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Holiday donors
keep on giving
Plymouth and C<
ChntUDM C W Club drive
At 3 p m today •• went k M
uled to koad up lit* Plymouth Sol
v*UM Army uuch with your kind
VinOnm. which we've collected
et our office since th« day s/ter
As of 3 p.m Tueeday. the list oi
ViAor* had pwra to moor than
163. CSut Chtb donors ID the loot
hrw days -rrr Shirley Kctl of
Plymouth Township. Nancy
Hiemerschretder of Plymouth
Township. Doyai sad Bos Gray oi
Plymouth. Both and Carol Curd
oi PYymuth Township, two snoay
moue doctors. Kimberiy. Tom sod
Kevin H*cke> ol Plymouth, Roo
Edwards ol Plymouth Toernahip.
D Ram bo oi Canton, and mem
bers oi the America's Moat Wsnt
ed car dub oi Plymouth and Can
ton; Jos and Laura GigoioCti.
Nancy and Gary Flummerfelt,
Shan and Mark Carey and family.
Brian and Do* Lawrence, Carol
and Mtke Bade* and family, The
raas and Sonny Harshbarger. Pete
and Judy Rakowaki. Ton and
Mary Cianey. Rob and Kslly
Prankr and family. Richard and
Sheila M ana yak and family.
Noah and Cryatla Roaa and fanu
ly. Gordon sad Jons Jackson Sr .
Gordia and Cathy Jackson Jr..
and Counts sad Barb Xsnakia
At tha Salvation Army Plym
outh distribution cantor, noady
families from Plymouth and Canton
who qualify to receive food
and toys, by Salvation Army
guideline*, will ba invited to take
your dona tad gifts
Our Cboor Club drive is over for
this ysar. If you'd still like to
donate something to tha noady
this Christmas, call the Plymouth
Salvation Army at 453 5464
In Monday's paper, well list
donors who csme in betareen
deadline time Tuesday and pick
up time Thursday
Thanks again'
Police supporting
awareness campaign
The Canton Police will be
"Tying One On for Safety in
•upport oI the annuel Mothers
Against Drunk Driving Red Ribbon
sober-driving public aw are
M« campaign during the winter
boltdaya.
We are supporting the cauae oi
the MADD mothers." said Tam
mte Ceiling, Canton police com
m unity relatione officer
The effort began Nov 21 and
will run through Jan. 1 — a time
wbea alcohol related traffic sen
dents srv more likely to occur
Canton police patrol cars will
display red nbbona throughout
the campaign. The red ribbons
to drive safe
during the holidays
Polka afoo will continue being on
the watch for motorists who drive
drunk
"We will be out on the street
snd conscientious of the fact that
some people may be driving
drunk." Colling said "We recog
nice there ia a greater chance for
accidents with the holiday*, eepe
cially alcohol related accidents. "
Progress has been made in re
ducing alcohol related accidents
during the holidays. But MADD
sad law enforcement agencies believe
more can be done. Last year
at Thanksgiving. eight oi the 29
fataliuae in Michigan involved alcohol
Last year at Chriatmaa.
four of the eight fatalitiea in
volved alcohol, and oo New
Year's, four of the 19 fatalities in
volved alcohol.
Overall in 1993. 575 of the total
1.414 traffic fatalitiea involved ai-
"We will be out doing our part
to keep the streets safe." Colling
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The Observer/ TMIKSOAY DKO.MHKK 15. 1994
Disturbance reported at complex
Partygoers at the Canton
Commons Apartments reported
ly interfered with Canton police
officers' sttompts to street a 34
year old Weatland man for domoatic
violence early Sunday.
Police ware called to the
apartment complex on Hagger
ty. south of Cherry Hill, et
shout 2:45 em, when the
mother oi s 19-year-old woman
reported her daughter eras being
sssaulted.
While on their way. polio*
received information that s large
fight was under way st the com
piex. When they arrived they
found several men end women
screaming and yelling as tha
Weatland man stood on the
apartment porch yelling st his
girlfriend. Her father spparently
area standing between both of
them on the porch.
When police approached tha
Weatland man. he was uncooperative.
police said. As police
tried to arrest him, others, who
were apparently at o party at the
woman's apartment, became sggressiva
with the officers- Police
called for aaaistance Officers
from other communities slso arrived
st tha complex.
Tha man continued to reaiat
police and aa officers tried to
escort the man to a patrol car.
some of tha partygoers charged
the officers, police said The
man tried to pull sarsy from offi-
Canton restaurant
to host VIP event
Damon's, a sports onented res
taurant specialising in riba. will
boat a VIP event at its new Can
ton location on Saturday. Dec. 17.
Gueata who pay a $10 cover foe
will be entitled to taste items
from the menu The proceeds will
be contributed to United Cerebral
Palsy of Metropolitan Detroit.
"I've been bleesed in this com
munity and feel it is time to give
something back," says David
Khoury. owner/franchisee of
Damon's Khoury has been a
member of the Canton buaineaa
community for over 20 years snd
ia looking forward to bringing
Damon's riba to the metropolitan
Detroit area.
Damon'a ia a place for sports
fans They have a multi-functional
media room which includes five
10-foot and 12 27-inch television
screens with the satellite capability
to broadcast several sporting
events st once. They slso have 20
to 30 units of Plsymsker, s table
top trivia game.
United Cerebral Palsy of Met
ropolitan Detroit ia an advocacy
agency serving to advance the independence
of people with cerebral
palsy and other disabilities
For more information on UCP.
call (810) 557-5070.
Damon's has 70 franchises be
tween Michigan snd Florida, ss
well ss one locstion in London.
England Damon'a newest store ia
at 43750 Ford Road in Canton.
They will be open to the public
beginning Monday, Dec. 19. For
more information call Damon'a at
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cers, who struggled with him to
the ground. While police attempted
to fit the man into the
patrol car. the man apparently
fall and hit the car door, accord
ing to police reports.
The was ticketed and arrested
for diaordarly conduct, rearrest
snd assault and
battery, all misdemeanors. Undsr
domestic violence leers. however.
ths msn was forced to
spend at least 20 hours in jail
without bond, said Tammis
Colling. Canton polios community
relations officer.
The girlfriend told police that
while she eras putting her
daughter to slsep, her boyfriend
came upstairs, where they ar-
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gued Ha ^reportedly •truck bar
While
the girlfriend eras la the bathroom
he kicked in the door and
hit her again ia the face and
threw her on the floor, according
to reports.
Ths girlfriend said she called
her mother, who called police.
Ths man apparently took the
two telephones In ths apartment
snd crushed them.
Other men and women ewe in
the woman's apartment having
a party with the boyfriend.
When the peir began fighting,
the gussts went outside, according
to reports..
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Get ready
Lowe preparing for new duties
BY IUCVIN BK>WN
ir*n Vinu
Ran Loo* la winding down his
law practka, and otudyina up for
the job of dirtrict judfc
Lowe ia to bo sworn ia Jan. 5 at
UM 36th District Court, which
•orveo Plymouth and Canton, and
will replaoa retiring Judge Ji
Garber, who didn't aoo
"111 strive to do tha job as well
as hs did, but I can't fill his
shoos," said Lowe, who narrowly
defeated Plymouth attomsy Stephen
Boak in ths November election
to win s four-year tarm.
Lowe said that as an attorney,
he had ths luxury of taking Lime
to mull things over.
"The single greatest challenge
that faces me is when people
come in the court, they ere looking
for s decision, snd they're
looking for it relatively quickly."
Lowe said.
He has served as Plymouth city
sttorney since 1985. and has
maintained a private practice.
"What 111 miss most sbout being
an attorney is I've always taken a
greet pleasure in helping people.
That includes having the city as s
client.
"Ill miss the people who work
for the city. Plymouth has been
1
real fortunate in having the type
oi people they have working for
Lowe said.
As a judge 1 have to hang up
that advocacy hat. 8oane judges
tall me that's one of the hardest
iWlnj* to do."
On the night of his election victory,
Lows said it hadn't quite
sunk in yet that he'd actually attained
tha fob he'd sought ever
since his school days clerking for
Judge Dunbar Davis. But it did
sink in, hs said, the night of
Judge Garher's retirement party e
few days later. -
"I was in a room with a lot of
people from ths Plymouth. Canton
and Northvills community —
I wes introduced as the person
that's going to try and fill his
Lowe said.
To prepare for the job, Lowe attended
day-long sessions for new
judges Dec. 9 snd 10 in Lanaing
at the Michigan Judicial Inetitute.
Hell attend a weak-long session
in mid-January.
"They talked about swearing
in. what you do with your personnel
when you come on the bench.
The theme was, don't make rash
and quick decisions about personnel
snd policy; try to grow into
it- They give you a foundation to
Greeting card: Here's an example of a greeting card
drawn in pen-and-ink by a Canton senior citizen. Cards
of approximately 30 different Canton scenes, including
historic structures, are on sale at the Canton Senior Center
at Michigan Avenue and Sheldon. Proceeds from the
sale will benefit senior programming in Canton.
The Observer/ THURSDAY DECEMBER 15. 1994 (C)3A ^
get you over the new-job jitters,"
be said.
A judge
checklists for proper procedure
during folony
other functions "There was an
extensive eeselnn on rules of evidence,"
Lowe said, which guides
how attorneys who 11 appear before
him can preeent their i
John Mac Donald, the
elected 36th District judge, took
Lowe to e luncheon put on by the
Weyne County Judge's Association.
They said a new judge who Is
not sure how to proceed during a
court case should take a moment
to recess, and call another judge
for advice.
He's slso eseking to either wrap
up or turn over cases he's working
on to lew partners Jim Lewsndowski
and younger brother
Chuck Lowe. Both will by ethics
be prohibited from practicing in
front of the new judge.
"We're in the process of sending
letters to all my clients telling
them their files will be made
available to them if they want to
go to another office," Lowe said.
Lowe said the jump in his income
will be significant, as s district
judge earns sround $100,000
annually.
Box PMOTOca*ns(s
Ntw judga: Ron Lowe is winding down his law practice as he'U be sworn in as 35th
District judge Jan. 5.
"I have s car that nearly died
during the campaign," he said,
adding s replacement is in order.
Some community activities he's
done routinely will be prohibited
by ethics guidelines — such ss
selling newspapers for the Goodfellows.
He's also performed
sround town as a storyteller, and
will seek en opinion on how that
might continue.
Because a judge has a certain
position of respect in the community,
"I'm not ss likely when I'm
working around the house in my
grubbiest T-shirt snd jeens to run
down to the store to get something."
Lowe said.
i
On s lighter side, Lowe said,' ^
he's had a chance to leaf through
s catalog from s supplier of judi--^
cial robes, to order his own. "Yon *
have this one with the poofy arms, ^
or this one with straight arms,"
he said, laughing.
"I said, 'What do the judges--,
now have? Ill order that.' "
Artists put focus on buildings w
BY JOANNE MALLSZEWSKJ
9T*n Warres
Before you go out snd buy
greeting card* for the holidsys,
stop by the Canton Senior Center
on Michigan Avenue.
Nine senior srtiste sre selling
their black-and-white drawings of
historic buildings in Canton as
greeting cards. The seniors hsve
been work in* on the drawings
since spring, snd proceeds from
the sale of the cards will be used
for Canton senior programming.
The 3-by-5 cards of approximately
30 Canton scenes include
historic houses, barns and some
items in the Canton Historical
Teachers ratify new contract
BVM.B. DILLON
BTATT Warn*
Plymouth-Canton teachers ratified
overwhelmingly a contract
agreement with the school district
in voting Friday and Monday.
Thirty-nine of the district's 744
teachers voted against the package.
The vote was closer among
members of the Board of Education.
which narrowly passed the
agreement, 4-3.
Teachers negotiated wage reopeners
for this year snd next.
Their contract expires in 1996.
Teachers will receive a 2-per
cent raise effective in January
1996; a 2-percent raise in August
1996; and a 1-percent increase in
January 1996. Their preecription
co-pay will go from $2 to S6.
Coat to the district should be a
little ever 12 million; about
$494,000 this yeer snd $1.7 mil
lion next year if 00 teechei
advantage of the district's
ance package, said Ray Hoedel
associate superintendent for busi
Trustees approving the
ment were David Artley. Roland
Thomaa, Jack Farvew and Barba
re Graham. Dissenting were Sue
Feiten. Mark Horveth and Sue
Davis.
Thomas said declining health
care coats snd teachers' acceptance
of the severance arrange
ment will enable the district to
pay for the increases. "The staff
will ferret out additional funds."
Thomas said.
Davis said that in her view, the
district doesn't have the money to
finance the increeses.
The district can't always balance
the budget on the backs of
employees, said Farrow.
Feiten said that while teachers
do a tremendous job. the district
is the financial prisoner of the
She said the district needs to
invest in* kids, and that 30 in s
kindergarten and other high daae
sixes psrvssive throughout the
district sren't acceptable. PTOs
are still being esked for money
and the forthcoming mandates in
Public Acta 336 and 337 are going
to be ooetly, she said.
Horvath also voted no, seying
the district can't sfford the in-
Graham said, "1 couldn't do it
to kida, (fuel a potential strike)
just because someone in the com
munity said, 'hang tough.' " The
future will take care of itaelf, she
said.
Artley, school board president,
ssid the negotiations were "s
growing process for us and the
teacher team. Two or three years
down the road, we will be in a different
mode. A message was sent
snd received on election day. Everyone
struggled, snd did the best
they could."
TTie board praised Tom Cotner,
the teachers" chief negotiator, snd
teachers' union president Chuck
Portelli for their leadership.
Cotner called the agreement a
"good compromise." Making raises
effective mid-year "allows
them to drop the cost dramatically,"
be said. "We were a little disappointed.
because we kind of
aranted a three-year deal. But you
have to compromise to get the job
done."
The district's 120 maintenance
workers ratified s contract over
the weekend. It was ratified 7-0
with little discussion.
Still unsettled are employee
groups including food service and
transportation workers, perapro
fessionsls snd the sffilisted administrators.
Playscape will be personalized
BY JOANNE MALMZKWSU
tr*n Warm
How would you like te have
your aams permanently cm s part
of the Canton Community-Built
Tit CM ho done.
buy a hoard. For $26
your
Christina B
BJ'f r°" like
la $$,800 Haw
aa an the pirate
for $4,000'*
also may contribute
• board that will ba need la
beam; $196 for tha chia up pipe;
$260 for the horiaontal ladder.
$900 for parallel bare. On other
equipment, contributions include
$425 for the fire pole. $300 for a
climbing wall. $1,000 for the fire
truck; $800 for the bouncing star
be built by
have had a
hut still have a
Will be
14,000
square foot. You may aend caah
donations for the playscape to
volunteer David Frye, 44216 Fair
Oaks Drive, Canton 48187, or you
may contact Donaldson.
The Canton Community Foun
dation is slso accepting oontribu
lions for the playscape on behalf
of the volunteer organiaars. ws
are serving aa a reosptade for eon
tributions," said executive dime
tor Joan Noricka. -The founds
not keep any of this
The foundation la in
igs of the tax deduction."
Make checks payable te the
on behalf ef the playscape are tax
"We sOU
cially
volunteers
we build ths plays
If you
Museum. The greeting cards sre
printed by Alphagraphics of Canton
and sre on ivory-colored stock
with mstching envelopes. The
cards are blank inaide.
"They csn make wonderful
Christmas gifts," said Dianne
Neihengen, Canton senior coordinator.
The cards began as pen-and
ink drawings of familiar structures
such ss the Bartlett-Tmvis
House, s Queen Anne-style house
on Ridge, a barn on Canton Center
north of Palmer, and the Canton
Historical Museum.
The cards are available st $1
each or five cards for $4. They can
be purchased at the Canton Senior
Center in the Canton Recreation
Center on Michigan at Sheldon
Road.
Senior artists involved in the
project include Ralph Kelley, who
developed the ides of cspturing
the township's historic buildings
PRESCRIBED OXYGEN
SPECIALISTS, INC.
ANNOUNCES
on paper. Other artists sre Ruth
Wsrnemuende. Dorothy West.
Bill Smith, Phyllis F*rice, Cbet
Lebioda, Marion Marxion. Louise
Bonczak and Jo Hilla.
The artists' original works, with
donated matting by Frameworks
on Ford Road, will be on exhibit
st the Canton Public Library in
the near future.
For more information about the
greeting cards, contact the senior
center at 397-5444.
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