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BlooddrivesscheduledThe treacherouswinterweather

throughoutmuchof theUnitedStatesover the last fewweekshas

causedhorrificdriv-ingconditionsandpoweroutages.Butthesewinter stormshavehadanotherconsequence that

wasmoresubtle, thoughno lessimportant: their impactonournation’sbloodsupply.Inmanycommunitiesaround

thecountry,withbloodsuppliesalready low, theAmericanRedCrosshasseen itseffortshindered,haltedor re-routedby thestorms.Some300blooddriveshave

beencancelledso far, causingashortfall ofmore than 14,000pintsofbloodsinceJanuary 1. Tothisweek’scancerpatientsandaccidentvictims,whowill requireanywhere fromoneto40pints intheir treatment, that losscouldbesignificant.Theshortfall ofbloodwill have

tobemadeupsomehowsothatthose inneedwill nothave togowithout. If youarearegulardonorandenoughtimehaspassedsinceyour lastdonation,pleasemakeanappointment togiveagainsoon.Additionally, thesupplyof

typeO-negativebloodat theAmericanRedCrosshasdroppedtocritical levels. Currently thelocalRedCross isnotable to fullyfill requests fromhospitals fortypeO-negative, and ismovingbloodamonghospitals towhere itisneededmostwhile suppliesarecritically low.Anumberof localblooddrives

arescheduled:•Sunday, Jan. 308a.m.-1:45

p.m.;OurLadyofVictory, 133OrchardDrive,Northville•Saturday, Feb.59a.m.-2:45

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BYPAMFLEMINGSTAFFWRITER

Wastingmoneywith the cur-rent inefficient system, the cityofNorthville is finally upgradingits heating, ventilation, air-con-ditioning systemto the tuneofabout$385,000.Themoneywill come fromthe

city’s Public ImprovementFund,

which consists of proceeds fromtheNorthvilleDowns race trackthe city receives ona regularbasis.The current systemhasboth

theheating andair conditionedsystems running simultaneouslyall year round.“It’s not a good system,” said

Michael Sellinger, CEOofSellingerAssociates Inc., a con-

sulting firm inLivonia. “The twosystemsare fighting eachother.”Sellinger estimated that the

current system is costing the cityabout$100,000 inwasted energy.Thenewsystemwill save the

city about$64,000ayear.Sellinger said theproject could

be completedbynext springorsummer.“Wedesign systems that are

energy-efficient and flexible,”Sellinger said.

City to spend about $400,000on new heating/cooling systemCurrent system is old, outdated

BY CAL STONE AND PAM FLEMINGSTAFF WRITERS

Northville High Schoolwas in lockdown/shelter-in-place after a report thata female student may haveentered the building witha weapon the morning ofJan. 20.By 11:45 a.m., the police

had completed the roomby room search, and didnot find any evidence of aweapon.“The police have now

confirmed that a call wasplaced to 9-1-1 indicatingthat a female in a HondaCivic called her mother andreported that she saw a stu-dent entering the east endof Northville High Schoolwith a gun,” according toa statement issued by theschool district at 5:46 p.m.that day. “The dispatcherimmediately dispatchedpolice to Northville HighSchool; however the indi-vidual placing the call hungup.”“We are investigating a

car in question, contact-ing the owner and we’reconfident we know,” saidJohn Werth, NorthvilleTownship’s director of pub-lic safety.The police indicated that

the call cannot be tracedand they are continuing tofollow up on every lead atthis time. Any individualwith any knowledge of who

School locked down; no gun foundPolice stilllooking for9-1-1 caller

BY PAM FLEMINGSTAFF WRITER

The city of Northville staff is get-ting close to obtaining the covetedCertified Local Government designa-tion for the city.Mayor Chris Johnson announced at

the Jan. 18 City Council meeting thatthe State Historic Preservation Office

staff had suggested oneminor change in theapplication. The pro-cess has been ongoingwell over a year.A second read-

ing and adoption ofthis amendment tothe city’s HistoricPreservation ordinanc-es should be accom-

plished at the Feb. 7 council meeting.The CLG status will allow the city to

be eligible to apply for certain grantsthat Northville wasn’t eligible to applyfor before the designation is approved.Not many municipalities in

Michigan have obtained the CLG sta-tus.

FINANCIAL AWARD RECEIVEDStaff members were also proud to

announce last week that they wereinformed by the Chicago office thatthey had won the fifth award in arow from the Government Finance

Officers Association of the U.S.and Canada, headquartered inWashington, D.C.Northville received the DistinguishedBudget Presentation Award for its2009 fiscal year budget. For fis-cal year 2009, 1,214 municipalitiesreceived the award.Sandi Wiktorowski, finance

director, received a Certificate ofRecognition for the accomplishment.

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City close to obtaining Certified Local Government statusHonor for municipality

S. Wiktorowski

A Northvillepolice carsits in frontof NorthvilleHigh on Jan.20 around 1p.m. The schoolwent on a lock-down earlier inthe day, afterlocal officialsreceived a 911call that statedthat a womanwas seenentering theschool with agun. Studentswere let outafter awhile,and local policewere joinedby Plymouth,Michigan StatePolice and theWayne CountySheriffs Dept.as the schoolwas thoroughlysearched. Noweapon wasfound.


A Northville High Schoolstudent said she felt safe dur-ing the school’s lockdown lastThursday and that the policeand teachers were courteousand helpful.All of the Northville schools

were locked down for most ofthe day after a woman called911 in the morning, saying her

daughter called her and saidshe saw a female carrying agun into the school.No gun was ever located.The student, who preferred

to remain anonymous, said theincident began about 9:30 a.m.was when the principal cameover the public address systemand announced that the schoolwas in lockdown mode. Hegave teachers instructions suchas close the blinds and turn off

the lights and wait for furtherinstructions.

SAW POLICE OUTSIDEAbout an hour went by, the

student said. “Then we startedlooking out the window to thefront of the school and noticedthat there were Novi police,state police and other copsrunning into the building,” shesaid.About an hour and a half

later, the principal again cameover the P.A. system to explainwhat was happening. “All he

said was that if the police cameby to let them in,” she said.“We figured they were doing aroom-to-room search for some-thing.”At the two-hour mark,

students saw a helicopter oncampus. “Then, the principalcame back to the P.A. systemto confirm that there would bea room-to-room search,” shesaid.“There were over 240 rooms

that had kids in them, so we

Student recounts day schools were locked downShe felt safe during ordeal

JOHN HEIDER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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TheNorthville Record’s article on the Northville gymnasticsteam last week incorrectly stated that Allison Kemp had scored26.025 as an overall score. The correct score was 36.025. Sheplaced first on beam with 9.7 and had 9.25 with her floor routine.

CORRECTION


Even though it’s been on the booksfor 25 years or longer, horse own-ers want an ordinance amended inNorthville Township that could affectthem if they sell their property.Specifically, Chapter 53 of the Code

of Ordinances states that there needto be 50-foot setbacks horses on theentire property line.Those who came out to protest the

ordinance included former Sen. andMrs. Robert Geake, Debbie Brown,Jean Beamish, Sharon Deron, JoyceStowell and other horse owners orprevious owners.Current residents are “grandfa-

thered in” since they bought the prop-erty before the law went into effect.But, some are considering selling

their homes or small horse farms andare afraid the new owner would haveto abide by this old law.“It’s been on the books for many

years,” said Mark Abbo, townshipsupervisor.“Who’s going to maintain the weeds

on that land?” asked one resident. “Ithink we’re being unfair and unjusthere.”One woman said the ordinance

would take 66 percent of her land

away from her horses. “What’s to beaccomplished by this?” she asked.Abbo said the ordinance was adopt-

ed to protect property owners andanimals, but told the audience twicethat the board would take a look atthe ordinance.One of the problems is that quite a

few of the lots belonging to the horseowners are really narrow, which

makes the 50-foot setback an issue.They believe the ordinance couldadversely affect their property values.“I would have only a 30-foot-wide

strip down the middle of my propertyif I followed this ordinance,” said oneowner. “That’s not realistic.”Beamish said she has lived in

Northville Township since 1948. “I’venever had a complaint about my hors-

es,” she said.Many residents in that area bought

homes there so they could horsebackride in Maybury Park.Trustee Sue Hillebrand said in

zoned communities setbacks exist.“We didn’t change the setbacks, andwe’re going to take a look at it again,”she said.Trustee Margie Banner agreed that,

“It is something we need to look at.There is a portion of the townshipthat is rural.”Trustee Marv Gans said one of

the reasons people are interested inNorthville Township is its rural char-acter. “It’s an attraction,” Gans said.“It’s desirable.” He believes the welfareof both the residents and animalsneeds to be addressed by the board onthe setback issue on these properties.Barb Lewis just moved to a

Northville Township property thatfeatures a lovely stable and pasture.They are being forced to move againand want to list the land as horseproperty. But, they’re afraid this 50-foot setback might deter some buyers.“Some have as many as three horses

at a time,” Lewis said.Another law states that owners

must provide one acre for each horse.The property owners approve of thislaw, just not the setback requirement.“We are not asking for the lot

size requirements to change,” saidVirginia Miller. “That’s proper.”Township staff will review the zon-

ing ordinance and have amendmentsoutlined for the board by the Feb. 17board meeting.Fences and accessory structure

setbacks will also be reviewed. Thehomeowners’ request is to have fenceson lot lines.“This is a rural environment,” Gans

said.


Northville Township to review ordinance related to horsesResidents wantold law changed

JOHN HEIDER|STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Napier Road-area horse riders enjoy taking their four-legged friends out for a walk, trot or gallop along the rural road. In this group: Hedyand Jonathan Schiff, Chris Purslow, Jessica Letourneau, Debbie Brown, Darlene Houdshell and Jean Bemish. These and other horseownerswant a law changed requiring 50-foot setbacks on their land.

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tery died and he left work early,sick with a cold. However,at the young age of 29, Groffshould be able to pop rightback up and adapt to his newenvironment. It’s this energy,giftedness, and resiliency thatexudes from Groff that led thePastoral Search Committee tounanimously and enthusiasti-cally recommended Groff outof more than 85 resumes sub-mitted.Groff ’s job description is

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Student winners andhonorable mention recipi-ents in the NorthvillePublic Schools Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr., Writingand Poster Contest wererecognized at the “Unity inthe Community” celebra-tion, which took place onMartin Luther King, Jr.,Day, Jan. 17 at Genitti’sLittle Theatre in downtownNorthville.The writings and posters

will be on display duringFebruary in the NorthvilleDistrict Library showcaselocated just inside thelibrary main entrance.All of the winning and

honorable mention stu-dents received certificatesand medals. The 11 win-ning students also hadthe honor of sharing theirwritings and posters withthe more than 125 schooland community membersattending the “Unity inthe Community” event,and received a $100 U.S.Savings Bond generouslyprovided by the NorthvilleEducational Foundation.In addition, the winning

and honorable mentionelementary writings, aswell as the winning middleschool, high school andcenter program writings,posters and projects wereprinted in the Jan. 13 issueof the Northville Record.“Everyone in atten-

dance at the ‘Unity in theCommunity’ celebrationwas moved by the thought-ful and inspiring selec-tion of letters, poems andartwork our students cre-ated in honor of this trueAmerican visionary,” saidNorthville SuperintendentDr. Leonard R. Rezmierski.“This is an outstanding

and growing event for ourschool district, our stu-dents and our communitycelebrating the principlestaught by Dr. King that stillhave so much meaning forus today.”“Our thanks to the

Northville Record and theNorthville District Libraryfor helping us to share thisinspiring student work withthe entire community.”The theme of the fourth

annual district-wideMartin Luther King,Jr., Writing and PosterContest was “Keep theDream Alive!” The goal ofthe contest is to encour-age students to honor thecontributions of the latecivil rights leader with afocus on how the principlestaught by Dr. King are stillrelevant today.Students participating in

the contest could write anessay, letter or poem or cre-ate a poster or project con-necting to the ideals andactions of Dr. King. Entries

were judged on relevanceto the theme. Winning andhonorable mention studentwritings were selected fromeach of the district’s sixelementary schools’ fourthand fifth grade entries,as well as from HillsideMiddle School, MeadsMill Middle School andNorthville High School(NHS). Winning and hon-orable mention posters andprojects also were selectedfrom entries by students inthe school district’s specialeducation center programsat Cooke and Old Villageschools.The “Unity in the

Community” event alsofeatured songs celebratingDr. King’s message of peaceand unity sung by the NHSSophomore Select Choirand an inspirational speechby Schoolcraft CommunityCollege President Dr.Conway Jeffress about theimportance of educatingthe nation’s young people inrealizing Dr. King’s vision.

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HAVE A STORY IDEA?Contact Editor Cal StoneVoice Mail: (248) 437-2011, Ext. 237E-mail: [email protected] online at hometownlife.com

The following information wasdistributed by Leonard Rezmierski,superintendent, Northville PublicSchools, via email last week.

Dear Northville PublicSchools Parents, Staff andCommunity Members,Last October, we advised

staff and community mem-bers of a pro-jected $1.44million budgetshortfall forthis year, andthat we wouldbe workingcollabora-tively with ouradministratorsand employeegroups to miti-gate this shortfall. Given theinherent disruption in imple-menting mid-year staffingreductions, our goal was toidentify cost reductions thatwould keep class size and stu-dent class assignments intactfor the balance of the year.The purpose of this commu-nication is to inform staff andcommunity members as to theactions that have been identi-fied and approved to reducethe budget shortfall and theimplications for next year.At the Board meeting on

Tuesday, January 11, 2011,the Board approved the lay-off of two staff members: asubstance abuse counselor atNorthville High School, andone custodian. In addition tothese lay-offs, the followingactions were agreed upon:• Six (6) elementary media

paraprofessionals (part-timeaides) have been reassigned towork with ‘at-risk’ students’under three separate federalgrants for the balance of theschool year• The use of two (2) long-

term substitute custodianshas been curtailed• Building-level operating

budgets were reduced by theequivalent of (3.5) adminis-trative assistants to tempo-rarily avoid those reductionsuntil the end of the currentschool year• Assignment of $10,000

of administrative efficien-cies to be achieved duringthe remainder of this year,including reductions in dis-trict mailing costs, finger-printing, and Central OfficesuppliesCollectively, these actions

represent savings of $215,000for the balance of this year.In order to achieve addi-

tional savings withoutimpacting class size and stu-dent assignments, the districtproposed four (4) furloughdays (including two teacherwork days and two snow days– with up to two instruc-tional days utilized in theabsence of snow days) to saveapproximately $900,000.Because of state-mandatedlimitations on the minimumnumber of days in the schoolcalendar, implementationof the furlough days wouldhave required approval fromthe Michigan Department ofEducation, as well as agree-ment from all of our employ-

ee groups. The NorthvilleEducation Associationdeclined the furlough dayoffer, primarily on the basisthat past concessions havealready been made throughstep freezes taken in 2007-08, and an agreement on aSeverance Incentive Plan- negotiated in 2009-10- which allowed for adjust-ments to schedules resultingin reduced planning time atthe secondary level this year.Because we cannot

implement furlough days,the approved savings of$215,000 reduces the pro-jected budget shortfall to$1.2 million.As a result of the Board’s

firm commitment to avoidclassroom disruption bymaintaining class size andstudent assignments thisyear, no additional person-nel actions are planned for2010-11, which will reducefund balance to about $1.75million at year-end. Thisextremely low level of fundbalance, and the loss ofone-time federal funding(received through ARRAEconomic Stabilization andEducation Jobs Bill allo-cations), places increasedurgency on budget planningand contract negotiationswith our employee groupsfor 2011-12. Our commit-ment is to keep you informedas to our progress in both ofthese critical areas.Sincerely,Leonard R. Rezmierski, Ph.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Superintendent addressesschool district’s budget

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Student writings, posters on display

at the library during February

Rezmierski

Pictured are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing and Poster Contest Winners along with districtrepresentatives (l to r, back) Joan Wadsworth, president, Northville Public Schools Board of Education; EricBarritt, president, Northville Educational Foundation; Leonard Rezmierski, superintendent, Northville PublicSchools; Max Paul, Northville High School winner; Lamar Coleman, Cooke winner; Devan Ferrall, Old Villagewinner; and Conway Jeffress, president, Schoolcraft Community College; (front) Will Kim, Hillside winner;Travis Nitkiewicz, Amerman winner; Jordan Shaffer, Silver Springs winner; Lauren Cassar, Moraine winner;Kurt Wigent, Winchester winner; Hana Koilpillai, Ridge Wood winner; Harshita Kuna, Meads Mill winner; andClare Sahijdak, Thornton Creek winner.

Pictured are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing and Poster ContestHonorees along with district representatives

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Anger turned inward isdepression; anger turnedoutward is disruptive,

damaging and a completediversion from the real issuewhen manifested in a shrink-ing resources, stretchedresponsibilities work place.

The storiesabout angryemployees haveincreased indirect propor-tion to theweekly revela-tions of anotherround oflayoffs, bank-ruptcies andrestructured

pensions. Frequent accounts ofyelling and verbal abuse fromboth within and around thecubicle would make for greatfictional reading except theline between fiction and fact isblurred at best. The workplacehas become the new LittleLeague baseball field whereemployees spew their misdi-rected anger at people who,like themselves, are just tryingto do their job.It doesn’t take an experi-

enced, highly credentialedmental health therapist with awebsite to put into perspectivethe factors that contribute tothe rising lack of civility andunprofessional conduct notnormally attributed to employ-ees of goodwill. The primarycause is the perceived lack ofcontrol over the events thathave forced many of the issuesbeing wrestled by any num-bers of businesses. We don’tlike the fact that the work lifewe know has changed wheremore is required and less isprovided. The 30-year agree-ments that sealed the deal ofone life, one employer and areclining lounge of benefits tosupport our emeritus years are

now day-to-day sprints wheresomeone keeps moving the fin-ishing line. We can’t stand outin front of our office building,look up at the brand logo andyell, “How could you do this tome?”Consequently, the anger

has to be directed somewhere-- and who better than theemployee in the cube acrossthe hall who is one level downin status and happens to reportto you. There’s nothing likea good public demeaning toreally let someone know howangry you are at the organi-zation. Witnessing this kindof public spectacle is just ashumiliating as being its recipi-ent. Employees in less thanpowerful positions are reluc-tant to speak out because theirfear of what they could loseoutweighs their concern fortheir own self-respect. As onecubed, demeaned and humili-ated employee remarked, “It’shard out here for a wimp.”Unfortunately, this reluctancedoesn’t add to the stellar repu-tation of the company and forc-es an even further alienation ofpeople and resources. Businessis sustained on the creativejuices and behavioral commit-ment of people willing to givetheir all in a collective effort toachieve a common goal. Speedbumps are a natural part of thepath being driven, so some cri-sis is to be expected. However,when public dress downs arethe norm and organizationalcourtesies are jettisoned formore expedient interactions,the business, the organization,employees and the surroundingcommunities all lose.Perhaps some altering of

perception might prove to behelpful:Realize that the person you

are about to demean wantsexactly what you want: It is

important that the persondoing the yelling be made tounderstand that you are notdeaf and you do understand.So, calmly ask them if theywould like to sit down andexplain to you, adult to adult,just what it is that they want.At some point during that dis-cussion, it will dawn on themthat both of you want the samething.Escalation and retaliation

are the cornerstones of heatedexchanges: The first rule ofbeing hit is to hit back, onlyharder and with more longev-ity. Before committing to aheated exchange, know thatmany will suffer in silence, butnot for long. Meanwhile, anyshred of productivity has beenripped from the day and theperson will spend most of theirtime imagining humorouslybrutal events to confound yourlife. Someone has to deflate theevent before it gets out of hand.Remember, there was a wholegeneration of soldiers who grewup during the 100-year warbetween the British and theFrench and never really knewthe gist of the conflict.Most employees aren’t fond

of personal abuse and rarelyseek it: Believe it or not, it isa rare employee who startsthe day by saying, “Hmmm, Iwonder what I can do today toupset (fill in the blank) so theycan publicly humiliate me inmy cube.”

Lee E. Meadows, Ph.D is a professorof management at Walsh College work-ing at the Novi Campus. He teachesLeadership and Management in theMBA and Doctoral programs and pro-vides a number of consulting servicesfor the surrounding community. Heis the author of the leadership fable,‘Take the Lull By the Horns: Closing theLeadership Gap. He can be contactedat [email protected].

Anger takes its tollin the workplace

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DDA approves winter cycleof Business Assistance ProgramNorthville’s Downtown Development

Authority Board has approved $45,000 forthe current cycle of the Business AssistanceProgram for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.The program was created in 2007 to assist

property owners and their tenants interestedin making physical improvements to their com-mercial building and/or for technical assistance.Since its inception in December 2007,

more than $131,000 has been approved forCommercial Improvement Grants and $5,000for Technical Assistance Grants.The Northville DDA believes that by provid-

ing incentives to spur revitalization and rein-vestment in structures within the DDA district,a more attractive downtown will be created.Two programs are available:Technical Assistance Grant - A Technical

Assistance Grant provides a 50-50 matchinggrant (not to exceed $500) for businesses inter-ested in developing a marketing plan, utilizingnew window display techniques, or makingarchitectural design changes to their building.This grant is intended to assist a business ownerin identifying a professional resource and with

the cost of the initial consultation.Commercial Improvement Grant - The

Commercial Improvement Grant provides a 50-50 matching grant up to $5,000 for front andside facades and up to $2,500 for rear façades.Examples of physical improvements include, butare not limited to, redesign of storefront, win-dow replacement or repair, door replacementor repair, masonry cleaning and repair, façaderepair, paint, awning, signage, lighting, roofrepair/replacement, and hardscapes.These competitive grant programs are set

up as matching grants, where the business orbuilding owner will spend $1 and the DDA willmatch it with $1 up to one half of the projectexpenditure or the limit of the program. Bothprograms reimburse the applicants after theproject or consultation is successfully com-pleted. Either the property owner or businessowner may apply. But if the business owner isthe applicant, the property owner’s signature isrequired on the application.Applications for winter cycle of the Business

Assistance Program are now available, andcomplete applications will be due Feb. 4. If youhave additional questions about the program,please contact the DDA office for assistance at248-349-0345.

WinnerThe winner of the Made inDetroit Piston’s promotionis Cheri Pelic fromNorthville who receivedtwo special Pistons Made InDetroit T-shirts and a pairof tickets for the Jan. 22game at the Palace, whichshe gave to friend DanYoung of Livonia.

Touchdowns for educationAt the start of this NFL football season, Brann’sSizzling Steaks & Sports Grille (39715 Six Mile Road,Northville Township) brought in Detroit Lions receiverCalvin Johnson for a re-opening/remodeling partyand announced they would donate $181 for everyTD he scored to Northville Public Schools. Therestaurant wound up raising $2,353 for the schoolswith Johnson’s final tally of 13 touchdowns. Johnson,whose mother is a teacher, was very happy to do thefund-raiser, and you can see him making his first ProBowl appearance this Sunday.

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Colbeck takes officeState Sen. Patrick Colbeck announced that his Lansing office is open and ready to meet the needs of constituents inthe 7th Senate District (the cities of Belleville, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Northville (part), Plymouth, Rockwood, Trentonand Woodhaven; and the townships of Brownstown, Canton, Grosse Ile, Huron, Northville, Plymouth, Sumpter andVan Buren). On Jan. 12 Colbeck was joined in Lansing by his wife, Angie; father, Bill Colbeck; other family membersand several dozen residents for the first day of Senate session and a ceremonial swearing-in on the Senate floor.Colbeck was officially sworn in on Jan. 3 in Plymouth before Chief Justice Robert Young, Jr. Colbeck’s officephone number is (517) 373-7350. The toll-free number is (866) 262-7307. An e-mail address and website havebeen established to add convenience for district residents. They are [email protected] and www.SenatorPatrickColbeck.com. Colbeck’s office is located in Room 1020 of the Farnum Building at 125 W. Allegan St. inLansing, across from the Michigan Capitol. His mailing address is P. O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI, 48909.

Sworn inNewly elected state Rep. Kurt Heise (R-Plymouth, 20th District) took the oath of office as he was sworn in at theCapitol to serve his first term in the House. Heise, an attorney, was appointed vice chair of the House JudiciaryCommittee and will also serve as a member on the Education Committee and the Families, Children and SeniorsCommittee. “I look forward to my role as vice chair of the Judiciary Committee where I can put into practice theknowledge and understanding I have gained during my many years as an attorney to keep Michigan a safe placefor everyone,” Heise said. “I am also eager to serve residents by making sure education is a top priority, andworking to assure the success of our families and most vulnerable populations.” Shown, Heise is being sworn intooffice with his wife, Catherine, and daughters, Katie and Claire.

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For HospiceThe fifth grade girl scouts of Troop 1091, with members who attend Northville Public Schools’ ThorntonCreek and Amerman elementary schools, recently made fleece blankets to donate to Angela Hospice inLivonia. Angela Hospice was very appreciative to receive the blankets and thanked the girls for supportingits mission to provide comprehensive, compassionate care to the terminally ill. Pictured here are some ofthe troop members and the blankets they made. The Troop includes Megan Gron, Ella Duckworth, ShaylanTucker, Nikki Skinner, Rachel Holmes, Emily Sulkey, Gasia Oknayan, Gina Gasparotto, Julia Gessert, DeAnnePearson, Meredith Wilson, Bridgid Giannotta, Megan Mazuchowski, Celia McGrath and Maya Simonte.

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CaringGirl Scouts Troop 41476 at Our Lady of Victory fourth graders designed and made a quilt and two fleece blankets tobe donated to Oakwood Health Care System’s Spread the Love program -- a personal touch for someone ill ... justbecause they care.

A Time to GiveGirl Scout Cadette Troop 41368, Northville, celebrated the holidays with Mitch Albom, Detroitradio personality. The girls made and presented 25 fleece blankets and 40 fleece pillows toAlbom’s guests and led crafts and karaoke for 200 women and children at A Time to Give,Albom’s holiday party in Detroit. The donation was part of the girls’ service project for theGirl Scout Silver Award, the highest award Girl Scout Cadettes can receive. Pictured are:(front row) Isabel Rocha, Alexia Spyrka, Megan Krings and Megan Kerr; (second row) VictoriaZaremba, Sarah Deng, Maddie Rainey, Kylie McGuirk, Alyssa Schmidt, Mitch Albom, JuliaSlatin, Maria Demos and Isobel Bush.

On the trailEric Roth skis out of theforest at Northville’sMaybury State Park onJan. 12. Even though thearea had received aboutfour inches of snow thenight before, Roth saidthat for really goodcross country skiing theMaybury trails still neededa deeper base.

The Muses“Bluebird” by Candace Brancik is oneof the Works by the Muses on exhibit atthe Artist Avenue Gallery at Henry FordHospital, West Bloomfield. The groupof local artists includes Pat Bombach,Candace Brancik, Jeff Cancelosi, PattyDombecki, Daria Fileta, Peggy Kerwan,Linda Logan and Barbara Eko Murphywho meet weekly to paint from a model.This exhibit is a collection of the artists’individual styles and subjects (figurative,floral, mixed and still life) in theirmediums of choice (acrylic, ink, oil, pastel,stamp and watercolor). The gallery islocated on 15 Mile between Halsted andDrake. Showing is Jan. 6-Feb. 28.


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had to wait,” she said. She saidstudents were patted down,too, upon leaving the class-rooms and had to exit out acertain door. They were alsonot allowed to go to their lock-ers.“If we wanted to go to our

lockers, we would have had toget a police escort,” she said.

NO PARENTAL PICKUPNo parent pickups were

allowed. “Honestly, we hadabout 15 school buses waitingfor us,” she said.“It was crazy, and the kids

that usually got a parentpickup were told to go to thenearest elementary school and

that there would be people andsecurity waiting there to takethem home.”“I wasn’t scared at all,” she

said. “We were kind of in shockat first, but only for maybe thefirst 10 minutes.”Students weren’t allowed to

turn on any TVs in the school,but they were allowed to call ortext their parents.“We didn’t know anything

until the next day,” she said.“We all agreed that we wouldrather have the schools overre-act to an incident rather thanunder react. We thought it wasa positive experience, becausewe feel really safe at our schoolnow.”

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placed the call to 9-1-1 isasked to contact NorthvilleHigh School Police LiaisonOfficer Derek Snider at [email protected] the Northville TownshipPolice Department at (248)349-9400.Male and female offi-

cers from other agenciesjoined Northville police insearching students as theywere released out the westentrance, for a third time, asthey left the building aroundnoon. Although inconve-nienced, Werth said studentswere “ecstatic” as they werebeing released and parentswaiting outside were clappingtheir hands.Werth said that since the

Columbine incident, policehave trained for years atNorthville High and are veryfamiliar with it.“We don’t know all the

credibility of this incident,”he said, adding that policewere still taking precautionseven though there is a “pos-sibility” that the incident is ahoax.Werth said it was a “suc-

cessful outcome.”

Police also received adescription of a car in theeast parking lot from a caller.“The car came back out ofYpsilanti,” Werth said. “Therewere Google maps on thefront seat with directions tothe high school. There wasalso some disturbing infor-mation on the front seat.”Werth did not elaborate onthe nature of the information.There were only 14 of these

types of vehicles in the park-ing lot, and this was the onlysuch vehicle in the east park-ing lot.The owner of the vehicle

turned out to be a studentteacher. “We interviewedthe student teacher, and weare comfortable she is notinvolved,” Werth said. “Wehave cleared her as far as theinvestigation.”The original call got dis-

connected from 9-1-1, sopolice were not able to tracethe call or obtain the name ofthe student who called.“We have been receiving

tips of potential suspectswho may have called this in,”Werth said. “We’re asking foranybody with information tocall (248) 349-9400. We’reactively investigating thisinformation.”


The steering committee has madeits recommendation after inter-viewing five candidates to developthe master plan for NorthvilleTownship’s Seven Mile property.Now, township trustees must look

at the top five firms to see if theyagree with the selection committee’srecommendation of Stantec, or ifthey prefer to use another company.Stantec has worked with the com-munity for many years of several dif-ferent projects.A special study session will take

place at 7 p.m. on Feb. 3 in townshiphall to discuss the recommendation,with the decision going to a vote atthe Feb. 17 board meeting. The boardsaid that all five candidates for themaster plan job are well-qualifiedfor the work. None of the companies’representatives, including Stantec,are invited to the meeting.The developers, REIS, a partner-

ship between Real Estate InterestsGroup and Schostak Brothers &Company, will be invited to attendthe session, however.Mark Abbo, township supervisor,

thought they be interested in what’sgoing on at the township’s portionof the property, since REIS owns 82acres of commercial developmenton the corner of Seven Mile andHaggerty roads.Abbo said that the REIS wants to

have further discussions later thismonth about the Seven Mile prop-erty.


Trustees toname firmto performmaster planStudy sessionscheduled Feb. 3

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ReflectionA pair of cottonwood trees shimmer in their reflection on the pond in front of the Ford Valve Plantor Water Wheel complex. Henry Ford, as part of his “Village Industries” initiative, manufacturedvalves for automobiles on its location from 1919 to 1936 when the current Albert Kahn-designedbuilding was erected along the banks of the Rouge River. It continued to manufacture automobilevalves until 1978.

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New State Rep. Kurt Heise(R-Plymouth) paid a visitto the Northville Townshipboard meeting this month totalk about what he’s currentlyworking on.He said in light of the recent

indictments in Detroit inthe joint Water and SewerDepartment, Lansing hasa new Water QualificationAuthority Bill, HB4112, in theworks.An outline of the bill is

available atwww.michi-ganlegislature.org.“Everybody’s

looking it over,”Heise said.He said the

Detroit CityCouncil passeda resolutioncondemning both him and thebill.The idea is that all 125

member communities in theDetroit Water and SewerDepartment would meet once

or twice a year.It would operate simi-

lar to the Wayne CountyDetroit Metropolitan AirportAuthority and have a nine-member executive board andsome rotating members thatwould meet once a month.An executive director would

also be hired.“This has been done before,”

Heise said. “Times dictate thatthis is something important.We need to educate some ofthe other state reps.”Heise said L. Brooks

Patterson, Oakland Countyexecutive, supports the bill asdoes a majority of the OaklandCounty Commissioners.

“There’s a lot of momentumright now,” Heise said. “We’vegotten a lot of positive feed-back.”Heise serves as vice chair of

the judiciary committee, andhe said about half of the repsfrom Wayne County are onthat committee.He is also a member of the

education committee and thefamily, child and senior ser-vices committee.In February, he will intro-

duce coffees and library hours,or constituents can call himtoll free at 1-855-REP-KURT.

[email protected](248) 437-2011, ext. 260

State Rep. addresses Township trusteesHe supports new water quality bill

Heise

Itmay be hard to think about frogs under allthis snow and cold but it won’t be long beforeour local amphibianswake up and begin theirannual chorus. If youwould like to help observethis interesting phenomenon contact Friends oftheRouge.Volunteer training for the annual volunteer

RougeRiverWatershedFrog andToad Surveybegins in February. Interested volunteersattend a two-hourworkshopwhere they learnthe basics of recognizing frog or toad type bytheir call. Volunteers are assigned nearbywet-lands they then survey on their own ondampwarmevenings and submit results to Friendsof theRouge. Last year’s results are available atwww.therouge.org.The survey has been conducted since 1998

and provides information on the health ofRougewetlands. The presence of several species

of frog and toad is a good indication of healthywetlands (see attachedmapwith results).Wetlands are critical in restoring thewaterquality of theRougeRiver because they absorbrainwater, filter pollutants, reduce flooding aswell as provide habitat formany species.Asmany as 600people participate in the

survey each year and include families (childrenwelcomewhen accompanied by a participatingadult), seniors, students, scouts, etc. Learningto identify the calls and hearing them in theirsurvey block iswhat participants find fun andsatisfying.Survey areas are limited towetlandswithin

theRougeRiverWatershedwhich encom-passes 466 squaremiles in theDetroit area.Participantsmust bewilling to survey afterdark several evenings amonthMarch throughJuly.

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At the gymMitch Roberts, a Northville High senior, goes in for a layup during anopen gym afternoon at the Recreation Center at Hillside. The gym isopen for recreation every weekday afternoon for $2 admission.

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MEETINGSNorthville Public SchoolsBOARD OF EDUCATIONDate: Second and fourth Tuesday of

the monthTime: 7:30 p.m.Location: Old Village School

City of NorthvilleCITY COUNCILDate: First and third Monday of themonthTime: 7:30 p.m.Location: City Hall, 215 W. Main St.DOWNTOWN DevelopmentAUTHORITY MEETINGDate: Third Tuesday of each monthTime: 8 a.m.Location: City Hall Meeting Room A,on lower level, 215 W. Main St.Contact: downtownnorthville.comPLANNING COMMISSIONDate: First and third Tuesday ofmonthTime: 7:30 p.m.Location: City HallHOUSING COMMISSION

Date: Second Wednesday of everymonthTime: 3 p.m.Location: Allen Terrace, 401 High St.HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSIONDate: Third Wednesday of monthTime: 7 p.m.Location: City HallARTS COMMISSIONDate: Second Wednesday of everymonthTime: 7:30 p.m.Location: Art House, 215 W. Cady St.BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSIONDate: First Monday of every monthTime: 8 a.m.Details: Individuals and organizationsinvited to attend.Location: Northville City Hall, MeetingRoom B

Northville TownshipPLANNING COMMISSION

Date: Last Tuesday of monthTime: 7:30 p.m.Location: Township Hall, 44405 WestSix MileBOARD OF TRUSTEESDate: Third Thursday of monthTime: 7:30 p.m.Location: Township HallZONING BOARD OF APPEALSDate: Third Wednesday of monthTime: 7:30 p.m.Location: Township HallBEAUTIFICATION COMMISSIONDate: Third Monday of monthTime: 7:30 p.m.Location: Township HallYOUTH ASSISTANCEDate: Second Tuesday of every monthTime: 8 a.m.Location: Northville Township Hall,44405 Six Mile RoadContact: Sue Campbell (248) 344-1618

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Interested volunteers need to register forone of four workshops at www.therouge.org. For more information, call Sally at (313)792-9621 or [email protected] first workshop is being held from 10a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 12 at PlymouthTownship Hall, 9955 North Haggerty Road.Following workshops include 7-9 p.m. March2 at Canton Summit on the Park, WalnutRoom, 46000 Summit Parkway; 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 5 at Farmington HillsCouncil Chambers, 31555 Eleven Mile Road;and 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 12 atBloomfield Township Hall, 4200 Telegraph.

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What’s wrong with thiscountryIn November, America voted to slow down

Obamacare. A lobbyist manufactured propos-al, mostly unread by our elected, it appearedone step toward Marxism pushing the view ofno choice, a restraint seen by chickens in achicken factory, next to demolish competitionby hectoring a population into placid accep-tance. American women might have seen thefutures of their children dissolved by a lusti-ness for spending by a steamrolling Congress.Some may have even thrown up, helplesslywatching trillion dollar pork bailouts passed topolitical favorites or scams like cash for clunk-ers, caulking, or windmills with possible infla-tion a threat to follow. In two years, America’sfreedoms became further indentured by $5trillion of added debt often to accommodatethe chorus of high maintenance liberals.Once elected, our chosen are frozen and

become unwilling to make any structuralchanges needed to slow down the endlessbureaucrat creep — promoted as brilliant andwizards of economic growth revealing perfor-mances fitted for the Gong Show. The currentadministration relies upon positive commen-taries from media poodles while choking andhobbling our industries forced to export ofinvestment and job growth elsewhere. Reagan,America’s last example of heavyweight lead-ership, enhanced his qualities by choosingbusiness-minded subordinates. Unfortunately,President Obama has done the opposite, stuckwith several nightmares of lesser experience.Ross Perot sensed giant sucking sounds

from Mexico; now they come again fromunrestrained public service unions andbureaucrats controlling public treasuries.

Our elected appear something like ping pongballs for the organized as their aristocracy isbeing formed. The worst example is Californiawhere public service unions have confiscateda waterfall of financially impossible accommo-dations. Providing states with bankruptcy andreorganization might be a way to flatten costsand avoid compounding mistakes. Historyis consistent; every bloated bureaucracybrings rattling pain, eventually capsizing andtrashing the host. Cheering this chaos is theinternational manipulator of money and gov-ernments, “Spooky George Soros.”America’s Tea parties did plenty to disrupt

several political wastrels. The opportunityto lead should be a gift of trust not an esca-lator. Yet some places needing leadershipmight remain vacant. The emergence of theAmerican patriots energized many new peopleand the determination for reform. We will see

if it is done. So sad that some politicians canlinger for generations unchallenged, riding awave and hugging a fiction of indispensability.Many incumbents run short of useful ideasand achievement but still remain. Term limitsmay be a blessing as better farmers point outperiodic crop rotation is vital to enhance pro-ductivity and avoid unhealthful ground. YoungAmericans with sharp minds are needed inpolitics to challenge static roles and offer newmanagement. Crop rotation can enrich theresults in many organizations.

Jim NowkaNorthville

NHS faculty shinesAs I reflect on the events that reached the

national news, on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, atNorthville High School, the Hemingway quote,“Courage is grace under pressure,” comes tomind. I am proud to be counted among thefaculty of Northville High School. You haveall gone above and beyond as public schoolteachers. We have faced many obstacles overthe years, and we continue to prove the teach-ers at Northville High School are the mosttenacious and devoted individuals in educa-tion. The commitment of the faculty to thestudents and community is extraordinary.May we continue to have a positive influ-

ence on the youth in the Northville communi-ty. Henry Brooks Adam said, “A teacher affectseternity; he can never tell where his influencestops.” The students you kept calm and safewill remember your influence for a lifetime.Thank you, Northville High School teachers.

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Your views on tax breaks might well be shaped bywhether you directly benefit from them. Those that ben-efit you or your business are likely seen as incentives thatproduce jobs and keep more money in your pocket. Youmight not have as charitable a view of a tax break thatbenefits only your neighbor or the business down thestreet.Such distinctions may play a big role as new Gov. Rick

Snyder and the Legislature wrestle with a deficit of $1.8billion. In an attempt to avoid drastic cuts to education,public employee compensation and critical services suchas police and fire, lawmakers should be looking at taxbreaks, tax credits and other loopholes.There is a lot to look at. The House Fiscal Agency esti-

mates that tax credits, exemptions and deductions amountto more than $36 billion that is not paid to the state,according to the Detroit Free Press. It would seem thattightening up those credits would be a relatively simpleway to close the budget gap. It’s possible that closing aloophole might be palatable even to Republicans whocampaigned on not raising taxes.But it’s not that simple.For one thing, although tax breaks bring to mind huge

breaks for big business, the fact is that only $2 billion ofthe $36 billion amount to tax exemptions for businesses.Conventional wisdom and recent experience suggest

that the bulk of the rest are politically untouchable. Thatfigure, for instance, includes the lack of sales tax on foodand drugs. It is difficult to imagine lawmakers of eitherparty who would suggest reinstating that tax. It alsoincludes $11 billion not paid to the state because of prop-erty-tax credits and another $9 billion for income-taxcredits and deductions. Messing with those would surelybe seen as tax hikes by the general public.There is similar poison, apparently, in expanding the

state sales tax to include services. Former Gov. JenniferGranholm floated that idea during the end of her time ofoffice to no success, even though she tried to sweeten thedeal by lowering the 6-percent sales tax on other products.Why not, then, go after the $2 billion in tax breaks to

businesses? Surely it’s only fair to even the playing fieldfor these favored taxpayers. Again, it’s not that simple andnot just because some interests have curried favor withlawmakers.The credits were given in many cases to encourage job

creation or to prevent jobs from leaving. It’s unclear howeffective this strategy really is, but no governor in recentmemory has been willing to risk losing jobs to states thatplay fast and loose with tax credits. What is clear, how-ever, is that the state does little to measure how effectivethese programs have been. That must change.Even when studies show that a program gives away

more taxes than it brings in — such as with Michigan’soverly generous film tax credits — defenders argue thatthere is a greater good that must be considered, such ascreating a new industry inMichigan.Then what else is there to cut? One target is the $338

million Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income tax-payers. Snyder has also zeroed in on state employee payand benefits, as well as other public employees includingschoolteachers. There is also room to cut revenue sharingfor local municipalities.Such a strategy would seem heartless, though, with-

out a more complete review of business tax exemptions.Otherwise, Lansing would be pursuing a budget strategyof protecting business while placing the budget-cuttingburden on public servants and the state’s most vulnerablecitizens.That can’t be the reinvented state that Snyder envisions.

This editorial originally appeared in the Livingston County Daily Press &Argus.

Cal Stone,Community EditorSusan Rosiek,Executive EditorGrace Perry,Director of AdvertisingTHURSDAY, January 27, 2011PAGE A12 (NR)

Business breaksState must review as it dealswith $1.8 billion deficit

Henry Ford once remarked in theearly days of the 20th century,“You can have any color car you

like — as long as it is black.”Fast forward to the second decade

of the 21st centuryand far too many ofour public schoolsare making the samecomment to our kidswhen it comes to theeducational modelbeing delivered.In spite of a com-

puter here in there,our schools areorganized and oper-

ating on an outdated industrializedone-size-fits-all assembly line model,complete with a three-month sum-mer layoff each year.Michigan has 550 smokestack fac-

tory school districts chugging alongas though nothing has changed,when everything has! Clearly, thereare islands of excellences and educa-tional pioneers who are pushing theenvelope for change, but they are the

exception, not the rule.We can change that. Change

requires vision, leadership, andeffort, but our schools must be chal-lenged to innovate, not continue thefight to contain the change.There is a need to fundamentally

redesign our K-12 educational systemaround the student We cannot rein-vent Michigan without reinventingeducation — a requirement for ourstate’s future success.We live in a world where ideas and

jobs can and do move around theglobe effortlessly. Other states andnations are passing us by, educatingtheir citizens to thrive in a disruptive,technologically driven, knowledgeeconomy.The research is clear: We know

how to make effective learners, yetthere is a powerful anchor attachedto the status quo.We can use technology to personal-

ize learning so that it is emotionallyengaging, interactive, and social,allowing children to be active andlifelong learners.

The role of the teacher needs tochange from being the “sage on thestage” to being a facilitator of active andindividualized learning, remove “seattime” and replacing it with compe-tency-based structures that personalizepathways to student success.With technology, every students

can and should have an IEP, anIndividualized Educational Plan andmake the new norm.The world is changing in dramatic

ways and our system of educationmustembrace those changes or be totallyengulfed by them.Without change, ourstate will become a backwater in a seaof global progress.An assembly line, one-size-fits-all

educationalmodel, based on fixed time,place, and pace with uninspiring andoutmoded curriculum, is out of place intoday’s knowledge-based economy.The protectors of the status quowant

desperately to hold onto the comfort ofwhat is. How dowe then create a newvision for educational change? Theanswer is as simple as it is difficult tooperationalize: Leadership.

New research and technology existstoday to improve learning.We needleaders willing to take bold steps tolead change. Leaders who help othersunderstand the present, and envision abetter future.We can lead the way in inventing a

21st century educationalmodel built onlearning sciences that use existing anddeveloping technologies. How canwemove into the information age/knowl-edge economy if our No. 1 informationindustry, education, remainsmired inthe Industrial Age?Holding onto thepast and protecting the status quo arenot prescriptions that help us thrive, becreative or competitive on aworld stage.Resistance? Of course.This new system of educating our

youthmust not be about educationalassociations or unions, school vendorsor any other special-interest group.Wemust break away from an educationalsystem that hasmorphed into protect-ing adults at the expense of kids andour collective futures.This is not simply another ploy for

moremoney and certainly not for the

existing school system. Until we candemonstrate how additional invest-ments in education will help teachersteach and children learn, gaining 21stcentury skills and knowledge, thereshould be no additionalmoney for theeducational system.We don’t needmoremoney.We need

to spend themoney we already havebased on different priorities.Whatgives the greatest return to our stu-dents, state and nation? “Our Kids, OurFuture”must be our collectivemantra.Even Ford realized the time came

to let go of an Edsel.Michigan has anopportunity to not simply reinventitself, but to LEAD change.Our economic and competitive

futures are at stake.WillMichiganlead?

TomWatkins is a business and educationalconsultant in the U.S. and China. He served asthe Michigan state superintendent of schools,2001-05 and president and CEO of the economiccounsel of Palm Beach County, Fla., 1996 to2001. He can be reached at [email protected].

The impossible isn’t! Reinvent our schools for the 21st century

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“We were a doghousehold, but we lostone awhile ago. We mightget a cat someday — mydaughter gets to decide— but we’re definitely apet household.”

Steve IwanNorthville

“We have a cat. I foundhim in a box that said‘free kittens’ in theparking lot of Meijer’s.”

Nicole AndreolliNorthville

“We have a dog. Wedon’t like cats — they’retoo sneaky and we haveallergy issues.”

Carlos PierreNorthville

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Sherri McClainLivonia

Nicholas DoinidisLocal chiropractor

Nicholas Doinidis, DC,attended aseminar lastOctober spon-sored by TexasChiropracticCollege. Thetopic was“LumbarDifferentialAssessment”,taught by Dr.Daniel Dockof Duluth Minnesota, a wellknown lecturer through-out the United States andabroad.Topics included lumbar

disc problems, hip and kneeproblems, leg symptoms,Restless Legs Syndrome,fallen arches and TMJ prob-lems.Doinidis has his office in

Novi at 24037 MeadowbrookRoad at Ten Mile, in thePeachtree Center, and canbe reached at (248) 348-7530.

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Rick NorkWayne State University

President Allan Gilmourannounced the appoint-ment of RickNork, ofNorthville, asvice presidentfor financeand businessoperations,treasurer, andchief f inancialoff icer effec-tive Jan. 3.Nork, who

has more than 30 yearsof corporate finance andadministration experience,will oversee accounting andfiscal operations, facilitiesplanning and management,human resources, purchas-ing, administrative policiesand procedures, and invest-ment, debt and risk for theuniversity.Nork replaces John L.

Davis, who is retiring aftermore than 25 years’ serviceto the university.

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NEIGHBORSThursday, January 27, 2011 hometownlife com

Dunmead&OberschlakeLindsayMarieDunmead

andRobert CarlOberschlakeannounce their engagement.The bride-to-be, daughter of

Connie&TerryKogowski,WixomandJamesDunmead, Plymouth,is a 2002graduate ofNorthvilleHighSchool, a 2006graduate ofMiamiUniversity,Oxford,Ohio,with a bachelor of science degreein special education. She earnedfour varsity letters as a defenderwhile on a soccer scholarship fromMiami ofOhio. She obtainedhermaster’s of education fromAshlandUniversity in 2010. Sheis employedwith theDublinCitySchools inOhio.Her fiancé, BobbyOberschlake,

is the son ofDawnandJamesOberschlakeofHamersville,Ohio.He is a 2004graduate ofWesternBrownHighSchool and a2008graduate ofMiamiUniversity,Oxford,Ohiowith a bachelor ofarts degree in psychology. Heearned three varsity letters as apitcher onMiami’s baseball team.He is employedwith Jason’sDeliinDublin,Ohio.They are planning a July 2011

wedding.

ENGAGEMENT

Agoston & HinkleGregory and Sandra Agoston

of Novi announce the engage-ment of their daughter, JessicaElizabeth Agoston, to KevinRoss Hinkle, son of Wayneand Karen Hinkle of Marengo,Ohio.The bride-to-be gradu-

ated from Northville HighSchool in 2005 and received abachelor of science degree inchemical engineering from theUniversity of Dayton. She isemployed by General ElectricCorporation’s HealthcareDivision as a project engineerin Arlington Heights, Ill.The groom-elect is a gradu-

ate of the University of Daytonwith a bachelor of science inchemical engineering and iscurrently working towards hisdoctorate degree in biochemi-cal engineering at The OhioState University in Columbus,Ohio.They are planning a June

18 wedding in Orchard Lake,Mich.

ENGAGEMENT

Hooper & DatsonLori EllenHooper and

WilliamHenryDatson, both ofTaylor, are engaged to bemar-ried in FarmingtonHills inSeptember.The bride-to-be is the daugh-

ter of Kirk and SueHooper, ofNorthville. She is a 2000 gradu-ate of NorthvilleHigh School andis a logistics coordinator for themobile dentists, Smile Programs.The groom-elect is the son

ofWilliam and JudyDatson, ofTaylor. He is a 1994 graduateof TrumanHigh School is anestimator with The EnvelopePrintery.

ENGAGEMENT

Stockhausen&WrightNorthville’sRachelMargaret

StockhausenandRyanJamesWrightweremarriedSept. 11,2010, atCathedral of theMostBlessedSacramentwithFatherDenisTherouxofficiating.Thebride is thedaughter

ofCarole JeanandWilliamStockhausenofNorthville. SheattendedIndianaUniversity andDetroit-Mercy’sdental school,andshe is employedasanendo-dontist.Herattendants includedBethanyHow,EmilyGonzalez,NitaAquilina, JenPriebe,LauraPalombi,AprilMunafoandCarolineMarino.Thegroomis the sonofCindy

andTimWrightofWalledLake.HeattendedWesternUniversityand is currently anursing stu-dentatWayneStateUniversity.His attendants includedAndyAnderson,CoryO’Neil, LoganTrindade,MattSinco,KenWedelandRickHowe.Areceptionwasheldat the

HenryFordEstate, and thecouplenowreside inNorthville.

WEDDING

Lindsay Dunmead and RobertOberschlake

Rachel Stockhausen and Ryan WrightKevin Hinkle and Jessica Agoston

William Datson and Lori Hooper

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It’s break time. Before longthe halls of North FarmingtonHigh School fill with laugh-ter as members of theMetropolitan Youth Symphonyrush to the snack area.Welcome to Saturday morn-

ing rehearsal where studentshave the opportunity to playwith the junior strings oradvance ensembles includingthe string, concert and sym-phony orchestras.The MYS program is

designed to complement schoolmusic programs and providesrehearsal as well as perfor-mance opportunities. Now inits 28th season, MYS draws212 students from nearly four-dozen metro Detroit communi-ties including a large contin-gent from Novi and Northville.Students join for a variety of

reasons.Gabrielle Wells plays violin

in the sixth and seventh gradeorchestra at Hillside MiddleSchool in Northville. She prac-tices at least 1 1/2 hours everyday.

CHALLENGING“MYS is a lot more advanced

than a regular school orches-tra,” said Wells, 13 of Novi. “Iwanted to enhance my skillsand get experience playingwith a youth orchestra. I thinkit would be cool to play in anorchestra like the DSO. I’d alsolike to play Carnegie Hall oneday.”Claire Petrak never had the

opportunity to play music inschool and applauds MYS forproviding an ensemble experi-ence for student musicians.She signed up her daughter,Victoria, with MYS in seventh

grade. Today, the 15-year oldNorth Farmington sophomorestill enjoys rehearsing and per-forming. She told her mom itmakes her “so happy to comehere every Saturday.”“I felt I missed out,” said

Claire Petrak, MYS presidentand one of its biggest support-ers.“After seeing the first concert

I was hooked as to what thesekids could do.

QUALITY ORGANIZATION“First and foremost, MYS is

quality, but there’s a maturityissue as well. If they’re notready socially they’re not readyto make friends and commu-nicate to be able to play musictogether,” said Petrak.John Robertson loved play-

ing with MYS so much he’sback as conductor of theSymphony Orchestra afterplaying with MYS from 1987to 1991.He earned a master’s

degree in orchestral conduct-ing from Oakland Universityand is director of orchestrasfor Berkley High School andNorup International School.He also is conductor of theRoyal Oak Symphony.“MYS was largely responsible

for making me want to pursuea career in music, gave me thelove of playing, the first taste ofplaying in an orchestra,” saidRobertson of Madison Heights.“It combines a high level of

instruction with a warm stu-dent environment. I want toprovide that for other studentsand I love the environment ofmeeting other people inter-ested in music.”

CONDUCTORS ARE PROSThe conductors are all pro-

fessional musicians. Theirexperience adds anotherdimension to teaching studentshow to play with an ensemble.Victoria Haltom conducts

the String Orchestra. Shewas concertmaster with theLivonia Symphony Orchestrain the 1990s and held the posi-tions with the Michigan OperaTheater (MOT) Orchestraand as director in the BerkleySchools and Lahser HighSchool in Bloomfield Hills.She regularly performs withthe Birmingham-Bloomfield

Symphony Orchestra andLaCorda Ensemble.Geoffrey Benes leads the

MYS Concert Orchestra. Hebegan his teaching career inthe Troy School District in1988. Under his direction, theAthens High School Orchestrasperform at Carnegie Hall inNew York City March 2011.Kathleen Grimes became the

conductor for the newly formedJunior Strings in January2009. The group is a stepping-stone for children ages 7-13.She plays with MOT and isprincipal viola with the AnnArbor Symphony.“I was the kid who would

have fallen through the cracksif music hadn’t been offeredfree in Ann Arbor Schools,”said Grimes of Ypsilanti.“Being a professional musi-

cian adds a real world perspec-tive,” she added.One of the reasons Grace

Choi, 11, and Daniel Shao, 12,play with MYS is for enjoy-ment.“It’s fun yet very challeng-

ing,” said Shao, a cellist andstudent at Novi Middle Schooland the Michigan New CenturyChinese School at SchoolcraftCollege in Livonia.“I appreciate the quality of

music we make and commit-ment to playing well,” saidShao.

ON-STAGE EXPERIENCE“It’s fun,” said Choi of Novi,

who plays violin with theString Orchestra. “You get toexperience different music. Forthe concert you get to feel whatit’s like on stage. At first I feltscared but got used to it. NowI like it.”Erin Kim, 13, loves playing

for audiences. The Northvillegirl plays cello with the concertorchestra. Her sister, Gina,16, plays violin with the MYSSymphony.“It’s fun to perform those big

places,” said Kim. “It makesyou feel, everything you’ve beendoing is worth it. It makes youfeel good about yourself.”The interaction leads to

friendships inside MYS as wellas school.Catherine Culkin, 18,

Christina Hui, 14, and SandraPui, 15, live in Novi and attendNorthville High School wherethey play in the marching andsymphonic bands. Culkin chosetrumpet because she didn’twant to carry a tuba. She lovesbig band jazz.“I love how MYS is cream

of the crop from all aroundMichigan. I have the chanceto play with good playerswho make it sound so easy.Everyone’s awesome,” saidCulkin who also accompaniesthe children’s choir at St. JamesCatholic Church in Novi.“My mom played bassoon

and loved music. She alwaysplayed clarinet music when Iwas small and started me onpiano at age 5. I can’t remem-ber not playing music,” addedCulkin.Like Culkin, Hui began

playing piano at age 5, flutearound age 8. She also is on thelacrosse team in school.“My teacher got me interest-

ed in orchestra,” said Hui now

in her second year with MYS.“Everyone tries really hard andthe music is challenging. It’snice to share that with otherpeople.”“I thought it would be a good

way to increase my skills,”added Pui who’s played clarinetsince sixth grade and likes tolisten to Korean pop music andrun cross-country and track atNorthville High School.Several of the students are

involved with extracurricularactivities. Sarah Jylkka, 16 wasleaving rehearsal to go homeand take a nap before playingin the orchestra for the WalledLake Western production ofHairspray. The Novi girl runstrack as well.Debbie Tylenda believes the

orchestra experience helpedher sons excel in math and sci-ence. She’s one of the volunteerparents who make the non-profit MYS successful.“All volunteers are moms or

dads,” said Amy Han who coor-dinates Junior Strings.“Kids don’t realize MYS can’t

run if parents aren’t involved,”added Patty Jylkka of Novi.Her daughter, Sarah, 16, is aviolinist in the symphony. “Itell them if you’re part of some-thing give your all to make itthe best it can be.”


Student musicians grow with symphony experience

The Metropolitan YouthSymphony’s next concert isSunday, Feb. 6, at the FordCommunity & Performing ArtsCenter. For more information,visit www.metropolitanyouth-symphony.org.

PHOTOS BY ANN ESPINOZA

Catherine Cui and Christina Hui both of Northville were photographed at a recent MYS rehearsal in North FarmingtonHigh School.

Victoria Haltom conducts the String Orchestra at MYS. She wasconcertmaster with the Livonia Symphony Orchestra in the 1990s andheld the positions with the Michigan Opera Theater (MOT) Orchestra andas director in the Berkley Schools and Lahser High School in BloomfieldHills. She regularly performs with the Birmingham-Bloomfield SymphonyOrchestra and LaCorda Ensemble.

AndrewChen ofNorthville wasphotographedat a recentrehearsalof theMetropolitanYouthSymphony.

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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF NORTHVILLENOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS

If you experience an overflow or back up of a sewage disposalsystem or storm water system, you must file a written claim withthe Northville Township Department of Public Services within 45days after the overflow or backup was discovered. Notice should bemailed to:

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The above notice is issued pursuant to the Code of Ordinances forthe Charter Township of Northville, Chapter 58.2 Article II,Property Maintenance Code.

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SYNOPSISJANUARY 20, 2011 – REGULAR MEETINGCHARTER TOWNSHIP OF NORTHVILLE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

DATE: Thursday, January 20, 2011TIME: 7:30 p.m. Regular MeetingPLACE: 44405 Six Mile RoadCALL TO ORDER: Supervisor Abbo called the meeting to orderat 7:30 p.m.ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Mark Abbo, Sue Hillebrand, RichardHenningsen, Marjorie Banner, Marv Gans, Christopher RoosenABSENT: Mindy HerrmannPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: at 7:301. Agendas: A. Approve Consent and Regular Agendas and toadd item 2.C. Honor resolution and 3.A – set public hearing forHistoric District –March 17, 20112. Appointments, Presentations, Resolutions &

Announcements:A. Timothy Zawodny – appoint to Planning Commission -

approvedB. Buolus, Gharib – appoint to Board of Review – approvedC. Al Smitley – Resolution 2011– 02

3. Public Hearings: Set public hearing for Historic DistrictMarch 17, 2011

4. Brief Public Comments: State Representative Kurt Heisegave a brief update on House Bill 4112. Several residents hadconcerns regarding Chapter 53 of the Code of ordinances. JohnWerth, Director of Public Safety, updated the Board on the lockdown at the High School and thanked all the organizations thatresponded.5. New Business:

A. Steeplechase final plat 4 & 5 - approvedB. SEMCOG Annual Dues - $3,171.00 - approvedC. Stonewater – set back modification request - approvedD. Northville Bennett Arboretum Pathway Grant Agreement

- approvedE. Wayne County Permits - approvedF. Collection of Summer Tax – Northville Public School

District - approvedG. Collection of Summer Tax – Plymouth Canton School

District - approvedH. Collection of Regional Service Agency of Wayne County -

approvedI. Collection of Summer Tax – Schoolcraft College - approvedJ. Seven Mile Road Master Plan – Consultant

Recommendation - REMOVEDK. 2009 International Fire Code - REMOVEDL. Patrol Vehicle purchase – Police Department - approvedM. Detective Bureau Vehicle purchase – Police Department -

approved6. Unfinished Business: None7. Ordinances:

A. Chapter 53 Ordinance Amendments – revisit February 17,2011

B. Chapter 58.17 International Property Maintenance Codeamendments -REMOVED

8. Bills Payable: A. Bills payable in the amount of$7,049,384.42 - approved

9. Board Communication & Reports: Reports were given byMark Abbo, Sue Hillebrand, Richard Henningsen, MarjorieBanner, Christopher Roosen, Chip Snider

10. Any other business or public comment for the Board ofTrustees: Discussion on the Seven Mile Road Property.

An unapproved draft of the minutes will be available afterFebruary 1, 2011.11. ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted:Sue A. Hillebrand, M.M.C.

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Chuck GaidicaSigning atBarnes & Noble

Northville’sAward-winningmeteorologistChuckGaidicawill signcopiesofhisnewbook,Cuddling isLikeChocolate, at2p.m.Saturday,Feb.12atBarnes&NobleBooksellers, 17111HaggertyRoad,Northville.Theauthorwill speakbriefly abouthowhis award-

winningCuddleAlertshave inspiredhimto takeonthenewroleofwriter, afterwhich the signingwill takeplace.Cuddling isLikeChocolatewas released in

December2010and isGaidica’s first book. Hewillalso signcopiesofTommyStartsSomethingBig,hisnewchildren’spicturebook. Thebookswill beavail-able forpurchaseatBarnes&Noblebeforeandduringtheevent.

BestCity competitionTheresults ofmore than threemonthsofhardwork

will beunveiled from7:30a.m.-3p.m.Monday, Jan.31atSuburbanCollectionShowplace inNovi asmorethan1,000sixth, seventhandeighthgrade studentsfromsoutheasternMichigan, includingNorthvilleChristianSchool,will come together to compete forthe title of “BestCityof theFuture.”In its 16thyear, theMichiganRegionalFutureCity

Competition is anationwidecompetition that chal-lengesmiddle school students to envisionacity in thefuture inwhich theywould like to live.Guidedby theirteachers andvolunteer engineermentors, studentshave threemonths todevelopacomputermodel,write anessay, buildaphysicalmodelusingengineer-ingandmathematicalprinciples, and thenpresenttheir creation toprofessional judgesduringadaylongcompetition.Thewinning teamfromMichiganwill go to

Washington,D.C. inFebruary to compete in thenationalFutureCity challengeagainst teams fromacross the country.

YogaCenteropenhouseNorthvilleYogaCenter ishostinganopenhouse

from2-5p.m.Sunday, Jan.30 tocelebrate itsnewlyexpandedandrenovated spaceand thebeginningofits fourthyear. During theafternoon, threemini-yogasessions, each30minutes long,will beoffered toallowvisitors to try yoga. Mini sessionswill run from2:15-2:45p.m., 3:153:45p.m., and4:15-4:45p.m. Pleasewear comfortable clothing.Aspecial incentiveof “Two forTwo” is offered to

currentmemberswhobringa friendor relativewhohasnever visited theyogacenterbefore. Eachpersonwill receive two free classes.Refreshmentswill alsobeserved.TheYogaCenteroffers free yogaeachSaturdayat

noonduring itsCommunityYogaclass. It’s locatedat200SouthMainSt., across the street fromtheChamberofCommerce. Please check thewebsitefor amapwith the location, class schedules andmoreinformationatwww.northvilleyogacenter.com.

All America Season’sthird showat TippingPoint

TippingPointTheatre announced the third showofitsAllAmericaSeason–PROOF,byDavidAuburn.Set inChicago, thiswinnerof the2001Pulitzer

Prize fordramaandTonyAward forbest play, tellsthe storyofCatherine, thedaughter ofmentally-illRobert, a recentlydeceasedmathematical genius. Shehasputher life onhold to take careofhimand findsherself lost andquestioningherownsanity.It is directedbySuziReganandstarsHugh

Maguire,KatePeckham,ChrisKorte andKellyKomlen.The showopensFeb. 3and runs throughMarch5

at the theater, 361E.CadyStreet, inNorthville.The curtain rises at 8p.m.Thursday through

Saturday,withmatinees at 3p.m.Saturdayand2p.m.Sunday.Tickets, from$26 to$30, areon salenowandavailableby calling theboxoffice at (248)347-0003.

Business tohost art showTheMenagerieRoom@CoReutter theSalon,

locatedat 116N.Lafayette inSouthLyon,will behostinganupcoming student art show.Students of allages andmediumscanenterup to threepieces of artwork for free.Theentrydeadline is Saturday,March12.Therewill be a receptionSaturday,April 2 from6-8p.m.The student showwill rununtil Saturday,May28.Formore information, call (248)446-0411.

EmergencyFoodAssistanceProgram forPlymouthandNorthville

PlymouthandNorthvillewill beparticipatingin “TheEmergencyFoodAssistanceProgram”(TEFAP),which is a supplemental foodprogramforall income-eligibleWayne county residents.Distributionswill be the thirdThursdayof each

month from10a.m.-noonatSt.KennethCatholicChurch (14951NorthHaggertyRoad),with the firstdistribution scheduled forMarch 17.All recipientsmustbepre-registered tobecomecertified for eligi-bility (meetingboth incomeand residency require-ments) beforebeingable to receive foodondistribu-tiondays.Recipientswhoarenot currently onanygovern-

mental program(FoodStamps,ADCandGeneralAssistance)will need toprovidedocumentation suchasbirth certificates or social security cards, proof ofincomeand residenceandproof of thenumberofhouseholdmembers.BridgeCardholderswill auto-matically bequalified toparticipatebutmust stillregister.Formore informationand registration, please con-

tact thePlymouthCommunityUnitedWayoffice at(734)453-6879ext. 2.

Amurdermystery tea

NorthvilleHistorical Societypresents amurdermystery tea,TheDecadentHousewivesofHysteriaLane, from1-3p.m.Saturday,Feb.26atMillRaceVillage,Cady Inn.Elaine, oneof thegirls onHysteriaLane,hasbeen

founddead.All of thedecadenthousewivesareundersuspicion,butwhatcoulddriveaperson tomurder?Hear theneighbors

as they share the troubles they’vehadwithElaine, allthewhile

claiming their innocence. Can we believethem?Who dunnit? Solve the mystery and win aprize!Enjoy an afternoon of laughter and ponder

the mystery at hand while enjoying a deliciousassortment of tea sandwiches,delectable scones and decadent desserts along

with our signature tea served on our finest china.Tickets are $30 ($25 for NHSmembers); dead-

line is Feb. 21.Contact the Northville Historical Society at

(248) 348-1845.

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LOCALWinterBloodDriveTime/Date: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30Location: Our LadyofVictoryChurchsocial hall, 770Thayer, NorthvilleDetails: Open to thepublic; all donorswelcome. To scheduleanappointment,call ChrstineAbbeyat (248) 701-5221 oremail [email protected],madeevery15minutes, help.

Pint Size Hero Blood DriveTime/Date: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., Feb. 5Location: Amerman ElementaryGymnasium, 847 N. Center Street,NorthvilleDetails: Please help the Brownies atAmerman Elementary learn the valueand importance of blood donation byattending our upcoming blood drive.Through your generous donation ofblood you can help save three lives andour children can learn the value of giv-ing of themselves. Youmust be at least17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds,be in general good health and providea valid photo ID upon donation. Pleaseplan on being at the drive for 90min-utes. Appointments are recommendedand can bemade by registering atwww.redcrossblood.org (enter sponsorcode: amerman). You can also contactMrs. Franchi or Mrs. Scavnicky if you

are unable to register online. Donoreligibility questions can be answeredby calling (866) 236-3276.Contact: Aileen Franchi (248) 596-1021or Katie Jodl (248) 344-8943.

Free Travel Show!Time/Date: 10-11 a.m. Feb. 8Location: Northville CommunitySenior Center, 303W. Main Street,NorthvilleDetails: Come for light refreshmentsand prizes! Hear about upcoming trips.Contact: Suzie Johnson, SeniorServices/Adult Enrichment coordinator,Northville CommunitySeniorCenter, at(248) 349-4140, ext. 1943

Northville &Novi GardenClubMeetingTime/Date: 6:30p.m.Monday, Feb. 14

Location: NorthvilleArtHouse, 215W.CadyDetails: The topicwill be “Bees--sweeterthatHoney”withDaveZurek.Contact: FranGunderson (248) 349-6457

Northville CommunitySeniorCenterWinter Concert Series - SixWeekEntertainment SeriesTime/Date: 2 p.m. Sundays throughFeb. 20Location: Northville CommunitySeniorCenter, 303W.MainStreet, NorthvilleDetails: TheSeniorAdult Servicesreserves the right to cancel due toinclementweatheror circumstancesbeyondcontrol; $3at thedoor. Jan. 23–Picks&Sticks; Jan. 30 –Spirit of DetroitChapterof SweetAdeline’s Inrternational;Feb. 6 – ToppermostBeatles Tribute; Feb.13 – JerryConnelly; Feb. 20 –Girls’ NightOutContact: Suzie Johnson (248) 349-4140x: 1943

Northville Chamberof CommerceLunch&LearnGoogleAdWords 101TiimeDate: 11:30a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 27Details: $15 includes catered lunchLocation: NorthvilleDistrict Library, 212W. CadyStreet, NorthvilleContact: (248) 349-7640or [email protected]

American LegionLocation: NorthvilleAmericanLegionLloydH. GreenPost 147, 100W.DunlapContact:www.americanlegionpost147.org.SliderNiteTime/Date: 5:30-8p.m.WednesdaysDetails: Open to thepublic (includingchildren); $1.50each for a slideor fries.Steak&RibNiteTime/Date: 5:30-8p.m. every first andthird Fridaysof themonthDetails: publicwelcomeContact: Cris Doering, Auxiliarypresi-dent, (734) 756-7043

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“Sunny Day at the Cathedral” by Barbara Demgen

5th Annual Member ExhibitionThe Northville Art House will present the fifth annual memberexhibition showcasing the varied styles and mediums of over 50artist members. This exhibition was developed to say “Thank You”to everyone who has supported the growth and creativity of the artsin Northville. The show will open with an artist reception 6-9 p.m.Friday, Feb. 4. The show will continue through Feb. 19 during the ArtHouse Gallery hours 1-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. For additionalinformation, call (248) 344-0497 or visit www.northvillearts.org.The Art House is located at 215 W. Cady Street and is a facility ofthe Northville Arts Commission. Admission to Art House exhibits arealways free and open to the public.

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Abbey Park at Mill River28413 Abbey LaneNew Hudson248-437-6550www.abbeypark.com

Beckway Garage Door505 East Lake St.South Lyon1-800-224-3667www.beckwaydoor.com

Cadillac of Novi41350 Grand River Ave.Novi248-476-4466www.cadillacofnovi.com

Casterline Funeral Home Inc.Northville & South Lyon248-446-1171248-349-0611www.casterlinefuneralhome.com

CCA, Inc22271 Pontiac TrialSouth Lyon248-437-1304www.ccainc.net

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Divine Yoga & Massage105 North Lafayette, Suite 100Downtown South Lyon248-437-9642www.divineyogacompany.com

Duncan Disposal Systems LLC23333 GriswoldSouth Lyon248-437-8600www.duncandisposalsystems.com

Farmers Insurance, Tom Groom410 North LafayetteSouth Lyon248-437-5309www.farmersagents.com/tgroom

Feldman Automotive30400 Lyon Center Drive EastNew Hudson248-486-1900www.feldmanauto.com

Gateway Dental CareDr. Michelle Conforti25660 Pontiac Trail (at 11 Mile)248-446-2700www.gatewaydentalcare-southlyon.com

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Novi Bowl21700 Novi Road(between 8 & 9 Mile)Novi248-348-9120www.novibowl.com

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Retail fraud at Kohl’s

1A 50-year-old Livonia womanwas arrested forretail fraud at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the Kohl’s

department store at 20155Haggerty Road.A loss detention detective watched on surveil-

lance camera as the woman selected themerchan-dise, then proceed to the boy’s fitting room area,where she concealed it in a shopping bag in hercart.The woman stole two Playtex bras valued at $64,

nine Keurig K-Cup’s coffee cups valued at $117, fivefashion bracelets valued at $114, six sterling silverearring sets valued at $175, a Napier nickel-freenecklace valued at $16, and a Fancy Feet SterlingSilver ankle bracelet valued at $105.

Larceny at motel

2An officer was dispatched to theHampton Innat 20600Haggerty Road at 11 a.m. on Jan. 22

about theft of auto parts.A 53-year-old SterlingHeights woman told

police that when she left work she found her sparetire wasmissing from the back of her vehicle.The wheel was valued at $150.

Operating with drugs

3A 47-year-old Detroit womanwas arrestedat 10:45 p.m. on Jan. 19 at SevenMile and

Meadowbrook roads for operating while in the

presence of drugs.An officer noticed that the vehicle in front

of him was driving between 10 and 15 mphunder the speed limit.The driver also drove left of the center

line twice, crossing the yellow line.The officer could smell burnt marijuana

when he approached the vehicle.The officer asked for her Medical

Marijuana Card, but she could only producean application.She was asked if she knew it was illegal to

drive under the inf luence of marijuana evenif she had a valid card. She said she did notknow that and that she was sorry.The woman said she had smoked a couple

of hours ago. Police found marijuana anddrug paraphernalia in the car. There werefabric softener sheets all over the vehicle,too.

Ring stolen from home

4A 56-year-old resident of WintergreenCircle told police that someone stole

some items from her home about 12:18 p.m.on Jan. 19.Missing items included a gold pinkie ring

with about 10 small diamonds attached to abutterf ly on the band valued at $500.The suspect was an unknown Comcast

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BY SAM EGGLESTONCORRESPONDENT

It was the kind of game every coachhopes his team has when bouncingback from a tough loss.The Northville Mustangs boys

basketball team, coached by ToddSander, took a tough loss againstNovi two weeks ago, but theirresponse was a strong one as they

came back and defeated South LyonEast, 71-34.“I was proud of how we responded

after getting kicked by Novi onFriday,” said Sander.Northville jumped out to a 25-9

lead in the first quarter to set a fastpaced contest, and they never both-ered to look back as they went up, 43-18, by the end of the first half.“I was happy with how we kept our

foot on the gas,” said Sander. “Wedidn’t want to relent.”Andrew Baldwin had eight points

in the first quarter while BryceGroshek had 11 to lead their team byexample. And if that weren’t enough,Baldwin nailed a shot from nearlyfull court to end the half and addinsult to injury for the strugglingCougars.But Northville wasn’t done, not by

a long shot. The Mustangs tacked on15 more points in the third quarterfor a 58-25 advantage before finish-ing the Cougars off with a strongshowing in the fourth.“It can be tough to keep focus in a

game like this,” said Sander. “For themost part, I thought we continueddoing what we needed to do, anddidn’t form bad habits.”Northville climbed to 5-4 overall

and 2-2 in the Central Division withthe victory.Groshek ended the night with

16 points to lead his team, whileBaldwin added 15. Nick Raadchipped in 10 in the winning effort.

Sam Eggleston is a free-lance writer andformer staff sports writer for the NorthvilleRecord and Novi News.

Boys basketball team controls game from start The Northville Mustangs boys basketballteam will be back in action when theyvisit Livonia Stevenson tomorrow at 7p.m. before hosting South Lyon at 7 p.m.Tuesday.

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Mustangs collect win against South Lyon East


At this point in the season,Northville Mustangs gymnasticscoach Erin McWatt knows that itisn’t wins or losses that are countingfor her team, but rather the experi-ence they’re getting along the way.The young and inexperienced

Mustangs have seen steadily improv-ing scores throughout the season,and last week was no different.In a dual meet against Salem, theMustangs took a 135.1-130.4 lossto the Rocks before scoring 131.35points to take fourth in the SalemInvitational just days later.

“I’m veryproud ofhow theseason isshapingup,” saidMcWatt.“We’rerebuilding,for sure,

but so far we’ve improved upon ourteam all-around score each meet.”Northville’s first and secondmeets of

the year found the team scoring 124.5and 122.05 points, respectively. Sincethen, the teamhad added 10 points totheir all-around, with a season highcoming last weekwith a 131.35.“That’s huge,” said McWatt.That score came during the Salem

Invitational, which doesn’t awardindividual places, but rather com-bines scores to create a team placein each event. Northville finishedsecond on beam, fourth on both barsand floor and fifth on vault.Highlights from individual scores

included Allison Kemp’s 9.3 withher floor routine and impressive 9.1on the bars, while Katie Park tookan 8.75 from the judges on the beamand Victoria Clay finished with an8.4 with her vault performance.In the team’s dual meet against

Salem, the Mustangs had impressivenumbers from several contributors.Kemp continued her comeback froma preseason injury and scored a 9.6with her beam work and a 9.45 onthe floor while freshman MorganPrice scored an 8.9 on the beam andan 8.45 on vault, which was the samevault score as teammates Clay andTaylor Dempsey.

Sam Eggleston is a free-lance writer andformer staff sports writer for the NorthvilleRecord and Novi News.

Mustangs gymnasts keep improving scoresSquad bows toSalem, takesfourth at invite

The Mustangs gymnas-tics team will be back inaction today when theytake on Brighton/Howellon the road at 7 p.m.

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PHOTOS BY JOHN HEIDER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Mustang gymnast Julianna Lim practices at the Sports Club of Novi. Mustang gymnast works on her balance beam routine at the Sports Club of Novi on Jan. 21.

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Last week was one of upsand downs for the NorthvilleMustangs wrestling team.The squad, coached by Bob

Boshoven, earned a big vic-tory over Central Division foeLivonia Stevenson, 54-15, butcouldn’t find the same magicagainst Novi and fell, 42-21.Against Livonia, the

Mustangs simply dominatedfrom the start, winning 10 ofthe 14 matches to route theSpartans. Against the NoviWildcats, however, the teamfound it to be a much closersituation and found that six ofthe day’s matches were decidedby fewer than four points.Earning two wins on the

day were Alex Coe, wrestlingat 152 pounds, and JohnMontgomery, who was at 160pounds. Both grapplers earnedtheir wins by pin.Ian Stirton, a senior captain,

also earned two wins on theday, but he wrestling at 125pounds--a full weight classhigher--due to an illness histeammate was suffering. Alsoadjusting weight classes andearning two wins was TrevorMaresh, who wrestled at 171and 189 and still managed tonot give up a single point to hisfoes.

Sam Eggleston is a free-lance writerand former staff sports writer for theNorthville Record and Novi News.

The Mustangs will compete againnext week in the KLAA cross-over. No additional details wereavailable at press time.

Grapplerssplit againstdivision foesNorthville topplesStevenson, fallsagainst rival Novi

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What’s better than one win?Two wins, of course.The Northville Mustangs

girls basketball team chockedup back-to-back victories overthe past week as they collecteda big win over South LyonEast, 57-23, before securinga defensive victory over theSalem Rocks, 32-17.Against the Rocks, Todd

Gudith coached his team towhat he considers his team’sbest defensive game “fromstart to finish.”“We got them frustrated

early and it snowballed forSalem from there,” saidGudith. “Offensively, we weremore patient and although wedidn’t take as many attemptsas we normally do, our shotattempts were better quality.”That made a huge difference

for the Mustangs, especiallyin the first three quarters. Thesquad started the game with athree-point basket by KendraBrenner, followed immediatelyby a rebound put-back by AlexMoynes on the very next pos-session. The momentum led toan 11-3 lead in the first beforeNorthville added six more fora 17-5 advantage at the half.The squad tacked on 12 pointsin the third and held Salem tojust four to keep the lead, 29-9.Northville committed a

season-low 12 turnovers in thegame.The Mustangs were led by

Moynes, who scored nine,while Brenner added eight inthe victory.The contest was a special

one in more ways than justbeing a rivalry game. Thetwo teams squared off fora Coaches vs. Cancer game,playing with a pink basket-ball and wearing pink sockswhile money was raisedthrough a 50/50 raff le, con-cession sales and Wall ofHope cards. Proceeds wentto the American CancerSociety.

The victory was extra spe-cial, putting Northville ina three-way tie for secondplace in the Central Divisionalong with Salem and LivoniaStevenson with a 3-2 mark.All three squads are chasingNovi, which is 4-1 in the divi-sion right now. Against SouthLyon East, there wasn’t quitethe low-scoring quarters. TheMustangs and Cougars wereneck-and-neck after one stan-za with a 12-12 game on theirhands before the Mustangsused eight unanswered pointsin the beginning of the secondto jump ahead and not lookback. By the end of the firsthalf, Northville led 20-13.After three, they controlled thegame, 33-16.“We lost some of their play-

ers in the first quarter intransition and East made someopen shots,” admitted Gudith.“I liked the way we found themthe rest of the game and con-tested everything. We workedthe ball better on offense inthe second half and createdsome good looks without set-tling for just the first thing wecould find. It was a completeteam effort on both ends of thefloor.”Northville nailed six three-

point shots in the second halfto finish 7-for-14 from beyondthe arc. Junior Camyll Harajliwent 3-for-3 from three-pointland in the fourth quarter tonot only keep her team’s sparkgoing, but to lead her team inscoring with nine for the game.Moynes and Brenner addedseven each in the winningeffort.


Girls cagers win back-to-back gamesSquad takes care of South Lyon East, Salem

The Northville girls will be backon the court when they hostLivonia Stevenson at 7 p.m.tomorrow before visiting SouthLyon Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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Megan Gertley fires an overhead pass during Northville’s Jan. 11 game against South Lyon.

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Rolling alongMustang Daniel Jacoby practices at Novi Lanes on Jan. 10 along with the other varsity players.

Shamrocks swimmers bow to Loyola Academy inGreat Lakes State InvitationalThe Detroit Catholic Central Shamrocks were able to showcase

their talent again this year in the Great Lakes State Invitation,hosted at Notre Dame University, and featuring some top-qualityCatholic high school teams.While the event usually has a team fromMichigan, one

from Illinois and one from Ohio, weather this year preventedthe Cincinnati Arch Bishop Moeller team from being able tocompete, essentially turning the invite into a dual meet. Whenall was said and done, the Shamrocks fell to Chicago LoyolaAcademy, 114-71.The Ramblers won all but one event with the lone exception

being Catholic Central’s victory by Ryan Newman in the 100yard breaststroke.CC never gave up, with strong races in 200 medley relay, Joe

Brinkman’s second place finish in the 200 individual medley,Dan Szuba’s runner-up 50 freestyle effort, captain Sean Ryan’s100 free second place swim, second and third place points in the500, a thrilling 200 free relay race and Dan Burton’s second inthe 100 back.Catholic Central will host “The Meet” today at 7 p.m. against

Brother Rice. The Meet is a celebration of the sport. Each year,Catholic Central designates one home meet per season as TheMeet does its best to make the experience a wonderful one--forthe athletes and spectators alike. In past years, the Shamrockshave drawn exceptional crowds to see the unique high schooldual meet event.

Shamrocks split day in CincinnatiThe Catholic Central Shamrocks made the trip down to

Cincinnati this past weekend to dual Ohio’s No. 4 rankedCincinnati Moeller. The Shamrocks split into an “A team” and a“B team” to take on Moeller. The B team defeated Moeller, 28-26,and the A team lost, 30-28.Picking up wins for the B team were: Dave Lilley, Zack

Colone, Mike Babicz, Alex Kas-Marogi, Jay Peterson, AndrewThompson, Joe Silvestri and Tim Naubert.The A team split seven matches with Moeller. However the dif-

ference ended up being bonus points as the Shamrocks pickedup two falls in comparison with Moeller’s three. Winning for theA team were: Evan Toth, Malik Amine, Logan Marcicki, RileyHanson, Alec Mooradian, Kevin Beazley and Miles TrealoutCatholic Central also defeated two CHSL foes last week with

wins over Warren DeLasalle, 48-18, and U of D, 77-3.Leading the way for the Shamrocks and earning two wins on

the night were Colone, Robert Coe, JT Ayotte, Beazley, Babicz,Tim Naubert, Chris Naubert and Casey Hagan.

Catholic Central hockey splits weekend with CulverIt’s always a treat for the Shamrocks hockey team to travel to

Culver Military Academy to take on one of the toughest teams ontheir schedule in back-to-back action.This year, the Catholic Central icers split the week, taking a 5-3

loss last Friday before coming back to earn a 3-2 win n Saturday.Culver jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first contest before

the Shamrocks added three of their own in the second periodto appear to be taking complete control of the game with a 3-2advantage. But Culver, not known for giving up, came back in thefinal stanza to score two for the 5-3 finale.Scoring for the Shamrocks were Carson Gatt, Michael Babcock

and Tyler VanNorman while Charlie Green (2), Sean Gaffney,Ryan Keller and Michael Downing assisted in the goals.In the loss, Alex Nork took the fall in goal while stopping 24

shots on goal.In the second game, it proved to be a back-and-forth affair as

Culver scored first in the first period for a 1-0 lead before theShamrocks tied it on a goal by Gatt at 16:58 in the second periodwith Nolan Gluchowski assisting on the score.Almost nine minutes later, Culver scored again for a 2-1 advan-

tage before the Shamrocks knotted it, 2-2, on a score by Kellerwith just over a minute left in the stanza. Downing and PeteHalash assisted.In the third, it was the Shamrocks turn to make the final

period count in their favor. Keller found the back of the net at the11:26 mark to secure the victory for his team. Gaffney earned theassist on the winning goal.Connor Pankow faced 30 shots and stopped all but two on his

way to securing the victory between the posts. Catholic Centralput 40 shots on Culver’s goal.

— By Sam Eggleston

CATHOLIC CENTRAL SPORTS ROUNDUP


If there’s one thing for cer-tain in the world of high schoolhockey in Metro Detroit, it’sthat you’re never going to getan easy win against a teamfrom Plymouth’s three highschools.Last week, the Northville

Mustangs discovered that firsthand, finding themselves onthe wrong end of a 4-0 loss toPlymouth Salem Rocks beforeearning a 1-1 tie against thePlymouth Wildcats.Against the Rocks,

Northville was stymied bygoalie Brandon Price, whostopped all of their 25 shots.Earning goals for Plymouth

were Michael Manser, RyanQuigley, Alex Zultowski andKyle Downey.In their game against

Plymouth, it was Northville’sgoalie Sean Bretz making theimpressive saves, stopping 23shots on goal from the sticks ofthe Wildcats.Bretz’s biggest stop of the

night came on the final shot

of the game as Plymouth hada breakaway chance and fireda shot on the net with two sec-onds left, which Bretz stoppedcold with his glove hand.Northville scored first in

the contest, finding the backof the net with 4:39 left in thesecond period off the stick ofClayton Neal for a 1-0 lead.Stephen Champagne andBrady Marotta earned assistson the goal.Plymouth came back and

scored just over two and a halfminutes later to tie the gamefor good as Cody Staub man-aged to fit a wrist-shot pastBretz for the goal. Northville isnow 4-8-2 on the season.


Mustangs icersearn tie, take lossHockey team struggles in lossagainst Salem, ties Plymouth

The Mustangs hockey team will beback on the ice tomorrow whenthey host South Lyon at 6 p.m.before taking a break until Feb. 4when they host Novi at 6 p.m.

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If you’re a Detroit CatholicCentral Shamrock or knowanything about them, thenyou’ll know that no matterwhat sport is being played, it’salways a season highlight todefeat Brother Rice.The Shamrocks’ bowling

team was the latest team to do

just that, earning a 27.5-2.5victory over the Warriors tostay tied for first place in theCatholic High School League.The Shamrocks didn’t have

much trouble, sweeping theBaker games, 213-119 and199-169 before winning thefirst regular game, 931-799.The Catholic Central bowlersfinished the job in style, earn-ing a win in the second regular

game as well, 981-617.High scorers for CC were

Matt Nugent (222), TomZahari (201), Jeff Conflitti(206) and Josh Moran (201).The team also competed

in the Oakland County

Championships last weekand finished the preliminaryround in fourth place to makethe cutoff for match play. Itwas there that the team wasunexpectedly eliminated byWaterford Kettering, 456-415.High scorers for theShamrocks

wereConflitti (655 series), ScottKujawa (642), Eric Pavlov (598),Nugent (628) andZahari (653).


Catholic Central bowlers defeat Brother RiceShamrocks continuing high-quality season

The Shamrocks will be bowlingagain Saturday at noon whenthey compete in the Tri-CountyInvitational at Five Star Lanes.

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The Detroit Catholic Centralski team secured a decisivevictory last week with a first-place showing in the Boys’Giant Slalom at Mt. Brighton.The squad, coached by Tom

Gable, followed the lead ofJim Herzog and Ian Pierce,

who finished fourth and fifth,respectively, while Eric Kurczadded a 13th-place show-ing. The Shamrocks defeatedOkemos and BirminghamUnited to secure the first-place team finish.“After years of coaching

CC ski racers, one thing wealways stress is working asa team and finishing,” said

Gable, who has lead theShamrocks on the slopes forover two decades.The Shamrocks were not

without their troubles, howev-er. The team had to overcomea “did not finish” by DamonRottermond in his second run.Jim Dooley also had a DNFwith his coming during hisfirst run.

Two days prior, theShamrocks took second inthe season’s inaugural slalomevent. Catholic Central fin-ished behind Okemos.Rottermond, considered

the Shamrocks’ top skier, tooksecond-place while Pierce fin-ished third while Evan Hicksfinished 12th.


Shamrocks take first at Mt. BrightonSki team follows lead of Jim Herzog, Ian Pierce to victory

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Livonia Stevenson neededa big game from its 6-foot-9senior center Jalen Reynoldsin Tuesday night’s KLAACentral Division showdownwith unbeaten Novi.And the Xavier University

signee delivered with a career-high 30 points to go alongwith 14 rebounds as the hostSpartans rallied for a 61-55overtime victory.Stevenson, which improved

to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in thedivision, overcame a 10-pointthird-quarter deficit andsent the game into OT whenReynolds delivered a clutchthree-pointer from the deepcorner to make it 53-all with22.46 seconds go.“I fired it off and let it go,”

said Reynolds, who also addedfour rim-rattling dunks. “Iwas ready, I felt it in my bodyand said, ‘Hit this three.’ Iwas ready to take it to over-time and prepare from there.Our coach has had us in hereshooting every day and pre-paring for what just happenedtoday.”Novi (8-1, 3-1) had its chanc-

es, but missed a pair of front-

ends of a one-on-one freethrow situation, including onewith 16.98 seconds remainingin regulation, giving Stevensonthe ball one more time for anopportunity to win.Reynolds, however, missed

a free throw line jumper in thewaning seconds.Senior point-guard C.J.

Mwila, who had sufferedthrough a miserable shoot-ing night, then came throughwith a seven straight pointsin the overtime, none biggerthan his short jumper with54.31 seconds left to give theSpartans the lead for good, 57-55 (after he converted a freethrow while being fouled onthe shot).“I was open at the moment,”

said Mwila, who finished with16 points. “It got tipped backto me and I just decided toshoot the ball and hope for thebest. I saw my teammate tip itin the air, and my first instinctwas to just go for the ball. Iwas going to go in for a layup,but I was open where I wasand just decided to shoot it.”Mwila then made back-to-

back foul shots followed bytwo more by Charlie Swinglein the final 44 seconds to putthe game out of reach.

Stevenson junior guardJonathan Campbell, who wentscoreless during the openinghalf, came alive during thesecond with 10 points.Campbell converted a rare

four-point play with 2:02 leftin the third period to pull theSpartans to within two, 41-30,to spark a 9-0 run.“They definitely stepped up,”

Reynolds said of the Spartanteammates. “They’re happy,we’re all happy and we got thewin. This just puts us furtherup in the map. It puts us high-er and makes us ready to takeon whoever is in front of us.”Novi shot a blistering 7-of-8

during the first quarter, butled by only one, 16-15.The Wildcats enjoyed a 28-

24 advantage at halftime andstretched the margin to 40-30with 3:35 to go in the thirdperiod on a triple by ScottKempa.But 22 turnovers on the

night led to Novi’s undoingand the Wildcats went coldduring the four-minute OT,shooting only 1-of-10 from thefloor.“We didn’t value the ball,”

Novi coach Cory Heitsch said.“The cornerstone of our pro-gram is to value and possess

the ball.“I understand some (turn-

overs) at the beginning ofthe game. You’re jittery andnervous — but two travels lateand jump ball late that shouldhave been a layup. Those arethe things that the kids hope-fully will learn from, takeadvice from and get betterfrom. It’s very frustrating to sitthere and watch because thoseare plays we haven’t made inmonths.”Samer Ozeir, a smooth-

shooting 6-8 senior, paced theWildcats with 17 points. BrianBush and Chris Milon eachadded 12.All of Bush’s points came on

triples as Novi made eight onthe night.A triple by Ozeir from the

deep left corner with only 1:38to go in regulation had givenNovi a 53-50 advantage.“Samer — this guy can

shoot,” Reynold said. “He’s ashooter. That’s pretty much allI can say. He’s a shooter. Heputs the ball in the hole.”Novi connected on 21-of-51

shots from the floor (41.1 per-cent), while Stevenson was 23-of-64 (35.9 percent).

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Northville gymnastics

Northville gymnast Katie Parks.

Mustang gymnast Taylor Dempsey does a leap on the balance beam whilepracticing at the Sports Club of Novi on Jan. 21. Northville Mustang gymnast Yara Moussaed.

Northville gymnast Allie Kemp.

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Mustang gymnast Victoria Clay works on her floor routine on Jan. 21. Mustang gymnast Jenn Upmeyer. Mustang Morgan Price leaps off the floor during a practice on Jan. 21.

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