTH All new 3 bdrm Colon al Coran ktchen new carpet bsmt 2 car $1700/mo O&H Properties248 737 4002

BEDFORD 2 bdrm ^ ranch faces Glenhurst Golf course Appliances $800 D&H Propertes248 737 4002

REDFORD 3 bdrm fresh paint Bsmt garage fenced Clean Sec 8 OK $895 mo 1 1/2 mo sec 734 397 8074

REDFORD 3 Bdrm brick ranch complete y remodeled bsmt garage $850/mo w/opticn to buy

(313) 291 1718

REDFORD3 Bedroom 1 bath bungalow bsmt 2 ca garage

248 921 2432

REDFORD C ean 2 Bed oom Basement Garage La ge Lo 19435 Pone ana $650 mo 248 476 6498

REDFORD TWP 11355 Huzelton

3 possibly 4 bedrooms 1 5 baths c/a finished basement garage fenced yard Avail now S795/mo Shown Wed & Sun @4pftl 313 920 5966 248 593 0064

ROYAL OAK DOWNTOWNFiat 2 Bdrms bath 1 garage central air laundry facilities basement $950

734 717 3138

ROYAL OAK Brick 3 bdrm family room attached garage C/A all appliances bsmt S1200 (248) 350 2499

SOUTHFIELD IMMACULATE1750 sq ft executve ranch 3 bdrm 2 bath appliances & garage Lawn care $1400 11/Evergreen 248 789 3453

SOUTHFIELD Nice 3 bdrm on targe wooded lot appi ances 2car garage S9i ShareNet Realty 248

$995/moilth 642 1620

STILL RENTING? Home own ership may be in your reach For a ist of affordable homes in your area Sue @ Michgan Group 810 844 2335

SYLVAN LAKE W BloomfieldCute 4 bdrm 1 bath fenced yard W Bloomfield schools $1150/mo 586 703 8350

TROY 3 bdrm ~2~bath full bsmt 1250 sq ft brick ranch duplex near I 75 Dead end street $1000 248 524 1831

TROY4 bdrm 2 5 bath Finished osmt 2 car garage Lease to Ouy $2100/mo Credit ssues ok 248 390 5764

TROY BIRMINGHAM3 bdrms 2 bath new kitchen washer/dryer A/C garage 2 f replaces sunroom 18sq f ....... 248 515 1591

WAILED LAKE (LAKEViEW)3BR 1100sq ft 15bath 1 car garage $1100/mo Call

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WESTLAND 3 bdrm ranch w/bsmt & garage C/A aopli ances No pets $1000/mo + securty 313 330 1932

WESTLAND 3 bdrm 1 Oath Livon a schools 1295 sqft 2 1/2 car garage fenced yard $950/mo 734 674 8183

WESTLAND 35010 PARDOFord Rd & Wayne Rd area 2 bd m Extra n ce $800mo $1000 securty Shown Sui 1 4pm 313 274 2458

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(T75KEN) 734 455 5600 $135 500

FARMINGTON HILLS Split LevelFenced daub e ot 4 BR 2 full BA w/updates TO nev e hdwd pa qup fl ng nto LP k t & g k upda ed w oak cabs w sto age & a apps LL FR w bt n bookcases Mst BRwdb cosets Newe 3 season Fo da oom (E66REN) 248 349 5600 $180 000

FARMINGTON HILLS Contemporary Cape CodAwesome43R 22BAhome QR w/natu al & soarng ce no sand kitchen w/appis formal DR library heated 3 season room FF mstr ste prof finished bsmt V ec oom & guest rm Great backyard & 2 car att gar (E64STE) 248-349 5600 $389,500

WESTLAND Outstandtng ValueOn ths very sha p updated 2 bed oom end unt townhouse wth gas free ace n vng oom Wasde wndovs a app ances attached ga age doo wal ead ng to deck Wa mth and cha m gua anteed(T82PHE) 734 455 5600 $144 900

WESTLAND Fabulous Ranch3 bd m 3 5 bath GR w d n ng a ea & f p c K t w ceram c f r newe w ndows w ma b e s s fu f n bsmt w wet ba Be be capet&fu bath Newer oof& s d ng Doo wa 1 to deck fenced ya d app s & HPP nc (TOOPAT) 734 455 5600 $179 900

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WIXOM Adult Co Op RanchMove n condition with gorgeous ktchen All appliance s ay c u Neptune washer/drye Waliside windows Newe fu nace & central a r Newer roof Screened n b-3ck porch 55 & o lder a d u lt com m unity

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FARMINGTON HILLS Fabulous Yet CasualCu b appea pus n ths gorgeous 4 bdrm 3 5 bath CO on a! sttng on a great come ot Many upgrades hdi d s Y o o d w n d p v s 2 c s a tt gar f n shed bsm t t ered deck overook ng wooded avne D earn house (T80LAN) 734 455 5600___________$336 000

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WEST BLOOMFIELD Bring Your Fussiest BuyerSpac ous 4 BR 2 5 BA colonial on prem lot beautiful iandscap g w/yard Spacious GR w/frpic private studyV ench d s Ig k t w/eat In area to deck Lg master steV d ess ng area huge WIC & bath 3 car side entry gar(E20MIL) 248 349 5600 $449,900

PLYMOUTH Exceptional ValuePymouth condo P vate sett ng faces courtya d Wak to stores & bank Close to downtown Newe wndows fu n HWH One of the few w carport Assoc at on pays wate &heat Quel comp ex poo Scubhouse 55+ (T99SHE) 734 455 5600_________ $79 900

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DEARBORN Not Your Ordinary BungalowSpacous home w artsts fla r Updatedfu n A/C oof wndows bath & ktchen Add brkfsl nook to newe deck & p vate ya d Ha dwood foo ng huge porch love y andscap ng & app ances nc uded (T36CAR) 734 455 5600 $134 900

FARMINGTON HILLS Ultimate Senior LivingW th health ca e opt ons Beaut fu & neut a w 2 BR 2 BA ranch w FFL & attached ga age F esh pant Supe 0 condton G eat ocaton Month y fee ncudes use o'to vn common bdg poo theat e DR & more (E72MUL) 248 349 5600__________$193 900

BROWNSTOWN Beau^ From Door To DeckB ck anch condo rtew in 2005 Open island kitchen g eat room wth fireplace FFL 2 bedrooms 2 baths 2 ca att ga age CA sprmkers & deck Beautiful quiet sett ng Shopping & restaurants w/ n walking distance (E70WES) 248 349 5600 $178,5(K)

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WESTLAND A Place To Call HomeCha m ng 3 bed oom 2 bath ranch offers 2 5 ca garage fam y oom wf epace and 2 doorwals partaly fnshed basement and above gound poo Newe oof ard fu nace Th s one s watng fo you (T69MAE) 734 455 5600 $179 90)

CANTON Absolutely Gorgeous3 bd m 2 5 bath condo v th outstand ng v ew of the beautfu pond Waste suite offe sW 3 full bath wth garden tub f epiace n g eat oom forma DR appi ances attached garage & f n shed basement {T69HUN) 734 455 5600 $179 900

NORTHVILLE Unbelievable CondoG ound eve enl y condo s ust awesome Inte o ooks ke re w v t h a n e a ts deco 2 bed oom s 2 baths 2 a s LR wf epiace DR awesome kt n 05 w DR & a app s F n shed rec m ga age C A oeck(E74YOR) 248 349 5600 $168 900

BROWNSTOWN Beauty From Door To DeckE ck anch condo new in 2005 Open is and kitchen great oom w th fireplace FFL 2 bedrooms 2 baths 2 ca a gaage C/A spr nklers & deck Beaut fulquet sett ng Shopping & restaurants w/ n walk ng d stance (E70WES) 248 349 5600 $178 500

DETROIT Absolutely StunningCha n ng 3 Dec com 5 bath bunga ow i th numerous updates throughout Pataly fnshad basement w th poss ble 4th bed oom ga age & home wa anty Move ight n to th s beauty (T76AS8) 734 455 5600 $103

WESTLAND Maplehurst CondoT'’ s nmacufate p em am ocaton 2 bed oom 5 bath condo backs to woods and pond offers fu basement spac ous deck attached garage ana 2 wa k n c osets Bu t nl998{T51SHE) 734 455 5600 $174 900

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WARREN Cute Clean & AffordableTh s cute ean 2 BR condo on LL featu es A/C easy access to pa k ng common basement otsofsfoage beaut ful hdwd f s newe w ndows & doo wa 1 (j5 Why oay rent when you can own fo less dea iocaton (E54LUN) 248 349 5600 $59 900

WESTLAND Nature’s HandiworkC eates the perfect setting for this 3 bedroom home Wooded ot w/pond v ew This turn key colonial has LR V fp c& i2 ceilings formal DR beautiful kit w/mapie cabs & nook w/bay Den w/doorwa to deck & fin bsmt (E21ALM) 248 349 KOO_________ $299,900

CANTON Informal EleganceBeautfu! upg aded 4 bdrm 2 5 bath colon a! p esents wonde fu ktchen w sand & doo wal to v ryl deck maste ste wAVIC 3 ca attached ga age & arge fu basement Al app ances stay Move ght n {T18RIV) 734 455 5600 ________ $364 900

GARDEN CITY Charm & CharacterFilths I930sfarm house on a argep vate ot Offers 4 bedrooms 2 ceram c baths overs zed 2 ca garage basement arge For da room on the 2nd floo and 2 te ed deck off ktchen + unque ktchen (T17J0H) 734 455 5600__________$224 900

CANTON Crowning Glory Of Fox Run4 BR 2 5 BA cape cod w/c own mold ngs neutral deco cust w ndow frmts lg kt & b kfst rm w hdwd floos ceram c baths masterstew bow window & mst BA w/etted tub GR & brkfst rm w/2 way frp c (E21RED) 248 349 5600 $429 900

LIVONIA Great LocationUpdated 2 story w FF mstr ste Fu 1 baths on ma n 1 & fu bath up Wdwk T 0 nc 6 pane drs & trm Pe a w ndows & doorwall Updatedktwa apps n washe & drye F n bsmt w wet ba & I rec rm 3 ca ga age (E14MAY) 248 349 5600 $339 000

NORTHVILLE Historic Norttivillempeccabe best describes ths impressive home Newer wndows roof furnace electrical Large rooms hdwd foo W/D upstairs nMBR bonus room upstairs Al th s 0 us an income property over 3 car garage (E05RAN) 248-349 5600 $4120,000

WOLVERINE LAKE AppealingOn double ot w lake p v to Wolver ne Ck Remodeled Vo n 2005 w Pe a vndows capetng kit w mape cabs g an te counters & Pe go floo s 2 ce am c t e baths 2 ca attached ga age & deck Home war anty (TOOLAD) 734 455 5600________ $199 900

DEARBORN This Could Be YoursExt emely c ean and ready to er oy Th s charming 3 bed oom co on a offers ne v in 2005 roof furnace A/C stee doo s a b ock w ndows Recently pa nted newe carpet & k tchen f oor basement & garage(F02KEN) 248 349 5600 $159 900

CANTON Peaceful CondoSpacous 1 5 story b ck end unt w/lg LL MBR cust ntero pant hdvd floors n LR Ktchen arge wooded deck open bsmt v shelf unts fo sto age prepped for bath Lageuppe 2nd BR or loft FFL ca ga CA (E67HUN) 248 349 5600 $148 900

LIVONIA Spacious Windndge Colonialocaton n sub 4 BR 3 BA coon a on country sty e sett ng to woods & c eek a ea Lg sun dom v d s to gazebo & deck Lg k t v ea ng a “a w p ank boa d ce rgFomalDR&LR b o off ce Needs some TLC (E29STA) 248 349 5600 $459 900

COMMERCE BeauOfully Updated4 bed oom ranch w/ava!ab!e access on All Sports V\ia ed Lake' Th s tasteful y decorated home includes 2 iu baths 4th BR/master ste or 4 season room FRw/2 sued pc LR DR remodeled kt & part fn full bsmt (E25DEK) 248 349 5600 $189,500

DEARBORN Exceptional BungalowHas t a g eat lot abundant cosets f nshed basement 2 car garage paver pal o + nev/e oof wndows plumb & elec Newe oak kt w Co an counters All n ths wonderfu 3 bedroom 2 bath home$179 900(T30VER) 734 455 5600

WESTLAND Beautiful Brick RanchiL V ng room newer neut a c pt f eshly pa nted decor Chee fu k t V ce am c 1 e oak cabs & appis ncl Ref n hd vd f r n ted oom f n bsmt fo FR ex area & new bath n 05 Vny wndows pave p3to&25ca ga (T12M0C) 734 455 5600 $167 500

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DEARBORN HGTS Beautiful HomeCharm ng 3 bdrm 15 bath brek anch move n Fantast c f n shed basement w FR and 1 2 bath 2 car ga age Newe fu nace C A HWH d ve and roof p us updated kteten i yea homewaranty (T35HAN) 734 4S5 5600 $124 000

NORTHVILLE Great Blend Of Quality4 BR 3 5 BA cape cod w/WO bsmt New construct on outstand ng f r plan v FF mst ste nc u h s & he s walk n closets BA w etted tub & sta showe GR w 2 story wndws &g an te frp c Upper BRs 3 ca ga hdwdf ng (E46MER) 248 349 5600 $750 000

FARMINGTON Brookdale ComplexUppe unt l bedroom bathcordo Loads of updates Move ght n C ubhouse wth pool Wo k ng d stance to downtown Fee nc udes wate and heat(E31GRA) 248 349 5600 $52 900

NOVI Traditional ColonialWonderfu 4 BR 2 5 BA home w/wooded lot n Novi s mostpopua subs Many updates Close to shopping exp essways and Novi s award w nning schools(E82HEA) 248 349 5600 $314«)0

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LIVONIA 734-591-9200New Construction fully completed! 4 Bedrooms 2 5 Bathrooms 2 144 sq ft maple cabinets & granite co untertops Livonia S tevenson High School (25070062) $339 900

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MLIVONIA 248-348-6430Exceptional contemporary home in Livonia Think Frank Lloyd Wright" 1/2 acre newer kitchen with granite counters stone fireplace skylights attached 2 4 car garage A one of a kind home' 349 6200 (26002791) $296 500

LIVONIA 734-591-9200Location Location Location' Livonia Stevenson High School Burton Hollow sub with a wooded ravine lot 4 Bedroom 2 Full Bath hom e has so much to offer (25008905) $239 900

LIVONIA 734-591-9200Attractive 3 BR brick ranch 1300 sq ft of quality living area Family room w/fireplace finished bsmt two baths 2 car garage landscaped & fenced yard new furnace &A/C (26001870) $204 900

FARMINGTON H ILLS 248-851-1900SPACIOUS BRICK RANCH' Best price & condition' Beautiful brick ranch New kitchen hardwood floors updated bathrooms newerwindows roof Beautifol lot 1 4 acre (25103883) $199900

PLYMOUTH 734-455-7000PRIME PLYMOUTH LOCATION' PRICE REDUCED"! 3 Bedroom Bungalow offering premium downtown location & schools Loaded w th updates Aval forimmed occupancy (26001108) $199 900

DEARBORN HEIGHTS 734-591-9200Large end unit Cape Cod condo 3 bedrooms 3 5 bathrooms breakfast nook & dining room 2 car attached garage Exceptional Va ue' (25177628)

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BROWNSTOWN TWP 248-851 -1900MOVE IN READY 4 BEDROOM' Well maintained move in condition 4 bedrooms Updated kitchen Doorwall to balcony Huge master su te New roof 2004 Beautifu ylandscaped (25143381) $1/9 900

REDFORD 734-591-9200Location quality value & charm'You II love this brick 3 bedroom ranch Clean tastfuily decorated Updates include kitdien electncal copper plumbing ffn bsmt w/FP Landscaped yard w/sprinkler system 2 car garage (26001489) $149 900

CANTON 248-348-6430RARE 3 BEDROOM CONDO WITH BASEMENT & GARAGE! Updated & freshly painted Neutral thruout Lots of room Great location clubhouse & pool 349 6200 (25120222) $149 900

LIVONIA 248-348-6430Cute Bungalow Within walking distance of schools & park Newerwindows beautiful hardwood floors t/o fenced yard Seller offering $2000 toward buyers closing cost 349 6200(26003905) $149 000

CANTON 248-348-6430CANTON FORD & SHELDON BEAUTIFUL 3 BR CONDO with 1 5 BA Close to shopping & freeways & finished basem ent has new carpet Eat in kitchen w/new maple cab & all appi Ceramic tile in foyer & bathrooms 349 6200 (25130248) $147 500

SOUTHFIELD 248-348-6430SPACIOUS DETACHED RANCH CONDO A MUST SEE' Wood entry w/pantry closet White kitchen w/ wood floors eat in area Large laundry room w/lots of cabinets & desk area 2 assigned parking spacesin front 349 6200(25125546)

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BY DALE BUSS

The Way Forward It sounds like the title of a bestselling new book Or maybe one of those comet-wor- shipping cults But, sadly, The Way Forward is about all that the hundreds of thousands of employees and dependents of Ford Motor Co - that once invincible, proud, innovative creator of the global automotive economy - can possibly cling to fiiese days

This program, of course, is the one that was announced on Monday by Mark Fields, the company’s newly ensconced executive vice president, amid the sketdies, clay models, computer work stations, investment analysts and journalists that were assembled in Ford s design studio in Dearborn Oh, and he also announced that The Way Forward would be fueled by a new commitment to make Ford Red, White &Bold

This is where our commitment to see the world through our customers eyes takes shape, and this is where the future of the Ford Motor Company begins, Fields was scripted to say

Fields went on to descnbe how 50 people, over the course of two months, had put together ihe plan for the Way Forward Every part of the business was represented, he said, and the team was ‘told to put everything on the table, start with a clean sheet of paper and to be unconstrained in their thinking ’ It was “liberating and invigorating,” Field reported

Allowing as how the audience assembled there would be skeptical, Fields went on, promising ‘a level of candor that you might not have heard from us m the past ” He descnbed Ford’s goal to slow the rate of loss and stabilize its market share m the near term, to return to profitability in Ford s North American automotive business “This is not a prediction,’ Fields said ‘It s a promise ’

A promise that, by the way, Ford only has a hope of accomplishing after executing Fields’ announced plan to ceeise operations at 14 North Amencan manufactunng facilities by 2012, including seven vehicle- assembly plants, reducing the company s North Amencan manufactunng capacity by 26% by the end of 2008 Plant employment will drop by a breathtak mg 25,000 to 30,000 positions

The 2006 Ford Fusion gets 29 mpg highway and 21 mpg in the city.

Of course, the drastic cutback in operations only will help ‘ right-scale Ford for its dismal current state and a future that looks to be just as small The only way that the company has a prayer of being a vibrant company and possibly growing again is to actually execute some of the other steps that Fields outlined

He said that Ford would retain and strengthen the character of all three of its primary brands Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Fields said that Ford would go after the small-car segment as it hadn’t in a long time He said that Ford would quicken its product-development process He promised that Ford would field more products like the intriguing new Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKX, Mercury Milan and Ford Fusion

But I remain one of the skeptics that Field admitted would remain skeptical about this plan I remember reporting about Ford turnarounds twenty years ago, when I was working for The Wall Street Journal and Don Petersen was Ford’s CEO The company had emerged more robustly from the early Eighties recession an GM and Chrysler, and Ford executives were crowing that they’d finally got this car-market thing figured out They were practically begging for the onset of the next downturn m the market so that they could prove how smart they d been

But since then, with brief glimpses of renaissance, Ford s fortunes have only steadily declined Yes, the

company’s manufacturing quality' has improved markedly, as has that of everyone in the industry Indeed, Ford has developed fantastic new credentials as a ‘green’ auto company, what with the grass roof of Its renovated River Rouge complex and William C Ford J r ’s pledge to be producing 250,000 hybnd vehicles a year by 2010

And of course, there have been shimmenng examples of the possibility that Ford really does get it when It comes to Amencan automotive consumers F-150 trucks have continued to lead the way in their segment The new-and-retro Mustang finally gets it right I’ve liked the Aviator as a middle of-the-road-market SUV sine its introduction

But for the most part, some of the “new solutions” that Fields proposed seem to be rehashes of the old ‘solutions” that didn t work when they were tned the first time For example, Fields emphasized a company that will reconnect with what consumers want and emphasize its brands, I thought former CEO Jacques Nasser tned that a few years ago

Ditto for Fields promise to recast Ford in the image of Mazda Ford has been trying to learn from Mazda for years, beginning in the Eighties with the sharing of small-car platforms and with the construction of the Mazda assembly plant in Flat Rock

“Its about taking back our future. Fields said But first, Ford has to outlive its past

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REVIEWIf you ask

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ago the Beach Boys received acclaim

for creating some of the best “pop records of all time, today’s listeners now classify anything as “pop’ from Coldplay to Bntney Spears

Luckily we have The Rosebuds latest release Birds Make Good Neighbors (Merge Records), to help us music punsts make the case that good pop music IS still alive and well

The Rosebuds are an interesting story The husband and wife duo of Ivan Howard and Kelly Cnsp actually began playing and recording together after they were asked at the last minute to fill in for an opening band that had backed out Since then they ve been creating their back*to basics pop music, filled with peaceful melodies intriguing lyrics and overall pleasant sounds

After listening to their latest release you d never know Howard and Crisp

grew up in rural parts of North Carolina (Howard on a tobacco farm and Cnsp on a then isolated island off the coast) their polished, sometimes morose sound would make one think they d spent the past few years in some of America s musical hot spots not the southeastern United States

Leaves Do F a ll is a great duet between the two and has some of the best lyncs from the album “I m a des perate girl/And that ternfies me ” sings Cnsp quietly only to be answered right back by Howard While Howard is the primary singer Cnsp adds as backup and occasionally takes the lead role herself

Each track is just a little bit different

and that’s what makes The Rosebuds interesting to listen to From fast to slow, happy to sad, each song has its own special blend On Outnumbered you hear just a hint of country twang, while on Shake Our Tree the drum beat lends Itself to repetitive handclaps It’s infectious

Sometimes husband-and-wife musicians can seem almost gimmidy — think about the happier-than-happy pair Mates of State But Howard and Cnsp are more music business partners than a mamed couple

While The Rosebuds have no big tour plans as of right now, keep an eye on WWW mergerecords com to find out their latest news

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Yes, The White Stnpes will be featured in an episode where young Bart attempts to become a jazz drummer The episode is scheduled to air m the fall and is reportedly titled, Jazzy and the Pussycats

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Groove Detroit... Art in Motion benefits Children’s Center

Groove Detroit Art in Motion isn't your normal Super Bowl fund-raiser or party

WTiile many Super Bowl XL-related events are either pnvate, by invitation only, or have an extremely limited supply of tickets,Groove Detroit Art in Motion, will have 1,000 tickets available at $450 each

The event is a fiind-raiser to benefit The Children’s Center and is scheduled for 7 Soi l 30 p m Saturday, Feb 4, at the Ford Conference & Event Center m Dearborn

Groove Detroit Art m Motion, an officially sanctioned event of the Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee, will be hosted by Lisa and Bill Ford Jr and by Kathryn and Roger Penske Penske also senses as chair of the Super Bowl XL Host Committee

The event mcludes a strolling supper and cocktail reception with a Detroit flair, featuring multiple food stations, live entertainment and an intimate jazz club

Osadia, a hairdressing duo fi*om Barcelona, Spam, known for eclectic, avant-garde hair sculpture creations, will invite volunteers from the audience to be quickly transformed with outrageous hairstyles on the spot In addition, Hollywood’s DJ AM and renowned

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musical giants

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House

CLUBS - 6If you like the blues you il want to be

in Ferndale next week

COVER STORY - 8Don t want to battle crowds downtown

next week”? Catch the Super Bowl vibe

in some of the Super Cities

TABLE H0PPM8 -1 0Catch some old favorites some out

of the way some aren t for a change

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Everyone is invited to Jimmy Kimmei's Super Bowi party

BY LANA MIN!

STAFF WRITER

Picture thisKid Rock will take comedy talk

show host Jimmy Kimmel on a tour of Detroit

And it will be filmed for Kimmei’s Live’ABC show that airs late mghts Mondays through Fridays at 12 05 a.m

With Kid Rock, I can only imagine where we’ll end up and what we II find,” Kimmel said during a telephone interview from his Los Angeles office

Kimmel is preparing to come to Detroit where he will host his show Jan 31 through Super Bowl Sunday at the Gem Theatre He arrives this Friday, Jan 27

"niroughout the week, Detroit (or Michigan-area) celebnties will stop in as guests on the show Kimmel said he expected Magic Johnson, Red Wings, and a few Detroit musicians — plus anyone else he can lure, he joked

We re letting celebrities knov that our backstage ‘Green Room is available to them as an escape during Super Bowl, Kimmel said Then we won t let them leave It will be like a fly trap ’

Kimmel, who has visited Detroit many times (his ex wife is a Michigander), said the show will be filmed in the Gem Theatre but also m and around the streets of Detroit

“In Los Angeles people are jaded because everytime they turn around there s a camera filming something, somewhere Were hoping people in Detroit have fun with this and are enthusiastic

Kimmel also said hes going to enjoy the city’s restaurants — he really likes Seldom Blues but plans to explore others

I m all about food, he said Kimmel was slammed for joking

about Detroit and fires in the past He apologized soon after He said the response he’s received regarding the idea to tape his show in Detroit haa been hot So it seems Detroiters are ready to move on

A NEW ENERGYThe task to film Jim m y Kim m el

L ive ' for one w eek here is big — his whole production team will be here All the shows are sold out except for a few tickets still available on Super Bowl Sunday Be careful of scalpers online, Kimmel advised

‘The only worry is equipment trouble since we won t be on our home- base,” Kimmel said We’re excited about everything else The only time we ve filmed outside of our studio was

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ducer for his show He is also producer of the MTV hit The Andy MilonoJeis Show He also co-created CranAr Yankers on Comedy Central and is still widely know for The M an Show

Kimmd said although he grew up m c ^ l^ Las Vegas, he still manages to stumble upon weird things wherev^ he goes

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get this call to deliver a pizza to a dark, abandoned building in L A I w^k m and it’s empty I go through a few other doors with the camera crew and we find a packed room where a Mexican dating game is being filmed, Kimmel said “I was totally confused Fiom the outside no one would have known this was happening Next thing I know I ask if I can be on the show, and 10 minutes later I was a contestant on a Spanish-speaking game show I loved it

‘Tou just never know what s going to happen It’s great ”

And were sure the same will nng true m Detroit

Kimmel also joked about the number of exclusive Super Bowl parties

No one is invited to those, but everyone is invited to mine,’ he said

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The Big HouseSee it depicted, see it inside and out

BY N IC O LE STAFFORD

STAFF WRITER

Desi^ated Super City Ann Arbor has a bevy of events planned in honor of the Super Bowl, and some raise the Big House

Football fans can tour the famous football stadium at noon Saturday, Feb 4

Afterward, they can take a jaunt around downtown Ann Arbor, where they 11 encounter five foot tall, artist-adorned footballs, including one that depicts the Big House

The outdoor display of colorful and creatively designed footballs is called Pigskins on Parade, and continues through June at prominent locations in the city and on the University of Michigan campus

Big House Football, a representation of University of Michigan s football stadium,IS really pretty incredible, said Tamara Real Ann Arbor Super City celebration coor

dinator

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Inside this five-foot football is the inside of University of

Michigan's famous football stadium Big House Football,' which can

be seen at Liberty and Division in Ann Arbor was designed by a

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Located at Division and Liberty streets near campus, the football was created by a local team of architects The group cut off one tip of the pigskin and recreated the interior of Michigan Stadium On the outside, they painted famous Ann Arbor and University of Michigan buildings and landmarks

Pigskins on Parade will raise money for the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundations arts endowment through business sponsorship of the footballs

It s kind of like the cows in Chicago The artists have come up with some amazing designs for the footballs They re very colorful and full of lots of humor, Real said “And who knew we would be able to raise money for the arts through the Super Bowl'

The Big House tours are a once in a lifetime opportunity

“This is only being offered for Super Bowl,” Real said, adding the Athletic Department does not generally offer pub he tours of the stadium

A team of trained University of

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When: Noon Saturday Feb 4

Where. Michigan Stadium corner of Mam and

Stadium Ann Arbor

Admission: Free No reservations or tickets

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or visit WWW annarbororq/supercity

Michigan students will lead patrons through the nations largest college- owned Stadium with an official capacity of 107 501

Although fans won t get to peek inside the locker rooms the tour is a behind- the scenes look jam packed with fascinating statistics and plenty of stadium lore

Perhaps the tours highlight is a chance to get on the field courtesy of the tunnel

Yes that s nght you, too, can take the field just like the players do before the start of each and every game

So anybody who have ever dreamed of running through the tunnel Real said, this IS your chance

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Feelin' itBlues festival will entertain locals and visitors alike

BY N ICO LE STAFFO RD

STAFF WRITER

Got the Super Bowl blues’ The city of Ferndale, an

official Super City, sure does As part of the community’s

Super Bowl celebration a marathon of blues concerts is set to begin Friday, Jan 27

The Ferndale Metro Blues Festival is an annual event that has been greatly expanded for Super Bowl festivities

Nightly performances will run simultaneously at more than 15 city venues through Jan 31 and then Feb 1-4 In all, more than 75 concerts are planned Last year s event took place over five days and featured about 40 shows

It was pure coincidence that It happens the same week as Super Bowl, said Craig Covey, founder and co-chair of the event and Ferndale councilman So when we first learned, we immediately decided to try to link the festi val with the Super Bowl

Q U IT E T H E L I N E U P

What 5th Annual Ferndale Blues Festival an official Super Bowl Host

Committee Super City event featuring more than 75 concerts plus

the Super Blues Bar-BQ Tent party, a family event with blues entertain

ment

When Friday Jan 27 to Tuesday Jan 31 and Wednesdo Feb 1 to

Saturday Feb 4 Performances start at 8 p m o r 9 p m Super Blues

Bar BQ Tent 12 30 p m Saturday Feb 4

Where More than 15 downtown Ferndale venues along Woodward

Avenue and 9 Mile all within walking distance Super Blues Bar BQ

Tent located at Troy and Woodward

Admission: Most concerts are free Food and entertainment included

in $10 admission for Super Blues Bar BQ Tent For more information

call (248) 545 1435 or visit wwwferndalebluesfestival org

After adiieving Super City event status, organizers set then sights on pumping up the festival, m its fifth year, as a way to impress out of-town visitors and provide local residents with great entertainment dunng and before game week.

We want visitors and out- of-towners to leave with good feelings and good images about the time they spent m Detroit,’ Covey said, adding

Ferndale will likely appeal to mtemational and West Coast visitors because it’s a walkable city

Each participating Ferndale venue is ivithin two or three blocks So festival-goers can enjoy dinner at one location, visit one or two bars for drinks afterward and ultimately catch several shows in a sin^e evening

Besides, Covey said, Ferndale is one cool spot

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IN YOUR BACK YARDS U P E R C I T I E S H O S T

S U P E R E V E N T S

BY LANA MINI

STAFF WR TER

OK so you don t \/ant to deal with crowds in downtown Detroit during Super Bowl week

Or maybe you do and the idea of a tom 1st packed Motor City is exciting ~ as It should be But don t forget there are eight other cities that will have a specid Super Bowl XL vibe, too And they aren t high end high ticketed events either

They’re the Super Cities'Rochester, Farmington Farmington

Hills Troy, Ferndale, Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Windsor were all sanctioned by the Super Bowl Host Committee as extra-special places to hang out during Super Bowl week Many of the events scheduled m those cities are family oriented

In Rochester, you can try the Taste of the Town In Windsor, hit the exhibit 40 Years o f Football Mount Clemens hosts a chill cookoff, ice sculpting, tropi cal themed beir nights tailgating parties and mo’'e

Members of the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights are volunteering their

time in building a Super Bowl theater at Somerset North

Ferndale is hosting its Blues Festival (see related storv on page 3) Ann Arbor will have a Blues Cruise Farmmgton and Farmington Hills have created F2-HXL 40 Years of Super Bowls & Rock n Roll Troy offers food at its Supper Bowl Dearborn has an event called My Name Is

And that s just the beginning Being a Super City is a big deal — it

introduces, and re-mtroduces in some cases the world to local destinations

We are excited and proud to be one of only eight cities designated by the NFL as a Super City for Super Bowl XL, Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje said in his welcome announcement to tourists We are excited and proud to be one of only eight cities designated by the NFL as a Super City ’

So bring a few dollars, warm clothing for the outdoor events and get to know your city or nearby neighboring town

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For full details visit Web site wwwannarborgov

■ Jan 20 through June 2006 Pigskins on Parade giant

artist decorated footballs throughout the downtown area

f l Feb 1 Washtenaw Economic Club Luncheon featuring

Dan Dierdorf as speaker an officially sanctioned event of

the Detroit Local Host Committee and the National

Football League Ypsilanti Marriott 1275 S Huron Ypsilanti

(734)4801636 1130 am $60

■ Feb 2 Beer and Cheese Dinner Arbor Brewing

Company 114 E Washington Ann Arbor (734)2131393 7

pm $40

■ Feb 2 Soulstice band at Weber s Habitat Ultralounge

seven piece high energy dance band featuring sax trum

pet and trombone 9 pm Webers Inn 3050 Jackson Road

(734)769 2500 Free 21 and over

■ Feb 2 The University of Michigan Ice Carving Team s ice

sculptures on display Mam Street area

■ Feb 3 Saline Fiddlers 12th Annua! Winter Hometown

Concert featuring Sam Bush 7 30 p m Saline High School

1300 Campus Parkway Saline (866) 257 5333

■ Feb 3 Soulstice band at Weber s Habitat Ultralounge

■ Feb 3 Super Blues Cruise free transportation between

all of Ann Arbor s most popular blues jazz and rock

hotspots Buses run 9 p m 2 a m throughout the down

town Free

■ Feb 3 That 80s Beach Party at Webers Inn Martini

bars chaise lounges ViPRoom (734)769 2500 9 pm 2

am 21 and over

■ Feb 4 Brewery Tour and Beer Tasting noon to 4 p m

Arbor Brewing Company (734) 2131393 Reservations

required

■ Feb 4 Chinese New Years Lions Dance & New Years

activities Mam Street

■ Feb 4 Guided tours of Michigan Stadium

■ Feb 4 Newsmaker Band atWebers Habitat Ultralounge

■ Feb 4 U M vs Indiana water polo game Canham

Natatorium

■ Feb 4 U M vs Ohio State ice hockey game Yost Ice

Arena■ Feb 4 Sciencepalooza The Science of Sports aUhe Ann Arbor Hands On Museum 220 E Ann Arbor

■ Feb 5 Super Bowl Pregame Sunday Brunch 9 a m 1

pm Webers Inn (734)665 3536 Adults$12

■ Feb 5 Final Victory Party at Weber s Habitat

Ultralounge Hours are after the game until 2am Free

Website wwwdearbornchamberorg

The teams are staying at hotels here There s hordes of

restaurants and bars along Michigan Avenue and also on

Warren And of course The Henry Ford is located there and

listed as one of the top destinations for visitors Visit the

city of Dearborn s Web site for more details

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■ Feb 3 40 Super Years of Football /Rock S Roll (The

Ultimate Tailgate Party) a party with food dancing casi

no type games Texas Hold Em poker tournament prizes

and raffles and music 6 30 p m Farmington Hills Manor

23666 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills $1000 per

table of 10 or $100 per ticket Call (248) 474 3440

■ Feb 4 Farmington Family Football Festival Games and

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Rochester hosts Arts, Eats 5 IceCelebrate before the Big Game with three days

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Rochester the community s Super City

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T A S T E O F O O W H T O W N

A self guided tour no tickets required

Enjoy restaurants including Andiamo Ostena

301 Mam 6us O'Connor's Public House 324

Mam Kruse & M uer on Mam 327 Mam

Lipuma's Coney Island 621 Mam Mr. B's Food

& Sp irits 423 Mam Paint Creek Tavern 613

Mam Rochester Chop House & O yste r Bar

306 Mam Rochester M ills Beer Co. 400 Water

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6 9pm Friday Jan 27

Experience the galleries of Downtown Rochester

A self guided tour includes Angel Treasures

425 Walnut prints stained glass oils on canvas

Aurum Design Jew e lry 116 W Fourth sculpture

Chapman House 311 Walnut art by Benjamin

Sharkey Designhaus Galle ry 111 W Second oil

on canvas and silk screen art by Luzhen Qiu

Eugenia's Th ird S tre e t Galle ry 212 W Third

featuring the latest photos books and DVDs by

photographer Carl R Sams II and Jean Stoick

Haig's of Rochester 311 Mam classic antique

and custom diamond jewelry Herm itage

G alle ry 235 Mam fine art Michael Foran

In te rio rs 313 Mam bronze sculptures oils

hand blown glass accessories Paint Creek

Center fo r the A rts 407 Pine all media group

show The Painted Pot & A Place to Clay 421

Walnut student and resident artist pottery show

and sale The Perfect Complement 121E Third

Street special exhibit from Paint Creek Center

for the Arts Phoenix A r t Galle ry & Custom

Framing Co. 416 Mam original oi! paintings The

P riva te Bank 440 Mam Frank English exhibit of

drawings and paintings from his faculty works at

PCCA Sheila Teas 115 E Fourth contemporary

art by Claire Tinnion The S ilk Worm 400 S

Mam framed art

I C E D O W N T O W N

Ice Sculpture Show & Shopping Spectacular

10 a m 9pm Saturday Jan 28 More than 40

ice sculptures on display throughout downtown

All with a Super theme such as

Superstitious at True Value Hardware 600 N

Mam Super Star Marilyn Monroe at Stephen

James Salon & Spa 528 N Mam Super Sport

at Classic Appreciation 528 N Mam Super

Lombardi Trophy at Modern A r t Jewelers 150

E University Super Cents at The P rivate

Bank 440 Mam Super Palace at Palace

Properties 116 E Fourth Super Charlottes

Web at Halfway Down th e S ta irs Children's

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G e t a t a s t e o f w o r ld f a m e y o u r s e l f !

• NOT fast food.• Fresh, never frozen,

premium Black Angus beef.• The freshest fries and rings

possible. Made just for you.

• More than 24 FREE burger, chicken and salad toppings.

• More than 82 Shake vors made with Edy% ice cream.

• Grilled chicken 8i sandwiches.

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Loca lly o w n e d and op e ra ted w ith pride

O'CHARLEY'S GAME DAY

Here, even the visitors feel at home.For hand-cut steaks, tender prime rib, a variety of chicken and seafood, signature salads and freshly

baked rolls, meet us at the new OXharley’s.

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New York Surf & Turf A USDA Choice 12 oz.New York Strip steak topped with four grilled jumbo shrimp and lemon butter sauce. Served with your choice of soup or salad, side item and freshly baked rolls.

Burgundy Bistro Steak and Parmesan Potatoes »9 oz. of grilled USDA Choice sirloin steak seasoned, sliced and served on thick cut parmesan-herb potatoes with beef burgundy sauce. Served with your choice of soup or salad and freshly baked rolls.

I Szechuan Citrus Chicken * Tender grilled I chicken stir fried with broccoli, cabbage, carrots and red pepper in a sweet and tangy orange sauce. Served on rice with spicy Szechuan

^ almonds and bean threads. Served with your % / choice of soup or salad and freshly baked rolls. . ^

#j*Bayou Salmon » A 10 oz. Cajun-grilled salm on^% l^ f i le t on a bed of rice topped with shrimp, r e d ^ i 1 onions, green peppers and tomatoes in a Cajun | cream sauce. Served with your choice of soup^ I

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PHOTOS BY BILL 8RESLER1 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERChef Steve Allen of Steve & Rocky's in Novi presents lake perch with wilted

spinach and shitakes in a brown butter vinaigrette and wild striped sea bass

stuffed with a shrimp and spinach mousselme, baked in phyllo pastry

Grabbino your attentionFavorites that stand out

BY ELEANOR HEALD

CORRESPONDENT

In an era where hype grabs attention, it s sometimes hard to keep your name out there

As I look'^d back recently on 11 years of writing about restaurants for the Observer ^ Eccentric Newspapers, I realized that some eateries slipped through the cracks, and others that I praised, had not grabbed my attention lately But they should have'

SEAFOODMenus are printed daily at

STEVE & ROCKY'S in Novi, where offerings are anything but rou tine, except for the Chef Milos Mushroom Soup, a tribute to chef Steve Allen s mentor This is a must starter, especially in cold weather

Innovative comfort food is the name of the game here and it s expertly delivered in pork and duck menu items But for me, Steve & Rocky’s seafood

preparations score Actually, on most evenings, they outnumber meat mam courses

Team a seafood special with a crisp House Caesar, a brainy variation on the classic with roasted garlic, tapenade and cheese topped croutons

On-premise made breads and desserts are not to be missed, so enjoy the bread but save a little room for a made-to order flourless chocolate ganache cake as dessert

Although they don’t take reser-

Menus are printed daily at Steve & Rocky's in Novi, where offerings are anything but routine, except for the Chef Milos' Mushroom Soup, a tribute to chef Steve Allen's mentor. This is a must starter, especially in cold weather.

vations at STREETSIDE inBirmingham, its another of my favorite seafood spots Two reasons for that Chef Sharon Juergens knows fish and how to prepare it Secondly, the wine list IS brimming with luscious red wines proving that red wine pairs with fish

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A R R A N G E M E N T S

T o o r d e r , p l e a s e c a l l o r v i s i t :

7 3 4 - 4 5 9 - 9 6 2 0873 W. Ann Arbor Trail

Plymouth, MI 48170

WWW hometowntife com

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Whether it’s for Spicy Buffalo Shrimp with bleu heese dressing, Tilapia Fajitas or Sesame-Seared Puna Loin and Asian Crab Roll with hot mustard ind plu 1 sauces, a table wait at Streetside is worth t

Call it a seafood tavern where rustaceans are king and you have he best description of FRAN

I ’BRIEN'S in Auburn Hills Fraditional East Coast cooking is n the spotlight Crab cakes,Chesapeake Bay Blue Point oys- ers and fried whole Ipswich ■ •lams take your mouth on a Cape Cod vacation If you can’t decide what to order, the sampler plate is good and offers succulent variety

CREATIVE ASIAN

A T T E N r iO N - G R A B B IN G E A T E R IE S

’Whether you call it cross culture, fusion cooking or where East meets West, EURASIAN GRILL m West Bloomfield does it superbly, both in the food category and in a low-lit atmosphere with a sleek and polished design

Wok cooking marries American with multiple Asian influences expertly Any dish with Thai curry sauce is spicy and flavorful Indonesian spiced lamb is one of my favontes You can get a New York Strip grilled to perfection, but why would you order that when you can have a Kobe Beef Steak, traditional Chinese dishes and kicked-up creative

Eurasian Grid 4771 Haggerty Rd

(north of Pontiac Trail in West Wind

Lake Center) West Bloomfield (248)

624 6109

Fran O'Brien's 621 South Opdyke

Auburn Hills (248) 332 7744

Histone Holly Hotel 110 Battle

Alley Holly (248) 634 5208

Steve & Rocky's 43150 Grand River

Ave Novi (248) 374 0688

Streetside 273 Pierce Birmingham

(248)645 9123

Asian’Asians are not big on desserts so at Eurasian

Grill, sweet endings are decidedly West - Grasshopper Pie and a Brownie Sundae are yummy

HISTORY NEARBYSome foodies travel hundreds of miles for a

taste of history But it s virtually in our neighborhood at the HISTORIC HOLLY HOTEL,

where m the 1860s, the Washington House occupied the corner where the Holly Hotel stands today

Dinner or Sunday Brunch in this three-story, gabled hip- roofed, red brick. Queen Anne style structure is a treat Daily- dated menus indicate that fresh is an operative kitchen word and if you like wine, the Holly Hotel set the standard for fair pricing a long time ago There are 40 offerings, all at $18 per bottle

Although, the Sunday Brunch menu changes weekly, Prime Rib, made to order omelets, cold

poached Gulf Shrimp and an extensive dessert selection are always on

A classic example of the now-vanishing railroad hotels of the past in small town America, the Holly Hotel is well worth a drive

Eleanor Heaid is a nationally published writer and Troy resi

dent who writes about restaurants food wine and spirits for the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers Contact her by e mail at

focusonwine@aolcom

A N N A R B O R

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»115 W Washington Ann Arb?F. (734) 327 2312 Globally

influenced menu with the right touch of regional America

Appetizers $8 $12 Mam courses $22 $32 Two- rtem kids menu $3 (mac

and cheese) and $6 (crispy chicken breast) l^fservations recommended

R I R M I N G H A M

Big Rock Chophouse

245 S Eton Street Birmingham (248) 647 7774

Monday and Tuesday 11 a m 10 p m Wednesday and Thursday until 11

pm Friday and Saturday until midnight Dinners specializing in hand

cut aged steaks and chops and on the lighter side at lunch salads sand

Wiches and burgers On premise microbrewery Check averages exclud

mg beverage $10 at lunch and $40 at dinner Kid's menu $595

Reservations recommended for mam dining room

Chocotat

261 Merrill St Birmingham (248) 203 7990

Monday Wednesday Sam 8pm Thursday until 10 p m and Friday until

11 p m Saturday 10 a m 11 p m Hand made European chocolates pas

tries private label teas coffee bar hot chocolate and light fare Light

fare $3 50 $7 45 Pastries $175 $7 Chocolates $32 per pound

Reservations for groups of six or more

D E T R O IT

Cuisine Restaurant

670 Lothrop Road (m the New Center area behind the Fisher Theater)

Detroit (313) 872 5110 From 4 p m to midnight Tuesday Sunday Exquisite

marriage of French and American Progression menus $50 and $80 and a

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in P lym ou th t ic k e ts a re $17 fo r a d u lts S15 fo r

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Crazy Moe's Cafe

2 N Sag inaw S t Pontiac (248) 322 5550 Food

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Danny's Irish Pub

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Ave Fe rnda le (248) 546 8331

Dino's Lounge

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doors open on F rid ay Feb rua ry 10 D e v ild rive r

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Rainbow Room

6 6 4 0 E E ig h t M ile Rd Detroit Gay friendly Laid back a tm o p h e re Dancing (313) 891 1020

X/SHigh ene rg y dance c lub 1500 W oodward

no rth ea s t c o rn e r a t John R D e tro it

Sky Club

Tango sa lsa and La tin dancing eve ry

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MUSICKid Rock doesn't miss a Detroit party He's having two of his own, in the form of

concerts and tickets are still on sale Shows a re8 pm Friday and Saturday Feb

3-4, at the Joe Louis Arena Tickets are $39 (plus service charge) at all

Ticketmaster outlets or by phone at (248) 645*6666

Sang ria s R e s ta u ra n t 401S La fa ye tte Royal

Oak (248) 5 4 31 964

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W ednesday M a rch 22 a t S toddard G rand T ie r

Lounge (517) 432 2 0 0 0 o r 1 800 WHARTON o r

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Jazz and dinner

K ind o f B lue Tuesdays a t Lo la s H a rm on ie

P a rk IS m o v in g to Tuesdays Led by the

Gerard Evans Q u a rte t th e show s he lp ta le n t

ed loca l m us ic ians to p la y one by one w ith

th e co re g roup

Jam sess ions beg in a t 9 p m e v e ry Tuesday

Located a t 1427 R ando lph S tre e t in D e tro it s

H arm on ie P a rk

For d in n e r re s e rv a tio n s o r fo r m o re m fo rm a

tio n p lease ca ll (313) 962 0483

COMEDYSecond City

Mainstage show is In iPod We Trust ru nn in g

W ednesday Sunday 42705 G rand R ive r Ave

Novi (248) 348 4 4 4 8

Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle

S tand up 269 E F o u rth Roya l Oak (248) 542

9 9 0 0 w w w c o m ed yc a s tle co m

Joey's Comedy Club

S tand up a t tw o lo c a tio n s 36071 P lym o u th

Road L ivo n ia (734 ) 261 0555 and 5070

Schae fe r D e a rb o rn (313 )5 84 8885

w w w jo e ysc o m ed yco m

Ann A rb o r C om edy Showcase

A rie s Spears T h u rsd a y S a tu rd a y Jan 26 2 8 8

p m T hu rsday 8 and 10 30 p m F rid a y and

S a tu rd a y fo r t ic k e ts and show in fo rm a tio n

ca ll (734) 996 9 0 8 0 o r v is it

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EAMILYDetroit Science Center

E xh ib its inc lude A Journey to Our Future is

now open to accom pany c e n te rs new pe rm a

n en t Space L a b o ra to ry e xh ib it 5020 Jo h n R

D e tro it $6 $7 cal! (313) 577 8 4 0 0 o r v is it

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S end fa x o r e m a il ite m s fo r cons id e ra tio n

m G et In th e G am e' to N ico le S ta ffo rd

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lm in i@ o e h o m e c o m m n e t o r b y m a il to

O b se rv e r & E ccen tric N ew spape rs 605 E

M ap le B irm in g h am Ml 4 8 0 0 9 fa x (248)

6441314

NFl-SANGTIONED EUENTS15th Annual NFL Experience

An in te ra c t iv e fo o tb a ll th e m e p a rk w ith

g am es d is p la ys and e n te r ta in m e n t 410

p m Feb 1 5 Cobo C en te r D e tro it $15 fo r

a d u lts and $10 fo r c h ild re n u n d e r l2 ca ll

(8 6 6 ) n x 4N FL (8 49 4635 ) o r v is i t www tic k

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Polar Plunge

Take th e P o la r B ea r P lu nge to b ene f it

S pec ia l O lym p ics a th le te s in so u theas t

M ich ig an noon S a tu rd a y Feb 4 re g is tra

t i o n l l a m po s t p lu n g e p a r t y 1 p m F lynn

S ka tin g P a v ilio n on B e lle Is le in D e tro it

v is i t WWW so m i o rg fo r m o re in fo rm a t io n

and to re g is te r

Taste of the NFL

A to p c h e f re p re s e n t in g e a c h o f th e 32 NFL

te a m s w ith an a lu m n u s o r c u r re n t NFL

p la y e r s e rv in g up a s ig n a tu re d ish

S a tu rd a y Feb 4 R ock F in a n c ia l S how p iace

N o v i $ 4 0 0 $ 6 0 0 c o rp o ra te ta b le s a re

$ 6 0 0 0 c a ll (9 5 2 ) 8 3 5 7 62 )o r v js i t www tas

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Bowling

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a t le a s t 4 0 fo rm e r NFL p la y e rs w il l bow l to

b e n e f it N FLs Y o u th E d u c a tio n C en te r n

D e t ro it 1 0 a m 3 p m S a tu rd a y Feb 4

S u p e r Bow l Lanes 45100 Fo rd Road m

C an to n (734) 459 6070

NFL Alumni Bocce Ball Tournament

In a u g u ra l to u rn a m e n t 9 a m to 2 p m

F r id a y Feb 3 P a la zzo d i Bocce 4291

L a p e e r Road

O r io n $6 0 0 0 p e r te a m o f fo u r (952) 443

3979 o r w w w n f ta lu m n i o rg

4th Annual NFL Alumni Super Bowl

Home Tour

V IP S u p e r Bow l g u e s t t o u r o f som e o f th e

f in e s t hom es in th e D e tro t a re a w ith

lu n c he o n f in a le a t T he S o m e rs e t

C o lle c t io n 9 a m to 3 p m S a tu rd a y Feb 4

in B irm in g h a m and The S o m e rse t

C o lle c t io n T ro y $3 0 0 (9 5 2 ) 4 4 3 3979 or

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7th Annual Super Bowl Gospel

Celebration

A n e v e n in g o f in s p ira t io n a l m us ic and soul

s t i r r in g te s t im o n ie s f ro m NFL p la ye rs w ith

p e r fo rm e rs P a t t i L aB e ile T h eV U n an s M a ry

M a ry The C la rk S is te rs a n d H ezek iah

W a lk e r and th e Love F e llo w sh ip C ho ir a t

7 45 p m F r id a y Feb 3 M aso n ic Tem ple

D e t ro it $45 $75 ca l! (248 ) 645 6566 o r

v is i t w w w t ic k e tm a s te rc o m For m o re in fo r

m a t io n v is i t w w w su p e rb o w ig o sp e lc e le b ra

t io n com

Players GalaW ith liv e m us ic sp ec ia l g u e s t DJ s m te ra c

t iv e a c t iv i t ie s 9 p m t o 4 a m S unday Feb

5 E ly s iu m Lounge D e t ro it $150 (404 ) 885

6670

2006 Sports Career Expo Series

W hy N o t XL A t Y o u r G am e’ hos ted by

R o b e rt P o rc h e r 8 30 a m to 6 p m

T h u rs d a y Feb 2 Cass T ec h n ic a l High

S choo l D e tro it f re e (7 7 0 )3 2 3 8280 o r

w w w w h y n o ts p o r ts o rg

D E T R O I TFEBRUARY 5. 2006

SUPER BOWL HOST COMMinEE EVENTSA Detro it Salute

O pen ing c e rem on ies fo r S u p e r Bow l XL

M o n d a y Jan 30 w ith em cee ABC/ESPN

b ro a d c a s te r M ike T ir ic o p e rfo rm a n c e s by

M o to r C ity e n te r ta in e rs t r ib u te to

a u to m a k e rs re c o g n it io n o f 4 0 m om en ts

d e fin in g D e tro it s p o rts h o m e to w n sp o rts

le g en d s and NFL C o m m iss io n e r Paul

T ag lta b u e 6 p m w ith 9 p m sh o w Fox

T h e a tre $125 1 5 0 0 (313) 262 2 0 0 6 or

w w w s b x l org

Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues

7 3 0 10 3 0 p m W ednesday Feb 1 Joe Lou is

A re n a p ric e s v a ry (248 ) 645 6 6 6 6 or

w w w d e tro it re d w in g s c o m

Detroit Pistons vs Minnesota

Timberwoives

7 3 0 1 0 3 0 p m W ednesday Feb ! Pa lace of

A u b u rn H ills $10 $90 (248 ) 377 OlOO o r

w w w n b a com /p is tons

SUPER eiTV BNN ARBORPigskins on Parade

E x h ib it o f g ia n t a r t is t d e c o ra te d fo o tb a lls

th ro u g h o u t th e d o w n to w n A n n A rb o r con

tm u e s th ro u g h J u n e (734 ) 9 9 5 7281 o r

WWW p ig s k in so n p a rad e com

Dan Dierdorf speaks

A t W ash tenaw Econom ic C lub Luncheon

Feb 1 1130 a m Y p s iia n t i M a r r io t t 1275 S

H u ron Y p s ila n ti ( 7 3 4 )4 8 0 1636 o r

EconC lubW C@ aol com $45 and $60

U of M ice carving team

E x h ib it io n fe a tu r in g on s ite c a rv in g on

s id e w a lk s th ro u g h o u t d o w n to w n Dow ntow n

Ann A rb o rs M am L ib e r ty W ash in g to n and

F o u rth s t re e ts 6 1 0 p m T h u rs d a y Feb 2

and 10 a m to 6 p m F r id a y Feb 3 (734)

6 6 8 7112 ex t 32

Michigan stadium tours

B eh in d th e scenes to u r o f th e la rg e s t c o lie

g ia te fo o tb a ll s ta d iu m in th e c o u n try noon

Feb 4 M ich igan S ta d iu m M am and

S ta d iu m Ann A rb o r f re e (734 ) 647 2583

Super Bowl pre’game brunch & shut

tle

A t W ebe r S i n n 3 0 5 0 Ja c kso n Road Ann

A rb o r 9 a m to 1 p m Feb 5 S12 S h u tt le to

th e S u p e r Bow l le a ves f ro m W eb e r s and

in c lu d e s a boxed lu n ch fo r s h u t t le p rices

o r b ru n c h in fo rm a t io n ca l! (7 3 4 ) 665 3636

SUPER CITY DEARRORNGroove Detroit A r t in Motion

F u n d ra is e r fo r T he C h ild re n s C e n te r hos ted

by M r and M rs B il l Ford a n d M r a n d Mrs

R oge r Penske w th s t ro l l in g b u f fe t open b a r

liv e e n te r ta in m e n t 7 3 0 11 3 0 p m

S a tu rd a y Feb 4 Ford C o n fe re n c e & Even t

C e n te r D ea rbo rn $4 5 0 (313) 2621112 or

w w w th e c h ild re n s c e n te rc o m

Ultimate tailgate party4 0 S u p e r Years o f F o o tb a ll & Rock & Roll

w ith food d a n c n g Texas H o ld Em p o ke r

to u rn a m e n t and m o re 6 3 0 p m F rid a y Feb

3 F a rm in g to n H il ls M a n o r 2 3 6 6 6 O rcha rd

Lake F a rm in g to n H ills $ 1 0 0 0 p o r ta b le of

10 o r $100 p e r t c ke t (248 ) 474 3440

Family football festivalFa rm in g to n F a m ily F o o tb a ll F e s tiv a l fea

tu re s gam es and a c t iv it ie s f o r th e fa m ily

food sh ow ing s o f Friday Night Lights and The Longest Yard(at F a rm in g to n C iv ic

T h e a te r noon S a tu rd a y Feb 4 Sh iaw assee

P a rk a n d D ow n tow n F a rm in g to n f re e (248)

474 3 4 4 0

SUPER CITY FERNDALEFifth Annual Ferndale Metro Blues

FestivalC ity w id e b lu e s fe s t iv a l w ith f o r t y c on c e rts

o v e r n in e days J a n 27 Feb 9 dow n tow n

F e rn d a le m os t c o n c e rts a re f re e b u t adm is

s io n a n d c o n c e rt t im e s v a r y by v en u e (248)

545 1435 WWW F e rn d a le B lu e sF e s t iv a l org or

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SUPER CITY ROCHESTERSuper City Taste of Downtown

D ow n tow n R o c h es te r s e a te r ie s o f fe r sam

p ie r m en u s and l iv e m us ic 6 9 p m

T h u rs d a y Jan 26 R o c h e s te r v is t

D ow n to w n R o c h es te rM i com o r c a ll (248)

6 5 6 0 0 6 0

Super City A rt Downtown

T o u r o f g a lle r ie s e x h ib its h o m e d e c o r stu

d io s and m o re 6 9 p m F r id a y J a n 27 v is it

D ow n tow nR oches te rM i com o r ca l! (248)

6 5 6 0060

Super City Ice Sculpture Show &

Shopping Spectacular

Shopp ing and sp ec ia l e ve n ts m e v e ry s to re

p lu s 4 0 ice s c u lp tu re s th ro u g h o u t down

to w n R oches te r 10 a m to 9 p m S a tu rd a y

J a n 28 v is it D ow n to w n R o c h es te rM i com o r

c a ll (248) 656 0 0 6 0

Super City PassA c h ance to w in o n e o f 12 S u p e r C ity p r iz e

packages fe a tu r in g g i f t c e r t i f ic a te s from

D ow n tow n R oches te r m e rc h a n ts S im p ly

h a v e y o u r pass s t ic k e re d b y a n y Dow ntow n

R o c h es te r m e rc h an t on tw o o u t o f th re e

d a ys Jan 2 6 2 8 v is it

D ow n tow n R oches te rM i com o r c a ll (248)

6 5 6 0 0 6 0

R O Y A L O A K ’S S U P E R

T A I L G A T E

Tailgate for Locals

R es id e n ts w ith 4 8 0 6 7 4807 3 4 8 0 7 0 48069

4807 2 and 48220 z ip codes re c e iv e 20 pe r

c e n t o ff a t a rea s to re s p lu s chance to w in

tw o t ic k e ts to Kid Rock the Detroit Pistons o r Red W ings a t s e le c t re s ta u ra n ts M onday

J a n 3 0 fo r d e ta ils v is i t v is i t w w w down

to w n ro y a lo a k o rg

Grillin and Chillm

F a m ily f r ie n d ly fo o tb a ll th ro w 1 4 p m

S u n d a y J a n 29 F if th S t re e t be tw een

W ash in g to n and C e n te r accom pan ied by a

Taste o f Roya l O ak and s p o rts t r iv ia con

te s t v is it WWW d o w n to w n ro y a lo a k o rg

Win Super Bowl Tickets

W ednesday Feb 1 v is i t y o u r fa v o r ite Royal

O ak e s ta b lis h m e n ts f o r an o p p o rtu n ity to

w in tw o tic k e ts to SB XL v is i t w w w down


Sports Market Day

Shop fo r sp o rts memoratiilia Friday Feb 3 an d S a tu rd a y Feb 4 9 a m to 5 p m at th e

F a rm e rs M a rke t 316 £ lIM i Ie Road tw o

b lo c ks e a s t of Ma n S t re e t c a ll (248) 548

8822

Luge NightV is i t y o u r fa v o r ite R oya l O ak b a r o r res tau

r a n t fo r a cockta i s e n t dow n a fro zen luge

F r id a y Feb 3 fo r d e ta ils v is i t w w w down


S U P E R c n r y t r o y

Troy Supper Bowl

F a m ily e ve n t w ith fo o tb a ll f i lm s NFL p la ye r

and a lu m n appea rances in c lu d in g D exte r

B u sse y and G reg L a n d ry liv e e n te r ta in

m e n t auc tio n s s k i l ls c o n te s ts k id zone

and ta i lg a te s t y le c u is in e 7 1 0 p m S unday

J a n 29 S om e rse t C o lle c tio n N o rth a d u lts

$75 k id s $25 (248 ) 641 0031

SUPER CITY WINOSORCelebrating 40 Years of Football

E x h ib it o f 4 0 y e a rs o f c la ss ic NFL pho tog ra

p h y and m e m o ra b ilia f ro m th e P ro Foo tba ll

H a ll o f Fame W ednesday Feb 1 t im e T B A

A r t G a lle ry of W n d so r 401 R iv e rs id e D rive

W est W indso r O n ta r io $2 $5 (519) 977 0013

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PARTIESLeather & Laces 2006

P a rty sp onso red b y V e r t ic a l S p o rts G roup 9

p m to 2 a m S a tu rd a y Feb 4 w ith hosts

W illia m The R e f r ig e ra to r P e r r y V ic to r ia

S ilv s te d t Edd ie C ib n a n J e n n a M o rasca and

E than Zohn sp ec ia l g u e s t a p p e a ra n c e by

C o lle en S hannon and p e rfo rm a n c e b y 80s

ro c k e r L o ve rb o y R o ya l O ak M us ic T h e a tre

318 W F o u rth S t re e t R o ya l O ak $150 and

$^25 c a ll (972) 381 2758 o r v is it

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ART & EXHIBITSDetroit Institu te of A rts

The S upe r B ow ls S how S t i l l L ife P r in ts

D raw ing P h o to g rap hs a n d V e sse ls J a n 25

to A p r i l 30 an e x h ib it io n sh o w c as in g a

d yn am ic c o lle c t io n o f a p p ro x im a te ly 100

w o rk s o n p ap e r a n d 20 b o w ls f re e w ith

m useu m adm iss io n $ 3 S 6 5 2 0 0 W oodw ard

Ave D e tro it c a ll (877 ) 342 8 4 9 4 o r v is it

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Celebrity Football exhibit & auction

A th re e shop p ing c e n te r e x h ib it o f 120 p las

t e r fo o tb a lls d e c o ra ted a n d a u to g ra p h e d by

NFL te am re p re s e n ta t iv e s w ith a u c t io n on

eB ay a t 6 p m Jan 27 e x h ib it is on go ing

th ro u g h Feb 5 F a ir la n e Tow n C en te r

D e a rb o rn G rea t La ke s C ro ss ing A u b u rn

H ills and Tw e lve O aks M a ll N o v i v is it

WWW s h o p g re a tta ke sc ro s s in g com

WWW sh o p tw e lv e o a ks com o r w w w sh o p fa ir

la n e com

MORE IH ROCHESTERThe Game 101 Expo

From 9 a m to 3 p m Feb 1 Roya l P a rk

H o te l d ow n tow n R o c h e s te r Fo r m o re in fo r

m a t io n v is i t w w w ro c h e s te r re g io n a lc h a m

b e rc o m o r con tac t th e R o c h e s te r R eg iona l

C h am b e r o f C om m e rce a t (248 ) 651 6700

Kid Crawl

A t th e W a lte r P C h ry s le r M u se um 10 a m to

noon and c o n t n u in g a t R o c h es te r

M u n ic ip a l P a rk L ion s C lub B u ild in g 1 4 p m

For m o re in fo rm a t io n v is i t w w w ro c h e s te r

re g io n a lc h a m b e rc o m o r c o n ta c t th e

R o c h es te r R eg iona l C h a m b e r o f C om m e rce

a t 248/651 670D

Rock S Roll

S a tu rd a y Feb 4 w M ysp ace com p re sen ts

Tom m y Lee s S upe r Bow l XL P a r ty a t B leu

Room E xp e rien c e 1540 W oodw a rd D e tro it

Tom m y Lee & DJ A e ro w h o w i l l m ix b ig ana

log bass b re a kb e a t and d i r t y e le c tro house

H osted b y K y le S C assand ra s ta rs o f

A m e ric a s N e x t Top M ode l D oo rs 8 p m

t ic k e ts WWW g ro o v e t c ke ts com T ic k e ts $50

(313) 222 1900

Women of NFL honored

W om an o f im p a c t aw a rd s lu n c he o n hos ted

by J u n io r Leagues o f B irm in g h a m and

D e tro it 1 0 a m t o 2 p m T h u rs d a y Feb 2

Fo rde M o to r C om pany C o n fe re n c e & Even t

C en te r 1151 V il la g e Road D e a rb o rn $150

c a ll (248) 203 9841 o r v is it

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jmily activities prizes and souvenirs Foods and

oncession stands located in the new Walter P

undquist Pavilion m George Riley Park

ootball films (Friday Night Lights

^illy Bob Thornton and The Longest Yard star

ng Adam Sandier) w ill be featured during the

week The event is at Shiawassee Park and m

downtown Farmington Free admission Call

(248) 474 3440 (Farmmgton Family Football

Festival is an NFL sanctioned event)

F E R N D A L E

Website wwwdowntownferndalecom

a The big event is the Blues festival (see related

story) Here s another event 11am 2 pm Jan 29

Blues Brunch A Little Jazz and Super Family Fun

n honor of the Super Bowl and the Ferndale Blues

Festival event is kid friendly alcohol and smoke

free and has buffet brunch tickets available at the

Kuiick Community Center 1201 Livernois $10

Adults $8 seniors and kids 617 and $3 kids 3 and

under

M O U N T C L E M E N S

Web site wwwdowntownmountclemens com

■ Feb 14 Ice Sculpture Show downtown streets

near Macomb Place and Cherry Street Mall 4 p m

■ Feb 2 Super Week Chili Cook Off and Pub Crawl

Various downtown bars and restaurants 6 pm

$10 Participating restaurants announced later this

week on the site above or call (586) 469 4168

■ Feb 2 Hawaiian Night 7 p m various downtown

bars and restaurants

■ Feb 2 At the Roskopp Parking Lot at Pine Street

and Macomb Place 3 6 pm tailgating Competitions

for Super Tailgater best spread of food best

dressed and best decorated will be awarded with

prizes

To participate call (586)469 4168

T R O Y

Website w w w citroym ius

■ Jan 29 Voted Sports Illustrated s Sportstown

of the Year Hosting the Troy Supper Bowl 710

pm Somerset Collection North $ 5 0 p e ra d i't

ticket price (includes one child under 17) $25 for

each additional child (248) 641 0031 It is a fami

ly event featuring football films shown in the

Somerset Collections specially built theater NFL

player and alumni appearances live entertain

ment auctions skills contests kid zone and tail

gate style cuisine

W I N D E R

Website wwwvisitwindsorcom

■ Feb 2 4 Rbk Fan Zone at the Cleary Internationa!

Centre all ages interactive football theme park with

games clinics NFL player and cheerleader appear

ances autograph sessions and more

■ Feb 3 5 Downtown Windsor Ice Festival in the

City s C i v ic Plaza

■ Feb 3 5 Downtown Windsor Tailgate Party in

Dieppe Gardens the best view of Detroit

■ Jan 26 Feb 6 A rt Gallery of Windsor s NFL

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More parties, and a way to win game ticketsBY NiCOLE STAFFORD

STAFF W RITER

No tickets for game day’ Join the crowd

The Super Bowl is coming to town, and all we Michiganders can do is delude ourselves into believing that somehow, m some way, through som^riend, we’re getting tickets

Forget about it' But d fe ’t brood about it, either

If there’s anj^hing I v% learned about the Super feowl in the past several m o j^S it s that the football game ^e lf, though obviously the center of attention, is just a small part of the action when the champi onship event lands m your back yard

So m an effort to keep you up-to date on Super Bowl

gomgs-on, from who’s performing at NFL-sanctioned events to media parties to celebnty sightings, welcome to “Everything but the Game,” a report on all things Super Bowl — aside from the game itself

PARTY TALKRocker Tommy Lee’s party

Feb 4 at Bleu Room Experience is a go Rapper Juvenile’s Feb 2 and PR diva Lizzie Grubman s Feb 3 appear to be a go at the Detroit club, too That does n t leave a date for the fabulous Hilton sisters to host a party there despite rumors So who knows where the girls will ultimately make their presence known Bleu Room Experience is located at 1540 Woodward,

(313) 222-1900 FHM Magazines invite-only

party is going up Feb 2 at Envy Planned for Feb 4 at the down town Detroit club is a celebration hosted by Philadelphia

Eagle Terrell Owens The party starts at 8 p m , live performances are planned (no names yet), and tickets are only $50 Envy is located 234 E Lamed, (313) 962- 3689

At Posh Nightclub and Ultralounge in Ferndale, Magic Johnson is hosting a VIP party Feb 3 The club itself will be hosting the “Super Bowl Kickoff Party,” but maybe Magic will step out front and make a visit But if you must see Magic, tickets for his gig are available for $125-$225 through

Ticketmaster Posh is located at 22061 Woodward Avenue in Ferndale, (248) 541-7674

WIN GAME TICKETSNo joke The latest type of

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Did you know the character of Elmo is 3 years old and Big Bird is 6, Grover sees the world from a 4 year-old s point of view, and the charming Count von Count IS age 1,832,647’ The big Sesame Street fan knows that all Muppets have four fingers — except Big Bird, who has three, and the Cookie Monster, with five

Those characters are part oiElm os Coloring Book, appearing on stage at the Fox Theatre Feb 9-26 The show is currently touring on five contments and in 17 countries It stays true to Sesame Streets daily theme of combining humor, love, dance, song and education

The actors mElmo are trained dancers who perform a fast paced 90-minute Broadway-style show filled with upbeat fun songs such as Red Hot Tango and 7%e Yellow Polka (and those numbers aren t too syrupy for parents to handle) There s also wild lighting effects and colorful, elaborate stage sets

The Elmo story playfully explores what

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would happen if color disappeared Elmo, Bert, Ernie and friends quickly realize that colors evoke an emotion — red might give energy, yellow is mellow

As they try to find out where the colors went, the Muppets learn the importance of diversity, sharing and the acceptance of others

And like all Sesame Street shows, it caters to kids There s a break halfway through the show and kids are also encouraged to clap, sing, dance and cheer — but they should not stand on the chairs And of course there’s souvenirs, from $5-$25, respectively

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Coffee Beanery - 810 p m The Luddites

Como's- 9 30 pm Barbara Payton Duo

Dmo's - 9 p m Witch Doctors

Ferndale Elks - 8 p m Benny & the Jets MC

JT the Brick Fox sports radio hosts

Howe's Bayou -10 p m Howard Glazer S Bob

Godwin Duo

Rosie O'Grady's - 9 p m Luther Badman Keith

Sneakers - 9 p m Grievous Angel

Super Blues Bar-BQ Tent -12 30 5 p m Phil

Devoid Blues Band Howlin Mercy

Tony's Sports Bar - 9 p m Albert Young & the

Straight 8 s

Via Nove -10 p m Sunny Girl & the Detroit

Automatix

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Bookshop 114 E Fourth

Supercalifragilisticepealidocious at the DDA

308 Mam Super Fan at Rochester Chop

House & Oyster Bar 306 Mam Super

Structure at Hermitage Gallery 235 Mam and

many others

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Presenting sponsors of the event are Ford Division, Lincoln, Mercury and Ford Customer Service Division Additional sponsors include the Observer &Eccentric Newspapers, WWJ-AM (950), WJR-AM (760), Viacom Outdoor and HOUR Detroit

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