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Localon“Millionaire”AndyWeiss, anativeof

Northville,will beacontestanton“WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire”onThursday,March 17withguesthostSherri ShepherdofABC’sTheView. Locally,MillionairecanbeseenonWWJ(CBS),weekdaysat9a.m.Weiss isa 1997graduateof

NorthvilleHighSchooland is thesonofBeckyandDennisWeissofSouthLyon.Hecurrentlylives inAstoria,N.Y.whereheworks indigital advertisingsalesandasacomedian.Weissspent time inSouth

Africavolunteeringataschool fororphanedchildren.Hesaid thatif hewonbigon“Millionaire”, hewould“fundanextravagant life-style,”paysomebillsanddonatetoaschool fororphanedchildreninSouthAfrica.He isalsohopingthat inaddition towinning$1mil-lion,heendsupwithadateafterhisdebutonnational television.

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theAmericanRedCrossarepart-nering inablooddrivecampaign.The firstblooddrive is from6a.m.to6p.m., Thursday,March 17, intheAuditorium. TheAmericanRedCrossencouragesarea resi-dents todonateblood.Thehospital is locatedat

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Northville residents do not have to travel toofar for some St. Patrick’s Day revelry.March 17 is a day to celebrate one’s Irish

ancestry by wearing green, eating corn beefand cabbage, and having an adult beverage.The great thing about St. Pat’s Day, however,is everyone can enjoy even if you are notdescended from that island of shamrocks andblarney stone.

To start a day of celebration one must eat ahealthy meal. One good place to go would beEdwards Café in downtown Northville. Theywill be serving all of the classics like Irish stewand soda bread along with corn beef and cab-bage dinners. The hearty meal can be toppedoff with a leprechaun cookie or a dish ofBailey’s rice pudding.If you are looking for something different in

Northville then a stop into Rebecca’s Family


TheNorthvilleDowntownDevelopmentAuthority onTuesdayapproved funding for six commercialimprovement projects that aim to improveexterior appearances. These projects arefunded through theBusinessAssistanceProgram,which started in 2007.In addition, theDDAdiscussed chang-

es to the $2million Streetscape projectwhile looking forward to the upcom-ing phase thatwill seework performedonMain andCenter streets during theupcomingmonths. This began last year

for the purpose of updating the agingstreetscape featureswhilemaking down-town visitor friendly.According toDDADirector LoriWard,

both projects aremoving alongwell. Shesaid theBAPhas been a significant impe-tus for private sector investment in down-townwhile the streetscape projectwillhelpmake safer visits to businesses alongMain andCenter.“A little bit of help can start a big proj-

ect, sowe are providing funds to busi-nesses so they can get started on some-thing they havewanted to do,”Ward saidof theBAP. “When taken collectively theprojects that have been completed have

improved downtown immensely.”TheBAPhas funded over 40projects to

date. Thematching dollars are only grant-ed for exteriorwork,which can includestore fronts and rear areas.Ward said thecurrent BAPbudget is at $42,500. Thenext phase of funding has been granted tosuch locations asGardenviews andUrbanOptiques andEyeware.The first phase of the streetscape con-

struction planwas completed this pastNovember; however, somemodificationswill have to bemade to the completedwork. Sidewalkwork is the area to bereconstructed, specifically along southCenter Street.Ward said the plan calledfor a dark grey concrete but instead alighter colorwas poured in by the contrac-tors.

TheDDA is currently discussingthe options to remedy these issueswithRauhornElectrical andAlbanelliConcrete.Ward said the proposedchanges are contingent on receiving afavorable cost estimate. The project has acontingency amount of $167,000.Overallcostswere offset by a nearly $700,000grant from theMichiganDepartment ofTransportation.


The belief of loving oneanother through your actionsis the main motivation forNorthville’s First UnitedMethodist Church duringtheir annual HospitalityWeek.“We aim to live out what

we believe in,” said DeborahSouthworth, who chairs thecommittee that coordinatesthe annual event for thechurch. “The support fromthe church members, neigh-boring churches, communitygroups and others is testa-ment to the dedication tohelping others in need.”Each year since 1991, First

United Methodist Churchhas been participating ina program to help those inneed of shelter, food and fel-lowship. Hospitality weekran from Feb. 26 to March 5.It is an Inter-Faith RotatingShelter program adminis-tered by Cass CommunitySocial Services (CCSS) inDetroit, and it runs from

DDA OKs funding for improvementsStreetscape project changes discussed

For those interested in learning moreabout the streetscape plan there will bea meeting at Genitti’s Hole-in-the-wallMarch 30 at 8:30 a.m.

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Volunteers, churchesdrive Hospitality WeekAnnual eventsurpassesexpectations

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Carrie Semeyn, left, Jack Kwas, right and others begin serving food on Feb. 28 for a group of homeless people who were staying at Northville’s First UnitedMethodist Church.

Northville First UnitedMethodist Church memberCarrie Semeyn, center, talksto Lunard Morman, left, ashe, Rachel Moore, right, andothers enjoy a meal at thechurch on Eight Mile Road onFeb. 28. They were part of agroup of homeless individualsfrom the Detroit area thatwere staying at the church fora few days.

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Members of Stantec andNorthville Township trust-ees met in a brief study ses-sion on March 3 that servedas an introductory meetingabout or launch of the mas-ter plan.“We just wanted to go over

what the process is going tobe,” said Mark Abbo, town-ship supervisor. “It was areally good meeting.” Thoseinvolved with Stantec asked

the board and audiencemembers how they see theproperty the township nowowns.When the audience

answered that that was kindof hard to put into words,Stantec representatives sug-gested naming a car thatthey see the property like.Fred Shadko, resident,

said he sees the property asa Jeep Cherokee, because it’srugged, outdoorsy and has abit of a “swagger.” Abbo saidhe compares the property to

a Cadillac because a studyonce said that Cadillac driv-ers are the most loyal cus-tomers.“That’s how I see the resi-

dents of Northville Townshipreacting to this property,” hesaid.Sue Hillebrand said she sawit as a Chrysler 300, becausethere was nothing like itbefore it came onto the road.“The project needs to have alittle ‘attitude,’” she said.Members of Stantec have

been hired to develop amaster plan for the propertyNorthville Township ownswhere the former state hos-pital sat.Talks so far have men-

tioned a pavilion, walkingtrails, a nature center, out-door amphitheater, soccerfields and more.The public will have a

great deal of input in thedesign of the project, suchas being part of public focusgroups planned in the nearfuture.“We want the plan to meetthe expectations of the com-munity,” Abbo said.

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GypsyThe Novi Civic Theatre production of Gypsy has its three final shows this weekend. The majority of the show’sactors are Novi and Northville adults and children. Novi residents Julie Landry and Bruce Markham havestarring roles, as does Livonia resident Kelly Buck. In Gypsy, Mama Rose is a wildly determined stage mothertrying to make her two young daughters into famous vaudeville performers. With many hit numbers such as“Everything’s Comin’ Up Roses” and “Let Me Entertain You”, the production is sure to charm audiences. Somecontent may be inappropriate for those younger than 12. Tickets are $18/adults, $15/children and seniors.All seats are reserved. Purchase tickets at the box office or online at cityofnovi.org. For more information,please call the Novi Parks office at (248) 347-0400. Remaining shows are 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18; 7:30p.m. Saturday, March 19; and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20.

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John has written a play about his fam-ily – warts and all – and before it hits thestage, he knows he better get his father’spermission.What better way to do this than over

cocktails at the family home? Well, maybenot.See how it all plays out when the

Tipping Point Theatre brings A.R.Gurney’s “The Cocktail Hour” to the stageat 361 E. Cady St. fromMarch 24-April30.This comedy brings to light the old

grudges and stifled hopes of a typicalwell-to-do and very publicly admiredAmerican family.

“John has a classiccase of ‘middle child syn-drome,’” said Brian Sage,who is portraying him inthis production. “He hasnever felt that he truly fitin with the family or thathe really had the love andattention of his parents,especially his father. Hefinds solace and someenjoyment in airing his

and the family’s baggage in his plays, butis torn by his parents’ disapproval.”The crisis that ensues after John’s

announcement about his play shows thesometimes quirky and often truth¬fulways family members see themselves andare seen by each other. In this cocktailhour, which is prolonged by a newly hiredcook’s inability to make a roast, peopleunravel as well as unwind.“There is much comedy to be mined

within the dysfunction of the family,”Sage said. “It’s almost a modern comedyof manners for the upper middle class,but there is a lot of heart in their familialstruggles as well.”The production is supported by the

Michigan Council for Arts and CulturalAffairs and the National Endowment forthe Arts.The curtain rises at 8 p.m. Thursdays

through Saturdays, with matinees at 3p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Ticketsare $28 to $30 for adults and $26-$28 forstudents and senior citizens. Tickets areon sale now and available by calling thebox office at (248) 347-0003.

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Katie Sturtz, 10, works on decorating a cupcake at a tween event at the Northville District Library on Feb. 24.

Dana Beyer, 12, decorates the “fur” of a dog on her cupcakeduring a tween event at the Northville District Library onFeb. 24. Cupcakes, donated by Northville’s Sweet 220, wereavailable for frosting, in many colors and then kids had theopportunity to add colored gels, and candies and bits ofcookies.

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High school cell phone policyNorthville High School is forming

a committee to review the currentcell phone/electronic device policy.The committee will be comprisedof four faculty, four students, threeparents and one administrator.The group will meet in Mr.

Watson’s conference room from2:30-3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, March22, 29 and April 5.If you are interested and can

make all of above dates, pleaseemail Kelly Knotts at [email protected]. Participationwill be on a first-to-reply basis.

Northville acceptskindergarten enrollment forfall 2011Northville Public Schools is now

accepting kindergarten enrollmentfor fall 2011. If you have a childwho will be five years of age on orbefore Dec. 1, 2011, please contactyour local elementary school forkindergarten enrollment informa-tion. The Northville Public SchoolsKindergarten sessions are half-dayprograms, offered in the morningor afternoon. School phone num-bers are as follows:Amerman (248) 344-8405Moraine (248) 344-8473Ridge Wood (248) 349-7602Silver Springs (248) 344-8410Thornton Creek (248) 344-8475Winchester (248) 344-8415Attendance boundary informa-

tion is located on the school districtwebsite at www.northville.k12.

mi.us/district/boundary-maps.asp. Contact the Northville PublicSchools Office of Instruction at(248) 344-8447 or visit www.north-ville.k12.mi.us. A parent meetingfor incoming 2011-12 kindergart-ners will take place at each schoolduring April or May.

NHS Senior All Night Partyearly price is extended

Don’t miss out on the 2011Senior All Night Party. This specialNorthville tradition brings the hallsof Northville High School alivewith a magical setting. A surprisetheme is kept under wraps all yearand is unveiled the week of theparty. The evening includes dinner,snacks, entertainment, activities, aT-shirt and prizes. It takes place onSunday, June 5 from 9 p.m.-3 a.m.at NHS (follows graduation). Costis $85.Wooden mustangs are also avail-

able for $45. This unpainted wood-en horse is personalized by you anddisplayed at the party. The sky is thelimit as far as decorating to ref lectyour senior. It can be decoratedwith photos, sportswear, name tiles,props, etc. Take the horse home foryour own graduation celebration.Words of Wisdom –send a personal-ized message to your senior for only$5.Send your senior off with a spe-

cial message that will be given tothem at the Senior All Night Party(SANP). Parents, siblings, grand-parents, aunts, uncles, teachers, etc.

are asked to participate in this longlasting tradition. Words of Wisdommessages must be received by May 1.Support the Class of 2011 and

purchase Northville City Car WashGift Cards. The cards are $20 forfive carwashes, a savings of $5.To purchase, please contact

Germaine Hoppens at [email protected] forms and contact information

can be found at www.northville.k12.mi.us/nhs under “Latest News” clickon “Senior All-Night Party Forms”Parents, you can help make this

evening a special one to rememberby volunteering your time, manytypes of opportunities are available.

Looking for a fewgood parents

The Northville High SchoolAdministrative team is invit-ing you to partner through vol-unteerism. Standard IV of theNational Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs isVolunteering.Research shows when families,

schools, and communities worktogether, student achievementimproves, teacher morale rises,communication increases, and fam-ily, school, and community connec-tions multiply.Please contact Monty Shambleau

at the high school for more infor-mation or stop by the main officeduring Parent-Teacher Conferencesfor a Parent Partnership ProgramVolunteer Application.

JOHN HEIDER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Colonial townMark Grimes, left, points out some interesting aspects of his and Trevor DeGroot’s“MarverTown” colonial era America development during a March 7 assembly atMoraine Elementary. Students collaborated on designing colonial towns and villagescomplete with housing, farms, parks and waste disposal.

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Northville communitymembers Diane Powers, SueSimcox and Joan Wadsworthare the recipients of the2011 Michigan Associationof School Administrators(MASA) Region 9 Championfor Children Award for theirvision in bringing schoolchildren across the metroarea together to learn, meetnew friends, and help oth-ers through Bridgepointeand the Kids Against HungerMichigan Coalition “MichiganProject.”Powers, Simcox and

Wadsworth were recognizedat the March 4 Tri-CountyAlliance for Public EducationMeeting in Detroit where theywere presented with a mount-ed crystal vase. The RegionalChampion for Children Awardis given each year to anindividual(s) who has showntremendous effort, dedicationand enthusiasm in enrich-ing the lives of children andenhancing their success andachievement in school. MASARegion 9 is comprised of the82 school districts in Macomb,Oakland and Wayne counties(except for Detroit).“It is clear to see that

Bridgepointe, under the pas-sionate and devoted guid-ance of Diane Powers, SueSimcox and Joan Wadsworth,is improving the lives andenhancing the educationalexperiences of childrenthroughout SoutheastMichigan and beyond,” saidNorthville Public SchoolsSuperintendent Dr. LeonardR. Rezmierski, who nomi-nated the three women for theaward. “Northville is fortunateto have Diane, Sue and Joanas part of our community.Through the Bridgepointepartnerships and Kids AgainstHunger our students havethe opportunity to be part ofan experience that will likelyinfluence their lives for yearsto come.”In 1998, Northville school

parents Powers and Simcoxand their children spent anafternoon with third grad-ers at a southwest Detroitschool. The experience waseye-opening and the resultwas Bridgepointe, a non-profitorganization that empowersschool children from the cityand suburbs to make a differ-ence in their community andin the world. It creates oppor-tunities for school children tolearn from each other throughspecial programs, activitiesand tutoring. Bridgepointealso provides essentials, suchas clothing and food.Not long after Bridgepointe’s

creation, Northville Boardof Education memberand community leaderJoan Wadsworth joinedBridgepointe as a early and

active volunteer helpingto facilitate partnershipsbetween suburban and inner-city school and becoming atutor and regular helper at theBridgepointe schools.Today, some 30 subur-

ban school and many com-munity organizations sharerelationships with the eightBridgepointe schools in south-west Detroit and Hamtramckthrough the School-to-SchoolPartnership Program. Overthe years, staff and studentsfrom these suburban andinner-city schools have formedfriendships of sharing andlearning as pen pals, by visit-ing each other’s schools, andthrough special projects suchas Kids Against Hunger foodpackaging events. Each year,more than 1,200 studentsfrom Bridgepointe partnerschools participate in KidsAgainst Hunger and hun-dreds more take part in otherBridgepointe activities.“What these young people

discover through these rela-tionships is that although theirexperiences and cultures maybe different, they have a lotin common,” Dr. Rezmierskisaid. “By encouraging childrento build ‘bridges’ between cityand suburban communities,Bridgepointe is helping createa future where such divisionsno longer exist.”“It is such an honor for all of

us involved with Bridgepointeto receive this award,” SueSimcox said. “Our missionis to empower all childrenthrough education with inter-action and the Kids AgainstHunger program exemplifiesthis. This type of interactionallows for the breakdown ofexisting social barriers, whilealso giving everyone a senseof pride and accomplishment.Bridgepointe and Kids AgainstHunger have been successfulbecause of the strong com-mitment of the school com-munities, the kindness of ourgenerous donors, the efforts ofour many volunteers, and mostimportantly, the hard workand enthusiasm of the childrenwho participate.”Now in its sixth year, the

unique “Michigan Project”partnership betweenBridgepointe, Kids AgainstHunger, and the KiwanisInternational MichiganDistrict, along with numerousother local school and com-munity groups, has enabledmore than 28,000 school-aged

volunteers across the state totake part in the Kids AgainstHunger experience.Kids Against Hunger is

an international, volunteer-driven, non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to providingnutritious food to malnour-ished and starving childrenthroughout the world and righthere at home. The “MichiganProject” brings food packag-ing events into the schoolsetting. Statewide, Michiganschool children have assem-bled more than three millionmeals through the “MichiganProject.”During the food packag-

ing events students worktogether on an assembly lineto measure, weigh and seal13.8-ounce bags of nutritiousrice-soy mix that can eachfeed six adults or 12 children.One-third of the food fromeach packaging event goes tolocal food banks to help thosein need in the community.Another third goes to feedthe starving in Third Worldcountries. And one-third goesto help those in the U.S. andworldwide struck by naturaldisaster.Powers, Simcox and

Wadsworth believe so stronglyin the power of the KidsAgainst Hunger experiencefor young people that theyhave worked to spread theword to other school districtsacross the state. In September2008 and January 2010,Bridgepointe, Kids AgainstHunger, Kiwanis and MASAjoined forces to sponsor foodpackaging events at the MASAconferences in Traverse Cityand Detroit with the goal ofexposing school district lead-ers to Kids Against Hungerand inspiring them to takethe program back to theirschool communities. Today,15 Michigan school districtsparticipate in Kids AgainstHunger from Grosse Pointe, toSault Ste Marie, to Linden, toBirmingham, to Clio.Along with Kids Against

Hunger and the School-to-School Partnerships,Bridgepointe provides manyother ongoing programsincluding a Mentoring/LunchBuddy Program where adultvolunteers meet with studentsfrom Bridgepointe schools atleast twice a month for lunchand support and a Tutoringand Literacy Program wherevolunteers (including highschool students) provide read-ing help to young students.Bridgepointe volunteers alsoregularly sponsor holiday par-ties, career days, and fieldtrips and educational seminarsfor the schools. Bridgepointevolunteers also provide foodand clothing for children andfamilies in southwest Detroitthroughout the year.

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For more information aboutBridgepointe or Kids AgainstHunger visit www.bridgepoin-tenonprofit.org or www.kids-againsthungercoalition.com.

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Noah Eckenroth, 7, blows a bubble on top of a table, learning a bit about the marvels of surface tension duringa Monday, March 7, Family Science Night at Northville’s Thornton Creek Elementary. The night was organizedby the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum and staffed by volunteers from Northville High’s Honor Society.

SciencenightThornton Creeksecond-graderEmily Walker enjoyslighting up herfinger with a videomagnifier lensduring the March7 Family ScienceNight at the school.

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Kids 4 Afghan KidsHaley Clafton, Erica Meister and Allie Pierce, Northville seventh graders, kicked off May is Kids for AfghanKids Awareness Month recently at the Business Showcase Taste of Northville. Kids 4 Afghan Kids, a non-profit organization headed by Amerman teacher, Khris Nedam, is hoping to raise $15,000 to support themedical and dental clinics in their village in rural Afghanistan. Themedical and dental clinics are vacantdue to themurder of their dentist, Colorado native Dr. Tom Grams, last August while on a humanitarianmission in northern Afghanistan and the death of the village physician, Dr. Hasmuden. The group raised$239.40 by asking donors to scratch-off a $1-$6 donation in exchange for a sheet of coupons from localmerchants. In addition, the seventh graders obtained six donations from area businesses that wereraffled off at the event. “The Northville businesses were very generous and very supportive in ourefforts to raise money for our clinics. We hope the residents of Northville will do the same,” stated Allie.Donations can bemade through the organizations web site, www.kids4afghankids.com.


JAMES BRADLEY KINDERAge 89, died March 6, 2011. He issurvived by his wife, Ivory anddaughter Linda (Frank) Sutika.

Online condolences:www.obriensullivanfuneralhome.com

HUGH L. MARSHALL, JR.Age 72, a long time resident ofNorthville, passed away 3/9/2011. Afuneral service was held 3/12/2011at Casterline Funeral Home, Inc. ofNorthville. Contributions to charityof giver’s choice appreciated.

MARGARET JANE KETTAge 89, passed away March 11,2011. She was born on September25, 1921, in River Rouge, to the lateWarren and Anna (Fox) Hensel.Margaret is survived by her children:Lynda (Ronald) Baca, Brian (Shirley)Kett; grandchildren: Angela (Daniel)Hess, Christine (Jeffrey) Haskin,Karen, James, Hillary, and Claire Kett,Kelly (Jerry) McVety, TimothyAdriaens, Theresa (Ron) Smedly;great-grandchildren: Jonathon,Marissa, Andrew, Andrew, Ron,Dillon, Mia, Holden and Hadley. Shewas preceded in death by her hus-band Harold Kett in 2003, and herson Robert Kett in 2000. A memori-al service will be held on Thursday,March 17, at 11 a.m. at the FirstBaptist Church of South Lyon, 60820Marjorie Ann St., South Lyon. In lieuof flowers, memorial contributionsmay be made to the First BaptistChurch of South Lyon or Henry FordHospice, 1 Ford Place, 5A, Detroit, MI48202. Arrangements entrusted toPhillips Funeral Home, South Lyon.

HELEN A. YURSISAge 82, of South Lyon, passed away3/11/2011. A funeral mass was held3/14/2011 at St. Joseph CatholicChurch. Mrs. Yursis was laid to restat St. Hedwig Cemetery in DearbornHeights. Arrangements entrusted toCasterline Funeral Home.

JAMES STEWARTROWLANDS III

Age 68, of Ocala, FL, passed awayMarch 1. Born in Pottsville, PA, livedin Novi over 30 years, then moved toOcala, Florida to retire. He retired asan engineer for Ford Motor Co. after31 years of service. He attendedPenn State University, received hisengineering degree from Tri StateUniversity and his master's degreefrom Wayne state University. He wasa member of Ocala west UnitedMethodist Church and was past sec-retary of the Men's Fellowship. Hewas past secretary of Oak Runshooting club and will be remem-bered for his love of helping people.He is survived by his wife, Trisha;two daughters, Gwen, wife of Bob,Summit, NJ; and Lynette, Chicago,IL; a son, Jimmy, Gainesville, FL; astepdaughter, Tina wife of Jim,Northville, MI; a stepson, Tim,Redford, MI; two sisters, June, wifeof Bob, Pottsville, PA; Eleanor,Goshen, IN, nine grandchildren,Carmen, Robert, Carlo, Alexander,Samantha, Matthew, Aspen, Justin,Christopher, nieces, nephews andspecial friends. For funeral informa-tion or to leave condolences, pleasecall 352-854-2266 or visitwww.robertsfuneralhomes.comRoberts Funeral Homes, Ocala, FLhas charge of the arrangements.James S. Rowlands III memorial atthe Alzheimer's Association, PO Box96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011

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ELMER L. MCINTIRE

Age 87, of Northville, passed awaypeacefully surround by his sevenloving children March 11, 2011. Hewas born December 13, 1923 inHighland Park, Michigan to Albertand Mae McIntire. Elmer proudlyserved his country in the Army dur-ing WWII. He was captured in 1944by the Germans and was held as aPOW until spring of 1945. He wasawarded a Purple Heart and aBronze Star for his bravery. He wasunited in marriage to Eileen VonGruenigen on May 22, 1953 andthey spent 50 loving years togetheruntil her death in 2004. Mr. McIntirewas a longtime resident of Northvillebefore moving to Charlevoix afterretiring; he moved back to Noviseven years ago. Elmer was pas-sionate about classical music and anavid reader of mystery books. Heenjoyed doing crossword and jigsawpuzzles. He loved nature and theoutdoors; especially gardening andbird watching. He was a talentedwoodworker, who loved tools andgadgets. He is survived by his lovingchildren, Sue (Frank D’Amico)McIntire, Wendy McIntire, John(Faye) McIntire, Phillip (StefanieSanders) McIntire, Penelope (Emil)Thode, Paul McIntire, and Robert(Kristy) McIntire; his sister Donelda(Edward) Dahline; and his grandchil-dren Andrew, Matthew, Kathryn,Nathaniel, Angela, Claire, Scott,Anna, Michael, and Cassidy. He waspreceded in death by his wife andhis parents. The funeral service washeld Tuesday, March 15, 2011 atCasterline Funeral Home, Inc. ofNorthville. Rev. Herb Heavner, CH(COL), USA, Retired, officiated theservice. Mr. McIntire was laid to restat Rural Hill Cemetery in Northville.The family would appreciate memo-rial contributions to WoundedWarrior Project, attn: DonorAervices, 7020 AC Skinner Parkway,Ste. 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256.

HELEN MICHAELAge 89, passed away March 14,2011. She was born on February 16,1922, in Detroit, to the late Robert H.and Marguerite (Locher) Garrity. OnSeptember 3, 1960, she marriedHarry Michael. She was a member ofSt. Joseph Catholic Church, St.Fabians, and St. Bridget Church. Sheretired as an Executive Secretaryfrom Detroit Diesel. Helen is sur-vived by her brother, John F. Garrityof Bradenton, FL and Harrisville, MI,her only cousin James Garrity andmany nieces and nephews. She waspreceded in death by her husbandHarry Michael in 2004, and herbrothers; James, George and HughGarrity and her sister PaulineRamirez. Visitation will be held onFriday, March 18th, from 4:00pm-8:00pm at PHILLIPS FUNERALHOME, 122 West Lake Street (TenMile), South Lyon. A Funeral Masswill be held on Saturday, March 19th,at 10:00am at St. Joseph CatholicChurch, 830 S. Lafayette, SouthLyon. Memorial contributions maybe made to I.H.M. Retirement Fund,610 W. Elm St. Monroe, MI 48161.

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KENNY H. (BIG JAKE)WILLIAMS

Age 58, was escorted to heaven byangels on March 12, 2011. He wasborn on August 24, 1952 and raisedin Detroit, Michigan. Ken servedSouth Lyon as a police officer for 7years. He had a great love for ani-mals, and enjoyed working with thecanine unit. He then worked forDetroit Edison for nearly 30 years.Ken will be remembered by all for hisgreat love of the outdoors, his warm,exuberant personality, his hearty,contagious laugh, and his specialability to make everyone feel lovedand welcome. He was a true friend,and showed generosity to all. Kenwas preceded in death by his father,mother, and two sisters. He is sur-vived by the love of his life, Merri(Hamilton), who was his loving wifeof nearly 10 years; two sons Jason(Jodi), Jeffery, three grandsons, andhis sister Nancy (Ron) Lewis. Ken isalso survived by many, many lovingfamily members and friends. Kenwas a member of Calvary BaptistChurch, Whitmore Lake, Michigan.He will be greatly missed by thosewho knew and loved him. Visitationwill be held on Wednesday, March16, 5-9pm, Thursday, March 17, 5-9pm at Phillips Funeral Home, 122West Lake St. (Ten Mile), SouthLyon. A Funeral service will be heldon Friday, March 18, at 11am atMetro Baptist Church, 47100 I-94 N.Service Dr., Belleville, MI 48112.Memorial contributions may bemade to Calvary Baptist Church “BusFund”, 7527 Whitmore Lake Rd.,Whitmore Lake, MI 48189. Onlineguestbook www.phillipsfuneral.com

JEFFREY D. BOWMANAge 45, of South Lyon, passed awaysuddenly March 6, 2011. He wasborn August 25, 1965 in HighlandPark, Michigan to Donald E. andEllen C. (McLaughlin) Bowman. Jeff,a 1983 graduate of Fordson HighSchool, married the love of his life,Kristen Calder on August 12, 1994.They moved to South Lyon fromBowie, Maryland in 2002. Jeff wasvery passionate about his career. Heserved for over 12 years with theUnited States Secret ServiceUniformed Division. He accepted andappointment as a Police Officer inJanuary 1990 and worked numerousassignments in both protection anddiplomatic liaison where he achievedthe rank of Sergeant. Mr. Bowmanjoined the Federal Air MarshalService in March 2002. Assigned tothe Detroit Field Office, Mr. Bowmanhas served as the Operations SectionSupervisor since April 2007. As theOperations SFAM he would overseethe daily field office operationsensuring an amiable balancebetween the agency's mission tempo(domestic and international), trainingrequirement and employee quality oflife concerns. Mr. Bowman was pro-moted to the rank of J-Band inOctober 2005 and served as a SquadSupervisor managing the daily activ-ities of fifteen FAMs. From March2002 to October 2005, Mr. Bowmanserved as a Mission Flying FAM,Acting Supervisor (9 months) andOperations Officer. Mr. Bowman wasinstrumental during the stand upphase of the FAMS Detroit FieldOffice. Mr. Bowman authored andassisted in the creation of numerousfield office standard operating proce-dures as well as creating and imple-menting the scheduling proceduresthat are still in use. Above all else,Jeff adored his family. He was a ded-icated Dad who was constantlyinvolved in every aspect of his chil-dren’s lives. He could regularly befound at Girl Scouts, BrummerElementary and Millennium MiddleSchool, teacher conferences, funfairs and more. His social life wasspent with his family and he wasproud to admit they were his mainpriority. Jeff loved to travel nationallyand internationally and stored awealth of knowledge of world andAmerican history. He was also anincredibly funny guy, who usedhumor to entertain and surprise you.He recently joined a co-ed soccerteam to spend time with his wife, andtook a new scheduling position withthe South Lyon Soccer Club. Jeff wasalso an active member of Cross ofChrist Lutheran Church and had avery strong faith. He is survived byhis beloved wife Kristen; his daugh-ters, Lexi and Brooke; his siblings,Carol (Nick) Schenavar, Donald(Linda), Marguerite “Linda”, Dollie,Sheryl (Dr. Mark) Pettovello, andTimothy Murphy; his mother-in-lawKathleen Murray; his father-in-lawWilliam (Angela) Calder; and sister-in-law Sara (Dusty) Scott. He is alsosurvived by many loving aunts,uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins,friends, and colleagues. He was pre-ceded in death by his parent and hisbrother James. A funeral service washeld Saturday March 12, 2011 atWard Presbyterian Church. PastorTerry A. Nelson with Cross of Christofficiated the service. Mr. Bowmanwas laid to rest at Cadillac MemorialGardens West in Westland.Donations would be appreciated tothe Jeffrey D. Bowman MemorialFund, c/o Huntington Bank, 27250Wixom, Novi, MI 48374.Arrangements entrusted to CasterlineFuneral Home of South Lyon.

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MARILYN H. CAMPBELLNOVI, formerly of CARO. Age 85,passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011at Fox Run Retirement Communityin Novi, following a lingering illness.Marilyn is survived by one daughterand her husband, Kay & DavidMaxwell of Northville; two grand-sons, Cameron & AlexanderMaxwell. She was preceded in deathby her beloved husband of over thir-ty nine years, F. Douglas Campbellon January 26, 2003. Funeral servic-es were held at 11:00 AM Friday,March 11, 2011 at the Caro FirstPresbyterian Church. Those plan-ning an expression of sympathy maywish to consider memorial contribu-tions to the Caro First PresbyterianChurch. Friends may share memo-ries, thoughts and prayers online at:

www.ransfordfuneralhome.com

Do your kids baffle you?Dr. Tim Elmore, founder

and president of GrowingLeaders, will host an eventfor parents of Generation Y,also known as Millennials.He will share insight, encour-agement and practical stepson how to creatively parentthis generation, from his newbook, “Generation Y, Our LastChance to Save Their Future”.The event takes place this

Saturday, March 19 from 9a.m.-noon at NorthRidgeChurch – Plymouth Campus(4955 North Territorial).Registration opens at 8 a.m.With more than 30 years

of experience and expertisein generational leadership,Tim and his team at GrowingLeaders have worked withmore than 300,000 students,faculty and staff throughoutthe world on preparing thisyoung generation to be theleaders of tomorrow. He willconduct four sessions includ-ing:* Aftershock – Shifts in cul-

ture and technology leave kidsfacing new challenges. Thissession will address the mostrecent research on how cul-ture has impacted the mindsand hearts of our kids.* Helicopters and Karaoke

– Eight common parentingstyles that have unwittinglydamaged kids and left themill prepared for adult life.Ideas will be provided formaking mid-course correc-tions.* Screenagers – The older

you are, the more you’ll feellike an immigrant amongnatives with this new genera-tion. This session explains thethree greatest needs in kidstoday and how caring adultscan address them.* Creative Ideas – We have

the privilege of shaping theirfuture. This session sharesprinciples and practical stepsfor equipping your kids fortoday’s society.The event is open to the

public with a $10 chargeper individual and $15 percouple. Register by calling734/414-7777 or go onlineat http://www.northridge-church.com/ServicesEvents/SpecialEvents/ParentingEvent.aspx. A booksigning and Q&A session fol-lows the event.

Laugh for LifeThe AAA Pregnancy

Resource Center presents anevening of laughter and funfeaturing Christian comedianBob Stromberg for night ofgood, clean comedy whilehelping Detroit Metro fami-lies and supporting life at thesame time.The event will be 7-9 p.m.

Friday, April 1 in Knox hall atWard Presbyterian Church,40000 Six Mile Road,Northville.Tickets are on sale now for

$15; purchase online todayat www.aaaprc.org; generaladmission seating; doors openat 6 p.m.Concessions will be avail-

able, and school-aged childrenare welcome.Proceeds will benefit the

AAA Pregnancy ResourceCenter of Livonia.

Arbor Dayseedling give-away

The BeautificationCommissions of NorthvilleTownship and the City ofNorthville will jointly holdan Arbor Day seedling give-away from 9-11 a.m. Saturday,April 23 at the Township Hall(44405 Six Mile Road).Arbor Day seedlings will

be available at no charge tocity, township and NorthvilleSchool District residents.Please bring proof of residen-cy. You must attend in personto pick up your seedlings;requests by phone or mail willnot be accommodated or largerequests of groups or schools.

UUCF kicks offlearning series

The Universalist UnitarianChurch of Farmington(UUCF) is kicking off the firstof their Lifelong LearningForum (LLF) series withthree thought-provoking pro-grams which will be held atUUCF on Thursday, March 17from 7:30-9 p.m.In “Just Breathe” par-

ticipants will practice using

breath to achieve a betterlevel for your mind and body’shealth. Also being held thatnight is “Diet as DiseasePrevention.” An important“Time for Bullying to STOP”program will also be pre-sented.LLF is a six-week, Thursday

night series that is open tothe public. Future classes willbe held on March 24, March31, April 7, April 14 and April21 with three different topicsoffered weekly. Topics includereligion, philosophy, science,health, social and politicalissues.Join for refreshments at 7

p.m.. No advance registrationis necessary. A $5 donation issuggested. Drop in and pickthe class that interests youmost. See the full class listingby visiting www.uufarming-ton.org.UUCF is located at 25301

Halsted Road in Farmington.

Spotlight presents“Once Upon A Mattress”

Once Upon a Mattress is aTony award-winning musicalcomedy that tells a familiarstory and launched the careerof the legendary comedienneCarol Burnett. First broughtto the stage in 1959 and latermade into a movie starringGlee’s Mathew Morrison, itnow appears courtesy of theSpotlight Players at the state-of-the-art Village Theater inCanton, April 8-17.Directed by Northville’s

Allison Soranno; the castincludes locals John Bouffordof Northville as KingSextimus; Gannon Styles ofNovi as Prince Dauntless;and Stephany Renwick ofNorthville as Rowena.Shows are April 8-10 and

15-17.All performances are at

The Village Theater at CherryHill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road,Canton. Tickets are avail-able by phone at the VillageTheater Box Office at (734)394-5300 or (734) 394-5460or online at www.spotlight-playersmi.org or in person atThe Summit on the Park or atthe door.

Reel call for entriesThe Northville Art House

and charity partner, ForgottenHarvest, present the firstannual “Reel Michigan” FilmFestival on Saturday, June 25.Reel Michigan will featureMichigan-made or Michigan-themed short films as part ofthe City’s popular Arts & Actsevent held June 24-26.Arts and Acts is a vibrant,

annual celebration of the artsin southeast Michigan featur-ing art, music, film, plays andmore. On June 25, film andmovie buffs will be treatedto a variety of short films,including documentaries,comedies, drama and anima-tion.Reel Michigan is now

accepting short filmsthat are Michigan-made,Michigan-themed or byMichigan filmmakers.Filmmakers interested inparticipating should visit:http://ci.northville.mi.us/Community/ArtsCommission/ArtsAndActsCallForEntries-ReelMichigan2011.pdfor email [email protected] to find the callfor entries. Entry submissionis $10 ($5 for students) andfilms can include any proj-ect filmed with any type ofcamera and includes digitallymade films.Entry deadline is April 1.

For more information call theNorthville Art House at (248)344-0497.

Dems town hallmeeting March 17

Rich Robinson of the non-partisan Michigan CampaignFinance Network will present“A Lost decade for CampaignAccountability in Michigan”at 7 p.m. Thursday, March17 at the forum at HillsideMiddle School (Center Streetand Eight Mile Road).More than $60 million

was spent in Michigan statecampaigns from 2000-2010that was completely outsidethe State campaign financereporting system, what thatmeans to policy processes andwhat should be done about it.For further information,

email [email protected].

NORTHVILLE COMMUNITY BRIEFSJeans for TeensNorthville Girl Scout Cadette Troop 40844collected 290 pairs of jeans for homeless teens forAéropostales’ Jeans for Teens drive. This was partof the girls’ community service work toward theirSilver Award (the highest award Girl Scout Cadettescan achieve). Along with the jean collection, theymade scrapbooks, collected donations, made giftbaskets and decorated a nursery for Alternativesfor Girls, a homeless shelter in Detroit. They alsohelped package food for Kids Against Hunger andthey made “breakfast happy meals” for a local foodbank. Pictured (back row) are Valyn Schleicher, MarinFuruyama and Connie Carswell; (front row) RileighFreeman, Jennifer Kowalczyk and Erin Neis.

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Spring into Northville!

The Northville CentralBusiness Association is spon-soring Spring Into Northvillefrom 5-9 p.m. Friday, March25.Stores will have special

discounts, giveaways, andraffle tickets for great prizes.Receive a raffle ticket forevery $10 you spend (pleasetake entire raffle ticket),and take your completedraffle tickets to the bar of yourchoice: Buckminster’s, Poole’s,Starting Gate, NorthvilleSports Den, or Wine Sync.Raffle prize drawings will beheld at each establishment at9:30 p.m.You must be present to win,

and the grand prize is a pam-

pering from head to toe.Want to participate and help

Northville Civic Concern? Forevery food donation you bringto a participating business,you’ll get an additional raffleticket.

Food assistancePlymouth and Northville

will be participating in “TheEmergency Food AssistanceProgram” (TEFAP), which isa supplemental food programfor all income-eligible Waynecounty residents.Distributions will be the

third Thursday of each monthfrom 10 a.m.-noon at St.Kenneth Catholic Church(14951 North Haggerty Road),with the first distribution

scheduled for March 17. Allrecipients must be pre-reg-istered to become certifiedfor eligibility (meeting bothincome and residency require-ments) before being able toreceive food on distributiondays.Recipients who are not cur-

rently on any governmentalprogram (Food Stamps, ADCand General Assistance) willneed to provide documenta-tion such as birth certificatesor social security cards, proofof income and residence andproof of the number of house-hold members. Bridge Cardholders will automatically bequalified to participate butmust still register.For more information and

registration, please contact the

Plymouth Community UnitedWay office at (734) 453-6879ext. 2.

New Hope benefitSwing Into Spring will be

held Friday, April 8 at St.Mary’s Cultural Center, 18100Merriman, Livonia. Thisbenefit for New Hope Centerfor Grief Support, a 501c3 inNorthville offering grief sup-port services.Master of ceremonies will be

Chuck Gaidica. Appetizers willbe served at 6 p.m. followed bydinner at 7 p.m. with auctions,live music and dancing round-ing out the evening.Tickets are $40 each (cash

bar not included) and must bepurchased in advance; casualsummer attire is required.

Register online at www.newhopecenter.net or call theNew Hope office at (248) 348-0115.

Children’s classesat Mill Race Village

A series of children’s classesare being offered at Mill RaceVillage in Northville. Childrenfrom the ages of 3 and up arelearning and being creative inthese interactive classes.Upcoming classes include

Antique Toys, One-RoomSchoolhouse Adventure, ABC’sof Mill Race Village, a FancyNancy Party, a Huck Finnadventure, and many more.Teaching these classes is

Faye Cramton, a Northville

resident. She has a degreefromMichigan State in childDevelopment and Teaching.Her certification is pre-schoolthrough eighth grade.She’s taught kindergarten,

fourth and fifth grade for 16years.Faye also taught children’s

classes, did role playing andstorytelling at GreenfieldVillage in the 1980’s and wasin charge of games on thegreen there in the summers.Classes are $15 each.

Children can be dropped offand picked up at the end of theclass. For a complete listingand schedule of classes con-tact the Northville HistoricalSociety at (248) 348-1845 orvisit their website at www.millracenorthville.org.

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For Honor. For Country.Only four words on a

highway billboard adver-tisement along Interstate75, southbound, home fromMichigan’s Mecca, “up north”-- merely an ad campaign,dreamt up by suit-tie-cladbusiness people and pitchedin a glassy board room with adowntown skyline view. TheUnited States Marine Corpscover, trimmed in black andbrass atop a giant face in pro-file, looking down. Perhapsthat billboard inspired myson, Lance Corporal JosephEichholtz.Following deployment

from USMC Camp LeJeune,Jacksonville,NC, the 2ndCombatLogisticsBattalion flewto Bangor,Maine. Bangoris not a touristresort. But formilitary per-sonnel, it’s theclosest thing tohome. Smilingpeople are

cheering as they deplane, wait-ing with hugs and handshakes.None of the Bangor cheeringsquad knows any of the pas-sengers.Young, old, boy and girl

scouts, veterans, grandpar-ents, housewives and busi-ness men line the walls of theBangor Airport. Military unitsin transit from bases all overthe world stop in Bangor. Theyare each greeted enthusiasti-cally with cell phones, comput-ers, hot food and fresh bakedgoods.The Bangor Airport website

says, “Bangor InternationalAirport is our nation’s maindeparture and arrival pointfor troops serving our coun-try around the world. Troopsare given heart-felt welcomesand goodbyes at Bangor, bya steadfast group of Troop

Greeters and others. The “orig-inal” Troop Greeters begangreeting the troops return-ing from Operation DesertStorm. The Troop Greetersat the Bangor InternationalAirport come in at all hoursof the day or night to welcomesoldiers home from Iraq andAfghanistan.” For Honor.If you visit www.themain-

troopgreeters.org, thereare letters from soldiersand marines. Master Sgt.D. Carmen , United StatesDivision-North, Public Affairswrote, “To the wonderfulpeople in Maine who greetedthese fabulous soldiers - thankyou so very much. We areextremely proud of our sonand all of our soldiers. It’s fab-ulous to know there are greatpeople in Maine that ‘go theextra mile’ for our soldiers, too.Thank you again! God BlessYou All!!”Natalie R, a military wife,

wrote, “My husband passedthrough Maine just today,Feb. 19, 2011, on his way toAfghanistan. When he calledme fromMaine, althoughit was a very short chat, he

sounded happy. I’m sure I haveyou to thank! I’ve seen & heardabout the love & care you giveto our troops coming back &going. Wow, THANK YOUSOMUCH! Thank you again& may God continue to blessyou as you do His work to loveour beloved troops. Thank youfrom the bottom of my heart.My new screen saver came

from www.ourstopinmaine.smugmug.com. The 35,500people of Bangor make sure topost a picture of every armedforces person they greet. Theirwebsite says, “Day or night,rain or shine, it is our commit-ment to welcome each troophome from war and give aproper send off to each of theyoung men and women head-ing overseas. We accomplishthis by being here to offer freecell phones to call a loved one,a snack to keep them going,and handshakes to let themknow we care.Since we began greeting

flights in May of 2003, theMaine Troop Greeters havegreeted over 5600 flights withmore than 1,156,000 servicemembers and 288 militarydogs. And it is our pledge thatas long as there are U.S. armedforces serving overseas we willbe here to greet them.” ForCountry.An anonymous writer said,

“First, it’s not quite right to

make a female LieutenantColonel cry in public!! :) Yourgreeters were so amazing andgenuine and they touched eachand every one of us coming offthat plane.”My nephew, USMC Corporal

Jacob House, Ret. of Midland,Michigan, said, “It was amaz-ing, it was such a pleasantsurprise, they were applaud-ing and cheering. It was veryemotional.” February 5, 2009,when Jake stopped in Maine,after 14 travel hours returningfrom Iraq, his parents wereecstatic to see his photo.The Bangor Troop Greeters

say, “To all our troops andtheir families; As a measureof our appreciation of yoursacrifices we are honored toprovide pictures from BangorInternational Airport (BIA).We are a ‘Nana and Gramp’operation assisted by a small,dedicated group of volunteers,limited in what we are able todo.”I beg to differ. What they

did for my family when theygreeted my son, Joe, is inde-scribable. The pictures theyhave given me will forever bea part of our lives. Hearing hisvoice, before he left the coun-try, priceless. For Honor. ForCountry – I thank you.

Debbie Eichholtz, Medical LRE atSilver Springs Elementary, NorthvillePublic Schools, will be sharing herthoughts on her son’s service regu-larly with Northville Record readers.

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Northville’s Colaiannenamed Detroit PublicTV’s new board chairDetroit Public Television

(DPTV) today announcedthe election of MelonieColaianne, ofNorthville, asnew Board ofTrustees chair.Colaianneis president,MASCOCorporationFoundationand MASCO’sdirector ofCorporateAffairs. Also,DPTV announced at the publicstation’s annual board meet-ing the addition of three newboard members:• Tim Nicholson – PVS

Chemicals• Hannan Lis – The WW

Group• Arthur Horwitz

– Renaissance Media/TheDetroit Jewish NewsThese additions increase the

number of DPTV’s volunteertrustees to 38. Along withher other corporate responsi-bilities, Colaianne representsMASCO and its foundationin their charitable and com-munity engagements. She hasbeen a member of the DPTVBoard for 12 years and suc-ceeds outgoing Chair DickRassel, chairman at the lawfirm Butzel Long, who has ledthe station’s governance orga-nization for the past two years.“The appointment of

Melonie Colaianne as Chairof DPTV’s Board of Trusteesensures the 1.5 million weeklyviewers of WTVS Channel 56as well as the 200,000 weeklylisteners to WRCJ 90.9 FM,that we manage for the DetroitPublic Schools, will continue

to benefit from strong leader-ship,” said Rassel, who willremain on the station’s Board.“She brings connections to abroad range of individuals,community groups, founda-tions and corporations acrossthe state that recognizeDetroit Public Television asa regional communicationspartner with a national andinternational voice.”Colaianne was appointed

as president of MASCOCorporation Foundation in2005 and has continued toserve as the company’s direc-tor of Corporate Affairssince 1998. Headquarteredin Taylor, Mich., MascoCorporation is one of theworld’s largest manufactur-ers of brand name consumerproducts for the home.Colaianne worked previ-

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October through May. Southworth said thisyear went very well because of all the volun-teer help.She said nearly 400 volunteers came to the

church throughout the week to do such thingsas prepare and serve food, play volleyball withthe guests, helping the guests put togethera resume, to even setting up an impromptubarbershop. The amount of food and cloth-ing donations went beyond their expecta-tions, and because of that they were able tofully accommodate the 47 guests the churchhoused for the week.The Northville Kiwanis, Civic Concern,

and Our Lady of Victory along with neigh-boring churches like First United MethodistChurch of Novi have partnered to help makethe week that much better, Southworth said.They assisted with meal preparation and didsuch things as sewing slippers together thatwere given to the guests, which is what OurLady of Victory did. In addition, businesseslike Genitti’s Hole-in-the-wall and Hiller’sSupermarket donated plenty of food. Genitti’sgave chicken for the last big meal before thechurch guests had to leave.“It’s an all-hands-on-deck operation,”

Southworth said. “It is amazing to see all ofthe compassion from various groups and indi-viduals.”

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is in order. What is St. Patty’s day without agreen beer or two? The bar scene in Northvillehas plenty of options from Poole’s Tavern toNorthville Sports Den to the Starting GateSaloon. Wherever you are going, specials will bethe order of the day.“We have some great drink specials ranging

from $2 Bud Light green beers to mini-greenbeers, which are shots of liquor,” said RamonaBluestein, General Manager of NorthvilleSports Den. “We will also have competitive-aged Irish dancers on hand to add to the cel-ebration.”Down at Poole’s the fun will begin at 11 a.m.

with Irish coffee, corn beef and cabbage, stewand plenty of green beer. But according to bar-tender/server Audrey Jaskolski, one must getthere at a good time because Poole’s will be apopular destination.“Around 2 or 3 in the afternoon we get

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StreetscapeProject meetingRepresentatives from AEW,

the construction managersfor the downtown NorthvilleStreetscape Project, RauhornElectrical, the general con-tractors, JJR, the projectarchitects, the City and theDDA will be present to pro-vide information on the proj-ect, the communication planduring the construction, andthe project schedule at 8:30a.m. March 30 at Genitti’sHole-in-the-wall, 108 E. MainStreet. Coffee and light break-fast will be provided.The Streetscape Project is

scheduled to begin on April11 and is limited to East andWest Main Streets and NorthCenter Street.Please rsvp to cwoodsdda@

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ABWA Masquerade BallThe 2011 Masquerade

Ball, hosted by the NoviOaks Charter Chapter of theAmerican Business Women’s

Association, will be at 8 p.m.Friday, March 25 at the RoyalOak Music Theatre. Proceedsfrom this fundraiser benefitthe chapter’s Bettie JohnsonScholarship and EducationFund, which contributes over$3,500 annually to grants andscholarships both locally andnationally.Enjoy hot hors d’oeuvres,

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magicians, a candy buffet,photography, music and danc-ing, special guests, an art gal-lery, raff les, a premium cashbar, strolling entertainment,unique vendors and more.Please see www.abwamas-querade.com for informationon purchasing tickets ($65 perperson; group discounts avail-able), sponsorship opportuni-ties and vendor booths.

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The economic dark cloudthat hovered over anunsuspecting landscape

will eventually be whiskedaway be a changing wind ordissipated by a new light. Theindicators point to rays of sun-shine in which hope becomesaction and promises becomecontracts forforging a newbeginning.Every new agebrings with itnew opportuni-ties and a setof underlyingissues hereto-fore thought tobe non-exis-tent. What isrevealed in the light is that theissues were just flying under-neath the radar by cautiouspilots unwilling to subjectthemselves to any additionalturbulence while trying tomaintain a steady course.Waiting patiently for the windsto shift allowed resources tobe preserved and a new flightplan to be designed. What isbeing witnesses is the emer-gence of those employees whohave weathered the stormand, as they move toward thesunlight, and have taken ona renewed perspective abouttheir career path.The internal structuring

that has allowed many orga-nizations to keep their doorsopen also created a mindsetamong ‘thankful’ employeesthat to ‘have a job’ is betterthan to ‘not have a job’. Whilethe simplicity of that mind-set is painfully obvious, theundercurrent themes havebeen largely ignored and willcatch a number of organiza-

tions off guard. The theme ofEmployee Engagement mayexperience some sense of ero-sion due to the undercurrenttheme of Employee Departureas these newly-minted, multi-talented, highly-educatedsurvivors of the storm begin toupdate their resumes to reflecttheir broader skill base. Assurvivors, they have learned agreat deal and now must wres-tle with the fact that competi-tors will be shopping for theskills they have acquired. Thewinds blow the clouds awayand the light shines on thenew war for talent. Ironically,in an overcrowded market ofunemployed professionals,the first step in the war fortalent will take place busi-ness to business. Revitalizedautomotive companies, beforelooking in the unemploymentmarket, will compete witheach other for each other’sengineering talent. Retailcompanies will compete foreach other’s Wales talent andaccounting firms will competefor each other’s accountingtalent. Opportunities aboundfor those who were shackled totheir cube, but told to stretchin order to get the work done.At the end of that process is abroader skilled employee witha knowledge base and skill setthat surpasses anything theorganization had intended.The unintended consequenceof an unexpected event hascreated a small market ofhighly marketable people, thusputting the employing organi-zation at risk.Conventional wisdom would

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market (the hope is that itwould be the first step) andbring in talent at a lowerstarting salary. Inherent inthat assumption is the beliefthat the current talent poolwill remain in place havingseen how bad it can get. Theproblem with that assump-tion is that it does not takeinto account the prevailingatmosphere of adventure overloyalty and risk over sensibil-ity. Given the momentum ofan economic upturn, the onlyassumption any organiza-tion can make is one thatrecognizes the relief thatcomes from knowing ‘HappyDays Are Here Again!’ Theundercurrent theme pointsto taking the time to rebuildthe relationship with currentemployees to make sure thattheir new found happy daysare not connected to a person-al exit strategy. A lot of timeand energy has been spentrunning through a rainstormwith no umbrella and only thebelief that things will get bet-ter. Now that rays of sunlightare starting to break through,it is in the best interest of theorganization to make sure thatstorms you have weatheredtranslate into walks in thesunshine together.

Lee E. Meadows, Ph.D is a profes-sor of management at Walsh Collegeworking at the Novi Campus. Heteaches Leadership and Managementin the MBA and Doctoral programsand provides a number of consult-ing services for the surroundingcommunity. He is the author of theleadership fable “Take the Lull By theHorns: Closing the Leadership Gap”.He can be contacted at [email protected].

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More: For a complete listing of localand regional events, see the NorthvilleCalendar online at www.hometownlife.com. Submit: Send calendar submis-sions via e-mail to [email protected]; by fax to (248) 685-2892; orbymail to Northville Record, 101 N.Lafayette, South Lyon, MI 48178. Itemsmust be received by noon onMondayto be included in Thursday’s newspa-per.

LOCALNorthville Women’s ClubAnnual Meeting & Pot LuckLuncheonTime/Date: 12:30 p.m. March 18Location: First Presbyterian ChurchDetails: Ladies please bring a newor used book to exchange and yourtable setting.Contact: Virginia Martin (248) 349-3064

“Hansel & Gretel”Time/Date: through May 1; 2:30p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.Location: Marquis Theater, 135 EastMain, NorthvilleDetails: A fairy tale of two childrenwho are lost in the forest and finda house made of candy. Come seethis fun, not scary, musical with lotsof singing and dancing. Tickets forall public performances are $8.50Group rates and reserved seatingfor 20 or more. Please no childrenunder the age of 3.Contact: (248) 349-8110 or visitnorthvillemarquistheatre.com

Emotional Eating Weight Loss ClassTime/Date: 9:30-10:45 a.m. SaturdaysLocation: NorthvilleDetails: If your weight loss efforts donot work, emotional eating could bethe reason. Learnmore and get start-ed on your way; $60 for three weeks;limited class size; pre-register now.Contact: (734) 420-8175 or [email protected]

Codependency Support ClassesTime/Date: Held weekly, everyTuesday night or ThursdaymorningsLocation: Northville.Details: Weekly topics about code-pendency and issues related to alltypes of relationship problems anddysfunctional life style habits that canbe creating unhappiness in your life.Contact: (734) 420-8175 or [email protected]

18th Annual Garden WalkTime/Date: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday,July 13Location: GardenWalk Central is atMill Race Village, 215 Griswold Avenue,NorthvilleDetails: The Country Garden Club ofNorthville invites you to attend itsEighteenth Annual GardenWalk featur-ing six gardens in charming Northville.Other unique attractions include agardenmarket, livemusic, and refresh-ments. Proceeds from the event sup-port charitable contributions to localand national horticultural causes. Costis $10; tickets available at Gardenviews,117 E. Main in downtown Northville,after June 13.Contact: (248) 348-3263; www.cgcnv.org

Northville Art HouseLocation: 215 W. Cady St., NorthvilleContact: Northville Art House (248)

344-0497 or www.northvillearts.orgfor on-going art classes, lectures,events, rentals, volunteering.Hours: 1-5 p.m. Saturdays; 1-9 p.m. onfirst Fridays of eachmonthDetails: Admission to Art Houseexhibits are always free and open tothe public.

Beyond The Blueprint:Architects’ Other ArtDetails: Free exhibit continuesthrough March 26.Reel Michigan Film FestDate: June 25Details: Call for entries deadlineis April 1. Now accepting Michigan-made or themed short films. Entrysubmission is $10; $5 for students.Email [email protected] visit: http://ci.northville.mi.us/Community/ArtsCommission/ArtsAndActsCallForEntries-ReelMichigan2011.pdf. Sponsored byNorthville Art House. Contact: (248)344-0497

Mill Race Historical VillageLocation: 215 Griswold Ave., north ofMain Street near Ford FieldDetails: Office open 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,Monday-Friday. Village buildings openfree to the public 1-4 p.m., Sundays,mid-June tomid-Oct.Contact: (248) 348-1845Weekly Events(*Grounds closed to public)Thursday: 9 a.m. Archives Open; 10a.m. Mill Race Weavers in Cottage;7 p.m. Historical Society BoardMeetingFriday: 9 a.m. Archives OpenSunday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. King’s 8thMonday: 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. DARMeeting; 6 p.m. Girl Scouts #834Tuesday: 9 a.m. Stone Gang, 6:30p.m. Northville DemocratsWednesday: 6:45 p.m. MindfulnessMeditation Group

Maybury State Park

Location: Eight Mile Road (betweenBeck and Napier roads.) State Parkmotor vehicle permit required for parkentry; $6 daily, $24 annually ($6 annu-ally for seniors 65 and older).Contact: (248) 349-8390, Friendsof Maybury (248) 349-3858 orFriendsofMaybury.org.

Northville-Novi BusinessNetworking BreakfastTime/Date: 7:30-9 a.m. firstand third Tuesdays (except Nov.and Dec., which are just the firstTuesdays)Location: Kerby’s Coney Island,21200 Haggerty RoadDetails: Business networkingfocused on building relationships.The Sunrise Networking Group, LLC

(www.sunriseNETWORKINGgroup.com), or SNG for short, is a groupof about 250 business leaders whohelp each other to build more busi-ness by referring people to eachother. Cost of breakfast is $10.Contact: Fonda Milana 586-232-3009 or [email protected]

REGIONAL EVENTSJazz @ The ElksTime/Date: 7-10:30 p.m. fourthTuesdaysLocation: Plymouth Elks Lodge #1780,41700 Ann Arbor Road, just west ofHaggerty Road in Plymouth.Details: These events are keeping

the uniquely American tradition ofjazz alive in southeast Michigan. A $5donation at the door includes hors

d’oeuvres and live jazz in a beautifulclub setting; limited seating.

John Trudell Jazz QuartetTime/Date: 7-10:30 p.m. Tuesday,March 22Details: Featuring Trudell on trum-pet and flugelhorn, Ray Tini onbass, Bill Cairo on drums and ChuckShermatero on keyboard.Contact: www.PlymouthElks1780.com or (734) 453-1780.

Women’s Network SourceTime/Date: 6:30-9:30 p.m. secondMondaysLocation: Real Estate One, 346 N.Lafayette, South LyonDetails: Networking and educationmeetings; cost is $5. Women’s NetworkSource was established to empower,motivate and support women tobecome successful entrepreneurs.WNSwelcomes women curious aboutexploring whether to start a new busi-ness or learning how to grow their cur-rent business to attend an upcomingmeeting.Contact: Debra Downing at (248) 252-2952 or [email protected]

Moondusters BallroomDance ClubTime/Date: 7-8 p.m. lessons, 8:30-11:30p.m. dance every SaturdayLocation: Livonia Senior Center, FiveMile and Farmington roads, LivoniaDetails: Lessons are $6, dance withlivemusic is $6, cost for both is $10.Contact: Joe Castrodale (248) 968-5197

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Blood drivePatricia Cousino gives blood on Feb. 23 at a Red Cross blood drive held at Hillside Middle School. The Red Cross is urgently requesting donors at thistime of year. For more information on when and where local drives will be, go to www.semredcross.org.

Mystery solved at Mill RaceVillageAMurder Mystery Tea was hosted by the

Northville Historical Society at Mill Race Village onSaturday, Feb. 26. A sell-out crowdwas on hand tosolve themurder of Elaine, one of the DecadentHousewives of Hysteria Lane. Guests listened tothe remaining housewives tell their hilarious talesofmisadventure with Elaine; not one of them sorryshe was gone.Vicky O’Neil of Victoria’s Tea Salon catered a

delicious assortment of tea sandwiches, sconesand desserts which were served during theuproarious accounts of the neighborhood gossipwhile the housewives insisted on their innocence.The Cady Inn was adornedwith lace curtains.

Linen and lace tablecloths were set with fine chinaand silver flatware. Fresh irises graced each table.Mill Race Village now has its own signature tea

under the name of Cady House Tea, a black decaf-feinated tea with raspberry. It was a huge hit withthe guests and will be served at all future teas.The Northville Historical Society would like

to thank the students from Rotary Interact whovolunteered to be servers and help with cleanup.These young people did a great job and their helpwas greatly appreciated.The Tea was a fundraiser for Mill Race Village.

A Polish Easter Tea is planned for Saturday, April9. Tickets are now on sale in the Cady Inn office.Contact the Northville Historical Society formoreinformation at (248) 348-1845 or visit their websiteat www.millracenorthville.org.

Tillie Van SickleNorthville Historical Society

New Hope kudosAs a new year begins, all of us here at New

Hope Center for Grief Support would like to take

this opportunity to thank the Northville Record foryour support. The Northville Record is instrumen-tal in spreading the word about the work we doand the various fundraisers we have that allow usto do the workshops, support groups, and otherresources we offer to grieving individuals after theloss of a loved one.Wewould also like to let the Record’s readers

know about the wonderful restaurants that oper-ate within our community. When NewHope hasa fundraiser, we rely on donations for just abouteverything from food to gift certificates for ourraffle and/or auction items. Somany restaurantshave responded to our requests in 2010; we feelstrongly that they need to be recognized. They areas follows:George’s Senate Restaurant; Romano’s

Macaroni Grill; Biggby Coffee; Main Street Catering;Rusty Bucket; Aubrees; Olga’s Kitchen; Bucca Di

Beppo; LeGeorge; California Pizza Kitchen; HungryHowies; 5ive Restaurant/Inn of St. John’s; RubyTuesday; Genitti’s Hole-in-the-Wall; Starbucks/downtown Northville; Maria’s Italian Bakery;Border Cantina; Martino’s Restaurant; Brann’sSteakhouse; Station 885; Rebecca’s; Cassel’sCatering; Deadwood Bar and Grill; The GatheringPlace; Table 5; Doc’s Sports Retreat; Bravo CucinaItaliana; Tuscan Café; and Detroit Bagel Factory.New Hope Center for Grief Support is so happy

to be part of this community and so very gratefulto the above-mentioned restaurants of Northvilleand the surrounding areas for your continuingsupport and generosity. You’re a blessing to ourNewHope family.

Cathy Clough, Pattie Bingham, ArleneKurzawa, John O’Shaughnessy and Elaine

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Thanks, DPW!We just want to thank the Northville

Department of Public Works and tell them howmuchwe, as homeowners, appreciate the servicesof the DPW in Northville. We live at the bottom ofgrace Court, and in the 35 years we have livedhere, there has never been a timewhenwe couldnot get up our street — even in the deepest snow.The roads in Northville are somuch better than

in neighboring communities, and it is evident whata good job you all do. We understand it requiresgetting up and out very early in themorning andnot only plowing, but scraping, salting and keep-ing the streets safe.We also appreciate frequent fire hydrant

checks, drainage checks, leaf pickup and removalof debris after storms.It is a difficult job, but you do it well. Thank you

from the bottom of our hearts.Tom and Judy Beyersdorf

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It may not be the busiest bar night of the year — thathonor, if you could call it that, goes to Thanksgiving Eve— but St. Patrick’s Day is right up there. You don’t haveto be Irish to celebrate the day, but you do need to do itin a way that keeps yourself and others safe.St. Patrick’s Day has become a popular night out to

celebrate with friends and family. Unfortunately, due tothe large volume of drunken drivers, the night out hasalso become very dangerous.The statistic are sobering.According to the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 37 percent ofthe drivers and motorcyclistsinvolved in fatal crashes had ablood alcohol content (BAC) of.08 or greater on St. Patrick’sDay 2009. Additionally, therewere 103 crash fatalities on St.Patrick’s Day 2009 and out ofthat number, 47 people werekilled in traff ic crashes thatinvolved at least one driver ormotorcyclist with a blood alco-hol concentration (BAC) of .08or more.And you don’t have to be

“falling down drunk” to be tooimpaired to drive safely. Evena few drinks can impair driv-ing, and a buzzed driving crashhas the same consequences as a

drunken driving crash.Driving a vehicle or riding a motorcycle while impaired

is not worth the risk. The consequences are serious andreal. Not only do you risk killing yourself or someoneelse, but the trauma and financial costs of a crash or anarrest for driving while impaired can be significant.Drunken driving violators often face jail time, the

loss of their driver’s license, higher insurance rates anddozens of other unanticipated expenses ranging fromattorney fees, court costs, car towing and lost wages dueto time off from work.We all know the slogan, “Friends Don’t Let Friends

Drive Drunk,” and it’s true — not just on St. Patrick’sDay, but every day of the year. Go ahead and be “Irish,”but don’t get lost in a sea of green beer. Make sure youhave a game plan that includes getting home safely.The folks at www.stopimpaireddriving.org recom-

mend that if you plan on drinking alcohol, don’t drive.Plan a safe way home before the festivities begin or des-ignate a sober driver and leave your car keys at home.And if you’re impaired, use a taxi, call a sober friend or

family member or use public transportation so you aresure to get home safely. If you happen to see a drunkendriver on the road, don’t hesitate to contact the police.That phone call could save someone’s life.And if you know someone who is about to drive while

impaired, take their keys and help them make otherarrangements to get to where they are going safely.Your Irish eyes can be smiling on St. Patrick’s Day

2011, but don’t let the haze of alcohol cloud your vision.Designate your sober driver before the St. Patrick’s Dayparties begin.

Cal Stone,Community EditorSusan Rosiek,Executive EditorGrace Perry,Director of Advertising

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“I’m going to be studyingabroad beginning thisMay. I’m going to Italy formy business major.”

Bobby JohnsonNorthville

“I wish. I’m goingnowhere, but I need to gosomewhere to get out ofthis Michigan weather.”

Kim LearyNorthville

“We’re going to SouthAmerica — Colombia— where we’re from. We’vebeen here 11 years, but tryto get back about once ayear.”

Claudia OrdonezNorthville

“We’re going to NorthCarolina in April to visitfamily.”

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Stop blaming and complainingand spending and pretending.The time to create a foundation

for transformation and reinventionis now.As I watch our economic prob-

lems unfold, and see how decisionsare being made thatimpact our neighbor-hoods and publicschools, that old kin-dergarten song, “Theknee bone’s con-nected to the thighbone ... “, (“Dem OldBones” @http:/lis-tenlearnmusic.com/2009/10/dem-bones-dem-bones.html) springs to mind.Governors, legislators, superinten-

dents and local school boards are allin the process of making decisionsabout what to fund (and what not tofund).Families are becoming aware about

how these decisions are intercon-nected and ultimately impact ourchildren and our collective futures.Are cuts going to hurt? Of course.

No, this does not mean capitulatingto the crowd that simply screams theloudest “No cuts!”Our schools need to adopt the

new 3 R’s: Restructure, Reformand Reinvent and throw in a “T” forTransform.The reality is that public bodies,

including our schools, are going tohave less resources than we had inthe past as doing more with lessbecomes the norm. We are going tohave to find ways to recalibrate to anew normal.There is no appetite for any sig-

nificant tax increase to mitigate thecuts that are coming. Federal stimu-lus dollars that artificially proppedup the bottom line and delayed theinevitable are going away. Even as the“stimulus” dollars were helpful, in fartoo many jurisdictions, they becamea lubricant for protecting the statusquo and an excuse to avoid makingtough choices. The day of reckoninghas arrived.No one is coming to the rescue of

our schools and local units of gov-ernment — THIS is our new reality.What we once had is now gone.

Yet, as responsible adults, we havean obligation to maximize the ben-efits for our children and the taxpay-ers with the resources we DO have atour disposal.

THE NEED FOR A QUALITY EDUCATIONThe need for a quality education

has never been greater. We are livingthrough a disruptive period of trans-formational change. Globalization,knowledge, creativity, innovationand a Darwinian ability to adapt tochange is the currency of this newcentury.We must do more than reinvent or

reform our system of learning — wemust transform it.Children sitting our classrooms

today will be engaged with and com-peting against three billion new capi-talists and consumers from the BRICcountries (Brazil, Russia, India andChina) whom most of us — certainlynot our parents and grandparents— ever had to worry about from aneducational, economic or jobs per-spective.The community, school boards,

administrators, teachers, support

personnel and the unions that rep-resent them must come together andacknowledge this new reality andwork together to maximize resourcesthat help our teachers teach and chil-dren learn.Continuing with historic and typi-

cal finger-pointing behavior — blam-ing the political leadership, schoolboard, superintendent and/or theunions — is counterproductive anddoes little to solve the problems fac-ing our children and communities.Now is the time for communities

to come together to forge a new cov-enant of shared sacrifice that willproduce a vision and common actionplan that revolves around our kids.Our children are depending on us.

They typically have just one year pergrade to acquire the building blocksfor a successful life. No one is goingto give them a pass on the globalstage because they came of age dur-ing the 21st century American eco-nomic meltdown.Blaming and complaining is not a

winning strategy. Together, and onlytogether, do we stand a chance to doright by ALL of our children as we

work our way though the mess thatour children did not create.Let’s remember we are all connect-

ed and only by working together dowe have a chance of turning adversityinto opportunity. This means toss-ing out those tired, back-in-the dayphrases, “But we have ALWAYS doneit this way or “It’s not in our unioncontract.”It’s time to forge a new reality

together — based on a pathway tosuccess that is based on what IS— not on what we wish it were.Difficult? Of course. But since we

are all interconnected, we MUSTcome together or end up tearing our-selves apart.Our children are counting on us.

They need for us to be successful sothat they might also have a chancenot simple to survive but to thrive inthis new reality.

Tom Watkins is a business and educationalconsultant in the U.S. and China. He is anaward-winning education writer and wasMichigan’s state superintendent of schools,2001-05. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Like many in MetroDetroit, Eric and Jason Brucegrew up eating Velvet PeanutButter, made in Livonia for 30years.Then the company was sold

in 1985 and after a series ofacquisitions, the brand disap-peared off store shelves.“I thought that was crimi-

nal,” said Eric, 44, addingthat local brands are part ofan area’s identity.So Eric bought the recipe

and the rights to the Velvetlabel and found a manufac-turer in Georgia to makeit. His wife Kim took it tothe senior buyer at Hiller’sMarket, Larry Krispin.Hiller’s bought 1,300 jars,

their entire inventory, and thepeanut butter sold out in twoweeks. That was in 2009.Today, Velvet Peanut Butter

is available in more than 500Michigan grocery stores,including Kroger. Meijer,Hiller’s, Spartan and Busch’s.The business is doing wellenough that Eric recentlyhired his brother Jason, 41,who lives in Livonia, as direc-tor of operations. Jason isoverseeing the expansion anddistribution of Velvet PeanutButter.

EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONEric, who has a master’s

degree in business admin-istration from EasternMichigan University andworks in Atlanta in market-ing for an ABC affiliate, saidhe expected the brand to dowell, but he didn’t expect theemotional connection people

would have with it.“Their grandma or their

mom would serve it to them,”he said, explaining the appealof Velvet Peanut Butter, withits trademark boys, “Fresh,”“Pure” and “Delicious.”Eric’s favorite part of the

business is getting emailsfrom customers who are gladthe product is available again.“Velvet Peanut Butter takes

me back to the late ‘60s whenI rode with my mother in thecar to pick my dad up fromwork,” wrote a customer fromRochester. “As we wouldapproach the Velvet PeanutButter facility (on SchoolcraftRoad), mom would say, ‘OK,roll the window down!’ andI would crank the windowdown and inhale the wonder-ful aroma of roasting pea-

nuts!”Wrote a customer from

Center Line whose grand-parents served him Velvetpeanut butter sandwichesevery weekend for lunch, “Ithas brought back memories ofsimpler times and family longgone and I will be a customeras long as you make it.”Some of the emails come

with suggestions of how toeat it - like with oatmeal orjalapeños.

WONDER BREADThe Bruce boys, who grew

up in Garden City, preferVelvet Peanut Butter on whitebread, preferably Wonderbread.That’s how they ate it in

their school lunches — Ericwith grape jelly, Jason justplain — and that’s how theystill eat it today.“When you bite into it, it

actually feels like you’re tast-ing a peanut, and that’s thething I like about it,” Jasonsaid.Their kids love it. Eric’s

daughter, Emily, 4, screamsfor peanut butter as soon asshe sees the jar. Jason’s son,Benjamin, 9, won’t let anyonehe knows have any brandother than Velvet in theirkitchen cupboard. “From theget-go, he’s been my No. 1supporter,” Eric said.Velvet Peanut Butter was

started in 1937 in Detroitby an Eastern Market truckdriver who saw used peanutbutter making equipmentadvertised for sale. The boyson the jar were drawn in thelikeness of his son.Eric’s goal is to preserve

the Velvet brand so it neverdisappears from store shelves

again, and for Velvet tobecome the No. 1 peanut but-ter sold.He’s got a long ways to go

— Velvet is just starting to besold in other states — but he’sunwilling to take any short-cuts to get there.

10 PERCENT TO CHARITYFor example, he won’t

reduce the amount of peanutbutter in the jar from 18 ounc-es. That goes against his com-pany’s values. And he pledgesto give 10 percent of thecompany’s annual profits tocharitable efforts. Last sum-mer, Velvet donated 10 cases ofpeanut butter to Lighthouse ofOakland County to help feedkids from low-income families

who normally get lunch forfree at school.The company now has five

part-time employees, includ-ing Eric’s wife, Kim.Jason also works as rink

manager and a Zambonidriver for the Livonia HockeyAssociation.Eric and Kim moved to

Atlanta in 1999 because ofEric’s job, but they want tomove back to the Detroit areato be near both their fami-lies. Eric and Jason’s parents,Dominic and Claudia Bruce,are Livonia residents.Eric hopes to grow the

Velvet company to a pointwhere he can leave Atlantaand return to Michigan to runthe company full-time.He said being in Georgia,

where peanuts are grown, puthim in contact with the rightpeople to help him revive theVelvet brand and start manu-facturing it.Now he hopes the brand

he brought back to Michiganbrings him back here as well.

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Velvet Peanut Butterspreads to 500 grocery stores

Jason Bruce of Livonia is the new director of operations for Velvet Peanut Butter, which is available in both smoothand crunchy. He said the feedback from customers at Busch’s Market in Livonia, where this photo was taken, and otherstores has all been positive. “When I’m stocking the stores, I get a lot of, ‘Oh I remember that as a kid!’” he said.

The trademark Velvet boys onthe label, “Fresh,” “Pure” and“Delicious,” were drawn in thelikeness of the founder’s son. Velvetwas started in 1937 by an EasternMarket truck driver.

Kim, Emily, Dominick and Eric Bruce hope Velvet Peanut Butter sales grow tothe point where they can move from Atlanta back to the Detroit area and Ericcan make running the company his full-time job. Eric grew up in Garden City.

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Melissa Kennedy, a server at Northville Township’s Rusty Bucketrestaurant, dishes up some salad at the March 5 “Taste ofNorthville” business expo at Northville High.

Taste ofNorthvilleAlex Flegal, 9, checks out a bookat the Northville District Library’sbooth at the March 5 “Tasteof Northville” business expoat Northville High. Many localbusinesses and organizationshad a presence at the event toshowcase their offerings.

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BY SAM EGGLESTONCORRESPONDENT

Allison Kemp told herself overand over that if she were able tocome back and compete duringher senior gymnastics season, shewould make the best of it.When she returned, there was

an element of tentativeness as shewent through her training andher first competition. Soon, shewas off and running, all injuriesand concerns behind her as shesprinted forward and vaulted intothe remainder of her senior cam-paign.And Kemp made the best of it.When all was said and done, it

was as though the senior had neverinjured her back and had neversat the sidelines. Last week, at thestate finals, she and her sophomoreteammate, Taylor Dempsey, com-peted as individuals. Kemp earneda state championship with herperformance on the beam, earn-ing a 9.7 in the process. She alsofinished second on the vault, with a9.6, while collecting a sixth on thebars with a 9.2 and a sixth in theall-around.“She earned All-State honors for

placing in the top 10 in the state ofMichigan on vault, bars, beam and

all-around,” said Northville coachErin McWatt said.Dempsey did not place on the

bars, which is what she quali-fied for the state finals in, thoughMcWatt was proud of her nonethe-less.“She added some difficult ele-

ments to her routine and ended hersophomore season on a successfulnote, as it was her first trip to thestate finals,” she said.Northville, as a team, did not

qualify for the state finals, whichwas held at Kenowa Hills HighSchool in Grand Rapids last Fridayand Saturday.Both Dempsey and Kemp earned

other accolades, too. Because theyboth qualified for the state finalsduring their showing at the region-al tournament two weeks ago, thegymnasts were awarded All-Regionhonors. Dempsey earned the honorfor the bars while Kemp becamean All-Region selection in the All-Around.Kemp added the honors to All-

Around first-place finishes at boththe KLAA Conference meet at theregional tournament.

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

Kemp earns state championship at gymnastics finalSenior makes comeback from injury a memorable one

CHRIS WARWOOD

Northville gymnast Allison Kemp, center, placed first at the recent state meet for her work on the balance beam with a score of 9.7. Here she ison the awards podium after receiving her medal.


Bryce Groshek heard the whistle and knew rightaway that his senior season had come to a close.After scoring 21 points and leading his team against

the Plymouth SalemRocks in the district tournament,Groshekwas hit for his final foul with eight seconds togo. As he headed for the bench, theNorthville faithfulstood to their feet and applauded him.For Groshek, and the rest of the Mustangs, it was

a warm tribute. Unfortunately, it was their last insuch a venue this year as the Mustangs bowed, 72-68, to the Rocks.“Every time we play Salem it’s a battle,” Sander said.

“It’s close and whoever’s ahead better be ready for arun. Tonight it was us trying to come from behind. Iliked how our guys battled, I liked howwe fought.”As was typical style all season long, the Mustangs

found themselves falling behind throughout mostof the game, though they didn’t fall behind by verymuch. After the first quarter, Northville trailed, 11-9, before both teams let up on defense and allowedthe score to climb to 32-27 at the half. After the endof three quarters, the Mustangs were still playingfrom behind, 52-42.Northville wouldn’t let the game completely out

of their grasp, however, and despite trailing 64-55with 3:15 left in the contest, they began to worktheir way back. The Mustangs turned up the heat,scoring seven unanswered points to cut the lead to64-62, largely due in part to the shooting of BrettMacDonald, who had 12 points in the game.Northville snagged a turnover from the Rocks on

their next possession and pushed down the courtlooking to tie the game. But an errant shot missedits mark and the Mustangs fouled Salem forwardChris Dierker on the ensuing rebound. Dierker hithis two free throws to make it a 66-62 game andNorthville couldn’t recover.Northville, which finished 11-10 on the year, fol-

lowed Levi Perry on the boards as he pulled down11 rebounds. Andrew Baldwin added six in the los-ing effort.

Sam Eggleston is a free-lance writer and former staff sportswriter for the Northville Record and Novi News.

Mustang cagers bowto Plymouth SalemSeason ends in tightly contested game


Mustang Chris Kim swims the 200 yard freestyle at the state finals on March 11.


Anyone who watched WillPrice and Kevin Bain diving thisyear knew that Northville hadsomething special.Now that both of the tank-

ers are All-State, the rest of theswimming world knows, too.The Northville divers finished

with Price taking fifth placeand Bain notching seventh.They were joined in the All-State ranks by teammate Will

Greenlee, who capped an impres-sive year with an eighth-placeshowing in the 100 butterfly.While the three tankers turned

in outstanding performances, theteam, as a whole, finished lowerthan they would have liked, tak-ing 12th with 75 points. Salinewon the team state title, fol-lowed by perennial powerhouseAnn Arbor Pioneer in second,Rockford in third and Ann ArborHuron in fourth.“Obviously we are all disap-

pointed in the outcome of this

years’ meet,” said Northvillecoach Rich Bennetts. “However,the kids should be proud of whatthey accomplished within ourleague and we hope to improveon our state meet performancenext year.”The hardest part, said

Bennetts, is seeing some of hislong-time tankers leave the poolfor the final time.“This was a great group of

seniors and we will miss them,”

’Stang tankers finish 12th in state finals

Mustang Will Greenlee dives into thepool at the MHSAA state finals as hesets out to swim the 50-yard freestyle.

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Soccer signingsNorthville High School students recently signing letters of intent for soccer included Rebecca Reynolds (AdrianCollege); Tara Cureton (Indiana State University); and Alexandra Hawksford (Morehead State University). In the backis Coach Eric Brucker.

State finalsNorthville High School athletes Edward Clifton (in varsity jacket, left, along with Jason Lerner, varsity jacket,right, at Monday’s Activity Night) and Gina McNamara earned accolades for their club track and field performancesrecently. Clifton, who ran in the distance medley relay with teammates from the Dearborn Track Club, finished eighthin the event. McNamara ran in the 800-meter run and took eighth.


It was the kind of gamethat the pundits knew a statechampion would likely comefrom.The Mustangs and Grosse

Pointe South squared off lastweek in the state tournamentthat ended with Grosse Pointeskating away with a 4-0 vic-tory.That isn’t where they

stopped skating, either, as theywent on to win the state cham-pionship a game later to securethe title with a victory overAnn Arbor Pioneer, 6-2.“We got off to a slow start

and South capitalized,” saidassistant coach Bill Deacon.“We played aggressively fromthe halfway mark of the firstperiod to through the secondperiod and it showed with nei-ther team scoring.”The Grosse Pointe Blue

Devils started the game onfire, scoring two goals inthe first six minutes to takean early commanding leadover their Northville rivals.The Mustangs, on the otherhand, could not find theback of the net despite sev-eral chances, hitting the posttwice in the first period andhaving an apparent AllisonHolden goal negated by areferee decision.The struggles continued in

the second period with bothteams proving their defensesand goalies up to the task ofstonewalling the other. As thestanza came to a close, thescore remained unchanged,2-0.The Northville defense

— led by senior LindseyKreichelt, Katelyn Meck andNatalie DeMuro — continuedto keep South away from thegoal throughout the openingminutes of the final period.

Their foes, however, proved toopowerful as they skated in andscored a goal on a loose puckthat bounced off the boardsbehind the goal and endedup being fired home on therebound off the stick of ClaireBoyle for the 3-0 lead.A minute later, South scored

their final goal of the gameon a 60-foot slap shot thatdeflected off a player’s skate infront of the goal and into thenet to give the Blue Devils the4-0 victory.“Both of our goalies, Avery

Allman and Caitlyn Sabourin,have been outstanding all year,and both played fantastic,”said Deacon. “You could notask for more. Grosse PointeSouth is a great team and outplayed us at key moments inthe game.”

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

Mustangs falter against SouthGirls hockey team bows in the state tournament


The Catholic Central basket-ball team had to work its waythrough two Plymouth schoolsin order to secure the districttournament title, but it gladlydid so last week and walkedaway with the crown.The Shamrocks, coached by

Bill Dyer, earned a tough 43-38 victory over the PlymouthCanton Chiefs to secure thecrown just days after beatingPlymouth Salem, 64-53.The Shamrocks secured

the championship in the finalminute of play, and largely dueto the 6-of-6 shooting fromthe free-throw line by seniorforward Brandon Tammaro.Those shots changed thecourse of the game, giving the

Shamrocks the final lead asthey closed the door on theChiefs.The Shamrocks jumped

out to a 12-5 lead in the firstquarter but couldn’t keep theadvantage as the Chiefs edgedtheir way back in to tie it half-way through the second quar-ter, 12-12, before scoring againto take the lead. Tammaroscored a layup off an inboundspass and then hit an ensur-ing free-throw shot to give histeam a 15-14 lead.The Shamrocks then took

advantage of two three-pointfield goals, one from SheaKettner and one fromMattDoneth, to open up the thirdquarter and hold the leadheading into the final stanza.The game remained close

throughout the fourth, typi-

cally within two points, beforeCanton cut the lead to 37-36.Catholic Central, however, fol-lowed Tammaro’s lead into thefinal minutes and earned thetitle.Kettner ended the day with

12 points, followed by Doneth’s11.Catholic Central also elimi-

nated Plymouth Salem in thetournament, defeating them,64-53.After the first quarter, the

two teams were tied, 16-16,before heading into the lockerroom, 28-28. In the secondhalf, the Shamrocks began totake control and eventuallywin the game.


Catholic Central wins district hoop tourneyShamrocks cagers defeat Canton for championship

White Division champsThe Horny Rams coed soccer team repeated in winning the White Division championship at Total Sports Complex inNovi with an 11-5 victory March 9 over Newport Pleasure!. The team finished 7-1-0 and Newport Pleasure! finished 6-2-0. Horny Rams team members are (back, left to right) Rob Pepper (Livonia/Redford Thurston), Adam Stacey (Livonia/Catholic Central), Andrew Brockie (Garden City/Garden City), Chris Jackett (Novi/Redford Union) and Andrew Stratton(Novi/Walled Lake Western). Front row is Megan Kelley (Redford/Redford Union), Melanie LaDuke (Redford/RedfordThurston) and Kristina Baker (Brighton/Brighton). Not pictured are Nick Giammarco (Northville/Northville), GabeHicks (Canton/Canton), Chelsea Gregg (Livonia/Clarenceville) and Eric Ure (Livonia/Livonia Franklin).

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Cheer Program invites all cur-rent sixth, seventh and eighthgrade girls to participate in the2011 High School Prep CheerClinic Series. These clinicswill be conducted by the NHScheer coaching staff and thevarsity cheer team. Clinics areoffered each Monday from5-7 p.m. March 21st-April 11.Registration forms and addi-tional information are availablewww.northvillecheer.com.

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INVITATION FOR BIDSCity of Northville

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Sealed bids will be received in the City of Northville CouncilChambers, City Hall, 215 W. Main Street, Northville, Michigan48167 until 22::0000 p.m. local time on March 23, 2011 for “City HallHVAC Upgrade Project” for the City of Northville.

This project will consists of major HVAC upgrades, includingreplacement of a 50 ton air cooled condensing unit & evaporatorcoil, a 600 mbh boiler with a high efficiency condensing type boiler,all existing pneumatic controls with new DDC controls, along withconversion of the existing constant volume AHU to a variable speedsystem, addition of VAV boxes and rebalancing of all air and watersystems, for Northville City Hall.

Contract documents may be obtained by calling SellingerAssociates Inc., 19821 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48152 at (248)482-0045. Document amount: $50.

A Bid Bond in the amount of 5% is required for this project, alongwith a 100% Performance/Labor & Materials Bond.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 16th at 2:00 p.m. and willbe held at Northville City Hall, 215 W. Main Street, Northville, MI48167.

The City of Northville reserves the right to waive any irregularityor informality in bids, to reject any and/or all bids, in whole or inpart, or to award any contract to other than the low bidder, shouldit be deemed in its best interest to do so.

James P. Gallogly Dianne MassaDirector, Department of Public Works City Clerk

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It was the kind of day teamsusually can only dream about:State records, undefeatedwrestlers and state champion-ships.The Detroit Catholic Central

wrestling team, coached byMitch Hancock, went to workin the individual state finalslast weekend and came awaylooking like the powerhousethey have been all season long.The squad set a school

record with six wrestlersearning a berth into thechampionship round of theirrespective weight classes: KenBade, Logan Marcicki, AlecMooradian, Drew Garcia,Kevin Beazley and MilesTrealout. The previous recordwas four, accomplished both in2004 and 2010.When all was said and done,

the Shamrocks had threecrowned as state championsand eight finish with All-Statehonors.“Our guys brought fight

this weekend,” said Hancock.“We had eight freshmen andsophomores in the lineuplast week (at the team finals).That’s difficult for a youngster.Our guys battled this weekin practice. When you put sixguys in the finals, that’s prettyimpressive. We walk awaywith three state champs, I’mawfully proud of them. Theyrepresented Catholic Centralproudly, they represented theBasilian Fathers proudly, andthey represented the coachingstaff and our program proudly.You can’t speak enough abouttheir work ethic. It’s a heck of aweekend for Catholic Central.”The most notable perfor-

mance was that of Mooradian,who capped his junior yearwith a state championship— the third of his career— in the 135-pound divi-sion. Mooradian joins for-mer Shamrock great TrevorSteward as the only three-timestate champion in CatholicCentral wrestling. Mooradian’sperformance capped a 159-1career record, including a 55-0mark this year.The three-time champion

had the easiest win in thefinals when his opponent hadto forfeit the match due toinjury. Mooradian definitelydidn’t want to win this way,but it was out of his hands atthat point. It was the secondtime in his high school careerhe has gone a full season unde-feated.“It was a great season, fin-

ishing up my second unde-feated season,” he said. “It wasa great year. I’m kind of madthat it’s over now because Idon’t get to finish out on agood victory. There’s alwaysnext year.”Bade, wrestling at 125

pounds as a sophomore, hadwhat was likely the most heat-ed championship of the day.Bade led 2-1 after the first twominutes but found himself onthe wrong side of a comebackas Howell’s Alex Calandrinotied the match at 4-4 headinginto the final period beforeearning an escape and a takedown 30 seconds in for a 7-4advantage. In the final minute,

however, Bade earned a rever-sal and got a two-point near-fall to take the lead and earnan 8-7 victory. He finished hisseason with a 51-4 record.“I knew before the match I

had put in all the work,” saidBade. “To win it by comingback was just amazing. It feltgreat. I knew after I got thereversal and those back pointsI had to hold him down. I basi-cally just an ankle and stayedstrong on top.”It was a great match for

Hancock to watch.“That’s special for me

because the kid has trained sohard,” said the coach. “He fell abit short last year in the semis.He persevered this year. Hewrestled hard for six minutesand he won the match.”Catholic Central’s final state

championship came from afreshman —Marcicki, whowrestled at 130 pounds.Marcicki, who finished 41-

7 this year, faced off againstClarkston’s Jeff Sloney, agrappler he lost twice to thisseason, in the final match. TheShamrock didn’t hesitate toeven think about it, earninga take down just 15 secondsin for the lone points of thefirst period before earning anescape point in the second fora 3-0 advantage. In the third,after Stoney chose to start theperiod with both wrestlers up,Marcicki earned a take downwith 1:23 remaining to securethe victory.“I’ve never seen someone so

cold, calm and collected com-ing into a finals match, andthat kid is just a freshman,”said Hancock of Marcicki.“That speaks about how com-petitive he is. He’s just a freakof nature. He just dominatedfrom the get-go.”Catholic Central also had

outstanding performancesfrom their other wrestlers.Trealout, a senior, took secondplace, ending his season with a49-5 record, while Erickson, asenior, fell in the blood roundto finish his career with a 37-17 record this season.Garcia, a freshman, made it

to the finals in the 152-poundweight class but fell in doubleovertime, 2-1. He finished theseason with a 49-8 record.Freshman grappler Amine

finished fifth at the finals toend his season with a 42-13mark.Also placing at the Palace of

Auburn Hills was Beazley, ajunior, who fell just short of achampionship as he bowed toClarkston’s Matt Vandermeet,1-0, in the finals. He finishedthis year with a 43-7 mark.Mason, a junior, finished

fifth at 145 pounds, los-ing to second-place JarenZimmerman of Hudsonvillein the quarterfinals. He had a40-9 record this year.Junior TJ Fagan, sopho-

mores Riley Hanson and MikeBabicz and freshman EvanToth all made the trip the pal-ace but did not place. Faganfinished 34-12, Hanson was38-11 and Babicz was 38-15while Toth finished the yearwith a 36-14 showing.


Record-setting day forShamrock wrestlersJunior Alec Mooradian earns

third straight state championship


Catholic Central’s Nate Baldus swims in the 200 yard freestyle on March 11 at the state finals.


The Catholic Central swimteam knew going into the statefinals that they just didn’thave the big guns needed tocompete with powerhouseslike Saline or the Ann ArborHuron and Pioneer squads.

But they knew they had tal-ented tankers and they weredetermined to make the bestof the situation they were in.The Shamrocks swam to

17th place in the state finals,finishing with 38 points whileSaline took first, Ann ArborPioneer finished second,Rockford was third and Ann

Arbor Huron was fifth.Catholic Central’s top show-

ing came from Joe Brinkman,who finished sixth in the 200individual medley to earn All-State honors. He finished in atime of 1:56.01.Brinkman also lended his

talents to the 200 freestylerelay that finished in 16thalong with teammates DanSzuba, Colin Brinkman andSean Ryan. The relay team fin-

ished in 1:30.31.Also scoring points for the

ShamrockswasColinBrinkman,who swam to 15th in the 500freestylewith a timeof 4:51.16.The 200 medley relay

team of Daniel Burton, RyanNewman, Nick Baldus andSzuba took ninth in 1:38.94.


CC tankers take 17th at statesTeam has one All-Stater in Joe Brinkman


Mustang Spencer Miller dives in at the start of the 50 yard freestyle at the MHSAA state finals at Oakland University.

Mustang Tim Shea swims the 200 meter freestyle at Oakland University.

he said. “Congrats to WillGreenlee and Kevin Bain forgoing out as All-State per-formers in the pool and on theboard.”Other scorers for the

Mustangs at the state finalsincluded the always-tenacious

Bofang Zhang, who finished11th in the 200 individualmedley. The team of Greenlee,Dawson Laabs, Ryan Winklerand Spencer Miller swam to9th in the 200 freestyle relaywhile the team of Winker,Chris Kim, Greenlee andMiller took 10th.


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Mustang Bofang Zhang swims the breast stroke at the March 11 state finalsat Oakland University.

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