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Look for a photo gal­lery of all submissions during th e m onth of May a t hometownlife. com.

This Salute to W oman photo gallery is sponsored by Indigo Salon and Day Spa in Canton.

Five lucky winners will receive a $20 gift card to Kohl's o r Meijer in a random draw ing of all names and photos subm itted. The photo gallery will be on dis­play a t hometownlife. com throughou t the m onth of May.

Deadline to submit photos and names for the random drawing is mid­night Sunday, April 28.

Mother’s DayIn parenting lore,

mothers and fathers are frequently heard telling the ir children, "Wait 'til you have children one day!" And then those children inevitably find themselves channeling the ir ow n parents once they have children of the ir own.

So here's w hat the Canton Observer wants to know in advance of Mother's Day: W hat rules, sayings, advice or o ther parenting meth­ods do you channel from things your ow n mother said to you when you were a kid? W hether it w as "Do as I say, no t as I do" or "Wait 'til your father gets home!" we'd like to hear about it.

Email your examples to Canton Observer e d ito r Brad Kadrich a t bkadrich0hom etow n- life.com for a story th a t will a ppea r on Mother's Day. Include a JPEG photo of you and/or your mom, if you'd like (just make sure to identify th e folks in th e photo). We'll use as many of th e examples and photos as w e can.

Deadline is Tuesday, May 7.

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Chamber prez draws first-year accolades

Auction a rer, A4.

A fter one y e a r on the job , Canton C ham ber o f C om m erce P residen t Thom as Paden has draw n accolades fo r h is e ffo rts to cham pion the local business com m unity and streng then tie s be tw een h is o ffice and o the r eco­nom ic developm ent groups.

“I th ink he’s o ff to a g rea t s ta r t as the new leade r of th e cham ber,” tow nship S uperv isor Phil L aJoy said. “I think he’s doing a rea lly good job.”

L aJoy singled ou t P aden ’s ro le in C anton’s BEST (B usiness Excel-

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S ou n d s o f su c ce ssChoirs take their talents to state festival

H eaded into th e final choral com petition of h is caree r, P lym ­outh H igh School sen io r C hris B ir isn ’t as ne rvous as he once w ould have been.

B ut he ’s ju s t as de term ined to go out on top.

H e g e ts th e chance today (Thursday), as his Cham ber Choir joins fou r other Plymouth- Canton Educational Pa rk choirs a t the sta te choral festival a t H olt H igh School. T he boys-only choir joins the girls-only choir, the M adrigals, along w ith the Dulcissima, Allegro and the Fes­tiva l singers in the competition. All five choirs earned a berth w ith e ith er superio r (M adrigals, D ulcissim a) o r excellent ratings a t the recen t N orthville High School d istric t competition.

“B ecause th is is m y fourth year, it’s no t as nerve-racking as th e f irs t tim e,” sa id Bir, a Plym outh residen t. “B eing my la st com petition, I’m gunning fo r be ing th e best of th e b est.”

T hat won’t b e unusual fo r m ost o f the choirs. Choir d irec­to r Je n n ife r Kopp is in h e r 13th y e a r a t th e helm o f the P-CEP c ho ir p rogram , and she’s tak-

Dulcissima, here performing "Al­leluia," a t a recent concert, is one of five Plymouth-Canton Educa­tional Park choirs to qualify for the sta te choral festival a t Holt High School.

en choirs to th e sta te chora l fes­tiva l in ev ery year. She now d irec ts M adrigals, th e Cham ­b e r Choir and Festival S ingers, w hile V alerie Said is a t the helm o f D ulcissim a and A llegro (the fre shm an choir).

K opp sa id w hile th e re ’s p re s ­su re a t the sta te com petition, it m ight actually b e a little easie r

AUDITION TIMEW hat: Auditions for Allegro, the advanced freshman choir a t the Plymouth-Canton Educa­tional ParkW ho: Incoming eighth-graders W hen: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Satur­day, May 18W here: Choir room, Salem High SchoolDetails: Find information on the choir website, www.PCEP- choirs.org

on th e singe rs than d is tric ts . At d is tric t, she said, cho irs had to s igh t-read two pieces of m usic th e y ’d ne v er seen , and ge t past fou r judges.

L o o k in g a t m u s icA t the s ta te com petition, the

s igh t-read ing com ponent isn’t the re , and it’s ju s t a m a tte r o f singing. And th e best pa rt, she said, is th e clin ic e lem ent, w here one of th e ju d g es w orks w ith cho irs and prov ides tip s on new w ays to look a t th e m usic.

“I alw ays learn fro m th a t,” th e v e te ran d irec to r said. “And so do th e studen ts.”

Please se e CHOIRS, A10

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Canton motorists whose cars are towed due to accidents and traffic violations will feel less o f a financial sting starting M ay 1, a fte r the town­ship’s elected officials voted Tues­day to sw itch towing companies.

A fter losing th e con trac t th ree ye a rs ago, W estland C ar Care has rec la im ed it a f te r proposing the low est p r ice s — a $65 tow ing fee and $10-a-day sto rage price ta g — am ong five com panies th a t sub­m itted bids fo r th e work.

Superv isor Phil LaJoy, who joined o the r tru s te es in support­ing the company, said W estland C ar Care also has pledged to shave ano ther 10 pe rcen t o ff its official bid price fo r Canton residen ts, ushering in fu rth e r savings.

W estland C ar C are had Canton’s po lice-departm ent tow ing con­tra c t fo r e igh t y e a rs be fo re los­ing it th ree ye a rs ago, when M ay­flow er Towing o f Plym outh Town­sh ip o ffe re d the b e s t p rice.

“We’r e looking forw ard to serv­ing the Canton com m unity again,” Douglas Holland, W estland Car Care vice president, said a fte r Tuesday’s township board meeting.

M ayflow er Tbwing lost th e con­tra c t a f te r b idding $75 fo r tow ing and proposing a sp lit fee fo r stor­age, $10 a day fo r indoor and $20 a day fo r outdoor.

“We’v e go t two ve ry good ven­dors,” T rustee P a t W illiams said, bu t he and o the r tru s te es said they sought the b e st p rice am ong quali­fied bidders fo r Canton motorists.

Canton Tbwnship doesn’t gain financially from the tow ing con­trac t, bu t local officials have said a tow ing contract can prove lucra­tive fo r the com pany th a t g e ts it.

M ayflow er and W estland Car C are have trad e d o ff on th e tow­ing con tract. M ayflow er had it fo r 13 years , then W estland C ar Care fo r e igh t y e ars , then M ayflow er fo r th ree ye a rs and now W estland C ar C are, again.

C lerk T erry B ennett m ade the m otion TUesday for a one-year con trac t w ith W estland C ar Care, w ith th e poten tia l fo r th ree one- y e a r renew al options. T he com pa­ny w as recom m ended by a com ­m ittee of police com m and offi­c ers , and LaJoy sa id site visits w ere m ade to th e tow ing yards.

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Bentivolio tours Canton training centerK erry Bentivolio was

a ll sm iles M onday as he tou red Tognum A m erica’s MTU T raining C enter in C anton du ring a to u r o f th e va rious diesel engines on w hich M TU s ta ffe rs conduct training.

Tbgnum A m erica m an­u fac tu res , se lls and sup­p o rts M T U -branded die­se l and gaseous-fueled p ropulsion sy stem s for ships, heavy land, ra il and de fense vehicles, and for th e oil and gas industry. A v a rie ty o f those engines is se t up in th e 30,000- square-foo t tra in ing cen­te r on E xecutive D rive in Canton, w here a te am of seven in stru c to rs tra in s d istribu to rs , s ta f fe rs and som e m ilita ry m em ­b e rs on th e opera tion and r e p a ir o f th e engines.

Bentivolio, th e first- te rm 11th D is tr ic t U.S. R ep resen ta tive and for­m e r A rm y man, adm ired th e handiw ork p u t into th e engines.

“T hat rig h t th e re is pro­ductivity ,” Bentivolio

U.S. Congressman Kerry Bentivolio (right) talks with Thomas Koenig, president and CFO, Tognum America Inc., and sales director David Oliphant.

PHOTOS BY ELMA RILEY | TOGNUM AMERICA Congressman Kerry Bentivolio (left) listens as Wolfgang Griener, senior manager a t the MTU Training Center in Canton, explains the MTU Series 4000 oil-gas pump engine.

said. “The w ea lth of this c oun try is its p roductiv ­ity. You know how m any people th a t p u ts to work? T hat’s jo b s r ig h t th e re .”

B entivolio spen t about an hou r w ith officials from Tbgnum, ge tting

i overv iew o f th e com ­pany w hose his to ry goes

engineering and finance — at its Novi headquar-

back m ore than a cen tury , te rs , has seven instruc- Fo rm erly p a rt of D etro it to rs a t th e Canton center,

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D iesel, Tognum A m eri­can Inc., now headquar­te re d in Novi, m oved the M TU cen te r to Canton in A ugust 2011.

Tbgnum A m erica, w hich em ploys som e 300 people — m ostly in sales,

w here em ployees of d is­tr ibu to rs , m em b ers of the m ilita ry and o th e rs tra in on the d ie sel engines inside the center.

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U.S. tra in a t the MTU e v ery year, reach ing one o f fou r levels of qualifi­cation in c lasses th a t la st fou r o r five days.

“T hat’s a p re tty busy c lass load fo r us w ith seven in stru c to rs ,” said p roduct tr a in e r R ick G rezak o f Plym outh, who’s been w ith Tbg­num fo r IS years , th e last th ree as a trainer. “W hen business is a little slow, o u r dis tribu to rs a re send­ing guys in fo r train ing instead o f lay ing th em off.”

In April, th e com pa­n y announced th e a rr iv ­a l of its la rg e s t engine, a n M TU S eries 8000 m arine engine used in m ega-yachts, com m ercial m arine and de fense appli­cations. At m ore than 11 fee t ta ll and 21 fee t long and w eighing near­ly 102,000 pounds, it’s the b iggest eng ine M TU p ro ­duces.

I t’s be ing used fo r in- dep th m ain tenance and r e p a ir tra in ing courses on the engine, be ing used in a v a rie ty of vehicles, m ost no tab ly th e U.S. N avy’s new c lass o f Jo in t H igh Speed vesse ls and com bat ships.

“T he addition of the S eries 8000 to the MTU T raining C enter enables u s to o ffe r tra in ing to N avy and Coast G uard personnel, as w ell a s ship­

bu ilders, h e re in th e U.S. fo r th e f irs t tim e,” said W olfgang G riener, the M TU T raining C enter’s sen ior m anager. “P re v i­ously, such tra in ing w as only available in Ger­many. O ur new se rie s o f co u rses will prov ide our N orth A m erican custom ­e rs w ith th e inform ation and hands-on experience they need to keep the ir equ ipm en t pe rfo rm ing a t op tim al levels .”

G riene r sa id the Can­to n cen te r w as critica l to M TU T raining C enter’s ab ility to accom plish tha t m ission.

“C anton is key to our cu stom ers becau se we p rovide tra in ing on all th e p roducts we se ll in th e U.S.," G riene r said. “W e’re fly ing people in from all over, and th is is v e ry close to th e a irpo rt.”

Bentivolio sa id he accep ted Tognum ’s invi­ta tion a s a m eans o f ge t­tin g b e tte r acquain ted w ith th e b usinesses in his d is tric t. H e sa id Tbgnum A m erica and th e MTU T rain ing C enter “re p re ­sen t jobs fo r th e fu tu re .”

“M y b iggest heartb reak is seeing ‘F o r Sale’ signs instead o f ‘H elp W anted’ signs,” Bentivolio said. “I w an t to change th a t in my d is tric t.”

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Fishing enthusiasts of all ages are welcome to take part in Canton's annual Family Fishing Derby May 4 in Heritage Park.

Canton to host annual fishing derbyC anton residen ts a re

invited to unpack the ir fishing gear and head on ove r to Canton's Annu­al Fam ily Fishing D erby 9 a.m. to 1 p.m ., Saturday, M ay 4, in H eritage Park.

T he pond a t H er i­tage P ark , located w est of C anton C enter Road and south of C herry Hill, will b e stocked and rea d y to go w ith rainbow tro u t and hyb rid blue- gill fish to en su re every­one m akes th e pe rfec t catch . N o fish ing license is requ ired fo r th e derby, w hich is open to Canton residen ts only. P roo f of residency is requ ired and th e re is a fee of $5 for each fisherm an, women, boy, or girl; all ages are welcome.

O rganizers said the “fun even t fo r ang lers of all ages prov ides an excit­ing opportunity to spend quality tim e w ith family and friends.” No advance reg is tra tio n is needed. Pa rtic ipan ts m ust p ro ­vide th e ir own fishing equipm ent.

L im ited bait supplies will b e availab le fo r p u r­

chase, while supplies last. T here is a th ree-fish lim ­i t p e r pa rticipan t and a p rize will b e given ou t to the pe rson who catches th e la rg e s t fish.

G uests a re also w el­com e to a ttend St. Joseph M ercy Canton H ealth C enter and Canton Lei­su re Serv ices’ second A nnual H ealthy Sum m er K ick-off — an afternoon o f f re e health aw are­n ess and fitn ess activ ­ities from 10 a.m . to 1 p.m ., tak ing place a t the St. Jo seph M ercy Can­ton H ea lth Center, locat­e d a t 1600 S. Canton Cen­t e r Road.

Lila Lazarus, d irec­to r and p roducer of Lila P roductions LLC, will be o ffering a yoga class. In addition, the event will fea tu re skin cancer, blood p ressu re , and head and neck screenings; sessions o f yoga, TUrboKick and Zumba; Radio D isney will b e onsite, a s well as a chil­d ren ’s teddy b e a r clinic.

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CHAMBERContinued from page A1

lence S tre e t Team). I t ’s a new e ffo rt by th e cham ­ber, Canton’s economic developm ent office and the Schoolcraft College- based M ichigan Sm all Business Technology D evelopm ent C enter to lu re new com panies and pay on-site visits to local businesses looking for ideas, tools and resou rces to grow and th rive .

“T hat’s a ve ry good ind icator we’re a ll w ork­ing toge ther to rea ch out to the business com m uni­ty," LaJoy said. “I believe T hom as has continued to fo ster the relationship w e’ve had w ith th e cham ­b e r in th e past, which has been v e ry good, v e ry sound. We’r e a ll on the sam e page.”

D r e a m c o m e t r u eThmmy Brow n, who

chairs th e cham ber B oard o f D irec tors, said Paden has helped spear­head a new stra teg ic p lanning e ffo rt intend­ed to develop a b lueprin t fo r how th e cham ber can nourish th e business com ­m unity and iden tify ways to im prove se rv ices and benefits fo r cham ber m em bers.

“Thom as has been ve ry in strum en ta l in th a t,” Brow n said. “H e has b rought new thinking and new ideas. H e h as def­in itely been an asset. I th ink h is f i r s t y e a r has gone rea lly well.”

As Paden s ta r ted h is job as cham ber p residen t a y e a r ago, he told th e Can­ton O bserver it w as “an abso lu te d rea m come tru e fo r m e” to have an opportun ity to lead the organization.

“O verall, it has been a g rea t year,” Paden said M onday, refle c tin g on his f irs t y e a r a s he sa t in his o ffice on H an fo rd w est o f Canton Center. “This is s till a dream com e true, and a y e a r hasn ’t changed

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had fine- tuned his sk ills as th e cham ­b e r’s

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re la tions s ta ffe r, though h is involvem ent began a decade ago w hen for­m e r ch am b e r P residen t D ianne Cojei tapped h im fo r a co-op s tudent in te rn sh ip fro m th e Wil­liam D. Fo rd C aree r T echnical C en te r in the W ayne-W estland school d istric t.

A s p resid en t, Paden has helped oversee two cham ber auctions tha t se rv e a s th e organiza­tion’s p rem ie r fund ra is­er. H e in itia ted a S ta te of th e C ham ber b rea k fa s t add ress , helped spear­head a se rie s o f business education w orkshops and becam e involved in th e Canton Connec­

tion G roup, a ne tw ork­ing te am th a t bu ilds busi­n e ss re la tionsh ips and in c reases sa les skills.

W ith 526 m em bers, the c h am b e r has w itnessed a slig h t up tic k in new b u sinesses, bu t Paden conceded he s till hopes to m ake g re a te r s tr id e s to expand th e organiza­t io n ’s re a c h and in flu ­ence . To th a t end, he h in ted th a t new e ffo rts to im prove b e n ef its and se rv ice s fo r cham ber m e m b ers a re e x p ec t­ed to b e ro lled ou t w ith ­in w eeks.

D e v e lo p in g t i e s fP aden called it c riti­

c al fo r local businesses to develop tie s th rough the cham ber so they can ben­e fit from each other. I t ’s a way Canton businesses can help each o the r ra th ­e r than shopping else­w here.

“I t’s im portan t to know who you r business neigh­bo rs a re ,” h e said.

Paden o ffe red an encourag ing assess­m ent of th e Canton busi­ness com m unity, saying it has show n resilience a s it rebounds from an econom ic dow nturn. He said he is excited by new e ffo rts such as th e tow n­sh ip boa rd ’s decision to h ire a consulting firm , OHM A dvisors, to lead a m arketing study focusing on com m ercial corridors a long M ich igan Avenue, F ord Road and in Cherry H ill Village. H e said such e ffo rts can benefit the cham ber and the la rge r community.

A s he s ta r ts h is second y e a f on th e job , Paden gave th e C anton bu si­n e ss com m un ity a high ra ting .

“I would have to give it a p re tty healthy rating , actually,” he said. “I t con­tinues to grow.”

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songs, r iv a lry razzing and m aize-and-b lue vs. green -and -w h ite appar­el, U n iv e rs ity o f M ichi­gan and M ich igan S ta te fan s b ro u g h t a c e le b ra ­to ry m ood S a tu rd ay to th e C anton C ham ber of C om m erce 's m ain fund ­r a is e r o f th e year.

A lthough a fina l ta lly o f e a rn in g s had n ’t been fin ished , o rg an iz e rs say C anton’s bu s in e ss com ­m un ity — not a un i­v e rs i ty — is c e r ta in to e m e rg e a s th e c lea r w in­n e r a s th e c row d g a th ­e re d a t L ivonia’s B u rton M anor fo r th e c h am b e r’s auction.

“T he au ctio n w ent v e ry w ell,” ch am b e r P re s id e n t T hom as Paden sa id . “E v erybody w as w earin g th e ir school col­o rs . I t w as h igh en e rg y fro m b e g inn ing to end .”

P aden e s tim a te d 360 people a tten d e d th e fu n d ra ise r, a sligh t up tic k fro m 340 a y e a r ago. O rg a n iz ers a re hopefu l o f su rp ass in g la s t y e a r ’s $40,000 m a rk - — m oney th e ch am b e r u se s to su p p o r t ch am b e r p ro g ra m s, se rv ic e s and benefits .

“I th in k it w en t r e a l­ly w ell,” T am m y B row n, c h am b e r bo a rd p re s i­den t, sa id . “We had h igh ­e r a tten d a n ce , and th e a tm o sp h e re w as g re a t.”

Long b e fo re U-M adv an c ed to th e c h am ­p ionsh ip gam e ag a in s t th e w inn ing Louisville C a rd in als in th e NCAA m e n ’s ba sk e tb a ll to u r­nam en t, c h a m b e r m em ­b e rs and su p p o r te rs Had u se d th e r iv a lry be tw een th e W olverines a n d MSU S p a r tan s as a sp r in g ­bo a rd fo r th e la te s t a u c ­tion.

T he e v en t’s m a jo r sponso rs even jo ined the fun , w ith M.S.A. Inc., a Canton-based de livery se rv ice com pany, r e p re ­se n tin g U-M, w hile Ja c k D em m er F o rd , Inc., sup ­p o r ted M ichigan State . (F o r th e r ec o rd , it is be lieved bo th com panies e a g e rly a cc ep t cu stom ­e rs fro m b o th u n iv e rs i­tie s .)

A ttendees pa id $75 p e r p e rso n to a tte n d the auction , dubbed “The G re a t D ivide: U o f M vs. MSU.”

M oney w as e a rn ed fro m ra f f le s and auc ­tions. P a d e n sa id m ore th a n 200 p r ize s w ere d is­tr ib u te d .

P r iz e s inc luded tr ip s to Cabo San L ucas and Boyne M ounta in , d ia­m ond e a r rin g s and nu m ero u s o th e r item s. M oreover, Paden sa id a couple o f lu c k y w inners w on a po t of money.

"Two people w ent hom e w ith $1,000,” he said.

T he n igh t inc luded a s tro llin g d in n e r a n d an open bar. P aden sa id th e e a rn in g s w ill he lp pay fo r ch am b e r ope ra tions, edu ca tio n al w orkshops and o th e r e v en ts to ben ­e f i t th e C anton business com m unity.

“T h is is o u r big fu n d ­r a is e r o f th e year,’!P aden said.

W ith no re a l spo rts ti t le on th e line , it seem ed U-M and MSU fan s cou ld ra lly co l­lec tive ly beh ind w hat P a d e n has c a lle d Team C ham ber. T h a t’s one s ta te m e n t th a t could u n ite U-M a n d M SU fan s fo r one nigh t.

“O verall,” P a d e n said, “it w as a su c ce ss .”

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PHOTOS BY THOMAS BEAUDOINDr. Mark Alsager and wife. Dr. Judi Fleischaker, ow ners of Alsager Animal Care Center in Canton, ge t their raffle tick­ets ready a t this years Canton Chamber Dinner Auction.

Linda Robin, ow ner of Showroom of Elegance in Canton w ith winner of th e “Lottery Basket,” Coreen Bank of Canton. Showroom of Elegance sponsored th e U-M basket th a t was raffled off.

John Wisniewski, president o f Canton Computers, bids on th e “Grub Crawl in Style” item. He ended up winning the item, donated by the Canton Chamber of Commerce and Entertainment Express.

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HOMETOWNLIFE.COM PUBLIC SAFETYDetroit cop from Canton still facing trial decision

Clifton Je rm ain e Whatley, a suspended D etro it police o ffice r and Canton residen t, could learn a s early a s May w hether he will face tr ia l in W ayne County C ircuit C ourt am id charges he o rch estra t­ed a se ries of robberies across sou theast M ichigan, including a Feb. 6 holdup inside th e Can­ton Fam ily Dollar sto re on Joy Road near I-27S.

W hatley’s p re lim inary exam ­ination continues M ay 9 in Tay­lor 23rd D istric t Court, a c lerk said. Whatley, 35, rem ains ja iled w ith a $1 million cash bond following accusations he violated law s he w as sw orn to uphold as a D etro it police offi-

ac e r fo r more than a decade. H is hearing began Friday.

W hatley could face penalties rang ing up to life in prison if

Whatley he is convicted o f th ree counts

o f a rm ed robbery, tw o counts o f bank robbery, one count of conducting a crim inal en ter­prise , four counts of unlaw ful im prisonm ent and one count of felony firearm .

W ayne County a u thoritie s have said W hatley organized and orchestra ted robbery -re lat­ed inciden ts from M ay 2012 to M arch 2013 in Canton, W est­land, Thylor, H arp e r Woods and M elvindale.

“It is alleged tha t Clifton W hat­ley has robbed victim s in five of our Wayne County communi­ties,” W ayne County Prosecutor K ym Worthy said in an earlier statem ent. “We will vigorously p resent our case in court.”

Whatley’s longtime friend Lay­m an D. Arm strong, 35, also is fac­ing charges of arm ed robbery, bank robbery and felony firearm for his alleged role in a Thylor business robbery in M ay 2012.

W hatley’s a r r e s t cam e a fte r one o f his rela tives, 19-year- old Raym ond M aurice Whatley, and co-defendant E r ic Antho­n y R eed, 21, w ere charged in a suburban crim e sp ree tha t a u thorities say included the robbery of th e Canton Fam ily D ollar s to re and consp iracy to rob a W estland Cash A dvance

s tore on M errim an Road, am ong o the r locations.

R eed and Raym ond W hatley have been ordered to stand tria l in W ayne County C ircuit Court, w here the ir case is pending as they rem ain jailed w ith cash bonds totaling ove r $500,000.

Reed faces additional counts o f felony firea rm and second- degree crim inal sexual conduct out of C anton— charges D etec­tive Sgt. D ave Schreiner said arose a fte r Reed was accused of fondling a fem ale em ployee dur­ing the Family Dollar robbery.

“T here w as inappropria te con tac t betw een the suspect and a fem ale in the sto re ,” Sch­re in e r has said.

R eed and R aym ond W hat­ley a re accused o f seizing cell phones from em ployees and

money from th e store.M eanwhile, Canton police

Lt. D eb ra N ew som e has cred ­ited th e M ichigan S tate Police corrup tion un it and th e W ayne County P rosecu tor’s Office for helping in th e unfolding inves­tiga tion th a t led to the a rre s t of Clifton Whatley.

Interim D etroit Police Chief Chester Logan said in a recent statem ent tha t alleged actions leading to charges against Clif­ton W hatley will not be tolerated.

“We a re com m itted to ensur­ing th a t th e m em bers of the D etro it Police D epartm en t con­duct them selves in a m anner th a t is w orthy o f the public’s tru s t,” Logan said.

PLYMOUTH CRIME WATCHFraud sc h e m e

A 22-year-old Plym outh Tbw nship man is out $704 a f te r falling vic tim to a fraud e a r lie r th is m onth.

T he m an told police he received a phone ca ll A pril 11 from som eone who c laim ed to b e from the U.S. governm ent and told him he w as eligible fo r g ran t money. B u t f irs t, th e ca lle r said, acco rd ­ing to th e victim , he w ould have to w ire m oney to a charity fund.

T he m an w as given the nam e of som e­one in S ri Lanka, to w hom he w ired $204 from a W estern Union office in th e tow nship, accord ing to a Plym outh Tbwnship Police D epartm en t report.

The vic tim w as la te r called a second tim e, he told police, and th is tim e the ca ller told him to w ire a $499 “secu ri­

ty deposit." H e did so, and also gave the num ber to h is ban k account, the repo rt said.

The vic tim w ent to police th e nex t day, police said, say ing he had contac ted the governm ent agency to w hich th e caller r e fe r re d and w as to ld calls like th e ones h e described had no t been placed.

T he vic tim changed th e num ber to his bank account.

T h e ft fr o m truckA $900 p a ir of factory-installed shock

a bso rbe rs w ere repo rted sto len A pril 17 from a tow nship m an’s pickup truck .

T he v ic tim told police the Ford F-150 p ickup w as p a rk e d in the drivew ay of h is house on Joy Road eas t of Ridge

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Police nab break-in suspectsC anton police nabbed

two su spects early Mon­day following allega­tions they b roke in to a V erizon sto re on M ichi­gan A venue n e a r Beck.

The inc iden t led to c harges W ednesday afternoon again st Ypsi- lan ti de fendants Naki- ta Allen Franklin , 20, and Dion Antonio D avis, 22.

A Canton police offi­c e r on rou tine pa tro l c am e ac ro ss th e tw o men b reak ing into th e store, police said. T he m en fled on foot, b u t police cap­tu red th em w ith a ssis­

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tance o f th e K-9 units from Ann A rbor and M ichigan S tate Police.

T heir cap tu re followed an exhaustive se arch of the area.

en terin g a building with inten t, a 10-year fel­ony; in te rfe ring with e lec tron ic com m unica­tions, a tw o-year felony, and one count o f being a second-degree habit­ual offender, which can enhance any penalties.

D avis w as arraigned on th e sam e charges excep t fo r th e hab itu ­a l o ffender count, which w as fourth -degree.

Judge Jam es A. Plakas se t bond fo r both defen-

Franklin w as a rra igned dants a t $500,000 w ith ain 35th D istr ic t C ourt on p re lim ina ry exam se t fo rc harges o f b reak ing and M ay 3.

CANTON CRIME WATCHT h rea ten in g ca lls

C anton police investi­ga ted an inc iden t involv­ing a w om an who was accused o f m aking th re a ts du ring a phone call she m ade to R egen­cy a t Canton, on G eddes w est o f Canton Center.

T he w om an called the short- and long-term rehab ilitation cen te r to d iscuss th e c a re h e r m other w as receiving, a police rep o r t said. Dur­ing th e conversation w ith an em ployee, th e wom­an repo rted ly th rea tened to kill someone, said she knew how to m ake bom bs and said she knew police.

T he w om an w as repo rt­ed to have m ade sim ilar th rea ts du ring a call to M ercy H ospice.

Police investiga ted the inc iden t and learned tha t i t w asn’t be lieved the w om an w as serious. How­ever, th e police repo rt ind icated th e su spect has been placed on super­vised v is its to Regency a t Canton du ring re s tric te d hours.

H o m ele ss arrestA 27-year-old Can­

ton man, described as hom eless, w as a rre sted fo r unlaw ful e n try a fte r police say he illegally w as s tay ing in a vacant house on C herry H ill Road betw een Canton Center and Beck, a police repo rt said.

Police w en t to the home around 3:45 p.m . last T hursday a f te r a neigh­bo r repo rted th a t the hom eless m an had been s tay ing in the house fo r awhile and th a t he had a b icycle he w as keeping u n der some bushes, the rep o r t said.

The doors to the house had been padlocked, bu t the police rep o r t indi­cated th e m an had bro­ken ou t a r e a r w indow of th e hom e to gain entry. T he man repo rted ly told police he had gone to the house to get ou t o f the rain.

H om e break-inA Canton m an’s daugh­

te r repo rted someone b roke into the fam ily hom e on Sussex, no rth ­w est of W arren and Mor­ton Taylor, w hile th e p a r­en ts w ere away.

T he daugh ter rep o rt­ed to police th a t some-

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the Spring Expo a t Schoolcraft College in Livonia.

Active adults get info, answers at O&E’s Spring Expo

Zoltan K arassy o f Plym ­outh w as glad th e O bserv­er & E ccentric M edia p re ­sen ted its Spring Expo (fo rm erly know n a s the Senior Expo) in A pril this y e a r in stead of May.

“I go lf in M ay,” K arassy said H iesday a t th e 10th annual event, he ld 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. H iesday a t Schoolcraft College in Livonia.

An A pril da te m ade it m ore convenien t fo r him to ge t to th e expo, w hich he a ttends ev ery ye a r to g e t inform ation from the m ore than 50 exhib ito rs specializing in an a rray o f se rv ices rang ing from h ealth c a re and finance to tran spo rta tion , housing and hom e im provem ents.

K n o w l e d g e a b lee x h ib i t o r s

“E veryone is so friend ­ly, and they have all the answ ers ,” he said, p ra is­ing th e food a s well.

M cD onald’s of N ovi and N orthv ille and Aw rey B a k ery of L ivonia p ro ­vided m ofh ing refre sh -m e tf ts T " '....

N ancy Schneider of W estland brought a sm all b u s load o f m em ­b e rs from h e r church, F a ith B ap tis t in D earborn H eights, w here h e r hus­band, M arvin, is associate pastor. A re ti re d reg is­te re d n u rse recom m end­e d th e expo. I t w as th e ir f irs t tim e there .

“I t’s de fin itely w orth it,” she said. “I th ink it’s lovely, ve ry well-orga­nized.”

B arb ara and Paul P om eroy o f L ivonia have a ttended th e expo annual­ly fo r abou t th ree o r four years . “W e look to see w hat’s upda ted fo r sen ior c a re because one day we’re going to need it,” B a rb a ra P om eroy said.

R uby G iessle r o f Novi s ta r te d a ttend ing la st y e a r and plans to be back again nex t year. “I t ’s ve ry inform ative," she said, add ing she w as looking fo r inform ation on sen ior and assis ted living in case she and h e r husband need it in th e fu ture.

P au l Szym usiak of F a rm ington H ills w as ga thering inform ation not only for h im self and h is w ife b u t also fo r the ir pa ren ts . "T his is g rea t,” he sa id o f th e event, w hich they a ttend every year. “V ery in form ative.”

'G r e a t e x p o s u r e 'A m ie Schulz, sa les m an­

a g er of B rookdale Senior Living, w as th rilled by th e num ber of people stopping by th e ir booth. “T here ’s so m any people here ," she said. “T hat’s w hy w e com e ba ck to th is e v ery y e a r because it’s g rea t exposure .”

She sa id a ttendees w ere ta lk ing about all th e g rea t c lasses o ffe red like H ealthy E ating for H ealthy Living p rese n t­ed by P rio rity health and Z um ba Gold, p resen ted by A m erican H ea lth and Fitness.

Schoolcraft College, a co-sponsor, gave a p re ­sentation on continuing

Gospel singer Vickie Winans entertained th e crowd a t the Spring Expo.

STEPHEN CANTRELL | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Marla Schloss from W est Bloomfield and Gwen McPhee

bill bresler | staff photographer from Detroit w ere the first people in line for the Spring Expo a t Schoolcraft College in Livonia.

STEPHEN CANTRELL | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERZumba Gold lessons were led by instructor Julie Dumbleton and enjoyed by Nancy and Bob Plocinik of Livonia.

STEPHEN CANTRELL | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Stephen cantrell | staff photographer Claudette Benzinger from W estland has her spine ana-

Bob Alexander representing Angela Hospice located in lyzed by Dr. Wendy Slinkard of HealthQuest, located inLivonia chats w ith John Callan from Plymouth. Farmington.

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The "Are Your Veins Blue?" seminar w as lead by Dr.Lisa Pavone of the U-M Livonia Vein Center.

education and profession­al developm ent.

St. M ary M ercy H ospi­tal o f L ivonia sponsored the en terta inm en t, a per­fo rm ance by aw ard-w in­n ing gospel a rtis t Vickie W inans.

St. M ary M ercy’s booth w as m anned by John Elkins, sen ior serv ic­e s liaison. H e w anted to

______________________ get th e w ord out aboutStephen cantrell | staff photographer fWo new prog ram s a t the

Aging C onference 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday , June 15, and th e Senior A ssess­m ent and R esource In sti­tu te , w hich opens Ju ly 1. Seniors can ge t a two- hou r consultation, cov­e re d by in surance , th a t is custom ized to m e e t the ir needs.

“It’s going g rea t,”E lkins sa id o f the expo, add ing th e num ber o f people he ta lked to this y e a r w as double th e num ­b e r la st year. “People a re ve ry in te rested in w hat w e have to te ll them about. People a re aw are of th ings they can do to d e tec t any difficu lty in advance of it happening.”

C lo s e -b y v e n u eJe n n ifer Lom bardo,

pa tien t scheduling coor­d inator fo r th e U niver­sity of M ichigan Livonia Vein Center, sa id she was answ ering a lot o f ques­tions about com pression stockings and trea tm e n t options fo r sp ide r and varicose veins. She said the location o f th e expo w orks fo r th e ir center, located righ t up th e s tre e t from Schoolcraft College a t E igh t M ile and H ag­ge rty roads.

M osin A skari, d irec ­to r o f C om fort D ental Spa in F a rm ington Hills, th e exclusive golden-lev­e l sponsor o f th e expo, said he liked th is year’s, im provem ents, w hich included dropping the w ord sen io r fro m the nam e to a ttr a c t active adu lts of a ll ages. “I think the m anagem ent is doing a g rea t job ,” he said. His only suggestion, he said, would be to move the ev en t from a w eekday to the w eekend. “T he tim ­ing is so only sen iors can com e,” h e said.

H ea lth Q uest, th e offi­cial ch irop racto r fo r the D etro it Lions, w as offer­ing com plim entary spinal analyses. “T h is is always fabulous,” Sandy Kresch of H ealth Q uest said of the expo. “I t ’s alw ays well-organized and well- attended. T hat’s why we do it.” She said that because H ea lth Q uest is a re tu rn ing exh ib ito r at the expo, a lot o f a ttend ­ees rem em ber th em from year to year.

M ore im portantly, “a lot a re pa tien ts” now, she said.

Information about the event w as projected on large screens. hospital, a fre e H ealthy

Keep an eye on new tax laws for this year

Most people believe th a t since they ’ve filed 2012 ta x re tu rn s, they don’t have to th ink about taxes fo r ano ther year. U nfortunately, th a t is no t the case . To b e effi­c ien t and to m ake th e tax law s w ork fo r you, you do have to th ink about ta x ­es 12 m onths a year. It is im portan t to have an

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This year, severa l new tax law s will im pact m any file rs. Som e of th e changes a re due to th e A m erican Taxpayer R elief A ct of 2012, which w as signed in to law this y e a r as a com prom ise to th e f isca l c liff issues. O ther new ta x law s go into e ffec t because of O bam acare. Follow ing is a sam pling o f som e tax law changes.

H e a lth c a r e a c tT his year, because of

O bam acare, a new 3.8- p e rc e n t M ed ica re invest­m en t ta x will be im posed on investm en t incom e reg a rd in g such th ings as in te res t, d iv idends and cap ita l ga ins. This new ta x is no t fo r everyone, b u t does im pact single ta x p ay e rs w ith a d ju s t­ed gro ss incom e th a t exceeds $200,000 and fo r m a rrie d couples w ith a d ju s te d gro ss incom e th a t exceeds $250,000. T his ta x is in addition to th e new M ed ica re ta x on

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cen t and it app lies to the sam e ta x p ay e rs a s the new M ed ica re invest­m ent tax.

A nother change this y e a r in th e ta x law deals w ith th e m edical expense deduction. In th e past, th e re w as a 7.5-per­cen t incom e th resho ld fo r deducting non-reim- bu rsed m edical expenses. T his y e a r th a t num ber is inc reas ing to 10 percen t. I t app lies to all taxpay­e r s up to age 65. Taxpay­e rs older than 65 can con­tin u e to u se th e 7.5-per­cen t num ber u n til 2017. T he resu lt of th is change is th a t le ss people will be a ab le to deduct m edi­cal expenses on th e ir tax re tu rn s.

Talking about deduc­tions, one nice thing the ERS did fo r 2013 is reduce th e rec o rd keep­ing req u ire m en t fo r hom e office deductions. I f you qualify fo r a hom e office deduction, you can use a new optional deduc­tion w hich is calculated a t $5 a square foo t and is capped a t $1,500 a year. T his re lieves taxpayers of bu rdensom e reco rd keeping.

H ig h - in c o m et a x p a y e r s

The y e a r 2013 will also b ring o the r inc reases fo r high-incom e taxpayers . The ord inary incom e tax b rack et is ra ised to 39.6 pe rcen t fo r those single w ith taxab le incom e over $400,000 o r m a rrie d with incom e over $450,000. In addition, w hen you reach those thresholds, your cap ita l ga in ra te will rise from 15 p e rcen t to 20 per-

Also in 2013, c e r­ta in ta x b rea k s w ere renew ed, such as the qualified tu ition deduc­tion and th e ab ility to con tribu te up to $100,000 o f you r m inim um req u ire d distribu tion d irec tly fro m you r IRA to a charity .

I be lieve th e goal is to have m ore m oney in your pocket. T herefore, don’t do anyth ing fo r ta x rea ­sons alone, do th ings th a t m ake good econom ic sense.

You don’t have to b e an e x p er t on ta x law s. How ­ever, be ing inform ed about taxes will he lp you be m ore effic ien t and u ltim ately m eans m ore m oney in you r pocket — exactly w here it belongs.

Good luck!

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ste rs , and s is ters all have in common? T hey will all be fea tu red as th e Spot­light Still G ot I t Play­e rs p rese n t The Gangster P riest by Pegg H erring opening M ay 22 a t the Village T h ea te r a t Cherry H ill in Canton.

Among th e ac to rs onstage will b e real-life s is te rs Sally Dixon of C anton and Linda Trygg o f W estland.

Dixon joined th e Spot­light Still Got I t P lay­e rs la st season during th e group 's production of Flapper. TVygg has long been a m em ber o f the sen ior acting troupe and encouraged Dixon to audi­tion. Now the tw o rea l sis­te rs a re side by side, play­ing s is ters Baby and Ellie in th is production.

The tw o no t only act onstage, they a re a lso a vita l p a rt of the produc­tion team , crea tin g cos­tum es of the e ra fo r the c as t m em bers. Dixon, being in m edia design, also lends a hand at designing scene ry fo r the production.

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Canton's Sally Dixon hits the stage w ith Jack Galazka and Terry Viviani w hen th e Still Got It Players present "The Gangster Priest" next month a t the Village Theater at Cherry Hill.

find to equally ta len ted siblings who enjoy each o thers com pany a s much as these tw o ladies do,” artis tic d irec to r Debbie L annen said. “T heir laugh­te r is v e ry contagious.”

An ancillary group of th e Spotlight Play­e rs , Still Got I t P laye rs is designed for th e sea­soned ac to r (age SO and up). A s a c to rs grow old­er, th e ir c h a rac te r choic­es becom e a b it m ore lim ­ited , so th is g roup s trives

to o ffe r app rop ria tely aged c h a rac te rs w ithin th e ir productions.

P e rfo rm ance da tes and tim es for The G angster P r ie s t a re 1 p.m. M ay 22- 23; 7 p.m . M ay 24; 2 and 7 p.m . M ay 25; and 2 p.m. M ay 26.

T ickets cost $15 for adults and $13 fo r seniors and studen ts , and a re available online a t www. spotlightplayersm i.org or w ww.canton-mi.org/ villagetheater.

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nity A rts Council p re s ­en ts th e a rtw o rk o f 11 year-old V incent Pa rk ­er, J r . in the PCAC Front Wall ga llery th rough the m onth o f May.

In addition to Vin­cen t’s F ron t Wall a r t­w ork, th e M ay exhib its will fea tu re high school sen io r a rtis ts com pet­ing fo r th e D am aris Fine A rts $1,000 and $500 col­lege scholarships, a s well as PCAC E m erg ing A rt­

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PHOTOS BY BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERTreasurer of the organization, Craig Jones, is with Slasor, located in Farmington. John Mc­Cormick, of Squeaky Clean Ducts Inc. in Canton.

Trade show draws 3 0 0 to Livonia

T he annual spring trad e show sponsored by th e Southeast M ich­igan C hapter o f th e Air Conditioning Contrac­to rs of A m erica w as held A pril 18 a t th e K nigh ts of Colum bus H all in Livonia.

A pproxim ately 300 peo­ple a ttended th e show, w hich b rought togeth­e r local heating and cool­ing con tracto rs, suppli­e rs and vo-tech students. T here w ere 30 exhibi­to rs fea tu ring products and se rv ices fo r HVACR (H eating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and R efrig ­e ra tion) con tracto rs, edu­cational sem inars, dem ­onstra tions, com petitions, raffle p rizes and free food.

“I t is alw ays a b ig h it in ou r trad e ,” ch ap te r D irec­to r John R. H all sa id of th e show. “It is also a fea th e r in th e cap o f th e L ivonia business com m u­nity, too.”

F o r m ore inform ation about the organization, vis it w w wsem iacca.org.

President Ed Bartram, of Diversified Heating and Cooling in Farmington Hills, and Gary Shelley of AirTemp Me­chanical in Bedford, talking w ith Allen Lifton of Madison Heights, selling promotional items.

John Hall opens th e event.

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T he Plym outh Com m unity Cham ­b e r of C om m erce is accep ting reg is­tra tio n s fo r exhibit space a t the annual Show case and Thste o f P lym outh, se t fo r Monday, M ay 6, fro m 5-7:30 p.m ., a t the Inn a t St. John 's.

E xhib it space p r ice s a re $110 o r $135 (prem ium ) and inc ludes a 6-foot by 3- foot sk irted table.

Show case and Thste of P lym outh a ttr a c ts 650-750 a ttendees from the com m unity and m em ber businesses,95 to ta l exh ib ito rs including 20 re s tau ­ran ts , C om m unity Serv ice A w ards p re ­sen ted to 20 honorees and each exhibi­to r can b ring th ree people.

T h e Inn a t S t. Jo h n ’s is lo c ate d a t 44045 F ive M ile in P lym ou th . A ny­one in te re s te d in e x h ib itin g c an con ­ta c t th e c h am b e r a t (734) 453-1540

B u sin ess n e w sFrom the desks of th e folks a t the

Plym outh Downtown D evelopm ent A uthority:

• Spring is officially h e re w hen the F a rm er’s M arket begins. The Plym outh C om m unity C ham ber of Com m erce says look fo r you r favorite vendors as w ell as plen ty of new ones th is season.It a ll begins Saturday, M ay 4, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• D earbo rn Jew e le rs of Plym outh is ce lebra ting its 63rd an n iv ersa ry in busi­ness. Through A pril 27, a ll in-stock m er­chandise is 20 p e rc en t off, som e exclu­sions apply. Selected item s a re 30 - to 40- pe rc en t off.

• Lindsey B um s is the new sole own­e r of Bohem ian Home, an eclectic a rray o f vin tage and new fu rn itu re , jew elry, household p roducts and ob jects d ’a r t on F o rest Ave. in downtown Plym outh.

B um s, who s ta r ted a part-tim e job a t the s to re on F o re s t Avenue in Septem ­b e r 2010, bought ha lf the business from co-founder Carol E isenste in early last year, and th e o th e r ha lf from N ancy Bol- tik , E isenste in’s founding pa rtne r, less than a y e a r later.

E n viron m en ta l aw ardT he E nvironm ental M anagem ent

A ssociation recen tly aw arded its annual E nvironm ental A chievem ent A w ard to th e South M acom b D isposal Authority.

“One o f the m ost rew ard ing and excit­ing p a rts of m y association w ith the EMA is th e passion for the environm ent tha t m any studen ts exhibit a t th e Sci­ence F a ir and to see p riv ate com pany innovations th a t a re disp layed by our EAA winner. I am annually im pressed by a ll,” sa id L arry Russette.

The o the r finalists fo r the 2012 Envi­ronm ental A chievem ent Award includ­ed Algal Scientific Corp, a biotechnology com pany located in Plym outh, th a t has developed a process to tu rn algae to b e used a s a food supplem ent for livestock.

S en so ry fr ie n d lyIn honor o f A utism A w areness M onth,

Sky Zone Canton will host th e ir f irs t e v e r Sensory Friend ly N ight Monday, A pril 29.

T he even t will run fro m 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. N o m usic will b e played and jum p shoes will b e optional. One hou r jum ps

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will be ju s t $5 fo r special-needs children and young adults a s well a s th e ir fam i­lies and careg ive rs to enjoy an evening of bouncy fun.

Sky Zone will also hold a 50/50 ra f ­fle and the gen era l public is welcome to jum p a t th e reg u la r p rice w ith a $5 donation from each ticket. All proceeds ra ised will go to suppo rt research for autism .

“Tram polines can b e a valuable th e ra ­py tool fo r ch ild ren w ith au tism and sen­sory disorders. In an e ffo rt to c a te r the Sky Zone ex perience to these individu­als and fam ilies, we a re looking forw ard to cre atin g a com pletely sensory friend­ly env ironm ent,” said Colleen Fitzger­ald, ow ner o f Sky Zone Canton. “This is about c rea tin g a specia l tim e for these fam ilies, while ra is ing aw areness am ongst th e com m unity.”

A utism A w areness M onth w as e stab ­lished in th e 1970s to b ring atten tion to th e d iso rde r and educate th e pub­lic about au tism and issues w ithin the a u tism community.

Sky Zone Canton is located a t 42550 Executive D rive in Canton. Fo r m ore inform ation on Sky Zone Indoor TVam- poline P a rk visit www.skyzone.com.

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M ichigan Wine M onth through April.D uring th e m onth of A pril and each

m onth th rough Septem ber, V in tner’s C anton will be o ffering a “fabulous­ly fru ity ” w ine a t $1 o ff each bottle. Beginning w ith W ildberry C hianti a s the wine of th e m onth for April, th e follow­ing w ines will b e available a t a reduced price : M ay - P each Chardonnay; Ju n e - S traw berry W hite M erlot; Ju ly - B lack­b e rry M albec; A ugust - B lack Cher­ry Pino t Noir; and Septem ber - G reen Apple Riesling. All wines a re available a t d ie w inery on a reg u la r basis bu t dur­ing th e m onth they a re fea tu red , p rices will be reduced $1 a bottle.

E ach pu rchase du ring A pril will en ter th e buyer into a d raw ing to be held April 30 fo r a ba tch (25 bo ttles) of Gold Medallion Wine.

F o r m ore in fo rm ation , v is i t th e w in­e ry ’s w ebsite a t w w w .v in tnerscan ton . com . V in tne r’s C anton W inery is lo c at­ed a t 8515 N. L illey (in th e G olden G ate Plaza).

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CHOIRSContinued from page A1

K opp sa id th e success o f h e r cho irs com es from w ithin th e stu d e n ts them ­selves, and th e ir willing­ness to w ork to g e th er and push each o the r to suc­ceed. She po in ted out she has studen ts passionate enough to b e going on to b e m usic m a jo rs a t col­lege w orking w ith singers who ju s t “w ant to be rock s ta rs ,” and the team w ork pays off.

“T hey’re passionate about m usic, and they w an t to do th e ir best,” K opp said. "They support each o the r to th a t end.”

M ost o f th e singers, though, p lace th e c re d ­it fo r success d irec tly on Kopp. Plym outh High School sen ior O livia Wal­lace, w ho sings in M ad­r igals, is in h e r fourth y e a r in th e p rogram . She know s it’s a good choir — “We have a lot o f ta l­e n t in the room ,” W allace said — b u t cred its Kopp for bring ing it a ll togeth­er. She said th e direc to r no t only gives them the m usic to sing, bu t te lls a s to ry th a t pa in ts the p ic­tu re of w hat th e m usic is about.

“She pushes us ou t of ou r com fort zone,” Wal­lace said. “She doesn’t tell u s how we should sing it, bu t w hy w e should sing it th a t way. W hen she gives us th e sto ry to pu t behind th e m usic, it gives u s a v ision of w hat th e m usic should say.”

W ith r e s p e c tC ara G ross, a jun io r at

P lym outh H igh School, h as been around m usic h e r e n tire life — “I ’ve b e en singing since b irth ,” she said, laughing — as th e da u g h ter o f M ichael G ross, who am ong o the r th ings d irec ts th e Beck-

accord ing to Bir.• W hat rea lly helps us

is we have a lot o f s tu ­dent leadersh ip ," he said. “W hen a te ac h e r is te lling you th ings, you can so rt o f dehum anize him — ‘I t’s ju s t a te ac h e r’ — b u t you can ’t do rea lly th a t w ith a no ther studen t.”

R egard le ss o f how th e choirs p e rfo rm in H olt, th e y eac h have one m ore th ing on the ir plate: A M ay 11 tr ip to C edar Point, w here all sev en ch o irs will com ­pe te against cho irs from a round th e coun try — and then spend th e day in the am usem en t park.

Kopp ju s t sm iled: “It’s going to be fun.”

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Backstage, Jennifer Kopp (right) and Valerie Said direct Dulcissima to take the stage at recent concert.

Choir Director Jennifer Kopp has taken a t least one choir tc the state choral festival in all 13 of her years a t the helm.

R idge Chorale. G ross, w ho sings w ith bo th the M adrigals and F e sti­va l Singers, sa id th e b est th ing about K opp is she tre a ts th e stu d e n ts "with resp ect.”

“She tr e a ts u s like a d u lts ... th a t gives us the self-m otivation to believe w e know w hat we’re ta lk ­

ing about," G ross said. “We’re such a te am th a t if one of u s fee ls b e tte r than o r le sse r than th e o thers , we don’t have the balance we need. We’re all g rea t friends, and th a t b rings u s to g e th er a s a choir.”

The choirs also bene­f it from a g rea t deal of leade rsh ip fro m within,

Public Budget Hearings will be held for the following Public School Academies:

Canton-49100 Ford Rd., Canton-734-453-9517-May 8 ,5:30pmAchieve-3250 Denton Rd., Canton-734-397-0960-May 16, 4:30pmSouth Pointe Scholars-10550 Geddes Rd-,Ypsilanti-734-484-0118-May 9, 5:00pmPlymouth Scholars-48484 N. Territorial Rd., Plymouth-734-459-6149-May 20, 6:30pm

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

TUESDAY, May 7, 2013Notice is hereby given to Plymouth Township residents that a special election will be held in the Charter Township of Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan, on Tuesday, May 7,2013 from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. to vote on the following local school district proposal:

GENERAL OBLIGATION UNLIMITED TAX BOND PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING AND SITE PURPOSES IN THE AMOUNT OF

NOT TO EXCEED $114,400,000

n. copy of the full text of the ballot proposal may be obtained at the administrative offices of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, E.J. McClendon Educational Center 454 South Harvey, Plymouth, Michigan 48170; Phone (734) 416-2700.

Precinct 4 Precinct 5 Precinct 6

inct 7Precinct 8 Precinct 9 Preci Precinct

10

Precii 1 12

P OLLING LOCATIONS ASt. Kenneth’s Catholic Church Friendship Station Township Hall Fiegel Elementary School Isbister Elementary School West Middle School Church of the Nazarene Praise Baptist Church Living Word Church NorthRidge Church Risen Christ Lutheran Church Pioneer Middle School

14951 N Haggerty Rd 423?5 Schoolcraft Rd 9955 N Haggerty Rd 39750 Joy Rd 9300 Canton Center Rd44401W Ann Arbor Trl 45801 Ann Arbor Rd W 45000 N Territorial Rd 46500 N Territorial Rd 49555 N Territorial Rd 46250 Ann Arbor Rd W 46081 Ann Arbor Rd W

Applications for Absentee ballots may be obtained during regular business hour! 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from our office located at:

Township Clerk’s Office 9955 N Haggerty Road Plymouth, MI 48170

n Absentee Ballot in person, and

To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available 01 audio tape and in Braille. Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these altemativ. formats can be made by contacting the Township Clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.

WAYNE COUNTY TREASURER'S STATEMENT: I, Raymond J. Wojtowicz, Treasurer of Wayne County, Michigan, do hereby certify that, as of March 8, 2013 the total of all voted increases in excess of the tax rate limitation estabhshed by Section 6, Article DC of the Constitution of the State of Michigan, as amended, and the years such increases are effective on property in the County of Wayne are as follows:

Taxing A uthorities

County of Wayne 1 Wayne County Jail Wayne County Parks Plymouth Canton

Community Schools:

Date of Election Voted Increases rs Effective

201920212015

CITY OF PLYMOUTH NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013

Notice is hereby given tha t a SPECIAL ELECTION will be held in the City of Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan on TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of voting on a bond issue as follows:

PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BONDING PROPOSAL

Shall Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Wayne and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred Fourteen Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($114,400,000) and issue in one or more series its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefore, for the purpose of:Partially remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, equipping and re-equipping school facilities; erecting, furnishing and equipping a new middle school; erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to and partially remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, equipping and re-equipping East, West, Discovery and Pioneer Middle Schools; acquiring, installing and equipping educational technology for new and existing school facilities; purchasing school buses; constructing, equipping, developing and improving athletic facilities, play fields and playgrounds; and developing and improving sites?The following is for informational purposes only:The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2013 is .35 mills ($0.35 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a -0- net increase in current debt millage levied for all bonds. The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty (20) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.22 mills ($1.22 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)

STATEMENT AS REQUIRED BY ACT 278 OF PUBLIC ACTS OF 1964 Amending th e P roperty Tax L im itation Act

I, RAYMOND J. WOJTOWICZ, T reasu re r of Wayne County, Michigan, do hereby certify th a t, as o f M arch 08, 2013 th e to ta l of all voted increases in excess of the ta x ra te lim ita tion established by Section 6, A rticle DC of th e C onstitution of the S ta te of M ichigan, as am ended, and the years such increases a re effective on p roperty in th e County of Wayne a re as follows:

WAYNE COUNTY Wayne County, Michigan

C ity of Plym outh (Plym outh Canton School District)

County of Wayne Wayne County Jail Wayne County Parks Wayne County Community College

D ate of E lection InNovember 3,2009 1 rAugust 7, 2012 1 rNovember 2, 2010 O.iNovember 6, 2008 1.2

SCHOOL DISTRICT September, 2004 18

201920212015

A pplications for Absent V oter Ballots fo r the City of Plym outh reg is tered voter may be ob tained a t the City of P lym outh C lerk’s offices, 201 S. Main Street, Plym outh, MI 48170, du ring regu la r business hours - 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

A bsent V oter Ballots will be issued to qualified absen t voters in person a t the Clerk’s Office from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 5,2013. On M onday May 6, 2013, qualified reg is ter vo ters can apply fo r a ballo t and vof C lerk's Office u n til 4:00 p.m. You may v .................................... ‘

1. Are unable to a tten d th e polls w ithout assistance2. Are 60 years of age o r older3. Expect to be absen t from you r city o r tow nship for th e en tire tune

the polls a re open on election day.4. Are in ja il, aw aiting a rraignm ent o r tr ia l5. Have been assigned to w ork as a p rec inct inspector in a prec inct

o the r th a n w here you a re regis tered; or6. Are unable to a tten d th e polls because of religious beliefs.

Linda Langmesser, CMC City Clerk

City of Plymouth

CANTONContinued from page A5

one en tered th e house betw een 9 p.m . Sunday and noon Monday and stole gu itars, coins and guns.

The inc iden t w as under investigation.

F lying o b je c tA 51-year-old Canton

m an contac ted police to repo rt his Fo rd Focus was s truck by an unknown object w hile he w as d riv ­ing no rth on H agger­ty Road near M ichigan A venue about 6:50 p.m. A pril 18. H e filed a police repo rt Monday.

The m an said he had d riven p ast a g roup of youths w hen he heard a loud boom on the d r iv e r’s side door of his vehicle. H e sa id h e didn’t see the group th row any th ing and w asn’t su re w hat it was.

H om e intruderPolice a rre s te d a 48-

year-old m an am id rep o r ts of a hom e inva­sion th a t occu rred a t a residence o ff H aggerty Road south of M ichigan A venue, a police repo rt said.

Police w ere called

about 10:45 a.m . Monday w hen a re sid en t said his hom e a larm w ent o ff and h e found a m an stand­ing in h is liv ing room, a police rep o r t said.

The m an told police he recognized th e m an a s a neighbor w om an’s boy­friend . T he suspect was a rre s ted following an investiga tion by police, accord ing to the police report.

V eh icle d a m a g eAn Ypsilanti wom­

an ’s 2009 GMC Acadia becam e a ta rg e t w hile she w as shopping a t Tar­get.

The 31-year-old wom­an had pa rked he r vehicle in th e park ing lot of the T hrget sto re a t M ichigan A venue and B eck in Can­ton fo r a 15-minute shop­ping stop, a police repo rt said. W hen she retu rned a t 7:45 p.m . M onday, she found a la rge den t in the m iddle portion of the d r iv e r’s side.

The w om an notified po lice o f th e incident.

Liquor th e f tSom e people ap p aren t­

ly a re p ro tec tive of th e ir liquor.

A 22-year-old wom­an who lives in th e Sher­

wood Village mobile hom e park , sou theast of M ichigan Avenue and H aggerty Road, contact­ed police to repo rt her younger b ro th er had sto­len a p in t o f A bsolut from h e r bedroom .

T he woman told police she had hidden the liquor and found it m issing on A pril 16. A police repo rt indicated th e b ro th e r was c ited fo r sim ple larceny a fte r he adm itted tak ing th e Absolut.

W alm art arrestP olice a rre s te d a 25-

year-o ld T aylor m an follow ing re p o r ts he t r ie d to s te a l tw o cell phones and an M P3 p lay ­e r sh o rtly b e fo re 4 p.m. A pril 16 a t th e W alm art s to re on F o rd R oad eas t o f Lotz, a po lice rep o rt said.

T he repo rt indicated he used a knife to open th e cell phone packages and hide them in his cloth­ing. H e tr ie d to leave the s to re bu t was app rehend ­ed by em ployees, who called police.

A po lice repo rt ind icat­ed th e m an had p r io r lar­ceny convictions out of Taylor and D etroit.

— By Darrell Clem

Canton woman starts Peace Corps service

M ercedes Vrom ant,55, o f Canton has been accep ted into the Peace Corps and le ft fo r Geor­g ia Sunday to begin tra in ­ing a s a social en trep re ­neursh ip and social devel­opm ent volunteer.

She will m ake a differ­ence a ssisting private and public businesses, local and reg ional gov­e rnm en ts , nonprofit orga­nizations, w om en’s and youth groups, and edu­cational institu tions a s a business adviser.

Vromant is following in the footsteps of her son, Ste­ven, 26, a Peace Corps Vol­unteer currently serving in Nam ibia He’ll complete his

i going to Geor­g ia w ith an open mind,” V rom ant said. “T here a re so m any th ings that a re unknown, and it is p a rt of th e challenge in life to m anage th e chang-

ae s a s they com e.”

Peace Corps is only the latest adventure forV ro- Vromant mant, whohas been

traveling internationally h e r entire life. Originally from the Philippines, she moved to Liberia with her family a t age 14 and com­pleted high school. She moved back to the Philip­pines fo r college, earning h e r bachelor’s degree in tourism from the Univer­sity o f the Philippines in Quezon City.

She re tu rned to A fri­ca and m et he r husband, who is Belgian, in Libe­ria. T hey im m igrated to th e U.S. in 1987, bu t la ter spen t tw o years in G erm a­ny. Since 2004, h e r fam ily has lived in Canton.

H er p ast jobs include w orking w ith a Ja p a ­nese construction com pa­ny and A m erican ru b b er plantation, bo th in West A frica; a s a fligh t a tten ­dant; and m ost recen t­ly, a s a contract analyst fo r G enera l M otors in D etroit. As a R ed Cross V olunteer, she trave led to N ew York to help in the w ake of Supersto rm San­dy. She also volunteered for AIDS Partnersh ip M ichigan in D etroit.

V rom ant said she hopes h e r se rv ice will “respond to th e ever-changing envi­ronm ent and challenges o f business, cu ltu re and th e global m arke t.”

V rom ant jo in s th e 316 M ichigan residen ts cur­ren tly se rv ing in the P eace Corps. M ore than 6,866 M ichigan residen ts have se rv ed a s volun­te e rs since th e agency w as cre ate d in 1961.

PLYMOUTHContinued from page A5

w hen th e th e ft of th e re a r shocks occu rred betw een 6 p.m . A pril 16 and 8 a.m. th e nex t day.

M irrors sw ip e dBoth side-view m irro rs

on a ca r w ere repo rted s to len A pril 2 from a c ar p a rked in th e township.

The c a r w as outside a hom e on P rinceton Drive, in th e a re a o f M-14 and

H aggerty , a police repo rt said. T he th e ft occurred betw een 3 p.m . A pril 1 and 3 p.m. A pril 2, the v ic tim told police. The c a r doors w ere found open, bu t nothing else w as found to be m issing o r disturbed.

R adio s to le nA ste reo un it was

repo rted stolen A pril 4 from th e dashboard of a c a r p a rked ou tside a p a r t­m ents in th e tow nship.

T he driver-side re a r

w indow on the 2011 C hrysler 200 had been b roken out, a police r ep o r t said, and the touch-screen s te reo ta k ­en. T he c ar w as parked a t th e Twin A rbor A part­m ents, on G reenview P lace in th e a re a o f Ann A rbo r Trail and 1-275.

T he th e ft occurred be tw een th e la te afte r­noon of A pril 4 and a round 9 a.m. th e nex t day.

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e d th e m e s o n T w i t t e r fo l­lo w in g th e e x p lo s io n s t h a t r o c k e d B o s t o n a n d t h e w o rld n e a r t h e f i n i s h l in e f o r t h e r e n o w n e d m a r a ­t h o n A p r i l 1 5 . O n e w a s t h e f r a n t i c s e a r c h to f in d f r i e n d s a n d l o v e d o n e s , s u c h a s w i t h t h e t w e e t t h a t p l e a d e d f o r h e lp i n f i n d in g a w o m a n w h o d id n o t s p e a k E n g l i s h a n d w a s m is s in g .

T h e f r u s t r a t i o n a n d f e e l ­i n g o f h e l p l e s s n e s s w a s p a l p a b l e a s t h e e v e n i n g w o re o n . I t w a s s o m e th in g w e a l l e x p e r i e n c e d . B u t t h e r e w a s a n o t h e r th e m e t h a t e m e r g e d o n T w i t t e r t h a t n ig h t , a n d i t w a s th e r e c o g n i t i o n t h a t t h e r e a r e h e r o e s a m o n g u s .

N o t o n ly w e r e t h e y th e f i r s t r e s p o n d e r s , b u t a l s o t h e e v e r y d a y f o l k s w h o , i n s t e a d o f r u n n i n g s o m e ­w h e r e , a n y w h e r e f o r s a f e ­ty , t u r n e d i n s t e a d to w a r d t h e b l a s t s a n d d i d w h a t t h e y c o u ld t o h e lp . T h e y m a y n o t h a v e b e e n a b le to d r i v e f i r e t r u c k s , t o p e r ­f o r m s u r g e r y , t o f e r r e t o u t t h e p e o p le w h o c a u s e d th e d e s t r u c t i o n , t h e h u r t , b u t w h a t th e y d id m a d e a d i f ­f e r e n c e f o r a lo t o f p e o p le .

I t is s o m e th in g to t h i n k a b o u t a s t h i s i s N a t i o n a l V o lu n te e r W e e k ( A p r i l 21- 27 ).

RELAY F O R LIFE

Canton's Relay for Life is set for May 18-19 in Heritage Park.

T h e r e a r e h e r o e s , t o o , r i g h t h e r e a m o n g u s in t h e C a n to n a n d P l y m o u th c o m m u n i t i e s . T h e y a r e t h e f i r s t r e s p o n d e r s , o b v i ­o u s ly , b u t t h e y a l s o a r e t h e t e a c h e r w h o b e f r i e n d s a c h i ld w h o d o e s n ’t q u i t e f i t i n , t h e h o m e o w n e r w h o h a n d s a p o s t a l w o r k e r a c u p o f c o f f e e o n a c o ld d a y , a n d t h e s h o p p e r w h o r e t u r n s a p u r s e l e f t i n a s h o p p in g c a r t t o th e s to r e .

Y e s , t h e s e a r e a c t s o f k i n d n e s s , b u t t h e y a l s o a r e m a r k e r s f o r w a y s i n w h i c h w e c a n a l l b e h e r o e s i n o u r o w n p a r t o f t h e w o r l d . A n d t h i s S a t u r d a y a n d b e y o n d , t h e r e a r e a n u m b e r o f o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o m a k e t h a t d i f f e r e n c e b y g iv in g u p j u s t a c o u p le o f h o u r s .

L o c a l l y , t h e a n n u a l P l y m o u t h C o m m u n i t y U n i t e d W a y i s c o n d u c t ­i n g i t s a n n u a l “ R a k e - N -

G o ” e f f o r t t o h e lp s e n io r s a n d d i s a b l e d f o l k s d o h o u s e h o ld c h o r e s s u c h a s r a k i n g l e a v e s a n d o t h e r “ h a n d y m a n ” w o rk a r o u n d P l y m o u t h a n d C a n t o n h o m e s , a n o p p o r t u n i t y to g i v e b a c k t o y o u r c o m ­m u n i t y t h i s S a t u r d a y . V o lu n t e e r s a r e g a t h e r i n g a t t h e P l y m o u th S a lv a t io n A r m y C o r p s (o n M a in j u s t s o u th o f A n n A r b o r R o a d ) . F o r d e t a i l s o r to h e lp , c a l l t h e U n i t e d W a y a t ( 7 3 4 )

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P l y m o u th i s a lw a y s lo o k ­i n g f o r v o l u n t e e r s t o b e u m p i r e s o r “ b u d d i e s ” to t h e s p e c i a l - n e e d s y o u n g ­s t e r s p l a y i n g b a s e b a l l o n B i lk i e F a m i l y F i e l d . Y ou c a n g e t i n v o l v e d b y e - m a i l i n g in f o @ m ir a c l e l e a - g u e p ly m o u th .o r g

O r y o u c a n s im p ly w a lk , i n P l y m o u t h o r C a n t o n ( o r e v e n b o t h , i f y o u ’r e s o i n c l i n e d ) . T h e C a n to n R e la y f o r L i f e , o n e o f t h e m o s t s u c c e s s f u l c a n c e r f u n d r a i s e r s i n t h e s t a t e , t a k e s p l a c e M a y 1 8 -19 in H e r i t a g e P a r k in C a n to n . F i n d o u t e v e r y t h i n g y o u n e e d to k n o w a b o u t i t a t w w w .r e l a y f o r l i f e .o r g / c a n - to n m i .

T h e P l y m o u t h R e l a y f o r L i f e m o v e s b a c k to C e n t r a l M i d d l e S c h o o l J u n e 2 2 - 2 3 , a f t e r tw o y e a r s a t W e s t M i d d l e S c h o o l . T h i s e v e n t i s s t i l l g r o w i n g , a n d i s l o o k i n g f o r a l l t h e v o l u n t e e r s i t c a n g e t . I n t e r e s t e d ? G e t d e t a i l s a t w w w .r e l a y f o r - l i f e .o r g /p l y m o u th m i .

N o m e d a l s o f h e r o i s m w i l l b e a w a r d e d , y o u w o n ’t b e lo o k in g f o r t h o s e a n y w a y . V o lu n te e r s u n d e r ­s t a n d t h e b e s t r e w a r d is k n o w i n g y o u m a d e y o u r p a r t o f t h e w o r ld a b e t t e r p l a c e to l iv e .

C O M M U N IT Y V O IC E

W hat is Canton's best- kept secret?We asked this question a t the Canton Pub­lic Library.

"I think probably th e fact th a t th e re a re so many th ings for people to do — th e restauran ts , the Summit (on th e Park), th e sp o r ts fields, th e activities fo r kids, th e library."

P a m W h i teCanton

"I think th e parks. The parks and recreation departm en t is phenom ­enal. The parks are m aintained very well, and I love th e facilities we have available to us."

L in d a C h r is t e n s e n Canton

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R o d M a y s to th e w est."Canton A n n W ils o n

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Helping the earth more than 24-hour eventM o n d a y , t h e w o r ld p a u s e d

to c e l e b r a te E a r t h D ay . W h a t b e g a n a s a n a t io n w id e p r o te s t h a s b e c o m e a g lo b a l e v e n t , w i t h m o r e t h a n o n e b i l l i o n p e o p le in m o r e t h a n 180 c o u n ­t r i e s a r o u n d t h e w o r ld p a r ­t i c i p a t i n g i n i n i t i a t i v e s a n d e v e n t s to s p u r a c t io n to p r o ­t e c t o u r p la n e t .

T h e l a t e S e n . G a y l o r d N e l s o n , a D e m o c r a t f r o m W is c o n s in , c a m e u p w i th th e i d e a f o r E a r t h D a y in 1 969 . H e e n v is io n e d a l a r g e - s c a l e e n v i r o n m e n ta l d e m o n s tr a t i o n , m u c h l i k e t h e a n t i - V i e tn a m t e a c h - i n s o n c o l le g e c a m p u s ­e s , to c a t c h th e a t t e n t io n o f t h e f e d e r a l g o v e rn m e n t . A n d i t d id .

T h e f i r s t E a r t h D a y w a s h e ld o n A p r i l 2 2 ,1 9 7 0 . T w e n ty m i l l i o n p e o p l e a c r o s s t h e U n ite d S t a t e s p a r t i c ip a t e d in r a l l i e s c e le b r a t in g n a tu r e a n d d e c r y i n g a c t i v i t i e s t h a t p u t i t a t r i s k . T h a t e v e n t b r o u g h t a b o u t th e fo u n d in g o f t h e U .S . E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o t e c t i o n A g e n c y t h a t y e a r a n d w i th in

f iv e y e a r s , th e b a n n in g o f t h e i n s e c t i c i d e D D T , p a s s a g e o f t h e S a f e D r i n k in g W a te r A c t a n d th e s e t t i n g o f e m is s io n s a n d e f f ic ie n c y s t a n d a r d s f o r v e h ic le s , a m o n g o th e r th in g s .

F o u r d e c a d e s l a t e r , r e d u c ­i n g , r e c y c l i n g a n d r e u s ­i n g i s v e r y m u c h p a r t o f th e A m e r ic a n w a y o f li f e . P e o p le u n d e r s t a n d t h a t “ g o i n g g r e e n ” i s n ’t a c a tc h y p h r a s e , i t ’s a m a t t e r o f s u r v iv a l o f th e p l a n e t . T h e y r e c y c l e a t t h e c u r b o r a t c e n t e r s , r e d u c in g th e a m o u n t o f w a s t e s e n t to la n d f i l ls .

T h e y t u r n o u t to h e lp c le a n u p w a t e r w a y s a n d r e s t o r e t h e m t h r o u g h e v e n t s l i k e t h e a n n u a l R o u g e R e s c u e . I n t h e 25 y e a r s s in c e th e R o u g e R e s c u e s t a r t e d , m o r e t h a n 4 6 ,0 0 0 c u b ic y a r d s o f t r a s h a n d d e b r i s a n d 6 3 v e h ic l e s h a v e b e e n r e m o v e d f r o m th e r iv e r . A s a r e s u l t , th e r i v e r ’s h e a l th h a s im p r o v e d a n d th e s e n s i t iv e s to n e f ly c a n n o w b e f o u n d in i t s w a te r s .

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h a s o p e n e d i t u p to r e c r e a t io n ­a l o p p o r tu n i t i e s l ik e c a n o e in g a n d k a y a k in g .

E a r t h D a y s h o u l d n ’t h a p ­p e n j u s t o n c e a y e a r . E v e r y d a y i s a g o o d d a y to d o s o m e th in g f o r t h e e a r t h l ik e p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e c le a n u p o f T o n q u i s h C r e e k , a t r i b ­u t a r y o f t h e u p p e r b r a n c h o f t h e R o u g e , o n S a t u r d a y , M a y 4.

G a y lo rd w a s c o r r e c t in h is o b s e r v a t io n t h a t “ t h e w e a l th o f t h e n a t io n i s i t s a i r , w a te r , s o i l , f o r e s t s , m i n e r a l s , r i v ­e r s , l a k e s , o c e a n s , s c e n i c b e a u ty , w i ld l i f e h a b i t a t s a n d b i o d i v e r s i t y ” a n d t h a t t h e y a r e “ t h e s u s t a i n i n g w e a l t h o f t h e w o r ld .” G r e a t s t r i d e s h a v e b e e n m a d e t o p r e s e r v e t h e m s i n c e t h e f i r s t E a r t h D a y . B u t a l o t r e m a i n s to b e d o n e . W e n o w k n o w t h a t e v e r y l i t t l e b i t d o e s m a t e r in r e v e r s i n g t h e e f f e c t s o f d e c a d e s o f n e g le c t . N o w is th e t im e to r o l l u p o u r s le e v e s a n d g e t in v o lv e d . T h e e a r t h n e e d s o u r h e lp now , n o t la te r .

Thanks t o D iscoveryDear Plymouth-Canton school

officials.It is my pleasure to bring to your

a tten tion th e ou tstanding teach­ing com m itm ent of a m em ber of your Discovery Middle School staff. This past w eek our son, Joseph, w as originally diagnosed w ith th e flu. Unfortunately, his condition developed into pneu­monia.

I called Discovery Middle School and spoke to a m em ber of the office staff w ho assured us they w ould subm it th e request for Joseph's missed assignments.O n Friday, w e arrived tw o hours early fo r his work. The Discovery main office w as packed w ith both parents and students. W ith the office staff obviously working in an overload capacity, I w as still im­mediately m e t w ith a professional and sincere, "H ow may I help you?" I w as quickly provided with th e materials and on my w ay to work. I hope th e entire office staff receives kudos fo r the ir thankless work.

Now th is brings m e to Bridget W allman, Joseph's science teacher. A t approximately 3:10 I received a - phone call from Ms. W allman. Her concern for ou r son's health w as

far above th e standard "hope he feels better." She then took the tim e to explain to m e her concern fo r his grade as his illness fell a t th e end of th e marking period.

She took th e tim e to explore all th e op tions w ith m e during the phone call. At her suggestion, th e best option in her opinion would be for her to deliver th e assign­m ents to m y residence (I could no t leave my place of employment a t th a t time). Ms. Wallman then explained to Joseph via three- w ay phone conversation w h at he needed to complete. Ms. Wallman then took th e tim e and expense to deliver Joseph's work to my hom e. Please no te th is w as all accomplished after Ms. Wallman's long school day. W ith no surprise. Joey later informed m e th a t Ms. Wallman is one of his favorite teachers.

In a society w here w e are quick to complain and criticize oth­ers, outstanding com m itm ent needs to b e brought to light. I am sending th is letter in hopes it will reach persons th a t will recognize th e Discovery office staff and acknow ledge th e very valuable a sset ou r school district has in Ms. Wallman.

Our sincere thanks to th e Dis­

covery staff.A lan B erezansky a n d Tina

B arbeeCanton

Problem so lv edI w ould like to respond to the

gentlem an w ho w rote in to defend Sen. Patrick Colbeck's pie- in-the-sky plan to fund our roads.

The w riter blames past legisla­tors for poor choices. I guess "past" m eans tw o years ago, be­cause th a t is w hen th e governor. Sen. Colbeck and Rep. Kurt Heise passed th e biggest tax give-away in th e state 's history, to th e mega rich. Then they im posed th e big­gest tax increase on th e non-m ega rich, again in th e sta te 's history.

Solutions? How abou t this: Tell the m ega-rich "Sorry, b u t things d idn 't w ork ou t, so w e have to reclaim th a t $2 billion you g e t to keep each year."

Now, let's take $1.2 billion of th a t and tu rn it over to th e high­w ay departm ent, allocate another $500 million to replace money diverted from th e school fund and send th e remaining $300 million to local governm ents w ho have been shortchanged.

Problem solved!Ja m es H u dd leston

Canton

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Showing off stampsWhitney White, of th e Westland USPS office, was busy a t the 44th Plym­outh Stamp Show, selling collectible stamps and other postal items, a t the Hellenic Cultural Center in Westland last week end. The show attracted philatelic dealers and attendees from all over the Midwest for Michigan's largest stamp show.

SUMMER OF '68Date/Time: Sunday, April 28,1 p.m. Location: Plymouth District Li­brary, 223 S. Main in Plymouth Details: Tim Wendel, author of the award-winning book, “Summer of 68: The Season that Changed Baseball and America Forever" will speak a t th e Plym­outh District Library. This non-fic­tion work captures the tumultu­ous atmosphere in America that year. In the sports world, 1968 was viewed as T he Year of the Pitcher", a season tha t saw such legends as Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, Don Drysdale, and Luis Tiant set new standards for excel­lence on the mound. Americans watched all of this and more as they experienced one of the most divisive and turbulent years in history amid th e assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy. Wendel's book has been selected as a 2013 Michigan Notable Book. The Michigan No­table Book program recognizes 20 books each year, selected by the Library of Michigan, th a t focus on Michigan people, places or events. Register for this free program a t the Plymouth District Library -734-453-0750, ext 4 or plymouth-

library.orgContact: For more information on this program go to www.michi- gan.gov/libraryofmichigan JAZZ @ THE ELKS Date/Time: Tuesday, April 30,

7-10 p.m.Location: Plymouth Elks Lodge #1780,41700 Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth.D etails: The Plymouth Elks Lodge #1780 brings back another

series of Jazz © The Elks in a beautiful club setting on the last Tuesday of every month.This month's performance features Nuevo Jazz Detroit.This very popular Latin Jazz Group includes Duncan Jones on Keyboard, Don Lewandowski on Bass, Patrick Fitzgibbon on Vibes and Steel Drum, Chuck Golemba on Drums, and Jerry LeDuff on Congas. There is a $10 donation a t th e door which includes hors d'oeuvres.Contact: For more information, call (734) 453-1780 or email plym- outhelks1780@yahoo.com. REVERSE CAREER FAIR Date/Time: Wednesday, May 1, 1-5 p.m.Location: Plymouth District Li­brary, 223 S. Main in Plymouth Details: The Plymouth-Canton GOALS Vocational Training Program sponsors th is "reverse" career fair, w here employers can find employees. Organizers point ou t every adult candidate has 80 hours of availability, clean background checks, "soft skill" trained, and are available on a work trial w ith no risk or cost to th e employer. Among the skills are customer service,

landscaping, janitorial, logistics/ stocking, administrative assis­tants, food prep, food service, child care, pe t care, recreation and assisted living care. At the fair, students from the program will set up stations highlighting the ir skills.Contact: For more information, visit www.GOALSpccs.com, email GoalsPCCS@gmail.com or call (734) 331-0041.SPRING POTTERY SALEDate/Time: May 4 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.); May 5 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Location: Village Potters Guild studio, 340 N. Main in Plymouth (behind The Crossings restau­rant).Details: The Village Potters Guild is holding its annual spring sale. Functional and decorative pottery created by members of the guild will be available a t this yearly event. Tableware, tiles, jewelry and a wide range of decorative and framed pieces will be sold.Contact: For more information or directions to th e studio for th e sale, visit www.villagepot- tersguild.org or call (734) 207- 8807.

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C h ie f s in l o s sBy Tim Smith

Staff Writer

T he early season continues to te s t how well Canton’s varsity baseball team can handle adversity.

A fter junior starting p itcher Bren t M attson suffered a season-ending to m

. • ACL, th e ChiefsPR EP BA SEBA LL founc| out M onday

tha t sta rting left fielder Jake B oucher will m iss several weeks due to illness.

“M attson is a Division 1 pitcher,” Can­ton head coach M ark Blomshield said. “H e was going to get a scholarship here, shortly."

T here also w as adversity on th e field in Monday’s KLAA m atchup against vis­iting Northville, w ith Canton pitchers walking nine ba tters, hitting two o thers and being victimized by tw o passed balls.

Still, the Chiefs ba ttled and w ere one clutch h it aw ay from th e re being a dif­feren t outcome than the 3-1 defeat.

“I’m ju s t proud of the way the guys fight,” Blomshield said. “We lost two games, 3-2 to Stevenson, 3-1 tonight. We put ourselves in position to possibly win a gam e. It’s ju s t hard to overcom e nine walks. I t’s amazing they only had th ree runs, to be honest w ith you.”

Canton ace p itcher M ike Stafford threw 108 p itches in 4'A innings, giving up ju st two hits bu t walking six (while fan­n ing eight).

The M ustangs got to him fo r a run in th e f irs t inning and th a t held up until the bottom of the third.

Jake Raymo laced a double to right- center. With one out, he was forced a t th ird to leave runners on firs t and second with tw o outs against N orthville sta rting p itcher Ja k e Hansen.

The Chiefs cam e through when Nick S chnur singled to le ft to score Jam es Hall.

Things began to unravel in th e top of the fourth, w hen th ree walks by Stafford loaded the bases w ith one out.

S tafford escaped the jam , bu t not be fo re having his p itch count escalate.

N orthville pushed across th e winning runs in th e fifth , w ith a pop fly down the right-field line dropping into get it sta rt­ed.

A fter a wild p ickoff throw by Stafford advanced E ric Fox to second, he moved to th ird on a grounder.

To n o a v a ilBlomshield em ployed a pulled-in,

five-man infield, including le ft field­e r Tbm Parrelly , in a bid to re tire bat-

Please see BASEBALL, B3

OHL WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER That's the puck somewhere under the equipment of London goalie Anthony Stolarz (No. 43) during the second period Tuesday. Jamming away for Plymouth are Garrett Meurs (No. 16), Tom Wilson and Rickard Rakell (No. 24) while Alex Broadhurst and Scott Harrington (No. 6) protect Stolarz. A review of the play resulted in a no-goal call.

Bummer of a KnightCom puw are A rena’s "Car­

d iac Kids” go t everybody’s blood pum ping TYiesday night.

The way G am e 3 o f the O HL W estern Conference finals ended, how ever, the P lym outh W halers and head coach M ike Vellucci’s collec­tive blood p ressu re undoubt­edly w ent th rough th e roof.

London - having blow n an early 3-0 lead thanks to the W halers’ four-goal ra lly over the f irs t 12 m inutes of the th ird pe rio d — bounced back to net th ree goals la te in the stanza to ea rn a con troversial 6-4 victory.

T he de feat p u t Plym outh dow n 2-1 in th e series, en ter­ing W ednesday’s G am e 4, w hich took p lace a fte r th is issue of th e O bserver w ent to p ress.

“We ju s t have to m ove on fro m this,” said W halers’ cen ­te r R icka rd Rakell, who tied th e gam e a t 3-3 a t 10:59 o f the th ird period. “We got to play fo r 60 m inutes. E verybody on the te am fee ls they could play rig h t now, they have so m uch energy.

“T hey ju s t w an t to ge t back th e re and get th e nex t one.”

V ellucci did no t mince w ords a fte rw ard , d irec t­in g h is ire a t o fficia ls w ho he thought go t in th e w ay of two “v e ry good” hockey team s w ith a se ries o f questionable calls. Two Plym outh goals w ere w aved o ff in th e second period, fo r s ta r te rs .

F r u s tr a t io n“T hese a re k ids,” s tre ssed

V ellucci, du ring th e post­gam e p re s s conference. “T hey w ork h a rd , they play th e gam e ha rd , they give every th ing they ’v e go t and

m ake sacrif ices ev ery week­end, In stead of going ou t they w ork, they train .

“They w ork so ha rd tha t i f you give them th e kind of ca rd s they w ere dealt tonight, i t w as no t fa ir fo r them . I u n derstand th e ir fru stra tion . T hey’r e kids. T hey deserve be tter , and th is league deserves to pu t com petent people on th e ice.”

T his w as no run-of-the-m ill p layoff gam e from s ta r t to finish.

• I t fea tu red tw o shorthand­ed goals by K nigh ts’ pesky c en te r Bo H orva t du ring the sam e Plym outh pow er play, m idw ay th rough th e first.

• P lym outh also had two ap p aren t goals in the second period w aved off, to th e cha­g rin of Vellucci and m ost of th e 2,775 fan s in a ttendance a t Com puware.

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Canton's Natalie Winters (No. 10) and Salem's Caroline Simko (No. 16) race for the ball during Saturday's varsity girls soccer contest.

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s u c c e s sSenior golfer sparks Wildcats

at Milliken Millwork InviteBy Tim Smith

S«a« Writer

L ast w eek’s b ru ­ta l w ea the r conditions w reaked havoc w ith schedules fo r high school squads in a ll sports, inc luding Salem 's va rsity g irls socce r team .

T he R ocks w ere fo rced to play F riday night a gainst N orthville in w in try conditions (a 1-0 d e feat) and bounce back to play a rescheduled con test Sa tu rday m orn­ing again st Canton. Salem took a quick 1-0 lead a t w ind-sw ept Plymouth- C anton E ducational Pa rk and — w ith th e good fon tune of a m issed penalty k ick — hung on for a 2-1 victory.

“I th ink it w as rea lly ha rd ,” sa id R ocks head coach Scott D uhl, whose team im proved to 4-2- 1. “A lot of u s had heavy legs today. But one o f the th ings we strugg led w ith la st n igh t w as ju s t play­ing forw ard.

“We sco red a couple goals ju s t by being the agg resso r and playing fonvard today.”

O n t h e b o a r dScoring early in the

f irs t ha lf w as jun io r fo r­w ard Elizabeth Miller, c leaning up th e rebound o f a sho t taken by senior m idfie lder N ancy Krutty.

The initial sho t from

th e rig h t side o f th e box deflected ove r to Mill­e r in th e m iddle fo r a tap- in from inside th e 6-yard box.

B efore halftim e, Salem jun io r de fe n d er Olivia K aye connected on a pen ­a lty sho t to p u t th e Rocks up 2-0.

“The firs t ha lf was rough,” Canton head coach Jeann ine Reddy said. "We didn’t go a fte r the ball, w e w ere los­ing every 50/50 ball, we w eren ’t passing to each o ther. We w eren’t mov­ing.”

P a r t o f th e prob lem was the strong wind th a t the R ocks had a t th e ir back fo r the opening 40 m in­utes.

In th e second half, the Chiefs (1-4 overa ll) had the e lem ents in th e ir favo r and played a m uch b e tte r half.

W ith 31:41 rem ain ing , C anton cu t the defic it to 2-1 when fre shm an for­w ard M adeleine Lucas d rove a 22-yarder from th e le ft side o f th e box th a t carom ed o ff th e righ t

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W hen N ick B ran­don began h is tenu re as head coach of P lym ­outh’s va rsity boys golf team , he spo tted sen ior K yle Rodes and figu red h im to be a le ad e r on and o ff the course.

E arly re tu rn s ba ck up Brandon’s assessm ent. N ot only have the Wild­ca ts won tw o of th ree tou rnam en ts to open the season (en te ring KLAA dual m a tch play this w eek), co-captain Rodes is th e m ain ca ta ly st — earn ing first-p lace m ed­alist honors Sunday at th e Milliken M illw ork Inv ita tional a t Indian- w ood C ountry Club w ith a 1-under 71.

T hat w as on D ay 1 of th e tw o-day Indianw ood even t, w here te am s play th e venue’s two 18-hole cou rses fo r separate com petitions. On Sun­day, th e W ildcats fin­ished second ou t of 20 team s w ith a 317 total, th ree strokes behind Lakeland.

Plym outh cam e back M onday to sco re a 301 fo r f irs t out o f 16 team s. The second round was p layed on th e par-70

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“old” course.“H e ’s been a leade r

fo r u s since Day 1 o f m e a rriv in g on the scene to take ove r th is p rogram ,” sa id Brandon, who suc­ceeded Chris Moore a t the helm . “W hat I though t h e w as m ore than anyth ing e lse yes­te rd a y (Sunday) w as a leader.

“T he conditions w ere ve ry challenging. The w ind w as up, it w as a cold day and a trem en ­dously d ifficu lt golf course . W hat stood out about K yle 's pe rfo r­m ance w as how in con­tro l h e w as o f his gam e.”

H e w asn’t alone w ith excellen t pe rform ances. On M onday, sen io r co­cap ta in R yan R ieckhoff ta llied a 74 w ith Evan Chipm an (77) and Chris K ozler (78) also having strong showings.

Sunday, on the par-72 “new ” course , R ieck­hoff and John Thtti re g ­is tered sco res o f 81 and 82, respectively. Kozler finished w ith an 83.

C o n f id e n c e g r o w sA ccording to Rodes,

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Drive 4 UR School

Blackwell Ford in Plymouth is partner­ing up w ith th e Salem Linebackers Booster Club for th e "Drive 4 UR School" program, slated to take place 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thurs­day, May 16.

The goal is to raise $6,000 for th e Salem high school football program , by test driving a Ford vehicle th a t day. Blackwell will d ona te $20 to th e program per te s t drive, w ith th a t money earm arked to help purchase new equip­m ent, improve football facilities and provide necessary supplies for players.

Blackwell Ford is located a t 41001 Plym­outh Road. For more information, call Black- well Ford a t (734) 453- 1100 or e-mail Salem Linebackers Booster Club vice president Da­vid Kwiecinski (dkwie- cini@ford.com) or Jim W hyte, Blackwell's new vehicle general sales m anager (jimwhyte® blackwellford.com).

Miles for Mankind Run

The first Miles for M ankind Run is looking for people of all ages interested in partici­pating in a 5K, 10K or Munchkin Mile Satur­day, May 11, a t Hines Park in Westland.

All proceeds from th e event, spearheaded by Plymouth Christian Academy junior Adam Powlus and his fam ­ily, will go to provide education for poverty- stricken children in Guatemala.

Fees to run (effective th rough May 3) are $35 for th e 10K, $30 for th e 5K and $20 for the Munchkin Mile. Fees will.go up $5 beginning May 4 until race day.

Go to milesforman- kind.com to dow nload a registration form and to find o u t more about th e cause. Or send an e-mail to milesfor- mankind@ gmail.com. Special guest on May 11 will be Buddy Shuh, of The Biggest Loser.

The race will kick off a t th e Nankin Mills a rea of Hines Park.

Wildcats skill camp set

The Plymouth Wildcats football skills cam p is se t to take place Monday through W ednesday, June 24- 26, a t th e Plymouth- Canton Educational Park varsity tu rf field.

Sessions a re as follows: 5-7 p.m. for youngsters entering grades five-nine; 7-9 p.m. for those in grades 10-12 this fall.

• Speaking o f Plym­ou th football, a m an­datory parent/player m eeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, in th e cafeteria. Ninth- g raders will m eet 6-7:30 p.m. follow ed by players en tering grades 10-12 from 7:30-9 p.m. M anda­tory paperw ork will be issued and te am expec­ta tions explained.

.For inform ation on th e skills camp and parent/player meetings, go to www.plymouth- wildcatsfootball.com to dow nload a camp brochure or fo r more information. Ques­tions can b e directed to Plymouth coach Mike Sawchuk a t (734) 765- 1766.

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p o st and into th e cage behind Salem sen ior goal­keepe r Ali E ggenberger.

T hen, ju s t ove r two m inutes la ter, th e Chiefs w ere aw arded a penal­ty kick w hen a Salem de fender go t h e r hands up in th e box.

Lucas, how ever, rolled th e ensu ing bid wide le ft and th e Chiefs could not g e t th e ty ing goal th e re s t o f th e way.

“We caugh t a huge b reak ,” D uhl sa id about th e m issed PK , add­ing th a t he d idn’t ge t a good look a t th e in frac ­tion itself. “The re fe ree though t th a t she had he r hand up in th e box. I t’s ju s t a teach ing mom ent fo r us and we ju s t got to he lp them de fend w ith th e ir a rm s down by th e ir sides in th e box.”

M a k in g p r o g r e s sSalem p u t som e p re s ­

su re on Canton senior goalkeeper K aitlyn Ja tc- zyk in a ttem p ts to pad th e lead. Ja tcz y k w as up to th e task , sliding out agg ressively to deny a ru sh by Rocks sen io r for­w ard Em ily B arfu ss w ith 14 m inutes to go.

“She (Jatczyk) made som e g rea t saves,” Reddy said. “W e’ve been ta lking to he r about how to talk (to h e r defense) and come ou t m ore. She did tha t today. She p layed a rea lly good gam e today.”

A ccording to Duhl, it w as key fo r th e Rocks to take a dvan tage o f having th e wind beh ind th em in th e f irs t half.

“T he wind’s been across th e field , bu t from tim e to tim e it d id seem like w e had it in th e f i r s t ha lf

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Salem goalkeeper Ali Eggenberger corrals the ball Sat­urday while Canton freshman forward Madeleine Lucas (No. 12) closes in. Putting defensive pressure on Lucas are Kathryn Binsfeld and Olivia Kaye (No. 8) of the Rocks.

and w e w ere against it a lit tle b it in th e second ha lf,” D uhl said. “P re f­erably, I ’d like it to close the gam e. B u t th e fac t we w ere ab le to ge t tw o goals w ith th e wind, I th ink we did a good job de fend­ing la te . I w as rea l happy w ith th e end resu lt.”

Reddy said fre shm en L ucas and N atalie Win­te r s have c a rried the te am offensively dur­ing th e season’s opening w eeks, bu t she saw prog ­re s s la te again st Salem.

“We w ere winning balls,” Reddy said. “We w ere ab le to find M addie and N atalie up top to c re ­a te a lot of chances. We w ere ab le to use ou r c en ­te r m ids.”

CANTON 3, CHURCHILL2: Madeline Lucas scored all three goals to lift the Chiefs (2-4, 2-0) to a KLAA South Division win Tuesday over visiting Livonia Churchill (3-4- 1,1-1-1).Churchill junior Kelsey

Parrinello scored twice with

Lauren Wynns and Kathleen Rubenson picking up assists. Canton led 1-0 at halftime

and went up 3-1 in the second half before Parrinello's goal cut the deficit to 3-2. The Chargers then hit a post with the potential game-tying goal with three minute left."There was a stretch for 10

minutes in each half where we did not step up mentally or physically," Churchill coach Reid Friedrichs said. "Canton out-muscled us for every ball and were more physical. That's where we lost the game." Alexis Tzarfaroglou went

the first 75 minutes in goal for Churchill before Christina Vakratsis came on for the final 15.PLYMOUTH 8, FRANKLIN

0: Stephanie Dillon scored four goals and Madi Lewis chipped in with a hat trick as the Wildcats (6-0,2-0), ranked No. 1 in Division 1, invoked the eight-goal mercy rule with 1:41 left Monday against host Livonia Franklin (2-3-1, 0-1-1). Franklin goalkeeper Andrea

Schweitzer proved heroic in defeat making 12 saves."She had a remarkable game,

just spectacular and made some great saves," Franklin coach Dean Kowalski said. “If not for her it could have been 8-0 a t halftime."

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who said he played at Indianw ood Country Club a s a sophom ore and junior, h is success so far th is season can b e a ttr ib ­uted to h a rd w ork during the off-season. The w ork­outs im proved h is tech ­nique and confidence.

“I th ink w hat’s rea lly com e to g e th er is I p rac ­ticed a lot o v e r th e win­te r to ge t m y m uscle m em ory down,” Rodes explained. “I ju s t feel I have m ore a lot m ore con­tro l over m y sw ing than I e v e r have, (along with) tem po and confidence.

“I ju s t feel confident in m y sw ing and tru sting th a t the sw ing I’m m ak­ing is th e one I need to m ake.”

T hat confidence is sp read ing th roughout the team .

“E ven a f te r w e w in w e’re still try ing to take aw ay how w e can w in by even m ore o r g e t be tter ,” R odes said. “We’re never com pletely sa tisfied . But w e defin itely go ou t to e v ery tou rnam en t expect­ing to get a victory. T hat’s o u r goal ev ery tim e w e go

Plymouth senior co-captain Kyle Rodes (left) is all smiles after garnering medalist honors Sunday a t Indianwood Country Club. At right is Indianwood head pro Dave Zink.

out and play.”R odes added th a t h e is

b e tte r than e v e r a t quick­ly m oving on from a bad shot, and he tr ie s to instill th a t m indset in h is te am ­m ates. “Ju s t play your ow n gam e, no t w orry about w hat the o th e r guys a re doing. Typical take it one-shot-at-a-tim e.”

T he W ildcats, apparen t­ly, a re expanding on tha t philosophy to go a fte r th e ir opponents one tour­ney o r dual m e et a t a tim e.

PLYMOUTH 144, CHURCHILL 176: On Tuesday at Fox Hills Classic, the Wildcats got off to a winning start to their KLAA schedule against Livonia Churchill. Kyle Rodes earned medalist honors with a 33, with Ryan Rieckhoff, . Chris Kozler and John Tatti

each scoring 37s for the day. Contributing to the win were Evan Chipman and Ryan Mel- nick, with nine-hole rounds of 40 and 41, respectively. HOLIDAY INN INVITE: The

Canton varsity boys golf team tied for seventh place out of 24 teams a t Monday's Holiday Inn Express Invite at Red Run Golf Club.Canton finished with a 326

score, trailing first-place Novi- Detroit Catholic Central (306). Leading scorers for the Chiefs

were Donnie Trosper, Alex Champagne and Brent Perry, who each tallied 81s. Tyler McMahan shot an 83 while Carter Schenk checked in with a 93."The weather finally cooper­

ated and the course was in fine shape," Canton coach Tom Alles said. "We struggled on the greens a bit but overall did well as a team to tie for seventh place."

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The 12U C anton Cardi­nals trave l baseball team is going to b a t fo r The M iracle L eague of Plym ­outh and com m unity m em bers who like to golf a re invited to do th e same.

O n Sunday, M ay 5, a t The Inn a t St. John ’s, the Cardinals will host a char­ity golf outing.

Cost is $120 p e r golfer fo r th e four-person scram ­ble form at. T hat fee takes c are of 18 holes of golf, lunch and dinner and priz-

A portion of th e pro­ceeds from th e ev en t will be earm arked for th e Mir­acle League, w hich “pro­vides opportunities for a ll children w ith special needs to play baseball rega rd less of th e ir abili­ties.”

T he Inn a t St. John’s is located a t 44045 Five Mile Road in Plymouth.

F o r additional inform a­tion, contact Pau l Cas-

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Whalers’ Wilson knows the scoreBy Tim Smith

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Tom Wilson (No. 10) o f the Plymouth Whalers celebrates after scoring a goal during the recent playoff series against Owen Sound.

Carrying the ball during Monday's cross-cam­pus varsity girls lacrosse game is Salem junior Jenna Carter (No. 11). At right is Plymouth's Elizabeth O'Donohue.

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Rocks crush ’Cats, 10-4

W hen Tom Wilson fin­ished up high school a t Plym outh-Canton Educa­tional Park, he knew w hat w as up.

Likewise, Wilson the hockey player is a ll over w hat tran sp ired Ihesday n igh t a t Com puware A re­na.

The Plym outh W hal­e rs ’ pow er forw ard has a fu ll understanding of w hat the team needs to do to ge t p a st a heartb reak ­ing 6-4 loss to London in G am e 3 of the OHL W est­e rn Conference finals.

"For sure, w e got the bounce a couple nights ago in double overtim e (Plym outh’s 4-3 win in G am e 2) and they got a couple bounces tonight,” Wilson said. “T hose a re bo th em otional gam es, and th a t’s w hat playoffs is a ll about. We’re going to bounce back and get r ig h t back a t it (Wednes­day) night.”

In o rd e r fo r the W hal­e rs to once again even the se ries, they will need to avoid 'D iesday’s pitfalls, he continued.“IXvo shorthanded goals, i t’s no t the way you w ant to sta r t,” Wilson said. “T urnovers a re huge, the London K nights have so m uch skill up fro n t and if you tu rn th e puck over they ’re going to score.We knew that, w e did and they capitalized.”

A fter th e K nigh ts took a quick 1-0 lead w hen Ryan R upert scored on the pow er play, th e home

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Still, th e W halers ro a red ba ck fro m adver­sity to score fou r goals against London goal­ie A nthony Stolarz (38 saves) in th e th ird , tw o by forw ard Tom W ilson (who reg is tered a ha t tr ic k in Plym outh’s 4-3 double­overtim e win on Sunday).

R akell tie d th e gam e w ith a low la se r from the rig h t c irc le a t 10:59 and c en te r M itchell H eard s tu ffed a w raparound a t 12:01 to finally pu t P lym ­outh on top and ge t the hom e fans up and rock­ing.

Then it w as w hat Vel- lucci called a “so ft” pen­a lty against defensem an Connor C arrick a t 15:08 th a t led to a power-play ta lly by fo rw ard Max D omi ju s t 10 seconds la t­er.

Domi roofed a sho t p a st P lym outh rookie goal- te n d er Alex N edeljkovic, w ho m ade 22 saves.’ A subsequent goal a t 16:06 by Seth G riffith put the K nigh ts back in fron t 5-4 to stu n the crow d and D om i’s em p ty nett- e r a t 19:03 w rapped up an even tfu l evening.

T hat is, ex cep t fo r th ree gam e m isconducts doled ou t again st P lym outh in th e final m inute a s the W halers’ fru stra tions bubbled over.

L ondon head coach D ale H un te r described th e em otion-packed, up- and-dow n contest a s typ i­ca l playoff hockey.

“T hat’s hockey, it hap- penk all th e tim e,” sa id H unter, about the m om entum sw ings. “One goal g e ts you going, you got to pu t to g e th er a good sh ift to coun ter that.T hen you get the m om en­tum back.”

H orvat said th e K nights show ed “no panic w hat­soever” due to th e P lym ­outh rally.

“We got some rebound goals to bounce back from as soon a s they scored," H orva t noted. “And th a t’s w hat helped us c a rry on for th e re s t o f the gam e.”

S l o w s t a r tA ccording to Velluc-

ci, h is team cam e out ten­ta tive in th e f irs t period and tha t pu t the W halers behind th e 8-ball.

“ I thought obvious-

te am had a chance for th e equalizer midw ay th rough th e opening p e ri­od.

B u t London’s opportu­n istic penalty kill went to work. Bo H orvat tw ice in te rcep ted th e puck in th e neu tra l zone and skat­ed in fo r goals ju s t 1:09 apart.

Things did not im prove fo r the W halers in the second, either. Although P lym outh ca rried the play, London sh u t the door — w ith th e help of tw o goals be ing waved off.

In th e th ird period , how ­ever, th e W halers’ “us-

ly w e s ta r te d off rea lly slow, giving up two short- handed and a power-play goal," V ellucci said. “We show ed a lot of g rit and determ ination com ing back. And we go (take) a lead and then a rea lly soft call.

“O ur guy (Carrick) got h it from behind and a so ft call, I guess you can’t b lam e th e officials because they ’re incom pe­ten t.”

T he W halers actual­ly w ere victim ized by a str in g o f o the r calls, inc luding tw o appar­en t goals being w aved off du ring th e span of a Plym outh pow er play w ith London leading 3-0.

W ith 7:13 rem aining, the W halers though t they jam m ed the puck over th e line during a scrum in the London crease . Fol­lowing a leng thy review , the officia ls ru led no goal b ecause the w histle had blow n on th e play.

against-them " m entality pa id o ff w ith fou r unan­sw ered goals. Wilson sco red the f irs t two.

H e chipped a shot over th e glove of London goalie A nthony Stolarz, receiv ing a p e rfec t cen­te rin g pass from G arre tt M eurs a t 1:37.

W ith 14:16 left, Wilson sco red again. H is initial b id h it th e le ft post, bu t th e puck bounced ba ck to h im in the low slot. Then, despite falling to the ice, he b u ried a low shot inside the le ft post.

B r in g in g itW ilson ju m p s tarte d the

P lym outh forw ard Sebastien U vira, w ith abou t six m inutes rem a in ing in th e p e ri­od, lif ted a rebound over Stolarz. T he ne t w as knocked o ff its m oorings to w ipe ou t th a t goal bu t no t w ipe ou t th e W hale rs’ resolve.

V ellucci added th a t he’ll “probably ge t fined, bu t a t this po in t you can’t send two incom petent people to do a b ig gam e. T\vo v e ry good hockey team s th e re playing g rea t and have those horrible calls one a f te r another."

A lthough the W halers ou tshot and outchanced London by a wide m ar­gin in th e second only to com e up em pty, Velluc­c i helped his te am get ram ped up for a com e­ba ck betw een fram es.

"I ac tually told them how it’s going to b e fun w hen we win th is gam e,”

And th a t’s w hat they a lm ost did.

ra lly ju s t tw o days a fte r scoring the ha t tr ic k in G am e 2. H e sm iled when a sked if h e senses a need to c a r ry th e te am on his shoulders.

“I ’m a rea lly com pet­itive kid, I love p layoff hockey and I w ant to play as long as I can," Wilson said. “I ju s t love going out th e re and a lot of th e guys look to m e to b ring the energy.

“I’m ju s t going to do w hat I can to pu t the pucks in th e ne t o r ge t a b ig h it, w hatever we need in the game."

H e sm iled again when ta lk ing about how loud and bo isterous the Com­puw are A rena crow d was on Thesday — despite less-than-capacity a tten ­dance (2,775).

“W hen w e cam e back it w as e lec tric , o u r fans a re g rea t,” he added. “A lot o f th e team s w ill say, ‘P u t 10,000 in .’ B u t the fan s th a t we have a re loud and it’s a p re tty loud bu ild ing w hen they get going.”

W ilson obviously would like nothing m ore than to have a chance to re tu rn to Com puw are fo r G am e 6, w hich would be 2 p.m. Sunday.

Of course , the W halers will need to win ano th­e r gam e fo r th a t to hap­pen. The se ries contin­ued w ith W ednesday’s G am e 4 (re su lts no t avail­ab le a s of p ress tim e) and re tu rn s to London fo r F r i­day’s G am e 5.

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PLYMOUTH 4, LONDON3 (20T): Just seconds away from facing a two-game deficit in the Ontario Hockey League Western Conference final, the Plymouth Whal­ers forced overtime on Tom Wilson's third goal of the

Spectacular goalkeeping by Alex Nedeljkovic — who stopped 61 of 64 shots, including 20 in the first overtime — helped the Whal­ers stay afloat in the Sunday afternoon tilt a t Budweiser Gardens.Finally, at 10:16 of the

second OT, Rickard Rakell scored the game-winning goal on the power play, from Gianluca Curcuruto and Gar­rett Meurs, to give Plymouth a 4-3 win and even the series at 1-all.London never trailed until

Rakell's winning marker stunned the crowd of 9,016. Three times the Knights

took a lead and each time it was Wilson to reply with the equalizer.Wilson scored at 7:38 of the

second period from Sebastian Uvira and Curcuruto (three assists) to answer Bo Horvafs first-period tally.About five minutes later,

however, London regained a 2-1 edge on a goal by Chris Tierney and the Knights enjoyed that lead entering the third.However, Plymouth's power

play came through against London goalie Anthony Stolarz (41 saves) when Wilson found the mark at 6:53 of the third, from Rakell and Curcuruto.The Knights went up 3-2 at 10:06 when Max Domi tallied a power-play goal, but Ne­deljkovic made sure London would not light the lamp a fourth time.That proved crucial because

Wilson tied the game at 3-3 at 19:12 of the third. Assisting on Wilson's hat-trick goal were Connor Carrick and Stefan

London outshot Plymouth 20-10 in the first overtime, but Nedeljkovic shut the door.

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Salem played an all- a round strong gam e Mon­day to defeat Plym outh 10-4 in a va rsity girls lacrosse m atch a t Plym ­outh-Canton Education­al Park.

The Rocks th u s earned th e ir first-ever w in over th e Wildcats.

“O ur girls rea lly got to the ball off the draw and controlled the gam e,” Salem head coach Dave M edley said.

D oing th e dam age for Salem w ere K iersten Vala and Rose Krasofsky, with single m arke rs by Jenna C arter and B ridget Ker- win.

Senior de fenders Leah Schrauben, A lissa Amell, G racie Savage, Shannon Fitzpatrick and Megan Wood helped lim it Plym­outh’s shots to 11.

Stopping seven of those 11 shots w as sen ior goalie Sarah Bow erm an.

T he “Lee-W ilier Show” w as a sm ash hit Friday as Salem rolled to a 13-5 w in ove r Canton in a varsity boys lacrosse contest at Plymouth-Canton E duca­tional Park.

T hat’s because B ran­don L ee sco red five goals fo r the Rocks w hile Noah W ilier chipped in w ith four to pace the attack.

Salem led 4-3 a t halftim e and th e gam e rem ained close en tering th e fourth qu a rte r a t 8-6.

In the final stanza, how­ever, the Rocks scored all seven goals — two each by Lee, W ilier and P J Rog-

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te r Zach W ilds w hile p re ­venting th e ru n n er from scoring. I t didn’t m at­te r because Stafford’s low p itch got p ast catch­e r N ick Rom anowski to b ring home Fox.

S tafford’s day end­ed w hen W ilds dou­bled. T hree b a tte rs lat­er, against re lieve r Nick H azergian, a line single to righ t by Thylor T\im- e r upped N orthville’s lead to 3-1.

Canton th rea tened in th e sixth and seventh, bu t could not capitalize.

Singles by Schnur (2-for- 3) and H azerg ian (l-for-3) gave th e Chiefs a chance in the sixth. T hat b id was foiled by N orthville’s defense.

W ith tw o ou ts and the runners in scoring posi­tion, Raymo (l-for-2) d rove a r ising line r to cen­te r tha t Thom as H uber jum ped up to ree l in.

Canton also had tw o run ­n e rs on in the seventh, fol­lowing singles by Parre lly (l-for-3) and pinch h itte r Alex Clark.

C enter f ielder W eston P rice (l-for-4) then h it a one-hopper up the mid­dle th a t H ansen snagged before throw ing to first base for the final out of the game.

“I w as a little b it encour­aged by the way w e swung the bats,” Blom shield said. “I thought w e squared it up pre tty good. We ju s t hit a lot of a t ’em balls.

“T heir p itcher did a nice job. You throw strikes, you keep your team in it.”

The re s t o f the w eek will te s t the Chiefs, w ith dou­bleheaders T hursday and Friday a t Novi and Plym­outh, respectively.

SALEM 7. FRANKLIN 1: Visit­ing Salem took advantage of

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Scoring for Plym outh w ere N atalie Nowicki, M ichelle B urke , E lisa­b e th D eC laire and Jilian Laroy.

M aking 10 stops was goalkeeper Megan Wieloch.

LADYWOOD 17, REGINA5: Juniors Jessica Snyder and Megan Leon tallied five and four goals, respectively, leading unbeaten Livonia La- dywood to a 17-5 girls lacrosse victory Monday at Warren Regina.Senior Jadyn Snyder also

added three goals and senior goalie Stephanie Mackley made 15 saves as the Blazers improved to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the Catholic League. Kayla Parks scored twice for

the Saddlelites, while goalie Maggie Golia made 12 saves. SALEM 14, WEST BLOOM­

FIELD 2: In a non-conference varsity girls lacrosse matchup Friday a t PCEP, Shannon Fitz­patrick scored four goals while Rose Krasofsky and Joslyn Longe each netted three.

e rs and a solo ta lly by Joel M artin.

Also scoring for the Rocks w as P a rk e r God­frey, in th e first.

Tim Popp scored twice fo r th e Chiefs, w ith Car­son Pakula (from Jay K rebs) and Kyle Tbpper (from Popp) also finding the m ark.

P laye rs w ith assis ts fo r Salem included Ja k e Per­k ins (two), Phil Sutfin, Joey K rause and Rogers (four).

E arning the win in goal fo r the Rocks w as Justin Oldani. The win im proved Salem ’s reco rd to 6-1.

four Livonia Franklin errors Monday, to earn a 7-1 KLAA crossover victory.Earning his second win of the

year for the Rocks was start­ing pitcher Nick March, who pitched into the fifth, allowing just one run. Finishing up were Tyler Brooks and closer Jeremy St. Laurent.Salem went up 3-0 in the

third inning and tacked on a single run in the sixth and two more in the seventh to im­prove to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the KLAA entering Wednes­day's KLAA Central Division twinbill against Northville.At the plate, sophomore left

fielder Brandon Gillen went 2- for-3 with three RBI. Other RBI were registered by Josh Penn, Justin Sydlowski, Jack Driscoll and Kyle Penn.PLYMOUTH 7. NOVI 2: On

Monday a t Plymouth, the Wildcats squared their record a t 3-3 (1-1 in the KLAA) with this victory over Novi (3-3,1-1).Plymouth benefited from five

Novi errors, but strong pitch­ing from Brian Schmid also was key. He went four innings, allowing no runs and three hits while striking out five for his first win of the season. "Schmiddy was on his game

today," coach Bryan Boyd said. Matt Janke had a double

and scored a run with other contributors including Seth Hubbard (RBI double), Jamarl Eiland and Shawn Sudz (two

“This is a good win for us against a very good program," Boyd said. "We didn't play our best today, but took advan­tage of opportunrties they gave us. Thafs what good teams do."RCA 11, SUMMIT ACAD­

EMY 1 : Plymouth Christian Academy pitcher Tanner Hay had a dominant performance Monday, giving up one run on three hits while striking out seven in 4 1/3 innings to win the six-inning varsity baseball

Sparking the offense was Daniel Jipping, who singled, tripled and homered. Johnny Lauch delivered a key double in the fourth to break the game open for the Eagles. Also contributing on of­

fense were Matt Read (two hits). Josh Slater and Reuben Galang (two RBI each) and Nick Andres (one hit). Following Hay to the mound

was Lauch, who hurled the final 1 2/3 innings.

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Duking it ou t dur­ing the second period Tuesday

London'sNikitaZadorov(No.65) and

Sebastian Uvira (No. 17).

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Keeping his eye on the puck during the first period Tuesday is Plymouth Whalers' goalie Alex Nedeljkovic (No. 39). Ready to help if needed is defenseman Nick Malysa (No. 4).

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‘G utsy’ R ock s k n o ck o ff N oviD ave G erlach had high

pra ise for h is Salem v a r­sity g irls trac k and field team following Thesday's 73.33-to-63.66 dual m eet v ic to ry ove r Novi.

“We b eat a te am tha t hasn ’t be en b eaten in a dual m e e t in s ix y e a rs ,” G erlach said. " It w as one o f th e m ost gu tsy Rock- solid p e rfo rm ances in m y 18 ye a rs o f coach­ing .”

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tu red w hat he described as "huge pe rfo rm ances” from a num ber of girls.

The “a th le te o f the m eet,” he noted, was Khyli Ray. She took firs t in th e 100 and 200 dashes and a s p a rt of the vic tori­ous 400- and 1,600-meter relays.

Also winning four even ts w as K ayla Kavu- lich, w ith v ic to ries in the

400,800,1,600 and 3,200 runs.

O ther standouts, includ­ed N ancy K ru tty (hur­dles), Anya Cho (1,600 and 3,200 runs), Eliza­be th Tripp (1,600 relay), Sheikina Johnson (100, 200,400 relay, 1,600 relay), Shannon Fly­nn (1,600 relay, 800 run), Alex D avis (400,1,600 relay), D ana B lanenship (discus), R ebecca Falzon (discus) and S hara Long (shot put).

GIRLS TRACK RESULTS

C a n to n ’s W a rr en g e ts it d o n e w ith a r m , b a tC anton’s va rsity softball

team rou ted N orthville 10-0 Monday in a KLAA crossover gam e shortened to five innings due to the m ercy rule.

Pitching a trunca ted no­h itte r fo r th e Chiefs (2- 0) w as H anna W arren, who stru c k ou t e igh t M us­tangs. She helped he r own cause a t th e plate, too, w ith a 3-for-3 day includ­ing a hom er and th ree RBI.

O ther h itte rs contribut­ing to a 13-hit a ttac k w ere Paige A re sco — w ho dou­bled and trip led in four at-

bats and drove in two runs — and D elainey O’D onnell (2-for-2, two RBI). FRANKLIN 5, SALEM

4: Lauren Michaels' sharp two-out single to center field scored Katelynn Devers with the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh Mon­day to give host Livonia Frank­lin (2-0, 2-0) the Kensington Conference crossover victory over the Rocks (0-2,0-2). Michaels finished with two

hits and three RBI, while De­vers also singled twice, scored three times and had a stolen

“The (Salem) catcher had the ball as Devers avoided the tag sliding pass home then reaching back with her hand to touch the plate," Franklin

coach Linda Jimenez said. "This was a great comeback, being down four in the fourth inning. Devers’ slide was amazing."The Patriots also got a 2-run

single from Mackenzie Lukas and an RBI single from Mor­gan Larkin.Winning pitcher Courtney Garbarino (2-0) scattered six hits over seven innings. She struck out one and did not allow a walk."Courtney showed much

poise after the fourth inning," Jimenez said.Losing pitcher Kristi Zink

gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out two in seven innings of work.Elliott Mitchem collected

two hits and scored a run for

m (LC),

Crusaders sw eep, stay atop WHACM adonna Universi­

ty m aintained its g rip on firs t place in the Wolver- ine-Hoosier Athletic Con­ference baseball race Sun­day by sw eeping a double- header against host U ni­versity of N orthw estern Ohio, 7-5 (10 innings) and 3-1.

MU, now 27-7 overall and 14-1 in the WHAC, com pleted the sweep a s s ta r te r E van Piecho- ta (Livonia Stevenson) im proved to 4-1 by allow­ing ju st one earned run on four hits over five innings.

Jo sh V andemark came on to earn his firs t college save with two scoreless innings in relief. .

A lex Charles and Jus- tin Cook each knocked in a run for MU.

N orthw estern Ohio (18- 19,12-10) got tw o hits from Ben Smith, while s ta rter Engel Diaz (1-2) w ent the f irs t 4.2 innings to suffer the loss.

A fter squandering a four-run lead in th e bottom of the ninth, M U had to go ex tra innings and used a tw o-run single from fresh­man righ t fielder Christian H older in G am e One.

H older finished with two hits and a career-best four RBI, while senior cen ter fielder Alex Charles went 3-for-4 with a RB I and a run sco red .

Senior le ft fielder Steve Pelletier (Farm ington H ar­rison) m atched H older w ith two hits.

M adonna s ta r te r Je r­em y Gooding (Livonia/ D earborn Divine Child), who did not ge t the deci­sion, w ent e ight strong innings allowing ju st one earned run on th ree hits and four walks. Reliever M atthew Cook (6-1), who w as roughed up for four earned runs on five h its in the final two innings, got the victory.

R eliever Jun io r Santos (0-1) took the loss fo r the Racers, while C esar Loiz and G eoff Bow ers each collected tw o hits.

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CANTON 37 April 23 at Canton

Shot put: 1. Amber Warren (Canton), 32 feet, 2 inches; 3. Emily Norscia (LC), 30-10. Discus: 1. Norscia (LC), 119-6;

3. Pummill (LC), 93-2.High jump: 1. Ashley Co­

chran (LC), 4-10; 3. Juliet Hope (LC), 4-6.Long jump: 1. Natalie Spala

(LC), 14-11.75; 2. Cochran (LC), 14-10.5.100 hurdles: 1. Molly Jarvis

(LC), 16.68; 3. Spala (LC).18.35.300 hurdles: 1. Jarvis (LC),

48.28; 2. Spala (LC), 50.94.100 dash: 1. Elyssa Hofmann

(LC), 13.52; 2. Janel Green (LC), 13.87; 3. Chanel Gardner (LC), 13.92.200: 1. Lucia Azcunaga (LC);

29.11; 2. AnnMarie Lumette (LC), 29.76.400: 1. Sydney And*1:00.73; 2. Julia Szuba u-w. 1:04.82; 3. Kourtney Strong (LC), 1:05.36.800: 1. Olivia Mdntee

(Canton), 2:35.21; 2. Erin Em­manuel (LC), 2:38.05; 3. Jenna Hickson (LC), 2:38.44.1,600: 1. Michelle Azar (LC),

5:30.27; 3. Lauren Bernhardt (LC), 6:13.94.3,200: 1. Vivien Okechukwu

(LC). 12:04.06.400 relay: 1. Churchill

(Crossman, Gardner, Green, Hofmann), 51.18; 2. Canton, 54.65; 800 relay: 1. Churchill (Green Anderson, Jarvis, Hofmann), 1:46.91; 2. Canton, 1:54.19; 1,600 relay: 1. Canton. 4:26.24; 2. Churchill, 4:36.77, 3,200 relay: 1. Churchill (Emmanuel, Hickson, Alexis Lombardo, Szuba), 10:49.24; 2. Canton, 11:28.24. Dual meet records:

Churchill, 3-0 overall, 3-0 KLAA South Division; Canton, 0-3 overall, 0-3 KLAA South.

LIVONIA FRANKLIN 70.5 PLYMOUTH 66.5

April 23 at Franklin Shot put: 1. Tionne Johnson

(P), 34 feet, 2 inches; 3. Sophia Modes (LF), 29-6.Discus: 1. Johnson (P), 92-1;

2. S. Modes (LF), 86-9.5.High jump: 1. Katherine

Harris (P), 5-0; 3. (tie) Maddie Osborn. 4-6.Long jump: 1. Taylor Rieck-

hoff(P), 15-7.25; 2. Natalie Modes (LF), 15-0.25.Pole vault: 1. Jane McCurry

(P), 10-6.100 hurdles: 1. Kelly O'Brien

200: 1. Agnew (LF), 26.6; 2. Julie Wonch (LF), 26.7.400:1. Wonch (LF), 1:02.8. 800: 1. Natalie Douglas (LF),

2:35.0.1,600: 1. Douglas (LF), 5:44.9;

2. Ellary Marano (LF), 5:51.4. 3,200: 1. Brianna Lax (P),

12:23.8; 2. Marano (LF), 12:35.1; 3. Natalie Martinez (LF). 12:41.-400 rc n (Jas-line Crowley, Michelle

son, N. Modes, Agnew), 52.7;2. Plymouth, 54.7; 800 relay:1. Franklin (Wonch, O'Brien,N. Modes, Agnew), 1:50.5;2. Plymouth, 1:55.0; 1,600 relay: 1. Plymouth (Gabby Alfera, Ashley MacBrien, Jewel Davis, Jada Woody), 4:20.3; 2. Franklin, 4:21.6; 3,200 relay:1. Franklin (Mandy Prokryfky, Katelyn Kovach, Marano, Douglas), 10:22.3; 2. Plym­outh, 10:26.0.Dual meet records: Frank­

lin, 3-0 overall, 3-0 KLAA South Division; Plymouth, 0-2 overall, 0-2 KLAA South.

WARREN REGINA 76 LIVONIA LADYWOOD 52 April 22 at Ladywood

Shot put: 1. Amy Lewan- dowski (LL), 33 feet, 7.75 inches; 3. Krystyna Kitlinski (LL), 28-5, discus: 1. Lewan- dowski (LL). 100-6; 2. Sarah Wojnarowski (LL), 97-9; high jump: 1. Gabby Buscemi (WR), 4-8; 3. Hannah Gove (LL), 4-6; long jump: 1. Marissa Lesch (WR), 14-7.5;2. Callan Tigani (LL). 14-2.5; 100-meter hurdles: 1. Lesch (WR), 18.36; 2. Gove (LL), 18.65; 300 hurdles: 1. Lesch (WR), 53.37; 2. Gove (LL), 54.53; 100 dash: Joi Reddick (WR), 13.91; 2. Devon Yearn (LL), 14.19; 200: 1. Amber Riethmiller (LL), 28.93; 400: 1. Cassie Bloch (WR), 1:01.35; 2. Pilar Furlong (LL), 1:07.0; 800:1. Jenny Ponkowski (WR), 2:36.64; 3. Sinead Cox (LL), 2:48.76; 1,600: 1. Elizabeth Bloch (WR), 5:51.37; 3,200: Cassie Bloch (WR), 12:31.72; 400 relay: 1. Ladywood, 53.84; 2. Regina, 54.07, 800 relay: 1. Ladywood. 1:55.36;2. Regina. 2:05.67; 1,600 relay: 1. Ladywood, 4:32.57; 2. Regina, 4:36.93; 3,200 relay: 1. Regina, 11:16.57; 2. Ladywood, 11:36.85.

Ladywood’s dual meet re­cord: 0-3 overall; 0-3 Catholic League (Central Division).

QUAD MEET RESULTS April 23 at Luth. Westland TEAM STANDINGS: Lutheran

Westland, 92.5 points; 2. Au­burn Hills Oakland Christian,84; 3. Allen Park Cabrini, 39.5; 4. Harper Woods, 30.Shot put: 1. Anajai (HW), 31

feet, 4 inches; 2. Leah Refenes (LW). 29-9.5; discus: 1.Refenes (LW). 91-7; 3. Janine Erickson (LW), 76-8; high jump: 1. Wurm (Oakland).4-6; long jump: 1. Haggard (Oakland), 14-0.5; pole vault: I.AIissa Flury (LW). 8-0; 2. Elizabeth Matthews (LW), 7-6; 100-meter hurdles: 1. Snyder (Oakland), 17.4; 2. Flury (LW), 17.9; 3. Sabrina Morrison (LW), 19.7; 300 hurdles: 1. Flury (LW), 53.8, 100 dash: 1. Cooks (HW), 13.1; 200: 1. Cooks (HW), 27.1; 400: I.Wood (Oakland), 1:06.5; 2. Matthews (LW). 1:08.1; 3. Chelsea Kovacs (LW), 1:11.1; 800: 1. Jenna Wisner (LW), 2:35.0; 1,600: 1. Wisner (LW), 5:43.3; 3. Emma Buffone (LW). 7:22.0; 3,200:1. Lucido (Oakland), 13:04; 3. Buffone (LW). 16:04.0; 400 re­lay: 1. Oakland Christian, 54.4; 3. Lutheran Westland, 59.0; 800 relay: 1. Lutheran West­land (Kovacs, Morrison, Abby Schaffer, Matthews), 2:02.2; 1,600 relay: 1. Lutheran Westland (Kovacs, Morrison, Wisner, Matthews), 4:47.5; 3,200 relay: 1. Oakland Chris­tian, 11:55.0.Lutheran Westland's dual

meet record: 5-2 overall. APRIL SHOWERS RELAYS

April 20 at Dexter GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS: 1.

Saline, 115 points; 2. Dear­born Divine Child, 70; 3. East Kentwood, 67; 4. Brighton,46; 5. Macomb Dakota, 33.6;6. Detroit Renaissance, 28;7. Dexter. 19; 8. Davison, 13;9. (tie) Livonia Franklin and Toledo Central Catholic, 11.6 each; 15. Canton, 5; 19. Livo­nia Ladywood, 2 (20 schools).Franklin placers: 2. sprint

medley (Kelly O'Brien, Michelle Wilson, Madison Agnew, Julie Wonch), 1:51.;5. long jump (Natalie Modes, Brianna Gutowski), 28 feet. 1.75 inches; high jump (Sheila McKinley, Wonch), 9-0; 6. 400- meter relay (Jasmine Crowley, Wilson, Modes, Agnew), 53.1. Ladywood placers: 6. shot

put (Amy Lewandowski, Krystyna Kitlinski), 59r0.

I ends losing streak as Meek hurls 3-hitter BOYS TRACK RESULTS

T he M adonna U niver­sity softball te am ’s bats continue to b e cold in Sun­day 's W olverine-Hoosier A thletic Conference open­ing gam e suffering , a 5- 1 se tback o A quinas Col­lege.

But th e host C rusaders rebounded w ith a 3-0 win in the nightcap as Carlee M eek pitched a complete- gam e th ree-h itte r to snap a four-game losing s treak at U niversity Field.

M eek (10-1), faced ju st 24 b a tters and did not allow a walk in seven innings.

Em m a Cook, E rin Mayes and A m ber Rafko each knocked in a run as the C rusaders im proved to 26- 16 overall and 8-5 in the WHAC.

R ebecca Shineldecker (6-9) took the loss fo r the

Saints, who slipped to 18- 13 and 4-4.

In G am e One, Aquinas p itcher Carlie Giarmo lim­ited the Crusaders to th ree h its and four w alked over seven innings to improve to 8-3. G iarm o struck out

Losing p itcher Bree C ram pton (13-12) allowed four earned runs on five hits over the firs t four innings before M eek cam e on in re lief and held the Saints scoreless over the f inal three.

Caitlyn K euvelaar had the lone RB I for MU, while I rm a Cruz and Renae Tbbergen each knocked in two runs fo r the Saints.DAVENPORT 4-3, MU 0-2:

In a WHAC twinbill Saturday, host Madonna University (25- 15, 7-4) lost twice to Davenport University (26-11-1, 9-3) at University Field.Sam Cole blanked MU on

three hits in the opener. She struck out one and walked four over seven innings en route to a 4-0 shutout.Losing pitcher Bree Crampton

struck out a career-high 13 in suffering the loss. She allowed two earned runs on seven hits and four walks.K.C. Dunne went 2-for-3 with

two RBI to pace the Panthers.In Game Two, Davenport got

the game-winning run in the top of the eighth inning to pull out a 3-2 victory.Cole (17-6) came on in relief

of starter Kyleigh Linebaugh in the sixth inning to earn the victory.Carlee Meek started for MU,

allowing two earned runs on nine hits over five innings. Crampton (13-10), who pitched the final three innings allow­ing one run and fanning seven, took the loss.Kristen Drabek went 3-for-3

in the loss, while Katie Fenech went 2-for-3 with three RBI including a homer.Carli SanMillan (Livonia

Ladywood) went 3-for-4, while Kelly DuCharme knocked in a pair of runs for Davenport

GIRLS TENNIS RESULTSDUAL MATCH RESULTS

SALEM 6 STEVENSON 3

April 23 at Salem No. 1 singles Ashley Walker (S)

defeated Aimee Mocda. (1), 64, 7-6 (3); No. 2: Chelsea Yu (S) def. Caroline Hay, 6-1,6-2; No. 3: Laura Shureb (LS) def. Tiffany Chan 7-6 (3), 64; No. 4: Kylie Enright (S) def. Batool Hussain 64,6-1.No. 1 ckxMes: Sam DiGiovanni-

Arryn Dochenetz (LS) def. Julia Miereles-Kalaya Thomas, 63,6-1; No. 2: Josie Abdulbald-Shelby Seay (LS) def. Abi Collingwood-Ky- lie Flynn (1). 64,60; No. 3: Rachel Hershodc-Kendall Berghofer (S) def. Julia Grammatico-Maddie

Chimenko, 6-3,60; No. 4: Natasha Consul-Courtney Simpson (S), def. Sam Cyrus-Sarah Morse, 61.62; No. 5: Ashmi Nagar-Madison Kulik (S) def. Caitlin McCamant-Oarissa Smith (5), 61,62.Dual meet records: Salem 3-2,

2-2 KLAA Central.

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April 22 at Churchill No. 1 singles Keerthi Chekuri

(P) defeated Rylie Fallu, 61,62; No. 2: Miranda Cemy (P) def.Mara Karageozian 7-5.2-6,63; No. 3: TreveniArvikar (LQ def. Kirthi DuraisWamy, 62,62; No. 4: Marlowe Susselman (P) def. Alison

Hill. 64,61.No. 1 doubles: Claire Rose-

Rujuta Patil (LQ def. Sarah Gamble-Swetha Duraiswamy, 3-6, 64,7-5; No. 2: Lauren Conley- Emma Mullenax (P) def. Sneha Patil-Erin Strayhom, 7-5,61; No. 3: Jessica Banini-Madison White (LQ def. Amber Tseng-Teahn Horton 63,2-6,63; No. 4: Kym Facto-Shan non Huff (P) def. Mag­gie Trinka-Lexi Fata. 62.7-5; No.5: Dallas Rohraff-Kelly Snyder (LQ def. Amber Maroudis-Alssa Lopez,2-6,61.7-5.Dual meet records: Plymouth

3-0 overall. 60 KLAA South Divi­sion; Livonia Churchill, 1-2 overall, 1-1 KLAA South

DUAL MATCH RESULTS LIVONIA CHURCHILL 76

CANTON 61 April 23 at Canton

Shot put: 1. Olaniyi Owagbe- mi (Canton), 42 feet, 5 inches;2. Zack Barrick LC), 41-1; 3. Demarco McKinney (LQ, 39-0. Discus: 1. Barrick (LQ. 111-1;

2. McKinney (LQ, 110-5; 3. Seth Suida (LQ, 101-7.High jump: 1. Jamal

Dixon (Canton), 6-2; 3. Romello Brown (LQ, 5-8.Long jump: 1, Dixon (Can­

ton), 20-6.75.Pole vault: 1. Jacob Hage

(LQ, 14-0; 3. Stephen Fedak (LQ. 11-8.110-meter hurdles: 1. Zach

Zoltowski (LC), 16.65; 2. Kenzel Jefferson (LQ, 16.93.300 hurdles: 1. Zoltowski

(LQ, 42.28; 3. Jon Shatter (LC), 43.96.100 dash: 1. Colby Mor­

ris (Canton), 11.59; 2. Malik Johnson (LQ, 11.98; 3. Darius Lambert (LQ, 12.01.200:1. Morris (Canton), 23.55;

2. Hunter Rimatzki (LQ, 24.27;3. Parys Brown (LC), 24.73.400: 1. Andre Abram (LQ,

54.62.800: 1. Matt Cohan (LQ,

2:05.61; 2. Brendan Meakin (LQ, 2:09.69; 3 Jon Alessandrini (LQ, 2:10.26.1,600:1. Ben Yates (LQ,

4:41.86; 3. Alessandrini (LC), 4:47.15.3,200: 1. Evan Dunklee (Can­

ton), 10:19.93; 2. Andrew Malik (LQ, 10:22.76; 3. Colin Murphy (LQ, 10:38.19.400 relay: 1. Churchill,

45.08; 2. Canton, 45.33; 800 relay: 1. Canton, 1:33.08;2. Churchill. 1:34.53; 1,600 relay: 1. Canton, 3:40.05; 2. Churchill, 3:44.56; 3,200 relay:1. Churchill. 8:50.51; 2. Canton, 9:41.88.Dual meet records:

Churchill, 3-0 overall, 3-0 KLAA South Division; Canton, 0-3 overall, 0-3 KLAA South.

PLYMOUTH 69 LIVONIA FRANKUN 68

April 23 at Franklin Shot put: 1. Kyle McMillan

(P), 44 feet. 8 inches; 2. Asa Hattar (LF), 43-6; 3. Juan Gam­boa (LF), 41-7.Discus: 1. Tony Vella (LF),

122-2; 2. Hattar (LF), 104-5; 3. Gamboa (LF), 104-0.5.High jump: 1. Nathan Harris

(P), 5-10; 3. Charlie Roth (LF), 5-6.Long jump: 1. Jordan

Bickham (LF), 19-8.5; 2. Brett Gutowski (LF), 18-7.5.Pole vault: 1. AlexTeasdale

(P), 11-6; 2. Damon Currier (LF),

110-meter hurdles: 1. Richie Wieczorek (LF), 17.8.300 hurdles: 1. Wieczorek

(LF), 43.2.100 dash: 1. Dan Duncan (LF),

10.9.200: 1. Alex Rogers (P), 22.4;

2. Nathan Rodgers (LF), 22.5; 3. Duncan, 22.6.400: 1. Lucas Bunting (P).

50.8; 2. Gutowski (LF), 51.6. 800:1. Max Rogowski (P),

2:03.1; 3. Danny Koponen (LF), 2:04.5.1,600: 1. Keenan Jones (LF),

4:37.5.3,200:1. Jones (LF). 10:04.3. 400 relay: 1. Franklin (Dun­

can, Bickham, Danny Cline, Rodgers), 45.3; 2. Plymouth, 46.5; 800 relay: 1. Franklin (Duncan, Bickham, Gutowski, Rodgers), 1:34.1; 2. Plymouth, 1:35.9; 1,600 relay: 1. Plym­outh, 3:33.0; 2. Franklin, 3:37.1; 3,200 relay: 1. Plymouth, 9:27.9; 2. Franklin, 9:47.2.Dual meet records: Plym­

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

QUNITET MEET RESULTS April 23 at Luth. Westland

TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Lu­theran Westland, 112 points;2. Allen Park Cabrini. 108; 3. Harper Woods, 58; 4. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 40; 5. Newport Lutheran South, 20. Shot put: 1. Smrcka (South),

42 feet; discus: 1. Smrcka (South), 128-7; high jump:

1. Gass (Cabrini), 5-6; long jump: 1. Gass (Cabrini), 18-2; pole vault: 1. Newman Harper (LW). 9-6; 2. William McMain (LW). 7-6; 110-meter hurdles: 1. Austin Olson (LW), 16.6; 300 hurdles: 1. Krieg (Oakland), 43.4; 2. Olson (LW), 44.0; 100 dash: 1. Abbott (HW), 11.5;3. Darrien Brown (LW). 12.1; 200:1. Brown (LW), 24.9; 400:1. Harper (LW), 55.5; 2. Jacob Davenport (LW), 57.7; 800:1. Cabrini, 2:14.7; 2. Hunter Roedel (LW), 2:18.9; 3. Eric Smith (LW). 2:22.7. 1,600:1. Roedel (LW), 5:12.6; 400 relay: 1. Harper Woods, 47.5;2. Lutheran Westland (Weslee Warren, Jeonghun Han, Gar­rett Kempf, Brown), 1:41.6;800 relay: 1. Harper Woods, 1:39.1; 2. Lutheran Westland (Harper, Olson, Davenport, Brown), 1:41.6; 1,600 relay:1. Cabrini, 3:56.0; 2. Lutheran Westland (Davenport, Warren, Kempf, Harper), 4:02.8; 3.200 relay: 1. Cabrini, 9:28.3; 2. Lutheran Westland, Eric Smith, Ian O'Banion, Matt Parent, Brandon Wyman), 9:41.1.Lutheran Westland's dual

meet record: 7-0 overall. APRIL SHOWERS RELAYS

April 20 at Dexter BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: 1

East Kentwood, 112 points; 2. Saline, 97; 3. Novi-Detroit Cath­olic Central, 53; 4. Ann Arbor Pioneer, 52; 5. Monroe, 41; 6. Toledo Central Catholic, 27; 7. Macomb Dakota. 21; 8. Livonia Franklin, 19; 9. Dexter, 16; 10. Brighton, 9 (15 schools). Franklin placers: 2 long

jump relay (Brett Gutowski, Jordan Bickham), 36 feet. 10.5 inches; 3. sprint medley relay (Bickham, Gutowski, Nathan Rodgers, Keenan Jones), 3:50.29; 5. shot put relay (Asa Hattar, Juan Gamboa), 80-106. shuttle hurdle relay (Richie Wieczorek, Randy Murawski, Nathan Leonard, Jeremy Shep­pard), 1:15.12; 900 hurdles relay (Wieczorek, Sheppard, Murawski), 2:24.57.

Traveling memorial headed to Farmington Hills

A sea of American flags will tu rn the front law n of the Farmington H ills Church of God into a m em orial nex t m onth fo r U.S. troops killed in A fghanistan and Iraq.

The 6,600 flags a re a traveling exhibit called "Field of Flags” that began in 2005 a t a church in Som ers, Conn.

“It has travelled up and down the E ast Coast.

W e're th e f irs t church east of Pennsylvania to get it,” said Chris Weaks, a mem­b e r o f the church and coordinator o f the event.

T he flags will be on dis­play through M em ori­al Day. T he Rev. Gor­don R.G. Steinke, pas­to r o f Farm ington Hills C hurch o f God, will lead the opening ceremony, 11 a.m. Saturday, M ay 4, a t th e church, 25717 Pow er Road, Farm ington Hills. The events will include

:s, a 21-gun salute,

a recognition of soldiers’ fam ilies and planting of 200 flags tha t represen t fallen troops from Mich­igan.

A closing, sunset cer­emony will be held a t 7 p.m. Monday, May 27.

W eaks said the exhib­it is open to the public and tha t com m unity groups and o the r churches inter­ested in holding th e ir own m em orial event a t the site m ay call him a t (734) 546- 7818 o r the Farm ington H ills Church of God office

a t (248) 546-7818.“W e're no t basing it on

religion o r politics,” he added. “We’re try ing to keep it fo r rem em bering the soldiers and honoring the families."

H e said the event’s m is­sion is “belieP’ in hum an freedom , “honor” for those who have served and “sacrifice” to love oth­ers.

T he display will be available daily from May 4-27 fo r pe rsona l reflec­tion.

T h e flags w ill be on d isp la y th ro u g h M em o r ia l Day. T h e R ev. Gordon R.G. S te in k e , p a s to r o f F a rm in g to n H ills C hurch o f God, w ill lea d the o p e n in g cerem o n y , 11 a .m . S a tu rd a y , M a y 4, a t the church , 2 5 7 1 7 P o w er Road, F a rm in g to n H ills. The e ven ts w ill in c lu d e bagpipes, a 2 1 -g u n sa lu te , a re co g n itio n o f so ld ie rs ’ fa m ilie s a n d p la n tin g o f 2 0 0 flags th a t r e p re se n t fa lle n troops fro m M ichigan.

RELIGION CALENDARAprilBLOOD DRIVETime/Date: 1-7 p.m. Friday, April 26Location: Prince of Peace Lu­theran Church, 37775 Palmer, Westland. Contact: For ap­pointments call (734) 722-1735 or (800) RED-CROSS CAMP ENROLLMENT Time/Date: Now through May 31Location: Consuming Fire Christian Center, 31463 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland Details: Enrolling kids and teens, age 5-15, for six-week Bible/Homework Enrichment Camp that will run July 8-Aug. 16. Full day sessions are $700 and a half-day is $480. Families get a $25 discount for added siblings for the full day rate; $10 discount for the half-day rate. A non-refundable $100 registration fee a t the time of enrollment secures a place. Cost indudes the registration fee, snacks, materials for class, tutoring in most subjects and assessment testing Contact Melanie Staten or Sylvia Brown at (734) 266-2293 CELEBRATING FAMILIES Time/Date: After all Masses from April 27-28 Location: St. Aidan Catholic Church, 17500 Farmington Road, Livonia Details: "Celebrating Families: Building Blocks of Sodety" will indude a Catholic bookstore's display, refresh­ments and supen/ised LEGO play area for kids Contact (734)425-5950; wwwstaidanlivonia.org CONCERTTime/Date: 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28Location: St. John Lutheran Church, 23225 Gill Road, between Freedom Road and Grand River Ave., Farmington

HillsDetails: Annual Marie Walck Memorial Hymn Festival will include works by Beethoven, Bach, Handel and others sung by a mass choir composed of members of the S t John Chancel Choir, the DTE Sing­ers, and guest singers from churches throughout the Metro area. Admission is free, although a free will offering will be collected Contact Wesley Fishwick at (248) 474-0584 CRARSHOW Time/Date: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, April 27 Location: St Matthew Church, 5885 Venoy, north of Ford Road, east of Merriman, WestlandDetails: Variety of crafts, treats and more. Vendors representing different senrices and wares will be on hand, too. Lunch, bake sale and snack bar available. Sponsored by St Matthew Women's Mis­sionary League .Contact Ruth Plunder, (734)788-9357FILMTime/Date: 6:45 p.m. Friday, April 26Location: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 28000 New Market Farmington Hills Details: Free saeening of the movie, "Up," a 2009 3D computer-animated comedy- adventure. A meal of sloppy joes, baked beans, chips, and brownies will be offered for a free will donation Contact RSVP a t (248) 553- 3380 FILMTime/Date: 7 p.m. Satur­day, April 27Location: Livonia Church of Christ, located on Mer­riman, must north of Five Mile, Livonia Details: Free viewing of

"Courageous" for adults and the Disney movie, “Brave," for children Contact: (734)427-8743 FILMTime/Date: 6:30 p.m. Satur­day, April 27 Location: St. Michael Lutheran Church, 7000 N. Sheldon, Canton Details: The church and AAA Pregnancy Resource Center, show the film, "Oc­tober Baby," which tells the story of a woman adopted by loving parents after a failed abortion. Free child care will be provided. Snacks will be available. The film is not recommended for children under 13 Contact: (734) 459.3333 RUMMAGE SALE Time/Date: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Friday, April 25-26 Location: Good Hope Lutheran Church, 28680 Cherry Hill Road, Garden CityDetails: A bag sale for $2 per bag is set for 3 p.m. FridayContact: (734) 427-3660 SINGLE PLACETime/Date: 7 p.m. Thurs­day, April 25Location: First Presbyterian Church of Northville, 200 E. Main, Northville Details:Coming up: Play Eu­chre, Mexican Train and o ther games. Snacks and soft drinks provided. Ice cream will be available. $5 donation. Single Place is designed for mature singles Contact: www.singleplace. org.

M ayASCENSION SERVICETime/Date: 7 p.m. Thurs­day, May 9

Location: Lola Park Luther­an Church, 14750 Kinloch, RedfordDetails: Service celebrates Jesus' ascension and will be followed by a free ice cream socialContact: (313) 532-8655 or (734) 968-3523 COMMUNITY GARAGE SALETime/Date: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 11 Location: New Life Church, 33111 Ford Road, Garden CityDetails: Rent a space and keep th e profit from your sale. Space rental is $25 Contact: (734) 326-7000 CONCERTTime/Date: 9:30 a.m. Sun­day, May 12Location: Lola Park Luther­an Church, 14750 Kinloch, RedfordDetails: The Concert Choir o f Michigan Lutheran Semi­nary will present a concert of sacred songs. The 31 singers, under the direction of Leonard A. Proeber, have toured annually since 1955, w ith appearances in more than 30 states, Canada and Europe. No admission charge, but a free will of­fering will be accepted Contact: (313) 532-8655 LADIES BRUNCH Time/Date: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 11 Location: Covenant Com­munity Church, 25800 Student, one block north of Five Mile near Beech Daly, RedfordDetails: Robin Sullivan of WMUZ 103.5 is the guest speaker. Reservations dead­line is May 8. A love offer­ing will be taken a t the event to help offset costs Contact: RSVP to (313) 535-3100

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Age 60, passed April 16 2013. Proceeded in death by wife Bar­bara Saczyk Briggs, parents Har­old & Frances (Warner) Briggs, daughter Rachel, grandson Zachcry. Dear Father to Michelle & Jim Obuchowski and Kris & Jackie Robertson. Brother to John Briggs, Laura & David Loviska, Grampa to Brody, Jenna Bean. & Sophie. Uncle to Stephen M. Christian Jr., Stepha­nie Irwin (Mike), and Nick Batey. Loved by Courtney Chris­tian, Michael Irwin, Kayla Irwin Ashley Christian, Mr. T. and PePe, and many friends and rcla-

HENSON,VIOLA

April 21, 2013; Age 90 of West­land. Dear mother of Richard. Half sister of Carman Grandy. Funeral services from the Uht Funeral Home, 35400 Glenwood Rd., Westland, Saturday 3pm. Visitation at the funeral home Saturday noon to 3pm. Crema­tion to follow. Family suggests memorials to Michigan Humane Society in lieu of flowers.

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Age 79, formerly of Detroit, MI died April 20, 2013 in Saratoga, CA. 1951 graduate of Cass Tech­nical High School. 1955 Gradu­ate of Michigan Technological University. Husband of the late Ruth Kcskinen-Brookman, father of Jay (Sara) Brookman, Marc (Leslie) Brookman, & Brenda (Mike) Sinclair, Grandpaw to Wesley & Chase Brookman, Grandpa to Brent & Clifford Brookman, and Cramps to Anna & Mickey Sinclair. Husband of Myma Brookman. Step dad to 4 and grandpa to 8 in Boise, ID Memorial service will be held April 20th, at 11 am. 2013 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 19100 Allendale Ave, Saratoga CA. Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society.

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T he Plym outh O rato­r io Society will sing its only co n ce rt of th e year, nex t m onth a t F irs t U nit­ed M ethodist C hurch in Plymouth.

“It’s the only choir I know of th a t is a one- se m es ter choir,” said R ichard Ingram , conduc­tor. “I t ’s a p re tty unusu­al group.

“E ach y e a r it’s been betw een 80-95 singers and they com e from all w alks o f life. T hey m eet the f irs t M onday in Ja n ­u a ry and every Monday a fte r th a t un til th e firs t Sunday in M ay w hen they do a co n ce rt w ith o rches­

tra . I t ’s a group I ’ve rea l­ly loved getting to know. T here ’s been lots of d if­fe ren t r ep e rto ire and they ’ve been willing to t ry new th ings they 've n e v er tr ie d before. So, i t’s been a fun group to be p a rt of.”

Ing ram , who is in his seven th season w ith the P lym outh O ratorio Soci­ety, will lead th e sing­e rs th rough an orato­rio , Judas M accabaeus, b y G eorge F. H andel, a t 3 p.m . Sunday, M ay 5, a t 45201N. T errito ria l Road, Plym outh. T he M ichi­gan Sinfonietta O rches­t r a will accom pany the group. Adm ission is free, a lthough a f re ew il l o ffe ring will b e taken.

Members of the Plymouth Oratorio Society rehearse every Monday n igh t from January to their concert in May.

I t will b e one o f th e few tim es in its 27-year histo­r y th a t th e cho ir will sing an oratorio — a lengthy chora l w ork th a t is sim ­ila r to an ope ra in th a t it te lls a story, b u t it doesn’t inc lude scene ry o r action. O ratorios generally focus on relig ious them es.

Y ears ago, th e Soci­e ty pe rfo rm ed a por­tion of H andel’s Messiah, B ach’s Passion Accord­ing to St. John and a p a rt o f M endelssohn’s Elijah, b e fo re tu rn in g its a tten ­tion to requiem s, M ass­es and o the r p ieces. Fo r its 25th a n n iversa ry in 2011, the group sang Eli­ja h again, pe rfo rm ing m ost o f th e w ork. That sam e ye a r Ing ram began planning fo r ano ther ora­torio pe rfo rm ance and chose th e H andel piece. I t focuses on Ju d a s M acca­baeus, w ho led th e Isra e l­ite arm y in a rebellion for relig ious freedom against th e Syrians in 166 BC.

“H andel w as a com pos­e r who inven ted th e ora­to rio in th e 18th cen tury ,” Ing ram said. "This one h e p rem iered in 1747 and he kep t rev is ing it until th e y e a r he died, 1759.So, he kep t changing som e th ings, add ing some things. I t’s one he tin ­

Members of the Plymouth Oratorio Society rehearse for their upcoming spring concert.

ke re d w ith a lot and dur­ing his life tim e it w as the second m ost pe rform ed oratorio beh ind M essiah.

“T hese days you don’t h e a r m any pe rfo rm anc­e s of Judas M accabaeus.I knew som e of the cho­ru ses from it, bu t m ost of th e m usic I didn’t know. So, fo r m e as a conductor it w as fun to learn some­th ing new.”

A p p e a l in g m e lo d ie sIng ram suspects Judas

M accabaeus appeals to singe rs and audienc­es a like because of its “beau tifu l m elodies.” H e sa id H andel’s m usic is as popular today a s it w as in the 18th century.

“I t’s ju s t such exciting, so rt of happy m usic,” he d escribed Ju d a s M acca­baeus. “In th is pa rticu la r p iece , th e re also is some v e ry sad m usic th a t goes a long w ith th e s to ry line. I t ’s a piece w ith good con­tra s t, lo ts of duets, solos a s w ell a s chorus. I t h as a lit tle b it o f every th ing .

“I th ink a lot of the

appeal o f M essiah the lis ten e rs will find w ith Judas M accabaeus, also.”

Ingram , who also con­d uc ts the cho ir a t H uron H igh School in Ann A rbor, has begun plan­n ing fo r a collaboration w ith the M ichigan Phil­h a rm onic nex t season. T he Plym outh O ratorio S ociety will sing Te D eum b y 19th cen tu ry com pos­er, Antonin D vorak dur­ing a M ichigan Philhar­m onic co n ce rt in early 2014. T he group will sing it again a t its sp ring 2014 conce rt, a long w ith a few

sh o rte r works.In g ra m said th e oppor­

tun ity to sing w ith a live o rchestra, such as the M ichigan Philharm onic o r M ichigan Sinfonietta, he lps th e Plym outh O ra­to rio Society d raw new m em bers and keep its existing singers.

“People norm ally don’t g e t th a t chance w ith the c hu rch cho ir and m ost of th e people in th is group a re also in o the r com m u­n ity groups or in th e ir c hu rch choir. This pro­v ides them the opportu­n ity to do a b ig g e r piece than they could do in the o the r situations. I t ’s also a rea l th rill fo r th e singers to have such a big sound, w ith an o rch e s tra and la rg e chorus.

“I t’s a p re tty exciting p e rfo rm ance experienc­es, no t ju s t fo r th e lis ten­e rs , b u t fo r th e singers them selves.”

F o r m ore inform ation about th e Plym outh O ra­to rio Society, call (734) 455-8353 o r visit plym- outhoratoriosociety.org.

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A rts CraftsDETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTSTim e/D ates: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. W ednesday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Location: 5200 W oodward, D etroitFam ily Sundays: 2 p.m. Sun­days; storytelling, perform anc­es; fre e w ith admission Exhibits: M otor City Muse: D etroit Photographs: Then and Now, th rough June 16; Shirin Neshat, includes e igh t video installations and tw o series of photos, th rough July 7; print- m aking by Ellsworth Kelly, May24-Sept. 8 Contact: (313) 833- 7900, w w w .dia.org

Photography by Claudia Retter is on display this month a t the Village Theater a t Cherry Hill in Canton.

GALLERY0VTTime/Date: 10 a.m .-2 p.m. M onday-Friday and during pub­lic events, th rough April 28 Location: Village T heater a t Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road, CantonD etails: The photography of Claudia Retter C ontact: (734) 394-5300 NORTHVILLE ART HOUSETime/Date: 10 a.m .-2 p.m. Monday-Friday, th rough April 27Location: 215 W. Cady, North- villeD etails: “Line & Brush: Two FigurativeVisions" shows th e w ork of friends and a rt instruc­tors, Amy Foster and Vianna Szabo. Foster is a m aster d rafts­m an w ho loves line and gesture w hile Szabo's passion is paint and color. In conjunction w ith th is exhibit, th e artists will o ffer tw o-day w orkshops a t th e Northville Art House. Amy Foster will o ffer po rtra it draw ­ing fundam enta ls, April 20-21 and Vianna Szabo will teach painting gestu re portraits.

April 27-28. Limited space is available. See th e A rt House w ebsite a t w w w .northvillearts. o rg fo r m ore inform ation C ontact: (248) 344-0497 PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL Time/Date: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and during public events, through April Location: Plymouth Community Arts Council, 774 N. Sheldon, PlymouthDetails: "Spaces & Places," is the PCAC’s 4th annual open juried

Contact: (734)416-4278 THREE CITIES ARTTime/Date: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday- Saturday, April 26-27; noon-5 p.m. Sunday, April 28 and 1-4 p.m. Monday, April 29; wine and cheese reception is Sunday from 1-4 p.m.Location: Westland Public Library, 6123 Central City Parkway, north of Ford Road, Westland Details: A juried art exhibit, held in conjunction with th e DIA's Inside Out Program, will include oils, watercolors, pastels, collage, photo art, and more. To learn about the styles and techniques used by the artists, sign up for free guided tours of th e a rt a t the library check-out desk Contact: Marilyn Meredith a t (313) 231-3939 or e-mail marilyn- meredith@wowway.com UPPER HALL GALLERY Time/Date: Pub hours are 3 p.m.- midnight, Monday-Thursday; 3 p.m.-l a.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-l a.m. Saturday; noon-midnight Sunday; through AprilLocation: Inside Liberty Street Brew Pub, 149 W. Liberty, Plym­outhDetails: Tim Gralewski's seri- graphic artworkContact: Kate Paul a t (734) 469-

F J"Becka Waiting" and other works by Vianna Szabo are on exhibit this month a t Northville Art House.

FilmPENN THEATRE Time/Date: 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 26-27; 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28 Location: 760 Penniman Ave., PlymouthDetails: "Safe Haven," $3 Contact: (734) 453-0870; www. penntheatre.com REDFORD THEATRE Time/Date: 8 p.m. April 27 Location: 17350 Lahser, Detroit Details: Buster Keaton Festival, accompanied by th e Rev. Andrew Rogers; $12 for adults and $8 for children. The th e a te r will close for May and June and reopen in JulyContact: (313) 537-2560; www. redfordtheatre.com

MusicBASELINE FOLK SOCIETYTime/Date: Sign up for open mic, 6:15-6:45 p.m.; performanc­es, 7 p.m., th e th ird Saturday of the month.Location: The JWH Center for th e Arts, Plymouth Community Arts Council, 774 N. Sheldon, PlymouthDetails: Includes open mic per­formances and a fea tured group or musician. Admission is $5, including performers. Individual and family annual memberships also are available Contact: Scott Ludwig a t BFS- president@aol.com FARMINGTON COMMUNITY CHORUSTime/Date: 8 p.m. Friday-Satur- day. May 10-11Location: Mercy High Audito­rium, 29300 W. 11 Mile, Farming­ton HillsDetails: 33rd annual spring con­cert, “Even Stephen" features the 80-voice chorus directed by Steven SeGraves and accompanied by assistant director Susan Garr. The M4 Choir from Meads Mill Middle School in Northville also will per­form. Tickets are $12 in advance or $ 15 a t the door. Get advance tickets from the Costick Center a t 26800 W. 11 Mile, Farmington Hills o r call (810) 632-4067 Contact: Shelly Addison a t (248) 250-1447FARMINGTON HILLS LI­BRARYTime/Date: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 12Location: 32737 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills Details: Attomey-turned-boo- gie-woogie-pianist, Matthew Ball

will perform. Hear classics like "Swanee River," "Over the Rain­bow" and "Deep in the Heart of Texas," done boogie-woogie style in this free, one-hour program Contact: (248) 553-0300 JAMMIN' TO END FAMINE Time/Date: Doors open a t 7 p.m. Friday, April 26Location: Marian High School Auditorium, 7225 Lahser, Bloom­field HillsDetails: Tom Birchler of Livonia and his brothers, Dave, Keith,Jim and John hold their annual concert to benefit "Kids Against Hunger." Performances by The Paisley Fogg, a 60s-style rock group; The Grunyons, with jazz a cappela; and Moose Wampler and the Overdays, with 50s party rock. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students. They're available at the door or in advance by contact­ing Tom BirchlerContact: (248) 722-1820 or e-mail to tbirchler@mi.rr.com

JAZZ AT THE ELKS____________Time/Date: 7-10 p.m. last Tuesday of th e m onth — except DecemberLocation: Plymouth Elks Lodge #1780, 41700 Ann Arbor Road, PlymouthD etails: There is a $10 donation a t th e door which includes hors d'oeuvres. Proceeds from Jazz Elks goes tow ard special needs and disadvantaged children and veterans. The next performance, on April 30, features Nuevo Jazz Detroit, w ith Duncan Jones on keyboard, Don Lewandowski on bass, Patrick Fitzgibbon on vibes and steel. Chuck Golemba on drum s and Jerry LeDuff on congasContact: (734) 453-1780 or e-mail to plymouthelks1780@ yahoo.com TRINITY HOUSE THEATRETime/Date: Most shows start at 8 p.m., doors open a t 7:30 p.m. Location: 38840 W. Six Mile, LivoniaD etails: Bill M allonee w ith Ryan Dilaha, April 25; Twang- to w n Param ours w ith The Po tter's Field, April 26; Acous­tic E idolon, April 27; Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin, May 3; O rpheum Bell and Lac La Belle, May 4; Annie and Rod Capps, Joel Palm er and Floyd King and th e Bushwackers,May 5. Most show s tickets are $15, and $12 fo r subscrib­ers. Only cash and checks are accepted

C ontact: (734) 464-6302

S o m e th in g d if fe re n tDETROIT ZOOTim e/D ate: 10 a.m . to 4 p.m. dailyLocation: 1-696 service drive and W oodw ard, Royal Oak D etails: Admission is $11 for adults 15 to 61, $9 fo r senior c itizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 14; chil­dren under 2 a re free Contact: (248) 541-5717

Histo r ic alGREENFIELD VILLAGETim e/D ate: April 27-28, May4-5 and 11-12 Location: 20900 O akwood Blvd, D earborn D etails: Tickets a re on sale now fo r "Day O ut w ith Thom­as: The Go Go Thomas Tour 2013," which gives youngsters a chance to climb aboard Thom as th e Tank Engine and ta k e a 25-m inute ride. The even t includes T hom as-related activities, such as sto rytelling and arts & crafts. Train rides d e p ar t every 30 m inutes, from 9:30 a .m .-5 p.m. Tickets are $11.75 fo r m em bers, 1 and older and includes fre e adm is­sion to G reenfield Village. Ticket prices fo r non-m em bers are $11.75 for children, 1-4; $27.75 for youth , 5-12; $33.75 for adults, 13-61; and $32.75 for seniors, 62 and up PLYMOUTH HISTORICAL MUSEUMTim e/D ate: 1-4 p.m . W ednes­day, Friday-Sunday, th rough June 9Location: 155 S. Main, Plym­ou thD etails: New "M ade in America" exhibit h ighlights America's con tribu tions to in­dustry, w ith a special emphasis on M ichigan-m ade products. Visitors will find iconic A m eri­can-m ade products th ro u g h o u t th e M useum's “Main Street," including a 1931 Ford Model A pick-up truck belonging to M argare t Dunning, the Museum 's m ajor benefactor. O ther no tab le items include e igh t pedal cars from th e collection o f Greg Gladki of W estland. Many m ore items from th e M useum's collections are sca ttered th ro u g h o u t the exhibit, giving visitors a full sense of American ingenuity . Admission is $5 for adults and $2 fo r studen ts. 6-17 C ontact: (734) 455-8940

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T a s t e , c o m p a r e g l u t e n - f r e e

f o o d s a t a n n u a l f a i rBy Sharon D argay

Staff Writer

S haron M anning d oesn ’t h av e to e a t g lu ten -free . B u t b e ca u se h e r hu sband and ch il­d re n do, th e Farm in g to n H ills w om an k e ep s p ro d u c ts con­ta in in g w heat, ba rley , rye, m a lt and o a ts ou t o f h e r k itch ­en.

“M y ho use is com p lete ly g lu ten f re e ,” sa id M anning , w hose h u sband a n d ch ild ren have c e lia c d isease , an a u to ­im m une d isease th a t a ffe c ts th e sm a ll in te stin e . T h e re ’s no c u re fo r ce liac d isease and tr e a tm e n t c o n sis ts o f follow ­in g a life-long g lu te n -free d iet.

T hat can be a challe n g e fo r anyone w ho e a ts p ro ce ssed o r conven ience foods, en joys b a k ed goods o r snacks, d ines ou t o r cooks a t hom e. M any foods a n d in g red ien ts , from soy sa u ce to pa s ta , m a lted m ilk to co n d en sed soups con­ta in glu ten .

K now ing w hat k inds o f glu­te n -f ree op tions a re availab le and w hich s to re s c a r ry them c an m ake shopping , cooking and e a tin g e a s ie r fo r ind iv idu ­a ls w ith c e liac d isease o r g lu­te n in to lerance .

T h a t’s w hy th e T ri-C ounty C eliac S u p p o rt G roup (TCC- SG ) sp o n so rs an a nnual g lu­te n -f re e food fair. M anning, a m e m b er o f th e g roup is in c h a rg e o f th e an n u al ev en t th is year.

T he f a i r ru n s 10 a .m . to 2 p .m . Sa tu rday , A pril 27, a t T he F i rs t P re sb y te ria n C hurch , 26165 F a rm in g to n Road, F a rm in g to n H ills . V endors

w ill b e on han d w ith sam p les o f th e ir g lu te n -free p ro d u c ts w hich a lso w ill b e availab le f o r pu rch a se . S e v e ra l r a f ­f le s w ill b e held th roughou t th e d a y fo r g if t b a sk e ts , cook books, f itn e s s m e m b ersh ip s and m ore . A dm ission is f re e to TCCSG m e m b ers , a n d $10 fo r non -m em bers.

S t r e n g t h in n u m b e r s“W e encourage people to

b ecom e m e m b e rs . T he la rg e r o u r g roup is , th e m o re w eigh t o u r vo ic e h a s a s a g ro u p to go to a m a rk e t a n d say , w ill you c a r ry th e se (g lu te n -f ree ) th in g s? W e’r e t ry in g to m ake su re th e e n tir e g lu te n -free c o m m u n ity is a w a re o f u s ,”

M ann ing sa id .She a ttr ib u te s th e inc reased

availab ility o f g lu ten -free p rod ­u c ts in so u theas tern M ichi­gan to TCCSG, no ting th a t the g roup is vocal about th e needs o f th e ce liac com m unity and e ncourages g roce ry sto res to c a r ry glu ten -free products .

"H ille rs has been so respon­

sive and th a t pu ts p ressu re on som e o f th e b ig g e r chain sto res,” she said.

H iller’s M arke t, w hich has s to res in L ivonia and Fa rm ing ­ton H ills; P lum M arket, w ith s to re s in A nn A rbo r and W est Bloomfield; Celiac Special­tie s , in F a rm ington H ills; and R um i’s Passion, in Livonia, a re am ong th e vendors expec ted to a tten d th e fair.

B o n d in g e x p e r i e n c eM anning describes th e even t

a s fam ily-friend ly and encour­ag es pa re n ts to b r in g th e ir chil­d ren along.

"For m y ch ild ren , th e y not only love going som e place they can finally ta s te every th ing— going to COSTCO is no fun w hen you c an ’t ta s te an y th in g— b u t it’s bonding . T hey ’ve m ad e f rien d s w hile a tten d in g th e food fa ir . T h e re is som e­th ing lib e ra tin g fo r c h ild ren w ho a re ce liacs w hen they know o th e r people g e t it, o th ­e r k id s h av e th e sam e r e s t r ic ­tio n s th e y do.”

A ccord ing to TCCSG, c e li­ac d isease o ccu rs in ap p ro x ­im a te ly one in 135 ind iv idu ­als. S ym ptom s can inc lude bone o r jo in t pa in , w eigh t loss, anem ia , b loa ting , d e p ression , fa tig u e , d ia rrh e a o r c onstipa ­tion . C e liac d isease can lead to o th e r d iso rd e rs , such as c a n c e rs and add itiona l au to­im m une d ise ases i f a p a tien t fa ils to follow a g lu ten -free d iet.

F o r m ore in fo rm ation abou t th e food fa ir , v is i t www.tcc- sg .n e t. F o r questions, e-m ail m aorlando39@ gm ail.com

Grilling goes sweet and savory

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Apple Butter Glaze

Honey Apple Butter Baked Beans

With sp ring tem : p e ra tu res finally on th§ upsw ing,

it’s tim e to hau l ou t the g rill o r f ire up th e gas- fueled barbecue.

W hen it com es to a g rea t cookout, you w ant to keep things sim ple and tasting fan tastic . And th a t sta r ts w ith ju s t th e righ t recipes.

T he mild ta ste of pork tenderlo in is pe rfec t fo r pa iring w ith th e bold fla­vo rs o f th e A pple B u tter G laze in th is recipe. The sw eet and tangy ta ste of apple b u tte r is nicely bal­anced w ith mild Vidalia onions, zesty Dijon m us­ta rd and a d ry w hite wine.

W hen grilling, keep a couple of things in mind:

• Cook th e tenderloin over ind irect h eat — the cooler side o f th e grill — so th a t it cooks slowly and evenly. T his also keeps the glaze from scorching.

• T lim m eat w ith tongs, n e v er w ith a fork. P ierc­ing th e m e at re leasesits na tu ra l ju ic es — and you’ll end up w ith a dry entrde.

I f you p re fe r poultry, try Apple B u tter BBQ Sauce w ith Chiles and Cilan­tro on chicken o r Sweet & Spicy W ings. F o r beef, b ru sh Apple B u tter M ari­nade on a steak and grill.

W hile you’re tend ing to the barbecue grill, munch on cheese o r pretzels s la the red w ith Apple But­te r M ustard Dip.

F o r a savory side dish w ith a h in t o f sw eetness, t ry these Honey Apple B u tter B aked Beans. T h ree kinds o f beans a re baked w ith apple b u tte r and honey w ith a h in t of heat from cum in and cay­enne pepper. Cap it all o ff w ith f re sh fru i t and Pum pkin W alnut Dipping Sauce.

G et m ore delicious rec ­ipes for you r cookout sea ­son a t w w w .m usselm ans. com.

G r il le d P o rk T e n d e r lo in w ith

A p p le B u t t e r G lazeServings: 4Cooking Time: 25 - 40 min­utes

1 cup apple butter2 tablespoons Vidalia onion,

finely chopped'!• cup Dijon mustardIt cup dry white wine or white

cooking wineSalt and pepper to tasteVegetable oil2 boneless pork tenderloins,

trimmed (1 -1 .5 pounds each)I n m e d iu m bow l,

w h isk to g e th e r ap p le b u t te r , o n ion , m u s ta rd a n d w in e . S e a so n w ith s a l t a n d p e p p e r to ta s te .

I n s m a ll s a u c e pa n , b r in g a p p le b u t te r m ix ­tu r e to a bo il, s t i r r in g c o n s ta n t ly . S e t a s id e a few ta b le s p o o n s o f th e g la z e to d r iz z le on th e c o o k ed m e a t b e fo re se rv in g .

P r e h e a t g r i l l to m e d i­u m h ig h . B r u s h p o rk w ith o il a n d s e a so n w ith s a l t a n d p e p p er .

O v er d i r e c t h e a t, b ro w n te n d e r lo in on a ll s id e s , a b o u t 5 m in ­u te s to ta l. B r u s h m e a t w ith g la z e a n d , i f g r i l l a llo w s , m o v e to in d i­

r e c t h e a t. T u r n e v e ry5 - 6 m in u te s to p re v e n t g la z e f ro m sc o rc h in g , b r u s h in g o c c a s io n ­a l ly w ith a d d itio n a l g la ze . C ook m e a t to a n in te r n a l te m p e r a ­t u r e o f 160°F (co o k in g t im e w ill v a r y f ro m2 5 -4 0 m in u te s , b a se d o n th ic k n e s s o f te n d e r ­lo in s a n d ty p e o f g r ill) .

R e m o v e f ro m g r i l l , b r u s h a g a in w ith g la ze a n d le t r e s t fo r 10 m in ­u te s . S l ice in to 'A-inch th ic k s lic e s , d r iz z le w ith r e s e rv e d g la ze , a n d s e rv e im m ed ia te ly .

H o n e y A p p le B u t te r B a k e d B e a n s

Servings: 8Cooking Time: 50 - 60 min-

1 cup apple butter 'A cup honey'A cup ketchup A cup water2 tablespoons minced dried

I teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt iS-'S teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 can (15.5 ounces) great north­

ern beans, drained1 can (15.5 ounces) black

beans, drained, rinsed1 can (15 ounces) red or pinto

beans, drained H e a t ov en to 375°F. M ix a l l in g r e d ie n ts

e x c e p t b e a n s in la rg e bow l. S t i r in b e a n s .

P o u r in to 2 -q u a r t b a k in g d ish o r c a s s e ­ro le . B a k e 50 to 60 m in ­u te s o r u n t i l h o t a n d bubbly .

A p p le B u t te r B B Q S a u c e w ith C h ile s

a n d C ila n troM akes 6-8 servings

1 tablespoon olive oil1 medium onion, cut into small

< 1-lS cup apple butter 'I cup apple cider vinegar2 tablespoon Dijon mustard2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons finely chopped

canned chiles en adobo1 teaspoon smoked paprika !f teaspoon garlic powder'I teaspoon saltA teaspoon ground black pepper2 tablespoons fresh cilantro,

choppedH e a t o il in a la rg e

s a u c e p a n . A dd on ion a n d s a u t6 u n ti l te n ­d e r, a b o u t 5 m in u tes . E x c e p t c i la n t ro , add r e m a in in g in g re d ie n ts a n d b r in g to a s im ­m e r 10-15 m in u te s .S t ir in c i la n t ro . (C an b e c oo led , c o v ered , a n d r e f r i g e r a t e d fo r a coup le o f w eeks).

Serving Suggestions:• Brush on chicken or pork dur­

ing last few minutes of grilling.• Heat with your favorite meat­

balls for an instant appetizer.• Stir into cooked ground beef

for BBQ Sloppy Joes.• Heat with cocktail wieners for a

quick appetizer.

A pple B u tte r M a r in a d e fo r B e e f

Makes 6-8 servings

If cup dpple butter 'A cup tomato juice3 tablespoons white vinegar 1 large clove garlic, minced1 teaspoon dried Italian season-

'l teaspoon salt'A-'A teaspoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons bourbon (optional) M ix a ll in g re d ie n ts

in m e d iu m bow l. U se a s a m a r in a d e fo r up to 2 pou n d s o f b e e f s te a k s o r kab o b s. M a rin a te m e a t in th e r e f r i g e r a ­to r fo r 2 h o u rs to o v e r­n ig h t. B ru sh m a rin a d e o v e r m e a t a s i t g r i l ls

o r b ro ils . D isc a rd any re m a in in g m a rin a d e .

T ip : M a k e a s e p a ra te b a tc h o f m a r in a d e to u s e a s a sa u c e on th e c o o k ed m e a t.

S w ee t & S p ic y W in g s

Makes 16 servings

1 cup apple butterf cup hot sauce (use your favor­

ite brand and level of heat)'A cup ketchupA teaspoon celery salt2 pounds uncooked chicken

wings, cut in 2 sections, or chicken drummettes

2 tablespoons butter, meltedM ix to g e th e r th e

ap p le b u t te r , ho t sau ce , ke tch u p , a n d c e le ry s a l t in a m e d iu m bow l. R e s e rv e \ c u p o f th e s a u c e a s a d ip ; c o v er a n d re f r i g e r a t e . P lac e th e w in g s in p la s tic zip s to ra g e b a g w ith th e r e m a in in g sa u ce . S ea l th e b a g a n d c o a t a ll th e w in g s . R e f r ig e r a te 2 h o u rs to o v e rn ig h t .

H e a t ov en to 375°F. F o r e a s y c lea n u p , line b a k in g p a n (ab o u t 10- b y 13 -inch ) w ith foil. R em ove w in g s f ro m th e m a r in a d e b a g a n d p la c e in a s in g le la y e r in th e p a n . R e se rv e th e b a g o f m a r in a d e . B ake w in g s fo r 30 m in u tes . T u r n w in g s a n d b a s te w ith th e r e m a in in g m a rin a d e . B a k e an a d d itio n a l 30 m in u tes o r u n t i l w in g s a r e fork- te n d e r . D is c a rd any re m a in in g m a r in a d e in th e bag .

W arm th e X c u p o f r e s e rv e d sa u c e w ith th e m e lte d b u t te r a n d s e rv e a s a d ipp ing s a u c e w ith w ings.

S e rv in g S u g g e s ­tion : S u b s titu te fre sh ch ick e n te n d e r s fo r th e w in g s . B ro il o r g r i l l .

Courtesy of Family Features

THURSDAY, APRIL 25.2013 OBSERVER & ECCENTRIC

HOMETOWNLIFE.COM REAL ESTATEJULIE BROWN, EDITORJCBROWN0HOMETOWNUFE.COM(313) 222-6755_________________FACEBOOK: HOMETOWNLIFE.COM

Builder survey shows signs of optimism

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A sta tew ide su rvey show s a strong surge in optim ism am ong hom ebuilders and rem ode le rs w hich bodes w ell fo r a stron ­g e r housing m a rk e t in 2013. The M ichigan H ousing Index (M HI), w hich is conducted by the H om e B uilders A ssociation of M ich­igan (HBA M ichigan), reco rded its h ighest to ta l in th e th ree -yea r h isto ry o f the survey.

“The su rvey confirm s w hat we have been hearing from hom ebuilders and rem odel­e rs fo r th e pa st severa l m onths,” sa id Rob­e rt Filka, H BA M ichigan CEO. "T here has been considerab le pent-up dem and am ong consum ers a s they have w aited fo r m arket conditions to im prove. M any poten tia l buy­e rs recognize th a t now is a pe rfec t tim e for them to e n te r the m arke t.”

The la tes t M ichigan H ousing Index cov­e rs th e tim e period o f Ja n u a ry through M arch 2013. The fi r s t q u a rte r 2013 index fo r bu ilders w as 59, w hich w as up sh a rp ­ly from 38 in D ecem ber o f 2012, and 44 reco rded in M arch 2012. Follow ing is a year-to-year com parison o f th e M H I Index:

March 2013 December 2012 March 2012

T he M ichigan H ousing In d ex (M H I) is a q ua rte rly sum m ary o f building and rem od­eling activ ity com piled by HBA o f M ich­igan. T he su rv ey a sks bu ilde rs about the n um ber o f hom es cu rren tly under con­struction and in th e plann ing stages. Build­e rs a re also a sked to evalua te th e ir p ro s­p e c ts fo r fu tu re custom ers. Totals a re cal­cu lated in an index th a t is rep o rte d qua rte r­ly to p rov ide a track in g m echanism fo r the industry ’s p rocess. T he su rv ey b reak s down

bu ilde r/rem ode ler sen tim en t into th ree ca t­egories:

• L ess than 45 (pessim istic)• 45-55 (cau tious optim ism )• Above 55 (optim ism )“I t is sign ifican t to note th a t th e M ichigan

H ousing Index to ta l fo r th e f irs t qu a rte r show s th a t bu ilders and rem ode le rs have fo r th e f irs t tim e in th e h isto ry of th e sur­vey moved into th e solidly optim istic ca te ­gory,” sa id Filka. “T here is still a long ways to go be fo re we can say th a t housing is a ll th e way back , b u t th e tren d lines a re cer­tain ly encourag ing .”

A notew orthy tren d in th e M H I su rvey for the f i r s t q u a rte r w as th e grow ing am ount

o f in te res t th a t bu ilders a re experiencing am ong consum ers purchasing m ore expen­sive hom es, p a rticu la rly in th e $200,000- $500,000 category. T here has also been a m odest uptick in consum er in te rest fo r hom es in the $500,000-$800,000 category.

“D uring th e econom ic dow nturn, m ost o f th e hom es th a t did sell w ere under $200,000,” sa id Filka. “T he fac t th a t m ore h om ebuyers a re now looking a t high­e r p rice d hom es is a no ther indicator o f a recovering housing m a rk e t.”

T he M ichigan H ousing Index com bines r e su l ts o f a m onthly su rv ey o f M ichigan build

H O M ES SOLD/REAL ESTATE TRA N SA CTIO N S-W AY N E COUNTYThese are the area residential real- estate closings recorded the week of Dec. 26, 2012, to Jan. 11, 2013, at the Wayne County Register of Deeds office. Listed below are cities, addresses, and sales prices.

CANTON 2441 Berwick Dr 705 Burlington Rd 45402 Cypress Ct 632 Filmore St 49968 Hancock St 44419 Heather Ln 45521 Morningside Rd 757 N Beck Rd 41801 Princess Dr 47449 Raminder Ct 45588 S Stonewood Rd 427 Sandalwood Rd 44070 Southampton Dr 2826 Stanton St

$168,000$181,000$320,000$278,000$335,000$195,000$280,000$221,000$265,000$21,000

$182,000$349,000$142,000$258,000

41736 Wayside Dr $120,0001758 Wentworth Dr $210,00044425 Westminister Way $180,000

GARDEN CITY32137 Balmoral St $66,00031026 Beechwood St $ 106,000122 Central Ct $45,00032128 Chester St $26,00029554 John Hauk St $85,000994 W Rose Ave $107,000

LIVONIA35580 Ann Arbor Trl $183,00014343 Areola St $125,00011011 Aubumdale St $156,00036144 Barkley St $115,00014705 Blue Skies St $117,00012416 Cardwell St $58,00036268 Club Dr $30,0008869 Danzig St $ 103,0008907 E Deborah Ct $ 123,00035061 Ellen Ct $215,00035061 Ellen Ct $215,00034551 Fairfax Dr $240,00030328 Fairfax St $ 109,0009030 Henry Ruff Rd $50,000

9718 Horton St 11314 Hubbard St 37124 Kingsburn Dr 27525 Lyndon St 14676 Melrose St 30606 Minton St 9911 Roseland St 15322 Sunset St

NORTHVILLE 17001 Algonquin Dr 19047 AngellBlvd 18888 Bayberry Way 44574 Broadmoor Cir N 19709 Cardene Way 16729 Lyonhurst Cir 46221 Pinehurst Dr 715 Randolph St 218 West St 18350 Woodbury Ct

PLYMOUTH 48567 E Hillcrest Ct 45868 Green Valley Rd 748 Harding St 41930 Lindsay Dr 48631 Meadow Dr

$33,000$166,000$365,000$125,000$77,000

$117,000$60,000$90,000

$385,000$595,000$526,000$450,000

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12952 N Beck Rd 730 Penniman Ave 1341 Sheridan St

REDFORD 11422 Crosley 15654 Fox 17717 Gaylord 15912 Kinloch 26272 Margareta 18657 Negaunee 26309 W Seven Mile Ri 15509 Wakenden 24620 Westgate Dr

WESTLAND 380 Bedford Dr 7346 Central St 6797 Chirrewa St 1335 Craig Dr 35668 Fernwood St 37608 Garden Ct 38062 Hixford PI 29524 Julius Blvd 319 Shotka St 7538 Terri Dr

$308,000$189,000$310,000

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H O M ES SOLD/REAL ESTATE TR A N SA CTIO N S-O A K LA N D COUNTY

These are the area residential real estate closings recorded the week of Dec. 10-17, 2012, at the Oakland County Register of Deeds office. Listed below are cities, ad­dresses, and sales prices.

21630 Normandale St BINGHAM FARMS 22987 W 13 Mile Rd

BIRMINGHAM 1815 Bowers St 1393 Cedar Dr 691 Harmon St 691 Harmon St 1856 Hazel St 557 Henrietta St 1720 Washington Blvd

BLOOMFIELD HILLS 172 Kirkwood a 2512 Loch Creek Way 7425 Parkstone Ln 1788 S Hill Blvd 6828 Vachon Dr 1197 Winchcombe Dr

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP 911 Dedham Ct 3065 Devon Brook Dr 3289 Devon Brook Dr 4693 Hedgewood Dr 2384 Klingensmith Rd 5608 Lahser Rd

$120,000

$145,000$435,000$260,000$380,000$140,000$170,000$750,000

$660,000$449,000$198,000$128,000$248,000$130,000

$215,000$105,000$270,000$210,000$57,000

$285,000

1895 Pine Ridge Ln 5543 Westwood Ln 5131 Woodlands Dr

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP 4740 Driftwood Dr 8119 Farrant St 7958 Marshalsea St 2133 Palmetto 4984 Parkgate Dr 4479 Ravinewood Dr 1825 Sleeth Rd 5941 Strawberry Cir 711 W Commerce Rd 3740 Wild Oak Bnd

FARMINGTON 35252 Drake Heights Dr 22830 Lakeway St

FARMINGTON HILLS 36996 Aldgate Ct 28824 Appleblossom Ln 26514 Badalament Ct 32250 Baintree Rd 31242 Bycroft St 30917 Cedar Creek Dr 28124 Danvers Dr 30170 Fiddlers Grn 37080 Fox Gin 24424 Glen Orchard Dr 36555 Howard Rd 31476 Hunters Circle Dr 30807 Lamar St 25959 Lynford St 25607 Orchard Lake Rd 25600 Ridgewood Dr 26364 Springland St 31991 Staman Ct 31137 Tiverton St

$225,000$305,000$260,000

$75,000$265,000$365,000$465,000$386,000$309,000$28,000

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$185,000$85,000

$130,000$150,000

28594 Venice Cir 25446 Witherspoon St 33819 Yorkridge St

FRANKLIN 30150 Forest Dr 25625 Tweed Dr

LATHRUP VILLAGE 18136 Sunnybrook Ave

MILFORD2288 Childs Lake Rd 814 E Liberty St 2682 E Maple Rd 1473 Horseshoe Cir 736 Mill Pointe Dr 931 Riverstone Ct

NORTHVILLE 38866 Cheshire Dr 51925 Curtis Ct 203 Debra Ln 20950 Normandy Ct 21750 WoodsideCt

NOVI50630 Amesburg Dr 50735 Amesburg Dr 50750 Amesburg Dr 45767 Bristol Cir 25836 Cheyenne Dr 47324 Cider Mill Dr 28026 Hopkins Dr 24351 N Le Bost 22775 Renford St 24318 Terra Del Mar Dr 28468 Traci Trl 30216 Viewcrest Dr 30226 Viewcrest Dr 39774 Village Wood Cir 39853 Village Wood Ln

$155,000$285,000$279,000

$110,000

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$233,000$399,000$224,000$80,000

$215,000

$653,000$588,000$549,000$389,000$440,000$214,000$152,000$122,000$44,000

$534,000$130,000$251,000$256,000$50,000$40,000

23965 Westmont Dr $470,000 SOUTH LYON24839 Brompton Way Ct $40,000 1272 Coach House Ln $40,00054865 Glenwood Ct $40,00059801 Mallory Ln $374,00024384 Ravine Dr $2,00061121 Saddlecreek Dr $293,00053731 Springwood Dr $25,00023506 Spy Glass HI N $330,00052473 Trailwood Dr $100,00052797 Trailwood Dr $65,00052797 Trailwood Dr $2,00023942 Winged Foot Way $356,000

SOUTHFIELD30260 Balewood St $193,00017620 Cornell Rd $67,00028020 Everett St $ 15,00029545 Fairfax St $44,00020506 Mada Ave $33,00018195 Onyx St $103,00020160 Secluded Ln $65,00020580 Secluded Ln $95,00029715 Somerset Dr $ 126,00025430 Southfield Rd # A201 $38,000 29123 Wellington Rd E $43,00029625 Woodland Dr $108,000

WHITE LAKE79 Grandview Cir $105,000930 Pembroke Dr $239,0008365 Pontiac Lake Rd # 1 $26,000760 Ranveen St $437,0009387 Steephollow Dr $272,0008092 Sutton Ct $142,0008206 Timber Trl $148,0002235 Wiggen Ln $207,0008054 Wildwood Ln $217,000

REAL ESTATE BRIEFSC on do o p e r a t io n in fo rm a tio n

T h e M e isn e r L aw G ro u p , P.C ., a n n o u n c e d a t to r n e y R o b e r t M. M e isn e r w ill b e c o n d u c tin g a fo u r-w ee k c o u rs e D ie s d a y e v e n in g s in M ay f ro m 7-9 p .m . c o v e r in g " A d v a n c e d C ondom in ium O p e ra t io n , T h e E s s e n tia ls f o r S u c c e s s ."

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radonBy Robert Meisner

Q: A condominium unit in our complex tested high for radon.The radon reports show that the radon has entered into the unit through the concrete floor; accordingly, the owner has asked the association to mitigate it. Is the association responsible for mitigating radon found in the unit?

A: T h e a n sw e r bo ils dow n to w h e th e r th e is su e o f m it ig a t io n r e s t s upo n w h e re th e ra d o n w as fo u n d o r f ro m w h e re it c am e . O bviously, i f th e positio n o f th e a sso c ia tio n o r th e ir d o c u m en ts is th a t if th e ra d o n is in th e u n it, th e n th e co -ow ner is re sp o n s ib le fo r w h ere th e ra d o n is fo und and i t w ou ld b e u n it o w n er’s r e sp o n s ib ility to m it ig a te

it. On I th e o th e r I h a n d , if | th e rad o n I c am e I f ro m th e I g ro u n d I w h ic h is a I com m on

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a rg u eth a t i t is th e a sso c ia tio n ’s r e sp o n s ib ility s in c e i t w as th e s o u rc e o f th e rad o n a n d th e c o n c re te floor w as p re su m a b ly a com m on e le m e n t th ro u g h w h ich th e ra d o n tr a v e r s e d . You a r e b e s t a d v is e d to g e t a c o n su lta tio n w ith y o u r c o m m u n ity a ssocia tion - con d o m in iu m law yer.

Q: We have a time share complex in Florida which is a condo and we are suspicious of how the finances are being handled, but are told that the head of the board will not give specifics even to other board members. The onsite managers are an ex-maid there and her ex-husband. Elections were just held and a new member proposes to get to the bottom of the finances, but if she gets stonewalled, what is her recourse and, what is ours?

A: P r e s u m a b ly , you h a v e a r i g h t to lo o k a t th e b o o k s a n d r e c o r d s o f th e a s s o c i a t io n a n d i f y o u a r e s to n e w a lle d , g e t a la w y e r a n d th r e a t e n a la w s u i t to s e e k a r e v ie w o f a l l o f th e d o c u m e n ts . U n fo r tu n a te ly , s o m e tim e s p e r s o n s in a p o s i t io n o f a u th o r i ty in c o n d o m in iu m a s s o c i a t io n s s te a l m o n e y a n d /o r o th e rw is e a b u s e t h e i r p o s i t io n .I f y o u h a v e a n y s e n s e ' o f im p r o p r ie ty , g e t a la w y e r s a s so o n a s p o s s ib le a n d in v e s t ig a te t h e s i t u a t io n . B e in g s to n e w a lle d is n o e x c u s e n o t to ta k e a c tio n .

Q: We are a mixed use project and I am wondering if we are FHA eligible in terms of loans.

A: F H A c o n s id e r s a p r o j e c t in e l ig ib le i f a n y s in g l e l iv e -w o rk u n it in t h e b u i ld in g e x c e e d s t h e i r 25 p e r c e n t c a p on n o n r e s id e n t ia l sp a c e . T h e r e f o r e , e v e n i f o n ly o n e u n i t h a s sp a c e a l lo c a te d to w o rk “th a t e x c e e d s 25 p e r c e n t o f t h e s p a c e o f t h a t u n i t ,” it w o u ld r e n d e r th e w h o le p r o j e c t in e l ig ib le .

R obert M. M eisn er is alawyer and author of C ondo­m in iu m O pera tion: G etting S ta r ted & S tay ing on the R igh t Track, second edi­tion, available for $9.95 plus $1 shipping/handling. He also w rote C ondo Living: A Survival G uide to Buying, O w ning a n d Selling a Con­dom in ium , $24.95 plus $5 shipping/ handling. Call (248) 644-4433 or visit bmeisner@ meisner-law.com. This col­umn shouldn 't be construed as legal advice.

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