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Erich later took a new job in
-.tailing floor coverings On his
fir>t day. he collapsed. »» rushed
to the Canton Oak wood Health
Center and was later transferred
to Oak wood Hospital. Dearborn
That * where he »i« diagnosed
Hi* two brother* and one sister
•ere tested for a bone marrow
match His *j»ter. Ann Bauer of
Pinckney. was the one. Chemotherapy
was started '"They have to
clean out your system.' Kathv
said, adding that Ench was tak
ing 36 pills at one time each day
.After the 5 days of chemotherapy
and a day of rest, the transplant
was performed Aug 26 The
doctors explained the procedure
with the help of a steak "That *
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hurt tremendously if Canton
bows out because another unnamed
community is interested
in participating
But Canton Nankin nders
might be at a loss if the township
officially pull* out of the local
transit system.
"I think they tNankini do a
great job." Clerc said. "We were
going to leave Canton then decid
ed to stay because of this service
In a press release. Canton Supervisor
Tom Yack said the township
administrators will consider
various options, including talking
with Nankin officials. "'We may
want to consider talking with the
Plymouth*, for example, and look
at a western Wayne County trans-
fied. include Mich—I Malooey,
t'.ermld Trumpka and David
McCarthy, all o/ Plymouth
Township.
Alao certified are Sheryl
Khoury and Jeffr> Phillip* of
Plymouth
Individuals who've taken out
petitions but aren't yet certified
include former state represent*
live Jerry Vorva of Plymouth.former
board candidate Ste
phen KUijancxy k of Canton,
Paul Thomas Schrauben of
what we are going to do to you."
Erich said, remembering the bone
in the steak
His sister's marrow waa re
moved from her hips. "They
brought it nght down the hall just
like you see in the movies. Kathy
said The marrow was put into
Erich's chest like an intravenous
dnp.
After the transplant. Erich was
in isolation to prevent infection.
He was released from the hoepital
Sept. 18- "We got the good news
on Wednesday (March 29)." Ka
thy said, referring to the day the
family was told the leukemia was
«one
Erich can't return to work until
March 1996. And he will have to
portation network using
property tai revenue.
local
Canton contributes 144.500
from its general fund to Nankin,
as well a* $43,700 in municipal
credits. It also contracts with
Washtenaw Family and Child
Services for a limited transports
tion system. If Canton remained
in the Wayne Transportation Authority
and the dedicated tai was
approved. Canton would have
doubled its municipal credits for
Nankin.
"I was deeply, deeply disappointed
that they would not allow
the citizens of the community to
vote on such a vital issue," said
Ralph
man
Sbufeldt, Nankin chair-
Doctors say huge numbers of
kids and adults have
Attention Deficit Disorder.
Is it for real?
As a special public service, the Integrated
Visual Learning Center will present a free
lecture given by Dr. Steven Ingersoll, Many
students diagnosed as dyslexic, hyperactive or
having Attention Deficit Disorder actually have
an oculomotor deficiency rather than an
intelligence or motivation problem. To leam
more about this fascinating subject, call
810-478-7313 for reservations.
Dr. Steven Ingersoll speaks on
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The Observer MONDAY Ai'Hil 10. 1995
Cantos. Brenda Anderaon
P lee ha of Canton, and Came
Blamer of Plymouth Township.
Residents of the district who
are 18 or older have until May
15 to register to vote.
Absentee ballot* will be
available after tyay 24. Voter*
may apply to vote absentee at
any time, said Plymouth-Canton
elections clerk Ellen
Schroeder. For more informs*
tion, call Schroeder at 416-3096.
get his baby shots all over again.
But there's no doubt thing* are
looking good for the Meiiner*
Tears come to Kathy's eyes
when she recall* having to tell her
children and family members of
Erich's illness. "The hardest
thing I ever had to do was to tell
hi* parents and our kids. With
our kids 1 didn't let them get it
into their head* that something
bad would happen
Kathy credits Erich'* brother,
Ed. and her sister. Kelly Somerville.
with helping out the family,
taking care of the kids and getting
to the hospital when necessary
""They were my biggest help."
Even though Erich was in the
hospital for quite awhile, the family
unit stayed together Dad was
still dad. "We weren't going in
and seeing a frail man in that bed.
He dealt with the kids when he
had to," Kathy said.
Erich said he wasn't about to
let leukemia gel the best of him
"Everytime we heard of someone
dying. Erich would be down
for a good week." Kathy said.
"But he was the perfect patient.
He never had to be told, to take
his pills or do whatever they
asked."
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issue for the advisory council.
"I've got a real problem with
that." Moaher said. ~I think the
homeowners council is where this
issue belongs."
Plans are to expand the airport
and turn it into an international
cargo teility. boosted by the automakers.
To accomplish that,
one of five Willow Run runways is
targeted for extension from about
7.000 to 10,300 feet to allow fully
loaded and fueled 747 cargo jets to
take off from and land at the airport.
Citizens organizing this effort
said landings and takeoffs of the
cargo planes are expected to be directed
on routes right over Can
ton Reportedly most crashes occur
during landings and takeoffs.
Cargo planes are also generally
older passenger jets that do not
have advanced noise control
equipment.
The runway cannot be extended
until Ecorse Road, south of Canton's
southern boundary, i*
moved closer to Canton. The
project also cannot move forward
until the nearby Willow Creek
toxic sludge pond is cleaned up
and moved, involving a consent
judgment and a side agreement
that calls for a trust fund with
GM and Ford to pay for the
cleanup.
. The cleanup is expected to be
completed by Dec. 31, 1997. "The
extension of the runway may be
done before the tradeport is up
and running." Patterson said. "1
don't think we've got a lot of
time."
The concerned citizens group is
focusing on safety issues that may
accompany the airport expansion,
including flight paths over Canton,
the absence of an abort area
for distressed aircraft, increased
noise and pollutants.
Moaher and other residents
have contacted individuals in-
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volved ia the propoaed expansion.
"The information we have gotten
from Willow Run ao far is pro pa
ganda," Moaher said.
Canton Township officials recently
hired attorney and former
Wayne County Commissioner
Bryan Amann, known as the
"Noiae C*ar" for his past work
with noise abatement at Metro
Airport, to represent the township's
interests as plans for the
airport unfold.
Patterson discussed the political
realities involving Willow
Run, particularly Wayne County
Executive Ed McNamara's inter
eat in the project. Proponents of
the expansion say it will provide
jobs and economic growth for the
area left depressed in the wake of
the GM Willow Run Plant's cloaing.
"The county executive, in my
mind, wants the tradeport, wants
the airport expanded and intends
to get it," Patteson said. "When
he wants something he will trade
off one part of the county for the
other."
"You need to start identifying
groups who will have an interest
in this," Patterson said. "You are
going to have to get people energized."
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