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TODAY OPINION

Full-slate: Canton is a good place to be this month if you're looking to get involved in the com-munity./ A3*2

In the mailbox: Letter writers continue to debate the new high school site./M2-13

COMMUNITY LIFE

VaroooomI: They're a biker club that doesn't ** favor beer guzzling and long hair. They prefer to., ride as a group to area ice cream parlors and devote their spare time to chari-table work. They're the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Chapter H./ B 1

AT HOME

Comfortable convergence: A Franklin residence shows the distinctive beauty of the Arts and Crafts style./D8

ENTERTAINMENT

Theater: The Theatre * Company opens its season with "Death of a Sales-man," featuring Yolanda Fleischer of West Bloom-field and Bryan Barter of Farmington Hills. / El

Television: Documentary focuses on the roles pho-tography has played in American social life. / El

REAL ESTATE

The big 3: Meet the new presidents of our major real estate boards./F1

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SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS

Killer to remain in prison

Chartes Fisher

• Char les F i s h e r was denied pa ro l e last week. Fisher, t r i ed f o u r t imes fo r the 1984 s lay ing of h is wife in the i r Can ton home, is serving a 12%-to- 19-year sentence fo r second-degree murder .

BY SCOTT NEINAS STAFF WRITER

Charles Fisher, a former Canton res- • i den t now s e r v i n g t ime in a s t a t e prison in Muskegon, was denied parole F.y M whiff an TVpa rtrrwnt of CoiTeC-tions Part»le Board last week.

Fisher, 59, pled no contest two years ago to killing his wife, Ella Maria Mer-cado-Fisher on a second-degree murder charge.

He was sentenced to 12% to 19 years in prison but already has more than 10 years credit for time served, according to Matt Davis, a Department of Correc-tions official

"At least we can breathe freelji for two years," said Evelyn Mercado, Mer-c a d o - F i s h e r ' s m o t h e r . "We're j u s t thankful that other people saw him the Way we saw him: As a cold-blooded killer. '

Fisher is currently serving time, a t the Muskegon Temporary Correctional FaciWty, a ininhnuni-sei'urity piisun.

He will,be eligible for parole again in two years. •

The D e p a r t m e n t of Cor rec t ions released a s t a t e m e n t explaining i ts decision: "The inmate refused to dis-cuss his involvement in killing his wife with the parole board. He is unwilling to accept responsibility for her death ... and is a risk if released at this time "

Mercado-Fisher was suffocated with duct tape in their Canton home July 15, 1984.

After four lengthy t r ia ls , including two f irs t-degree m u r d e r convictions overturned on appeal and two hung juries, county prosecutors decided to accept a plea agreement from Fisher

Planners reject proposal i LAND USE MAP BY SCOTT NEINAS STAFF WRITER

Township planners Monday sided with nearby property owners in reject-ing. by a 4-0 vote, a request to change the Future Land Use Map for a sliver of property near Ridge and Warren Road.

Meanwhile, the Canton P lann ing Commission approved site p lans for Community Bank of Dearborn, Belle Tire and a condominium project near Denton and Proctor Road.

The site plans need final approval from the township board.

Singh Development Company want-ed a 20-acre tract of land changed in the Master Plan so t h a i it could be rezoned to R-l . low density residen-tial.

S ingh owns 80 acres eas t of t h e property in question, south of Warren and west of Ridge road.

The developer has plans for a subdi-vision there and has an option on the 20 acres.

Property owners in the a rea were adamantly opposed to any change in the Master Plan.

"It 's an a t t emp t to get increased density and we're opposed to it," Erie Krupp, a resident who lives on Ridge Road, said.

"I don't think the planning commis-sion has been fair to those residents who have been living...in Northwest Canton, wes t of Beck," said Chuck Suppnick, a member of the Northwest C a n t o n Homeowner s Assoc ia t ion . "We've always known development was inevitable. We just wanted i t ' to be consistent with existing homes and *

Developments-has not been con-sisKal."

C h a i r m a n Vic G u s t a f s o n took offense to one resident's comment that criticized the commission.

"Cha r t f c t e r a s s a s s i n a t i o n s - a n d direct negative comments don't effect the vote one iota. We won't tolerate i t The commission will vote as it sees fit.

.-objectively," Gustafson said. Voting against the proposal were

Gustafson, Robert Wade, Karl Zarbo and Ronald Lieberman.

. ' ' k*1«ase see PLANNERS \-\

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Hot stuff: JtoTi Chaadoihfteftf andFrtzrik Musser 'of Canto'n prepare their "Bandit Chili" in The Gathering in Plymouth Sunday during the Great Lakes Regional Chili Cookoff. For more photos from the annual-event, which benefited the Make A Wish Foundation and the Plymouth Salvation Army, please turn to Page A2 in todays Observer.

P l e a s e see FISHER, A4

Search for arena operator narrows BY scon DANIEL STAFF WRITER adaniel@oe.bomeconiin.nt>!

Canton has narrowed-the field to one in its search for an ice arena develop-er/operator.

Administrative and Community Ser-vices Director Dan Durack declined to name the f i rm, which would run a township facility at Canton Softball Center. But he's hoping talks will wrap up in the next week or two.

"If n e g o t i a t i o n s conc lude soon." Durack said, "we should have ice by next fall."

It's the latest chapter in Canton's ice arena saga.

The township appeared to have set-" tied on Plymouth-based Arctic Pond in

P lease see ICE ARENA. A10

2 homes in line for face lift BY SCOTT DANIEL STAFF WRITER s d a n i e l @ o e . h o m e c o m m . n e t

A pair of Canton homes will be get-ting a federally fundedjace lift.

Work will include roof repair, plumb-ing, e lec t r ica l a n d o t h e r f^x-ups

.designed to br ing t h e homes up to code, according to Can ton Develop-ment Specialist Gerry Martin. '

"Most of the work we do is on the inside £>f the house." he added "We don't pave dr iveways or ' f ix garajfes unless they're attached to the house."

The township's housing rehabilita-tion program has been in place for more than 20 yea rs . Adminis t ra t ive andTCommunity Services Director Dan Durack said

"It's a good program." he added "The

P lease see FACE LIFT, AIO

Nearly 400 qualify for scholarship tied to MEAP BY TONY BRU9CAT0 STAFF WHITER t b r u a c a t o 0 o e . h o m e c o m m . n e t

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A total of 376 Plymouth-Canton high school a t u d e n t s have q u a l i f i e d for Michigan's new Merit Award Scholar-ship, a cash for college incentive by the state which is tied to performance on the Michigan F.thiff i , f-"° J Assessment Tests.

Wtyre-WttUml MwJto. Ail The number is nearly split evenly,

with 191 Plymouth Canton s tuden t s eligible for the $2,600 scholarship, and 186 Plymouth Salem students entitled to the award.

The Plymouth-Can ton s tudents are a m o n g a t l e a s t 2 0 , 0 0 0 s t u d e n t s statewide who have qualified for the scholarship, which helps students wkh university, college or technical train-ing expenses . A p r imary e l ig ib i l i ty requi rement is t ha t l l t h - g r a d e stu-

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A2(C) The Observer & Eccentric/ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1999

Jeepstolen from rental complex

A 34-year-old C a n t o n man ' s vehicle was stolpn in the early morning hours of Friday.

According to township police reports, the vehicle, a 1990 Jeep Pioneer, was parked in front of his apartment in the 8000 block oF N e c t a r . He to ld pol ice h e parked the vehicle at about 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 30 and saw it a few hours later when he took t rash out. . .

The vehicle was gone when he w e n t o u t t h e n e x t m o r n j n g . Besides the Jeep, which was val-ued a t $5,000, a p p r o x i m a t e l y $3,000 worth of d ry wall tools were stolen as well.

Police have no suspects.

Wallet snatched A 42-year-old Wayne woman's

wallet was stolen from her work-place in Canton Friday.

She tnlri pnlire-t.hp wallpt was ly ing on a picnic t a b l e in t h e shop a rea of the Market Street b u s i n e s s . More t h a n $300 in caah was stolen along with sev-eral credit cards.

Police have no suspects.

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- - S t . A s s a u l t ; . A 15-year-old Canton girl was t h e v ic t im Qf an a s s a u l t ' a t Ska tin' Station on Sept. 18.

Police repor t s said t h a t she exchanged words with a 19-year-old Wesrland woman. Minutes l a t e r t h e C a n t o n g i r l w a s punched in the back of the head.

S h e was t a k e n to Bo t s fo rd Hospital in Farmington Hills for t rea tment of a concussion. The 15-year-old, who repor ted t h e incident to police Thursday , is seeking prosecution.

Number s C a n t o n ' s police d e p a r t m e n t

received 244 calls for service for the weekend of Oct. 1-3.

A ratal tf M calk ft»i wi i / f a i ily troubles were received. More t h a n two dozen c r a shes w e r e reported, four of which involved injuries. Larcenies were the next highest category with 22.

Meijer offers vaccination clinic Each fal l , Michigan Visiting

Nurses (MVN) (formerly Huron Valley Visiting Nurses) coordi-nates Fall Immunization Clinics for those 18 years and older. Flu shot&.re being given From 3-7 p.m. at Meijer in Canton, located at 45001 Ford Road.

- Shots are $10 each and pneu-

mon ia v a c c i n a t i o n s a r e $25 . Recipients with Medicare-Part B (who are not part of an HMO) will be billed.

MVN, is a nonprofit organiza-t ion s e r v i n g t h e c o m m u n i t y since, 1909, is part of the Uni-versity of Michigan Health Sys-tem.

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Motorcycles and chili draw a crowd at annual cookoff Bikes galore: Mitchell Katkic of Brighton, 4, checks out a flame paint job on one of the Harley-Davidson motorcycles at . the Ride-In Motorcycle show during Sunday's Great Lakes Regional Chili Cookoff in Ply-mouth. His dad was a partici-pant. Below, Joe Parrino of Gar-den City backs up his motorcy-cle, with a . pumpkin Head doll aboard, along Ann Arbor Trail.

The Observer & Eccentric/ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1999 (C)A3

Time for a tas te : Sarah Gregory of Dearborn isn't sure she likes the taste of the chili entry she's just sampled. STAFF PHOTOS BY P»Ll HlTOCHJUV.

Woman dies from apparent drug overdose BY SCOTT DANIEL STAFF WRITER • d a n i e l d o e . h o i n e c o m m . n e t

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T o w n s h i p p a r a m e d i c s were called to the Willow Acres Hotel on Michigan Avenue east of 1 275 at about 5 a.m.

"Her boyfr iend woke up and she was unresponsive," Canton Police S g t . C h a r l e s Raycra f t said. "He- had the manager call 911. When we got there, she was deceased."

Police think the woman, Jamie' Brown, died from a heroin injec-tion.

"We won' t know anything for sure unt i l we get a toxicology report back," Raycraft said. • The Wayne County Medical Examiner's office is performing the test. Raycraft said four to six weeks is the typical -time frame for a toxicology report to be com-pleted. " »

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is u n d e r way. I t ' s unc l ea r whether foul play was involved, said Raycraft.

The 29-year-old |s boyfriend admi t t ed t h a t "drug use" was going on in the room prior to her death, he added.

It's unclear if any charges will be filed against him. The couple had been at the hotel for two days.

Brown s death was the fifth by drug overdose in Canton over the

* past year. All had one thing in common -

heroin. Its usage appears to be on the

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The Penn T h e a t e r in down-town Plymouth may become the c o r n e r s t o n e of a $20 mi l l ion development project overlooking Kellogg Park.

O w n e r Ron Cook said t h e approval by city commissioners for a liquor license is only the beginning for plans he hopes will t r a n s p i r e over t h e next t w o years , as downtown undergoes m a j o r c h a n g e s wi th a new Mayflower development and sev-eral new restaurants.

Cook said he ' s n e g o t i a t i n g with the, fflgnec of the Bepeal the

new t h i n g s h a p p e n i n g down-town, and we'd like to be part of i t . "

In the more immediate future , Cook received city commission approval for a liquor license for the Penn Theater a t Monday's meeting. Cook said'he hopes |to have final state approval before the first of the year.

"We can then begin se rv ing bee r a n d wine d u r i n g t h e movies, and are hoping to begin a comedy club sometime in the spring," said Cook.

Cook is negotiating with Mark Ridley, who has his own Comedy Cas t le in Royal Oak . to br ing acts to the Penn Becau.se of the

Royalty arrives: Ryan Cook, king, mixes into the throng of dancers (above). Right, juniors Jamie Anderson (left) and Chris Cudney do some fast dancing.

Beat music s tore , next to h i s theater, to buy the building and c o n s t r u c t a s econd-s to ry to house offices and a res taurant , with possibly one or two floors of condominiums.

"The r e s t a u r a n t and offices will cost approximately $8 mil-lion, with the condos taking the project to about $20 million." said Cook, owner of Cook Devel-opmen t , "We have to, decide if we would w a n t t h r ee or f o u r floors. We can build up to three floors without providing addi-tional parking."

Cook said the improvements would be incorporated with the design of the theater to keep the "back in time" look

"I 've a l r e a d y t a lked to an architect to get some prel imi-nary drawings," said Cook. "I'd like to see the project completed in 24 months. There are a lot of

de l ay in ge t t i ng t h e l i q u o r license, the comedy club ia about a year behind schedule.

"We plan to do some renova-tions in the theater, like build a bigger stage and redecorating,* he said. *We want to clean-up t h e t h e a t e r and m a k e it look f resh"

This past Summer Cook began a $100,000 refurbishing project, cleaning and restore the marble on the outside of the theater .

"We found several pieces that were cracked, so we had to find some to match it, which was dif-ficult considering these are from t h e 1940s." saw! Cook "We

'finally foi/nd some in Italy, and are hoping they arrive soon. It's cost us an additional $56,000 for the new marble. But when we get done, it will look like it did in 1941 ' •

Grant deadline is Oct. 15 Sta te Sen, Thaddeus McCot-

ter. R-Livonia. urged local com-munities and registered nonprof-it vo lun tee r o r g a n i z a t i o n s to take advantage of s tate g ran t s current ly available to suppor t local volunteer efforts.

"Community volunteer organi-zations provide many opportuni-ties to serve and strengthen our communi t ies ," McCotter sa id "The Vo lun tee r I n v e s t m e n t G r a n t s help nonprof i t g roups

. whose purpose is to help others."

To obtain a grant, local volun-teer, nonprofit organization* are to join in a collaborative partner-ship and designate one commu-ni ty o rgan iza t ion to s e r v e as t h e i r c o m m u n i t y v o l u n t e e r resource center The filing dead-line for 1999-2000 VIG grants is Oct. 15. Applications and fur -ther assistance can be obtained by contacting the Michigan Com-munity Service Commission at (517)335-4295.

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dents take the MEAP test and score at Level 1 (exceed Michigan standards) or Level 2 tmeet Micht-gan s tandards! on t h e reading, writing, mathematics and science portions of the test.

The money ifor the scholarships comes from Michigan's $8.5 billion share of the national lawsuit set-tlement with tobacco companies.

The scores show that 89 percent of P lymouth-Canton s t u d e n t s received an endorsement by pass-ing Levelsr-1, 2 and 3 «at basic level I rm the tests, according to Verna Anible, director of instruc-tion

"1 don't think anyone can say we're not doing a quality job," said Antfele "WV'vr got grmd scores But we certainly want to work on the 11 percent (Level 4, not endorsed! to get them to the upper levels."

At first glance, the number of students in Plymouth-Canton who passed Level 1 and Level '2 exceeded statewide averages in all four subjects. The district also showed improvements in the per-centage Qf students who failed to receive an endorsement in math, reading and. writing But, science and w ri t ing scores for Level 1

were noticeably down from last year.

Anible-said- lo compare the 1999 scpres to the previous, year because a large percentage of students opted out of the tests in 1998. The scholarship incentive wag an attempt to get more stu-dents to take the test.

"I'm pleased with the scores as they relate to the state averages," said Anible. "However, it's really-hard to compare because the par-ticipation by students was so low last year. 1 think the more reliable informat ion is how well we're doing with our curriculum "

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F o r y o u r l i s t e n i n g p l e a s u r e Here are some books on audio

tape avaiTahle from the library' • "Caught in the Light" by

Robert Goddard • "Charming Billy" by Alice

McDermott • "Cloudsplitter" by Russell

~Banks • "The Dark Is Umuim • \ Darker Place" by taurie

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T h e S p o r t * s e c t i o n Here are some select ions for

young readers with an athletic interest

• "The Michigan Wolverines Football Team" bv David Aretha

/ H "Hockey's .Hottest. Centers" by James Duplacey

• "Detroi t P i s tons" by Bob Italia

• " M c G u i r e and Sosa" by James Preller

• "Learn Karate" hv J Allen Queen

• "The Best of the Best in Soc-cer" by Rachel Rutledge

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Commissioners Cathy John-son, Melissa McLaughlin and Sue Dodson were absent.

In other business before the commission Monday:

• There was a 180-degree change in planners" a t t i tudes toward the Community. Bank of Dearborn 's 6,000-square-foot project proposed for Canton Cen-te r Road, between Ford and Saltz.

The bank 's site plan was tabled two weeks ago. when plan-ners made it clear they wanted more landscaping and be t t e r pedestrian access to the facility, which will lease"2,000-square-foot of office space.

This time, the site plan pre-sented to the planning body had signif icantly more plant ings , including 39 trees on the west end of the property that borders a residential area and additional plantings around signs, entry areas and pedestrian walkways.

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project, that 's what this is ail about," Zarbo said after the plan received preliminary, approval.

• A Belle Tire store, slated for a spot on Ford Road, west of Canton Cen.ter* also received preliminary approval for a site plan, although hot without a good deal of tweaking.

Project Sponsor Christopher Enright said he would work with architects to break up the 10 bay doors on the back of the building with brick columns with lime-stone caps or decorative lighting on top of them.

"The rear of the building is just as important as the front," Gustafson said.

• Preliminary plat approval* was recommended for 298 lots of Central Park Subdivision."part two, located near Proctor and Denton Road.

A-site plan for another part of the development consisting of 29 ortndominium lots was also rec-_' ommended for approval.

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which resulted in a no contest plea to second-degree murder.

The Mereados and prosecutors • Who Worked oh the Fisher case have been vocal over the years about keeping Fisher behind bars.

George Ward, the ehief assis-tant prosecutor for Wayne Coun-ty who tried Fisher once, attend-ed a June 18 parole board hear-ing with the Mereados and pre-sented additional arguments in favor of denying parole.

"I strongly opposed paroling this individual based on the fraudulent defenses he raised and relied on," Ward said. .

"You ^ant someone to accept the responsibility. He still denies it. He doesn't appear^to be a per-son who is rehabilitated.

"We're gra t i f ied tha t the parole board saw fit to deny parole "

Fisher was interviewed in late

• 'He doesn't appear to be a person who is rehabilitated/

George Ward assistant county prosecutor

August by a member of the parole board. The interview was reviewed by a second member and a unanimous decision was made to deny parole, according to Department of Corrections officials.

Manuel Mercado, the victim's father, said be would remain vigilant in his efforts to keep Fisher locked up.

"Fisher doesn't deserve any freedom anymore," Mercado said. "He should stay in jail for-ever, at least 19 years."

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George Ward visited a "boot camp once in Chelsea, needing to arrive at 4:55 a.m. to witness reveille for the inmates.

After calisthenics and a half-hour cleanup of the room and breakfast, the prisoners were sent to sort trash for recycling and clean up a nearby creek. „

"They were all busy doing something," Ward said. "They came back and studied at night so they get GEDs I general'equivalency diplomas). There's no TV, no movies at night."

Ward believes that attitude and prescription is one any parent would want for a troubled child: just punishment. "If I had a son in trouble, I would want him to get in, take his medicine and get out," Ward said.

At the same time. Ward believes the work would rid that sense of imprisonment, of leisure^and idle-ness, and develop a sense of purpose.

''It's not aimless, it's purposeful," Ward said. Ward, the ehiet assistant s\ aynt/ Oiuruy prus.--

cutor. is running for county prosecutor. The gener-al election will be nest November, but the Demo-cratic primary promises to be the key election next year with Ward. Deputy County Executive Mike Duggan and State Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroitt all beclaring that they will run.

As prosecutor. Ward hopes h& can convince state lawmakers to enact new laws to outline the day's activities and duties for prisoners. A longtime advocate of parole reform. Ward also thinks viola-tors of probation and parole should be prosecuted, instead of being treated as brand new cases for prosecutors. Ward said that would save tax dol-lars.

Ward believes unserved sentences should not be canceled once the end of probation or parole super-vision is reached.

Ward, a Plymouth Township resident, has been the chief assistant prosecuting attorney since March 1986 As an attorney, he conducted private civil practice with Milmet, Vecchio, Ward & Cama-go. 1982-86; Tfavis, Warren. Nayer and Burgovne, 1972-82; and Butzel & Long, 1967-71.

Ward also served as executive director of the Detroit City Charter Revision Commission, 1971-72, and as clerk for the Michigan Supreme Court. 1966-67 He is an adjunct professor at the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University.

Parole reform Ward wants the p*role board to throw parolees

who repeat their crimes back into prison to finish

• 'County taxpayers should hot have to pay for new prosecutions against repeat felony offenders who are already under substantial unused sentences, unless the sentence for the parole violation is inadequate.'

George Ward —candidate for Wayne Countyjjrosecutor

out the sentence they were assigned in the first place. Currently, parolees are tried and convicted for new crimes, rather than the old one. That adds to the expense of the criminal justice system. Ward said.

"County taxpayers should not have to pay for new prosecutions against repeat felony offenders who are already under substantial unused sen-tences, unless the sentence for the parole violation ^ is in&decftrate," wrote Ward in'the MirkSpfin Bar* Journal in November 1996.

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If the parole is revoked the parolee is liable to serve out the unexpired portion of the maximum sentence. Ward wrote. "If the new conduct also results in a new felony conviction, the new sen-tence is not to begin running until the remaining por t ion ' of the prior sentence has f i rs t been served," Ward wrote.

Michigan law states that all probation orders should be revocable or terminable for any type of antisocial conduct or action on the part of the pro-bationer.

"Prosecutor John O'Hair found that we could save taxpayers $6 'million! to $10 million." Ward said.

Ward also worked on a unique arrangement for another parolee in 1993, one he would like to see developed into a model.

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Smoke alarm Firefighters share life-saving

tips with third-graders BY SCOTT NKWAS STAFF WRITER

With smoke billowing out behind her from a second-floor window, 8-year-old Shaak i r a Haywood climbs out onto a bal-cony and down a ladder where a wai t ing firefighter helps her safely to the ground.

Fortunately for Shaakira , a third-grade Canton res-ident at Agape Chris-tian Academy, this was only a drill.

"I wanna do it again," she said after rejoining her classmates outside a smoky trailer in front of her school.

The t ra i le r , be t te r known as Canion'tt fire

"It's an ideal age for the pro-gram. The kids are old enough to comprehend and learn wha t we're teaching them. The fire safety house is a unique learning experience for the kids ... it's a hands-on approach to fire safe-ty"

The two-story, 27-foot trailer has a living room (with a fire-place), a kitchen, a stairway, an

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safety grouse, is the fire department s best tool for educating children about fire safety, and as of late, it's been busy.

National Fire Preven-tion Week, which runs Oct. 3-8, is being observed by the depart-ment in honor of the Great Chicago Fire that occurred Oct. 9, 1871. The f i re claimed the lives of more than 250 people and destroyed 17,430 structures.

The department traditionally uses this week to promote fire safety to children and adults.

Third grade students are tar-geted for the fire safety house, Canton Fire Marshal David Champagne said.

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mean?" asked fire inspector Frank Barrett.

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room the drill starts; A fire a larm goes off and

smoke begins pouring out of the wall.

One by one the children crawl and feel the door, always with the backs of their hands, as they were taught. When they determine the door is an unsafe exit they make the i r way, on hands and knees, to the sliding glass door that

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E m e r g e n c y learning: Canton firefighter Steve Brogelt helps a student out of the smoke-filled second story of the fire safe-ty house during Tuesday's demonstra-tion.

upstairs bedroom and a balcony. Each room serves as a venue

to teach kids about fire hazards and ways to escape a fire.

The door to the upstairs bed-room has a heating coil inside so kids can feel it and judge for themselves if they should exit

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and down the ladder to safety.

"It was fun and I learned a lot," Ply-mouth th i rd g rade r Paul Kitti, 9, said. "I liked the smoke and the stuff that you learn."

Tiffany Braboy, 8. from Canton, said: "I learned never to play with matches."

Barrett said the expe-rience the k ids have helps them retain more

information than wha t they would get from a lecture.

"Well see them a year later and they'll remember what we taught them verbatim," Barrett said.

"Our numbers a re dropping even though our population is going up. It's been a steady drop. We attribute it to public educa-tion and inspection."

Again this year, elementary school students created posters that are being displayed' inside Autonation's showroom on Ford Road. Winners will be chosen and a short award ceremony will take place at an upcoming town-ship board meeting.

b Smith fi, n third cjmrlor in Kim Baisch's class at Agape Christian Academy, finds his way out of the smoke-filled second stdry of the Canton Fire Department Fire Safety House during a demonstration at the Agape School in Can-ton Tuesday.

Restaurant owner seeking patio, entertainment permit BY TONY BRUSCATO STAFF WRITER t b r u a c a t o @ o e . h o m e c o m m . n e t

The owner of Dearborn 's Paisano's Restaurant has told city commissioners he'd like his new downtown Plymouth restaurant to have live enter-tainment, outside seating and outdoor speakers to entertain diners and passers by.

Frank Yaquinto, in a letter to commissioners, envisions the e n t e r t a i n m e n t at Com-pari's on the Park "would be

varied, with strolling Italian musicians on Sunday and live musicians on Friday and Sat-urday and possibly piano music at other times."

"We'd like to have city approval for tables and umbre l l a s outside next spring," added Yaquinto. "I'd like to have outdoor speakers -to play some Frank Sinatra, or maybe Christmas music dur-ing the holidays. Background music could add to the ambiance."

City commissioners Monday night approved a liquor license for the new r e s t au ran t on Main Street across from Kel-logg Park. The request now goes to the s ta te for final approval.

"We hope to begin inside demolition within a couple of weeks, and paint the outside soon befdre the weather turns." said Yaquinto. "We're going to do this right, so well take our time and open soon after the first of the year."

Drunken and reckless drivers have more to f^ar from police apd the courtB under a package of laws that took effect Oct. 1.

"We're putting the brakes on drunken driving while sending "a strong message tha t repeated drunk and reckless driving will be treated as the heinous crimes they are," said state Sen. Loren Bennett, R-Canton, in a press release.

The "Repeat Offender" pack-age targets drivers with two or mort alcohol-related driving con-victions within seven years or three in 10 years as well as those who repeatedly drive while their l icenses are suspended or revoked.

The legislation al locs police officers to immediately confis-cate the itietal license plates on vehicles driven offeftd-

• The legislation allows police officers to imme-diately confiscate the metal license plates on vehicles driven by repeat offenders.

ers, regardless* of who owns the vehicle, and issue .a temporary paper license valid until the case is decided. . In some cases, when an indi-vidual receives multiple convic-tions for driving under the influ-ence. the vehicle may be sold to offset law enforcement coats.

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drunken dr iv ing offense and manda tory subs tance abuse treatment.

Drivers with suspended licens-es will be prosecuted for a five-year felon-y for involvement in an injury-causing accident and a 15-year felony for involvement in an accident causing death.

Anyone who knowingly allows a dr iver wi th a suspended license to use their vehicle will be charged with a two-year felony for injury-causing acci-dents and a five-year felony for accidents causing death.

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The offender would be on parole indefinitely and attend Alcoholic Anonymous meetings, have no traffic tickets for three years, pay restitution for damages in his convicted cases, show proof that he held a job and fully supported himself for two year*. i

If the suspect did not comply, he would be returned to serve the rest of his sentence.

"All rehabilitation means you've .changed yeur ways," Ward said. "You've broken your bad habit and replaced it with a new one."

It also leads into what Ward wants: "purposeful prisons." ^

Today Michigan prisons house 45,000 inmates, a five-fold increase from 9,000 in 1960. Lawmakers set minimum sentences but nothing to establish

prisoner daily duties, Ward said. Prison does nothing to change behavior "They

are expected to get up in the morning, but why don't we use that time to train them and get them out of that kind of lifestyle?" Ward asked. Ward acknowledges that some criminals can be rehabili-tated, some cannot.

Ward also wants gun laws enforced and wants to make adult-supervised recreational sports pro-grams available to youths ages 6-16 and decentral-ize the administration of prosecutipn services to the community _as was done in Boston and Indi-anapolis.' v

"My point is tha t an idle mind is the devil's workshop," Ward said. .

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Cap ton Center Road, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed bids at the Office of the Clerk up to 10:00 a.m., October 21.1999 for the following:

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Bid specifications are available in the Finance and Budget Dept. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope dearly marked with the bidder name, address and phone no., date and time of bid opening. Canton Township reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex. religion, are or disability in employment or the provision of services.

. TERRY G. BENNETT, Clerk

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NOTICE The 36th District Court is accepting bids for its Assigned Counsel Program (Public Defender's Program I. The contract will be awarded from January 1, 2000 through December 31. 2001. Bidders must not be single practitioners and must have of f ices in, or reside in, the Court's jurisdiction: Cities of Plymouth or Northville. and lbwnsh ipe of Canton. Plymouth or Northville.

Proposals must be received by 3:00 PM., October 21, 1999. Interested parties AI% invited to contact Kerry Erdman, Court Administrator for fur ther information at 1734) 459-4575. Pubiuh: Oc tober 7, 1999

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS

The C h a r t e r Township of Canton will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed mater ia ls being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon two weeks notice to the Charter Township of Canton. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Char ter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:

David Medley. ADA Coordinator Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road

Canton, MI 48188 (734)397-5435

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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON REQUEST F O R BIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed bids at the Office of the Clerk up to 10:00 a.m., October 21,1999 for the following: _

PURCHASE O F O N E (1) BROADCAST T O P D R E S S E R Plans and specifications are available in the Finance and Budget Dept. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope dearly marked with the bid name, company name, addresa and telephone number and date and time of bid opening. The Township reserves t he right to accept or reject any or all proposals. The Township doee not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nat ional origin, sex, religion, age or disability ,-in employment or the provision of services. —

TERRY G. BENNETT, Clerk

WESTERN TOWNSHIPS UTILITIES AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING.

SYNOPSIS 4:00 P.M., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 ,1999

Regular meeting called to order at 4:15 p.m. Present: Thomas Yack, Karen Woodside. and Kathleen A. Keen-McCarthy. Agenda - adopted as presented. « Minutes of regular greet ing of August 23.1999 - approved. Schedule of operating e x p e n s e s totaling $1,360,644.25 - approved. Operations & Maintenance Report for August 1999 - received and filed. Operations Manager's Report for September 1999 - received and filed WTUA Business Plan Option - approved with conditions Award of Contract - Document Imaging System - approved. BFI Composting Contract Renegotiations - approved The regular meeting was adjourned at 5:46 p.m.

THOMAS J. YACK, Chairman This is a synopsis. A complete oopy of the minutes may be reviewed a the WTUA offices located at 40906 Joy Road, Canton. MI 48187 PUT** October 7.1W . \

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OCTOBER 14,1999

Notice is hereby given tha t there will be a meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals THURSDAY; O C T O B E R 14. 1990 AT 7-JO P J L The meet ing. will be held in the First Floor Meeting Room in the Township" Administration Building located a t 1106 8. CANTON C E N T E R ROAD. T h e following Agenda will be disfu—ed: ' Pledge of Allegiance to the F lag , Ron Call: Blayiock, Cisek. Demopouloe, Johnson, Redfern. Acceptance of Agenda '

L Stevens Hotneshield Inc., 1136 E. Beecher S t , Adrian Mi 49221 (800-729-0124) r ep resen t ing JefTery a n d Regius Shamberger , 46119 Bartfett, Canton Mi 48187 (734-466-7414) for property a t same addresa a r e requesting a variance of Zoning Ordinance Article 28.02 Schedule xtf Regulation requirement for Agricultural ft Residential Districts. Parcel #016-02-0421-002 A 'Building)

Joel ft Susan Goddard, 46839 Creek's Bend. Canton Mi 48188 <734-496-1337), request ing a var iance of Zoning Ordinance Article 26-01 Schedule of Regulations Intent A Scope of requirements Parcel • 111-04-0199-000 (Building)

Collins Signs. 4206 Napier Fjeld Rd , Dothan, Al. 36303 (334-083-8000) representing The Hems Depot, 1400 W Dundee Rtf, Arlington Heights, 11 66004, for property s t C a n t o n Center Road/Michigan Avmuor request ing a variance of t he Sign Ordinance 130 Section 9.1 Wall Signs/Awning Signs Parcel C 71-129-99-0001-700 (Building)

William Madden, Salts Center, LLC, 26622 Woodward Ave. Ste 200, Royal Oak, Mi. 48067 (248-646-8800) for property s t 1061 N Canton O n t e r . Canton Mi. 48187, request ing s variance of Sign Ordinance 120 Section 2.11 Off-Premiss S igns ' Parcel * 064-99-0007-711A (Budding)

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Borkowski dt PO Box 530232 Livonia Mi 48163 <248-477-1302) for property located s t 7638 Koppemkk . Canton Mi 48187, requesting s variance of 9 Ft. for s rear yard Setback Zoning Ordinance 26 02

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Regional control of Detroit water sought BY MIKE MALOTT HOMKTOWN NEWS SERVICE m m s l o t t # h o m e c o m m . n e t

For years, suburbanites have believed they are being over-charged by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.

State Sen. Bill Bullard (R-Mil-ford) said the city makes a "prof-it" on the water service it pro-vides suburban customer com-munities. And the dispute over rates has led to an ongoing fed-eral court case between the sub-urbs and the city^-initially filed^ in 1977.

Despite the fact that numer-ous .attempts to regionalize the Detroit wa te r system have failed, Bullard said he decided to revisit the issue in,the state Leg-islature this fall when he Ward talk.over the summer of a south-east Michigan "culture tax" tb support arts in the .city.

On Oct. 5, Bullard introduced Sena te Bill 781 to have the Dofroit woti'-r nndwewcr system* taken over by a regional authori-ty. As in previous proposals, the

bill would establish a regional assembly, giving customer com-munit ies Votes based on their usage of the water, and sewer systems.

The regional assembly would meet annually to approve water and sewer ra tes , projects for improvement of the system, and to elect a regional au thor i ty board to oversee the operation of the systems throughout the rest of the year.

A lot of talk —!iWe hear a lot of talk from Detroit interests about the need to cooperate, and money for the a r t s is one example," Bullard said, citing the proposal for a regional tax to suppor t the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, as well as other cultural insti tu-tions in the southeast Michigan

• region. "But when the suburbs talk about it, we don't get that cooperation."

That ' s comparing""apples to oranges^Tsa-ys Sen. Joe Young

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Young said he's seen this pro-posal many times in the 20 years he's been in the Legislature.

While rates are higher in the Suburbs, he said they should be because the cost of transporting water to customers increases the far ther from Detroit they are located.

Installation of lines and main-tenance are the primary cost fac-tors, he said. x

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Tack on charges But he also noted that many

customer communities tack on charges to water bills before passing them on to residents.

Those addit ional communi ty charges account for much of the additional cost of water in the suburbs.

Bullard's bfl.1 would not com-pensate the city for the takeover of the water department. "You are assuming that Detroit has some equity in the systeln. It does not," Bullard said.

No equity "It has been established in fed-

eral court that Detroit's equity in it was paid off in a series of pay^ ments made to Detroit's general fund from the water department in the late 1960s. Iwnoe'then, it has been operating on a user-fee • basis." * . u

Regionalization of the water system has been the subject of numerous bills introduced to the

Legislature since the 1960s. One such bill was approved by the Senate in 1993, but the most recent attempt, in 1997, never even moved out of committee.

Nonetheless, Bullard said he believes the plan has a good chance of passing this time. He noted the re h a s beet^a high turnover in the Legislature since the issue was last considered. And he has 24 co-sponsors signed on to support the bill.

four million customers Detroi t ' s sys tem suppl ies

water and sewer services to 124 communities in southeast Michi-gan, including most of western Wayne and Oakland counties. Some four million customers in the region receive Detroit water.

"We see a history of misman-agement and corruption in the Detroit Water and Seicerage Depar tment , " Bul lard said. "Now, some people will say that poun buck 20 yonro. but thorp was an employee of the depart-ment who was recently indicted for taking brides. Mind you, that was an indictment, not a convic-

tion. Still, there's a history. "And the re is a history of

handing out no-bid contracts. Maybe in the pas t year they have cleaned up their contract-letting process, but it still has a history of no-bid contracts."

Those issues do indeed go back 20 years. Young said. Today, the Detroit water department is a well-run organization, he said.

T h e Detroit water department is doing a good job. This is like takeovers on Wall Street, no one wants to take over an unhealthy operation. It is because it's a healthy department that others want to take it over."

Proponents of regionalization . use the issue for re-election pur-poses and to stir up the senti-ments of suburban voters. Young said.

Those who move out of the city • should consider the additional cost of services in the communi-ties to which they move, he said.

The issue, Ydung responded, "holds a tinge of race baiting."

tinue to be reduced to two lanes for barr ier removal, and three lanes for crews to paint lane stripes, Pannecouk said

Motorists should drive with caution throughout the remain-der of the construction while crew6 are on the freeway or adja-cent to it. Pannecouk Said.

"By the end of the weekend, motorists can expect to have four lanes," Pannecouk Said.

In about (mother week, the cir-cle ramps at Seven and Eight Mile roads will be re-opened. MDOT expects construction for the entrance and exit ramps for the Six Mile interchanges to be completed and opened in about two weeks.

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Pioneer Days illustrates Wayne County parks celebrat-

ed America's rugged past at its second annual Pioneer Day Sat-u r d a y a t t h e h i s to r ic N a n k i n Mills grounds in Westland.

About 150 vis i tors a t t e n d e d desp i te the rain and observed everyday life from the late 1700s and 1800s, including car r iage r ides , t i n - s m i t h i n g , b u t t e r churning and cider making.

"A lot of f a m i l i e s b r o u g h t a p p l e s fo r c ider , " sa id Caro l Clements, county parks natural-is t . "The kids also enjoyed the bu t te r churn and making but-

ter." The Jus t Friends Trio played a

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. group has been together for 20 years playing at folk fest ivals from New York to Wisconsin.

C l e m e n t s hopes to".expand n e x t y e a r ' s even t as N a n k i n Mills is expected to add exhibits outlining the mill's historic sig-nificance to the region. Interac-t ive exh ib i t s and displays a re expected to be constructed there next year.

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Jammin ' : Above, the Just Friends Trio (from left) Judi Morningstar on dulcimer, Rosemary Kornacki on bass and Lori Cleland on guitar perform at the Wayne County Parks' Pioneer Days at Nankin Mills. Top, Jes-sica Bell, 8, gets help from Billie Lou Holt of Westland in making a corn husk doll. Above right, Northville Carriage Company provided carriage rides. At right (from left) Darcie Burton, 10, of Garden City and Kayla Segasser, 10, of also Garden City make a wax candle. Emily Burton, 4, Jenna Segasser and Todd Burton are interested observers.

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AMHC) The Observer A Eccentric/ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 , 1 9 9 9

Weekend walkers aid fight against Down syndrome BY JULIE BROWN 9TAKF WRJTEH

It m*y have been a walk in the park, but the cauBe was good and garticipanti' hearts were in the right place..

The occasion was the second annual Buddy Walk of the Down Syndrome Suppor t Group of Western Wayne County. Its aim: "To promote acceptance, aware-ness and advocacy of all people

wi th Down .syndrome," said Leren Parker of Plymouth Town-ship, treasurer-secretary of the group. ;

Par t ic ipants met Saturday, Oct.-2, in Westland's Centra l City Park for . the three-mi le walk. Some 120 people were reg-istered, Parker said, plue walk-ins.

"Last year, we raised about $12,000," said Parker, whose son Evan, almost 4, has Down syn-

drome. "A lot of i t goes to research."

The group also has a lending library. "That's been working really well, especially for new parents/ she said. '

Clowns Pokey Dotty and Dee Dee en t e r t a ined the crowd. There was a raffle, and hot dogs and other food were served. Arts and crafts added to the fun.

Group coordinatpr Angela Maiorana of Plymouth Township

was pleased with participation. "We're r a i s ing money for

research and selected groups," said Maiorana, whose daughter Julia, 3, has Down syndrome.

Some 83 communities ip the U.S. and Puerto Rico held simi-lar events over the weekend, she said.

"I Chink people need to be edu-cated." Those with Down syn-drome a re l iving longer and holding jobs in their communi-

ties, she said. Down syndrome is a genetic

condition caused by improper cell division resulting in three No. 21 chromosomes instead of the usual two. It is the most common birth defect, with the extra chromosome responsible for certain facial characteristics, mental delays and possible med-ical problems. • Business sponsors for the local

event included; Westland Parks

and Recreation, Plymouth Jewel-ry & Gifts, Val-Pak Associates Inc., Qual i ty Die Sets Inc., Michigan Medical Equipment Inc., Horton Plumbing, Backyard Birds. Mail Boxes Etc., Jenny Phillrps, Exhibit Works Inc., Advanced Commercial Corp., Jack 's Spor ts Center , EdFri Industries, Joe's Produce and Eagle Crest Golf Club. Individu-als also donated.

The Observer & Eccentric! THURSDAY, O C T O B E R 7 , 1 9 9 9 ( C y A l l

OBITUARIES

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

B O A R D P R O C E E D I N G S r A regular meeting of the Board of Trus tees of the Charter I W n s h i p of Canton was held Tuesday, September 28. 1999 at 1150 South Canton Center 'Road. Supervisor Yack called the meeting to order a t 7:03 P M and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

BOLL CALL Members Present : Bennett, Burdziak, LaJoy. Mclaughlin. Shefferly. Yaak Members Absent: Kirchgatter Staff Present: Durack, Fas*. Abbott, Machnik, Minghine. Santomauro,

Zevalkink

APQPT1-OX OF ftfiFNlM : Motion by Bennett , supported by Sheffer ly to adopt the agenda witfi the addition of Item G-15 - WTUA Annual Budget. All ayes present.

Motion by Bennet t , supported by Sheffer ly to approve the Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trus tees of the Charter Township of Canton of September 14. 1999 AH ayes present .

Motion by Bennet}. supported by McLaughlin to approve the Minutes of the s tudy meeting of the Board of Trus tees of the Charter Township of Canton of September 21, 1999. Ayes: Benne t t , LaJoy, McLaughlin, Shefferly, Yack: Absent: Kirchgatter, Abstained: Burdziak.

Motion by Bennett , supported by McLaughlin, to pay the bills as presented. All ayes present.

ExpenditureJtecap General Fund 101 $313,553.78 Fire Fund 206 . 12.838 23 Police Fund , 207 44,826.31 Community Center Fund 208 88,319.65 * Golf Course Fund 211 35.578.59 Cable TV Fund 230 1.076.86 Community Improvement Fund , 246 6,849.50 £-911 Emergency Funds ' 261 697.70 Special Investigative Fund 267 647.41 Federal Grants Funds 274 1,271.80 S ta te Projects Fund ' .289 1,172.71 Downtown Devel. Auth. 294 11,896.16

Retiree Benefits f 296 12.00 Bldg. Auth. Construction Fund 469 4,737.22 Water & Sewer Fund 592 108,110.40 Koppernkk Corp Park 812 106.299.11

Total-All F u n d s • 737387.43

P R E S E N T A T I O N _

of t he Canton Community Junior Baseball and Softball Association. Mr Hill expressed the t h a n k s of t he Association's 2,300 members to t he Board of Trustees, Mr. Yack. Mr. Gouin. Recreation Services and all of the employees of Canton Township tha t have supported the Association throughout the years Mr. Hill presented the Township wi th a check in the amount of 110,000 to help with the ongoing improvements to what he considers one of our greatest assets of the community, the Canton Softball Center.

Mr. Yack accepted the check with t h a n k s and invited Mr Hill and other Softbal l Association Board m e m b e r s to a t tend the study session a t t he Softball Center next Tuesday (10/5/99) at which future issues and challenges for the center will be discussed.

CONSENT CAIJKNIMB Motion by Bennett , supported by LaJoy to approve the following budget amendments for the Pobce Training Account and the Police Training Revenue Account:

TrSxung Revenue #207-000-652-0000 $10,000

locnwHr Aapropriatwr. Training Account #207-301-952-000 $10,000

All ayes present . Motion by Bennett , supported by L&Joy to approve special events s ta tus for Delta Kappa Gamma ' s annua l c ra f t (air and permission to instal l signs advert is ing the event. All ayes present . Motion by Bennett , supported by LaJoy to adopt the resolution for the second extension of tenta t ive approval of t h e prel iminary plat for Antique Forest Subdivision inclusive of parcels • 065-99-0030-001. 065-99-0030-002,. 065-99-0028-000, 066-99-0029-001, 065-99-0029-002, 066-99-0010-000. 066-99-0009^ 000 a n d 068-$9-0001-001 to be located on SalU Road, east of Ridge Road All ayes present .

Motion by Bennett , supported by LaJoy to adopt the Resolution for the second extension of tenta t ive approval of t he prel iminary plat for Vintage Valley Subdivision inclusive of parcel f a 066-99-0013-001 and 066-99-0013-002 to be located on SalU Road, east of Ridge Road. All ayes present. Motion bv Bennet t , supported by LaJoy to approve the following hudeet

Effective October 7,1999 #

Motion by Bennett, supported by Mclaughl in to adopt the resolution tha i the Canton Township Board of Trus tees approves the Canton Police Department to dispose of recovered stolen and abandoned property and the. Canton Administrat ion to dispose of su rp lus office equipment at a public sa le oa October 22, 1999. Further, tha t a f te r deducting the coat of the sale, all monies from the sa le of police i tems be t ransferred from the Gen or 11 Fund and credited to the police budget. All ayes present G E N E R A ! , CALENDAR Motion by Bennett, ' supported by McLaughlin to qdopt t he resolutaan for special land usefor the Ti i -dty Christ ian Center. All ayes present. v

Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to adopt resolution for the final •«;k. Birljc g.lr, ,p. 11 m« 1/wntnH nn-fKi. nrirlhaagt corner of Warren aAd Ridge Roads inclusive of parcels 019-9^-0015-004. 019-99-0016-701. 019-99-0017-000, 019-99-0018-000 and 019-99-0019-000. All ayes present • Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to adopt the resolution for the final planned development district for Morgan Creek PDD, located on the south side of Cherry Hill between Sheldon and Lilley Roads, inclusive of parcels #090-99-0006-002. 090-99-0007-000 and 090-99-0009-000. All ayes present.

Motion by Bennett , supported by McLaughhn to adopt t he Resolution to approve the site plan for Morgan Creek Condominiums to be located on Chenry Hill Road between Sheldon and Lilley Roads identified as tax EDP Nos. "090-99-0006-002. 090-99-0007-000. and 090-99-0009-000. All ayes present. Motion by Bennett , approved by McLaughlin 'o adopt the resolution for site plan approval for Tutor Time Day Care to be located on Canton Center Road between Palmer and Geddes Roads inclusive of parcel #112-99-0018-000. All ayes present Motion by Bennett , supported by McLaughlin to deny the request of the Petit ioner to re tone the north two (2) acres of land located on Michigan Avenue between Lot* and H a n n a n Roads from Ll-2, Light Industrial , to C-3. Regional Commercial All ayes present .

Motion by Bennett , supported by McLaughlin to adopt t he resolution to approve the final site plan for Rolling Meadows Site Condominiums to be located on Gyde Road between Beck and Ridge Roads, identified as parcel #017-99-0005-701-. All ayes present.

Motion by Bennett, supported by Shefferly . to award the design, staking, and construction follow-up for the Denton Road Water Main. Mott Road to Newton Road, to the lowest qualified bidder made by the firm of Ayres, Lewis, Norris ft May, Inc. for a cost of $71,762.75 plus a ten percent (10%) contingency for a total of $78,939.00. All ayes present . At this point in the proceedings, there being bo objection. I tem G-15 was moved up for consideration and Motion by Bennett, supported by Shefferly to adopt a Resolution to approve the WTUA 1999/2000 Budget. All ayes |

a RESOLUTION . To Approve the WTUAJi

WHEREAS, on August 23, 1999. the Board of Commissioners of t he Western Townships Utility Authori ty adopted a budget for t he fiscal year ending September 30.2000; and

WHEREAS, the Authority is required to present i u budget to each of its member townships for approval,

NOW T H E R E F O R ^ BE I T RESOLVED that ths budget for the Authority for t he fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. in the amounts presented is hereby approved. Motion by Bennett , supported by Shefferly to approve two separa te bousing rehabil i tat ion contracts with PWR Enterprises for work a t homes on Beck Road ($12,923.00 including ten percent (10%) contingency) a n d Fleetwood Drive ($16,962 including ten percent (10%) contingency). All ayes present . Motion by Bennett , supported by LaJoy to adopt 'a Resolution to set the December 1,1999 millage rates. All ayes present. TIE SOLVED, by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Canton, that there be levied on the taxable property of said Township for the year 1999, for general Township purposes, a tax of 1.11 mills on the Taxable Value thereoC said va lue being $1,866,351,037 real property and $147,296,960 personal property, totaling $2,013,647,997. and the tax amounting to $2,235.149.27, BE IT F U R T H E R RESOLVED tha t pursuant to Public Act 33 of 1951 there be levied on the taxable real property of said Township for t he year 1999, for fire protection purposes, a special assessment of 2.9400 mills on the taxable S ta te Equalized Value thereof said value being $1,866,351,037 real property, and the tax amounting to $5,487,072.06;

BE IT F U R T H E R RESOLVED tha t pursuant to Public Act 181 of 1951 - the re be levied on the taxable real property of said Township for t he year

1999. for police protection purposes, a special assessment of 4.8000 mills on the taxable S ta te Equalized Value thereof said value being $1,866,351,037 real property, and the tax amounting to $8,958,484.98 Motion by Bennett, supported by Shefferly to approve -two sepa ra te housing rehabilitation contracts with PWR Enterprises for work a t homes on Beck Rqad ($12,923.00 including ten percent (10%) contingency) and Fleetwood

a m e n d m e n t in the General Fund-Klections Department for the election supplies for t he 2000 election cycle:

i rchase of Drivn .$lfi,»iVi including; u»n i i l W . n'y i-All ayo«. prc^*

Appropriation from Fund Balance #101-000-699-0000 $17,000 00

AaacocndUaoa I s q p p M I Operat ing Supplies-Elections #lOl-191-74CVOOOO $17,000.00

This budget amertdinent I n c r e a s e the Election^ Department budget from $26,462 to $43,462 and the G e n e r a l Fund budget from $18,335,584 to $18,352,584. All tyee present Motion by Bennet t , suppor ted by LaJoy to approve Zoning Ord inance Amendment T99-2) AU ayes present

CHARTER TOWNSHIP O F CANTON ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT SS-1

T h e Cha r t e r Township of Canton Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows; t

A r t i c l e 2, G e n e r a l P r o v i s i o n s

S e c t i o n 2.16 - E x c e p t i o n s , by amending subsection C, as follows:

I. EXCEPTIONS TO HEIGHT STANDARDS *n»e height limitation of th is Ord inance shall not apply to chimneys, church spires, clocks or bell towers or o ther s imilar architectural design element*, public monuments , or wireless t r a n s m i s s i o n towers, provided tha t such s t ruc tu res do not exceed twenty (20) feet above the maximum height in the "3istrict in which they are located.

Additionally, archi tec tura l f e a t u r e s which include building and roof line e lements which are intended to add archi tectural interest and-not for the purpose of adding signage to the bui lding may be allowed to exceed the m a x i m u m height of the d is t r ic t by net more- than twenty (20) feet Ths building area encompassed by the proposed building and/or roof line element shal l not exceed twenty five pe rcen t (25%) of the footprint of the total s t ructure T h e portion of the bui ld ing which exceeds the maximum height limitation of the district shall alee be subject to an additional th ree <3) fast of side and/or rear yard s e tbackAr every addi t ional one ( I ) foot of height above the maximum hfcight limitation at t he d i A n t t

However, t he Planning Commission may specify s lowsr height limit for any as a Special Land Use. In dot

Motion by Bennett, supported by LaJoy U) adopt a Resolution to set the • December 1,1999 millage rates. All ayes present.

Tn m rii J C T ^ n , - n,ni, RESOLVED, by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Canton, that there be levied on the taxable property of said Township for the year 1999, for

-general Township purposes, # t s a of M l fnills on t h e Taxable ValBe thereof said va loe being $1,866,351,037 real property and $147,296,960 personal property, totaling $2,013,647,997. and the lax amounting to $£.235,149.27; BE IT F U R T H E R RESOLVED tha t pursuant to Public Act 33 of 1951 there be levied on the taxable real property of said Township for the year 1999. for fire protection purposes, 4 special assessment of 2.9400 mills on the taxable State Equalized Value thereof said value being $1,866,351,037 real property, and the tax amounting to $5,487,072.06;

B E IT F U R T H E R RESOLVED tha t pursuant , to Public Ar t ' 181 of 1951 there be levied en the taxable real property of said Township for the year 1999, for pobce protection purposes, s special assessment of 4.8000 mills on the taxable State Equalized Value thereof, said value being $1,866,351,037 real property, and the tax amounting ts $8,958,484.98.

Motion by Bennett , suppor ted by Sheffer ly to approve t h e c rea t ion of Programmer/Analysts 1, II and III" positions in MIS as a replacement for the cur ren t Programmer/Analyst position, and to approve f i l l ing of two Programmer/Analyst 111 positions in place of two vacant Programmer/Analyst II positions All ayse present.

Motion by Bennet t , supported by Sheffer ly to approve t h e creat ion of Programmer/Analysts I, II and IU poaitiona in MIS as a replacement for the

. cur ren t Programmer/Analyst position, and to approve filling of two Programmer/Analyst III positions in place of two vacant Programmer/Analyst

s t ruc ture t h a t requires appropria te height, the

- the surrounding uses, the height of

'ei-mimcs the shall consider the character of

; structures, the potential to obscure l ight s r view to or from exis t ing buildings snd s u r r o u n d i n g properties, and potential d e t r i m e n t to t he use or vslue of su r round ing properties (Supp 94-3, Effective 11-S-M)

Art ie le fk Lsmdeenptng. S c r e e n i n g awd Walls S e c t i o n 5 .03 * S p e c i f i c L a n d s c a p i n g R e q u i r e m e n t s for Z o n i n g Dis t r i c t* , by amending subsection C . l a s follows n REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTIPLE-FAMILY DISTRICTS

1 General Sits Landscaping A minimum of two (2) 1 (1) o rnamenta l tree. PLUS, four (4) .

Motion by B t e n s t t . supported by Burdziak to 1

shall-bs pisnted per dwel l ing uni t Unless otherwise specified. I l a n d s c a p i n g e l s e w h e r e ia t h s m u l t i p l e - f a m i l y r e q u i r e d

devel shall hot he

II p o s i t i o n All syss | Motion by Bennet t , suppor ted by Burdxiak to spprove the t r a n s f e r of $75,000.00 from the Public I i p r s e s m — t Fund to the Capital Prqjocta Road . Paving Fund for legal and appraisa l costs associated with t he acquisition of right of way for the Beck Road paving project All aym present Motion by Bennett , supported by LpJoy to spprove tha t proper repairs be made to t he Fire Stat ion 1 facility in ssenrdawn wi |h township policy.. All

ak to spprove ths purchase of twenty (20) Kimbell Array Tables; t en (10) from Teem'Dff iee Inter iors , Inc., South fie Id, Michigan, and tea (Iff) from BT Office Products International , Warren, Michigan, for A am opt to SIT sad $6.20000 All gyea present Motion by Bennett, supported by LaJoy to sword ths hid for t he purchase and ins ta l la t ion of the sudio/video equipment for the Centon Public Safety t raining room to Thalner Electronic Laboratories far aa amount not to exceed $8,500.60 All ayes present AWOC1LN

Motion by Bennett , supported by McLaughlin to adjourn the meeting a t 8 46

The above is a synopsis of actions taken at t h s Regular Board meeting held on Sept 28, 1999 The fan text of t he sppreved minutes will be available following the next regular meeting of the Board on Oct. 12.1999 THOMAS J. YACK, Supervisor TERRY O BENNETT. Cl#rt

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purpose is for low-to-moderate income people to get grants to fix their houses."

Funds for the program come from the U.S. Depar tment of Housing and Urban Develop-

m e n t in the form of community development block grants.

C a n t o n r e c e i v e * o p p r u K i m n t t ' l y $425,000 from Washington, D.C.. . annually in such funds. Martin said &bout $20,000 is allocated each year for the housing rehab program. »

"Usually we don't spend all of the money," he commented. "It's a low-need program in Canton."

Most communit ies , Mart in said, offer s imilar programs. Typiqally, two to three township homeowners receive g ran t money each year.

Eligibi l i ty guidel ines are straightforward:

• Resident* must have three years occupancy at the home.

• The home must be a single family detached building-Martin said mobile homes, apartments and condominiums aren't eligi-ble.

Ice arena

Income, i* also'a factor. The income ceiling ia based on

a sliding scale depending on family size. A family of four can't make more than $47,800, for example.

"The ntimbers change each year," said Martin.

The townohip aegspta appliea

MARIAN WALL COWAN Private services were held for

Marian Wall Cowan, 77, of Ply-mouth. Burial was in Little Lake Cemetery, Norwalk, Calif.

She was born Jan. 26, 1922, in Foraker, Okla. She died Sept. 24 in Livonia. She was a counselor/trainer. She was in the Navy during World War II.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John Clement and Bertha Ethel Wall. Survivors include her daughter , Marcia <Waldo) Cay Galan of Plymouth; one son, Craig (Laura) Cowan of Anaheim, Calif; one sister, Mar-jorie Hendrickson of California; two brothers, David Wall of Cali-fornia and Daniel Wall of Ore-

_gon; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. ORACE LOUISE SCOTT

Services for Grace Louise Scott, 72, of Canton will be 2 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Jehovah Wit-ness Kingdom Hall, 47343 W Ann Arbor Trail (corner of Beck) with the Elder Robert Devine officiating.

She was born April 26, 1927, in Champagne, 111—Sho died

tions for housing grants »1) year. Funds and repair work go to homeowners with the greatest need, said Martin. ,

"We usually don't have real competition for the funds," he added.

Residents don't have to pay the money back unless they sell the home within three years.

"We've only had one or two cases like than in .the LO years I've been running the program," Martin said.

Names and addresses of home-owners receiving the TOnds are kept confidential to safeguard their dignity, he added.

Jus t under $30,000 is being spent on this year's recipients. Martin said that 's on the high end. _ '

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May as its developer/operator. But negotiations fell through in Align st nupr frmd and bevprapp rights.

Arctic Pond owners wanted the, right to put a restaurant in the arena . The township was unwilling to gran t that right, however.

Diamonds Bar and Grill has exclusive food and beverage rights at the softbell center.

Canton began the process of finding a new developer/operator immediately a f t e r talks with Arctic Pond collapsed. Durack said the township received four bids for the job by Labor Day.

A review of those bids by him-self and other top level Canton adminis t ra tors winrtowed the field to one shortly thereafter. Negotiations have been ongoing since.

"We met with them last week and made a proposal," said Durack. "The ball is in thei r court nght now."

The f irm will be publicly named when an agreement is reached, he added.

The project, which will be

located on seven acres at the Michigan Avenue softball center, will mat hftw(*en -S6 and $fi mii-

Sept. ,30 in Wayne, she moved to Canton from Plymouth' in 1978. She was a member of the Jeho-vah Witness Kirfgdom Hall, Ply-mouth. She was retired from the Old Village Stripper, a furniture shop in Plymouth's Old Village. At one time she owned and oper-ated a consignment, shop in downtown Plymouth called "Things In the Attic." She loved and wrote poetry •

Survivors include her six chil-dren, Warne D. Linsea <jf Can-ton, Lianna C. Fella of Howell, Mich., Stephany M. Petting-Sch-lik of Wayne. Holly P. Ruthford of Inkster , Robin M. Scott of Highland. Reid T. Scott of West-land; one sister. Rony Shapiro of Nevada; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Local a r r a n g e m e n t s were made by the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, Plymouth. WESLEY L KOPONEN

Services for Wesley L. Kopo-nen, 72, of Westland were Oct. 4 in the Vermeulen Funera l Home, Plymouth with the Rev

lion to build. It will include two NHL-sized ice surfaces.

Township Supervisor Tom Yack has said that the facility will be relat ively simple in design and shouldn't be difficult to build.

"You can move from a signed agreement to the planning com-mission quickly," he added.

The township has been looking for an developer/operator for the arena since March. That's when Canton officials convinced Grif-fin Properties to scrap its plan for "Sportstown US^," a $100 million mega development with jce, basketball and soccer facili-ties at Michigan and Haggerty roads

In return, Griffin got the right to purchase a 19.4 acre parcel on Haggerty. It will be used for research and office development.

Besides an ice arena, two other elements from Griffin's original plan will be located at the soft-ball center. A soccer facility and golf dome are planned.

Drex Morton officiating Duiial was in United Memorial Gar-dens, Plymouth.

He was born Jan. 20. 1927, in Highland Park. He died Oct. 2 in Ann Arbor. He was a police offi-cer in Highland Park. He was a member of St. Michael Lutheran Church. He was in the M'arine Corps during World War II.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor A. and Lempi Koponen Survivors include three sons, Wesley R. Koponen of West Bloomfield, Carey "Randy" Koponen of Clarkston, John "Billy" W. Koponen of Lake Orion; one daughter, Jane t E.

Koponen of West Bloomfield; one brother, Edwin (Caroline) Kopo-nen of Houghton Lake; two sis-ters, Linda M. Weiland of Ply-mouth, Velma Ojala of Florida; one nephew, David (Arlene) Wai-land of Plymouth; and two grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, West Metro Reghion, P.O. Box, 721129 Berkley, MI 48072-0129. MARIAN PHYLLIS BERRY

Services for Mariah Phyllis Berry were Sept. 28 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church with the Rev. J.J. Mech officiat-ing. Burial was in Michigan Memorial Park, Flat Rock.

She was born, Sept. 24, 1999, in Coipnierce Township . She died Sept . 24 in Commerce Township.

Survivors include her parents, James and Annette Berry of Ply-mouth; a sister, Ashley; a broth-er, James Berry III; grandmoth-er, Phyllis Jurkiewicz of Taylor; grandparents, James and Char-lene Berry of Dearborn; six aunts; and three uncles.

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made by the Schrader-Hawell Funeral Home, Plymouth. DONNA JEAN WOOD

Services for Donna Jean Wood, 59, of Plymouth were Oct. 4 in Santeiu Chapel with the Rev. David W. Martin of Risen Christ Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was in Parkview Memori-al Cemetery. Livonia.

She was born Sept. 7, 1940, in Detroit. She died Oct. 1 in Salem Township. She was a homemak-er.

She was preceded in death by a son, Marvin J. Wood Jr.; and a sister. Evelyrt. Survivors include her husband, Marvin J. Wood; a daughter, Lenore Ramsey; a son. Steven Wood; mother, Lenore Elliott; two brothers, Norman Elliott, Gerald Elliott; four sis-ters, Sharon Robinson, Karen Duka, Judy Barkley, Delores

Stuart; and four grandchildren, Matthew, Daniel J immy and Colleen.

Memorials may be made "to the American Diabetes Association or to the Karmanos Cancer Insti-tute. FERME K. HARVEY

Services for Feme H. Harvey, 80, of Northville were Oct. 2 in the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, Plymouth with James Sprague officiating.

She was born Nov. 12, 1918, in Janesville, Wis. She died Sept. 30 in Superior Township. She was a homemaker She moved to Northville from Belleville 20 years ago. She was, a member of First Church of Christ Scientist in Plymouth. She was also a member of the Michigan Humane Society. She loved to cook. She also enjoyed garden-ing.

Survivors include her hus-band. Ar thur of Northville; a son. Richard of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Sharon (Stephen) R'ea of P lymouth , Chris t ine (Timothy) White of Milford; a sister, R. Corey Rea of San Fran-cisco. Calif.; a brother, Roland Grevstad of Lima, Ohio; and four granddaughters, Tristana Von Will of Ann Arbor, Vanessa Von Will of Troy, Leiza Rea of Bar-ton, Colo., Stephanie Rea of Bar-ton, Colo.

Memorials may be made to the First Church of Christ Scientist, 1100 W. Ann Arbor, Trail, Ply-mouth, MI 48170 or to the Michigan Humane Society, 3600 Auburn Road. P.O. Box 21482, Auburn Hills, MI 48231-4182. THEUNA F. WILBER

Private services will be held for Thelma F. Wilber, 82, of Can-ton (formerly of Bad Axe, Mich.) Oct. 10 at the L.J. Griffin Funer-al Home with the Rev, Norman Nay lor of the Emerson Unitari-an-UniVersaljst Church officiat-ing.

She was born Nov. 5, 1916, in

Eveline Township, Mich. She died Oct. 1. She worked as an assembly worker for the automo-tive industry and more recently in home care.

She was preceded in death by her husband. Earl J ; and one son, Martin A. Survivors include three children, Gerald J. (Linda), Judith A. (James) Burgess, Earl D. (Judith) of Canton (formerly of Bad Axe, Mich.); 10 grandchil-dren; and nine great-grandchil-dren.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. ROBERT L KOLOMf

Services for Robert L. Kolodge, 30, of Plymouth were Oct. 6 in the L.J. Griffin Funeral Home, Canton Chapel with the Rev. Jerry A. Yarnell of St. Michael Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was in Parkview Memori-al Cemetery.

He was born July''IS. 1969, in Southfield. He died Oct. 3 at Sinai-Grace Hospital. He was a purchaser in .retail.

Survivors include his wife, Angela M.; two sons, Noah R., Gavin L.; parents. Lawrence and Jackie; a sister, Denise L. (Ken-neth) Skicki; grandfather, Artie Hawk; father-in-law, Douglas L. (Cindy) Stamper; and several nieces and nephews.

CATHERINE BENNETT Services for Catherine Ben-

nett, 73, of Canton were Oct. 7 in the-Neely-Turowski Funeral Home. Canton Chapel with the Rev. Leonard Partensky officiat-ing. Burial was in United Memo-rial Gardens.

She was born Oct. 28. 1925. in Detroit. She died Oct, 4 in Can-ton. She was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by two daugh te r s . Kathy and Susan; and two sons. Survivors include her eight chi ldren. Diane. David, Charles, Karen, Irene, Carol, Robert, Nora; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

MEAP math test results disappoint i WAYNE-WESTLAND SCHOOLS

B r DARRELL CLEM STAVT WETTER

Nearly one-third of Wayne-Westland high school juniors failed to score high, enough on the last Michigan math test to earn a state-endorsed diploma for that subject.

New s ta te test resuj ts also show that large percentages of local llth-graders fell short on state endorsements in reading, science and writing.

On a brighter note-, juniors who fai led to earn diploma endorsements af ter t ak ing

(Michigan Educational Assess-ment Program tests in May will have two more chances this year - their senior year - to pass, the w a n w i ochool official.1 . iaid

A breakdown of MEAP results for John Glenii and Wayne Memorial high schools wasn't available early this week - but it should be ready early next week, Bairesi said.

District results Districtwide, juniors made one

of their strongest gains in read-ing, where the percentage of stu-dents earning s ta te endorse-, ments jumped 5.8 percent in 1999.

"It certainly is a real positive -that 5 percent," Barresi" said. "We are looking for this kind of trend to continue "

Most Wayne-Westland stu-dents take the dreaded MEAP tes t s , Unlike some dis t r ic ts rhere m.any pupf-l* in i>Ceut

Not all MEAP results proved gloomy.

The percentage of l l t h -graders earning state endorse-m e n t s in math, reading and writing was higher in 1999 than in 1998. as Wayne-Westland students made slight gains in the wake of curriculum improve-ments.

"It does take time," Sam Bar-resi, assistant superintendent of instruction, said.

Students earn state endorse-ments in math, reading, science and wri t ing by "exceeding" Michigan test standards 1 Level 1), "meeting" them 1 Level 2) or demonstrat ing "basic" knowl-edge (Level 3).

Otherwise, they fall into Level 4 and receive no endorsement.

years protested the program by missing exams.

But par t ic ipat ion is up statewide and in districts like Livonia following news tha t $2,500 state scholarships will be tied, in part, to MEAP results.

"That's enticed some people to take the exams." Barresi said.

Allan Edwards, a research and evaluat ion specia l is t in Livonia's curr iculum depart-ment. agreed that participation will increase "now that scholar-ship money is definitely going to be tied to this,"

Wayne-Westland officials have consistently encouraged stu-dents to take MEAP tests, which administrators say provide only one indicator of how the district and its students are performing

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO T H E ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON. WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

NOTICE IS. HEREBY GIVEN pursuant l o ^ c t 184 of the Public Actt-of 1943 of t he S ta te of Michigan, "&s~amended, a n d " p u r s u a n t fo the Zoning O r d i n a n c e of t he Cha r t e r Township of Can ton t h a t the P l s n m n g Commission of the Charter Township of Canton will hold s Public Hearing on Monday. November 1. 1999 in the First Floor 'Meeting Room of the Canton Township Administration Building. 1150 S. Canton Center Roa<T st 7:00 p.m. on the following proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance

C H E R R Y HILL VILLAGE EAST PI A ^ N E D D f W U f l P M B N T n i B T R i r T i p n m . a m k n i i m p k t PLA-N_= CONSIDER REQUEST TO AMEND THE PRELIMINARY PDD AS PERMITTED IN SECTION 27 04 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE INCLUSIVE OF THE EAST 60 ACRES OF PARCEL NO 097 99 00-11 000 Property is located on the north side of Cherry Hill Road between Beck fcnd Ridge, Roads Firs* Pub l i c Hear ing .

Wri t ten comments addressea to d ie Planning Commission should be received at the shove sddress prior toTfcursdsy. October 28. 1999. m order to be included in the materials submitted for review.

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OPINION 7 9 4 SOUTH MAIN, PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN 4 8 1 7 0 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1999

Full calendar October offers enough for all

Geof Brooks

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Perhaps it's fitting that October is such a busy month in Canton, taking into account the township's agrarian history.

The fruit of the harvest these days though is -in cultural events, festivals and volunteer opportunities, all of which abound this month.

The seventh annual Canton Fine Arts Exhi-bition runs Saturday through Oct. 15 at Sum-mit on the Park. An invitation-only reception is Friday evening.

The annual juried exhibit, free to the pub^ lie, showcases 95 pieces of fine art and offers $1,500 ill urtibl piutfs. The shem imludtia

• The fruit of the harvest these days is in cultural events, festivals and volunteer opportunities, all of which abound this month.

several opportunities to pitch in and help oth-ers in the community. A "planting party" is • planned in Freedom Park and other activities will be held at the Summit. Previous efforts have included clothing drives and clean-up projects at locations around the township. To volant*1 t r or for information tall Cantun u>b

paintings and sculptures from artists across, metro Detroit.

The exhibit has become a centerpiece for Canton Project ARTS, the non-profit commu-nity organization that promotes cultural activ-ities throughout the year in Canton. As the exhibit has become established it has grown in the diversity of artists and the quality of work presented, according to co-chairman Linda •Shapona. There were 185 entries for this year's show.

Make a Difference Day and the annual Octoberfest collide on the same calendar spot this year, Saturday. Oct. 23.

Make a Difference Day will offer residents

unteer coordinator Maureen Karby, (734) 397-6450.

The Octoberfest may be one of Canton's best kept secrets - if you consider something -that draws 2,000-3,000 people each year for a day of fall fun a secret . Although not as hyped as summer's Liberty Fest, the Octoberfest offers entertainment, refreshments, havrides, pumpkin contests and all sorts of family activ-ities in Heritage Park.

For a complete Octoberfest schedule, call the parks and recreation department, (7341 397-5110.

Any time is a good time to get involved in the community. For Canton residents. October offers something for everyone

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Gun suit gets mixed reviews Changes preference

Legislation by lawsuit is rarely in anyone's best interest. It circumvents a process

lihat's worked well for centuries, turning over policy-making responsibilities from elected representatives to judges and juries. It throws the checks and balances built into government by the framers of the state and federal Consti-tutions out of whack.

Still, there are elements to the pending liti-gation by Detroit and Wayne County against

two dozen gun manufac-turers and a dozen gun dealers doing business in our area that merit sup-port. And there is evi-dence that the suits -which seek some $800 million in damages - are getting gunmakers' * attention and finally prompting serious dis-cussion on trying to

Mike Duggan remove guns from the hands of children and

felons. The separate civil suits were filed last April

in Wayne County Circuit Court. They cite the manufacturers and dealers for "willful negli-gence" in not stopping "straw purchases" - a d n a l a r k n o w i n g l y s e l l i n g a w e a p o n to s o m e o n e

• The Observer is pleased to see r

some movement on the issue. But we hold out hope that substantial changes in the way people buy and sell firearms can be dictated by the Legislature and not from behind the court bench.

acting as a front for a felon or juvenile unable to legally buy one. Wayne County law enforce-ment officials set up the stings for dealers, ranging from independent gun shows to major sporting goods chains

Gun manufacturers are just a& liable for. _1 the illegal sales, contends Mike Duggan, the county's deputy executive and a candidate for eouftty prosecutor. The manufacturers look the oth6r Way, hiding behind federal laws which stipulate only that guns must be sold by a licensed dealer. "There's no background check (by the manufacturer), no follow-up, nothing," Duggan says. "It's tougher for an appliance dealer to sell a name-brand vacuum

cleaner than it is to sell guns."

Duggan has a point. Regulations should be tightened both for manufacturers and dealers. Firearms are lethal weapons, even those bought and used legally by hunters and target shooters.

Unfortunately, both Congress and the state Legislature remain paralyzed on the issue -even after the spate of school and workplace shootings grabbed headlines this year and even though survey after survey shows a majority of Americans favor stricter gun con-trol laws. It's too bad the gun lobby still exerts such powerful influence in Lansing and Wash-ington. So much so that civil suits have become the preferred course of action. Some 20 municipal and county governments - from Chicago to* Bridgeport, Conn, - have filed liti-gation similar to the Detroit-Wayne County

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When I voted in-1997 for the millage to build the new high school, I understood

it was to be on "the west site." inatelv. w<

sound reasons elaborated by knowledgeable people from the field of education to make me eager to change my site preference.

The east site is obviously the better choice by far and I urge the board, rather than remain committed to the wording on that bal-lot, to move the site to "east" for two reasons: For the sake of quality of education for gener-ations of kids to come, and second to avoid the waste of taxpayers' money for years to come..

Since those reasons have now become so obvious, this voter will feel betrayed if the building still happens at "west."

Clirfton Stroebel P lymouth

if they own that land. To shade their yard, they plant trees directly under power lines, and then are angry when the tree trimmers reshape those trees or are upset when they lose power from storm damage because of

local strip malls are the same. That road was on the map in the early '70s. along with many other zoning designations.

Why-don't the new home purchasers check with the township to see what the zoning was for that vacant land? Why do new- homeown-ers expect farms or vacant lots to be mowed every week, when the ordinance clearly says four times a year?

If you aren't happy - don't buy there or move. If you are concerned about a large farm or vacant lot; buy it. either yourself or jointly with your neighbors and stop whining like children that the world isn't bending to your demands.

C h r i s Lapinski Can ton

Anger is misplaced

Once again, some people think they own the world without having to pay for it. The

people in Sherwood Village are angry because a land owner is developing his land.' Instead nf thanking him fnr THF LI s rn f his land as a

Location not the issue

Iread the arguments for each site of the new high school, east and west, and I am puz-

zled. The people arguing for the west site are arguing smaller school and class size. They're arguing that a "campus" environment is not good. I was under the impression that the use

Duggan and others hope the threat of dam-age awards will prompt self-regulation and accountability from gun manufacturers and dealers in the same way the tobacco industry has begun policing itself.

Th£ gun suits, which have yet to be heard, . have already brought about some positive changes. The Gibraltar Trade Center, for example, has barred gun sales from its week-end flea market.

The Observer is pleased to see some move-ment on the issue. But we hold out hope that substantial changes in the way people buy and sell firearms can be dictated by the Legisla-ture and not from behind the court bench.

COMMUNITY VOICE

park for their kids, they are complaining that they lost a park. The park was on a neighbor's property that he purchased and paid taxes on all those years.

These are probably the same people when moving intojtheir new home-, expeclyou-to remove your fence on your lot because they don't like it. They either want you to remove your trees because it limits their vi^w, or not cut your trees because it shades their house or that when trees are cut down on public prop-erty for roads they feel they haVe a right to collect money for these trees when the people illegally planted them in the first place.

They get angry when they can't put their play structures, gardens, bushes, trailers, boats, or let their children play football on your property. Their own subdivision parks and the Edison property are overrun by incon-siderate and ignorant homeowners who act as

of the school was not in question, only the location.

Regardless yf the location, the students will still be split equally between the three school buildings. If this is correct, then how does the smaller school argument work? If anything i§ t rue i f s that your kids wiTf" be'under more" pressure with the west site to get to class on time

If ydu want to argue that the schools should be separate, do so. (It's a position i -would sup-port). Don't just argue for the west site and then wait for the quagmire shuttle system to break down Only the kids will suffer in-that scenario. v.

David Bard Can ton

QUESTION:

Who will win . t Saturday's big football game, Michigan or Michigan State?

We asked this Question at the Canton Public Library.

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'They're both f> 0.1 think it will be a good gams'

Canton

"I have to go with Michigan. My wife is • Michigan alum, so l don't get a choice."

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P O I N T S O F V I E W

Tax change could heighten economic battles among communities tne man's "reform" often

imes another's "outmoded and obsolete process badly in

need of reform." The latest example to come out of

Lansing has to do with tax abate-ments for industrial facilities. A hot topic in the Capitol is the just-intro-duced House Bill 4844, sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Faunce (R-Warren) which would eliminate the ability o( one community to veto tax abate-ments in another when a business moves a factory and the jobs that go with it .

Tax abatements can be a powerful incentive for companies planning to put up new industrial plants. If approved by the local ci£y council or township board, an abatement can knock off up to 50 percent from the business's property tax bill for the fats^ tnry fty up to 12 years

As the law reads now, however, when a company moves inside the state, the municipality from which it

MIKE MALOTT

is departing has to sign off on the deal. The munici-pality has to giveits approval, not for the factory to move but for it to get . the tax abate1

ment when it arrives. Proponents of HB 4844 argue the

veto allows one municipality to "hold hostage" another when that communi-ty has agreed to an abatement to spur economic growth. Although quite rare - only a dozen cases of vetoes have been reported across the state - it can result in blocked economic develop-ment in the same region, supporters argue.

And the economy is quite different to&tyfHan when tha t rule was first* adopted, those same proponents say. Today, the competition is between

states and nations, not communities. The bill would have a laundry list

of local effects. FOr one, it could give the green light to a plan by General Motors to move facilities out of Troy to the GM Tech Center in Warren.

Recently, Troy's city council denied consent to the move despite the fact . GM wants to spend $1 billion on expansions to the Tech Center. Troy would lose jobs because employees now located there would either be moved to Warren or Pontiac. Report-edly, GM has put the entire project on hold because of the veto.

Another change in the bill would add electric generating plants to facil-ities considered to be industrial, and therefore eligible for abatements. That would allow CMS Enterprises, Rouge Steel and Ford to go ahead with a $315 million co-generation power plant in Dearborn. The Dear- . born City Council would like to pro ceed with the plan and the abate-ment, but the state Tax Commission is likely to rule against it unless the

bill is adopted. And the bill would add convention

centers over 50,000 square feet to the list of facilities considered to be indus-trial. That would mean that if the Novi Expo Center does, indeed, decide to move from its present location, it too could be eligible for an abatement.

All that economic growth sounds wonderful, but one has to remember that the veto of tax abatements was itself a reform not long ago. When first enacted in the 70s, tax abate-ments were intended to give commu-nities a way to compete against other states. Factories, and jobs, were head-ing in droves for the Sunbelt states back then. And property tax breaks were seen as powerful incentives for new businesses to come here instead.

But it also didn't take long for busi-ness people to recognize that they

"could leverage one community against another. If 3ne community was rili; ing to give 25 percent, perhaps anoth-er would increase tha t amount to get the factory. Cities unwilling to give

abatements at all would lose out. Although the intention was to com-

pete against other states, the effect was to create inter-community compe-tition right here in Michigan. * Simply going back to that now to gain these economic development pro-jects hardly seems like the right course. At a time when state government appears ready to address urban sprawl, such a move would actually appear to be counterproductive. And Michigan . could wind up simply waffling between having local vetoes and getting rid of them every 10 years or so.

Wouldn't it be wiser to turn the question over to a regional planning agency or create some sort of appeals process? Then a judgment could be made on whether the abatement would really result in economic

.growth, o f allow an inter-city raid. Mike Malott reports on the local

imptiaittffTLi of slate ana regional events. He can be reached by phone at (248) 634-8219 or by e-mail at mal-ott@homecomm.net.

LETTER

More choices for students

The location of Plymouth-Canton's third high school should be placed

in the context of providing parents and youth with more choices. It is clear from pre-bond issue forums, the bond election, anecdotal opinion and

I the recent 4-3 vote on the location of th^riew school that the Plymouth-Canton community is divided over what should constitute a high school experience.

The west site was seen by a signifi-cant number of voters as a desirable alternative to what is now being offered ... it would provide more struc-ture, less mobility and a more restric-tive curriculum. On many occasions I have heard parents say they donot want to see^any more students placed at the corner of Canton Center and Joy. They intuitively know that more students means more anonymity and less oversight.

In my opinion, we would not be so

conflicted if more care and effort had been invested over the last 20 years by school boards, administration and staff in making the two high schools more intimate, more structured and creating a curriculum that was perfor-mance based.

It is time to offer parents and youth more choice. The education landscape is changing. Charter schools, schools of choice and. in the near future, vouchers will join the already-present private and parochial schools.

A dogmatic approach to education will ensure that scores of parents will seek other options. It is concept that is 30 years old and replicated by none. It is a square peg in a round hole. The current structure of the high school serves the few at the expense of the many. The structure andrthe atti- -tude of many of its staff and adminis-tration is better suited to college-aged students than youth 14-17 years old.

What many parents and students are looking for is a more intimate and

personal educational experience. They want young people to be seen as a unique individuals with special strengths and interests. They want to see efforts made to meet, know and engage their young person at the school door. They are looking for an environment that facilitates learning. .They are looking for an environment that fosters ethical behavior.

Parents are also desirous of a cur-riculum that is performance based. They are not impressed by pseudo col-lege course titles or a course book tha t is an inch thick. They are looking for a curriculum that is sequential, sys-tematic, consistent and rigorous - a curriculum that is tied to a clear set of expectations and is evaluated annual-ly through objective measures. They are looking for a curriculum and instruction program that is endorsed by the community, subject to peer review and inspected by the high • school administration.

Dark clouds are beginning to form

over the Plymouth-Canton communi-ty. Groups are beginning to form to fight for their position. There are suggestions that members of the board of education should be recalled. I am personally aware that groups may be forming to recall the four board members who voted to place the high school at Beck and those who voted against that location.

If these efforts materialize, the dis-trict and the communities it serve will be negatively affected for years. Nothing is more destructive than an issue that divides the community. Families will flee the district, charter school and non-public schools will be full, and families considering locating here will select a.more-desirable address. If we are not careful, this issue will not only divide us but will destroy us.

In my opinion, there is but one solution: maintain the current two-high-school "campus" while adding a third high school that is decidedly dif-

ferent. Create a true option for par-ents and students. Provide a school with a different organizational scheme and curriculum. Select a staff of teachers and administrators who embrace a smaller-is-better philoso-phy andjvho would support a differ-ent approach. Provide a more-struc-tured and limited curriculum - a cur-riculum that emphasizes rigor and application. Let parents and students select the approach and school that they feel best meets their needs. Put the power of choice in the hands of the consumer/ taxpayer. As a result, where the third high school would be physically located would be almost immaterial.

The next, 30 day^ are cnMH*1 What course will be charted? Will it be a course that is in the best interests of some or all?

Tom Yack C a n t o n T o w n s h i p superv i so r

Voucher backers hardened by ideology

Theorists may theorize. Policy wonks may pontificate. Politicians may blather But the stately and uncontrollable passage of con-

crete events has a wonderful way of cutting through all the fog.

So it was last week on schools, the issue like-ly to be of top concern to voters in next year's election.

Event 1: Two weeks ago, billionaire Am way President Dick DeVos kicked off the petition

.drive to get enough signatures to put a school voucher plan on the 2000 ballot. TTie plan would entitle students in "failing" school districts (where fewer than two thirds of students gradu-ate on time) to publicly funded vouchers worth up to $3,100, good at any public or private school

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DeVos dismissed school reform efforts in Michigan as "incrementalism." while his wife, state Republican Party chair Betsy DeVos. said current policy "tinkers around the edges." Both called Michigan schools "underperforming "

Event 2: Last week. Republican Gov. John . Engler pouredcold.wa^eFon the^schog] voucher

plan at, of all places, the big GOP leadership conference on Mackinac Island.

Citing a recent Detroit News poll that showed only 47 percent support versus 34 percent oppo-titiOn among MTeffigan r e s iden t s portion* were undecided), Engl?r argued that any ballot pro-posal with less than 50 percent support at this point is doomed. His staff said he was also wor-ried a voucher proposal on the ballot-would energize teacher unions and various other liber-als, thereby threatening Sen Spencer Abra-ham's re-election campaign as well as prospects for continued .GOP control over the state House of Representatives

Event 3: Later last week, the Michigan • Department of Education released results of last spring's MEAP test. Th«* results showed "steady improvement in MEAP scores." according to state Superintendent Arthur Ellis. The results also indicated some 20,000 students who scored well on the test had potentially qualified for a $2 ,500 state-funded scholarship to coll^gfe

Some 66,000 Michigan high school students took the test last April, up nearly 10.000 from the year before Introducing assessments t like

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public education in Michigan and recent MEAP test results indicating overall gains in student achievement.

I think Michigan Board of Education member Kathleen Sti'aus got it right when she told me, "The things we have been doing to improve our schools are working.. Why destroy all that?"

Why, indeed? Arf I suggested in this column a couple of weeks ago, the issue of reforming edu-cation has been improperly framed for years. Instead of looking for some ideologically correct silver bullet (charter schools several years ago7 vouchers this year), folks actually interested in improving schools would do well to realize that the educational picture'in Michigan is actually quite complex.

Many Michigan schools are making real progress - test results are up, graduation rates are nsing. parent* and students are satisfied. Reform tools such as MEAP tests, improved cur-riculum, emphasis on teaching and sustained parental and public attention appear to be work-ing reasonably well. The question is how best to deal with those schools that are not making progress. 1

Some urban schools such as Inkster or Ben ton Harbor are in terrible shape. The mess now unfolding in Detroit suggests that the sad reali-ties of urban politics there have overwhelmed any repidual interest in taking care of kids The remedies now being applied to Detroit —pitch

K r0 rr t r ~ u n , , v ^ m

S central component in school reform for years Dangling a $2,600 state scholarship to college as sun incentive for kids to take the test 'an idea o( Engler's) has evidently turned around what

.looked like a growing boycott against taking the

Well, well! What's going on here? Ignore for a moment the fact that the very top

Bepublicans m Michigan are dramatically and publicly s t odds over education That A political iMider baaeball

Focus instead on the extraordinarily reveal-ing juxtaposition of events Iht* launch of an incendiary bsllot proposal that could threaten

a competent CEO with the authority to clean house - may well prove appropriate to other failing urban school districts

The best way to identify an ideologue is to see whether the passage of concrete events has any effect on ideological consistency. In the case of the voucher proposal, it's hard not to conclude that backers are so taken up with their ideology that they have loat touch with reality

Phil Power is chairman of HomeToun Com-munications Network Inc . the corytany that

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Preservationists, histori-ans and t h e cur ious met l a s t m o n t h at t h e Kay Beard Building on the long-closed Wayne County psy-chiatr ic complex in West-land to talk about preserv-ing a piece of history.

The Kay Beard Building, formerly known as "Build-ing D," once housed admin-istrative offices and psychi-atric t reatment wards. It 's

County Office on Aging. T h e group met to orga-v

rtize " F r i e n d s of Eloise." The meeting, sponsored by t h e W e s t l a n d His to r i ca l Commissicn, a t t rac ted 20 people willing to help.

O p e n e d in t h e e a r l y 1800s, Eloise served Wayne County's poor and indigent for nearly-140 years. At its peak, 8,000 people lived on Eloise's 902 acres, growing t h e i r own food, d ry ing tobacco^ ra is ing livestock

• and operating a theater. "Eloise is a great exam-

ple of how Wayne County has always strived to focus i t s e f f o r t s on c a r i n g for those who cannot care for themse lves , " said Wayne County 'Executive Edward H. McNamara. "Today, we provide health care for the l e s s f o r t u n a t e in m a n y many ways - th rough our m e n t a l h e a l t h d iv i s ion , pub l i c hfealth off ice and PlusCare services -

Frank Rembisz, director of Wayne County 's Office on Aging, and Jo Johnson, director of West land His-torical Commission, mas-terminded the group a year ago . A d i s p l a y of E lo i se a r t i f a c t s , f rom l e a t h e r r e s t r a i n t s to c o m m u n a l cigarette lighters, already is on d i sp lay at the Kay Beard Building.

Eloise began closing in 1973, with Building D clos-ing in 1981 and W a y n e County General Hospital in 1984.

Rembisz said one major • task Friends of Eloise will undertake will be to uncov-er many of .the 6-inch by 5-inch concrete markers used to identify the 7,145 dead p a t i e n t s bur ied at Eloise Cemetery. The cemetery is on the south side of Michi-gan Avenue directly across from the Kay Beard Build-ing.

In addition to obtaining a his tor ical designat ion for t h e r e m a i n i n g bui ld ings . the group will review thou s a n d s of d o c u m e n t s and photos accumulated in the vau l t t h r o u g h the yea r s , s o m e d a t i n g to t h e l a t e 1800s.

_ ^ F r i e n d s of Eloise needs more volunteers. The non-profit organization plans to h a v e m o n t h l y m e e t i n g s open to the public

For more i n f o r m a t i o n , call the Westland Histori-cal Commiss ion at (734) 326-1110.

Holocaust settlement tax waiver BY MIKE MALOTT HOMETOWN NEWS SERVICE m m a l o t t 0 h o m e c o n i i n . n e t .

Survivors of the Holocaust, or heirs or beneficiaries of victims of Nazi persecu-tion during World War II, may soon come into substantial money.

Those who l ive in Mich igan wou ld receive their set t lements tax free under l eg i s l a t ion p e n d i n g before t h e s t a t e House.

The House Tax Policy Committee ' on Tuesday, Oct. 5, took up House Bill 4796,

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The proposal would allow-Holocaust survivors, or the heirs or beneficiaries of victims, to deduct from their income tax r e t u r n s any r e p a r a t i o n s or r e t u r n e d assets paid to them.

"Holocaus t s u r v i v o r s h a v e wa i t ed decades for the re tu rn of their personal items and holdings," Rep. Nancy Cassis, R-Novi, said. "Exempting the income tax on these items is the least the state can do for people who have suffered through

the worst human tragedy of this millenni-um."

The s ta te proposal follows deductions already in place at the federal level. Cas-sis said she expects that many southeast Michigan res iden t s will receive sett le-ment payments.

Some 120 Swiss companies - including banks and insurance companies - may soon distribute $1.25 billion.to 50,000 sur-vivors and he i r s in 40 count r ies as a resul t of a proposed se t t l emen t in an international lawsuit referred to aS the

"Holocaust Victims Asset Litigation." The settlement covers unclaimed bank

deposits, abandoned artwork and unpaid i n s u r a n c e p roceeds , a s well as o the r assets, left with companies in Switzerland by Jewish famil ies be tween 1920 and 1945. The sett lement was proposed last year, and has been unde r review by a Swiss commission. Pay^nertts could begin in November when the review is expected to be completed. HB 4796 is expected to receive legislative approval with little or no opposition this fall. Cassis slud.

SC ski club plans trip

Ski Searchmont, Ontario with t h e S c h o o l c r a f t Col lege EdgeRtinner Ski Club, Dee.-2-4.

Trip includes two-night condo a c c o m m o d a t i o n , two-day l i f t passes, hot tab and sauna. Trip participants must be 18 or older and need not be a member to attend. Member cost is $85; oth-ers $115.

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Parents get help rearing kids in '2000'

mother walks into the thera-pist's office one day and begins

Lto explain her problem with her son.

"He refuses to go to school; 1 hare found marijuana hidden above the ceiling tiles in the basement; condoms lay haphazardly under jxis bed.

"I left the house locked one weekend to go away, and he came over from his dad's house, broke in and trashed the place with beer cqns. What can I do?"

Raising kids today is a daunting job, says John Townsend. author of "Raising Great Kids." No doubt about it ... the climate is different than it was even 10-15 years ago. Television has changed. The music has changed. Dress codes have changed.

What's behind these changes? The standards have dropped. All of

us know it ... few of us do much about it.

If we are unwilling to step up to the plate and respond "societally," then at least we can make a difference with our own children.

We can teach them integrity and to •value life beyond their own. We can work with their differences and applaud their uniqueness.

We can build their self-esteem by_ showing them how to feel good about

being outside

• 'He refuses to go to school; I have found marijuana hidden above the ceiling tiles in the basement; condoms lay haphazardly under his . bed.'

the main-stream, by doing what's right.

And we can show them that love of family is the most impor-tant love there is.

To this end, a bountiful work-shop is going to be available orr~ Saturday .'Oct. 30, for parents, entitled "Par-enting 2000." The day will be

chock-full of breakout sessions that will discuss:

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder IADHD) and your child -what to look for, what to do.

Sib l ing r i vu l ry—how to »•<)}»• wi th

Ready to ride: Jerry Broida waits in the parking lot of School-craft College for fellow Gold Wing Road Riders • Association chapter members to show up for a recent Wednesday evening ride

-to Milfoi Broida and his wife Soralee are longtime Chapter H members.

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It's ride on Gold Wing riders shed motorcycle image

BY DIANE GALE ANDREASSI -SPECIAL WRITER

I mages of beer guzz l ing , t a t t o o painted, long-haired bikers looking for trouble are left m the dust by

members of a local club that raises money for charities and meets week-ly at different ice cream parlors

"That's the kind of people we are: we don't hang out at bars, we go to different Dairy Queens," explained Melva Warnock , publ ic r e l a t i o n s spokeswoman for t h e Gold Wing Road Riders Association. Chapter H in Livonia. "If there's an ice cream parlor in the city we've probably b«-en there.

"We like to have fun, but we're not obnoxious to other people around us."

On a recent Wednesday everting members met at Schoolcraft College before heading out for an hour ride to an ice cream parlor in Milford. One-by-one, men and women of all ages and occupations pulled up on their motorcycles.

Each arrival was nearly silent. In fact, most cars make more noise than Gold Wings bikes.

Gary Bessfnger, a Canton resident and loan officer for Mutual Financial Services in F a r m i n g t o n , sa id h is " p a s s i u n " f u r a t a r t r d

made him swear off motorcycles. Bessinger jumped in the saddle

again 20 years later With the care-less impetuousness of youth behind him, he's attracted to the Gold Wings Club because it emphasizes safety.

Jeff Morche pulled up with his 10-year-old son. Joe.

"I 've a l w a y s had a pass ion for bikes," Morche explained. "Motorcy-cles aren't about loudness, long hair and tattoos. There are probably more doctors who ride bikes than anyone else."

Long-time members Sora lee and J e r r y Broida have

been members of the local cluh the longest.

"It gives us people to ride with, people to have good times with and people to learn from," said Jerry, a 61-year-old manufacturers represen-tat ive "They're f r iendly, outgoing and fun people. And it's educational, because we practice safety and study safety."

The o r g a n i z a t i o n ' s mot to is "Friends for Fun. Safety and Knowl-edge."

Referring to a trip tu Yellowstone National Park. Soralee. 60, explained that the motorcycle opens doors to

Heading out: Lights on, one Chapter H member joins the group as it heads out for its weekly ride.

the country you wouldn't meet other-wise. 1 think it's because people want to do it, but they don't. They come up to us and talk, especially when he takes off his helmet and his hair is

new t r i e n d s h i p s S t r a n g e r s will " approach and start up conversations. People from all walks of life are cunous how far they've gone on their members motorcycle. ' "Gold Wing riders tend to live life a

"You have a ball out there." s a i d ^ i l t l e more on the easy-going side." Soralee. a recent ly re t i red nurse. Warnock said. "We don t tend to be "You get to meet people all around rebels of the world

The local chapter has more than 100 members from surrounding com-munities. Nationwide the organiza-tion is represented in all 50 states; however. Michigan has more motor-cycles per capi ta t h a n a n y o the r state.

The re also are Gold Wing Club chapters in all Canadian provinces and 51 other countries. Around the world, there are 75,000 members.

In the local chapter , most of the m e m b e r s a re 40 yea r s and older . Warnock said

"We're an older crowd who now have empty nests and have money to spend on themselves." Warnock said "The people in our group a re very aware of the things that are happcn-ing in t he i r own t o w n s a n d they donate their time and effort, no! just money, to different causes "

As a group, they're involved in :« lot of charity work, including dona tions to the Majce-A-Wish Founda-tion, which grants wishes for serious-ly ill children, and the Juvenile Dia-betes Foundation during an annual summer ride from Grand Rapids to Mackinaw City that begins at mid-night. The chapter recently adopted First Step. Wayne County Project on Domes t i c Violence and S e x u a l Assault as its local charity.

Joining the club New m e m b e r s o f t en jo in a f t e r

learning about the club during shows

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it. • Discipline - the best techniques

to use. • True Colors - learning to appreci-

ate different personalities. • Peer pressure - challenging your

child to-"step dut* of the norm. -• Blended family issues - difficul-

ties unique to remarrieds. The workshop runs from 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. at Temple Baptist Church, 49555 North Territorial Road in Ply-mouth. The cost is $20 per person, o r \ two for $35. Continental breakfast and lunch are included.

You won't want to miss this oppor-tunity to help yourself and your child. Those interested in attending can call (734) 414-777, ext. 220.

As an anonymous writer wrote, "Parents who bring up their children best are those who exercise the most

• tact, self-control and authority." Jacque Martin-Downs is the coordi-

nator of the family Resource Center in Westland and has a private coun-seling practice. If you have a question or comment, write her at the Observer Newspapers, 36251 Schoolcraft, Livo-

'nia 48150 or at h?r e-mail address: downsjQmail resa.net.

DAR group sponsors genealogy workshop-

It'« lime to trace your roots. The S a r a h Ann C o c h r a n e Ply-

m o u t h - N o r t h v i l l e C h a p t e r of t h e Daughters of the American Revolu-tion is hosting a genealogy workshop for all prospective DAR members 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 9, at the Plymouth Library, 223 9 Main St . , Plymouth

For more in format ion , call (734) 465-6625

when l\e was 10 and began r id ing* mini-bikes.

Then in 1976. when he was 16. he' slid under a semi- t ruck tha t was traveling in the opposite direction. His girlfriend, who became his wife.

Hollywood Nights aims for solid gold hit

Solid Gold: Jim Yester (from left), lead singer of The Association, Bruce Belland, lead singer of The Four Preps, and David Somerville, lead singer of The Diamonds, have teamed to form The Preps, this year's featured act at St. Mary Hospital's Hollywood Nights.

BY SUE MASON STAFF WRITER smanon^w.honi fcon im.ne t

Glitz, glamour and a touch of rock V roll— The •seventh nmiqyhrrm.Tllment of St Mary Hospital's* Hottyipood Nights fund-ra iser promises tha t and more for party-goers

The gala, the hospital's largest fund-raising event, will take place Thursday, Oct. 14. at laure l Manor in Livonia and will feature WYl'R-FM radio person-ality J immy Launce as toastmaster for the evening

"It 's ffuch a p leasure to have J i m m y Launce because he represents so much of what we are about." said Sherri Fletcher, Hollywood Nights chair "His wholesomeness and friendliness peo-ple who come to Hollywood Nights support that wholesomeftess. that community spirit . '

The evening will get under why with cocktails and appetizers at a 6 p m pre-party The sit-down dinner will be at 7 p m followed by a concert per formance by The Preps and an after-glo with the 8targ VIP ticket holders

Honorary chairs are Gov. John EYvgler and his wife Michelle, with Livonia Mayor Jack Kirksey and his wife Patt as the honorary host and host-

ess Also on the guest list a r e WDIV-.TV heal th reporter Ltla Lazarus. Miss Michigan 1999 Audne An/i Chernauckas and -WXYZ-TV reporter/anchor Cheryl Chodin

Jason Magic will present his contemporary brand of magic to party-goers at the pre-party. whtle Rick Dinoian Photography will provide personalized rnertv ory"photograph« of the evening for a nominal fee,

'People like to dress up and to have a picture it

makes the event even more memorable." Said Fletch er

VIP tickets (which include the pre-party, VIP seat-ing. dinner, show, after-glo and a mementoi are $125 peFperson or 51.250 for a table of 10 Guest tickets (which include the pre-party, guest seating, dinner and show) a re $50 each or $500 for a table of 10 Sponsorships also are still available

Tickets can be ordered up until the day of the Went by calling Fletcher at (734> 655-2121

Proceeds from Hollywood Nights will support the hospi ta l ' s family centered programs - children'* immunizations, health screenings and expansion of the Miracle of Life Maternity Center

"A Tot of the programs'we offer to th<r cnnununity are at low or no cost because of Hollywood Nights." said Fletcher "We had a free prostate screening da> and had 450 men show up When 450 men partici pate, that tells us they want to have an expansion of those services."

"We have become a health education site and that's growing." added Julie Sproul, director of community relation's ' JWple want to be educated, they want to be in control of their health The more educated our fustomers. the healthier our community can be "

The evening follows the tradition started by Carol Cass ie , who w a n t e d to give t h e c o m m u n i t y an evening of quality entertainment and elegance while raising money for the hospital through Project Smile

"The Women's Center was made possible by Projert Smile, whu-h is nOw Hollywood Nights." said Fletch-er. who has had the job of keeping Hollywood Mights

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You say you have a horde of teenagers who wan t the best seats in the house to see Howie Dorough, Nick Ca r t e r , A.J. McLean, Br i an Li t t re l l and Kevin Richardson on Nov. 8, and no idea how to fulfill their dream.

How does a suite at the Palace of Auburn Hills (including pack-ing and basic food) for 12 people to see the Backstreet Boys into the Millennium Tour sound?

It could be yours. If you're the highest bidder at Garden City Hospital's 10th annual fall fund-raiser, "Motown Memories," on Friday, Oct. 15, 'at the Italian-American Banque t Center on Five Mile Road in'Livonia.

"I've a lways looked at our

fund-raisers as friend raisers," said Gary Ley, president and CEO of Garden Citg Hospital. "We want people to come and take part and become a part of our family. It means a lot to us and to the community." •

This year's benefit is a change from the dinner-dance format of previous years. It will start at 6:30 p.m. and feature live and silent auctions, food stations -pasta, hot hors d'oeuvres and carving, with desserts and .coffee later in the evening - beer, wine and pop and the music of The Contours.

Motown's hard-rocking hit-makers, The Contours scored an R&B chart-topper in 1962 with . "Do You Love Me." One of Berry Gordy*s earliest discover-ies at Motown Records, the group also recorded such rnid-

'60s soul classics as "First I Look in the Purse" and " Just a Little Misunderstanding" and cultivat-ed a nevf generat ion of f ans when "Do You Love Me" was fea-tu red in the 1987 hit movie "Dirty Dancing."

""We had The Contours five years ago and they're good at getting people up and dancing," said Margaret Woodruff, the hos-pital's director of development. "They put on a high energy per-formance, and people asked that we have them back."

Tickets are priced at $75 each and are available.ujrfuntil the day of the event by calling the hospital at (734) 458-4331.

Last year, the benefit raised $30,000 that benefited the Medi-cal Education Center. Woodruff would like, a t t rac t 300 party-goers and to raise more this year

so that 30 patient rooms in one unit - 2 East - can undergo deep renovation and redecorating.

"We want to be the prettiest hospital as well as the best place to work," said Barbara Glinski,

..who has helped gather up items fpr the auction as well as start a program tha t allows for t h e recognition of people who donate $2,000 for the rehabilitation of a patient r90m.

"For $2,000, a donor can have a room named in honor of a lovedvone and place a perma-nent reminder like a wall hang-ing or book that belonged to that person in the room, in addition to a plaque," she explained.

In addition to the suite at the Palace, party party-goers can bid on a variety of items in the auc-tion. Sports buffs have a chance to walk away with tickets to the

Universi ty of Michigan-Ohio State University football game, a Detroi t Red Wings-Colorado Avalanche game and Detroit Pis-tons game tickets. • For memorabilia collectors, there's a baseball and bat signed by former Detroit Tigers catcher Bill Freehan, a football signed by former Detroit Lions middle linebacker Joe Schmidt and a Detroit Lions Herman Moore jer-sey.

Dinner and golf packages at the Pine Lake Country Club, Oakland Hill Country Club and Orchard Lake Count ry Club, t ickets to Meadowbrook The-, ater's production of "Dangerous Obsession," "Footloose" at the Fisher Theater and the Detroit Symphony, Waterford salt and pepper shakers, and gold and cul tured pearl' necklace also

among auction items. "The merchan t s have been

very receptive and very gener-ous," said Barbara Glinski. "It's a great cause. want to make out happy and help them heal faster and lift their spirits."

There also will be a raffle with three prizes - one-week use of a condominium on Amelia Island in Florida, a trip for two to Las Vegas and $500 shopping spree at Orin Jewelers. Tickets are $1 each, and winners will be select-ed during the evening.%

"This has been a cooperative effort between the doctors, the people who work here, the administration and the commu-nity," said Woodruff. "We want to make this as big of a success as possible, and we invite the people of the community to attend."

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WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS NEW VOICES

at Livonia Mall and during the anriual Memorial Day parade in Farmington Hills. If it looks like their calendar is busy enough, add the annual Wing Ding party, planned dur ing the Fourth of July weekend in a different city around the country.

The only criteria to be in the club is to own a Gold Wing. The touring vehicle, which is heavier and quieter than roost motorcy-cles, has six cylinders, cruise control and air shocks.

It was first built in 1975 in J a p a n by Honda . In 1980., a p lan t opened in the United States and now only 10 percent of the motorcycles re shipped out of the country.

A new Gold Wing will cost about $17,500 and many riders spend just as much to customize

the machine with extras and art work that run the gam dfc-from flags to Pegasus.

Gold Wings also can be con-verted into t r ikes . which are especially nice for people who are uncomfortable with balance. Uti l i ty t r a i l e r s and pop-up campers can be added, too.

"We've actually taken our bike grocery shopping, said Warnock, 52, who rides with her husband. Roger, 50.

"We've always had an interest in bikes," she said. "He had a smaller bike fpr a long time, but we decided to get something big-ger. We decided on a Gold Wing, because it's much, much more comfortable for riding."

Above everything else, though, is safety, said Warnock. adding that the most important tip is to

watch out tor otiier anvers. uold Wing members aiso.take classes to prepare them for emergencies. Warnock has even taken co-rid-ing courses t ha t teaches her what to do, if anything should" happen to the driver.

"Also, drinking and driving doesn't match, but drinking and driving a motorcycle is especially deadly," Warnock said.

While leather is still a popular choice of apparel for bikers. Gold Wing Club members also stress safety and encourage riders to wear long sleeves, long pants, gloves, eye wear, over the ankle boots and "always, always wear helmets," said Warnock. • "It's stupid to ride a motorcycle

without a helmet," she said. And on those cold win te r

nights, there's no reason not to

lake the motorcycle uui. Ju s i remember to stay plugged into the ba t tery of the motorcycle which connects to the gloves, jacket and pants and socks.

"It's like riding a bike wrapped in an electric blanket," Warnock said.

The Livonia chapter of the Gold Wings meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the south park-ing lot of Schoolcraft College before leaving to discover a new ice cream treat at 7 p.m. -

Members also get together at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast on Sun-days at the House of Leon on Seven Mile in Livonia.

New members are welcome to join. Call Warnock at (248) 685-1468 for more information.

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The benef i t consis tent ly attracts 700-800 people a year, and Fletcher relies on a random survey of guests to find out what they liked and disliked about the event.

"The whole evening, from the moment the people get out of thei r car to the after-glo, the community sets the tone for the

event," said Fletcher. "It's excit-ing t-r> hring untouch of Hollywood

Preps (Bruce B^lland) and The Diamonds 'David Somerville).

to the community.' . A change from previous Holly-

wood Nights is the elimination of the dance floor. This year, Lau-rel Manor is being turned into a concert hall for The Preps.

Billed as "three golden groups in one," The Preps are the origi-nal lead singers from The Associ-ation (Jim Yester), The Four

Their music spans four decades and includes" more than 10 hit records.

Their combined discography includes "Why Do- Fools Fall in Love," "Little Darlin'." "Silhou-ettes," "26 Miles." "Along Comes Mary," -"Cherish" and "Good-bye Columbus.'*

"These are entertainers, they'll

be pu t t ing on a show," said Fletcher who selected The Preps af ter listening to their promo-tional tape. "They jump out at you."

"This is a group we feel very comfortable in bringing to Holly-wood Nights because of the qual-

i t y of thei r e n t e r t a i n m e n t , " Sprou] added.

should be submitted in writing no later than noon Friday for the next Thursday's issue. They can be mdiled to 36251 Schoolcraft. Livonia 48150, by fax at (734) 591'7279-or by e-mail at s m a son@oe.homecomm.net tor more information, call (734) 953-2131.

HANDCRAFTERS Handcrafters will be sponsoring its 17th annual fall arts and crafts show 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fri-day, Oct. 8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat; urday. Oct. 9, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Oct. 10, at the Northville Recreation Center. 303 W. Main St., Northville. More than 70 juried artisans will display their talents in stained glass, seasonal items, jewelry, wood and clothing. Admission is $2. Lunch will be available. No strollers permitted. For more information, call (7341 459-0050. ST. DAMIAN

St. Damian Parish's fall arts and crafts show will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 at the school. 29891 Joy Road, between Middlebelt and Merriman roads, Westland. There will be 70 crafters fea-tured, and-admission will be $1. All proceeds will benefit St Damian's High School Youth Group. For more information. call (734) 421-6130. ST. THEODORE St. Theodore Catholic Church is

craft show 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 in the parish Social Hall, 8200 N. Wayne Road, Westland Table rental is $20. For more information, call Mary at (734) 425-4421.

ST. AID AN The women of St. Aidan Catholic Church" ill have a craft show 9:30 a m. to 3:30,p.m. Oct. 16 in the Activity Center, 17500 Farmington Road, Livonia. There will be a bake sale, craft raffle and hot lunches. For more informatioh, call-(248) 477-8942 REDFORD SUBURBAN LEAGUE Crafters are needed for the Red-ford Suburban League's 26th annual Festival of Fashion '99 craft show, beginning at 10 a.m.. Oct 21 at Burton Manor. 27777 Schoolcraft. Livonia. For an application or more information, call Peggy at (248) 477-8902 or Margaret at (734) 261-3738. ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE St. Robert Bellarmine Church will have its 18th annual Christ-mas bazaar 9 a.m. to 3 p.m Oct. 23 at the church. 27110 W Chicago.. Redford. Admission will be $1 Tables are still avail-able at $25. For more informa-tion. call Joanne at (313) 937-0226 or Josie at (734) 522-2963

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The bride-to-be is a graduate of the University of Akron with bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees. She is employed by Continental Airlines.

Her fianc6 is a graduate of Ply-mouth-Canton High School and the University of Michigan-Dear-born with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry. He is pur-suing a doctoral degree in poly-mer science from the University of Southern Mississippi.

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Livonia announce'the engage-ment .of their daughter, Michelle Lynn, to Christopher John Tnmasypk. I hp aon of Leonard

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Furtak-Pennington Ji l l Ann Fur tak and David

Guy Pennington were married Aug. 7 at St. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church by the Rev. Stan Tokarski.

The bride is the daughter of Mike and April Furtak of Livo-nia. The groom iB the son of nancy Pennington and Mark and Jeanine Pennington of Livonia.

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The br ide asked Krist in Kowalczyk to serve as her maid of honor, with Laura Pennington and Julie Holt as bridesmaids Amber Rose Pennington was the flower girl.

The groom asked Jack Par-menter to serve as best man, with Brian Furtak and Doug "Smith as groomsmen Josh Shep-pard was the ring bearer.

The couple received guests at a reception at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn before leaving on a honeymoon tnp to Walt Dis-ney World in Florida.

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Livonia announces the engage-ment of their daughter, Kellie Kathleen, ' to Mark Joseph Michels, the son of Nick and Donna Michels, also of Livonia.

The bride-to-be is a 1991 grad-uate of Livonia Stevenson High School and a 1998 graduate of Eastern Michigan University, She is employed -as an occupa-tional therapist.

Her fianc6 is a 1991 graduate of Livonia Chulxhill High School and a 1997 graduate of the Uni-versity of Michigan-Dearborn. He is employed as a mechanical engineer.

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Baynai-Trypak Stephen Baynai of Dearborn

Heights announces the engage-ment of his daughter, Angie. to Chris Trypak, the son of David and Carol Trypak of Livonia.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn with a bachelor ' s degree in elementary education. She is teaching the fourth-fifth grade in the AHen Park Public Schools.

Her fiance also is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dear-born with a bachelor's degree in e lementary education. He is teaching sixth grade in the Novi Community Schools.

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The bride is the daughter of Sarah Tebben and John Tebben. both of Plymouth. The groom is the son of Kathleen Nuftez of Ypsilanti and Tom Nunez of Ply-mouth.

The bride is a graduate of the 'School of the Art Ins t i tu te of Chicago in Chicago, 111. She is employed as an elementary art teacher at-Chapelle Elementary School in Ypsilanti.

The groom is a senior at the Uriiversity of Michigan, where he is pursuing a bachelor of fine arts degree.

The bride asked Laura Wheel-er, Michele Kodrik, S a r a h Nunez-Bida, Cathy Koshizawa, Nichole Farrel, Shannon Tebben and Julie Clisby to serve as her attendants.

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Richard and Chr is t ine Dye of Richmond. Va., announce the. birth of Andrew Richard Jan. 18.at St. Mary Hospital in Rich-mond. Grandparents are Carolyn Clark of Livonia, Terr i and Richard Dye of Redford and Nancy and Michael Hadley of Midlothian, Va. Great-grand-mothers are Florence Ayotte of Canton and Mary Dye of Red-ford.

Steve and Gerri lynn Voss of Westland announce the birth of Sydney Nicole May 4 at Provi-dence Hospital in Southfield. She joins a sister, Kirstin Eliza-beth, 21 1/2 months. Grandpar-

.ents are Joan Long of Garden City and the late Theodore Sid-ney Long. Diane Munson of Mil-ford and Jim and Marge Voss of Dearborn Heights. Great-grand-mother is Donna Voss of Inkster.

Alvin and Grace Austr ia of Livonia announce the birth of Aimee Grace Suarez Austria June 4 at Providence Hospital in Southfield. She has a s i s te r , Gavin, 7. Grandparents are Car-lito and Gloria Suarez of Detroit

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David and Michel le Myers announce the bir th of E r i c Matthew June 9 at the Birthing Center of Garden City Hospital. Grandparents are Ellen Myers of East Tawas and Charles and Rosilee Farrington of Lansing and Gladwin.

Rick and Beth Koppelberg-er of Canton announce the birth of Haleigh Fai th on June 16 at Oakwood Hospital Annapolis Center-Wayne. She joins sisters Maria. 7, and Sarah , 4. and brother Grant, 2 Grandparents are Richard and Virginia Kop-pelberger of Wayne and Denny and Mar tha Donnell of Columbia. Mo.

J a m e s and Shannon Daske of Garden City announce the bir th of the i r son. D a r r i e n J ames June 16 at St. Mary Hos-pital in Livonia He has a sister. Whitney Nicole, 4. Grandparents are John and Linda Klotz and John and'Annette Wise, all of

• i3f Redford Great-grandparents are Richard and Betty Wise of Petoskey, Richard and Betty Klotz of Redford and Elma Som-rak of Livonia. Great , great-grandmothers are Margariette

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Chuck and Wendi Brown of Garden City announce the birth of K a r a ! L o u i s e J u n e 16 at Oakwood Hospital Annapolis Center-Wayne. Karai joins sis-ters Kiani, 10, and Kodi, 5 Grandmothe r is Becky Fry-Augistinis of Garden City.

Christi and Chris Grezlik of Naperville, 111., announce the birth of Madison Sage, on June 17 at Edward Hospital. Grand-parents are Mike and Marlene Sage of Westmont, III., and Norb and Connie Grezlik of Livonia.

Erik and Jenn i f e r Holbrook of New Hudson announce the birth of J u s t i n Thomas June 18 at the Birthing Center of Garden City Hospital. He joins sisters Bobbie, 3, and Erica, 9. Grand-paren ts a re Ken and Diane Davis and Sharon and Lynn Nel-son, all of Livonia.

C h r i s t o p h e r and S u s a n M c G r a w of Garden City announce th£ .h i r l h of J o h n C h r i s t o p h e r Junp 18 at thp Birthing Center of Garden City Hospital. Grandparents are John and Mary Pepera and John and Naudean McGraw, all of Garden Citj?.

William and Erika Golden of Livonia announce the birth of Nathan William June 22 at the Birthing Center of Garden City Hospital Grandparents are John and Denisf VanSteenis of West--land Randall and Cheryl Ollita of Canton and William and Sher-ry Golden of Lakeland. Fla.

M i c h a e l and J e n n i f e r S r o c z y n s k i of Garden City announce the birth of Rachel Ann June 23 at the Birthing Center of Garden City Hospital She joins one sister. Rebeka. 6 Grandparents are Dennis Phelev of Canton and Clarence and Glo-ria Sroczynski of Livonia .

M i c h a e l M i t c h e l l and Kathryn Kristoff of Plymouth Township announce the birth of Patrick Paul Mitchell June 28 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor He juui» siblings Elizabeth. 7. Mary Kate. 5. and Stephen. 2 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William Mitchell of Norristown, Pa., and Mr and Mrs Rudolph Knstoff of Pleas-ant Lake. Mich

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I Livonia Town Hall - adventure, music, White House cuisine

Y O U R G U I D E T O E V E N T S I N A N D A R O U N D C A N T O N

WEEKEND PLYMOUTH ORCHARDS • The Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill offers hayrides with story telling to families on Friday and Saturday nights in Octo-ber. Award-winningtstory teller Debra Christian weav'es tales for the fall season. Hayrides include the story telling perfor-mance, cider, and dough-nuts. Tickets are $ 12 for adults; $7 for children ages 4 1J, anil 511.1 On i l i ikhfi i

under 3. Hayrides run the last foiir weekends in Octo-

. her at 7 p jn . and Friday and Saturdays. For-reservations, call (734) 451-1128.

J U R I E D S H O W .

• "Sharing the Gift Within You," the seventh annual juried fine arts •show, runs through Oct. 8. 5^how hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and until 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8. at First Presbyterian Church of.Northville, 200 E. Main. The show features 125 multi-media regional artists in a gallery setting. Juror is Nora Chappa Men-doz, a nationally recog-nized artist. Admission is free. For more information, call (248) 349-0911. G E N E A L O G Y W O R K S H O P

• The Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter. NSDAR is spon- • soring a "Genealogy Work-shop" from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. at the Plymouth Library for all prospective DAK mem-bers. For more information, call (734) 455-5525. F A M I L Y D A Y

• Eastern Michigan Uni-versity's "Family Day" cele-bration is from noon until 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. The events are free. Activities include a planetarium demonstration (weather permitting), family puppet show, videoprinting of chil-dren, games and tradition-al American fiddle music by the Fiddlers Philhar-monic. Children can also enjoy face painting. Mother Goose story time and mpet Pokadot the Clown &

Friends during the day-long celebration. For more information, fall (734) 487-1333.

B E A N I E B A B Y S H O W

• The Plymouth "All Beanie Baby Show" returns from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. . Sunday, Oct. 10, to the Ply-

.mouth Cultural Center located at 5252 Farmer St., Plymouth. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for kids 4-12 years old. Vendors and collectors will be sell-ing current and retired Beanie Ba_bies_and their accessories. There will be Beanie Baby door prizes given hourly. For more information, call R.R. Pro-motions Inc. a t (734) 455-2110.

K I T E S H O W

• The Arbor Hills Center for Resource Management will hold its annual kite-flying event. The festivi-ties will be 1-4 p.m. Sun-day, Oct. 10, a t the Arbor Hills Landfill in Salem Township, in-conjunction with the international One Sky/One World. "Fly a Kite for Peace" day. Free kites for everyone while they last. Kite flying enthusi-asts are welcome to bring their own kites, and fami-lies can pack a picnic lunch. The Arbor Landfill is at 10690 W. Six Mile in Salem Township. For more information, call (248) 349-7230.

DINNER SOCIAL • The Dearborn-Livonia Chapter of the U.S. Single-tons will host its' n e r t din-ner social a t 5:30 |J.m. Fri-day, Oct 15, a t the City Limit* Gnll (formerly the W9 ter Club Grill 1.39500-Ann Arbor Road. 1/4 mile off I-275 AdultA ages 45 and up wishing fur ther

information regarding this national organization's activities, please write to: Dearborn-Livonia Single-tons, P.O. Box 2175, Fort Dearborn Station. Dear-born, MI 48123. C H E E R L E A D I N G C L I N I C

• The Plymouth Canton High School Cheerleaders will teach cheers, side jumps, cart wheels, tum-bling techniques and more. The clinic is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday'"Oct 16, in Sum-mit on the Park gymnasi-nm fci- y m i n ^ t . - r w in

grades four through eight. Cost is $40 for residents and $48 for non-residents. Participants will have a chance to perform what they have learned at a high school game. Lunch and a snack will be provided, and all participants will receive a T-shirt. For more infor-mation. call (734) 397-5110.

AROUND TOWN C O U R T F O R U M

• The 35th District Court will hold three community forums for local residents to talk about the criminal justice system, review the court's performance and offer suggestions on how the court can better serve the public.

The meetings are sched-uled for: 7 p.m. Tuesday. Oct. 19. at Plymouth City Hall: ? n m. Wednesday. Oct. 20, a t N o r t h v i l l e T o w n s h i p H a l l ; 7 p .m. Thursday, Oct. 21. at the Canton Township adminis-tration building.

The d a t a g a t h e r e d at these meetings will be pub-lished and provided back to the communities as part of an annual report arid heip-fu l i deas will be imple-men ted i n to t h e cour t ' s operations.

BNI MEETING • The Plymouth chapter of Business Network Interna-tional will hold its monthly meeting 7-8:30 a.m. Thurs-day. Oct. 14, a t the Ply-mouth Cultural Center. 525 Farmer St.. Plymouth.

• For more information, call the BNI regional office at (810)323-3800. • The Canton chapter of Business Network Interna-tional will hold i ts monthly meeting 7-8:30 a.m. Friday. Oct. 15; at the Summit, 4600 Summit Parkway, Canton Center and Palmer, Canton. For more informa-tion, call the BNI regional office a t (810) 323-3800. BLO0O DRIVE

• The American Cross BloodmobHe will be sta-tioned in the Community

• RoomTit- Schoolcraft Col-lege, 18600 Haggerty, Livo-nia, noon- 8 p.m. Tuesday. Oct. 12. Walk-in donors are welcome. To schedule an appointment, call (734) 462-4400, ext. 6470 or 5050. . RISING STAR • The Rising S ta r Singers of the Plymouth Communi-ty Arts Council are looking for a few more singers. Interested youths ages 8-16 should contact Norma Atwood at Village Music, (734) 354-9825. New mem-bers will be invited to join the Rising Stars from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Plymouth Communi-ty Arts Council, 774 N. Sheldon Road. ANNUAL RUN • The Reunion Foundation and the Plymouth Salem men's and women's-cross country teams will host the third annual run on Sun-day. Oct. 10. Registration for the race s t a r t s at 7:30 a.m. at the PCEP football stadium. The race will fea-ture a one mile run/walk stalling a t 8:45 a.m.. a . l0K run stArtmg at 9 a.m. and a 5K run s tar t ing at 9:15 a.m Proceeds f*»m the race will go to benefit high- "

-r 'Festival of Trees'

°L Hospital benefit: Larry Kralowski (from left), Jennifer Nasser (wife

Ford Motor Co* President-and CEO Jac Nasser) and Lavonne ' 'ompton at the recent 'All Hands On Deck" silent auction and

fashion show at The Dearborn Inn. The event kicked off the fund- • raising season for the 15th annual "Festival of Trees, A Benefit for Children's Hospital of Michigan." Proceeds from the show benefit the Evergreen Endowment Furid, which provides financial support for pediatric research. «

er education and breast cance^ awareness at St. Joseph Hospital in"Ann Arbor. For more informa-tion, call Pat Donnelly, (734)981-4753.

S H O W A N D T E L L

Society will host a "Show and Tell" meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14. at the museum on-Canton Center Road at Heritage Drive. Everyone is asked to bring an antique, interesting

i artifact or one or two items of something they collect to share. Ketreshments. will be served. The public is invited. Parking is at the rear of the building. D A R M E E T I N G

• The Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter DAR will meet for a sandwich luncheon at noon Monday, Oct. 18. at the home of Sandy Rakoczy. The program is titled "Bringing Our Veter-ans- Home." and collection for the Veterans Christmas and Christmas nut orders will be taken. For more information, call (734) 455-5525. N A C W

• The West Suburban Chapter of NACW will host its monthly meeting at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Ernesto's Restau-rant, 41661 Plymouth Road, Plymouth. Cost is $15 for members and $22 for non-members. The fea-tured-speaker wiH be Ann -" ' Musson of Gabriala's. For more-information or to make reservations, call Tracey Huff at (248) 347-3355

S P E L L I N G B E E

• The Community Literacy Council Inc., will hold its annual Community Spelling Bee at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Oct. 20, at Summit on the Park in Canton to raise awareness and money for its literacy program- To reserve apace for your team or for more information about the

Community Literacy Coun-cil, call Kimberly Black at (734>416-4906.

CRAFTERS NEEDED • Crafters are needed for the Redford Suburban League's 26th "Festival of Fashion "99" beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21. at Burton Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft, Livonia. For an application or more information, call Peggy at 12481 477-8902 or Margaret at (734)261-3*38. • Madonna University is accepting applications from cratters tor its 15th annual "Holiday Arts & Crafts Showcase." 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.-Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 6-7, in the Activities Center on campus. Booth space measuring 9-by-6 feet with two chairs, and one 6- or 8-foot table is available for $50 for either Saturday or Sunday, or $90 for both days. Booths with electricity are an extna $5.

I Call (734) 432-5603.

MOPS MEETING • The Plymouth Baptist

i Church holds Mothers of Preschoolers meetings on the first and third Tues-days ofrpach month from 9:15-11:30 a.m. Mothers, with their children, kinder-'garten aged and younger, are invited to attend for a time of fellowship and fun with other mothers. Child-care is provided. The church is located at 42021

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mouth. For more informa-tion, call the church at (734 >4.53-5534. Space is limtted.

M.O.M. MEETING • Meet Other Mothers (M.O.M.) invites you to join us for guest speakers and discussion from 9:30-11:30 a m. every second and fourth Friday of the month. Baby-sitting is provided. For more information, call Kim at (734) 459-7035 or Shannon at (734.) 354-0191. P L Y M O U T H Y M C A

• The Plymouth YMCA is

accepting registration for the fall session. Registra-tion can be done over the phone with Visa or Master-card by calling (734) 453-2904, or in person at the Y office at 248 S. Union, Ply-mouth. Some of the classes offered are Step Aerobics, Yoga, Youth and Adult Golf, Youth and Adult Karate, "Y" Preschool. T-Ball Leagues for ages 5-6. Coach Pitch League for ages 7-8, Flag Football Instructional League for

, ages 8-13, Outdoor Soccer League for ages 5-12,

Hodge Podge Sports for ages 3-5, Tykes T-Ball, ages 3-5, Bumble Bee Soc-cer for ages 3-5, Driver Education and other class-es.

K I W A N I S B R E A K F A S T C L U B

• The Plymouth-Canton Kiwanis Breakfast Club has a new meeting place at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at the Plymouth Cultural Center, 525 Farmer, Ply-mouth. Guests are wel-come. For more informa-tion, call Charr Briggs at (810) 406-8489.

tains coupons offering 50-percent discounts a t restaurants, hotels, clean-ers, etc. The book covers all of southeastern Michigan. The price is $40. The books are delivered to you. For more information, call (734) 459-6829. • The Plymouth Symphony League is offering the 1999 Ultimate Entertainment Book, offering 50-percent discount'coupons at hun-dreds of restaurants and discounts for many other '

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M M STUDtOS ~ • D&M Studios, in cooper-ation with Canton Parks and Recreation and Ply-mouth Parks and Recre-ation, is offering'fine art classes for preschoolers through adult. Classes include Preschool sessions, Homeschoolers, Student and Teen-Drawing & - - -Painting, Cartooning, Stu-dent and Teen Studio Art, High School Portfolio Preparation, adult Pastels, adult Oil/Acrylic/Watercol-or, Basic and Advance Drawing Skills, and Adult Charcoal and Ceramics for children and adults. For more information call D&M Studios at (734) 453-3710. ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

• The new Entertainment 2000 Book is available from the Plymouth Community Chorus to support its edu-cational and charitable activities. The book eon-

book is available from tl^e Plymouth Symphony League by calling 453-3016. You can also pick up your copy at the Plymouth Symphony Office, 819 Pen-niman, in downtown Ply-mouth. The Ultimate Entertainment Book is $40, with all proceeds used to support the Plymouth Sym-phony.

• The Plymouth Communi-ty Chorus is raising money by selling the Ultimate Entertainment Book. Each book contains hundreds of two-for-one and 50-percent discounts on dining, travel, shopping, movies, special events, sports and more. The books are $40, with the proceeds going to the i chorus' educational and charitable activities. For more information or to order books, call Stan (734 > 459-6829, or books are available through Carlson Wagonlit Travel, 44427 W. Ann Arbor Road, Ply-mouth.

• Entertainment 2K books are on sale by the Ply-mouth Optimist Club. All proceeds will be used for children's causes.through-out southeast Michigan. Entertainment books offer up to 50-percent savings on dining, movies, special events, theater, travel, car washes and more-. Price is $40, home delivered. For more information, call Ken Fisher at (734) 728-7619. or Bill Von Glahn, (734) 453-8253. • Entertainment 2000 sav-ings books are available through the Divine Savior Senior Jet Setters. Save money at restaurants. movie theaters, video rentals, car care, and more. This year's book is $40. For' more information or to -order, call Mike at (734 )

C A L E N D A R F O R

The Canton Observer welcomes Calendar items Items should be from non profit community groups„ or individuals announcing a community program or event. Please type or print the information below and mail your item to The Calendar. Canton Observer, 794 South Mam Street, Plymouth, Ml 48170, Or by tax to 734-459-4244. Deadline for Calendar items is noon Friday for the following Thursday's paper. Coll 459-2700 if you have any questions

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SUPPORT GROUPS STARTING OVER • Starting Over is a group for widowed men and women younger than 45. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of the month at Plymouth Church of Christ. Call (734) 662-5999. ARBOR HOSPICE • Arbor Hospice sponsors grief support programs open to the public. If you would like more informa-tion or to sign up, call (734) 662-5999

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS • Community Hospice and Home Care Seryiees has a drop-in grief-support group that meets 6:30-8 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month Call Becky Rouse at (734) 522-4244. COUNTERPOINT

• Counterpoint Shelter and Crisis Center offers free counseling and respite services for people, ages 10-17 and their families. Call (734) 563-5006. ANSKLA HOSPICE • Angela Hospice offers free monthly grief support groups for people who have experienced thp loss of a loved one. All groups meet at the Angela Hospice Care {

Center in Livonia. Pofr- —i meeting dates and times.

call Ruth Favor. (734) 464-7610.

VOLUNTEER WORK V O L U N T E E R S N E E D E D

• Plymouth-Canton Head Start, in Central Middle School, is looking for volun-teers to help in the class-room with large-group activities, to assist children during recess, participate' in the Learning Centers flj^assist during men I times. If you have a morn-ing or afternoon free""Mon-day through Thursday, call • 416-6196. • Angel Care, a volunteer organization, is looking for volunteers to sew, crochet, knit, etc., blankets and burial gowns to donate to • local hospitals for infants who die. Contact Mary Pio-ntek for patterns and infor-mation (313) 534-6496

• Hospices of Henry Ford Health System need}! vol-unteers in Canton and Ply-mouth. Volunteers can help by visiting patients, either at their home or a nursing home, to offer emotional support, companionship and comfort. Call (313' 582-2382.

• William Beaumont Hos-pital Hospice is looking for volunteers to support the care of people with termi-nal illness and their fami-lies. Call (248) 853-8931 • The Department of Vet-erans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System has a variety of summer volun-teer opportunities availii rlV-for students ages 12-19 Teens may help with patient transport, office support and information Hesk staffing Call Beverly

Leneski at (734i 761-7995 • Arbor Hospice is seeking a student corps of volun-teers to help the agency during the sumrrter months as it plans its annual "Charity Affair" fund-rais er. The agency is looking. for people who can devote five or more hours per week, have transportation and would enjoy talking to local businesses and corpo-rations. Call Betty St rem ich at (7341 662-5999. ext 1 1 8 . '

• Head Start is in need of volunteers to help in the classroom with large-group activities, to assist during meal times and participate in the learning centers with subjects such as art. computer and library If you have a morning or afternoon free Monday through Thursday, call (734) 416-6196. Senior citi zens&nd retirees in the" Plymouth/Canton area \cf! •-come.

• Volunteer drivers art* needed for New Morning School's Swim/Gym pro-gram at the Livonia YMCA .8:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays Volunteers may also help in the pool if desired For more information, call (7341420-3331 New Morn ing School is located at 14501 Haggerty. just north of Schoolcraft.

C A N C E R S O C I E T Y

• American Cancer Stx-|M> needs volunteers. Call (248)557-5353. ext 336 ALZHEIMER'S

• TTie Alzheimer's Associa tien is seeking volunteers to provide companionship to people experiencing memory loss. Call Adam Sterling. (248) 557-8277

A bit of adventure, a touch of Broadway, a dash of supers t i -tions and a slice of White House cuisine - Livonia Town Hall is serving up an interesting fare for its 1999-2000 lecture series.

Kicking off the four-part series Wednesday. Oct. 20, is Tweed Rooseve l t , who inhe r i t ed h is fondness for adventure from his f a m o u s g r e a t - g r a n d f a t h e r , Theodore Roosevelt.

Folklorist Jim Callow, who is working on the "Encyclopedia of American Popular Beliefs and S u p e r s t i t i o n s . " will speak on Nov. 17, wh i l e the Mich igan Opera T h e a t r e will b r ing the magic of live performance in its production of "Best of Broadway" to Town Hall on Jan. 19.

Henry Haller, executive chef of the White House for almost 22 years and author of "The White House Family Cookbook." will close out the series on March 15

The series will be presented at St . M a r y ' s C u l t u r a l C e n t e r , 18100 Merriman Road, Livonia, with lectures s tar t ing at a.m. Lunch will follow.

Individual lecture tickets are $20 each, series lecture tickets $45. Individual luncheon tickets are $12 each. You must have a

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l ec tu re ti.cket and reserve the meal one week prior to the lec-t u r e Season lec ture and lun -cheon tickets are $93 each.

Rese rva t ions can be sent to Livonia Town Hall, care of Emily £>tankus, 154*28 Winchester Dr., P l y m o u t h . Inc lude a check , payable to Livonia Town Hall and a s tamped , self-addressed envelope.

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Chef Henry Haller

Stankus at (734) 420-0383. For his Town Hall.visit, Roo-

sevelt will take his audience on a t r i p down Braz i l ' s R ive r of Doubt, a t r ibutary of the Ama-zon River renamed Rio Roosevelt for his great-grandfather . Who first explored it in 1914. . Roosevelt accepted the offer to represent the family on the 1992 Rio Roosevelt trip, concentrating on its historical and environmen-

Genealogy society sponsors annual day-long workshop

Looking for a missing leaf on the fami ly tree' and not qui te sure where R> find it?

"Potpourri Genealogy." a one-day workshop sponsored by the W e s t e r n Wayne C o u n t y Genealogical Society, may be the place to start .

The society's seventh annual s e m i n a r is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. S a t u r d a y , Oct. 23. a t St . P a u l ' s P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h , 27475 Five Mile Road. Livonia It wiTI focus on two Well-known local speakers . Shirley Hodges and James Jackson

People can register in advance and will receive handouts and a catered lunch. A limited number of handouts and lunches will be avai lable for those register ing the day of the seminar.

Advance reg i s t ra t ion is $ l b

Hodges, who has been doing genealogical research since 1967, will discuss "Ethnic Migration to Michigan" in a morning session and present a slide show and lec-ture on "Cemetery Research" in the afternoon.

She, h a s t a u g h t genea logy classes in community education p rograms throughout the a rea and has been a guest lecturer for several Michigan State Universi-ty programs.

S h e is Che immedfaTe p a s t pres ident of the Eaton County Michigan Genealogical Society and the Mid-Michigan (ienealog-ical Society.

J a c k s o n , who hag served on the Detroit Society for Genealog-ical Research Board of Directors since 1982, will open the semi-n a r wi th his l ec ture "Census

and mus t be done by Oct. 16. Those registering in advance can send the i r name, address and t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r , a check payable to WWCGS and a list of i-p to f ive s u r n a m e s they are researching to Delphine Good-win-, 29578 Westfield. Livonia 48150.

People can also register at the door t h e day of t h e s e m i n a r , beginning at ft a.m. There also will be genealogical-related ven-dors and raffle prizes at the all-dav seminar

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Past president of DSGR Inc.. h e ha s been c h a i r m a n of t h e publication depar tment for the society since 1993.

For more informat ion about the seminar, call Delphine Good-win at (734) 425-8832 or Sue Cromwell at (248) 477-5846

tal aspects. He collected insects for t h e Amer ican M u s e u m of Natura l History arid molluaks for Harvard University's Muse-um of.Comparative Zoology.

The trip was a far cry from his great-grandfather ' s expedition, which was plagued by disease, murderous tribes and starvation. The elder Roosevelt barely inade it out alive, r e tu rn ing prema-turely aged and suffering from a bad c a s e of j u n g l e f eve r He never regained his health- dying five years later.

While at Western Reserve Uni-versity, Callow became interest-ed in folklore th rough classes taught by a professor who also was an amateur voodoo doctor. Callow will delve into supersti-t i ons d u r i n g his November appearance.

Professor emeritus at the Uni-versity of Detroit-Mercy. Callow will look at the hidden ideas in New Y e a r ' s c u s t o m s , n a m e taboos, gestures, counting rituals and other commonplace folklore.

Since his introduction to folk-lore, h6 founded thj? first of its kind C o m p u t e r i s e d F o l k l o r e ^ Archive in the ,1970s and includ-ed it in his two-volume "Guide to American Li te ra ture ," wri t ten with colleague Robert J . Reilly and published in 1976-77

He c u r r e n t l y is a c o n t r i b u t i n g ed i to r of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Cal i-fornia a t Los Angeles ' s "Encyclo-p e d i a of A m e r i c a n P o p u l a r Bel iefs a n d S u p e r s t i t i o n s . " a 10-v o l u m e r e f e r e n c e - w o r k in t h e m a k i n g

Town Hall will r ing in t h e new m i l l e n n i u m w i t h t h e M i c h i g a n O p e r a T h e a t e r ' s c a b a r e t - s t y l e B r o a d w a y r e v u e of h i t songs old and n e w

S o p r a n o s M a r i a Ci inare l l i and B e t s y B r o n s o n , t e n o r K a r l S c h m i d t , b a r i t o n e M a r k V u n -d r a k a n d piani>l Kevir% B;« :-=m;i will p e r f o r m songs f r o m Broad w a y ' s g r e a t e s t c o m p o s e r s J e r o m e K»-rn. C o l e P o r t e r .

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George Gershwin . Rogers and H a m m e r s t e i n and Andrew Llovd-Webber. to name a few

Closing out the season. Haller was se lec ted to becOme t h e White House chef by President Lyndon Johnson to replace the chef used by predecessor John Kennedy.

As executive chef, he prepared hundreds of m e a l s for dis t in-guished guests at elaborate ban-quets and receptions while also serving each presidential family daily mt-als He prepared a wide variety of cuis ine for the first

f a m i l i e s , r a n g i n g from t h e Southern favorites of LBJ to the colorful food creations favored by the Reagans

Haller has written articles on t h e a r t of cooking ftfr severa l c u l i n a r y m a g a z i n e s and his "White House" cookbook is jn its seventh printing through Ran-dom House

He also ha.- done a 15-episode series for PBS. T h e Presidential Palate." and ha- appeared on a number of radio and television p r o g r a m - i n c l u d i n g " G o o d M o r n i n g Amer ica" and C N N

Research" at 9 a.m.. and open t h e a f t e r n o o n p r o g r a m w i t h ' "Putting It All Together."

A certified genealogical record searcher from 1981 to 1991. he h a s w r i t t e n a r t i c l e s for "Genea log i ca l C o m p u t i n g . " "Genealogical Helper" and "Her-itage Quest." He also is author of the "First 50 Years, of the DSGR Magazine."

Jackson has taught beginning genealogical classes and present-ed t a l k s to-various local soci-e t i e s . inc luding the Michigan

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The Observer & Eccentric / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 ,1999

BAPTIST

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

B E T H E L B A P T I S T T E M P L E 29475 W. Six Mile, Livonia

734-525-3664 S u n d a y S t f i o o l . 10 :00 A .M. M o r n i n g W o r s h i p 1 1 : 0 0 A . M .

E v e n i n g W o r s h i p •. 6 : 0 0 P.M.

W e d Fami ly Hou r 7 : 1 5 P.M.

YOUTH AWANA CLUBS

OR RICHARD FREEMAN PASTOR

O c t o b e r 1 0 t h

11:00 am Dr. Richaid Freeman -O.OOpjiL Di. RiUianJ f iwinan

"A Church That's Concerned About People'

5403 S. W a y n e R d . • W a y n e . M I <a*tw«** MtcM*aai AM. * van Bom M.)

( 7 3 4 ) 7 2 8 - 2 1 8 0

N E W H O P E

B A P T I S T C H U R C H Virgil Humes. Pastor

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 8:00 ir 10:41 a.m. Wednesday Praise Service 6:(fo p.m.

Wednesday Children. Youth b Adull Bible Study 7.-00 -SUJO p j n .

e «

vr ASSEMBLIES O F G O D LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD

E V A N G E L I C A L P R E S B Y T E R I A N

T R I N I T Y P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H "1999"THnlty's Year of Prayer Countdown to "2000"

10101 W. Ann Arbor Rd.. Plymouth 5 Miles W ol Sheldon

hrbfn M 14 BHU UOIBWKBPn HO SOUl*

734-459-9550 Or Wm C Moore Pastor

8:00 Prayer & Praise Service . 9:30

Lifeline Contemporary Service 11:00 Traditional Service

SUNDAY SCHOOL (NURSERY PROVIDED) CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST SERVED

8:00-9:30 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages

5 | 5 w & \ R D • H • Imiptctl hutym i m i'ltl

40000 Six Mile Road •ju*t M f t of t-275"

Northville, Ml 248-374-7400

Dr. James H. Mc Gmre, Pastor

. Worship Services, Sunday School

8:30, MMJO, 11:30 A.M. Contemporary Service

8:50-9:45 A.M. Evening Service

6:00 P.M. in the Chapel

Nuraory Provided Mow On The Radio B:30 a.m.

Sunday - WYUR 1310 AM

B r i g h t m o o r T a b e r n a c l e

A s s e m b l i e s o f G o d • Calvin <L R a t z , P a s t o r 26«5 Franklin Rd.. Snuthfield. MI 1-696 A Telegraph • Vest of Holiday Inn • 2WJ52-6200

8:45 Family Sunday School Hour * Wednesday 7:00 pm "Family Night"

10:00 A M - P a s t o r C a l v i n R a t z

Serving our Generation

No Evening Service This Week

24-Hour Prayer Lh* 248-H2-6201

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Lu ther A Wor th , S r Pas to r

Rev. Robe r t Bayer , Ass is t Pas to r — Two locations to serve you —

L I V O N I A A C A N T O N . 14175 Farmington FW 4^001 Warren Road

(N. of 1-96) 3BSS (west ot oanton center) Sunday Worship 8:30 am & Sunday Worship 9:30 am

11:00 am • Sunday School 10:45 am Sunday School 9 45 am Y (734)414-7422

(734) 522-6830 V«rr our rtfee Site at hrtp /Anvrw ccaa eOw - Icmcos

PRESBYTERIAN (U S A)

New St- Paul Tabernacle Church of God In Christ and Grandmont Rosedale Park Christian Day School

Bishop P.A. Brook£ Pastor 4. Founder 15340 Soothfleid Drive at Fenfcetl 4. Grand River

N ( « S L M T < k c n i M l ( C t a > c k The Flacc Wlterc "The Word of God 3 1 3 I* Taught" WMi CUitty for Practical SUNDAY StKVTCt T1MIS

ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL 20805 MicWIebelt • * • <* t Mir t MukMirt

Farmington Hilk. MkK WORSHIP SF6VICES

Saturday Evening 6 p m . Sunday Mommg. 9:1 S a m. B*le C1a« 4 Sunday School 1010

Pastor (ohn W. Meyer • 474-067 5

R i s e n C h r i s t L u t h e r a n 46250 Ann Arbor Road

(1 Mil* Wm> ot SnaMon) P lymou th* 453-5252

Worsh ip Se rv i ce 8:30 & 10:00 a . m . Pastor David Martin

Hugh McMartm. Lay Minister '

March of Faith Telecast 38 - WADL Sroadcasr Times

Saturday's 9 30 PM. '

RADIO BROADCAST: 1340 AM - WtXL .

MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 8 4 5 KM TO 9 0 0 A M

HICXN USH WIONOOAY SIBit

H 0 S A N N A - T A B 0 R

L U T H E R A N C H U R C H A S C H O O L

9600 Leveme • So Redford • 313-937-2424 Rev Lawrence Wrtto

OMONLLV TAKING AtOUkNIY

TMROUOt TMt BOOK or MtMTVVS

PLEASE VISfT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.nspt.com

Sunday Morning Worship 8 JO A 11 am. Sunday School i Adult BIN* Ciaaa 9:30 a.m.

Thursday Evening Worahlp 7:00 /x.m. Christian School Kindergarten-6th Grade

313-937-2233

St. Michael Lutheran Church A School -<0>ll Itanium Nd Wayn. a lh>u>:

(734) 7W-I9S0 Sunday M o r n i n g Worship Service*

Traditional Services 8 4 11 am Contemporary Service 9:30 am

tfcmday School IChlldrvfi a Adult M a t I I an Wednesday Night Service 7 pm

Rrv Or Robert J. Scbulli - Hlv Mrrt. WHhoum

R I N G ! R I N G ! It's true We haven't called But we dorvl want you » ffwik that it's because we

don't care We reaty do care iTa Juat mat we know thai

you value your privacy And we respect thai So

we haven't pestered you on

the the phone We do

want you lo know that you are

always welcome at our church

Why not join us tecouta We COM Sunday"?

Trl-CltY Christian C e n t e r M i e n J g a n A v e . A H a n n o n R d .

326-0330 S u n d a y 9 a m . 11 a m . 6 p m

CATHOLIC LUTHERAN CHURCH WISCONSIN SYNOD

ST. ANNE'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Traditional Latin Mass

St Anne's Academy • Grades K-8 23310 Joy Road • Redford. Michigan

5 Blocks E. of Telegraph • « 13) 134-2121

R S Fr i . 7:00 p.m. Bat. 9:30 a_m. .

Sun. Maaaea 7:30 A 9-.30 a.m. CoaJfcaatooa Heard Pr ior to Eark Maaa I M I H r o> IV« |a l i i i l Hate Devotions

« Tueaday* at 7.-00 PJM

PEACE EVANGELICAL I t f T H E R A N C H U R C H & S C H O O L

S d o i Q i « a - M ( l w l . | Owen t Senom oMca-

(734) 422-4830

S d o i Q i « a - M ( l w l . | Owen t Senom oMca-

(734) 422-4830

ST. MATTHEW LUTHERAN Church & School . 5885 Venoy 1 Blk N ot Ford Rd . Westland 42&-0260

Divine Worship 8 4 11:00 A.M Bible Class A SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 A M

• Monday Evening Service 7:00 P.M. Gary D Headaoohl AdmmabatM Pastor

Kurt E Lambert. Assistant Paaor Jalt Burks*. Principal® C E.

. ST. T I M O T H Y C H U R C H . U S A * 167Q0 Newburgh Road

Livonia • 734-464-8544 Sunday School tor All Ages 9:30 a m

Family Worship 11 00 a m. "Two Copper C o i n s "

Rev Janet Noble-F^chardson Pastor htrp'.Vwwurodial conV-sttimothy

GENEVA PRES8YTEWAN CHURCH (U SA.) SS36 StiWOon ftfl , Canton

/ (734) 459-0013

-' ^ 7 '• Suvlay Worship 4 Sunday School - (MU6 ' 9-00 4 11-00 am

Education For All Ages ChMcan ProvKSad • HmndicappMt acc*»rf»c

flaaouijaa lot Himg aner &gnr

Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian Church (USA) 9601 Hubbard al W Chicago. Lrvorua Ml

( 7 3 4 ) 4 2 2 - 0 4 9 4

Worsh ip Serv ice A i r f fir1 Sunday Schoo l

V * W L I 10:30 a.m. '

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Main 4 Church • (734) 453-6464

PLYMOUTH 5:30 sjru, 9:30 a.m. ft 11 rOO ajn.

Sunday School 4 Nurasry-9-30 s.m. 4 11K10 SJTI Dr James Skimins Tamara J Sekiel

Senior Minister Assocaie Mwusler

Accessible to All OnacKx o> Cnrwliar E LCAIic

Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian Church (USA) 9601 Hubbard al W Chicago. Lrvorua Ml

( 7 3 4 ) 4 2 2 - 0 4 9 4

Worsh ip Serv ice A i r f fir1 Sunday Schoo l

V * W L I 10:30 a.m. '

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Main 4 Church • (734) 453-6464

PLYMOUTH 5:30 sjru, 9:30 a.m. ft 11 rOO ajn.

Sunday School 4 Nurasry-9-30 s.m. 4 11K10 SJTI Dr James Skimins Tamara J Sekiel

Senior Minister Assocaie Mwusler

Accessible to All OnacKx o> Cnrwliar E LCAIic *ar***ry Cara f-w&atj

VX'e W e l c o m e Y o u T o A Fu l l P r o g r a m C h u r c h

K*» Ma hanl Pn«rs. Pastor K«» Ruth Nlirypim. Aiwatui' Psstur

V ,s.r mm *fcrf«-te ai hftf. irrurnr ..wn nrecdah

*ar***ry Cara f-w&atj VX'e W e l c o m e Y o u T o A

Fu l l P r o g r a m C h u r c h K*» Ma hanl Pn«rs. Pastor

K«» Ruth Nlirypim. Aiwatui' Psstur V ,s.r mm *fcrf«-te ai hftf. irrurnr ..wn nrecdah

CHRISTADELPHIANS CHURCHES OF THE NA2ARENE

The Observer & Eccentric! THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1999 • • 7

R E L I G I O U S N E W S

Listings for the Religious News shQuld be submitted in writing no later than noon Friday for the next Thursday s issue. They can , be mailed to 36251 Schoolcraft. Livonia 43150. or by fax at (734) 591-7279. For more infor-mation. call (734) 953-2131. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Redford Interfaith Relief, a local food pantry started in 1997 by the churches of Redford Township to support families in need, is in need of volunteers to work in the pantry 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Vol-unteers can work as littlq or as often as they are able in the pantry, located at St. James Presbyterian Church, Si* Mile Road east of Beech Daly Road. . People interested in volunteering can call (313) 387-9802. NEW B E G I N N I N G S

Kathleen Skubik wilLdiscuss "The Physical Effects of Grief

S t r i k i n g

a p o s e :

TPPTIK frnrx\ 1

when New Beginnings, a grief support group, meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, 30900 W. Six Mile, east of Merriman, Livonia. The pro-gram is for people suffering as the result of the death of a loved one. There are no fees. Anyone may attend any or all sessions as they feel the need. For more information, call the church office at (734 ) 422-6038, "Marilyn Wilkinson at <248) 380-7903, or Rosemary Kline at (734) 462-3770.

COFFEEHOUSE D R A M A

A community outreach, "Coffee for the Soul." will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Trini-ty Presbyterian Church, 10101 W. Ann Arbor Road. Plymouth Township. The evening of drama and music will be presented in a

—coffeehouse-atmosphere and will focus on the topic of forging

strong families. Gourmet coffees and desserts will be provided. Tickets cost $3 and are available by calling the church at (734) 459-9560. SPIRITUAL HEALER

Internationally known spiritu-al healer Malcom Smith will pre-sent a lecture and demonstration of spiritual healing, "Spiritual Power, healing Hands." at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the Com-fort Inn, Middlebelt and 1-96, Livonia.

The evening will include high-lights of Smith's long career as a spiritual healer and an explana-tion of what spiritual healing is. Demonstrations on volunteers from the audience also will be featured.

A non-traditional healer for more than 20 years. Smith's unique gift has helped relieve and remove pain, suffering and disease for thousands of people

throughout the world. Admission to the lecture is by

donation. For more information, call Robert Kngenke at (313) 937-5082.

The St. EdithlSt. Kenneth MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group will host a Mom's Sale from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Oct. 9, at the St. Edith Parish Hall, Newburgh Road just south of Five Mile Road, Livonia. Gen-tly used children's clothing, toys, books and furnishings will be sold by at least 20 vendors. For information or to rent table space, call Michelle at (734) 432-6978.

C H R I S T A D E L P H I A N S Sunday Memorial Service 10:00 A.M.

Sunday School T1:30 A.M.

Bible Class • Wednesdays 7:30 P.M.

36516 Parkdale, Livonia 425-7610

PLYMOUTH CHURCH OF THE NAZAREHE <1*01 W Ann IAo> Mow. • (11*14SS-1S2S

Sunday School - 9 45 A M -Sunday Worship - 11 00 A M. Sunday Evening 6 00 PM

Family Nigw - Wed 700 PM NEW HORIZONS FOR CHILDREN 455-3194

CONGREGATIONAL

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O U R L A D Y O F G O O D C O U N S E L 1160 P e n n i m a n Ave.

P l y m o u t h • 45J-OJ26 Rev. J o h n J. Su l l i van

Mmhc MOO -Fn 900 A.M.. Sat. iM P.M. iumdm, »<Ml. UfcOO A.M. tmd 1240 R44 440 PM Life Teen Mas*

St. pau l s evangelical l u thepan Church

17810 Famsngum Road • Lwcna • (734) 261-1360 May Vvu OcWar • Monday Migrn S*rv«a • 7:00 p.« StavMy School 4 8 4 * Qaaa** For AL Agaa MS am

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GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD .

25630 GRAND FfcVER • BEECH DM? 532-2266 REDFORD TWP.

VStorship Service 9:1$ & 11:00 AJA. Sunday School

9:15 411:00 AM Mirsary FtoeJad

A»* Vkaor F H*x*i Paak» RexTlmcey Htfboev Aaaoc. Paatar

UNITED METHODIST

Mt. Hope Congrega t iona l Church

» H 0 S O W X r i K y n n * • 7M-4»-72gQ fBetween MWCUPDW A MifFirrvin)

9:50 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a m worship service

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CATHOLIC CHURCH 48756 Warren Rd.. Canton, Mtefagan 48187

451-0444 REV fVCHMD A PBRFETTO

Tuesday A Fnday 1:30 ajn •y-4:301

no-.aoa.T Saturday - 4:30 |un. idsy • 830 A ' "

V.HR45TIAN EPISCOPAL

Ev. L u t h e r a n C h u r c h & S c h o o l

14750 Krioch • Hedtord Twp. 313-532-8655

Worship Sarvlcaa 8:30 8 lOfiO I A Thuraday 7:30 pjn.

Grade K thru a

W L Q V 1 5 0 0 SUNDAY 10:30 A . M .

EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA

.. ST. MATTHEW'S UNITED METHODIST

30900 Sin Ml* Rd (Bat Marnman & MiddMKWt) Ouck Sonqual Paaicx

10:00 A.M. Worship & Church School 11:15 A.M. Adull Study Claaaes

. . . NuwyfnNM!M<a2? S

Clarencev l l le Un i ted M e t h o d i s t 20*00 MiddMKlt Rd • UranU

474- H«4 «r» Jean Uon

W o n h i p Service* 10:15 A M , 6:00 P M Nuntry Print Jed

S u n d a y S c h o o l 9 A M of f i ce Hr*. * 1

Timothy Lutheran Church 8820 Wayne Rd.

(Between Ann Aittor Trail 8 Joy Road) L i v o n i a • 427-2290

Rev. Carta T h o m p s o n Powell. Pastor 9:00 a.m. S u n d a y Schoo l (all aoaa) 10:00 ajn. Family WoraMp (Nuraary Avail.)

hltp-Wwww timothyiivonla com

Ftet Church of CMsl Sdratiit. Phmooih IMW Ana Alter TraAnrnoutk.Ml

Wte Mnr. IO Warn ' > t r i a l tOW a n

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$T, ANDREWS EP S C O P A l CHURCH

X I j . Uv* 9001 M k a i l Road Mia. MfcNgao 45154

w 4 2 1 - 4 4 5 1

Morvfrl »30AM . Holy Euchana MwrwsdeySOOPM , . . . 0>var4Claaaaa SakxOay 500 PM Mor»Euchanst Sunday 7 4J 4 10 AM. . . . Moty Euchanw

K) 00 A M Chrwasri Education tor a agas

Sisttay Momng - Hursery Cara *muO» TIM Aae. i a A n r Ctapp, i a c t a r

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

" (248)661-9191 Sundaj Vnrihtp

9:30 a^n. 11.-00 ant Traditional Settdey SdudfmsJI*gn.

W e d n e e d a y S u p p e r (6t0(f p . m . ) * Program i tot AU A|«i

\ Henry Ruff alWaat CMeago LMtma«1fB> 421-6401

jjtf Agape Family Worddp C«ter -A TACTICAL OHMOi ON TMt HOW

45081 GaMm Road, Cmum, Mi 481S8 ( 7 3 4 ) 3 9 4 - 0 3 5 7

- New Service Times arvicas - 8KX) md UhOO fm*y N N » l - 7 . - 0 0 p j l

A g a p ^ C h r i s t i a n A c a d e m y - K t h r o u g h 1 2

N A R D I N PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

2 9 8 8 7 West E l e v e n M i l e Road J u s t West of M i d d l e b e l l

2 4 8 - 4 7 6 - 8 8 6 0 F a r m i n g i o n H i l l s

C o n t e m p o r a r y W o r s h i p S a t u r d a y - 6:")0 p . m . S u n d a y W o r s h i p a n d

Chu rch Schoo l at 9:15 6- 11:00 a.m.

R*v Bin)an»n aonnaadi R*« Robert BougTi R»» KaeiHir OWf

"Building HeMy Families... "I 9 0 0 1 llrOOaja.

4:30 9M. •M

Contemporary Worship

Dynamic Youth L Children s Programs • Adult Education •

• Child-Care Provided Fawm D. to> Uump. «av tony* Arnaaan

. First Unhed Methodist Church C ' - ofH»mouth

ISJ0I N trMlorul la t . m v . u . h (734)453 5280 £

F U L L G O S P E L C H U R C H

OF PLYMOUTH 291 E SPRING ST.

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NEWBURG UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH 36500 Ann Arbor Trail

Detwaan Wayne A Newburgh Rds 422-0149

Worship Services A Sunday School 9:00 A 11:00 a m

MOTt: nm» aManpe far aarfy aarvtoa Discovering Ood'a MWon

For Your LM» -Caller ID

For Christians" -Rav. Thafnaa 0 . Badtey. |

Contamporary Wonhlp Sardca Sunday 5:00 p.m TopWJoylul Prtyar

Rev Thomaa O Badtev (lev (tetania l e e Carey Rev Cdvard C Cotay

C. Unttad Mffthodlat Church 10000 »aach (My. Radford

Between Plymouth and W. Chicago Bob A Diana Goodie, Co-Paator»

313-937-3170 Worsh ip

8 00 ' I 30 A 11 Nursery at 9.3(

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" October 10 !

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Toplc/ParabtB The Wedding Ft

Rosedale Gardens

Presbyterian Church and

their spon-sors strike a pose during

their mis-sion trip to

Pittsburgh, Pa.

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The Ushers of St. Richard Parish will hold a Vegas Night 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Oct. 9. at the church, 35851 Cherry Hill Road, west of Wayne Road, Westland. Admission will be $1, and there will be games of black jack, big wheel, beat the dealer and roulette.

BCTMANY S U B U R B A N WEST •

Bethany Suburban West, a Catholic organization which pro-vides spiritual, social and sup-port assistance for divorced and separated Christians, holds a dance at 8 p.tn. Saturday, Oct. 9; at St. Robert Bellarmme Church Hall, West Chicago and Inkster Road in Redford. The $8 charge includes refreshments. Proper attire requested.

The group also will have a financial seminar at 8 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct 16, at St. Kenneth's Church Hall, Haggerty Road south of Five Mile Road, Ply-mouth Township. "

CLOTHING GIVEAWAY

A clothing give-away is sched-uled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-day. Oct. 9. at the Plymouth Church of Christ, 9301 Sheldon Road. Plymouth. No appoint-ment is necessary Call (.7341 453-7630 for more information. This is a new community out-reach event connected with the church's Benevolence Ministry.

HISTORIC TOUR

The Lutherah Churches of Southwest Detroit, dating back to 1877, are sponsoring their first open house/historic tour 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. .Saturday. Oct. 9. The participating parishes -Zion at Michigan and Livernois, Bethlehem at McKinstry and Porter, St. Stephen at Lawndale and Chamberlain, St. Matthew on St. James, south of Michigan, and Paul the Apostle on Spring-well south of Vernor - constitute the oldest concentration of Lutheran churches in metropoli-tan Detroit and represent three different Lutheran synods.

• Visitors are encouraged to come and eryoy the churches. Christian art and hear organ recitals, choral concerts and instrumental performances. The Lutheran Church Musicians Guild of Michigan will offer sev-eral recitals. Lunches will be available at two of the churches.

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Collection of Paintings and Prints from a Prominent Detroit Collector.

Teens take on mission work When da Iced what they did on

their summer vacation, a group of high school students can talk about renovating a. church, mak-ing homf repairs and working at a community centgr

Members of Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian Church in Livonia, the 30 students and their spon-sors part icipated in a mission trip to Pittsburgh. Pa

It was the 35th such mission trip sponsored by the church on West Chicago and Hubbard.

Group members worked on vari-ous projects, including renovat-mg a 100-year-old church in ("raflon Heights, Pa

They also did home repairs for elderly people and worked at the Open Door, a community center in the neighborhood .

Participating in the mission

Sinning. Caryn Sharbowski , Chr i s t ine Witte. Brian Dye. Jackie Webb. Jeffrey Sinning, Adam Hughes, Jessica Sather,

sponsors Julie Setlock and Ray Setlock. "V

Also there were Amv Sanders. sponsor Dan WilliarJTi. Karyn Kaspa rek , . Katie MacLeod, Jenny MacLeod. April Falardeau, Eve Williams. Darcy C r a m , Emily Irvine, Amy Anderzak. Phil Johnson. Lenya KasparekMStephanie Roos, Jus-tine PafFenroth, Katie Williarris, sponsor Kathy Marzolf, Bryan Sharbowski, Jason Elstone and Donald Hughes.

C O N R A D W I S E C H A P M A N [AMERICAN 1842-1913). O IL O N BEVELED W O O D PANEL, 1859, 10 1 /2* X 14". SUNDAY #5014

We are selling an important collec-

tion of American. European and

British oil paint ings, and prints

belonging to an important Detroit.

Michigan collector Many of these

pointings have been in the collec-

tion few over thirty years, by various

artists, such as William R Wheeler

Frank Duveneck. Louis -Kronberg.

Ernest Leonard B lumensche in .

HhiTip Howard Evergood. Ben

Shahn . Raphael Soyer. Jerome-

Myers. Gifford BeaJ. and m o r e

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The Observer & Eccentric! THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 f 1999

Religion from page B7 RSL 'falls into fashion'... for a cause with refreshments served free of charge at another church. A free booklet with itinerary, map and histories of both the parishes and the community will be avail-able at each church. Hosts and tour guides will be present to offer assistance. For more infor-mation, call (313) 894-7450. QUEST ENTERTAINER

St. John's Lutheran Church will have puppeteer Kevin Keller perform during Sunday School and the worship service Sunday, Oct. 10, a t the church, 13542 Mercedes, east of Inkster Road, Redford.

Sunday School for all ages begins at 9 a.m. The worship ser-vice is at 10:30 a.m. The puppet show is a prelude to the church's annual Consecration Sunday cel-ebration on Oct. 17. A cat&red dinner will be served after Sun-day worship that day. For more information, call the church at (313) 538-2660. RRAYER QROUP

Lutheran Church in Livonia. The retreat will take place Fri-

day-Saturday, Nov. 5-6, a t the Double Tree Hotel, 27000 Shera-ton Dr., Novi.

The Friday evening program will include dinner and praise, and worship service. The Satur-day program will nan 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and include a break-fast buffet and lunch. Saturday will feature several workshops and keynote speaker Betty King.

The retreat costs $45. For overnight stay, participants must now make their own accommodations. Space is limit-ed to 200 women. For a registra-tion form or more information, call Lisa Bartoszek at (734) 427-1837 or the church office at (734) 522-6830.

DISCIPLES OF LOVE St. Edith's prayer group. Disci-

ples of Love, is sponsoring a "Life in the Spirit" seminar 7:30-8:30 p.m. for five consecutive Thursdays, beginning Oct. 14. at the church, 15089 Newburgh Road, south of Five Mile Road, Livonia. For more information, call Paul and Jane t Tetrault at (734) 462-0344 or Cecile Boucher at (734)591-3247. CARD PARTY

Ss. Simon and Jude Church will have a Halloween card party 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at .the church, 32500 Palmer Road, Westland. There will be door and table prizes', 50/50 raffle, light meal and snacks. Tickets cost $6 and are available by calling (734) 728-2090 or (734 ) 729-2716. Pro-ceeds will benefit the Building Fund. ' ,

COUPON BOOKS The youth of Westland Free Methodist Church are selling Gold C, Entertainment and Westland Business Owners Association coupon books now through Oct. 15. For more infbr- . mation, or to place an order, call (734) 729-2368.

B Y S T E P H A N I E ANGELYN CASOLA STAFF WRITER scasol a@oe. homecomm. net

L i l l i an P a p i c h m a y h a v e moved from Redfcjrd to Farming-ton Hills, but her ties to the city remain as strong as ever.

As a 30-year member of The Redford S u b u r b a n L e a g u e , Papich iB pu t t ing the finishing touches on t h e o rgan iza t ion ' s largest fund-rais ing event. The 26th a n n u a l "Fall Fes t iva l of

-Fashion '99," a day-long extrava-ganza, will begin at 10 a.m. on T h u r s d a y , Oct . 21 a t Bur ton Manor in Livonia.

"This is our main money-rais-ing project for the charities," she sa id . "We d o n a t e to cha r i t i e s within t h e met ro Detroit a r ea because the people who come to the fash ion show a r e from all over the area."

Proceeds raised at the event will be benefit physically chal-lenged children. Last year, The R e d f o i ' d — S u b u r b a n — L e a g u e

Rich Fisher

each other for anything."

Popula r bout ique Now a Livonia resident, Totton

i;) work ing with Peggy Diamond

Doris Blscoe

"We did (a fashion show) 26 years ago and Doris Biscoe wa9 ava i lab le , " said Papich of t h e event's history. "She was new to the art a and graciously offered to help Us out. Now all of our models are celebrities," ^Cynthia Jamieson, a Redford

res iden t and pas t -pres ident of the league, is in charge of orga-n i z i n g t h e ce lebr i ty f a s h i o n show. Celebr i t i es , t h i s y e a r i n c l u d e 1993 Mrs. Mich igan International Sheila Sigro, 1994 Miss' Redford Che"Vonne Burton, a u t h o r and Redford r e s i d e n t Shelly Thacker, Jill Washburn of WDIV-TV. Rhonda Walker and_ Lucy Nolan of WJBK-TV, Meg Ol iver and Mark Be ie r of WKBD-TV, F lo r ine M a r k of Weight Watchers, Kim Adams, Chris Lawrence and Mike Huck-man of WXYZ-TV, Jim Harper of WN1C radio and John Wangler

of WWJ radio. "Without the celebr i t ies , we

wouldn't have a fashion show," she said. "It's the celebrities that make the show. They just have a ball otjt there ... All the stations a re involved in i t . We work around their schedules to accom-modate them. We really appreci-ate them."

N o t t h e o n l y d r a w But the celebrity base isn't the

only draw.. "We r a i s e a lot of m o n e y

through raffle tickets," said Tot-ton.

A raffle drawing for more than 50 pr izes will be held a t 2:30 p.m. Patrons do not haye to be p re sen t to win. Raff le t i cke t s cost $1 each or $5 for six tickets. Call (313) 535-3133 for r a f f l e •ticket information.

T h e first-prize w i n n e r will receive a 14-kara t gold Z-link diamond tennis bracelet, donat-ed bv Kramar Jewelry Inc. and

The Madofina University c,-_. Prayer Group will have Dona and Carol McCain of Eastpointe as its guest speakers at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. The group meets in Patio Classroom #1 on the ground floor of the University Center. 14221 Levan, north of Schoolcraft, Livonia. For more information, call John at (734) 422-5611 or Cecile at (734) 591-3247. RUMMAGE SALE

St. Paul's Lutheran Church will have a rummage and bake sale 9 a j n . to 6 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Oct. 14-15, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 16, at the church, 20605 Middlebelt Road. Livonia. Baked goods and light lunches will be available. FALL RETREAT

Women have until Thursday, Oct. 14, to register for a fall retreat, "Relate With Joy," spon-sored by the Board of Women's Ministry of Christ Our Savior

donated $30,000 to area organi-zations including the Boys and Girls Club, Children's Hospital of M i c h i g a n , S o u t h Redford Schools Special Education, Red-ford Goodfellows and Penrickton Center for Blind Children.

The league's mission is to pro1

mote education, culture, philan-thropies and fellowship and to foster general community inter-ests.

Even ' t h o s e m e m b e r s who move away from Redford, tend to stay connected to the League

"Most people go back," said Papich. "Their friends are there. They have ties back."

M a r g a r e t Tot ton is a n o t h e r member who has moved away from the city but is still involved. A member since 1962, she said the league is made up of a "great group" of people. " "We've been friends for years," said Totton. "We can depend on

to o rgan ize t h e popu la r c ra f t boutique, which showcases the work of more than 40 artists and crafters^who make such things as jewelry, clothing, dolls, and household items.

"The boutique draws a lot of people," Papich sa id . "People wait for it to do their Christmas shopping. It has qOite a follow-ing."

Totton said she bought a hand-made dress at last year's event. As one of the first to arrive dur-ing the set-up of the boutique, she said she looks forward to seeing the ar ray of craf ts t h a t come in each year.

The main event on Oct. 21 will be the celebri ty luncheon and annual fashion show Rich Fish-er and Doris Biscoe will host the show a g a i n t h i s y e a r , which includes the la tes t fashions by Parisian.

worth $1,600. The second prize is a week's

vacation in Branson, Mo., along with $200 spending money. The vacation was donated by Cynthia Jamieson, while the money was donated by Curtis Building Co.

Third prize is a half-karat dia-mond cluster ring, donated by O&D Bush Jewelers Inc.

"We just try to reach the gpal we did last year or above," said Papich, one of more than 200 l eague m e m b e r s . "We t ry for $30,000 or above it."

Membership into The Redford Suburban League is open to resi-dents of other cities. Information about joining the league is avail-able at the event.

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Thursday. October 7, 1 9 9 9

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SPORTS SCENE

Division A champs Our Lady of Good Counsel defeated

defending Catholic Youth Organiza-tion champ St. Scholastica 28-12 last Saturday to clinch first place in Divi-sion A with a 6-0 record.

The Crusaders begin their playoff r u n wi th a 3 p .m. g a m e S u n d a y aga ins t St. Veronica at Eastpointe; the game will be played at St. Mary's Prep.

In its title-clinching .victory, OLGC • t w f -gor t o u c h d o w n r u n s of 2 a n d 6 \ t

from quarterback Brendan Buckley; he also tossed a> 3^yard scoring pass to Brian Whiting. Alex Wojik added a 65-yard TD run. Eric Q*Shaughnessy and Ryan Conner led the defense.

The CYO championsh ip game is scheduled for Oct. 23 at the Pontiac Silverdome.

Steelers romp The Plymouth-Canton Steelers var-

sity team improved its Junior Foot-ball League record to 3-1 with a 24-19 victory over the Livonia Blue J a y s Saturday at Central Middle School.

Corey W a l s e r got t h e S t e e l e r s rolling by returning the first punt of the game 75 yards for a touchdown. Steve Howey and Ryan Runde also scored TDs, Michael Jones was 3-for-3 on ex t ra -po in t p lacements , Jo shua Foote blocked two extra-point kicks

. and Runde made seven tackles. The Steeler junior varsi ty evened

its record at 2-2 with a 22-0 blanking of the Blue Jays. Dominic Fracassa paced the offense wi th two touch-downs; Matthew Czaijkowski also ran for a TD. Kevin Bradley 'an intercep-tion), David Koltunchik. J e f f Lake and Shawn Little led the defense.

The Steeler freshmen were also vic-torious. beating the Blue J a y frosh 28-6 to run their record to 3-1. Adam Powers scored two TDs and Deshon McMlendon and Troy S u t h e r l a n d added one apiece; McMlendon also bobted two two-point convers ions . P a u l K a n a a n , Dal ton W a l s e r and Brandon Fender led the defense.

Lions still unbeaten The Canton Lions varsity got touch-

down runs of 10 and 6 y a r d s from Drew Amble in defeating the Livonia Or io les 38-18 S u n d a y in a J u n i o r Football League game.

Amble also tossed a 27-yard TD p a s s to Bobby Po l l a rd , - and David Thomas threw a 85-yard scoring pass to Colin Murphy; Thomas also booted four extra-point kicks. Jason Kenison added a 1-yard scoring r u n . Brian Clark and Matt Sammut t each had intercept ions and Brandon Kilgore r ecovered a f u m b l e to pace t h e defense. The varsity is now 4-0.

T h e Lions j u n i o r v a r s i t y a l so remained perfect, beating the Orioles 32-20. Julian Smith scored on runs of 2 a n d 59 y a r d s and n a i l e d t h r e e e x t r a - p o i n t kicks, C h r i s Drab ick i raced 63 yards for a TD, Dominique Fischer ran 12 yards for a score and Na than Rzeppa caught th ree passes for 70 yards. David Scherbaty had ah

' interception ^ "pace the defense. ' '

The Lion freshmen improved their record to 3-0-1 with a 12-0 victory over the Orioles. Chris Hasse swept 16 yards around left end for Jhe first Lion score in the opening q u a r t e r , then, rambled 47 yards ind the third quar te r for the second. Jus t in Scott. C h r i s F i sche r . Greg P o l l a r d and Anthony Green led the defense.

College standouts Centr i l Michigan University's vol-

leyball team evened its Mid-Amencan Conference record at 1-1 '5-9 overall) w i t h a weekend road s p l i t . The Chippewas lost in three-straight sets to Marshall University Friday, 15-4. 15-3. 15-6, but bounced back to beat Ohio University Saturday, 10-15, 15-12,15-13,15-11. " Jenny Youog, a freshman from Ply-mouth (Livonia Ladywood HS), led CMU against Marshall with six kills; in the win over Ohio, she added 13 kills. Young is tops on the Chips with 3.15 kills per game average and is second with a .230 kill percentage.

"We expected Jenny to become an offens ive t h r ea t , " said CMU coach Elaine Piha. "But we didn't expect it r i gh t away. A lot of young players have problems making ad jus tmen t s to t h e bigger blocks in t h e college game, but she hasn't backed away.

"We've been working with her on different ways to beat the block and sha'a executing t h e m wel l . J e n n y loves to get t h e ball in s i t u a t i o n s when we need a kill *

Chiefs bounce back with vengeance

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Thi s was ge t t ing se r ious . C a n t o n h a d lost two s t r a i g h t in league p lay; a t h i rd could no t b e to l e ra t ed . As it t u r n e d out , t he re was n o t h i n g t o w o r r y about . T h e Ch ie f s showed they w e r e st i l l a force to dea l w i th in t h e WLAA.

conference season, losing two of their first three--games. A-third loss, even if it came against one of those borderline teams in the either-very-good-or-very-bad WLAA, would have bordered on catastrophic.

"We've been a bit'of both." said Can-ton coach Bob Blohm in a n s w e r i n g which ared the. Chiefs belonged in.

Plymouth Canton did a serious num-ber on Westland John Glenn.

The Chiefs drilled the Rockets, 62-18. Tuesday night in a Western Lakes Activities Association girls basketball game at Glenn.

I t was a m u c h - n e e d e d win . The Chiefs have s t ruggled early in th^ir

Against Glenn, there was no doubt. "Defensively, we were about as good as we've been t h i s year ," Blohm said.-"This is a good group (of players). They keep working, they keep hanging in there."

C a n t o n (5-5 overa l l , 2-2 in t h e WLAA> held John Glenn (5-5, 2-2) to a solitary point in the first quarter while scoring 11, t hen doubled up on--the Rockets" seven points in the second quarter for a 25-8 halftime lead.

"In a nutshell," coach Joel Lloyd of Jqhn Glenn said, "their man- to-man (defense) disrupted ou r offen§t» great-ly " ^ —

Sophomore Stephanie Crews led the host Rockets with riine fxiints.

Janine Guastella scored 15 and Katie Schwartz.added 14 for the Chiefs; Ash-ley Williams netted 11.

Canton, which outscored John Glenn 20-2 in the final period, made 7>of-12 free throws to 2-for-8 shooting at the line by the Rockets.

S a l e m 7 1 , Franklin 2 8 : L i v o n i a Franklin came into Tuesday's game at Plymouth Salem unbeaten in WLAA play and with a 6-3 overall record.

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Central repeats; Salem 3rd BY C . J . RISAK SPORTS EDITOR cjrisak@oe.homecomm.net

The league t o u r n a m e n t should be a t e s t . The Links of Pinewood, in Walled Lake, was all of tha t and more for the Western Lakes Activities Associa-tion golf teams Tuesday.

That test proved even tougher for Livonia Steven son, the WLAA's dual-meet champion with a 10-1 record, than others. The Spartans boasted two of -the top three finishers Tuesday, but it was downhill a f t e r t ha t . The average score of the i r next four golfers was a 96.

Which dropped Stevenson to fifth in the tourna-ment and left the door open for the two teams tha t tied for second in the dual-meet season: Walled Lake Central, the defending league champion, and Northville.

Both turned in solid performances Tuesday, but it was Central tha t walked through t h a t door to retain its championship. • T h e Vikings shot a 415 t o easily ou td i s t ance Northville and Plymouth Salem, which tied for sec-ond with a 433 (Northville won the tiebreaker, best sixth golfer score).

Livonia Churchill was fourth in the . tournament with a 436 and Stevenson was fifth With a 438, fbl " lowed by Walled Lake Western and Plymouth Can-ton (442; Western won the tiebreaker), Westland John Glenn (446), North Farmington (457). Farm-ington <463), Farmington Harrison (464) and Livo-nia Franklin (475).

That gave t h e league title to Central , wi th 20 points (12 points for a first place finish in the tour-nament plus one point for every dual-meet win).

STAFF PHOTOS BT PAIT HIHSCHWA.VN Sizing It up: Salem's Mark Doughty (above) lines up a putt at Tuesday's WLAA Tour-nament, while Canton's Derek Vermeulen (left) finds himself in a position familiar to all his rivals on a course that allowed only two league golfers to break SO.

Northville was second with 19 teight dual wins. 11 for the tournament) , Stevenson third with 18

4'10 dual wins, eight for the tournament ) , Salem was fourth with 16 (six dual wins, 10 for the tour-nament), followed by Churchill, Western, Canton, John Glenn, Harrison, North, Franklin and Farm-ington.

"It was very tough out there," said Stevenson coach John Wagner of the Pinewood course. "There was a lot of wind."

Salem coach Rick Wilson agreed. "It was diffi-cult," he said. "These guys all wanted to shoot low, but it was difficult to do. There's lots of water haz-ards, out-of-bounds areas and wooded areas.

"There are long par-fours — 400 to 430 yards. It's 6 ,400 y a r d s ( in l eng th ) , bu t it p layed longer

- because it-was-very wet-and. everything Landed soft,. so there wasn't much of a roll."

Stevenson's Scott Wolfe tied Central Dom Vitale for medalist honors; each shot a 79. Stevenson's Matt Bartnick was third with an 80. All three were all-WLAA.

Other all-conference golfers were Central 's Lee Aho (82), Northvil le 's Dave Oljace i82), Walled Lake Western 's Scott Williams (83), North's Jon Panush (83) and Churchill's Lance Antrobius (83).

Although the Spartans came into the tournament

wi th the best dua l -mee t record, Wagner never thought his team was an overwhelming favorite "When we finished 10-1. we were very cognizant of the fact that we won four of those meets by three shots and another -in a tiebreaker.

"We have a very young t eam. Nothing really shocked me. We had a much more successful dual-meet season than I anticipated."

In the final analysis, it ended as most figured it would — with Centra l on top The Vikings had everyone back from last season 's championship squad and were heavy favorites to regain the title. But when they were beaten by two of their first three dual-meet opponents, doubts started to sur-face.

Central put those to rest with a strong finish to . the-regular season* beginning with a win at the Oakland County Tournament and Including Mon-day's victory over S tevenson , the Spar tans only dual IOBS.

One thing the Vikings had Tuesday that evaded all the i r WLAA opponents was depth. All six of their golfers shot 87 or better. Salem was the.next best with four scores under 90; no one else had more than three.

P l e a s e see WLAA QOLF, C5

Whalers rebound and win So this is what can be expected

for the rest of the season. Up and down. Win one. lose one, tie one;

The Plymouth Whalers were the toast of the Ontario Hockey League last Reason They won't be this year. no„t a f t e r losing the to re of their team.

But t h e y wil l be compe t i t i ve , something they've proven through the first two weekends of the sea-son. On Saturday against the Bar-rie Colts, the Whalers surrendered a goal to the Colts Michael Henrich 2:59 into overt ime to fall. 3-2, in Barne.

Plymouth rebounded Sunday in Mississauga, beat ing the hre'Dogs 5-1.

The 2-1 weekend — the" Whalers defea ted S u d b u r y 7-1 Fr iday for, their first victory of the season — gave them a 2-2-1 record

Tomas Kurka scored twice in the win over Mississauga, giving him five for the season as the Whalers struck for two power-play goals and got another short-handed

Kurka ' s first goal was on a sec-o n d - p e r i o d power plnv ' K r i s Vernarsky scored short handed less than three minutes later to make it 2-0; Vernarsky had a goal a*nd an assist in the game

T h i r d - p e r i o d goals by J u s t i n W i l l i a m s . D a m i a n S u r m a and Kurka finished off the Ice Dogs, whose only goal was netted by Ltou D i c k e n s o n midway t h r o u g h the final period

Rob Zepp made 22 saves to earn the win, his second of the season In

• • " • J ™ ™ ™ " ™ two games. Zepp allowed just two HOCKEY goals — which earned the 199S-99

Canadian Hockey league Scholas-tic Player of the Year honors as the OHL's player of the week

On S a t u r d a y in B a r r i e . t h e Wkitfers had A '2»0.|ead thank- ti» * pa i r of power play goals in t h e opening period. That, however, was all they could manage off Colt net-minders Ben Vanderklok and Dana Bannerman

Vernarsky and Kurka scored for Plymouth, with Kevin Holdridge t Novi/Redford Cathol ic C e n t r a l '

. assisting on both Sheldon Keefe got one goal back for Barne before the first period was over; Henrich tied it at»2-2.with his first goal of the game scored with 46 seconds left in the second

Aaron Molnar had 30 saves in goal for the Whalers

SOCCER

Canton keeps streak going

- A slow start — at least by Plymouth Can-ton soccer standards — may have people look-ing past the Chiefs

That would be a mistake. Canton recorded a pair of 1-0 victories in a

three-day span against formidable opponent* The two wins improved the Chiefs' record to 10-3-1 overa l l a n d h a v e ex tended t h e i r unbeaten streak to eight games

The two home-f ield wins, 1-0 over non-league opponent Troy Saturday and 1-0 over Western Lakes Activit ies Association rival Farmington Monday, were near cApv-cst-per formances

Mike Zemaaskfc-aerounted for the only goal

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C2(CP) The Observer A Eccentric/ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 / 1 9 9 9

Mixed results Salem girls Jet down; Canton girls 3rd, boys 7th

star PHOTO KT BBTAK Mrramx Top 15: Salem's Rachael Moraitis finished 15th at the Charger Invitational.

It was not the kind of week Plymouth Salem girls cross country coach Dave Gerlach had hoped for.

After failing to challenge Livonia-Stevenson's position as the Western Lakes Activities Associa-tion's kingpin in a dual meet last Thursday, the Rocks turned in a rather lackluster performance at Saturday's Dearborn Crestwood Charger Invi-tational.

Sa lem finished second in the five-team rac£ with 48 points. Dearborn Divine Child was firqt with 31 points; Dearborn Edsel Ford was third with 53. •

"At this point in the season we should be on a roll, in a positive direction, but we are in a rut right now," said Gerlach. "I don't know if we are t i red or emotionally exhausted from our tough meet on Thursday, but the varsi ty did not run with a whole lot of passion and enthusiasm on Saturday.

"I was very disappointed with our effort. If we don't get things turned around quickly teams are going to start passing us by as we fade."

Rachel Jones was the Kocks top timsher, plac-ing fourth overall in 20:41. Kim Wood was next best for Stolem. f in ishing sixth (20:59) — j u s t ahead of t eammate Aisha Chappell in seventh (21K)0). Other Salem finishers: Rachael Moraitis, 15th (21:38); Lisa Jasnowski, 16th (21:39), Shae Potocki, 17th (21:42) and Miranda White, 18th (22:02).

The Rocks' junior varsity team was a first-place finisher Saturday, led by Heather Whittington's first overall among the JV runners with a time

CROSS COUNTRY that was sixtfcbest in the entire race (21:42). Jill Grey was second in the JV race (22:07) and ninth overall.

The Rocks run at the Ypsilanti Braves Invita-tional Saturday. ^

Canton boys 7th At last Sa tu rday ' s Grosse lie Invi ta t ional a t

Elizabeth Pa rk in Trenton, Plymouth Canton 's boys cross country team finished seventh in the 11-team field.

Saline won the race with 56 points. Brighton was second with 87 and Trenton was third with 89. Canton scored 16L

Two of the Chiefs earned medals by finishing in the top 30. Brandon McClellon placed 26th with a personal-best time of 18:06, and Jon Mikosz was 27th in 18:08.

Other Canton runners were Scott Gilfen, 31st 1)8:23>i Stevo Dobion, 36th tl8;3Sii Jon WanUrn.

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43rd (a personabbei i t 18:52); Pa t P ru i t t , 49th (19:09); and Ryan Stanko, 54th (19:32).

The Chiefs r u n at the Ypsilanti Braves Invita-tional Saturday.

Canton girls 3rd It was a tight race, but the Plymouth Canton

girls team managed to outduel a couple of oppo-nents and finish third at Saturday's Grosse lie Invitational at Elizabeth Park in Trenton.

C a n t o n scored 82 p o i n t s to p lace behind Brighton's A team (20) and B team (78). Salin* was fourth (84), followed by Ann Arbor Huron (109) and Wyandotte Roosevelt (141). -

Top finisher among the Chiefs was Stacie Grif-fin, who placed 12th overall (21:16.1).

Next best was Sarah Rucinski in 13th (21:21.6), followed by. Allison Mills, 19th (21:47.3); Amy Dupuis . 20 th (21:47.6); Mary Maloney, 23rd (21:56.9); Erica Stoney, 24th (22:01.2); and Terra Kubert, 33rd (22:56.8).

Canton competes at the Ypsilanti Braves Invita-tional Saturday.

Salem 1st at Crestwood Plymouth Sa lem's boys cross count ry team

claimed two of the top three spots Saturday at the Dearborn Crestwood Invitational, and that helped propel the Rocks to a first-place finish overall.

Salem totaled 37 points. Dearborn Edsel Ford was second with 56, followed by Dearborn Divine Child with 58, Crestwood with 104 and Bfclleville with 106.

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Canton sizes up Harrison

Manvir Gill wiu< second overall in 16:50. for Salem was Donnie \Varner. tfho placed third in 16:54.

Other Rock scorers were Mark Bolger, ninth (17:47); Rob Showalter, 10th (17:54); and Kurt Sarsfield, 11th (17:54). The rest of the Salem fin-ishers were Greg Kubitski, 12th (17:56) and Mike Carpenter. 19th (18:23).

Salem, 3-2 overall in dual meets and 1-2 in the WLAA's Lakes Division, is at the Wayne County Invitational Saturday.

BY BRAD EMONS SPORTS WRITER bemonarftoe.homecomm.net

If you're keeping t rack, three Observer-land football te^ams are already in the post-season playoffs with 6-0 records — two-time defending state champion and No. 1-ranked Redford Catholic Central, Livonia Stevenson and Livorua Clarenceville. . Knocking on the door this week is West-

land John Glenn (5-1) and Garden City (5-1). Teams still very much alive include Ply-

mouth Canton (4-2), Farmington High (4S2) and Redford St. Agatha (4-2).

The marquee matchups this week? Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett

travels to Clarenceville in a battle of unbeat-ens for supremacy in the Metro Conference.

Another p ivota l g a m e is Stevenson a t Farmington for bragging rights in the Lakes Division of the Wes te rn Lakes Activit ies Association.

Meanwhile, Garden City will be-tested in the Mega-White by hos t Dearborn Edsel Ford. '

As for the prediction race, it's all but over for yours truly, who slipped to 9-6 last week.

His rival prognost icator , Dan O'Meara, o u t o f t o w n o n e t a g a i n l a s t w e e k e n d a n d

GRID PICKS

of,course he went to town, going 12-3. O'Meara is now 74-14 overall, seven games

ahead of the unlucky Welshman (67\21). Here is a sneak preview at this weekend's

games: FRIDAY GAMES

(all at 7:30 p.m. unless noted) I (3-3; 1-2) at Bishop

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S a l e m boosts dua l -mee t m a r k

over .500 by b e a t i n g D e a r b o r n

Rhr. GabfrgTRlchard (3-3; 1 -2 ) at Bishop BorgMS (2-* , 0-2) , 4 pSfc.: Rlverview Gabriel Richard, coming off a 42-0 drubbing against Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher, must win i ts final th ree g a m e s t o make the p layo f fs . , Meanwhi le , Borgess was e l im ina ted from con ten t ion by Wate r fo rd Our Lady of t h e l a k e s . 10-0. P ICKS: Richard wins a close orte in t h i s Trt-Sectional matchup.

St . Agatha (4-2, 3 -2 ) a t ( to t . Urban (0-6, O-S). 7 p.m.: The Aggies, coming off a 44-25 * i n over Wyarv Uinits Muurt l Car»iei beh ind Dan Soul ie r 's SO-? t o t a l yards and three TDs. need Just two wins in their f inal three games to return t o t h e post-season Urban, a 22

6 loser last week t o Hamtramck St. Fkx iac . is unl ikely t o s tand in the way PICKS: I t ' s another D-Section win for A g a t h a

Wayne < 0 4 . 0-5) a t Wyandot ta <4-2, <2-2), 7 p.m.. ' The Bears, f ighting for a playoff spot, handed Garden City i t s first loss of the season last Friday. 33-25. as junior quarterback Jeff Powell threw for 142 yards and t w o touchdowns. Wayne, a 12-0 loser t o Lincoln Park, jus t can ' t buy a break PICKS: Wyandot te ge t s one vic-tory closer.

Garden City (5-1, 4-1) a t Dbn. Edsel Font <2-4. 2-2), 7 p .m. : Despi te M ike Sparks ' career-high 2 2 4 yards rushing and quarterback Rob Hudson return ing t o the l ineup, the Cougars could not stop Wyandot te in suffer-ing their f irst defeat of the season. Edsel was put out of the playoff picture after losing to Woodhaven. 11-6. PICKS: GC makes the playoffs.

Woodhavwi (2-4, 1-3) at Redford Union (0-6. 0-4) , 7 p j n . : This t ime last year RU was riding high en route to an undefeated season. The Panthers, a 4 0 0 v i c t i m to A l len Park, must regroup against the Warr iors, an 11-6 w inner last week over Dearborn Edsel Ford PICKS: Woodhaven makes it t w o straight.

Pty. Salem (1-5. 1-3) at Westtand Glenn <51 . 3-1) , 7 p . m . : The Rocks made t h e ' 7 4 t e a m , back for i t s reunion, proud by earning their first w in of t h e seasoo against Wal led Lake Central . 21-7. Glenn, needing only one w in t o earn their 11 th playoff be r th s ince 1985 , Will be look ing to get Back on Ir&ck anftr1 fa l l ing t o Uvonia Stevenson. 21-6. PIpKS: Glenn makes the post

- season.

Uv. Stevenson (SO, 4-0) at Farmington <4-2. 3 1 ) : The Spar tans, who p layed mis take- f ree foo tba l l last week against John Glenn, must avoid a le tdown if they plan on winrung the Lakes Division t i t l e out r ight . Farm-ington. a dangerous t eam w i t h good a th le tes , cou ld make it a three-wav t .e ,n the Lakes w i t h a v ic tory Should be enter ta in ing . PICKS: Stevenson m a k e s it seven st ra ight .

Farm. HIHs Harrison <2-4. 2-2) « Pty. Canton <4-2. 3 1 ) : The Hawks, in danger of being out of {he post sea son for t h e f irst t ime 's ince 1992. had the i r running g a m e s t y m i e d last week In a 2 1 1 2 loss t o Wa i l ed Lake Western. Canton, a 2 4 0 winner over Northvi l le. needs t h i s one badly t o m a k e It i n t o t h e p layo f f s . PICKS: Where ' s the Shadow been t h e records; Ham son rebounds wi th a W.

Uv. FrankHn (2-4. 1-3) at Northvil le <2-4. 1 -3) : The

P a t r i o t s . 1 4 - 1 1 v i c t o r s l a s t w e e k over c i t y r i v a l Churchil l, have had a history of b lowing games against .the Mustangs. W i t h running back Joe Meter back at full s t rength. Frank Un appears to be more formidable. PICKS: i t ' s the M u s t a n g s again.

W . L W M t e m <6-0, 4-0) at Uv. CHunMS <2-4. 1 3 ) : Unbea ten W e s t e r n i s for rea l , espec ia l l y de fens ive back Lorenzo Parker ( c o m m i t t e d t o Vanderbi l t ) . run-ning back Cody Cargi l l . quarterback Chns Payton and defensive end James King. Churchil l is definitely going t o have i t s hands fu l l t h i s weekend PICKS: Western goes to 7-0'.

N. Farmington (1-5, 0-4) a t W . L Central <2-4, 1 3 ) : Both teams are t ry ing t o avoid the cellar in the Lakes Division. North has been more compet i t ive th is season, but it hasn' t t rans la ted in to wins. PICKS: Central has the edge.

Q.P. Liggett <S4>. SO) at Uv. CtarancavMe (SO. 5-0 ) : This w i l l be C la rencev i l l e ' s biggest tes t t o da te . The Trojans, w i t h 1 .000-yard plus rusher, sophomore tai lback Tim Shaw, has an explosive offensive a t t ack . Liggett is coming of f a 19-12 win over BioomfieW Hilt Cranbrook. It has t h e mak ings of a great game. PICKS: Clarencevil le w i s s i t s homecoming.

S A T U R D A Y G A M E S Red Thurston (4 -2 . 2-2) vs. Taylor Kennedy <1-6, 1-

4 ) , noon a t RU's K ra f t Fie ld: The Eagles have the i r eyes on a playoff b e r t h after last .week 's 35-6 thrash-ing of Metvmdale as Br ian Reid rushed for 226 yards in 26 carries. Kennedy, thumped by Southgate Anderson last week. 25-7. has not fared wel l in the Mega Corrfer-»nce's Blue Division PICKS: Thurstoq wins i t s h o m e

coming,

Harper Woods (1-5, 1-4) at Lutheran Waettand (0-6, 0-5), 1 p.m.: Harper Woods, the Met ro Conference p r e season favori te, has fal len on hard t imes. Last week . Harper Woods lost t o Hamtramck. 39-16. despi te 2 1 1 yards rush ing by RJan Da t t i l i o . Lutheran W e s t l a n d . wh ich has lost 15 s t ra igh t , fell t o Macomb Lutheran North. 47-8. The Warr iors ' lone TD was Andy MokJen-hauer's 80-yard pass t o Luke Hasten PICKS: Harper Woods ge t s a v ic tory .

S U N D A Y G A M E Redford CC (5-0. 3 4 ) vs. Warren OeLaSaNe (3-3, 1-

2) , 2 p.m. a t Pont tec Wiener Stadium: The Shamrocks, winners of 26 s t ra igh t , g o t their plow horses go ing last week as John Kava rushed for 209 yards in 19 carr ies against Dearborn D iv ine Chi ld. 28-6. DeLaSalle w a s crushed by unbeaten Orchard Lake St. Mary 's . 34-7. Is

' t h e Boys BowT7 PICKS: Bring back Mice, it s an easy afternoon for t h e Shamrocks.

FOOTBALL

Kava carries CC to a playoff berth

Bedford Catholic Central clinched a berth in the state football playoffs Saturday an

runningback John had a career-high 209 yards ia 19 carries in a 28-6 win over Dearborn Divine Child at Red-ford's Hilbert Junior High

Kava scored, on two long runa for the Shamrocks, who led 28-0 through three quar-ters. A pair of potential DC scoring drives stal led, once when the Falcons failed to con-vert on fourth down and another time when the Sham-rocks intercepted rf pass at the goal line.

The Shamrocks are 6-0 over-all, 2-0 in the Catholic League Central Division West. DC*«

• ^uvua l l . The Shamrocks capped a 12-

play, 76-yard scoring drive with a one-yard run by senior ruxmingback Mike Wiik with 4:53 left in the first quarter. .

The first of four Mike Sgroi extra point kicks made the lead 7-0.

The Falcons, who gained 191 total yards, drove to the CC 22 yard l ine but were stopped short of a first down on fourth down and two.

The Shamrocks took a 14-0

ter when Anthony Coratti returned a punt 45 yards for a

touchdown. . CC crossed midfield another time in the first half; reaching the DC 34 b'yj on fourth and 13 Kava was stopped three yards short of a first down.

The Shamrocks scored on their first possession of the second half as Kava raced 53 yards for a touchdown wi th 9:07 left in the third quarto-.

DC drove to CC*s eight yard line but an interception at the goal line by Sgroi on first down and eight ended the threat.

CC padded the lead to 28-0 when Kava ran 69 yards for a touchdown with'1:07 left in the third quarter.

D C s only points c u n e on a 36-yard run by Matt ScheiBer

extra point was no good. CC finished with 350 total

yards, all rushing. Quarter-bach John Hill was zero for four passing and rushed for 46 yards in six carries :-

The Shamrocks had 16 first downs to DCs 10.

Jeff Potts, a senior lineback-er. led the CC defense with eight tackles, two aolo. Kava had seven tackles, three solo. Defensive end Jake Lyons also had seven tackles, two solo.

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The Rocks are now 3-2 overall. Last Thursday in a trip to Mon-roe, they split in a double-dual, losing to Monroe*and b e a t i n g Grosse lie.

Monica Glowski was p a r t of four f i rs t -place finishes in the wiLover Dearborn. Glowski cap-t u ^ d top honors in the 50-yard freestyle (26.28) and in the 100 butterfly (1:05.56;.

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SI Agatha al Del roil Urban. 7 p.m Si even son at Salem. 7 p.m Brother Rice vs Redford CC

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Franlilin al Mortnville. 7 30 p.m Friday, Oct. 8 WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER

W.L Western at Churchill. 7:30 p m # Baptist Park vs. Huron Valley Friday. Oct. 8

f i Farm, at,W.L Central. 7:30 p.m at Marshall M S.. 7 p m Cornerstone at Madonna. 3 p.m.

Liggett at Clarenceville. 7 :30 p.m. Mercy al Regiaa, 7 p.m Saturday. Oct. 9

Saturday. Oct. 9 Ladywood at Marian. 7 p.m (Ocelot Classic at Schoolcraft)

Thurston v». Taylor Kennecfy Lutn Westland at Lutn. N'west. 7 p m Genesse CC at Schoolcraft, noon

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Harper Wds at Loth W'sW. 1 p.m. SOYS soccdt Sunday. Oct. 10

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Redford CC vs Warren DeLaSalle Thursday. Oct. 7 Genesse CC vs St Mary s. 11 a jn

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Lady Ocelots suffer their 1st defeat It waa — illuminating. Schoolcraf t College's women 's

soccer learn traveled to play a pair of t h e NJCAA's top t e a m s las t weekend, and although the Lady Ocelots' unbeaten streak was halt-ed a f t e r 12 games, it was still a learning experience.

One tha t could be helpful later in the season.

On Sa tu rday at St . Louis Col-l e g e - F l o r i s s a n t Va l l ey , SC p u t t h r e e goals on the board in the first half and rolled to a 3-0 tri-umph. Kristina Seniuch (from Ply-mouth Salem) knocked in the first goal, her team-leading ninth of the season. Meghan Jannuzzi assisted.

Danielle Shaffer and Sarah Gre-gory got the next two goals, with assists going to Emily Alford (Livo-n ia Clarencevi l le) and Seniuch, respectively.

On Sunday, the Ocelots traveled to p l ay fifth-ranked Lewis and

SC SOCCER

r w w cr in a weather did no'

rftdfa-y, r lot dami>

in which this match was played, according to SC coach Bill Tolst-edt.

"This was a very wel l -p layed game for both teams," the Ocelot coach said.

Unfortunately for SC, it was a bit better for the host. team. Lewis a n d C l a r k led 1-0 a t t h e ha l f , increased that to 2-0 in the second half, then held off the Ocelots for a 4-1 win.

Jannuzzi scored a goal, with a n assist from Shaffer, in the final 15 m i n u t e s , b u t Lewis a n d Cla rk answered with two more goals.

"While we did not achieve all of our goals for the weekend , the lessons learned from both games will help us with our long term goal for the season, which is to compete in National Tournament

Dl. Cold, wet - - Tnhtgdt said pen the style ^ ^

SC h o s t s G e n e s e e College (Rochester, N.Y.) a t noon Saturday in the opening round of the Ocelot Classic Tournament.

At 1 pim. Sunday , the Ocelots play nationally-ranked College of. Lake County.

SC men win, tie When S c h o o l c r a f t College 's

men's soccer team has to make its annual t r ip to Cleveland .to play reg iona l r i v a l s L a k e l a n d and Cuyahoga, i t 's a lways an adven-ture. .

Las t w e e k e n d ' s t r i p for t h e Cuyahoga CC Tournament proved no different.

The Ocelots did get a win and a tie. On S a t u r d a y , they defeated Cuyahoga 4-2, t h a n k s to t h r ee first-half goals by Tony Maidonado ( Livonia Stevenson).

J o h n n y D e m e r g i s (P lymou th Canton-* assisted on the first, Rob Barnes (Canton) assisted on the second, and Mike Julias dnd Nick

Skotanis assisted on the third. Two wind-aided goals enabled

Cuyahoga to close the gap to 3-2 in the second half , but Gary Bell's h e a d e r w i t h 10 m i n u t e s le f t i n s u r e d SC'a v ic tory . Serg io Mainella (Stevenson) assisted.

On Sunday against Lakeland, a goal scored in the closing seconds by the Ocelots was disallowed by t h e s ide j u d g e , who ru led t h e game-ending buzzer had sounded — leaving the final score at 0-0.

Ben Davis (Can ton) went the distance against Lakeland and got

•the shutout. "If the re was a posit ive the re

(aga ins t Lakeland) , it was t h a t even though we weren' t playing our best, we still tied this team." said SC coach Van Dimitrioii.

Several Ocelots were sick with the flu, some missing the game. The two t e a m s meet again th is Saturday at Lakeland.

Lakeland is 8-2-1; SC is 9-3-1.

Madonna remains in WHAC race with a win

Stephanie Uballe stood tall Tuesday at the net, leading t h e M a d o n n a U n i v e r s i t y women's volleyball squad to a 15-3, 15-7, 6-15, 15-5 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference victory over visit-ing Aquinas College.

M&donna is now 18-5 over-all and 5-1 in the WHAC, while Aquinas drops to 6-14 and 3-4.

The 6-foot-1 Uballe led the winners with 15 kills and 16 blocks ( inc lud ing seven solos I. Teammate Kelly Arty-movich added 10 kills and 10 blocks (tWo solo).

Aquinas jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first game, but M a d o n n a reeled off 15 straight points for the win.

S e t t e r J e n Wing had 38 assist-to-kikls and 18 digs. N? if nip fiurnrt also had IS

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digs and six aces. Kammy Powell led

Aquina$ with 12 kills. On S a t u r d a y , M a d o n n a

swept visiting Siena Heights in three gamed, 15-3. 15-13, 15-11, as Brandy Malewski (Redford T h u r s t o n ) regis-tered a game-high 15 kills in just 20 attempts to go along with nine blocks (one solo).

Uba l l e added 11 k i l l s , t h r e e solo blocks and s ix block-assists.

Ar tymovich and Mary lu Hemme (Livonia Ladywood) each added 14 digs. Hemme also had eight kills.

J e n n i e Wind (22 ass i s t s ) apd Wing (20 assists) were the Crusaders' top passers.

Rec offerings •The city of Plymouth Recre-

ation Division has begun regis-tration for returning teams in its adult men's basketball league. New teams can begin registering next Wednesday. Men's upper division games will be Wednes-day nights; lower division games will be Monday nights. Both will be at Central Middle School .*

For more i n f o r m a t i o n , ca l l , (734) 455-6620 or check the web-site.at www.ci.plymouth.mi.us.

•Registration for.adult reverse co-ed vol leybal l t e a m s s t a r t s Monday . All g a m e s will be played Friday nights a t Central Middle School or a t The Summit.

R e g i s t r a t i o n for r e t u r n i n g teams in adu l t co-ed volleyball beg ins W e d n e s d a y ; for new teams, regis t ra t ion s ta r t s Oct. 21. All games will be on Friday nights at Central Middle School or at The Summit.

For fu r the r information, call (734) 455-6620 or check the Web-site at www.ci.plymouth.mi.ua.

Chiefs boosters The Can ton Chiefs Football

Booster C l u b wi l l h a v e i ts month ly m e e t i n g at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room 165 of Can-ton HS. Main topic of discussion-is the upcoming banquet.

All parents of Canton football

p l a y e r s a r e e n c o u r a g e d to attend. Future meetings will be t h e second Wednesday of the month, at 7 p.m. in Room 165. For more information, call Dan Murphy at (734) 416-8117.

Baseball tryouts The Plymouth-Canton Cobras,

a 13-year-old t r ave l b a s e b a l l team, will have tryouls for 2000 team at noon Saturday a t Grif-fin Park. Boys must still be 13 years-old on Aug. 1, 2000.

For f u r t h e r information, call Ron Rzeppa at (734) 981-1254.

Private lessons

The Sports Academy of Novi is now offering private lessons in basketball, baseball and softbaU. Ses s ions will be conducted by professional and collegiate play-ers , .with d r i l l s and p rog rams given to each athlete.

Former members of the Mon-treal Expos and Texas Rangers, a cert if ied a thle t ic t ra iner and baske tba l l s t a t e championship players are among the instruc-tors.

Lessons s r e by appointment . Cost is $35 for a 30-minute ses-sion, or $150 for five lessons . Call Aaron Knieper s t the Sports Academy at (248) 380-0800, ext. 112 to register.

Basketball from page CI

Lady Crusaders blanked by Aquinas, edged by Siena Heights This was Madonna Universi-

ty 's chance to gain ground on Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Con-ference leader Aquinas College in women's soccer.

T h e S a i n t s came into Tues-day ' s match at Livonia Lady-wood unbeaten in seven WHAC matches; they were 10-1-1 over-all. They came away from the game with one more win to their credit, thanks to some solid play f rom keeper Kelly McGill and goals scored late in the first half and late in the second.

Madonna fell to 7-4-1 overall with the 2-0 loss; the Lady Cru-saders are 4-3-1 in the WHAC.

Kim Eager scored for Aquinas

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with 4S minutes left in the open-ing half on a chip shot from 35 yards out. Megan Luckett assist-ed. Amy Panse got the second goal with 3:06 left to play, with Eager assisting.

M a d o n n a ac tua l ly o u t s h o t Aquinas 25-17 and took nine cor-

• ner kicks to one for the Saints, but McGill made 10 stops to earn the shutout. Jenny Barker (from Livonia Stevenson) had e ight saves for the Crusaders.

The loss w a s t h e s e c o n d -s t r a i g h t in WHAC p lay for M a d o n n a . L a s t S a t u r d a y a t

Ladywood, the Crusaders could-n't qui te catch S iena Heights and fell. 3-2.

Nicole Tobin (Stevenson)-put the Saints up 1-0 af ter just 7:40. Rachel Lawrence increased that lead to 2-0 with a second goal for Siena Heights 21 minutes later.

Madonna's Lindsay Crawford chipped a shot over Saints' keep-er Jennifer Wycihowski to nar-row it to 2-1 a t t h e ha l f . But Siena Heights reestablished its two-goal lead less than six min-utes into the second half, and it was Lawrence who scored it.

Madonna's final goal was net-t e d fey J i l l Gihson on a header

Jacobs. The win pushed Siena Heights'

record to 8-2-2 overall. 6-1 in the WHAC.

Madonna men roll Sam Piraine scored three goals

and assisted on a fourth to lead the Fighting Crusaders to a 4-1 t r i u m p h over Sag inaw Valley S t a t e in a n o n - l e a g u e m a t c h Monday at SVSU.

Brian Murphy got Madonna's f i r s t goal j u s t 10:26 into t h e match, with Pira ine assist ing. After the Cardinals tied it with a ' goal less than two minutes later,-Piraine scored twice in the final

the Crusaders ahead for good. C h a r l i e Bell , Adam Purcel l

and Ke i th B a r b e r picked up a s s i s t s on P i ra ine ' s goal. The sophomore scor ing s e n s a t i o n now has 22 goals for the season.

DaVe Hart started in goal and made nine saves in 70 minutes.

off a free kick taken by Melissa" four minutes of the half to put

before giving way to Doug Cam-pa u (Plymouth Canton).

Last Saturday. Piraine scored twice a g a i n s t v i s i t ing S iena Heights, but it wasn't enough as the Saints posted a 4-3 victory in a WHAC match played at Ply-mouth Canton HS.

p i r a i n e ' s goal a t the 12:31 from B r i a n Murphy gave the

early lead. B u t '

t h e S a i n t s got the next t h r e e markers, the last by Salem grad-u a t e Giuseppi Ianni from anoth-er Salem grad, Andy Power.

Ryan Thomason knocked in a Joe Suchara (Livonia Stevenson ! corner kick for Madonna to make it 3-2 with more than 33 minutes to play. But Sam Skeels^restored Siena Heights' two-goal advan-tage witn a penalty kick 10 min-utes later. ' Piraine scored again with less t h a n s ix m i n u t e s l e f t on an assist from Rob Willard.

Madonna is now 6-4-loverall, 4-3-1 in the WHAC. S i e n a Heights stayed atop the WHAC with a 6=1 mark (8-3 overall>.

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Salem outpointed the Patriots 35-11' in the first half and just kept building on tha t cushion, e v e n t u a l l y forc ing a r u n n i n g c l o c k w i t h n : 3 U l e f t i n t h e f i n a l

quarter . The Rocks improved to 9-1

overall, 4-0 in the WLAA. Dawn Allen led a g r o u p of

three Salem players in double figures in scoring with 17 points. Tiffany Grubaugh added 12 and Bree Pastalaniec contributed 10; Kelly Jaakot finished with nine.

Tera Morrill's 12 points was best for Franklin; Kerstin Mar-shall had nine.

PCA 65 . Southfield Christian

eight minutes trailing. 46-42. But the Eagles turned up the

defensive p ressure in the final quarter and got some turnovers to grease the way to the tfin..

Rnth tfflm.i are 3-7 overall hut Plymouth Christian won the bat-tle of teams tha t were 0-3 enter-ing the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference game.

Junior guard Laura Clark led all scorers with 28 points for Ply-mouth Chris t ian. She went 12-for-14 from t h e f ree throw line and shot 4-for-lO from beyond the th ree -po in t l ine. She also had two assists.

Kelly Gross added 17 points for the Eag les , going 6-for-10 from the f ield and making all

57 : The host Eag l e s s to rmed back to take the Tuesday night win via a 20-11 fourth quarter.

Plymouth Christian trailed at the half, 32-26 and trimmed two points off t^iat m a r g i n in t h e third quar ter to enter the final

live free t h rows she snot. She had two assists, as well.

Sophomore guard Joy Janigan and sophomore center Meredith Young each scored 14 points for Southfield Christian. Sophomore guard Leanne Long added 13.

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"My hat's off to Central," said Wilson. T h e y were solid across the board."

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in each match; J ames Steiner t assisted on both. ' In the win over Troy Saturday, Zemanski scored three minutes i n t o ' t h e second hal f . Aga ins t Farmington Monday. Zemanski netted his goal five minutes into the second half.

T.J. Tomasso was in goal for both shutouts.

The C h i e f s h a v e one m a j o r cha l lenge ahead : On Monday, they host Livonia Churchil l in what should decide the WLAA's Western Division title — and a b e r t h in t h e l eague c h a m p i -onship game opposite Plymouth S a l e m , t h e L a k e s Divis ion champ.

Satem 2. North Farmington 0:

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J e f f H a a r got S a l e m ' s . f i r s t goal, assisted by-Chris LaMasse. Sco t t Duhl m a d e it 2-0. w i t h

Two first-half goals clinched the WLAA's Lakes Division title for P l y m o u t h S a l e m M o n d a y at North.

Brian Popeney assisting. T a v i o Pa lazzo lo e a r n e d h i s

ninth shutout of the season.

Churchill 3, John Olefin 0: Tim Kaminaki scored twice Monday night to help Livonia Churchill (5-8) b e a t v i s i t i n g W e s t l a n d John Glenn (3-8-21 in a WLAA crossover.

J u n i o r Eric Sicilia turned in h is second shu tou t in the two games he's played since recover-ing from a burs t appendix two .months ago

P a u l K a r o l a k got t h e h o s t Chargers off to a good start with the- only goal of the first half, an unassisted goal.

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Kris Betker. 91. Dean Conway. 93

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ARCHERY BROAOHEAO PRACTICE Detroit Archers will hold broad-head practice beginning at 5 p.m. each Thursday through the month of October. Call (248) 661-9610 or (313) 835-2110 for more information.

LIVONIA RANCME The newly renovated Livonia Archery Range is open to the. public. The range features seven field lanes and one broadhead lane and is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The range is also open Tuesday's and Thursday's by appointment, only through the end of No^am-ber. Cost is $4 for adults and $2 for children. Livonia residents shoot free of charge. The range is located on Glendale Avenue, east of Farmington Road. Call (734) 466-2410 for more information.

JUNIOR OLYMPICS The Oakland County Sportsman Club in Clarkston offers a Junior Olympic Archery Development Program beginning at 1 p.m. on Sundays. Call (248) 623-0444 for more information.

JUNIOR ARCHERS A weekly program for junior archers begins at 9 a.m. the first Saturday in November at Detroit Archers in West Bloomfield. Call (248) 661-9610 or (313) 835-2110 for more information.

SHOOTING SPORTS SPORTING CLAYS

_Wings & Clays will host a sport-Tng clays shoot on Sunday, Nov. 14. at the Bald Mountain range in Lake Orion. A similar shoot will be held Dec. 19. Call (248) 814-9193 for more information.

SEASON/DATES BEAR Bear season runs through Oct. 26 by special permit in designat-ed areas of the state.

DEER An early antlerless-only firearms 'season will be Oct. 16-25 on pri-vate land in Deer Management Unit 452. A late antlerless-only season will be held Dec. 18-Jan. 2 on private .and public land in DMU 452. A late antlerless-only season will also be held Dec. 18-Jan. 2 on most private land in the Lower Peninsula. Archery season runs Oct. 1-Nov. 14 and Dec. 1-Jan 2 statewide. Muz-zleloading season runs Dec. 3-12 in the Upper Peninsula and Dec. 10-19 in the Lower Peninsula. DUCK

Duck season runs through Nov. 30 in the North and Middle zones and Oct. 9-Dec. 7 in the South Zone.

ELK Late elk season runs Dec. 7-14 by special permit in limited areas of the northern i o w e r , . Peninsula. GRQUSE The regular grouse season runs through Nov. 14 statewide. A

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ROCK CLIMBING 1 0 1 The first of a two-part clinic in which participants will learn to climb safely with expert instruc-tion begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, a t REI in Northville. Call (248) 347-2100 for more information.

ROCK CLIMBING 102 The second of a two-part clinic on rock and ice climbing begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Oct. 27, at REI in Northville. CalL(248) 347-2100 for more information.

SNOWMOBILE SAFETY A snowmobile Safety Certifica-tion Class begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Nova Expo Center. Class is open to persons of all ages. Children must be 12 by March 31, 2000. Cost is $5 and registration begins Oct. 25. To register and for more information-call (248) 681-7429.

FLY TYING Hook Line & Sinker bait shop in Lake Orion will hold fly tying classes every Wednesday and Thursday uiilll th^ b^lmiii ig of ice fishing season. Call (248) 814-9216 for more information. ROD BUILDING

Hook Line & Sinker bait shop in Lake Orion will hold fishing rod building classes every Wednes-day and Thursday until the beginning of ice fishing season. Call (248> 814-9216 for more information. HUNTER EDUCATION Wayne County Sportsmen's Club

will be offering two hunter edu-cation classes at its clubhouse and grounds in Romulus. Class-es will be offered Oct. 23-24, and Nov. 6-7. Call (313) 532-0285 to register and for more informa-tion.

MORE HUNTER EDUCATION Detroit Archers will offer a hunter education program. Oct 11-14 at its clubhouse and grounds in West Bloomfield-Class size is limited. Call (248) 661-9610 or (313) 835-2110 for more information.

FLY TYING Paint Creek Outfitters in Rochester offers a variety of fly tying classes for beginners and advanced tiers. Call (248) 650-0440 for more information or to make a reservation for an upcoming class.

MORE FLY TYING River Bend Sport Shop in South-field offers fly tying classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced tiers. Classes will be held a t various times. For more infuimattOn

information.

ACTIVITIES ' KAYAK DEMO DAY Learn basic kayaking skills dur-ing this program, which will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, a t Pbwers Beach in Wixom Call (248) 932-5953 to register and for more information.

CLUBS CLINTON VALLEY BASS Clinton Valley Bass Anglers club is seeking new members (boaters and non-boaters are welcome.) The club meets monthly at Gan-der Mountain in Waterford. Call Mike Daly at (248) 666-8910 for more information.

METRO-WEST STEELHEADERS Metro-West Steelheaders meets a t 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the cafeteria at Garden City High School. Call Dominic Liparoto at (248) 476-5 0 2 7 for more i n f o r m a t i o n

Wednesday of each month at the Civic Park Senior Center, 15218 Farmington Road, in Livonia. Visitors are invited and refresh-ments will be served Club Presi-dent Bill Merrifield will be the speaker for the Oct. 6 meeting and will discuss perch fishing techniques in preparation for the club's October outing on Lake Erie. Visitors are invited and refreshments will be served. Call Jim Kud^j at (734) 591-0843 for information.

FISHING BUDOIES Fishing Buddies Fishing Club meets the third Tuesday of each month in Rochester Hills. Meet-ings are open to all anglers (boaters and non-boaters). Call (248) 656-0556 for more informa-tion.

HURON VALLEY STEELHEADERS The Huron Valley Steelheaders meets the third Thursday of each' month at the Knights of Colum-bus Hall, 27600 Hall Road, Flat Rock. Call Oarroll White at (734) 285-0843 for more information.

(248) 35#=8484 or (248) 591-3474.

CLIMBING CLASS An introductory climbing course for the novice and first-time climber is offered at various times at REI in Northville. The class covers basic indoor climb-ing safety, technique, equipment and terminology. The course is free and available to adults and children. Call (248) 347-2100 for current" SCftedules and additional

MICHIGAN FLY FISHING The Michigan Fly Fishing Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of each month at Livonia Clarenceville Middle School, located on Middlebelt Road between Seven and Eight mile roads. Call (810) 478-1494 for more information.

FOUR SEASONS The Four Seasons Fishing Club meets 7:30-9:30 p.m. the first

BASS ASSOCIATION The Downriver Bass Association, a non-tournament bass club, meets at 6:30 p.n\. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Gander Mountain in Taylor. Call (734) 676-2863 for more informa-tion.

FLY TYING The River Bend Sports Shop Fly Tying Club meets every other week in Southfield. Call (248) 350-8484 or (248» 591-3474 for more information.

Twisters' win is worth division title

The W a y n e Coun ty Twisters ended their regular season Sa turday with a ,17-13 Lake S h o r e Footba l l League v i c to ry S a t u r d a y ewer the Motor City Cougars a t Academy of Detroi t (old I n k s t e r C h e r r y Hi l l -High School).

The T w i s t e r s , N o r t h e r n Division c h a m p i o n s , will hos t r the r u n n e r - u p of t h e LSFL's South Division, the Lorain County (Ohio) Steel-men, 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Academy of Detroit.

The Twisters a r e ranked seventh in t h e AA Division

Association, has 175 registered semi-pA) teams from across the coun-try-

"This is a credit to* all the area's high schools and col-lege coach ing a b i l i t i e s in producing top level, well-dis-cipl ined y o u n g m e n wi th superior t a l en t s , " Twisters gene ra l m a n a g e r - Glenn Brothers said.

CLASSES/ CLINICS INTRO TO ICE CLIMBING • Learn the basics of ice climbing from gear selection to tech-niques, navigation and safety during this program, which

- begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Oct. 13, at REI in Northville. Call (248) 347-2100 for more informa-tion.

SNOWMOBILE SAFETY INSTRUCTOR A snowmobile safety instructor certification class begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. at the Waterford Township Library. The course is free but c l a s s s i z e -

is limited. Applicants w i l l b e

subject to a law enforcement background check for past c r i m i -

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THE WEEKEND

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra-pre-sents the world premiere of a reconstructed Chopin concer-to performed by its musical author, Aus-tralian pianist Alan

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10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit: Tickets $14 to $50, call (313) 576-5111.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers rock the Palace of Auburn Hills with their "Echo Tour"at 8p.m. Tickets $49.50 and $39.50,.avail-able at The Palace and Pine Knob box offices, and Ticketmas-ter outlets. Call (248) 377-0100 or (248) 645-6666.

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Hot Tlx: Alicya Modesta Wix, of the Odawa fChippe"-wa Nation, is one of 26 dancers performing irt the Inner Circle at the seventh annual Autumn Harvest Indian festival, 10a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10 at the Southfield Civic Center, 26000 Ever-green Road, 1/2 mile south of 11 Mile Road. No charge for children age 2 ami younger, $6 for ages 3 and up. Call (248) 352 0990 for more information. •

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Missed quota: Willy Loman (David Regal, left), and his son, Biff (TYanis Reiff), push and pull their way through the meaning of "success" in The Theatre Company's "Death of a Salesman

The Theatre Company opens season with an American classic

B Y F R A N K P R O V S N Z A N O STAFF WRITER f p r o v e n z a n o 9 o p . h o m e c o i n i i i . n e t

"Be liked and you'll never want." - Willy Loman

If there 's a single philosopher of the American Dream that is precar-iously built OR faith and fantasy, it's Arthur Miller 's most compell ing charac ter , Willy Loman, f rom the playwright 's post-war play, "Death of a Salesman."

The American classic has been in cont inuous production around the world since its debut in 1949. Five decades later, the manners and col-ioqxrialisms in "Death of a Sates-man" seem dated, but Miller's mes-sage about the disi l lusionment of mater ia l success has proven to be eternally timely.

When performed with the proper sent iment . Miller's essentially real-istic drama blends idealistic yearn-ings and middle-age cynic ism in revealing the inherent deception of a f r e e - e n t e r p r i s e economy t h a t equates freedom with prosperity.

Appropriately, The Theatre Gom-rpany at University of Detroit Mercy, a group of some of the area's most es tab l i shed actors and promising u n d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s , o p e n s t h e i r new season wi th w h a t is arguably th$ most indelible and sig-

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On the road: Willy Loman (David Regal, top), and his wife, Linda (Yolanda Fleisch-er of West Bloom field), share a blissful moment in a scene from "Death of a Salesman."

nificant American play. Typically, The Theatre Company,

which has a reputation of present-ing "off beat" plays, p e r f o r m s a t least one American classic dur ing its season In recent years, the com-

W M A T : "Death of a Salesman" by

Arthur Mil ler. p resented D> I he Theatre

Company of the University of Detroit

W H E N : Through Sunday. Oct. 24. Per-

formances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

2 p.m. Sunday. :

W H E R E : McAuley T heat U n i v e r s i t y of Detroit Mercy ' s Outer Dnve Campus, one Woe* wes t of the Southf ield Freeway

T I C K E T S : $ 1 0 . general . S6. s tudents

and senior c i t izens. Cal l (313) 99.3-1130.

pany has performed Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues" and William .Sarov-an's "Time Of Our Lives."

••"We've been t h i n k i n g about "Death of a S a l e s m a n " for qui te some time." said David Regal, artis-tic director of The Theatre Compa-ny. "It made sense that we would do it for the 50th anniversary year."

Dynamic duo While the McAuley Thea t re on

the.U of D Mercy campus doesn't offer "the type of i n t i m a t e venue demanded by Miller's play, it does bring together Regal, the region's most talented and celebrated actor with t h e m e t i c u l o u s and savvy director. Geoffrey Sherman.

The two worked together last sea-son d u r i n g "The Merry Wives of

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JET opens season with true story

The Jewish Ensemble Theatre pre-sents "The Immigrant" 7:30p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, and Sunday, 8 pm. Saturday, 2 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday through Sunday, Nov. 7 in the Aaron DeRoy Theatre, in the

• loiver level of the Jewish Community Center, 6600 W Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Tickets $15-$25. Dis-counts far seniors and students. Call (248) 788-2900.

DY J l ' L l E YOLLKS SPECIAL WRITER

"As we begin each new season at the Jewish Ensemble Theatre. I feel-much l ike "The I m m i g r a n t . " embarked on a new path in a new land," said JET artistic director Eve-

,lyn Orbach. - • So it is very appropriate tha t "The

Immigrant," by playwright and actor Mark Harelik. kicks off the Jewish Ensemble Theatre's millennium sea-son. "The Immigran t " will be fol-lowed by "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" by Neil Simon iDec. 22-Jan. 23), "Broken Glass" by Arthur Miller "March 24-April 19), and "The Day We Met" by BirminAam playwright Kitty Dubin 1 May 2^UJune 25).

Based on the t rue story of Mark H a r e I i k ' s r

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g r a n d p a r e n t s , Haske l l a n d M a t l e h Hare -lik, T h e Immi-g ran t " chroni-cles the 19- and 1 6 - y e a r - o l d Russian Jewish couple's arrival a t t h e por t of G a l v e s t o n .

Texas in 1909 and their reset-t l e m e n t and A m e r i c a n

reb i r th in t h e tiny communi ty of Hamilton, Texas.

Matleh Harelik died in 1971 and Haske l l Ha re l i k passed away in 1987 at the age of 100. j u s t two years a f t e r "The Immigran t " pre-miered in Denver with his grandson M a r k p l ay ing t h e t i t l e role of Haskell.

In the JET production, Greg Trza-skoma and Jodie Kuhn Ellison play Haskell and his wife Paul Hopper and Mary Bremer pla\ the promi nent town couple that befriend> the H a r e l i k s . J o h n M i c h a e l M t n f r e d i

directs the play. "My grandparents came from the

19th Century into the 20th Century in about three weeks and basically plopped down in the most alien ter-

. r i fory tha t they could f ind , sa id Harel ik , who's also wr i t t en "The Legacy." a. sequel to "The I m m i -grant," "Lost Highway — The Music and Legend of Hank Williams" and an upcoming musical version of "The Immigran t " scheduled to open in New York this spring Randal Myler has directed all of Harelik's plays

"The goal of my grandmother was to be in a place where she was free to continue h e r t radi t ional way of

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PBS to air 3-hour show on social impact of photographs BY D O U G J O H N S O N STAFF WRITER

"Hold still. I'm going to take your pic-ture."

Most people have taken hundreds of snapshots of their families, travel des» t i n a t i o n s and social events.

B u t w h a t - t hose i m a g e s a n d t h e mil-lions of others that sur-round us mean is elu-sive. The growth of this

."picture culture" 48 the subject of an important PBS b r o a d c a s t next week.

"American Photogra-phy: A C e n t u r y of I m a g e d wil l a i r on P u b l i c Televis ion W T V S C h a n n e l 56 on Wednesday. Oct. 13. from 8 p.m. untd 11 p.m.

The show's producer, John Schot t , grew up in Howell and went to the Uni-versity of Michigan

" P h o t o g r a p h y doesn ' t c ap tu re the world. It defines it." Schott said.

The show focuses on four roles pho-tography has played in American social life: The photograph as a recorder of public events, as a recorder of private

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family events, as a vehicle for artistic , expression and as a tool for influencing public opinion

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.tells little stories about various pho-tographs. some famous.^ some merely personal Schott , a professor al... C a r l e t o n Col lege in Minnesota , wan ted to do a show on the "social impact on the ways photography has crept into so m a m asjvects of our lives " Hi* s a y s he had been t h i n k i n g about the project for a decade

"Naturally, you can't tell the en t i re history (of photography i. We've

chosen stories that suggest the great sweep of photography in this century "

Photography came t§ American in 1839 when the D a g u e m a n process, invented by Louis Daguerre, arr ived from France Those wi-ir «i.rrir

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Windsor" and "The Rocky Horror Show" at Meadow Brook The-atre, where Sherman was, at the time, the artistic director.

Neither Regal nor Sherman have seen the 50th anniversary revival on Broadway, which s ta r red Br ian Denehey and earned the top Tony Awards. For that ma t t e* the England-born Shenflan has never seen "Death of a Salesman" on stage. (Actual-ly, he considers Miller's la ter work, "A View from the Bridge," as a better play.')

Regal, on the other hand, audi-tioned for a secondary role in the early 1990s television-version of

"Death of a Salesman," which BtarreS Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich.

Set in the late 1940s, "Death of a Salesman" is an unrelenting examination of what constitutes "success* in American life. Miller's choice of a salesman, Willy Loman, as the protagonist demonstrates the slippery con-nection between faith and fanta-sy, and self-respect with societal expectations.

The story looks at the last days of a salesman, who fails to meet quota as he tries to hold on to his grasp of success and hap-piness. True happiness, Loman

f igures , is to pass along his dream of success to his son.

But beset by memories of his moral and business fa i lu res , Miller's Loman confronts the tragedy when the shimmer of disillusionment is rubbed away from the American Dream.

For his role as Willy Loman, Regal didn't do anything differ-ent than if he were performing Shakespeare.

"I don't get heavily involved in research," said Regal. "I rely on the other actors."

That sentiment is probably too modest. Perhaps it's his booming voice, or the stalking mariner i s

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Although he concedes tha t most roles seem to be the "right role at the right time," there's a sense that Regal's interpretation of Loman will be more subtle and likable than Hoffman's over-ly intense portrayal.

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Two yeans_ago» he directed one of the best* productions of the year, "Angels in America," which brought together theater stu-dents at Oakland t7niversity with professional actors.

Joining Regal will be a talent-cast. including

Yolanda Fleischer of West. Bloomfield, Joseph Haynes, and Arthur Beer. Regal, Fleischer and Beer teach at U of D.

Students in the production* include Bryan Barter of Farm ington Hills, Drew Parker of Fer-ndale, Dax Anderson of Portage, Sherie McDaniel of Utica, James Mio of Berkley. Lessa Bouchard , and Rashida McElvene of Detroit, Danielle Anto»io of Ster-ling Heights, and Travis Reiff of Royal Oak.

Reiff, who portrays Biff, could be the most pleasant surprise of» the product ion. During', rehearsals, Reiff demonstrated., the res t ra ined r ighteousness that d ramat i ca l ly balances Loman's spiral ing decay.

mm 'Darwin's Creek': Funnier than television drama

JET from page El life," said Harelik, who can cur-rently be seen as the character Topanga's father on "Boy Meets World" (ABC, 8 p.m. Fr iday nights) . "And the goal of my grandfather was to find the free-dom to make a new life — which out the two in opposition to each other' for awhile. They both had to make ad jus tmen t s in t h a t way. From talking with people, the impression that most people get a f t e r seeing th i s play is almost a creepy familiarity with the story. They're seeing their own family story — it may be one of the most common stories we have, being a nation of immi-grants." And growing up in that rural Southern Baptist town of Hamilton, Texas, until he went to college. Harelik had an abun-dance of stories to choose from as

seeds for his plays. First, they were a three-generation family l iving together in the same house. Then in e lementa ry school, they lived in two separate houses. "The town is so tiny that you could practically throw a rock from one aide the other so, essentially, we lived together and saw each other vir tual ly everyday," said Harelik. "I was always very curious about my sweet, funny grandparents with the funny accent. My grandfa-ther Haskell was very adept at telling anecdotes about the little town that he came from, so we were just showered with stories all the time "

To enhance his grandparents' arduous journey and help con-nect time passages in the play.

Harelik created a family slide-show montage with the sepia-toned instamatic backyard snap-shots, and the old photo album prints with the mounting cor-ners. To supplement the pictures Harelik rifled through hundr of back issues of the "Hamilton News-Herald" which were stacked and bundled in the attic of the newspaper's building. He uncovered old advertisements, including Grandfather Haskell's original ad for his Harelik Fruit Store, which l a t e r became a clothing store run by Mark Hare-, lik's father. "In the play "The Immigrant, ' I t h ink the gain exceeds the loss." Harelik adds* "The sum total is a sensation of a rich and full life in which you come out in the positive column "

PBS from page El surrounding pictures taken digi-tal ly and how they can be a l te red . The show takes on "Time" magazine's manipulation of a picture of O. J. Simpson after he was arrested.

In some ways digi ta l pho-tographs are as fragile as Math-ew Brady's glass plates from the Civil War because they can be so easily lost, man ipu la t ed or erased.

Image-driven celebrity and the controlled photo-op of current politics are also covered in the third segment. Yes, they even talk about Monica Lewinsky.

Schott said they obtained per-mission to use 3,000 still pho-tographs, a task t h a t proved monumental. "No wonder no one

had attempted this before," he said. About 1,000 pictures were used in the final show. Rights to the pictures cost more than $200,000.

Kodak helped underwrite the project, and there was also help from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Public Tele-vision viewers, PBS and the Cor-poration for Public Broadcasting.

*We tried to look at the power of images," Schott said. "We were not as interested in photography as an art form, as such.

"For example, in World War I there was complete censorship of the war. We look at this relation-ship between war, photography and censorship. We explain how

it was loosened until during the Vietnam War, when there was no" censorship. Then the government came full circle and controlled every image coming out of the Gulf war." Schott said.

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Maybe it's his warm personali-ty, his trustworthy demeanor, or his uncanny ability to imperson-ate a long-lost Kennedy — what-ever the case — Pj Jacokes is one of those people who can't help but make others feel comfort-able.

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laugh — on purpose. He's writ-ing for. and performing in "Dar-win's Creek: You Say You Want An Evolution." the latest install-ment in Second City's Alterna-tive Monday revue. One of six multi-talented cast members, the 22-year-old University of Michi-gan senior diversifies his perfor-mances to portray a host of comi-cal characters he created on his own.

Jacokes joined Second City's' training center in January 1997 and has pursued comedy and improvisation ever since. He was a member of the Second City all-improv newscast , "The McLaughlin," and is an under-study for the Second City Tour-ing Company, which performs across Michigan.

Jacokes is accustomed to the iimulight a . a baniiint for lh local band Olupus, which Tie describes as a cross between Elvis Costello and older Bare Naked Ladies material. It would-n't be unusual for him to incor-

porate music into his act at Sec-ond City; he's been known to grab an acoustic guitar while on stage.

In "Darwin's Creek," his char-acters range from Jesus on the cross, to a near-hysterical job applicant being interviewed for the position during an armed robbery, to the last man on Earth.

The show is a fast-paced and ever-changing mix of vignettes dealing with pop culture, religion and racism, mixed with plenty of social and political commentary. It's all set to music. Second City's signature brand of sarcasm-and satire must be his specialty.

"Both my parents have won-derful senses of sarcasm," he said. "I like to be sarcastic. One of the rules (at SeconiJCity) is to

»f yonf iritfi play'ta till' nf yinm* mtdli gence. I try to make it so it's funny to anybody. «.

Other members of the cast achieve the same level of

comedic wit. packaged for the masses. Adam Burkett cleverly depicts what would happen if Anne Geddes' babies grew up maddened with revenge. Gary Linley McKenzie opened the show with a dialogue probing all facets of a relationship, using only words that begin with the letter P. Frank Zieger III jolts across the stage with enough volatile presence to make any parent think twice before leaving a child with a new baby-sitter and the once-harmless game "Chutes and Ladders."

But the cast wouldn't be com-plete without Cour tney Jo Dempsey and Lisa Sodman Elzinga. Dempsey displayed a most-empowered female who would rather allow humans to become extinct than spend more than a few moments with the lU.-Jl llltlll Wll Lai \ t i And profoundly explores the bound-aries of the open relationship, complete with the necessary emotional-rollercoaster conver-

sation. Jacokes said that Monday's

series allows them to "push the envelope a little further"

"1 like to make people think," said Jacokes. "The small stuff, when people get that, it's really a pleasure "

His mate r ia l is the sum of experience and imagination. The audience might not be able to

.draw lines between the two. In one scene, his character is being held up at a Pizza Hut. Jacokes claimed it really happened to him. He took tha t experience added a little extra pizzazz and i t all made for a hilarious B k i t .

"I try to use personal experi-ence whenever I can." he said. "Til put people in odd places or situations."

Cast member Burkett. a Dear-born heights resident, said the Monday revue gives him an opportunity to experiment on st^ge.

"I feel like a scientist." he said

Burkett 's been performing for two years with Second City. "We get to do all our own material It's very rewarding."

He considers the essence of improvisation to be capturing,a moment in time. "It's a great feeling when you connect with someone," said Burkett. "You're so true, so in the moment; It's off the cuff."

Dempsey, a Grosse Pointe resi-dent and Second City performer. saM she had a great time work-ing with the cast.

"It was wonderful to be able to both wri te and perform the ma.terial we wrote, working it out in the performance. I'd never done that before "

The Monday night senes is an evolution of sorts for its perform-ers. Staying current with popu-

erences to places that all metro Detroitere will know, the show is worthy of a look, and a lot of laughs

MOT's 'Barber of Seville' - well-groomed, irresistible BY FRANK PROVENZANQ

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Part of the reasoning behind opening Michigan Opera The-atre's season with "The Barber of Seville" was the expected popu-lar appeal of one of the most per-formed operas in the repertoire. Perhaps the selection is also an attempt to balance the rest of the MOT season^ which presents three never-seen-before operas-on the local stage, including the upcoming "Werther" with Andrea Bocelli.

Consider MOTs reasoning like a compelling ana - quite sound and hard to forget.

Indeed. "The Barber of Seville" hits every comic and operatic cue If anyone has resisted opera or thought it was a cacophonous rapture among those sharing a bout of indigestion, the MOT production offers a joyous ride and plenty of reasons to return to the opulent Detroit Opera

What: The Barber of Seville, an opera in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini, presented by the Michigan Opera Theatre When: 8 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 9. and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10 Where: Detroit Opera House. Madison Ave. at John R. Detroit, one block east of Woodward Avenue Tickets: $18-$98. Call <313) 237 SING

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Rossini's playful opera about a charming matchmaker barber. Figaro, is the aural and dramatic opposite, for instance, of Wagn-er 's laborious "Flying Dutch-man."

"The Barber of Seville" is an enduring, melodic opera tha t blends a contemporary comic sensibility with Rossini's utterly ethereal composition.

After a sterling opening-night performance, there was l i t t le doubt t h a t "The B a r b e r of Seville" under the direction of Dorothy Danner. is an irre-sistible version of how to dress a centuries-old opera with irony and self-deprecation.

Without exception, the cast proves t h a t no one par t is greater than the whole. The pro-duction also proves that choreog-raphy is too often understated in many operas. To her credit. Dan-ner has turned and twisted the slapstick plot-until it wrings with the type of lovable charac-ters that are found in the films of Buster Keaton, and Laurel and Hardy.

But there's nothing silly about the opera.

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Earle Patr iarco reprises Figaro, a role he sung at Opera Pacific Metropolitan Opera and the San Francisco Opera Patri-arco's showmanship persuades the audience to join along in his attempt to help Count Almaviva win the heart of the beautiful Rosina, who is also being courted by the ill-intentioned Dr Bartolo.

Vivica Genaux's is ;r^-stunning presence as Rosina. demonstrat-ing the dexterity and color that has quickly made her one of the foremost mezzo-sopranos in the world.

Meanwhile, Bruce Fowler as Count Almaviva and Donato Di S tcfano a&_Bartolo recall the heroic flair of Erroll Flynn. and the bungling lecher of a Marx Brothers film, respectively.

And Mary Callaghan Lynch iri the secondary role of Berta the maid delivers a delightful perfor-mance. In picking up after her boss. Dr Bartolo. Lynch doesn't fail to tuck in the edges of a comic situation with her superb Soprano.

But there's no slack with this

cast.

"The Barber of Seville ' is a contemporary opera for the mainstream MOT's production is both u t t e r l y en te r ta in ing because of its choreography and set design, and brilliantly engafe ing for the depth and talent of" the cast.

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T H E A T E R

CENTURY THEATRE 'Forbidden Hollywood.' through Dec. 31, 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays Thursdays. 8:30 p.m. Fridays. 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturdays, and 5:30 p.m. Sundays, at the Century Theatre. 333 Madison Avenue. Detroit $24 50-534 50 (313) 963-9800 .

GEM THEATRE "Escanaba m da Moonlight." a comedy by' Jeff Daniels, through Feb. 13, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesdays. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays. 3 p.m.

Saturdays, and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays, at the theater, 33 Madison Ave.. Detroit. (313) 96S9800

MEADOW BROOK THEATRE •The Odd Couple (Female Version)." through Oct. 10, at the theater on Oakland University's campus. Rochester. $2 *$35 . (248) 377 3300

PLATFORM THEATRE COMPANY "Mahatma versus Gandhi." a saga of Man at ma who transformed the soul of a nation but could not save the soul of his own son, the play is in English by a

B&mbay company, b 0 m SUmay. U4t 10. at Clarenceville High School Auditorium, on Middlebeit. south of Eight Mile. Livonia. $50. $40. $30. (313) 532-3353/(313) 2558115

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SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE Presents "City For Sale.' a new musi-cal about urban gentnfication, 8 p.m. Friday. Oct. 8. original music begins at 7:30 am. , at the Power Center for the Performing Arts. 121 Fletcher Street. Ann Arbor $16 50, $12.50 students. (734}*763-TKTS

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MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE "The Barber of Seville." through Oct. 10. at the Detroit Opera House. 1526 Broadway. Detroit. $18$98 (313) 237-7464

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U-M THEATRE ' "Escape from Happiness." 8 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 7-9 and 14-16, and 2 p.m. Sunday Oct. 10 and 17. at the Truebtood Theatre, Ann Arbor. $14, $7 students. (734) 764-0450

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B.W. PRODUCTIONS 'When God Comes Down from Heaven. Will You Be Ready?." a semi-musical/gospel comedy, 8 p.m. Friday Saturday. Oct. 15- i6. at the Redford Theatre. 17360 Lahser. at Grand River, Detroit. $15 advance, $18 at door. (800) 965-9324

S R O PRODUCTIONS "Dracula." 8 p.m, FridaysSaturdays. and 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 24. at The Burgh, corner of Civic Center

_ Drive and Berg Road, east of Telegraph, Southfield. $8. $7 seniors/children under age 12. (248) 827-0701

STAGECRAFTERS "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." continues through Oct. 10 at the Baldwin Theatre. 410 S. Lafayette. Royal Oak. Tickets $14-$16. (248) 541-6430

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G E N I T T r S "Murder at. Sea." 7 p.m. Fridays Oct. 15 and22.-and.Z- p jn . MondayJJct. 18. at the restaurant. 108ETMain. Northville. $28. (248) 349-0522

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DETROIT P U P P E T THEATER "Kotobok," a Russian version of the. well known Gingerbread Man story, 11 a.m. and 2 p m. SaturdaysSundays Oct 16-17, 23-24 and 30-31. and Maria Mikheyenk in a musical per for mance with puppets. "Children's Songs From Around the World." 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Oct 8 1 0 . at the theater. 25 E Grand River, Detroit. $7. $5 children. (313) 961-7777

OKNTTTTS "The Mystery In Fame's Forest, Oct. 16. 23 acid 30. at the restaurant. 106 E. Mam. Northville. $11 65. $9.65. chWdren includes luncheon. (248) 349 0 6 2 2 • -

S P E C I A L E V E N T S

AFRICAN AMERICAN EXHIBtJ

- An evening of Ana art . food and music by Straight Ahead. 6 p.m Thursday. Oct 14. al the Chartes H Wright Museum of African American History. DM/oN. $50. a portion ol proceed* benefit mueeum, (248) 6456666

AUTUMN HARVEST INOIAN FESTIVAL

10 l.m,. to 8 p jn . Saturday. Oct 9 and 11 a.m. to S p jn . Sunday, Opt. 10. at. the SouthfleW g^vilion. 28000

. Evergreen Road, south of I 4 8 6 . SouflMetd $6 tor ages 3 and up (248) 382-0690

& KAY YOUNG

Full regalia: The 7th annual Autumn Harvest Indian Festival features crafts, cuisine and a chance to expe-rience Native American heritage. Look for traditional Ojibway, Potawatomi and Ottawa dances, a life-size tepee, a birch bark canoe and demonstrations ofbas-ket-weaving.Photography by S. Kay Young (work is shown above) is a highlight of the festival, held 10 a.m. to 6p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, at the Southfield Civic Center, 26000 Evergreen Road in Southfield. Admission is free for children 2 and under, $6 for ages 3 and up. Group discounts available. Call (248) 352-0990.

BEANIE BABY S H O W 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Oct 10. at the Plymouth Cultural Center. 525 Farmer. $5. $2 ages 4-12. (734) 455 2 1 1 0

-BLAST TO THE PAST" Authentic Great Lakes Lodgings. games played on the prairie, horse drawn wagon rides, primitive pottery, cattail doils.10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Sunday. Oct. 910 . at the University of Michigan's Matthaei Botanical Gardens. 1800 N. Oixboro Road. Ann Arbor. $7, $5 students K-12. www.lsa.umich.edu/mbg

COLONIAL FESTIVAL Histoncally costumed re-enactors (French. British and American sol-diers). bagpipes, crafts including can-dle making, cooking demonstrations, colonial furniture, early American reproductions, wooden farm and gar den implements, i O a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Sunday. Oct. 910. at Cass Benton Park. Edward Mines Drive, between Six and Seven Mile roads Free.

DETROIT C A M P E R ft RV SHOW 2 9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. Oct. 68 , noon to 9 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 9 and

_ noon to 6 p jn . Sunday. Qct. 1CL « the Novi Expo Center. 43700 Expo Center*" Drive, south of I 96. $6.50. $4 50 senior Wednesday. Oct. 6. free chil-dren age 12 and under (517-349881 or www.marvac.org

GERMANY-0KT08ERFEST Celebrate the cuisine of Germany. 6 30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8. $125 for wine-maker dinner, and 6 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 14. $35. wine and beer tasting, at t h i Rltz-Cartton. Dearborn. $125. (313) 441-210Q

HISTORIC REDFORD THEATRE •Fiddler on the Roof" starring Topot, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Ocl 8 9 . and 2 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 9. organ overtures begin half-hour earlier, at the'th««e*. 17360 Lahser Road. Detroit. $2.50. (313) 5 3 1 * 4 0 7 / ( 3 1 3 ) 537-2560

MICHIGAN BRIDGE ASSOCIATION Regional tournament Monday Sunday. Oct. 11-17. at the Michigan Inn. Seuthheid (248) 647-5483 • •

MURDER IN THE LIBRARY Interactive murder mystery,'?, p.m. Friday. Oct. 8 . in the Multi-Purpose Room at the Ann'Arbor District Library. 343 S. Fifth Ave., A m Arbor. $10. (734) 327-4200

OKTOBERFEST PARTY 5 p.m Friday. Oct 8 and 3 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 9. livtf bands. German -.-food, and dancing, in a tent m the parking lot of the Bonfire Bistro 8 Brewery. 39560 Seven Mile at Haggerty. •Northville. >4. a portion of proceeds goas to the Northville Township Foundation. (248) 3 7 * 0 2 0 0

OVERTURES A party tor Detroit 's music any-minded 20-40 something singles to meet. rwn-gto end find out more about the Detroit Symphony Orchestra s 1999-2000 Overtimes season, 5:30 p m. Tuesday.

Oct 12. at Mario's Italian Restaurant, 4222 Second Ave., between Mack and Canfield, Detroit Free, but you must RSVP. (313) 576-5130

PSYCHIC FAIR 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Warren Quality Inn, on Van Dyke between 13 and 14 Mile roads $5 (248) 5282610

B E N E F I T S

"MY S I S T E R ' S S ISTER" Julia Portman's one-woman show about one family's experience with schizophrenia, 7 p.m. Friday. Oct. "15. at the Lafayette Grande (formerty the Masonic Temple), Pontiac. $20. (248) 2803737

OKTOBERFEST J A Z Z BRUNCH Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Oct. 24. World's Oldest Saxophone Quintet, |e< j by jazz veteran Larry Teal, will provide the music to go with the German deli cacies such as potato pancakes and bratwurst.in.the Waterman Center at Schoolcraft College. 18600 Haggerty. between,Six and Seven Mile roads. Livonia. $25. no tickets will be sold at the door. (248) 474-2720/(734) 459 2454. Proceeds go the admission-free Michigan Jazz Festival.

MARK RUSSELL - . . I o r t a i g h i n g SUM Matters.-?r3C pm.

Monday. Oct. 11. at Orchestra Hall. (Jetroit. '$7S. to raise funds for Kadima, a nonprofit mental health agency (248) 5 5 * 8 2 3 5

S C L E R O D E R M A FOUNDATION BENEFIT

The Michigan Chapter of the founda tion celebrates its 20th year with a performance of "The Odd Couple (Female Version)." 6 p.m. Sunday. Oct. 10. at the theater on Oakland University's campus. Rochester $65. proceeds to benefit services tor jc lero derma patients and medical research (248) 3492899

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HAYRIDES/STORYTELLING 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday-Saturdays in October, at Plymouth Orchards and Cider MiH. $12. $7 ages 4-12. and $3

* under age 3. (734) 4S1-1128 P U M P K I N HOLLOW HAUNTED F O R E S T

Ride through Haunted Forest. Fndays Saturdays! 22 23 and: animal patting farm and antartainment showcase, at Bunyea Farms. V300 E Joy Road, weal of Curtis Road. Ann Arbor. $8. $4 under age 10 Friendly Haunting Oays Rides tor vary young children and families. 2-5 p m, Sundays, oct 10, 17 and 24 ($1.50 par paraoAt. (734) 3321971

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BIRMINGHAM CONCERT BAND Featuring guett conductor Joseph A Labuta. 3p .m Sunday. Oct. 10. in . Groves High School Auditorium. 20600

jgh Haunted Fafest. Fridays i (nights). Oct J89 . 15-16. I 29-30. also Ajmpkin mack.

W 13 Mile at Evergreen Donations appreciated. (248) 647 7586

C L A S S I C A L

BIRMINGHAM MUSICALE Features mezzo-soprano Margaret Mathes. Euphonia Ensemble, soprano Jan Phillips, and pianist Pauline Mar-tin plays Chopin. 1 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 7. at The Community House, 360 S. Bates, Birmingham. (248) 3 3 5 7 1 6 0

BRUNCH WITH BACH 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. at the Detroit institute of Arts. 5200 Woodward $22. $11 children under age 12 and includes brunch. $5 for concert-only stairwell seating. (313) 833-7900 or www.dia.org

DETROIT SYMPHONY O R C H E S T R A World Premier of a new arrangement of Fredenc Chopin's incomplete 'Piano Concerto No. 3," features pianist Alan Kogosowski. 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. Friday. Oct. 8. and 8 p.m. Saturday. Oct 9. at Orchestra Hall, 3553 Woodward. Detroit. $1 *$50 (313) 576-5111

PLYMOUTH SYMPHONY O R C H E S T R A

"Music From the New World." The . ...prohestta apeos its Sea6on-with new ~

conductor Nan Washburn and Paine's Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It,* Larsen's "Symphony- Water Music," and Dvorak's 'Symphony No 9 (From the New World)," 8 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 9. "On Stage' lecture begins at 7 p.m.. at Plymouth Salem High School Auditorium. 46181 Joy Road. Canton. $12. $10 seniors/col-lege students, free for children through grade 12. includes afterglow at Station 885. (734) 451 2112

PONTIAC-OAKLAND SYMPHONY With pianist Flayio Varani. 8 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 9. at the Lake Orion Performing Arts Center. (2$8) 3 3 * 6024 '

FLAVIO VARANI The pianist performs Pouienc and . Chopin. 8 p.m. Friday. Oct. 16. In Vamar Recital Halt, on the campus of Oakland University. Rochester $12. $10 seniors. $6 students. (248) 3 7 0 3013 • -

P (> P S / S W 1 N G

JIM PARAVANTES A COMPANY "Frank Sinatra Tribute." 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Fridays-Saturdays through October, st Andiamo Italia West. 6876 Telegraph Road at Maple. Bloomfteld Hrtls (248) 8669300

A U D I T I O N S

MEN S BARBERSHOP CHORUS Looking for amgars. auditions not . required but ability to sing on key Is understood. (313) 2781078

YOUTH COMPETITION * The Plymouth Symphony Orchaatra la looking tor contestant* tor its Youth Competition to be held m December at

Evola Music of Canton. In addition to orchestral instruments, piano conies tents are also being sought, winners will perform on the youth concerts in February of 2000. (734) 451 2112

PAUL ABLER 8 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 7. at Edison's.

220 Merrill. Birmingham. No cover. (248) 6452150 DWIGHT ADAMS 8:30 pm. Friday. Oct. 8. at Edison's. 220 Merrill. Birmingham. No cover. (248) 645-2150

EDGEFEST Thursday-Saturday. Oct. 7-9. features Willem Breuker Koltekiief (8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 9, tjjprkbench). Trio-X (8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday, Opt. 9, Kerrytown Concert House). Tim Berne and Michael Formanek 11:30 p.m. Friday. Oct. 8. Argiero's restaurant, $10). tf-M Creative Arts Orchestra (2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. Kerrytown Concert House). Bobby Previte's Latin for Travelers (10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Gypsy Cafe). Mf ia MelfuiJ's C iusMB p.m aim 10—

p.m. Friday. Oct. 8. Kerrytown Concert House); Vlrmy Golia Quartet (8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday. Oct. 8. Gypsy Cafe. $10). Ann Arbor Avarrt Homecoming featuring Transmission, Explosion: Cerebral and Aaron Si eg el's Block (8 p.m. Thursday, ocl. 7 at Kerrytown Concert House), Ann Arbor $10 all concerts except .Wlllem Breuker Kolleklief ($15). (734) 769 2999 or kch^ic.net

FOUR HANDS Guitarists Michael Varverakis and Jeff Harjshorn perform 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Bravo Cafe, West Bloomfield (248) 6267393 (Jazz/New Age)

BILL HE1D 9 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 9. at Edison's.

220 Merrill, Birmingham. No cover. (248) 645-2150

HEIDI HEPLER AND MICHELE R A M O

7:30 p.m Thursday, Oct. 7. at Elie's Mediterranean Restaurant. 263 Pierce. Birmingham. Free, All ages. (Brazilian Jazz/American standards)

HER FAVORITE THINGS 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Oct. 10. at The Ark. 316 S Main. Ann Arbor. $11. " (734) 763-TKTS (jazz fusion)

MATT MICHAELS TRIO With Marcus Belgrave. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Oct. 13; trombonist Ron Kischuk. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Oct 20, at Ron's Fireside Inn. 28937 Warren, east of Middlebeit Road, Garden City. $5 cover. (734) 762-7756

LARRY NOZERO AND FRIENDS

7 pm. Monday. Oct. 11, at La Bistecca Italian Grille. 39450 Plymouth Road, at Eckles between New burgh and Haggerty. Plymouth (734) 254-0400

JANET TENAJ TRIO Featuring Sven Anderson, piano and Kurt Krahnke, bass. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, at Fishbone s Restaurant. 29244 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield. (248) 351 2925

URSULA WALKER AND BUDDY BUDSON

With Dan KoRon. 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays at Forte. 201 S. Woodward Ave.. Birmingham Free. 21 and older (248) 594-7300

W O R L D M U S I C

BEYOND TRADITION New Jewish Music featuring the Second Avenue Institute ensemble per forming works from Yiddish, Zionist. Reform and Secular movements, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. at the Birmingham Temple. 28611 W. 12 Mile. Farmington Hills. $15. (248) 476-9532

PACO PENA The flamenco guitarist teams up with Intt-lllimani, a seven member Chilean group. 8 p.m. Friday. Oct. 8, at the *" Michigan Theater. 603 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor. $34. $30. $24 aW $18. (734) 764-2538/(800) 221-1229

• F O L K / B L U E < • R A S H

LORI AMEY 8 p.m. Friday. Oct. 8. at Borders, 30995 Orchard Lake Roed. Farmington Hills Free. (248) 7370110

NEIL JACOBS 8 p.m. Friday. Oct. 15. at Borders. 30995 Orchard Lake Road. Farmington Hills. Free. (248) 7370110 (acoustic guitar)

LYNN MILES AND THE KENNEDYS 8 p.m. Tuesday. Oct. 12. st The Ark, 316 S. Main. Ann Arbor. $11. $10. (734) 763-TKTS

RFD BOYS 8 p.m. Friday, Oct 8. at The Ark, 316 S. Main. Ann Arbor $10. $9 student/senior/member (734) 763-Tt&S

JOHN R O B E R T S / T O N Y BARRAND Bring their special brand of Engukh folk and wit 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. at The Ark. 316 S. Mam. Ann Arbor $13.50.(734) 763-TKTS

ROOTS OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC With Robert Jones and Matt Wat robe, 11 a m Thursday. Oct. 7. in room 114 in the Liberal Arts Building at Hsnry Ford Community CoHags. 5101 Evergreen. Dearborn. Free. 13131 8 4 5 9715

S 9 m £ S S S & B B — - 9 "POETRY IN MOTION"

6 p m Sunday. Oct. 10. Barry Tigay and R*th*avi Rughuoes al the Grand Csfo. 33316 Or and River. Farmington (248) 615-9181

D A N C E

LYON OPERA BALLET Mats Ek's "Carmen" and "Solo for Two." 8 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 16. and 2 p.m. Sunday. OCt. 17, at the Power Center for the Performing Arts, 121 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor $36. $34. $24! $18. (734) 764-2538/(800) 221 1229

POLISH ALLIANCE D A N C E R S OF

DEARBORN Dance and language Classes for ages 3 to adult have begun Saturday mom ings at Prince of Peace Church, on Altar Road. Dearborn. (313) 581 3181

STARDUST BALLROOM Dance parties 9 p.m. Fridays, lessons also available, at the dance studio,

"28651 Northwestern Hwy , Southfield $8 ( 248) 3565678

SWING NIGHTS Dance Metropolis presents Friday Night Swing Nights when you can jump and jive beginning at 9:30 p.m.. lessons 89:30 p.m.. instructors rotate weekly and include Tom Constant and Ian & Claire, all ^ e s welcome until 10:30 p.m. when the club is 21 and

over only, at the Center Stage on Ford Road, east of 1-275. Canton. ( 313) 584-3522/(734) 464 8447

WIEL1CZKA DANCERS

The Polish Roman Catholic Union of America dancers are taking registra tions through Oct. 15 for students ages 4-16. classes take place Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Tom Dooley K of C Hall. 28945 Joy Road. Livonia. (734) 591 2079

WOLVERINE SILVERSPUR DANCERS

7:30 p.m. Saturday. Oct 9. at the Italian American Cultural Center, 12 Mile east of Hoover. Warren. $7 (810) 573-4993: the WSO demonstration team will be performing 3 p.m. Saturday. Oct 16. a t the New Baltimore Amvets Post »52. 23 Mile and County LineAoad $12 includes steak dinner (810) 7254993

C O M E D Y

BOULDERS Comedy show hosted by'Joey Btelaska 9 p.m, Thursdays, Oct. 7, 14. 21. and 28. at 1020 W Ann Arbor Rd. Plymouth (734) 4594190

ELDORADO COUNTRY CLUB Joe Dunckle with Frank G. Friday Saturday. Oct 6-9. on Pontiac Trail, west of Haggerty. Walled Lake (248) 624-1050

JOEY'S COMEDY CLUB at the club above Kicker's All American Grill. 36071 Plymouth Road Livonia 8 p.m Wednesdays-Thursdays. 8 p.m and 10:30 p.m Fridays and Saturdays Third Level Improv and new talent nights, 8 p.m. Sundays i $5) (734) 261-0555

JOEY S COMEDY CLUB AT PAISANO'S

Harland Williams. 8 15 p.m and 10 45 p.m. Fnday Saturday. Oct 8 9 , at the club. 5070 Schaefer Road, Dearborn $12 ( 313) 5848885

MAINSTREET COMEDY S H O W C A S E 314 E Liberty. Ann Arbor (734 ) 996

9080

MARK RIDLEY'S COMEDY CASTLE HeywoOd Banks, also Tim Costelto. through Sunday. Oct. 10: Mark Sweet man, also Jeff Margreti, Wednesday, Oct. 13. at the cluh E. Fourth St.. Royal Oak 8 p m TuesdaysThursdays. 8 15 p.m and 10:45 p.m FridaysSaturdays. and 7.30 p.m. Sundays. 1248) 542 9900 or ftttp://www.comedycastle com

SECOND CITY "Phantom Menace to Society," 8 p m Wednesdays Sundays, and 10 30 p m FridaysSaturdays. 2301 Woodward Ave.. Detroit Mamstage comedy acts $10 Wednesdays. Thursdays. Sundays $17.50 on Fridays, and $19 50 on Saturdays (313) 9652222

M U S E U M S A N D

• T O U R S . . . . .

BELLE ISLE ZOO Open 10 a m to 5 p.m daily through -Oct 31. at the zoo on Central Avenue on Belie Isle, two mries east of down, town Detroit, entrance is on East Jefferson at East Grand Boulevard $3 $2 seniors age 62 and older and stu dents. $1 ages 212. (248i 398 0900/(248) 3997001

CRANBROOK INSTITUTE O F SCIENCE AND ART M U S E U M

"Contemporary Art from Cuba Irony • and Survival on the Utopian Island ' the art museum (248) 64 5 3.361. "Scream Machines The Science of Roller Coasters * "Our Dynamic Earth.' and planetarium and Lasera programs at -ftta science center v.' 1

Closed temporarily Sept 7. opens Oci 15 with new permanent exhibits "Life , Lab."."The Kinetic," "Every Rock ha* a Story." and 'Reading Objects." and -i temporary exhibit "Turbulent Lanoscaoes The Natural Forces that Shape our World.' 1221 N Woodward Bloomfield Hills (877) 462 7262

DETROIT INSTITUTE OF A R T S Andree Put mar internationally acclaimer interior designer speai-s 7 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 7. m the audit on um. 5200 Woodward. Detroit ( 3 l 3 i

DETROIT HISTORICAL M U S E U M

Behind the Scenes program continues at The Parana Company 8:30 p m ThuTBSlr. Oct. y $64 members $74 "onmembers. ( 3 l 3 i 1133.4737

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"Furs to Factories." with a new Land Office, a "Wheel of Fortune" style land acquisition interactive, three new

• video screen mteractives, a documerv tary video, a oew Heavy Industry sec tion and a display explaining Detroit 's move from "Stove Capital of the World" lo the Motor City, autbmobile capital of the world, at the museum. 5401 Woodward Ave. (at Kirby). Detroit. Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. 5 p.m. Wednesday Friday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free admission Wednesdays; $3 for adults. $1.50 seniors and children aged 12 18. free for children ages 11 and younger Thursdays Sundays (313) 8331805 or ht tp: / / w w w det roit hist oric al org

DETROIT SCIENCE CENTER IMAX movies include "Tropical Rainforest' at 10 a.m. Mondays Fridays. "Thnll Ride The Science of Fun" at 1 p.m MondaysFridays. and "Everest" and "Whales" multiple show ings seven days a week. at the center,

l 4_ noon. 2 D m and 4 n m Mr-nria,^ Thursdays and 7 p.m. Fridays Saturdays, and 2 pjn and 4 p.m." Sundays, at 5020 John R {at Warren). Detroit. Admission to Exhibit Ha|l is $3 for adults. $2 for children ages 3-15 and adults ages 60 and older, free for Children ages 2 and younger IMAX films are additional $4 (313) 577 8400

DOSS IN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM Visit the newest exhibition "Folk Art of the Great Lakes' or "Racing on the Wind: Sailing on the Great Lakes," also a temporary exhibit on the con struct ion and launch of the S S Edmund Fitzgerald, at 100 Strand Drive on Belle Isle. Qeuoa. Regular admission $2. $1 seniors/children ages 12 18 during the hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Wednesday Sunday (3131 852 4051

HENRY FORD ESTATE-FAIR LANE Estate tours include the restored river side powerhouse. Henry Ford's person al garage and cars, giant generators placed by Ford and Thomas Edison that stil l operate, and the tunnel to the 56 room mansion w i th elaborate carved woodwork and personal arti facts, at 4901 Evergreen Road Dearborn (313) 5935590

HENRY FORD

MUSEUM/GREENFIELD VILLAGE Fall Harvest Days Oct. 6-10. the vil lage is celebrating its 70th season with a host of activities, and exhibits such as Abraham Lincoln's assassma tion chair and a life mask made 60 days before his assassination, at the museum. 20900 Oakwood Blvd . Dearborn Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, daily $12 50. $11 50 seniors. $7.50 kids 5-12, members and children under 5 free <313* 271 1620

SPIRIT OF FORD Interactive automotive science and technology experience with exhibits and theaters for all ages. NASCAR Pit Stop Challenge, Turbo Tour full motion simulator ride. 9 a m to 5 p.m daily, at 1151 Village Drive, across from Henry Ford Museum A Greenfield Vmage. Dearborn $6. $5 seniors. $4 ages £ 12 (313) 317 7474

P O P U L A R

M U S I C

THE ALLIGATORS 9:30 p.m Tuesday. Oct 12, Lower Towne Grill. 195 W Liberty, Plymouth Cover charge 21 and over (734) 451 1213ibiues)

LORI AMEY S p.m Friday. Oct 8. Borders Books and Music, 30995 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hilts Free AH ages (248> 737 0 1 1 0 . 8 p m Friday. Oct 15. Borders Books and Music. 5601 Mercury Drive. Dearborn Free All ages 1313) 271 4441 (folk pop rock)

THE ARROGANT WORMS S-p jn- Ihursda*. OcL 14—at }he Art-. 316 S Main. Ann Arbor Free | 734i 763TKTS

ATOMIC BITCHWAX With Nebula. Core and Five Hoise Johnson. 9 p m Thursday, Oct 7. Magic Stick. Maiestic Theatre Center Detroit $8 in advance 18 and over (313) 833 9700 (acid rocfci

THE BACK DOORS 8 p m . Saturday. Nov 27. Mag-c Bag 22920 Woodward Avenue Ferndafe $10 in advance I24H) 544 3030

BACKSTREET BOYS 7:30 p.m Saturday Monday Nov 6 8. The Palace. Auburn mils Sold Out! Quiet room available

BAMBU 1

9.30 p m Friday" Oct 29. Bii^d Pig 208 S First Street Ann Arbor $5 covar ' (734) 9968555

BEN FOLDS FIVE With Train. 8 p.m Sundav Oct 17. Clutch Cargo 65 I Huron. Pontiac Tickets $1 7 in advance 24K 333 2362 (pun* rocji>5» sisvesi

THE BLUE RAYS 9 p m Thursdi* Oct 21 Ann Amor Brewing Co 114 East Washington Ann Artxir one Woe* East ol Mam Street No covin At' ages 734 .213 1393 i blues/

BLUE RODEO 8 p m Friday Nov 5 MaifStic Theatre, Maiesttc Iheatie Center Detroit $15 18 and over i 3131833 9700

BLUE SUIT 9 p m Friday Oct 8 Ford Road Ba« ' and Gnu 35505ford Road Wastland Free 21 and over ' 34F 7218609 (blues i

THE BOM BORAS With Forty Fives. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Nov. 10. Magic Stick. Maiestic Theatre Center, Detroit. $9. 18 a i d over (313) 833-9700

BROADZILLA With 60 Second Crush and Forge. 8 p.m. Saturday. Oct 9, Magic Bag 22920 Woodward Avenue. Ferndale. $6 cover. (248) 544-3030

BUGS BEDDOW BAND 9:30 p.m. Friday Saturday. Oct. 8 9 . Beale Street Blues. 8 N. Saginaw Street. Pontiac. (248) 33*7900: 9:30 p.m. Friday Saturday. Oct. 22-23. Bachelor s One. 1967 Cass Lake Road. Keego Harbor. (248) 682 2295: 9:30 p.m Saturday. Oct. 30 (costume party), Union Lake Grill and Bar. 2280 Uruon Lake Road. Commerce Township. (248) 360 7450 www bugs beddow.com (blues)

BURNING SPEAR 9 p.m Friday, Oct 8. Magic Stick, Maiestic Theatre Center, Detroit. $20 in advance 18 and over. ( 313) 833^

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With T Model Ford and Paul Jones. 9 p ro. Friday. Oct 8. Magic Stick. Majestic Theater Center. Detroit. $12.50 in advance (313)8339700 (blues)

CHEF CHRIS BLUES BAND 9 30 p m. Thursday. Oct 7, Karl's Cabm, 9779 North Territorial Rd .

•Plymouth (734; 455-845C7<blues) COLONEL SUN

9 30 p.m Saturday, Oct. 16. Blind Pig. 208 S. First Street. Ann Arbor $5 cover (734) 996-8555

ELVIS COSTELLO

6 30 p.m. Sunday. Oct. 17, State Theatre. Detroit Tickets on sale $42 50 and $30 ( 248) 6456666 or www.titketihaster.coin

CREED

With Our Lady Peacd and Oleander. Friday. Oct 15. The Palace. Auburn Hills. Tickets on sale $24.50 reserved and general admission (248) 370 0100 (rock)

A.J. CROCE 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct 7. at The Ark. 316 S Main. Ann Arbor $13 50. < 734) 763TKTS

THORNETTA DAVIS 9 30 p.m. Thursday, ©ct 7. Fire Academy Brewery and Grill. 6677 North Wavne'Road. Westland 734. 5951988 i bluest

DEAD MOON With Rocket 455 and Bantam Rooster. 9 Q_m Thursday. November 4. Magic Stick. Majestic Theatre Center. Detroit. $8 in advance. "18 and over (313) 833-9700 (garage punki

DELIRIOUS? 7 30 p.m. Sunday. Ott 17. Michigan Theater. 603 E Liberty. Ann Arbor Tickets on sale $19 50 17341 668 8397 (Christian Brit-rock)

THE DETERRANTS With the Hang Dogs. 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 7. Blind Pig. 208 S. First Street, Ann Arbor. $4 cov^ (7 34j 996-8555

DETROIT ELECTRONIC SHOWCASE With Elemental Groove and 4fresion. 10 p.m Friday. Oct 15. 313.jac. upstairs from Jacoby's. 624 Biush Street, Detroit $5 cover 18 and Over 1313) 962 7067 or www.staii crecprds com/313 jac (electronical

DEZINE INTENT 9 p.m Saturday. Oct 23. I.M Thirsties. Allen Road, north of Northlme Road in Taylor (classic rock)

THE DICTATORS With Bump-f^ugiies and Clone Defects. 9 p m Saturday, Nov 13. Magic Stick Majestic Theatre Center. Detroit $12 18 and over (313) 833 9700

PAT DINIZIO •

of the Smithereens will play an acoustic set 9 p.m Thursday. Oct 7. Hamlin Pud. 1988 Rochester Road Rochester Free. (248! 656 7700 Irock)

DOWN BY LAW With Tfte LunaciMcks and The Burzcocks. time to be announced. Saturday. Oct 30. St Andrews Hall. 431 t Congress Detroit. 2.48 961 MELT or www 961miHt com

EASY ACTION

9 p rrv F> .lay Oct 29 Mag.c Sticv Majestic Theatre Center Detroit S7 cover 18 and older ( 313 )8339700

GLEN EDDY BAND 10 p m Thursday, Oct 14, Boathouse B lliards lake Orion Free 21 and ovei i 248i 693 4100: 7 p.m Friday*""" Saturday. Oct l 5 16 'Fox and Hounds 1560 Woodward Ave . Bloomfield HiMs. Free All ages (248i 644 4800 (rock/blues)

EKOOSTIC HOOKAH 8 p m Friday. Oct 29 Michigan Theater 603 E Liberty Arm Arbor $16 50 in advance <734*6688397

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO VS th Clovi* Minor and Shag 9 . 3 0 p m Fnday. del 8 Bl.nd P-g 208 S First Street Ann A f f w $5 cover ( 73*) <W6 8555

FLETCHER PRATT With the Neptunes 10 p m Fnday Ort 29 313 jac upstairs from lacoOys 624 B'uSh St ,,Detroit 18 and over $"i cove» I 313)962 706 7

ROBBEN FORD A THE BLUE UNE W'th Souiive 8 p m Sunday Oct 31 7th House 7 N Sag'rviw Street Pont.ac $15 tickets i248 l 3353540

THE FROGS 9'p m Saturday Oct 16 Mag.c Stick Majestic Theatr* Center Detroit $8 18 and over i 313i R339700

FUEL With Jimrrue's Chicken Shatfk and Stroke 9. 8 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 7. Clutch Cargo. 65 E. Huron, Pontiac Tickets $15. AH ages (248) 3 3 * 2 3 6 2

THE FUNKY M E T E R S 8 p.m. Sunday. Oct. 24. Magic Bag. 22920 Woodward Ave.. Ferndale Tickets $22 in advance. (248) 544-3030 (funk)

GET U P KIDS With At TbeDnve-ln and Ultimate Fakebook. 7 p.m. Friday, Nov 19. Magic Stick. Majestic Theatre Center, Detroit $7 advance All ages. (313) 833-9700

GODSMACK ,

6:30 p.m. Friday. Oct. 29. State Theatre. Detroit. Tickets $18.50 Alt ages. (248) 6456666

G O V T MULE With Chris Whitley. 8 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 7. St Andrews Hall. 431 E Congress. Detroit All ages Tickets $15. (248) 961-MELT or www.961melt.com

-MADISON GREENE 8 p.m. Friday. Oct 15, Trinity W u s e Theatre. 38840 West Six Mile Road. Uvonia. Tickets $10 or $8 for theater members. (734) 464-6302 (celtic rock)

BEN HARPER AND THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS

Time to be determined Wednesday, Oct. 27, Hill Auditorium. Ann Arbor Tickets on sale $20 and $24 50 Call (248) 6456666

HIDDIOUS BUNNY 10 p.m. FndaysSaturdays. Oct. 8 9 . 22-23. Boulders, 1020 W Ann Arbor Road. Plymouth 21 and over (734) 459 *190 (top 40)

AL HTLL AND THE LOVE BUTLERS 10 p.m. Friday. Oct 8, Cavern Club. 210 S. First St.. Ann Arbor (734| 332 9900: 9 30 p.m Saturday. Oct 9, Fishbones Rhythm Kitchen Cafe. 23722 Jefferson. St. Clair Shores (810) 4983000 (bluest

JYMI HILL 8 p.m. Saturday. Oct 16 Borders Books and Music. 3924 Baldwin Road Auburn Hills (248) 3355013 (jazz)

IMMUNITY 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7,

Rochester Mills Brewery. 400 Water Street. Rochester (248r 650.5080; 7 p.m Friday. Oct 15. Cleary s Pub. 117 E Grand River, Howell (517 546 4136 (reggaei

INSANE CLOWN POSSE S HOLLOWICKED CLOWN PARTY

With Twiztid. 7.30 p m Friday. Oct

29 Majestic Theatre. Maiestic Theatre Center. Detroit $17 All ages i 313) 8339700

JILL JACK With Harbinger s Mile and Scott Fab. 8 p.m Saturday. Oct. 16. Magic Bag. 22920 Woodward Avenue. Ferndale $6 cover, (2481 544 3030

KANSAS accompanied by the Eastern Michigan University Orchestra, Satarday. Oct 23, EMU Convocation Center. Tickets S20or $45 for Goffl Crrete seating. Available at the EMU box office or Ticketmaster. (248. 6456666 or www. ticket master com

KEIKO MATSUI

8 p.m. Wednesday. Oct 20. Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak Tickets are $29 50. (248) 645 6666 or www t-ck etmaster com

KID ROCK With Pciwerman 5000, DDT. and a spe -ciai surprise guest, 8 p.m Saturday Oct 23. The Palace of Auburn Hilts Tickets on sale $22.50 in advance $25 day of show i 248. 377 0100

KILLER FLAMINGOS 10 p m FridaysSaturdays 1 5 1 6 . 2 9

30 Boulders, 1020 W Ann Arbor Road Plymouth ' 21 and over. i734i 459 4190 i top 40)

THE KINSEY REPORT 10 pm. Friday Saturday. Oct. 15 16. Sisko s. 5855 Monroe, Taylor (3131

.278 5380 < bllies/fume. -KUNG FU DIESEL

9 3 0 p m Thursday Oct 14 Karl s Cabm 97 79 North Teiritonai Rd Plymouth i 734? 4558450

SHEILA LANDIS TRIO 8 p m Fnday. Qct 8. Borders Books and Music. 3924 Baldwin Road Auburn Hills (2481 335-5013 (jazzi

SUSAN LAZAR AND PETE TOLIAS 8 p m Friday. Oct 15. Borders Books and Music 3924 Baldwin Road. Auburn HiHs I248I 3355013 (jar/

LORI BEFEVRE With Jimmy Lee Tno 9*30 p m F»»dav Saturday. Oct 8 9 Bird of Paradise 207 S. Ashley Street Ann Arbor $5 cover (734) 662 8310

LEN

Friday Oct 15. St And'ew s Hall. 431 E Congress Detroit r248) 961 MELT or www 961metl com >niphop'ind.i-rock)

LIARS INC 1 0 p m Oct 8 Sn^rtei 431 PI CongTess Detro»t Ccrviw $4 before 11 0 m $6 after 18 and over . 7XH 961 MELT ck ww» 961 me't com

LIVE

8 3 0 p m Wednesday Nov 10 State Theatre Detroit Tickets on sate $27 50 general admission «248i 645

LUNA 9 p.m. Friday. Nov. 5. Magic Stick, Majestic Theatre Center. Detroit $12 in advance 18 and over (313) 996 9700

THE LURKERS With Gravity Well. 9 p m Friday, Oct. 15, Magic Stick. Maiestic Theatre Center. Detroit $7 18 and over (313) 833-9700 (surf)

KY-MANI MARLEY 9 p.m. Sunday. Nov. 7. Magic Stick. Majestic Theatre Center. Detroit $10 advance 18 and over. (313) 833-9700

RICKY MARTIN

Nov. 1 show at The Palace is sold out MEDESKI. MARTIN AND WOOD

With Protect Logic. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2. Michigan Theater, 603 E Liberty. Ann Arbor $20 reserved seats (734) 668-8397

MEGAOEATH 6:30 p.m Sunday. Nov. 7. State Tjieatre. Detroit Tickets on sale $24.50 general admission All c^es

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LIVE LYRICS II W'th FuflfctaMtgence Prime Numbers

"MC Sun MC Pa«ai>me. MC Telepath Math and more 9 30 p m Saturday Oct 30 8 ' indP.g 208 S First Street Ann Arbor $6 cover 734 )9968555

BETTE MIDLER 8 p.m. Friday. Nov. 12. The Palace of Auburn Hills. Tickets on sale $49.50. $80.50, $150.5O at Ticketmaster. Call (248) 645-6666 or www t icketmas .ter.com

JEANNINE MILLER With Vincent Shandor Trio, 9:30 p.m Friday Saturday, Oct 1516. Bird'of Paradise. 207 S. Ashley Street, Ann Arbor $5 cover. (734) 662 8310 (jazz)

MOD EV

With 12 Angry Steps and Face. 9 p m_ Saturday. Oct. 9. Magic Stick. Majestic Theatre Center. Detroit $7 18 and over. (3J.3) 8 3 3 9 7 0 0 (hard rock)

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TOUR With the Goo Goo Dolls and Tome. Thursday. Oct 14. Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center Tickets $20 at the EMU box office and ticket master (248) 645-6666 or www tick etmaster com I alternative rock)

DAVIO MURRAY'S FO DEUK REVUE 7 p m Thursday. Oct. 28. Magic Stick. Maiestic Theatre Center. Detroit $20 in advance 18 and over (313) 833

9700

STEVE NARDELLA

7 p m Friday Saturdav Oct 8 9 . Fox and Hounds. 1560 Woodward Ave Bioomfie'd Hills. Free AH ages 1248. 64 *4800 (blues j

NEW GIRL ORDER With The Ruiners. 9 p m . Satarday. Oct 23. Magic Stick. Majestic Theatre Center, Detroit $7 18 and over i,313) 833 9700

DANILO PEREZ TRIO 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p m Wednesday Thursday. Oct 2021 . Bird of Paradise.

207 S Ashley Street Ann Artxw i 734'

662 8310 (jazz)

PET SHOP BOYS 6:30 p m Monday, Nov 8. State Theatre Detroit All ages Tickets on

. sale $35 general admission 248i 645 6666 or www ticketmaster com

SHAWN PHILLIPS 9 p m Friday Oct 8 Lonely Hearts Club, 211 E Washm^on, Ann Arbor $15 in advance. (734. 9135506

FLETCHER PRATT .

With The Neptunes. 10 p m Saturdav Oct 9. 313 jac. upstairs from Jacoby s 624 Brush Street. Detroit' $5 cover 18 and over • 313• 962 706? or

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ARCHER PREWITT Time to be announced Friday. Nov 5 The Mag.c Stic* Maiestic Theatre Center, Detroit i313) 833 9700

PUBLIC ENEMY 8 p m Thursday. Oct 7. Majestic Theatre. Majestic Theatre Centei. Detro-t Tic«ets $21 Ail ages 313-833 9700 /rap hip hop-

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W'th No 2. 9 Dm Sa«orday Nov 6 Magi£.Stick.-Majestic Theatre Center-Detroit $8 Al ages '313 8339700

RHYTHM HOUSE Fr.day Saturday Oct 4009 Fort St , I inc i 383 1375 .rAb)

TEDDY RICHARDS With The Reeter-nen and Ehzn 8 p m Fridav Oct 8 Mag-c Bag 22920 Woodward A ventre Fe*ndaie $6 rove 2481 544 3030

RUN DMC Tickets tor th*. O'.-' 2 sh<v» a' The l o Theat'e w-H be bdoo«eo tor the Oct 7 date

SAX APPEAL 7 p m Thursday. Oct " Fo» and Hounds 1560 WixxJwa'd Ave Bujomfieid H.'is t ' h r » ,'4«

644 4800 t blues duo SCORPIONS

6 3 0 p m Tuesdm Oct 19 Stare Theafe Detroit , 24* *4S6666 www !<fceftnas'ei.cc*T>

SGT ROCK -10 p i t f t ..las -Sa« u'd^k 1" SQ Moodbrnlge Tirvern .'SO S * ^ Det'O't 13131 254 0578

SMOKESTACK" 9 3 0 p m Thu'sda* Oct 21 P1 " d F'.j 208 S F.rst Street Ann Arbor $4 cover 1734) 996 8555

SMOKIN GRASS

9 30 p m Thursday Oct 14 fl-md Pig 208 S F.r»J St Ann Arbor Tickets $6 n ac^iwve 7 U 996 8555 i Wuegrass'

SOLID F R 0 6 With Frsed 9 . 3 0 p m Saturday Oct 9 Blind F>.g 208 S Fir» Street Ann Arbor $5 cove- J \ * J96R555

SQUEEZE With Nick Harper and Julia Darling. 8 p.m Thursday. Oct. 14. Royal Oak Music Theatre. Royal Oak. Tickets $22 50 Call Ticketrpastar (248, 645 6666 or www, ticket master com

STEREO TOTAL 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct 21. Magic Stick. Maiestic Theatre Center. Detroit $7. 18 and over (313) 833-9700 (German pop)

THE STILL 9:30 p.m Friday. Oct 22. Blind Pig. 208 S First Street, Ann Arbor $5 cover (734) 9968555

STRING CHEESE INCIDENT 8 p.m. Fnday. Oct. 15. Michigan Theater. 603 E. Liberty. Ann Arbor Tickets on sale $16 50 ( 734) 6 6 8 8397 irootsj " •

STYX 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct 21. Fox Theatre. 2211 Woodward Ave.. Detroit Tickets on sale $35 and $27.50 1313) 433 1515

SWAG

With The Ottomarisjiand Jettison Red. 10 p.m. Friday. Oct. 8. 313 jac. upstars from Jacobys. 624 Brush St Detroit 18 and over $5 Cover (313) 962 7067 <acoustic groove!

THE MR T EXPERIENCE With The Gadgits 5:30 p.m Sunday Oct 17. The Shelter. 431 E Congress. Detroit $7 cover (248) 961 MELT or www.961melt.com

TANGERINE T R O U S E R S 9 p.m Sunday. Oct 10. Arm Arbor Brewing Co.. 114 East Washington Ann Arbor; one block East Of Main Street No cover All ages (734) 213 1393 (acoustic/contemporary)

TAPROOT With Factor 81. 9 30 p.m. Saturday. Oct 23. Blind Pig, 208 S First Street Ann Arbor $5 cover (734, 996-8555

THE TERRAPLANES 9 p.m Thursday. Oct 7. Ann Arbor Brewing Co.. 114 East Washington, Ann Arbor, one block East o* Mam Street No cover AH ages. (734| 213 1393 (electric blues)

TOM PETTY AND THE HEART8REAKERS

"Echo Tour" 8 p m . Saturday Oct 9, The Palace. Auburn Hills Tickets $49 50 and $39 50 at Palace and Pine Knob box offices and Ticketmaster at 1248;645-6666 or www ticketmaster com

TRANSMISSION With Poignant Plecostomus and DJ Recloose. 9 30 p.m. Friday Oct 15. Blind Pig. 208 S First Street, Ann Arbor $5 cover (734 9968555 -

THE TUBES 7 pm. Fnday. Oct 15. State Theatre Detroit Tickets $25. $19 50 $12 50 AH ages 1248) 6456666 or www.tick etmaster com

UNCUT DETROIT II. BLUES CONCERT AND RECORDING SESSION

With The Alligators. Alberta Adams _ and R J s Blues Cfew, The Butier

Twins, Al Hill and The Love 8utlers. Mystery Tram featuring Jim McCarty, and Pnciija Price with The Kenny M.lle' Band 6 30 p m Thursday Oct 7. the Pagoda Room at Henry Ford Community College 5101 Evergreen Dearborn Admission $6.1313; 845 9676 ibluesi

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UNION LAKE BAR AND GRILL

BENEFIT PERFORMANCE The Union LaWe Bar and Grill is hest^g a special event to benefit Dave. Gilbert o' the The Rockets Gilbe't has crrhosis of the liver Any one will -Tg to support him and check out

some Quality local mus«c at the same time can stop by the bar 4 p m to 2 a m or Sunday. October 10 Peiftymers .nciude Austin The Look. Val Veiv.ro Immunity and Bugs Beddow The'e will be a pig ro.asi and raffle Tickets are $10 21 and Qve'

" ~ Lfmmi. Lake-Bar ana-G^r <t lorarw. 2280 Union Lake Road in Commerce Township 1248 .360 7450

VAMOS A GOZAR

9 3 0 p m Wednesdays Oct 13 20 and 27 Bhr«d P.g. 208 S F.-st St'eet Ann A<bor $5 cove' before 9 p m $3 after.-734 9968555 ileum

VIPERHOUSE 9 p m Thu'soav Oct 28 Loneh "ear ls Club 211 f Washington 4nr A m c $6 in advance '734' 953 5506

VUDU HIPPIES

10 p m Saturday Oct 9 Roc nest e-V lis Brewery," 4O0 W'a'er Sr."»e» Su-'t 101. -n downtown Rochester 248 650 5080 9 .30 p m Saturday Oct 21 Memphis Smo»>e onMamStreei and Eleven M.le Road n Rnya.' 0a» 24K' 5434300

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9 3 0 p m Th^rvJay Oct 28 Biino P.g 208 S_ F-r«r St'eet Arm A-ho- $8 n advance $tOat door (734 996 855?

ANDRE WILLIAMS A THE SADIES

W th Mr Qu.nrron 9 p m Aeonevtay Nov 24 Magic St'C» Maiestic Then"* CenTe*. Oe»r©il $10 acSanre 15 and over ,313 )R339700

VICTOR WOO TEN 8 p m Wednesday Oc'».13 at The ArS 318 i M»r. Anr'ArbC $15

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8 p m Frider Nq> 19 Rortr 0 » ' MUSK Theet'e Royal Oat> Tickets or w r $42 50 Cat! 248 6 4 5 6 ^ 6 o> www ticketmastei com

ZAP M A M A 8 p m Fnday Oct 22 Mqpstic Theatre Mafest« Theatre Centei rXH-O-1 $20 >n advance 313 833

9700

Z Z TOP With Lynard Skynyrd. 7:30 p.m. October 16. The Palace of Auburn Hills. Tickets on sale $38 50 and $29.50 (248) 6456666 or www.tick etmaster.com (rock)

1 9 6 4 THE TRIBUTE 8 p.m' Friday. Nov 5. Magic Bag. 22920 Woodward Avenue. Ferndale $15 in advance (248) 5 4 * 3030

, 'Beatles covers)

C L U B N I G H T S

ALVIN'S The Hush Party with resident DJ6 MeNin Hill and Cent, 10 p.m. Mondays, and Club Color, featuring funk and disco. 8 p m Wednesdays (free before 10 p.m.). at the club. 5756 Cass Ave.. Detroit $5 18 and older (313) 832 2355 0» h t tp : / /www.aMnsj tcom.com

Latin dance night. 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a m, Tuesdays. 114 E Waahwgton St . Ann Arbor. Free. 21 and older. 1734) 213-1393 or h t lp : / /www arborbrew ing.com

BIRD OF PARADISE The Bird of Paradise Orchestra pe* forms Mondays, cover $3: Roo Brooks Trio performs Wednesdays and Thursdays, cover $3; Paul Winger's Easy Street Swmgtet plays Dixieland 5 p m to 8 p.m every Friday, cover $2; Paul Fiokbe<ner s Jazz Jam car be seer. 9 p m Sundays, cover $2. all at the club. 207 S Ashley Street, Ann Arbor (734) 662 8310 (jazz)

BUND PIG "Sw ing-a-billy" night with dance lessons dancing. 7 p m Sundays at the club 208 S First S» . Ann Arbor $3 in advance. $5 at the door 19 and older |734i 9968555 or http://wwwmtutt-soiar.com or h t tp . / /www biindpigmusic com

CLUTCH C A R G O ' S / M I L L STREET "Flashback" mgbt with 'The Planet" WPLT on level two (Clutch Cargo s<. old school funk on level three and techno and house on level four. 8:30 p,m Saturdays at the club. 65 E Huron. Pontiac Free before 9 p m 21 and Older Alternative dance night. 8 p m Wednesdays in Clutch Cargo's 18 and older (248, 3332362 or http / / w w w 961me<t com

GOLD DOLLAR H.phop and dancehai' reggae dance night with OJ Chino 8 p.m. Weonesdays at the club. 3129 Cass Ave , Detroit Cdv&f charge 21 and older 313) 833-6873 or h i tp . / /www golddollar com

THE GROOVE ROOM Phat Matt s video appreciation featur ng B jcv Tuesday Oct 12. Goth and

industnai with DJ Pauj Wednesdays Free admission with Goth att.re. Funk hiphop and top 40 with DJ Mac D. Thursdays Women admitted tree "Love Factory" alternative mix & 80s and 90s with D J Matt Fridays Alternative dance with DJ Man Saturdays at the club 1815 N Mam St iat 12 M.le Road, Royal Oak Free before 10 p m mghtfy 21 anc oide' | 2481 589 3344 o« http www the grooveroom com

JD S KEY CLUB Wot> ng Wednesdays with free food buffet $1 Off drinks featuring Matt Safranak Jimmy Sui"var Marc Doiron and WI2 doors at 1 45 p m Wednesdays, iad.es N»ght featuring Roc Norman. Jimmy Sui'ivar. Gary Mumtorc and W d o o r s al ' p m Thursdavs Matt Saf'anak WlZ Roc Nornarv Gar > MOmtorC Ware 0O"On a»d Jimmy Sui »ar perform. $5 ove' ana doors « ' D<n Fnaays and Saturdays all at the club 1 North SJag.naw Pont.ac 2481338 7337 due'-ng pianos;

LA B O O M TEEN NIGHTCLUB Dance night for teens ^ e s 15 19 8 p m . t o 1 a m Fndays and Saturdays at the club 1172 N Pontrac Trai' wailed Lake Ages 1519 , 24* 926 9960

MOTOR LOUNGE "Back Room Mondays ~ service -ndus tries empiovee apo-ec-at-on mgm 9 p m tc 2 a m Mondays r ' e e 21 ana nidei Famiry" »,th DJ s Derek Piasia.ko Echo anc Deeo 10 p m to 2 a m 7 uesdav s 18 and oioer "Max.mum Overload' on Fr.oavs 10 p m $6 18 and older Big House 10 p to 2 a m Saturdays $6 21 arvt meter an a«'he ciub 3515 Can ' t Hamt.amck 313 3960080 <y http www motordetroit com

ST. ANDREW S T H E SHELTER "Th»ee Floors of Fun ' 9 p m Fndays $3 befo»e 1 1 p m $5ahe'werd 18 and older X2* dance night. 10 p rr Satu'davs ' Incneiator " 9 p m Wednesdays m The Shelter $6 21 ana o.rter St A % and The Sne'te- aire « 431 E Cor^'e1ss

' Detroit 31.3i 961 MELT or http www 961 meh com

24 KARAT CLUB

'C'uiae N'ghj w.th hot rods. Hanevs and .rve hand* 8 p m fho'sdeys l*ir% House dance night 9 p m Sunday* ntermediete sw .ng ie*ao"s 9 p m Tuesdays and beginner swl-^

club 28949 »ov Road two Nocks east ot Mrdd»eb*»n Road Westiand Cover charge 21 and cXder i 734 5135030

VELVET LOUNGE "Wiva l a Nc*he Letma'" dance lesson* from 9 10 p m Fridays 29 S Sag.naw

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E « < The Observer & EccentricfTHUBSDM, OCTOBER 7, 1999

'Three Kings' paints a graphic picture of war BY JON KATZ SPECIAL WHITER

It's a fun romp behind enemy lines as Americans rip off the gold. That's what the makers of "Three Kings* would have you believe about it to get you in the door. Unfortunately, that descrip-tion is about "Kelly's Heroes," the 1970 World War II comedy star-ring Clint Eastwood and Don Rickles.

"Three Kings" is fun if your idea of fun is graphic torture, vicious murder and perhaps the first-ever interior view of a bul-let causing bile to bubble and lungs to collapse. Yes, it's a great date flick if your date is Xena, Warrior Princess.

It is March 1991. Operation Desert Storm is over. We kicked Saddam's butt and now Presi-dent Bush is encouraging Iraqi civilians to rise up against Hus-sein, saying, "Well help you do it." At the same time our ground forces are packing up to go home, bemoaning the fact tha t they never fired a shot. The president, in fact, has no intention of keep-ing them around for the carnage to come.

While stripping some prison-ers, a map to a network of under-ground bunkers is discovered by three army reservists: Sergeant Barlow ( rapper /ac tor Mark Wahlberg), Staff Sergeant Elgin (fapper/actor Ice Cube) and Pri-vate Vig (director/actor Spike

Jonze). They don't know what's in the b u n k e r s , but Special Forces Captain Gates (George Clooney) has a good idea: a stash of Kuwaiti gold bullion, stolen and now guarded by Saddam's troops.

. The four pile into a Humvee at dawn, intending to be back by lunch and set for life. Not so fast. Finding the gold proves no prob-lem. Finding that the Iraqis are people, too, and that they're now slaughtering each other, is some-thing they hadn't counted on. The four have foun£ their war at last; do they take part or take a powder?

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hits "Spanking the Monkey" and "Flirting With Disaster") turns the film into a political documen-tary. The we-were-deserted-hy-your-President-Bush point is made several more times. An Iraqi mother has her brains blown out in front of her hus-band and small daughter. One of the four Americans is captured, wired up with electrodes and asked, "What's the problem with Michael Jackson?" before being zapped, :

, .Thw is not the "Qoldfinger" kind of torture f 'Do you expect me to talk?"""No/Mr. Bond, I expect you to die."). This is an otherwise-civilized member of the Republican Guard f i rs t telling the American about how his own family was butchered and then turning up the juice. It's intense. But it achieves the director's intent of saying to us, There's a hufflatv being behind the banrel of every gun."

There's a lot of action packed into the plot, and Clooney and Company are just the guys- to handle it. George is John Wayne brave, and not exactly gimg-ho about wiping out everyone in a burnoose. Wahlberg is actually the most memorable of the four;

Miwut CUW In the desert: From left, George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube take matters into their own hands in the unconventional drama "Three Kings."

he's a family man who finds a cache of cell phones and calls the wife back home in Detroit. Ice Cube's charac ter i i also a Motown native, which at least shows that Hollywood filmmak-ers are th inking of us if not shooting here.

Russell can be applauded for a t tempting a "M*A*S*H"-like mix of comedy and anti-war mes-sage. However, too many self-indulgent special effects dilute

the result. If we want almost every body that blows up to be. dismembered in slow motion, we'll wait six months, rent-ahe tape and push the slo-mo button on our remote, thank'you. And as for that far out, innovative devel-oping process that bleaches out colors to give the audience a sense of surreal oneness with the scene - it just looks like the pro-jectionist had a few before com-ing to work.

Film heads into teen territory BY CARRIE COOPER SPECIAL WRITER

Everyone knows how tough high school is. Those of us who went through it and those who are going through it right now know what it is like to labeled. It is assumed that most teens want to be in the "in crowd." That assumption may be far-fetched.

Or is it? The romantic teen comedy,

"Drive Me Crazy," presented by Twentieth Century Fox, directed by John Schultz ("Bandwagon"), produced by Amy Robinson ("With Honors") and written by Rob Thomas ("Dawson's Creek"), takes a realistic look at stereo-typing in high school.

In "Drive Me Crazy," which takes its title from the third sin-gle off of Britney Spears album, "Baby, One More Time," Nicole Maris (portrayed by Melissa Joan Hart of television's "Sabri-na, The Teenage Witch,") and Chase Hammond (portrayed by Adrian Grenier of Woody Allen's film "Celebrity") were childhood friends who grew up next door po each other and now are "worlds apart ." What happened? High school.

Nicole has plenty of school spirit. She participates in several committees, as well as pep ral-lies and sporting events, and she hangs around with the "right" people. To top that off, fehe is organizing the school's centenni-

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C r a z y l o v e : Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier star in "Drive Me Crazy," the latest teen film by Twentieth Century Fox.

al dance, which she hoped to attend arm in arm with star bas-ketball player, Brad (Gabriel Carpenter of the film "Kids"), who dissed her.

Chase, on the other h a n d , doesn't buy into the hype of high school. He doesn't take anything, including himself seriously. He even calls himself a "disaffected^ youth."

While Chase has a very smart and pretty girlfriend, Dulcie (Ali La r t e r of the film "Varsity Blues"), he ends up ge t t i ng dumped as well.

Now Nicole and Chase find themselves in similar situations. Realizing they have something

in common; Nicole sets a plan in motion to make the objects of their affections jealous. To do .this they must date each other. The results are exactly as they planned. Chase becomes popular and opens himself up to new things, and Nicole gets her peers' attention - while learning that everyone can ' t be labeled as "cool" or "geek."

But what they didn't expect was to fall for one another.

For four years Hart has played a teenager on television. Now, for her feature film debut, she is-able to bring that knowledge to the big screen. Many teen films separate the smart^girl from the pretty-girl roles, but Nicole has both of those qualities.

Grenier, still relatively new to the silver screen, comes across as a veteran film actor when por-traying Chase. He is so real and so normal, which may make it easy for teens to relate to the character.

"Drive Me Crazy" is definitely designated for teens. It attempts to reach teenagers with its wide variety of characters ranging from "cool" to "geek" by making" them as real as possible. If any-thing, the film shows that you shouldn't stereotype people and tha t what m a t t e r s is what 's , inside.

Then and only then will you discover who your t rue friends are.

COMING ATTRACTIONS Scheduled lo open Fnday. Oct. 15

-FMMTCLUfc Tale of a man who sets up a fights in which young men are paired off in bloody. Ao-ttotds barred bouts that con-tinue one_droc§. Stars Brad Prtj.

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"HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILLS* Five strangers have been offered a mil-lion doltai^ each to spend one night in a house wtth a h»deous past Baseo on the 1968 classic horror fffm by William Casile. Stars Geoffrey Rush. Taye Diggs. Petet Gallagher.

Workshop helps novice authors BY LEE SNIDER STAFF WRITER

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In this age of personal comput-ers and desktop publishing, just about everyone, it seems, has an urge to sit down write. That cre-ative impulse, though, is usually offset by an equally strong dread of planning a manuscript.

T h e Writer's Workshop: Let'g Write a Book." a 12-hour semi-nar for would-be authors , is designed to take some of the fear out of starting a literan' project.

The workshop will be held at Mar ian High School, 7225 Lahser Road in Bloomfield Hills, from 9 a.m. to noon over two weekends, Oct. 9-10 and Oct. 16-17.

"If yog talk to people and ask to tell,

nine out of 10 of them will say 'yes,' " said Robert L. Fen ton. the successful entertainment attor-ney and author who will head up the workshop. "The trouble ia they don't know how to start off"

Fen ton. who has written three best-sell ing books, produced films and served as an agent for

writers and actors, was recently hired as an adjunct professor at Marygrove College, whose Divi-sion of Continuing Education and Community Services is sponsoring the workshop He is currently busy completing an out l ine for his new book, "Speakeasy."

Fenton said he'll begin the workshop by telling some stories about his encounters with the Hollywood film-making industry, then get down to business and assign writing exercises

"If you want to teach someone to swim, you plunge right in but don't let the water be so deep t h a t t.hey drown," he sa id . "They'll be getting immediate feedback "

Fenton is currently working on many projects, and was recently contacted by "Writers Digest" magazine about conducting writ-ers' workshops on cruise lines.

"Let's Write a Book* Will focus on the planning and forethought that* go into wr i t ing a manuscript, and provide pointers on how to approach publishers, hiring an agent and options for self-publishing.

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workshop is $150 and participants are eligi-ble to receive continuing educa-tion credits from Marygrove For more information or to register, call (313) 927-1230.

Msrygrove is an independent. Catholic l iberal a r t s college located on W McNichols in northwest Detroit.

The Observer & Eccen/rir/THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1999 * * E 7

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Print to broadcast: Moonlighting on the airwaves Monday

10:25 a.m. Jus t received

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tkat the time has almd&rdbme, riff Te-evaluating that^decision. I don't even like recording my own voice on the answering machipe. Do I really want to subject the ent i re l i s t en ing area to the squeaky, giggly sounds that fall from my mouth?

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I guess so. Wednesday 8:14 p.m. Sifting through my CD collec-

tion a t home. It 's so hard to choose what to play1. Absolutely n e c e s s a r y are songs by Ben Folds Five, Beck, Jane'B Addic-tion, anc| Filter. Toss in some quality local acts like Rooster and Domestic Problems. Cross my fingers and hope it blends well.

Thursday 2:20 p.m. T-minus 40 minutes and count-

ing. Hoping I don't stumble over my words or draw a complete Wank. For some reason I dressed up today. 7b be on the radio.

Thursday 4:54 p.m. I can breathe again. And while

I had a fabulous time spoiling

my own ears with a host of my favorite songs, I don't think I'll be switching careers anytime soon. But I wouldn't mind trying again sometime.

Let me explain.-

I got into the field of journal-ism partly because of the sense of adventure and constant change it offers. As a career,, it's provided me with opportunities to see and experience th ings f irst-hand tha t I might- never have known. I learned to rock climb on an assignment. I under-stand the art of aromatherapy and can use it to my advantage. I've seen some people overcome addictions and others fight to go on after life-threatening circum-

stances . All of these even t s translated into stories tha t - I hope - brought those experiences to life for readers.

1 epjoy the journalistic; process: meeting people daily, attempting to communicate new or different though t s to an audience, the ability to rework my words into meaningful order. I've taken it all for granted.

I realized that the moment I found myself standing in front of a big, soft microphone, expected to speak. No notes, no sense of timing. When the opportunity to step in as guest DJ at 88.1 FM came about. I happily - and a lit-tle hesi tant ly - accepted. I'll jump at the chance to play my

favorite songs on the air. But talking to an invisible crowd of who-knows-how-many - t ha t

, makes my knees a little weak. I'm a behind-the-scenes kind of

person. I've always known it. One of the reasons I love writ-

ing is because I have that ability to edit and rewrite. Nothing is ever a t rue final copy in the newspaper business. While in radio, you get one shot to say what you need to say. There's no mercy. But it does make fbr a certain adrenaline rush. Ill give you radio people points for that.

Everyone at The Escape did a great job pf making me feel wel-come and encouraging me to be comfortable. I thank Bill Keith

and his friendly staff for taking*4

the time to speak with me about a common love, music. And for as fast-paced and f rant ic a s the world of radio looks to the out-side eye, Keith does it all with patience and grace.

But I think I'll stick to my \ trusty, famil iar tools - pens, notebooks, a phone and cOmput-er.'They're easier to hide behind. Ahh, the comforts of home ^

Stephanie Angelyn Casolo writes about popular music for '.t the Observer A Eccentric News- • papers. She can be reached at ^ (.734) 953-2130 err e-mailed at * scasolaQoe.homecomm.net. To , send a fax,-dial (734) 591-7279.

Our Lady Peace fishes for happiness with new CD BY STEPHANIE ANGELYN CASOLA STAFF WRITER

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Happiness - that elated state of being everyone str ives to achieve - is noted in the unfor-gettable title of Our Lady Peace's recent release "Happiness ... Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch."

The Canadian-based quartet is now touring in support of that

_album and its first single. "One Man Army " Modern rock radio hits adapted the song, which could be construed as a reflection on feelings of alienation and the Ways to overcome it. I» is but a beginning journey into the deep waters of Our Lady Peace's third musical effort.

"We're really proud of it." said bftssist Duncan Coutts of Our Lady Peace dur ing a phone tnteW«»v.- on Sept. 13 T m more proud of it than anything I've eier done." Coutts is the newest iriember of the band: he didn't play on the band 1995 debut "Naveed." which spawned Our Lady Peace's first radio darling. "Starseed "

"On this t^cord we sound real-ly energized," he said Our Lady Beace felt no pressure to match the success of their 1997 sopho-more release "Clumsy." Coutts added.

"We never wrote the last album, to sell *ell," he said. "We just wanted to be better musical-ly and better songwriters ... We just tried to make a complete album."

He believes strongly tha t musicians should avoid "cheat-ing" their fans. "When I go spend $17-$18 on a CD. I get angry if it only has one or two good songs on it." he said.

On "Happiness ... Is Not A Fish That You "Can Catch," Coutts couldn't choose a favorite track. He compared it to a pa ren t attempting to choose "a favorite child." Working on the album

• was a positive experience for the band, he said.

As in the past, the song writ-ing was a collaborative effort between Our Lady Peace and its producer. Arnold Lanrii, who's often referred to as the "unoffi-cial fifth member of the group." Coutts credited Lanni for discov-ering the band while it was working on a demo tape in one of his studios.

"Arn poked his head and saw something there, a spark." said Coutts. "He became our producer It's been realty organic right from the beginning. He's like a fifth member of the b<jnd. He's our George Martin in a way I

Making 'Peace*: Our Lady Peace, (left to right) Mike Turner, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggert and Raine Maida, have a hit sin-gle with "One Man Artny."

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Lanni wasn't the only influ-ence to Our Lady Peace's sound on the latest CD: Jazz grea t Elvin Jones contributed to the groove this time around.

"It was really cool recording with Elvin Jones." he said. "I was not a huge jazz fan until I got in the band. Just to meet a legend, a 74-year-old guy who looks like he's 20. He plays with passion like a kid with a new toy" .

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Our Lady Peacelis touring as it always does, a four-piece. Coutts said the constant pace doesn't bother him at all.

"I th ink I have a-bi t of the nomadic spirit in me," he said.

Like a fish, catch Our Lady Peace and Oleander as they open for Creed on Friday, Oct. 15, The Palace, Auburn Hills. Tickets on sale $24.50 reserved and general admission. Call (248) 370-0100 for mare information.

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Area restaurants win awards for wine lists BY ELEANOR H E A L D S P E C I A L W R I T E R

If you judge by t h e Sept . 30 i ssue of the Wine Spectator, a n u m b e r of Detro i t -metro a r ea res taurants have top wine lists. They received recognition in the magazine and can be considered among the best.

Annually, the Wine Spectator, receives wine list submiss ions between Jan. 1 and April 1. In September, it publishes both its award-winning res taurants and those honored by Distinguished R e s t a u r a n t s of Nor th America (DiRoNA). According to t h e magazine , awards are divided among three categories.

G r a n d Award winners ' wine lists generally feature more than 800 selections, but also reflect

HiLls; Opus One and t h e Rat-t lesnake Club in Detroit , were spotlighted for Award of Excel-lence and DiRoNA distinction.

The Earle, Ann Arbor, and Mac & R a y ' s , ' H a r r i s o n Townsh ip , hold Best of Award of Excellence".

New to t h e Award of Excel-lence list this year are: Big Rock Chop & Brew House. Birming-ham; Duet, Detroit; Forte, Birm-ingham; Giovanni's Ristorante, Detroit; Morels, Bingham Farms; and No.VI Chophouse & Lobster Bar, Novi.

This is q u i t e good b e c a u s e according to Wine Spectator's, New York Bureau Chief Thomafs Matthews, 492 new res taurants submit ted the i r lists this year and only 389 garnered awards.

Retaining an Award of Excel-

other recognition " "I d idn ' t s u b m i t our l i s t ,

e i ther ," Mon J i n L a u ' s owner Marshall Chin remarked. "But I plan to next year. I t never hurts to be recognized in a national publication." Chin knowTIhTs well h a v i n g been h e a d l i n e d recently in the t rade periodical Restaurant Wine a s "Asian Restaurant is a Bona Fide Wine Destination." '

Charley's Crab general manag-er Mark Hinds will also apply next year.

"For the past two years, we've been working hard to build our wine list so that it is awafd-win-ning" he said. "If we do get an award, we will respect it as com-ing from a group of pros."

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Celebratory toast: Maitre d' Lew Wcide-mann (left to right) and General Man-ager Vera

\ Rizer are toasted by Birmingham's Big Rock Chop & Brew House owners Bonnie and Norm LePage for their recent wine list award.

savvy buying, exhibit depth in mature vintages, and are in har-mony with the menu. Best of Award of Excellence recognizes res taurants with very fine wine lists. The Award of Excellence honor s a l isfHvith many good wines, but lacking the breadth or depth characteristics of the other two categories.

A to ta l of 42 a w a r d s w e r e earned by Michigan restaurants, 22 of which are in the metro-Detroit, Detroit, and Ann Arbor areas of southeast Michigan.

The two top wine lists are at The Golden Mushroom. South-field, and The Lark, West Bloom-field, both earning Best of Award of Excellence and DiRoNA cita-tion.

C a f e C o r t i n a , F a r m i n g t o n

l<mte from previous ycara ar t :—obvious with Big Rock Chop & n o u s y

The Cap i t a l Grille, f r o y ; Ris-torante di Modesta, Southfield; Five Lakes Grill , Milford; The Lord Fox. Ann Arbor; Pike Street R e s t a u r a n t , Pont iac ; S p a r k y Herber ts , Grosse Pointe Park; Sweet Lorra ine ' s Cafe . South-field: and Valente's Lit t le Italy R i s t o r a n t e , Nor thv i l l e . The Whitney, Detroit, was honored by DiRoNA only.

F r e q u e n t e r s of t h e l ively metro-Detroit res taurant scene may wonder why the astute lists a t T r ibu te , Fa rming ton Hil ls; Mon Jin Lau and Charley's Crab,-both in Troy, a re a m o n g t h e missing.

"We d i d n ' t apply," T r i b u t e ' s Maitre d' Mickey Bakst said. "I compose a list tha t our d iners applaud and I'm not looking for

Brew House Genera l Manager Vera Rizer who was assisted by Got Rock's Mai trie d' Lew Weide-mann in constructing the award-winning list. "We have made it a priority to offer both an innova-tive menu, featuring the freshest ingredients, as well as a diverse selection of the finest wines pro-duced in North America." Rizer said.

Big Rock's wine list features more than 250 selections, almost all of which are North American-produced wines. The-only excep-tions are bottles of Champagne.

Among local restaurants ufider one ownership. Mat t Prentice's Unique Restaurant Corporation won the most awards . Wine & Beverage Director Madeline Trif-fon, a M a s t e r Sommel i e r ,

described the difference among the food and wine emphasis.

American cuisine with region-al influences is the menu focus at Duet.

"The wine list is a good exam-ple of wine types tha t perform well at the table," Triffon noted. The list at Morels offers premi-um selections by the glass. "Here

' comfor t l abe l s , wel l -known brands, is hugely important for our repea t diners," she added. "I'm pleased tha t th is list was recognized for an award. It's not

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big. but it is sleek." No.VI Chophouse list is basi-

cally great red wines at all price levels with emphasis on cabernet sauvignon. *It'so a good example of a well-thought-out steakhouse wine list," Triffon concluded.

Tr i f fon r ecen t ly won Santt magazine's 1999 Wine & Spirits Professional of the Year While she appreciates honors. Triffon modes t ly a n d p ro fess iona l ly brushes them aside. She consid-e r s her m e n t o r i n g role most important at URC.

WHAT'S COOKING

Send items for consideration in What's Cooking to Keely Wygo-nik. Entertainment Editor, Observer & Eccentric Newspa-pers, 36251 Schoolcraft, Livonia, MI 48150. To fax, (734) 591-7279 or e-mail kivygoriik@oe.homecomm.net

What's Cooking includes list-ings of new restaurants, special dinners, menu changes, restau-rant anniversaries and renova-tions.

m Cafe C o r t i n a — 30715 W 10 Mile Road, Farmington Hills (248) 474-3033 wi th H i l l e r ' s Marke t s , p r e sen t s an even ing with the star wines of the Vene-t e o showcas ing w i n e s f rom Northern Italy 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct . 12 at Cafe

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event will feature special guests f r o m Italy, g u i t a r i s t Gino F o n t a n a , a six course d inner , seven exclusive wines. The cost is $75 per person. Call for reser-vations/information.

• Ritz Car l ton D e a r b o r n — Wine-Maker d inner 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8. Coat $125 per per-son. Event will f ea tu re d i n n e r and wine to complement wi th live entertainment. Five course g o u r m e t d i n n e r p r e p a r e d by Execut ive Chef Alain P i r a u x . Call'(313) 441-2100 for reserva-tions and information.

Oktober fes t , Beer and Wine Tasting 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, .pickets $35 per person, j:all

"(313) 4'41:2100. Even t"of l e r ran assor tment of beers, wines and foods of Germany. Proceeds bene-fit C A T C H .

The Grill a t the Kitz-Carlton, Dearborn will serve Taste! Ger-many Oktoberfest selections at l u n c h , d inne r , a n d S u n d a y brunch through Saturday, Oct. 16. The Ritz-Carlton is a t 300 Town Center Drive in Dearborn.

• - L a S h i a h is o p e n i n g a r e s t a u r a n t in t h e t e m p o r a r y Motor City Casino facility sched-uled to open in late November. Talal Chahine, owner of seven popular La Shish Middle East-ern eateries throughout metro-Detroit has entered into a licens-ing agreement with Motor City C a s i n o ( G r a n d River a t t h e Lodge Freeway, Detroit) which, a s announced-a few weeks ago, will also house a Matt Prentice New York-style Deli Unique.

Motor City Casino has licensed the "La Shish" name and entered into a consulting agreement on design, menu selection, res tau-ran t operation, personnel selec-tion and training with Chahine. when open. Motor City Casino's La S h i s h wil l s e a t a b o u t 88 patrons and offer lunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and dinner 5 p.m. to midnight,

• T a s t e o f t h e A r t s — T h e

Westland Chamber of Commerce is seeking restaurants to partici-p a t e i n ' t h e Ta»te of t h e Ar t s

> i event scheduled 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30 at the Hellenic Cul ture

t , C e n t e r on Joy Road n e a r

Churchill High School. There is no charge for restaurants to par-ticipate. At least 600 guests are expected to attend, paying $20 a person for the chance to sample the best of area restaurant food. Tickets will cost $25 at the door if you wait until the day of the event. Participating res taurants will be able to pass out coupons and promot iona l m a t e r i a l s at their tables.

The Ta^rtfc festival will raise funds for the Chamber and for the Family Resource Center in Westland. A silent auction of art will also be held. A drawing will

be held for prizes which include a trip for two to Las Vegas. Con-tact Lori Brist a t the chamber office. (313) 326-7222 for tickets or information on how to partici-pate. Major sponsors are North Brothers Ford, the Hellenic Cen-ter, International Minute Press. Maui Travel and the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers

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Currently, she's guiding three URC aspiring wine professionals through the three-stage Master Sommelier examination. They are Michelle DeHayes of North-e r n L a k e s Seafood Company , Kristin Zangrilli of Morels, and Rick Rubel of No. VI Chophouse & L o b s t e r Bar. In t h e t h r e e restaurants. Madeline's "kids," as s h e ca l l s them, c o n s t r u c t t h e wine list with her guidance.

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