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Ferndale schools seek $22.8M bond By Sandra Armbruster Eccentric Staff Writer

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The city of Southfield will sponsor the second annual SumMore Fest on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Southfield Municipal Complex front lawn, 26000 Evergreen Road. This free community event will feature food, fun and entertainment for the whole family, including: a petting farm, nature area, inflatable playscapes, kite demonstrations, health fair and a vintage baseball game at 2 p.m., featuring The Regular Base Ball Club of Mount Clemens vs. the Ludington Mariners. The “Dog Days of SumMore Fest” will return once again this year to offer a number of activities for man’s best friends and their owners. Please bring your dog (on a leash) to enjoy all the fun activities together. SumMore Fest will also include the first annual City Wide Trunk Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the northeast corner of Civic Center Drive and Evergreen Road. A variety of merchandise will be available for sale rain or shine. Evergreen Road will be closed to traffic between Civic Center Drive and the north entrance to the Municipal Complex to allow visitors to walk between the Trunk Sale and the SumMore Fest. This is a free event open to the general public. Refreshments will be available for purchase. For more information, call the Southfield Parks and Recreation Department at (248) 796-4620.

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FERNDALE — Voters in the Ferndale school district will be asked to approve a $22.825 million bond issue in a February 2012 election. The Board of Education unanimously approved the ballot request during a meeting Monday night. The vote came after a subcommittee of the district operations committee studied the issue for two months. The district now must apply to the state treasury department before the bond can be placed on the ballot.

The committee brought the bond issue down to what the district could “absolutely use,” said Mary Schusterbauer, a member of the committee and a former two-term school board member. “We reduced any fluff,” she said. “There wasn’t any, but we made it less ... We were respectful of voters in the district.” Schusterbauer added that the committee did not “rubber stamp” the project, meaning it did not approve it without giving any thought. Please see BOND, A4

Meier: Message was ‘misinterpreted’ By Sandra Armbruster Eccentric Staff Writer

FERNDALE — Supt. Gary Meier said Friday morning that the Ferndale school district had “no intent to use district time to advocate for” a bond issue expected to be scheduled for the February 2012 election, in a press release

issued by the district late Thursday. A revised press release was issued by the district after Meier spoke with the South Oakland Eccentric. Meier said the press release had been “misinterpreted.” In question was one Please see MESSAGE, A4

Beneﬁt shines light on Clawson veterans By Steve Kowalski Eccentric Staff Writer

CLAWSON — John Zyla said he rarely answers to his birth name. “Everyone calls me ‘Bugsy,’” Zyla said in a telephone interview, noting the nickname refers to his work as owner of Livin-Easy Lawn Spray and Pest Control in Clawson. But something besides pests has “bugged” him lately, and that’s the well-being of veterans returning from serving the U.S. in HEALING wars in the Middle East. WOUNDS Zyla, the assisWhat: Wounded Wartant commandriors Benefit, a funder at American raiser for veterans Legion Post 167 in When: Noon to 9 p.m., Clawson, and the Sunday, Sept. 18 commander, BryWhere: American an Soubliere, have Legion Post 167, 655 S. teamed up in planMain Street, Clawson ning a WoundAdmission: Free, ed Warriors Bendonations welcome efit, set for Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Highlights: Good food Legion hall near at a great price, cash downtown Clawbar, silent auction, 21son. gun salute at 4 p.m. Mayor Penny ceremony, live music, Luebs, whose son, starting at 5:30 p.m. Dan, was a serInformation: (248) geant in the U.S. 752-8099 Army, is also part of the organizing team. Luebs invited Soubliere and Zyla to speak at the Aug. 16 Clawson City Council meeting in an attempt to drum up support from across the city for wounded veterans. “(Veterans) answered our call, we need to answer theirs,” Zyla told the council. “It’s a very simple thing. We don’t want to make it one facet of one entity (the American Legion). We want to make it the whole community, (giving) one inch at a time. I want us to all stand up. We want no one to feel left out, want everyone to feel welcome, have the right to say ‘I took part in this and made it what it is.’” Soubliere and Zyla are veterans from the Vietnam War era. Soubliere said the scars veterans bring home from war aren’t just physical, but mental. “All of (the veterans) are having problems, need a lot of help, and that’s what we’re going to do,” Soubliere told the city council. Zyla grew up in Detroit, dropped out of Denby High School after his sophomore year, and enlisted in the U.S. Army the day after he

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Both Clawson, Royal Oak mayors running unopposed By Steve Kowalski Eccentric Staff Writer

CLAWSON — The fields are set for the city elections in Clawson and Royal Oak, and on each ballot there are no challengers for the incumbent mayor. With the filing deadline passing Aug. 16, Clawson Mayor Penny Luebs and Royal Oak Mayor Jim Ellison found themselves without opponents on the Nov. 8 ballot. Luebs will run unopposed for a third twoyear term, while Ellison is without a challenger as he seeks a fifth twoyear term. She defeated Kurt Hack in the 2007 and 2009 elections, winning the first time with 66 percent of the vote before prevailing by 20 votes in 2009. Though she said not having an opponent on the ballot is “a new experience,” Luebs said she doesn’t plan on tak-

ing it easy during the campaign season. “As a representative of the people who live here, it’s my firm belief that I need to be out there with the people to find out what they think and you do that by going door to door, with literature and campaign signs,” Luebs said. “I never take anything for granted so I won’t be doing any less than I have been in the past.” The mayor said she also hopes that not having an opponent is a sign that she has a strong approval rating. “It’s a nice phenomena to see if you’re doing a good job you can continue to do a good job,” Luebs said. This will mark the second consecutive election Ellison has run unopposed on the ballot for Royal Oak’s mayor. He won 64 percent of the vote the last time he was challenged, in 2007 against C. Brian James.

Ellison is the only member of the Royal Oak City Commission with a term expiring that has decided to run for re-election. City Commissioners Mike Andrzejak, Terry Drinkwine and Chuck Semchena did not file for re-election for their four-year seats. There are seven candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot for the three seats: Kyle DuBuc, Michael Fournier, Peggy K. Goodwin, George Gomez, Richard Karlowski, William A. Shaw and Scott Warheit. The top three vote getters will fill the vacancies. “Same thing as when I ran (in 2009), what this allows me to do is I obviously don’t have to campaign as hard,” Ellison said. “I’ll help some of the other candidates, tell them what the job entails, make sure if they have any questions they are answered. Being unopposed, (voters) don’t have to vote for me. I’ll take the votes I get and take any vote as support, of confidence, that they like what I’m doing. Last time (97 percent) voted for me and that’s a pretty significant amount. I took that as a positive sign.” Ellison said he may endorse candidates as the election nears but for the time being said he’s mostly just concerned that “we have a good strong commission.” “There is a potpourri (of candidates), you can find anything you want,”

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he said. “I’ll sit back and watch. I won’t say I won’t (endorse) eventually, but I won’t out of the gate. It’s a long campaign season. I hope (the candidates) understand the issues facing us and we’ll see what they’re actions are to fix it.” In Clawson, incumbent City Councilman Howie Airriess is running for a second term, while another, Sam Moore, has decided to retire. Airriess is among three candidates for two four-year seats, joined on the ballot by Brady DiAntonio and Gregory Kucera, Jr. Airriess was the top vote getter among four candidates for two seats in 2007, earning 36 percent of the vote. He plans on campaigning just as he would if there were more candidates. “It’s up to residents, I do as much as I can do as a human,” he said. “I just go about as easy as I can, go about (campaigning) inexpensive as I can. I’ve already got signs, wires. What else do you need other than a flier?” School board elections Royal Oak School Board incumbents Lisa L Bradford and Gary W. Briggs beat the filing deadline and are running for re-election on the Nov. 8 ballot. No other candidates are on the ballot. In Clawson, there are no candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot for the lone open, four-year seat. skowalsk@hometownlife.com (313) 222-2047

COMINGS AND GOINGS SOUTH OAKLAND COUNTY — A total of 55 people have filed as candidates in 20 races that will be on the ballot in the November general election in South Oakland County. The list includes candidates for mayor, city councils and commissions, for library board directors, and for school district board of education members. Some are running unopposed. The filing deadline was at 4 p.m. Tuesday; they have until 4 p.m. Friday to withdraw. Be sure to watch this site and to read coming editions of the South Oakland Eccentric for information about the issues and candidates. The list is as follows. City of Berkley - mayor Phil O’Dwyer Berkley - city council, three four-year terms Alan H. Kideckel Eileen Steadman Danial J. Terbrack City of Clawson - mayor Penny Leubs City of Clawson - council, two four-year terms Howie Airries Brady DiAntonio Gregory Kucera Jr. City of Ferndale - mayor David Coulter Raymond Wills City of Ferndale - council, two four-year terms Michael Lenon Dan Martin Sherry A. Wellx Library board director - two six-year term James O’Donnell John Sterritt Library board director - one partial term Tiffani L. Gagne Library board director - two partial terms Judeen Bartos Monique Herzig Huntington Woods - mayor Ronald F. Gilham Huntington Woods com-

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mission - two four-year terms Jeff Jenks Mary L. White City of Lathrup Village - council - two four-year terms, one two-year term Bruce Copus Mykale Garrett-Johnson Michael M. Poole Peter Stephan Allen Weeks City of Pleasant Ridge - commission, two fouryear terms Charles P. Kellett Jason Kryzslak George Lenko Ann Perry Ryan Stearn City of Royal Oak mayor Jim Ellison City of Royal Oak - commission, three four-year terms Kyle DuBuc Michael Fournier George Gomez Peggy K. Goodwin Richard Karlowski William A. Shaw Scott Warheit City of Southﬁeld - council, three four-year terms, one two-year term Daniel Brightwell Myron Frasier Sylvia Jordon Sidney Lantz Jeremy Moss Ken Peterson Linnie M. Taylor Chris Terry SCHOOL DISTRICTS Berkley - two six-year terms Paul J. Ellison Paul Honkala Ronald Justice Berkley - one partial term\ Melissa Lampela Michael W. Moses Royal Oak - two fouryear terms Lisa L. Bradford Gary W. Briggs Southﬁeld - one fouryear term Rance D. Williams

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Public safety unions offer Royal Oak concessions By Steve Kowalski Eccentric Staff Writer

ROYAL OAK — A June 27 proposal submitted by the firefighters’ union includes concessions of between 8 and 10 percent in wages, benefits and legacy costs, according to fire Sgt. Joel Smith, the union leader. The city is seeking reductions “in the area of 12-15 percent in payroll costs” from the public safety unions, similar to concessions accepted by the city’s other bargaining units and department heads during the 2010-11 fiscal year, according to City Attorney David Gillam. The five-year contracts for the three police bargaining units and the lone fire bargaining unit expired June 30. Without revealing details, two police bargaining unit leaders, Detective Don Swiatkowski and Lt. Dave Clemens, said the police are also willing to make concessions on new contracts. “(The city is) looking for (public safety unions) to agree to the same level of concessions that all nonpublic safety groups agreed to,” Gillam said. “In most of those groups,

contracts were one-year extensions, and as part of the extensions, there were concessions.” Gillam said earlier this month the city is in the process of scheduling dates for negotiations with all of the public safety groups. “We’re trying to hit what I thought is exactly what (the city wants) to do,” Smith said. “What we’re trying to do now is provide a concessionary package that fits the city’s need but gives assurance to give a certain level of daily manpower and advanced life transport. “We’d work with them toward any revenue enhancement they require. Our concern is after we do this ‘Will residents get more depreciating service than we’re giving now?’”

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Because of declining tax revenues and increasing expenses, the fire department was due to lose eight firefighters to layoffs in September 2010. The City Commission canceled the layoffs when the city qualified for a $2.5 million federal grant for the next two years, keeping staffing levels at 54. “We’re fortunate we have the federal (grant),”

Smith said. “We’re still handling our run volume. We’re funded until 2013. The concern is the next level of cuts would be devastating to the department.” The concessions agreed to by the bargaining units and department heads during the last fiscal year included furloughs, shorter work weeks and unpaid holidays. It’s difficult to ask public safety unions to agree to furloughs and shorter work weeks because of the “nature of the job,” Gillam said. “Furloughs are a way to reduce costs but also reduce the level of service provided to residents,” Gillam said. “(The city wants) to cut costs, but also maintain as high a level of service as possible.” Effective July 1, the police department is down to 65 sworn-in officers, with the retirement of five officers and no replacements hired in the $34.7 million budget, approved in June.

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The patrol unit leader, Officer Jim Stehlin, was not available for comment. Swiatkowski said the police unions gave concessions in health and retirement costs when an arbitrator settled a stalemate between the two sides in 2009. According to Public Act 312, arbitrators must not take the city’s financial situation under consideration when settling contract disputes. The State Legislature is currently considering amendments to Public Act 312, which could impact future negotiations, Gillam said. “It’s safe to say there are going to be some changes as far as (Public Act) 312 is concerned,” Gillam said. “(The city is) waiting to see what those are going to be.”

City Manager Don Johnson recently announced in a press release that the union representing the Professional and Technical Association employees tentatively agreed to a new two-year contract, the first multi-year deal settled since last year’s extensions. The contract includes: a 2.5 percent reduction in pay; a wage freeze in the second year; one health care plan with higher deductibles and more out of pocket costs; a decrease in the pension multiplier; 20 percent health care contribution for employees hired on or after July 1, 2011; and returning to a 40hour work week. skowalsk@hometownlife.com (313) 222-2047

Future arbitration?

Maintaining public safety staffing levels in the future will be contingent on union concessions and the passage of a public safety millage, Mayor Jim Ellison said in his state of

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the city address in July. Clemens and Swiatkowski declined to give specifics on what kind of concessions their police units were willing to offer in negotiations. “We don’t want to publicly negotiate, it’s not good for the bargaining unit or the city,” Clemens said. “We’re looking to do what we can to resolve issues, in a manner that’s amicable for the city and the bargaining unit. We are willing to meet with (the city) and be part of the solution.” “We made it very clear, we want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem,” Swiatkowski said. “We are more than willing to discuss all aspects of the collective bargaining unit.”

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School building improvements, technology, are bond priorities FERNDALE — Technology and infrastructure improvements are among the items included in a $22.825 million bond that voters in the Ferndale school district are expected to vote on in February 2012. Supt. Gary Meier said that the “primary focus of the issue, as always, is health, safety and infrastructure improvements ...” Meier added that a list of the specific projects included in the recommendation is posted on the district’s website http://www.ferndaleschools.org/administration/bond.html. According to an itemization released by the district, Ferndale High School/Middle School will receive the bulk of work

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section in the original release, which suggested that residents who are interested in working on a political action committee to promote the bond call the district. According to the Oakland County Elections Division, the Michigan Campaign Finance Act prohibits money and/or resources from being used by a government unit to support or defeat a candidate or issue. “A call to the district during business hours that (would be) answered by an employee is improper,” said Joe

cost at nearly $14.4 million. The work includes concrete walk replacement, asphalt paving, asbestos removal, mechanical upgrades, remodeling the auditorium and stage, pool systems upgrades, remodeling a toilet room and main office, new guardrails and handrails, resurfacing the track, upgrading the natatorium and classroom furniture replacement. The bond also would pay for bus garage/warehouse building water proofing and reroofing, as well as security and playground improvements. The following is a breakdown of how much of the bond would be spent at each school.

Rozell, the county’s director of elections. “You’ve got to be really, really careful.” Rozell added that the Berkley School District ran into a similar situation during a bond campaign when teachers pinned notes to students’ jackets or backpacks. Meier notes in the original version, which he told the South Oakland Eccentric that he had read prior to its release, that community information meetings will be held. The press release goes on to say that, “Equally important will be the formation this fall of a bond issue political action committee to support the issue. Parents and citizens interested in serv-

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1. Ferndale High/Middle School — $14,384,500 2. Roosevelt Primary School — $1,369,000 3. Kennedy School — $345,000 4. Coolidge Intermediate School — $362,500 5. Grant Early Childhood Center — $185,500 6. University High School — $686,000 7. Taft Education Center — $155,000 8. Jefferson Center — $313,000 9. CASA — $225,000 10. Harding Administration Center — $130,000 11. Bus garage/warehouse — $73,000 12. District-wide technology projects — $3,301,500 13. District-wide projects — $1,295,000 TOTAL: $22,825,000

ing on such a committee are welcome to contact the district’s Operations Department ...” However, Meier told the South Oakland Eccentric that the only intent was “to create an opportunity to express interest” in serving on such a committee. He said that a committee already exists, Citizens for Quality Schools, from a 2004 bond election. He said that committee “would run the campaign.” Meier added that the district was trying to “find a way to funnel names. At this point, (the district) is not advocating” for passage of the bond. sarmbruster@hometownlife.com

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Last June, the board had listened to an extensive presentation on what the bond would entail, which primarily would be new technology and improvements to all facilities in the district. The district includes most of Ferndale, all of Pleasant Ridge, and parts of the charter township of Royal Oak and Oak Park. At the time, board members and Supt. Gary Meier voiced support for the proposal. Meier had said the February 2012 election date provided a “window of opportunity” for setting the millage rate. He said the February vote would produce $26.5 million in revenue, of which $25.5 million would be needed to make all the improvements. Monday’s request was for nearly $2.7 million less, something

acknowledged by at least one committee member. He had pegged the rate at 7 mills then; however, no millage rate was stipulated Monday night. Despite several requests, the district last week did not provide information on what the millage rate would be, what the financial impact would be on taxpayers or on how long it would take to repay the bond. Voters in the city of Ferndale earlier this year approved a Headlee Override that increased the millage rate. Another committee member who supported the project was Marie Haener-Pratt who noted as she addressed the board that this is the third money request that she has worked on since 1994, and Jim O’Donnell thanked the board for the opportunity to study the bond proposal. The board approved a resolution thanking all of the committee members for their efforts. An over-

sight committee will be appointed, following the bond’s approval. But not everyone on the committee was happy with the result. Meier acknowledged that a “minority report” had been written, reportedly objecting to the process. He said that the group of four who wrote the report has asked to meet to discuss their concerns. “I look forward to that,” Meier said. None of the four spoke at Monday’s board meeting. “The bottom line for me and all (committee members) is that (we) clearly want what’s best” for children in the district, Meier said. He added that he is confidant that the committee and the administration will “pull together and come together.” Meier said that community information meetings will be held, with dates and locations to be announced. sarmbruster@hometownlife.com

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turned 17, he said. He was stationed in the Panama Canal, where he worked in weapons repair and supply, handling mostly small arms. Now 58, Zyla said his decision to join the military was out of concern that he was running around with the wrong crowd. “I was not getting into trouble, but I had fear of going there,” he said in a telephone interview. “I ran around, hung out with friends and realized it was time to make a choice.” In his case, he came out better than how he went in, but sometimes the opposite happens, he said. “There are so many coming back that have been terribly wounded and they need our help,” Zyla said. “I told (Soubliere) we can’t do this and just shine

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Clawson resident John “Bugsy” Zyla (holding United States ﬂag), assistant commander at American Legion Post 167, is surrounded by volunteers who are helping him organize a Wounded Warriors Beneﬁt.

a light on the American Legion. We need to shine the light on the community. That’s what is going to happen as long as I keep breathing and keep fighting. (Clawson’s) motto is ‘The little city with the big heart,’ and I want to prove that.” Zyla is also a member of the Rickety Nelsons, a

male and female band that plays oldies, rockabilly and old country. The band is scheduled to provide the entertainment the evening of the Wounded Warriors fund-raiser, he said. “Don’t miss that,” he told the council. “That’s the best part.” skowalsk@hometownlife.com

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Clawson ends delay in water bill payments By Steve Kowalski Eccentric Staff Writer

CLAWSON — Starting Jan. 1, 2012, homeowners behind on their quarterly water bill may have their water shut off by the city, rather than have a chance to transfer the cost to their end-of-theyear tax bill. The five-member Clawson City Council voted unanimously at its Aug. 16 meeting to authorize the shut-off policy. The change will be formerly written by City Attorney John Kingsepp “prior to October.” Under the current policy, homeowners may skip water bill payments and have the expense, plus

late fees, added as a lien to their property and paid with their property taxes, according to City Manager Mark Pollock. Because of the economy, more homeowners in recent years have chosen to skip water bill payments and wait until the end of the year to settle the debt, Pollock said. That practice meant that the city had to wait the entire 2010-11 fiscal year before collecting $400,000 in payments from homeowners with delinquent water bills, Pollock said. “That’s a lot of water,” City Councilman Howie Airriess said. “We do not wish to add to (homeowners’) hardship, it’s just that, instead

of rolling over $400,000 to taxes, we’d like to get (the payments) a year earlier,” Pollock said. Under the new policy, homeowners will receive a quarterly water bill with the due date being the 20th day of the next month, according to Kingsepp. If the payment is not received by the “end of the month,” a late notice will be sent, giving the homeowner another 10 days to send the payment, Kingsepp said. Homeowners who don’t pay by the end of the second grace period will receive a shut-off notice, Kingsepp said. “(Homeowners) will get three notices — a bill, letter and a notice to shut off,” Kingsepp said. “In these trying times, every city is trying to get ‘receivables’ at the proper time.”

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Homeowners experiencing financial difficulties may contact the treasurer’s office to make payment arrangements and avoid having their water shut off, Kingsepp said. The hope is that the new policy isn’t as much a threat to shut off homeowners’ water as it is a collection method that “catches their attention,” Kingsepp said. Homeowners who are behind on their water bill payments who “refuse to come in” to discuss payment arrangements will have their water shut off, according to the policy. Homeowners who have their water shut off will be assessed a reconnection fee, once the water is turned back on, according to Kingsepp. skowalsk@hometownlife.com (313) 222-2047

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AUGUST OFFICE HOURS

State Sen. John Pappageorge, R-Troy, has announced his ofﬁce hours in the 13th Senate District on Saturday, Aug. 27. The senator will be available to meet with constituents at the following locations and times: - 9 - 11 a.m. at the Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois Road, Troy. - Noon to 2 p.m. at the Baldwin Public Library, 300 W. Merrill Street, Birmingham,. - 3 - 5 p.m. at the Royal Oak Public Library, 222 E. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak. No appointment is necessary. For more information, contact Pappageorge’s ofﬁce toll free at 1-877-7361384.

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The Evergreen Trail Homeowners Association in Southﬁeld will be organizing a subdivision-wide garage sale for participating homes on the weekend of Sept. 16-18. The subdivision includes properties west of Evergreen Road up to Berkshire Drive and from Winchester Road south to 11 Mile Road.

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LTU offers military tuition discount SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University has consolidated its military tuition discounts into a single 15 percent discount for all service men and women who are on active or inactive military status, in the reserve guard or retired from military service, and are not receiving another tuition discount from the university. To receive the tuition discount, all that military applicants need to do is provide a copy of their DD214 form when applying online at www.ltu.edu/ futurestudents/transfer/ military.asp, said Norma Julka, financial aid and veteran affairs coordinator at Lawrence Tech. The G.I. Jobs Military Friendly Schools list has named Lawrence Tech among the top 15 percent of colleges and universities that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. Prospective students

are welcome to attend Lawrence Tech’s pizzaand-pop welcome reception for veterans on Tuesday, Aug, 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Taubman Student Services Center, 21000 West Ten Mile Road in Southfield. Lawrence Tech offers associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, as well as oneand two-year fast-track certificate programs. All academic programs include Lawrence Tech’s distinctive blend of theory and practice and individual attention. Courses can be taken days, evenings, weekends or entirely online depending on the program of study. Lawrence Technological University, www.ltu. edu, offers more than 100 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs in the Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Management.

OCC Womencenter to host self defense workshop A “Sexual Assault Prevention and Self Defense for Women” workshop will be presented at Oakland Community College’s Orchard Ridge Campus in Farmington Hills, Saturday, Sept. 17. The event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the campus’ H Building Multipurpose Room. Designed to increase knowledge and self-confidence, the workshop provides common sense protective strategies for preventing attack, as well as effective fight and escape techniques in case of assault. Selfdefense expert Jaye Spiro conducts the session. She holds a sixth-degree black belt in Karate and is known nationally for her self-defense program. Women of all ages (13 years and over), sizes

and fitness abilities are encouraged to attend. Mothers and daughters are welcome, as are young women preparing for, or attending college or study abroad. The workshop fee is $35. Pre-registration is required. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a lunch and water. “Sexual Assault Prevention and Self Defense for Women” is sponsored by the Womencenter, an OCC facility that provides educational and supportive resources for area women. For further information, call the Womencenter at (248) 522-3642. The Orchard Ridge Campus is located at 27055 Orchard Lake Road, south of I-696. Ample free parking is available in nearby campus lots.

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Designed for physicians, therapists, educators, social workers, students, and adults with AD/HD, as well as their family members, the conference will feature 15 breakout sessions featuring international, nation-

al and local experts on topics such as: • “May I Have Your Attention Please? Improve Your Working Memory” • “AD/HD: The Basics” • “Parenting AD/HD Adolescents into Adulthood” • “Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adults with AD/HD” • “AD/HD and its Relationships to Personality Disorders” • “Why is My Child (or Why am I) Always Angry” • “Medication for Complex AD/HD” • “AD/HD in Children” – panel discussion • “There are No Lazy Students” • “Mindfulness and AD/HD” • “AD/HD and Hoarding: How to Help Without Harming” • “The Coaching Conversation: What Works for AD/HD” • “Advocating for Students with AD/HD” • “Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD” • “Transitioning into Higher Education for the AD/HD/LD Student and Utilizing College Resources – panel discussion

Registration for Oakland Community College’s fall semester is currently in progress and concludes during final registration, scheduled for Monday, Aug. 29 through Wednesday, Aug. 31. The drop/ add period runs from Thursday, Sept. 1 through Thursday, Sept. 8. Students can register or adjust their schedules online or by phone, and payment is due on the day registration activity occurs. Classes begin Thursday, Sept. 1. Applications may be

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Oak; (248) 246-2400 • Southfield Campus, 22322 Rutland Drive, Southfield; (248) 233-2700 Michigan residents who are 60 years of age on or before the first day of the semester are eligible for a 20 percent tuition discount on OCC credit classes. Applicants must provide proof of birth date at the Enrollment Services Office at any campus prior to the first day of the semester. The discount does not apply to registration or other course fees.

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This annual OCC event honors the memory of the late Michael Golds who struggled with AD/ HD, and was academically successful for the first time in his life after enrolling at the age of 30 at Oakland Community College. He then went on to graduate with honors from Eastern Michigan University. He was in his second year of graduate school in Florida when he died in a tragic accident. His parents, Barbara and the late Jack Golds of West Bloomfield, established a memorial fund at OCC to help sponsor an annual symposium to help others understand and better cope with the impact of AD/HD on their lives. General admission for the conference includes lunch, and is $60 before Sept. 10, or $75 at the door. Early registration guarantees a luncheon spot. To learn more call Albert Synnestvedt at (248) 731-6747. A detailed description of the entire conference is available at www.oaklandcc.edu/MGMC. The website for the local CHADD Chapter is www.chadd.net/527.

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Off-duty officer arrests prostitute on 9 Mile By Steve Kowalski Eccentric Staff Writer

FERNDALE — A 29year-old alleged female prostitute from Ferndale picked the wrong driver to flag down Thursday morning, according to Ferndale Police Lt. William Wilson. While driving home from his shift, an off-duty Ferndale Police officer passed a woman who was waving in the direction of vehicles on Nine Mile at Bonner, about one block east of Hilton, Wilson said. Suspecting prostitution, the officer called for a patrol car and turned his vehicle around to drive a second time in the woman’s direction, according to Wilson. This time, the woman got in the vehicle, offered to perform sexual acts for money at a nearby Ferndale home, and was arrested by the off-duty officer after he drove around the block to the waiting patrol car, Wilson said. “(The alleged prostitute was) waving for cars to stop, so (the off-duty officer) finally did,” Wilson said. “She made the (sex) offer, he acted as if he was going to accept, and arrested her there.” Tammy Lynn Durham, a resident of East Troy Street, was charged with soliciting and accosting, a 90-day misdemeanor, before Magistrate John Patrick Brennan at her Thursday arraignment in Ferndale’s 43rd District Court, according to a court spokeswoman. The court entered a not-guilty plea for the defendant and the magistrate set a bond

of $2,000 cash/surety, the court spokeswoman said. The defendant did not post bond and remains in Oakland County Jail, the court spokeswoman said. A pre-trial exam before Judge Joseph Longo is scheduled for 1 p.m., Aug. 30 in 43rd District Court, according to the court spokeswoman. The defendant has lived in the area for many years, including past residences in Hazel Park and Madison Heights, according to Wilson. “It looks like she’s been at it a while,” he said. “She’s had regular contacts with police wherever she seems to be.” Wilson said alleged street prostitution is not common on Nine Mile or in the city’s residences. “It’s very unusual to have something like that come up and obviously (Ferndale Police) is not going to tolerate it,” Wilson said. “We want to keep it a clean, family neighborhood.” Street prostitution, and in hotels, has been a problem in the past along Eight Mile Road, but Ferndale Police have not made any recent arrests in that area, according to Wilson. “It’s a border road and (Ferndale Police) has jurisdiction all along there,” he said. “The word is out, and has been out. That type of activity is very minimal on our border. We have very little (alleged prostitution) in the city limits of Ferndale.” skowalsk@hometownlife.com (313) 222-2047

Suspect in Royal Oak break-ins arrested ROYAL OAK — A man suspected of several break-ins at Royal Oak businesses in July and early August was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Aug. 7 as he exited a business he had just broken into in Madison Heights, according to a Royal Oak Police report. Royal Oak Police detectives, working in conjunction with the Oakland County Narcotics Enforcement Team, began surveillance on the suspect after the reported break-ins in Royal Oak, the report said. The suspect was taken into custody and confessed to committing five of the seven break-ins, according to the report. Warrants for the five break-ins have been obtained, the report said. Several other cases are still under investigation in an attempt to link the suspect to those crimes, according to the report.

Stolen car

• Someone’s Woodward Dream Cruise week was spoiled when an unknown suspect stole his 1967 blue Camaro from the area of Ravenna and Woodward, according to an Aug. 17 police report. • The complainant reported that an unknown suspect stole his 1999 black Honda Civic from the 100 block of Normandy, according to an Aug. 12 police report.

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• A bullet from a handgun accidentally discharged and went through the front window of a home across the street when the gun owner was preparing the gun for cleaning, according to an Aug. 12 police report. The complainant reported that the front window of his home in the 4100 block of Rochester Road was shattered by a bullet, the report said. Royal Oak officers

arrived on the scene and noticed a man across the street working on the window of his home, according to the report. The man quickly went into the home when he saw the officers arrive, the report said. The officers questioned the male and discovered that he had accidently discharged a handgun while inside his home, according to the report. The bullet traveled through his window and into the home across the street, the report said. Nobody was injured at either home, according to the report. • A .45 caliber handgun was confiscated from the rear passenger seat of a suspicious vehicle parked in the 27000 block of Woodward Avenue, according to an Aug. 18 police report. The suspicious vehicle was unoccupied and impounded, the report said.

Breaking and Entering

• An unknown suspect smashed a window at Peter’s Restaurant, 1307 E. 11 Mile Road, and stole an undisclosed amount of cash, according to an Aug. 13 police report. • An unknown suspect smashed out the side entry door at Camelia’s, 1304 E. 11 Mile Road, but was unable to enter, according to an Aug. 13 police report. • An unknown suspect broke the glass on a door at Tomkiw Enright, a law office at 612 E. Fourth Street, according to an Aug. 18 police report.

Home Invasion

• The complainant reported that an unknown suspect pried open a window and entered his home in the 1100 block of North Campbell. The report, filed Aug. 11, also stated that the suspect stole numerous items, including lap tops and cameras.

• An unknown suspect stole collectible coins and other collectible items from a home in the 4100 block of Cooper, according to an Aug. 12 police report.

Larceny from Auto

• The complainant reported that an unknown suspect entered his vehicle, parked in the 3100 block of Alexander, and stole miscellaneous electric tools, according an Aug. 11 police report. • Royal Oak officers responded to the report of a larceny from an automobile in progress in the 1100 block of East Lincoln, according to an Aug. 12 police report. The complainant called the police after he had watched the suspect enter two vehicles. Upon arrival the officers located the suspect who was walking away from the area. The suspect was found to be in possession of a stolen watch, cell phone, CDs and sunglasses. Royal Oak officers determined which property belonged to which two unlocked vehicles and arrested the suspect for two counts of larceny of an automobile. 11-2941 • An unknown suspect stole approximately 100 CDs from an unlocked vehicle parked in the 3000 block of North Altadena, according to an Aug. 12 police report. • An unknown suspect entered an unlocked vehicle, on the 2900 block of North Altadena, and stole a Garmin portable GPS unit and a pair of shoes, according to an Aug. 12 police report. 11-2945 • Someone used a pry bar to pry open a door to a vehicle in the 4800 block of Briarwood and stole a laptop computer and a backpack, the Aug. 12 police report said. - By Steve Kowalski

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Cruisers aging like the cars they drive By Steve Kowalski Eccentric Staff Writer

ROYAL OAK — Al Goetz was about his grandson’s age when he began cruising Woodward. Goetz, now 78, was content watching Monday night when the grandson, 17-year-old Brenden Schwiuntek, brought out his 2002 red Firebird to join other classic car buffs who would rather not wait until Saturday to begin cruising Woodward Avenue. Saturday marked the official 17th annual Woodward Dream Cruise, but as in past years, the weeknights prior are popular times for cruisers and classic car buffs to gather along Woodward Avenue. With his grandfather sitting on a chair, and his 20-year-old sister, Kirstie, sitting on the curb, Brenden paced Woodward, near 13 Mile road, waiting for his father, Brian, to join him for a ride. “I usually like driving, they like sitting,” Brenden said, referring to his grandfather and sister. As the median age of cruisers seems to be aging, it’s refreshing, and rare, to see a teen so enthusiastic about owning a classic car, according to Larry Suzak, a 63year-old Royal Oak resident who is driving a 1974 Pontiac Grand Am in the Dream Cruise. “(Younger people) are into electronics, have their own interests, but they’ve got to include (cars) as a hobby,” he said. “It’s a challenge to get younger people involved.” Suzak joined his friend, Roman Rzasa, on Monday night, watching from chairs in front of Rzasa’s 1967 Chevrolet Impala, parked in the Art Van parking lot on Woodward between 13 and 14 Mile roads. Rzasa has the same concern Suzak has about the future of the Dream Cruise, and whether any future generations will have as strong an interest in classic cars. “I look around and find a lot more people with my gray hair,” Rzasa said. Brenden Schwiuntek said he paid $5,000 for the nine-year-old Firebird in May, $3,000 out of his pocket and the rest from his father. Brenden said he saved for the purchase “cutting lawns” the past five years. Watching the classic cars pass on Woodward “brings me back to the ‘old days,’” said Goetz, who left a 1967 red Corvette, which he bought new, at home.

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chairs in front of their classic cars. Massa drove there in his 1989 Ford Mustang, which he bought new, and Miller had his 1979 Cutlass Supreme, which he has owned since 1985. Their were content to watch other cruisers and

leave their cars parked. “It’s beautiful weather, less people and more cars (that) you can see anyway,” Massa said. Miller’s brother, Mike Miller, joined them on the Art Van lot. Mike no longer has a classic car to cruise, having sold

his 1972 Olds at the 2006 Dream Cruise. “If you need a place to sell (a classic car), this is it,” Mike Miller said. “I put a price on it and had two guys bidding for it.” skowalsk@hometownlife.com (313) 222-2047

Gary and Jean Olweean, of Westland, watched the precruise activity on Woodward.

day night from the Art Van lot, with the tailgate down on the Kosibas’ 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche. The Kosibas said they used to be able to bring a motor home and sleep overnight in a parking lot near Square Lake and Woodward the Friday and Saturday of Dream Cruise weekend. But that was before police forbid that practice. Since they no longer can stay overnight, they prefer the weeknights preceding Saturday’s main event, Sharon Kosiba said. “There is a lot more ‘cruising’ during the

week, on Saturday, people park it,” she said, watching the classic cars pass along Woodward. The Kosibas are retirees who married in 1991, she said. The couple remembers cruising Woodward in the 1960s and ‘70s, sometimes at speeds higher than the posted limit. “I had a ’62 Catalina,” Sharon Kosiba recalled. “We might have raced each other but I don’t remember.” Sitting not too far from the Kosibas and Cox were friends Carl Mass and Greg Miller, watching cruisers from patio

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GM cruise benefits youth club ROYAL OAK – More than 100 GM designers, sculptors, engineers, skilled tradespeople and office personnel made the Woodward Dream Cruise week an opportunity to do some team building and charitable outreach, as well as show off their own classic cars. The employees from GM Design in Warren returned to Woodward and 13 Mile Road on Wednesday for the second year. This year’s event was expanded to feature more cars, musical performances by Detroit’s School of Rock and Pop Music and Savannah Don’s Blues Band, and more community outreach. The program is funded by employee sales of cruisethemed t-shirts and hats designed by GM creative designers Paul Arnone and Carrie Crawley. “We started the event in 2010 to bring GM Design employees and their families together to celebrate the good things happening at GM, our car-crazy design culture and to give back to area youth,” said Carole Sawyer, a we! Team member and lead procurement and commu-

Jeffery Denison brought his 1969 GTO Judge to the GM Design beneﬁt on Wednesday. The Rise of The Zebra performed at the GM employee Pre Dream Cruise event.

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Mary Bauer (left), of Bloomﬁeld, Sandy Raymo of New Hudson, and Lisa Benia of Oxford look over a rear end of a 1969 GTO. Bauer’s husband works at the GM Design Center.

nications specialist in GM Design Business Operations. “We’ve already sold 800 T-shirts and it’s incredibly rewarding to see it grow and connect more families to our great cars and careers.” In addition to a $5,000 cash donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Oakland County, GM designers Colin Phipps and Matt McNerney led a seven-week car design sketching class for 14 youth at the club’s facili-

ty in Royal Oak. The program exposed students to new and viable careers in the arts and an opportunity to work with young professionals. It was so successful that the organization’s leadership will submit it for national recognition and adoption by other cities. Phipps is Senior Lead Exterior Designer-Cadillac Advanced Studio, and an adjunct professor - College for Creative Studies and Wayne State

University. “I always tell my students ‘design is the foundation for every object and product they come in contact with’. I like seeing how they take hold of the concepts and techniques and how creative design encourages new perspectives and solutions,” he said. “I did a lot of drawing when I was younger but stopped when I started playing sports in eighth grade. This class was a

great way for me to get back into art and to experience what it is like to be a car designer,“ said De’Andre Smith, a Royal Oak student and club member. This year’s event also celebrates Chevrolet’s Centennial, with nearly half of the registered employees bringing clas-

sic cars with bowtie badges. Current production and show cars were also on display, including a Camaro convertible and SS, a Centennial Corvette, Indy Pace Car, pickups and SUVs and three specialty SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) cars: Sonic, Cruze and Volt.

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Ferndale vendors serve favorite foods with a twist

ast week I ate a hotdog for the first time in years. I met up with Demian Mendoza, owner of Detroit Underdog, as he grilled up specialty franks and sausage from his mobile food cart in front of Rust Belt Market in Ferndale. City employee Roger Lang also stopped Around Town by after being holed up in a Diana Wing DDA meeting. “I’ve smelled the hotdogs before, but this is the first time I’m trying one,” said Lang who opted for the signature dog, the “Underdog,” an all-beef beauty topped with pulled pork and drizzled with barbecue sauce. I tried the Daisy Dog, a holdthe-meat Vegan variety, so named because Mendoza’s wife Charity thought the Underdog needed a girlfriend. I’ve never eaten a “fake meat” frankfurter, but the Daisy Dog, adorned with thin slices of cucumber was delicious. “Everybody has been really positive. People walk by and say it’s a cool thing to have downtown. And that it was long overdue,” said Mendoza, who uses all Michigan products, and is one of several local entrepreneurs who were licensed in the last month as on-the-street food vendors in Ferndale. Charity Mendoza, a licensed massage therapist, opened Greenleaf Bodywork in Ferndale in 2008 after working in Royal Oak for a few years. Demian said she redesigned the Detroit Underdog website and has helped out quite a bit with the new business.

“Charity and I feel like we’re underdogs. We’re doing it on our own,” said Mendoza, a former Detroit firefighter who lost his job. “It was an opportunity to do something that I always wanted to do. I’m really happy I did it. Business has been good.” On weekend nights, Mendoza and his food cart sit in the parking lot behind Rosie O’Grady’s, waiting for revelers to spill out of the bars and restaurants downtown. Typically a police car is parked there, too, said Mendoza, so people think twice about driving. They hang out and eat hotdogs instead. “They will eat whatever you tell them to eat,” Mendoza said, laughing. “I push the Underdog.” Mendoza sets up at the northwest corner of Nine Mile and Woodward Avenue, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday-Friday for lunch. Find him at Nine Mile and Allen¸ 10:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Visit www.detroitunderdog.com and “like” them on Facebook. The temperatures were sizzling, just like the dogs on Mendoza’s grill, so I stopped by Treat Dreams, at 22965 Woodward Ave., to try their newest ice cream flavors. Owner Scott Moloney also has a push-cart and planned to sell pre-scooped cups of his micro-dairy delights along West Nine Mile during the Dream Cruise. He doesn’t have a set schedule for everyday street vending. Moloney does set up at five different farmers markets each week, serving dairy and Vegan ice cream from large Igloo coolers. “I’m doing it primarily to build awareness for our store,” he said. Of the new flavors, “Sweet Corn” ice cream is made with

People line up for Jacques’ Tacos specialties like the “Little Piggie” slow-roasted pork tacos.

Michigan corn and a touch of spice, and “Corn Berry” takes it up a notch with added swirls of homemade blackberry jam. Tasty, but I prefer my corn on the cob, so I cooled off with a scoop of “Holy Cannoli” — Ricotta cheese- and cheesecake-flavored ice cream with cannoli shells and chocolate chips. Heaven. For the latest scoop, find Treat Dreams on Facebook or visit www.treatdreams.com.

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New on the street, Kerry Hubbard of Taco Mama had her food truck alongside Boogie Fever for the first time last week. The Ferndale resident had a catering business for 10 years, and once her two boys were in school full time, she bought a food truck. “I wasn’t so interested in just taking the food and dropping it off. I wanted more interaction with the public, being able to

Kerry Hubbard is the latest on-the-street food vendor in Ferndale, offering a twist on traditional Mexican street food.

watch people’s faces when they enjoy the food they’re eating,” said Hubbard, an “Irish girl” who has a passion for Mexican cuisine. She is serving up tacos and burritos, as well as unique, more adventurous menu items.

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Flower Power at Cranbrook House By Julie Yolles Correspondent

For the Cranbrook House and Gardens Auxiliary, raising over $10,000 was music to their ears. For the more than 100 patrons, who attended the recent fundraiser, it was Music in the Gardens. It could not have been a more spectacular evening to dine, mingle and stroll through 40 acres of gardens surrounding Cranbrook House. The popular Music in the Gardens raises money for the Cranbrook House and Gardens Endowment Fund, which supports the preservation and restoration of Cranbrook House and its exquisite landscaping. If you missed out on attending the event, you can tour the House and Gardens as part of High Tea on Sept. 8 and Oct. 13, or lunch on Sept. 15 and Oct. 20. Tickets for lunch and the tour are $25. Or, you can take a self-guided tour through Labor Day and visit the greenhouse. For tour reservations, call (248) 645-3147 or go to www.cranbrook. edu/housegardens. And, while summer is winding down and the focus is on back-toschool, it’s time to break out your new, academic 2011-2012 calendar and reserve Nov. 17-20 for Cranbrook House’s Holiday Tables 2011. This year’s theme is “The World Awaits You … A Passport to Design.”

A Blast at Saks

Americans and Canadians will unite this Friday, Aug. 26, at Saks Fifth Avenue. Stephanie and Barry Zekelman head up the fund-raiser that will benefit the Karmanos Cancer Institute of

Cranbrook House and Gardens executive assistants Colleen Smith (left) of Berkley and Mary Ann Krygier of Rochester Hills. Pleasant Ridge residents Greg Wittkopp, Cranbrook Art Museum director, Dora Apel and Simon AddaReyss of Paris.

Detroit and the Transition to Betterness of Windsor. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres are at 6 p.m. followed by a Fall Women’s and Men’s Preview Fashion Show on the rooftop parking deck of Saks. Special guest appearances will be by Rag & Bone designers Marcus Wainwright and David Neville. Tickets are $175 each, which includes a $25 Saks

gift card. For reservations on behalf of Karmanos, call (313) 576-8111 or go online to www.karmanos. org/saks blast. For tickets on behalf of Transition to Betterness, call (519) 9445143 or e-mail info@t2b. ca or visit www.t2b.ca.

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Karmanos Cancer Institute has a busy month

of fund raising planned. Following Saks Blast on Friday is the Partners Golf Classic on Monday, Aug. 29, at Franklin Hills Country Club. The day begins at 8 a.m. and concludes at 6:30 p.m. with an awards dinner. Limited space available. Tickets are $425/person or $1,700/foursome. Everything wraps up with the biggest gala of

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Huntington Woods residents Stephen and Jennifer Driker celebrated the birthday of their mom, Lorraine Bookstein, at the Music in the Gardens fund-raiser. Jerome Bookstein purchased tickets for his family to surprise Lorraine at the event.

them all on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Ford Field. The 18th Annual Partners Night will honor Kid Rock and the Kid Rock Foundation. For more information, or to purchase tickets to any of the events — Saks Blast, Partners Golf Classic and Partners Night, call (313) 576-8111, e-mail benderm@karmanos.org or visit karmanos.org/partners.

Be an Angel

Angels’ Place Family Fun Day is coming up from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. Proceeds from the event will help with homes and services for persons with developmental disabilities. The fund-raiser will be held at Detroit Country Day Lower School on Maple between Lahser and Cranbrook.

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City of Ferndale employee Roger Lang made a lunch stop at Detroit Underdog, a mobile food cart owned by Demian Mendoza.

long time, Jambalaya, but I use chorizo sausage in it, so it has a Mexican twist,” she said. “I was born and raised in Ferndale, so it’s really exciting for me to be a part of the whole resurgence of the city. That’s why I picked Ferndale as my location. I want to be involved. It’s a new and exciting thing,” she added. Look for Taco Mama, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday¸ Saturday and Sunday on the corner of Withington and Woodward, on Twitter and at www.tacomamadetroit.com. Royal Oaker Jim Mastrangel and his wife, Barbara Cingel, were such fans of the Jacques’ Tacos menu that they now own and operate the food truck. They sell a variety of specialty tacos, noon to 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays in the parking lot of Ferndale Auto Radiator at 23300 Woodward Ave. The couple also do private

Enjoy food from National Coney Island, Better Made Potato Chips, Edy’s Grand ice cream and more. Plus, especially for the kids, there will be a petting farm, inflatables, rock climbing wall and even a chocolate chip cookie contest. Cost is $85 per family (two adults and three children) or $20 per individual. Kids under age three are free. Tickets are also available at the door. For questions call Barbara Urbiel at (248) 350-2203. For consideration of coverage in this column, please send event happenings, including invitations and press kits, to Julie Yolles, Social Scene Columnist, Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, 371 Greenwood, Birmingham, MI 48009. Contact her at jyolles@comcast.net or (248) 642-9465.

and corporate events on the weekdays. “It has been wonderfully successful, and my wife and I have been so pleased with the response that we’re getting,” Mastrangel said. “(People) absolutely love the pork taco (“Little Piggie” made with slow roasted pork) and the A2, a vegetarian taco with avocado. We sell out of both of those almost every time.” Mastrangel said he’s grateful that Ferndale Auto Radiator owner Mel Koykka allowed him to set up in the shop’s parking lot. “Ferndale was not going to give us a permit until we found a private piece of property that would welcome us. We’re indebted so much to Mel,” he said. “He understood that we had a passion and he’s excited that we’re doing well. Find Jacques’ Tacos on Twitter and Facebook, or visit www.jacquestacos.com. Try a taco and send Around Town news to Diana Wing at rotown@ameritech.net.

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Council hosts ‘garage sale’ Aug. 22-23 SOUTH OAKLAND COUNTY - The National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit Section will host its 2011 “No Garage, Garage Sale,” Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 22-23, at its Council Resale shops. Council Resale has two locations: 3297 W. 12 Mile in Berkley, and 1221 E. Lincoln in Royal Oak. For more information, visit www. NCJWgds.org <http:// www.NCJWgds.org> , or call (248) 548-6664. A variety of goods will be available for purchase at the “No Garage, Garage Sale,” including designer clothing for all ages, household goods and furniture, jewelry and appar-

el accessories, books, linens and more. Designer and brand named merchandise will be included in the sale. The “No Garage, Garage Sale” will feature items priced between 50 cents and $10, and merchandise will be reduced as much as 75 percent. Council Resale stores support more than 25 local community programs, such as Kosher Meals on Wheels and All Kids Playground, with sale proceeds. The nondenominational shops have been in business for nearly 80 years, and continue to support many area projects that aid thousands of metro Detroiters.

REUNION CALENDAR BELLEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1971

Planning 40th reunion in 2011. Seeking classmates and contact information. E-mail BHS.1971@yahoo. com. If on Facebook join the group by searching BHS reunion 1971 40th sign up site; also on CLASSMATES/REUNIONS.

DEARBORN FORDSON CLASS OF 1954

A 57-year reunion luncheon is planned for Oct. 6 at the Stitt American Legion Hall, Post 232 in Dearborn Heights. For more information call Nancy Barlow Gaspar at (313) 581-6623 or e-mail to Pat Gaston Chiesa at patc629@aol.com.

CLASSES OF 1943-45

11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 16, at Park Place, 23400 Park, Dearborn. Luncheon will be served. Cost is $20 per person. Send a check payable to Class of 1944 to Dolores Dysarz Hausch, 2100 N. Martha, Dearborn, MI 48128. For more information, call Dolores at (313) 278-4707.

DEARBORN HEIGHTS ROBICHAUD CLASS OF 1961

50th class reunion Sept. 24 at the Dearborn Hills Golf Course. All classes are welcome as Robichaud High School also celebrates its 50th anniversary. Contact Bill Haskin at billsmustangs@msn.com; (734)5954927 or Nancy at wolonl@ aol.com; (248) 529-6461.

DEARBORN HEIGHTS CRESTWOOD CLASS OF 1981

30-year reunion, 6 p.m.midnight, Sept. 17 at Crystal Gardens, 5768 Grand River, Howell. Space is limited. Contact Cathy (Mamo) Dedakis at dedakis@chartmi.net, (810) 9236446 or Sue (Toundaian) Turner at turnercrew@ comcast.net, (734) 8122937.

DETROIT CODY CLASS OF 1961

50th reunion Aug. 27 at Hellenic Banquet Center, Westland. Seeking classmates and contact information. E-mail codycomet61@gmail.com. Or call Connie Callear Majeske at (734) 425-7094 or Bernie Lekki Grudzien at (734) 522-3167.

DETROIT MACKENZIE CLASSES OF 1950-69

Noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, the Plymouth-Riverside Recreation Area, just west of Haggerty, in Edward Hines Park. Bring your own lunch and beverage or you can purchase hot dogs, chips, pop, and ice cream at the park. There will be an area reserved

for Classic Cars (hot rod or custom), and music with a DJ. For more information, contact www.classcreator. com/Detroit-MI-Mackenzie-1960 or call Janet Cable Lauster at (734) 3774009 or Dick Jankowski at (248) 685-8031.

JUNE CLASS OF 1961

50th reunion will be Saturday, Oct. 29. For more information e-mail lvanerian@msn.com or phone Joanne (Poloway) Glance at (734) 878-6543.

CLASS OF 1962

Planning class reunion in 2012. Seeking classmates and contact information. E-mail the committee at mackenzie1962@gmail. com.

FERNDALE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1961

4:10-4:25 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9, gathering time at the high school, followed by dinner at 6 p.m. at Rosie O’Grady’s, 279 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale. The reunion continues at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Somerset Inn, 2601 W. Big Beaver, Troy, with a social hour, followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Weekend concludes with a ﬁnal farewell and snack 12:30-1 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 11, at Dugan’s 31501 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak. Bill Stenbak at (231) 544-6522.

GARDEN CITY EAST & WEST CLASSES OF 1966-67

A casual, joint reunion is planned for Oct. 8. The organizing committee needs addresses of class members. Call Dale Bowes (Whiting) ‘66W at (734) 427-7148, Carol Gantt Fenner ‘67W at (734) 326-8467, Karen Colvard (Domanski) ‘66E at (734) 427-7012, Cheryl Gibbs ‘67E at (734) 3409916/(313) 670-2402, or e-mail Dennis Russell at russ027@comcast.net.

GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1986

25-year reunion, Saturday, Oct. 15. E-mail Trish First (Patty Buggy) for more information at pm2b2005@ yahoo.com or contact Kristy Hickson (Roberts) on facebook.

GARDEN CITY WEST CLASS OF 1981

30-year reunion, 6 p.m.midnight, Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Hellenic Cultural Center, Livonia. $45 per person; $90 per couple. Payment must be received by Sept. 1. No tickets will be sold at the door. Send a check or money order made payable to GC West Class of 1981, 32511 Windsor, Garden City, MI 48135. Questions? Call Erin (734) 751-2424.

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Study bond facts

History in the making What an incredible week for news this has been! First, the Ferndale school district Board of Education decides to go ahead with a request for a $22.825 million bond proposal on the Feb. 28 ballot. Sec ond, T uesday’s fi l i ng de ad l i ne showed a whopping 55 hopefuls registered their collective intention to run for office in 20 races in South Oakland County. Third, the Dream Cruise erupted all over the place, as it does every year, in towns up and down Woodward. Fourth, the Tigers lost two of three against Minnesota. F i ft h , c olu m n ist Di a na Wi ng su r veys the food vendors now on site in d ow ntow n Fer nd a le , i nclud i n g t h e “Underdog,” complete with pulled pork. So, there you have it: A summer filled with baseball, hot dogs ... and Chevrolet. No offense to Ford that is the key sponsor of the Dream Cruise in Ferndale. But where the apple pie is, we aren’t sure, but there’s bound to be someone out there making news with it somewhere. This is a wonderful time to be alive and living in South Oakland County. The responsibilities are great, but the rewards are tremendous. Consider the coming elections. There is little doubt that Ferndale voters will see the bond request on the ballot in February. District residents are passionate about their schools and would probably do just about anything to support them. Whether they consider the hefty price of the bond issue within their reach remains to be seen. There will be community meetings a nd other i nformation for thcomi ng, accordi ng to the district. Voters i n the district, which also includes all of Pleasant Ridge and parts of the Charter Township of Royal Oak and Oak Park, owe it to their kids to put down the sun lotion and pick up the calculator. It’s time to get serious about education. Voters will have to decide what they want their district to look like, and at what price. That’s something we can’t provide much information on right now. Despite a couple of requests, the district has yet to provide the projected millage rate, the length of the bond issue and what the cost would be to voters in the above towns. It isn’t a simple answer, there is no one-size-fits-all in the district. No doubt the answers will come soon, and when they do, the South Oakland Eccentric will let you know. The district did share the proclamation thanking the study committee members who were charged with examining the possibility of the bond request. They do deserve credit for practically giving up their summer to come up with some answers. Apparently, there was some dissension on the committee. At Monday’s meeting, Supt. Gary Meier was appropriately up front in acknowledging a so-called “mi nority repor t.” He ca lled for a n effort to pull together on the bond and said he was looking forward to meeting with those who made the minority report. A copy of the report has been requested but not received, as of this writing Thursday night, by the newspaper. Anyone with comments, or a copy of the report, should e-mail sarmbruster@ hometownlife.com. When they go into the ballot box in February, voters will make a decision that will have a major impact on the district, the kids and their bottom line for many years to come. It is important to carefully study the issues involved, and what that means is considering both sides. Don’t make up your minds until you’re satisfied that you understand what you are hearing. It is a wonderful time to live in the Ferndale district. Voters have a chance to write their own history. Forget the apple pie. In Ferndale, it’s “ Baseba ll, hot dogs, democracy a nd Ford.” That may take a little getting used to.

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GM employee Nicole Zaror shines up a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V during pre-cruise activities on Wednesday along Woodward. The annual Dream Cruise once again promised to be a magnet for car enthusiasts from around the state and the country.

LETTERS

Tell me why

I recently read an article in Time magazine about the Tea Party. It more or less said they think the government and Wall Street are against us. Well, why then do they vote to have these Wall Street people not pay their fair share of taxes? Recently I heard that the 400 wealthiest Americans earned over $90 billion last year, but pay an average of only 17 percent federal taxes. Why would they fight and disrupt our whole economy fighting for these people? Why would they go against Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. I am sure many of the Tea Party people are seniors. Paul Ryan wanted to privatize Medicare — the first step to get rid of it. Please, will one sane Tea Party person tell me why you would not want to close the loopholes for tax breaks to big oil, corporate jet owners and hedge fund managers whose money is taxed at 15 percent through a loophole ... and please do not tell me that they create jobs, which is a farce. Demand is the only job creator and when the majority of people in this country are living hand to mouth, demand will not increase. Joanne Braund Royal Oak

Lost revenue

“The rich don’t pay enough.” A wise man asked how much government would receive if millionaires were taxed 100 percent. Accountants began calculating when the wizard cautioned this was a trick question. The correct answer is “zero.” No millionaire would work for nothing. Maximum assessment must retain incentives to encourage struggle and investment. Excessive taxation reduces both revenue and jobs Hank Borgman Farmington

A wakeup call

On Aug. 2, the U.S. and the world witnessed the end of a Congressional logjam over the debt ceiling, which was a phony diversion from the real issues of jobs and economic stimulus. The lengthy crisis was created and manipulated by 80-plus new Republican members of the House of Representatives. These half-educated ideologues elected by corporate dollars and Tea Party fanatics threatened to cut Social Security and other dire consequences. Thus our nation was saved from default, but the poor and middle class will suffer even more in the future. President Obama could/should have been more involved and combative. He is a knowledgeable, pragmatic, experienced politician, but is naive and conciliatory at times. Most Democrats fought hard but

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could not defeat irrational people who, while quoting and interpreting the Constitution to ﬁt their agendas, paid more allegiance to Grover Norquist’s pledge to never raise taxes. The guiding principle of many extreme right-wing Republicans was and is “no compromise.” Congress is now under the control of persons who do not behave in a civil, coherent, legal or ethical manner. What happened Aug. 2 must be a wakeup call for all concerned citizens. It is imperative that voters with moderate views be involved, active and as passionate and organized as they were in the 2008 election, when Barack Obama was elected president. Many voters neglected to participate in the 2010 mid-term elections. Contact and support representatives with your ideas, time and money. Let’s begin NOW to battle these knownothings! Hannah Provence Donigan Commerce

Free-market myth

Many people believe that the free market can solve our problems. This is a dangerous myth. The reality is that the free market is not free and it cannot possibly solve all our problems. The bottom line of this myth is profit. People and companies are putting profits over humanity, decency, honor and country. This is happening because the free market perpetuates poverty, unemployment, ecological degradation and income disparity. Gerard Anderson, a professor of health policy and management and the director of Johns Hopkins Center for Hospital Finance and Management, attributes the high cost of medical care to the market system. Solving our nation’s multifaceted problems requires citizens, especially business and political leaders to cooperate and respect each other. As a nation, we need to find our way back to living ethically. Denise “Chip” Black Milford

Cut spending now

The debate in Washington to raise the debt ceiling the past few weeks is interesting to be sure, but this is not the real issue we face. It is just another round of Red vs. Blue political paint ball before the election in 2012. Politics is running rampant regarding raising the debt ceiling and a possible downgrade of our credit by the major ratings agencies. If you are not sure what or who these agencies are, for reference, think of the ratings agencies the same way you think of your credit score. The higher your credit score, the lower your interest rates and the more you can borrow. Since 1941, the U.S. has enjoyed the highest available AAA rating. The U.S. pays the lowest interest rates in the world because of it. If we lose that rating, interest rates will rise, which will create critical long-term problems for the economy. If and when the U.S. is downgraded, the liberals and the media will blame the Tea Party and our insistence that we address our problems head-on by demanding that any increase to the debt ceiling be balanced with an equal cut in spending. This is exactly what the major ratings agencies want to see. A critical comment from the warning by Standard & Poor’s in April 2011 stated: “We believe there is a material risk that U.S. policy makers might not reach an agreement on how to address medium- and long-term budgetary challenges by 2013; if an agreement is not reached and meaningful implementation is not begun by then, this would in our view render the U.S. fiscal profile meaningfully weaker than that of peer ‘AAA’ sovereigns.” Translation: We are going to cut up your credit card. It’s been three months after the first warning from Standard & Poor’s, and we are still playing political paint ball. It was out of frustration with governing by political platitude that the Tea Party was formed. It seemed to most of us that no mater what was promised in any election year, the debt just got worse. The landslide state and federal elections in November 2010 seated fiscally conservative legislators that for the first time are saying no to the status quo. This is exactly what Standard & Poor’s wants to see. The Tea Party and the major credit ratings agencies agree: our spending is out of control and we need to take definitive actions to cut spending now, not in the future. Patrick Grimes Novi

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Ferndale goes ‘green’ for this cruise FERNDALE - People from throughout Southeast Michigan were rolling into town, Aug. 13, but they weren’t necessarily polluting the environment by doing so. The occasion was the annual Green Cruise in Ferndale, a more environmentally in tune alternative to the wildly successful Woodward Dream Cruise, which had its origin in Ferndale. Highlight of the day was the parade, which saw participants walking, biking and using all manner of rolling conveyances to get down Nine Mile Road, the heart of the Ferndale downtown. The day-long event, which included a bike ride throughout South Oakland County, included children’s activities.

Lourdes Schultz from Almont, Michigan found a greener way to get down Nine Mile during the Green Cruise parade in Ferndale.

The emphasis was on creating a greener world during the Green Cruise on Aug. 13 along Nine Mile in Ferndale.

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Chamber helps to unite businesses

By Shelly Kemp Guest Columnist

usiness owners seeking to increase their marketing reach may want to consider joining their local chamber of commerce. Chamber memberships cost anywhere from $100 or $200 to several hundred dollars. The question becomes: Is it worth it to join your local chamber of commerce? One of the main reasons to join a chamber of commerce is for the networking opportunities that most Shelly Kemp chambers offer their membership. The Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce serves several communities of South Oakland County, including Royal Oak, Clawson, Berkley, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Madison Heights and Oak Park. The advantage of a chamber that encompasses so many communities is that it unites many businesses along the Woodward Corridor and points beyond. Several of these communities have their own chambers of commerce, and they are well worth joining as well. Many of us share members between several chambers. The Royal Oak Chamber’s monthly coffees offer a chance for mem-

bers to mingle and get to know each other. Although many members are small business owners, larger national companies and local government are also represented. Members discover how developing these relationships benefit their own business, creating opportunities for referrals and an expanded customer reach. What members get out of chamber membership depends on how much they put into participation. People join and then just expect their phone to starting ringing. This is not going to happen. Putting effort in, by attending events, volunteering and making use of the chamber’s various marketing options will definitely show a return on your investment. It may take a few months or a year, but it will happen if you make the effort. The Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce also holds a variety of social events at which members can get to know each other in a relaxed setting. There are After Hours eight times a year, golf outings, banquets and seminars, in addition to large community events that are always a good place to network through volunteering. We also have three “sister” groups that offer wonderful networking opportunities; the Business Woman’s Network, ROMA (Royal Oak Media Artists), and our newly formed BRG (Business Referral Group).

There are also several events throughout the year during which we partner with other local chambers, including Ferndale and Troy. Another aspect of chamber membership is low cost advertising. Most chambers have a monthly newsletter and website for which members can buy ads. Members can also sponsor chamber events to have their company logo placed on marketing and advertising items. Members can sponsor luncheons for the chance to make a quick business presentation, distribute marketing materials and feature an ad in the newsletter. Membership for the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce starts at $225 for a business with 1-4 employees and goes up to $415 for businesses with 40-69 employees. For the month of August, the Royal Oak Chamber is running a New Member Special. Join now and receive $35 off your membership, a week on the Woodward and 4th sign, a small banner ad on our website, listing in our annual directory that is distributed to 20,000 residents though out the year and free admission to our annual Holiday Soiree. Contact Andrea Cowan for more membership information at andreac@ royaloakchamber.com or (248) 547-4000.

Shelly Kemp is executive director of the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce.

Report: Southfield builds on health care market SOUTHFIELD – The City of Southfield is well-positioned to attract new healthcare businesses, as well as retain and upgrade existing health care investments, according to a recent study by Anderson Consulting Group. The report analyzed the health care economy in Southfield and its primary and secondary market areas, defined as regions within a 30and 60minute Al Aceves drive from the Southfield Downtown Development Authority district. The SDDA comprises a one square mile area bounded by Eight Mile Road (south), Southfield Road (west), Mount Vernon (north) and Greenfield Road (east). Currently, employment in Southfield’s health care sector comprises 15.6 percent of the city’s total employment, according to the report. The Anderson Consulting Group report states that Southfield has a strong, growing health care demand base in close proximity to the SDDA; is central to a large and diverse health care constituent base; and, it has a highly skilled workforce. Among the findings: About 3.2 million people live within a 30-minute drive from Southfield and an additional 1.7 million residents

live within 60 minutes. Southfield has a high concentration of residents ages 65 years or older (16.5 percent). Shifts in the population age through 2015 are projected at up to 33 percent in the 65-69 and 70-74 age brackets. The SDDA is located on the cusp of disparate population income groups, accommodating ease of access to health care services for a wide demographic. The report also found that Southfield is within a short driving distance from some of the state’s leading medical schools and research centers, including the Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Medical Center, St. John Providence Health System, Beaumont Health System, Wayne State University Medical School, and the University of Michigan Health System and Medical School. Southfield’s health care and social assistance employment base exceeded 5,000 as of 2010 and experienced a 7.2 percent gain from 2000. SDDA Health care Corridor Education levels in the city are comparatively high, with nearly 42 percent of the adult population having attained a bachelor’s degree or higher as of 2010, compared to 27 percent in the primary market area and 29 percent in the secondary market area. The Southfield Downtown Development District currently houses many health carerelated businesses and entities, including

such large employers as St. John Providence Health System, Oakland Regional Hospital, Health Alliance Plan, CSL Plasma, Northland Park Dialysis Center, numerous point-ofservice doctor and physician practices and the health care-related curriculum programs at Oakland Community College. The SDDA is also partnering with Lawrence Technological University on the Health care Corridor, according to a press release on the Anderson report. More than 5,500 health care professionals are employed within the SDDA in nearly 315,000 square-feet of space — about onequarter of the occupied space in the district, according to the report. This month, Oakland Regional Hospital expanded its services with the opening of a new Foot & Ankle Center. “We’re gaining momentum with not only existing health care businesses expanding within the district and the City of Southfield, but there is also growing interest from businesses, clinical entities and researchers from outside of our immediate area,” said SDDA Executive Director Al Aceves. New health care business investments are continuing to be added to the SDDA. Contact Executive Director Al Aceves at (248” 796-5192, or visit www. southfielddda.com for more information.

CHAMBER DATELINE Berkley

• Challenge Cup Golf Outing is Sept. 9. Golfers participate on a team of 10-12 with the objective of earning points at each hole for their team, and with the ultimate goal of winning the Challenge Cup. Ideal for all golf levels. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Berkley Education Foundation. All golf packages include an awards banquet with dinner at O’Mara’s. Dinner includes choice of 3 entrees, salad, dessert and one drink ticket. If you are not golfing, you can join for dinner for $25. Contact Julie Melrose at julie@berkleychamber.com with any questions.

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Every other year, the Business Women’s Network of the Royal Oak Chamber hosts the Athena Awards banquet. The purpose of this event is to honor people who: • Demonstrate excellence, creativity and initiative in their business of profession • Contribute time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the

community, and • Actively assist women to realize their full entrepreneurial and leadership potential. This year’s event is on Sept. 21 at the Club Venetian in Madison Heights. Call the Royal Oak Chamber at (248) 547-4000 to make your reservation. Tickets are $40 per person. To become a sponsor of the Athena Awards, contact Kip Tull at (248) 569-2539 or kip@vividdigitalconcepts. com. • When: Tuesday, Aug. 23, What: Chamber After Hours Where: Lockharts BBQ,202 E. Third St., 48067 No RSVP needed. Free from members/$10 for future members.

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KIDS CRUISE

Aiden Heilman, 8, of Royal Oak, plays the guitar with the Detroit School of Rock and Pop Music, a youth music learning center in Royal Oak.

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always come here because there is nothing in Warren. I love Royal Oak, am always here because the people are so nice.” The Kids Cruise is a way for downtown Royal Oak to bring people in during the week of the Woodward Dream Cruise, historically a slow time for downtown businesses, according to Stephanie McIntyre, event manager for Downtown Royal Oak. She estimated between 3,000 and 5,000 people were in attendance, with kids having a majority of the fun that included face painting, arts and crafts and inflatable bounce houses. This year, a classic car show was added, keeping with the Woodward Dream Cruise theme and attracting more adults downtown, McIntyre said. “It’s a nice free family activity, and it’s nice for businesses, because it’s slow (this time of year),” McIntyre said. Elliot Smith, a 15-monthold from Royal Oak, didn’t need activities to have fun, according to his mother, Stacie Smith. “He’s at an age when he’s more interested in the curb, generators and garbage cans,” she said with a laugh. True to form, Elliot appeared to be preoccupied by the curb on Center Street, which for him must seem like a mountain. “He mostly just goes up, down, up, down, up, down,” his mother said. Smith attended with her friend from Toledo, Ohio, Elizabeth Weaver, and her family, which included 6year-old twin boys Matthias and Miles and 2-yearold daughter Camille. Matthias enjoyed the bouncy houses the most, while Miles said he liked getting his face painted. Camille had stuff on her face, too, but it was mostly the food she was eating.

Tyson Iciek, 20 months old and from Southﬁeld, dances to the music at the Kids Cruise in Royal Oak.

Weaver said the fun the family had was worth the more-than-one-hour trip by car. She predicted a quiet ride home. “(The children are) going to sleep the whole way home,” Weaver said. Eric and Beth Torrey of Birmingham enjoyed taking pictures of their son, Benjamin, sitting in a tractor, which was among the big trucks on site for kids to climb aboard. Benjamin also took home a new bicycle helmet, which his parents purchased from the Optimists Club for $5, a great deal, according to Eric Torrey. Counted as a priceless activity was a walk through the Fireman Larry Memorial Safety House, loaned to the activity by the Royal Oak Fire Department. Firefighters Tim Kantzler and Katherine Wilkinson gave kids, and their parents, lessons in fire safety inside the trailer, featuring simulated smoke. “They were so enthusiastic, some went through twice,” Kantzler said.

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Caleb Paddock, 2, sits behind the wheel of a 1959 Ford at the Kids Cruise in Royal Oak.

Royal Oak resident Michelle Rupp cradles daughter Madeline, 2, and holds the hand of daughter, Audrey Horner, 3, as they head down a slide during the Kids Cruise.

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Southfield’s Thompson has rapid rise as gridder By Mike Rosenbaum Correspondent

Those who follow college football recruiting only hear about the top-level players. So it’s easy to forget, at the high school level, those players are rare. Only a very small percentage are recruited by major, Division I colleges. But it’s even more rare for a football player to be recruited at that level before he’s ever played a real game. Indeed, it’s almost unheard of. But that’s what happened to Southfield High senior-to-be Ron Thompson. Prior to his junior year, Thompson, who then lived in

the Eastpointe district, had played basketball for East Detroit High (Ironically, his East Detroit varsity squad was knocked out of the state tournament by Southfield last spring.). But he’d never considered playing football. “I had a cousin, Kevin Linson, over at East Detroit,” Thompson explains. “He said it would be good if I came and played football with him, so I met the coaches over there. I found I was a good fit, so I just started playing. I was a little nervous at first, but I’m kind of cool with it now.” Before he played a down with the Shamrocks, Thompson traveled to Ann Arbor for

a summer football camp with his new team and gained the attention of the University of Michigan staff. “Michigan had a 7-on-7 tournament” last summer, Thompson says. “My school got in it and I kind of did well there. Colleges have been coming in ever since.” At 6-foot-4 and about 210 pounds, Thompson played both ways for East Detroit but stood out at receiver, catching 41 passes for more than 650 yards and a dozen touchdowns. Thompson’s mother has since moved to Southfield, so Thompson — and youngPlease see THOMPSON, B2

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Southﬁeld’s Ron Thompson is among Michigan’s most highly recruited players even though this will be just his second year playing football.

Burnside’s Bears ready to get season started By Marty Budner Eccentric Sports Writer

As a first-time head football coach, Jeff Burnside is learning quickly that his responsibilities span a much broader range than what he was used to as a longtime assistant. Take this past week, for instance. In just his second full week on the field, Burnside, who took over this fall at Berkley for the retired Jim MacDougall, faced an unusual situation. “I had a lot of responsibilities as an assistant coach at Novi, but the only thing that’s been difficult this week is that our trainer had emergency gall bladder surgery,” said Burnside on Wednesday afternoon. “We’ve had different trainers every day so that continuity hasn’t been there. That’s been a little different. Once (our trainer) is back, that stuff will be taken care of very easily. “But, otherwise, the practicing aspect of it, the kids are doing an outstanding job and giving us a great effort. Today is kind of that last day before we get rolling into our normal routines here of getting ready for a game. “They are tired of smacking their own jerseys. They are ready to start smacking some

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Berkley has qualiﬁed for the postseason in each of the past two seasons and ﬁrst-year head coach Jeff Burnside aims to maintain that momentum. Prep football team capsule summaries, B2.

one else,” he said. “Until you actually see a different colored jersey, that’s when the game is on. So, we’ll see what happens.”

Nine years at Novi

Burnside spent the past nine seasons as an assistant in the highly regarded Novi football program. He was named Berkley’s new football coach late last December.

The 1999 University of Michigan graduate has spent the past eight months getting acquainted with the school and its players. He is anxiously looking forward to his head coaching debut when the Bears host rival Ferndale 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at Hurley Field. “It’s been real fun and it’s been exciting for me so far,” said Burnside. “I basically met the kids for the first time on Jan. 4. We spent a lot of the offseason lifting and had a

blast this summer. We had a few passing scrimmages and had our summer camp, and put in a lot of offensive and defensive schemes. It’s been a really good summer. “Now it’s just kind of refining everything and getting everything going,” he said. “It’s real exciting to see that progression and see things come together.” After nine consecutive losing seasons, Berkley’s Please see BEARS, B2

Senior Jason Taylor will be a two-way starter for the Bears at halfback and defensive back.

Confident O’Connor pumped for U.S. Amateur By Marty Budner

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The U.S. Amateur Championship is set to tee off this week. Birmingham’s Bill O’Connor qualified for the prestigious tournament last year as an alternate, but did not participate. This year, he’s in for sure. O’Connor will be one of the 312 golfers who have their games in gear and dreams set on capturing the 111th U.S. Amateur Championship. Stroke play begins tomorrow and the final round of match play is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 28, at Erin Hills located in Erin Hills, Wis. “I’m very excited, especially after coming so close last year,” said the 44-year-old O’Connor dur-

Southﬁeld-based Lawrence Technological University will be a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) beginning this current academic year. Lawrence Tech was admitted at the NAIA Council of Presidents annual conference held earlier this month in Kansas City. LTU President Lewis Walker formally presented the school’s bid for NAIA admission, along with Dean of Students Kevin Finn, and Director of Recreation, Athletics and Wellness Scott Trudeau. “The NAIA’s mission of promoting the development of well-rounded students and productive citizens through intercollegiate athletics was very appealing to us,” said Walker. The Lawrence Tech Blue Devils will ﬁeld varsity teams in men’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s bowling this fall. During the 2012-13 academic year, women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s cross country in the fall, and men’s and women’s basketball in the winter will be added. LTU’s men’s hockey varsity team will continue to compete in the American Collegiate Hockey Association.

Notes from Bill O’Connor’s two previous U.S. Amateur Championship appearances in 1994 and 2002: 1994 — Tiger Woods def. Trip Kuehne, 2 up; at TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course) in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Medalist — Hank Kim (132); Total entries — 5,128. 2002 — Ricky Barnes def. Hunter Mahan, 2 and 1; at Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course) in Bloomfield Hills. Medalist — Bill Haas (135); Total entries — 7,585

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Birmingham’s Bill O’Connor is heading to his third U.S. Amateur Championship which takes place this week at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.

ing a break in putting practice Tuesday afternoon at Oakland Hills Country Club. “I’ve been trying to make the U.S. Am since I’ve been 21, so that’s 23

tries. I’ve made it three times. I’ve been a first alternate I think three times and a second alternate three other times, and I’ve been close a bunch of other times.

“And now to make it is just great. To go to the actual site is a real treat,” he said. “I’ve been playing well and I expect to do well. I feel very good going into it and I feel very prepared.” O’Connor’s two other Amateur appearances were 1994 at the TPC Sawgrass in Florida and the 2002 tournament at Oakland Hills. The 1985 Brother Rice graduate gained a berth in this year’s U.S. Amateur at a

Sectional Qualifier held Aug. 1 at Oakland Hills’ North Course.

Consistency worked

In the one-day, 36-hole tourney, O’Connor earned the third and final qualifying spot with a one-over par 141 (72-69). Nick Gilliam from Florida won with a 137 (66-71) and Saline’s Mike Ignasiak was second at an evenpar 140 (68-72). Please see O’CONNOR, B3

The South Oakland Eccentric is interested in publishing your high school sports results. Coaches or designated associates are asked to report their scores on our night line service at (586) 977-7569. Simply wait for the prompts and report game or match results with as much detail as possible. Please include records, location of game/ match and spell names when necessary. There are two other ways to report results. You can fax your information to (586) 826-7035, or e-mail to mbudner@hometown life.com. The South Oakland Eccentric prep coverage area includes Ferndale, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Shrine, Berkley, Clawson, Southfield, Southfield-Lathrup and Southfield Christian high schools. Sports Editor Marty Budner can be reached at (586) 826-7277.

Alumni golf & baseball

The Wayne State University Golf Outing and Alumni Game is scheduled for Sept. 24-25. The golf outing is set for Northville Hills Golf Club on Sept. 24 with a shotgun start slated for 9 a.m. An afterglow will be held at the Detroit Renaissance Marriott. The Alumni Game will be held Sept. 25 at Wayne State University’s baseball ﬁeld. The game begins at 1 p.m., but lunch and batting practice begins at 11:30 a.m. Reservations and entry fees must be received by Sept. 16. For more information, contact Matt Cunningham at (313) 577-0587.

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PREP GRID CAPSULES SOUTHFIELD CHRISTIAN HEAD COACH: Harold Macks YEARS AS HEAD COACH: 2nd season ASSISTANT COACHES: Coach Weis (offensive coordinator); Coach Braswell (defensive coordinator). 2010 RECORDS: 3-6 (overall), 2-3 (Michigan Independent Athletic Association). TYPE OF OFFENSE: Multiple attack TYPE OF DEFENSE: 4-front BRIEF COMMENT ON LAST SEASON: Lost two Division 1 offensive lineman (Central Michigan and Ball State) and three Division 3 players. KEY LOSSES: Shafer Johnson (CMU); Brian Ford (Ball State); R.J. Hoover (John Carroll); Matt Fusco (Northwood); Adam Peterson (NorthPark). RETURNING STARTERS: James Schmittky (6-3, 270), senior, OT; Jason Fusco (5-9, 225), junior, LB; Joshua Macks (6-0, 210), junior, LB; Justin Prichett (5-10, 190), junior, RB; Cam Campbell (5-7, 160), senior, OLB. PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Bobby Banks (5-10, 160), freshman, OLB. TEAM STRENGTHS: Linebacker and running back. NEED TO WORK ON: Defensive backs. KEY TO 2011 SEASON: “We have 20 players and they need to stay healthy.”

ROYAL OAK

HEAD COACH: Jeff Hill YEARS AS HEAD COACH: 1st season ASSISTANT COACHES: Ryan Irish (offensive coordinator, running backs and defensive line); John Duncan (linebackers, wide receivers); John Kashner (offensive and defensive lines); Jeremy Thoel (quarterback and defensive backs). 2010 RECORDS: 0-9 overall, 0-8 OAA Red. TYPE OF OFFENSE: Spread Wing-T TYPE OF DEFENSE: 44 BRIEF COMMENT ON LAST SEASON: “Was not here; we are not talking about last year.” KEY LOSSES: “Not sure, was not here.” RETURNING STARTERS: Brandon Fredrickson (6-0), senior, QB/DB; Nolan Jones (5-11, 205), RB/LB; Robert Gibson (5-10, 205), RB/LB; David McPherson (6-4, 225), DL/OL; Sean Dwyer (5-10, 180), RB/DB. PROMISING NEWCOMERS: “All of our kids. We have moved many kids around to new positions looking to take advantage of their athletic ability.” TEAM STRENGTHS: “The players have very good chemistry and are working hard.” NEED TO WORK ON: “Depth, improving fundamentals and getting the players more experience in the offensive and defensive systems.” KEY TO 2011 SEASON: “Offensive line development and how well we play team defense.”

FERNDALE

HEAD COACH: Ryan Dunlap YEARS AS HEAD COACH: 6th season ASSISTANT COACHES: John Bassier (offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, defensive line, 44th season); Eric Royal (wide receivers, defensive backs, fifth season); Adam Bishop (running backs, safeties, 1st season). 2010 RECORDS: 5-4 overall, 5-3 OAA Blue. TYPE OF OFFENSE: I-formation. TYPE OF DEFENSE: 4-3. BRIEF COMMENT ON LAST SEASON: “We lost three very close games early in the season by turning the ball over too much and making mental mistakes. Once we got Anthony Garland going full bore behind our big O-Line and focused on play-action passing, we were able to turn things around.” KEY LOSSES: Anthony Garland (RB at CMU); Jon Dozier (OT, Sienna Heights); Jamarius McTear (WR, Central Akron for track); Jamael McTear (QB, Grambling); David Anderson (LB/FB); JaVon Edwards (OG/DT). RETURNING STARTERS: Brandon Davis (6-1, 190), senior, OG/DE (returning two-way starter); Chevez Farris (6-2, 182), senior, TE/HB/CB (three-year

varsity, two-year starter); Darius Alvis (5-10, 205), senior, QB/DE (started at DE last year); Aaron Davis, senior, FB/SS (started at OLB last year). PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Ronald Hunt (5-10, 205), senior, FB/MLB; Shaquan McGriff (6-1, 215), sophomore, LB/RB; Tyree Bell (5-10, 200), sophomore, LB. TEAM STRENGTHS: “Speed and conditioning — this group is very quick and has worked very hard to prep for the season.” NEED TO WORK ON: “Passing efficiency.” KEY TO 2011 SEASON: “We have a very tough first four weeks that will determine the overall outcome of the season. We cannot afford to come out of the first four weeks 1-3 again. Ball control and elimination of early season mental mistakes will be key.”

BROTHER RICE

HEAD COACH: Al Fracassa YEARS AS HEAD COACH: 42nd season at Rice (351-92-2 record). ASSISTANT COACHES: David Sofran, Adam Korzeniewski, James Boerkoel, Brad Cochran, Keith Wirth, Karl Goebel, Mark Goebel, Nick Vettraino, Rich Grisan. 2010 RECORDS: 6-4 overall; 3-1 Catholic League Central Division. TYPE OF OFFENSE: Pro, Spread TYPE OF DEFENSE: 4-3 BRIEF COMMENT ON LAST SEASON: After a 1-3 start, Brother Rice won five games in a row, including two against number one-ranked Michigan teams and one against the eventual Indiana state champion. Rice was eliminated from the playoffs in the opening game by the Division 2 state champion, Farmington Hills Harrison, 37-27. The outcome was in doubt until the last minute of the game. RETURNING STARTERS: Devin Church, (5-9, 182), senior, WR/RB/DB (three-year starter, All-Catholic in 2010, committed to Northern Illinois); Dylan Anderson (6-5, 270), senior, OT (three-year starter, committed to Central Michigan); Joe Warner (6-4, 235), senior, TE (captain, All-League in 2010, Mid-American offers); Austin Echols (5-11, 220), senior, FB (twoyear starter, may play some defense); Cody Ellwanger (5-10, 172), senior, DB (three-year varsity player, two-year starter, captain; James Hendrix (6-0, 180< senior, DB (two-year starter, captain, Division 1 prospect); Travis Ferguson (5-11, 170), senior, DB (two-year starter, may play some offense); Eddie Kidd (5-9, 182), senior, DB (two-year starter); Alex Oles (6-4, 255), senior, OL (two-year starter, 3.8 GPA, IVY League interest); Jon Reschke (6-2,223), junior, LB (two-year starter, MSU offer, may play some TE); Brian Roney (6-1, 185), senior, WR (two-year starter, captain); R.J. Bain (6-0, 175), senior, P (two-year starter, Division 1 prospect as punter); Mike Bouchard (6-0, 210), senior (twoyear starter); Mark Doman (5-11, 220), senior, LB (two-year starter); Patrick Bua (5-11, 285), senior, DL (two-year starter). PROMISING NEWCOMERS: DeShun Brown (6-1, 195), junior, RB/S (injured most of last season after outstanding JV season as a freshman in 2009); Brian Walker (5-8, 205), sophomore, RB (leading rusher/scorer on undefeated JV team as a freshman with 27 TDs, 1,567 yards rushing on 130 attempts, 104 yards receiving on 7 receptions, 403 yards kick returns on 10 attempts); Kyle Marsh (6-3, 225), junior, OL (best lineman from undefeated JV team); Nick Rao (62, 205), senior, QB (competing for starting QB); Cheyne Lacanaria (5-8, 160, junior, QB (competing for starting QB); Lucas Cherocci (6-0, 205), junior (younger brother of Zach and Justin, both All-Staters at Rice); Sergio Perkovic (6-3, 210), junior, LB/DE (defensive stalwart from 2010 JV team); Jordan Rabban (5-11, 185), senior, (due to start last year before injury sidelined him). TEAM STRENGTHS: Running game built around speed of Devin Church (Northern Illinois) and the power of underclassmen DeShun Brown and Brian Walker, and the blocking of

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program turned around dramatically the past two years. The Bears have won 15 of their past 21 games, including a school record nine victories last fall. Berkley advanced to the state playoffs in each of the past two seasons, and registered its first playoff triumph in 16 years a year ago by defeating Farmington in a pre-district game.

Emphasize defense

Burnside, who will stress defensive football, plans to keep that momentum going. Burnside said the goals are to

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Senior Luc Hammerle will play offensive line and linebacker for the Bears.

focus on the season opener, defeat their gridiron rivals, win the OAA Blue title and earn a playoff

Austin Echols; Defensive secondary with four returning starters (Kidd, Ellwanger, Hendrix, Ferguson); Improved offensive line led by Dylan Anderson (Central Michigan) and Alex Oles. NEED TO WORK ON: Untested quarterbacks will need to gain experience quickly; Depth at wide receiver.

DETROIT COUNTRY DAY

HEAD COACH: Dan MacLean YEARS AS HEAD COACH: 14th season ASSISTANT COACHES: John Wilson (assistant head coach, safeties, inside receivers, special teams, outside linebackers, defensive scout team); Steve Lepkowski (offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, inside linebackers); Rod Hool (running backs, kickers, offensive scout team); Steve Mann (receivers, cornerbacks, special teams, kick returners). 2010 RECORDS: 9-1 (overall); 8-0 (regular season as independent with eight-game schedule). TYPE OF OFFENSE: Unbalanced I TYPE OF DEFENSE: 4-3 BRIEF COMMENT ON LAST SEASON: “Good year, but disappointing somewhat in playoffs, thought we could have achieved more in playoffs.” KEY LOSSES: Josh Harris (QB); Lee Bailey (CB); Troy Woodland (CB); Dave Brown (OG/LB). RETURNING STARTERS: Pat Dugan (5-10, 18), senior, LB; Leno Corradi (6-2, 200), senior; TE/DE; Trevor Potter (5-10, 160), senior, slotback; John Hill (5-9, 170), senior, RB; Marlon Hairston (5-10, 225), senior, LB. PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Tyree Minner, junior; Tyler Wiegers, sophomore, QB; Richard Wilson, sophomore; Nick Berman, senior; Sam Resk, senior. TEAM STRENGTHS: “Cohesive group, that like each other and like football. They have played together a long time. We have good, not great team speed.” NEED TO WORK ON: “Everything — we always can execute better, tackle and block better and understand the game more.” KEY TO 2011 SEASON: “Staying healthy and improving every game.”

CRANBROOK KINGSWOOD

HEAD COACH: Steve Graf YEARS AS HEAD COACH: 2nd season ASSISTANT COACHES: Bryan Uhl (DC/LB/REC); Tim Myrick (RB/DB); Vince Kelly (OL); Andy Fairman (QB/Head JV); Darin Danaher (DL). 2010 RECORDS: 3-6 overall, 0-4 (Catholic League AA) TYPE OF OFFENSE: West Coast TYPE OF DEFENSE: 44 BRIEF COMMENT ON LAST SEASON: “Third head coach in three years, third offensive system in three years, little off season commitment, new players in new positions, not a lot of numbers led to a long season that ended on a good note.” KEY LOSSES: Stefan Czarnecki, RB: Mack Gembis, SS; Josh Brill, LB/C; Jordan Davis Foss, OL/DL. RETURNING STARTERS: Christian Croom (5-11, 215), senior, RB/LB; Max Himelhoch (6-2 265), senior, OT/DT; Aaron Varatharajan (5-10 185), senior, TE/DE; Ned Rogers (5-11, 205), senior, C; Mark Wilhelm (5-11, 155), senior, WR; Mike Ray (5-11, 165), K/WR; Bob Sheehan (5-8, 150), senior, DB; Jack Briggs (5-8, 160), DB/WR; Dan Handley (6-2, 225), OT/DT; Jake Hall (6-4, 245), junior, QB; Chris Lopez (5-8, 195), LB; Joe Myrick (5-7, 155), sophomore, RB/OLB. PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Tony Will (5-11, 205), senior, G/DE; Adam Bloomer (6-2, 225), junior, G/DT; Dan Mogill (6-0, 165), junior, WR/FS; Brock DuCoin (5-9, 190), LB. TEAM STRENGTHS: “Running game, experienced secondary.” NEED TO WORK ON: “Getting younger and less experienced back-ups up to snuff.” KEY TO 2011 SEASON: “With low numbers, staying healthy and having some early success to build confidence.”

berth. “Our expectation is to make the state playoffs,” he said. “No longer is it a goal just to make the playoffs, our goal is to be there and to go far in the playoffs. “While at Novi, we were in the playoffs every year. It was almost like a right. We want that mentality to be here at Berkley. We know we have to work for it. This team wants to win. They want to go as far as we do as coaches. “I truly believe the only team that can stop us is ourselves,” he said. “If we can eliminate mental mistakes, physical mistakes and eliminate the distractions, we can be the best team we want

to be. That’s what we’ve been talking about.” Berkley’s captains this year include seniors Omar Sitto (FB/LB), Jason Taylor (HB/DB), Luc Hammerle (OL/LB) and Markeis Hampton (HB/DB). “This is a very tough group, and that’s nice to see,” said Burnside. “We have a lot of team speed, and, for the most part, the kids like each other and play for each other. That’s been real good. “They always hang out here. They never want to leave here, they always want to stick around,” he said. “That’s kind of refreshing. You get the chance to be around kids who want to be here, and that’s nice.”

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Ron Thompson will play both receiver and defensive line for the Southﬁeld Blue Jays this season.

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er brother Aaron — will attend Southfield High in the fall, much to the delight of Blue Jays grid coach Tim Conley. “Some say he’s the best kid in the area,” Conley notes, adding it’s “amazing” that such a standout player has only seen the field for one year. “He’s going to work in on our D-line. We have six kids returning there — the first string and the second string. He’s going to work in with them. I’m sure it won’t be hard for him to find a spot there. “And then, offensively, we graduated one of our skilled kids, so Brandon Watkins is moving to tailback. He played receiver last year, so Ron will play receiver. He’s going to fit in and play some tight end/receiver for us.” After drawing interest from former coach Rich Rodriguez’ staff at U-M last summer, new Wolverines head coach Brady Hoke upped the ante by formally offering Thompson a scholarship earlier this year. Michigan remains high on Thompson’s list, which also includes Syracuse, Indiana and Illinois. The first three schools are recruiting Thompson as a tight end, although Illinois sees him as a defensive lineman. Thompson adds that most colleges “are looking at me as a tight end, and I’ve got a few offers at defensive end. So it just depends on whatever I want to do at the next level.” Thompson originally planned to select a school and offer a verbal commitment prior to his senior season. “But, as it looks right now, I don’t think that’ll

be happening,” he says. More likely, he’ll take some official visits before making his choice. The recruiting process, Thompson says, involves “a lot of excitement, a lot of fun. People wanting to know where I’m going. It’s been real fun, getting a lot of exposure to different colleges in different parts of the country.” Thompson has attended some camps for elite prospects, including the recent ESPN Gridiron Kings event in Florida, Sixty-four of the nation’s best skill-position players were invited. Thompson says he enjoys “being around the top guys in the country and just getting the experience and seeing what I need to work on to fit in with the top people in high school football.” In addition to camps, Thompson says he’s “mainly been working in the weight room, getting stronger, because I know I’m going to have to be stronger to play tight end at the next level. And working on my blocking and stuff, my D-line technique.” Thompson began his second year as a football player on Monday, when the Blue Jays opened preseason practice. Thompson says practice “feels real good. We’ve got a great coaching staff. We’ve got some hardworking players, because we all want to win.” And, despite the individual attention he receives on the recruiting trail, Thompson says he’s motivated by winning. “The only goal you can have in high school football is to win the state championship, and I see that we’ve got the talent to do it. So that’s pretty much our goal, to get to the state finals.”

GRIDIRON LOWDOWN The ‘Skinny’ on local prep grid squads heading into 2011 campaign: TEAM THE SKINNY Ferndale Assistant coach John Bassier begins 44th season on the Eagle sidelines Berkley Bears tracking third consecutive trip to state playoff tournament Clawson Clawson in search of its sixth straight wining record under head coach Jim Sparks Royal Oak New coach Jeff Hill and Ravens focused on landing first program win since 2007 Royal Oak Shrine Veteran head coach John Goddard hopes to lead Knights to ninth straight winning season Southfield Ron Thompson (TE), Leviticus Payne (CB) and Brandon Watkins (S) give Blue Jays great athleticism Lathrup Michigan State-bound Jamal Lyles (OLB) is a defensive stud for the Chargers Southfield Christian Eagles enter 2011 season with 22-22 record since program’s inception in 2006

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High school sports are ‘Back in Session’ By Dr. Joseph Guettler

Birmingham Brother Rice will be one of the featured football teams participating in the 2011 Big Day Prep Showdown VII set for Aug. 25-27 at Eastern Michigan University’s Rynearson Stadium. The Warriors, coached by the legendary Al Fracassa, will open the 2011 season in the annual event with a 5 p.m. nonleague clash against Detroit Martin Luther King. Both teams were state playoff participants last fall. Since its inception in 2005, The Big Day Prep Showcase recently has helped launch the high school football season in Michigan. In 2008, it was named the Outstanding Locally Created Event by the National Association of Sports Commissions. “Detroit Sports will again host the Big Day Prep Showdown as the kick-off to the high school football season in Michigan in 2011,”

said Dave Beachnau, Detroit Sports’ executive director. “Detroit Sports developed the Big Day Prep Showdown in 2005 to provide a high-profile showcase for prep football in Michigan in a bowl-game like setting, and as a one-stop shopping experience for high school football fans.” The Aug. 25 line-up includes Clinton vs. Manchester (5 p.m.) and Sterling Heights Stevenson vs. Howell (8 p.m.). On Aug. 26, Ann Arbor Skyline tackles Hartland (5 p.m.) and Chelsea takes on Novi (8 p.m.). The two other games on Aug. 27 include Monroe St. Mary’s Catholic Central vs. Plymouth (11 a.m.) and Detroit Cass Tech against Farmington Hills Harrison (8 p.m.). A 2 p.m. game that day will be announced at a later date. Advance tickets will be available for purchase at www.detroitsports.org.

SEVEN-YEAR RECORDS Following are the final records, including playoffs, for South Oakland Eccentric high school football teams spanning the past seven seasons: Southfield YEAR W L 2010 5 4 2009 8 4 2008 11 2 2007 5 4 2006 4 5 2005 4 5 2004 9 1 Total 46 25 Southfield-Lathrup YEAR W L 2010 2 7 2009 4 5 2008 4 5 2007 8 3 2006 4 5 2005 1 8 2004 7 4 Total 30 37 Southfield Christian YEAR W L 2010 3 6 2009 5 4 2008 7 2 2007 3 6 2006 4 4 2005 2004 Total 22 22 Berkley YEAR W L 2010 9 2 2009 6 4 2008 4 5 2007 3 6 2006 1 8 2005 4 5 2004 3 6 Total 30 36

Ferndale YEAR W 2010 5 2009 2 2008 8 2007 7 2006 6 2005 3 2004 5 Total 36 Royal Oak YEAR W 2010 0 2009 0 2008 0 2007 5 2006 8 2005 2004 Total 13 Royal Oak Shrine YEAR W 2010 7 2009 6 2008 11 2007 7 2006 9 2005 7 2004 8 Total 55 Clawson YEAR W 2010 6 2009 5 2008 5 2007 5 2006 7 2005 4 2004 7 Total 39

L 4 7 2 3 4 6 4 30 L 9 9 9 4 3 34 L 4 4 1 3 3 3 2 20 L 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 33

MHSAA participation numbers remain stable Participation numbers for high school sports in which post-season tournaments are sponsored by the Michigan High School Athletic Association remained stable in 2010-11, topping the 300,000 mark for the seventh consecutive year. A total of 301,921 participants took part in the 28 tournament sports offered by the Association in the past year — a slight increase over the 2009-10 school year figure of 301,833. It’s the sixth highest number in the Association’s history. Student enrollments at MHSAA member schools were down by 0.7 percent for the past school year. Girls participation was up 0.3 percent from a year ago with 126,287; and the boys total of 175,634 was down 0.2 percent. Since 2006-07, the student population at MHSAA member schools is down from

531,903 to 510,225 — a drop of 4.1 percent. Participation in that time span has dropped from 313,093, a decrease of 3.8 percent. The totals count students once for each sport in which he or she participates, meaning students who are multiple-sport athletes are counted more than once. Records for participation were again set in seven sports — four for boys and three for girls. Once again, bowling and lacrosse set new marks for both boys and girls; boys and girls cross country figures were both at an all-time high; and boys swimming and diving also set a new record. The participation figures are gathered annually from MHSAA member schools to submit to the National Federation of State High School Associations for compiling its national participation survey.

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or many of us parents, this time of year really creeps up on all of us, doesn’t it? For our kids, classes are about to be in session, but many of the fall sports are already ‘back in session.’ Now that you and your children are all “wellrested” from your summer breaks, it’s time for the thrills – and spills – of the fall sports season. That makes it a perfect time to discuss the common high school sports injuries, their prevention, and what you should know if your high school athlete does get injured.

Prep sports reality

If you hurt yourself back in the ‘good old days,’ your coach told you to “strap an aspirin to it and get back into the game!” Although that caviler attitude is not that common anymore, there seems to be an increasing emphasis on sports and our kids. Although this is generally a good thing, it does have some drawbacks. Our society puts a lot of pressure on athletes to “win at all costs,” and it seems that every parent thinks that their child

is going to make it big in collegiate or professional sports someday. As Dr. Joe a result, kids are Joe Guettler playing harder, they’re in more travel leagues, they’re not getting the rest they need, and they are sometimes getting pressured to ignore injuries. We are actually pretty lucky in our local communities — we have some of the best athletic trainers around, and most of our coaches tend to be very knowledgeable when it comes to sports injuries. We also have plenty of good orthopedic sports medicine specialists that offer very “sophisticated” care for athletic injuries — just like the pros get. With that being said, let’s learn a bit more about injuries in high school athletes.

Sports injuries differ

Every year, millions of teenagers participate in high school sports. Teenage athletes get injured at about the same rate as pro athletes, but injuries that affect high school athletes are sometimes

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Remember RICE

All sports injuries and complaints from young athletes need attention Remember RICE (Rest, Ice, gentle Compression and/or bracing, Elevation, and Motrin or Advil) when it comes to mild sprains and strains. Generally, young athletes are very anxious to return to

sports, so if your injured child expresses concerns about returning to their sports activity, they’re probably not lying. Be aware that your young athlete is probably really hurt, or their injury is not completely resolved. Although some injuries are inevitable, there is also something to be said for prevention Appropriate warmup time that includes stretching and sportspecific maneuvers is essential to preventing injuries. The use of the appropriate equipment is obviously very important. Playing when overly fatigued should be avoided. Finally, there are programs that have been developed to assist young athletes in developing the strength and flexibility, dexterity, and speed needed to help cut down on their risk of injury. For more information on sports injuries, go to www.performanceorthopedics.com. Dr. Joseph Guettler is a Beaumont orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine. His practice, Performance Orthopedics, is located in Bingham Farms. Dr. Guettler is active in teaching and research at Beaumont Hospital and Oakland University.

“I’m not long, but I do know one thing — straight is long. I’m looking forward to playing with the younger guys.”

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“Everything was pretty consistent for me that day,” said O’Connor, who has been a member at Oakland Hills since 2007. “I didn’t putt great. I didn’t do anything great, but I didn’t do anything bad. I was threeover after 14 holes, but played the last 22 holes at 2-under with two birdies and no bogies. “I didn’t make any mistakes,” he said. “I just kept playing well.” The 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship will be the 12th USGA event of O’Connor’s distinguished career. Besides the U.S. Amateurs, he’s also played in the 1984 U.S. Junior Amateur and eight U.S. Mid-Amateurs. O’Connor has never played at Erin Hills — a par-72, 7,760-yard links-style course which opened in 2006. The only previous USGA event at Erin Hills was the 2008 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship. It will be the site of the 2017 U.S. Open. O’Connor believes his experience, course management and confidence will help him negotiate the longest U.S. Amateur layout in USGA history. “I’m going to be one of

different than those that affect adults. For instance, growing athletes are prone to growth plate injuries. The bone structure of most young teens is not mature — this means that there are areas of growing tissue (growth plates) near the end of long bones. These areas injure more easily than tendons and ligaments. Thus, sports activities that would cause a sprain in an adult may cause a more serious injury to the bone in a high school athlete. Growth plate injuries happen most often in contact sports like football. The most commonly fractured growth plates are in the wrist and ankle, but growth plate injuries can happen almost anywhere in the body. Growth plates can also get irritated and inflamed from overuse. This happens most commonly around the knee, heel, and elbow.

BILL O’CONNOR

44-year-old Birmingham golfer set for third U.S. Amateur

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Bill O’Connor is very grateful for the support and encouragement he’s received from his fellow members at Oakland Hills Country Club.

the oldest players in the field,” said O’Connor. “It’s basically a college tournament and most of players are between 18 and 23. “But, I’ve played a lot of golf and I think well. I’ve played in more USGA events than a vast majority of the field — 12 USGA events is a lot. “I’ve never played Erin Hills, although I have played a couple of Michael Hurzdan (course architect) designed courses. Nothing is very tricky, but he uses the land that’s given to him which makes it a very good course. It will play fast. “I’m not long, but I do know one thing — straight is long,” he said. “I’m looking forward to

playing with the younger guys.” O’Connor has never advanced to match play, so he’s hoping the third time’s definitely the charm. He missed match play by two shots in Florida and by just a single shot when Oakland Hills hosted the 102nd U.S. Amateur tournament nine years ago. “My goal is to absolutely make it to match play, and I like my odds,” he said. “Once you get to match play, anything can happen. Some people might overlook me because of my age and I’m from Michigan which is not a sunshine state for golf. “Everything is good, so I’m just going to keep it all moving forward,” he said. “I’ve been working hard. I try to make it out every day before work to practice.” O’Connor is very appreciative of all he support from his home club. “It’s been pretty neat to not only qualify for this event at Oakland Hills,

but to represent Oakland Hills (at the U.S. Amateur) will be special,” he said. “The support, the encouragement and the feeling that everyone is genuinely happy for me has been really terrific.” NOTES FROM THE 2011 U.S. AMATEUR QUALIFIER HELD AUG. 1 AT OAKLAND HILLS: Matt Alessi of Bloomfield Hills placed fifth in the U.S. Amateur qualifier. The Brother Rice graduate shot a 145 and earned a spot as a second alternate — the same situation Bill O’Connor was in last year; Francesco Ruffino from Bloomfield Hills, who will be a junior this year at Birmingham Seaholm, qualified for the U.S. Amateur last year. He fell short in his effort this summer, placing in a 12th-place tie with a 36-hole score of 149 (76-73); Royal Oak resident Owen Nagy shot 151 (68-83) and finished in a tie for 21st; Birmingham’s Jeff Eisley tied for 60th (163) in the 77-player field.

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CLEANERS NEEDED Mon-Fri. from 5pm-10pm in the Wayne area. Call: 734-642-0064

ATW Automation Inc. i s in need of a Division Finance Manager. The success candidate will: •Prepare accurate project cost and revenue models •Prepare reporting requirements to Parent company •Assist Controller in Special Projects as requested •Maintain Division financial reports & objectives •Analyze monthly results for Division Requirements for this position are: •Bachelor of Science in Accounting •5 to 10 years in general and cost accounting •Knowledge of personal computer and use of Database spreadsheet Expert in MS Excel and accounting software o Understanding of project cost and accounting methods Interested candidates please send resume to bprovolish@ atwautomation.com ATW Automation Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

DRIVER (TRUCK)

Asphalt co. taking immediate applications for tri-axle dump truck drivers. CDL Class A required with a minimum 2 yrs. exp. Top pay with benefits. Applications being accepted at: S&J Asphalt 39571 Michigan Ave. Canton, MI 48188

DRIVERS

Exp'd. for transportation co. Full/Part-Time. All Shifts. Will drive taxi cabs, sedans & vans. Good driving record, clean criminal history, professional attitude & appearance required. Apply in person: 13420 Wayne Rd., Livonia. Janitorial Part-Time Detroit, Metro Locations. (734) 425-0161 JANITORIAL- Mon-Fri. evenings, 4 hrs. per night. Exp. preferred, dependable transportation. 12 Mile & Halsted area. Call 248-557-5469 LEGAL SECRETARY Full-time, exp. required. Bloomfield Hills area. Send Resume: crossi@rossilawpllc.com

Welders, Heavy Steel Plate Fitters/Machinists experienced on CNC & Manual Machines, Floor Mills & Table Mills. Apply at: Dalton Industries 2800 Alliance Dr. Waterford or By Mail: P.O. Box 30088 Waterford, MI 48330 or Email: d48330@gmail.com E.O.E.

OFFICE MANAGER/ LEASING AGENT

Detroit/Southfield Apartment Community. 2 yrs exp. w/strong marketing & leasing background. Good communication, organizational and computer skills. Tax Credit experience a plus. EEO Email Resume: huntllc@aol.com PAINTERS/DRYWALL REPAIR For apartments. Exp'd. 401K. Leave Message: (248) 225-6205 PARKING ATTENDANTS $9/hr. to start. Part time & full time. Must have own transportation, knowledge of stick shift. 248-682-1800

Police Officer Canton is now accepting applications for Police Officer. Job description with complete qualifications and hiring process are available on the Canton Township website at

www.canton-mi.org E.O.E.

Police Officer: PUBLIC SAFETY

Police Dispatcher: PUBLIC SAFETY

City of Livonia For complete information visit our website at:

www.ci.livonia.mi.us

or apply in person at Livonia City Hall, 3rd floor, 33000 Civic Center Dr. Livonia, MI 48154 E.O.E. M/F/H

School Bus Drivers

Must possess all required credentials, endorsements & pass a background test. Call Transportation: 248-919-0410 Substitute Teachers NEEDED! Mep Services has several charter schools in Southfield and surrounding areas. Must have 90+ credit hours in any subject area. Flexible, Great Pay! Apply online at: mepservices.com

SURFACE GRINDER

Must have 10 yrs exp. Gage work. Retirees welcome. 734-522-0444 Swimming Pool Co. seeks LABORER & MAINTENANCE PERSON Outdoor physical work. Top $$ paid. 248-477-7727

MMP-TEC, Inc. , Livonia, based mold maker, is looking for CNC Machining Center Technician with programming skill and WEDM/ SINKER EDM Technician. Send Resume to: halidan@mptecinc.com Fax to 734-367-1285.

Help Wanted-Office Clerical BOOKKEEPER/SECRETARY, PT Property Mgmt. 1 person office. AP/AR, Quickbooks. Exp'd. Farmington. Resume: fettermail@comcast.net

Help Wanted-Dental

DENTAL FRONT DESK For established Northville office. Full Time. Experience required.

Please fax resume: 248-347-4246 Help Wanted-Medical MASSAGE THERAPIST OR CLINICAL ASSISTANT Needed for busy wellness office. Send resume to: jobs.pwc@gmail.com

MEDICAL COORDINATOR

For senior DD residents Available for on call 24/7 Prefer experience and MORC Training Must have good driving record Also hiring for part time DCWs Fax resume: (248) 478-8620 MEDICAL ASSISTANT Full-Time in Troy. 3+ yrs exp in internal medicine. Must have exc. computer skills. Call: 248-649-8060 Fax: 248-649-8062 PHLEBOTOMY TRAINING Enrolling for Fall Classes! Garden City, Wyandotte & Southgate. $950. Credit Card Accepted. 313-382-3857

Registered Nurse

Hiring Day Event

Thurs., August 25, 2011 7:30am-12:00 Noon Wayne County Guardian Bldg. 500 Griswold, 32nd Floor Detroit, MI. 48226 RSVP By August 23 Ms. Whitley 313-224- 5906 or rwhitle1@co.wayne.mi.us

Pre & Post Operative patients, surgery center, full-time, would consider part-time.

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Exp'd, post-operative patients, surgery center. Fax resume: 248-792-9865 or email: wilcoxpenny17@ yahoo.com

Part-time for busy medical office. Patient care, IV infusion, port access, exp a must. Fax resume to: (248) 851-0421

Our busy, specialty medical practice in the TriCounty Detroit area is currently seeking an RN to join the team. The ideal candidate would have a current RN license, a minimum of 2-5 years clinical experience, with previous outpatient or physician office experience preferred. Candidates must also possess excellent patient interaction skills. Please send resumes to: Sara Wackerle at

swackerle@ procaresystems.com Or fax to 616-285-7219.

Help WantedFood/Beverage

Carry Out Managers

Join the Buddy's Team! We offer competitive salary, bonus package, medical coverage, & family discounts Fax resume (248) 855-6329 Email: buddyspizza@buddyspizza.com

Mail: 31800 Northwestern Hwy, Ste 206 Farmington Hills MI 48334 LINE COOKS & WAITSTAFF Experienced only. All shifts! Please send resume: office@picanos.com

Position Wanted I AM A CARE PROVIDER Looking to care for SENIORS Kathy: 313-608-8174 LPN & HOME HEALTH AIDE TEAM AVAILABLE 24/7 To care for your loved ones. 248-922-7461

CONTACT US AT: 8 00- 5 79- 735 5 w w w .hom etow n life.com oeads@ hom etow n life.com DEADL INES : Fri. at4 pm for Sun day Tues. at3 pm for Thursday NEW S P AP ER P OLICY

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MALIBU LT 2009 Dark Blue. 30K, $16,995

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FORD E-350 2005

FORD E350 2010 15 passenger. $21,995

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Antique/Classic Collector Cars CADILLAC 1989 ELDORADO BARRITZ, 44,000 miles, mint. Estate Car. $6500. 734-536-2157

Acura

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MALIBU LT 2009: Blue, 29K, warranty and maintenance records, $16,000/best. Private: (734) 838-0322

Chrysler-Plymouth 300 2010 Leather, Sharp! $18,995

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CALIBER SXT 2010 Black, 32K. $15,495

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BUICK RENDEZVOUS 2002 Loaded, Moon. $6,495

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CHEVY EQUINOX 2008 $14,288 extra clean, good miles

DEALER

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Chevrolet CAMARO 2000 Beige Bolt, Z28, convertible, and leather! Vroom Vroom! Just $9,995! 888-372-9836

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CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2008

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734-402-8774 GMC DENALI 2007 Black, loaded, $25,995

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1996 75,000 tape player, one clean/no rust! 734-261-0955

TOWNCAR 1987

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ZEPHYR 2006 Moon, loaded, $14,495 NORTH BROTHERS-TROY 248-643-6600

Mercury GRAND MARQUIS 1998 $5,988 STK# 11C1161A EXTRA CLEAN LOW MILES 66K

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734-402-8774 GMC ACADIA 2009 AWD, Dark blue, $28,995

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CX 2003: Beautiful dream car, like new, all the extras. Red with custom red & black leather interior, 87,000 miles, spotless, must see to appreciate, $8495. (248) 554-0442 HONDA ACCORD 1997 4 Dr., Auto, pl, pw. 173,000 miles. $2,200. 734-658-7874

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$16,388 STK#11T9075A Extra clean, only 14K miles

FORD FLEX SEL 2009

$24,988, LOADED EXTRA CLEAN, LOW MILES

NAVIGATOR 2005 Moon, 4X4, loaded, $13,995 NORTH BROTHERS-TROY 248-643-6600

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Honda

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DEALER

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Cadillac $19,998 White diamond, low miles, super clean

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FOCUS 2008

$15,998 Managers special! Super super clean!

CADILLAC CTS 2007

MKZ 2009 AWD

Dodge

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GMC ACADIA 2009 Blue Harmony, SLT, leather & AWD! Roomy & loaded! Just $27,495! 888-372-9836

INFINITI G35X 2006 AWD, Blue, $14,995

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FORD F-350 2008 Diesel 4X4 $33,998 Loaded, extra extra clean, low miles

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Sports & Imported

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SATURN RELAY 2005 Blue, $10,495

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FORD RANGER 1994: Runs great, low miles, $1300/best offer. Call: (734) 239-4840

NORTH BROS. FORD

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$11,988 Extra clean roof A must see gas saver!!

14' cube trk, $9,998 Extra clean, low miles

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Mercury Mariner 2009 Premium $21,388 Stk.#P21254 LEATHER LOADED EXTRA CLEAN

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2001 3.2TL- Fully loaded. New tires, brakes & transmission. 79K miles. Extra clean. $6400. 248-207-5019

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MERCURY 2002 MOUNTAINEER AWD, V8, gray cloth, loaded, 67,000 miles, $9300. 734-981-9273

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GRAND PRIX GXP 2008 Silver, V8. $13,995

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VIBE GT 2009 Burgandy, loaded, $17,495

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC (734) 453-2500 Saturn VUE 2005 Auto, air. $8,495

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC (734) 453-2500 VUE 2009 Hybrid, Black, $18,995

BOB JEANNOTTE BUICK, GMC (734) 453-2500 Toyota SIENNA XLE 2003- Loaded, incl DVD player, new tires, moon roof, leather int., 70K miles. $10,500. 248-207-5019

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MS R P $18,530

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MS R P $29,740

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N EW 20 11 Ford F150 Su Su p e rCab r Cab 4x4 X LT

E P A estim ated 15 city/21 hw y m pg

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