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- B y WENDY PIERMAN MITZEL SlafI Writer..

A pirate ship, a rastle, a sandbox moat, a c rocodi le sl ide, a robot, a time mach ine , a lelcscOpe. a cactus for cl i i i ihlng, \viui\ chimes . . . the sugges t ions from the e n t h u s l a s t l e crowd of kids wcnl on and on.

B i l l J o h n Dean of Hoberl Leathers, i l play-groul id design firm, managed to pull most all of it togclller after len hours of intense labor. The end result Is tile concept design for the g fgan l i c playscape in lnc i l io ry of deceased Novl Ci ty Counci l member Tim Pope.

The concept plan was presented to the com­m u n i t y D e c . 4 at the C i v i c C e n t e r . T h e S I25 ,000 siructurc will be bu i l l wItJi donated funds.

D c a l l iliet wi th more than 2 0 0 Novi k ids , pa ren t s and teachers earl ier that day a n d

I S a r a P o p e w a s o n h a n d a s s t u d e n t s w e r e d e s i g n i n g the p l a y s c a p e to b e built a s a m e m o r i a l to he r h u s b a n d , T h e s t o r y a p p e a r s o n p a g e 21 A .

spent his Uinch i n the Novi Meadows cafeteria t ak ing sugges t ions from k ids d u r i n g the i r lunch period. They crowded around Ihe table, blurt ing out additions to the playscape.

"The k i d s w e r e b r a i n s t o r m i n g a b o u t wheelchair accessibility, it's great," said Dean, Suggest ions they had inc luded suspens ion bridges for the wheelchairs, the ability to get

c h a i r s lo the s l ides , table top sand box'es. backs for the 5\vlngs and pull tunnels on the g round for k ids to pull themselves through, much like monkey bars. ^

"1 wanted i l lo have a big wooden s l ruclure w i t h s w i n g s and s t u f f and a c u r l y s l i d e because they're long and the i l r s l l ime you go down you don't see the bottom right away so y o u don't know what's coming up," said Brent Bccler, 6th grade. "Novi doesn't have anything for kids to play on. For the first time they're letting kids say what they want, which Is good for the community."

"If they a s k what you want, you ' re more l ike ly to go there." explained his classmate Chr is t ina Hagan.

Communi ty volunteers went around to the other schools lo get suggestions from,those

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By JAN JEFFRES stall Writer

If the resul ts of a recent iVoiif News survey are any indicat ion, the Idea of bu i ld ing a golf course on Ihe N o r i b N o v i Pa rk i s way out-of-bounds w i th u lo l of peo­ple.

Call them tree buggers, b u l llle vast majority - a l l overwllelmliig 88 percent of the sun'ey i-espon-denls i n N o v i - l avo r a na tu re park at the 5 0 0 acres n o r t h of 1\velvc Mile i^oad. That tendency held bo th w i t h res iden ts l iv ing north of Twelve Mile, with 94 per­cent opposed to the golf course, and south of TVelve Mile, where 83 p e r c e n t w e r e a g a i n s t Ihe greens.

A p i c t u r e c l e a r l y emerged of pco|)lc l iv ing in a fast-developing eily who wani to get .iway from It all at a natural haven within their own conlmimlty .

"This c i t y de spe ra t e ly needs green space. I would only support a plan (liat calls for the area to be basically left in its natural stale. I would oppose any b u i l d i n g s or other i m p r o v e m e n t s . . . There ' s not a p l a c e to go i n N o v i that doesn ' t have b u i l d i n g s , traffic s o u n d s , e t c . L e a v e the area alone." wrote A d a m Beat.

From the lakes area, 143 peo­ple turned In sun 'cys . while 117 d id from N o v i s o u t h of Twelve M i l e Road. . .Several respondents provided no address, with a tolal of 266 s u r v e y s s u b m i t t e d . The dead l ine for p a r t i c i p a t i o n was

jDec. 6. In ^he responses , a l l k inds of

uses for the property were sug­gested, i n c l u d i n g more p i c n i c shelters, a communi ty garden, a p lane ta r ium, a rad lo -con l ro l l ed airplanes area, a n indoor/outdoor archcty range, ska leboardlng , a fitness t r a i l , a d u l t sot tbal l dia­monds, a teen center and an area for the men ta l l y and phys ica l ly handicapped to enjoy the park. Thirty-one individuals mentioned that t h e y w o r e a g a i n s t a $600,000 banquet facility on the

G O L F C O U R S E ?

Respondents were a s k e d to Indicate if Ihey preferred a golf course or a nature parl( only on Ihe former Novi Tree Farm, now owned by the city.

Total responses: 266

O F A L L R E S P O N D E N T S Supported golf course

22 S.3% Opposed golf course

236 8 8 . 7 % Prefer anolher opiion

,8 3 %

F O R R E S I D E N T S L I V I N G N O R T H O F T W E L V E lUllLE Total responses: 143 Supported golf course

7 4 .9% Opposed golf course

134 9 3 . 7 % Prefer another option

2 1.4%

F O R R E S I D E N T S L I V I N G S O U T H O F T W E L V E M I L E Total responses: - 1 1 7 Supported golf course

15- 12 .8% Opposed gol l cour.Srt

9 7 8 2 . 9 % Prefer another option

5 4 . 3 %

Opposed to banquet facility 3 3 12.4%

Requesting pool on site ' 9 3.4%

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Novi's most colorful pollllcal fiji-u re was wearing a nightgown In l i e r favorite shatlc. purple, when she lost her fight witli cancer on Dec. 1.

Ove r 100 people gathered at O 'Br ien Chapel at a nieniorlal ser­vice Friday to honor Carol Mason. 56 . who sen'ed on llie Novl C i t y C o u n c i l f rom 1991-95- T h e y recalled a woman who was Ilam-

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K n o w n locally as the lady \vlth the h a t s , she w o r e s e v e r a l , I n c l u d i n g those of mo the r and

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By WENDY PIERMAN M I H E L Slall Writer

H a v e y o u ever p i n e d for a Chris tmas gift s uch as the main character, Ralphle , In A Christ­mas Story.

•1 want a Red R y d e r B B g u n he repeats over and over i n

his quest for the gift while adults tell h i m , " Y o u ' l l shoot y o u r eye out."

W e l l . J u s t a h o u t e v e r y o n e around town In Novl has one spe­cial ivish on their Chr is tmas list. Some have a couple more. .

N o v l M e a d o w ' s 6 t h g r a d e r . A m a n d a S m i t h . Is set on a l i on cal led Rea l T a l k i n g B u h b a . "He Just ta lks to y o u l ike ' T u r n me over.* A n d If, y o u don' t do It he asks 'Are you paying attenllon?'"

Her list also Includes a Barbie fashion des igner C D R O M pro­gram that designs Barbie clothes on computer and prints them out on fabric for use.

Movie themes also made the list this year.

"A Tou Story talking alien," said Bri t tany Neville, 6th grade. "The l i t t le green g i y . A n d a (Winnie the) Pooh watch."

How about the old t rad i t iona l favorites?

Novl Meadow's 5th grader. C J Orlando ls_cro5Slng his fingers for Legos. Lionel Tra ins and science kits.

Sixth grader T i m Kava wants "a sweatshirt and stuff."

Rebecca Whlkehart. 6 th grader, to ld of her favori tes : A m e r i c a n Gi r l s , fashion f lngernal ls , crafts

and stickers. Some kids have Just one Idea in

mind. "Soccer T-shlr ls . Anything soc­

cer. C a u s e 1 love It." s a id J e f f Dodds. 6 lh grader.

o the r s are craving something cuddly.

"I want a dog." said 6th grader Crystal Corte with a hopeful look i n her eyes. "Any dog. 1 don't care, n iey ' re cute."

Lizzie Morgan, a 6th grader. Is another creature lover, although her first wish Is a lava lamp. She also desires a Hershey's chocolate Labrador (It's a rare breed, she saldl and another ferret.

Going along with Santa's typi­cal naughty and nice theme, one boy, who shal l remain unnamed because h i s pa ren t s w o u l d be none too happy to hear his, want­ed h i s b r o t h e r to d i s a p p e a r because "he's not nice"

The big k ids of Novi also have \vlsh lists, although they're much more humble.

D a n D a v i s , N o v l P a r k s a n d Recreation director Is asking for a camera and a computer for the k i d s . "That 's a family gift." he said.

B u t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of N o v i S c h o o l s E m m e t t L l p p e h a s n ' t even begun t h i n k i n g w r a p p i n g paper and credit card bi l ls .

"I'm one of those people that don't think about Christmas unt i l three or four days before." he explained, chuckling. "I have' not wr i t t en to San ta a n d not done any of Santa's work."

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A moment with Santa S i x t e e n m o n t h o l d B r e n n a H a d d e r of J a c k s o n v i l l e , r ^ . C , v i s i t s wit t i S a n t a C l a u s l a s t w e e k at T w e l v e O a k s M a l i a n d t r i e s to keep c a l m a s S t . N i c k a s k s her if s h e ' s b e e n g o o d o v e r the pas t y e a r . B r e n n a a n d h e r mo the r were In M i c h i g a n t o v i s i t Nov! r e s i d e n t S u z z a n n e Hof fman , B r e n n a ' s g r a n d m o t h e r , a n d d i d s o m e s h o p p i n g at t h e ma l l .

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To have your organlzadon's activities, regular meetings or special events listed in the Comnwnity Calendar, send Iriformatton lo Community Calen­dar, The Novl News, 104 W. Main Street, Nonhville. Ml 48167.

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P a r k s m e e t i n g

The Novl Parks and Recreation Commission w i l l meet at 7:30 p .m. In the Novl Civic Center.

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C h o l e s t e r o l S c r e e n i n g

Total cholesterol screening hy flngerstlck method, ivil l he offered 1-4 S W O C C j V I e e t i n Q at the Botsford Center for Health Improvement-Health Develop-

matlon, call Tom Lih i f f at 348-6019 (evenings). Visitors are welcome. •

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G a r d e n C l u b The Novl Garden Club wil l meet at 1 p .m. in the Novi Cli-lc Center

C i v i l A i r P a t r o l

The Sbtgate Composite Squadron, Ci \ ' t l A i r Patrol, meets at Novl M i d ­dle S c h o o l 25299 Taft Rd . . from 7-9:30 p.m. Adul ts and youlhs who have finished the 6th grade are welcome. For additional information, cal l 349-2669.

p,m, ment Network, 39750 G r a n d River Ave. Cost is S5 fee. For more inform'a i lon, call 477-6100.

A r t s C o u n c i l

The Novl Ar ts Counci l Executive Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. In the Novl Civic Center,

C i t y C o u n c i l The Novl Ci ty Counci l is scheduled to meet in regular session at 8 p.m.

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T O P S Take Off Pounds Sens ib ly for a l l ages meets at 7 p .m. at the Novl

Meadows Clubhouse on Napier Road. For more information, call (810) 344-2167 after 6 p .m.

M o t o r C i t y S p e a k E a s y T o a s t m a s t e r s The Motor Ci ty Speak Easy Toastmasters Club m c d s from 7-9 p .m. at

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B a n d r e h e a r s a l

The Novi Concert Band rehearses at 7:30 p.m. In the band room at Novl High School. For more informalion, call manager Warren Ledger at 348-2955.

C h e s s C l u b

The Novi Chess Club will meet from 7 - l O p .m. at the Now Civic Center. There is no charge to attend and all pljiyers are welcome. For more Infor­mat ion, call T im Sawmlller, 344-4269 evenings after 6 p .m.

B e r e a v e m e n t S u p p o r t G r o u p The Bereavement Support Group meets from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Novl

Civ ic Center. 45175 W. Ten Mile Rd . The meeting Is facilitated by Dr. Michae l Mcyen There wil l be a brief prayerful renectlon during the meet­ing hy a clergy from Ihe area.

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P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n The Novi Planning Commiss ion w i l l meet i n regular session in the

C o u n c i l Chambers of the Noi-1 Civic Cenler.

B u s i n e s s N e t w o r k i n t e r n a t i o n a l The Farmlngton Hills chapter of The Business Network International.-

made up of members from 10 neighboring communities, meets at 7 a.m. at the Tollgate 4-H Educal lon Center. Twelve Mile at Meadowbrook Road. For chapter Information or an Im-llatlon to one of the meetings, call 642-7725.

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N o v i s c h o o l s The Novl schools Board of Education will meet In regular session at 6

p.m. in Novi High School.

O p t i m i s t C l u b The Now Optimist Club meets at 7:30 a.m. in the Novl Civic Center

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T O P S Take Off Pounds Sensibly for a l l ages meets a l 7 p .m. a t the Novl

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C h r i s t m a s E v e ci ty offices, recycling center and public library arc closed.

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By WENDY PIERMAN MITZEL Stall Wrilor

Novl B o a r d of E d u c a t i o n trustees discussed the successes and challenges of the Novl High

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s X o r h i o d f schedule d u r i n g ™ ( M i l l c r ) g a v e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e h i g h s c h o o l a b o u t

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Technologj-Center. d e v e l o p m e n t . " -It was an informal discussion. i' Supertndenl E . U i p p e

. said Super in tendent Dr. Emnlett Llppc. "{Principal) Ar t (Miller) gave Irlforlnatlon from the high school about where they are w i t h the block schedule and staff develop­ment."

lie compared it to the district's Coffee Discussions held at parent's homes.

But N o v i r e s iden t s may have missed out on a chance lo hear or take part in the "frank" discussion. The only notice to the public was a flier pos ted that M o n d a y on the E d u c a t i o n a l S e r v i c e s B u i l d i n g front door. The Open Meetings Act requires only that a notice be post­ed 18 hours In advance of a spe­cial meeting.

There was no audience present nor a videotape made or broadcast

from tiie meeting to giVQ parents and other members of t l ic commu­nity a chance to hear the discus­sion topics. When ihe schedule of four classes a dny lasting 85 min ­utes each i n c l u d i n g a s e m i n a r p e r i o d for s t u d e n t use w a s a p p r o v e d by the b o a r d In the Spr ing , many parents had c o n ­cerns but were willing to give It a try.

The board said it approved the s p e c i a l m e e t i n g at a p r e v i o u s meeting so that it could get a bet­ter idea of how things were going. The h igh s c h o o l had p resen ted Informalion on the seminar period at a Nov. 7 meeting.

"When we created the four-year pilot program wc were Interested

In getting feedback and we thought it might be nice to chat w i th the administration at the high school about some of the pluses and con­cerns," said treasurer George Kort-landt.

It was held before the meeting to give the board extra t ime a n d In the ITC so they could grab a bite to eat betbre the meeting.

"We wanted to do It, bu t d idn ' t w a n t to t a l k abou t t he b l o c k s c h e d u l e a n d then get i n t o a n update on the (new middle school) structure," said Uppe.

A l l b o a r d m e m b e r s w e r e In attendance except for A n n Newton and J o h n Streit, Other attendees Included Personnel Director Robert Schram, Assistant Superintendent

of Business J i m Koster, Assistant Superintendent of Cur r i cu lum Rita T r a y n o r , T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n was g i v e n by N o v l H i g h P r i n c i p a l Ar thur Mil ler and Assistant Princi­p a l s T o m E v a n s and J e n n i f e r Cheal ,

According to Llppc, tnlstee Ju l i a Abrams and Kortlandt discussion revolved a round current changes at the high school and brainstorm­ing ideas, suc h as combining l ia lf credit classes Into full credit class­es. The school has found some of the elective classes are lnoving too quickly under the new schedule.

O t h e r I s s u e s I n c l u d e d h i g h s c h o o l c l o t h i n g and s t u d e n t b e h a v i o r , the p r o b l e m s some teachers are having adjusting to the new format and the proper use of the seminar period by students. Students get 60 minutes of time to do homework, research or make

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very positive response." said Kort-l a n d l . "The l o n g e r c l a s s t i m e seems to he good for the student and teacher relationship."

He added the Increased choice of c l e c t l v e s . t he c l a s s c o n t e n t changes, the ability for students to make up work during the seminar period and the lack of act ivi ty In the halls Is a plus.

Concerns Included some teach­ers' success In teaching wi th the extended periods, the misconcep­tions that lectures are Inherently bad. and the availability of classes.

"S tudents have to make some cho ices . . . b u t that has a lways existed." sa id Kortlandt.

L l p p c h i m s e l f s a id he 's b e e n happy with the block schedule so fan

"Based o n wha t I've heard we

have minimal amount of questions a n d t h i n g s l h a l n e e d to be rellned." said Uppe .

Ahrams said making changes Is to he expected because the block schedule Is still considered a "pilot program" and sti l l In the planning stages.

"I think on the whole It's a suc­cess b u t It needs some ref lne-nient." she said.

"Change Is one of the things it's different from what we did as kids or our kids used to do.' sa id Kort­landt.

"Because of that you have people q u e s t i o n i n g any s i t u a t i o n t l i a t come up."

"It was very positive. 1 think the bot tom l ine was the b o a r d was g l a d to hea r t he h i g h s c h o o l administration Is going to continue to l ead and m o n i t o r the b l o c k schedule process," said Uppe . mmm

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C r a c k a d d i c t f o u n d i n p a r k i n g l o t

A 4 2 - y c a r - o l d Novl m a n w a s found In possess ion of coca ine , Dec . 5, as he sat In h i s H o n d a Civ ic p icking the drug up off the floor of his car parked outside of a 7-11 s lo re , acco rd ing to p o l i c e reports.

Police said ihey noticed a m a n slumped over In the car at M e a d -owbrook and Ten Mile and went to I n v e s l l g a t e , They w a t c h e d for abou t (en m i n u t e s as (he m a n scooped up a while crystals off the floor and Into a tube.

When police questioned h i m he wa s n e r v o u s and h i s eye s bloodshot. He admltled to being a c r ack addic t a n d held the d r u g and a homemade crack pipe In h i s hand . Ilc s a id he gets the d r u g from somewhere In Detroit.

S T E R E O T H I E V E S N o v l Police arrested two m e n .

Nov. 19, for breaking Into cars and stealing stereo systems and other Items.

Accord ing lo the report, a N o v l officer was In the Springs A p a r t ­m e n t c o m p l e x c o n d u c t i n g a n invest igat ion Into several recent larcenies and was Just t a k i n g a final tour of the complex when he s p o t t e d two men In a D o d g e ma tch ing the dcac r lp l lon of the suspects.

T h e off icer fol lowed the c a r . determining by lis strange dr iv ing patterns and the clothes descr ip-

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t ion that the two men cou ld he suspects, he pulled the car over as It lefl the complex.

A s he a p p r o a c h e d the ca r he not iced two screwdrivers on the backseat and a large speaker The driver exited the vehicle and was ques t ioned . The officer noted a s m a l l s c r e w d r i v e r In one coa t pocket and two small flashlights i n ano the r . Po l i ce a l s o found two crowbars In the can

Police said Ihc driver admitted to breaking Into a car that night, one the night before and others on pre­vious nights.

The men Implicated two other suspects from Belleville. One of the suspec t s that was arrested and taken Into custody was a 20 year-old Canton man . The other a 19-ycar-old YpsilantI man.

M A D AT T H E C O U R T A 33 -yea r -o ld Whi tmore L a k e

woman had just received a mone­tary award In a court case at 52-1 District Court , Nov. 12, when the man she had accused of nol pay­ing her for work allegedly tried lo run her over and scare hen

The woman told police she had Just left the court and was getting

In her car w h e n the man , a 29-year-old N o v l resident "suddenly a c c e l e r a t e d " h i s p i c k - u p a n d aimed toward her.

Po l i ce s a i d they spoke to the man who Indicated he was upset over the court decision hut would not and did not try to run her over.

E M B E Z Z L E M E N T A local beauty sa lon discovered

an employee l i f t ing hundreds of dol lars of cash from the register, unaware the acts were caught on security videotape.

Police said Vis ions Salon caught a 24-year-oid Wbcom woman tak­ing cash from the drawer on Nov. 11 a n d p l a c i n g It u n d e r the counter and again on Nov. 7. The drawer was noticeably short both days.

NO ID Novl Police cited an 18-year-old

Novl man for dr iving with a sus­pended license after he was pulled over for a h roken headlight. Dec. 3 .

Police said the man told them he didn't have any Identification and was taken to the Novl Police sta­tion. H i s mother came In to Identi­

fy him.

S T A L K I N G A 16-year-old Novl student and

her 17-year-oId I^edford boyfriend told police they are being stalked by an unknown person.

Police said the g i r l has received messages on her pager since Nov. 11, saying "1 see y o u " and "I love y o u " In n u m b e r s . She has a l so received three notes In her school locker that Indicate she Is be ing watched. A note was also left at her home. Police s a id both teens feel In danger, bu t the notes are targeted at the gir l .

S C R O O G E D A Harvest Drive resident cal led

police Dec. 3 after someone dam­aged his Chr is tmas light d isplay. In particular, a reindeer decoration In his front yard.

S A F E A N D S O B E R Novl Police cont inued the Safe

a n d S o b e r p r o g r a m Into t h i s m o n t h after m a k i n g 14 t r a f f i c stops resulting In 11 citations and ten verbal warn ings on Nov. 2 2 . Police handed out four citations for seatbelt violations, five speeding tickets, one fall lo y ie ld c i ta t ion and one loud exhaust.

One Nov. 23, officers made ten stops and six violations.

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The Novl Schools Communicat ion Commll lee has announced a sched­ule of meetings open lo the public to discuss a number of relaled toplc^ concerning the district and it's communicat ion \vlthln Ihc community.

There are nine members who ivll l mce l J an . 2 1 . Feb. 11. March 18 and A p r i l 8 during the evening. Other Interested parties are welcome to attend. Target areas for discussion are technology (use of the Internet, voice mall and electronic mall), media (outside newspapers and written newsletters within the dlslr ict l , cable, communication with the city and home coffees.

For more Information, call the Educat ional Services Bui ld ing at 449-1200.

T h i r t e e n M i l e R o a d c l o s e d Thirteen Mile Road was scheduled lo be closed as ofTucsday. Dec. 10.

The road will be close west of Haggerty and cast of Meadowbrook. A tcni-poraiy .access road for local irafllc wi l l be In place from Haggerty to a cu l -de-sac (lurn-aroundl. approximately 2.000 feet west of Haggerty. There wil l also be a temporary access road from Meadowbrook to a cul-de-sac (turn-aroundl approximately 2.300 feet cast of Meadowbrook on Thirteen Mile Road In place at Ihe time of this closure.

There will be local access only signs at both entrances of Thirteen Mile Road. School bus , garbage collection, and snow plowing services wi l l be virtually unlnten-upted.

For more Information, call the Mich igan Department of Transportation at (8101 348-7225 and ask to speak to Dennis Cooper or Dob Webster

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The following is a complete list of (lie emergency runs of tile Noul ffre Department for the week ending Dec. 8. Each incident Is l is ted by lype, location, lime and the engine and squall number which respond­ed to the cali

MONDAY, D E C , 2 Medical, 21354 E . Glen Haven.

1:16a.m.. Squad 3. Fire a l a r m , 4 3 8 2 5 West Oaks,

9:57 a.m.. Engines 1 and 2. Fire a l a rm, 42450 Twelve Mile

Road, 11:37 a,m., Engines 1 and 2.

Injury accident . Beck and Ten Mile Road. 12:14 p.m. . Squad .4.

S t a n d b y . S t o n e h e n g e , 1:02 p.m.. Response 510.

E l e c t r i c a l f i re , 2 3 2 2 8 G l l b a r , 6:38 p.m.. Engine 3.

Investigation, 45611 Addington.

6:46 p.m.. Engine 4.

TUESDAY, D E C . 3 Medical. 22220 Edgewater, 1:28

a.m.. Squad 3. M e d i c a l , 2750O N o v l R o a d ,

10:34 a.m.. Squad 1. Medical, Hudson's-Tivelvc Oaks,

1:07 p.m.. Squad 1. Injury accident. Grand River and

Novi Road, 3:33 p.m.. Squad 1. Fuel sp i l l . Novi a n d N i n e M i l e

Road, 4:16 p.m. . Engine 3 .

WEDNESDAY, D E C . 4 Injury accident. T h i r t e e n M i l e

and Decker, 8:58 a.m.. Squad 2. Gas main break, 40000 G r a n d

River, 10:18 a.m., Engine 1. Fuel s p i l l . Nine M i l e and Novl

Road, 11:33 a.m.. Engine 3. S tand by, 4O00O G r a n d River.

12:43 p.m.. Response 510.

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R E C R E A T I O N C O I V I l V l l S S I O N

The Novi Parks and Recrealion Commission mealing scheduled for Thursday, December 12,1990 in Iho Novl Civic Center Council Chambers will begin at p.m. (12-5-96 NR,NN)

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN lhal the City ol Novi Council has adopled Ordi­nance No. 96-100.18, an Ordinance lo add a preamble lo Chapter 28 oi Ihe Novi Code of Ordinances, lo amend Section 28-6 ol said code and lo amend Subsection 28-8(4) ol saw code, io siaie Ihe inlenl and puiposo ol said chapter, lo amend Ihe regulalion of Ihe lype, number and pbcemeni oi signs and lo revise Ihe code provi-sions regulating Ihe placement of flags.

The provisions oi ihis Ordinance shall become effective flleen (15) days alter lis adoption. The OaJinance was adopted on December 2,1996 and Ihe elfoctive dale is December 17,1996. A complele copy of Ihe Ordinance is available lor puMic, purchase, use and inspeciion al the office ol lha City Clerk during the hours ol 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

TONNI BARTHOLOMEW, CITY CLERK (12-12-96 NH, NN) 8IO-347-<M56

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ihe Planning Commission for Ihe Cily ol Novi will hold a publie hearing on Wednesday, December 18, 1996 al 7:30 p.m. in Ihe Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. Ten Milo Road, Novi, Mi lo consider, DALES t GRAPHIC SUPPLY, S P 96-Ot, facalod al the end of Trans-X Drive tor POSSIBLE REVISED FINAL SITE P L A N A N D REVISED W O O D L A N D PERMIT APPROVALS,

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All interested persons are invited to attend. Verbal comments will be heard al the hearing and any written commenis may be sent lo the Department of Communi­ty Developmenl, 45175 W. Ten Mile Road, Novi, Ml 48375 unlil 5:00 p.m. Wednes­day, December 16,1996.

NOVI PUNNING COMMISSION KIM THOMAS CAPELLO. S E C R O A R Y

(12-12-96 NR, NN) TONNI L BARTHOLOMEW, CfTY CLERK

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N O T I C E

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai ihe Pianning Commission br Ihe City of Novl will hold a publio hearing on Wednesday, December 18, 1996 al 7:30 p.m. in Iho Novi CMC Center, 45175 W. Ten Mile Road, Novi, MI lo consider, MEBCEPE5-HPNZoFNO\/ tSP9fr44, tocated north oi Grand River Avenue, west o l Haggerty 5S?H tTi: P o . i s l H V g p R F L I M i N A R Y SiTE P L A N AND WETLAND PERitllT APPROVALS,

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AH interested persons are inviled lo attend. Verbal oimmenls will he heart a •the hearing and written commenis may be sent to Ihe Plann|r| &,Cciwnun«y Development Departmem, 45175 W Ten Mile Road, Novi, Ml 48375 until 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 18,1996. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ , ^ 3 COMMISSION,

KIM THOMAS CAPELLO, SECRETARY (12-12-96 NR, NN) TONNI L BARTHOLOMEW, CfTY CLERK

Medica l , Novi a n d G r a n d River, 12:55 p .m. . Squad 1.

Medical, 43550 West Oaks . 1:21 p.m.. Squad 1.

Vehicle fire, M - 5 and Haggerty, 1:22 p.m. . Engine 1.

iVIedlcal, 23025 Brook Forest , 1:46 p.m.. Squad 3 .

Medical , 45782 West Road. 2:57 p.m.. Squad 2 .

Medical , 45182 West Road. 3:28 p.m. . Squad 2.

M e d i c a l . Decker and Four teen Mile Road, 6:34 p.m., Squad 2.

M e d i c a l , 4 2 1 0 0 G r a n d River , 9:42 p.m. . Squad 1.

M e d i c a l , 3 1 2 1 5 W e l l i n g t o n . 10:05 p .m. . Squad 2.

THURSDAY, D E C . 5 M e d i c a l 45182 West Road. 6:22

a.m.. Squad 2. Medical . 25126 BIrchwood. 1:20

p.m.. Squad 4 . M e d i c a l , 2 9 8 9 8 B o l l e a u , 3:17

p.m.. Squad 2. M e d i c a l , Taft a n d E leven M i l e

Road. 3:41 p.m.. Squad 4. M e d i c a l , 2 3 7 0 5 S t o n e h e n g e .

3:52 p.m.. Squad 3 . Trash lire, 39851 Thirteen Mile

Road, 5:15 p .m. . Engine 2. Se rv ice . 3 9 7 1 4 Vi l l age Wood .

5:24 p.m.. Squad 3. Medical. 43610 West Oaks, 7:42

p.m. . Squad 1.

FRIDAY, D E C . 6 Injury accident , 1-96 and Beck

Road. 11:04 a.m.. Squad 1. Medical, 2213 Aus t in , 1:17 p.m.,

Squad 2. Medical. 45182 West Road. 1:19

p .m. . Squad 1. Medical . 39455 Ten Mile Road,

4:43 p.m.. Squad 3. Vehicle fire. East Lake and Four­

teen Mile. 5:19 p.m. . Engine 2. Medica l . 43055 Crescent. 5:35

p.m. . Squad 1.

SATURDAY, D E C . 7 Medical . 39584 Blakcs lon . 5:58

a.m.. Squad 1. Med ica l . 2 2 6 3 2 Rotunda . 7:11

a.m.. Squad 3. Medical. 24536 Ifnollwood. 9:07

a.m.. Squad 1. M e d i c a l . 2 3 7 1 3 S tonehenge ,

9:55 a.m.. Squad 3. M e d i c a l . 2 7 1 5 0 N o v l R o a d ,

10:30 a.m.. Squad I. M e d i c a l , 49251 G r a n d R ive r ,

12:51 p , m . . S q u a d 4 . M e d i c a l , 2 4 0 3 1 G l e n R i d g e .

12:55 p.m.. Squ,-id 3. M e d i c a l , 40392 F r a n k l i n M i l l ,

9:32 p.m.. Squad 3.

SUNDAY, D E C . 8 Medical. 43700 G e n - M a r 12:30

a.m.. Squad 1. Med ica l , 24500 Meadowbrook .

1:33 a.m., Squ.id 1. Stand by. Eight Mi le and Napier

Road. 9:53 a.m.. Engine 4, Tanker 1.

M e d i c a l , N o v l E x p o C e n t e r . 12:09 p.m.. Squad 1.

Injury accident. Novl Road and 1-96, 3:31 p.m., Squad 1.

Medica l . 22214 S o l o m o n . 3:58 p.m.. Squad 3.

Medical, 45182 West Road. 4:13 p.m.. Squad 2.

Bui ld ing fire. T o w n Center and Eleven Mi le . 7:43 p .m. . Engines 1 and 2.

M e d i c a l . 4 1 6 0 2 M a n o r P a r k . 9:54 p.m.. Squad 1.

Investigation, 43475 Vcro Court , 10:03 p.m. . Squad 3.

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w i n s l i o n o r s

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selected as an Outstanding School Bui ld ing In Ihe magazine Ard i i l ec -tural Portfolio 1996.

The magazine honors the most outstanding school and university designs annually. Novl High School was Included In this year's Port/o­lio In recognition of Ihc design and cons t ruc t ion of the recent a d d i ­tions and renovations at the bu i ld ­ing. Ci t ing the high school's updat­ed Ins t ruc t iona l areas, p h y s i c a l education complex, and technology c a p a h l l i t i c s , the m a g a z i n e describes Nov! High School as the "Ideal place for students to grow and learn as they move Into the future."

The architectural design firm of Tower Pinks ter Ti tus A s s o c i a t e s created the des ign both for the renovations and the original bu i ld ­ing. Renovations a l the high school came through a 1992 bond Issue.

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H o w c o u n c i l v o t e d o n a p p o i n t m e n t s

By JAN JEFFRES Slall Wriler

O n l y I h r c c Novi C i l y C o u n c i l members signed their ballots for a series of appointments. Inc luding the Parks and Recreation C o m m i s ­s i o n a n d the Z o n i n g B o a r d of Appeals, that were made last week.

Adding their names to the top of the documents were Counci l M e m ­bers Rob M l t z d , H u g h C r a w f o r d and Bob Schmld .

Voting hut not signing the b a l ­lots were Mayor Kathleen M c L a l l e n a n d C o u n c i l M e m b e r s K a t h y Mutch and Richard Clark.

Ass is tant C i ty Attorney D e n n i s Watson said Tuesday the c o u n c i l members should sign Ihclr ballots, to enable their actions to he rcere-atijd In the meeting's minutes.

•They s h o u l d h a v e . A l l t h e names should be provided. They've got lo put lhat with Ihc record ," Watson said.

T h e ma in thing Is what every­one voles has got to be Issued In the minutes."

This Is to comply wi lh the O p e n M e c i l n g s A c t , The act d o c s no t specifically ban unsigned ba l lo t s b u l does require lha t the p u b l i c can follow a publ ic body's d e c i ­sions.

C i ty C l e r k TonnI Ba r tho lomew said the lack of signatures was not unusua l , adding that she plans to h.ive the three members sign their ballots later this week. As of Tues ­day,, the three were In San Anton io for the Nat ional League of C i t i e s

conference. "Some do Islgnl, some don't. It's

really quite typical, how it's han­dled." she added.

New Counci l Member E d Kramer d id not vote because he has not yet taken the oath of office.

The fo l lowing l i s t i n g exp l a in s how they voted. Al l candidates are listed. Counci l members who voted for those candidates on listed in parentheses behind their names. [Names In boldface ind ica te the successful candldale.l

P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N T/ic mayor appoints a candidate

for Planning Commission, wtlti the approual of the comcil. She nomi­nated Louts Csordas ivhich was unanimously approved by the council In a separate voice vote, according to Bartholomew.

Rose Button L o u i s Csordas Paul Fisher Michael Huszt i Andrew Mutch Michael Watza

C O M M U N I T Y C L U B S B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S (ICE A R E N A )

Tu;o vacancies, bul the tie was broken by appointing three trustees, as permitted in the regu­lations governing tlie board.

G a r y C i p r i a n i [one u n s i g n e d vole)

Douglas Harrington Roger J a u s s i (MItzcl, Schmld) Donna RIehl

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M i c h a e l W a t z a (one uns igned vote)

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D a n D a v i s , incumbent (Ml lzc l , C r a w f o r d , S c h m l d and th ree unsigned voles)

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H u g h C r a w f o r d (Mitzel , Craw­ford, S c h m l d and three unsigned votes)

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One vacancy. Anamar l a Kazanls C r a i g D c R o c h e (Mitzel , Craw­

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C r a w f o r d , S c h m l d and th ree unsigned votes)

H A Z A R D O U S C H E M I C A L S C o M l W I T T E E S

Tujo uncancies. D o n a l d M i n e r , ' i n c u m b e n t

IMItzel. Crawford, S c h m l d , three unsigned votes)

J o h n Rcdner Nicholas Cosentino (Crawford M e l i s s a P e t t l j o h n ( M i t z e l ,

Schmld . three unsigned votes)

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ISchmld. one unsigned vole) A l a n K o h r i n g (Mitzel, Crawford,

Schmld, three unsigned votes) D a v i d Luss ier (Mitzel, Craivford.

two unsigned votes)

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Tluo vacancies. P h i l i p K o n e d a . I n c u m b e n t

( C r a w f o r d , S c h m l d a n d t h r e e unsigned ballots)

David Ruyle (Schmld) H a r o l d Wiagfieid (Mitzel, Craw­

ford and Ihree unsigned ballots) U u l s Csordas (MItzcl)

ZONING B O A R D O F A P P E A L S Tlvee vacancies. J a m e s A n t o s i a k . I n c u m b e n t

[ M I t z c l . C r a w f o r d . S c h m l d and three unsigned votes)

G e r a l d B a u e r , i n c u m b e n t (Mitzel. Crawford. Schmld, and two unsigned voles)

Gregory Lee Benry E r n e s t A r u f f o [one u n s i g n e d

vole) Michael Watza Connie Mal l c l l La Verne Reinke Richard Zyezynski

C o l l e c t i n g t o y s

f o r C h r i s t m a s g i f t s

By RANDY COBLE Stall Writer

For most of us the holidays are a time of joy bu l for some of our neighbors this Cl i r ts tnias won't be all l h a l merry.

You can change l h a l for one mile girl or boy who lives r igh l here by d o n a t i n g l o T o y s for T o l s . T h e non-p ro f i t p r o g r a m delivers toys as Chr is tmas pre­sents to kids who might other­wise wake up lo nothing under the tree.

If you're going lo help, he sure to ael fast. The last day that the Novl/Norlh\-llle Coali t ion for Toys for Tols Is collecting for Chr i s t ­mas Is Thursday, Dec. 19. Here's how you can get involved:

• Buy a new, unwrapped toy for ellher a hoy or girl In one of the following age ranges; Infant ( n e w b o r n to 18 m o n t h s ) , p reschoo l (18 m o n t h s to fou r years), 5- to 8-years-old and 8-to 12-years-old.

The need Is highest In the 5-8 and 8-12 ranges.

Drop l h a l toy off In a Toys for Tols collection barrel a l any of the following locations:

• Toys 'R Us i n the West Oaks II mall.

• The T G I F restaurant In the Novl Town Center. On Thursd.iy, Dee. 12. the eatery w i l l donate $1 to T o y s for T o l s for every appetizer purchased at TGIF.

• Marly Feldman Chevrolet on Grand River Avenue.

• T o w n & Coun t ry Eye Care , located off Novl Road between Eight and Nine Mile .

< The offices of the Novl C h a m ­ber o f C o m m e r c e In the N o v l Expo Center.

• H a r o l d ' s F r a m e S h o p on Grand River Avenue.

• Crane Chiropractic on Grand River Avenue.

• Salon Head West on Ten Mile Road.

• The Michigan National Bank branch located a l Ten Mi le and Novl Road.

Another great way to help Is hy volunteering to help pick up and sort donated toys. "Those loys wil l then be p a s s e d along lo l o c a l churches a n d c o m m u n l l y help agencies that \vl l l gel them lo the kids.

C a l l R e b e c c a Y a r b r o u g h at 477-6449 If you're Interested,

T o y s for T o t s very m u c h prefers y o u buy a toy y o u r s e l f and donate l l but If there's no olher way you can make a mone­tary contr ibut ion to the program. Toys for Tots volunteers wi l l then take the money and buy toys for needy kids.

Send a check made out to the N o v l / N o r t h v l l l e C o a l i l l o n to 2 4 0 4 8 G l e n R i d g e C t . . N o v l . 48375. You can also drop y o u r check off at the Northville V F W Post on S. M a i n St. For a gift of $100 y o u can j o i n the Coalition's "100 Club ."

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N o v i p o l i c e f i n i s h i n g o l d c a s e s

f r o m d i s c o v e r e d f i l i n g c a b i n e t

By WENDY PIERMAN MITZEL SlaH Wriler

In the weeks sfiict- a locked tile cabinet filjctl wl lh i i loic Ihaii 120 old and unsolved police cases was found in the evidclice room of the N o v l p o l i c e s t a l i o i i . i l e l c c l i v c s assi^med to r c v i e w i l l ^ ihe ca.ses have worked to IbllOw tlieiii up.

As of early tills week. 77 of the c a s e s h a d been rev iewed a n d closed based on s ta l i i ic of Hiiiita-t lons r c q u l r e m e n i B ami ui l .s l ib-stanlial infonilatioil .

"It's l ike a lot of the ease load that comes through." said Chie f Doiif i las Sllaeffer. "A lol of i l i c in nren'l soinf; lo have merll."

Found i n late Oclollcr by i ln ofli-cer who was orfjaniziiit^ the cv i -denee r o o i l l . the cab ine t was tucked away behind hi),\es of old dead rerords and piles of di lapi­dated fi irr iKurc.

U p o n breakhlf i i l Open, police said Ihcy found cases dated from 1989 lo 1992 in various slaves of coniplelion,

Of Ihc 77 cases. 71 were eheclt fraud or violalioii coii iplal i i ls niadc bv local businesses, iiiosl in the 'iSvelve Oaks M a l l . West Oaks tir Town Center shopping areas. Most of Ujc bad rheeks were wrilten for minimal atiiounls and liilder S50i).

There was also one breaking and enterinji Of a business, two larceny

of a business and one credit card f r a u d a l o i i i i w i t h one i n d e e c n l c.vpasuic al !hc liifi, Hoy K c s l a u -rant on Novi Koad and a lallurc lo return iTiltal property.

S u s p e c t s i i u i s t l y come f rom IJrtroit, some tVom Tniy imd Oak Park , one from l l o n s i o i i , Texas. O l h e r sus ( )ce t s e a m c from iir if ihlon and Nnrliiville.

Stores w l l h a repealed number of e o i n p l a i i i i s i nc lude W o m a n ' s Worid. l i lue and White Diamonds. l\ ma r t , Kr()i<er"s. C r a l i l r e e is; ICvclyn and I'aylcss Sluie Store.

Shaeffer is unsure how lie can proceed with the issue a l lhol i i i l i he continues In lalk wilh proseciitlnij at(oi-neys. judiies and aiiorneys.

"The shame heloiifis on l l i is per­son or persons who intc i i t lo i ia l ly disfjulsed or h id those eases. Vou pay peo])le to do llieir job and you e.\[)ec( (hem (o do l l i c i r |oh Jus l like any indus l iy , " said Shaeffer.

The old case manai^eiiu'nt sys­tem used u n d e r Ihen C h i e f Lee [JeOole a n d D e p u t y R i c h a r d Fau lkne r Is hard lo unders l a i id . Shaeffer s a id , and hasn' t ,[fiven p o l i c e e n o u i j h i n f o n i i a l i o n l o delerniine for sure who is respon­sible for the i-ases.

The de|)artment has coi i lacted s e v e r a l r c e c n l l y r e t i r e d | )o l ice deleetlves lo ask about the files. Kivc detecllves relired in Jamia iT

of 1996. D e l . Max Roder's name comes

up 2ry times in. or ju ojie-lliird of, the ser ies of reports, so far. He reti i 'ed from the police force in J a i i i i a l ^ ' . I^lder was in chnrjje of llie evidence room where tl ic ealil-ni'i was found, however, thai par-l i e i i l a r s c c l i o n of the room was a c c e s s i b l e lo a l l d e p a r t m c n e m p l o y e e s , K o d e r was a l so assigned to head had checks for llie LJeparlmcnl dnriiin lhal l ln ic .

l i e has sa id he doesn't know a i iv lb l i i i i about llle cabinet or the files.

Retired Del . J ack Griibh's name was found on iwo reports. Ac io rd -iiijj lo police. Grubh was on niall dclail at the lime.

Most of Ihe other cases have no deteelive name at laehcd, only a variety of pil irol ofllccrs who took Ihe l i i l l i a l reports.

While Shaeffer said i l looked as if none of the cases had Rone to the O a k l a n d Counly Prosecutor's ofllce, one file indicated a warrant for arrest was obtained b u l was not in the file and one olher war­rant was reciuesled by Roder.

K o u r eases were c losed after restitution was made, aeeordinji to Ihe r e p o r t s . Shaeffer has s a id l l ierc is no reason lo believe the eases were set aside for purposes of firantiii}^ favors.

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10*-TH6 NOVI NEWS-ThUfjiiy, DKOmbof 12, U96

C o n s t r u c t i o n c o s t s r i s e a s N o v i p r e p a r e s t o b i d

ByWENOypJEflMAM MiUEL Statf Writer

J i m Kostcr showed off his liter­ary prowess last week w h e n he began his update o n the new Novl Middle School construction by say­ing, 'It was the best of l i m e s . It was the worst of llrncs."

"It's the best of l ime If you're a con t r ac to r , " e x p l a i n e d K o s t c r , assistant superintendent of bus i ­ness for Novi s c h o o l s . "It's the worst of times If you ' re about to enter the market where the bid­ding Is craTy."

Antic ipat ing bids for cons t ruc ­t i on c o n t r a c t o r s w i l l be h i g h , Kostcr and construction managing company A . J . A t k i n s are work ing on a p l an to b r i n g the cos t s as close to the now $ 2 6 . 4 m i l l i o n budget as possible.

They presented the Novl Board of Education wl lh the plan Dec. 5.

'Whatever the costs dictate wc ask the board that the educational aspec t s of the b u i l d i n g be pre­served." said Michael Hall of archi­t ec tu ra l f i rm F a n n i n g / H o w e y & Associates.

Teachers, architects and school officials created the baste concept. A n e i g h b o r h o o d group of f o u r -room pods , m a t h , sc ience, l a n ­guage arts, soc ia l studies and a science lab. wi l l work together on a close knit basis.

The middle school will have two entrances, one for busses and one for p a r k i n g . S tuden t s w i l l have easy outside access from the cafe­teria and the school wi l l have a n auditorium.

Also , an athletic wing wil l hold two g y m n a s i u m s and a l l o w for access out Into the nearby athletic fields.

However many of the fields, the

second gym and the audJtorJum may not be bu i l t r ight away or wi th the bond money if construc­tion costs soar as expected.

.The problem Is a l l about supply and demand, Hall said. Construc­t ion companies are overwhelmed wi th projects and thus the costs for labor, but especially supplies, have been driven up.

What the district plans lo do Is i n February is ask companies to submit secret bids for the school bu i l d ing minus a majority of the athletic fields, the second gymna­s i u m a n d the a u d i t o r i u m . T h e ' three Items w i l l be ca l l ed "add alternates" for wh ich contractors w i l l s u b m i t s epa ra t e c o s t s for each.

In M a r c h , w h e n the b i d s are opened and analyzed, the board can approve jus t a base bid for the building, or It can accept the base

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W i t h more ihon seventy

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this holiday wonderful.

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wllh $ 2 0 0 in b u r e l Park Place

purchoses between December 7

ond December 2 4 . Avo i lob l s at ihe

"Just A s k " cort while supplies last.

The Sounds. The Scents. The Sights.

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e x p e r i e n c e t h e s e a s o n .

L a u r e l P a r k P l a c e .

Jus t T i l e R igh t S i n . . .

Fecturing Jacobson's, Porisian and seventy speciofty stores all wailing lo be discovered.

W e i l S i x M i l e & N e w b u r g h R o o d s • U v o n i o • (313) 4 6 2 - 1 1 0 0 s g i ° e » K

bid plus one. two or aJl l i m e of the additional Items. The e.':tra items will be approved if the district can f ind a n o t h e r f u n d i n g s o u r c e beyond the revenue from a S33.4 million bond sale approved by vot­ers In 1995. Part of the bond sale is designated for olher uses.

The bids w i l l l ikely be good for 60 d.iys.

The hope, according to J i m Cole from A . J . A tk ins , is for the cost of the "add a l te rna tes" to come i n lower than they would If they were attached to the main building.

The d is t r ic t Is hoping to begin construction i n Apr i l and have Ihe pro jec t f i n i s h e d i n J a n u a r y of 1999.

' If there Is a silver l ining in a l l this , the b i d t ime In M a r c h Is a

b e l t e r b i d l ime t h a n now as i t would have been had we been on that schedule." sa id Super in ten ­dent Emmett Llppe.

Koster expected to send out bids In September, iiavc cons t ruc t ion begun last month and finished In time to open for the fall of 1998.

Board members gave Koster and the c o m p a n i e s a n Inform.-jl go ahead for the bid plan.

"1 th ink you've done a prudent thing," sa id Trustee John Strelt.

However. President Ray B y c r s indicated tic wants it to be clear to consti-uctlon companies they must abide by a deadline for f in i sh ing the school.

•we really got taken to the c lean­ers on the t i m i n g on the INovl) High School." he said, referring to

the e.xlra months of work needed to finish the higi i school addition last year.

in May l lnancia l projections for the new Novl Middle School came in at 3 percent over the $25.5 mil­lion budget. Intercsffrom the bond has generated enough revenue to Increase the budge t to the new S2S.4 million llgure.

The new middle school wi l l be built on a 55-acre parcel of proper­ty at the n o r t h e a s t c o r n e r of Wl.vora and E l e v e n M i l e r o a d s . Another 45-acres of the parcel is owned by the e i l y . who w i l l be r e s p o n s i b l e for b r i n g i n g wa te r lines to the site.

The 1.100-studcnl school Is now expected lo open in 1999.

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Enjoy an iill-linic favorile of young and old alike! CharloM's W>. Ihc classic, inspirational laic of a spider who befriends a lillle pig. will be presented in collaboralion wilh Wild Swan Tliealer in liie museum's Andenson Center Tlicaler. Il's great for l:ids 5 years ond up and lasts about an hour. It's also just one of the aclivilies 10 enjoy during TrmlUiim of Ihe Smsim •• a lime when Ihc museum ond village arc aglow wilh holiday spirit.' See a mammoth holiday Ircc. a spectacular . , gingerbread village, a model train display and more. You'll have a lerrifie lime!

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Thuisday, Docomber 12,1996 - THE NOVI NEWS - 1

By WENDY PIERMAN MITZEL Slalf Wfllar

Could another To\vn Center type complex he on the drawing boards for property ac ross G r a n d River

. Avenue from the Providence Medi-, cal Center?

Afraid of unsight ly development . a long the 1-96 freeway a n d near ' the 52-1 Cour thouse , Novl P lan­

n ing Commissioners are suggest­ing the Novl C i t y C o u n c i l t h i n k a b o u t r e z o n i n g the p r o p e r t y , owned by Providence, to a Town Center District or a business retail district Instead of it's current zon­ing as office and service.

" M y hope Is . . . as P rov idence goes before the city council it gives everyone sonic time to look at (the T o w n Cen te r o r d i n a n c e l . " s a i d Commissioner Gwcn M a r k h a m at the Dec. 4 commission meeting.

Providence i s asking the c i ly to rezonc several parcels of property near the complex, but the north­ern parcel could have the biggest impact, either good or bad, on the area.

Wi th a business zoning or town center zoning on the "IB-acre par-eel . P rov idence c o u l d develop a shopping center, a hotel, a restau­rant and o the r ameni t i e s . C h a i r Laura Lorenzo suggested it might make a good place for a grocery store In the w e s t e r n end of the city.

However, p l a n n i n g c o n s u l t a n t B r a n d o n R o g e r s , I n d i c a t e d h i s reservations inc lude m a k i n g sure no undesirables, like gas stations and car washes, go on the proper­ty under a bus iness dis t r ic t zon­ing.

"It would be a poor introduction to the m e d i c a l c a m p u s a n d I'm sure it's not a use the appl icant w a n t s at t h e i r front door." s a i d Rogers.

In a letter to Lorenzo. Providence agrees such t h i n g s as fast food restaurants, veterinary c l in ics , oi l shops, car washes and gas sta­tions will not be buil t on the site, enforceable by a covenant.

The T o w n C e n t e r o p t i o n was in t roduced by res iden t A n d r e w M u t c h , who s a id the o rd inance would give the city more cont ro l over the content of the develop­ment and how It looks. T C requires many a d d i t i o n a l ameni t i es a n d stricter facade and bu i ld ing con­trols.

However , a t t o r n e y for P r o v i ­dence. Joseph Galvin, said Provi­dence would prefer to have more contro l bu t Is w i l l i n g to look at suggestions.

"We would l ike lo be freed up from exactly those reslr icl lons in the TC district," he said.

"We're c o m i n g In a n effort to make the Providence campus bet­ter ... and help the c i ty achieve some things they want to do."

C o m m i s s i o n e r K i m T h o m a s Capello thought the extra restric­tions were unnecessary, bu t A r t Vrettas was Inlrlgued by the idea.

" Y o u ' l l lose some c o n t r o l bu t welcome to the real world," Vrettas said to Calvin .

Providence was hoping for coop­e r a t i o n , a c c o r d i n g to a l e t t e r addressed lo Lorenzo, knoiving the city ivlll have to purchase some of the land from them to the future expans ion of the freeway in ter ­change. Proi-ldencc would offer the land at "an attractive price depen­den t u p o n P r o v i d e n c e b e i n g allowed to bui ld the same amount of commercia l uses as It Is cur­rently permitted under (the cur ­rent zoning)."

P r o v i d e n c e w a n t s to r e z o n c ano the r 163 a c r e s of p r o p e r l y south of the road currently zoned Industrial and office to office ser­vice district.

The rezon ing of the s o u t h e r n parcel to the land Is so Providence c a n c o n t i n u e w i t h It's m e d i c a l campus, i nc lud ing the abi l i ty to bui ld a five-story bui lding, which the new zoning would permit.

Providence Is the second largest employer In the city and paid near­ly S 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 In taxes last year , according to the letter.

P r o p o s e d r e z o n i n g o f P r o v i d e n c e p r o p e r t y

Twelve Mi le

Graphic by JUANITA LITTLE

L i o n e l t r a i n s h i o w c o m e s t o N o v i

W o r l d ' s l a rges t mob i l e m o d e l t ra in display chugs into Novl this holiday season.

The Toy and Hobby Expo *96 wil l to present the "The Magical World o f L i o n e l T r a i n s , " a d i s p l a y of mode l ra i l roading that has been t o u r i n g the count ry for the past eight years,

O n Dec. 27 . 28 and 29, young and old alike wil l have the oppor­t u n i t y to experience the roar of model trains and the excitement of r a c i n g along the steel "0" gauge tracks when the big display comes

lo the Novi Expo Center. The d isplay , fea tur ing toy and

m o d e l e l e c t r i c t r a i n s , a l l f rom Lionel, Is in The Cuirxness Book oj World Records and Is contained in a 46-foot custom show trailer \vlth a display space of over 265 square feet containing over eight miles of wiring. The trains travel over some 400 feet of track and runs six to ten trains continually.

The trains travel i n and out of tunnels and cross over bridges as they pass t h r o u g h a l l four sea­sons. Un ique to the exhib i t are:

the thea ter - l ike s o u n d s y s t e m , o v e r h e a d speake r s a n d s u b woofers undernea th l e l v i s i t o r s hear and feel the roar of the trains. There is even a sky full o f twin­k l i n g three dimensional s ta r s . A r e a l i s t i c l a n d s c a p e p a n o r a m a shows different scenes from across America.

While the trains rush pas t the countryside, "life" i n the vi l lages show construction workers bu i ld ­ing houses, children on swings, ice skaters gliding over a pond.

The display relies heavily on ani­

mation and the builders have even provided buttons along the visitors p a t h so they c a n i n t e r a c t and operate parts of the display.

The Toy and Hobby Expo '96 is expected lo draw thousands of "big kids" with small k ids in tow to see the giant display. Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

A d m i s s i o n Is $6 adults and $3 c h i l d r e i i 4-12 a n d i n c l u d e s the train display. Parking is $4.

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H o m e D e c o r •40% off all St. Nicholas SqLiai'e® trim-a-home

•50% off all St. Nicholas Square® boxed cards and gift wrap

•40-50% off all frames and albums •45% off all framed art •33-70% off all stationery gifts, games, banks and puzzles

•50% off all holiday novelty candles and decorative lighting

•20-55% off all furniture, clocks, bridge sets and baker's racks

•33-50% off window treatments and vertical blinds

•50% off slipcovers •33-50% off all accent rugs, mats and bath rugs

•35-50% off all holiday and every­day decorative pillows & chair pads

R e g . . 7 9 - 5 9 9 . 9 9 , s a l e .47-399.99

L u g g a g e

•40-60% off all luggage •30-50% off totes, duffel bags and business cases

R e g . 2 9 . 9 9 - 3 9 9 . 9 9 , s a l e , 17.99-239.99

A p p a r e l

•50% off kids' fleece sets & separates •40-50% off selected name brand apparel for newborns-girls 4-16 and boys 4-20

•50% off sweaters for toddlers, girls 4-16 and boys 4-20

•50% off kids' outerwear & knitwear •50% off boys' 8-20 fashion color jeans

•40% Off infants'-girls' 4-16 & boys' 4-20 sieepwear, cotton playwear and basics Pbywear not Intended as sieepwear.

F O R K I D S

•30-50% off girls' access. & basics •30-50% off toys R e g . . 5 9 - 9 9 . 9 9 , s a l e . 4 1 - 6 9 . 9 9

E x c l u s i v e l y

a t K o h l ' s •12.99 Holiday Mickey Mouse plush toy with any $30 purchase

E V E R Y T H I N G

H E W A N T S M e n ' s

•16.99 & 19.99 Lee® and Levi's** Prewashed jeans

•19.99 All Lee® Regular & Relaxed Fits denim jeans

•17.99-34.99 All other men's jeans f30% off famous-maker dress and casual pants

•25% off all Dockers®apparel S p o r t sh i r t s • P a n t s • S h o r t s

•27.99 Haggar" Wrinkle Free Cotton™ Classic pleated pants

•9.99-19.99 Heavyweight sport shirts •25-40 off all knit and woven sport shirts and sweaters

•15.99 ea. M Sport® basic fleece crews and pants

•8.99-27.00 AHactivewear S h o r t s • S w i m w e a r • T - s h i r t s

•8.99-27.00 All activewear S h o r t s • S w i m w e a r • T - s h i r t s

•40% off all outerwear •40-50% off all fashion and novelty fleece

•40% off a I Haggar® dress shirts •40%) off all men's neckwear •25% off all Hanes®3-pk. underwear, athletic socks, belts, wallets, pjs and robes

R e g . 3 . 9 9 - 3 2 0 . 0 0 , s a l e 2.99-192.00

Y o u n g M e n ' s

•40% off all flannel tops and Lee® Riveted henleys

•33% off all sweaters & Levi's® tops R e g . 1 9 . 9 9 - 4 0 . 0 0 , s a l e 11.99-26.80 -

Thursday, December 12,1996-THE NOVI NEVvS-15A' -.A,>

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; ' B o y s ' 4-7 • G i r l s ' AV^K 5 9 . 9 9 7 9 . 9 9 s a e 3 . 4 9 e a . s a e 1 . 9 9

A l l f ine j ewe l ry , s ie r l in j ; , v e r m e i l • ind w a t c h e s . Rey. 9 .99-1,750.00, sale '1.99-.';99.99; less ex t ra 1 0 % , F I N A L P R I C E 4 . 4 9 - 5 3 9 . 9 9

K i d s ' s e l e c t e d : ip | )a re l . I nd i i i lK lo|)s ,nncl b o l l o m s Irom VVinnic the Pool), and liiigle Hoy . Keg. 9 .9y- : i2 .99 , sa le 4 . 9 9 - 1 6 . 4 9

i y - l b . b r eadmake r . 2- lb b readmnker . ,C) menu selections. Traditional sha|jed

13-liour timer. O u s t loaf. 7 menu selec-con t roLReg . 129.99 lions. Reg. 179.99

3v-gal l ( )n 3-way p o p c o r n t ins. Select from assorted designs exckisive lo Kohl's, l l i e s e cute tins make great hostess gifts. Reg. 9.99

1 6 0 - c i . l igh t s . Available in clear and multi-colored. Acld-a-set makes it easy to string multiple sets together. Lamp-locl< feaiure. Reg. 4.99

H o l i d a y - m o i i f swea te r s & Lev i ' s* jeans. Reg. 3 9 . 9 9 shirts, sale $ i 5 - $ 3 2 styles vary O i h e r j r s . ' Levi 's* j e ans . 5 0 % off pe i i i e s ' & plus-size Reg. 44 .99 , sale 28 .99 se lec ted sweaiers , $1 i - $ 2 4 Plus-size denim, 10.99-32.99

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Ful l f igure bras by P lay iex* , Lea the r handbags , O l g a ' , M a i d e n f o r m ' , B a l i * , agendas & s e l e c i e d W a r n e r ' s ' , Exquis i i e F o r m * purse accessor ies . Reg. a n d m o r e , sa le 7 .29-16 .29 S2-$69, sale 1.06-34.56

Misses ' , p e i i i e s ' & plus-size w o o l s epa ra i e s . Including blazers, skirts, pants & more. Reg. $3B-$78, sa le $ 1 9 - $ 3 9

• J u n i o r s ' ' M i s s e s ' -Pe t i tes '

S o n o m a jeans. Reg. $24 j u n i o r s ' , misses ' & p e t i t e s ' Lee* jeans . Reg. 29 .99 , sa le 2 L 9 9

S A T U R D A Y , D E C E M B E R 1 4

s a v e 3 5 * s a v e 5 0 ' B o d y s o u r c e " gift sets. I n f a n l s ' - g i r l s ' 4 -16 dresses Select from a variety of sets & sk i r t s . Save on great styles in your f,ivorile scents. Reg. for tlie holidays. Reg. 11.99-5.50-35.00, sa le 3 .57-22 .75 47 .99 , s.ile 5 .99-23 .99

s a v e 30°^° s a v e 50°^° s a v e 3 0 M e n ' s S o n o m a f a s l i i o n c o l o r jeans, sa le $ 1 5 M e n ' s S o n o m a R e g u l a r Fit j eans . Reg. $ 2 5 , sa le 12.56

M e n ' s i ong- s l eeved Bug le B o y " & se l ec t ed iHaggar* spo r t sh i r i s , sale $ 1 0 - $ 2 1

M e n ' s n y l o n a c t i v e w e a r a n d outerwear . Includes jog sets, vvindwear and more. R e g . S I 6 - $ 1 3 0 , s . a l e $ a - $ 6 5

s a v e 30^" s a e 3 . 4 9 R e g ( , 9 9 Young men's b rushed f leece. M e n ' s H a n e s ' Red Labe l Henley styles in heavyweight 3-pk. br iefs . Sizes .10-44. cotton. Extended sizes S, M , L, M e n ' s H a g g a r " dress X L , X X L . Reg. $ 3 8 , s a l e $ 1 9 sh i r i s , sale 12 .25-18 .06

A d u l t s ! & b o y s ' 8-20 s e l e c t e d t e a m - l i c e n s e d ou t e rwea r . Reg. 59.99-129.99, sale 29 .99 -64 .99

E n t i r e

S t o o l s

M e n ' s , w o m e n ' s and k i d s ' R e e b o k * a thle t ic s l ioes . Reg. 26.99-79.99, s>ile 26 .25-59 .99

s a v e 30°^ J % E n t i r e

S t o c I <

F i she r P r i c e " , L i t t l e Tikes* , Bay A r e a Traders* 1 6 0 % P l i i y s k o o l " , sa le 1.69-64.99 c o t t o n f l anne l sheet sets . 3 5 % off i n f an t s ' a c c e s s . . N e w deep-fitted construction, s a l e . 5 7 - 3 8 . 9 9 sale 14.99-34.99 Styles wiry

l- loliday decora t ive h o m e . Including table linens, rugs, bath access., decorative pil­lows & more, sale . 49 -29 .99

A B Toner". Works abdominal muscles with r educed stress to the neck and back. For great abs! Reg. 59 .99

S e l e c t e d c a s i n o games . C h o o s e from Solitaire, Bass Fishin', l-|earls. G o l f nnd more. Reg. 29 .99 & 34.99

E X T E N D E D

S H O P P I N G H O U R S

F O R Y O U R C O N V E N I E N C E Koh l 's w i l l be open

Saturday, D e c e m b e r 1 4 , 7a rR -M idn igh t .

For t h e Koh l ' s store

nea res t y o u , ca l l 1 - 8 0 0 - 8 3 7 - 1 5 0 0 .

K O H U S

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T i m M a x w e l l , o f F e r r i s M a c h i n e r y In G r a i n V a l ­ley, M i s s o u r i , d e m o n s t r a t e s a la the t o o l F r i d ay a f t e rnoon at t he N o v i E x p o C e n t e r ' s Woodvi iork-

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er a n d C r a f t s c o n v e n t i o n . T h e w o o d w o r k e r s ' s h o w h a s b e c o m e a regu la r event at the E x p o Cente r , f e a t u r i n g n e w t o o l s .

S a n t a S u r p l u i s h o s t s T o y s f o r T o t s p r o g r a m

, S a t i l a S u r p l u s . West O a k s II doiini ioi is lo (his project. Shoppli'ig Ct ' i l ler . Is sponsoring; a Al so availal)le lo r l i s lomers arc jToys for Tots program Ihis holiday selected toys at dlstoimt prices in season. Inside the store fs a lar^e addUion to Cl ins ln i . i s dccoralloiis, container available for cnsloi l icrs ' porcelain dolls, home decor, clc .

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P o u r m e t r o D e t r o i t s h o p p i n g cen t e r s a re r e w a r d i n g h o l i d a y shoppers w i l h free passes lo local iniiseuli ls and the Detroit Zoo.

l \velvc Oaks Mal l In Novl, Fair-lane T o w n Cen te r In Dea rborn , Lakeside i n Sterlinfi Heights and Brlarwood In A n n Arbor wi l l give each shopper who participates in the centers* "Be T r u e To Y o l i r School" program a voucher.

The vouche r Is good for a free ch i ld ' s a d m i s s i o n to the Detroit Zoo. the Detroit Insl l lute of Arts, the Detroit Science Center or tlie C r a n b r o o k Ins t i t u t e of Sc ience w i th the p u r c h a s e of one adul t ticket.

"Be T rue To Your Scl lool , " now i n its s econd year, is a program that l e t s s h o p p e r s c red i t the i r

sliopping center receipts - for any­thing from a cup of cappuccino to a c o m p l e t e w a r d r o b e - to a n y Michigan school they choose. The centers return a portion of those receipts to the Individual schools to buy m u c h - n e e d e d so f tware , videos and reference materials.

During the program's first year. Twelve Oaks Mal l , Fa l r lanc Town Center and Lakeside "Be True To Your School" receipts put nearly S 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 into M i c h i g a n s c h o o l coffers. Brianvood is new to this year's program, whicl i began J u l y 29 ami e n d s J a n . 3 1 . 1997.

T h i s is our gift to all shoppers who remember to put M i c h i g a n schools on their own gift l ists by par t ic lpal ing In "Be True To Your S c h o o l . " exp la ined E l a i n e K a h ,

Twelve Oaks M a l l marketing direc­tor.

"We t hough t Ihe free passes wou ld be a p c r l V c l extension of such a successful program." she c o n t i n u e s . ""Be T r u e To Your S c h o o l ' p r o v i d e s t h l i d r c n wi th educa t iona l materials a l school , and the vouchers give them a way to learn away from school on fami­ly outings."

"Be T r u e T o Y o u r S c h o o l " h e l p e r s w i l l g ive shoppe r s one ch i ld ' s a d m i s s i o n vouc l le r each time they credit their receipts at the colorful schoulhouse booths located al the four centers,

Shoppers i l iay select any of the four a t t r a c t i o n s . V o u c h e r s are good Ihrough March 31. 1997,

B e r e a v e m e n t s u p p o r t p r o g r a m o f f e r e d The O ' B r i e n Chape l of the Ted

S u l l i v a n F u n e r a l Home In Novl ln\1tesyou lo remember your loved one who has died by attending the m o n t h l y b e r e a v e m e n t s u p p o r t meeting wh ich the O'Brien Chapel sponsors i n the Novi C i \ i c Center

on Dec. 17 from 7:30-9 p.m. D u r i n g the meet ing , w h i c h Is

facilitated by Dr. M i c h a e l Meyer, there wil l be a candlelight prayer commemora t ing l l iose who have died. It is appropriate to remember loved ones during ihe holiday sea­

son, especially since this time of year is often so veiy chal lenging for those who have experienced loss during tlie past year. Dr. Dou­glas W. Vernoll from First United Methodis t C h u r c h w i l l l ead the candleligllt prayer a l 8 p.m,

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N o v ! W o o d s E l e m e n t a r y s i x t h g r a d e r S t e v e Taylor , l e f l , def t ly t a r e d In t h e i r t h o u g h t f u l p o s e s a s o t h e r s i u d e n i s In the s c h o o l m a k e s a m o v e a s he a n d M a r k B r z o z o w s k I take In a q u i c k c h e s s w e r e w o r k i n g t o d e s i g n the p r o p o s a l T i m P o p e M e m o r i a l g a m e d u r i n g a n o o n - t i m e l u n c h h o u r las t week . T h e y w e r e c a p - P l a y s c a p e .

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By TIM RICHARD Slall Writer

Rfp. Tonl Kelly, D-Wayrle. had a hij; Imnd In rfUcslfiillnjJ a package ofb l i i s to trliil road-hufldlng costs In iMlchlj^iin.

The stale House of Reprcsenla­tlves this week will vole on the four Scniitc-p;issfd bills, but tlie rjlies-t ion Is whether the Senate w i l l accept the amendments.

"Hlf iht now, cif^ht d i f fe ren t ( iepar l lnents l ake a l m o s t $ 1 1 0 mill ion from the Mich igan Trans-portallon Fund," said Kelly, a first-term member, c i t ing the Depart­ment of States S86 mi l l ion .

"My amendment s a y s no state tiepiirtnlcnl can do that anyniore. When we passed the last gas tax increase In 1982. we snici a l l the new m o n e y w o u l d be u s e d for roads and brldfics. It has i l ' i been."

The Kelly amendment, approved 13-1 in the Transportat ion Com-inittce. would keep the SI 10 mlJ-llon for use on roads and bridfies -the cqiilvaleiu of a 2- to 2.5-cents a gallon lilko In the fuel tax. Tile pol i i lc i i l r t ' s i i l i : L i w n i a k e r s nlifihl avOtd voting on a fuel tax hike i n their postelection, lalne-duck ses­sion.

The total s la te t r an spo r t a t i on fund Is about S2.I b i l l i o n . Fue l taxes brlnj; In about S700 nll l l lon, or One-third.

Kelly also succeeded i n altering an an lcndnien t f rom the u p p e r chamber sponsored by Sen. I>Oren Bennett, ' R-CanlOn. T h e Bennet t ninendment would have a l lowed townships of more t h a n i 0 .000

popula t ion (0 receive state road allotnients directly, taking jur isdic­tion away from counties.

Kel ly ' s amendment l imited the Impact to Wayne County and will require towlishlps to accept lc^a\ liability for roads, too. It also gives townships five years to opt out of Ihe deal and rc l i i rn Ihe money and Jurisdiction to coimtlcs,

. " M y amendment forces town­ships 10 take liability. That was my main ronccrn." saiti Kelly, "h nar­rows the scope to Wayne County. That's where most of the arguilient came from."

Wayne County's government Is Democratic, while many townships such as Canton have Republican o f f i c i a l s . T o w n s h i p s see t h e m ­selves as being short-changed by county handling of road money.

Rep. Terry London. R-Marysville, chair of the House Transportation Conimltlce. conceded the bills "are not the answer to all of Michigan's road woes" but "provide the neces­sary foundation to buiki upon." If enacted as revised by his panel, i l le bills would:

• Put monelary caps on lawsuit damages by u n i n s u r e d d r ive r s . The stale would have no liability If the driver were Intoxicated.

• Streamlines the stale process for condemning land for highway construction.

S t i l l In llie Transportation Com-nilt lee Is Senate B i l l 746. which would increase the motor carrier fuel tax for Iruckers lo 18.5 cents a gallon. 11 provides a credit for the 6-cen( sales tax on diesci fuel.

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Z O C O R ( S I M V A S T A T I N )

PLEASE READ THIS SUIMMARV CAREFULLY. AND THEN ASK VOUR DOCTOR ABOUT ZOCOR. NO AOWRTISEMENT CAN PROVIDE ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO PRESCRIBE A ORUC. THIS ADVERTISEMEMT DOES NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF CAHEFIJL DISCUSSIONS WITH VOtifl DOCTOR. ONLl' YOUR DOCTOR HAS THE TRfllHING TO WEIGH THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF A PRESCRIPTION DRUG FOR YOU.

USES OF ZOCOR 2flCCfl ir, ,i III'St Mill 11)11 (I'ui ttkjl IS liiiliWiLH] ,i5 in ilUdilion 10 i;iTi lui iiijiiv pdlienls /.m rugtidiolesteiol ulieii did and i-'t'instMreiiutoiiLilo Fot pjiiwitswilticoimjryheaililis-LM!,t; (CiiD) mm liiijh itiolesteiol ZOCOfI is iralicjtedas an .j'JJilion in M lo lediice Hit i isk i)l (je;i»i by icducing co'o-luif <j-Mlii (u '(.-diiCt me lis* o) licdiJ .lil 'Ck mi lo i&liice Ihc (hk liii uiiiltigoing niyiKJidul icvasciiljii/dlion [iioce-diiifb (cniDtiaiy ailfiy bvp,iss gialtirg ami poicjlaneous ![.iiisliimin,il cororaiy angmolasty) ,• •

WHEN ZOCOR SHOULD NOT BE USED Siwir' ['fflji'ii shmia m U^i ZQCQR OfsciiSi llns viilli yoiif (lOCIl)f

S h a r i n g i s c a r i n g , give generously t o

. . T h e S a l v a t i o n A r m y

G o d B l e s s Y o u l

ZOCOR should nol tle used by palterii wro are alicigfc lo any nt its ingfeilitnls in addilion to Ihe active mgredienl sim-v,lslaiin eM'i um mtHK Itit; loliOAmp injtli'.'e iiigiedi-ens f-'lliiiose moit mjgnwium sicaMie fion ontdt's, Llic iiUdiuindiO'idt aiKlsiaicli BuIyialcdJiyd'O'iyanisolRis .lAJ'fdiidpityiivrilive PallBMs Willi liver problems: ZOCOR stiaiild nol be u'td by patienis Aiiit aclivo livei diMse of 'I'pealcd bloodies! lesiiifs indidlmg possitjfe liver [iroblems (See WAfitjiliGS 1 Women who are or may become pregnant: Piegnam Aiiiih.d iiioiiid nal ZUCOR because fl may tiafin iJie ftliis Women ol ctilldbearlng age should not take ZOCOR unless it Is ttfghlr unlllcely m lUey «m become pregnani, H a Aomari (Jots become pregiianl Al.itf on ZOCOR slit.' stiould siop.laking the ding and talk lo ttei ducioi ,tl once Women who are breasl-leedlng siiciild not take ZOCOR. WARNINGS Liver: About 1%olp3lienls who look ZOCOR in din-ical trials developed elovateil levels ol some liver eniymes, Palienls aIio h.ifl tbe«i incicasesusually had no syniiiicm:; [iWdtrd livui iwymes iisually letufiied lo noi-[iiji iiM^ /,i;riil!iwaiiy;,ilii ZOCOR v.assiopDtd Your doctor sliould perlorm routine blood tests lo check these eniymes belore and during trealmenl with ZOCOR. The lesis should occur al G weeks and 1Z weeks alter you begin taking ZOCDR, and about every 6 months therealler. Hyour en;ynic levels incicasc yoiii docioi stiduid oiilti nioie liequeni lesis It youi liver ijii.'ymf; levels ieiTiaiii iimisjally mgh yoiii doclor sliould disconliniieyOijiinf'diLalioii

Jell yoht iJodOJ aboul jriy iivei disease you nuy have had iil ine p-isi and Jbool hum, injcit alcoiiol you consume ZOCOR stould Lv used Ailh caulion m palitnis who consume laige amouritsolaicoliol l uscle: Tell your doclor right away II you experi-ence any muscle pain, lenderness, ot weakness al any lime during trealmenl wilfi ZOCOR, parHctilarty If you have a lever or If you are generally not feeling well, so your doclor can decide it ZOCOR should be slopped. Some pallenis may tlave muscle pain or weakness while taking ZOCOR. Rarely, this can jnclliile muscle l}reakdDwn.jesullinD In kidney dam­age. The risk ot muscle breakdown It greater In patienit taking certain other drugs along wilh ZOCOR. such as the llpid-lowerlng drug Lopid* (gemhbTDZII), a llbrale; lipld-towering doses ol nicotinic acid (niacin): Ihe antlblollc erythromycin; antitunga] drugs lhalare afole derlvailves, such as Itraconafole; or drugs that suppress the immune system (called immunoiuppressive drugs, such as Sandimmune** Icyclospoflnel). Therapy with ZOCOR Should be temporarily interrupted II you are going to lake an a»le ieilvailve anilltingal med-icallon. such as ilraconazole. Patients ustng ZOCOR along wilh any ol Ihese other drugs should be carelully monitored by their physician. The risk ol muscle breakdown Is greater In patlentswllh kidney problems or diabetes, II you have conditions that can increase your fitk ot muscle breakdown, which in turn can cause kidney damage, your doclor should temporarily withhold or slop ZOCDR. Such conditions include severe Infec-tion. low blood pressure, major surgery. Irauma. severe melahollc, endocrine and eleclrotyle dis-orders, and uncontrolled seizures. Discuss this wilh your doctor, who can eiptaln these conditions loyou.

' Because there are risks In combining Iherapy with ZOCOR with tipld-iowering doses ot nicotinic acid (niacin) or with drugs that suppress ihe Immune system, your doclor shouid carelully weigh the potential benelils and risks. He or she should also carelully monilor patients tor any muscle pain, len-defneii, or weakness, partlcttlaflyduflnd ifte Initial' months ol therapy and II the dose ol either drug Is increased. Your doctor may also monilor the level ol certain muscle eniymes in your body, but there Is no assurance thai such monitoring will prevent the occurrence ol severe muicle disease.

PflECAUTiONS Betoie starling lieaiment wiih ZOCOR, iiy to \mt your cfio-lesieioi by oihei meihods such as diet, exercise, and weight loss Ask youl doclor abojt ho* test lo do Ihis Any oiher medical pfoO'ems M m cjuse fiigfi chofesleroi should also be Heated. ZOCOR IS less elleciive in paiienis wilh'ihe raie disoider krom as homozygous laniiiiai hyperchDiesieiolEmia. Drug Interactions: Because ol possible seiiousdiug iniei-aciions.it IS impoilani 10 lellyountociorAhalQihef drugs you aieiaking including those obtained withoutapiesciiplion.

ZOCOR (siirvjsialinlcariinieiJcl «ilh Lopid iii.icin (i/thioiiiyai). cci)jiiijjililijng.)hliugs diil) iliijQS Ilul suppicss tlie imriiiinc system (ciiled iiniriuDOSuppifisivi' diuqs,Siii:ha5S,in[li[nmiiiie) (Sa'WARNINGS Wiisck'] Some patienls lakmg l(pid-lo\*t;iiiiq jgerls simiUi lo ZOCOR and codinann anlico.i' ulanls |a lypi- ot blood llmirw) h,ivo eipe; ieficw hkalniQ oini/oi irowseJ WooiJ clollifiii imv Patienls lakmg ilicse medicines sliould liave Ifieii Iilnod tested beloie siailirg lliciapy wilh ZOCOR and should con-Imuelobenionitoied

Endocrine (Hormone) Funcllon: ZOCDR and olliet dugs ID this c/jss fnjy .jl/cci ifie pwiftfclion til caliiii lmmiv:% Cjiition shodifl Dc c eicised it a dmg used lo \om ciinlus-leiol levels is atlmmislered lo patients .ilso leceivini] oinei drugs (e g, kelocona/ote. spironnUctone cinieliiliiii;) tlul may decrease Ihe levels ol aclivity ol lioiriiones II you ,re taking any Such drugs icllyouiOocloi Central Nervous System Toilclly; Cancer, Ivlula-lions. Impairment ol Ferlllily: Likt< iiiosi prescniition drugs, ZOCOR was requiicd lo be lesled on animals beloie il *as iruiketed loi Human use OHeitllieselesls mc desigmd 10 acilieve higtiei drug CDricenlialiDns ihan humans Jclntve at rccomniended dosing In sonn; lests iheanniiaishad damage lo ihe nenes in ttie cenlial neivous sysicni In sljil-resol mice wilh higlidosts ol ZOCOR, Itie ll ellhoollol ctiLim lypes ol cancerous lumois increased No iividence ot muia-Imns ol nr rlamage to rjcnehc niatenal lias been seen in one sluiJy With ZOCOR, llicre MS decreases lertilily fri male rjis Pregnancy: Pregnani women sboulil riot take ZOCOR because il may liarmllieletus Saiely in prennjricy has not betjn csialilisliiid Tlieiu lijit been no leooris ol birlh dclecls in Ihe clulciieii ol Jialitnls taking ZOCOR However, iii studies wilh lipid-loweiing agents similai lo ZOCOR. tliere liave Itoen raie repoils ol biuh delects ol Ihe skclelon and digeslive sysleni Ihercloie. AOinen ol childbcvmg age shoulil nol lake ZOCOR unless 11 IS highly unlikely limy will become pieijnarit II a wuntin does become pregnant viTnle lakmg ZOCOR, slie stioulil slop taking ihe drug and talk lo tier doclor at once Ilie active mgiedienl ol ZOCOR did nol cause bulli delects in rats at G limes the human dose or in labbils al 'i limes |h<.> human dose. Nursing IVIolhers: Drugs lakeri by nursing niolheis may tie prcseni in iheii hieasl milk Because ol ihe potenlial lor sen-

- ojs adverse reactions in nursing mlants. a woman lakmg ZOCOR should nol bieasl-leed iSeeWHEIJZOCORSHOLlD NOT BE USED) Pediatric Use: ZOCOH is nol leccmmendcd lor children or palients under 20 yeaisolage

SIDE EFFECTS Mosi patients Icleiale lieatmeni wiih ZOCOR well liowuvci (iieallprescnphon drugs ZOCOR go cause side tlftcls and some ol Ihem Gn be scnous Side ellecis tlHl do occur arc usually mild and sroiMived Only your doclor cirl weigh ik' risks versus the benelits ol any piescnplion drug In clinical studies with ZOCOR, less than 11)\ ol pahenis (Iropped oul ollhcs)ijd)esl)ecauseo)5M)eeJ)eas inalaige, iony-iejm Sludy palienis taking ZOCOR ewnenced Similar side elteUs lolbose patients lakmg placebo [sugar pillsi Some ol Ihe side ellecis that have been repoiled wiih ZOCOfi oi lelaied dugs are listed below This list is nol cumplcic Be sure in ask yoji doclor aboul sidceltecls belore lakino ZOCDR and to discuss any side ellecis lhal occur

Digestive System: Constipation, ofaiihea, upset stomach gas heailburn. stomach pain/cramcs, anorexia lossot appelile. nausea, iniiammation ol Hie pancreas, hepalihs laundice, latly changes in ihe livei and, lartiy severe liver damage and lafluie cirrhosis and liver cancer Muscle, Skeletal: Muscle cramps aches pam andwr ak-ness: joint pam: muscle bieakdown Nervous Syslem; Dwtness, headache insomnia, tinglmij JWKjf y /dis, (/ainjge lo nsivts caifsfng weakness and/or loss ol sensation and/oi abnotmal sensations, anxitly [ depression, tremor loss ot balance, psychic dislurllances , Skin: Rash, ilchirg, hair loss dryness nodules dis- | coloration i Eye/Senses; Blurred vision, alieied taste sensalion i pipgression ol catarjcis eye muscle weakness i Hypersensitivity (Allergic) Reactions: On laie occa- I sions, a wide vaiiely dI symptoms have been lepoiied lo i occui Eilhei alone oi together mgroups (rtierred loas a syn­drome) that appeared to &e based on 3ilerg.c-lype reaclionj ; fttiichmaytarelybelatal Tl«;ae have mciudcd one oi more ol > Ihe lollowing a seveie geneiatued leachonthat may include shortness ol tjrealh wheeling digestive symptoms and lo* ' bipod pressure and even shock' an alteigic leaclion with ! SAeffingollhelace tips longwand/oilhroalwilhaifliculty < Swallowing oi breathing symptoms mimickmg lupus (a dis- ' order m which a persons immune syslem may attack pans \ ol his or hei own body): seveie muscle and blood vessel i inltammalion, bruises vaiious disoifleis ol btood cells (thai ' couldresuilinanem;a inleclion ojUoodcWhrgprohlemsj | or abnormal btood lesis, mllamed or pamlul lOinls, fiives i latigue and weakness, sensihvily lo sunlight: lever chills,. • hushing, dillicully breathing, and severe skin disorders lhal vary horn lash to a senous burn-like shedding olskin all over | Ihe (jody includirg mucous membranes such as Ihe lining . ol Ihe mouth.

Other: loss ol sexual desire, breast enlargement, impotence ' Liboralory Tests: Livei lunction lesl aOnormalilies incluO- l ingeiBvaledalkalinephosphalaseandbili/ubm ihyroifllunc- * tKMiabnormaWies, i

NOTE: This suinmarv provides Imporlini information I aboutZOCOH. Ilvouwould like more information, ask I your doctor or pharmacist lo let you read the pro- > tessional labeling and then discuss II with them. :

O m e f I ^ E R C K

ZOCOR is a leilslertd iraiUno* ol Meick S Co. Inc •lopioisaregiileredlrjiloiaikolWarai.liintttl Company

"Sandimmune is a ruisllrtd Iradcmaik 01 SanOo; AG CopinigNe) 19970, MiickSCo., inc. AliiigWstestiveo. . J72023l«0|

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a b o u t a d d i n g

t h i s :

Z O C O R c o u l d l i e just w l i a l y o u n e e d lo s i i p p l e n i e i i t

l i i e d i e t m i d e x e r c i s e p r o g n i n i y o u ' r e w o r k i n g a i so

h a r d . I3ecausc Z O C O l ^ l i as b e e n s h o w n n o t o n l y to

C U T C i l O L l ' S T E R O L , but. i n a r e c e n t l y c o m ­

p l e t e d s t u d y a m o n g h e a r t d i sease pa t i en t s w i t h h i g h

c h o l e s t e r o l , it w a s p r o v e n to h e l p S A V E L I V E S a n d

C U T the r isk o f H E A R T A I T A C K S . S o . w h i l e d i e t

a n d exerc i se are c e r t a i n l y e s sen t i a l , finding o u t a b o u t

Z O C O R c o u l d b e just as i m p o r t a n t .

M o r e t h a n 3.1 h i i l l i o n p e o p l e a r o u n d t h e w o r l d

h a v e t a k e n Z O C O R . It w o r k s b y L O W E R I N G t h e

body ' s l e v e l o f L D L ( B A D ) C H O L E S T E R O L . O f

c o u r s e , n o t e v e r y o n e gets t h e s a m e resul ts . A n d d i e t

a n d e x e r c i s e r e m a i n i m p o r t a n t .

• Z O C O R is a p r e s c r i p t i o n m e d i c a t i o n , a n d o n l y

) 'our d o c t o r or h e a l t h care p ro fes s iona l c a n d e t e r m i n e

w l i c l h e r y o u s l i o u l d t ake it . ! n c l i n i c a l s t ud ie s , l i v e r

a b n o r m a l i t i e s w e r e e x p e r i e n c e d b y 1% o f p a t i e n t s .

S o m e p e o p l e s h o u l d n o t t ake Z O C O R ; p e o p l e w i t h

ac t ive l i ve r disease o r p o s s i b l e l i v e r p r o b l e m s , w o m e n

w h o a r c p r e g n a n t , l i k e l y t o b e c o m c . p r e g n a n t , o r

a rc b r e a s t - f e e d i n g , o r ] ) e o p l c w h o are a l l e r g i c to a n y

o f its i i ig ' r ed ien l s .

W h e n y o u t a l k to y o u r d o c t o r a b o u t Z O C O R , b e

su re to m e n t i o n a n y m e d i c a t i o n s y o u a re t a k i n g , to

a v o i d p o s s i b l e s e r i o u s d r u g i n t e r a c t i o n s . T e l l y o u r

d o c l o r i f y o u e x p e r i e n c e a n y u n e x p l a i n e d m u s c l e

p a i n o r w e a k n e s s w h i l e t a k i n g Z O C O R , s i n c e th i s

c o u l d b e a s i g n o f s e r i o u s s i d e effects. F i n a l l y , d iscuss

a n y o the r s ide effects w i t h y o u r doc to r .

T o get y o u r f ree c o p y o f " S u r v i v i n g H i g h C h o l e s -

t e r o l , " c a l l l - 8 0 0 - 6 9 9 - 3 9 9 4 .

Please read Ihe next j>a«e for a siimmar)' of prescribing

mfnrmaliim and discuss it with ymir doctor.

V \ W h a t t o a s k a b o u t Z O C O R ,

y t h e o n l y c h o l e s t e r o l

m e d i c i n e p r o v e n t o

h e l p s a v e l i v e s

|)ct)|)lc Willi In'^li clidlc.slcrol and lic-arl dist-aNc.

• A m I m a k i n g e n o u g h p r o g r e s s w i t h d i e t a n d

e x e r c i s e a l o n e ?

• D o e s m y c h o l e s t e r o l l e v e l p u t n i e at r i sk?

• C o u l d a d d i n g Z O C O R to m y d i e t a n d e x e r c i s e

r o u t i n e r e d u c e m y c h o l e s t e r o l fu r the r?

• C o u l d Z O C O R r e d u c e m y c h a n c e s o f h a v i n g

a h e a r t a t t a c k ?

• W h a t a r c t h e s i d e effects o f t a k i n g Z O C O R ?

• H o w l o n g w o u l d I n e e d to t a k e i t?

Z O C O R is i n d i c a t e d as a n a d d i t i o n to d i e t f o r p a t i e n t s w i t h

h i g h c h o l e s t e r o l w h e n d i e t a n d e x e r c i s e a r e i n a d e q u a t e . I t ' s y o u r f u t u r e . B e T H E R E .

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N o v i

m o u r n s

C a r o l

M a s o n

C o n t i n u e d f rom 1 /jraiidniothcr. bi is l i l t ' sswoil la i l aiifl Novl political leader.

"Thi.s lady was Jlist rlfjlit In your face. 'H i l s was soriieom: who ended up l ie t t inR e l e r l e d ilot b c e a l i s e sOiric political ^roup was backing her but fwcaiisc eiiolif;b people in Novl, individuals, one-oll-orle. tliey knew sbe was a t rustworthy per­son and Ihey voted for her." said f r i e n d R o b e r t T n l i b . w h o ^javc Mason's eulony.

" W h c i l she s p o k e , she spoke from the heart. She waslr't spolit-lilfj some c lever handwa^On s!o-nan.-

Ulaj»nosed w i th kinj ' cancer In July, Mason died In Hallwin, Mis­souri at the home of her daiif<hler

' Marti Corun l , where she celeljral-« l Thanksf i lv in^ . A l l three of her (launhtcrs were with iior.

Wi th he r h l K h level of ener^iy. heeoinInK 111 was harder for Mason than for niost, G o r u m said.

"She was al i le to ^o peacefully and comfo r t ab ly because of tile comfort she felt w i th l i s ," Gorum said at the memoria l .

In a w o r l d f a v o r i n g n e u t r ; i l l o n c s , t i l e h l f j h - s l y l e iMasi in s tepped out In w i l d c o l o r s l ike orange a n d red a i l d char t reuse . While on l l l c counc i l . Mason didn't lullicc words when she differed, as she often d id . with city admlnls l ra-lors and fellow cOuneil melnbers and seemed to wear conlroversy as jauntily as she wore her chapeau.v.

"She asked the tough tiliestlons. Maybe some of the questions were a i lsf iuidcd or confused , b u l she asked t l icm. She tried to gel people thinking," Taub said.

"She looked a l Novl as one big family. Wc al l know from our own families, somet i i i l cs there Is dis-cord i n falnlUcs ... She was com­ple te ly h o n e s t . Tha t w o m a n couldn't control her honesty."

As a counel! nlemljcr and candi­date. M a s o n ' s b u z z w o r d s were -health, safety and welfare" and her pel cause was the Novi Police Department. A l the Dec. 6 sen,'lcc. the police turned out for her, to direct Ihe traffic j a m leading into the Grari(lJljYe(;_Ayej_l,^^^^ honic. '

Fami ly photographs and selec­tions from her large collection of hats were on d i sp l ay d u r i n g the service. Mason collected any type of headgear, from casual funky to . sophis t ica ted a n d s a id i n 1092 that p l o p p i n g on a hat made it easier to get ready i n the nlornlng.

She l ived in Novl for 35 years and spent over a decade ser\'lng on the city's 13oar<I of Hevlcv/.

A r e a l e s t a t e b r o k e r w h o co-owned C a r o l M a s o n l ied C a r p e l Ke lm for 13 y e a r s . M a s o n was we l l -known a r o u n d town profes­sionally hefore she made her first bid for city counci l . She al tcnlplcd lo win the Job of mayor twice l)ut

M a j o r i t y o p p o s e s

p r o p o s e d c o u r s e

C a r o l M a s o n s h o w e d off her hat c o l l e c t i o n for a n A p r i l 1992 a r t i c le .

lost, in 1985 and in IU95. " M y m o i h c r was so in to her

business. Slie was so Into the real es tate b u s i n e s s that s l i e was hin i ly wi i l iou i knowing II. Ewry-one was an address - Y o u remem­ber so and so. They l ive in the spl i t - level C n i u n i a l on Mcadow-tlrook I.;rke.'" Gonun .said.

Taid) said thai Mason typically looked into the refrigerators of l i omes she w a s s h o w i n g her clienls.

'Sl ie 'd find out a lot about pco-pk' by what Ihey lind in the refrig­era tor . W h e n wc bough t o u r

h o u s e , she showed us a home Owned by an older couple and said 'I bet they've got prune Juice i n their iefrIgerator.'"Ta[ib recalled.

And they did.

M a s o n reveled i n her ro le of grandmother. Few who knew her (Mn'l Iiear soale lhing aboul her t e c n a g e d g r a n d s o n , P a t r i c k O'Boyle . about the fun they had and the trips they took together.

"As she got o lde r and passed through the stages of life, she got stronger, but she never got bard," Taub said.

Mason Is sur\'Ived by l ic r grand­mother Mary J u l i a n o : daughters M a r t i G o r u m ( O e n n i s ) . C h e r i Mason Hid Pel ic) . and Uonl Mor­row; a grandson Patrick O'Boyle; three sisters Cathy Cohen (Mesa, Arizonal, Rita Vorke (Chandler. A r i ­zona) , a n d I tmmy D e x t e r (Tibtsvi l lc . I 'cnii .sylvania): and a lirother David Logiie (ICrie Pennsyl­vania].

The f a in l l y is r e q u e s t i n g any d o n a t i o n s be m a d e i n M a s o n ' s mcinoiy 'o So i i ihcas le rn Michigan i losplcc.

Con t inued from 1 five years, proceed with p lans lo develop the park. The Increased populat ion may point in a di rec­tion nol yet identilled. The acquisi­tion of the 500 acres Is a signifi­cant a c c o m p l ^ h m e n t . Let 's not rush Into Judgment ," submi t t ed Gan,' and Ruth I^ckard,

Several mon ths ago, the Novl City Co imc l l okayed an Investiga­tion Info the feasibility of an esti­mated S6.235 mill ion dcvelopmclit at the site, to include a $3 mil l ion, 18-hoIe gol f c o u r s e a n d a 6700 ,000 c lub house . T h i s was chosen Irom four possible design plans evaluated by the Novl Parks and R e c r e a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n . Anol l ier possibility, a S2.6 mil l ion natural , "passive recreation" park didn't make the cuts.

Both points of view, golf and no golf, have inspired petitions drives launched by residents. A cit izens group favoring Ihe natural park a l t e rna t ive has been l a u n c h e d . People Abou t Recogn iz ing i^Ids' Space (P.A.R.K.S.)

Supporters of the golf course, a total of 22 sur\'ey respondents, see it as a way lo make money for the city and provide affordable golf for b o l h s e n i o r s and fami l ies w i t h children. Their reasons echo those d i e d by city officials backing this plan.

On t h i s s ide , coun t i n D a v i d Loch, who started playing golf at age 10.

' P . A , R . K . S , must realize Dial the golf plan docs Incorporate the ileed for playgrounds and ball fields in addition to preser\'ing the nature areas surrol inding it. Golf courses are beautiful." he said.

S e v e r a l b a c k e r s of th i s p l a n point lo Livonia as an e-vatllple of a city with scenic and affordable golf courses.

"Sure we have a lo l of golf cours­es in Ihe vicinity, all private. Who c a n a f fo rd S 3 5 lo S45 for 18 holes?" wrote John Krowk,

"Who is going to use a l l those walking parks? The hoodlums wi l l lake over and vandalize Ihe prop­erty. Maybe ll ie antl-golfers want nice parks where their under-age c h i l d r e n can d r i n k a lcohol a n d oilier things."

Even though he circled the non-golf alternative on his sur\'ey. Novi Pa rks a n d Rcnrea t ion C o m m i s ­sioner Bob Shaw noted lhat "only Ihe golf course makes sense^finan­cially ... The c6urse''"sfte'ls not prl's-' tine land, it Is abandoned orchard, tree farm and field. The 'na tu ra l area' Is maintained as natural with the proposed plan."

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Not every lnember of the pro-golf faction wanted to play it quite as It lies. East Lake Drive resident Asa S m i t h , ojic of on ly seven people l iv ing north of Twelve Mile Road who favors the golf course pla \ i , would like lo sec it iilodlfied, to.a n ine-hole cou r se wi th a d r iv l l i g range and putt ing greens.

B u l the m a j o r i i y came down flrinly on the other side.

"Wc just visited North Novi Pal^k for the first t ime yesterday. It's beautiful! U t ' s keep it natural, r'jo lo golf course," said Bill and Evfc-lyn G i n n .

Parks and Recrealion Commis-s ioner L y n d a Racey favored the passive recreation design, noting on her s u i w y that tlie city "did not buy land for golf course. Profits too min ima l lo Justify destruct ion of property."

Many indicated they would have never voted in favor of the park hond millago If Ihcy knew tlie for­mer tree farm would be largett'd for a golf course.

"This is a balt-and-swltch deal. You lure the voters in with fields for chi ldren, then switch over for golfer adults." wrote Connie Lake-Noble.

• S e v e r a l p o i n t e d lo the West Bloomfle ld N a t u r e Preserve and the Farnllngton Hil ls Heritage Park on Twelve Mile Road as examples of w h a t the N o r t h N o v i P a r k should be. i

"Novi needs an oasis of quiet for nature lovers. Let the golfers lise the cou r ses a l r e a d y ava i l ab le . " WTote Myrtle Locke.

Most thought that a ilature park would scr\T a larger portion of tile city's popula t ion, especially chi l ­dren. Otliers were opposed lo the c i t y g e t t i n g i n t o w h a t they described as private enterprise. ;

"The c l l y s h o u l d let p r iva t e enterprise take care of golf cours­es, pools, s k a t i n g r inks , etc. Let them buy Ihelr own properly and t ake a l l the r i s k s . " s a i d D a v i d Clark II. .

A handful of people didn't think elt|ier design was the best options for Ihc land, w i l h one finding the Ideas "loo glitzy." Alternative sug­gestions Include placing a swlip-lning pool and /o r ice arena on the site. ,

How about a water park, camp­ground or m o d u l a r t ra i ler park, K a t h l e e n V u s i c k proposed: "We have enough parks . Le.," Kens/ng-ton."Dlkeshore. Spir i t of '76. etc. Too many golf courses already, I think somelhing different that Novl doesn't already have. Something profitable, usable." }

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S a r a Pope stood near the com-aiOtlon, smi l ing bu l silent, taking

• U a l l In as 10- and 11-year-old students crowded around the table

' to th row out the i r Ideas for the playscape In memory of her hus-hand.

"It really typifies how Tim felt about the communi ty and people working together." said Pope, who added that her son Andrew sug­gested lots of benches, a r a s t l c tower and a "wiggly" suspension bridge.

TIic cotnmunlty has sficnl nearly a year tr>'ing lo Hnd a way in honor the former Novi City Cou i i r l lman who died In office In 1995 after a ear accident.

T i m used to lake his two young c h i l d r e n to s u c h a s i r i i c l u r c i n F a r m l n g t o n a n d always wanted one In Novl,

"I've been really Impressed with Ihe people who came forward lo donate Ihelr lime. They're nol the people who y o u normal ly see on h o a r d s a n d c o n l n i i t l c e s . " s a i d Pope.

T h e T i m Pope M e m o r i a l Playscape Conimlltcc is well under way lo seeing their efforts in wood

and steel, now that designer firm Robert Lea thers h a s f in i shed a conceptual design.

The group p l a n s to b u i l d the s t r uc tu r e u s i n g v o l u n t e e r he lp from residents and sk i l l ed labor wil l ing to donate the i r l ime. The "barn raising" will take place over a five-day period in J u n e or J u l y a l the Novl Sports Park a l Eight iVlIle and Napier roads.

"I don't think people knew how much work we've been doing to get to this point ," s a id Pope. "Th i s gives everyone sonlethlng to see."

She and Ihe coiiimlttce members have been contact ing businesses and t h i n k i n g of t h i n g s s u c h as tlaycare for parents who want to help and what even the smallest of d i i ld ren might be able lo accom­plish as a task.

The g r o u p h o p e s to r a i s e 8125 .000 lo b u i l d the s t ruc tu re and are slowly reaching that goal. Many fund raising events are sti l l In the development stages.

"It's been real ly e.vciling." she sa id . "Throughout the process I continue lo meet people lhat knew (Tim) and tell mc stories about b im . . . It never ceases to amaze me how many people and how many lives he touched."

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"It's good lhat they went around lo a l l the schools so It's not J u s l some of the kids." said 6th grader Lisa Checcohclll.

•There's been a lot of greal Inter­ac t ion w i t h the k id s , " sa id Dan Davis, Novi Parks and Recrealion d i i ec to r . "Sonieone w i l l l is ten to one idea and then another starts th inking how to spin off of thai."

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designed and erased the students' suggestions. More detai led work and final changes wil l go Into the drawing over the ne.\t nionths. The concept de s ign s h o u l d be sent hack to Novl a n d a v a i l a b l e for viewing wi lh in a week or two.

Leathers designs playscapes a l l around ihc United Slates and A u s ­tralia. Talking lo the kids who wil l be u s i n g the s t ruc tu res Is how ihey typically do business.

The company Is also designing a playscape In downtown Northville.

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T h e number of shopping days 'left hefore Chr i s tmas Is reaching the single digits. For late shoppers, the anxiety level Is becoming scri-6us. Consumers feeling the stress a n d p r e s s u r e to complete the i r shopping are likely lo spend more a l id get less value for Iheir money warns Michael Kelly, senior direc­tor of Educat ion and Infornlallon for the M i c h i g a n C r e d i t U n i o n League. People who procrastinated on shopping may buy Ihe first gift they like lo save lime ralber than compar ison shop lo save money. Others , wl io have already begun their shopping, might now be look­ing at their purchases and realiz­

ing they have gone over their holi­day budget but still have gifts left to buy.

"Whatever y o u r s i t u a t i o n i s . don ' t shop i n a p a n i c . " adv i ses Kelly. "The worst way to shop is wi lh Ihc goal of Jusl gell ing it fln-isllcd."

Tiie M C U L offers the fol lowing tips to avoid financial pitfalls when doing last minute hol iday shop­ping.

BEGIN WITH A P L A N "Even if you are getting a late

start, make a l is t a n d a budget. You've w a i l e d th i s long , so one more hour won't hurt." says Kelly.

"If you already have shopped and think you've golie over your bud-gel , y o u need to take a look a l your expenses in detail. Gather all your receipts and make a l is t of purchases and how much you palil for t hem. Don ' t wai t u n t i l Ihc charge slatements start arriving In J a n u a l y to know how much you spent." Besides learning what to c . \pecl on l l l e credi t c a rd b i l l s before they arrive, consumers need to evaluate their siluatlon - it may he better or worse than they think. Knowing what bills to expect a l id what they c a n afford to s p e n d al lows consumers to have more control over their finances.

"One simple tip to stay on your budget Is to get a check register from y o u r financial i n s t l t u l i o n . Write In the total amount you have to spend on holiday gifts and then wrlle down each purchase as you make it. deduct it from your total and balance it. Just like you would a checkbook," suggests Kelly. 'This wi l l help you see right away how much you are spending and how much is left."

REVISING A HOLIDAY B U D G E T "If the or iginal hol iday budget

j u s t wasn't rcnlistlc or is beyond repair , find other areas of y o u r own personal sperlding lo cut back

or e l i m i n a t e c o m p l e t e l y . " says Kelly. "Maybe It means s k i p p i n g the new dress for New Year's Eve or brown bagging your l u n c h for Ihe ne.\t month. It might seem like a tough sacrifice to make now. hut when your bi l l i s paid off in Jan­uary you won't have any regrets." Kelly also reminds shoppers that "you can a lways re tu rn some of those purchases lhat broke your budget and b u y s o m e t h i n g less expensive."

REVIEW YOUR GIFT LIST is Ihe gift necessary? If i l ' s a

t o k e n gift for s o m e o n e w h o wouldn't really nollcc one way or another, you could cllnllnatc that gift al together. Is the gift be ing g i v e n b e c a u s e of g u i l t ? A gift should be given for Ihe reclpienl . nol to make llie giver feel better. If guilt or other emotions are affect­ing the amount or types of gifts, be aware of this and make an effort to resolve the real problem Instead of throwing money a l II.

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City should rethink liquor license rules

N o v i s h o u i c i l i e r e e x a m i n i n g Its s t a n ­d a r d s for l i . i i i d i n g o u t l i q u o r l i c e n s e s to l o c a l e s t a b l i s i i n i e n t s . A c t i o n s b y t l i c N o v l C i t y C o i i n c i i i n recent weei<s o n the y r a n l l n R o f l i c e n s e s a re I n c o n s i s ­tent at be s t .

W h i l e r e j e c t i n g a l i q u o r l i c e n s e r e i i ue s t f r o m l l i e N e w B a n g l i o k r e s t a u ­rant In t i i e W e s t Oal<s s i i o p p i n g cen te r , a r e s l a u r n n t t h a t s e r v e s T h a i c u i s i n e a n d l i a s b e e n o p e n for three y e a r s , o n l l i c b a s i s t h a t It d i d n o t meet Ihc c i t y ' s . s t anda rd for " u n i q u e n e s s . " i t c.-stended a l i c e n s e for a G r e e k e a l c r y o n W a l l e d Like tha t i s m o n t h s o v e r d u e for s t a r l ­i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d re j ec led a n o t h e r l i cense for a T c x - M e x eatery b a s e d o n I t s a r c h i t e c t u r e r a t h e r t h a n i t s " u n i q u e n e s s . "

T e x - M e x food is g e t t i n g rather c o m ­m o n p l a c e t h e s e d a y s . C e r t a i n l y . N o v l a l r e a d y h a s s u c h of fe r ings . G r e e k a l s o Isn ' t e x a c t l y u n i q u e a n y m o r e e i t h e r , a l l l i o u g b w e have l o g ran t Ihat If T e d A n d r l s e v e r d o c s m a n a g e to ge t h i s P o r t P a p a d a p o l l s e a t e r y o p e n , i l w i l l c o u i i t a s t he o n l y r e s t a u r a n t i n t i i e c i t y w l l h a v i e w o f W a l l e d L i k e .

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. O n c e Uia t ' s c o m p l e t e d the t a s k wi l l be to H u d a fu l l U m e r ep lacement . T h e d i s t r i c t ' s target date i s J u n e l 9 9 7 . w h i c h g ives d i s t r i c t off ic ia ls p len ty of t i m e to s e a r c h for a d y n a m i c leader tha t w i l l be ab le l o h i t t h e g r o u n d r u n n i n g , a n d h e l p N o r t h v l l l e s c h o o l s c o n t i n u e o n the J o u r n e y tha t D o l l y began.

T h e sea rch , R e z m i e r s k i s a i d , w i l l take p lace o n a n a U o n a l s ca l e a n d w i l l a l l o w the d i s t r ic t to b e selec-Uve o f the c a n d i d a t e s w h o w i l l b e in terv iewed.

"The b o a r d s u p p o r t s t h e w a y w e w i l l b e h a n d l i n g

t h i s p rocess , a n d they u n d e r s t a n d tha t we ' re d o i n g It t h i s w a y to e n s u r e we find s o m e o n e of q u a l i t y . " R e z m i e r s k i s a i d .

"We're not w a n t i n g to J u s t fill the p o s i t i o n m h a w a r m b o d y , we w a n t s o m e o n e w h o w i l l h e l p u s de l ive r q u a l i t y e d u c a t i o n to o u r s tuden t s . "

I c o u l d n ' t agree more . 1 believe It's i m p o r t a n t t ha t U i e s c h o o l d i s t r i c t not r u s h Into the first a v a i l a b l e c a n d i d a t e j u s t to fill the p o s i t i o n . T h a t w o u l d be r eck l e s s , tha t w o u l d be dangerous , a n d If the d i s t r i c t were to a p p r o a c h the p o s l U o n In that m a n n e r . I'd be the first p e r s o n c r y i n g foul .

A n d there w o u l d be p len ty of people i n l i n e b e h i n d m e .

F o r t he first U m e i n q u i t e a long U m e I 'm a l l i n favor o f t a k i n g t he s low s teady a p p r o a c h . T h e d i s ­t r ic t ' s c h o i c e In c a n d i d a t e s is ex t r eme ly Impor tan t . \ V i t h c u r r i c u l u m Issues filling the d i s t r i c t ' s a l r e a d y b u s y ca l enda r , the poss ib i l i t y of c o m i n g b a c k to the c o m m u n i t y for a s e c o n d b o n d i s s u e , a n d c h a n g e s h a p p e n i n g a t t he h i g h s c h o o l , the d i s t r i c t c a n i l l afford to m a k e a h a s t y dec i s ion .

S o to those w h o w o u l d be c r iUca l o f b o a r d m e m -bei;s a n d s c h o o l a d m i n i s t r a t o r s for no t r u s h i n g ou t a n d s n a g g i n g the first educa to r to come a l o n g 1 have o n l y t h i s to say .

B e t t e r to go s l o w a n d be sure t h a n to r u s h a n d be w r o n g . T h e l a t e r c o u l d u n d o a l l o f the grea t t h ings D o l l y M c M a s t e r w o r k e d so h a r d to a c c o m p i i s h for t he d i s t r i c t a n d o u r c h i l d r e n .

R o b e r t Jackson is a Staff Writer for the Northville Record and Novi News.

Thursday, Decembor 12,1996-THE NOVI NEWS-23A

Fixing what's wrong in schools K ^ p f S , . . .

I FlxlnRwIintswronfi two main barriers against this colnnion scl isc f^lven In i l l c fourth, clghtll and lOlh grades In M ^ J m ^ % • t i . r > . A n Fixing whnt's wrong W i l l i i l i e schoo ls is not rocket science.

First, you set out In c l e a r and conc re t e terms what kids are expec ted to l o a r n . Educators often apply the term "standards" to these e.\pccIallons, as l l le standard both defines what kids arc s u p p o s e d to l e a r n and how well they are expected lo learn It.

Second, yon assess - lest. If yon will - periodically how students actually perform according to the defined stan­dards. Most educators believe the best way to assess student performance is not by comput­er-scored, lnu l t lp le -guess questions but by requir l i lg k ids to write actual paragraphs or work out malh problems or reason through a lough question.

'r i i lr t i . yi)ii report the results of the assess­ment, school bui ld ing by school building, nnti you tr\' to set up soilie Iliceiltlves for teachers, p r i n c i p a l s a n d o the r ad i rdn i s i r a lo r s and -Importantly - parents. These Incentives wi l l encourage teachers to change ll le ways they leach, proti p r inc ipa l s into buy ing different books and changing curricula, and goad par­ents Inlo checking their kids' homework every night.

Nalionally and i l l Michigan, there have been

two main barriers against this common sense program for school reform,

O n one hand, ideologues - mostly religious r ight-wingers , but also i n c l u d i n g self-styled economists - are fixated on ll le Idea of Intro­d u c i n g c o m p e t i t i o n in to the p u b l i c s c h o o l monopoly and therefore keep pushing for char­ter schools and tax-supported vouchers to pay for private schools to the exclusion of anything else. Elxamples of such Ihlnking abound in the m i n d s of the current major i ty of the State Board of Education.

O n the other, a not inslgnincant minority of teachers and administrators - joined now by rel igious r ight-wingers, candidates for local school hoards and other politicians - continue to chant the mantra of l o c a l control" as a i l argument against coherent educational stan­dards . In Mich igan , the attempt to create a statewide core curr lc idum was shot down last year In the Stale BoartI and the Ixgislalure in response to j u s l such thinking.

Possibly the most advanced system of school stalidards and asscssmenls Is something called T h e New Standards Project," a consortium of M stales antI seven cllles financed by grailts from major foimdailons. Across the countiy, a hantlful of cities - San Diego. Pittsburgh, Fort Worth. Rochester - have set up standards bor­rowed forili the New Standards Project. Heccnl-ly, the chancellor of New York City's schools recommended wholesale adoption of New Stan­dards.

If adopted, the New Standards woidd define content for benchmark aclilcveilienl tests to be

given In l l le fourth, eighth and lOlh grades In math, English, science and "applied learning." which means using skills such as writing arld arithmetic in real worid settings.

For example, the s la i ldards for Engl i sh i n each grade require that each student read 25 books a year, either at home or as part of class assignments, and keep a logbook of titles and short descriptions of the plots.

Ill math. Ihe emphasis Is on problem solving u s i n g s i t u a t i o n s d rawn from real life. F o r example, eight graders are asked to "analyze a slate lolicr>' game lo see how li ial iy number comhinailons there are and how many weeks, months or years it will lake for all of them to be drawn,"

Di-. Rudy Crew, llle New York schools chan­cellor, explained his reasoning: "I am proposing adoptions of the standards developed by Ihe New Standards Project because they arc the best avai lable nat ional s tandards , because teachei's can use Iheni. because they are based on common sense as well as academic excel­lence, and because they are ready now."

What a slianie It Is In Michigan ,thal we have been arguing about for years how many charter schools can dance on the head of an aulhorlz-Ing pir l , when we could have been adopt ing eoncrcle steps in etlucalion reforlll.

\\\ addxiiow to beififl c/tfii'rfnnn o/' t/ic compamj {\\a{ oicns (/lis m\uspi\\K% l^hil Power is a mem­ber of (he homl of the Conirnission for Skills in the Economy, one of the fowxding members of the New Slnudards Project. His Toitch-Tone voice mail number is (313) 953-2047 exl. 1881.

Thanks for support of Turkey Trot To the editor: On hc-li4ir of Ihc Novl M i d d l e

School, its "students and ITO. we would l ike (o thank and commend our local inislncsscs for their con­t inued s u p p o r t of o u r schoo l s . N o v l M i d d l e S c h o o l ' s a n n u a l Turkey Trot was held Wednesday. Nov. 27. The purpose of this event was 10 raise cash and food Items for the N o v l - E m e r g e n c y F o o d Fund.

The followinK loca l businesses p a r t i c i p a t e d In t h i s event w i t h Incredible incentives for our s tu­d e n t s . T h a n k y o u to V F W N o . 2165-Novl, Novi Parks and Recre­ation. Novl High School . Sanl lnos Place. Michigan Dairv. Novi Howl. Novl Drug . Video U . S . A . . Ta lk ing I3ook Worid. Visions Salon. Scven-11. M a l l Brady's. Mar ia ' s Bakery. Cottage i n n . S u b w a y Shop. Novl P i z / a C u t l e r . C I n n a b o n . V i d e o G i a n t . L i t t l e C a e s a r s . H e r e ' s Leather BoUk. Novi Video. Papa Romano's .md Diiwn Frink.

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M s . ISharonl C o n d r o n for tak ing

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quotes attributed lo me out of con­text, thereby g iv ing thel i l a new and (liffcrenl meaning. She's done It again in the article "Kramer Gets Nod for Ci ty Counci l Seal." in the Dec. 5 Issue. In the second para­graph, she writes "... Mr, Korle ... shook h i s finger at (Ed) Kramer and told h im that he had a year to prove himself . . ."

The point of my whole soliloquy in the midnight audience partici­pation was actually to give credit to Counci lman (Robert) Schmid for his comments and his position in the selection of Rep. (Nancy) Cas­sis" replacement. (And, as I rarely agree w i t h or give credit of any sort lo M r . S c h m i d , 1 think that was Ihe real news.) To pal'aphrase; "... you hi t the nai l r ight on the head." 1 a lso - for the first t ime ever - conlmented on the line job C o u n c i l m a n (Richard) C la rk was doing. A n d my apologies to Schnild and Clark welit in the direction of them being railroaded and lo this p o l n l , m y f i n g e r - s h a k i n g w a s pointed l o and di rected only at Counci lman (Rob) Mi l ze l . l ie was the "turncoat" i n this action.

M s . Condron. it Is interesting -and vel>' disturbing - that you are l l ic only reporter wi th whom I've had a problem with my quotes and being taken out of conte.\t. I'd sug­gest that if you're going lo contin­ue to cover my comments In Novl, you al least call me lo verify the accuracy of them, as do most of y o u r co l l eagues If they have a question. (The last time "we" had a p rob lem was with y o u r Innuen­does and allegations of the appro­priateness of my relationship with the la te C a r o l M a s o n , and o u r commun ica t i ons . A n d ... you 've done the saluc thing now.)

1 sa id nothing a l that meeting that was tlerogntor>' in the direc­tion of Mr. Kramer. I don'l i h l u k your Journalislle license gives you the right to put accusaloiy words in iny mouth. I'm quite capable of fioingthat rily.spir,.tJlmiJt.yoii,--^.^.jM

Mr. Kramer , in another ar t icle on Dec. 5, commented on he did not know if he would "run again" (in November 1997), as it wou ld depend on w h e t h e r he can " . . . strike a balance between job. fami­ly , a n d c i t y . " T h i s l eads me lo

believe that he d id not seek the position he now holds. Is he telling us thai less than a year from now his t ime c o m m l t l i i c n t s w i l l change? Can he ignore his job ... his family al this point in time, but not liext year?

And ... as a matter of f ad ... 1 will start and f inish the issue of my d i sapprova l of Kramer r ight now. S i n c e no one else h a s b r o u g h t the sub jec t u p ; M r . K r a m e r was removed from l l l e p l a n n i n g c o m m i s s i o n when he ch a i r ed same. H e d idn ' t "back out," he didn' l "resign' ... he was "canned" by the majority of the c o u n c i l a l the t i m e : a c o u n c i l which was not pro-"Old Boy Net­work." He has not been actively involved in or on any city board or committee s ince then. This is • person who Is "up to speed" on city issues?

One of the m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g questions that al iyonc could ask Kramer is; To whom do you owe your allegiance; lo the populace

lulhalvelgelGd .your.-predecessor, or-to Ihe mayor and her "machine?" So now. Mr, Kramer, I ask you. It wi l l be Intcresti l ig to learn y o u r answer, knowing that you were never pro-Cassis i n any election.

James E . Korle

Connect to Lansing on cable TV Yen can sit in l l l e

comfort of your own l iv ing room and see w h a t ' s go ing on i n L a n s i n g on Lansing Connection. 11 runs on INFO TV-12 on Tues­days at 2 p . m . and M o n d a y s at 9 p . m . And if you've tuned in lo the show recently, you may have seen a new face. Let me tell you how tills all came about.

Since the program's inception in 1990. the show has been hosted by Sen. B i l l Bu l l a rd (who was the state repre­sentative for the 38th District) and slate Rep. J a n Dolan 137lh Distr ic t ) . After a successful eight year career in the House of Represenla-lives. J an Dolan has decided not (o run again. We wish J a n well In her future endeavors and we welcome the new co-host of Lansing Con­nection, s ta te Representa t ive Nancy Cass i s (38lh District). Cassis look Sen. Bullard's state r e p r e s e n t a t i v e seat i n November after he

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became senator in a special election In June of tills year

Cassis goes to the House of Representatives with a savvy political career of nine years on the Novi C i ty Counc i l and m u c h experience s e r v i n g on n u m e r o u s l o c a l , r e g i o n a l a n d statewide committees such S E M C O G and the Michigan Municipal League.

Cassis speaks with such vigor and cnlhusl -asnl as she states, "Being accessible lo my con­stituents is really Important to me, that's why I'm excited to host Lansing Connection w i l h Sen. Bullard,"

Currently, leadership has placed state Rep, Cass i s on Sen, BullardVs former committees. She Is a melnbcr of the Insllrailce Committee wh ich deals with oversight of a l l insurances Issues of the slate. She is also on the Local G o v e r n m e n t Comln l t l ee w h i c h handles a l l issues that affect our local government entitles such as changes in laws regarding Issues of residency for police and fire officers, lol splits and developmental transfer of property rights.

"In the new year," Cassis said. "1 see trans­portation, taxes, health issues and the budget being issues of vital concern. Thai ' s why I've requested lo be appointed l o the Tax Policy

C o m m i t t e e . H e a l t h Pol icy C o m m i t t e e a n d Transportation Comniiltee."

Sen, B i l l Bullard has been busy In the senate chairing Ihc comniiltee on Government Opera-lions, which deals with a plethora of local elec­tion issues. He's also a member of the Educa­tion Committee which handles all Issues deal­ing w i th k indergar ten lo 12th grade and a member of the Health Policy and Senior Citizen Committee.

Most of the work on legislation is done in eommlltees. Sure you can get coverage of the issues Ihrough the newspapers, TV networks and radio, but why not receive the information from the people who are a c t u a l l y on the ground floor, the ones who are In the meetings all day, people like Sen. Bullard and slate Rep. Cassis. Hear it straight from the source. Tunc inlo Umsing Connection on INFO TV-12.

Manj Linda Calderone is the Communitti Out­reach Coordinator for the Southwestern Oak­land Cable Comnifs'sion. The next SWOCC n\cet-Ing Is Tuesdatj. Dec. 17. al 7 p.m. at Noui City Hall. The next CAC meeting is Tuesday. Jan. 14. at 7 p.m. al SWOCC.

Woloson hands off unicameral idea Henry Woloson has

emerged aga in l o push a n idea whose t ime has come, whether Michifianlans realize It or nol.

A iavvycr by hack-g r o u n d and Invest­ment b a n k e r by trade. Woloson eon-lacted my fellow ncw-shound Hugh M c D i -a r n i i d a l the Free Press to offer what 's icfl of his 1934 effort at un icamera l i sm to anyone who wants to

take up the cause.

Unicameral ism means a one-eharahcr legis­lature, for those who avoided Latin - ' un l " for

. one. "camera- for room. No more House of Rep­resentatives. Senate and conference eommll­tees if the publ ic wises up and voles yes.

Woloson Is a libertarian type [my charactert-zatlonl who made an intelligent and worthy run for the Oak land Communi ty College board a few years h a c k . I encouraged hlra lo take another shot, but he has seen fit to work on other projects.

He wasn't alone in Ihc early effort. Thcn-Rcp. J e r r y Vorva . R - P l y m o u t h . was push ing the cause In the Ug l s l a tu re . which could put the proposal on the ballot by a Iworthlrds vote of

ibolh chambers . B u t Vorva got on the wrong

side ol fUght to Llle on Ihc aborlion Issue, and his Innovative career was terminated in 1994.

The Legislature Itself Is unlikely to Initiate a plan to lay off half Its members. Voters w i l l need 309.000 petition signatures lo put i l on Ihe ballot.

Unfortunately, backers of a one-house legis­lature use the wrong argument i n selling the plan - cheapness. They say II could save S50 mill ion, which sounds like big bucks compared lo your family budget and mine.

B u t $50 mill ion Is less than one percent of an $ 8 b i l l i on general fund budget, and less than one-fifth of one percent of Michigan's total of $30 bil l ion i n spending.

Citizens could keep better track of mischief w i lh only one chamber to watch. Many Ideas pass the first chamber - Rep. Greg Kaza. R-Rochester, has a pro-citizen Freedom of Infor­mat ion Act amendmcnl ; the revised hunt ing license fees also come to mind - only to have things fall apart In the other chamber when they're not watching.

L a w m a k e r s often b a m b o o z l e t h e i r c o n ­st i tuents hy getting a bill they know Is bad passed on one side of the Stale Capi lol . milking it for publicity, and then letting it languish on the olher side when the heat is off

Or else lobbyists let a popular bl i l go through one house, when the glare of publicity Is bright, a n d k i l l It In the o the r , w h e n the great unwashed publ ic is watching crime news on television.

My particular gripe is the Legislature's third

chamber .- conlcrence committees, used when both chambers pass different versions of the same bi l l . The speaker appoints three represen­tatives; Ihe Senate majority leader, three sena­tors.

Unfortunately, conference committees: • Don't have regularly scheduled meetings. • May not even be convened unt i l the two top

leaders have put together a deal. They then call the conference committee together live minutes before the last d.iy's session starts and give the members a lake-lt-or-leave-It decision, wi i ich amounts to a Hohson's choice when you ' re talking about the school aid h i l l . Retired Sen. J ack F a x o n . D-Farmlngton H i l l s , knows the stories.

• A r c subject to evil mach ina t ions . There was. for example, a Senate majority leader who didn't publ ic ly appoin l his trio: he told them privately; they met privately and cut the deal, when no one c o u l d wa t ch . Onee o f f i c i a l ly appointed, they rammed home their deal before anyone knew what was going on.

Tliere's an advantage lo politicians, too. with a' one-chamber legislature: Voters couldn't play their little trick of electing a Senate from one party and a House from another, as they have done 80 percent of the time In the last genera-lion.

Good luck. Henry Woloson. with your dream of finding someone who will take over your files and the unicameral project.

Tim Richard reports on the local Implications of state and regional eeenls.

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S t a t e p u t s l a s t v a c c i n e l a b o r a t o r y u p f o r s a l e

T h c - H o u s s v o l e d to s e l l Ihe state's vaccine manufacturing lal)-o r a t o r y , the n a t i o n ' s l a s I s u c h statc-owncd facility, and sent the hi l l to Ihe Senate.

T h e vote was 66-32. Republican L y n B a n k e s of R e d f o r d J o i n e d D e m o c r a t s M a x i n e B e r n i a n of Southfleld. Eileen DeHart of West-l and and T o m Kel ly of Wayne In opposing the House B i l l 6192 on Dec. 3 .

T h e enUre process has been co-opted by the executive branch for the l a s t f o u r y e a r s . " B e r m a n objected. "The Legislature held no hearings untU the bill was present­ed to them. The labs shou ld not have been allowed to deteriorate, but s i n c e (Gov. J o h n E n g l e r ' s ) a d m i n i s t r a t i o n d ec id ed to have this happen, we should at least get fair value for what wc are g iv ing up."

T h e Michigan Biologic Produc i s Institute's childhood vaccine sales have dwindled In recent years. B u t It Is the only licensed manufactur­

er of the anthrax vaccine, an Inoc­ula t ion against c h e m i c a l warfare that the P en t ag o n r e q u i r e s for active-duty personnel.

i l B 6192 . w h i c h d rew oppos i ­t ion, authorizes the lab's sale. A second bill , passed. 96-0. provides for early retirement options and a one-year Job guarantee for employ­ees after the sale.

Y O U T H B I L L S O K ' D Three bills hy Sen. Mike Rogers,

R-Brlghton. would crack down on Juvenile home escapees If s igned by the governor The House passed them 88-0 and the Senate c o n ­curred In amendments 34-0 dur ­ing Ihe post-elecllon session.

Aimed al the W . J . Maxcy home In Livingston County hut applying to ail Juvenile residences, the b i l l s require state ofnclals to notify local p o l i c e d e p a r t m e n t s a n d S t a t e Pol ice of escapes a n d place the not i f ica t ion on the l a w enforce­ment Information network ILEINI.

U S T S T O B E P U B L I C P r i v a t e c i t i z e n s w o u l d have

access to records of sex offenders In their communi ty under a Scn -a t e . p a s s e d b i l l w a t t i n g H o u s e action.

"We now have 20.384 Individu­als In Michigan's sex offender reg­istry, said Sen. Michael Bouchard, R-BIrmlngham, the hil l 's sponsor "VVhllc that's s tar t l ing number . It also allows law enforcement per­sonnel to monitor the whereabouts of these p o t e n t i a l l y d a n g e r o u s Individuals.

"Also, Information l ike this wi l l empower people to take preventive actions to protect themselves and their children." he said, ci t ing the case of two girls murdered In 992 by repeat sex offender Les l i e A . Williams.

Opponents , however, fear v ig i ­lante action may be taken against cx-convlcts who have sen-ed their prison terms.

Refer to SB 959 when writing to ijour stale representative. State

Capitol Lansing 48909.

L i g U O R B a t P A S S E S S e n . Wi l l i s B u l l a r d J r . . R - M l l -

ford. sa id his Senate-passed bi l l w i l l help protect the p u b l i c and employees as the L iquor Control Commiss ion privatizes Its opera­tions.

His SB 1171, passed Dec. 4 and sent to the House, would:

• Reduce the s ta te ' s m a r k u p from 65 percent to 55 percent.

• Ensures that authorized distri­bu t ion agents lADAsI wi l l provide weekly deliveries and 12 emergen­cy deliveries to retailers and pro­hibit the charging of split-case and delivery fees.

• Prohibits .ADAS from having an interest In a retailer of liquor.

• Requires that l iquor dis tr ibu­tors be located In M i c h i g a n and encourages them to h i re former state L C C employees.

R E S I D E N C E B I L L S T A L L E D A h i l l prohibiting city residency

requirements Is stalled In a House committee and may die there. Sen­ate B i l l 766. sponsored hy former S e n . D a v e H o n i g m a n , R-Wes t Bloomlleld, Is In the Local Govern­ment Committee.

Lame-duck Rep. Sandy H i l l . R-Montrose. Is seeking a House vote to discharge the h i l l from commit­tee hut so lir has been unsuccess­ful.

"I have heard from many police officers a n d f i ref ighters on th is Issue w h o fce l t h e i r r igh t s are being violated." sa id H i l l . "People s h o u l d be a l lowed to live where they wish If they can do their Jobs competently."

H o n i g m a n , w h o got the b i l l t h rough the Senate i n February before resigning Ui M a r c h due to 111 health, argued that city residency r e q u i r e m e n t s - p a r t i c u l a r l y D e t r o i t ' s - were o u t of date because they Imposed a hardship on m a r r i e d c o u p l e s w h o b o t h work.

Municipal i t ies oppose the bill as

erosion of the homt-nilc principle.

A N D E R S O N S i n t F A C E S

Patrick Anderson, who resigned as the Secretary of State's chief of staff In September, announced he has formed the Anderson Econom­ic Group (AEG), a research a n d consulting nrm In Lansing.

A former Manufacturers B a n k economis t , A lexande r H a m i l t o n Life Insurance Co. Investment ofll-cc r and 11th Congressional D i s ­t r ic t Republican chair. A n d e r s o n s a i d is c l l e n i s w i l l I n c l u d e the Mich igan Chamber of Commerce. M a c k i n a c Center, city of Det ro i t and Equlvest Financial.

His firm win analyze the effect of policy changes because "the world ha changed with term l imi ts . We w i l l have a lot of new legislators w h o w i l l need objective, f a c tua l Information on which to base their decisions," Anderson said.

P u b l i c A c c e s s

The following Is the Time Warner C h a n n e l 12 c o m m u n i t y a c c e s s program schedule for Novl for the coming week.

MONDAY, D E C . 16 10:00 a.m. — INFO T V - 1 2 News

Magazine 10:30 a.m. — The C u t t i n g Room

Floor 11:00 a.m. — The Elegant Life 11:30 a.m. —Icon'tl 12:00 p.m. — Coffee and Conver­

sation 12:30 p.m. — (con't) 1:00 p . m . — A d v e n t u r e s w i t h

Pirate Pete 1:30 p .m. — M y Russian Friend 2:00 p .m. — The Bow Lady 2:30 p .m. ---- Totally Michigan S k y ­

diving 3:00 p .m. — (con't) 3 :30 p . m . — S e n i o r S p o t l i g h t

Focus Health 4:00 p .m. - Ris ing Tide G.O.P. T V 4:30 p .m. — (con't) 5:00 p .m. - Who. What, Where. Y 5:30 p .m. — Good Healtl i Women

and Heart Health

6:00 p.m. — A Cul ina ry Adventure 6:30 p .m. — Bagels and Talk \vlth

Tracy 7:00 p .m. — Critter Connection 7:30 p . m . - I N F O T V - i 2 News

Magazine 8:00 p.m. — l.aw Talk 8:30 p .m. —(con'l) 9:00 p .m. — Lansing Connection 9;30 p.m. — Groove Session

TUESDAY, D E C . 17 10:00 a .m. — T h e L i g h t of t he

Nations 10:30 a.m. — Specs Prollle 11:00 a.m. — C u t t i n g Room O l d

Show 11:30 a.m. — Good Heal th Women

and Heart Health 12:00 p.m. — S u m m i t Univers i ty

ivlth Elizabeth Clai re 12:30 p.m. — (con't) 1:00 p . m . — D r a w i n g M e n to

Chris t 1:30 p . m . - ( c o n ' t ) 2:00 p.m. — Lansing Connection 2 :30 p . m . — Col ts v s . V i k i n g s -

Freshmen , 3:00 p . m . - ( c o n ' t )

3:30 p.m. — Women on the Move -Women's Resource Center

4:00 p.m. — (con't) -1:30 p.m. — The Elegant Life 5:00 p.m. — Icon'tl 5:30 p . m . — Peop le W h o M a k e

Things Happen - Robert Brate-man

6:00 p .m. — M u l t i c u l t u r a l / M u l ­tiracial Communi ty C o u n c i l

e.-aOp.ni. —(con't) 7:00 p.m. — C a s h Ta lks 7:30 p . m . — A L i t t l e C h r i s t m a s

Magic 8:00 p .m. — The Fuers t Property

of Novl 8 :30 p . m . — S e n i o r S p o t l i g h t

Focus Health 9:00 p .m. — Let's Ta lk w i th Ben

Marks : Restaurants. Charities 9:30 p.m. — Icon't)

WEDNESDAY, D E C . 18 10:00 a.m. — L i f e Matters 10:30 a . m . — S e n i o r S p o t l i g h t

Focus Health 11:00 a.m. — C u t t i n g Room Old

Show 11:30 a.m. — A Li t t le Chr i s tmas

Magic 12:00 p . m . - C a s h T a l k s 12:30 p.m. — The Way, The Truth,

and The Life 1 ;00 p.m. — Study In Scripture 1:30 p.m. - A M V E T s 2:00 p.m. — Restoration Now 2:30 p .m.—Jus t i ce 3:00 p.m. — (con't) 3:30 p.m. — Groove Session 4:00 p.m. — Critter Connection 4 : 3 0 p . m . - INFO T V - 1 2 News

Magazine 5:00 p.m. — The Bow Lady 5:30 p . m . — S p a n i s h 101 6:00 p.m. — Women on the Move:

Women's Resource Center 6:30 p.m. —(con't) 7 : 0 0 p . m . — A d v e n t u r e s w i t h

Pirate Pete 7:30 p.m. — My Russian Friend 8 :00 p . m . — People W h o M a k e

Th ings Happen: Robert Brate-man

8:30 p.m. - Who, Wliat , Where. V 9 : 0 0 p . m . — T h e L i g h t of the

Nations 9:30 p.m. — First Time Homebuy-

THIIRSDAY, D E C . 19 -'-10:00 a.m. — The Job Show 10:30 a.m. — The Happiest People

Alive 11:00 a .m. — Abundan t Life A r a ­

bic Ministr ies 11:30 a . m . — People W h o Make

T h i n g s H a p p e n : Rober t Brate-man

12:00 p . m . — B a g e l s a n d T a l k with Tracy

12:30 p .m. — Madonna Magazine 1:00 p .m. — Praise, Praise, Praise 1:30 p .m .—Tha t ' s Italian 2:00 p . m . — Stage Door Canteen 2:30 p .m. — (con't) 3:00 p .m. — (con't) 3:30 p . m . — A Li t t l e C h r i s t m a s

Magic 4:00 p .m. — U w Ta lk 4:30 p .m. — (con't) 5:00 p .m. — Shaarey Zedek Pro­

ductions 5:30 p .m. — (con't) 6:00 p .m. — Colts vs . Vikings - J r .

Varsi ty 6:30 p .m. — (con't)

7:00 p.m. — The Bow Lady 7:30 p.m. — Good Health Women

and Heart Health 8:00 p .m. — Colts vs . V i k i n g s -

Varsity 8:30 p.m. — (con't) 9:00 p.m. — The Elegant Life 9:30 p.m. — Icon'tl

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FRIDAY, D E C . 20 10:00 a .m.— Law Talk 1 0 : 3 0 a . r a . - I c o n ' t l 11:00 a.m. — i.ansing Connection 11:30 a.m. - Who, WhaL Where.

Y 12 :00 p . m . — Adven tu r e s w i t h

Pirate Pete 12:30 p.m. — My Russian Friend 1:00 p.m. — To be announced 1:30 p.m. — To be announced 2:00 p.m. — Cash Tii lks 2:30 p.m. — Bagels and Talk wi th

Tracy 3:00 p.m. — Viewer request day.

ca l l (810) 553-7303, extensions 2 5 1 , 2 5 2 , 253 and 254.

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TtoJdan Oecomber 12,1996—THE NOVI NEWS—25A

O b i t u a r i e s

DAISY B E L L E WILLIS Daisy Be l le Wi l l i s of Novl died

Dec. 5 a l Novl Care Center. She was 98.

M r s . W i l l i s was b o r n Nov. 4, 1898, In Red Spr ings , N . C . Mrs .

Willis was a college graduate and before retirement, a supen-lsor at J . L . Hudson's .

She Is surv ived by daughters. Margaret Jani leson and Elizabeth Donohue: daii 'ghtcr-In-law, Bar­bara W i l l i s : seven grandchi ldren and five great grandchildren.

M r s . W i l l i s was p r eceded In death hy her husband. Laurence.

Ser\'lces were held on Saturday. -Dec. 7 at the O'Brien Chapel /Ted C . S u l l i v a n Funera l Home, Novl . Interment was In Rural Hill Ceme­tery of Northville.

Memorial conlr ibul lons to J u d -son Center 4410 W. Thirteen Mile Road. Royal Oak, M l 48073 would be appreclaled.

M Y R Z A C H L O E W A R D Myrza Chloe W a r d , age 92 , of

Novl died Dec. 1, 1996. at Court-yard M a n o r In W l x o m . She was born Aug . 15, 1904, In Wol0)ayou,

O u t d o o r a m a

s e t for E x p o O u t d o o r a m a ' 97 , a spor t and

travel show, wi l l be held Feb. 21-March 2, at Novl Expo Center

Over 370 exh ib i t s w i l l feature the latest in fishing and hunt ing equipment. RVs and fishing boats.

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F r a n k H a n d I n s u r a n c e A g e n c y 33930 Eight Mile Rd.

Farmlngton-(810) 478-1177

tyfiito-Ou'iieis Insurance Lite Home Car Business'

A r k . M s . Ward was a homemaker Services were held on Tuesday,

Dec. 3, at O'Brien Chapel /Ted C . S u l l i v a n Fune ra l Home In Novl . Interment was In Oakland Hi l l s , Novl .

N I C H O L A S M . JEZICH N i c h o l a s M . Jez l ch , age 73, of

N o v l d i e d D e c . 4 . 1996 , In S t . Jo seph Hosplt. l l In Superior To\vn-shlp . He was born Nov. 11, 1923, In St . Louis, Mo.

M r . J e z l c h was an e lect r ic ian. H i s member sh ips Included Novl

A m a t e u r R a d i o C l u b . C r o a t i a n Fraternal Un ion , and the Interna­t i o n a l B r o t h e r h o o d L o c a l 58 of Electricians.

He was In the A r m y A i r Corps during World War 11.

He Is sun-lved by his wife, Helen L . ; son, James N . : brother Robert; ond sister Frances Wahle.

Services were held on Saturday. Dec. 7 at Holy Fami ly C h u r c h In Novl. Interment was In Glen Eden Cemetery.

A r r a n g e m e n t s w e r e made by O 'Br ien /Su l l ivan Funeral Home of Novi.

S m o k e d e t e c t o r s c a n s a v e l i v e s

Last year, two-thirds of tht; 212 recorded fire deaths i n M i c h i g a n o c c u r r e d h i r e s i d e n t i a l f a m i l y dwellings.

" M a n y of those res ident ia l fire deaths could have hecn prevented If worki l i i ; fire detectors had hcen available?' said Jerry B a s c h , A A A Mich igan Communi ty Safety Ser­vices Manager.

The "1995 F i r e In M i c h i g a n A n n u a l Repor t , " c o m p i l e d a n d p u b l i s h e d by the F i r e M a r s h a l D i v i s i o n of the M i c h i g a n State Police, sllows that 52.2 percent of the 15.243 dwellings involved did not have detectors. A n o t h e r 3.8 percent had detectors that did not

work. "Tragically, half of (he residen­

t ial fire deaths occurred in struc­t u r e s w i t h o u t de tec to r s . " s a i d Basch.

"When seconds count , smoke detectors arc your best early warn­i n g system that a fire is under­way." added Basch . "Smoke and poison gases can k i l l after a few breaths , w i th iwo- th l rds of resi­dential fires happening between 8 p .m. and 8 a.m.. with 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. tlic most dangerous period."

Basch added that smoke detec­tors can wake a person while there is st i l l time for llfc-savlng action, especial ly for ch i ldren who need

adult gu idance i n an emergency sJluation,

or the total 1995 Michigan fire." d e a t h s , c h i l d r e n u n d e r age 10; accounted for 29.9 percent of the ' 212 fatal i t ies - the most for any age group.

A A A M i c h i g a n a d v i s e s t h a t ' smoke detectors are avai lable at most hardware , department a n d • d i s coun t stores, often for u n d e r $15, a n d many fire departments have programs to provide smoke • detectors for people with f inanc ia l " needs. Smoke detectors should be ; p l a c e d on e v e r y leve l of the dwelling.

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D E A R B O R N K i - u g 21531 Midiig.™ ,\vc. Between SoutliRcId iind rcicgrapli (313) 274.8800

D i n U O l T B o b M a x e y 16901 Mack ,\vc. at C-idiciix (313)885-4000

D E T R O I T P a r i c M o t o r 18100 Woodwutd ,ivc. Opposite Palmer Park (313)869-5000

F A R M I N G T O N B o b D u s s e a v i 31625 Grand River ,Ue. 1 Block Wesl of Orchard Lake l!d. (810)474-3170

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N O V I V a r s i t y 49251 Grand River 1-96 1 Blocks.ofWi.vom Esil (810) 3OS-5300

P L Y M O U T H H i n e s P a 1 l c 40601 Ann Arbor Rd. at 1-275 1-800-550-MERC

R O C H E S T E R H I L L S C r i s s 1 T 1 a n l l 85Sou l l i Rocliesler Rd. Between Hamlin and \\m Rd. (810)652-4200

R O S E V I L L E A i - n o l d 29O00 Graliol A l 12 Mile Road (810) 445-6000

R O Y A L O A K D i a 1 T 1 o 1 i d 221 N. M.iin Sl .al 11 Mile Road (810)541-8830

S O U T H F I E L D S t a r 2435D\V.12Mile Rd. al Tclegrapli (810)354-4900

S O U T H G A T E S t u E v a n s 16800 Fori Street at Pennsylvania (313)285-8800

S T E R L I N G H E I G H T S C r e s t 36200 Van Dyke al 15 1/2 Mile Rd. (810)939-601)0

T R O Y , ^ B o b B o r s t 1950 Wcsl Maple Troy Motor Mall (81()) 643-6600

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C o a l i t i o n f o r m e d

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By WENDY PIERMAN MITZEL Staff Writer

"It takes an cnttrc village to raise a chi ld."

A group of more than one dozen leaders throughout the community Is Intent on changing the commu­n i ty for the better, for the long te rm and for the c h i l d r e n . They, met last week for the first time.

"Our community focuses on a lot of things In an organized way. We have the perception our ch i ldren are well taken care of and support­ed." Mayor Kathleen McLal len said addressing the group.

" M l we need to do Is look to the p o l i c e r e p o r t s , the c h i l d r e n ' s crimes, the domestic violence." she said.

S t i l l undec ided about wha t to c a l l t h e m s e l v e s , the g r o u p of t e a c h e r s , paren ts , p o l i c e , c i t y , health care, religious and business members met the morning of Dec. 4 at the Novl Po l ice S t a t i o n to determine their focus and form an official alliance.

T h e t e a m of key l e a d e r s Is Intended lo be somewhat smal l but It wi l l he leading a vast number of o the r c o m m u n i t y members who w i l l he J u s t as In tegra l to the group's success.

The group plans to gather data about Juvenile behavior In the city, such as teen pregnancy, drug use, retail fraud and delinquency and then focus on providing solutions.

The problems, once Identified, may not be solved right away. The group sa id It is looking for more t h a n a q u i c k fix. and tha t may take a whole generation.

"We've got to be careful not to come up with 'Whiz bang, this Is the B a n d a l d that w i l l fix It a l l , ' " s a i d Ray Byers, President of the Novl Board of Education. 'We need to think long term. Take the time. Peop le are go ing to have to he patient."

The idea was conceived dur ing the last few mon ths w h e n N o v l

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Parent Teacher Organization mem­bers r ea l i zed m a n y Novl groups were w o r k i n g I n d e p e n d e n t l y toward the same goal _ f ight ing poor Juvenile behavior and encour­aging pos i t i ve reinforcement for Novfs youth.

W h y n o t w o r k t oge the r a n d m a y b e get t h i n g s o n the r i g h t track, they thought.

"We were ta lk ing about smoking In the schools and marijuana use and a s k i n g ' W h y are these c h i l ­d r e n n o t g e t t i n g p u n i s h e d o r arrested?' and 'Where's the consis­t e n c y ? " e x p l a i n e d B e t h Bel ter , PTO president.

The members went to Novl Police Chief Douglas Shaeffer looking for some answers . "Are we enforcing laws and If not what can we do?" she said they wanted to know.

She and the chief went to a sem­inar, i n L a n s i n g called Communi ­ties That Care , which discussed a c o m m u n i t y response to Juveni le behavior problems. The nationally recognized model begins with da ta ' g a t h e r i n g a n d t h e n focuses on finding so lu t ions . Some money Is . a v a i l a b l e f r o m the S ta t e of M i c h i g a n i n the fo rm of grants totalling S i mi l l ion .

T h e g r o u p d i s c u s s e d w o r k i n g long term a n d effectively together to a lso r e c o g n i z e the pos i t ives . They s a id they have to he cheer­leaders, too. T h e group pointed out they are not out there to "pick on" the teens of Nov l . Only to make it a bet ter p l ace for t hem a n d the i r families.

"This t ends to focus on what 's w r o n g w i t h o u r c h i l d r e n ... b u t then there's a lot r ight wi th o u r children." sa id McLal len . "We need to b r i n g t h e m Into the process . Kids respond better when they feel a sense of responsihtl l ty for their o\vn actions and when they have a stake In I t . . . They're the ones that are lone ly . They ' r e the ones the don't have anyone to talk to."

M a n y o t h e r m e m h e r s of t he group agreed.

"1 t h i n k the children w i l l pull a h e a d s u p t o o , " s a i d R u t h A n n J l r a s e k , P r e s i d e n t o f the N o v i

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Local Students - Percentage using drugs in iiletime

Type 8 lh Grade 10ih Grade i ; t h grade Any illicit drug use 26.1 National average lor tZIh grade usage is 45.6

40.9 50.6

Any illicit drug use other than marijuana 22.1 National average lor 12th qrade usage is 27.6

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Alcohol 53.5 National average tor 12th grade usage is 80.4

68.7 78.1

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SOURCE: Michigan Alcom and Olhar Drugs School Survey, The Karcfiar Center for Social Research, Wesiarn Michigan Uflivorsily 1996

'The survey Includes students Irom three other school districts wlttiin the City ol Novl: South Lyon, Walled Lake ar)d Northville and does not include all students within the city limits.

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"Do we have a drirg problem Iln Novl?l 1 think so."

Novi Police Chief Douglas Sha­effer told a group of more than a dozen c o m m u n l l y leaders that Novl Is a great community but It does have room for Improvement.

He appeared at the first meet­i n g of a yet u n n a m e d g roup lo address Juvenile behavior Issues.

Shae f fe r c i t ed a 1996 s t u d y from the M i c h i g a n A l c o h o l and Other Drugs Survey that Indicat­ed Novi students could be us ing d r u g s more t h a n the n a t i o n a l average.

O l h e r evidence of the problem

is lhal three years ago an under­cover Novl officer worked to arrest 66 middle and h i g h leve l d r u g dealers In Noi-l.

"We can no longer si t on o u r laurels," said Shaeffen

B u l d r u g u s e Isn ' t the o n l y Issue the g roup w i l l d e a l w i t h during the next several years.

M a r i e B a l o g a of P r o v i d e n c e H o s p i t a l s a i d as a p a r i of the Healthy People Heal thy O a k l a n d program, 1.700 homes were sur­veyed In the county finding that substance abuse, tobacco abuse, violence and domes t i c v io lence and teen p r e g n a n c y are fac ing every community.

.Shaeffer said that last year Novl

police made 148 Juvenile felony arrests, however, statistics don't show whether there were repeat offenders or If the teens were from Novl or other communities.

He said teens In this area have different crimes and motivations than In other communit ies w i lh the typically blamed socioeconom­ic factors, like poverty and poor education.

T h e da ta ga ther ing w i l l help Novi determine Just what those cr imes and motivat ions are. he explained.

Novl Youth Assistance's Karen MacKcnzle said data gathering Is necessary toward positive change. "This Is the wave of the future

you've got to quantify things more and more." she explained.

B u t bo th H i c k o r y Woods Ele ­m e n t a r y S c h o o l P r i n c i p a l Ron T h o r n and C i t y Counc i l Member K a t h y M u l c h c a u t i o n e d the g roup ' s in te rpre ta t ion of statis­t ics . S ta t i s t i cs can be swayed a n u m b e r of w a y s for interpreta­tion, they said. A l l factors have lo be l o o k e d at I n c l u d i n g sample s i z e s , s u r v e y c o n d i t i o n s a n d phras ing of questions.

"You need to he careful when collecting statistics." sa id Mutch. " C o m p a r e a n d be aware of the discrepancies."

Homeowners Assoc i a t i on . "Once they k n o w w h a t we're d o i n g . It sends a message to the kids."

Shaeffer sa id It may take a while to see the effect. "We've a l ready created an environment for Ichll-d ren) In w h i c h they've l e a r n e d (these behaviors)," he said.

Under s t and ing that, the group plans lo look at how the teens are learning the hehavlors.

"Please educate the adults." said

Father Les Harding of Holy Cross E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h . "They are a greal part of the problem ... I hope that when you gather information you look beyond the chi ld and to where the child is coming from."

"Our collective eyes have lo be wil l ing to do something that's ha rd for us ... look at ourselves In the mir ror ," agreed S u p e r i n t e n d e n t Emmett LIppe.

Harding added that many people

In the community have fought part of the battle for the group, getting Novi to recognize It's not Utopia.

"I hope this files. But you now have a base to bu i ld this on thai m a n y people i n the c o m m u n i t y had to ngh l for," he explained.

Hickory Woods Elementary Prin­c ipa l R o n T h o r n said lha t while most of Novi can focus on reasons for behav io r o ther than poverty and l ow e d u c a t i o n , h i s s c h o o l .

wh ich sees students from northern Novl, has different factors. :

"The part of Novl I work In has an awful lot of poverty," he said. "Don't forget that pocket of Novl."

K a r e n M a c K e n z l e . Novl Youth Assistance, sa id this Is a rare pro­j e c t s t u d y . " N o b o d y looks at a Caucasian-based, financially com­f o r t a b l e c o m m u n i t y a n d says maybe there's something going on there." she sa id .

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Those who do sit-ups may strengthen their abdominal muscles, bul they will not be able to seleclively reduce abdominal tat. That Is Ihey will not be able lo "Spot reduce", (lose weight Irom a spscilic body rejlon). A study on Ihe subject more than ten years ago at the Unlverslly of Massachusells showed that men who did numerous sit-ups (up lo 336 a day lor a total ol 5,000 sit-ups over 27 days) displayed no significant lal loss in Iheir abdominal areas. In order lo lose body fat one must burn more calories than one lakes in, It takes a deficit of 3,500 calories to lose a pound, and a five • minute daily session ol sll-ups burns only 50 calories. On the olher hand, abdominal exercises (pre-ferably "stomach crunches") do strengthen the abdominal muscles lo better support the back •

Located in Ihe historic district of Northville, Northville Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Inc. provides speech, occupational and physical therapy as well as athletic trainers and exercise physiologists. Our clinic now treats open wound patients. These Include bum patients, post surgical wounds, lacerations, and stasis ulcers. We use a Putsavac machine to help debrlde wounds to promote healing. To sched-ule an evaluation tor therapy, give us a call at 349-3816, or see us al 332 E. Itlain Street, Suite A

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L o w e r y D a y , r ight , a n a s s i s i a n i m a n a g e r at B a v a r i a n V i l l a g e in the N o v i T o w n C e n t e r a n d a N o v i r e s i d e n t , l a k e s a i o o k at a B u r t o n s n o w b o a r d w i t h s e r ­v i c e t e c h n i c i a n Mat t B u c k of N o v l . S t a r i i n g a i a b o u t $400, c u s t o m i z e d , de ta i l ed b o a r d s a r e p o p u l a r gifts for i h e h o l i d a y s e a s o n .

G R E A T G I F T S i f y o u a re gif t c h a l l e n g e d o r i n

search of someth ing unique to give for Christmas think tiles, nails, snow and manure.

i(lln-nred. ceramic tiles are decora­tive pieces of art that can be use on wal l s , as trivets, as candle holders, alone on a coffee table as an accent piece, or even outdoors.,

Motifs range from holiday and rel i­gious themes, to llowers, hearts and frogs. Some t i les have por t ra i t s of auUiors on them.

' S o m e are s y m b o l i c for peop le w h e n they sec them." said Theresa Schlerloh, the owner of Dancing Eye Gal lery In Nor thvi l le , "They ' l l see a tile and know It is perfect for an Indi­vidual ."

Schlerloh carries tiles from 17 dif­ferent a r t i s t s , i n c l u d i n g N o r t h v i l l e resident a n d a rch i t ec t T o m H o l l e -man, ranging In size f rom. l - lnch-hy-l - l n c h to 8 lnches-by-8 Inches and from S5 to S50,

Tiles come i n square, round, t r ian­gular and d iamond shapes.

Many of the artists wi l l do custom colors for customers. A l l Items arc In s tock except for special orders, which take about three weeks.

"TUes reflect the anUqulty of older homes, especially In Ihls area," she sa id .

"You see t i l e s at a r t f a i r s , " she a d d e d , ' T h e y are j u s t s t a r t i n g to become popular."

Dancing Eye Gallery Is located at I S O N . C e n t e r S t ree t . S u i t e A . In Northvi l le . Holiday hours are Tues­day through Thursday, l l a.m. un t i l 7 p.m.; Fr iday from l l a.m. u n U l l O p .m. ; Saturday from l l a.m. unt i l 6 p .m. : and Sunday, noon un t i l 4 p .m. For more hiformatlon, cal l Schler loh a t 449-7086

While on the subject of art, t h ink about the a i r b r u s h i n g technique -no t on T - s h i r t s , o n a c r y l i c f inger na i l s .

Take a look at your spouse or sig­n i f icant other 's hands . C o u l d they use a manicure? How about acryl ic nai ls for the holiday season?

This Is a Item which may not come to mind as a Chr is tmas gift hut can be very appropriate, especially dur ­i n g the ho l iday season. Gift cert l t l-cates for a manicure, acrylic nails, or ped icure m a y be ava i lab le at a rea salons.

S o m e t h i n g a l i t t le u n i q u e In the a c r y l i c n a i l d e p a r t m e n t Is the a i r b r u s h technique which Is being used by Best NaUs h i Novl,

Owned by Tony T r a n , who a long w i t h f a m i l y m e m b e r s M i k e a n d v a n e s s a T r a n , a lso l i censed m a n i ­curists, offer holiday, sports, botani­ca l , and charac te r designs, a m o n g ether Uilngs, usteg a n air spray tech­

nique. "They are more n a t u r a l , c leaner

looking and last longer," M i k e said. They also offer a na tu ra l - look ing

finish using the a i r b rush technique as well as the tradit ional na i l polish and decals.

Using an electric flier on the acrylic nails, the process from beginning to end lakes about half a n hour. Best Nails takes both appointments and walk-Ins.

Acrylic nails last about one to one-and-a-half months . T o u c h ups are necessary eveiy two or three weeks.

Bes t N a i l s Is l o c a t e d at 2 4 0 7 1 Peach Tree Plaza j u s t south of Ten Mile Road, on d ie west side of Mead­owbrook Road In N o v l . H o u r s are Monday th rough F r i d a y from 9:30 a.ni. unt i l 8 p .m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. u n t i l 7 p . m . F o r more Information, call 1810) 449-1621.

M o v i n g from s a l o n to the snow s lopes , s k i i n g Is not J u s t for the young anymore. S k i equipment and apparel are constantly changing and Improving. T h e h o u r g l a s s shaped skis, which were first Introduced last year, are not Just for the young, hut the young at heart.

"The s h a p e d s k i s nave a l l o w e d even beginners to learn quicker and. In many cases, become accomplished in a short period of time," sa id J i m DeSautels, the manager of Bavarian Village S k i Shop In Novi,

Another group that has carved out runs on the s lopes are s l iders , o r those who snowhoard. Snowboarding Is becoming a fast g r o w i n g win te r spor t because It Is easy to l e a r n . Sliders steer a snowboard ushig the same mot ion as w a l k i n g or skate­b o a r d i n g , h e e l to toe . T h e r e are snowboards designed for a l l levels of sliders, from beginner to advanced.

For the new skier , a good safety measure would he to throw In some s k i lessons.

Once die snow has melted, garden­ers on your list won't be able to wait to get d i r t u n d e r t h e i r n a i l s , b u t won't have to i f you buy them a pai r of gardening gloves. Loca l gardening shops have a var ie ty of Items that might suit someone y o u know to a tee, such as hand tools, pruners and gardening books.

More unique Items mclude a talk­i n g b i r d feeder , w h i c h s e l l s fo r $129.99 to $179.99 from Brickscape. Homeowners can hear theh- feathered "neighbors" chhplng away because' a m ic rophone i n s i d e the b i r d h o u s e broadcasts the birds ' voices through a small loud speaker hito the home.

More down to earth are the perpet­ua l garden nurturers of cow manure made by the A m i s h i n Pennsylvania i n the shape of bunn ie s , owls a n d

swine . These creatures fertilize the soli a l l year \vith every rain or spr in­k l i n g a n d cost $ 1 2 , 9 9 , a l so f rom Brickscape,

Creature comforts apply to things that go hippety-hop, too. Every frog needs a home a n d Br i ckscape has them. T h e terra cotta "Igloo" has a f ront en t rance for a frog w h o has feasted to his heart's content and is ready for a good rest. They sel l for

$5.99. In the chi ldren 's department, the

N o v l r e co r d i ng c o m p a n y Over tu re . Records has come out with a new C D

of 40 songs f rom The Hot Fudge Show. The songs were selected from 120 songs wr i t ten for the s h o w by composer Larry Santos of Northville and lyricist B a n y K u r d .

With, tides hke "Get to I(now y o u r Feelings," "You Go t t a Keep Dream-

A b o v e : M i K e T r a n , r ight , o f B e s t N a i l s i n i h e P e a c h Tree S h o p p i n g C e n t e r , p u i s a q u i c k g l o s s c o a t i n g o n c u s t o m e r K i m K e i l e y ' s n a i l s . A m a n i c u r e a n d n a i l d e t a i l i n g c a n m a k e a n i ce C h r i s t m a s p r e s e n t . Left ; D a n c i n g E y e G a l l e r y o w n e r T h e r e s a S c h l e r l o h d i s p l a y s s o m e o f i h e p o p u l a r k l ln - f l r ed , d e c o r a t i v e c l a y t i i e s f rom a m o n g i h e 17 a r t i s t s s h e c a r r i e s In h e r d o w n t o w n N o r t h v i l l e s h o p . P r i c e s b e g i n a t $5 w i t h s i z e s a n y w h e r e f r o m 1-lnch s q u a r e o n u p .

Ing," "How Do Y o u Oct Someone to Like You , " a n d Don't Bite Off More Than You C a n Chew," the C D M s the b i l l for paren ts who are concerned about morals a n d lyrics , which are printed on the inside sleeve.

Seventy eight editions of The Hot Fudge Show w e r e p r o d u c e d a t D e t r o i t ' s W X Y Z - T V In 1976 , a n d within a year the'show was syndlcat- • cd naUonally. In Its heyday, the show was seen In 92 cities, Including 24 of the top 25 television markets.

To order c a l l (8101 349-0115 , o r send a check, money order, VISA or M A S T E R C A R D number to Overture K i d s , 47551 Iroquois C t „ Novi, M l 48374. A four C D set Is $29,95 and a four casset te set goes for $ l 9 . 9 5 . Shipping and handl ing Is $6.

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J a y c e e s f i n a l i z e p l a n s f o r t h e C h r i s t m a s s e a s o n

By J E A N N E C t A R K E Special Wrilei

k--. C h r i s t m a s Is a h u s y t ime for members of one sc rv lce -or lcn ied group Interested Iri working In the local communi ty , T l i c Novl Jaycees helped sponsor last month's annu-

• al A r t s a n d Cra f t s S h o w a l Ihc Civic Center.

They were also Involved In the I collection of canned goods- al the

a n n u a l " L i g h t U p Ihc H o l i d a y s " , and the a r r i v a l o f S a n t a C l a u s . „ Santa was guest of honor at the

"Breakfast w i t h San ta" of wh ich . , 240 were present . The breakfast „' .'was a success and In charge of the

,', evenl was M a l l S c r w i n i c k , v ice .. present of management develop-

nient, and Deb Hcpp. president.

Addi t ional plans for the holiday s e a s o n w e r e c o m p l e t e d at the group's las t meet ing held a l the Civic Center. This is a new meeting

. , location as they are looking for a ; ' more permanent "Jayccc House" -,. s imilar to the one they had on Slx-

... t l igalc beh ind the old police and ;: lire s tat ion. If anyone has a sug-, gcstlon for th is project, ca l l 348-

\ NOVI. Also planned al the mccl ing was

. "Jaycee Week" In J a n u a r y when the Novl and Michigan Jaycees wil l

. recognize an outs tanding govern-.', raent leader from the communi ty

and present that person with the ' •• T i m Pope award.

O n e f i n a l C h r i s t m a s p r o j e c t Includes the needy family project. The Jayeces arc very thankful for Ihe groups who have assis ted In making Chrislmas a lltUe bit hap­pier for many families.

Gi r l scout troops. BroM-nlcs. and Daisies parlicipaling i n the s i leni a u c t i o n of baked goods at the "Light U p the Hol idays . " ea rned S 7 0 0 for use of t h i s p r o j e c t . Canned goods were coUcclcd from all clcmenlary schools. The Slyat SI. Ives Youth Action group w i l l be asslsUng at the l lnal wrap-up on Dec. 14. a l the Maples C o u n t r y Club. Delivery wil l he on Dec. 15. Donations to make this a memo­rably Christmas would be appreci-alcd li.e. dozen donuts. oil change, hair styling, gift certincates, etc.l. Cal l 348-NOV( If you can help In anyway or by a monetary dona­tion.

SPIRIT O F CHRIST L U T H E R A N C H U R C H

Advent services held on Wednes­day nights win conclude o n Dec. 18 a l 7:30 p.m. This Is a time for songs and scripture followed by fellowship, refreshments of coffee, cider, and cookies.

There wil l be two services con­ducted on C h r i s l m a s Eve : 5:30 p.m. for families and children; and 11 p.m. for a quiet time of carols

N o v i H i g h l i g h t s

and cand le l igh t . There w i l l be a nursery- available only at Ihc 5:30 p.m. service.

The ch i l d r en ' s S u n d a y School Chris tmas program. 'Once Upon a S ta r ry Night , " is undenvay with cos tumes made by J o a n Larson. Final rehearsal wi l l be held on Sat­urday, Dec. 14, at 9 a.m. u l l h the program presented at 5:30 tha i evening. T h i s program wi l l be In p l ace o f the u s u a l S a t u r d a y evening service.

The Saturday evening ser^•lcc of Holy C o m m u n i o n wil l he held as usual . Saturday evenings, Dec, 21 and 28. wi th the theme "Help for the Hopeful."

A n open Invitation to a l l women of Spirit of Chris t - come Join the women's Chr i s tmas party at the home of J u d y DeFranccsco, Tues­day. D e c . 17. a l 6:30 p . m . The evening wil l Include a simple buf­fet d i n n e r . C h r i s t m a s ca ro l ing , w o r s h i p , a n d a gift exchange ,

Those attending are asked lo bring one wrapped Chr is tmas ornament.

C a r o l i n g w i l l be Monday . Dec. 16, when a group wi l l be caroling at some of the homes of our senior c i t i z e n s a n d s h u t - i n s . P l a n s Include meeting a l 5:30 p .m. . car-poo l ing to v a r i o u s p l a c e s , a n d r e t u r n i n g to the c h u r c h for refreshments and fellowship. This will be a good time to meet others who love to s i n g , a n d p e r h a p s encourage them to Join the regular cho i r . C h o i r r e h e a r s a l s a re on S u n d a y m o r n i n g s at 8:45 a .m . Those unab le to attend practices can get the sheet music and cas­sette tape support ahead of time. J i m Mitche l l Is the dir'eclor.

NOVI C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E

The next genera l m e m b e r s h i p luncheon meel ing w i l l be held on Tuesday. Dec. 17. at the Doublc-Trce Hotel. 27000 Sheraton Drive.

Advance reser^-atlons are required by calling the chamber office. 349-3743 . or fax 3 4 9 - 4 5 2 3 . Spec ia l prices for non members who wish to a t lcnd. or for those attending the meeting only - no lunch . The program w i l l be In the h o l i d a y spirit w i lh Ihe Novl H i g h School M a d r i g a l S i n g e r s p r e s e n t i n g a Christmas music program.

The N o v l s i n g e r s have a n i m p r e s s i v e b a c k g r o u n d : w o n national corapelltlons. performed In Washington D .C . . and recently r e t u r n e d f rom Nevv Y o r k C i t y where they performed In Carnegie Hal l as one of 14 choirs Invited lo be a part of the National Madrigal Festival.

Saturday, Dec. 14. the NoW High School choir's Madrigal Dinner wi l l be open lo the publ ic . They w i l l also be performing at the Renais­sance Center i n Detroit, and on Saturday, Dec. 2 1 . at Hudson 's -Twelve Oaks. The choir Is directed by Pasula Joyner.

Many opportunlllcs for chamber n c l w o r k i n g t o o k p l ace at the recently held O a k l a n d Coun ty ' s largest Bus iness Card Exchange

held al the Old Woodward G r i l l In Bi rmingham.

Networking also took place a l a breakfast seminar enllllcd "Under­s t a n d i n g F i n a n c i a l S l i i t cn i cn l s " presented by the First of America Bank. Ten Mi le and Meadowbrook, which was held at the Novl Expo Center.

The a n n u a l N o v l C h a m b e r of Commerce holiday open house will be he ld o n T h u r s d . i y . Dec . 12, from 4 :30-7 :30 p . m . at the Novl Expo for members and friends.

One h u n d r e d $ 5 0 gilt cer t i f i ­cates wi l l be given to the winner of the chamber rafllc. The gift ccrtlll-catcs c a n be used at any of the participating merchants.

Only 100 t ickets for the rafllc will be sold at SlOO each. The sec­ond prize Is $500, and the third prize is $100 wlUi the drawing on Dec, 17.

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H e l p i n g o t h e r s g e t i n t o a g o o d b o o k

V i l l a g e O a l t s E l e m e n i a r y S c h o o l s t u d e n t s i n N o v i ( f r o m left) S t e v e n G i l l a m , 3 r d g r a d e ; K r i s t i n H e i n o w s k I , 2 n d g r a d e a n d K a l t i a n d Z e r i o , 4 t h g r a d e , d i s p l a y a f ew of i h e 9 7 5 b o o k s t h e i r e i e m e n t a r y s c h o o i c o l l e c t e d f o r t h e G i f t o f R e a d i n g p r o g r a m . S t u d e n t s c o i -l e c t e d t h e b o o k s , w h i c h w e r e s u i t a b l e f o r c h i l d r e n e i g h t y e a r s o f a g e a n d y o u n g e r ,

f r o m N o v . 11 t h r o u g h D e c . 6 . T h e b o o k s d o n a t e d t o t h e G i f t o f R e a d i n g p r o g r a m a r e c o l l e c t e d b y t h e Detroit Free Press a n d g i v e n t o g r o u p s a n d a g e n c i e s h e l p i n g M i c h i g a n c h i l d r e n , i n c l u d i n g H e a d S t a r t p r o g r a m s , h o m e l e s s s h e l t e r s , p r o j e c t s f o r t h e c h i l d r e n o f d r u g a d d i c t s a n d a g e n c i e s s e r v i n g B r a i l l e -r e a d i n g y o u n g s t e r s .

S i n g l e s

S I N G L E P I . A C E . an a d u l l minlslry for single peo­ple, nieels at First Presbyterian Church of Norlhvll le Suticlay at 9:45 a .m. for a Sunday nioritliig (fathering, followed hy a worship service at 11 a.m. and b runch at N o r l h v l l l e C r o s s i n g at 12:30 p.nl . The topic Is "Pmyer."

O n Wcdiicsd.ay. Dec. 18. Ihc firoiip wi l l mce l a l Sundowner for dinner at 6 p.m. At 7:30 p.m. the topic will he "Do The Rules Work for the '90s" iv l lh speaker Samly Baumann.

O n Friday. Dec. 13, Ihc group ivlll mcel al Tremors In Livonia hcgi i ining a l 5:30 p.m.

B e l l r ingers a rc needed a l the Shopping Cente r Market for two hour shifts on Saturday, Dec. 14, from ID a .m. unl i l 8 p . m .

Sports acl lvl l les coming up Include indoor volley-hall on Frldjiys, Dec. 20 and 27. from 9 un l i l 10:30 p .m. at Ihe Northville Recreation Center, 303 W. M a i n Sheet . The cost is $4.

Bowling wil l take.place.on M a y . Dec. ;20; ,at .8:30. : .p :hi . a f l^ovi BowL-^lTOO-Novi'Roaid. ' iThe-cost.1s3$6 i " p l u s shoes. • '< P i^J ' --.

For more information"aboutany of-the Single Place • programs or to register, call 349-0911.

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The group nieels a l 10:45 a.m. each Sunday In Knox Hal l of Ward Presbyterian Church . 17000 Farni ­lngton Road, on the corner of Sts Mile In Livonia.

T a l k II Over" Is held on the second and fourth F r i -(Lays of each month In Knox Hall .

O n Dec. 13. the Ward Chris tmas Cho i r Program begins at 7 p .m. at the church. B Y O S . "Bring Your Own Sneakers," will be on Dec. 14 al 8 p.m. at the Livonia Y M C A .

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M e i l i b e r s a n d g u c s l s of the Northvil le WoniElli's Cli l l ) Iciirned solne Itlside Icchnlqucs used to crcaLe a r t i s t i c photographs a i l d some helpful hints for tnkllig tlieir own photos this holiday season w h e n p h o t o g r a p h e r K a l i i l e e n T h o m p s o n spoke at the c l u b ' s m e e t i n g on Dec . 6 at the F i r s t Presbytclian Church In Norlhvilie.

Tl io inpson. who works Iil media ser\'Ices at Madonna Univers i ty , satd free lance photography Is lier passion.

She l ias beetl taking photos pro-fesslonally for 10 years bu l began snapping pictures wheli she was 15-ycals-old.

Thompson ' s slide presenla l lon i n c l u d e d photographs arld Iheir b a c k g r o u n d m i x e d w i l h so lne poetry a n d in sp i r a t ion ma te r i a l thai Illustrates her philosophy on how she goes about her art.

"It (photography) is sort of that place In between where soul and I m a g i n a t i o n rcstcic ," she s a i d . Tha t ' s the way I like to look at it.

"1 wan t to create ilnages that share the s p l r t U i a l moments of evcry<Iay life." she said. "Ar l can be life giving, a way lo give some hope back to the world."

For example, "Dance Mist" was conceived at 7 o'clock one morning when she was Just waking up at her parents ' home In Tennessee, while her sister was st i l l asleep. Her s is ler was ill a dajicc troupe a l the l i m e a n d there was a ve ry misty atmosphere on the water in the backyard of her parents' home.

"I JusI s a w t i l l s p ic ture in my lnlnd." she said.

She got her sister oul of bed and asked her to model for the picture. Her sister said OK, asking Thomp­son only to keep her head out of tlie picture. Thompson obliged and the end result Is a hand colored black and white print of a balleri­na On the dock almve the misty water.

"Dance M i s t " won the Detroit News Michigan Magaxine 10 th annual pholo contest. Il was one of 5.000 entries and was used as the cover pholo.

Tl io inpson shoots froln Ihc heart and feels drawn lo capture o rd i ­nary moments, b u l monlents not

"It ( p h o t o g r a p h y ) i s s o r t o f t h a t p l a c e i n b e t w e e n

w h e r e s o u l a n d i m a g i n a t i o n r e s i d e . " -Kalhleen Thompson

Freelance pholographer

to be l a k c n for granted. Most of her Images s tar t ou t b l ack and white and are then hand color on the p r i l i l llself.

Another liliie, Thompson went lo Kensington Metro Park w i th the i n t e n t i o n of c a p t u r i n g s o m e swans. She found three swans but they were In the l i ikidle of the lake and she was hoping for a closeup. As she started lo walk toward the lake , one s w a n began l o s w i m towards the shore. With her cam­era a n d one r o l l o f n i n l . she-climbed to Ihc lop of a nearby tree. As she f in i shed t a k i n g the last shot on the roll of film, the swan began lo swim away. She succeed­ed In her quest and the photo Is entitled "Swan Song. '

"I think I had a posing swan that day," she said.

Thompson had six of her photos in Marianne Williamson's 1996 "A Year of Light" wa l l ca lendar and frequently uses friends and rela-l lves a s her m o d e l s . S h e a l s o keeps her eyes open for different props, evcji if she doesn't have an Jolniedlate plan for Ihem.

"If 1 become real quie t ins ide , pictures sometilnes appear that I'll work on ." she sa id . "They might slay there and three months down the line they will be In front of me lo take."

" A u t u m n ' s L a s t B e r r i e s " was taken In late November one year. Thompson hand colored some of the berries on the black and white pri l i l and put a whi le part behind the b r a n c h so tha t the v i e w e r would have no d is t rac t ions from the branch and berries.

"I like lo do images that have a lot of white space. Just give that Zen quality, that quiet feeling." she said.

"The more at tention y o u focus on something, the more you br ing d ia l to you," she said. "There Is so much negativity In the media."

Her attention Is on captur ing the b e a u t y of life a n d e v e r y d a y moments and reflecting it back to the p e o p l e so tha t t hey are

touched by 11 and b r i n g it Into iheir own lives.

Tliere are times when the effect Thompson tries lo achieve requires several differcnl stages.

"Silk and Bones" uses a couple of different processes. Thompson llrst took the black and white pic­ture and, after hand coloring, took It lo a photo c o p y i n g b u s i n e s s where she c o u l d put it on more textured paper. Back to her s ludio she added more pastels lo give 11 more of a canvas-type quality.

A n o t h e r p h o t o , e n t i t l e d " M y Favorite Flower," uses an alterna­tive process. Thompson had over­lays jiiade of the black and whi le hand colored photo of a gardenia, her favorite flower, then reshot the p ie t i i re w i t h l igh t t h r o u g h the overlays.

"It's like taking a shot of a slide," she said.

There were qui te a few s teps involi'ed in Tllompson's pholo enti­tled "Purple Irises," wh ich has a three dimensional quality. Tl iomp-sOn took a b u n c h of i r i ses a n d took a picture. Then made a print a n d l a i d It o n the t ab le . S h e bought more irises and laid them on top of the print and reshot.

A quest ion-and-answer per iod followed the p re sen t a t i on . O n e question was about how to capture emollons. Thompson's suggestion was lo have the camera ou l so that people gel used to it being in the room before Anally taking the pic­tures, Thompson herself crops In as close as possible w h i c h a l so helps to capture more emotion.

In a g r o u p shot , T h o m p s o n advises people to leave a l i t t l e room a r o u n d the s i d e s of the group. Don't get in too close.

To get a piclure that looks fresh w i l h people whose eyes arc open, T h o m p s o n suggests h a v i n g the people in the piclure look down at the floor whi le you are focusing the camera, and on the count of three have them look up and then take the picture.

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4S-THEN0VI NEWS-Thuisday. Docembor 12.1996

C h u r c h N o t e s

N E W S O N G C O M M i m i T Y C H U R C H , which inccls .H Walled U k c M i d ­dle School on Pontlac T r a i l near Beck Road. Is prescnllnS a series of events dur ing December.

Each Sunday In December the series " W i a l Will You Find T i l l s C l i r l s l -raasr wil i explore the presence of C o d wi lh us at Chrlstinns l ime.

Ch r i s tmas Celebration '96 on Sund. iy , Dec. 15. a l 10:30 a.m. wi l l Include Chr i s tmas music, the play S l o l c n J c s i u , and a special Chr is tmas message from Pastor Brent i lanson.

A l l arc welcome. New SonR meets every week a l 10:30 a.m. and uses contemporary music, drama and relevant messages lo reach people. Tl ic atmosphere Is c a s u a l

For more Information, cal l the church office a l (810) 926-1512.

ST. J A M i » C A T H O U C C H U R C H . 46325 Ten Mile Road In Novl. wi l l present the thi rd annual Chris tmas Concert featuring St. James music director i l cn-e Fracalanza on Sunday. Dec. 22. a l 4 p.m. In (he church . The concert Is free and a reception wil l follow. Al l are welcome.

For more Information, cal l the church a l 347-7778.

H O P E L U T H E R A N C H U R C H . 392C0 West Tivelvc Mile Road In Farm­lngton Hi l l s . Is conducting Advent Vespers Services every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. through Dec. 18. Tlie services will Include special music and dramas to highlight the anticipation of the Christmas holiday.

The program is open lo the communily . For more Information, call 1810) 553-7170.

P L Y M O U T H BAPTIST C H U R C H , • i202i A n n Arbor Trai l In I ' lymoulh, will have a Chrtslrnas Concer l on Dec. 13. 14 and IS at 7 p .m. The com­muni ty Is Invited to spend an unforgettable Chris tmas evening In a quaint " town park" set t ing for th is 90-mlnute concert. There Is no admission charge and no offering wil l he t.ikcn. Doors open a l 6:30 p.m.

Chi ldren four and under will nol he permitted In Ihe .-ludllorium. How­ever, full nursery and preschool care will he provided al no charge.

For more Informalion, call the church at 1313) 453-5534.

Semi church triforrmtlon to Tlie Northville Reconi and Tl ic Novi News. 104 W. Main St.. NortlwIUc. MI 48167.

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M A T T H E W D . P R I C E was named lo the Dean's List a l G M l E n g i n e e r i n g a n d M a n a g e m e n t Inst i tute for the term ending In October 1996.

The list Includes students who attained a grade point average of 92 with no course grade below 85.

Pr ice Is the son of David and Donna Price of Novi.

L I S A B U R R O W S of Novl was among the 32 Oakland Communi­ty College students who received scholarships for the winter 1997 semester.

S T E P H E N C H A R E T T E . a s tu­dent a l Northville High School and a r e s i d e n t o f N o v l . has been accep ted to a t t end In tc r lochen Ar t s Academy , the leading h igh school for line arts and academics.

C h a r e t t e , age 15. the s o n of Mark and M a s a k o Charette, wi l l study clarinet at the academy.

Cliarcttc was Drsl chair clarinet In Ihc N o r t h v i l l e H i g h S c h o o l freshman band, under the direc­tion of Mr . H u m b c l l . du r ing the 1995-96 school ye.nr.

Charet te 's c lar inet Instructors were Irving Feldman and Ted Glen, p r i n c i p a l c la r ine t of the Detroi t Symphony Orchestra. His Instnic-tor a l Interlochen will he Richard Hawkins, a renown player who has toured Asia antl Europe.

Charette w i l l be performing i n Europe dur ing the 1997 summer season with the Blue Lake Inter­national Symphony Band.

W o m a n ' s C l u b to learn about the o rgan By CAROL WORKENS Slat! Wrilor

New members of the Northvi l le Woman's Club will be welcomed at Ihc club's meeting on Dec. 20, fol­l o w i n g a mus i c p r o g r a m w h i c h begins al 1:30 p.m. In the Sanctu­ary at First Presbyterian C h u r c h In Northifllc.

Kelly Williams, acting director of mus ic al the church, wi l l deii ion-strate the different capabilities of the Cas.ivant organ through a var i ­ety of Christmas music,

Tlie pipe organ has been a l the church since 1990.

W i l l i a m s jo ined the c h u r c h In March 1995 and became Its acting d i r ec to r of mus i c In Sep tember 1996.

W i l l i a m s began p l . i y i n g the o rgan when she wa s eight on a small home Instrument purchased by her father for her mother as a Chr i s tmas gift. Wi l l i ams and her mother took lessons together for a w h i l e , and W i l l i a m s l i k e d 11 so much she continued studying the organ.

Williams cun-enlly plays a l S u n ­day services and also directs the adult, children's and bell choirs.

At the conc lus ion of W i l l i a m s ' p rogram. Karen Poulos w i l l lead the members and guests In Christ-

Plicilo by JOHN HEIDER

K e l i y W i l l i a m s wiill b e e x p l a i n i n g t h e I n n e r w o r k i n g s of a n d p l a y i n g i h e o r g a n a i t h e W o m a n ' s C l u b m e e t i n g o n D e c . 20 .

mas songs with Will iams accompa­nying on the organ.

The Social Committee will scr\-e a hol iday lea h o n o r i n g Ihe new memhers following the sing-a-long.

Nancy NaszradI Is the clialr|ier-son of the d.ay.

Guests arc welcome and should contact a Nortln-illc Woman's Club member if Interested In attending.

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r e c e n t l y v i s i t e d a l l e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l s In the area w i t h J o h n Dean , a r ch i t ec t , who Is w o r k i n g wi th the group. The purpose was to g a i n f rom the c h i l d r e n what they wou ld l ike In the playstrue-l u r e ; the c o m m l l l e e w a s over-whelmed w i t h the response from the c h i l d r e n . T h e communi ty Is encouraged to stop In a l the Novl C i v i c C e n t e r a n d see the many, many drawings the children have provided . I l lus t ra t ing their Ideas for the playstructure plan.

A speclai project called "Plckel Fence" Is In the making. Its pur­pose Is to fence In the play area with a.picket fence for safety pur­poses. Anyone wishing lo make a dona t ion of S l O O for one of the p i c k e t s , e i ther In y o u r name or someone you would like to remem-

avallahle to them for a S500 dona­t i o n . A l l d o n a t i o n s a re tax deductible.

In addition, there Is a need for Individuals or groups to become Involved In this project by offering their time to work on a committee. Some of these conimlttces Include: securing material, providing chi ld care for those who are participat­i n g In the phys ica l l abor o f the s ln ic turc , and many more.

A n y o n e In te res ted In m o r e details can contact Novl Parks and Recreation at 347-0400 . C h e c k s made out to the T i m Pope Memori­a l F u n d can he mailed lo Pa rks and Recreation at 45175 W. Ten Mile Road.

Information Is also available In the recent brochure regarding T i m Pope, former counci lman and his many accomplishments of lielping the needy In the community.

R e u n i o n s K u d o s

bcr . would-be-appreclatedr-Your^ name arid h e l p woOld he remem- Noul HIsh l lgh ts Is t i i r l l l e n hy bcred for years to come. For husi- Jeanne Clarke. SImUl you wish lo nesses who w i s h to be a part of contact her tollh ( i i /b rmat fon /o r th is project, a special sec t ion Is (his column, call 624-0173.

NOVI H I G H S C H O O L : A special r eun ion of the C l a s s of 1971 Is being coordinated.

Call Milton Holley at (3131 422-6138.

D E T R O i T G I R L S C A T H O L I C C E N T R A L : Class of 1946. 50 year plus I reunion. June 1997.

Cal l Anne at 13131 383-7099 or Pal at (8101 778-9094.

The following reunions are being planned by Reunions Made Easy (8101 360-7004.

B L O o M F I E L D H I L L S L A H S E R j n C H S C H o o L : Class of 1976. 20 plus one year reunion, June 28, 1997, DoubleTree Guest Suites In Southneld.

B I R M I N Q I i A M G R O V E S H I G H S C H O O L ; Cl i i ss of 1977. 20 year reunion. A u g 9. 1997. DoubleTree Gues l Suite In Southlleld.

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If there was a citizen of the week .award. II would go to J E F F C R A i V F O R D of Novl .

On Sunda)'. Dec. 8 at 7 a.m. Jeff was driving ivilh his wife. LIbby. on 1-75 and Twelve Mile Ro.i(l when they saw a woman lose control of her car and hit a cement wall, before landing in the middle lane of the freew.-iy. Lihby swened lo avoid h i l l i ng the rar and pulled onto the shoulder of the road.

Jeff got out of their car and went to tr>- to convince the woman lo move her car hefore someone hit It. according lo Ubby. but It wouldn't move.

J u s t as the w o m a n wa s g e l l i n g out of her car. another car going about 65 miles per hour driven by a woman who had been up al l night smashed into the first car and the woman was thrown in to the air before landing face down on the freeway, according to LIbby.

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think I got lo get out of this alive. ' LIbby said. On Monday. LIbby talked with the Michigan State

Trooper who was at the scene, and was told l ha l both women were treated at area hospitals.

T h e trooper on the scene couldn't believe no one was kil led." LIbby said.

J E N N I F E R C H E N . 15. of Novi won nrsl place In Ihe Mich igan Music Teachers Associa t ion Jun io r High School Solo Award conipct l l lon. Chen. Ihe daughter of M r and Mrs. J ack Chen , performed the first move­ment of the Bach Kal ian Concerto, the llrst movement of Ihe I laydn Soiinln in C major Debussy's Canlens in die Rain and Liszt's Consolalion in D J l a l major.

The contest Is part of the National Music Teacher Competition.

Chen next competes against \vlnncrs in a llve-slate area In Fcbrtiary. She is a pupil of Donald Morclock. head of Schoolcraft College's Mus ic Department, and accompanied Morclock and a group of studcnls lo St. Petersburg. Russia , last summer where they partici­pated In an Intensive piano study program held a l the SI. Petersburg Conservatory.

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F r o m c h i l d r e n ' s thea ter to a Christmas musical drama lo a har­monica w l e l d l n g / g u l t a r p lay ing blues duo, there's plenty to do l i i Novl and Nonhvil le this weekend.

The Nu tc racke r The N o v l Thea t r e s C h i l d r e n ' s

Annex presents Tlw IVi i lcrac te A Plnj; in Tuio Acis (Not Ihc Ballet) on Dec. 13 a l 7:30 p.m.: Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.: and Dec. 15 at 3 p.m.

The play, which has been double cas t . I n c l u d e s 31 a c t o r s and actresses In the nrs l cast and 32 In the second.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $7 for seniors and children under 12. There Is a SI discount If tickets are purchased In advance.

Fou r T i c k e t s to Chr i s tmas Nor thv i l l e C h r i s t i a n Assembly

presents the musical drama Four T i c t e l s lo Cliristmas on Dec. 13 and 14 a l 7 p.m.. and Dec. 15 a l 4 and 7 p .m. The church Is located a l 4 1 3 5 5 S i x M i l e Road In Northville Township.

Set at the tu rn of Ihc cenlury, the captivat ing score blends rag-lime, parlor 'music and even a bar­bershop quartet with a mb: of tra-dltlonal and new Chrtstnias music.

The Broadway-style musical fol-lows the escapades of an out-of-work family performing group who f i n d t h e m s e l v e s u n e x p e c t e d l y s p e n d i n g C h r i s t m a s In a s m a l l r u r a l t o w n In O h i o , whe re the entire family learns the Importance

of following God's unique direction for their lives.

The flrania Is produced by Pas-lor Carlton Quatl lcbaiim. who has been passionate In creating a feel­good family musical b r imming with nostalgia, humor, poignant drama, and a slcrllng score.

For t icket in forn ia t lon , please call (810) 348-9030.

Madcat & Kane What do you get when y o u team

one of the best harmonica players In the world with an acoustic gui­t a r i s t w h o has m a s t e r e d the acous t i c t rad i t ion? M a d c a t and Kane , s ingularly known a s Peter M.'idcal Ruth and Shari Kane. The d u o w i l l p e r f o r m at the R a v e n Gallet)' and Acoustic Cafe on Dec. 13.

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S t a r r i n g i n T h e N u t c r a c l t e r ' Is ( c a s t o n e ) A i y s s a T o m a s i k a n d J o s h G l o m b , a n d ( c a s t t w o ) J o r d a n M o b l o a n d E l e n a L a r s o n .

Press has called Madcat ' the best b l u e s h a r m o n i c a pUaycr In the world ... and no one plays an audi­ence bellcr. cither. '

He started In the Chicago area In the early '60s and by Ihe mid '705 was tour ing the w o r l d wi th Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck. In the '80s he went solo. Madcat 's harmonica playing can be heard on many TV antl radio commercia ls Including M c D o n a l d s , D o d g e T r u c k s and Jeep Eagle.

Kane starlcd pl.-lylng the guitar

at age five and by the early '70s was a devoted blues fan. She has heen teaching guitar since she was 16 a n d has s tudied Ihc work of D e l t a B l u e s mas te r s for m a n y years herself.

"Shari Kane Is an excellent gul-la r i s l . Nc.Nl lo Johnny Shines, she Is the best interpreter of Robert Johnson's material that 1 have ever h e a r d . " wro te Robert J o n e s o f "Blues From The Lowlands." a pro­gram on W D E T - F M In Detroit.

F o r ticket Informalion ca l l Ihe R.aven a l 349-9420.

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Sulmit items Jor tlie entertain-ment listings to T h e N o r t h v i l l e R c c o r d / N o v l News. 104 W. Main. Northville. Ml 48167: or fax lo 349-1050.

AUDITIONS A N N I E G E T Y O U R G U N ; Aud i ­

tions for Anni'e Gel Your Gun will be held at the Ridgcdale Playhouse on Monday. Dec. 16. Roles are avail­able for adul ts and children ages eight to early teens. Auditions for children will be held at 7 p.m. and for adults a l 7:30 p.m.

Audl l loncrs are required lo pre-pare a song, preferably from the show. If Ihe song Is not from the show, b r ing sheet music. Also be prepared to dance and read from he script.

Performance dates arc Feb. 28 through M a r c h 2. March 7. 8. 9. 13. 15 and 16.

RIdgedale is located at 205 WesI Long Lake. For details, call Kent Martini at (810)398-2725.

V O U T H A R T I S T C O M P E T I ­T I O N : T h e P l y m o u t h Symphony Soc ie ty w i l l give up to S600 In awards to Ins t rumenta l solois ts and provide an opportunity to per­form with the Plymouth Symphony Chamber Mus ic Recital. The recital will be held In the Plymouth-Can­ton L i t t l e T h e a t r e on J a n . 2 5 . 1997. The flrsl-prtze winner may be Invited to perform as a soloist with the PSO.

A p p l i c a n t s m u s t meet the requirements for entry in the DIs­lrict 12 Solo and Ensemble Festi­val of Ihe Mich igan School B a n d and Orches t r a Assoc ia t ion . Solo piano applicants wi l l not be eligi­ble. S tuden t s mus t complete an a p p l i c a t i o n and per form a l the competition on Monday. Dec. 16.

For details, call the PSO at (313) 451-2112.

bers. Ihe home of Bananas Come­dy Club . 40380 Grand lyver west of Haggerty Road In Novl. on F r l -d.iy and Saturday.

Fortletalls. call (313) 724-1300.

M A R Q U I S T H E A T R E : Perfor­mances of the classic Snoio Wlille ami the Seven Dwarfs w i l l l ake p l a c e S a t u r d a y s a n d S u n d a y s th rough J a n . 26 and weekdays Dec. 26, 27, 3 0 31 and J a n . 2 and 3. A l l shows are a l 2:30 p .m.

The Marquis Theatre Is located a l 135 E. Main Street In Northville.

Fordel ,al ls .c . i l l 349-8110.

SPECIAL EVENTS T H E N U T C R A C K E R : The C h i l ­

dren's Annex of Novl Theatres pre­sents 77ie Nutcracker on Dec. 13 a l 7:30 p.m. . Dec. 14 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 15'at 3 p.m.

The two-act play (nol the ballet) wi l l be performed at 45175 West Ten Mile Road In Novl.

Tickets are S8 for adulls, $7 for s en io r s a n d c h i l d r e n u n d e r 12 years of age. There Is a S I d is ­count If t ickets are purchased In advance . F o r d e t a i l s , c a l l 3 4 7 -0400,

C A R R I A G E R I D E S : Nor thvi l le Carriage Co . offers carriage rides throughout the year and packages for holidays and special occasions. For de ta i l s or reserva l lons , ca l l N o r t h v i l l e C a r r i a g e Co , at 3 8 0 -3961.

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A C O U S T I C C A F E : The Raven wil l p resen t open m i k e n i g h t o n Wednesdays, a l l acoust ic m u s i c , s t r i n g I n s l r u m c n t s , h o r n s a n d some Jazz on Frldiiy and Salurd.ay evenings and a variety of enter­tainment brunches on Sundays.

Upcoming performances Include Leah Jacobs on Dec. 12: Madcat and Kane on Dec. 13: Dr lve t ra ln on Dec. 14: Priscilla Edcrle on Dec. 19: J i m Perkins on Dec. 2 0 a n d ' P h i l M a r c u s Esser and B a r b a r a Bredlus on Dec. 21.

The Raven Is located a l 145 N . C e n l e r S t ree t In d o w n t o w n Northville. For ticket Informalion or reservations, call 349-9420.

G E N I T T I ' S H O L E - I N - T H E -W A L L ; Performances of "Holldays-R-Us" will lake place on Dec. M . 15. 21 and 22.

T h e 1996 h o l i d a y I n t e r a c l l v c comedy. "Il's a b L U n D E r F u l Life." r u n s t h r o u g h D e c . 3 1 . J o i n J immy, who Is contemplating end­ing his life, and Gerri the Genie as she takes J i m m y t h r o u g h three decades of his life with the added bonus of seeing what life In Detroit would have been like If J i m m y had never existed.

Gen l t t l ' s Is located a l 108 E . Ma in Street In Northville.

For details or to make a reserva­tion, call (810) 349-0522.

O X F O R D INN: Entertainment Is offered on weekends. Level S ix per­f o r m s on F r iday and S a t u r d a y evenings.

Oxford Inn Is located a l 43317 Grand River In Novl.

For details, call (810) 305-5856.

C O U N T R Y E P I C U R E R E S T A U ­R A N T ; F r e s h l y r e d e c o r a t e d In bright, happy colors, the res tau­rant offers two non-smoking din­i n g rooms and a s m o k i n g dinlng/lounge area.

Country Epicure Restaurant Is located a l 42050 G r a n d River In Novl.

For details, call (810) 349-7770.

L I B R A R Y S P O R T S P U B A N D G R I L L ; The L ib ra ry S p o r t s Pub a n d G r i l l Is l oca t ed a l 4 2 1 0 O Grand River Avenue In Novl.

For details, call 349-91 lO .

T U S C A N C A F E : T u s c a n Cafe presents light Jazz on Fr iday and

Saturday evenings. Tuesd.-iy. Wednesday and Thurs-

tlav performances take place from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and Satur-d.ay performances are from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Tuscan Cafe is located at 150 Cente r S i r e e l i l n .Nor thv i l l e . For details, call 305,i8629.|u.; '.,;„„;„;,;

B R A D Y ' S F O O D & S P I R I T S ; Playing favorites from Jazz greats will be Herble Ross every Tuesday and Reggie Braxton every Wednes­day.

L ive en t e r t a inmen t Is offered from 7:30 to 11 p . m . Tuesday , Wednesday a n d T h u r s d a y , and from 9 p .m. to I a .m. on Friday and Saturday.

Brady's Food & Spir i ts is located a l 38123 West Ten Mi le Road In the Holiday Inn. Farmlngton Hills.

For details, call (810) 478-7780.

C A F F E B R A V O : Caffe Bravo fea­tures the talents of many artists performing everything from classi­cal guitar. Jazz and blues to eon-leniporary and folk m u s i c every Friday. Saturtlay and Sunday.

The cafe Is located at 110 Main-Centre In downtown Northville.

Cal l 344-0220 for details.

S P O R T S E D I T I O N ; Every week­end guests can enjoy live enter­ta inment a l Ihe S p o r t s E d i t i o n BsT. located Inside the Novl Hilton Hotel. 21111 Haggerty Road.

The Sports E d l l l o n Is home lo Intrigue and other high-powered hits groups eveiy weekend. A cover charge begins a l 8 p.m.

S T A R T I N G G A T E : The Starting Gate Saloon offers live music every Friday and Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

The Starting Gate Is located at 135 N . Cen te r S t . i n downtown Northville.

S U N S E T G R I L L : Every Tuesday from 9 p.m. unti l 1 a.m. the Sun­set G r i l l has a n open blues Jam. Rock 'n ' roll Is featured on Satur­days du r ing the s u m m e r from 9 p.m. unti l 1 a.m.

The Sunset G r i l l Is located on the corner of T h i r t e e n M i l e and Novl roads. For details, call (810) 624-8475.

reflecting his love for nature and landscape, continues through Dec. 24.

Mitchel l , formerly the staff pho­tographer of Tlie NortlluiKe Record and Novi Ncuis, is an award-win­n ing pholojournalls t whose work has been publ i shed In local and

,Jnlernat lonal newspapers as wel l as nationally cirqu|at?d piflgazliiep,,,

H o i l d a y h o u r s are M o n d a y t h r o u g h F r iday 10 a .m. u n t i l 8 p .m . : Sa tu rday . 10 a .m. u n t i l 6 p . m . a n d S u n d a y noon u n t i l 4 p.m.

Fordc l ,Hls , e . i l l (810)348-1213.

D & M A R T STUDIO: The studio features a variety of artists work­i n g a n d / o r e x h i b i t i n g p i e c e s I n c l u d i n g watercolors , a c r y l i c s , p o t t e r y and b l a c k a n d w h i t e prints.

The galleiy Is located al 43450 Grand River In Novl. Hours are 11 a.m. un l l l 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday noon unt i l 4 p.m. For details, call 380-7059,

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Hawkouskl will exhibit sculptures, paintings and prints through Dec. 15 at Gale VI Gallery, located In the Novl Civic Center.

L o c a l a r t i s t s I n t e r e s t ed In e x h i b i t i n g at the C i v i c C e n t e r should call (810) 347-0400.

Exhibits are In the atrium of the Civic Center for viewing during the h o u r s l h a l Ihe C i v i c C e n t e r Is open.

A R T S O U R C E : A r t S o u r c e Is l o c a t e d a l 126 M a i n C e n t r e In Northville.

A n exhibition by local photogra­p h e r B r y a n M i t c h e l l , w h i c h Includes his personal body of work

NEARBY B A l L E T l T f i e Nutcmct<er Ballet

will be presented by the Plymouth Symphony and the Plymouth-Can­ton Ballet Company.

Performance dales for the tradi­tional Christmas ballet are sched­uled for Dec. 13 a l 8 p .m . , and Dec, 14 and Dec. 15 al 3 p.m. a l the Plymoulh-Salera High School a u d i t o r i u m . 46181 J o y Road In Canton.

T h e M a d r i g a l Cho i r from P l y -moulh-Saicm High School will also perform.

T icke t s are $15 for adul ts and senior citizens and $8 for children K-12. For tickets or more Informa­tion, call the Plymouth Symphony ofnce at (313) 451-2112.

B A L L E T ; Midwest Dance The­atre presents Tlie Nutcracker Ballet on Dec. 13 a l 7:30 p.m. a l South Lyon High School, and on Dec. 14 at 3 a n d 8 p . m . at Mercy H i g h School in Farmlngton Hil ls . Tick­ets are available at the door.

For details, call 486-1962.

C H I L D R E N ' S S I N G - A L O N G : Oak land Communi ty College Per­forming Arts presents Chi ldren ' s T h e a t r e of M i c h i g a n ' s C o l d iS. While, Shining Briglit. on Saturday. Dec. 14. a l 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. at the Highland Lakes Campus S tu­dent Cen le r A r e n a . 7350 Cooley Lake Road In Waterford.

Tickets are $4. For details, call (810)360-3186.

S C H O O L C R A F T C H O I R : T h e traditional holiday program. Yule-tide Tapesl iy, wi l l be performed on Dec. 14 a l 8 p.m. In St. Matthew's United Methodist Church of Livo­nia. 30900 Sbt Mile Road between M e r r l m a n and Mlddlebel t roads. Chora l ensembles from Plymouth-Canton and Plymouth-Salem High Schoo l s wi l l per form. Dona t ions wi l l be accepted during Intermis­sion.

For details, call (810) 349-8175.

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S E E K S A G O O D L I S T E NE R Quiet SWF, 27, enjoys wriling, watching sports, TV, seeks trustworthy understanding SM, lor Iriendship llrsl. Ad».61t3

U r n E A T IHJ.ilOR Bom-Again SWF, 27, enjoys Chrislian con-certs, church, horseback riding, animals, seeks loyal, tiulhlul, caring SM, wilh lailh in God.Adll.4049

C U L T U R E D SWF, 28,5'8", brown hair, green eyes, pro­lessionai, new lo area, enjoys reading, travel, dining oul, seeking SM, who loves lo laugh. Adll.8572

L O V E S P E O P L E Catholic SWF, 28, oulgoing, enjoys movies, plays, dining oul, the outdoors, seeks honesl, easygoing, employed, tall SM, 5'1l'.>. Ad«.2324

S H A R I N G L I F E ' S D R E A M SWF, 29, prolesstonal, enjoys roilerbiading, volleyball, baitecues, darts, biniards, dining out, seeking motivated, yel easygoing SM, lo share interests, possible leialionship. Adll.3579

I.IICKV I'EN.NV Easygoing swF, 31, 4'10", 240lbs.. laid, back, cnioyi hockey, most sports, counliy concerts, seeks considerate SM, N/S, social drinker okay Ad».9420

i.l)Vi-:S T o f l t A V E I . Fun-loving, adventurous SWF, 31, enjoys reading, going up North, seeks caring, warm, marriage-minded, responsible SM, prefers N;S,non-drinker.Ad».9B00

lllI.MOHIIli.S SWF, 31, 145lbs., blonde hair, blue eyes, employed, enjoys walks, TV, movies, seeks SM.Adlt.3399

S I M P L E TIILMJS liN L I F E SWF, 31, 185lbs., brown hair, hazel eyes, honesl. open-minded, smoker, loves kids, animals, horseback riding, camping, lishing, bowling, walks in the rain, seeking SM, for daling, maybe more. Adll.1664

A . M I l l l l O l I S G A L Prolestant SWF, 32, enjoys Chrislian con-certs, golfing, cross-counlry skiing, long walks, seeks stable SM, for delightful limes. Ad«.1654

n t i w . N - ' i d - K A l i i ' l l Caring SWCF, 32, Calhoiic background, likes animals, helping people, biking, rock coiled-ing, lishing, camping, seeks SM. Ad«.72l4

S H A R E c o o n TI.MES DW mom, 32, enjoys ouldoors, boaling, ski-ing, lishing, camping, barbecues, volleyball, seeking exciting SM. Ad».3208

I.DVE.S T ( l J O K E SWF, 33, ST , blue eyes, oulgoing, upbeal, humorous, enjoys reading, bowling, walking, seeks posilive, sensitive, compassionate, happy SM.Ad«.4417

SERIOUS S I D E lulheran SW mom, 33, easygoing, likes lo laugli, fun, attends Chrislian activilies, enjoys long walks/drives, cooking, seeks SM who likes quiet evenings. Ad».ll42

L I V E A M ) I 'LAV IIAItl) SWD mom, 36, lun-loving, hardworking, inlelligeni, enjoys movies, lining oul, danc-ing, variety, seeks inlelligeni, humorous, intense SM.Ad#.9556

SLN(;l .E I 'AIIENT SWF, 37, Calhoiic. a lillle quiet, enjoys biking, dining out. fairs, concerts, seeks honesl, spontaneous, active SM,Ad«.1013

TltVING MCW I l i i N G S SW mom, 38,5'6", hardworking, warm-heart-ed. N/S, enjoys nalure, Iheaire, children, seeking healthy advenlurous, consideiale

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Green-eyed SWC mom, 40, 5'5", trim, III, allraclive, N/S enjoys music, dancing, biking, lamily outings, seeking allraclive, caring DWCdad.Ad#.e626

M K V I E S & E V E N I S Oulgoing, caring SWF, 40, Calhoiic, enjoys crocheting, biking, seeks sincere, financially and emotionally secure SI.1, N/S prelerred. Ad».2053

A.MIHTIDIIS SWF, 40, luli-liguied, brown hair, blue eyes, allfaclrve, employed, enjoys Ihe outdoors, dining oul, movies, Iraveling, music, seeks nice, caring SM, 39*.Ad«.4363

ENJOVS L I F E SWF, 41, non.praclicing Catholic, bubbly caring, honesl, open, likes dancing, Ihe oul-doors, skiing, seeks down-lo-earth, willy non-judgmenlal SM. Adl.9569

W H E R E A R E V O i l ? Fun-loving, advenlurous SWF, 41, Presbyterian, enjoys all outdoor activilies, crails, seeks honest, lun-ioving, easy lo gel along wilh'SM.Ad«.4321

L O O K I N G F O R PA,MPER1NG People-oriented SWCF, 41, enjoys lishing, goll, Ihe greal ouldoors, seeks honesl, loyal S(^,wholikes traveling, Adll.4243

F E E L S L I K E T W E N T V - T H I t E E SWF, 42, 5'2", sandyblonde hair, hazel/blue eyes, petite, allraclive, down-lo-earth, open-minded, enjoys music, dancing, slar gazing, outdoors, animals, seeking generous, com-passionale SM, for companionship, maybe more.Ad«.5373

A D V E N T U R O U S ProtestanI SWF, 43, easygoing, lun-ioving, attends Chrislian activilies, enjoys sailing, • goll, travel, gardening, seeks friendly nurtur-rngSM.Ad«.3685

L A I D - H A C K I .ADV Relaxed SWF, 43, Methodist, enjoys Chrislian social activilies, sailing, poll, swim-ming, seeking easygoing SM, to 511", with a Ph.D.Ad#.4085

L O V E S ANI.MALS SWF, 44, Methodist, Baplist, fun-loving, enjoys Chrislian activilies, walking, crochet-ing, neediepoinL seeks honest, personable, humorous SM.Ad».2080

F R i E N U S i f i P F IRST Prolestant SWF, 45, caring, honest sincere, altends Chrislian aclivities, erijoys camping, lishing, walks, seeks wami, sincere, honesl . SM.Ad#.1951 .

F R I E N D L Y Born-Again SWF, 45, bubbly cheerful, humorous, altends Chrislian concerts & aclivities, enjoys country dancing, easygoing, humorous SOU. Ad«.3232

S E N S E O F li iJ .MOR SWF, 46,5'8', reddish-blonde hair, blue eyes, enjoys movies, music, seeks nice, sensilte, njgged, humonsus SWM. lor possible rela-l«)nship.Ad«.748l

A V I l i H E A D E R Presbylerian SWF, 47, silly serious, lighl-hearted, enjoys dancing, music, art, seeking sensilive, humorous SM wilh family values, Ad#,5011

I.LSTEN i l P i Quiel SWF, 49, non-denominalionai, enjoys biking, sports, conceits, seeks understand-ing, caring SM. Adii.687t

• r.simfi L I F E SWF, 50, good lislener, likes travel, lollenes. Bingo, counlry music, seeks honesl, oulgo-ing, drug iree SCM. Ad».4578

S I ' I R I T I A I . SWF, 50, Calhoiic, honest, oulgoing, likes reading, crails. TV, dancing, seeks honesl, non.jiidgmenlalSM.Ad«.4537

D l ' T . S T A M i l N i ; SWF, 50, likes crails, ceramics, counlry music, sports, animals, seeks sharing, humorous, honest, open.minded SM. Ad«.9166

A D V E N i l R O l S Independent, sponlaneous, enlhusiasric SWF, 53, enjoys goll, boaling, dining oul. walks, cards, seeks happy, humorous SM who likes children, Ad».4301

SIII ' I ' I IRTIVE Easygoing SWF, 53, Spirilualisl, enjoys Chrislian aclivities. reading, sewing, long walks, travel, seeks affectionate, gentle SM, who will listen & lalk, Ad».3395

, \ E \ V IIORI/.O.NS Gregarious SWF, 55, Presbyterian, enjoys Chrislian aclivities, skiing, gardening, knit-ling, Ihe theater, seeking oulgoing, generous, lun-loving S/WWM. Ad».8270

HATES I l E I G H f S DWF, 56, N/S, non-drinker, employed, enjoys walking, lishing. counlry rides, seeks SOU, 50-60. Ad*. 1729

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. V I T R A n l V E •SWM,!20,Tun, humoioUs;.caring,'attends:. 'Ch'rislian'ftncetiS'add' acliviltes,''enjoys ' molorcycles, seeking humorous, lun, honesl SFAd«.6776

F l I i V I . D V I N i ; Gt lV SWM, 20, Calhoiic, laid-back, likes all sports, Ihe ouldoors, having lun, seeks (un-ioving. humorous, oulgoing SF Ad«.1230

i ; i i i ; , v i i ; i ; v ! ! Catholic SWM. 20. lun-loving. easygoing, sludenl, enjoys computers, seeks caring, underslanding, fun-loving SF. Ad«.3666

SD.MEONESI 'EIMAI . Calhoiic SWM. 21, enjoys four-wheeiing, hunting, relaxing al home, movies, dining oul, seeking easygoing, laid-back, hardwork-ing SF, lor possible reialionship. Ad«.5656

iVON-.S.MOKER Oulgoing SWCM, 21, enjoys concerts, dining oul, seeking SF. who laughs a lot & enjoys life, lor possible relationship. Ad#.9119

.MAKE A J I O V E ; SWM, 23, oulgoing, enjoys sports, hanging oul wilh Iriends. Ihe ouldoors, travel, seeks SF, wilh common interests. Ad#.9022 '

A^•v i i D M . i i i i N i ; i i ( i i i N i ) r Calhoiic SWM. 24, humorous, sponlaneous. oulgoing, enjoys working out, art, hanging wilh Iriends, seeks professional, sincere SF lor daling.Adll.7701

M ) i ; a m e i ' L A V E l t S : Catholic SWM, 25, quiet, sweet, kind, caring, honesl, enjoys lishing, camping, nature, art, music, seeks honesl SF Ad«.9362

.SI.MII.AII l .MEIIEST.S! Baplisl SWM. 25,6', I95lbs., blondish.brown hair, blue eyes, sincere, lun-ioving, enjoys baskelball, sports. Ihe ouldoors, boaling, seeks Irulhlul SRAd»,1571

I IEAIIIIFI ' I . EVES Easygoing, employed SWM. 26. Baplisl. enjoys music, drums, singing, bowling, sports, seeking sensilive, goai-orienled, oul-going SFAdH.4224

L I K E S A t ' l ' O I I A C I M ; Oulgoing SWM. 26, Episcopalian, easygoing, enjoys bowling, playing pool, seeks sincere, honesl, humorous SF Ad«,2378

IINE D A Y AT A TI.ME Humorous DWM, 26,6'5', I90lbs.. Lulheran, enjoys hiking, skaling, lishing. horseback nd-ing. walks, seeks easygoing SF, likes/has children. Ad«.4640

AIITIVK IH 'T R D M A N T H : SWM, 27,5', brown hair/eyes, enjoys biking, roilerbiading, tennis, racquelbali, skiing, dancing, movies, comic clubs, Irips, cuddling, seeking serious, lun SF, lor daling. possibte reialionship. Ad«.4l32

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li .VI'E THIS SI 'EEIAI. GUV Well-rounded SWCM, 28, easygoing, hob-bies are camping, water sports, counlry music, seeks fun-loving, pleasant SF, lor deiighllul-Smcs logelher Ad».6363

l . l ) \ ' E 1-I)R L I F E Easygoing, kind ol shy SWM, 29, Lulheran, enjoys aulo racing, sports, hunling, the out-doors, seeks lun, loving SR Ad«.5546

S I ' O l t l S K C A M P I N G Easygoing, honesl SWM, 29. Proteslanl, enjoys goll, movies, dining, clubs, seeks hon­esl, lun SF, who likes lo laugh, Ad#,5S51

LINEN U P HIS SOUL .Oulg'oing,SWM,'ao,.enioys llie!outdoors, ' sports, Iraveling S'more, seeks fun-loving, honest SF, lo share good limes wilh. Ad«,1111

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I I A R D W D R K I N G SWM. 32.6'4", 250lbs.. likes ouldoors, fish-ing, canoeing, reading books, movies, week-end getaways, seeking SR for daling, maybe more,Adll,674l

l ,)UALTrV TLME Oulgoing, sell-conlidenl SWM, 32, Calhoiic, enjoys ouldoor sports, roilerbiading, skiing, walks, seeks energelic, honesl, locused, outgoing SRAd«.8989

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DOW N - I O - E A R ' n i Calhoiic SWM, 33. lall, blond, green eyes, enjoys all ouldoor aclivities. cooking, dining oul, dancing, seeks SR with similar inleresls. Adlt.1283

C A L L TIIIS A D ! Lulheran SWM, 33, easygoing, enjoys fish­ing, camping, hunling, woodworking, read-ing, seeks caring, honesl, easygoing SF Ad».3635

DLD-FASI I IONED Calhoiic SWM, 34,6'2', 230lbs., brown hair, blue eyes, N/S, non-drinker, enjoys churcli, woodworking, camping, seeking SWR 28-35. who enjoys being spoiled. Adll.3434

PLUS NOT MINUS SWCM, 34, upbeal, humorous, romantic, consen/ative, enjoys concerts, karaoke, fairs, seeks respecM sensitive. lun.Ioving SRAd».9a61

H O L D S T H E FAITH Nice SWCM, 35, humorous, shy-nalured, hobbies are walks, lishing, seeks level-head-ed, lun-loving SR lor companionship. Adl(.5860

C I I R l S r - i ; E N T E R E D Romantic. SWCM, 35, non-denominalionai, enjoys dining oul. golf, hiking, church, seeks honesl, Intelleclual, supportive, loyal SCR Ad».3086

I IUTDOORS f V P E SWM, 35, secure, dad, seeking caring, underslanding SR for daling, conversalion, maybe more. Ad». 1930

LIVES ON I I IE L A K E Never-married SWM, 35, fun-loving, humor­ous, no dependenis, likes kids, canoeing, hiking, ponlooning, gelaway weekends, seeking SR 19-45, lor reialionship. Ad#.19IO

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ENJOYS A C H A L L E N G E People-oriented SWM, 37, enjoys-bowling, darts, movies, dining out, leaching, seeks honest, opinionated, communicative SR who Is nol afraid of new Ihings. Ad«.9680

L O V E S L I F E Calhoiic SWM, 38, B, intense, lun-ioving, active, enjoys racquelbali, roilerbiading, bowling, walks, seeking compalibfe, humor­ous, honesl, active SR Adt.2726

N O N - D E N 0 M I N , V T I 0 N A L Baptist SWM, 38, caring, honest, spiritual, enjoys Chrislian concerts, bow huntino, long wpiks, seeks honest, enjoyable, laithiul SI: Ad#.4225

SERIOUS O N L Y Secure, physically lil DWM. 38, enjoys oul­door activilies, boaling, water sports, dining out, quiet evenings, seeks honest SR for car­ing relationship. Ad«.6453

INTENSE SWM, 38,6', brawn hair, Calhoiic, fun-loving, likes racquelbali, exercising, sollbali, cards, seeks compatible, honest, riumorous, intelii-genlSRAd».8t50

DO R E S P O N D ! Friendly honesl SWM, 38, enjoys bowling, movies, lour-wheeling, relaxing, seeks lun-loving SR who loves laughter. Ad«.5224

R E L I E V E S IN G O D Calhoiic SWM, 38, eccentric, intense, outgo-ing, e'njoys woodworking, walks, seeks hon-esl, sincere SRAd#.2222

V E R Y F A I T H F U L Calhoiic SWM, 39, down-lo-earth, humor-ous, enjoys camping, golling, sports, the out-doors, building models, seeks compassion-ate, sincere SRAd#.5506

L I K E S S P O R T S Methodist SWM, 40, easygoing, lun, humor-ous, enjoys boaling, racing, hunling, seeking honesl, articulate SF.Ad«.9792

C A S U A L OR D R E S S Y SWM, 40, strong lamily values, likes animals and children, counlry music, dancing, oul-doors, poelry, photography seeking SF, sim-iiar interests. Ad«.2331

H O L D M Y H A N D SW dad, 40, ST, 160Ibs., kind, honesL open-minded, passionate, enjoys nalure, long walks, cuddling, bowling, seeks altrac-live, loving, loyal, petite DWR Ad»,779a

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INI'O P.SYCIIOI.IIGV SWM, 40, 6'r , 2001bs., enjoys quiet evenings al home, dining oul. gospel music, Chrislian books, seeks laid back, lun-ioving SRAd«.8425

L E A V E .ME A .MESSAGE SWM, 40,59', I60lbs., black hair/mustache, hazel eyes, romantic, good personalily enjoys hiking, canoeing, water skiing, hold-ing hands, seeking SR lo enjoy life wilh. Ad<i.9631

I I imHIES ft) S H A R E Warm, kind-hearted SNAM, 42, Proteslanl, enjoys Native American crails, decorating his home, seeks warm, kind, considerate SR Ad«.6052

F R E E TO .MEET Easygoing, Itoncsl SWM, 43, Penlecoslal, enjoys deer hunting, building plastic models, seeks honesl SR who likes having good limes. Ad«.4748

D E P E N D A I I L E GUV SWM, 43,5'9", medium build, likes country music, oldies, movies, baseball games, pic-nics, travel, seeks down-lo-earth SR lor lasl-ing reialionship. Ad«.7646

ItO.MANTIC. Htl .MOllOUS Spontaneous, warm, loving, aclive, oid.lash-ioned SW dad, 44, tell, handsome, sports coach, music lover, seeks feminine, hard­working SRAd((,1534

IF I N T E R E S T E D , i :AI . l . ! SWM, 44, interested in camping, lishing, candlelight dinners for Iwo, cuddling in Irani of a fire, seeking SRAd».5482

V E R Y A C T I V E SWM, 46, brown hair, green eyes, Baplisl, easygoing, likes most ouldoor aclivilies, swimming, Iheater, riding bikes, sunsets, seeking caring, honesl, Inlelligeni SR Ad«.2057

•TAKE iME O U T Sincere SWM, 47, Proteslanl, average look-ing, enjoys biking, dancing, seeks easygo-ing,caring SR lobe wilh.Ad».1948

MIGHT H E I D E A L Easygoing, honesl SWM, 47, enjoys fishing, reading, playing guitar, seeks easygoing, loyal, Irulhlul SRAd».3452

H U M O R O U S I SWM, 48, 6'. 190lbs., brawn hair/eyes, ; allraclive, alhlelic, sincere, articulate, N/S, ; easygoing, honesl, romantic, loves comedy t; clubs, museums, goll. bowling, seeking inde-1 pendent, slender SR fer .companionship, f possible monogamous long-term relation-C ship. Adll.4127 '

HE'S A G O O D LISTENER Oulgoing SWM, 48, Inler-denominalional, enjoys fishing, camping, hiking, seeks loving, honesl, open-minded SR for possible rela-lionship. Adlt.364t

G O O D - N A T U R E D Jovial, easygoing SNAM, 49,285Ibs., enjoys lishing, powwows, arts 8 cralte, seeks advenlurous SR capable ol relaxing & enjoy ing life. AdK.7690

FUN T O H E A R O U N D ! Spiritual, good-nalured DWM, 49, 6'2", 280ibs., enjoys college sports, boaling, nalure trails, travel, seeks advenlurous, easygoing SR Ad(l.3055

GOOD DISPOSITION Easy lo talk lo, outgoing SW dad, 50, enjoys the ouldoors, boaling, Harteys, seeking easygoing SR willing lo Iry new Ihings. Ad*.1630

AVAII.AI1LE Handsome DWM, 51,5'10", 170lbs., in greal shape, secure, college educated, loves life, seeks allraclive, slim, intelligent, SWR 35-45, for reialionship. Ad».4848

I.IKES T O FI.Y Sincere, honesl SWM, 53, S ' l f , 165ibs., brown hair, mustache, Proteslanl, enjoys cruising, Iravel, gardening, beaches, seeks honesl SF, 40+. Ad#.8876 ,

L O O K I N C L O N G - T E R M , Romanlic, easygoing SWM, 55, 5'6", idarti hair, N/S, ioves dancing, dining in/ouL coun-Iry living, churoh, seeks allraclive: SR Ad«.4242 ;

READS T H E i H R L E : SWCM, 55, bubbly happy-go-lucky allends • Chrislian concerts S aclivilies, enjoys llying, hunling, fishing, seeks Imslworthy allrablive, trim SCR Ad«.909O '

T A L K & S H A R E ' Vibrant, fun SWM, 59, Catholic, enjoys hunt-ing, Iravel, work ethics, conversations, seeks chaltenging, independent, intelligent SR Ad«.1212. ;

YOUNG A N D A C T I V E I SWM, 60.5'9', well-proportioned, N/S,;non-drinker, self-employed, well-educated, -posi-live, strong love lor God and the church, many interests, seeks friendship first lyilh a SR 40-60. Adlt.t245

HE'S S P I R I T U A L | SWM, 63, Prolestant, humorous, easygoing, interests include sports, traveling, dining oul, walking, biking, concerts, seeking honesl, humorous, lailhful, reasonably romanlic SR Adf.3366 :

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P r e s i d e n t J a m e s D a l e , F i r s t L a d y M a r s h a D a l e a n d d a u g h t e r Taf fy ( J a c k N i c h o l s o n , G l e n n C l o s e a n d N a t a l i e P o r t m a n , center) w a t c h In d i s b e l i e f a s t h e M a r t i a n alert i s a n n o u n c e d o n t e l e v i s i o n . T h e y a r e s u r r o u n d e d by p r e s i d e n t i a l a d v i s o r s P r o f e s s o r D o n a l d K e s s l e r { P i e r c e B r o s n a n ) , P r e s s S e c r e t a r y J e r r y R o s s ( M a r t i n S h o r t ) a n d s t a n d i n g G e n e r a l D e c k e r ( R o d S t e i g e r ) i n W a r n e r B r o s . ' s c i e n c e - f ic t ion c o m e d y , " M a r s A t t a c k s . "

The Martians are conilngl From Ihe swank casinos of the

Los Vegas Str ip Ihroi igh A m e r i ­ca's sweeping Heartland and Into the inner s a n c t u m of the O v a l Office, where even the President s i t s powerless . " M a r s A t t a c k s -casts a comic eye a l the hysteri­c a l p a n d e m o n i u m w r o u g h t as Americans bai l ie against an inva­s ion by war tnonger lng M a r t i a n hordes,

Visionary filminalter T i m B u r ­ton re turns to the screen w i t h "Mars Attacks," a broad sclence-nclion comedy populated by one of the coolest ensemble casts of major stars ever assembled. Led by Jack Nicholson, the pr inc ipal actors Include Annet te B e n i n g , P i e r ce B r o s n a n , J i m B r o w n . G l e n n C l o s e , D a n n y D e V l t o , Michael J . fox. Pam Crier, Lukas Haas , Tom J o n e s , L i s a M a r i e . S a r a h J e s s i c a Pa rke r . N a t a l i e P o r l l n a n , B a r b e l S c h r o e d e r . Martin Short. Sylvia Sidney, Rod Steiger and Paul Winfield.

In "Mars Attack.s." the wor ld turns to United States President James Dale (Nicholson) for lead­ership at their hour of greatest need. But as he continually bun­

gles h i s ove r tu res lo the Mar ­t ians , the wor ld wonders: isn't there somebody bt'tter lo repre­sent u s ? T h e F i r s t F a m i l y is rounded ou l by First Lady Mar­sha Dale (Close), more interested in redecorating the White House than dealing with the end of the wor ld , and by disaffected Firs t Daugh te r , the apa thy-af f l i c led Taffy ( P o r t m a n ) . A d v i s i n g the President alternately to welcome the cosmic contingent and blow Ihem back to Mars are a cadre of his closest confidants: scientist Professor Dona ld Kessler (Bros­nan). Press Secrc la ly Jerry Ross (Shorl l . bellicose General Decker (Steiger) and peace-illlnded Gen­eral Casey [\Vlnfle!dJ.

Nicholson also appears In Las Vegas as real estate hustler Art Land. lr>'Ing lo capitalize on Ihe c a s h cow of i n c r e a s e d room demand from new loi i r l s is , even If they are from Mars . I l ls New Age fanatic wife, Barbara (Ben­ing), is staging a one-woman har­monic convergence to welcome Ihe E a r t h ' s sav io rs . . . i f she can stay Off Ihe bottle long enough. E x - p r o f c s s l O n a ! hoxc r B y r o n W i l l i a m s (Browll) Just wants to

get lo Ills estranged wife (Crier) a n d k i d s b a c k In D . C . In the m i d s t Of the p a n d e m o n i n n l in Vegas, one bel l igerent gambler (DeVlto) doesn't gel the fuss, and T o m J o n e s ( J o n e s ) , ever the entcrlainer, tries lo go on with the show.

Ba t t l ing for Ihe Insitle scoop on the I n v a s i o n a r c N a t a l i e W e s l (Parker) , a h ip G c n - X reporter. . a n d h e r m o r e ' h a r d - n e w s " boyfr iend J a s o n Stone (Fox). In the Heartland, stoner teen Richie Norr ls (Haas) might finally have the chance to out-shine his mar­tyred older brother, b u l first, he's got to save Grandma (Sidney). On the o ther side of the globe, the President of France is played by d i r e c t o r Sch roede r In a cameo appeai-ance.

"Mars Attacks" is produced t)y B u r t o n a n d L a r r y F raneo ("Julnanjr), and the screenplay is by Jona than Gems. The sweeping comedy wil l feaiure slale-of-lhc-art spec ia l effects fro Industrial L i g h l & Magic ("Jui 'assic Park . ' •"IXvister") and Warner Digital S l u -dios ("Eraser") lo br ing the Mar­tian Invaders and the deslrucLiuii tliey wreak to cinematic life.

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fer ("Up Close and Personal") star • in "To Gilllarr on Her 3 7 l h B i r t h ­

day," a s t o l y about how true love .doesn't Just last a lifetime, i l lasts - fore\'er. ( When Gal lagher ' s wife, G i l l i a n

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•with her , swims with lier, basical-• ly still dates her, even though she passed away two years ago.

B u l w h e n h i s a c t i o n s s t a r t effecting his 16-year-old daughter (Danes), his fbcatlon on h i s wife's spirit ends up becoming a problem for the whole family.

Soon Ga l l agher discovers tha t Gi l l i an ' s sister is out to get cus ­tody of h i s d a u g h t e r . . . a n d h i s daugh te r wants to live w i t h her aunt instead of h im. Now, the only

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T H U R S D A D e c e m b e r 1 .

1991

G r a p p l e r s

2 n d a t h o m e

t o u r n a m e n t

By s c o n DANIEL Sporls Edilor

With a healthy lineup, the Wi ld­cat w r e s t l i n g t e a m p r o b a h l y would 've w o n Its R o u n d l i o h i n tournament Saturday.

As It was. Novl H i g h t ln lshed second to Walled Lake Central In the five team tournament . T h e Vikings took a narrow 36-32 vic­tory over Novl In the final d u a l meet of the day to win.

T a k a W a t a n a b e was ou t of action with a n a rm Injury whi le several o the r W i l d c a t s were a l less than 100 percent by the l ime that final match rolled around.

•We expected a close match . " coach Brad Huss said. T h e k i l l s believed they could win."

The loss was Novl first of the young season. The Wildcats arc now 5-1.

Un l ike a n Ind iv idua l t o u r n a ­ment where teams earn points by ho-.v well each wrestler does In his weight class. Novl's tournament was a round robin with all school wrestling against each other once.

The Wildcats opened the day by crushing Oxford 54-18.

Freshman Dan J l l g was impres­sive a l l day. The 1 0 3 - p o u n d c r won Ave of four of live matches on the day. Including a pin agalns i Oxford.

Ryan Chrlstcnsen won his 112-pound match by decis ion. Huss said J l l g a n d C h r l s t c n s e n w i l l flip-flop weight divisions through­out the season. He th inks both w i l l be s o l i d no mat te r where they're at.

" I l ' s been a long t ime s i n c e we've scored ronslstently at 103 a n d 1 12 pounds . " H u s s c o m ­mented.

Ryan Relterwon Ills 130-pound m a t c h as d id Mark C h u r c l l n at 135 . l l u s s was encouraged by Churel la 's performance.

"I can sec lilm making some big j u m p s this year." he said. "He's got the phys ica l tools. The k i d (loesn't want to lose."

U-nny Chrisloff garnered a pin at 140 pounils. Nick Simon was a winner at 145 as was Skip Becker at 160. Nate I'lccha at 189. J o h n Talbot at 215 anil Brett Faulkner at hea\-y\velghl.

N o v l wres t led PInckney next a n d took a 45-33 victorj-. Winners Included J l l g 1103), C l l r l s l c n s e n (I 121. C h r i s l o f f (1401. S i m o n (1401. Becker (160). Plecha (1891 an<l Talbol Iheavj-welgllll.

T h e W i l d c a t s t h e n w h i p p e d L a k e O r i o n 5 1 - 1 1 . J l l g (103) . Chr l s l ensen (112). Greg Slottele (1 19). C h r i s l o f f (140). S i m o n (140). Becker (ICO). Jeff O 'Su l l l -van (1711. Plecha (189) and Talbol (215) were winners.

Novl st.ayed on a roll by thump­i n g Pont lac Central 60-19. J l l g (1031. Chrlstcnsen (112). Slottele ( 1 1 9 ) . B e n n y Q u a m n i z z a m a n ( 1 2 5 ) . J o h n Szwas t (1301. Chr i s lo f f (140). Joe Young (160). Becker (171) and Andy Kallk won Ihelr matches.

T h a t set up the s h o w d o w n wi th Walled L i k e Central for the championship.

N o v l s ta r ted off s t r ong w i t h

N o v i ' s J , J . B a l a g n a l o s t to N o r t h v l l l e ' s E r i c S t a p l e s d e s p i t e h o l d i n g t h e e a r l y a d v a n t a g e .

w i n s from C h r l s t c n s e n a l 112 pounds and Relter a l 119. B u t C e n t r a l d o m i n a t e d the m i d d l e weights to win the match .

Becker 11 CO). Plecha (1711 and Talbot (215) were other winners.

NOVI 39, N O R T H V I L L E 30

Novi opened the season on Ihe road Thursday agalnsi Northville.

l l u s s came a w a y I m p r e s s e d

with the Mustangs. "Tlicy're tough." he said. "Very

lough. 1 didn't think It would be that close."

The Mustangs led early In the dual match.

J l l g gave his team a 6-0 lead by p i n n i n g Ta r row In 1:12 at 103 pounds. Rick Torrcnce then tied It up with a pin of Chrls tcnsen In 1:14.

Nick SrIraman heal S lo l le le In

3:02 at 119 pounds. Eric Staples decisloned the Wildcats' J . J . Ba l ­agna 10-5 a l 125 pounds. Saran gave Northville an 18-6 advantage with a 7-2 win over John Szwast.

A l 135 pounds . Evan Demcrs was pinned by Churc l la at 3:17. Ja son Keranen suffered the same fate lo Chris loff at 140.

S imon decisloned Jason Brodle 10-3. Dan ScoppatlccI lost a tech­nical decision to Young 15-0.

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If a wresUer leads hy 15 points the m a t c h is s l o p p e d a n d h i s team earns five points, one less than pin.

Becker heat R y a n M c C r a c k e n 12-0. At 171 pounds. Bryan G r i d -er pinned O'Sul l ivan In 3:47.

Northville lost a l 189 and 215 pounds. Ryan Gi l e s was p inned hy P l echa a n d R o b C l a r k was decisloned by Talbot 9-3.

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1 9 9 6 - 9 7

By SCOTT DANIEL Sporls Editor

Losing four starters lo gradua­tion would ju s t about decimate any basketball team.

B u t In Novl H i g h ' s case. Ihe s t ing is b e i n g l essened by Ihe r e tu rn of a ha l f dozen p layers w i t h e x p e r i e n c e . C o a c h P a l Schlutcr th inks 1996-97 wil l be anything hut a rebuilding season.

"We have a lot of new people, hut 1 think we'll be a little deep­er," he said. "I think we can con-lend for the league title. I th ink we'll he near the top."

Novl l lnlshed ivi lh a 10-11 over­all mark last season and second In the Kensington Valley Confer­ence. Br igh ton and Howell sp i l t the league crown last winter.

Sehluter th inks the league Is Improved, hut lacks a dominant team. Mllford, South Lyon, How­ell and the Wildcats are all capa­ble of taking the K V C ,

"The l eague w i l l he l o u g h , " Sehluter added. '

Novl opened Its season Tuesday night (aller The Novi News' dead - ' line) agalnsi Walled Lake Western. The Wildcats wi l l host Har t l and tomon-ow at 7:30 p .m.

A total of IS players will open the season on varsity.

El l io t t E d m u n d s w i l l start at center. The 6-foot-4 senior should score a l i t t le more cons i s ten t ly this season.

"He has a lot more corilldencc In his offense," sa id Sehluter, "I th ink he can average In double ngures."

Novl will also need h i m to be a defensive presence hy b l o c k i n g shots and rebounding.

. "He has lo dominate the rhiddle for us," said Schiuter.

Kyle Kearney wUi play shooting u a r d . He ' s c o m i n g back f rom » t Injuiy and won't he lOO per­

cent for a few weeks.

- H e w o n ' t s t a r t for a w h i l e . " Schiuter commented.

Pat Lyslcawa iitiii w o r k at for-war t i p o s i t i o n . He was a s o l i d cenmbuior for Novl a year ago.

• l i e ' s ;a v e r y h a r d w o r k e r . " Schiuter said.

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s q u a d . He' l l r u n the show from his point guard position.

"i-ie h a s great p o i n t - g u a r d ski l l s ." Schltiter said. "He doesn't have a weakness."

B r i a n Abbott will play small for­ward and Mike Barthlow shooting gua rd . Schiu ter has high hopes for Barthlow.

"He's a real blue-collar worker." he s a i d . "He's a great defender and can hit the three-polnler."

S e n i o r Ivi in Sadcr m a y work in to die starting lineup. A foreign exchange student, he'll likely play both forward positions.

"He can really play," he added, P a u l Davis returns to Ihe Wild­

cats. The senior has Improved his game;,^'-: ' • ;

Tony Dettore Joins the Wildcats for the first Ume. The 6-7 senior wil l back up Edmunds 'a f center. . J o h n Base Is a transfer student f r o m S o u t h f l c l d C h r i s t i a n . H e

won't be eligible u n t i l m id J a n ­uaiy .

"He c a n r e a l l y p l a y . " s a i d Schiuter. "I think he' l l help us a lot."

Paul Nadonl. Dan Col l lgan . Ben Cunningham. Pau l l y i l and Chr is Perkins round out the squad.

Nadon l l s a solid offensive play­er, sa id Schiuter . C o l l l g a n , T ^ l l a n d C u n n i n g h a m w i l l p l ay a t guard while Perkins w i l l see time at forward.

While the Wildcats don' t have a lot of returning starters, Schiuter s a i d : h i s team Is u se to p laying togeUier. He said the team played about 30 games over the summer,

"A l o l of the k ids have played 'with each other since their fresh­m a n year ," he a d d e d , :"They ' re very close," ' . • ;

By S C O r r DANIEL Sports Edilor

If you were looking for a single word lo describe the Wildcat s\vlm team, "potenllal" Just might be the right one.

Not that Novl High has the potential to w in a state title or send a huge contingent lo the <3!ass A finals. Realistically, they don't.

B u l the Wildcats do have the potenllal to be a sur­pr ise team In the area and win another league crown. Led hy swimmers l ike Andy Kelly, Mike Laf-ferty and Jason LeRoy, the 1996-97 Wildcats should develop Into a solid, solid squad.

"We have a good core of talented sw immers , " coach B i l l M e C o r d s a id , "Bu t we d o n l have the depth we had last year,"

Now won the Kensington Valley Conference cham­pionship last year and a l l but a couple of Its dual meets. The Wildcats also sent Er ich Kelly, who's now sivlmmlng a l Oakland University, lo the slate flnal.

A total of 10 seniors graduated from the program. Including the likes of B r i a n LcRoy, Henry Newton and T i m Kushman.

"We lost a bunch In terms of numbers and talent." McCord said. "We've got a challenge ahead of us."

The th i rd -yea r c o a c h Is h o p i n g h i s t eam c a n duplicate last year's success.

"We've got a hard-working group." he commented. "They're a lot of fun to work \v l lh ."

Novl opens Its season this Saturday at the East­ern Michigan Universi ty Relays. The Wildca ts wi l l then host the K V C Tri -meel Tuesday.

Novl will lake a team of 35 Into those meets. If Novl Is to be successful this season, Its seniors wi l l have lo lead the way.

Mike DlClaudlo Is one of the Wildcats four-year swimmers. He a solid freestyler and backslroker.

J o h n B u r k h a r d l wi l l help distance events. Ken Myers returns lo the team after a year off.

" H e ' l l eon t r lhu te for u s In the s p r i n t s . " s a i d McCord .

E r i c Kramer rounds out the l is t of seniors . He swims the breaststroke and freestyle events.

Novl \vll l feature a host of excellent juniors .

" W e h a v e a g o o d c o r e o f t a l e n t e d

s w i m m e r s . B u t w e d o n ' t h a v e t h e

d e p t h w e h a d l a s t y e a r . " BILL MCCORD

NoviSmmingcoacli

Andy Kelly may be a name to watch out for. A l 6-fool-5 he has a tremendous advantage In the pool and can swim al l four strokes well .

"He has t remendous poten t ia l . " s a i d M e C o r d . "We're sti l l t iy lng to figure out what his best stroke Is."

D a n L y n c h i s back for h i s t h i r d season a n d should score points In distance events. Divers M i k e Alberty and Jason Zonca are also juniors .

"They were consistent for us last year." M c C o r d said. "They'll be a decent one-two punch for us."

Jason LcRoy wi l l he a big part of the team. "He's probably o u r best sprinter," M c C o r d sa id .

"He has done well for us the past two years." Lafferly Is another Junior that wi l l score points.

The breaststroke Is his specialty. A pair of sophomores should also make a major

Impact. Craig Kortlandt Is a solid distance swimmer and Mike KurtU Is tough In the backstroke.

"He's a good aU-around swimmer." McCord said of Kur t l l . "He did very well as a freshman."

Speaking of freshman, the Wildcats have two that should make waves. Phil Suehyta and Dave Tardella are both excellent In the breaststroke.

Besides winning the KVC llUe, McCord Is hoping to get a few more of his swimmers hack lo the slate final. He said the 400 freestyle relay team should have a shot.

M c G l i n n e n , D r u r y l e a d s p i k e r s

By SCOTT DANIEL Sports Edilor

Has Novl High's volleyhall pro­gram reached the point where It doesn't rehulld. It reloads?

That ' s the ques t ion the W i l d ­cats wi l l start to answer Saturday the South Lyon Invitational.

Novl Is coming off perhaps U s best s e a s o n ever w i t h a 3 3 - 5 record and second place f inish In the Kensington Valley Conference. The heart of the team. In the form of seven seniors, graduated.

Coach Ju l i e FIsette insis ts her squad wil l sUll he sh-ong this sea­son despite those losses,

•We're not going to talk Uke this Is a rebuilding year," she added, "These gir ls have j u s t as m u c h talent If not more Uian last year's team," . , '

it could be a pivotal season for

" W e ' r e n o t g o i n g t o t a l k

l i k e t h i s i s a r e b u i l d i n g

y e a r . T h e s e g i r l s h a v e

j u s t a s m u c h t a l e n t i f

n o t m o r e i t h a n l a s t

y e a r ' s t e a m . "

JOLIEFiSETrE •:.NoviVolleyt)al|i»acli

the Wildcats, FIsette said; "Our program has grown,", she

commented. "If we can pu i l it off, being as good as last year. It wi l l tcli a lot ahout the program."

B r i g h t e n wen t undefeated i n the league l a s t year and w i l l be

tough to beat again. B u t If any­body can challenge. It'll be Novl,

"I don't think the league Is real strong this year," sa id FIsette, "1 think a lot of teams wi l l be better by the end of the season,"

If Novl Is lo maintain last year's level. Its seniors wi l l have to lead the way,

Lindsay Drury Is back for her second year of varsity. She played middle blocker last year,

"She ' s s o l i d a l l t he w a y around," sa id FIsette, "She ' l l he one our bes t h i t t e r s a n d she ' s also pretty good defensively."

Sarah M c G l i n n e n w i l l p lay i n . the front row and is a solid hl l ter

a n d b locke r , C h r l s t a D i a s w i l l help set Novi offense. • Audra Wolpwiee rounds out (he

C e n t h i u e d o a g

THE NOVI NEWS-Thursday. December 12,1996-9B

T h e f r e s h m e n W i l d c a t s w e n t 19 -0 d u r i n g t h e f a l l s e a s o n .

W i l d c a t f r e s h m e n

g o 1 9 - 0 i n h o o p s

By SCOTT DANIEL Sports Edilor

I l ' s not often a t eam reaches perfecUon.

B u l lhal 's jus t what Novi High's frcshi l icn Rlrls ' basketba l l squad did this fall. The Wildcats posted a perfect 19-0 mark and beat oppo­nents by an average of 27 points.

According to conch B i l l O 'Don-i i e l l , h is team was loaded w i t h solid basketball players.

"There wi l l def in i te ly be some kids that move up to varsity," he said. "I think three or four should compete for varsity spots."

Bes ides ta lent , excel lent team c h e m i s t r y h e l p e d the f reshmen Wildcats go undefeated.

"The k i d s def in i te ly got a long wilh each other," O'Donneil said.

While al] the wins were nice. Ibe coach said the emphas i s was on developing each o f his 12 players.

In the Kensington Valley Confer­ence, teams are mandated to use each player. Athletes that play in the first quarter, for example, can't play in the fourth.

O'Donneil said he used one set of six players in the first and third quarters and a second set of six In llle second and fourth periods.

"It stresses the development of the girls," he commented.

O f course w i n n i n g 19 s t raight games doesn ' t h a p p e n by a c c i ­den t s . A team has to have the

horses, nh. Wildcats to do It. And Novl did. A l guard. JoeJIe Fran iz was one

of the leaders. She shared ba l l -hand l ing dut ies w i th Beth Rice . O'Donneil said both were excellent point guards.

Jess ica Gilbert played shooting g u a r d . O ' D o n n e i l s a i d she had excellent range on her jump shot.

"She had the green light to put It up," he added.

A l center. E r i n Q u i n n was the Shaq of the K V C . She was secorul In scoring on the Wildcats and was extremely difficult to stop In the low post.

Colleen U w l s played a l fonvard. Sarah Bajorek was adept at play­ing any position for the Wildcats.

"She's a smart, hcads-up player on (he court," O'Donneil said.

A n d r e a B u l l e n a n d C h r i s t i n a Parrisli split time between fonvard and guard. Angle H e r b s l backed u p Q i i i n n a l c e n t e r n n d a l s o played forward.

S t e p h a n i e P r i d m o r e , T r i c i a Putvin and Natalie Osoz also saw the i r share o f p l a y i n g t ime for Novl.

Together, the group dominated nearly every team. T h e Wildcats scored more than 70 points twice.

"There was a lot of talent on the leain lhat had already been devel­oped," O'Donneil said.

S p i k e r s

l e d b y

D r u r y ,

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Con t inued from 8 ,

list of seniors. She'll help off the bench as a back row specialist.

" S h e ' s a very ha rd w o r k e r . " FIsette said.

E r i n S p l n d l e r w i l l be one o f Nort's sellers. She played a Junior varsity a year ago In Ihc same role.

"She's really worked hard on her setting." Fisclle said. "She got tal­ent and ability."

S a r a h H e u s e l Is a s o l i d a l l -around player. The Junior should be one of Novi's better offensive pL-ivers.

"Her strong point Is her outside h i l l i n g . " said FIsette. "Sarah's a very consistent player"

J u l i e Naii i i i i K i l l pl.-iy In the back row.

"She's pretty quick and Is a good passer." FIsette said.

Katie Copp could fill the role of middle blocker. She played on the varsity squad last year and started a few matches.

"She's going lo sec a lot of front row." FIselte said. "She's going lo be a good blocker. Confidence Is Katie's biggest key."

M a r l s a Herman, also a Junior, will be a back row specialist. She has good hands and sets we l l , according lo her coach.

E m i l y Waller and Jess ica Roe-nier arc Novi's oil ier two Juniors. Both pU-iyed at J V a year ago.

"They're both good hitlers." said FIsette.

L i n d s a y D r u r y i s o n e o f N o v i ' s top r e t u r n i n g v o l l e y b a l l p l a y e r s . File pholo by HAL GOULD

The Wildcats will have a pair of sophomores . J enny Cor l e s s and Kr l s len Kearney will bo lh sec play­ing time.

FIse t te s a i d C o r l e s s has improved a lol over the summer. She hits ihc ball well and also Is a

solid passer. "She catches on quick." said the "She's going to be a big part of coach. "You don't have lo tell her

the team." said FIsette.

Kearney Is good all-around a lh -lele.

twice." The Wildcats open the season

Salurd, iy ol the South Lyon tour­nament. Novl hosts Northville on Monday night a l 7 p.m.

M u s t a n g s f a c e w h o l e s a l e c h a n g e s i n h o o p s

S p o r t s S h o r t s

H o o p t r y o u t s

The Oakland Coun ty Flyers A A U girls basketball teams are holding, t ryouU;hIs g a l u r d a j ^ i J e Q ^ ' 4 i f o r yiqjqBowI^jg^g^ g r o 4 P W ' i

11-years-oJd a n d under 9 lo 11 a.m.; 12-year-olds from 9 to 11 a.m.; 13-14-year-olds 1 to 3_p.m.; 15-16-year-olds 11 a.m. to 1 p .m.

Tryouts will be held^arFarmington East Middle School , which Is locat­ed on Mlddlebelt Road between Ten and Eleven Mi le roads. For more In fo rn la l lon , c a l l M a r k L ingo at (810)231-4180 or G a r y F u l k s at [810)227-2155.

C h r i s t m a s T r e e S a l e

The Novl /Nor thvi l le Col ts y o u l h football program began Its annual Christmas tree sale on Nov. 29.

By SCOTT DANIEL Sports Editor

A s a baske lbnl l fan you could count on a couple of Ihings from Northville High last season.

Ben^Szostek and Mark Sander were g o i n g lo c o m b i n e for 40 po in t s , nnd Ihe Mus tangs were going lo press (he bejcebcrs oirt of Ihelr opponent.

B u t Sander . Szos tck and the rest of Norlhvlllc's starting lineup graduated last spring. That 's left coach T i m Turner with the job of finding and fitting new pieces of t l l ^ ^ z z l e iQfieilhq^. ^ „.

"It's a teanl that will have lo find its identUy," he said. "I'm not sure what that'ldenllty will be."

TIic second year coach wants his Mustangs to play thai same press­ing, fast-breaking style in 1996-97. Wi th one of Ihc smallest teams In the area. Ibe M u s l n n g s must play (hat slyle In order (o be conl-pelillve.

"If you find lis walking the ball up the court and playing a lot of zone defense." said Turner, "It's a sign of trouble."

Northvil le is coming off a 16-7 I season, which Included,a Western

Division championship and fourth place overall conference showing.

Szostck and Sander provided the scor ing w h i l e A n e l l Kersey d l s -Iributed the b a l l . Garrett Car te r and Kyle Hitchcock performed the rebounding chores.

"We lost 98 percent of our scor­ing and rebounding." 'flirner said .

W h i l e the M u s t a n g s w o n ' t return any starters , players l ike Jeff Arenz, Phi l Kozdron and Jeff Maelnnis played significant n i i n -ules. Northville, nonetheless, has Us work cut out for it.

"Il's going lo be an uphil l battle."

Turner remarked. "We have to get contr ibut ions from everyone. We have lo play harder and smarter than everyone else."

The Mustangs opened the sea­s o n T u e s d a y (afier NorUwille Record deadline) against L i v o n i a Stevenson. Northville hosts Dear­born EdscI Ford at 7 p.m.

Turner said his starting l ineup w i l l vary from game to g a m e . About 10 different Mustangs could get starting roles this winter.

"It's going to depend on who's p laying and practicing, the best,-" Turqei>SEyd,; ,v ^ •

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C h i l d r e n c a n b e c o m e i n f e c t e d

w i t h i I H I V i n a v a r i e t y o f w a y s

Since 1981, more than 8.000 Individuals Infected wi th HIV, the v ims that causes AIDS.

have been reported to Ihe Michigan Depart­ment of P u b l i c Mcalth.

At a ra te of 8 7 . 5 infected Ind iv idua l s per 100.000 persons. Michij^an ranks 34th In ihe country. T h i s low rale reflects the fact that A I D S w a s la te , and s low , to conie to Michigan.

A l t h o u f i h t he majori ty of Infected i n d i v i d u a l s a r e

adu l t s , a few a rc c h i l d r e n : 54 HIV-pos i t ive Infants and toddlers between the ages of new-born and 4 years o ld have been reported i n Mlchlfian. 32 between the afjcs of 5 and 12. and 50 between the aftcs of 15 and 19.

C h i l d r e n become infected In a variety o f ways. MosI of them are born to HIV-infected mothers and acquire the virus around the time of birth. Others are recipients of HlV-conlami-nated b lood p r o d u c t s . Very few ch i ld ren or adul l s have bcell Infected by this route since screening of donated blood began In 1985. C h i l ­dren also may acquire HIV infection Ihrough sexual abuse by KlV-infected adults.

HIV- lnfcc lcd ch i ld ren often live in complex social situations. Their biologic parents usually are Infected themselves and live fairly disorga­nized l ives character ized by unemployment, poverly. uns table housing and single parent­hood. These parents may also suffer from drug a n d / o r a lcohol abuse, any may be unable to care for Iheir children.

A fairly high proportion of HlV-infeclcd chi l ­

dren are placed In either foster or adoptn'e fam­ilies. Irrespective of the social situation, many families living with HIV experience a significant amount of social Isolation.

In spite of widespread educational efforts, a considerable amount of fear continues to e.\lsl about the potential spread of the HIV Wrus.

Because this virus is spread primarily by sex­ua l contact or by significant blood exposure as may occur through the use of shared needles du r ing illicit Intravenous drug use. the proba­bility of the spread of the HIV virus from a child to e i t h e r a n o t h e r c h i l d or to a n a d u l t Is extremely small. Unfortunately, the children of HIV- in fec ted pe r sons often suffer from the social stigma that Is targeted toward their par­ents.

HIV Infection affects children In unique ways compared to adults. For reasons that are not entirely clear, some Infected children experience severe Immune system failure very early and may develop the symptoms of AIDS - including growth failure, central nen/ous systenl disease, or opportunistic infections such as Pneumocys­tis pneumonia - as early as 4 months of age. O t h e r infected c h i l d r e n may remain either to ta l ly or relatively asymptomat ic with only m i n o r Immune sys tem fa i lure for up lo 10 years . In general, however, ch i ldren usually manifest the symptoms of AIDS sooner after they acquire the lnlection than adults.

HIV-infected children are more likely lo devel­op severe infections from the viruses and bacte­ria that cause only minor Infections In healthy children. Compared lo adults, children arc less likely to develop either .AIDS-rclated blindness from cytomegalovirus infection or Kaposi's sar­c o m a , a c o m m o n m a l i g n a n c y a m o n g HIV-infected adults. These children, however, com­monly have poor growth and cither fail to meet the normal developmental milestones - such as

silting, walking or talking - a l the appropriate ages or they may lose tliesc abilities as tliclr central nervous system infection progresses.

Tile treatment of HIV Infection In children is more c o m p l i c a t e d a n d f raught w i t h more unknowils than is treatment of adult patients. Many of the newer a n l h i r a l drugs, which hold promise In slowing the progression of HIV infec­tion for adults, have not been adequately tested In chi ldren. Currently, the appropriate dose of these newer drugs Is not k i i o u u for vciy young children.

In spite of a l ! the questions about therapy, there arc many Imporlanl things that can be done for chi ldren Infected with the HIV virus. Many of the oppor lunls t ic Infcriions s uch as pi icumocysUc pneumonia, loxop|a.3iiiosls and niycobactcrhim avian intercellularc may he pre-veilted through prophylactic antibiotics.

Furlhcrniore. other childhood liifcctlOiis may he prevented by Ihe use of routine Imniunii'.a-tlons. although vaccines containing live viruses such as oral polio, MiMR Ilneaslcs, mumps and rubella) and chicken pox are cither nol used at all or l i scd only cautiously In HIV-infected chil­dren.

In addition, optlaiai nutrit ion for HlV-infeclcd clil ldreli reduces llie probability of growth fail­ure. The progression of I l lV diseases may be slowed through the use of llew combinations of antiviral drugs, al ihuugh informaUon on Ihis for ch lk l rcn Is nilnhlial so far.

Kinal ly . families may be given social, emo­tional and econoilik: support as limy slniggle lo provide coniforlable a i ld nieaninghil l ives for their children who arc living wi lh AIDS.

Written hij Janet li. GUsdorf. M.D.. who is ajfiUated with the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Department of Pediatrics. University oJ'Michigan Medical Ccnler.

H e a l t h N o t e s

C h a n g e o f L i f e T r a n s i t i o n s W e i g h t M a n a g e m e n t

AppetUe changes. Mood swings. Ahernallons In sleep pa l l c rn s . Depression, \yhen a \voraan reaches her 40s. she may experience'changes that can concern or even haflle her. A woman's p e r i i i i e n o p a u s a l years - those Just pr ior to menopause - Is a time of emotional, as well as physical, t ransit ion.

The emotional changes that can accompany the perlmenopausai years Is the topic of a pre-senlat lon offered hy Botsford General Hosp i ­tal's Heal th Development Network on Thurs ­day. Dec. 12.

Sandy P lumcr . M S W . M A . director of Bots-ford's Geropsychia l r ic U n l l . ivlli discuss what • p e r l m e n o p a u s a i " means , what women can .-inllcipate and how to understand and prepare for the poss ib le emot ional transit ions head. P l i i m e r w i l l a l so d /scuss the Litest f indings about menopause in this informal, upbeat pre­sentation.

"At this time i n their lives, women need to express and share Ihelr feelings wl lh receptive Individuals lo know that ihey .ire nol alone i n this experience." Plumcr said. "This Is the best way to share information and develop success-hi l coping slratcgies."

T h e s e s s i o n , one of Bo ts fo rd ' s W o m e n ' s Scries presentations, will be held from 7-8:30 p .m. at H O N . loc.-ited at 39750 Grand River Ave. , Novl . The fee Is $5. Because of l imited space, preregls t ra t lon is required. For more Information or lo register, call 1810) 477-6100.

T h e B o t s f o r d s i t e on the in te rne t is a t hl tp:/ /w\v\v.botsfordsystem.org. The Botsford e-mail address Is [email protected].

S m o l ( e - F r e e L i v i n g

i f you feel like a quitter. St. Mary Hospital has the class for you . The two-week, four-ses­sion smoke-free l iving class \vlll he offered from 6:30 lo 8:30 p .m. . Mondays i ind Thursdays . J a n . 6. 9. 13 and 16 In the lower level Confer­ence Room E .

The smoke-free l i v ing class Is a two-week p rog ram to he lp Ind iv idua l s quit s m o k i n g . Instructors cover the effects of smoking, bene­fits of quitt ing, what to expect when you quit, coping techniques and strategies on s l ay ing smoke-free, 'he program Is designed to give you the tools, conlldence and support you need to e l imina te y o u r s m o k i n g habi t . The S25 fee Includes a l l materials.

To register, call | 3 l3 ) 655-2922 or toil free at 1-800-494-1650.

A H e a l t h y B a b y

The Mar ian Women's Center at St. Maiy Hos­pital In Livonia wi l l offer a free lecture. "Having a Healthy Baby: Chance or Choice?" on Tues­day. J a n . 14. from 7 to 9 p.m. in the SI. Mary Hospi ta l a u d i t o r i u m . James Brown III M . D . , obsteuiclan/gynecologlst . wi l l present the lec­ture.

In this presentat ion. Dr. Brown wil l review ways that parents- to-be can prepare them­selves to have a healthy baby before they try to achieve pregnancy.

Dr . B r o w n Is a staff physic ian at St. Mary Hospital and Is part of a group practice. West-side Obstetrics and Gynecoloa ' . with ofllces In Canton and Novi.

For more information or to register for this lecture , c a l l the M a r i a n Women's Center a t (313) 655-3314 or 1-800-494-1650.

H o w many l i m e s have you gone on a diet only to gain the pounds hack? Diets often don'l

' work! .'hut lea lh ing a new way of billing does. St. Mary Hospital 's weight management class. Ll fcSteps . can he lp y o u achieve y o u r weight loss goal. With LIfeSteps, you'l l lose weight and learn how to keep those pounds off.

Taught by registered die l l l lan Linda DeVorc. R . D . . day and evening classes are available. The day class begins at 1 l a.m. on J an . 28. A compl imenta ry o r i en ta t ion for the LIfeSleps class wi l l be held at 11 a.m. on J a n . 21. The evening class begins at 7 p.m. on J an . 29. The or ienta t ion for the evening class begins a l 7 p . m . on J a n . 22 . The c lass w i l l meet In the lower level Conference Room E.

Come and find out about the program before y o u commit yourself to a weight loss plan. A l the free orientation, the Instructor explains the course In detail, expectations, cost and what participants need to consider. No registration Is required for the orientation. For more informa-Hon. call S L M a i y Hospital Food and Nutrition Services at (313) 655-2498.

E a t i n g H e a l t h y

E a t i n g healthy can he easy and tasty. St. M a i y Hospital In Livonia wi l l present a Iwo-parl course. "Eater's Choices." on Monday, J an . 20 and 27 . from 7 to 9 p.m. i n the ilrst lloor con­ference room near the Five Mile entrance.

Lea rn to plan meals, read food labels, and find the fat budget for your calodc needs. The result Is lower blood cholesterol levels and a heal thy heart. Taught by a registered nurse, the course includes food samples and recipe hook.

Cost of the course is S25 per person. To rcg-ister. ca l l St. Mary Hospital Communi ty Out­reach Department at (313) 655-2922 or toll free at 1-800-494-1650.

F r e e i m m u n i z a t i o n C l i n i c

The Oakland Couii ly Health Division wil l be offering an Iiiiminiizntlon clinic for South Lyon arid Farmingl(^n and the surrounding areas.

For South Lyon, a cl inic will be held a l the Firs t Uni ted P resby lc r l an C l i u r c h . 205 East L i k e (Ten Mile) ami Wells Street. So i i l l l Lyon on J a n . 2 from 9-11 a.m.

Ininiunlznilons will be given at die same time and loca t ion on the first Thur sday of every month. Ca l l 424-7046 for further Infonnallon.

For F a r m i n g t o n . the c l i n i c w i l l be at the Clarenccvlllc United Methodist Church . 2O300 MIddlebcIt Hoad l.'soulh o f E l g i n Mile l)o.id). Livonia, on J an . 8 from 9 a.m. lo noon.

Imniunlzallons will be given at the same lime arid location on the second Wedncsd.iy of every month.

I m m u n i z a t i o n s for m e a s l e s . G e r m a n measles, i m i m p s . polio, d ip l i l he r l a . tetanus, whooping cough and Haemophi lus inlluenxae Type B HUB) will be available.

A parent or.legal guardian must accompany a child under 18 years of age. Please bring any previous records of in in iuniza l lons . Including notices which might liave been sent home I'roni the child's school pertaining to ininumizatlons.

C a n c e r w e l l n e s s g r o u p

Led by a n experienced psychologist, the Can­cer Wellness Group nieels ever)' "I'nestlay from 7-8:30 p . m . In Botsford's 3 W c s l Conference Room, 28050 Grand Hlvcr Ave. in Farmlngton Hi l l s . For more InformaUon. cal l (810) 477-6100.

L i f e S u p p o r t

St. M a i y win offer a four-hour basic life sup­port adult hearlsaver course from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday . J a n . 7, In the M a r i a n Pavi l ion Conference Room B near the south enhance.

L e a r n to p e r f o r m o n e - p e r s o n c a r d l o p u i -m o n a i y resuscitaUon and how to manage the adul t v ic t im who is choking . Amer ican Heart A s s o c i a t i o n course comple t ion cards wil l be Issued following the course.

Cost of the class is S20 per person. To regis­ter ca l l (313) 655-2922 o r toll free at 1-800-494-1650.

W e l l C h i l d C l i n i c

O a k l a n d C o u n t y H e a l t h D i v i s i o n ' s C h i l d Heal th Conferences provide free ongoing well ca r s for ch i ld ren from b i r t h to school entry. Famil ies who do not have a n H M O or Medicaid may be eligible. C l in i c s are held at i 4 locations throughout Oakland County.

Services Include: heights and weights: head-to-toe phys ica l examina t ion ; immunizat ions ; v i s i o n , hear ing a n d l ab test ing; growth and developmental screening; and counseling with referrals to physicians a n d area resources as needed.

Appointment is required. For more Information, ca l l : North Oakland.

8 5 3 - l 3 l i or 8 5 8 - 4 0 0 i ; and S o u t h Oakland, 424-7066 or 424-7067.

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O f f e r i n g k n o w l e d g e a b l e s p e a k e r s e a c h month, the prostate cancer support group pro­vides both encour<igement and education about prostate cancer, its treatments and the physi­cal and emotional Issues associated with i l . It meets the th i rd Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in Botsford's 2 East A Conference Room, on Grand River In Farmlngton Hil ls . Call (8101 477-6100 for additional Information.

P a g e r r e n t a l s

providence Hospital and Medical Centers Is offering "baby beeper" rentals to help labor partners stay In touch dur ing those cdtlcal last weeks of pregnancy.

Renta ls are avai lable Ih rough Providence Hospital . 16001 W. Nine Mi le . Southlleld. and Providence Medica l Center-Providence Park. 47601 G r a n d River Ave. In Novl. Pagers can be rented for one or two months a l a lime at a cost of $30 for one month and S40 for two. A securi­ty deposit is required. Ca l l (810) 424-3332 for further informaUon.

B l o o d p r e s s u r e

. Providence Hospital and Medical Centers is offering free blood pressure checks to members of the community. This free service Is available at Providence Medical Center. Providence Park. 47601 G r a n d fUver Ave. Thursday from I to 3 p.m. In the Health Educat ion Library ISuIte A-l O i l . available to all ages. Ca l l (8101 380-4225 for more Information.

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