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Plymouth Community firefighter Pete Bukis was on duty when he got a call from his fiancee Tuesday night, telling him about the big “bang” that rocked the city of Wayne around 9 p.m.

At the same time, Plymouth Salvation Army Maj. Bill Hogg was watching the explosions and fire unfold on televi- ' sion, and knew the call would come i^oon.

What was initially reported by at least one radio station as a plane crash turned out to be an explosion at EQ Resource Recovery, a Romulus chemical plant which recycles paint sol­vents for the automobile industry

and propylene glycol used in the deicing of airplanes and handles oil and waste water treatment.

Once he knew what had happened, Bukis, anticipating an evacuation by city officials, suggested his fiancee go to her grandmother’s house.

Shortly thereafter, Bukis himself was down at the site, helping in his role as part of the Wayne County Hazardous Materials team. He and fellow firefighter Rick Abraham reported to the scene late Tuesday night.

“She called and said there’d been a huge explosion,” Bukis said of his fiancee. “Wc didn’t know vchal was going on. I fig­ured they’d evacuate, so I just told her to get out of there, go to her grandmother’s house.”

Meanwhile, Bukis was on scene as part of the haz-mat team’s decontamination team. Abraham said there wasn’t much to do early on, because officials wanted to wait for day­light to determine exactly what the situation was.

“We waited for the guys to go in and scrubbed them down when they came out,” said Abraham. “We stayed up all night waiting for the thing to burn down. A lot of it was wait-and- see until morning, because they didn’t want to go into that atmosphere until they could see what they had.”

With help coming from as close as Wayne and as far away as Farmington Hills, a number of agencies were involved in the aftermath of the explosion. According to Plymouth’s fire­fighters, that coordination was a key ingredient.

The large fire and toxic atmosphere made it a charged sit­uation, and the Environmental Protection Agency quickly took control, according to Bukis.

“The number of departments and resources there was

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The fire at the EQ Resource Recovery plant in Romulus sent balls of fire and smoke hundreds of feet into the air Tuesday night.

Company searches tor answers to devastating tireBY SUE MASONSTAFF WRITERTfe

The full story of Tuesday night’s explo­sion and the future of EQ Resource Recovery won’t be known until national and state offi­cials and managers figure out why it hap­pened.

The goal, according to

Dan Gilbert, EQ’s direc­tor of communications, is to get the business “back up to where it was.”

“It will take a significant amount of time and a significant amount of money to pick everything up and get it back together,” said Gilbert.

“Obviously, this is not

something we like to see happen. We take safety seriously.”

EQ officials are at a loss to explain what hap­pened.

Once the Romulus Fire Department says it is safe to enter the com­plex on Van Born west of Wayne Road, they will begin the task of piecing it together.

“The eight people (employees on site at the time) said they heard sounds, smelled smells and then an alarm went off,” Gilbert said.

“We’ll take what they said and our ability to get on site and develop clues.”

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Maureen Visser, a kindergarten teacher at Smith Elementary, is usu­ally back to school in early August preparing her classroom for the com­ing school year, several weeks before teachers are contractually required to report to work.

However, Visser and her colleagues at Smith, Allen and Bird elemen- taries will have to wait until Aug. 25 - just four days before classes begin - as the three buildings are under reconstruction, part of the $109 mil­lion bond issue passed by Plymouth- Canton Schools voters last September.

“We’ve got separation anxiety because we can’t be in there like we normally could,” said Visser, who has taught at Smith for six of her

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City, to w n s h ip ta lk in g costs in new fire d e p a r tm e n t deal

BY TONY BRUSCATOSTAFF WRITER

Despite all the recent rhetoric between government leaders of Plymouth and Plymouth Township revolving around terms of the cur­rent fire department contract, both sides appear to have walked away fi’om the first day of contract discus­sions optimistic a new deal can be reached before the end of the year.

The current id-year contract, in which the township pays 75 percent and the city 25 percent of the costs related to the Plymouth Community Fire Department, expires at the end o f2006. City officials say they need to reduce their costs to remain part of the agreement.

“We ended up in agreement that both sides need each other,” Plymouth City Commissioner Ron Loiselle said. “I think the Joint Services Committee will come up with a workable agreement.”

Loiselle and Mayor Stella Greene represent the city on the Joint Services Committee. Township Supervisor Richard Reaume and Trustee Bob Doroshewitz are nego­tiating for the township.

While Loiselle said he expects the new fire department contract to be similar in nature to the current pact, cost-cutting will take center stage.

“The current contract has a

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Blood D r i v e c h a n g eThe Plymouth District

Library will be the site of an upcoming American Red Cross blood drive.

Previously scheduled for Aug. 25, the drive has been rescheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2. The schedule sign-up sheet is in the lobby of the library, but walk-ins are welcome, too.

For more information, call 734-453-0750, Ext. 242.

Yard saleThe Plymouth Knights of

Columbus host a yard sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 20.

The event will feature tables, chairs, miscellaneous restau­rant equipment and furniture. The public is welcome to rent space for $10.

For more information, call (734) 748-2980.

Chamber eventsThe Plymouth Community

Chamber of Commerce hosts the fifth annual Plymouth After Dark event 6:30-11 pin. Friday, Aug. 12, coinciding with the weekly Music in the Air concert series in Kellogg Park, which on this night fea­tures Rock’s Gang with ‘50s hits.

The concert starts at 7 P-m.

The event also features tours of downtown Plymouth, music on the street corners, carriage rides and appearances by “movie stars.”

■ Ladies’ Night Out — Set for 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, this event is designed to pro­vide women a chance to shop and be pampered.

For more information on these events, call the chamber office, (734) 453-1540.

Youth applicationsThe Plymouth Community

Youth Advisory Commission is accepting applications for new members. Applications can be obtained in the city manager’s office at Plymouth City Hall, 201S. Main St. Applications are due by Aug. 19.

The PCYAC is made up of 11 members plus alternates. To qualify for the commission, youths must be students m seventh through 11th grades who reside in the City of Plymouth or Pl5nnouth Township, and motivated to contribute to the Plymouth community.

The PCYAC recently raised $327 selling bottled water at the Friday night Music in the Air concert, to be donated for a new fountain in Kellogg Park. The youth commission also raised money during the

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School suppliesThe Plymouth Salvation

Army is looking for donations of school supplies from crayons and construction paper to binders and calculators.

These supplies will be dis­tributed to children of all ages from kindergartners to seniors in high school. Back packs are especially needed.

All donations are welcomed and can be dropped off at The Plymouth Salvation Army,9451 S. Main St. For more information, call (734) 453- 5464.

Girl scout grantKiwanis Club of Ann Arbor

awarded Girl Scouts of the Huron Valley Council a $4,000 grant to send 24 low- income girls to summer day camp or overnight camp. Girl Scouts camp gives girls of all ages the opportunity to embrace nature and explore their surroundings while hav­ing fun.

Every supimer the Girl Scouts provides financial assis­tance to girls who want to go to camp. “Thanks to the support of the Kiwanis Club, the grant monies will help us to reach out to more girls that are less fortunate, and provide them ■with a priceless camping expe­rience,” said Gail Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of the Huron Valley Council.

Girl Scouts of the Huron Valley Council serves 1 in 5 girls in Livingston, Monroe, Washtenaw and western Wayne and Oakland counties. For more information, visit the Web site at www.gshvc.org or call (800) 49-SCOUT.

Open houseChrissy Detary, a local

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On stageFriends of the Penn host a concert by the focal band Phoenix at a rally designed to help save the Penn Theatre at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, in The Gathering in downtown Plymouth. The concert will also feature J a z z Fusion Experiment. Phoenix, composed of high school and college students all former members of the band at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, performs a variety of music from rock to ja zz and features a nine-person horn section along with drums, electric bass and electric guitar. For more information on the rally, call (734) 453-2781.

8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at 689 Deer Street in Plymouth.

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Sales in 2004 reached about $425 million.

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Admission to the open house is free. For more information, e-mail Detary at cldotary@hotmail.com or call (734) 454-4321 or (734) 578- 5856.

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EXPLOSIONFROM PAGE A1

EXPLOSIONS HEARDThe explosions and subsequent fire broke

out after 9 p.m. in the tank farm where dirty purged paint solvents are stored. Explosions were heard throughout the evening, and an adjoining drum building, where 55-gallon drums of material are taken in, was “signifi­cantly Reeled” by the fire, Gilbert said.

Potentially hazardous fiimes from the inferno drove hundreds of nearby residents from their homes.

The facility, which has been there since the 1960s and was bought by The Environmental Quality Co. in 1986, recycles paint solvents for the automobile industry and propylene glycol used in the deicing of airplanes, and handles oil and waste water treatment. The recycling of used paint solvents and deicing liquids is the plant’s major pperations.

EQ’s 50 employees were given Wednesday off, and Gilbert said every effort will be made to keep as many working as possible. It also will work with its customers to meet their needs.

One customer that is watching the situa­tion closely is Detroit Metro Airport, which has been selling its spent deicing liquid to EQ for five years.

“We are veiy concerned,” said airport spokesman Michael Conway. “We literally have to wait until the smoke clears. We’ll have to find a storage area until EQ is up and run­ning again, but we have enough time to develop a contingency.”

According to Conway, the airport, for five consecutive years, has recycled more deicer than any airport in the world. Part of that success is because of the facility’s close prox­imity to EQ.

“EQis an excellent company and has done an excellent job of recycling the deicing liq­uid,” said Conway.

“They have been a loyal and valued partner in our endeavor to be a worldwide leader in recycling.”

The explosions and fire didn’t impact flights in and out of the airport, although Conway did spend the first few minutes after it happened determining that it hadn’t been a plane crash as reported by a local radio sta­tion.

While EQ comes to the airport to retrieve the used deicer from special deicing pads, it was the airport that went to EQ Tuesday night. Conway said the airport’s mobile com­mand truck, some officers and a foam truck responded to the emergency as part of the Western Wayne Mutual Aid Association.

HELPING TO RESPONDIn fact, help came from as close as the city

of Wayne to as far away as Farmington Hills. The department is in Oakland County, but participates in the Western Wayne Mutual Aid Association.

'Probably the idea of a terrorist attack entered many minds ^ some point, but early on people became comfortable that this was an equipment malhinction or isolated incident'

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Deputy Chief Kevin Bersche said two fire inspectors from the Hills department responded to the scene as part of the 12-com- munity mutual aid team. Inspectors Mike Kish and Steve Biebel were still at the scene on Wednesday morning.

Westland firefighters w’ere among the haz­ardous materials team members that did air­monitoring in Westland, Wayne and Garden City, said Westland Fire Chief MichaelReddy.

Westland also had its emergency operation center on standby at City Hall, and the Bailey Recreation Center and the senior citizen Friendship Center were ready to accept evac­uees, although the facilities rdtimately weren’t needed.

“We instructed any residents who called 9- 1-1 to close their windows, turn off their air conditioners and stay inside,” Reddy said.“But our area was not directly involved. We weren’t in any contaminated zone or haz­ardous zone. However, we were prepared, and the city was ready to react.”

A trio of livonia firefighters - Shadd Whitehead, Mike Magda and Jon Unruh - worked overnight and into Wednesday morn­ing at the explosion site as part of the haz- matteam.

The department also was prepared to send trucks and equipment to Romulus if called, but there was enough mutual aid help pro­vided by fire agencies closest to the plant, according to livonia Fire Marshal Andrew Walker.

WORRIES ARISE >The fire may well be the largest such inci­

dent to happen in Wa)me County, said John Roach, Wayne County Sheriff spokesman. There have been lesser incidents at the Fermi II nuclear power plant in Monroe County and a fuel refinery fire Downriver, but nothing like this.

“Probably the idea of a terrorist attack entered many minds at some point, but early on people became comfortable that this was an equipment malfunction or isolated inci­dent,” he said.

“We’re going to figure out what happened and put those things in place so it doesn’t happen again,” EQ’s Gilbert said.

Staff writers Darrell Clem, Stacy JenKins and Dan West contributed to this story

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BY DARRELL CLEMSTAFF WRITER

Tired after a sleepless night in an emergency shelter, 75-year-old Pearl Pancake anxiously waited Wednesday morning to return to the Wayne home she evacuated during a chemical plant explosion in her neighborhood.

She lost her husband of 31 years, Tony, in May, and now this.

“I want to go home and see how Baby, my little poodle, is doing,” Pancake said. “She hasn’t been the same since I lost my husband.

“And I have to get home so I can go to church tonight,” she added.“I don’t miss church.”

Pancake spent the night at " Wayne Memorial High School’s Stockmeyer Auditorium with two of her friends and neighbors, Imogene Williams, 80, and Vera Cannon, 83.

“I’m glad we had someplace to go,” said Williams, holding a cup of coffee and a bagel that the Westland-based Salvation Army brought to the shelter. “We’ve had good treatment and good food.”

GRANDCHILDREN COME ALONGWilliams had three great­

grandchildren at her house Tuesday night when explosions ripped through EQ Resource Recovery Inc., just a half-mile from her home.

Her car was in the repair shop, but she and her little ones escaped with Pancake.

“My great-grandchildren were so glad to see Pearl. They just love her, and they were worried about her,” Williams said, choking back tears. “I was nervous. I was in shock.”

Unlike Pancake and Williams, Cannon managed to rest a little during the night.

“I slept on a cot with a blanket.I must have slept two or three hours,” she said.

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Wayne residents Vera Cannon, 83 (left to right), Imogene Williams, 80, and Pearl Pancake, 75, spent the night at Wayne Memorial High School's Stockmeyer Auditorium after evacuating their homes due to the nearby chemical fire.

standing outside of a mobile can­teen where he was serving food Wednesday morning, estimated that 200-300 people sought shel­ter at Stockmeyer Auditorium. Some evacuees spent the night in hotels.

O’Neil urged anyone who wants to donate to help offset emergency expenses to call (877) SAL-MICH.

Lisa Stubbe, 27, and six of her family members slept overnight in her Dodge van. They refused to pay $149 for a hotel room they checked on, and Stubbe couldn’t take her dog, Pepsi, into an emer­gency shelter.

“It was rough trying to sleep,” the Wayne resident said, standing outside of Stockmeyer Auditorium, where her family ate food brought in by McDonald’s.

Stubbe’s fiance, 32-year-old Doug Dagley, rode his bicycle toward the chemical plant after the explosion rocked the Wayne neighborhood.

“There was black stuff all over the ground,” he said.

“It wasn’t like soot. It was

chunks of black stuff. People were everywhere.”

Stubbe’s mother, 51-year-old Liz Stubbe, was visiting from St. Cloud, Fla., with her fiance, Dan Zapico, when she saw the explo­sion from their motor home.

“That explosion is etched in my mind forever,” Liz Stubbe said. “I thought a plane had gone down. I heard a big noise before the explo­sion, and then there was this big ball of flames. It was very loud.”

As of Wednesday afternoon, the Stubbes still hadn’t received per­mission to return to their neigh­borhood.

“We’re all tired,” Lisa Stubbe said. “We just want to go home, but we can’t.”

They waited, like Pancake and others.

“I’m worried about Baby,” Pancake said of her poodle. “She doesn’t eat dog food. You know what I feed her? Bologna. I cut it up for her. I know she’s probably hungry.”

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5-percent yearly increase, but city revenues aren’t going up 5 percent a year, so we can’t afford that,” Loiselle said. “We may have to look at cutting costs, and may opt out of cer­tain services. We’re looking at all options and service levels to make the contract more afford­able to the city.”

This year’s fire department budget is $3.8 million. The city has budgeted $979,000 for fire services this fiscal year.

Reaume said considering the financial times, he believes a 5- percent annual increase in the bre department budget has been reasonable.

“Considering wages have gone up 3 percent, health care 12 to 14 percent, fuel 25 to 50 percent and staffing levels have gone up 33 percent, keeping the increase an average 5.38 percent over the nine years of the agreement is remarkable,” Reaume said. “I think both par­ties have done an outstanding job of managing the growth.”

Reaume noted one option could be the city opting out of medical transports, which has

been a concern for city com­missioners who believe they drive up costs and leave fewer firefighters available to put out fires.

“They could opt to have HVA (Huron Valley iGubulance) do all the medical transports with­in the city and buy fire protec­tion only,” Reaume said. ‘AT this point, you have to evaluate all options.”

Doroshewitz said medical transports, of which the Plymouth Communify Fire Department does for about 10- 12 percent of its runs, is a con­cern for him, also.

“We shouldn’t be in the busi­ness of trying to make money with our fire department,” Doroshewitz said. “I share the concern that public safety comes first, ahead of any rev­enue it produces.”

Greene said the two sides have more common areas, rather than differences, than one might think.

“We put everything on the table, and we’re committed to having something definitive to take back to our mutual bodies before the end of December,” Greene said. “Our first concern is making sure we have high- quality fire services, and put­ting our mutual residents first.”

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20 years in teaching. “We . recently got together as a staff and there’s a lot of excitement in the air about being in a fresh, new building.”

All three schools are expect­ed to be open on time, accord­ing to Doug Underwood, sen­ior project manager at McCarthy & Smith Inc.

“The work in these buildings was to bring them up to cur­rent energy codes and energy efficiency within the buildings, with unit ventilators, air condi­tioning and new windows,” Underwood said. “As part of this work, we’re updating the painting, floor coverings and electrical.”

Visser, a member of the Smith building committee which worked with the staff and contractor during plan­ning for the project, helped choose the gray and blue tile floor, trim and colors for the area rugs that will replace room carpeting.

“There was a lot of leaking in one of the hallways, which made the carpet wet and not very safe,” said Visser. “We’re

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very concerned about children with allergies. It’s very impor­tant to get rid of the moldy car­pet and have a better air flow system.”

Susan Justice, who has spent the past 12 years teaching kindergarten at Smith, said the air conditioning units in each room will be a welcome relief.

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“The new windows will

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Two people were taken to the hospital and one man was tick­eted for causing a crash involv­ing a truck and a Buick Cutlass Ciera that disrupted traffic on Ann Arbor Road at 1-275 Friday afternoon.

Carmen May of Canton was driving along Ann Arbor Road and had stopped at the light at I-275. A 1996 Ford 250 Super Duty truck, driven by Core}* Woodcox of Redford, slammed into her Cutlass.

According to Plymouth Township Police Lt. Bob Antal, Woodcox said he’d “taken his e\ cs off the road for a minute”

make it seem more spacious, and a better learning environ­ment for everyone,” she said.

Underwood said when the construction is completed, the schools will have four times as many windows as before.

Ken Jacobs, assistant super­intendent for administrative services, said he had some anxi­ety of his own this summer, concerned the buildings would­n’t be ready by Aug. 29, the first day of class for students.

“I didn’t think there was any way we were going to be ready, but there’s a big difference

every day,” said Jacobs. “We expect most of the work to be done, but we won’t be com­plete. We’ll still have some caulking and boilers won’t be installed, and exterior doors won’t be installed. A lot of that work will be done after school starts, but during off hours.”

School board members Barry Simescu, Mark Slavens and Judy Mardigian toured the three buildings to get an update on construction.

“I’m really overwhelmed by the dramatic changes they will have in all these schools,” said Mardigian. “There will be much more light with all the new windows, as well as ener­gy efficiency. It will be a very comfortable learning environ­ment with the window ventila­tors and improved lighting.”

Simescu said he had his doubts, but is confident the buildings will be open on time.

“It looks like we’re in good shape,” said Simescu. “I was a little nervous, but I’m pleased with the way it’s progressing.”

Other bond projects this summer include new roofs at Eriksson, Field and Hulsing elementaries, as well as Pioneer Middle School.

Almost all the buildings in the district will receive improvements over the next six years as part of the $109 niil- lion bond.

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Two people were taken to the hospital and one man was ticketed for causing this crash on Ann Arbor Road at 1-275 Friday afternoon.

and hadn’t seen May’s Cutlass Hospital in Livonia with minor and a 1994 Chrysler Concorde, injuries. Woodcox was not driven by Adrianna Nava, injured,stopped. Plymouth Township

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Pat McIntyre, a custodian for Plymouth-Canton Schools, and his wife, Kara, rescued their dogs Wednesday morning following Tuesday's chemical explosion in Romulus which forced them to evacuate and spend the night at Wayne Memorial High School. Behind the couple are Wayne Westland Salvation Army Capt. Matt O'Neil (left, back), and volunteers Wayne Austin and Tom Howard.

TEAMFROM PAGE A1amazing,” he said. “There were a lot of people, a lot of agen­cies. It was taken out of the hands of the firefighters, with decisions being made by the EPA.

“It was close to the biggest thing I’ve been a part of,” he added.

Like the firefighters, Hogg, a Salvation Army veteran, knew it was only a matter of time before the call for help came.

“I had a feeling that because of the magnitude of the situa­tion I would be called,” said Hogg. “I received it about

10:20 p.m., and we drove the emergency response vehicle, our kitchen on wheels, to set up at the Wayne Community Center.

“No sooner did we have everything out, they moved the evacuation zone farther, so we had to pick up and move to Wayne Memorial High School, and parked by the auditorium,” said Hogg.

Hogg, who began his day at 7 a.m. Tuesday, remained at the high school until another Salvation Army unit relieved him at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.

“I was truly amazed at how people came together,” said Hogg. “We have practices for when these types of situations

come up, but you never know.“But, it all worked out very

smoothly,” he said. “Those affected by the evacuation were calm because everyone worked nicely together.” ,

Hogg, who made tl^e trip with Ross Myers, said they served doughnuts, snacks, coffee, water and lemonade to a couple of hundred people who were evac­uated from their homes.

After his stint was over,Hogg got four hours of sleep and was admittedly running on adrenaline Thursday.

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For years, several of the newer members of the Plymouth City Commission have complained about the unfairness of the intergovernmental agreement signed 10 years ago by the commission and Plymouth Township officials th a t established the Plymouth Community Fire Department.

With negotiations under way on a new deal, they now have a chance to do something about it.

The agreement gives policy-making authority to the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees, who pay 75 per­cent of the department’s budget. All writing a check for 25 percent of the department’s expenditures nets the city is the chance to watch the township run the department.

With a deadline on extending the agreement looming, commissioners have a chance to hammer out a deal that doesn’t make them feel like the township is stealing their lunch money.

If early rhetoric is any indication, that feeling may not go away anytime soon. The township has demands of its own, among them requiring the city’s payment to reflect the per­centage of runs in the city, rather than the flat 25 percent, and handing over control of patien t tran spo rt to the department, rather than using Huron Valley Ambulance.

Some of the township’s positions are valid. We see no harm, for instance, in charging the city for its full comple­ment of runs. Nor do we see any reason the township, as long as it pays 75 percent of the budget, should give up its right to set policy.

Frankly, though, we also don’t th ink i t ’s asking too much for commissioners to have a say in how the depart­ment is run. They foot a quarter of the department’s bill, so their input should be taken into account.

Unfortunately for city officials, though, the township has them over the proverbial barrel. The city can’t afford to re-establish its own department, even on a part-time basis, and partnerships with the Northvilles or Canton don’t seem feasible.

So the two are stuck with each other, and hammering out an equitable agreement remains the only real choice. To ease commissioners’ angst, perhaps a committee could be formed, with township and city appointees, the sole purpose of which would be to make recommendations on all fire department policy.

This committee — separate from the curren t Jo in t Services Committee ~ would at the very least give com­missioners an official avenue to voice concerns and ideas.

In order to reach agreement, though, cooler heads must prevail. The animosity between some commissioners and some township officials is nearing an all-time high, and recent verbal jousting isn’t conducive to reasoned negotiation.

The township holds most of the chips in this game, but it shouldn’t use th a t against the city. Leaders m ust emerge to find an agreement both sides — and their resi­dents — can live wdth.

Redistricting panei offers a better way

They call it gerrymandering.In 1812, Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry carved out

a salamander-shaped congressional district to suit his political ends and gave birth to a popular form of political manipulation.

Every 10 years, the majority party in the state Legislature gets to redraw district lines to guarantee that it will remain the majority party in the state Legislature and in the con­gressional delegation. It’s as American as apple pie.

But state Rep. Glenn Anderson (D-Westland) thinks there is a better way. He has introduced a resolution in support of a state constitutional amendment to create a special redistricting commission.

The U.S. Constitution requires redistricting after every decennial census. Under Anderson’s proposal, a nine- member panel rather then the state Legislature would redraw boundaries for federal, state and county districts based on population changes. The panel would consist of four members appointed by the Republican Party, four by the Democratic Party and a ninth member selected by the other eight members.

While Anderson’s approach is no guarantee of impar­tiality, it does take the process out of strictly partisan interests and allows for more competitive political dis­tricts.

We’re skeptical that the party in power would be willing to give up its control over redistricting, but in the name of true democracy we support Anderson’s resolution.

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LE H E R SWhy no chili?

Interesting! No chili cook-off? Why? 'After reading the article in (Sunday’s)

paper (“Flame officially out under chili festival,” Plymouth Observer, Aug. 4), I can only guess.

A couple of thoughts come to mind:1. Was it only five police represen­

tatives down there all day for a cost of $2,500? If so, then they did all right for themselves by pulling down $500 for a day’s work. Even if it was for 12 hours, that comes out to $42 an hour. Or was that five additional officers?

2. Having been down there all day last year, I’d have to say that they did a mighty nice job because I saw nothing the likes of which is described in your article. Gangs, drugs, alcohol (maybe a little), sounds more like downtown Chicago (I never bash my hometown of Detroit).

3. After talking with a few of the ven­dors at the Art-in-the-Park event, maybe the chili cook-off just isn’t pulling down enough cash for the city planners’ coffers. I mean, a couple of chili tents certainly don’t compare with the $500-a-space rental the city gleans from the art event (by “art” I mean cheap jewelry sale event).

4. Finally, I did notice that all the busi­nesses that were open during last year’s chili event did quite well with their sales. Perhaps the people running the city could have been enticed to offer those businesses a chance to “kick in” a couple of hundred bucks each to fund the police. Pass the cost on to the customers; they do it anyway.

5. And truly finally, do you think that by “calling off” the event that you can actually STOP the bikers from coming anyway? I know I’ll be riding through just to see.

Rod & C indy MelochePlymouth Township

Save Miller WoodsI would like to thank Kurt Kuban for

his insightful editorial regarding the painful loss of much of our tree base in and around the Plymouth community (“Trees don’t stand a chance with today’s development practices,” Observer, July 21).

Sometimes I feel I am the only one that aches when I drive by yet another parcel of land that houses birds, small mammals and frogs and sees that the “For sale” sign has been put up or, worse, taken down because the land has been sold for yet one more housing develop­ment or stripmall.

Besides the awfiii destruction that recently was allowed to take place on Ann Arbor Road and Haggerty, let’s not forget the 150-year-old copper beech tree that was destroyed on the Wilcox proper­ty in downtown Plymouth.

It was to be replaced with high-end condominiums that never happened. A beautiful tree, with an interesting history to it, is gone and cannot be replaced. Why? The greed of our elected officials.

whose only interest is increasing the rev­enue in their coffers with an increased tax base.

While we continue to cut down trees and maim the land, other communities are passing tax increases to buy up land and save it. Ann Arbor has been able to pass every millage it has asked for aimed at purchasing land to keep it a green town.

Contrary to what our city and town­ship leaders believe, people do value green space and are often willing to put their money where their heart is. Chopping down a forested area and then telling the developer to replace trees is silly, as those trees will take another cen­tury to replace what was lost.

And besides, I am sick of seeing only blue spruce and Bradford pear trees being used as replacement trees. The next bug or virus that comes along will devastate our community because we are creating more monocultures of trees. The variety of trees growing on many of these forested areas cannot be duplicated.

An interesting article in the USA Today on July 28 pointed out many urban areas that have been cleared of trees and vegetation are beginning to see the error of their ways. They have finally acknowledged trees offer more than just aesthetics to a community. They control storm water run-off and decrease the amount of pollutants removed from the air.

One city in Virginia calculated that it could save $27,965 a year in storm water control efforts and that trees were removing more than 2.9 million pounds of pollutants from their air annually! Individual residents can decrease their air conditioning and heating costs signif­icantly by planting trees near and around their homes.

What has prompted this letter, though, is the possibility that a nature preserve in our community known as Miller Woods is being threatened with destruction because the school district needs money to run its business.

Miller Woods is a 10-acre parcel that is surrounded by another 30 acres that act as a buffer to the pre­serve. By that I mean that the 30 acres helps to protect the nature pre­serve by helping to keep out invasive plants as well as unwelcome bikes, etc. The old field that surrounds Miller Woods is im portant to the health of the woods.

Replace native plants and trees with houses and Miller Woods will suffer, even if the actual woods were left intact. The neighbors and friends of Miller Woods have documented more than 50 species of birds and wildlife that live in the field and woods there, and there are native wildflowers there that you won’t see in any gardening store.

We spend more time worrying about alien or invasive bugs and plants, when the biggest threat to our forests is the human species, we continue to steam- roll over our trees. The neighbors and friends of Miller Woods have a Web site.

www.millerwoods.com. Please join us in • trying to save this beautiful area for gen­erations to come.

C h e ry l B o rdPlym outh'

In good faith?Wasn’t the deed restriction for Miller

Woods, drafted in June 1991 by the then- Plymouth-Canton school board, made in good faith? Was it intentionally not filed, or perhaps by honest omission?

If the present board members are deserving members of this school district community, and I trust they are, even if not of Plymouth Township, then they should not be using the obviously intend­ed but somehow missed formality of fil­ing the deed restriction, for invalidation of June 1991 declaration by the former board.

When the community approved bond issues for the school district in the amount almost a hundred times larger than what the Miller Woods may bring in dollars if sold, it certain­ly assumed the promised deed restric­tion was legally valid. How many have known, until now, that it was not filed? Who is responsible for not fil­ing? And, why not make it legally binding now?

If the school board sells Miller Woods, the money so obtained will most likely be quickly spent, probably most of it unnec­essarily. That is what governments are good at. Then there will be no money and no Miller Woods.

Plymouth Township is already much overdeveloped; 40 acres of saved green­ery is one of the valued assets that make the township and its vicinity better, less congested, a more desirable place to livem.

Jo s e p h W irePlymouth

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n a warm summer night Plymouth Canton || H school board members gathered for a

$pecial $e$ $ion. The district realized they were beyond rubbing their last two nickels together. Corporate sponsorship was the answer to their financial woes.

Superintendent Jim Ryan was there. Board President Emeritus Dr. E. J. McClendon was wel­comed, though many weren’t sure of his position on controversial financing. I was invited as an English teacher and member of the public. The meeting was informal; Barton Mallow provided snacks and stood to benefit from the outcome.

Dr. McClendon began. “It seems that public edu­cation has taken another drastic turn for the worse. I’ve been in this business for over half a century. I’ve seen bonds and millages pass and fail, and state funding all but disappear. Money troubles never end. Why, people expect to get a Country Day edu­cation on mere parent volunteers and bake sales! A few years back, public schools were threatened by Burger King High and the Edison Project.

“But I’ve come to see those projects were short­sighted. What good is just one corporate spon­sor? Our economy thrives on competition. We need to consider the Fortune 500 and strike lucrative deals before other districts get wise and ruin our chances. The companies should be solid. Their names should blend with the organizations they sponsor, using alliteration to make the scheme appealing to the public.”

I asked, “Don’t you think you’d be selling out? The Ann Arbor News said this was a desperate move. Livonia praised our creativity but hasn’t considered it themselves.”

Development director Tom Sklut countered, “The board should keep their options open. It is a great financial opportunity.”

‘Won’t there be a danger,” I continued, “as for news­papers and other media, that the paying company might want more say in how things are run? And what curriculum is taught? As you said, 51 percent share of any venture adds up to a contipUing interest.”

“Don’t be so alarmist. This isn’t the Supreme Court we’re talking about,” Dr. Ryan stated. There will be multiple points of view. So many sponsors, so many views. Companies know about the bot­tom line; they won’t interfere with the process of education. It’s not their expertise. They would leave it to experienced professionals.”

I turned to a board member. “Mr. Ham- Kucharski, do you think as your sponsor that Halliburton would permit detailed classroom instruction about the Iraq war?”

He answered, “I don’t think this war is part of the Michigan Curriculum Frameworks, so I don’t see any problem there.”

Hoping for accountability, I asked, “What about each of you board members? Shouldn’t you set an example with who your own sponsors are? Surely you won’t allow alcohol, tobacco, and

weapons companies in the door, will you?”“Of course not,” said Mrs. Mardigian. “We want

the largest endowments possible but want to avoid conflicts of interest. PCCS’s bid from a very big company was delayed because its headquar­ters are in Tokyo, and their name doesn’t start with the letter P. I have been courted by Marathon but Tm leaning toward Microsoft because they could help us with tech support and their funds seem unlimited.”

“Morally, I decided against Halliburton,” said Ham-Kucharski. “I considered Heinz but didn’t want to answer to Mrs. Kerry, so I went with Kroger. It’s a local business and in the top 20 of the 500.”

President Slavens agreed with mutual endorse­ment of local companies. Since Sears and Kmart merged, he’s a double winner. Mr. Wysocki’s spon­sor supports the local economy; Weyerhaeuser makes building materials for new homes, is a big paper supplier, supports recycling and Habitat for Humanity! His conscience was at rest.

Mrs. Saunders felt confident with SBC. “With the need for fiber optics and their support of arts and culture, I could make a contribution to the schools of this community.”

Mrs. Lamar had concerns about Lockheed’s military connections so she opted for Lowe’s. “They are big on scholarships and home improve­ment, but I hope they branch out to help our music programs.”

Mr. Simescu was proud of his deal with Sun Microsystems which would make the district a key tech player for the 21st century.

“I wanted to avoid the obvious McDonald’s association,” Dr. McClendon mused. “But Merrill Lynch made a generous offer which I accepted. What they’ve done for my net worth they can do for our schools.”

“I try to be impartial in these matters,” said Ryan, “but a superintendent has to have clout. I was approached by Rite-Aid after rejecting Raytheon; they have too much clout for my taste, but pharmacies can help everyone.”

Everyone agreed on color schemes and planned to wear their emblems to open the new school year. They felt the promise of the night and the $e$$ion ended. They strolled to their cars in the glow of the new Merrill Lynch sign Dr. McClendon had installed on his Education Center, its trademark bull a symbol of strength.

Everyone hurried home to watch the rerun of CABARET about depression-era Germany with their favorite song, “Money Makes the World Go ‘Round.” As master of ceremonies, Joel Grey had to sustain the merriment, whatever the cost, however desperate the circumstances.

Kathy Thompson teaches in the English department atSalem High School and penned this satirical look at the deci­sion to adopt the naming rights policy She can be reached via e-mail at thompsk@pccs k12 mi us

RichardAginian

' ' ' 'here is an old adage that if your organiza- ; tion is standing still or not moving for­

ward, then you are really going backward.In today’s fast-paced world, this is certainly

true. We can also apply this to our local com­munities. If they are not changing or redevel­oping, then they are at best standing still or more likely moving backward.

After some time, the community loses vitality and people move out. Fortunately, this is not the case in our suburban commu­nities. Witness all the commercial develop­

ment, residential improve­ments, new and “infill” housing and infrastructure improvements which are taking place. Two commu­nities as examples are Birmingham and Livonia.

In Birmingham, the list is extensive. It includes Booth Park, redevelopment of the Jacobson’s store, the condo­miniums and commercial development on Eaton, the Rail District, the condomini­um conversion of

Birmingham Place, the proposed changes in the Triangle District plus many residential housing improvements. All private development.

The city has not stood idly by. The projects under way or planned include Shain Park changes, the Adams Road Bridge replacement, Southfield Road repaving, other local street projects plus the changes at Old Woodward, Woodward and Lincoln to make a safer intersection.

Livonia is another community that is con­tinuing to change and redevelop.Wonderland Mall is undergoing a transfor­mation. A new Target, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart and other stores are proposed. The site of the Mai-Kai Theatre, which underwent several transformations, all failed, is now busy with residential housing. An entrepreneur took a chance and is successful. This is in addition to the road projects, new housing, remodel­ing of existing housing plus residential infill.

Other communities are seeing similar devel­opment. In Southfield, condominiums sprout­ed around the Town Center and City Center — an area which is rapidly becoming a wonderful hub for the city. Fast-growing Canton is get­ting the area’s first lEEEA. Drug stores seem to sprout on every corner. West Bloomfield is looking at creating a “downtown.” Luxury homes continue to be built in Rochester Hills.

Sure, there are some problems. The area continues to lose manufacturing jobs. The automotive industry and the supplier base are in trouble. Proposal A isn’t working and

needs to be changed. It’s devastating our schools and trapping people in their homes.

Look beyond the problems and you see no shortage of optimistic store owners, builders and developers willing to take a risk, other­wise we would not see all of this develop­ment. Banks continue tqlfend money for this development. If they didn’t believe in the area, why would they continue to lend money to all of these developers? All are very posi­tive signs for the future.

There are the naysayers who say no devel­opment is good development. Or others who ask: “What’s wrong with the status quo?”Each community has had its share.

Each community has to evolve, develop and reinvent itself if it is going to be a healthy location for families to stay and businesses to flourish. If there is no development or regen- trification, then a community dies. No one wants to live there, businesses will not locate there and sooner rather than later we have empty fields, vacant storefronts and dilapidat­ed houses. We are left with a city government with no tax base and it too is then in trouble.

There are also naysayers who also don’t like the businesses that locate in a community. In Livonia, there is some objection to Wal-Mart. That is another story, but given the choices, an empty and vacant corner or a thriving revital­ized shopping center, I would take the latter.

An excellent example is the southeast cor­ner of Telegraph and 12 Mile Road in Southfield. It was a dying center in a good location. Remember Crowley’s Department store? It was located there.

After several years of neglect with a trou­bled store base, the owners redeveloped the center and it is now anchored by Meijer and Lowe’s. From all outward appearances the tt center is thriving. The same thing can hap- ,.oi pen to Wonderland Mall. ,

City growth and development does cause some inconvenience. Repaving roads and replacing sewers are not glamorous projects and can make the daily commute to work or shopping a challenge.

We have to look beyond the short-term r inconvenience and see the vision of our city “ leaders, the entrepreneurs and the developers.^^

At the end of the day, responsible develop- " ment, municipal or private, is better than no development. Remember, if you are not growing and changing, in today’s world, you are moving backward. The results of stagna­tion and moving backward are not pretty and that’s something no one wants.

Richard Aginian is president and publisher of theObserver & Eccentric Newspapers.

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PHOTOS BY KATHERINE MANSER

The moon cereus plants thrive at Katherine Manser's home.

len it comes to certain flow­ers, the twilight zone isn’t something to fear. Plants that bloom or emit fra­

grances only at night give you something special to enjoy in the evening and even by moonlight.

Consider Katherine Manser’s moon cereus plants, which shine at night in her Southtu'id home.

Large, white blooms open on the plants around 10:30 p.m., Manser says. They close up by daybreak and don’t reappear until the next year.

“They are so unique ... so beautiful,” Manser said.

She has been tending the plants for 10 years, and they have bloomed every year. This year, she counted 26 blooms.

“I never had this many blooms,”Manser said.

The blooms are as big as dinner plates and emit a beautiful fragrance, she says. A spider-Hke form is in the center of each flower, over a dusting of gold (see related article).

“I have known many people who held patio parties to watch the opening of the flowers that open at dusk,” Lou Kilbert of West Bloomfield, president of the Michigan Cactus and Succulent Society, said of this succulent, which is often called Queen of the Night.

“The opening is so rapid and the flower so large that the sight is spectac­ular. The flowers last only one night, which makes them even more special.”

NIGHT SELEC TIO N SA night garden can have

you singing a moonlight serenade. Such a garden doesn’t have to be restrict­ed to plants that show flovyers or emit a scent only at that time, but can include white blooms that glow in the dark.

The gardens are also

called moon gardens “because white flowers come into their glory in the evening,” said Karen of Barsons Greenhouse in Westland. “Not only do the white flowers look luminous when dusk falls, but the perfume of some white flowers is also heightened in the evening to attract night-flying pollina­tors.”

“You want all these ... flowers white white (not cream-colored) so they’ll real­ly stand out,” said Lisa McAllister at Bordine Nursery in Rochester Hills.

Among her suggestions are cleome and cosmos.

“White impatiens will stand out very well,” McAllister said.

You can make a tiered effect by placing shorter flowers, such as impatiens and dianthus, in front of taller ones, she said.

What could be more appropriate for a night or moon garden than ipomoea alba, or moonflower vine?

This annual features 6-inch, trumpet­shaped flowers. They open at sunset every night, and close and shrink among dense, heart-shaped foliage at fiill morn­ing light.

Bordine Nursery designer Ed Eager said that ipomoea is also good to put around a lamppost.

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RickBroida

I f my inbox is any indication,I readers have a lot to say on the i subject of Internet phone servic­es. They also have a lot of ques­tions. Let the discussion continue!

To recap, I recently switched from SBC to SunRocket, a small but growing voice-over-IP (VoIP) service. All my inbound and out­bound calls now travel through my cable modem.

I elected to transfer my existing phone number, a process that wound up taking 23 days (pretty good considering their Web site said it could take up to 60 days).

Everything went smoothly;

SunRocket e-mailed me just before the transfer was scheduled to occur and the day after it was completed.

I’m pleased to report that my Replay DVR, which requires a phone line to dovmload TV guide data, works just fine. Alas, my fax machine (an HP OfficeJet) will no longer send documents.

Very few VoIP services promise reliable faxing — it’s just a limitation in the technology — but there are workarounds.

For example, if you primarily receive faxes, you can sign up for a free eFax (www.efax.com) number, which routes documents to your e-

mail inbox. To send faxes, you can scan documents into your PC using an inexpensive scanner, then trans­mit them via your PC’s fax/modem. This method works on my system, though I couldn’t tell you why. My OfficeJet can’t send faxes over VoIP, but my fax/modem can.

Getting back to SunRocket, Sid and Patt Bedrosian of Canton wrote to say, “We have had our SunRocket phones for about two months and couldn’t be happier with them!”

A1 Fox of Livonia had equally kind words for Vonage: “Overall it has been a great experience, wdth lots of extras and value for the money. They

even have a provision where if my Internet (access) is down, calls will be forwarded to another number (in this case my cell phone).”

'That’s an important considera­tion. As William Barnard of Livonia asked me to remind readers, “If you lose power (which we frequently do in Livonia), you can’t use VoIP.”

If there’s a power failure or your Internet provider experiences an outage, your phone will stop work­ing. You won’t be able to make calls, receive calls, or dial 9-1-1 in an emergency.

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Bromeliad honorsTwo m em bers of th e ,

Southeast Michlgat) ' Brom eliad S o cie ty m em ­bers had com petitive entries at th e 16th bien­nial World Brom eliad Conference, which todk place In Chicago last , A u g u s t.

C urre nt president ’ Penrith G o ff o f N orth ville received several Aw ard of M erit honors in th e ' A rtistic division fo r his paintings of brom eliads.

Form e r president P i^ l W ingert of Farm ingtoiT ' Hills received th e presti^ gious Sw eepstakes Award for his entries in th e H o rticulture division.

H e is the first grower outside of th e traditional brom eliad grow ing a f & s of th e c o u n try (Florid a, California and T e x a s )fp receive the award.

Avoid summer itchTh e Toro C om p an y has

created yardcare.com ) a Web site dedicated t o “ providing inform ation and answers to lawn and garden questions. This m o n th, the site shares tips fo r avoiding poison ivy, poison oak and poi­son sum ac.

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Am erican A c a d e m y d D e rm atology, each y ^ r up to 5 0 million t Am ericans will have m allergic reaction to ‘ urushiol, the toxic oil found in these plants.

These weeds grow in just about e ve ry a re a 3 f the co u ntry. E x p e rts say yo u r best defense is ) knowing w hat the plaM s look like and a voidin g/ contact with th e m . "

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. country. In th e fa r N o rth and West it grows as a shrub. L o o k fo r pointed, serrated leaves with three or five in a group­ing. •/

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Poison sumac is n a |y e to swam py and b o g g ^ ! areas. Th e shrubs o r 2) trees feature seven to 13 staggered le afle ts. 5

If you come Into coir^ tact with these poison: ous weeds, wash th e affected area im m ediate­ly with soap and w atep Itching can be relieve|Cby using calamine lo tio n p r o t h d o v e r-th e -c o u h tir remedies.

You'll also w ant to clean any item s yo u may have touch ed. The o i^ a n remain active fo r up ffi five years on item s iil^ shoes, garden tools agd clothing.

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Cereus plant still grow ing strong at hom e Your washer learns toshake, rattle and rollThe moon or night-bloom-

ing cereus plant at Katherine Manser’s residence is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Her plants thrive in their position at a doorwall, where they receive a lot of sun.

“It loves the sunlight,” Manser said. “You’ve got to have them in a real hot area.”

"Yhey grow in “just plain old dirt,” Manser said.

She has added PRO-SOL, a fertilizer, which she can’t find anymore.,

Manser’s first cereus plant was a cutting she received through an acquaintance.

“An aunt was telling me how they smelled so nice,” she said.

Since then the plants have grown so much that they form a mini-forest at the home, seeming to spill from four pots. Even a broomstick that Manser put in for support has started to slant from all the growth.

If she didn’t keep them trimmed, they would reach to th^ ceiling, Manser says.

The flowers start blooming in June or July.

The first indication of blooms are the appearance of tiny yellow dots, each about the size of the head of a pin, on the edges of the long, slightly wavy leaves.

The leaves are actually stems that have flattened out to take

on the duty of a leaf, said Lou Kilbert, president of the Michigan Cactus and Succulent Society,

An old plant may be 4-6 feet tall, Kilbert said.

The blossoms are up to 1 foot long, and may be 7 inches in diameter when open, he said.

Kilbert shared some recom­mendations about growing the night-blooming cereus:

■ The plant should be grown in dapple shade fi'om spring through fall (about Oct. 15 in southeast Michigan).

■ It needs a dry rest period in winter. Give it just enough water to keep the plant from shriveling.

■ A large pot is required to

keep the top-heavy plant from falling over. Stakes in the pot will help it stay upright and look shapely.

B The soil should be open and very porous, but contain a lot of organic material, such as orchid bark, coir and leaf mold.

B The plant is easily propa­gated in the spring or early summer.

Cut off a stem segment, dip the end in rooting hormone and allow it to dry for one week, then stick it in the same type of soil being used to grow the other plant.

Manser would be happy to give away cuttings of the plant, she said.

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Ipomoea’s flowers are white with tracings of faint green, and emit an exotic perfume.

Datura, or angels’ trumpet, opens its white blooms at night, said Deb Barson, Barsons Greenhouse propri­etor.

Datura’s fragrant flowers are 6 inches or larger and remain open into the next day. (Be aware that datura is poison­ous.)

Night-blooming jasmine is another possibility for a night garden, Barson said. This plant’s small, greenish-white, tubular flowers may not be

splashy, but they have a sweet, powerful fragrance that is light during the day and stronger in the evening.

The four o’clock (Mirabilis jalapa) and evening primrose are good for a night garden, said Melody Jacobs, sales and design at Keller & Stein in Canton. Four o’clock’s 2-inch flowers are shaped like trum­pets and have a scent like jas­mine.

Jacobs suggested placing white flowers along a rock gar­den.

“The moon will light up that whole area,” she said.

“There is a species of daylily, HemerocalUs citrina, with a clear, lemon-yellow flower that

NIGHT GARDEN SOURCESB Barsons Greenhouse: (734) 421- 5959; www.barsons.com.B Bordine Nursery: in Clarkston, (248) 625-9100; in Rochester Hills, (248) 651- 9000; www.bordine.com.B Keller & Stein: (734) 397-0800; www.kellerandstein.com.

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is pleasantly lemon-scented,” Kilbert said. “The flowers open in the evening, last one night and are very easy to see because they appear to glow especially at dusk or at dawn. By noon the next day, the flow­ers will have folded their petals. In the heat that we’ve been getting, the petals may be spent before dawn.

“The plant is very hardy and will grow in sun or shade.”

W HITE BLOOM SSelections abound for an all­

white-bloom garden.Rager’s suggestions include

shrubs with flowers in a vari­ety of forms — dusters (ivory halo dogwood, deutzia, amelachier), fountain-like (bridalwreath and Renaissance spirea), single or double blossoms (mockor- ange), bottle brush (hum­mingbird clethra) and snow­ball (snowball viburnum and Annabelle hydrangea).

The flowers of some pink and blue varieties of hydrangeas change color depending on the soil acidity or pH. But white-flowered hydrangeas remain white, no matter what the condition of the soil is.

White centaurea, jasmine tobacco, woodland tobacco, night phlox, evening-scented stock (matthiola longipetala), white sweet alyssum, phlox panicuata ‘David,’ sweet rocket, night-blooming tropical water lilies and white honeysuckle vine (lonicera) are some sug­gestions from Karen.

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“Our home was built in 1999 and this problem is just begin­ning now. Is it the fault of the washer? I am ready to have a laundry room built in the base­ment.

“All my research indicates that no one is telling con­

sumers of this problem. Not Consumer Reports or the home builder who built a laundry room out of a closet or the retailer who delivered and installed the machine.

“What choices do I have on where my washer will operate best

in my house?“I purchased a new front-

load washer a year ago, which vibrates worse than the old top loader I had. Will it help if I purchase another top loader? Please help me make the right decision.”

I called Julie and we had a lengthy discussion on her prob­lem.

I started off by telling her there is only one place for a washing machine, and that is a cement floor of a basement. If hot a cement floor, then wher­ever the laundry room will be must have a floor almost equal in support strength to a cement floor.

Let me put the equation into other words: The floor had bet­ter be strong enough to keep a freight train from jumping around.

The newer washers of today — and that means the front loaders well as top loaders — are going to give you a faster spin cycle and more vibration than ever before.

The shame of all this is that the home builders all know what happens when the floor is too weak to properly support a washing machine.

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All evidence described to me indicates that the builder did­n’t care enough for the cus­tomer to do the job the way it needed to be done. Does it really take that much more time and materials to show the customer you care?

Julie’s home, built in 1999, was built by one of the biggest builders in the hom6 industry. As I write this column, this builder hasn’t even replied to Julie’s letter of inquiry.

A few days ago I was doing an interview on satellite radio and talking with people across the country. This vibration problem is going on across the country, and the guy in Texas I was talking to was pretty mad at his builder.

I can point the finger at home builders not just around here, but all across America and as far as I’m concerned, they aren’t doing a thing about it.

G IV E NO TIC ELet’s take a look at how

smart the manufacturers of the washing machines are. They have thousands of service calls rendered on their products every year where there is noth­ing wrong with the washer.

In many cases, the service is covered under warranty and that cost is absorbed by the manufacturer. You may ask if it totals a lot of money and I would bet it falls into the mil­lions of dollars.

Wouldn’t it make sense that the manufacturer put a notice on a clothes washer: “To he used on a cement floor or equivaleht”? Would this not wake up the builders and put the responsibility directly on their shoulders?

Maybe we should have a law in Michigan that tells a home builder, “You will build the laundry room floor strong enough to prevent a washer from vibrating.” If the builders had to dismantle a house to correct the floor problem, it wouldn’t take long before they did it correctly in the first place.

Julie’s final words in our con­versation indicated she is going to have a plumber install new water lines and a sink in the basement, and run a new gas line for the clothes dryer. What a pain to go through — and Julie doesn’t even get the pleasure of rock and roll music. Stay tuned.

Jo e Gagnon can now be heard on WWJ-AM (950) and WXYT-AM (1270). He is a member and past president of the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals. His phone number is (248) 455-7281. Do you have a question about an appliance or a problem you have with an appliance? E-mail your question tokabramczykioe.homecomm.net and it will be forwarded to Joe Gagnon.

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ob from Canton asks: “My wife and I are considering hiring a ‘design re-mix

specialist.’ I have never heard of this term before and have some hesitancy, but she claims to be trained in the design field.

“I’m not sure if this is exactly what we’re looking for. Can you give me any insight on the different types of designers and services available?”

There are all types of people trained in different ways out

there in the decorating and design industry. Let me try to sort through them for you.

■ Decorators - A decorator is basically someone who likes to decorate and may have a flair for how a room aestheti­cally comes together.

Anyone can call himself or herself a decorator. There is no formal schooling required to use this title. Many people use this to their advantage and will even incorrectly call them­selves interior designers.

Keep in mind that college- educated interior designers

Home decorHaberman Fabrics, 905 S. Main in Royal Oak, offers a variety of home decor classes for different sewing skill levels.Call (248) 541-0010, e-mail ContactUs@HabermanFabrics.com or visit www.HabermanFabrics.com for information.The schedule includes Beginner Pillow, Mondays, Aug. 15-29 (fee is $60) and Weekender Bag, Mondays, Aug. 15-29 ($40).in Beginner Pillow, beginning sewers will learn the basics while making two beautiful decorative square or rectan­gular pillows, using bias-cut, fabric- covered cording and inserted trims. The class will include learning how to use a rotary cutter, cutting bias and

will NEVER call themselves decorators.

B Re-mixSpecialists/Consultants and Home Stagers - Most people who use these types of titles when describing their work have completed some sort of training course. This course can last as little as a few hours, or all the way up to a week of training in a precise field.

The range of knowledge is very limited, but they serve a purpose for a specific need. Some real estate agents will bring in home stagers to pre­pare a home for resale.

Very often, a client may just want their current items rearranged to be more eflfective and a re-mix consultant can help; however, I would be wary of making any permanent changes or large, expensive purchases based on the advice of a re-mix specialist or a home stager.

B Interior Designer - An interior designer has a mini­mum of an associate’s degree and often a bachelor’s degree. Many people go on and earn their master’s degree in art and interior design.

A designer is trained to focus on the needs of the client. Aesthetics will follow function­ality. A designer can decorate, accessorize, do home staging and design re-mix work.

Any material selection is based on certain criteria, such

as maintenance, cost, safety, * environmental impact, service­ability, durability and aesthet­ics.

Furniture placement and space planning reflect the sci­ence of anthropometries and ergonomics.

Interior designers have stud­ied the psychology of color and how certain light changes color.

They are trained in architec­ture and architectural history, have studied acoustics, can draw up an electrical plan, and understand the importance of proportion and scale. Interior designers are trained in prob­lem-solving design issues. The list goes on and on.

Your question doesn’t address why you were seeking to hire this re-mix specialist.

Because of their limited expertise, very often home stagers and re-mix specialists are less expensive than interior designers; however, you may be surprised that the cost of an interior designer may not be much different than the others, depending on the scope of yotir project.

Most designers offer free consultations, which means they will meet with you to see the proposed project and give you an estimate on time and cost. An interior designer will often think outside the box and bring in ideas that you haven’t even considered.

HOME CALENDARusing a zipper foot to cover cording. Many of the techniques taught will apply to future home decorating classes.In Weekender Bag, make a versatile tapestry tote that can carry every­thing you need for a weekend away. The class will include three bags: a large bag with dowel rod handles that you will paint or stain to complement the fabric, and two smaller bags that fit inside it for shoes and a bottle of wine. Students will trace their pat­terns during the first session and shop for additional materials with guidance from the instructor.

Cotswold architecture Edsel & Eleanor Ford House president John Franklin Miller takes visitors on personally guided tours of the estate

and discusses topics presented for the first time during Twilight Tours at the estate this summer.Ford House is at 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores. All Twilight Tours begin at 6:45 p.m. Reservations are required; call (313) 884-4222. Cotswold Architecture: A Patriotic Statement and a Cozy Home will be the topic Sunday, Aug. 14. This tour will have an optional boxed picnic din­ner available. Admission is $25 for the dinner and tour, $15 for the tour only. Owning a home with an English archi­tectural style was considered patriot­ic after the Centennial in 1876 and World War I.The Cotswold style in particular was popular in both Britain and America It appealed to the Fords as it could be

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Not only do you want to know the experience and get some references from the designer you are considering, but there should be a personal­ity match between you and the designer.

You will be working together and you need to know the designer is listening to you.

A designer’s job is not to make every room they design reflect their own tastes, but to truly reflect the tastes and per­sonalities of the client.

I hope these descriptions have cleared things up for you.

With your current project in mind, you may want to inter­view several people.

Bring in one person from each of the categories listed above and get a feel for what they are able to do, their expe­rience and credentials, and if they will fulfill your design needs.

You are now armed with knowledge, and this will enable you to make a more informed decision.

Terri Guastelia, an interior designer and a Canton resident, specializes in space planning, design and color con­sultation.Do you have a question about interior design or decorating your home? Contact Terri Guastelia at: exciusivein- teriordesign@hotmail.com.

Even SunRocket, one of the few VoIP services to offer enhanced 9-1-1 (meaning the operator automatically receives your location information when you call), urges cus­tomers to retain a “backup” 9- 1-1 solution (such as a cell phone or basic landline serv­ice).

Interestingly, a colleague of mine recently threw in the VoIP towel after his service went down for a day. Though I’m sure it was inconvenient, a few bumps are to be expected. Consider it the price of saving hundreds of dollars per year.

It’ll take more than an occa­sional glitch (which SunRocket quickly ’fessed up to and apolo­gized for — I admire that)

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switching to VoIP meant buy- > ing special phones. No, but ide«, ally you should own a phone system that has a base station , •, (which will plug into the VoIP .J connection box) and one or more wireless handsets. ^

If you don’t, there’s an undocumented trick that turns all the phone jacks in your house into VoIP jacks so you can use any phone. I’ve blogged the details here: tinyurl.com/ 7u9f5.

Rick Brolda writes about computers and technology for the Observer & - Eccentric Newspapers. Broida, of . - Commerce Township, is the co-author of numerous books, including Howto_Do Everything with Musicmatch and . 101 Killer Apps fo r Your Palm Handheld. He welcomes questions sent to rick.broida@gmail.com.

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Iris saleThe Iris Club of Southeast Michigan will have its annual Iris Plant Sale 10 a.m. to 4^.01. (or until the irises are

.gone) Saturday, Aug. 13, at the American Polish Cultural Center in

Jroy. The center is at 2975 E. Maple (15 iMile), on the northwest corner of tMaple and Dequindre. Phone (248) !689-3636.^Admission is free. The public may ^attend. For more information, call Ann |at (248) 280-0848 between 9 a.m. and |9 p.m. or visit www.irisclub.org.;Many types of bearded and Siberian [irises will be for sale. Come early for !the best selection.

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Ornamental Grasses and Alternative Lawns, a Michigan School of Gardening (MSG) class scheduled Wednesdays, Aug. 17-24, at The Community House in downtown Birmingham.Fee is $72. To register or for more information, call The Community House at (248) 644-5832 or visit www.communityhouse.com.The class will cover concepts of "nat­uralizing" a lawn area and lawn replacement gardens.Instructor Sue Grubba has been designing residential and commercial landscapes since 1985. The owner of Creative Scapes, a landscape and flower garden design firm, she is an advanced master gardener and a sen­ior instructor at the MSG.

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Saie, seminarAguaFina Gardens & Imports, 2629 Orchard Lake Road in Sylvan Lake, will have its second annual Warehouse Sale Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 13-14. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (248) 738- 0500 or visit www.aguafina.com.The sale will offer 20 to 40 percent off most items, 20 percent off pond sup­plies and 30 percent off children's stone furniture. Featured items will include reclaimed antique stone pavers: stone sculptures, fountains and complete furniture sets;Japanese lanterns: exotic stone: Asian artifacts; mosaic stone tiles; and pet­rified wood.Matt Niemiec, AguaFina’s resident aquatic expert, will present a seminar on algae control 10 a.m. Saturday,Aug. 20. Niemiec will share secrets and insight on keeping your pond clean throughout the summer.

Bromeliad showThe Southeast Michigan Bromeliad Society will present its annual Show and Sale 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday- Sunday, Aug. 20-21, at the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro in Ann Arbor. More than 200 beautiful bromeliads will be on display, including many award winners from the 2004 Bromeliad Society International World Conference.Lecture/demonstrations are sched­

uled both days. Bromeliads, the Perfect Houseplant will be presented at 12:30 p.m., and How to Mount Air Plants at 1 p.m.Members will offer a wide selection of plants for sale. Books about bromeli­ad culture and growing supplies will be available. Free plants will be offered to new members.The first 25 students in attendance each day will also receive a free plant. For more information, call Penrith Goff at (248) 380-7359.

Organic gardening English Gardens hosts free seminars 7 p.m. Wednesdays at all six stores, including locations in West Bloomfield (phone (248) 851-7506), Dearborn Heights (phone (313) 278-4433), Royal Oak/Troy (phone (248) 280-9500) and Ann Arbor (phone (734) 332-7900). Organic Gardening will be the topic Aug. 17. The seminar will show you how to recycle your yard waste into usable material. It will feature the basics of composting, and tips on how to grow plants and flowers without the use of pesticides and insecticides. Shade Gardening will be the topic Aug. 24. Create a colorful, beautiful garden that will bloom year after year in the shade. Some of the most popu­lar plants for shade, as well as tried- and-true favorites, will be discussed. You'll learn how to select plant mate­rials, and combine colors and textures to design a beautiful garden.

Rose programsRoger and Nancy Lindley, owners of Great Lakes Roses, present a series of programs open to the public.Each presentation lasts about 1-1/2 hours. Dress for the weather.Great Lakes Roses is at 49875 Willow Road, between Rawsonville and Sumpter (Belleville) Roads in Sumpter Township, just south of Belleville.To learn about its roses, visit

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Landscaping with Native Plants Thinking about adding diversity to your landscape? Go native! Appreciate our natural heritage in a new way by using native plants.Anton Reznicek, curator at the University of Michigan, will present a lecture on native plant identification and using these plants in the land­scape 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug.25, at Hidden Lake Gardens in Tipton. Cost is $16.Pre-registration is required. Call (517) 431-2060 for registration and more information.Native trees, shrubs, vines, grasses and herbaceous plants are well adapt­ed to our climate, won't become inva­sive, and require little care if sited appropriately. Also, they can provide habitats for regional birds and insects.

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The Beit Kodesh Save Our Synagogue committee (from left) Esther Green, Dilyse McAllister, Je ff Kirsch, and Lynn Hughes talk about the temple's history and the renovations that are being made. Missing is Michael Schmall.

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When membership of Congregation Beit Kodesh dwindled to 40 families, Jeff Kirsch knew it was time to send out an SOS by forming the Save Our Synagogue com­mittee. The Livonia congrega­tion had always been small - that’s part of the charm for members living in Canton, Westland, Bedford, West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Novi and Oak Park - but sur­vival of the synagogue was in doubt unless the committee could attract new followers.

Shortly after receiving approval from the board of directors in June, Kirsch asked Dilyse McAllister, Esther Green, Lynn Hughes and Michael Schmall to come up with ideas to save the syna- ,gogue originally organized as the Livonia Jewish Congregation in 1959. By July, McAllister’s husband Mark and a crew from his Carpenterman Services were tearing out the old brown paneling and preparing to recreate the Wailing Wall in the sanctuary. The building on Seven Mile housed the United Hebrew School until the congregation moved from its Six Mile and Middlebelt location in 1971-

Mark McAllister plans to have a portion of Phase I of the renovations completed in time for a Memorial Service on Sunday, Sept. 11, then finish the rest of the work before the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at the beginning of October.

REMEMBERINGAs a way of becoming more

involved in the community the congregation is inviting every­one to join them at 11 a.m. on Sept. 11 to remember the vic­tims of the terrorist attacks. Featured speakers are Livonia Mayor Jack Engebretson and state Sen. Laura Toy, R- Livonia, along with guest soloist Cantor Harry Sturm and Rabbi Jason Miller. The congregation is without a rabbi. Members, including boys and girls who have gone through the "coming of age” ceremotiies of bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah, lead the services.

“We want to make everyone in the surrounding area aware there is a synagogue,” said Kirsch, vice president of the religious committee and a Farmington Hills resident. “We’re the only Conservative synagogue in Wayne County

and provide Friday and Saturday services. We have a lot of exciting things happen­ing for'the synagogue, a youth group. Boys on the Go to keep kids interested and involved.

“We try to get all of our members involved in services, all ages. The earlier they get involved they’ll be able to learn, stay and lead.”EARLY START

Kirsch’s grandfather began taking him to the Livonia syna­gogue at age 10, so it’s only nat­ural that he wants the congre­gation to survive. Kirsch attended Sunday school there. Esther Green didn’t but joined the congregation so her son, then age 8, could. Today enroll­ment is down to 10 students, so Green is having an Ice Cream Party 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, to attract children.

For more information, call the synagogue at (248) 477- 8974.

“They will learn to read Hebrew,” said Green, the Livonia resident* who became Sunday school director in 1997- “We try to involve them in the .Jewish community, including the food bank Yad Ezra in Berkley. Every year students go there for three hours to pack­age food assembly line fashion. At Passover, they wanted to stay longer. The baskets were distributed in the tri-county area. We also have community activities such as a book drive for students in Israel.”

Dilyse McAllister remembers when she was a little girl going to Sunday school. Back then, she lived so close she walked to services with the rabbi. McAllister’s been teaching Sunday school for 13 years. She’s been a member on and off for 45 years because of the family-oriented feeling of the congregation.

“If it’s someone’s birthday we sing some of the songs. It makes them feel accepted and part of our community,” said McAllister. “Since my son’s bar mitzvah members encourage him to get up and participate.”

“It’s a nice place to raise your children,” added Green. “It’s a very comfortable place. People are wonderful.”

“You can bring little kids to services on,Friday night and they’re welcome,” said McAllister.

KEEPING THE FAITHPhyllis Lewkowicz likes to

refer to Beit Kodesh as “my synagogue” because of the warm feeling she gets every

time she walks in the door. In fact it was just what founders had in mind when they began holding Shabbat (Sabbath) services at Clarenceville Central Elementary School in 1958. Lewkowicz was one of the visionaries along with Asher and Sarah Smith, Nate Weiser, Jerry Friedman, and Richard and Helen Bayles who needed a place to observe their religion.

“I think it’s positive to have young people with old, to have people with new ideas with revitalization in them. That’s contagious. I’m behind the committee 100 percent,” said the 70-year-old Lewkowicz, who’s held many positions on the board over the years. The Livonia resident is president of the Sisterhood, a group of female members who meet for activities, visit Jewish resi­dents of nursing homes, and collect money for charities.

“The major problem is get­ting our name out there not only in Livonia but the Jewish community,” said Lewkowicz, who raised three children in the synagogue. “We started it because we migrated out to Livonia and needed a place to congregate. There was no syn­agogue and we needed a place to worship. My husband was a Holocaust survivor and this was very important to him.We met in tents at the Botsford Inn and a farm house. We had a tough climb. We found there were no Jewish stores to buy kosher meat or Jewish bakeries. Our synagogue is so unique. It’s been a struggle but we’re unique in the fact that we’re all volunteers.”

Lynn Hughes joined Beit Kodesh eight years ago because she knew the congre­gation would be most accept­ing of her husband who isn’t Jewish.

“Several families are inter­faith and they feel welcome here,” said Hughes of Novi. “Even if you’re not Jewish you’re welcomed in. We had just moved to Livonia and I grew up in upstate New York in a Conservative temple. I wanted him to feel comfort­able.”

“People know your name when you come here,” added Green. “Our doors are open to any Jewish person who wants to join us.”

Congregation Beit Kodesh is at 31840 Seven Mile, between Farmington and Merriman.

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Contractor Mark McAllister explains some of the renovations that are taking place at Congregation Beit Kodesh in Livonia. Until 1990, the synagogue was known as the Livonia Jewish Congregation. Beit Kodesh means House of Holiness.

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JUSTIN ’’DUSTY" DEBOERMemorial service, August 13, 2005 at 3pm, Schrader's Funeral Home, Plymouth, MI

SHIRLEY WETTLAUFERLong time Garden City resident peace­fully passed away Sunday, August 7, 2005. Previous owner of Fox Hole Record Shop on Ford Road and mem­ber of, the Garden City Historical Society. She is survived by her son, Daniel (Florence) Wettlaufer, grand­son David, sisters Betty McEwen and Francis (Nestor) DuChene, brothers Donald (Ann) Crane and Robert (Barbara) Crane, numerous nieces and nephews. No funeral is planned. Donations may be made to the Michigan Humane Society.

BASILIC M. RIVERA

Age 52, of PIymouth,'August 7, 2005. Beloved son of Mary Rivera of Plymouth. Laving brother of Elizabeth Rocha of Texas, Rose (Stephen) Baker of Allen Park, Susie Wagner of Plymouth, Paul (Mary Lou) of Canton, Felix (Carrie) of Plymouth, and David (Courtney) of Livonia. Dearest uncle of Mary Sue Raisigel of Plymouth, Marcie Lynn Jaskolski, and many other nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Schrader- Howell Funeral Home, Plymouth, Michigan

DOROTHY E. FERNELIUS (NEE MCCANNON)

Was bom January 7, 1923 in Newark Ohio. She died July 30, 2005 in St. Joseph Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. Dorothy was a teacher in the Bloomfield Hills School System. She is survived by her husband, Earl W. Fernelius and two daughters, Margaret A. Brooks with granddaugh­ter, Emma in Tucson, Arizona and Linda K. Fernelius in Jacksonville, Florida. Private arrangements were handled by Heather Mortuary and Chapel, 1040 N. Columbus Blvd., Tucson Arizona 85711.

RONALD FRANCIS FILTER

Of Bloomfield Hills, July 31, 2005, age 88. The loving husband of the late Dorothy Filter and dear father of Robert Filter of Bloomfield Hills, Douglas Filter of Grand Rapids and Donald Filter of Maumee, Ohio. Retired industrial engineer for General Motors at the Cadillac Motor Car Division for 42 1/2 years. A memorial service for the immediate family will be at Acacia Cemetery August 20, 2005. Memorials may be made to Northbrook Presbyterian Church, Beverly Hills, Mi. 48025

GAIL N. EDWARDSOf Farmington Hills. Age 67, died August 9, 2005. Beloved mother of Becki Edwards, Cherished grand­mother of Heather and Nicholas Hyatt. Loving daughter of Rebecca Neal of Virginia. Preceded in death by her father Ermao and brotljer Clyde E! Neal. Prayer service Friday 1 PM at phayer-Rock Funeral Hoine, 33603 Grand River Ave., dowh(^n Farmington, (1 block W. of Farming- ton Road). Visitation Thursday 2-9 PM and Friday 1-9 PM. Memorial Contributions may be made to:

American Diabetes Association or American Heart Association.

EDWARD C. CONLEYAge 90, Sun., Aug. 7, 2005, ofbayton, OH (formerly of Birmingham, MI for 50 years). Preceded in death by three sisters, Kathleen, Marjorie, and Mary; and four brothers, James, Frederick, Kenneth, and William. Edward is sur­vived by his wife of 59 years, Dorothy; his daughter Mary Elizabeth Kosmal of Dayton, OH; his son John Conley of Duluth, GA; grandson Ryan Conley and granddaughter Rachel Kosmal McCart. Mr. Conley was a prominent financial executive in the automotive industry in the Detroit area, a member of St. Regis Catholic Church, the Birmingham Men's Club and Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, and a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps with service dur­ing WWII. Graveside services will be held at 10am Thursday, August 11, 2005, at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lewiston, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Stephens College, Columbia, MO, in Edward's memory. Arrangements in care of Newcomer Funeral Horpe, Kettering, Ohio

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EVELYN B. NAGLERAge 87, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2005. She was bom September 19, 1917 in Traverse City, ML the daugh­ter of Frank & Anastasia Palmer. Evelyn will be greatly missed by her children; Elizabeth (Ron) Betzig and ‘Frank (Barbara) Nagler, six grandchil­dren; Sarah, Evan and Julia Betzig, Stacy, Sean and Travis Nagler, one brother Frankfih Palmer. Jhe faihily did receive friends 2-4 &6-8pm Wednesday, August 10. 2005 at the Nie Lifestory Funeral Home, 2400 Carpenter Rd. A Celebration of Life, service will be h|ld. at 11:00 pm Thursday, Au^^t ll, 200 5 at Knox Presbyterian ChwchL'With Rev, T6m Robinson officJPfi^The mniily will receive friends ft tn feHurch' Thursday morning from TO am until time of services. A private burial will be held at Deepdale Cijnetery, Lansing, MI. Please visit Evelyn's personal web­page at www.liPstorynet.com to read her Lifestory, leave a memory and sign the guestbook. Memorial contributions may be made to A bor Hospice, 2366 Oaic Valley Dr.'7Ann Arbor, MI 48103.

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SPARKSBeloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed peacefully in her sleep August 9, 2005 at the age of 83. She is survived by 6 children Gary (Janice), JoAnn Porth (James), Cheryl Smith (Rick), Ernest (Janet), Donna Reeder (David), Mark (Donna), 15 grand children Gary II (Jennifer), Christopher, John Porth, Jeffrey Porth (Pam), James Porth (Kimberly), Justin Porth (Yuni), Tenille McLeod (Joel), Tanya Sparks, Tyler Sparks, Jay Sparks, Kimberly Murawski (Christopher), James Santti (Carolyn), Melanie Nunez (Ryan), Michelle Beasley (Brian), Scott (Kimberly), and 26 great grandchildren Baylen Sparks, Jaefcon Sparks, Olivia Porth, Dalton Porth, Ashley Porth, Jake Cassidy, Mike Cassidy, Logan Sparks, Dylan Sparks, Brittany Murawski, Brian Santti, Rachel McMasters, Rebekah McMasteis, Chloe Beasley, Jake Beasley, Nick Beasley, Kensington Nunez, Jack Nunez, Katie Nunez, Carter Nunez, Joel Nunez, Jessica Sparks, Chelsie Sparks, Alhssa Sparks, Scotty Sparks, and Kailynn Sparks At Christine's request, a private ceremony was immediately held in her home sur­rounded by her family. Final resting place will be Park City, Montana.

DOROTHY IRENE CONNOR

Age 96 of Rochester Hills, formerly of Detroit. August 8, 2005. Loving wife of the late James. Dear mother of Irene (William) Connors, Michael (Vicki) Connor, and the late Virginia Davies. Step-mother of Patricia Watt. Grandmother of Laura, Steven, Michael, William Jr., James, Robert,, Ginger, Megan, and Michael Jr. Survived by 7 great grandchildren. Funeral service Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:00 AM at the Potere Modetz Funeral Home, 339 Walnut Blvd., Rochester. The family will receive friends Wednesday 3-9 PM. Interment Grandlawn Cemetery. Memorials to Michigan Humane Society or the American Cancer Society. Online guestbook:

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WILLIAM BERNARD GUR­NEY

July 29, 2005, age 88. Beloved hus­band of Estelle for 68 years. Dearest father of Irene (David) Whitmore, William (Nancy) Gurney & Thomas Gurney. Dear papa of grandchildren Rachel (Michael) Miller, Jennifer (Robert) Graskewicz, Peter Gurney, Kate (Andreja) Reskevics and pro­ceeded in death by darling grand­daughter Stephanie Gurney. Proud papa of three great grandchildren, Alexis and Ian Miller and Bryn Jillian Graskewicz. Mr. Gurney was the Owner of Arbor Joy Golf Range for 35 years. In keeping with Mr. Gurney's wishes, arrangements were handled by the Cremation Society of Michigan. A private memorial service is being arranged. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mr. Gurney's name to a charity of your choice or St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Floor 4000, Older Adults and Stroke Unit, 5301 E. Huron River Dr, P.O. Box 995, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-0995.

ROBERT E. RHODES SR. -Age 54, of Plymouth passed away* August 9, 2005. Beloved father Heather (Jason) Waite, Robert L,. Rhodes Jr. and Justin Rhodes. Dearest* son of Nancy J. Rhodes RemicK.-* Loving brother of Sandra (Gary)’ Luoma, Kathleen (Irv) Mahoney,, Debra (Leo) Magee, Sheryl (Fred) Kiemete. Dearest Uncle of Jason,' Jamie and Any Luoma, Alexander and Andrew Magee, Sean, Ryan and! Katelyn Kiemele. Funeral Service. Friday 12:00 PM at the First UniteT Methodist Church, 45201 North. Territorial Rd., (1/4 mile West of Sheldon Rd.) Plymouth. Visitation Thursday 2-9 PM at the Schrader- Howell Funeral Home, 280 South Main, Plymouth, and at Church Friday 11:00 AM until time of serv­ice. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Plymouth or American Thoracic Cardfovascuiar Institute, 405 West Greenlawn, Lansing,'MI 48910.

HELEN SYBIlillAYAge 87, of Livonia, Michi|an , passed away at the Cooney Gonvalescent Home in Helena, Montana on August 7,2005. She was born-near Jackson, Michigan on January \9, 1918, the youngest daughter ’(if Harvey Winthrop Palmer and fifeten Matilda Gavett Palmer. Sadly, Sybil’s father died when she was very young in a flu epidemic, but her mother and sisters made sure she was well cared for, had a solid jfaitb, and that she got a good education. She attended schools in Parma, Michigan and moved to Washington state where she completed high school in Mount Vernon and sec retarial school in Seattle. Upon mov ing back to Michigan, she married Garfield Donald Hay on May 16, 1941 and worked off and on at H & H Tube Manufacturing for many years. J’he real focal points of Sybil’s life were her family and her church. Garfield and Sybil had four wonderful children, Louise, Joyce, Harold, and Marcia whom they raised in Livonia. Sybil enjoyed singing in her church choir and the wonderful relationships she had with hei Sunday School classes at frinity Baptist Chuich, Highland Park Baptist Chuich, and later. Covenant Community Baptist Church Her faith was simple, unwavering, and the strength of her life. Garfield and Sybil had many wonderful memories of family trips across.the epuntry, some international travel to visit daughter Louise in Sicily where three of their grandchildren were born. . They

enjoyed trips (o.lVlontalip to, visit son, Harold, and his farai% Ifighlights therp were hiking to, a 'o&tfewn and flo ing.the Missouri River. Sybil was alwa7«' close to her daughter aitd son- in-law Mardia and BilJ:JBawfar4 who she was happy stayed iti thp. Detroit area to shdtt their lives with Hef on a day-to'-U'ay b&sis. 'M'afcte ha§ a beauti­ful singing voice that Sybil never tired of listening to. Sybil was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Winifred Schwartz, Mary Howe, and Grace Emery; her husband Garfield, and daughter Joyce Ruth Hay. Survivors include children Louise Sybil Gabbard of Corpus Christi, TX; Harold Walter Hay (Judy) of Helena, MT; and Marcia Joan Barnard (Bill) of Novi MI; grandchildren Sharolyn Hacker, Rebecca Crow (Jeremy), Marilyn Gabbard, Max Hay, Blakely Hay, and Ramsay Hay; great grandchildren Shanelle Hacker, Samantha Hacker, and Aerial Escomilla; and many nieces, grand nieces and grand nephews. Visitation and funeral serv­ices will be at RG & GR Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Road, Livonia Michigan Visitation will be Thursday Aug.l 1, 6pm - 9pm, and Friday Aug. 12, noon - 9pm. The funeral service will be Saturday, August 13, 11:30am. Interment will be at Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Memorials can be made to Send International, PO Box 513 Farmington, MI, or Christian Service Brigade, C/0 Cene Francis, 972 Northlawn, Birmingham, MI 48009.

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Make picnics a little lighter with

kitchen staplesicnics can turn any time or place into a relaxing celebration, and they don’t have to be a big production.

With an impromptu picnic basket always on hand and a well-stocked summer pantry, you can be ready to kick off your shoes and settle into a sunny spot whenever you feel the urge for a little adventure.

Stocking simple ingredients such as a variety of olive oils, vinegar, pasta and summer fruits and veg­etables will ensure you can whip together delicious meals on a moment’s notice. A basket pre-stocked with paper plates, napkins, disposable utensils and cups will transport your dishes from the kitchen to a peaceful outdoor feast in no time flat.

“Olive oil IS an excellent ingredient to keep on hand for creating dishes for your summer picnic because it has such a wide variety of flavors and uses,” says Bob Bauer, president of the North American Olive Oil Association. “It offers a healthier alternative to heavy salad dressings, and the variety of flavors work well for creating a range of flavorful marinades.”

Recently recognized by the Food and Drug Administration as heart healthy, olive oil is a particu­larly tasty ingredient in summer salads that can be made in advance and easily packaged for picnics. Tfy these simple, portable summer dishes the next time you are invited to an outdoor party or want to create your own picnic adventure.

Picnic Potato Salad is a delicious twist on the clas­sic side dish. Tangy vinegar and extra virgin olive oil offer a lighter alternative to the traditional mayon­naise dressing, while sliced radishes and celery add a refreshing crunch. This portable salad can be made up to one day in advance and then easily taken to any outdoor summer party, where it’s sure to be a crowd favorite.

Spice up the typical picnic fare with Southwestern Tossed Salad. The colorful medley of corn, black beans, romaine lettuce, tomato and avocado is a tasty alternative to the expected pasta salads. Cotija cheese, cilantro and chipotle in adobo sauce add an

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W h a t ' s t h e d i f f e r e n c e ?Today there are th re e general varieties o f olive oil available, each w ith heart-healthy properties: ex tra v irgin olive oil, olive oil and extra ligh t olive oil. T he following descriptions provide a guide to u nderstand ­ing th e arom a, color a n d flavor profiles o f the different olive oil varieties.

Extra Y irfli Olive 011 - Made from full-flavored ripe olives that are pressed immediately after harvest, extra virgin olive oil boasts a robust, fruity flavor. It has the most full-bodied taste and aroma of the olive oil varieties. Extra virgin olive oil is a superb choice for salads and vegetable dishes, for basting meats and seafood, and for seasoning soups, marinades and sauces. Also use it alone as a dip for breads. Reach for extra virgin ollve.oil when you desire a full rich flavor in your foods.ilite 0fl - Olive oil, sometimes described as "pure," is an excellent all-purpose cooking oil that is more golden in color compared with extra virgin olive oil. It has a mild flavor with just a hint of fruitiness. It can be used for everything, from

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Turn summer garden vegetables or grilled meats into a flavor-packed dish with Olive Oil Lime-Garlic Marinade.

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Choose your favorite pizza toppings like peppers, mushrooms or olives to add to the Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Salad's base of pasta, pepperoni, cheese and fresh herbs.

Focus on Wine

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ies and lOG wine grape- | growers in Michigan.

The winery total is up from 17 just a decade ago. Nine of Michigan’s wineries have | been in business for 25 years| or longer and planted ! J acreage has increased about 1 10 percent. ,

Although this seems signi:^ icant, the Michigan Grape &| Wine Industry Council set > the goal of increasing the siz^ of Michigan’s wine industry \ to 10,000 grape acres from I the current 1,500 by 2024. | While sales of all wines in J Michigan increased 39 per- , cent between 1996 and 2004|, sales of Michigan wines *increased a whopping 84 per­cent.

Over the past three years, capital investment close to < $15 million has been made by Black Star Farms, the new ] Brys Estate Winery, Chateau| Chantal, Contessa, Karma | Vista, Peninsula Cellars, | Tabor Hill, Uncle John’s |Fruithouse Winery and St. Julian.

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It all sounds so promising,^ yet most recently, Michigan wineries formed WineMichigan as an industry association to address regulac tory issues, particularly the / future of direct wine ship- | ping, which HB4959, intro- j duced by Rep. Chris Ward of Brighton and a host of spon| sors, would cancel. ^

Passage of i^uch legislation would destroy Michigan’s wine industry and take awayl your consumer rights. j

If you’ve not yet let your | voice be heard on behalf of aj sensible bill allowing direct-1 to-consumer wine shipping I (allowed now by 29 states), I log on to www.freethe- grapes.com and click on j“Michigan Consumers” on J the home page to send a mes­sage to the governor, lieu­tenant governor, your senate and representative (even if you don’t remember their ; names).

AND THE WINNERS ARE! |Most of Michigan’s winer-'

ies submitted wines to judg­ing in the 28th annual * Michigan Wine Sc Spirits Competition, conducted Tuesday, Aug. 2. Judges J (including us) offered m uch; praise in evaluating 302 'wines, the largest number I submitted for the competi- , tion to date. The following ; are the significant winners. J

DOUBLE GOLiD AND BEffT OF CLASS SEM I-D l^ WHITE: 2004 Peninsula Cellars Semi-dry Riesling. :

DOUBLE GOLD (this cat­egory means that all judges , who evaluated the wine ( awarded it a gold mMal): ?2002 Bel Lago Chardonnay,2003 Bel Lago Pinot GrigiO; ,NV Black Star Farms Hard i Apple Cider, 2004 Brys I Estate Winery and Vineyard Semi-sweet Riesling, 2004 Fenn Valley Vineyards Late Harvest Vignoles, 2004 Karma Vista Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, 2004 'Leelanau Cellars Riesling Ic |^ s Wine, 2004 Peninsula Cellars Gewurztraminer,St. Julian Wine Company Cherry Wine, NV Uncle John's Fruit House Winery Farm House Perry.

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sauteing and stir-frying, to basting grilled or oven-roasted meats, poultry and seafood. Olive oil also works well as a flavor enhancer for sauces, marinades and dressings. Extra LIglit Olivt Oil - Extra light olive oil, with its light golden color, is the mildest fla­vored of the olive oils and has just a hint of olive flavor. It's an excellent choice for all types of cooking, especially baking. It can be used in place of vegetable oil in most recipes. Extra light olive oil also is the best choice for high-heat cooking methods, because it remains extremely stgble at high temperatures. Extra light olive oil has the same amount of calories and the same heart-healthy prop­erties as other olive oils.Sc rie: North American Olive Oil Aviation

OLIVEFROM PAGE B7authentic Southwestern flavor, while a corn chip garnish cre­ates a colorful presentation that is surprisingly simple to create.

Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Salad is a kid-friendly dish packed full of all their favorite flavors. Get your kids involved in the assembly by having them choose their favorite pizza top­pings like peppers, mushrooms or olives to add to the salad’s base of pasta, pepperoni, cheese and fresh herbs. The ingredients are tossed with a simple extra virgin olive oil vinaigrette, making a colorful and flavorfiil dish the whole family will enjoy.

Turn summer garden vegeta­bles or grilled meats into a fla­vor-packed dish with Olive Oil Lime-Garlic Marinade. Made from ingredients most people have on hand, the marinade goes together quickly but is full of tangy flavor. Picnickers who enjoy a little more spice will also love a variation on the recipe; Thai Marinade. This spicy Asian-inspired marinade can be used on vegetables or a variety of meats before grilling.

Minted Citrus Tea Cookies

Southwestern Tossed Salad is a colorful medley of corn, black beans, romaine lettuce, tomato and avocado.

are the perfect end to casual summer gatherings. Fresh mint leaves paired with lemon and lime zest add a refreshing zing to the tender sugar-cookie base, while extra light olive oil reduces the saturated fat con­tent of the dessert. For a more savory version, you can use fresh rosemary in place of the mint. These cookies can be made in advance and taken

anywhere for a sweet comple­ment to any summer meal.

Whether preparing meals in advance or stopping at a park for a midday break, the charm of picnics is that they are always very doable. For more recipes and information on olive oil, visit www.abouto- liveoil.org.

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Salad:2 cups frozen or canned (well

drained) corn1 (15-’/2 ounce) can black beans,

lightly rinsed and drained2 roma tomatoes, chopped 4 green onions, sliced’/3 cup chopped cilantro4 ounces Cotija cheese’, crum­

bled

Dressing:'A cup olive oifl-A teaspoons grated lime peel3 tablespoons lime juice (or rice

vinegar)A teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon brown sugar A teaspoon salt 1 finely chopped chipotle chile

(mixed with’A teaspoon adobo sauce purchased from store)

5 cups torn romaine lettuce1 medium avocado, peeled, pit­

ted and cubed, optional 1 cup coarsely broken tortilla

chips, optionalIn large bowl, combine corn,

black beans, tomatoes, green oitions, cilantro and cheese; toss to mix.

In measuring cup or small bowl, blend dressing ingredi­ents. Add romaine, avocado and dressing to salad; toss to mix. Garnish with broken tortilla chips before serving, if desired.

Makes 10-12 servings (about 10 cups).

*Cotija cheese is a firm, salty Mexican cheese similar to Feta. Cotija Anejo is another version of Cotija that has been aged for a longer period of time. It is often found in the deli section of the supermarket or in specialty stores. If desired, substitute one cup diced Monterey Jack or Muenster cheese for Cotija.

Make-ahead tip: If desired, prepare recipe in advance with­out adding romaine and avoca­do. When ready to serve, simplytoss lomaine and avocado with remaining ingredients

Nutrition information per serv­ing. Serving sizeAo recipe (175g). Calories 260, calories from fat 120, total fat 15g, saturated fat 3.5g, cholesterol lOmg, sodium 450mg, total carb 34g, dietary fiber 6g, sugars 2g, protein 8g.

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Salad:10 ounces uncooked fusilli or

rotini, cooked and drained (5 cups cooked)

1 cup (about 4 ounces) slicedpepperoni, cut into halves

6 ounces fresh (whole milk) moz­zarella* diced (1-Acups)

A small red or yellow bell pepper, cut into small strips

'A cup shredded Parmesan cheese

4 medium roma tomatoes,chopped

3 green onions, sliced2 tablespoons chopped fresh

basilA teaspoon dry marjoram leaves

Dressing:'A cup extra virgin olive oil3 tablespoons white wine vine­

gar1 clove garlic, minced A teaspoon salt'/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

flakesCook pasta according to pack­

age directions; rinse in cold water and drain well. In large

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In small bowl, blend olive oil, . i vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper flakes. Pour over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refriger­ate until serving time. Best served at room temperature.

Makes 10-12 servings (12 cups).

* If desired, substitute part- skim mozzarella.

Make-ahead tip: Make salad up to one day in advance and refrigerate.

Nutrition information per serving. Serving size% recipe (453g). Calories 420, calories from fat 240, total fat 22g, satu­rated fat 4.5g, cholesterol 15mg, sodium 570 mg, total carb 25g, dietary fiber <lg, sugars 4g, prq-* f teinllg. ■'_____________ T h a i M a r in a d e _____________

3 large cloves garlic -2 serrano chile peppers, seeded ,

and cut into 1-inch pieces Acup fish sauce A cup extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon ground cumin ,1 teaspoon sugar3 green onions, cut intoA-inch

pieces’Acup loosely packed fresh

cilantroIn blender or food processor,

with machine running, add garlic to chop. Add peppers; process to chop. Add remaining ingredients except cilantro; process until j jblended, scraping down sides, if necessary. Add cilantro; pulse briefly to mix. Pour marinade into bowl or plastic food storage bag.Add about two pounds meat or four-five cups vegetables; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate.* Mari­nate four hours to overnight. Grill or broil meat. Serve vegetables with slotted spoon.

Makes one cup marinade.* If desired, vegetables can be .

marinated at room temperature for i one or two hours.

Recipe Tip: This recipe can be made quickly in a blender.or food,* processor. Or if desired, chop gar^J| | lie, peppers, cilantro and green onions and combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Use this spicy marinade to add an Asian flair to grilled chicken breasts or to a medley of summer vegetables.

Nutrition information per serv­ing. Serving size approximately two teaspoons (llg). Calories 30, calo­ries from fat 25, total fat 3g, satu­rated fat Og, cholesterol Omg, sodi­um 310mg, total carb <lg, dietary fiber Og, sugars Og, Protein Og.

M in t e d C it r u s T e a C o o k ie s

cup flour% teaspoon baking powder A teaspoon saltA cup butter or margarine, soft­

enedA cup granulated sugar A cup powdered sugar 1-A teaspoons grated lemon peel • 1-A teaspoons grated lime peel 3 tablespoons finely chopped

fresh mint OR 1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary leaves

’Acup extra light olive oil legg

sugarMix flour, baking powder and

salt in small mixing bowl; set aside. Cream butter, granulated sugar and powdered sugar, lemon and lime peels and mint in large mixing bowl. Blend in olive oil and egg. Stir in flour mixture. Cover and refrigerate for one to two hours.

Preheat oven to 3509 p. Shap6 dough into74-inch balls; place two inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Dip tops in sugar; place on baking sheet, sugared side up. Flatten to’/s-inch thick­ness vrith fork or bottom of drinking glass dipped in granu­lated sugar. Bake 7-11 minutes, or until cookies appear done in „ center. Carefully remove cookies' from pan immediately. Cool on wire rack.

Makes about 2-/2 dozen cookies.'Nutrition information per

serving. Serving size: One cook­ie. Calories 80, calories from fat 40, total fat 4.5g, saturated fat 1.5g, cholesterol 15mg, sodium 20mg, total carb 10, dietary fiber Og, sugars 4g, protein <lg.

Recipes courtesy of North American Olive Oil Association.

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Try some sweet potatoes in your next potato salad recipe

Watching your diet doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a summer picnic. You might even like it more with revamped, healthier versions of perennial favorites.

Traditionally, picnic foods are full of fat and calories. It doesn’t have to be that way.

A potato salad combining yel­low and sweet potatoes, for example, is packed with nutrients and flavor and, depending on the dressing used, can lower the fat and calorie count usually associ­ate^ with this favorite picnic side dish.

Sweet potatoes are not just for Thanksgiving anymore. their health benefits b ^m e more widely known, they are being seen in dishes year roimd. The deep orange color of the sweet potato is a clue to its healthful properties. Deep orange vegeta­bles and fm it are rich in the antioxidant beta-carotene, which helps protect against cancer and heart disease. Sweet potatoes also are high in potassium and in vita­mins AandC.

Fresh sweet potatoes are available throughout the year. When shopping, look for those that are small- to medium- sized with smooth skin. They can be stored in a dark, cool place for up to four weeks.

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and diced % inch)*-% cup Dijon m ustard3 tablespoons white wine vinegar'A c u p extra virgin olive oil% cup m inced shallots1 tab le spo on m inced fre sh rose­

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spinach leaves to rn into bite- size p ie c e s*

Salt and fre sh ly gro u n d black pe pp er to taste

Place boiling potatoes and sweet potatoes in separate pots with enough cold water to cover. Cover with tight-fitting lids and bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook until just bare­ly tender. (Potatoes w ill continue cooking after removed from pot.)

Meanwhile, make dressing by mixing mustard and vinegar in bowl, and gradually whisking in

oil until smooth and well com­bined. Mix in shallots and herbs. Season to taste with salt and pepper, as desired.

When potatoes are not quite > completely tender when pierced with a fork, drain and transfer to large bowl. Mix in half the dressing (about’A cup) and set aside to allow potatoes to absorb flavors while cooling.

When they reach room tem­perature, lightly mix in spinach and remaining dressing. Adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper, as desired.

*Baby spinach leaves can be used as is. Makes 12y?-cup servings.

Per serving: 116 calories, 5 g. total fat Gess than 1 g. saturated fat), 16 g. carbohydrate, 2 g. pro­tein, 3 g. dietary fiber, 151 mg. sodi­um.

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - It recently was brought to my atten­tion that I dedicate an inordinate amount of this space to things that annoy me.

It’s easy enough to do. Much as I love food and cooking, the food world tends to silliness and pre­tentiousness, often without even trying. That’s even more annoy­ing.

For example, I recently enjoyed an otherwise fantastic dhmer out, the point of which was to high­light the many wonderful food products grown in New Hampshire.

Now keep in mind, New Hampshire (of “live Free or Die” fame) is about as pretentious as Montana. Yet on the menu was a dessert described as a “decon­structed flavor profile.”

Even after eating it I had no idea what that meant. That annoyed me.

But there I go again. So in an eflbrt to restore balance, I dedi­cate the remainder of this col­umn to 10 foodie things (in no particular order) that I like, the sort of things that make me smile when I ’m in the kitchen.

1. Silicone spatulas. Talk about kitchen workhorse. I keep half a dozen of these flexible utensils on my counter at all times. Nothing is better at scraping every drop fi*om a bowl; they usually let me squeeze one last pancake or cookie firom a batch of batter.

2. Professional stoves. Life really is better with six burners. Granted, obscenely high BTU counts can get away firom you, and with me th ^ often do. But a scorched cookie now and again is a small price for power and flexi­bility. No, I’ve never used all six burners at once, but it’s such a comfort knowing they’re there.

3. Silicone baking mats. These practically indestmctible baking sheet liners are no-stick heaven. They keep your pans clean, are easy to wash and nothing, and I mean nothing, sticks to them.

4. Artisanal cheeses. Cheese should not look like a brick, nor should it aH taste the same. Real cheese, carefully made, small- batch cheese should let you taste the grass the animals ate.

Here’s a trick I learned at the aforementioned dinner (this makes up for the horrid dessert): Use a paring knife to slice dried aprieots clamshell- style. Stuff each with goat cheese and sprinkle with fresh­ly ground black pepper. Eye­rolling good.

5. Capers. How can something so small pack so much flavor? I add them to everything, fi:om pasta salads to puttanesca. Try them tossed with extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, kosher salt and warm pasta. And while you can spend a fortune, even cheap brands usually are pretty good with a quick rinse under cool water.

6. Stainless steel tables. There’s good reason these are a staple of professional kitchens - they stand up to anything. They stay cool when working with pastiy, but can handle even the hottest pots and pans.

7. Shir^. I like red wines that are big, bold and not afiraid to slap me aroimd.

8. Underripe plums. Summer is aU about produce, and my favorite frait is plums that are so underripe they are hard, yellow and tart enough to melt tooth enamel.

9. Salted apples. My great­grandmother taught me this one. Cut an apple into wedges then sprinkle liberally with salt.

10. Orzo. What a funny little pasta. It looks like rice, but cooks

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'Field of Dreams' project takes shapeBY ED WRIGHT

STAFF WRITER

The Plymouth-Canton Educational Park “Soccer Field of Dreams” project has evolved from the planning stage to the ground- moving stage over the past month.

Evidence of the evolution can be seen these days on the northeast corner of the PCEP property, where work crews are prepping the land for a first-class, real-grass soccer field that will be used by the Salem, Canton and Plymouth girls and boys soccer programs beginning in fall 2006.

The addition of the new field is the first chapter of a multi-phase project that will eventually upgrade the existing soc­cer stadium located a quarter-mile south on Canton Center Road. Once the project is completed, the current stadium will be refiirbished with a new concession stand, improved dugouts and an enclosed rest­

room facility, among other things.

“It was nice to drive by the park and see that the work had started on the new field,” said Karl Halewicz, president of

the Salem boys soccer team’s booster club. “To see

the plans are one thing, but it was neat to see that it’s actually starting to take shape.”

According to Halewicz, the new field will be used primarily bj the three schools’junior varsity and freshman teams.

“The existing field has really gotten beaten down over the past couple of years with nine boys teams and nine girls teams playing on it,” Halewicz said. “Having another field will reduce the wear and tear on it. It will be up to the coaches and athletic directors to decide, but more than likely, it looks like the new

field will serve as the freshman game field with some junior varsity games being played there, too.

“The school district had to meet sever­al requirements when it came to drainage and other things, so it’s going to be a very nice field.”

The idea for the “Field of Dreams” improvement project was developed by Pat Williams, Bob Harris and Earl Hall, whose sons were seniors on the 2004 Salem soccer team. After drawing up a blueprint for the improvements, they presented the plan to the Plymouth- Canton Community School Board.

“Even though their sons had graduat­ed, these parents wanted to do some­thing to rejuvenate the soccer facilities, so they drew up a plan and presented it to the school board,” said Tom Sklut, the chief development ofiicer for the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. “It used to be a state-of-the-art facilily, but with all of the teams playing on it

now, it’s a little long in the tooth.“The school district did a good job of

expending the funds from the 1999 bond, so there was money remaining from that to allow us to put in the new field. The funds for the improvements to the exist­ing field will be raised by the ‘Field of Dreams’ committee. From what I under­stand, they’ve raised approximately 75 percent of what they need to make the improvements. The school board can’t approve the improvements until all the money has been raised.”

The field will not be used until fall 2006 so that the new grass is mature and ready to withstand the pounding that goes hand-in-hand with high school soc­cer.

“One of the nice things that has come out of this is that booster clubs from all three schools are working together to raise the money,” Halewicz said.

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Canton defensive line coach Je ff Powers (far right) oversees a blocking drill during the Chiefs' inaugural 2005 practice Monday morning. The Chiefs are coming off an impressive 10-1 season that included a Western Lakes Activities Association title.

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p r e p g r i d d e r s f o r u p c o m i n g s e a s o nBY ED WRIGHT

STAFF WRITER

A lot has changed over the past 20 years when it comes to pre-season prep football practices.

But at least one thing has remained the same.

“The first week of practice is very hard on the players’ bodies,” said Salem coach Bob Cummings, who played for the Rocks in the early-80s. “Two-a-day and

three-a-day practices are tremendous character-builders. If the players can get through this week, they know they can get through just about anything in life.”

Over 300 varsity, junibr-varsity and freshman players from the three local high schools pulled on their helmets Monday morning for three days of pad­less practices that are designed to build character, endurance, strength and a greater understanding of their respective teams’ offenses and defenses.

Canton coach Tim Baechler said sever­al factors played a role in his team’s opening week practice times of 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“When I first got here, we practiced from 8 to 11 in the morning, then at 4 to 6 in the afternoon Baechler said. “When you split it up like that, it pretty much means summer is over for the kids. The way we do it now, there’s still a lot of the day left to do other things.

“Only three of my assistant coaches are teachers, so the way we do it now makes it easier for them to arrange their work schedules.”

Teams weren’t allowed to strap on full pads until today.

“I’d have to say the players are probably

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Plymouth High School football player Austin McKinney displayed his jumping ability while participating in a drill at Monday's season­opening practice.

Heart o f goldP l y m o u t h 's G o u l d e a r n s s e v e n

m e d a l s a t T r a n s p l a n t G a m e sBY ED W RIGHT

STAFF WRITER

Climbing a flight of stairs was a daunting task two years ago for Terry Gould, who suffered from heart disease that quickly sapped his energy.

During the week of July 17-23, Gould was forced to climb a number of stairs — the ones leading to the top of the gold medal stand at the World Transplant Games in London, Ontario.

The 53-year-old Plymouth resident earned seven swimming gold medals and played a role in setting two Transplant Games world records just over two years after undergoing heart-transplant surgery at the University of Michigan Hospital.

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Terry Gould (center) is pictured above with Chase Coleman's mom, Nancy, and his older brother, Lon, after winning seven gold medals at the World Transplant Games held in July in London, Ontario.

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s h i n e i n A A O p e nBY ED WRIGHT

STAFF WRITER

Elite young tennis players from as far away as California displayed their lobs and slams this week on the Plymouth- (Janton Educational Park tennis courts, which served as one of the sites for the 2005 Ann Arbor Junior Open Tennis Tournament.

The prestigious United States Tennis Association-sanc­tioned event, which was started in 1961, attracted more than 500 players between the ages of 10 and 18 to several area venues.

“The members of the Plymouth and Canton communi­ties should be very proud of these tennis facihties,” said Clare North, the event’s tournament referee. ‘We’ve been using them since they^were built a few years ago. It’s hard to find 16 courts together that are this nice.”

The tournament, which is sponsored by the Huron

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Schmitt shinesAllison S ch m itt, a 15-

year-old Canton resident, won four individual and three relay medals in the Open Division of the Michigan Lo n g Course State Cham pionship swim meet A u g . 6 -7 at Eastern Michigan University.

S chm itt, w ho will be a sophomore at Canton High School in the fall, earned individual gold medals in the 10 0 -m e te r butterfly, the 2 0 0 -m e te r bu tterfly and the 10 0 - m eter freestyle. She also captured a silver medal in the 5 0 -m e te r freestyle.

Swimming with her An n A rb o r Swim Club te am ­m ates, Schm itt won the 4 0 0 -m e te r and th e 8 0 0 - m eter freestyle relays while finishing third in the 4 0 0 -m e te r relay. Her individual tim es in the 100 bu tte rfly and 10 0 freestyle earned Schm itt the right to com pete in the U .S . Open swim m eet, which will be held in Au bu rn , A la ., in December.

Family golfThe Strategic Fox g o l f "

course in Plym o u th Township will host a Family N ight O u t on Saturday, A u g . 13, begin­ning at 5 p.m . The event's $ 60 fee includes nine holes of golf fo r tw o adults and tw o children, a hot dog or ham burger, :: chips and pop.

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Fall baseballThe Gre a ter Canton

Youth Baseball/Softball Association is currently form ing its fall baseball t leagues. Teams are avail­able for boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 18 fo r T-ball, coach- , pitch and regular-pitch leagues. Practices will commence at the end of August with games beginning In S e p te m b e r .;

Registration form s can * be completed at th e jSum m it on th e Park in Canton or by visiting th^^ www.csc.canton-m i.org. j

Call (7 3 4 ) 3 9 4 -5 4 8 9 . The deadline fo r register? ing is A u g . 19. |

Upcoming tryoutsi Th e TSI Thunderbirds

girls fast-pitch softball team will be holding tr y ­outs fo r the 2 0 0 6 season on Saturday, A u g . 2 0 , on diamonds 1 and 2 of the Canton Softball Center. Tryouts will be held at the following tim es: 10U - 9 :3 0 a .m .; 12U -11 a .m .; 14 U -1 2 :3 0 p .m .; and 16U/18U - 2 p.m .

Registration will begin 30 minutes prior to th e . scheduled try o u t tim e.For additional inform a­tion, send an e-mail to playfastpitch@ w ebtv.net.

■ The Plym outh G rizzlie s 11U travel base­ball team is holding tr y ­outs fo r the 2 0 0 6 season on Saturday, A u g . 2 0 , from 11 a.m . to 1 p .m . at Plym outh Township Park's (M cClum pha Park) diamond 2 . The park is located on A n n A rb o r Trail east of Beck Road.

All players m ust be 11 years old or younger as of April 3 0 ,2 0 0 6 . For more inform ation, visit ww w .eteam z.com /ply- m outhgrizzlies or send an e-mail to Sudzy19 0 @ aol.com .

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Local associations ready to educate league officers

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I s it August already? Where did this summer I go? The month of August always means get i ready for thefiew league season, which signals it’s time for league officers to get ready for school.

The Greater Detroit Bowling Association and Detroit Women’s Bowling Association are about to hold its yearly officers’ school and supply ses­

sions at area bowling centers.The annual John P. Gavie

Tournament will be Monday, Aug. 22 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Alien Park. It traditionally marks the kickoff of the new bowling season.

Leagues should send out notices to the members for the preseason meetings and the opening day.

It’s also time to dust off the old bowling gear and check it out.

Does your arsenal need some new missiles of pin destruction, or perhaps take a good look at your old bowling

shoes and see if they can make through another year?

If you haven’t bowled at all over the summer, it might be good to get on down to the lanes and get a little practice time, a good tune-up for the body might be in order.

As the onset of the new season nears, there are going to be some noticeable changes due to the transformation to the U.S. Bowling Congress.

The cover of the new GDBA yearbook will fea­ture the new USBC logo.

This latest edition again contains the names and averages of every individual, man or woman, who bowled in GDBA or DWBA leagues during the 2004-05 season.

The yearbook also contains a wealth of infor­mation, such as all-time records, All-City teams, all-time 300 games, 300 and 800 series from last year, tournament winners and the awards program.

The rulebooks and officers guidebooks will have the new look as well.

The GDBA/DWBA will soon become the Metro Detroit USBC Association and your own leagues will be referred to as Certified rather than Sanctioned.

The USBC membership forms will have a new look this season, indicating membership choic­es, whether you bowl only in local leagues, sport condition leagues, as well as state and local.

The new form is clear-cut, concise and simple. Bowlers must pay the certification fee the first

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The cover of the new GDBA yearbook will fea­ture the new USBC logo. This latest edition again contains the names and averages of every individual, man or woman, who bowled in GDBA or DWBA leagues during the 2004-05 season. The yearbook also contains a wealth of information.

week in which they bowl (USBC Rule 101b).The USBC dues are $15 (DWBA), $16

(GDBA), $13.25 (DWBA seniors in a senior league), $12 (GDBA seniors in a senior league).

New this year on the back of the certification form provides for credit cards when individual memberships are sent through.

League officers supplies including new rule- books and yearbooks will be issued to each league at the various league officers clinics to be held at the following Observer-Eccentric loca­tions: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16 at Cloverlanes (Livonia); 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at Plaza Lanes (Plymouth);'6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1 at Plum Hollow Lanes (Southfield); 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Thunderbird Lanes (Troy), 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10 at Troy Lanes; 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 at Woodland Lanes (Livonia); and Drakeshire Lanes (Farmington Hills), to be announced.

You can also attend league officer clinics at the following sites: 2-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 at Airway (Waterford); 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 at Century Lanes (Waterford); 7 p.m. Tuesddy,Aug. 9 at Cherry Hill Lanes (Dearborn Heights); 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 at Novi Bowl.

For any information on bowling centers no t' listed, contact the GDBA/DWBA at (586)773- 6350.

For information on the Wayne-Westland Metro Bowling Association, call (734) 728-3092 or the affiliated bowling centers under its juris­diction: Super Bowl (Canton), Westland Bowl, Town ’n Country Lanes (Westland), Wayne Bowl or Fiesta Lanes (Westland).

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“It was a very emotional experience for me, standing on the medal stand while the national anthem played,”Gould said. “It was also emo­tional because members of my family were in the crowd, along with members of the family of the young man whose heart I received.

“I feel better now than I have in 30 years. Before my trans­plant, I would get winded going up or down a flight of stairs. Now, I swim four or five days a week, 2,500 to 3,000 yards a day.”

Gould had modest goals heading into the week-long games, which drew athletes from more than 60 countries.

“Before the games started, I thought it would be cool to win one gold medal, just to satisfy my ego,” Gould said, chuckling. “After I won tw o the first day, I was asked to be on a relay team along w i t h th r e e o th e r s w im ­m e rs w h o w e re 18, 3 2 a n d 41 y e a rs o ld . W e e n d e d u p s e t t in g

a w o r ld re c o rd a n d i t w a s th e fir s t tim e t h e U .S . h a d e ve r w o n a m e d a l in a s w im m in g re la y e v e n t.”

On Mother’s Day 2003, Gould received the heart of 20- year-old Chase Coleman, whose promising young life was tragically cut short by an automobile accident near his Millington home.

Coleman was an avid cyclist who built bikes from scratch. He also had filled out an organ donor card.

“The first time I met Chase’s family, I was a little hesitant because I wasn’t sure they’d be happy that their son’s heart went to a 50-year-old man,” Gould said. “But when we first met them, they saw my kids and my wife and it made them very happy that I was the one who had received Chase’s heart. Chase’s family are like family to me now. I talk to them regularly and my family and I got together with Chase’s family for Thanksgiving last year.”

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Games as long as his health allows him to.

“Every six months, the doc­tors perform a heart biopsy to make sure there are no signs of rejection,” he said. “And I will have to take heart-rejection medicine for the rest of my life. But I feel great and I love to compete.”

Gould emphasized that sim­ply filling out the organ-dona­tion for on the back of your dri­ver’s license isn’t always ehough.

“If you want your organs donated, it’s important that you fill out a donor-registration card and get your name on the donor registry,” he said. “If you’re not on the list, if some­thing happens to you, all it takes is one of your relatives to say they don’t want your organs to be donated and the doctors won’t do it.” ,

For more information on organ donation, visit www.giftoflife.org.

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A l t h o u g h i t w a s n o t m u g g y , i t w a s n ’t e x a c t ly th e id e a l n ig h t t o r u n w i n d s p r in t s o n th e L iv o n ia S te v e n s o n H ig h S c h o o l t r a c k .

N e v e r - th e - le s s , M o n d a y e v e n in g w a s h o t f o r s u re , b u t t h a t d id n ’t s e e m to a f fe c t M a d o n n a U n iv e r s i t y s e n io r s e t te r A s h le y F ro s t , w h o r e g u ­l a r l y b o l t e d a h e a d o f h e r 12 o th e r te a m m a te s u n d e r th e c o m m a n d s o f a s s is ta n t c o a c h T im D e B e lis o .

I t c e r t a in ly f e l t l i k e t h e d o g d a y s o f A u g u s t as th e M U w o m e n ’s v o l le y b a l l te a m ra c e d b a c k - a n d - f o r t h n e a r ly t o e x h a u s t io n o n th e t r a c k ’s s t r a ig h ta w a y .

B u t i t w a s o n ly n a tu r a l t h a t t h e te a m ’s s e t t e r w a s s e t t in g th e to n e f o r a n ig h t o f c o n d i ­t i o n in g p r a c t ic e .

“ T h e la s t t im e I r a n w a s i n j u n i o r h ig h , I h a te r u n n in g , b u t i t ’s p a r t o f t h e s p o r t , ” s a id F ro s t , w h o e a r n e d t h i r d - t e a m N A I A A l l - A m e r ic a h o n o r s la s t se a so n .

M U is c o m in g o f f 4 2 - 5 se a ­s o n a n d a t h i r d s t r a ig h t t r i p t o th e N A I A N a t io n a ls i n S a n D ie g o , C a l i f .

T w o o f t h e te a m ’s f iv e A l l - R e g io n p la y e r s g r a d u a te d in c lu d in g o u ts id e h i t t e r s T e ra M o r r i l l ( L iv o n ia F r a n k l in ) a n d S h a ry s e B u s h , a n N A I A h o n o r ­a b le m e n t io n A l l - A m e r ic a .

F r o s t , w h o is z e r o in g i n o n M a iz e P i lu t ’s a l l - t im e c a re e r a s s is ts r e c o r d , is o n e o f f o u r s e n io rs e x p e c te d t o le a d th e C ru s a d e rs b a c k t o th e ^N a t io n a ls . S h e is j o in e d b y 6- f o o t o u ts id e h i t t e r N a ta l ja T in in a , a s e c o n d - te a m A l l -

A m e r ic a a n d N A I A A l l - T o u r n a m e n t p ic k f r o m R ig a L a tv ia ; 5 - 6 s e n io r L ib e r o S te fa n ie D e N a r d in ( M a r y s v i l le ) ; a n d 5 -1 0 m id d le h i t t e r L a u r a L e s k o (W y a n d o t te ) , w h o m is s e d th e e n t i r e 2 0 0 4 se a so n w i t h a b a c k i n ju r y a f t e r e a rn in g t h i r d - t e a m A l l - A m e r ic a h o n o rs i n 2 0 0 3 .

“W e ’v e h a d a h is t o r y o f g o o d v o l le y b a l l a n d w e w a n t t o c a r r y o n t h a t t r a d i t io n , ” F r o s t s a id . “ T h e g i r ls a re w i l l in g t o w o r k h a r d as a te a m . I d o n ’t r e a l ly k n o w th e f r e s h m e n y e t , b u t t h e y a lr e a d y se e m to m e s h in .

“ W e ’v e a lw a y s h a d ta le n t , h ig h e x p e c ta t io n s a n d l o t o f p o te n t ia l . I t ’s h u g e h a v in g L a u r a (L e s k o ) b a c k . S h e w a s a n A l l - A m e r ic a in 2 0 0 3 . S h e ’s a s t r o n g m id d le b lo c k e r , q u ic k a n d s m a r t . T h a t ’s d e f in i t e ly t o o u r a d v a n ta g e .”

A ls o r e t u r n in g is A l l - R e g io n p ic k C a ry n In m a n , a 6 -1 j u n i o r m id d le h i t t e r f r o m O x fo r d ; H e a th e r S p o o n e r, a 6 - f o o t j u n ­io r m id d le h i t t e r f r o m W o o d h a v e n ; J a c q u i G a t t , a 5 - 7 s o p h o m o re o u ts id e h i t t e r f r o m L iv o n ia C h u r c h i l l ; B e c c i C ra n e , a 5 -7 j u n i o r d e fe n s iv e s p e c ia l is t - s e t te r f r o m B u r to n A th e r t o n ; a n d B e d fo r d ’s A m y S z y m a n s k i, a 5 -7 s o p h o m o re s e t te r -d e fe n s iv e s p e c ia l is t f r o m L iv o n ia L a d y w o o d .

C o a c h J e r r y A b r a h a m , n o w i n h is 1 9 th se a so n ( 7 2 3 - 2 0 2 re c o r d ) h a s ta k e n s ix te a m s t o th e N a t io n a ls .

A b r a h a m h a s a d d e d f o u r m o re ta le n te d re c r u i ts t o h is r o s te r in c lu d in g 6 -1 f ire s h m a n o u ts id e h i t t e r K e ls e y M a c k , a t h i r d - t e a m A l l - S t a te r f r o m C h u r c h i l l ; 6 - 3 f re s h m a n S te p h a n ie P a rs lo w ( M a c o m b D a k o ta ) 5 -9 f r e s h m a n o u ts id e

S d te r A s h le y F ro s t is e x p e c te d t o b e a k e y c o n tr ib u t o r f o r t h e M a d o n n a U iiv e rs ity v o lle y b a ll te a m th is fa ll. T h e C r u s a d e r s a r e c o m in g o f f an u ltr a - sincessful 4 2 - 5 s e a s o n .

h t t e r N i k k i E l lu l ( D e a r b o r n D v in e C h i ld ) ; a n d 6 - f o o t j u n ­ior D ia n a S e s to ( C h ip p e w a V J le y ) , a t r a n s fe r f r o m

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a n c e d t e a m w i t h d e p th a t e v e ry p o s i t io n , ” A b r a h a m s a id .

“ W e h a v e a g o o d c o m b in a t io n o f v e te ra n s a n d ta le n te d n e w ­c o m e rs . O u r g o a l w a s t o r e c r u i t s k i l le d p la y e rs w i t h s ize a t a l l f r o n t r o w p o s it io n s , a n d w e d id th a t .

“ W e c re a te d d e p th , e s p e c ia l­l y a t th e o u ts id e h i t t e r p o s i t io n w i t h (K e ls e y ) M a c k a n d ( N ik k i ) E l lu l . W e w e re s o r t o f t h i n a t t h e o u ts id e h i t t e r p o s i­t i o n la s t y e a r. W e h a d ( N a t a l ja ) T in in a a n d (S h a ry s e ) B u s h th e re , a n d J a c q u i ( G a t t ) a ls o c a tt le i n a n d d id a t e r r i f i c jo b . B u t w e n e e d e d c o m p e t i t io n a t t h a t s p o t. I ’m h a p p y a n d I fe e l g o o d a b o u t th a t . ”

A f t e r w in n in g t h e W o lv e r in e - H o o s ie r C o n fe re n c e t i t l e a n d e a r n in g a n a t - la rg e b id t o th e N A I A N a t io n a ls a f t e r f in i s h in g r u n n e r - u p t o C o rn e rs to n e i n t h e R e g io n V I I I t o u r n a m e n t , M U w e n t t o S a n D ie g o s o m e w h a t h a n d i ­c a p p e d b y la te s e a s o n in ju r ie s t o D e N a r d in (d is lo c a te d s h o u l­d e r ) a n d S p o o n e r ( a n k le ) .

B u t d e s p ite t h a t , M U k n o c k e d o f f N o . 1 se e d F re s n o P a c if ic ( C a l i f . ) , o n ly t o c o m e u p s h o r t i n p o o l p la y w i t h a 2 - 2 re c o rd .

“W e b e a t th e N o . 1 te a m w i t h tw o s ta r te r s o u t w i t h in ju r ie s , ” F ro s t s a id . “ B u t i t s h o u ld n ’t b e a n excu se ( f o r n o t q u a l i f y in g f o r th e e l im in a t io n r o u n d o f e ig h t ) . W e w e re j u s t n o t ‘o n . ’ Y o u h a v e o n - a n d - o f f da ys .”

A b r a h a m , m e a n w h ile , is c o n f id e n t h is f o u r s e n io rs c a n le a d th e w a y o n c e a g a in i n 2 0 0 5 as th e C ru s a d e rs o p e n t h e i r s e a s o n F r id a y , A u g . 2 6 a t th e U M - D e a r b o r n T o u rn a m e n t .

“ I t ’s a re a l s t r o n g c lass o f s e n io rs , t h e y a l l h a v e th e a b i l i ­t y t o b e A l l - A m e r ic a s a t t h e i r

p o s it io n s , ” h e s a id . “W e ’re s o u n d d e fe n s iv e ly a n d c a n a t t a c k f r o m e v e r3w h e r e o n th e f lo o r , a n d w i t h F r o l t s e t t in g , w e h a v e o n e o f t h e b e s t i n th e n a t io n . ”

F r o s t g r e w u p o n t h e s m a ll f a r m in g c o m m u n i t y o f L a k e O d e s s a , lo c a te d b e tw e e n G r a n d R a p id s a n d L a n s in g . W i t h J o r d a n L a k e i n th e b a c k ­g r o u n d , s h e p la y e d th r e e s p o r ts a s p r e p i n c lu d in g v o l le y ­b a l l , b a s k e tb a l l a n d s o f tb a l l .

A s a s e n io r , h e r L a k e w o o d H ig h v o l le y b a l l t e a m w a s e l im ­in a t e d i n t h e s ta te C la s s B s e m if in a ls b y e v e n tu a l c h a m p i­o n M a r y s v i l le .

F r o s t is c o n s ta n t ly r e m in d e d o f h e r f i n a l s e n io r m a tc h w h e r e s h e f o u n d h e r s e l f o n th e s h o r t e n d o f t h e s c o r e b o a rd a g a in s t D e N a r d in a n d p e r e n n ia l s ta te p o w e r M a r y s v i l le .

“ T h e y j u s t a n n ih i la t e d u s ,” F r o s t s a id . “A n d w h e n I g o t h e r e ( t o M U ) s h e ( D e N a r d in ) w e a r in g th o s e T - s h i r t s t h a t say, ‘B a c k - to - b a c k , b a c k - to - b a c k , b a c k - to - b a c k s ta te c h a m p i­o n s h ip s .”

F r o s t , h o w e v e r , c a n b e t h a n k f u l s h e ’s l i n e d u p o n th e s a m e s id e o f t h e n e t n o w w i t h D e N a r d in . S h e ’s a d ju s te d s m o o th ly f r o m s m a ll t o w n l i f e t o l i f e i n t h e s u b u r b s o f D e t r o i t .

“ M a d o n n a is a s m a ll - s c h o o l a tm o s p h e re , b u t i t ’s a ls o n ic e t h a t y o u d o n ’t h a v e t o d r iv e a n h o u r t o g o t o M e ije r s , ” s h e s a id .

F ro s t , a H u m a n R e s o u rc e s M a n a g e m e n t m a jo r , h a s s o m e u n f in is h e d b u s in e s s b e fo r e s h e g r a d u a te s i n M a y f r o m M U .

“W e ’v e g o n e t h r e e y e a rs i n a r o w ( t o t h e N A I A N a t io n a ls ) , s o i t ’s a l l o r n o t h in g n o w ,” t h e s e t te r s a id .

S T A R SFROM PAGE ClV a lle y T e n n is C lu b a n d R a c q u e t C lu b o f A n n A r b o r , a t t ra c ts m a n y u p p e r - e c h e lo n y o u th p la y ­e rs e v e ry y e a r. N o r t h c o n f irm e d .

“ M a n y o f t h e b e s t p la y e rs f r o m th e M id w e s t w h o a re n o t p a r t ic ip a t in g in n a t io n a l t o u r n a ­m e n ts th is w e e k a re h e re ,” N o r t h s a id . “ E v e ry p la y e r is ra n k e d n a t io n a l ly , so th e re is a l o t o f

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Over 118,000 student-ath­letes will greet the beginning of a new school year in the com­ing week, beginning fall prac­tice in eight sports at member schools of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

The fall season is generally the most popular participation season, with approximately 118,000 youngsters of 517,000 enrolled students taking part. This year, practice began Monday with football, followed by boys fall golf op Thursday. Golf cannot begin competition before next Monday, Aug. 15. All other fall sports may begin practice on Aug. 15, with com­petition allowed on the first day of practice in cross country and girls tennis.

The earliest game date for boys soccer is Aug. 26, girls swimming and diving in the Lower Peninsula may open activity on Aug. 27, and girls basketball may begin competi­tion on Aug. 29.

Practice in football must begin on Aug. 8 for all schools wishing to begin regular sea­son games the weekend of Aug. 26-28. Schools must have 14 days of preseason practice at all levels before their first game. All football schools must conduct at least three condi­tioning days of practice before beginning contact, and the conditioning sessions may not include any pads. This year, two football dates precede Labor Day. Thursday varsity games will not take place in Week 1, but will take place in Week 2. On Labor Day week­end, 225 games will be played on Thursday, Sept. 1,78 games will be played on Friday, Sept.2, and 10 games will be played on Saturday, Sept. 3.

A noticeable National Federation of State High School Associations rales change in football involves pass interference, where con­tact made which is obviously away from the direction of the thrown ball is no longer a foul; and the rules were clarified to penalize hindering an oppo­nent’s vision without attempt­ing to make a play on the ball, whether or not contact is made. There will also be a limit

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N O T IC E IS H E R E B Y G IV E N p u rs u a n t to A c t 184 o f th e P u b lic A c ts o f 1943 o f th e S ta te o f M ic h ig a n , as am ended, a n d p u rs u a n t to th e Z o n in g O rd in a n c e o f th e C h a r te r T o w n sh ip o f C a n to n th a t th e P la n n in g C o m m iss io n o f th e C h a r te r T o w n sh ip o f C a n to n w i l l h o ld a P u b lic H e a r in g on M onday, A u g u s t 22 , 2005 in th e F ir s t F lo o r M ee ting Room o f the C a n to n Tow nsh ip A d m in is tra t io n B u ild in g , 1150 S, C anton C ente r R oad a t 7:00 p.m . on th e fo llo w in g proposed sp e c ia l la n d use re q u e s t as p ro v id e d in S ection 27 .03 o f th e C a n to n T o w n sh ip Z o n in g O rd inance :

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on forward passes to one dur­ing a play. \?^ile multiple for­ward passes on a play were rare, prohibiting them simpli­fies determining eligible receivers. Any number of back­ward passes may continue to be thrown during a play. The momentum exception is no longer limited to caught balls, and now also apply to recover­ies of a ball hitting the ground on a kick or a fumble. A substi­tution rale requires a mark nine yards from each sideline, and ^ players must be between those marks when the ball is snapped. Additionally, a period may not he extended if its final play includes an accepted penalty that Involves the loss of a down.

In Michigan, MHSAA Handbook regulations have been modified to cover situa­tions where a school forfeits a football contest and it is alleged that the forfeit is for reasons other than health, risk or other compelling issues, but rather to avoid competition. In such situations, school admin­istrations from the forfeiting school are required to appear before the MHSAA Executive Committee. Sub-varsity teams will be allowed to schedule and play football games under National Federation rales for fewer than 11 players.

Basketball will see the coaches box expanded to 14 feet for those games in which it is desired by the competing schools and which the venue can accommodate. Team mem­bers are prohibited from removing their jersey or pants within the visual confines of the playing area, with the penalty being a technical foul. A team control foul has been added to help officials more accurately and consistently penalize offensive fouls, with the penalty for such a foul being a throw-in. The penalty for double personal, double technical and simultaneous fouls has been changed from an alternating-possession throw-in to resuming play from the point of interruption. A player leaving the court for an authorized reason will now be treated as a violation rather

than a technical foul.A soccer rales change will '

see taunting become a more i serious violation, resulting in a “hard” red card requiring the ejection of the player from the game and not being replaced. ; A swimming and diving rules ; change allows an individual to continue to compete if after being detected for wearing ille­gal attire or jewelry, removes the illegal items. No longer will that individual be disqualified from the event in which the illegal item w ^ worn.

Golf will see the addition of a District level of competition in the MHSAA post-season tour­nament for Lower Peninsula boys.

The change was made to help reduce the field reaching the Finals of the event to the same size as the Girls tourna­ment in the Spring - 90 - to improve the flow of play. In addition, no cuts will be made in the two-day Final event of teams or individuals.

The 2005 fall campaign cul­minates with championships beginning with the Upper Peninsula Girls Tennis Finals on Sept. 30, and wraps up with the Girls Basketball Finals on December 3. Here is a com­plete list of fall championship dates:

■ Girls Basketball: Districts, Nov. 14-19; Regionals, Nov. 21- 23; Finals, Nov. 29, Dec. 1-3

■ Cross Country: U.P. Finals, Oct. 22; L.P. Regionals, Oct. 28 or 29; L.P. Finals, Nov. 5.

■ Football: Selection Sunday, Oct. 23; Pre-Districts, Oct. 28 or 29; District Finals, Nov. 4 or 5; Regional Finals, Nov. 11 or 12; Semifinals, Nov. 19; Finals, Nov. 25-26

■ L.P. Boys (aolf: Districts, Sept. 29,30 or Oct. 1;Regionals — Oct. 6, 7 or 8; Finals, Oct. 14-15.

■ Boys Soccer: Districts,Oct. 24-29; Regionals, Nov. 1- 5; Semifinals, Nov. 9; Finals, Nov. 12;

■ L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving: Diving Regionals, Nov. 15; Swimming/Diving Finals, Nov. 18-19.

■ Girls Tennis: U.P. Finals, Sept. 20; L.P. Regionals, Oct. 6 or 7; L.P. Finals, Oct. 14-15.

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I f you look at “for sale” signs in area front yards, there’s a good chance you’ll see a woman’s name as the responsible real estate professional. Women are coming on strong in the field.

“I think it ’s a great field for women of all ages,” said Realtor Sharon Brockman of Weir Manuel Snyder & Ranke Realtors of Birmingham. “To me, it’s wonderful. I love taking a buyer into the house and seeing their eyes light up. It just makes me feel good.”

She’s been licensed in real estate since 1979 and has worked in the field for the past seven years. Brockman, a 57-year-old Rochester Hills resident, was on leave from Ford Motor Co. when younger, working on her degree and sell­ing real estate.

She was an accountant at Ford, where she went after finishing her degree, and worked with the automaker as liaison for people relocat­ing. Brockman and her husband own invest­ment properties and her license has come in handy there as well.

“You just have to be determined,” she said. “There’s a lot of work involved.”

They have one son, a Purdue University soph­omore in business; he was in high school when Brockman started her second career in real estate. She admires women in real estate with small children, adding the demands of family make that a challenge.

“It would haveFeen beyond me.” She finds women’s nurturing abilities help people who are relocating. ‘You have to understand you’re dis­rupting a family’s entire life. I think women have a little bit of a special edge there.”

Liking people, loving property, having a sense of humor — and not taldng things personally — are keys to success in real estate, Brockman added. “It ’s not you, it ’s the house, the property.”

Realtor Ruth Martin of Remerica Hometown One in Plymouth Township has been licensed in her field since 1979. She taught junior high in Wayne-Westland schools for 10 years before making the career switch.

“Nothing is consistent in this business,” she said. It’s commission-based, not ideal for those who crave a regular paycheck, and is service-ori­ented.

Martin, a 59-year-old Livonia resident, finds flexibility a great benefit to her profession. She also likes the fact she’s still teaching.

“When you deal with buyers and sellers, you get to teach every day,” said Martin, whose hus­band is also in real estate.

Martin finds women tend to be a little more patient. “It’s a great job,” she said.

Martin’s son, now grown, was in third grade when she started, and she managed her job and family duties. “Oh, I absolutely love it,” she said of real estate. “You have to have big shoulders. The rewards absolutely outweigh the negatives.”

Realtor Jolie Levine Warpool of Orchard Lake is with Century 21 Today of Farmington Hills and has 17 years in the field. “It’s about the best one out there if you’re willing to devote the time,” she said of her profession.

Warpool, 53, is married with two grown chil­dren and two grandkids. She agrees the profes­sion’s long, irregular hours make it challenging for women with young children.

She finds women often have a flair for design, are idea-driven and can envision changing a property. Women possibly have more patience, Warpool said.

Her education’s in elementary math, although she didn’t teach beyond student teaching, hav­ing sold diamonds and fine jewelry in the past. Warpool said there’s a public perception that real estate is easy; on a recent Thursday, she’d already logged 50 hours for the week, before it ended.

It ’s possible to work in the field part time, she said, but not as a primary breadwinner. It takes about six months (without a guaranteed income) to get established, she said, holding open houses, possibly working with a mentor and generally learning the business.

“You have to have a backup. You have to be totally dedicated,” she said, adding the ability to delegate to competent colleagues matters as well.

“There are more and more women coming in.” Women now dominate the profession, Warpool said, with many coming from home or as a sec­ond career.

Warpool also finds an outgoing personality an asset in her profession. “You need to be able to communicate with people.”

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allow the mortgage process to continue.

Another easy way to get credit is to “borrow” it from another person. Some young buyers can get a parent, grandparent or other family member to co-sign on a home loan. Although this adds another dimension of calculations w ith respect to income, debts, and credit, it has historically been a safe, effective way to secure a first mortgage.

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Today’s TIM BIT! I f you are young and do |io t have bad credit, you should not hold back on exploring your mortgage options. You may be able to start building equity in a home of your own much sooner than you once might have imagined.

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W E S T L A N D - Priced below market! Charming 2 story home w/3 bedrms, 2 baths, wet plaster, cove ceilings, nat’l hardwood floors, formal dining rm w/ French doors to deck, full fin’d basement, updated furnaces, h20 htr & some windows. Oversized garage! $155,000 (L48Har)R E D F O R D - Stop Renting! A great 4 bedrm, I'A bath home w/partly fin’d basement. Newer concrete drive and garage slab ready to build 2 car garage, maintenance free exterior, & fenced yard. Great neighborhood! Possible assistance for buyer! $129,900 (L28Cen)R E D F O R D - Large colonial offers 6 bdrms, 214 baths & over 3,200 sq ft! Updated kitchen, bath, some windows & fresh paint. Great 4-season sun rm w/view of woodlands! Backyrd offers covered patio, basketball court, above ground pool & room to play! $199,900 (L71 Ben)

L I V O N I A - G re at area o f Livonia for this 3 bed rm , 2 full bath brick ranch w/large living rm , fin’d b ase m e n t, mechanics dre am 2 car garage w /w o rkbe nch & electric. U p d a te d w in d o w s , kitchen & c o u n te rs. Ail a p p lian ce s stay. $ 16 5 ,50 0 (D66Min)

L I V O N I A - Nice 2 bedrm, 114 bath condo in N W Livonia overlooks the central com m ons area! Offers: kitchen replace w/light oak Pioneer cabs, new furnace ’02, great master, 3 large doorwalls to 19' balcony w/extra storage $129,900 (L45Uni)C A N T O N - Immediate occupancy on this updated 3 bedrm, 114 bath colonial. Huge master suite w/access to awesom e bath w/jetted tub & dual showerheads, large deck w/benches in fenced yard, updated roof, siding, windows, A / C , carpet, etc $229,900 (L95Rye)F A R M I N G T O N H I L L S - Unbelievable hom e on 'A acre w ooded lot, 4 bdrm, 4 baths, 2 lavs, library, fam rm, spacious kitchen, exercise rm w/hot tu b, waterfall & sauna, ail overlooking fantastic ingrd pool & patios. 214 car heated garage w/ a d d ’ l heated w orkshop. $449,900 (L23WOO)

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W H I T E G L O V E P E R F E C T . Comfortable brick ranch with a finished basement and oversized garage. Updates include: tear off roof, furnace, ac, windows and doors. Hardw ood under carpeting. Perfect condition. Call now. $163,000 (P-601 A L )

L A K E F R O N T L I V I N G . .75 wooded acres on Brighton La ke . Enjoy amenities like a pool and clubhouse in award winning Pine Creek Sub. Bring your own builder and start your dream home. Deed restrictions apply. $229,000 (P-003BR)

G O T I N G E N U I T Y ? Tw o-story entry, hardwoods, granite island, 4 beds, 3 5 baths, convenient 2nd floor laundry, princess suite, jack & jill bath, daylight basement and more Needs som e “spiffing up”. A great opportunity to show off your own se nse of style $599 ,900 (P -19 0 D E )

O N E O F A K IN D . 170 0 square foot ranch with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths Huge family room w/fireplace, hickory kitchen, new vinyl windows and siding Spotless and neutral throughout Backs to the woods for extra privacy $234,900 (C -0 5 0 EL)

P R I C E D T O S E L L ! Spacious living room w/cathedral ceiling & huge eat in kitchen, great for entertaining' Tons of storage space, new Wallside w indow s, all appliances stay, nice deck, 2 .5 car garage and even a home warranty' $16 4,9 0 0 (P-6 25FA)

D R E S S E D F O R S U C C E S S . This elegant hom e is deserving of it’s “super model” status. Lo ad e d with features and upgrades throughout. Form al living areas plus a family room and den. Unbelievable finished basem ent with in-law quarters. $408,900 ( C -4 1 9 G L ) ‘

C O M F O R T A N D C O N V E N I E N C E . Spread your wings in this sprawling ranch adorned with formal living & dining room s, family room w/fireplace, eat in kitchen, Anderson windows and many quallity updates. Conveniently located near all Novi has to o ffe r . $ 2 6 4 ,9 0 0(P -4 0 5 G U )

T H I S H O M E IS S P E C I A L ! Updated island kitchen has been opened to the living room w/fireplace, office w/doorwall to the patio. Prof, finished basem ent w/master bedroom , full bath, walk in closet & fireplace. 2 .5 car garage and a fantastic price. $ 144,9 00 (C -7 3 2 H E )

C O N D O L I V I N G A T IT ’ S F I N E S T ! This one has a beautifully done and spacious floor plan with m any upgrades. Mam level master and additional 2 bedrooms all with private baths. Ceram ic and hardwoods Backs to preserves $269,999 ( C -7 2 5 H E )

B E H E R H U R R Y ! This beautiful Plymouth ranch isn’t going to last' Updated include windows, siding, a kitchen and bath remodel just to nam e a few Call now to make an appointment to see this for yourself $169,900 (P -4 3 0 JU )

Y O U I L N i v E R W A ^ ^fabulous 4 B R colonial with features like the deck and patio with re-tractable awning, a Gunite in-ground pool, sauna, finished basement, family room w/wet bar and a bounty of updates D o n ’t delay, see this one today' $269,900 (P-040W I)

C A N T E R B U R Y C O M M O N S . Beautiful private wooded setting. Immaculate neutral interior, 4 bedroom s, 2 .5 baths and fast occupancy on this fabulous colonial. Updated roof, windows, furnace, electrical and cherry kitchen. Call for more information. $ 314,9 00 (P-838M U)

F U L L Y L O A D E D C A P E C O D . Stunning hom e with tons of upgrades on a coveted corner lot. N e w carpeting, ceramic and hardwoods, luxury master and a beautiful fenced yard with a built-in pool. Too much to list! $324,900 (C -3 0 2 O A )

A M U S T S E E ! Pride of ownership shines through in this 3 bedroom bungalow with 2 baths. Updates include a new roof, kitchen remodel, newer windows and lots more Must see to appreciate. Priced to sell at $ 12 7,5 0 0 (P-040PA)

P E R F E C T F O R F I R S T T I M E R S . Walking distance to E M U with a huge 6 7x26 3 lot' New roof, windows, siding, gutters and water heater. G la ss block basement w/high ceilings, new garage door opener Endle ss possibilities. Cali for more information. $149,900 (P -2 2 6 P R )

S I M P L Y I R R E S I S T A B L E ! Charm ing 4 bedroom colonial with neutral decor just a stone’s throw from Belleville Lake ' Hardwood foyer, formal living & dining w/ elegant chair rail Gourm et kitchen w/island & appliances Side entry 3 car garage Too much to lisf $282,000 (C -0 0 1R E )

N E W B E G I N N I N G S . Start here in this affordable 3 bedroom hom e. Form al dining w/box window, nostalgic archways & coved ceilings, newer vinyl windows & doors, newer furnace, electrical, copper plumbing & hwh Nice deck too. $ 1 1 4 ,9 0 0 (P -4 4 5 R O )

A T T E N T I O N T O D E T A I L Updated, stylish and clean colonial with 4 bedrooms, a library, formal areas plus a family room and a great Idtchen. Updates and upgrades galore! Beautiful patio and yard all in a great Plym outh neighborhood. $344,900 (P -0 9 7 R O )

O P P O R T U N I T Y P L U S ! Lovely brick ranch with attitude! 3 beds, 2 baths, custom fin. hardwood floors, updated kitchen, 2.5 car garage, new roof, fin. basement w/bar and a bath - w hat more could you ask for? $154,9 00 ( P -9 1 7 R O )

NORTHVILLE/NOVI CANTON FARMINGTON WESTLANQ/GARDEN CITY PLYMOUTH LIVONIA(248) 305^090 (734) 392-6000 (248) 478-6022 (734) 3928000 (7IM) 459-6000 (734) 4258060

T H E T O T A L P A C K A G E . Quality brick ranch with 3 B R /2 .5 B A . Larg e floor plan offering rich hardwood floors, huge eat in kitchen, appliances, family rm. fireplace, finished basem ent, 1st floor laundry, air, attached garage and fenced yard. $250,000 (P -4 4 8 S H )

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L O C A T I O N ! C O N D I T I O N ! P R I C E ! All 3are perfect and you even get a park like setting in a cul-de-sac.! Beautifully maintained 2-story with a fabulous kitchen, fin. basem ent, 1st floor laundry and lots of updates. Must see! $229,900 (C -2 4 5 T E )

P E R F E C T F O R C R O W N I N G F A M I L I E S ! 4big bedrooms and 3 full baths' Desirable W estland neighborhood close to the elementary and jr. high schools Nice landscaping, formal dining and 2 5 car garage. Call for details $19 2,9 00 (C -6 9 4TU )

A G R E A T B U Y ! Nice 2 bedroom ranch in the Downriver area with all of the big ticket items updated for yo u. W indows, siding, furnace, roof, cement work, water heater, remodeled kitchen’ & more. $109 ,9 0 0 (C-830KA)

S P E C T A C U L A R L A K E C H E M U N G . Great views from the deck of all sports lake in Howell. Spacious 140 0 sq. ft. home with 2 bedroom s and an office. Nice open floor plan with a brand new kitchen. Howell schools. N e ar freeways. $209,900 (P-368W I)

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BLOOMFIELD HILLS Open Saturday, 12-3pm 2741 Farmingdale Dr,1870 sq f t , Bright, airy ranch. 3 bdrm, 1 5 bath, custom built-ms, other updates Birmingham Schools, Vir­tual tour at WWW homesby- ownercom Code 93145 $325,000. 248-647-1862

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CANTON Open Sun, 12-2 (or by appt), 7548 Charrington Dr Beautiful 3 bdrm, 2 5 bath spa­cious colonial Many updates throughout' Private backyard $285,000 313-613-0953.

CantonOPEN SUNDAY 1-4

50167 Monroe S/Cherry Hill & W/8eck

2 bdrm, 2 bath condo in Cherry Hill Village Custom decor, better than new Seller will help w/closing costs' Can't duplicate at this price See It today' $209,900 Call Lynn DeJohn (734) 216-2800

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CANTON: Quad Open Sun 1-542211 Trotwood Ct. N/Ford, E/Lilley Shop & Compare. 2300 sq. f t , open floor plan, completely renovated, 4 bdrm, 3.5 bath, w/master First floor laundry, finished bsmt., inground pool, private yard, $269,900 (734) 844-3583

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FARMINGTON HILLS 4 bdrm, 2 bath 2100 sq. ft. Cape Cod Fully remodeled in 2001. $300,000. OPEN SUN, 1- 4pm, 24319 El Marco. Or, for appt, call 248-219-4742

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27403 CRANBROOK DRIVE Arbor Park features this stun­ning 1997 built 4 bdrm , 2 5 bath Colonial w/granite floor­ing, spacious Master Suite w/luxurious bath, fully finished lower level, deck and gazebo Shows like a model' $359,000

TAMMY CASH 248-514-0418

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GARDEN CITY Open Sun 12-4 6822 Peering Open floor plan, in-ground pool, porch, deck, updates. Too much to list! All appliances stay

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GARDEN CITY Open Sun Noon to 4pm. 32354 Mar­quette (Btwn. Venoy & Merriman). 3 Bdrm., 2 full bath ranch, finished bsmt. w/2 additional bdrms, family room & full bath Cathedral ceiling in great room & master bdrm, Ig deck, 1st floor* laundry $229,000 Brian Martzolff REMBA International, 248- 848-3087, ext. 108

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31135 BOCK STREETS of Ford, E of Merriman

Completely updated 3 bdrm, 1V2 bath brick ranch w/finished basement & 2 V2 car garage. $154,900. (734) 513-4150

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LivoniaOPEN SUNDAY 1-417251 Purlingbrook

N/6 Mile & E/Merriman "Country in the city" applies here' Beautiful 3 bdrm, 2 bath Cape Cod on 44 acre. First floor master & laundry. Kitchen w/walk-in pantry. Nice deck, gazebo, huge garage w/220 Visit tOTay' (PUR51)

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14618 Ingram.S of 5 Mile W. of Merriman. ' 3 bdrnT. ranch 2 bath, 1300 sq. f t , many updates, finished bsmt. $213,900 734-522-8629

LIVONIA-OPEN SUN. 1-419796 Weyher. 3 bdrm., love­ly setting, updated thru out $196,400 Greater Michigan Realty 734-558-6336

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OPEN SUNDAY 1-429118 SHERRY

N/12 Mile, E./Campbell. 3bdrm Brick Ranch, 1.1 Baths Many updates. Lg. lower level 4th bdrm could be office Nice rec room w/ wet bar Great location to Royal Oak, expressways, shopping. Motivated seller'

$162,900MICHELLE (248) 302-0355

Keller Williams Realty (248) 626-2100

NORTHVILLE Open 1-4pm. Immediate occupancy. 2822 sq f t , walkout, wooded lot. S off 6 Mile, W of Beck. 16453 Sherwood Ln 888-691-8108,

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Enchanting English Tudor, nestled in a park like set­ting, complete with over­sized brick patio, impres­sive family room encased in glass, formal living room, dining room, spacious kitchen, library/office, 4 bedrooms, 2 5 baths. Immaculate $409,900

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$ 4 9 8 ,5 0 0 !B E T T E R T H A N N E W ! 45565 Bristol Circle

S/Pontiac Trail, N/12 Mile off West Park Rd Immaculate & loaded with upgrades throughout' Mas­ter suite offers enormous WIG, 4 oversized bedrooms & extra storage Stunning 2 story foyer, distinct cherry cabinets are featured throughout Lg gourmet kitchen w/ island & desk area. Prof fin lower level w/bdrm, great room & full bath Superior landscaping w/huge wraparound deck & fenced area for dog run or garden Excellent access to freeway. Twelve Oaks Mall & supermarkets A MUST SEE'

Contact Owner/Agent Allison Kellar @(248) 921-6445 MLS#25066541

ROCHESTER Open Sun. 2-4 Desirable Carrington floor plan, 3329 sq. ft., 4 bdrm , 3 full & 2 half baths, 3 car garage, $509,900 25 Mile & Dequindre @ 1045 Miners Run 248-608-9811

ROCHESTER Open Sun. Noon-5pm 2855 Cranbrook Ridge (Oakland Twp) Execu­tive custom estate home Gated private road 11 acres, heavily wooded with pond backs to Wingate Golf Course 4600 sq. f t , 2 story, 4 Bdrms, 3 full bath, 2-1/2 bath, 4 fire­places, 2 stairs ways, crown molding, gourmet kitchen/- skylight, cherry cabinets, Corenan & granite counter- tops, Sub-zero refrigerator, pantry, butler, wet bar, marble fireplace, ceramic & wood floors, oak beveled glass french door, 3 car garage plus attached 1000 sq ft workshop $890,000 248-608-2680.

SOUTH LYON, Open Sat. 12-4By Owner, 4 Carriage Club Sub 25898 Carnage Lane, 3 bdrm, island kitchen, 2 1/2 baths, great room w/fireplace, den, dining, 3 car garage For info & pictures HNO com ID# 1974

WEST BLOOMFIELDOPEN SUN 2-5 5223 Cold Spring Lane. Priced to sell' Farmington Hills Schools, 3 bdrm 2 5 bath Tri-Level w/walk-out, lots of updates Beautiful spacious treed lot $254,900 (248) 227-7890

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M/off Charms, W/of WixomJust gorgeous, 2600 sw ft 4 bdrm , 2 5 bath 3 car garage Superb location Brick patio $358,900

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1 0 A C R E S4 bedroom ranch home 2V2 baths, fireplace, big metal

barn w/lg doors, 5 stalls & workshop $310,000

(734) 697-5414

BELLEVILLE 2086 sq f t , 4 bdrm, 3 baths, full bsmt w/9 ft ceiling, 2 1/2 car garage, $259,000 734-942-7155

FOUR bdrm, 3 bath, 2nd floor laundry, 3 car garage, full bsmt, fireplace, family/liv- ing room, 2668 sq. ft., 2 acres w/buildable 1/2 acre,w/150ft. frontage, city'water sewer, twp. $379,906 734-516-1014

Beverly Hills

3 bed, 2 5 bbath, 2163 sf. ranch, 18617 Walmer, renovated/ better then new, $329,000 Eric 248-302-6635

Birmingham

English Style 1926 3 story w/elevator.3154 sq. ft., 4 bdrm plus loft, 5 bathrooms, complete­ly remodeled in desirable Poppleton Park. $999,900 By owner 248-594-5757

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Beautiful Brownstone w/fuil finished lower level 3 bdrms, 3 1/2 bths, cherry wood flooring on first floor Gourmet kitchen, open staircase, possibly 2,100 square ft. Still time to choose cabinets and colors Priced at only $ 799,900.00. Other building locations available Cali

CHRIS LEE, Real Estate One 26236 Woodward Ave

Royal Oak, Ml 48067 248-417-3941

BRIGHTON/HOWELLBuilders close-out New con- strpction Your plans or ours Great location w/lake access $200,000 complete with 1/2 acre lot LIBERTY HOMES

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C A N T O N C O L O N I A LStunning 4 bdrm 2 5 baths Kingston Estates 2 story foyer, hardwood floor, heated porcelain tile floor 9 ft cathedral, tray ceilings Custom designed layout Better than New $374,900

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3 bdrm brick ranch in popular Brookside Village in perfect move-in condition Updates include windows, roof, furnace, kitchen, carpet & more Finished bsmt Private, treed lot $199,900

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T O T A L L Y R E M O D E L E D !Lovely N Canton home that backs to common area Remodeled kitchen, baths w/skylight, windows, roof & more A Perfect 10'

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CANTON Move in ready' 2600 sq f t , bi-level home on beau­tiful 1 acre wooded site 5 Bdrm , 2 bath, 2 5 car attached garage, $395,000 More info on WWW owners com 1D#DJA\J9169 734-459-9857

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CANTONBeautifully updated Colonial has newer kitchen & half bath, newer roof, windows & pool w/deck Family room w/firepiace Bsmt 2 car attached garage Fenced yard w/inground sprinkler system $222,900 (FA42I)

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J U S T L I S T E D !Canton Handyman Special3 Bedroom, 1 Bath Ranch, Unfinished Basement Fix it up like YOU want with the $1,500 allowance at closing

Call Laura Bramer at (734)718-2973

Coldwell Banker Schweitzer (734)591-0333

M A IN F L O O R M A S T E R S U I T E

Stunning 3256 sq ft 2- story home 3 car garage, 4 bdrm, 214 bath Situated on a 14 acre lot w/commons in front & back Full daylight bsmt Large kitchen & great room, hardwood floors Neutrally decorated Move- in condition Priced to sell at $435,000

ASK FOR LYSA (313) 460-6882

REMERICA HOMETOWN III 6231 N Canton Center Rd.

M U S T S E E C A P E C O D !This home features 3 bdrms, 2 baths, many updates, finished bsmt, gorgeous backyard w/pond, 2 car attached garage, $198,000.

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Close Out Custom designed/built 3200 sq ft

4 bdrm Colonial, 3 5 baths, premium lot Loaded with Amenities' $489,900 Visit modernbulldingcorp.cbm

or call (734) 207-2250

RARE CANTON RANCH1,854 sq ft Updates through­out Gourmet kitchen Granite countertops Park-like back­yard State-of the-art appli­ances Plymouth-Canton Schools 45093 Patrick Dr, 48187 734-459-4213 By owner See ad on yahoo' classifieds $261,900 Email peterasalinas@comcast net for pdf of flyer

S T U N N IN GCustom home w/4 large bedrooms, 3 full baths, great room w/granite fireplace, crisp gourmet kitchen, huge steel-frame patio, luxurious master suite, finished walkout bsmt $779,900 (APHWAO)

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WOWPopular Mayfair Sub, 4 bedroom colonial, family room, fireplace, full bsmt, 214 baths, attached 2 cgr garage, many more updates, $279,900

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CASTELLi (734) 525-7900

Serving the area tor 30 yrs

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CLARKSTON4 bdrm brick/vinyl house nestled on 0 64 acres of land, plenty of room to roam Septic sewer and well water, priced to sell Make me an offer

CHERYL MCNEAL 248-208-3770

25800 Northwestern Hwy Southfield

CLARKSTON SITE CONDONorthcrest Manor Homes, pri­vate, wooded Owner/Broker $287,900 248-736-3520

X D E A R B O R N B E A U T YThat backs to golf course Huge 254 ft deep Jot, 3 bedroom brick bungalow with enclosed sun porch, partially finished basement, 114 baths, garage, updates galore' Move right in for $179,900 C e n tu ry 21 H artfo rd No rth

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CALL TODAY!A most desirable area Proudly maintained &updated Brick Ranch Lovely Florida Room Fully finished bsmt Homewarranty ’■Only$214,900

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BRICK RANCH 3 bdrm , 1 3/4 baths, 1050 sq ft, finished bsmt, 2 car garage New fur­nace, hot water tank, kitchen floor $140,000 734-459-1441

Farmington

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FARMINGTONNear downtown, this gor­geous home has been nicely updated & in mint condition Living room w/tireplace & door to deck Updated "eat- in' kitchen w/appliances 3 bdrms, all w/hardwood floors Laundry room w/'work-out' area. Nicely finished bsmt w/wet-bar & full bath Patio 2 car garage plus shed tor extra storage Newer roof, win­dows, furnace, C/A Private fenced yard w/sprinkler sys­tem $254,900 (VA323)

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FARMINGTON - Well-main­tained 3-4 bedroom, 2 bath ranch, w/garage, $199,900 ShareNet Realty 248-642-1620

Farmington Hills

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B Y O W N E RN of 13, W of Halsted Custom quality, 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath colonial Newer maple cabinets with granite top & Sub-zero Full fin­ished lower level, new car­pet, wood floors, paint 2850 sq ft $389,900

248-788-1998

J U S T L I S T E D

ENDLESS UPDATESImmediate occupancy Meticulously maintained 3 bdrm, 2 5 bath Colonial has newer root, windows, furnace, C/A, baths & more' Formal living room & dining room w/bay windows Family room w/fireplace & doorwall to deck Updated kitchen w/cherry cabinets, Conan counters, new appli­ances & hardwood floors Bsmt 2 car side entry garage Sprinkler system Cul-de-sac location Park in sub $259,900 (GE278)

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GREEN HILL WOODSOn nicely landscaped lot, beautiful & updated 4 bdrm, 2 5 bath Colonial Library, 1st floor laundry, bsmt & 2 car attached garage Brick patio & walkway New fur­nace $324,900 (VA225KA)

KAREN ALLERTON (734) 718-8185

CENTURY 21 TODAY 19500 Victor Parkway,

Livonia

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Farmington Hills

IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY$329,900 In sub w/lovely commons area, sportsfield & walking paths, spacious 2977 sq ft traditional Colonial w/open floor plan Formal living & dining rooms, library, family room w/fireplace, 4 bdrms , & 2 5 baths Kitchen w/breakfast room & appliances. First floor laundry Bsmt Patio 2 car attached garage (CL296)

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PRIVACY, NATURE & CITY CONVENIENCES! 4+ acres in Farmington Hills 3 bedroom brick ranch with walk out basement sits atop this beautiful roiling acreage Serious buyers take note of this incredible opportunity, it doesn’t happen often Located centrally to all major freeways, you can get anywhere from here and still have a premium location in the heart of Farmington Hills $675,000

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S U P E R C L E A N& Move-in ready Great 3 bedroom, 2 Y2 bath colonial with cathedral ceiling, newer windows, hardwood floors, natural fireplace, copper plumbing, circuit breakers and much more Large beautiful backyard with deck tor enjoyment $212,000 C e n tu ry 2 1 H a rtfo rd N o rth

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Beautiful colonial Finished bsmt, many updates 2 acres, paved, close to x-way 32x52 pole barn Hartland Schools $295,500 517-546-6972

Garden City

COMPLETELY REMODELED3 bdrm bungalow Everything brand new incl kitchen, bath, ceramic tile, carpets Also new furnace & central air On double lot, a must see' Call 734-604-1336

MUST SEEThis 3 bedroom brick ranch, remodeled oak kitchen, dining room, finished basement, garage, many newer updates, $142,900

BEAUTIFUL3 bedroom ranch, spacious great room, natural fireplace & cathedral ceilings, nice oak kitchen & dining area, full bsmt, attached 2 car garage,

$219,900

CASTELLI (734) 525-7900

Serving the area for 30 yrs

TALL TIMBERS - 4 jedroom 3 1/2 baths, mam floor master & laundry finished basement cul-de-sac, beautifully land­scaped with deck & patio $289,900 734-522-7352

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WHITE GLOVE PERFECT3 bedroom 2 bath brick Rancn in great neighbor­hood Finished bsm t, roof, concrete, windows, doors, all under 10 yrs Lovely yard 2 5 garage, home warranty $167,000

SHARON 734-416-1246

Coldwell Banker Preferred 44644 Ann Arbor Rd,

Plymouth

OPEN S U N ., AUG. 14 ~ 12-3

2953 TIPSfCO LAKE RD. • HARTLANDDUNHAM LAKE! GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY! SELLER MOTIVATED! Im m aculate 2 5 1 7 total fin. sf w/ 3 B R , 2 .5 baths! Totally redone inch w in do w s, granite, w oo d floors, ele ct., well, roof, sidin g , etc. M LS # 2 5 0 5 0 9 9 4 . $ 26 9 ,9 0 0

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Open Sunday, August 14‘", 1-4pm OPEN DOORS! Move in and enjoy this wonderful 1643 sq ft home that includes 3 bedrooms, 15 baths, kitchen with hardwood floors that opens to dining area and comfortable Great room' Doorwall oft dining area leads to spacious deck Yard is partially fenced and professionally landscaped Neat oversized shed otters workshop Home also has a partially finished basement and a 2 car attached garage' Lake privileges to Handy Lake Hartland Schools $245,000 Take M-59 East of US-23 to South on Birch following open signs to 2031 Birch

WALL TO WALL SPACIOUSNESS' Beautiful 2 story brick home on 2 5 acres' Home offers 3,884 sq ■ft, 3 bedrooms each with Its own bath, 2 halt baths, Pella windows, 1® floor laundry, mud room off garage, awning over deck, newer maple cabinets in kitchen with pantry. Great room with fireplace, full basement, 3 car garage and the list goes on' Hartland Schools $385,000

COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS BEST! Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 story farm house on gorgeous rolling 9 56 acre parcel Lovely kitchen with cherry cabinets, formal dining room, living room with gas lot.wood stove, office could be 1®' floor bedroom, hardwood floors, cherry trim, 24x24 deck, basement, 30x50 pole barn, 10x20 lean to, splittable, bring your horses' Hartland Schools $365,000

PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP!Wonderful 4 bedrooms 2 story in friendly neighborhood of newer homes Beautiful kitchen, dining area leading to large deck for entertaining, comfortable Great room with tieldstone fireplace Formal living room and dining rooms Private master suite Nicely finished walkout lower level with 3 daylight windows leads to landscaped yard with sprinkling system, 2 patios, 18’ pool and swing set' Hartland Schools $224,500

SERENE SEniNG! Bright & cheerful 4 bedroom, 2 5 bath home with 2 03 acre waterfront setting and gorgeous views of the Parshallviile Mill Pond from the lovely kitchen, dining. Great room area and master bedroom' Master bath has Jacuzzi and shower This tastefully decorated home also includes a 667 sq ft cedar deck tor relaxing, 24x26 detached garage and shed Hartland Schools A great buy at $264,000

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F I X & S A V E !Bank owned home on double lot w'th White Lake beach across the street 1st floor laundry base­ment, & deck $127,900

248-887-6900 FIRST AMERICAN

Spacious 3 bdrm, 1 5 bath brick ranch w/newer family room Many costly updates' Finished bsmt, 2 5 car gar­age, Motivated' $194,900

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Remax Alliance 734-462-3600

A MUST SEE!3 Bdrm brick ranch in pop­ular Brookside Village is in perfect move-in ready con­dition Updates include win­dows, root, furnace, kit­chen, carpet & more Finished bsmt Backs to wooded area $199,900

Call Larry Snyder 734-776-3530R e m e r i c a

REMERICA HOMETOWN 41025 Ann Arbor,

Plymouth

ADORABLE & AFFORDABLE3 bedroom ranch totally updated' Huge yard 2 car garage Show and sell' $134,900 (20FL)

GREAT HOME!2 bedroom ranch in Garden Farms Sub Gorgeous' Updated inside and out' Deck w/seats & flower boxes $129,999 (18DE)

Century 21 Hartford South 734-464-6400

BY OWNER, Built 19951900 sqft Ranch 3 bdrm, 2 5 bath, oversized 3 car garage, Ya acre lot $324,500 734-421-4780, 734-634-6460

FOUR BEDROOM COLONIALImmediate occupancy, Livonia Schools 2000 sq ft Updated kitchen, modern baths, big master suite, hardwood floors, loads of closet/storage space, finished bsmt, vinyl windows, new roof, big lot $259,900 WWW livoniahomesonline com

or call 734-516-1557

J U S T L I S T E D !

LivoniaBeautiful 3 bdrm 2 bath brick ranch in great neigh­borhood Huge family room & dining room addition Newer kitchen, vinyl win­dows, dishwasher & dispos­al Basement, 2 car gar, & new vinyl fence $189,900 Call Dan 734-231-2613 or

Jean Bowyer Hartford Downriver 313-388-9600

J U S T L I S T E D !

LIVONIAGorgeous updated 4 bdrm , 2 5 bath Colonial Awe­some kitchen & baths Family room w/natural fire­place 1st floor laundry Finished bsmt Private yard w/patio & deck Premium wooded lot 2 car attached garage $299 900 (S0329)

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LIVONIA - OPEN SUN. 1-4 9833 MAYFIELD

(S/Plymouth, E/Farmington) ROSEDALE GARDENS

3 bedroom brick ranch, fin­ished basement w/fireplace, garage, new kitchen, furnace, C/A $182,900 313-268-4438

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LIVONIA - 27445 GRANDON

Beautiful 3 bdrm ranch 2 full baths, inci master sujte Great room, huge bsmt & a large lot $239,900

WALID BAST RE/MAX Trio, 734-762-6262

ALL SPORTS DUGR LAKE ACCESS!T h r e e b e d r o o m ra n c h w ith D u c k L a k e a c c e s s , b o a t la u n c h a n d la k e v ie w .1 2 -f t . X 2 0 -ft . d e c k , p le n t y o f ro o m fo r g a r a g e . A ll a p p lia n c e s . H u r o n V a lle y S c h o o l s . ^139,900.

R e a l E s ta te , Inc. (248) 8 8 7 -7 5 0 0

^S. BEDFORD - Cleap^ Sharp 3 8k, 2 BA ranch Updated kitch w/oak cabinets & all appliances Hardwood floors throughout Finished bsmnt w/fireplace Copper plumb, C/A, UG. sprinklers HW $151,900

MINT CONDITION - 3 BR, 2 5 BA colonial on cul-de-sac in Whitmore Lk Kitch w/oak cabs & ail appis Gorgeous fam rm w/fp overlooks protected nature area, Irg wood deck, fin bsmnt $239,900

FARMINGTON HILLS - Countless updates in this well maintained 3 BR bungalow, including- newer dim roof, bath, most windows Lg fam rm, tiered deck, bonus rm for home office, 2+ gar $169,800

PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP - shows thru-out this 3 BR ranch Newer windows & ext door, new 3-D roof, updated kitchen & bath 24 X 32 drywalled garage w/220 elec, workshop. $149,900

FARMINGTON HILLS - Lot inestablished neighborhood Farmington Schools Great opportunity for small builder. $55,000

CANTON - Sharp 3 BR, 2 BA ranch. Hwd floors, sky-lite kitch w/walk-in pantry, lg eating space & appis me. Updtd bath, newer turn & C/A, fin bsmnt, 2 car gar, inground pool Ply/Canton Schools. $189,900

PRICED TO SELL! Great starter home Nice sized bedrooms and updated bath Includes stove & refrigerator Clean and in move-in condition One year home warranty $64,900

CANTON - Shows like a model' Lovely ranch condo w/open floor plan, oak hwd floors, custom fireplace, large cedar deck, unbelievable basement w/newer carpet, drywall and storage space. $255,000

DETROIT - Beautiful updated Tudor in prestigious Rosedale Park' Home features new roof, windows and C/A, updated elec’l, new half bath, renov mam bath with jetted tub, and more' $174,900

R e m e r i c a * (734) 432-260019254 NEWBURGH RD. LIVONIA, Ml 48152

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LIVONIA NORTHWESTMove-in condition Lovely 2,000 sq ft 4 bdrm, 2 5 bath Colonial w/neutral decor & hardwood floors Lg family room w/fireplace & doorwall to patio Updated kitchen Tull bsmt Newer windows Nice sized lot Home warranty $279,900 (W0167AG)

ANGELO GUERRESO (586) 306-8126

CENTURY 21 TODAY 19500 Victor Parkway,

Livoma

J U S T L I S T E D !

LOVELY WOODED LOTsurrounds this spacious 4 bdrm , 2 5 bath Colonial Nice xremodeled kitchen 1st floor laundry Newer carpet & shingles C/A family room w/fireplace Bsmt 2 car attached garage $309,900 (LY356)

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MOVE-IN CONDITION & NICELY UPDATED

3 bdrm , 2 5 bath ranch on half acre lot Dining room, family room, den & large kitchen Nice finished bsmt Deck 2 car garage Warranty $269,000 (PA201JD)

JACK DUDENHOEFER (248) 217-8651

CENTURY 21 TODAY 19500 Victor Parkway,

Livonia

WHAT A BARGAIN on this 2,072 sq ft 4 bdrm, 2 5 bath colonial w/tull bsmt even under family room, newer siding, furnace, C/A, windows, kitchen, baths and much more, deck overlooks wide open yard and lots more $299,900

THREE GREAT RANCHES from the mid 170 s to 239,900 just waiting for the perfect family loaded w/upgrades

OPEN SUNDAY 1-4 on this 1,955 sq ft Cape Cod nestled on a 1 25 acre treed lot offering finished bsmt w/second fireplace, newer maple kitchen, newer thermal windows, hardwood floors, 2 baths, immediate occupancy and more CALL KEN GENTILE, Quality GMAC (734)542-2538 S Six, E Farmington enter on Bell Creek, $349,900

Oak Park with Ferndale Schools'

Updated 4 bdrm 2 bath home in Ferndale schools' l\)e'y vinyl windows upciat ed kitchen huge master bdrm with vi/alk in closet and bath w/jucuzzi tub C/A 1 1 X 9 area with doorwall overlooking backyard Partially finished basement Priced at only $159,900 00

CHRIS LEE, Real Estate One 26236 Woodward Ave

Royal Oak, Ml 48067 248-417-3941

A word to the wise, when looking for a great deal check the

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eJUIlST i fc lJGorgeous Cape Cod Built in 2000 Custom kitchen cabinetry, flooring, stainless steel appliances Great room, maple flooring, double sided fireplace 4, bdrm, 2 full & 2 half baths 1st floor master suite Scar garage $489,900Jerry Brown 313-268-4538

Keller Williams 36642 Five Mile, Livonia

OUTSTANDING - MUST SEE1488 sq f t , 3 bedroom, 2 full bath ranch w/36' covered porch, c/a, 3 tiered deck, pool, 2 car attached garage with 320 sq ft bonus room (garage & bonus room fully heated & air), 2 sheds $215,000 734-455-4519

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By owner. Priced to sell!Presitigious Rolling Oaks 48434 Hilltop Dr E N Territoriai/Beck Premium lot, backyard view Built 2000 3000 Sq ft 4 bdrm , 3 5 bath, master suite w/walk-in closet Family room, dining room, study, living room, 1st floor laundry Professional fin­ished bsmt Custom window treatments, wood floors Custom oak/marble gas fire­place, 3 car garage commu­nity pool Many extras $439,900 without agent

Call for appt (734) 674-4379 or

734-674-8077

Sharp as can be! 3 bdrm, 1 5 bath ranch in Lake Pointe Village Sub Open floor plan w/new kitchen, windows, full bsmt w/rec room & office 2 car garage All on a 25 acre lot' Immediate occupancy $209,900 (GRE53)

Hard to find 5 bdrm colonial in Lake Pointe Sub Sought - after 1st floor laundry' Master suite has 2 walk-in closets Located on a quiet, no traffic court setting Wonderful, large lot, backing to school playground All important systems are, updated roof furnace, C/A, vinyl windows, U G sprinklers & low maintenance exterior make this a perfect home for the active family $309,900 (GRE57) Call Lynn DeJohn

(734) 216-2800

l e a l E s t a t e

(734) 451-5400

T H I S G O R G E O U SHome IS located on a quiet, tree-lined street and offers 4 bedrooms, 1 5 baths, an updated kitchen, family room with fireplace, neutral decor and IS nicely landscaped A/C & more' $239,900 (AKGCAO)

REMERICA HOMETOWN 734-459-6222

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"NO BANK REQUIRED'"Owners will finance this 3 bdrm brick ranch

734 521 0270

BEAUTIFUL & UPDATED BRICK RANCH

Living room w/dining L Updated kitchen & bath Huge master bdrm Finished bsmt w/half bath Beautifully landscaped 2 car garage $136,900 (LEI 65)

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foot home on a large lot 24x24 family room/recarea Newer windows &

siding along with an updated kitchen WeTl.give you all the appliances,

a hot tub & keys at closing $ 1 5 4 ,9 0 0

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3 bedroom home in the last 5 years Roof, AC, turnaeve, electricity Just needs finishing touches'2/2 car

garage Above ground poo! with deck in landscaped fenced yard, porch

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L IV O N IASuper sharp 3 bedroom, 114 bath brick/wood Ranch with country

kitchen, family room with fireplace & door to patio Great features for entertaining Updates include

windows, furnace, paint Recroom with wet bar Clean as a pin

$ 1 8 8 ,8 0 0

GARDEN CITYBeautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath home

with many updates including remodeled kitchen, kitchen doorwall to large covered deck, nicely finished basement with dry bar, fireplace & full bath Two car garage, privacy

fence, sprinkler system & appliances $ 1 5 9 ,9 0 0

BEDFORDWell built, well cared for and well

priced' Nicely landscaped solid brick Ranch Three bedroom, 1 X bath,

updated kitchen, bath, wndowsand roof, 2 Year garage with newer

vinyl siding, fenced yard All this and more$ 1 3 9 ,9 0 0

L IV O N IACastle Garden’s Colonial, 3 bedrooms

and 1Y baths Updates Pergo flooring in kitchen & foyer, new vinyl windows & exterior doors, newer roof

& circuit breakers Neutral decor, deck off family room with overhang,

fireplace in family room $ 2 2 7 ,9 0 0

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By Owner. 2 bdrm, 1 bath brick home 1 car garage Appliances stay, great starter $110,000 (313) 541-3739

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FRESHLY UPDATED3 bdrm, 2 bath Bungalow Dining room, family room, large updated kitchen & bath Newer windows Computer/nursery room off master Bsmt Deck Home warranty $126,000 (FI184)

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IMMACULATE RANCH3 bdrm, 2 5 bath, family room, living room w/fireplace, finished bsmt, attached garage Move-m cond $197,900 (734) 591-6618

M O V E R IG H T Just Listed! Updated, 1014 sq ft ranch 3 bdrm, 1 full bath, 1 lav in full bsmt 1 car garage 35 acre lot Hard­wood floors, nice open floor plan, huge deck on back All kitchen appliances Absol­utely gorgeous inside and out Very well maintained Updates include kitchen, copper plumbing, new duct work, new carpet in master bedroom, recessed lighting in living room, newer hot water heater, garage door and windows! Everything is move in ready! This one won't last! $144,900

Call for more info and an appointment at 313-387-2493

S P A C I O U S C O L O N I A L !Large 3 bdrm, 2 bath home Many updates including furnace & C/A, windows & roof, bsmt, 2 car garage

$176,900C E N T U R Y 2 1 P R E M I E R

(73 4) 453-4300WWW premiersoldit com

J U S T L I S T E D !

UPDATED & SPACIOUS3 Bdrm , 2 bath Bungalow Newer roof & windows Updated kitchen w/ceramic floor & doorwall to deck Huge master suite w/jacuzzi Bsmt C/A Garage $139,900 (GA205)

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19 5 9 Hutchins, Roc heste r Hills

$369,000(248)755-6863 Mint

Colonial, Priced Under mar­ket Value, 4 bdrm, 2 5

btahs, first floor master fin­ished bsmt, new roof &

windows, large deck, 1 yr warranty, flexible terms

DOWNTOWN!3 + 3.5, David Smith colonial, $449,000 By owner Newly finished bsmt, professional landscaping, 1 block from park/trail Gorgeous interior layout 248-652-1516 WWW owners com/DJA3278

OAKLAND TWP. Gorgeous 3200 sq f t , 4 bdrm, 3 5 bath colonial 3 fireplaces 1350sq ft finished walk-out Premium wooded lot Motivated sellers' $535,000 586-243-3224

Royal Oak

CLEAN, MOVE-IN condition 3 bdrm, 2 bath brick ranch 2 car garage New kitchen, 3-season porch Hardwood floors, C/A, gas fireplace, finished bsmt w/ wet bar and pool table $217,500 248-417-9690

Downtown 1920's arts & crafts

1500 sq ft New kitchen, 1 5 baths, furnace, C/A 3 bdrm Hardwood, fireplace $249,900 248-594-5757

Prim e Vinsetta Ne ig hborhoo d

3 bdrm brick cape cod in one of Royal Oak’s prime neighborhoods' Updated kitchen w/ceramic tile firs, newer vinyl windows Liv rm w/natural fireplace & sunrm overlooking gor­geous deck, great for enter­taining' Finished basement w/wet bar Priced at only $329,900 00CHRIS LEE, Real Estate One 26236 Woodward Ave Royal Oak, Ml 48067

W alking Distance to Exciting D ow n tow n

Royal Oak!Large 3 bdrm brick bunga­low in walking distance to downtown Royal Oak' Hardwd firs in bdrms Open liv rm w/natural stone fire­place Updated ceramic bath Full basement w/work- shop Screened in front porch Large lot 60 X 158 Priced at only $ 259,900 00 CHRIS LEE, Real Estate One

26236 Woodward Ave Royal Oak, Ml 48067

Southfield/Lathriip

J U S T L I S T E D

BIG & BEAUTIFUL!3 bdrm 2 5 bath brick Colonial Living room w/fireplace Family room, with doorwall to patio & deck Updated kitchen Newer windows Lg mas­ter bdrm w/bath Finished bsmt 2 car garage $215,775 (SU276)

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SOUTHFIELDDesirable 4 bdrm , 2 5 bath Colonial w/2 car attached garage Family room w/beamed ceiling & fire­place w/marble surround Master suite w/walk-in clos­et & bath w/ceramic shower Big utility room Finished bsmt w/30' X 20' rec room. $259,900 (1V224)

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T a w a s A r e a

A p p ro x . 10 acres, 3000 sq. ft. (+/-) Victorian H o m e , built in 1 9 9 2 ,3 bedroom s, I'A bath, 2'A car att. garage, full basement, 2 barns and 4 additional

buildings. Within walking distance to Huron National Forest and five inland lakes. Ten miles to Lake H u ron .

O n l y $ 3 4 9 ,0 0 0 ! |B y appointment only. 9 8 9 -3 6 2 -4 5 53 |

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O wner M ust Sell!!!L u x u r y C o n d o C o m p le t e d Ju n e 2 0 0 5 .

3 B e d r o o m , 3 B ath s w ith lo ft, m e tic u lo u s ly a p p o i n te d , in c lu d in g 1 8 ft. le d g e s to n e

fir e p la c e w ith s o lid c e d a r m a n tie , la rg e i a c u z z i t u b , fre e g o lf & ski p a c k a g e , e x c e lle n t

c a s h f lo w in rental m a n a g e m e n t p r o g r a m . A n y re a s o n a b le o ffe r c o n s id e re d ,

listed at $ 2 9 9 ,0 0 0 .

Owner/Realtor: 98 9 .6 19 .0 40 0Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors»700 W Main»Gaylord

Southfield/Lathrup

J U S T L I S T E D !

SOUTHFIELDStunning 5 bdrm , 3 5 bath Colonial w/ Top-of-the-line“ updates including roof, windows, doors & master suite w/granite & walk-in custom closet Huge foyer Formal dining room w/fire- place & French doors to deck Center island kitchen w/granite counters, double ovens & sinks Library First floor laundry. 2 car garage $347,500 (BR284)

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South Lyon

J U S T L I S T E D IJ U S T R E D U C E D !

3 year old 1 5 Story, 4 bdrm, 2 5 bath, V2 acre pro­fessionally landscaped, cus­tom deck Open floor plan, vaulted great room w/fire- place, 1st floor master suite $337,900

JIM ALVAROE (810) 599-0419 Keller Williams

2144 S State, Ann Arbor

1-88e-§7§- SELLwww,hometownlife.com

J U S T L i S T i D I

G R E A T L O C A T I O N Huge private lot, 4 bdrms , family room w/fireplace Numerous updates, two story shed 2 car attached garage Appliances Imme­diate occupancy $214 900

CALL TERRY LEWISTON /34 416 5770

Absolutely FabulousNew-build classic home in exclusive Troy community Gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors, huge master suite, dual staircase, 4 bdrms, 3 2 baths, 3 car garage, daylight bsmt, Troy Schools, close to park $775,000 (734) 604-6119

LOOKS GREAT! 3 Bdrm ranch, 2 5 bath, newer kitchen, 1st floor laundry, 2 car attached garage, finished bsmt $274,500 248-417-5249

TROYFabulous 3 bdrm Ranch w/attached garage Formal living room Family room w/doorwall to wooded lot New center island kitchen w/maple cabinets, counter- tops, stainless steel sink & lg eating area New tear- off roof $184,900 (ST351)

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A F F O R D A B L E !1 6 x 7 6 , 3 bed,

2 bath, appliancesOnly $12,900

24 X 4 4 , 2 bed, 2 bathOnly $12,900

immediate Occ. $ 1 9 9 /m o S i te R e n t - l y r .

!n C a n t o nQUALITY HOMES at Sherwood Village

Wayne-Westland Schools on the southeast corner of

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(734) 3 9 7 -7 7 7 4tS f

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3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Includes all Appliances C/A,

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SKYLINE2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths All

Appliances C/A Shed, Beautiful Covered Porch & More'

>29,900SKYLINE

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TROYLuxurious 3 bdrm , 3 5 bath, two story home w/fin- ished walk-out lower level & 2 car garage Many custom features including Brazilian cherry floors, gas fireplace w/limestone facade, French doors & much more Master suite has private bath w/jetted tub & sepa­rate shower & slate floors 4 season sun room Beautifully landscaped yard $409,900 (BT274)

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Great 3 bdrm.2 bath ranch

home on wooded lot w/lake privileges on all sports lake' Spacious kitchen, vaulted Gr Rm w/corner fireplace. Master suite w/master bath $281,000 Gail Turner 248-873-0087

or 248-349-2929 x265

LIK E n m 4 M m , 2 M h Mm kttcbw cdanter. teor, cabinets, disttwasber. New t updated bath, ftorlda room. Csntrai air. Garage.

' 1 1 3 5 ,SDOCfehfery 21 M J L Corporsie

Transterae Service 248-851-0700

West Bloomfield

Middle Straits Lake Viewbordering canal Steps from park 2300 sq ft brick 3/4 bed, 2 full baths, kitchen w/lots of storage, 3 5 car garage $267,000 248-363-5454

J U S T L I S T E D I

TOTALLY REMODELED4 Bdrm, 3 bath Colonial w/2142 sq ft of living space New kitchen & bath w/jetted tub Newer siding, windows, roof, furnace & hot water heater Bsmt w/bath 2 car garage & pole barn $259,900 (EC404)

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UPDATED HOME- N of Walnut W of Orchard Lk Walking dis­tance to nature preserve & trails Hardwood floors throug­hout Remodeled baths, bsmt w/bonus room and full bath Pretty lot 4 bdrm, 3 1 bath $299,900 Call 248-255-8832

EHEHIEiHil!WEST BLOOMFIELD

UNION LAKE PRIVILEGES Immediate occupancy Gor geous 1998 built 3 bdrm , 2 5 bath home w/open floor plan & hardwood floors thru-out the mam floor 2 story Great room First floor master suite with glamour bath Kitchen w/breakfast room All appliances stay C/A Corner lot with circle drive Enjoy all sports lake privileges with a short walk to a private beach $254,900 (WI781)

CENTURY 21 TODAY (248) 855-2000

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L I V O N I A S C H O O L S 3 bdrm, 214 bath Cape Cod, built in '96 2258 sq f t , deck, professionally fin­ished bsmt Loft open to great room w/fireplace, din­ing room, eat-in kitchen

JANET McLOGAN (313) 580-2256

C21 Curran & Christie (313) 565-1000

J U S T L i S T E D !M O V E - IN R E A D Y !

Beautiful 3 bdrm, 2 bath Ranch w/Livonia schools All new kitchen, mam bath w/jaccuzzi tub, finished bsmt, and much more

Hurry! $169,900 C all L a rr y S n yd e r

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$ 114,9 0 0Rent no more Super-clean 3 bdrm ranch with 2 car garage Fireplace in living room, large deck, large lot Full of updates' It's a steal, call today!

N EA R S C H O O LNice 3 bdrm brick ranch, finished bsmt, 2 5 garage and large screened porch Top area, major updates Nicely landscaped Offered at $159,900

Cali The AndersDns Century 21 Dynamic

(734) 728-78006900 N Wayne, Westland

BEAUTIFUL - Livonia Schools Attached garage, 38481 Terry Ln Serious pre-approved buy­ers only $249,900 By Appt. 313-945-8255,248-662-9834

BRICK RANCH 3 bdrm, 1 bath, newer roof, furnace, c/a, fin­ished bsmt, approx 1000 sqft, $129,900 734-6*44-1787

FIRST TIME BUYERS!3 Bedroom, bsmt

$0 down program. $992/mo 33667 Melton Agent/owner

734-564-8402

Livonia schools! Living room w/vaulted ceiling, open to updated white kitchen w/newer floor Large family room & walk-out to yard Warm hardwood floors in hall & bdrms Master has bath access Both baths updated Vinyl windows Roof tear-off 2 car garage, fenced yard C/A Well maintained, ready for offers' 1 yr home warranty (D0N74) $174,500 Call Lynn DeJohn (734) 451-5400

ISu

New ConstructionAlmost 1600 sq ft 3 bdrm, 2 bath, attached garage, C/A Open house Sun 1-4 34720 Stacy N/Ford, E/Wayne (734) 748-9638, or 734-536-1935

PRICED REDUCED Livonia schools, 3 bdrm updated brick ranch w/bsmt 7600 Melvin $154,900 734-591-7777

RANCH3 bdrm, 1 bath, bsmt, large yard Recently refurbished

$145,000 734-461-3155

RANCH 3 Bdrm , attached garage Bsmt Large lot Handyman special $132,900 Agent (734) 260-5747

W A Y N E - W E S T L A N D SCHOOLS 3 bdrm 1 bath Family room w/ fireplace New furnace & iir Ne\/er roof vinyl windows Large eat m kitchen $144,900 734-529 5305

Wixom-Commerce

C O M M E R C E 3 221 Governors L n ,

W oodbridge Lk -D o c k in g & Boat Privileges

Spectacular 5 bedroom estate, 4,800 sq ft of pure luxury, custom built in 1996 with great attention & detail to craftsmanship Features gourmet kitchen, hearth room, butler’s pantry, 2 story windows & ceilings, 1st floor mater suite, roman style jetted tub, magnificent finrshed walkout, circular drive, private wooded lot with limestone terraced landscaping, large wrap around deck and 3 5 car garage $600,000

MARIE SEXTON 248-877-7711 REMAX 100

8800 Commerce Rd, Commerce Twp 48382

COMMERCE TWP- By owner Preserve sub Great home & location Built in 1996 2-story contemporary, fully loaded, shows great' Price & terms negotiable For personal showing call 248-214-0233

BiRCHWOOD FARMS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN

R o b e rt W o o d c u s to m -d e s ig n e d y e a r-ro u n d Ranch w ith all c lu b am enities. Panoram ic view s o f g o lf course a n d c o u n tryside , faces south w ith large a iry ro o m s , s u p e rb craftsm an s h ip , 3 b d rm s , 2 .5 b ath s, rich oak e n try , m arble fo y e r, all brass a n d 2 4 % lead crystal lig h t fixtu re s, fire p la ce , c u s to m d e signe d kitc hen, d e ck, full b a s e m e n t, circular d rive w a y , p ro f, landscape d, lo w m a in te n a n c e , a u to m a tic sprinkling syste m . M u s t v ie w to a p p re c ia te . $ 4 5 9 ,0 0 0

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Genessee County

LINDENJUST LLSTED' Lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch in peaceful neighborhood Home features Great room with gas fireplace, convenient kitchen with snack bar and dining area leading to private patio Plus basement, 2 car garage and a good sized yard that IS beautifully landscaped Linden Schools $219,500

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Washtenaw County

COUNTRY CLUB LIVINGLong ranch w/finished walk­out located on 8th green of Ann Arbor Country Club Hardwood thruout, 3 bdrm, 2 5 bath $375,000 4311 Crestline (734) 761-4670

Lakefront/WaterfmntHomes

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Brighto n W o o d la n d L a k e

3/4 Acre Lot, 50' Frontage, Exclusive sub. Boat slip,

$219,000. View at WWW LakeProperty InLivingston com

CALL GARY DEGEORGE (810) 534-2113

Keller Williams Realty 1005 E Grand River,

Brighton.

J U S T L I S T E D !H O W E L L

All sports Lake Chemung 45 ft frontage, 932 sq. ft 2 bdrm, 1 bath. $215,000

View at WWW Lake Property InLivingston com CALL GARY DEGEORGE

(810) 534-2113 Keller Williams Realty 1005 E Grand River,

Brighton

J U S T L I S T E D !

2 - F A M I L Y S E C L U D E D L O G H O M E !

6 bdrm, 5 1% bath log home on 5 wooded acres, and private lake' Plus 2 kitchens, 2 living rooms, 2 laundry rooms, over 4,000 sq ft of living space and so much more' $379,000

Call Mark Riggle at (517) 206-4474 for info'

Re/Max Irish Hills (517) 467-3003

ALMOST LAKEFRONT HOUSEgreat lakeview, boat & beach access is 60 from front deck, very solid, needs TLC, Orion Twp, Long Lake $156k offers 248-343-0599

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HOWELL. 120FT. WATER­FRONT HOME. By owner On private all sports Coon Lk 4 br, 3 bath, $449,000 313- 410-7285 or 517-548-3147

J U S T L i S T E D I

BLOOMFIELDCONVENIENTLOCATION

Light and bright condo w/master bdrm/bath plus 2nd bdrm /bath Neutral and easy to move into Enjoy the pool for these hot summer days Bloomfield Hills schools All this for only $112,900 Kathleen Robinson 248-646-2517, ext 208 Real Estate One LOOKING FOR A CONDO? Call Kathleen Robinson

THE CONDO EXPERT 248-646-2517, ext 208

Real Estate One

BLOOMFIELD HILLS- Hickory Grove & Woodward 2 bdrm, 1 bath, upper Completely up­dated, new appliances $109,500 248-521-7257

CantonN E W 2005 C O N D O

3 bdrm, 2 5 bath, 2000+ sq f t , 1st floor master, 2

car garage $256,000 Tim (734) 788-9810

FARMINGTON HILLS 2500+ sq. ft. ranch, end unit, with finished lower level walk-out, backing to woods 3 bdrm/den, 2 5 bath, 30025 MeadowridgeS (S/of12mile, W/off Middlebelt) 248-478- 3674 appt only $293,000/

FARMINGTON HILLSImmediate Occupancy in gated complex. Totally updated 2 bdrm, 2 bath Condo New roof, kitchen w/granite, appliances, pow­der room, wood blinds, mirrored closets & more. Living room w/fireplace & dining room Finished lower level w/family room Patio & deck Garage Pool & tennis courts m complex $159,900 (C0389DP)

DANI PETT (248) 561-4888

CENTURY 21 TODAY 6755 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills, Ml

J U S T L I S T E D !

FARMINGTDN HILLSMany upgrades in spacious 1,532 sq. f t , 2 bdrm, 2 bath Condo in absolute "move-in" condition. Living room w/doorwall to bal­cony. Dining room. "Eat-in" kitchen w/appliances In- unit laundry Common bsmt w/lots of storage Carport Pool & clubhouse in complex. $139,900 (EC277NS)

NORMA SHEENA (248) 425-1330

CENTURY 21 TODAY 28544 Orchard Lake Rd,

Farmington Hills

J U S T L I S T E D I

FARMINGTDN HILLS IMMEDIATE DGCUPANCY

Affordable 1 bdrm Condo Huge living room, dining room, kitchen w/all appli­ances & in-unit washer & dryer Master bdrm has walk-in closet Great loca­tion Tennis court & pool in complex $85,000(TW298DP)

DANI PETT (248) 561-4888

CENTURY 21 TODAY 6755 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills, Mi

FARMINGTDN HILLS, CDNDD-2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, fin­ished bsmt Close to freeway & shopping Seller relocating & must sell really cheap $162,00Q. No realtors Buyers only call 248-789-6865

Huron Twp 23658 North Park 2 bdrm, 2 bath end unit ranch condo w/2 car attached garage & full bsmt Built in 2002, this sharp condo has a great room w/vaulted ceiling, formal dining room & spacious kitchen 1st floor laundry & low Assoc dues Immediate occupancy (PAR58) $204,500

'Meal Estate

(734) 451-5400

Keego HarborV IS TA S O F C AS S L A K E

New construction Luxury Townhome Condos Two or three bedroom units w/den, balcony, 2Vz bathrooms, two- car and guest parking, spa­cious and well-designed living areas Full appliances and more Mid 200 s Zero down Financing avail Lake access Models and sales office open Noon 6 For nnore info call

(248 ) 6 1 3 -8987 .

LAKEFRONT CONDO BELLEVILLE LAKE REDUCED!Turn key totally updated, granite, hardwood, 2 bdrm, 2 5 baths, walkout basement, dock $230,000 For more info & pics HNOcom ID#20112

734-883-8813

LIVONIA -1 bdrm condo, new appliances, very clean, 6 Mile & Newburgh area Priced to sell' 248-921-0151

LIVONIA - Gorgeous 2 bdrm condo w/very large master, 2 1/2 baths, finished bsmt, 2 decks, 2 car garage, great location, Livonia adjacent to Plymouth By owner $229,000 734-464-6005

LIVONIA - OPEN SAT. 1-4 N. of 6 Mile, W. of Newburgh

Greeenfieid Villas 37932 N. Laurel Park

Sharp, updated 3 5 bath town- house Finished basement, 2 car garage Only $259,900

The Woods - 18338 University Park - Newly decorated 2 bed­room, 2 bath ranch condo Immediate occupancy - club- house/pool Reduced, only $144,900 Close to shopping, x-ways, airport j

CALL ESTHER BAXTER 248-981-7885 ,

MAYFAIR REALTORS (734) 522-8000, EXT. 243

LIVONIA BEST BUY2 CAR GARAGE, 2 Bedrooms, and 2 full baths make this sparkling clean 1450 sq ft Condo a great buy' )n-unit laundry, formal dining room, 22'long Florida room over­looks commons area and pool Private entry, prime Laurel Park area. Reduced to $148,900

CALL DAN MULUN RE/MAX 100

248-348-3000 ext 279 Cell 313-300-0462

MILFORD2 bdrm, 1 bath Townhouse w/finished bsmt Remodeled in 2000 $517/mo total payment, except electricity Assume for $18,900/best 248-980-7246

N O R T H V IB m T m m o 2 M m mflo rth Yife. Private entry, f t a p l ic t , Ssm t, 2 car garage. Great eosditton, Pitced t n sell Show and

Century 2 1 M J t Ge^orate Transferee Service,

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NOVI3 bdrm end unit w /lst floor master 1691 sq ft on main level plus 945 sq ft. in finished lower level' Great room w/soaring ceil­ings, Island Kitchen w/hrdwd floors 2 car side entry garage $310,000

Call Carol Copping 248-444-8105 or

248-349-2929 x205

BEDFORD VILLA 1 bdrm condo, ground floor, pool, $49,500 (248) 476-6211,

(313) 563-0408

ROCHESTER - Newer double unit condo downtown, 2 bed­rooms, VA baths $400,000 ShareNet Realty 248-642-1620

SOUTH LYON 2 bedroom, 2 bath Washer/dryer + ail appli­ances Enclosed porch, $120,000 (248) 437-2284

J U S T L I S T E D !SOUTHFIELD

Immediate occupancy Built in 2001, sharp & trendy 1,439 sq ft private entry 2 bdrm , 2 5 bath Condo with finished basement & 2 car garage Maple kitchen with eating area & all appliances Lg master suite w/waik-in closet & private bath Custom window treat­ments Low associationfees Prime location$199,900 (STJA255NS)

NORMA SHEENA (248) 425-1330

CENTURY 21 TODAY 28544 Orchard Lake Rd,

Farmington Hills

STERLING HGTSBeautiful end unit, 2 bdrm , 1 bath, full bsmt, c/a Ail appli­ances included $105,000

Home-586-268-0850 Bus-(248)836-2311

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WALLED LAKE 2 bdrm. South Pointe Condo Lakefront adult (50+) compnunity $124,900 Open Sun 1-4 734-355-1541

J U S T L I S T E D !

WATERFORD IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY

Exquisite 1200 sq f t , 2 bdrm, 2 bath private entry ranch condo Built 2002 Open floor plan, w/high ceilings & neutral decor Fabulous kitchen In-unit laundry Private patio Garage Low association tee Pool & cabana in com­plex $129 900 (AM730DP)

DANI PETT (248) 561 4888

CENTURY 21 TODAY 6755 Telegraph Rd Bloomfield Hills Ml

W I S T B lO O M fl iL D * 1 S T F L O O R R A N C H W /FR IV A Tf E N T R Y ! 2 large M m. 2 bath condo. Attacbod garage, 1 walk la closer, 1 s t floor lauadry, at! apptiaiRces, 0/A Qm year ^36 5 borne warranty irtciuded $165,000 Century 21 K U l Oorporato

Transferee Service 248-851-6700

WESTLAND IMMACULATE Detached Ranch Condo 2 bdrm , 2 bath, 1st floor laun­dry, full bsmt, 2 car attached garage, $184,900

248-347-6878

J U S T L I S T E D I

WESTLANDMove-in condition Clean, updated end unit Living room w/gas fireplace Kitchen w/all newer appli­ances Master bdrm with walk-in closet & access to full bath Wood ^deck Attached garage Low assoc tees $157,900 (PH354SR)

SCOTT RAYBURN CENTURY 21 TODAY

(734) 673-5721 19500 Victor Parkway,

Livonia

BIRMINGHAM DUPLEXGreat investment/rental prop­erty Completely renovated - new windows, new kitchen, C/A, recessed lights, hard­wood floors throughout, new landscaping, sprinkler sys­tem 3 bedrooms, 1. 5 baths, screened-in back porch 1 car garage each side 1707-1709 Haynes $495,000

248-545-7400

Manufactured Homes

$0 DOWN- Newer bank repo s up to 2400 sqft for under $30,000 Must pay sales tax

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LARGE HOME SITES IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY'

$199/mo. site rental* Cash Rebates*

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J U S T L I S T E D !

HISTORIC CHURCH IN ROMEO

Built in 1929 Over 6000st of usable space Building pro­vides all the facilitids for an active congregation, sanctu­ary, day care, classrooms, kitchen, playground, offices Zoning would allow conver­sion to single family home, office, B&B, group day care, school or funeral home

Sale Price $400,000 Contact

Barnie Leahy & Lisa Frazier, Cyrowski Commercial

Real Estate, Inc, 248-393-0600

Mobile Homes

CANTON Well maintainednicely decorated, 2 bdrm ,1 1/2 bath C/A New appli­ances, new carpet, corner lot w/shed Asking $9900 734-397-3038, 734-560-1976

MILFORD: BANK REPOSSES­SION 2002 Redman Medallion 27x48,1296 sq ft 3 bdrm, 2 bath Good condition Please call Wendy, 614-480-2935

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP OPEN HOUSE SUN. 1-4.

49457 South Dr,Ridge between N Territorial & 5 Mile 1997 Dutch double wide 3 bdrm , 2 bath perime­ter lot Many extras Immediate move-in Plymouth Hills com­munity (734) 927-4242

Lakefront Properly

6 A C R E L A K E F R O N T . . .25 minutes from Grand

Rapids' Rolling hardwoods on 93 deep private lake with quiet living & great fishing near Hastings' Guaranteed

buiidable $162,900 Loon Lake Realty

8am-8pm daily 888-805-5320 WWW loonlakereaity.com

BLOOMFIELD Picture perfect 135' Updated 3635 sq ft, colonial, Birmingham schools $650,000 Call Anu Gandhi, 248-396-3261 Real Estate One, 248-851-6900 ext 250

OMER Beautiful get-away cape cod home on 70' of Rifle River, 1300 sq f t , 3 bdrm , natural wood floors, brick fireplace, 2nd floor walkout deck to view river, near state land, great fishing & canoe­ing $134,900 734-748-2844

Northern Property

Ail Sports Lake Front Home

North of Evart. 3-4 bed­room, .1 5 bath, covered deck tor watching sunsets, 3 season sun room, immaculate condition, many extras $189,900

Coldwell Banker Blakely Realty

KARA LYNNE BURNS (231) 796-5823 (231) 734-2536

AUGRES, CARPENTERS' DREAM! 1910 home w/6 Bdrms, butler & maid quar­ters Full of character' Natural wood floors & fireplace 2578 sq ft on acre lot that can be split Near yacht club & Saginaw Bay Needs a lot of work $55,000, appraised @ over $100,000 734-748-2844

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Cheboygan - Country Living Black Lake Condo

Beautiful Prime LakefrontJust completed and still at pre-construction prices - A must see' Overlooking Black Mountain on 10,000 acre sandy, clear, all sports lake 2-3 bedrooms, cathedral ceil­ings, balcony, garage, eleva­tor, etc A 6 unit complex, quiet and private Near Mackinaw, skiing, Black Lake Golf and DAW resort

Starting at $279,900 Call Gary at 231-420-0011

CLAIRE, 2 HOUR DRIVE. New3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, oak kitchen, 2 car garage, handi­cap friendly, $149,900 or best offer 989-588-9940

COTTAGE Built 2004, btwn Gaylord/Boyne Swimming, golf, snowmobile community, more $85,000 810-599-0181

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GLADWINYour work free executive condominium in Northern Michigan is available for your review by appointment Priced at $269,900 Call Judy 248-867-1738 for email brochure with photos or call 810-329-3884 for directionsFor the family who wants a tru northern getaway with all the luxury and none of the maintenance This 3 bedroom, 3 bath luxury condominium was particularly built for your personal needs including but not limited to golf course on one side and all sports lake on the other A personal private elevator to take you to all three levels Custom designed interior with too many extra's to men­tion Private dock, three balconies Pool table, heated garage Security system A truly custom Condo for those with truly discriminate taste Babcock Investment Limited 248-867-1738

HIGGINS LAKE AREAPerfect retirement home 4 bdrm, 3 full bath, cape cod on wooded 2 1/2 acres Lg deck, C/A, alarm system, sprinkler system, professional land­scaping, 30)f40 heated garage, $229,000 Can arrange financ­ing , Owner 989-821-6414

TRAVERSE CITY330 ft W Bay shared frontage on Old Mission Penninsylia 2064 sq ft 3 bdrm, 2 bath, c/a, open floor plan, 4 sea­sons cedar porch, sprinkler system, 2 5 car garage and many extras' Would make a GREAT vacation home' 313-885-3353, 231-947-0568

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BOYNE HIGHLANDSNew 4 bdrm, 3 5 bath home with 3533 sq ft Wood floors, granite, fireplace, indoor hot tub & sauna $549,900

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5 Acres on a private road in Superior Twp. Well installed, perk approved, area of fine homes' $228,000.

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Between Plymouth & Ann Arbor Natural Gas, private road, perk approved $175,000SECLUDED 10 ACREParcel, wooded, and rolling, a private estate setting $295,000NORTHFIELD TWP.

12 Acres on Pontiac Trail zoned residential/agricultural Natural gas, perk approved $275,000HOOD REAL ESTATE

734-878-4686FARMINGTON HILLS

Residential, treed, 125x250, paved street land contract,

$78,900. 313-537-0331

VILLAGE of Webberville, MlWater, sewers, gas, electric Paved N Howard St $35,900/ terms 810-599-0181

WESTLAND60x120 Lot in desirable community Cleared and ready for permits $59,900

Paul, 734-207-2250

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734-414-0448

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(248) 478-8559

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Carpentry

FINISH CARPENTRYCrowns, Trim, Doors

Railings Straight or Bent Lie 32 yrs exp 734-455-3970

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- Reasonable Prices n 734-740-4072

AFFORMBLE ELECTRICIAN Sparky Electric - Free Est.

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FAMILY ELECTRICAL - City cert Violations corrected Service changes or any small job Free est 734-422-8080

Lie. MASTER ELECTRICIANNeeds your work No Job Too

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Housecleaning

DEPENDABLE, METICULOUSand experienced Polish clean­ing lady If you need your house spotless, call Renata, 586-268-4202 evenings

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HOUSECLEANINGExperienced and dependable, bonded & insured, reasonable rates Call Pam 734-377-8235

Investigations EPRIVATE INVESTIGATOR

Consulting, reasonable Bus­iness, Personal Camera Sur­veillance etc 586-758-3838

Landscaping E4 ACE LANDSCAPING 4Cleanup, shrub removal,

weeding/trimming/sod/plants Complete landscaping 4 313-533-3967 4

COMPLETE LANDSCAPING BY LACOURE SERVICES

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Landscaping

CRIMBOLI LANDSCAPE INC.Design, Build, Sod, Shrubs, Trees, Stone, Patios, Re- Landscapes Call or visit for a design quote 50145 Ford Rd , Canton (734) 495-1700

M R . S H O V E L• Resodding

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Low area repaired‘ Demolition/Pool Removal ‘ Dirt-Concrete Removal

Paul: 734-326-6114

BEAT ANYWRIHEN ESTIMATE

2 4 8 -4 7 6 -0 0 1 1313-835-8610

Painting, Papering, Plastering, Repairs, Wallwashing

^ M A S T E R W O R K P A IN T IN GInterior / Exterior

• Power Washing• Drywall Repair

• Aluminum Siding Painting 20 yrs exp References

Call 734-523-1964Quality Work / Nice Price

• PAINTER & HANDYMAN •37 yrs exp Sr Citizen 10% Discount Lie Ins Ask for Jim 734-397-2672, 734-578-4489

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ACCURATE INT PAINTINGPlaster/Drywall Repair Small jobs Okay 46 yrs exp Ins Free Est Larry 734-425-1372

ACTION PAINTINGQUALITY WORK lnterior‘ Exterior

Drywall‘ Plaster‘Wallpaper RemovaHAIuminum Siding

Refinishing ‘ Power Washing ‘ Decks' Lie ‘ Ins ‘ BBB Member

Free Estimates (248) 546-4516

ALL PHASE PAINTING

Int / Ext 27 Years Exp Lie

313-532-2520

DAYLITE PAINTING CO.Interior • Exterior Free Estimates 248-478-4140

INTERIORS R USInt & Ext painting, wallpaper removal, faux finishes, dry- wall repairs 734-306-3624

PETERSON PAINTINGCustom colors are our specialty Wallpaper Removal, Drywall Repair 30+ yrs exp 734-414-0154 734 748-2017

QUALITY PAINTINGThorough Preparation

Work Myself since 1967 Neat, Reasonable & Insured

FRANK C. FARRUGIA 248-225-7165

• INTERIOR • EXTERIOR PAINTING BY MICHAEL‘ Res ‘ ComI ‘ Staining

•Textured Ceilings • Faux Finishes ‘ Deck/Aluminum

Refinishing ‘ Plaster/Drywall Repair • Wallpaper Removal

• Free Est • References• 248-349-7499 . 734-464-8147

Plastering

★ Joe's Plaster & Drywall ★•Dust Free Repairs ‘Water Damage ‘ Cracks & Holes Small Jobs welcome 35 yrs exp Lie /Ins (248) 478-7949

Plumbing & Sewer CleaningRepairs & Alterations

248-471-2600

DYNAMIC PAINTIING & POWER WASHING Deck Staining, Commercial, Res­idential Call 248-366-6506

Remodeling

M&M CONSTRUCTIONKitchens, baths, bsmts, cer­amic tile All work done by 15 yr exp owner 313-680-6840

Absolutely Affordable GARDEN CITY CONST.

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ALL Roofing, Chimney Repair, Siding, Seamless

Gutters, Porch Repair. Lie. & ins. Choice: 734-422-0600

APEX ROOFINGQuality work completed with pride Family owned Lie Ins

For honesty & integrity 248-476-6984, 248-855-7223

DCR CONTRACTING‘ Roofing ‘ Siding'Gutters

Licensed & Insured (313) 730-9295

LEAK SPECIALIST - Flashings, Valleys, Chimneys, etc. Warr Member BBB 30 yrs exp Lic/lns 248-827-3233

N e w & R e p a irAlso rubber roofing, carpen­try, insurance work

248-471-2600

NEW ERA CONSTRUCTION Roofing, Siding, AdditionsZero Down, 100% on Completion. Licensed & Insured 248-293-1077

POWER CONSTRUCTION CO.Complete Roof and Repairs

Siding, Carpentry Fully licensed & insured

248-477-1300

ALL Roofing, Chimney Repair, Siding, Seamless Gutters, Porch Repair. Lie.

& Ins. Choice; 734-422-0600

VINYL & Alum siding, gutters, trim, awnings, roofing, etc

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PLYMOUTH: Large, nice 1 bdrm , close to town, w/blinds, carpeting, no pets Avail 9/1/05 John, 734-454-0056

BEDFORD - 25053 Five Mile Road 1 bedroom Air Carport available. $550 Available Nowi 313-538-8553

ROYAL OAK - Between 12 & 13 Mile, off Coolidge, 1 bed- mom apt., newly redecorated, carpet $540/mo Heat & water included

(248) 488-2251

ROYAL OAK (N) Lg 2 bdrm, 1300 + sqft Newly remod­eled ,No pets or smoking $875/mo $875 security,1 yr lease. (248) 398-0960

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FARMINGTON HILLS Park Motel Furnished rooms, effi­ciency & apts from $150/week No deposit 248-474-1324

PLYMOUTH - Large furnished studio, includes all utilities $550 plus deposits 6 mo lease or longer 734-635-1079, 734-434-6686

S. LYON CONDOClean 1 bdrm , washer/dryer, carport, no pets 248-380-5405, 248-719-3293

Condos/Townhouses

BIRMINGHAMMAPLE ROAD TOWNES - Maple at Columbia (east of Adams) - Walk to downtown from these quaint updated 2 bed, 1 bath townhomes in award-winning ivy-covered building Only $870

EDGEWOOD COURT -14 Mite between Pierce and Greenfield - beautiful kitchens highlight these 2 bed, 1 bath town- homes with covered par-king available mid-September. 2 story and ranch style $995

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248-642-8686

BIRMINGHAM - Must see' 2 bdrm end unit w/many up­dates & wood floors $1195 ShareNet Realty 248-642-1620

BIRMINGHAM DOWNTOWNTownhouse. Private entrance, 2 bdrm, 114 bath. A/C, hard­wood floors, washer/dryer. No pets. 248-901-1796

BIRMINGHAM PLACE: NewConstruction. 2 bdrm., 2 baths Granite, marble, wood floors. Open Sat. 1-5, Sun 2- 5 or appointment. 34611 Woodward 248-852-6436

CANTON Cherry Hill Village. 1st floor, 1575 sq. ft. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, fireplace, bsmt, 2 car. $1475. 734-812-9030

CANTON-First Month FREE!:Chatterton Village. 47919 Cardiff #9 1.5 car garage w/opener, 2 bdrm, rear upper deck, island bar kitchdn, option partially furnished, a/c, clubhouse w/pool, blinds $1800. 734-284-7100

Clawson520-B 14 Mile RdLuxurious 2 bedroom

townhouse with fireplace, central air,

hook-ups for washer & dryer, $780. Please

bring your pets - we love them'

(248) 354-9119 Ext. 206

CLAWSON Luxury Townhouse447 N. Rochester Road 2 bedroom, 11/2 bath luxury townhouse with fireplace, air, full basement with hookups and we Absolutely Adore Pets! $820.

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FARMINGTON - Sharp 2 bdrm, 2 bath, vaulted ceilings, marble fireplace, $1800/mo ShareNet Realty, 248-642-1620

FARMINGTON HILLS11 /Orchard Lake, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1400 Sq ft, jacuzzi, ig.deck, laundry, 2-car, Ig bsmt, xway access, ideal for executive Clean, $1800/mo, 2yr. Avail 9-1 248-943-2558

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LAKE ORION -Waldon/ Baldwin 2 bdrm Newly updated Incl/washer, dryer 6-12 mo lease avail $800 248-393-2753

Novi -Lakefront 2400 Sq ft, 3 bdrm w/ sunroom & 2 bathUnderground parking Pool fitness $2200 248- 322-5428

ROCHESTER - -Sharp 2 bdrm, 1% bath, fireplace, basement, attached garage $1095/mo ShareNet Realty 248-642-1620

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SOUTHFIELD CONOO2 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths, full basement, 2 car garage. 1600 sq ft, no pets $1500/month. 1 1/2 month security deposit.

248-855-8110

WALLED LAKE CONDO 3bdrm, 2 5 bath, 1 car garage 2,000 + sqft, many amenities, $1550/mo (248) 624-5059

WESTLAND 3 bdrm, 1 bath, garage, pool Non-smoking, no pets REDUCED to $800/mo.

734-455-2288

Belleville 2 bdrm, 1 bath, bsmt w/washer & dryer hook­up, updated Kitchen w/all appliances, freshly painted, new blinds, new windows, & more $650/mo $1000 sec dep Credit/Ref Avail.now Tina at 734-416-8736

CANTON: 3 bedroom Tri-level duplex, 1.5 bath, immediate occupancy. $900/mo. 248-855-4953, 248-506-8121

NORWAYNE 3 bdrm, 2 car garage, updated kitchen and bath, laundry, carpeted. Fen­ced yard. $729.313-278-0282

PLYMOUTH 2 bdrm. duplex near downtown Plymouth. Gas, heat, air, kitchen appli­ances, full bsmt. Weil main­tained No Pets. $845/mo. 734-522-6705 8AM-8PM

REDFORD 2 bedroom, 1 bath, basement, new kitchen, new carpet, stove, refrigerator, central air. No pets. $750/mo., $1000 dep. 248-790-7848

WAYNE Ranch, 3 bdrm, $750; Townhouse-style, bsmt, $850; Westland 2/3 bdrm, $650. 269-227-3417 734-837-7355

WESTLAND Norwayne area Duplexes. 31913 Roscommon 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath. $560/mo. + security. 31561 Alpena, $540 mo + security. Call

(248) 420-0573

WESTLAND Updated 3 bed­room, 1 bath. Section 8 OK $700/mo, $600 security. 313- 937-2930

WESTLAND 1 bdrm./$450 & 3 bdrm/$700. Section 8 OK Call .248-939-1491 (Alex) 734-641-8327 { Rosey)

Westland- 2 bedroom. Full basement Clean & neat. Quiet neighborhood Immediate occupancy. From $645/month

Cali Jamie: 734-721-8111

FARMINGTDN HILLS - 1 bed­room, small upper, stove, refrigerator, air $390/mo + $390 deposit 734-427-3968

KEEGD HARBDRDowntown. Clean, recently remodeled 1 bdrm upper. $475/mo (248) 931-6824

Plymouth Walk to Downtown. 1 bdrm, 1 bath, upper flat w/hwd floors, updated Kitchen w/all appliances, bsmt w/washer & dryer, & central air $625/mo + utilities $1000 sec dep Avail mid August Call Tina at 734-416-8736

PLYMOUTH - near Downtown, 1 Bedroom, 1,000 sq ft, in beautiful bungalow home $695/mo (734) 667-3077

ROYAL OAK - 3 bdrm 1 1/2 bath, approx 1500 sq f t , stone fireplace hardwood floors, no pets. $1500/mo incl water & gas 248-423-9334

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BERKLEY Sharp 2 bdrm. OAK PARK Sharp 2 bdrm

$695/mo. plus security. (248) 977-9218

BIRMINGHAM - 3 bdrm, 2 bath, finished bsmt, ail appli­ances, fireplace, fenced, garage, $1595 248-761-0627

BIRMINGHAM 4 bdrm brick, C/A, fireplace, finished bsmt, garage, pets OK, $1385. RENTAL PROS 248-373-RENT

BIRMINGHAM4 bdrm, 1 5 bath, family/liv- iilg/dining rooms, appliances, c/a, finished bsmt, garage, $1385/mo 248-855-4411

BIRMINGHAM A short dis­tance to Pierce School. Completely renovated 3 bdrm, 2 bath Bungalo A Must See!

$1600. 313-570-9626

BIRMINGHAM Near Beau­mont. Lovely 3 bdrm, 2 bath brick Hardwood, rec room, garage. $1350 248-855-3344

BIRMINGHAM - 2 bedrooms with loft, 1 bath, hot tub. Walk to downtown. $2000 per month. 313-363-7329

BIRMINGHAM HOMES 1,2,3, 4&5bdrms.1,2,3, 4.5 baths. From $725 to $5000. 50 avail RENTAL PROS 248-373-RENT

Homes For Rent

BLOOMFIELD Spacious brick/stone Executive ranch, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, updat­ed kitchen, fireplace, family room with studio beamed ceiling, garage, basement, beautiful private lot on quiet, tree-lined street. Birmingham Schools. $1850/mo. 248-932-2692

CANTON 3 Bdrm., 1 bath, 1 yr. lease $985/mo. + utilities, + sec. deposit $1400. Avail, mid August (734) 459-0853

CANTON 3 bdrm., 1.5 bath. All appliances, incl. washer/dryer. C/A. Kitchen, dining area. $980/mo. (810) 227-6733

CANTON 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath clean lease/lease option 2400 sq ft $1575.(586)634-4782.

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CANTON Joy/Sheldon area. 3 bdrm colonial, 2 baths, air, country kitchen, 2 car garage. $1500. 248-872-2298

CANTON Lease a lovely ranch home 3 bdrm., 1 bath w/rear deck and tree view. Cheap rent in Cherry Hill Village, with big new homes all around. Charming home ready for move in. 1-275 cor­ridor and close to all. Great schools, lots of shopping and restaurants. $1195 mo. 49361 Saltz Rd. Between Beck and Denton, south of Cherry Hill Rd. 866-289-3480.

CANTON - We have new homes for rent. Pets welcome. Cal! Sandy at Sun Homes for details at: 734-397-0400

CANTON - 1100sq.ft. 3 bed­room, 1 bath ranch. All utili­ties. New kitchen/ bath. $1150/month. 734-673-0604

CANTON - 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, appliances. $1000/mo. plus utilities. $500 security deposit. (734)751-4515

CANTON AREA New sub. 4 bdrm, 3.5 bath, finished walk­out bsmt, deck, community pool, all appliances, built in 2003 $1850 734-717-3746

Canton Colonial-SunflowerSub 46342 Barlett. 4 bed­rooms, 2.5 baths, family room / fireplace, den, appliances, basement, 2 car garage, $1650 mo. DAVE REARDON CELL 734-417-7879. RE/MAX Classic 734-432-1010

CANTON located at Fairway Pines Golf course 45466 Augusta Dr. 4 bdrm 2.5 bath, 3 car attached garage, C/A. 3000 sq ft., bsmt, deck $1795/mo. Shown Wed. & Sun. @ 8pm or by appt.

Office- 248-593-0064 Mobile: 313-920-5966

CLAWSON- Nice 3 bdrm, V/z bath, hardwood floors, c/a, bsmt, 1000 sq. ft., $950 (586) 263-5784. Share Net Realty, (248) 642-1620.

COMMERCE TWP lakefront 4 bdrm, finished bsmt, 2 baths, air, appliances.RENTAL PROS 248-356-RENT

DEARBORNgarage, appliances, fenced for pets, $750RENTAL PROS 734-513-RENT

DEARBORN Sharp 3 bdrm ranch, dining room, c/a, bsmt, garage, option to buy, $850/ month 248-788-1823

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Dearborn Heights (N) 2 bed­room, new carpet, appliances, $750 + security. Immediate occupancy. 734-223-6523

DEARBORN HEIGHTS24362 Powers

3 bdrm., 2.5 car garage, fenced. Avail.now. $695. Shown Wed & Sun. 6pm

248 593-0064, or 313-920-5966.

DEARBORN HGTS,appliances, fenced, $725. All areas & prices.RENTAL PROS 734-513-RENT

DETROIT - N.W. Good loca­tion, close to xways, buses. 3 bdrm, bsmt, fenced yard. Will consider Sec. 8.313-441-4751

FARMINGTON HILLS Sharp 2 bdrm.,

$650/mo. plus security (248) 977-9218

FARMINGTON HILLS1 bdrm , appliances, deck, pets o.k., $585 mo

248-669-3012

FARMINGTON HILLS 2 bdrm, appliances, garage $760; 3 bdrm, bsmt, air, $995. RENTAL PROS 248-356-RENT

FARMINGTON HILLS2100 sq. ft. 4 bdrm., 3 bath. C/A. Appliances. Quiet 1 acre lot. $1700/mo plus utilities. 248-474-6013, 248-207-2008

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FARMINGTON HILLS- 4 bdrm brick Colonial 2.5 bath, 2894 sq. f t , library, air. $2200/mo D&H Properties248-737-4002

FARMINGTON HILLS: Updated 3 bdrm. ranch. Fireplace, appliances, garage. Non­smoking, no pets. $1200 + security. Ref. (248)821-7440

FRANKLIN 3 bdrm brick ranch. Finished bsmt,porch, alarm, oak floors. $2000/mo D&H Properties248-737-4002

FRANKLIN 4 bdrm., 3bath. Family room, oak floors, hot tub air, deck 2 car. $3000/mo. D&H Properties248-737-4002

GARDEN CITY 2 bdrm., 1 bath. $710/mo. + deposit. 28812 Beechwood, Near Ford & Middlebelt. 313-303-0357

GARDEN CITY 4 bedroom, 2 bath, Vz acre lot, ZVz car garage. $1,450/mo. $2,100 security. (734) 564-1010.

GARDEN CITYdeck, appliances, fenced, option to buy, $720.RENTAL PROS 734-513-RENT

GARDEN CITY Remodeled 4 bdrm ranch. Garage, 2 baths, kitchen appliances. Option to buy. $850. 248-788-1823.

GARDEN CITY - Newly deco­rated 3 bedroom ranch, full basement, 2 1/2 car garage. $1200/mo. 734-995-3691

HOMES FOR RENT 3 bdrm, 2 hath, $69S/mo.

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HUNTINGTON WOODS 3bedroms, 1 bath, fenced yard, 2 car garage. $1400/mo. + security. 248-399-0512

INKSTER 3 bdrm brick ranch, garage, bsmt, $750, 2 bdrm ranch, mechanic's garage, $500. Option. 248-788-1823

LINCOLN PARK - 2 bedroom, basement, 2 car garage, great area Rent to own. $935/mo.

248-921-2432

LIVONIA (NW) 3 bdrm. ranch, 2.5 bath. All updated in & out. Extras. No smoking inside. $1820 (248) 755-3125

LIVONIA 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, carpeted, fenced, garage, a/c, bsmt, $975/mo. + security. No pets. (248) 685-8138

LIVONIA 3 bdrm. brick Ranch. Family room, fireplace, deck, bsmt., 2 car $1400/mo.D&H Properties248-737-4002

LIVONIA 3 bdrm. bungalow, 1 5 bath. All updated in & out. Extras. No-smoking inside. $1295/mo. 248-755-3125

LIVONIA 4 Homes to choose from. Rent to own as low as $700 mo., or could be 'O' down, $470 mo

734-521-0270

LIVONIAC/A, garage, appliances, fenced yard, $850 RENTAL PROS 734-513-RENT

LIVONIA Clean 3 bdrm, 1 5 bath, finished bsmt, 2 5 car, all appliances, fenced Pets ok $1 195/mo (734) 422-7230

LIVONIA Great 3 bdrm family home / neighborhood walk to quality Livonia Schools Parks Doorwail to deck C/A, hardwood floor Nice bsmt, Ig garage Credit check $1210/mo 586 817-1846

LIVONIA Sharp 3 bdrm brick colonial, granite kitchen, fin­ished bsmt, air. $2000/mo. D&H Properties248-737-4002

LIVONIA Updated 3 bdrm, 1 5 bath brick ranch w/bsmt, C/A, 1.5 car garage $1295.11408 Brookfield. 248-474-3939

LIVONIA - 3 bdrm 1 bath home Middlebelt & 7 Mile, 1/2 acre yard. (734)207-5123

LIVONIA - Farmington / Plymouth Rd. 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, 2 car garage. $1300/mo. 734-674-9004

LIVONIA OPEN SUN. 1-419375 Merriman Ct 7 Mile & Merriman. Nice 3 bdrm. Ranch, attached garage. $1200/mo. (248) 889-3638

LIVONIA SW. 2 Bed ranch. Country setting. Garage, appli­ances, no bsmt, smoking, or pets. $950 734-455-1985

LIVONIA, Ranch 3 bdrm. & 1 full bath, + 2 bdrm. 1 bath in finished bsmt., C/A, fenced in yard, Livonia schools, no pets. $1500. 734-848-2020.

LIVONIA: Updated, clean Lg. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, c/a, Lg. garage, fenced yard. $925 with option to buy. 248- 388-2203

MILFORD TWP. - 3 bdrm, 2 bath, full bsmt, refrigerator, stove, fireplace Available now. $1100/mo. 248-685-8440

NORTHVILLE7 Mile & Haggerty area. 3 bdrm, 2 bath solar house w/attached 2 car garage. Very quiet setting. Asking $1850..

Meadow Management Inc. 248-348-5400

NORTHVILLE New 4 bdrm Colonial. 2.5 bath, stainless kitchen, fireplace. $2700/mo D&H Properties248-737-4002

Homes For Rent

NORTHVILLE: 6 Mile & 275 Clean 2 bdrm, 2 bath, washer/dryer, no pets. $775. 877-722-5448, 734-464-4119

NOVI 5 bdrm, 2 full baths, new kitchen, 2250 sq. ft. $1625/mo. (586) 634-4782.

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NOVI Elegant 4 bdrm., 3 5 bath. 4116 sq. ft, library, 3 car, bsmt, alarm. $3200/mo. D&H Properties248-737-4002

NOVI Ranch, 2 bdrm, 3 bath. Finished bsmt w/extra kit­chen & office, clean, 2 car garage. $1300. 248-431-6414

NOVI 3 Bdrms, bath, garage. Sept 1. All appliances, easy access to freeway. Pets pos­sible, large fenced yard. $1000/mo 248-568-5874

PLYMOUTH - DOWNTOWN3 Bdrm. Brick Bungalow Bsmt, garage. Leave mes­sage $1050. 734-451-7763.

BEDFORD 2 bdrm, appli­ances, garage, pets nego­tiable, water included $750. RENTAL PROS 248-356-RENT

BEDFORD 3 bdrm, bsmt, appliances, 2 car garage, fenced yard $825.RENTAL PROS 248-356-RENT

REDFORD 3 bdrm., 1 1/2 bath brick ranch w/garage & bsmt. $900 rent to own or could be 0 down $705 mo. 734-521-0270

REDFORD - Open Sun. 1-5. 11777 Tecumseh. 3 bdrm brick, new carpet, 2 1/2 garage, finished basement. $975/mo + sec. 734-207-2078

REDFORD Tired Of Opts?7 Mile / Inkster area. Appliances, furnished $550/mo. 248-766-7653.

ROYAL OAK Close to town, 2 bed., 1.5 bath. Family room, vaulted ceiling, bsmt., fence. $1095/mo. 586-707-9406.

ROYAL OAK - Adorable 2 bed. Walk to town. Hardwood floors, new windows Avail Sept 1 620 Fredrick$1075/mo. 734-306-1789

ROYAL OAK 3 bdrm mint condition single family home with immediate occupancy! Part finished bsmt, 2 1/2 car garage, refinished hardwood floors, Berber carpet, neutral decor, refrigerator, stove, washer & dryer' Pets considered First 30 days FREE! $995.00 per month. Option to buy' 24 Hour Recorded Information:

1-877-599-3913,Enter ID#2352

Royal Oak Downtown 2 bed, hardwood floors, dining room, finished bsmt, garage, fenced, C/A. $995/mo.248-842-6910

SOUTH REDFORD 3 bdrm, 9031 Leverne. $1,150/ mo. Air, 1.5 car garage, sec. 8 okay

(248) 624-6627

SOUTHFIELD1 bdrm cabin, overlooking valley Park-like setting Very Private (810) 225-2917

SOUTHFIELD 3 bdrm brick ranch, central air, appliances, Section 8 OK $910 RENTAL PROS 248-356-RENT

SOUTHFIELD - 3 bdrm home on 7 acres, overlooking valley, very private park-like setting

(810) 225-2917

SYLVAN LAKE - 3 bdrm ranch, 1 full & 2Vz baths, finished bsmt, garage, appliances, $1400/mo 248-626-5943ShareNet Realty 248-642-1620

TROY, 3 bedroom ranch, fire­place, no-smoking, no pets, $1125 810-310-0041

TROY- Beautiful 4 bdrm, 4 bath Tudor, many upgraded features, finished lower level, $3,900 ShareNet Realty

248-642-1620

TROY- Spacious 3 bdrm, 2 bath ranch w/fresh paint, new carpeting throughout, $1350 ShareNet Realty 248-642-1620

WALLED LAKE 2 bdrm, appii- ances, lake access, pets nego­tiable $700RENTAL PROS 248-356-RENT

WAYNE 2 bdrm 1/2 duplex, newly remodeled, kitchen appliances, electric & water incl., garage & bsmt. $750/mo. Call KEN W. at 734-454-9211 ext 308, agent, kenw@mich.com

WAYNE3 bedroom, finished bsmt., fenced yard, C/A. $850/mo.

248-766-5607

WAYNE NW'35302 Ash Quiet, dead-end street. Spacious 2 bdrm ranch, fenced, garage $790 (734) 397-7751

WAYNE/CANTON Beautiful 3 bdrm ranch, 2 bath, full bsmt, garage Near Ford Truck plant Michigan Ave/Hannan $324/week plus security deposit. 734-776-5346

WEST BLOOMFIELDFurnished, 2 bdrm, lakefront. Sept-June, $900. Call Dave 260-615-1532; 248-417-7700

WEST BLOOMFIELD •Birmingham schools. Beach, boat dock, tennis. 4 bdrm, 3.5 baths, all appliances, C/A, bsmt, 2550 sq ft 2 car attached, $2450. RE/MAX in the Hills. Call Russ Messina

(248) 891-0743

Homes For Rent

WESTLAND 2 Bdrm., 2 car garage. Quiet country setting. $990. Avail now. Call Jeff/agent. 734-564-8402

WESTLAND 3 bdrm, 1 bath home w/fenced yard, 1.5 car garage, easy access to shop­ping. Completely remodeled. Avail-able Aug. 15. Move-in cost: $2750, consisting of 1st mo.rent + 2 mos. rent for sec­urity & last mo.+ $50 deposit for water. 926 N. Wayne Rd. If interested call: 517-548-4150

WESTLAND 3 Bdrm, 2 bath brick ranch $950 rent to own or could be 'O' down $675 mo 734-521-0270

WESTLAND 3 bedroom, air, full bsmt. New roof, carpet, tile, hot water tank Pets neg w/option 35208 Fairchild $1200/mo 734-461-3155

WESTLAND 3 Bedrooms, bath, 1 garage, basement. Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher Pet's Neg. $950 - 734-673-6030

WESTLAND 4 Bdrm., 1.5 baths, $1200 mo. w/lease option. Section 8 ok. Roderick 313-885-3916, 313-318-8488

WESTLAND A 4 bdrm. 2 bath, 2200 sq. ft. ranch w/garage on 1 acre lot, $1375 + sec. dep. Lease/option. (734) 846-8801

WESTLAND Wayne & Cherry Hill. Sharp 3 bdrm brick ranch w/bsmt. Fenced yard. Exc.area. $925/mo + sec. 734-455-7585

WESTLAND2 bdrm, air, full basement, $750/mo plus security deposit. (586) 662-0397

WESTLAND - Norwayne. 2 bdrm, full bsmt, new carpet, fresh paint, $700/mo. Immed­iate occupancy. 734-276-0503

WESTLAND - 2 bed, renovat­ed, 2 1/2 car, fenced, no pets, 1648 Elias, $850/mo $1275 security. 734-722-5075

WESTLAND Rent or rent toown Newly updated 2 bdrm. 1 bath w/bsmt. Washer/dryer, shed. Private backyard. $725/mo. 734-516-6623

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SYLVAN LAKE - Immediate occupancy Waterfront ranch end unit condo. 2 bed, 2 bath, attached 1 car garage Wood fis, new furnace/air, fireplace, cathedral ceilings, skylights. Ideal for single / empty nesters / retiree Boat slip available $1200 248-683-8625

WHITMORE LAKEFRONT2 bedroom, Sept-June $700/mo Partially furnished 734-261-1390, 734-718-7889

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CANTON We have new homes for rent Pets welcome Call Sandy at Sun Homes for details at 734-397-0400

FARMINGTON HILLS1 & 2 Bedroom $7o/wk & up Appliances No pets. Deposit req (248) 473-5535

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PELICAN BAY - NAPLES, FL3bedroom, 2 bath condo, deco­rator perfect. Near beach Seasonal rental January to April Call Tim 248-901-1148

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NAPLES, FL A bit of paradise. Luxurious 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath Townhome on lake. Beauti­fully decorated. Seasonal $4000/mo. 239-289-7501

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WESTLAND -Need honest dependable non smoking to live in rent free to assist with man who has MS Must feed evening meal Background check & Security deposit req. Ask for Mario from 10-1 PM 734-595-0495 or after 1 PM call 734-728-9648.

WESTLAND Nice area. House to share. Utilities incl. $400/mo. Non-smoker. No pets. Retiree welcome. Ref. & dep (734) 277-3966

Rooms For Rent

CANTON AREAAll utilities Cable TV.

$300/mo.(734) 397-3409

LIVONIA Furnished, kitchen privileges, washer/dryer, cab­le, phone, all utilities, male preferred $345/mo, + deposit. After 6pm 734-578-1427

NORTHVILLE or PLYMOUTHDowntown. 1st weqk with full deposit. Furnished sleeping rooms. Newly decorated $80 weekly. Security deposit.

(248) 305-9944

REDFORD nice room for rent with bath, $95 per week, 313-531-2240

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Livonia - 5 Mile / Farmington2-rooms, 237 sq ft $325 mo.'2 rooms, 450 sq. ft. $630 moJ^

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a b o u t r e l i g i o n . I f y o u r e a l ly d is a g r e e , h e

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n o t t o h a v e d is c u s s io n s a b o u t i t . B u t I d o n ' t

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f a i t h , b e c a u s e i t m a k e s a m o r e e n r i c h i n g

e n v i r o n m e n t a n d e x p e r ie n c e . P e o p le s h o u ld

h a v e a p p r o p r ia t e c o n v e r s a t io n s . . . "

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c o n v in c e p e o p le w h y C h r i s t i a n i t y i s b e t t e r

t h a n t h e i r f a i t h , b u t m a n i f e s t v a lu e s

i m p o r t a n t t o m e a n d d is c o v e r h o w t h e y

m i g h t b e s h a r e d w i t h c o l le a g u e s . B y d o in g

s o , w e im p r o v e o u r w o r k p la c e a n d b u i l d .

b r id g e s a m o n g t h e f a i t h g r o u p s . T h i s i s o n e S

o f t h e u r g e n t q u e s t io n s o f o u r t i m e . " §

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Computer/info Systems 5340 JobsWanted-029. HelpWanted- Female/Male

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Engineenng 5370 Ctiildcare/Babysitting5040 hefpWanted-Oenta! Services5060 HeIpWanted-Medical 5380 Childcare NeededSOBO HelpWanted- 5400 . Elderly Care & Assistance

Food/Beverage 5420 Nursing Care & Homes5100 Help Wanted- 5509 Summer Camps4 HealthS Fitness 5800 Education/lnstruction5110 Help Wanted-Professional 5620 Business & Professional5120 Help Wanted Sales Services5200 Help Wanteo-Part-Time 5700 Attorneys/Legal Counseling5240 Help Wanted-Domestic 5720 Help Wanted-Tax Services5260 HeIpWanted-Couples 5740 Business Opportunities

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f ASSEMBLER ^Metal Products

Yc/u will assemble com­ponents, using fixtures, hand toots and portable power tools to make industrial shock ab^sorbers 50 lb lifting requirement and need to stand at bench during most of srtft. Work involves oils, gloes, soaps and water. Wprd/Excel helpful. Rate of pay IS $8 75 per hour.

Benefits include Profit sharing /4W(k); health, drug, dental, shjprt/long term disability, and lifO insurance: vacation, and sidk/personal days. Plant is aiilconditioned. Located near 1C| Mile and Grand River. Resumes will be accepted unW Aug 17, 2005. EOE

FAX - 248-426-5631 E-mail - hr@acecontrols.com

No in-person applications given out

Help Wanted-General

DRIVERS-CLASS A COL HOME WEEKLY AND First Year Earnings

Could Exceed $55,000!Loads Originate in

Livonia, Ml and Deliver Within A 700 Mile Radius • Daily salary plus load &

stop pay•Full benefit package

•Late model equipment Must Be AbleMilling To

UnloadMust Be Able To Enter Canada

Req 1 Yr. Recent OTR Exp & Be 23 Yrs. Of Age

Call for Details! A S H L E Y D IS T R I B U T IO N

1-800-837-2241

TECHNICIANDuties include setting up tube & forming, cutting & press operations Must have 3+ yrs of set up exp. w/Pines, Eaton Leonard or Addison McKee benders. We offer imnlediate medical benefits & matching 401K.

SPX/Ryken Tube Walled Lake Facility Fax: (248) 960-1840

mary.vartanian® contech.spx.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

Help Wanted-General

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P O L I C YAll advertising published in the Observer and Eccentric Newspapers is subject to the conditions stated in the applicable rate card (Copies are available from the advertising department, Observer and Eccentric News­papers, 36251 Schoolcraft, Livonia, Ml 48150 (734) 591- 0900 ) The Observer and Eccentric Newspapers reser­ves the right not to accept an advertiser's order. Observer and Eccentric Newspapers sales representatives have no authority to bind this news­paper and only publication of an advertisement shall constitute final acceptance of the advertisers order When more than one insertion of the same advertisement is ordered, no credit will be given unless notice of typographical or other errors is given in time for correction before the second insertion Not responsible for omissions Publisher's Notice All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which states that it is illegal to advertise "any preference limitation, OT discrimination”. This news­paper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal housing opportunity basis. (FR Doc, 724983 3-31- 72) Classified ads may be placed according to the deadlines Advertisers are responsible for reading their ad(s) the first time it appears and reporting any errors immediately. The Observer and Eccentric Newspapers will not issue credit for errors in ads after THE FIRST INCORRECT INSERTION. Equal Housing Opportunity Statement: We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the nation We encourage and support an affirmative ad­vertising and marketing pro­gram m which there are no barriers to obtain housing because of race, color, religion or national origin. Equal Housing Opportunity slogan. “Equal Housing Opportunity". Table III - Illustration of Publisher's Notice. * * * * * * * * * * * *

C 0 1 1 C : t j O ' i :The O bserver & Eccentric N ewspapers has a fu ll tim e

opening fo r a co lle c to r in o u r L ivon ia o ffice .

R esponsib ilities inc lude con tacting d e linquen t accounts, researching cu s tom er paym ents and o ther

related tasks. Two years o f co llec tion experience

required. Bachelor’s degree in bus iness o r related

fie ld preferred, bu t no t required. M u s t be able to reconcile account balances. The successfu l

candidate w ill be cus tom er service o rien ted , w e ll

organized, w ith exce llent phone and M S O ffice computer skills. Please send your resume to:

(Preferred) Email: employment@oe.homecomm.netT h e O b s e r v e r & E c c e n t r i c N e w s p a p e r s

3 6 2 5 1 S c h o o lc ra ft R d . • L iv o n ia , M I 4 8 1 5 0

Fax: 7 3 4 -9 5 3 -2 0 5 7Please reference job code. Collector

ACCOUNTANTPART-TIME

Residental builder seeks part-time Accountant, 20- 30/hrs a week. Account analysis, financial state­ment prep, bank draws and special projects Mm 2 years relevant exp. Comp package inci profit-sharing, 401 (k) Qualified cand­idates only, please fax resume to 248-324-2066 or mail to HR Manager, Hometowne Building Company, LLC, 37000 Twelve Mile Road, Suite, 110, Farmington Hills, Ml 48331 Please refer to job

code 503

A C C O U N T I N G /B O O K K E E P E R

Large health care facility in Bloomfield Hills area, are seeking a knowledgeable person experienced in all phases of accounting Accounts payable, payroll, general ledger,»quarterly/ yearly end reports Computer' skills nec­essary, fax resume to

(248)647-6067 Attention; Marge

ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT

Full time for Farmington Hills CPA Firm Must be proficient with Word & Ex­cel. Excellent benefits

Resume tmjmmatthews@sfmc-pc.com

ALTERATiON TECHNICIANWith 3 years experience Must speak fluent Korean. Send resume to 5960 N Sheldon, Canton, Mi 48187

A p a rtm e n t C o m m u n ity M a n a g e r

Needed for small Dearborn Heights apt community Position focuses on office but also includes some g r o u n d s / c o m m u n i t y responsibilities Ideal for motivated individual with some apartment exper­ience Includes benefits, advancement opportunity, and 401 (k). Call Danielle or Michele at (248) 569-8880.

APARTMENT LEASING CONSULTANT

Full time position at Green Hill Apartments in Farmington Hills Opportunity to work with professional apartment man­agement & marketing team. Experience preferred. Call (313) 565-9850 or fax resume to (313) 565-5807 or E-mail job@uznis.com

Help Wanted-General € >

APARTMENT MAINTENANCEPerson needed. Reliable trans­portation, own tools and expe­rience required Please call

734-721-0500

Apartment M anagerCareer-minded individual needed to manage a mid­size apartment community in Westland Experience a must Competitive salary and benefits Fax resume

(248) 358-3779

APARTMENTPOSITIONS

National Property Manage­ment Firm seeks exp qualified individuals for newly acquired apartment communities in South- field, Oak Park and Warren Immediate openings in management, maintenance, leasing and housekeeping We provide an excellent work environment with competitive salary and benefitsPlease fax your resume to.

The Hayman Company Attn. Lynne

(248) 879-2430 or email leberhardt@haymanco.com

APPOINTMENT SEHERIdeal for anyone who can­not get out to work Work part time from your home, scheduling pick-ups for Purple Heart Call 9-5, Mon-Fri (734) 728-4572

ART CONSULTANTPosition available, Thomas Kinkade Gallery Sales experi­ence preferred. 734-323-8009

ASSISTANTCONTROLLER

Highland Park distributor seeks degreed individual with at least 6 yrs accounting exp We are located near I75& Davison freeways for easy access and offer an exc benefit package Please send resume along with salary requirements to:

FAX: 313-852-1339 MAIL: Human Resources

373 Victor Ave. Highland Park, Ml 48203

Assistant Cttordinator/Make- up Artist to work with direc­tor. Will train right candidate. Cosmetology students wel- come Call 248-262-6844

AssociatesL A T E S U M M E R W O R K

$14 50 base-appt. Ideal for 2005 high school grads & college students, customer

sales, 17 & older, cond. apply (248)426-0633

IndependeiHContractoii

Twice a week^ Thursday M omifip

^ Sunday Aftermoki

Farmington & Farmington Hiiis Area

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M u s t ha ve ve h ic le ,

v a lid d r iv e r ’s lic e n s e & in s u ra n c e .

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AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN CRESTWOOD DODGE

(7 3 4 ) 4 2 1 -5 7 0 0

AUTO DISMANTLERExperienced.

For Westgate Auto. Full-time. Please call. (734) 728-4930

AUTO LUBE TECH CRESTWOOD DODGE

(7 3 4 ) 4 2 1 -5 7 0 0

AUTO MECHANICstate certified, minimum 7 yrs exp Sign on bonus $2500 Busy shop in Madison Hts Mark (248) 379-9762

AUTO OFFICE MANAGER CRESTWOOD DODGE

(7 3 4 ) 4 2 1 -5 7 0 0AUTO TECH

Busy Goodyear looking for a certified tech Good pay & full benefits Mike 734-454-0440

AUTO TECHNICIANWe re looking for an experi­enced Technician in light truck gas & diesel engine perform­ance repair We offer top pay, up to $1000 signing bonus. Blue Cross Blue Shield, Life Ins, 401K, dental, vision & more No Saturdays See Steve Clement

Lou LaRiche Chevrolet 40875 Plymouth Rd. Plymouth, Ml 48170

(734) 453-4600

AUTO TECHNICIANS CRESTWOOD DODGE

(7 3 4 ) 4 2 1 -5 7 0 0

AUTOMOTIVE Accessory & Detail center looking for Full Time Apply in person. 24400 Novi Rd., Novi 248-380-5960

Automotive TechnicianLarge high volume Wayne County GM dealer has an immediate opening for an experienced Technician to service GM cars & light duty trucks We seek a true profes­sional who will share in our commitment to quality repair We offer• Great location• Competitive pay plan• Complete benefit pkg.• GM Training• No weekendsTo take advantage of this opportunity, please call Jeff Bush for an interview appoint­ment at (734) 721-1144.

Red Holman Pontiac GMC, Westland, Ml.

AVON NEEDS YOUSet your own hrs. Earn up to 50%. Only $10 to start. Call Rebaat- (734) 981-0212

E a r n e x t r a $ $ a d v e r t i s e w i t h O & E 1-800-579-SELL

Help Wanted-General

Banking

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M ic h ig a n 's iarg e st C re d it U n io n nee ds

frie n d iy , u p b e a t, s e rv ic e oriented

in d iv id u a is

Now hiring part-time and full-time for all branch locations Will be trained in cash services, product sales & member service Hours Monday thru Saturday Goal oriented sales exp required Training sessions sche­duled for September and October

Applications accepted through Friday,

September 2, 2005

Apply in person at any DFCU Financial Branch Office.

Credit record in good standing required.

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C O H PA N i £ STO WORK FOR

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BEAUTY SALON ■ Looking for full time cleaning person Must be reliable Starting at $9 per hr. Call for interview Plymouth area 734-420-4081.

BOWLING CENTER Hiring For

• Evening Shift Manager• Grill Staff Day & Evening• Bar StaffPlease apply in person; Ford Lanes, 23100 Van Born, Dearborn Heights.

BOWLINGPINSETTER/MECHANIC

Bowling center in need of a night pinsetter. mechanic, familiar with amf (8270) Inquire at Mayflower Lanes 26600 Plymouth Rd, Redford

CABINET SHOPNow hiring full time position, will train, Oak Park Area

248-414-3568

W e are in search o f a reporter to w o rk fu l l tim e fo r ou r award w in n in g com m un ity newspapers. Position is based in L ivon ia . M in im u m o f one year o f reporting experience fo r a com m un ity newspaper covering governm ent, schools, po lice , fire , courts, business, c iv ic groups, features, etc. Recent college graduates w ith some p r io r news or in te rnship experience are encouraged to apply. You must possess exce llent w r it in g sk ills plus experience w ith News e d it and QuarkXpress e lectronic page assembly software. B ache lo r’ s degree o r equivalent in jo u rn a lism o r related fie ld required. F lex ib le hours, some nights and weekends.

P lease s u b m it resum e a n d c lip s to : j The Observer & Eccentric Newspapers i 36251 Schoolcraft Road I Livonia, MI 48150 i Fax: 734-953-2057I (Preferred) email: enwlovm8Bt@oe.homecoimn.netI P l e a s e i n c l u d e j o b c o d e : R e p o r t e r

Help Wanted-General

C A R P E N T E RExp, full time, truck for remodeling/ siding contracotr, benefits avail. 248-446-1750

Carpenter/Cabinet MakerFor Bloomfield Hills Mansion.

248-752-7931

CARPENTERS (ROUGH) NEEDED

Must have 3 years exp Please call 313-581-7268

CARPENTERS/ HARDIBOARD HANGERS

$12-15 per hour Will tram 313-802-3088

CARPET, WOOD & VINYL

INSTALLERSCherokee Carpet in Wixom IS looking for Experienced carpet, wood & vinyl installers Must have own transportation and tools

If interested please call 248 668-8505

CHILD CAREPROFESSIONAL NEEDED

• A Pre KAssistant Teacher

• Toddler AssistantLearn While You Earni

The Learning Tree offers employees an Education reimbursement program, on-site training along with

401K Retirement Plan . Medical/Dental Benefits

Paid Vacation/Holidays, and Personal Days

..• Raise Reviews BiYearly Bonus Program Call 734-261-1951 or apply in person.

CHILDCARE WORKERSNeeded for infants & toddlers Full, part, time, and on-call. Southfield area. 248-355-3276

Chimney Sweeps/Estimator$600-$800+ per wk. Full-time. Will tram Construction back­ground a plus. Plymouth area.

734-416-0800

CHURCH ORGANIST, ExpSun. & Wed. Send Resume:

lynn@faithcommunity -novi.org

CLEANING PERSONNeeded for apartment com­munity. 734-721-0500

CLEANING POSITION FULL TIME

Fax resume 248-348-9210.

CLEANING TEAMS- Needed (2 or more) for office buildings, part-time evenings $7,50 to start 734-699-0100

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C L E R I C A L ;Quality Tool & Gear $

12693 Marlin, Redford » Exp. w/Microsoft Office & g

Quickbooks Helpful. * Fax resume to 313-532-1699 s

CNC LATHE HAND 1Set-up Experienced. Apply in person 32863 Manor Park, g Garden City (734) 261-8030 ®

CNC MILL or LATHE «Machinists to program, set - up, &'machine Detail & short ] run work in modern QS9000': air conditioned plant. Should have Mazak experience Wailed Lake 248-363-1567

CNC OPERATORQuality Tool & Gear

12693 Marlin, Redford 2 30-11 00pm Shift i

Fax resume to 313-532-1699 ^

CNC SWISS SCREW ' OPERATOR

2nd shift. MUST have experience on Tsugami and Citizen machines. Fax resume tO’ 734-416-1905 or apply at 14540 Jib St., Plymouth.

CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE ESTIMATOR

Insurance restoration compa­ny seeks estimator. Must be strongly organized, highly motivated individual. Xact- imate knowledge a plus. Residential & Commercial exp. preferred. Salary + benefits. Fax resume & salary require­ments to: 248-476-3122

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COORDINATOR

insurance restoration compa­ny seeks a project coordina­tor. Construction exp. a plus. Will train. Salary + benefits and company car. Fax resume & salary requirement to:

(248) 476-3122

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

For a Detroit based chemical seeks an exp. service rep. Must have call center exp., excellent phone skills. Full time, full benefits, email: pvsjobs@twmi.rr.com

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Experienced CSR proficient in MS Word & Excel. Will assist customer via phone,« fax & email. Must be self motivated, punctual, pro* fessional. Full time position offers competitive compen­sation & benefits. Flease send resume to: Exel

Attn: Kristi Snider 26261 Evergreen

Suite #300, Southfield.Or fax to 248-799-3233^ No phone calls or walk inslj.

GOOD WITH NUMBERS?

^ C o n s i d e r t h i s . . .Farmington Hills-based accounting firm would like to invite you to submit your

, resume if you are a highly-motivated, detail- ' oriented individual that can perfomt

accounting functions through genetal ledger and financial statement

w preparation. These responsibilities ' / include payroll, accounts receivable/

payable and general journal entries. Proficiency in Excel is needed.

Experience with simple tax preparation, accounting and tax software a plus. Great team environment and competitive benefits.Salary commensurate with experience.

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Please send resume to;Mary BartlettMSW Group, PLC39300 W. Twelve Mile Rd., Ste 100Farmington Hills, MI48331-2989

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FERNDALE W alk To DowntownCute as a button & walking distance to fabulous downtown Ferndale Great location for this updated 2 bedroom vinyl ranch Newer kitchen, bath, electric, windows, carpet, paint, decks and landscaping. (E43SARy 7 3 4 -4 5 5 -5 ^________ $124,KX)

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DEARBORN Lovely C ity ViewsLots of light in this end unit, along w/a great layout, generous room sizes and storage 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, beautiful common pool and patio. All the comfort, ease and security you’re looking for in treed setting.

REDFORD Clean Ranch3 bedroom home freshly painted, neutral decor, newer windows, steel entry doors and flooring. Some appliances, ceiling fans. Nice floor plan. Screened porch and a 1 year home warranty.(E48CEN) 734-455-5600_________ $99,900

LONDON TWP This Home Is Waiting For You3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, updated Hickory kitchen, doorwall in dining room to deck, new roof in ‘04,2 car attached garage, hardwood floors and some appis stay. All this sitting on approximately 12 acres.(E08PLA) 734-455-^00_________$259,900

LINCOLN PARK Sharp3 bedroom all brick bungalow w/mpny updates. New roof on house & garage ‘04. Newer Pergo floor in kitchen. Newer windows & A/C. Ceramic bath & large fenced-in yard. All appliances stay, some newer SS. (EOOCLO) 248-349-5600________ $135,000

WESTLAND 3 Bedroom RanchWith Livonia Schools. New ‘05: roof (tear off), can in LR & hall. Nice kitchen & nook, some appis included. Vinyl windows, updated bath. Large laundry. Spacious closets T/0, C/A, newer humid. 2+ car garage. Warranty.(E68CAR) 248-349-5600________ $124,900

(E(X)GAR) 734-455-5600 $124,000

CANTON Outstanding Colonial4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 car attached garage, finished basement, family room w/recessed lights, natural fireplace & built-in entertainment center. Newer kitchen, ceramic floors, newer windows, roof & siding (E75BEE) 734-455-5600 $237,9<K)

LIVONIA Renovated Brick RanchClassic 3 bedroom, 1 5 bath ranch on beautiful lot offers updated windows, roof, furnace, C/A, electric, humidifier, ducts, kitchen w/appliances & so much more. Also 2.5 car garage & partially finished basement. (E07JAC) 734-455-5600 $189,500

REDFORD Well Maintained3 BR, 2.5 BA brick ranch. Stunning hardwood floors, fin bsmt w/glass block winows, newer windows, including bay. Cement drive updated Kit w/ceramic tile counter. All appis stay. Newer HWH & garage door ‘04. Warr.(E23DIX) 248-349-5600 $161,900

SALEM Ranch On Approx 10 AcresSpacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on an approximately 10 acre lot w/attached garage and full basement Has both a living and a family room. Baseboard heat Two bedrooms and pond.(EOOFIV) 248-349-5600 $399,000

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OANTON Look No Further!Spacious 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath colonial w/2 story foyer, fin b§mt, 2 car att gar, hdwd firs T/0 kit, LR, FR, FR

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WATERFORD Cud) Apf^al & Incredible UpdatesLake privileges in this beautiful 3 bedroom ranch home Custom entry doors, newer roof, windows, doorwall, krtclien cabs and counters w/appliances Partially finished basement and more.(E^M AP) 734-455-56(X1________ $142,9(K)

CANTON Outstanding ColonialSpacious 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home w/2.5 car attached parage, partially finished basement, FR w/full brick fireplace leading to a 3 seasons room, hardwood floors under carpet in LR and Dp. Updated roof and windows.(E71HIL) 734-455-5600_________ ^59,900

SOUTHFIELD Move-in ConditionClean, bright and spacious 3 bedroom ranch with updated windows, shingles and exterior doors. Spacious family room, HVVH ‘05. Appliances included. Home warranty also included.(E97EVE) 248-349-5600_________$114,9«)

DEARBORN HOTS Beauty Is BornBeautiful 2004 built full brick ranch w/3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Open flowing floor plan w/great attention to detail. Generous room sizes and large Country kitchen. Central air, custom front porch.(E81HAR) 248-349-56(K) $139,9(K)

PLYMOUTH A dult 55 f CondoAffordable condo in Plymouth Secure upper unit Pool and clubhouse Association dues cover gas and water Kitchen sink and A/C wail unit in ‘05 Soo affordable'

(E99SHE) 734-455-5600 $69,9«)

CANTON You Can Have it All!In this charming 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick ranch offers family room w/full brick fireplace, 2 car attached garage, finished basement, hdwd floors under carpet + newer roof, windows and updated patio door, HWH.(E83HIL) 734-455-5600 a>7,000

MONROE You Can Have it A ii!Charming 3 bedroom, 1 5 bath brick/vinyl ranch offering 2 car garage, updated roof, windows, carpet and kitchen flooring. Large laundry room, cute Florida room, all appliances and 1 year home warrant.(E43MON) 734-455-5600 $109,897

CANTON Pride Of OwnershipBeautiful newer 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home. Spacious fir plan including high ceilings, formal LR & DR, huge FR & eat-in kit Nice open layout Fresh paint T/0. Newer appis stay. Fireplace in FR. Plymouth-Canton Schls.(EOTWiL) 248-349-5600 ^ 5 ,0 0 0

NOVI Ranch - Like NewAccessible w/no steps & 1 car att gar Double lot w/privacy fence & above-ground pool Freshly painted & newer carpet Jetted tub in master bath 3 bedrooms, 2 baths Super location - near x-ways & schls Appis (E30PAR) 248-349-5600 $ 1 8 9 ,^

INKSTER Charming Brick Bungalow3 bedroom, 1 bath, partially finished basement Wayne/Westland schools Most appliances stay Fenced yard w/shed 1 car garage

(E34AVO) 734-455-KOO $112,000

DEARBORN Own & RentSpacious upper/lower apt Exterior has brick/alum siding Great Dearborn location Total of 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, nicely finished basement, lots of storage, 2 car garage and 2 private balconies (E32HOR) 734-455-5600 $179,000

DEARBORN HOTS Affordable And Spacious3 bedroom ranch w/newer windows, furnace, C/A, steel entry doors, nice fireplace, large eat-in kitchen w/ceramic floors, large deep fenced yard, 2 car garage, FFL, home warranty included Call Now.(E66WES) 7 3 4 -4 5 5 -5 ^ $103,000

DEARBORN HGTS Have Your Cake!Eat too' A lot of new windows, roof, furnace, A/C, plumbing, electrical, garage door, carpeting kitchen and bath, siding and new light fixtures too' what a cutie' Currently used multi-family, could be converted {E09NIG) 248-349-5600 $ 1 5 9 ,^

NOVI Spectacular Custom HomeBeautifully detailed - offers 4 spacious bedrooms, 4 5 baths, master suite features fireplace, 2 WIC & granite bath. Gourmet kitchen w/Viking stove. Sub Zero frig Walkout LL w/heated floors, sauna & full granite kit (E55VAS) 248-349-56(K) $899,900

DETROIT Curb Appeal Plus!!This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home will draw you in with it’s gorgeous landscaping, dusk-to-dawn lighting and in- ground sprinklers Newly finished hardwood floors/newer carpeting and ceramic tile, 1 yr warranty (E86APP) 734-455-5600________ $ 1 2 9 ,^

PLYMOUTH Perfection PlusPremium lot w/perfect floor plan 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath colonial w/3 car attached garage, fireplace in living room, open dual staircase, basement, huge bedrooms w/plenty of closet space, elegant custom awnings(E77FO)Q 734-455-5600 $449,9(X)

CLARKSTON Beautiful HomeThis house is ready' Lake privileges, Clarkston schools. Updates: roof, kitchen, baths, furnace, A/C, HWH, deck Only new carpet is needed - owner will help with this. Beautiful fenced yard. Great location (E41ELM) 248-349-56CX)________ $189,900

NOVI Comfortable Ranch Condo2 BR, 3 BA ranch condo w/gar. Profess fin LL includes 3rd BR/lib w/W-l closet, full bath and extra living area. Paver patio w/view of pond Close to shopping and x- ways. Gas frpic in LR. Fresh carpet and paint(E79PON) 248-349-5600 _______$174,900

DEARBORN Brick ColonialUpdated and shining all brick 3 bedroom, 1 5 bath home w/new windows, floors, paint and carpet in 2004. Breakfast room and formal dining room. Near Ford Headquarters and shopping. Well built and updated. (E16WES) 248-349-5600 $149,900

PLYMOUTH Quaint BungalowThis home features a library off master bedroom, nice bath, vintage woodwork, alcove, hardwood floors, wet plaster walls, coved ceilings, niche, archways and so much more'

NOVI W ell Maintained CondoUpper carriage unit is very neutral and updated All major appliances stay. Very clean private entry and attached garage.

(E50PAC) 734-455-5600 $229,700 (E29ROC) 734-455-5600 $116,900

REDFORD Bungalow3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home with vinyl windows, newer windows, roof & hot water heater Ceramic bathrooms. Large master bedroom w/large closet & 2nd closet Finished basement has kitchen area 1.5 car garage. (E99MER) 248-349-56(M)_______ $147,8(M)

WALLED LAKE U ke fron t ProperiyOverlooking quiet yard. Boat docking available. Pets ok In-unit laundry. Garage with opener. All sports lake. Freshly painted ‘04. All appliances stay. Low association. Deck, neutral decor, beach, fishing, jet ski. (E95PON) 248-349-5600_________$99,900

FARMINGTON HILLS G i^at Townhouse2 BR, 1.5 BA condo w/private entry. Lg oak kit cabs, Pergo fir in kit & 1/2 BA ‘03, neutral Berber T/0 new ‘03, all window trmts ‘04, roof & bath skylight new ‘03, frpic in LR. vaulted ceiling in LR & BRs Fin bsmt w/gar (E23COU) 248-349-56(X> $154,900

Lovely 2 Family HomeI •DEARBORNSpacious clean & updated 2 family ho'me offers 2 bedrooms, furnished eat-in kitchen, large LR, full bath + C/A, newer furnace & HWH & 1/2 of the basement for each unit. A wonderful income property.(E48TER) 734-455-5600________ $189,9(K)

REDFORD W onderful Updated Home3 bedroom, 1 5 bath brick ranch w/2 car garage, finished basement, newer windows, furnace & C/A Large kitchen w/oak cabinets, beautiful hardwood floors, all sitting on a dead end street.(E32SAR) 734-455-5600 $147,000

HOWELL Stunning & ADA Com pliantRanch condo w/lots of upgrades, rolling showers, low counters, upgraded carpet, stunning kitchen w/roll-in lunch counter. Upgraded appliances, security system and Intercom for added piece of mind (E60KNE) 248-349-5600________ $149,%0

NOVI Super CondoExquisite! This one won’t last. Impressive upgrades Ground level 1 bedroom w/wheelchair access Extra large bath. Neutral decor, freshly painted View of woods. Shows like a model. Access to Walled Lake.(E55SLA) 248-349-56(K) $87,500

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NORTHVILLE Cute One Bedroom CondoGreat opportunity to live within walking distance to downtown. Charming small condo complex on wooded setting. Cozy & well cared for Water and gas included in monthly association fee.(E25FAi) 248-349-5600__________ $95,0CK)

CANTON B rick Ranch BeautyThis updated home offers open floor plan, spacious kitchen w/nook and Pergo floor, newer carpet, paint, baths, furnace, C/A and roof Finished basement for extra space and a 2 car attached garage.(E22IRO) 734-455-5600________ $235,000

GR0S3EILE Elegance At Its BestSpacious custom built 4 bedroom, 3 5 bath colonial on approx 1/2 acre lot, offers 2 car attached garage and finished basement w/bar and bath Updated kitchen w/Corian counters, furnace, C/A and roof. All appliances (E66MAN) 734-455-5W0 $349,900

GARDEN CITY Well Maintained3 bedroom, 1.5 bath brick ranch, 2 car attached garage, fireplace in living room, finished basement w/glass block windows, newer vinyl windows, garden shed, carpeting T/0, gas forced air furnace w/C/A. (E93BAR) 248-349-56(K)________ $179,900

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ROCHESTER HILLS Stunning Condo3 bedroom. 2.5 bath* condo w/attached garage into kitchen. Fireplace heats LR & DR combo w/doorwall backing to trees, putting treen & walking trails. Basement used as FR has glass block daylight. (E76TEN) 248-349-5600________ $194,«)0

WIXOM Want To Save Money?Cute & cozy 2 bedroom co-op ranch home. Clean and move-in ready. Finished basement with workshop and laundry. Sun porch with patio, open floor plan, walk to shops. Clubhouse and pool. Adult 55+.(EMHEL) 248-349-5600 $53,000

PLYMOUTH A Real CharmerCustom built, all brick contemporary “big lot in little Plymouth” Vefy clean &, well taken care of, Has built-in double ovens, newer roOf & HWH. Unique floor plan in this 2 bedroom, 15 bath home. Bring all offers. (E90ANN) 734-455-5600________ $189,900

CANTON Gorgeous ColonialBeautiful curb appeal, 1st owner. Very clean open floor plan, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, office, living/dining, FFL, professionally finished LL w/full kit, loads of storage, 3 car garage, large stamped concrete patio, landscaped (E18KIM) 734-455-5600________ $314,900

SOUTH LYON Premium Location!Centennial Farms 55+ adult community. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, serene view of wetland and trees Finished LL W/0 w/sunroom and private setting. All appliances. Lake privileges, clubhouse and sandy beach, very nice. (E23SHE) 248-349-5600 _______ $143,900

LIVONIA Compliment Maker!No reason to accept 2nd best when you can own this 3 BR, 1 5 BA ranch Updated country kit w/appis Open fir plan. New ‘01: furnace & A/C ‘04. shingles ‘01. Full bsmt w/glass block windows. Hdwd firs & att gar (E91BAI) 2 4 8 -3 4 9 -5 ^_________ $204,900

NORTHVILLE Walking Distance To TownContemporary condo w/many upgrades. Hardwood floors, heateo floor in master bath Large WIC, finished LL W/0. Two large bedrooms, 2 car attached garage on a wooded setting. All appliances. Large deck off OR. (EOOMOU) 248-349-5600________$322,«K)

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M I L A N 2 4 8 - 3 4 8 - 6 4 3 0B L O C K S F R O M D O W N T O W N N e w p e rg o f lo o r in g in fo r m a l D R & k it. U p d a te d B A w /o a k c a b in e ts , n e w e r ro o f, A n d e rs e n w n d w s , c irc u it b r e a k e rs , d r y w a l l & lig h t in g . Im m e d o c c u p . H u rry . 3 4 9 -6 2 0 0 (2 5 0 8 8 6 6 3 ) $ 1 4 0 ,0 0 0

W A Y N E 2 4 8 - 3 4 8 - 6 4 3 0S H A R P 3 B R IN Q U IE T N E IG H B O R H O O D C lo s e to s c h o o l & s h o p p in g . R e m o d e le d k it. H d w d f irs . P a r t f in ’d b s m t w / fu l l B A . S e p a ra te o f f ic e /c o m p rm . M a in t f r e e e x te r io r in c lu d in g 2 c a r g a r . 3 4 9 -6 2 0 0 (2 5 0 9 7 5 1 7 ) $ 1 3 3 ,0 0 0

D E A R B O R N H G T S 7 3 4 - 3 2 6 - 2 0 0 0W IT H IN Y O U R M E A N S is th is 3 B R b r ic k ra n c h in D e a rb o rn H g ts d is t r ic t # 7 s c h o o ls , w ith re m o d e le d k it, c /a , n e w e r W a lls id e w in d o w s a n d 2 .5 c a r g a r. (P 2 1 2 ) $ 1 1 9 ,9 0 0

B R I G H T O N 2 4 8 - 3 4 8 - 6 4 3 07 + S P L IT T A B L E A C R E S b a c k in g to S h e n a n d o a h S u b . W o o d e d . H a r t la n d S c h ls . G re a t fo r s m a ll d e ve lopm en t, p riva te es ta te . C o n ve n ie n t to B righ ton , x w a y s ! 3 4 9 -6 2 0 0 (2 4 0 8 0 0 2 1 ) $ 1 7 4 ,9 0 0

C A N T O N 7 3 4 - 5 9 1 - 9 2 0 0G re a t cu rb a p p e a l o n th is 4 B R , 1 .5 B A . E a t in k it & D R . D eck o ff m s tr B R , n a tu ra l F P in F R . C lo s e to xw a ys , g rea t n e ig h b o rh o o d (2 5 0 5 3 2 0 5 ) $ 2 2 6 ,9 0 0

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C A N T O N 7 3 4 - 5 9 1 - 9 2 0 02 B R , 2 .5 B A d ra m a tic s ta irc a s e in G R . C a th ce ilin g w /fa n & FP. M s tr B R h a s 2 W IC . B r ig h t k it h a s n e w f ir & d rw a ll to p a tio , a p p ls s tay. 1 s t f i r Ind ry. 2 c a r g a r & bsm t. (2 5 0 0 9 2 6 6 ) $ 1 7 9 ,9 0 0

C A N T O N 2 4 8 - 3 4 8 - 6 4 3 0H U N T E R S G R O V E C O N D O W / C O U R T LO C A T IO N ! W e ll m a in ta in e d end u n it w /n e u t de cor. G R w /v ltd ce il & g a s fp ic . H u g e lo ft/B R . B r ig h t k it. A ll a p p ls inc ld . 3 4 9 -6 2 0 0 (2 5 0 1 9 2 6 6 ) $ 1 5 9 ,9 0 0

C O M M E R C E . 7 3 4 - 3 2 6 - 2 0 0 0W H E R E S T R E E T S W IN D & N E R V E S U N W IN D3 B R bung . 2 c a r g a r o n lo v e ly 1 /2 a c re . A c ro s s th e s tre e t fro m & w /la k e p r iv s o n F o x Lk , la rg e L R w / fp ic , som e n e w e r w in d o w s . (2 5 0 8 5 9 4 0 ) $ 1 6 9 ,9 0 0

D E A R B O R N H E I G H T S 7 3 4 - 5 9 1 - 9 2 0 0A c h a rm in g b u n g a lo w in th e W e s tw o o d S c h o o l D is tric t. U p d a te d k it & B A , n e w e r h o t w a te r ta n k , e n try doors , ro o f, & s to rm w in d o w s . O v e rs iz e d g a r a n d c e m e n t in 1 9 9 8 (2 5 0 7 0 5 6 8 ) $ 1 0 5 ,9 0 0

D E T R O I T 7 3 4 - 4 5 5 - 7 0 0 03 B R S P A C IO U S B R IC K R A N C H ! C le a n , cozy, sp a c io u s 3 B R b r ic k ra n c h on n ic e q u ie t s tre e t. N e w e r roof, w in d o w s , n e u tra l d e co r. S o m e h d w d flo o rs . (2 5 0 7 0 1 7 6 ) $ 1 2 5 ,0 0 0

F A R M I N G T O N H I L L S 7 3 4 - 5 9 1 - 9 2 0 0L ike N ew ! 3 B R , 2 .5 B A on a 1 /2 a c re . 1 s t f lo o r m s tr w /W IC & fu ll B A . L R W /Fp & d rw a ll to p a tio . 1 s t f ir Indry. P rv t b a c k y a rd (2 5 0 7 2 9 7 6 ) $ 2 5 9 ,9 0 0

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G A R D E N C I T Y 7 3 4 - 3 2 6 - 2 0 0 0E X P A N S E N O T E X P E N S E is th is re m o d e le d 3 B R C a p e C o d w / 2 4 00S F , re m o d e le d k it w / a ll a p p ls & B A w /v a n ity , d e c k , 3 c a r g a r & h u g e m s tr B R . (2 5 0 5 8 0 7 6 ) $ 1 5 9 ,9 0 0

G A R D E N C I T Y 7 3 4 - 3 2 6 - 2 0 0 0B U Y T O D A Y & M O V E T O M O R R O W in to th is 3 B R , 1 B A b u n g w / fu ll b sm t, 2 3 x 1 4 F R /D R a d d tn , a n d 1 .5 c a r ga r. E x tra s in c lu d e n e w e r w in d o w s , fu rn a c e a n d c /a . (2 5 0 4 6 1 3 7 ) $ 1 4 9 ,9 0 0

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L I V O N I A 7 3 4 - 5 9 1 - 9 2 0 01 9 9 4 b u ilt C a p e C o d . W e ll m a in ta in e d 3 B R , 2 .5 B A , 1 s t f i r m s tr s te w /B A & W IC . 1 s t f i r Indry, u p p e r B R w /d o u b le c lo s e ts . C e rm t i le in B A s , w h ite c a b s in k it & B A . L rg d e c k (2 5 0 8 5 1 0 2 ) $ 2 3 4 ,9 0 0

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N O V I 2 4 8 - 3 4 8 - 6 4 3 0B R O A D M O O R P A R K S U B ! L e t M a d is o n H o m e s b u ild th e h o m e y o u ’v e a lw a y s d re a m e d o f o n p re m s iz e d lo t! C lo s e to s c h ls & s h o p p in g w /e a s y frw y a cce ss ! N ov i sch ls ! 3 4 9 -6 2 0 0 (2 5 0 3 2 3 7 3 ) $ 5 9 5 ,0 0 0

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S O U T H L Y O N 7 3 4 - 4 5 5 - 7 0 0 0A D U L T C O M M U N IT Y - W / 0 ra n ch . 2 B R , 2 B A . G a te d c o u rty a rd en try . G a lle y k it w /s k y lt. C a th ce il, o p e n f ir p in , C A , so m e n e w e rw n d w s .P o o l/C lu b h o u se . 5 5 + a c tiv e a d u lt c o m m (2 5 0 6 4 5 0 9 ) $ 1 1 3 ,5 0 0

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D IVER Asphalt paving com­pany seeking driver. Must have asphalt experience Must have vMd CDL-A license. Health, dpptal, life insurance, 401K and paid holidays. Submit application in person at K & B 4phalt. 734-722-5660

; ’ DRIVER, FULL-TIMEFpr busy glass distribution facility Excellent driving redord, drug test and ability to pfetform heavy manual tasks required Must have valid Chauffers license Apply in person Mon-Fri. 8am-5pm. 11950 Globe Rd., Livonia

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For evenings, must be 18 yrs Come fill out an application at The Biriningham Family YMCA, 400 E. Lincoln St.

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GENERATOR TECHNICIANWixom based Kohler Generator Distributor seeking immediate employment for Generator Technician Engine and electrical background pre­ferred Experience necessary Fax resume to- 248-926-4365

or 248-624-7410

GLAZIER/GLASS INSTALLERExperienced only New con­struction. Benefits available. Crystal Glass, Wixom. Robin or Eric (248) 685-9220

K E I P E RSALES ACCOUNT MANAGER

K E IP E R is a rap id ly grow ing, innova tive T ie r Tw o au tom o tive supp lie r w ith an exce llen t repu ta tion in sea t m e ch a n ism s and s truc tu res seek ing a S a les A ccoun t M a n a g e r fo r its H eadqua rte rs o ffice in Troy, M l. T h is po s itio n re p o rts to a S aies M anage r E ssentia l q u a lifica tio n s inc lude:

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Help Wanted-General

GLEN OAKS COUNTRY CLUBlooking for All Purpose Kitchen Help, Line Cook/ Prep/Dishwasher Exp helpful, but will tram (248) 626-2600

GRAPHIC DESIGNERWith web design skills for small Ad office in Canton Resume office9@gmail com

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE CREW - For Great Oaks Country Club 18 hole private golf course General mowing & upkeep Full or part time Free golf, lunches Exc work envi­ronment Call 248-651-9140.

HAIR STYLISTSUPERCUTS -New franchise, location-Redford Career gro­wth opportunity Full/part time Guaranteed hourly wages + commission 313-995-6769

HAIR STYLIST & NAIL TECH­NICIAN NEEDED

Clientele waiting Call Anna 248-828-8043, 248-840-8191

H A I R S T Y L I S T S W A N T E DNew rental salon in Plymouth

now hiring. Make more money working your hours

248-348-4955

HEALTH CLuii Quality individual, $12+ hour, must multi tasIVperform sales, fax resume 734-591-1214

Hotel RED ROOF INN, Plymouth seek detailed team

player for Front Desk & Housekeeping Apply at

39700 Ann Arbor Rd

HOUSEKEEPER/MAINTENANCE

MamStreet Village Apart­ments in Novi is seeking to fill a Full-time housekeep- er/iight maintenance posi­tion Candidates must be reliable, friendly, outgoing and able to work weekends Please fax resumes to 248-

349-8484

HOUSEKEEPERSPart-time for American House Senior Living in Northville Call Judy 248-449-1480

INSTALLER - INSULATIONFull-time, benefits. Please respond to Manager, 28265 Beverly, Romulus 48174

INSTALLERS TELEMARKETERS & CANVASSERS

Needed Good pay, bonuses Please contact Pam

1-800-733-7043

INSURANCE AGENTS/ OFFICE MANAGER &

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPFor multiple locations

1 Comfortable work environ- j ment Advancement career I opportunity & competitive ! salary plus commission

Benefits inci No exp neces- I sary Serious inquiries only'

Fax resume to I 313-847-5003 or i email hrcorpllc@yahoo com

! IS T E C H /! S Y S T E M S U P P O R TI Steel Industries, Inc isI looking for a dedicated person i to fill a full-time entry level

position Applicant should be a self-starter with a desire to/Oik 0 ‘ ') 1 idOei I r'li10 Cuiif's i V Ih ISgreat opportu nty to lea n in an excellent work ng environ ment THIS 'S NOT APROGRAMMER OR ADMINIS-

■ TRATOR POSITION Please j mail resume and cover letter i with salary requiiements to i Steel industries, Inci IS ManagerI 12600 Beech Daly Roadi Redford, Ml 48239I Or email toI jgershon@steelindustriesinc I comI --------------------------------------I JANITORS/CLEANERS! $8 00/Hour P/T,M-F,5 30pm- j 9 00pm Plymouth/Canton I 734-283-6934

KENNEL ATTENDANTI Part-Time AM & PM hrs i available Veterinary hospital j m Farmington 248-476-3662

I LANDSCAPER NEEDED1 Starting pay $9/hr I Exp preferred Belleville

(734) 699-4711

LAW ENFORCEMENTFull time, no exper Req'd, We tram, M/F, age 17-34, Good pay, excellent benefits, educa­tional and travel opportunities

Call (734) 729-0450,AN ARMY OF ONE, U S Army

Lawn FertilizingLooking to hire lawn tech­nicians Minimum starting pay $10/hr & up, based on exp Benefits incl. health care, retirement, vacations

Cali (248) 352-0884 Mich. Property Maintenance

Lawn MaintenanceLaborers wanted, opportunity for advancement Livonia ba­sed company Experience, valid drivers license and clean driving record REQUIRED Cali 734-891-8994

LEASING CONSULTANT for. Northville apartment commu­nity Computer, customer service and at least 1 yr exp required. Fax resume to Rebekah Volz 734-207-8923

LEGAL SECRETARYFor Westland law firm. Must have minimum 3 yrs. legal exp. Fax resume tO'734 427-0395

LIFEGUARD

Accepting applications for the position of Lifeguard. $8.24 per hr Must be at least 16 yrs of age Job description with complete qualifications will be available on the Canton Township website at

WWW canton-mi.ora or may be viewed at the Canton Township Human Resources Division, 1150 S Canton Center Rd Canton, Ml 48188 Applications may also be picked up at the Canton Administration Building, Human Resources Division, or on the Canton Township website A Canton Township application form must be completed in its entirety and on file in the Human Resources Division prior to 4 p m , August 24, 2005 Faxed or e-maiied applications will not be accepted The Charter Township of Canton does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services An Equal Opportunity Employer

LOANORIGINATOR

Unlimited leads'Experience required Salary & Com­mission Full benefits, 401 (k) Conforming/Non- Conforming Send resume

to pbenezra® advantagefirst us

LOAN OFFICERS WANTED!Expanding Southfield Broker, looking to fill seats with great people Exp helpful Benefits after 90 days Training provid­ed Call 248-423-7775 Ext 21

MACHINEOPERATORS

We are seeking experienced automatic insert machine operators and high speed printer operators to fill posi VO iS on ju afternoon and nidn jp i sh ns ..^nalificatior s include tiign sidool diploma or equivalent ability to main tain high quality work in a fast-paced environment, detail -oriented, ability to work other shifts and/or overtime as needed, exc attendance and punctuality We offer a com­petitive wage and full benefits package EOE Fax resumes to Lason, Attn

HR 734-632-1647

M A C H IN IS TIn Redford, 2-5 years exp in CNC Machining, Exp setting up Horizontal Lathes w/ Daewoo & Mon Seiki lathes Good understanding of metal removal, exp to back up Ability to read prints & strong math skills + Hass, Fanuc 0-T & 15-T controls Speeds and fepds for cutting 4130 and H-13 Own tools

fax 313-937-0228

MAINTEN)VNCEFull-Time Exp. preferred. Must work well with seniors Apply at American House, 1660 S. Venoy, Westland.

^ « 0 r i T A / / c )SERVICE

1-800-579-SELL

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MAINTENANCENeeded for shared position between Melvindale and Dearborn Heights apt. com­munities. Must have basic skills in plumbing, carpen­try, HVAC & electrical. Must have ability to pass a back­ground check and valid dri­ver's license Apt. available after 30 days, includes ben­efits and 401 (k) Call Danielle or Denise at'

(248) 569-8880

MAINTENANCETECHNICIAN

Great company, awesome opportunities. Westland apt looking for maintenance tech. Full benefits & apt. discount. Call for more details. 734-729-4020

MAINTENANCE COUPLELive on site, good pay,

313-999-2269

MAINTENANCE HANDYMAN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Exp with building mainte­nance, porter & minor repairs Maturity in dealing with peo­ple a must Medical insurance not provided 20+ daytime hrs per week Send resume to: Fours Sons Management Co.

Box 136, Troy, Ml 48084

MAINTENANCEsteel Industries, Inc. is looking for dedicated person to fill a full-time afternoon position immediately Individual will be responsible for numerous maintenance duties incI repairs of fork lift trucks, welding, hydraulics, electrical, and general repairs Exp a must Steel industries, Inc offers a competitive salary and benefit package. Apply in person Mon - Thurs, 9am-4pm @ Steel Industries, 12600 Beech Daly Rd, Redford

MAINTENANCE TECHFull-time, experienced, for West Bloomfield apt commu­nity Great opportunity for right person.

Please fax resume to (586) 775-0175

MAINTENANCE TECH

The Arbors of West Bloomfield is seeking an experienced maintenance tech to live on site Candidates must have previ­ous apartment maintenance experience and possess own tools We offer competitive salary, apartment discount opportunities, medical and dental benefits Please fax resumes to 248-661-9290

MAINTENANCETECH

Singh IS seeking a full-time, live-ip maintenance tech for one of their senior commu­nities in Canton Must have pm lous maintenance expe rience and possess own tools EOE

Send resumes to resume@singhmail com

MAINTENANCETECH

Dependable person needed for general maintenance at a mid-size apartment com­munity in Plymouth Full­time, benefits included Must live on site

Call 734- 455-3880 or Fax resume 734-453-6050

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANFull-time, experienced, for Dearborn Heights area apt community Great opportunity for right person

Please fax resume to (313) 274-1927

Help Wanted-General

MAINTENANCETECHNICIAN

Full time maintenance technician needed. Com­petitive hourly wage and full benefits Must have 2 yrs prior maintenance experience Boiler, Elec­trical and plumbing exp­erience a plus Qualified applicants may

fax your resume tc (248) 356-3509

MANAGERLooking for sharp individual to learn my business. Will tram right person. 734-432-9241.

MANUFACTURINGFull Time Positions

Maverick Building Systems is looking for individuals for our truss mfg plant Exp helpful Applicants must be reliable, have work references, valid drivers lie., reliable trans­portation We offer a compet­itive wage/benefit package including a 401k retirement plan and opportunities for advancement Apply in person or send/fax resume to: Maverick Building Systems, LLC, 8225 Goldie, Walled Lake, Ml 48390 attn Dave Beadle, fax 248-356-9413.

MECHANICSEMI-TRAILER

to $14/hr, Must weld Own tools Romulus, drug screen (734) 891-2680

MECHANICSFull time, no exper Req'd, We tram, M/F, age 17-34, Good pay, excellent benefits, educa­tional and travel opportunities.

Call (734) 729-0450,AN ARMY OF ONE, U S.

Army

M EC H A N IC S /A S S IS T A N T S

Experience with gravel tram and semi's, Call Mon-Fri, 9am-4 30pm (734) 455-4036

M IL L S H O PW O R K ER S

LARGE MILLWORK CO.LOOKING FOR

EXPERIENCED & ENTRY - LEVEL WOOD WORKERS

FARMINGTON HILLS PHONE: 248-427-1400

FAX. 248-427-1300

MORTGAGE LOAN PROCESSOR - for Livonia office Conventional, FHA & subprime exp a must Good pay/benefits Fax resume Kelly 734-432-3011

MORTGAGE PROCESSORImmediate need Exp helpful, but will tram, top pay & bene­fits Fax resume to Larry

(248) 427-9800

MRS. FIELDS COOKIESJoin our team Great energetic people We offer flexible hours, exc pay, and fun working envi­ronment Must be 18 if inter­ested please call Shannon or

Kathie at 734-432-5123

MUSIC TEACHERneeded, 1 day per week Expin school setting required Please cal! Novi Northville Montessori at (248) 348 3033 or (248) 449-1652

MUSICIAN WANTEDKeyboard/Pianist player for church service Inquire/ resumes at office9@gmail com or fax 734-981-2474

-A- Oil Change Technicians ★Pennzoil 10 Minute Oil Change experience or will tram Full &/or part-time Apply in per­son 34680 W 8 Mile Road, Farmington Hills Vz mile W of Farmington Rd or call for appt (248) 476-1313

OUTSiOE SALESStudents & retirees welcome, part time Call Dan,

888-425-0071 ext 234

PainterH E A D P A I N T E R W A N T E D

$80K plus benefits, 401K, consistently busy shop Keford Collision, 39586 Grand River, Novi. 248-478-7815

Help Wanted-General

PETROLEUM TRANSPORT DRIVER 2 yrs exp. Good driv­ing record to work out of Novi, Ml Good pay & exc. benefits Call btwn 9am-3pm, Mon-Fri (989) 684-5535

For the best auto classifications check out the Observer & Eccentric Newspaper. "It's all about R E S U LT S !"..^^D /-

P H L E B O T I M I S TFull time for medical practice in Berkley. Phlebotomy exp. a must. Light medical assistant skills helpful fax resume

(248)267-6791

PLUMBERS - Motivated. Exp Licensed Journeymen & Exp Apprentices & Service. Exp. in Commercial/Industriai. Fax resume to: (734) 729-2055

Pre-SalesApplications

EngineerPathtrace Systems is seeking an expd, dynamic Pre-Sales Applications Engineer to:- Prep and present product

demos to prospective customers

- Make product presentations- Provide product training to

EdgeCAM users & resellersThe successful candidate will possess.- Exc interpersonal, written,

and verbal comm skills- Perform under pressure- A min. of 3 yrs. of providing

tech demos, in the CAD/ CAM, machinery, or cutting tool industries

- CAM experience ideal Salary, corhmissions, and benefits are commensurate with experience Please email your resume to Steve Sivitter at ssivitter@pathtrace.com - no phone calls For Pathtrace info, visit our website at www.edgecam.com

PRESS OPERATOR- Exp four color press operator tor 2pm shift. Hiedelberg and four color process exp a must. Dl exp. a plus' 313-928-5440 Arturo

Produce ManagerStock and display Busy retail market is looking for full time produce managers Insurance & paid vacation available. Please send resume to

Box 1195Observer & Eccentric News

36251 Schoolcraft Rd. Livonia, Ml 48150

PROJECTENGINEERINGASSISTANT

Knowledge in Microsoft Office and projects a must Experience in a CAD & MDT 6 a plus but not required Wages equal to ability Benefits. 401 k package Fax/mail resume to

OXBOWMACHINE PRODUCTS, INC.

12777 Merriman Livonia, Ml 48150 Fax 734-422-7750

PROPERTY MANAGERReal Estate & Management firm seeks self-motivated indi­vidual for multi-site condo management Computer & previous experience required

Mail to Personnel Dept 9397 Haggerty Rd

Plymouth, Ml 48170

REAL ESTATE APPRAISERFully licensed to do some inside review work as well as outside inspection Call 248- 777-2222 btwn 10AM & 4PM

RETAIL SALES POSITION atBlossoms Florist Permanent position Must have computer exp Days include Sat. & holi­days Apply in person 33866 Woodward Ave, Birmingham

R O U G H F R A M E R S N E E D E D ,

1-4 yrs exp, full time, benefits after 90 days,

734-754-3243 Paul

Help Wanted-General

Route DriverCVe, an independent vend­ing company in Michigan & Illinois, has an opening for a Route Driver working out of its Ypsilanti location.

As a Route Driver, you will be responsible for filling & servicing machines, as well as maintaining excellent customer relations. This is an exciting opportunity for a mature, responsible per­son who likes freedom & autonomy.

To qualify you must have or be willing to obtain a valid chauffeur’s license, demon­strate attention to detail and have a good work record.

EOE

You may apply in person, email, mail or fax a rdsumd

to:

Dave Werth Fax- 734-482-0875

Email: dwerth@gocvc.com 230 Airport Industrial Dr.

Building K Ypsilanti, Ml 48198

SALES ASSISTANT Part & Full Time

Bridal display company. Salary + bonus. Evenings & weekends. $20+/hr Fax resume 734-422-8640.

SALON MANAGERFarmington Hills Great CLips offers GREAT pay, benefits & training, must be licensed call 248-760-3019

SAND & FINISH CONTRACTORS

for flooring company in Wixom. Call 248-668-8505

Shipping & Receivingat Lawn Equipment Distribu­torship Mon-Fri. days, full­time. Lift truck exp. helpful. Benefits. Starting at $9/hr. w/exp. Apply. 739 S. Mill St., Plymouth. (734)453-6258

or fax: (734)453-5320

SHiPPiNG/RECEiViNG & ORDER ENTRYCutting tool manufacturer.

Call 734-455-1144

SHOP HELPER DAY SHIFT

steel Industries Inc. is currently looking for a Shop Helper Candidates should have some warehouse exp. Must be able to read a tape measure and do basic math skillsWe offer a competitive salary and benefits. If interested, apply in person Mon. - Thurs., 9-4 @ 12600 Beech Daly Rd, Redford No Phone Calls. EOE.

S IG N S /S A L E S P O S IT IO N

Creative sign company needs a client-focused sales person with ability to sell graphic design services & signs. Must be able to work in a team environment with respon­sibility for pricing, material selection& meeting deadlines Email resume & salary requirements to resumes® graphicvisionsmc com

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STYLIST WANTED- Unlimited $ potential. New-upsale-eclec- tic. Red Head Salon at Cherry Hill Village in Canton. Contact Rebecca 734-981-RDHD

Teacher/Director - Preschool Canton School

Resume to: Fax 734-981-2474 Email LLambs@gmail.com

A m erican Laser C entersHesir Removal & .Skin Rejuvenotton

A c c o u n t s P a y a b l e

C le ric a l p o s it io n fo r serv ice business in F a rm in g to n H ills . L o o k in g fo r

d e ta il-o rien te d , re lia b le payables c le rk fo r

f u l l t im e p o s it io n w ith ra p id ly g ro w in g business. E xperience w ith A /P in vo ice

p rocessing & basic kn o w le d g e o f W in d o w s

requ ired . S trong o rg a n iz in g s k il ls and

fa m ilia r ity w ith Peachtree desired.Fax resume to: 248.426.0129

or email:careers@alcpartner.com

Prestigious local residential builder is ’«■ seeking a manager with a unique mix o f skills to launch and run a centralized design center. Candidate must possess a combination o f construction knowledge, sales experience, business skills, retail concepts and a flair for creativity along with the ability to do custom pricing requests, profit margin analysis and work closely with i customers to personalize their new home. Detail oriented, excellent communication and paperwork skills a must. Salary/Commission/Fuli Benefits.

Fax resumeto Purchasing Manager at:

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• Bachelor’ s Degree, preferably in Communication/Advertising/Marketing

• 2-3 years agency experience• Familiarity with media and media planning• Excellent written, presentation and

negotiation skills• Ability to work with MS Word, Excel, Power Point

• Quick learner and ability to work independently

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in F a rm in g to n H ills . L o o k in g f o r d e ta il-

o r ie n te d , re lia b le re c e p t io n is t f o r fu l l t im e

p o s it io n w ith ra p id ly g r o w in g b u s in e s s .

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Fax resume to;248.426.8455

or email: skim@alcpartner.com \

For the opportunity to advertise on this page please call

Terry Randall (734) 953-2079 or email: careers@oe.homecomm.net

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Help Wanted-General

TRUCK DRIVERSCDL A & B with experience for Plymouth Co. Mon-Fri. Days

Benefits. Local deliveries. 517-223-7339

TRUCK DRIVERS WANTEDCDL Class A & B. Local & overnight routes. Immediate hiring. Fax resume to

(734) 354-0310

T R U C K IN G - S A F E T Y C LE R K

Local Contract Carrier is seeking an experienced Safety Clerk: the successful candidate will be know­ledgeable in all state and federal regulations pert­aining to but not limited to driver logs, driver quali­fication. accidents, ciaims and basic safety proced­ures. Only experienced candidates will be con­sidered for this position. We offer a competitive salary with a full benefit package. To be considered for this position, please

fax your resume to- 313-581-6410, Attn: Sylvia

WAREHOUSEETNA Supply is looking for a loyal individual to fill an opening in the ship- ping/receiving dept. The person best fit for the job will have fork lift experi­ence, willing to lift heavy product, values accuracy and be accustomed to working in a fast paced environment. Full time, day shift with competitive pay and benefits. Must have High School diploma or GED equivalent Please apply in person with resume at:

29949 Beck Rd., Wixom EOE

WAREHOUSELivonia firm seeks hard worker for warehouse duties. Shipping, receiving: inventory control. You must be in good physical condi­tion, able to lift 50 lbs, with a High School diploma and good driving record Excellent pay, full benefits, M-F 6-30-3-00 pm. Fax resume to 734-427-8370, or Email to.

servicefirmi @yahoo.com

WAREHOUSE WORKER,Days, Mon-Fri, full time, $10/hr benefits respond Attn: Warehouse Manager, PO. Box 51 Bridgewater, Mi 48115

Help Wanted-Office Clerical

Accounting ClerkFull-time, entry level position for property management company in Canton. A/R & A/P experience preferred Must be proficient in Word & Excel, Peachtree a plus Please e- maii resume & salary require­ments to debi@imi-aci com

A C C O U N T S P A Y A B LE C LE R K

Trucking Company seeks full-time employee to process payables, track EFT & AGH transactions MUST have previous experience, be detail oriented, analytical and possess STRONG computer skills with emphasis on MS Excel Previous transportation experience desired but not required Send resume and salary requirement to.

Box 1203Observer & Eccentric

36251 Schoolcraft Rd Livonia, Ml 48150

A D M IN . A S S IS T A N T

Park West Gallery, the nation’s largest privately owned art gallery with a 63,000 square foot gallery in Southfield, Michigan, has an opening for an Administrative Assistant We are looking for an experienced Administrative Assistant who can manage multiple tasks, is very organized, works well in challenging environments and is accomplished in Word, Outlook and Excel Experiece with travel arrangements a plus. Full­time position with excellent salary, medibal and dental benefits, 401 (k) and an outstanding opportunity for growth and development. Please send resume and cover letter to:

Park West Gallery Attn- M Jordan

29469 Northwestern Highway

Southfield, Ml 48034 or via email: mjordan®

parkwestgallery com

No Phone Calls, Please.

A D M IN IS T R A T IV EA S S IS T A N T

30-40hrs. per week, need motivated, self starter, good computer skills necessary, exp., with general office procedures, good benefits, fax resume to Carol 248-647-6067

A D M IN IS T R A T IV EP R O F E S S IO N A L

Award winning Bloomfield Hills architectural firm seeks 2 energetic individuals to join our team. One full time, administrative professional with some accounting back­ground required. Second position: Part timeRECEPTIONIST, light clerical duties may be necessary. Exc. compensation package and working environment Inter­ested candidates please fax resume/salary history to:

248-437-6841ADMINISTRATIVE ASSITANTSeeking organized, detail ori­ented person to work in a fast paced environment. Data entry, oversight of customer databases & customer rela­tions Computer literacy a must. Will train & use dicta­tion equipment. Full-time. Fax resume to: 248-476-3122

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wJulr great deal check theObserver & Eccentric

Classifieds!

Help Wanted-Office Clerical

A D M IN IS T R A T O RGood communication skills, answer phones, typing, must be profficient in MS Office including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Front Page, etc., call 248-588-9260 EOE

AN OUTSTANDING PERSON NEEDED! We need a mature, reliable, helpful, friendly, pro­fessional, positive person to help us with our busy insur­ance office in Plymouth. We will provide all training & a professional workplace Work hrs. for this position are. Mon-Fri. 9-5. Permanent posi­tion with growth potential

$10-$14/hr. Call:(248) 446-3325

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ASSISTANT MANAGER/ COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Experience with bookkeeping, office administration, some computer skills & project management needed. Maturity in dealing with people a must Medical insurance not provid­ed. 20+ hrs. per week.

Send resume to:Fours Sons Management Co.

Box 136, Troy, Ml 48084

AUTO DEALERSHIP Seeking Full Time

CASHIERExperience preferred, but willing to tram the right person. Benefits. No weekends. Please apply in person.

BLACKWELL FORD 41001 Plymouth Rd., just

East of Haggerty, Plymouth.

AutoTITLE/BILLiNG CLERK

Immediate full time opening Only those with dealership billing, experience need apply. Prefer Reynolds & Reynolds. Call Donna for an appointment, (734) 451-2110. DICK SCOTT DODGE, PLYMOUTH.

AUTO CASHIERWe are seeking a friendly, enthusiastic, responsible and professional person to work as a full-time cashier. The ideal candidate will possess excel­lent customer service skills and a professional appearance and attitude. Applicants required to pass pre-employ­ment substance abuse testing and a background investiga­tion If you would like to become part of our team and meet the above requirements, call Ron Samples for immedi­ate interview at

DON MASSEYPlymouth, (734) 453-7500

CHURCH SECRETARY Part time Farmington Hills area Must have good clerical, com­munication, computer skills, well organized. Send resumes to. farmhlfchurch@yahoo com

CLERK l/llCanton Township is accepting applications for the position of full-time Clerk l/ll Municipal Government experience pre­ferred Applications will be considered for the establish­ment of an eligibility hiring list Salary $28,270-$31,520 per yr Candidates will be subject to verification of background work history and medical/drug screening Job description with complete qualifications and hiring process are available on the Canton Township website at

WWW canton-mi org or may be viewed at the Canton Township Human Resources Division, 1150 S Canton Center Rd. Canton, Ml 48188 Applications may also be picked up at the Canton Administration Building, Human Resources Division, or on the Canton Township website. A Canton Township application form must be completed in its entirety and on file in the Human Resources Division prior to 4 p m , August 17, 2005 Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. The Charter Township of Canton does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services An Equal Opportunity Employer

E X E C U T IV EA S S IS TA N T

Growing financial firm in Plymouth, with executive atmosphere, is seeking person with strong organ­izational skills and friendly personality Duties would include client contact, developing balance sheets, assisting key staff mem­bers, handling appointment schedules and filing. Being good with numbers is a big plus. General computer skills on Microsoft pro­grams required. Call Joel

734-844-3400 betwn 8-30-11 am

FRONT DESK General Office for medical office in Livonia. Start at $9/hr. Call for details:

(734) 425-6950

LEGAL SECRETARYFarmington Hills law firm needs exp., mature legal sec­retary This IS not an entry level position. Must be dependable, organized, self-starting and a team player. Proficient in Word, serious computer skills with above average speed (75+) a must. Must be able to think. Please send resume to;

Managing Partner (MGW), 32300 Northwestern Highway Suite 200, Farmington Hills, Ml 48334

Help Wanted-Oflice Clerical

MEDICAL ’ RECEPTIONIST/ASSISTANT

Full time, medical exp. neces­sary Computer skills needed. Must be able to multi-task. Call Tina 248-476-1210

O F F IC E A S S IS TA N TFast paced Southfield Management office, seeks flexible multi-task individual.

15 hrs/wk, $11/hr Fax resume: (248) 357-9654

OFFICE ASSISTANT PART-TIME

For Farmington Hills CPA firm. Answer phones, filing, distrib­uting mail, word processing. Knowledge of Word & Excel a plus. Mail resume to Harelik, Shapiro, Wolgin & Fine, 30201 Orchard Lake Rd. Ste 200, Farmington Hills, Ml 48334

Office Coordinator/ Assistant

Smart, Friendly & Motivated assistant needed for top pro­ducing realtors Requirments: Reliable, responsible, real estate knowledge, and com­puter skills. Please fax resume and salary requirements to Nancy at (248) 347-6791 or email to ndowney@aol.com. .

OFFICE HELPGeneral office help needed. Start immediately. Apply in person at- 11847 Levan Rd, Livonia or Cali 734-464-4444

OFFICE HELPFull time, good computer and phone skills. Fax resume to:

313-531-0478

OFFICE/CLERICALJob available in ourWestland office doing cleri­cal work or answering tele­phones. Full time, Mon-Fri., 8am-5pm Apply at:987 Manufacturers DrWestland. For directions call- (734) 728-4572,

RECEPTIONIST/CLERICALPermanent Part-time, 4 days per week, $9 50/hr Microsoft Word Computer savvy

Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce

Call- (734) 453-6090

RECEPTIONIST/CLERICALImmediate full time opening for receptionist in Westland law firm with experience and knowledge in Word and Excel, professional phone and people skills Duties include: filing, answering phones, and typing 401k and Profit Sharing. Fax resume to 734-421-6740

SECRETARY Bookkeeping skills, Quickbooks Pro knowl­edge. Flexible hours, good pay Approximately 25-37 hours. Call 313-541-6670

TYPIST/WORD PROCESSOR

LIVONIA LAW FIRM - seeks typist/wordprocessor with 3- 5 years legal experience to work in wordprocessing center Must be computer literate, typing 60-70 wpm, possess excellent spelling and written communication skills Competitive salary and benefits Fax resume to Office Manager at 734-261-4510

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BUSINESS MANAGERFor dental practice Succes­sful candidate will have a proven track record for effi­ciently managing all adminis­trative aspects of a profes­sional office Preference will be given to those candidates that show evidence of strong interpersonal and leadership skills Please fax resume to

(248) 356-2568

CHAIRSIDE ASSISTANTFor state of the art Periodontic/Implant practice located in Bloomfield Hills Experience preferred will tram. Fax resume to

248-901-0003

DENTAL ASSISTANTExp, friendly, motivated person needed to join our team Part time Farmington Hills Karen 248-851-1034

Dental Assistants &

SchedulingCoordinators

Expanding, busy, friendly dental office in search of

happy, productive, assistant and scheduling coordinator, experience a must! Please fax resume

to 313-274-7092

DENTAL ASSISTANTWith DenTech exp Approx

30 hrs/wk W. Dearborn area. (313) 563-3300

DENTAL ASSISTANTDowntown Plymouth dental office looking for an ener­getic, friendly, team player full-time Experience needed. Fax resume to- 734-453-4513

DENTAL ASSISTANT - Mon -Thur Reliable, compassionate person. Pension plan, 401k Dearborn Hgts 313-565-0373.

DENTAL ASSISTANTFull/Part-Time Exp needed in Farmington Hills office

Fax resume: 248-356-2568

Dental Assistant & Dental Office

ManagerFull or part time.

Exp. pref. Livonia. Fax re­sume to: 734-266-7170

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DENTAL ASSISTANT COME BE A PART OF OUR EXCITING DENTAL TEAM!Full-time position in group

practice Minimum 2 yrs exp. X-ray certification a plus Top salary & exc. benefits, 401K.

Call Della (734)722-5130 or fax resume (734) 722-5T92

DENTAL ASSISTANT: Exp. with w/expanded duties skills. Flex, hours. Plymouth Family prac­tice. Phone 734- 459-7110

DENTAL HYGIENIST 12 Mile/ Evergreen. Thurs or Sat, part-time, team player, hard- worker. Salary meets exp

248-353-4747

DENTAL LAB TECHNICIANModel work Metal finish Full time. Exc. skills, 3 years exp & speak fluent Korean. Resume to: 42803 School­craft, Plymouth, Ml 48170

DENTAL RECEPTIONISTFull time, willing to train. Exp. preferred, for Bloomfield Hills specialty office. Must be ener­getic, friendly and self-moti­vated. Great hours & benefits.

Cali: (248) 647-7930 Fax resume (248) 647-0576

DENTAL RECEPTIONISTFor Livonia speciality office, full time, no weekends, exp. preferred. Call 734-522-7313

DENTAL RECEPTIONISTExperience is a must for this busy Novi practice. Full time, excellent benefits.

(248) 442-0400

DENTAL RECEPTIONISTFull time for Farmington Hills office. Dentrix exp preferred.

Call: 248-851-6446

DENTAL RECEPTIONISTWith some knowledge of assisting. Tues & Thurs., 6-7 hrs/day Farmington Hills area. Small office. Reply to:

DOS, PO Box 530254 Livonia, Ml 48153

DENTAL RECEPTIONISTFull-time for friendly modern Livonia office Dental exp helpful Exec pay & benefits Fax resume

734-427-1233

FRONT DESK & DENTAL ASSISTANT

Full time Experience pre­ferred but not requried. Cali

734-425-2130

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A D M IN IS T R A T IV EA S S IS T A N T

Medical office seeks experi­enced receptionist Full time w/exc pay and benefits. Only medical office experienced need apply. Ann Arbor area

Fax resume: 734-996-8767

Allied Health Medical Assistant Receptionist

Medicai Legal Secretary, LTN supervisors, full time with benefits, Royal Oak/ Rochester Hills area, $200 bonus sign up after probation, fax resume to HR Manager, 248-589-9875

ANIMAL HOSPITALSeeks Experienced

Veterinarian Assistant in West Bloomfield (248) 851-5202

AUDIOLOGIST or HEARING AIDE SALES POSITION

For busy medical office in Livonia Flexible hrs Full &/or part-time (734) 953-0990

CHIROPRACTICASSISTANT

experience helpful, highly energetic people person, motivated, self reliant, multitasker for hi-tech office in Keego Harbor Fax resume

248-681-3891

C U S T O M ER S ER V IC E S U P ER V IS O R

For Medical Supply Co Must have strong people skills, be able to multi-task as It IS a working super­visory position and have vast experience (at least 5 years) on the computer with various programs Excellent phone skills and ability to work with a myriad of personalities Medicai bill­ing or knowledge of the lCD-9 codes a plus Your staff consists of approx­imately 12-15 customer service representatives who receive incoming calls from beneficiaies, process insur­ance information, data entry, problem resolution and verification of nec­essary information. Only experienced applicants ne­ed apply. Fax Vicki Marshall

248-360-9978 or email: vmarshall® jandbmedical.com

DIRECT CARE STAFFEverest, Inc is looking for 1 full time, afternoons, 1 Part time, days or afternoons. WCLS trained only. Must have great driving record. Ins. after 60 days. $7.46 /start. Annual raises. Background check req. Livonia area. Contact Debbie at 734-524-1361.

DIRECTOR OF NURSING

for small East Detroit nursing home. 248-737-4107

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LT N S U P E R V IS O R SAllied Health Medical assistant receptionist. Medical Legal Secretary, full time with benefits. Royal Oak/ Rochester Hills area, $200 bonus sign up after probation, fax resume to HR Manager, 248-589-9875

MASSAGE THERAPIST (CERTIFIED)

Needed for an orthopedic physical therapy clinic

Send Resume to jansenpt@yahoo.com or

Fax 734-542-9790

MEDICALASSISTANT

Immediate opening for full­time position for busy, fast growing office Need flexible, motivated, friendly individual able to handle a busy work­load. Possible future manage­ment position for right can­didate Compensation com­mensurate with experience and skills. Fringe benefits. Fax resume to 734-981-0487 or call 734-981-7800.

MEDICALASSISTANT

T Part-Time MA needed for busy specialty prac­tice. Two years clinical exp. and

certification necessary. No holidays, weekends or call. Please fax a current resume with salary history to: (248)737-9287.Attn: Pat M.,

or mail to: Pat M., Tri-County Pain Consultants, 30055 Northwestern Hwy.,

Suite L50,Farmington Hills, Mi 48334;

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MEDICALTRANSCRIPTIDNIST - Work at home. Exp preferred. Must have equip. 734-981-5080

MEDICAL ASSISTANTNeeded for busy family

practice. Experience needed Fax resume to 734-455-3405

MEDICAL ASSISTANTPlymouth office Full-time. Exp. necessary Fax resume Attn Christy: 734-451-1583

MEDICAL ASSISTANTExperienced Competitive salary. Benefits package. Mail or fax resume to. Attn Barb H, 31500 Telegraph, Ste 100, Bingham Farms, Ml 48025 248-723-5889

MEDICAL ASSISTANTFull time position for expe­rienced MA/family practice in Livonia Injections, EKG, X-rays preferred. Fax resume to 248-474-4224

MEDICAL ASSISTANTWanted for Livonia office

Experience required.Fax resume 734-522-7686

MEDICAL ASSISTANT/ LPNPersonable, organized, ener­getic, for established Derm­atology Office w/ cosmetic procedures Dermatology & surgery exp a must Mon - Thurs work week Fax resume to (313) 563-5517

Medical Assistant/SecretaryFor Pediatric office in Livonia

Exp preferred Call: (734) 591-0220

MEDICAL BILLING SPECIALIST

Medicai billing company is seeking an exp biller(s) with strong knowledge managing A/R Candidate must be com­puter literate, have excellent communication skills and ability to multi-task Comp­etitive compensation and ben­efits packageFax resume. 248-553-5826

MEDICALRECEPTIONIST

part time, Farmington Hills office, Call Joann.

248-855-6888

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST12 Mile/Telegraph 20 hrs/wk.

Will trainFax resume: (248) 354-6614

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST & MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Full time. Must have minimum 3 yrs. exp for medicai recep­tionist & 5 yrs for medical assistant. Rochester area. Email resume to

Iat750@aol.com

MT or MLTPart time, day shift, no week­ends Experience preferred Fax resume to 734-455-3405

N U R S E SSuperior Woods Healthcare IS a beautiful Long Term/ Sub acute/ Rehab facility located in Ypsilanti. We are hiring nurses for PM & MN shifts Competitive benefit pkg. Apply at 8330 Geddes Rd. 734-547-7600 send resume to 734-879-4949

ONCOLOGY BILLERFulltime position A minimum of 1 year experience is req. Must have knowledge of Chemotherapy drug billing. Fax resume. 248-553-5826

OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIANGrowing ophthalmology prac­tice in Livonia area seeking part-time possible full-time Ophthalmic Technician, certifi­cation not required though 2-3 yrs. exp. preferred. Apjilicant must be personable, efficient, and able to multi-task. Salary commensurate w/exp.

Please fax resumes to (248) 449-1081

No phone calls please.

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Full-time for Farmington Hills ophthalmology practice to assist with check-in, check­out, answering multi-line tele- j3hone system, insurance veri­fication & medical records. Medical experience preferred Send resume. 248-538-8590

PHLEBOTOMIST - Regional medical laboratory is recruit­ing exp phlebotomist for full & part time employment. Fax resume to 248-426-9867

PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHPart/Full time position in Plymouth, Mon-Fri, Exp. or will train Salary negotiable

Fax. 734-416-3903

QA/RN SUPERVISORFull time position available with medicare certified home health agency in Southfield. Home care exp. required; prior QA exp. preferred Fax resume to 248-784-3920

RECEPTIONISTPart-time or Full-time position for Westland Office. Basic computer skills and insurance knowledge. Willing to tram and benefits offered.Call 248-227-7641

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M E D IC A L A S S IS TA N TWe are a busy 3 physician office. Multi tasking, self- motivation, eagerness, flex­ibility a must. No room for deadbeats. Benefits available. Fax your resume to Theresa

734-981-5094

RNExp. preferred or recovery room exp. Full time position open in our pain management facility in Ann Arbor Exc. wages and benefits offered No weekends/holidays Knowledge of computers. Looking for excellent organi­zational and communication skills, must be able to multi task in a busy environment. Please fax resume to Attn. HR Manager, 734-995-4366

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XRAYTECH NEEDED Full time, Mon. thru Fri, for clinic locat­ed in Brighton Candidates must be ARRT certified or reg­istry eligible We offer com­petitive salary & benefits Send or fax resume to 7575 Grand River Ave, Suite 112, Brighton, Ml 48114, Attn Lead Tech Fax 810-844-7561

•MEDICAL ASSISTANT •MEDICAL

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Experienced for busy pediatric practice

Part/Full-Time Fax resume 248-647-7114 or call 248-451-0600

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BAR TENDER,full time day, and part time/fuil time experienced cook, apply at Starting Gate Restaurant, 135 N Center Street Northville

BARTENDERExperienced only need apply Flexible schedule alternate days, nights & weekends Over 21 only Apply in person at

The Plymouth Pub Ann Arbor Rd & Sheldon Rd NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE'

BARTENDERS & WAITSTAFFFull & Part time available

Apply in person at.Great Oaks Country Club, 777 Great Oaks Blvd. Rochester

CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILL - seeks PM line cook with fine dining exp Apply in person Tues thru Fri noon - 3pm. 201 Hamilton Ave., Birmingham

COOK SANDWICH BOARD & DISHWASHERS Part-Time

Days & Weekends Cali Suzy after 2pm (734) 455-3511

COOK - HEADLivonia Assisted Care

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Call. (248) 212-4740

COOKExperience Necessary

Single person kitchen Full time, part time available and includes days, nights, week­ends. 21 & over only.

The Plymouth Pub ’Ann Arbor Rd & Sheldon Rd.

APPLY IN PERSON ONLY. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

COOKSPrep and line - full and part time Fine dining exp. and/or culinary education required Full benefits, including park­ing. Detroit Athletic Club. Apply Mon - Fri., 9-5, Employee Entrance, John R and Madison, or FAX resume 313-963-3155.

Cooks, Cashiers

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Work Monday-Friday no weekends no holidays SODEXHO CORPORATE SERVICES in Farmington Hills is hiring for all positions dell cook, grill cooks, cashier, 30-40 hours per week, full benefits, 401K, vacation time, health insurance.

Email Resumes to. victorcorporatecenter cs@

sodexhousa com or fax 734-462-3279

Cooks, W ait Staff, Bartenders,

Host/Hostess, Restaurant Supervisor2-3 yrs exp., excellent be­nefit package Apply in person at; Four Points Sheraton, 8800 Wickham Rd, Romulus, or fax re­sumes to; 734-729-9163

CODKS, Full/Part-TimeGolf benefits Brae Burn Golf Course in Plymouth.

734-453-1900

COUNTER PERSONFor Dunkin Donuts

5am-1 pm. $8/hr. Please call; (734) 459-5944

DINING ROOM SUPERVISOR

Full-time with Benefits. SERVERS

Part & Full-time.AM & PM available

BenefitsReliable transportation & dependableSenior Retirement Facility

Apply at The Grand Court, 36550 Grand River Ave., Farmington Hills, Ml

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FOOD PREP - in upscale Novi Deli. Full & part time

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ISLAND FEVERhas hit Livonia & we are busier than ever' We are looking for highly mot­ivated professionals who are interested in a co w/huge growth potential We need

SERVERS Day & Evening

We offer top pay' We offer a great benefits package and career opportunities If you are looking for a great place to work and want to have fun while doing it apply in person Mon-Fn from 2-5pm at

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All level management, for local area Taco Bell Must have restaurant manage­ment experience We offer great pay & flexible sched­ule, bonuses, benefits.

Please fax resume to 313-292-3920 or call

248-563-8019

WAIT STAFF* ANGELD'S BISTRO,NDW HIRING

Lunch & Dinner Excellent working conditions Apply in person:6263 Orchard Lake Rd. N. of Maple Rd 248-855-3993

WAITSTAFF & BARTENDERPart time Apply within Tues- Sat. after 6pm. Gatsby's, 45701 Grand River, Novi (248) 348-6999

BANK CEO & CFO. With Strong and long banking expe­rience. Fax resume with salary requirements. 248-569-9535

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A pay scale does not exist. There is not a wage chart available Some people don't make any money m real estate. Many of our people have incomes exceeding $150,000 Only you know what you are worth, only you know if you are being paid what you deserve, only you know If it IS time to call Pat Ryan (248) 865-6900.CENTURY 21 Town & Country, a company that wants you to be j}aid what you are worth Patrick.Ryan@Century21 .com

★ A NEW CAREERBooming real estate offices in Northville and Livonia have

openings for outgoing Sales­people' Training available

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Michigan Institute of Avia­tion and Technology is seeking individuals to fill a full-time position in South­east Michigan and the surrounding areas to be part of our expanding college system offering programs in high-demand career areas. Respons­ibilities include conducting high school presentations and interviewing interested students/parents in their homes. Position offers variety, independence and security with competitive salary, expense reimburse­ment, excellent benefits and thorough training. Appli­cants must have a keen interest in helping young people, an aggressive attitude with excellent communication and self­management skills. Public speaking and successful sales experience are essential. Schedule inclu­des 3 evenings a week & Saturdays For immediate consideration, visit-

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An elite residential real estate firm seeks to add a limited number of full time professionals to its highly skilled team of sales consultants If you would like to be considered for a position with a superior company with superior training and support, visit us at www.weirmanuel.com and click on 'Is a career in real estate right for you" and try our on-line interactive assessment We will contact you with the results

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★ FREE FAMILY FUN DAY*Lighthouse Worship Center. 19827 Middlebelt Rd., S. of 8 Mile, Livonia. A\ig 14 ,1-4pm. Free food, activities, & prizes. Clown, music, & puppet show!

PAPERBACKS UNLIMITEDlarge bookstore going out of business. Everything on sale, all books 60% off. Fixtures & shelves cheap! 9am-9pm., Mon-Sat, 9am-4pm Sun. 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, Ml 48220. Call

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Hot tub (tub only) You pick up (248) 219-6880

Antiques/Collectibles

ANTIQUE CHURCH BENCHbeautifully faux marbled in shades of grey 69-3/4 in long X ^-3 /4 in high Good condi­tion $450 248-651-2298

ANJIQUE DINING SET C-191017- th century, Jakobean style, carved Oak, w/BE Maple Leaf table, buffet, china cabinet, 6 chairs $2400/best (586) 876-0395

Antiques Bought! Paper dolls, postcards, dishes, perfume bottles, Shelley bone china, factory badges 248-624-3385

BEDROOM SET Antique Waterfall, 4 pc Good condi­tion, $1200 (248) 879-0829

BEDROOM SET - Circa 1930Twin 7 piece. Mahogany Good condition $2195 ' Call 248-661-0015

Antiques/Collectibles

COLLECTIBLES Oak Brass & Peruvian Swords lamps and books ship $600 for all Call'or de'ails (0 8 6 ) //3 714^

COUGH W/2 MATCHING CHAIRS Burgundy cut Mohair Velvet 1924 all orignal 2nd owner Call after 6 pm

(248) 698-8820

D E L G IU D IC E A N T I Q U E S

We make house calls, estate and private sales and internet sales Insurance and Estate appraisals We are also looking to purchase Fine china, crys­tal, silver, oil paintings, furni­ture, costume and fine jewelry

Member of ISA 515 S Lafayette, Royal Oak Mon-Sat 11-6 248-399-2608

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D R E S S E R - O A KW/Serpmtine Top & Oak Ice Chest 248-651-5171

ELEGANT AUDUBONS full color prints from The Birds of America Original Drawings Printed in Europe in 1973 Elephant folio-sizes (approxi­mately 17' X 38") Starting at $500 248-651-2298

ORIENTAL RUG, EXOTIC KILEM 14' X 9' with 7 fringes Dates from the '30s Good condition Yellow, rust, grey, brown, & navy Fits Arts & Crafts or Southwestern decor $2750 248-651-2298

SOFA ANTIQUE 3 Cushions, w/hand carved wood 100 plus yrs old $1200

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A U C T I O N A T T H E G A L L E R I E S

Auction dates; E x h ib it io n H o u rsFriday, August 12th Friday, August 5th......................9:36am-5:30pm

at 6;30pm Saturday, August 6th.................. .9;30am-S:30pm

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ltTH-20TH C. FURNITURE & DECORATIONS; THREE PIANOS-BALDWIN BABY GRAND, AEOLIAN DUO ART GRAND PIANO BY GEORGE STECK k CO, k WHITNEY SPINET, ELLIOT OF LONDON GRANDFATHER CLOCK, STAFFORD CO k LAFFARGUE NICKELODEON, WELSH OAK DRESSER, ENGLISH BURL TILT-TOP BREAKFAST TABLE, REGENCY ROSEWOOD LAP DESK, A HESTER BATEMAN TANKARD, RUSSIAN SILVER, INCLUDING A NIELLO CUP k SAUCER, STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SETS BY GORHAM, INTERNATIONAL, REED k BARTON TEA SERVICE, LALIQUE k WATERFORD CRYSTAL, 'COLLEEN' STEMWARE, ROYAL CROWN DERBY 'IMARI' DINNER SERVICE, POHERY BY ROSEVILLE, CRUEBY& WELLER

OF SPECIAL INTEREST; A SET OF TWO TIGER STADIUM SPEQATOR SEATS, LATE19TH-EARLY20THC US COINS & CURRENCY, FINE JEWELRY AND ORIENTAL RUGS FROM SEMI ANTIQUE TO MODERN

CATALOG AVAIUBLE IN GALLERY FOR $25, OR $30 POSTAGE PAID.

FINE ART APPRAISERS & AUCTIONEERS SINCE 1927409 East Jefferson Ave., D e tro it, M ich igan 48226

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Auction Sales

P U B L I C A U C T I O NUndercover Self Storage 1399b North Haggerty Rd Plymouth Ml Fn Aug 19 2005 10 05am Units C02 C04 C36 EOS E29 E62 F17 F23

SATURDAY 6PM SALE Thur- ber & Zuehke Estates from Grosse Pointe Too much to list 5089 Dixie Hwy, Waterford

Rummage Sa Flea Market

R U M IV iA G E S A L EEmmanuel Lutheran Church, 34567 7 Mile, Vz mile west of Farmington Road Aug 18, 19, 20, 9am-4pm

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COtrrEHISYAhftfiuee 1& eoL lectibles, oid ifos bask door,; M glass, Sid panel lamps/ stained glass wladow, BO's plastje furniare. art & more. Best speakers, art doolcs S books, sterling, ciy^aL purses. Males set, orl pafnt- in p / leather seetton^t ^ ftfU* ing room sets, Z bedroom sets, waterbodt kitehen set, lets e l wicker lurolture, book­cases, iron oaldoer Items, S TV's, obtdoor furnfcOj desk set, fleer & feble to p s , side c^im , vcopy diaofane, slerdo equi|imeot, reeter, wall to t, rugs ^ m m m , loaded kitchee $ oarage items.

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BERKLEY ESTATE SALE3725 Kipling, H off of 12 Mile, Antiques, collectibles, Belgian Baby Grand Piano

Americana Estate Sales markblondycom for details

(248) 739-4197

BIRMINGHAMWasher, dryer, freezer, garden­ing tools, small appliances, furniture, catering supplies & lots more 2095 Sheffield, 2 biks, N of 14 Mile, E of Eton

Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm

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2 G R E A T S A L E S !By: E very th ing GoesEn/Sat Aug 12 13, IQ-4 #1) 3677 Edinborough Dr Rochester Hiils W off Adams, N of Tienken, take Charlwood to Arbor Creek, right to Edinborough (Tienken is N of Walton)

COMPLETE CONTENTS! Dining & bedroom sets by Thomasviiie, sofa groups. Curio cabinets, wall unit, table & 6 chairs, pool table, exercise equipment, appli­ances, art, Waterford Crystal, TV's & more'

#2) 2959 Chestnut Run Dr, Bloomfield Hills, N off Hickory Grove. E of Tele­graph (N of Long Lake)

Great Sale! Don't Miss! - Mahogany Grand Piano, dining table, 6 chairs, china cabinet & buffet, custom & Oriental area rugs, antique Armoire, king size bedroom set, cane & wing chairs, sofa & sectional, sports & golf, deck furniture, appl­iances & more Also White Baby Grand Piano Additional Sale Info cal!

248-988-1077

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19322 Sunnybrook Ave, Lathrup Village West Side of 696 Service Drive, between

Evergreen and Southfield Rd Right on to Santa Barbara

Dr, Left on Sunnybrook Ave

Sat., August 13, 9am-4pm. Sun., August 14, 9am-4pm.

Art, Mirrors, Lamps, Consol Table, Sofa w/ Ottoman,

Leather sectional, Bar Stools, Glass table w/ 4 chairs,

Queen Bed w/ Night Stand and Dresser, Microwave,

Refrigerator, Freezer, Washer, Dryer, Yard Tools, Lawnmower, Grills,

Yard SwingM U C H -M U C H M O R E !!!

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2200 6V I L L A G E P I N E S D R .W off Lahser, 3 blocks S of 14 Mile Wonderful home - bedrooms, dining room, living room, & office Beautiful side­board, original artwork, silver, crystal, Lladro, Christmas, exercise, sports, cameras, trains, electronics, insulator collection, artist supplies, clothes, and much more SALES BY HERITAGE-#s 8am

B L O O M F IE L D H IL L S 1872 Chipping Way

Inside Wabeek South Aug. 11 & 12, 9am-6pm

Aug. 13 ,10am-4pm 2000 Mercury Sable station wagon. Tiffany & others, ster­ling, Gucci, Waterford, Nippon, books, furniture, washer & dryer, general household and garage contents Sale by

Bags Included

7100 Estate Sales EESTATE SALE

335 Wesley Ave. RochesterAttic to basement in lovely Rochester home Gunnel baby grand piano Wurlitzer organ Kimball upright piano fine English porcelain & china including Royal Doulton Staffordshire & Royal Wmton Chintz, elegant glassware, old toys, books, linens & pottery, cedar chest fabulous china cabinet, & much, much more No pre-sales Numbers Friday only @ 8am Sale 9-3pm, Fri- Sat, Aug 12-13 Special sale after 12 noon on Saturday

GREENTREES ESTATE SALES

Fri-Sat, Aug. 12-13 10-4pm701 N. Shady Hollow Circle,

Bloomfield Twp.W off Adams, N of 16 Mile

Console piano, pair love seats, wing chair, maple dou­ble bedroom, glass top dinette set, deck furniture, TV's, refrigerator, gun cabinet Antiques include marble top chest, wood butter churn, 1920's roil top desk, Victorian hall tree, bookcase/desk

Coin-op machines, Vista- Scope, trunks, American Flyer tram, scuba diving gear, exer­cise bike, treadmill, table saw, tool room supplies, yard equipment

Large collection Hall's Autumn Leaf, Fostoria blue Argus, Mikasa and German dinnerware, framed art, holi­day decorations

LIVONIA antique buffet & china cabinet, couch, loveseat, sofa bed, oak kitchen set, gas grill, appliances, tools, etc 15523 Alpine, N of 5, E of Levan Fn & Sat, 9 30am-4pm

By Sunshine Sales

PLYMOUTHEverything Must Go

Aug 11,12, & 13, Sam - 6pm 11822 Turkey Run SWof Ann Arbor Tr & Sheldon

BEDFORD Aug 12-13, 10- 4pm 9913 Seminole, 8 of Plymouth, E. of Inkster Fur­niture, tools, & much more.

WEST BLOOMFIELD Estate sale not to be missed!Aug 11-14, 8-5pm 3517 Orchard Lake R d, Orchard Lake, 1 block 8 of Commerce, Deco & Retro, old cameras, phones, 1000s of tools, new & old Indian & WWII items, hobby/craft, pottery, 2 kilms, china, books, radios, seashelis & coral, old boat motors, chain saws, ham radio, bdrm & kitchen, glass, mol Muramo fans, pens, post cards, maps, new car audio, knives, old car parts, old safe, records, etc Visa/MC okay (248) 462-4445

Moving Sales

BIRMINGHAM Lovely Bir­mingham Furnishings must go' Off-White Harlow Sofa by Crate & Barrel $300, Vintage 5' Maple Hitchcock Bench $300, 6 Hitchcock Maple Bentwood Chairs $300, 5'x8' Geometric print area rug $45 248-816-1598

CANTON Fn. & Sat, Aug 12 & 13, 9am-4pm, 1709Emerald Pines Dr, Deer Creek on Lotz btwn Palmer & Cherry Hill Household items, tools, furniture, antiques, dishes, clothing

CLARKSTON Thurs , 8-12 and Fn , 8-13,8am-3pm Furniture sporting, clothing, household 6312 Heron Court. Clarkston

Moving Sales

CANTON DIVORCE SALE' Tools hunting guns fishing tackle 12 ft rowboat'/Mmeota trolling motor &

trailer riding lawn mower 93 Ford XLT irucK & Muoh more

(734) 844-7255

FENTON Antiques Dealers m historic Fenton home Quality china, glass, furniture, art, mirrors, lamps, books, gar­den Aug 12-13, 9-5 712 8 Adelaide

LAKE ORION 2350 Galaxy Way, Joslyn to Walden, right on Orbit Fn & Sat, 9-5 30pm King size rod iron bed, Ig entertainment center, etc etc

LIVONIA 8/11-8/13, 9-5pm 32046 Delaware, btwn Merriman & Farmington, S of W Chicago You want it”? We got It' Come Get it' Furniture, Coca Cola, Tons of Misc

LIVONIA Some furniture and misc Aug 17-18, 9-5pm 18902 Westmore, on Clarita off 7 Mile

NORTHVILLE TONS OF GREAT STUFF' Furniture, appliances, kids' stuff, household 17891 Stonebrook C t, 6 Mile & Beck Fri & Sat, 9am-5pm.

PLYMOUTH Thurs-Sun, 9- 3pm Woodworking tools, antiques, furniture & other misc Items 8845 Ann Arbor Rd, 1 Mile W Of Gotfredson.

PLYMOUTH 1 Day Only, Aug 13, 10-3 30pm Furniture & much more' Everything must go' 6489 N Napier, N Territorial & Beck

" rI dforDRetro stove, mixer, furniture, antiques and new stuff 16152 Negaunee, 5 Mile & Inkster Aug 12-14th, 9-5pm

ROCHESTER Thurs Aug 11, 9-3pm 1073 BloomviewCircle, Parkdale and Dequindre Stoney Creek Ridge Furniture, jewelry and Gourmet Chocolates

ROCHESTER HILLS Mega Moving Sale' Aug 11-13, 8- 4pm 1571 Avon Circle W, S off Avon Rd, btwn Crooks & Livernois Moving to Condo'

TROY 8/11-13, 9-4pm Bed- room set, Hammond organ, speakers, kitchen supplies, shutters 6222 Emerald Lake Dr, Sq Lake & Rochester Rd

WATERFORD3985 Nelsey Aug 12-13, 9-

4pm Furniture, garden tools, household misc & many

other Items

WEST BLOOMFIELDAug, 13, 10am-4pm, Aug 14, 10am-2pm, 7050 Westbury Blvd , N of 14 Mile & E of Haggerty Household items, oak dining set/ 6 chairs/ lighted hutch, white dinette set, brass lamps, TV, TV stand, computer desk, cream loveseat, bookshelves, pictures, tools, kitchen­ware, (fold's Gym Set with weights Christmas seasonal items inci 9 ft Christmas tree All items EXCELLENT CONDITION'

248-788-2485

FURS Beaver and Mouton, Coates, mink boa collar, rabbit cape, old costume jewelry (Avon & Dequindre)

(248) 601-1309

Baby & Children Items

Children’s Items Eddie Bauer double stroller, $125 full size play pen $30 2 oak cribs $150 mint cond slightly used Mariane 734 890 2203

KETTLER TRICYCLE with bar like nevj, $75 Pair chil­dren s bed siderails with lights, $20 (248) 852-8443

Household Goods

AIR CONDITIONER Window, like new $50 Youth hockey equipment Just in time for the season (734) 266-6180

ANTIQUE rolltop desk $700 Antique gate-leg table $225 New 65 piece'set of Noritake china $400 Complete set of Gorham silverware $1800

248-346-5226

ARMOIR White w/shuttered doors, $500/best Boys bdrm set, 7 piece, $1200/best White wrought iron Canopy daybed with trundle $500/best After 6pm 248-444-7050

Baker sofas & chairs , large marble coffee table, designer dining room set, (chrome) Harley Davidson Midnight Chrome pool table, and Poker table & chair and other Harley Items Young Chang baby grand piano w/pianomation Air hockey table Call for details & prices (248) 860- 5668

BED - Brand New super pil­low-top mattress set, in plas­tic, with warranty Must sell' Can deliver 734-231-6622

BED - TWIN CANOPYW/trundie, $100 Tail Boy Dresser, Dresser w/mirror $300 both 248-363-2838

BEDROOM FURNITURE Oakentertainment center, cherry computer desk/ hutch Northville, 248-514-8993

BEDROOM FURNITURE 2antique solid walnut dressers, $350 ea, brass bed & frame, $150 248-540-3959

BEDROOM SET 3 Piece mir­rored, armoire, dresser, night- stand $450. Dining Table w/leaf, 4 chairs, Rosewood formica $400 248-474-2216

BEDROOM SET Lane, contem­porary 2 night stands, dress­er and armoire $500 for all or best offer. (248) 540-7590

BEDROOM SET Youth, Bellini, Natural finish, desk & chair, twin bed, armoire & night- stanu $1000 (248)642-2916

BEDROOM SET - Child's, twin bed & mattress, night stand, dresser, 4 yrs old, like new, $300 734-398-6620

BEDROOM SETS Top quality, custom built, like new White, king, 13 pc. set + mattress, was $9800, now $4000 Grey/black queen 6 pc set, was $4500, now $2000. White double twin 6 pc set + 2 mattress's Was $4000, now $1800 35284 Northmont Dr Farmington Hills, 48331 East of Drake Rd, N of 12 Mile Rd Fn 3pm -7pm, Sat 10am-3pm, Sun 11am-3pm

BEDROOM SETS 1 Antique w/ dressing table, 1 Early Ame­rican set, both refurnished $250 each, (248) 890-5413

BEDROOM WALL UNIT forqueen size bed, oak w/2 Amoire's, mirror, overhead lighting & additional storage Exc Cond $500

734-398-6669

Household Goods

BEDS, 2 SINGLE Log Cabin,$300 each large oak dining table 6 chairs $2000, match­ing 4 door buffet $300, antique English dresser $300 Spinet piano & bench $600, extra large dog kennel $75 239-269-5809, 248-649-1866

BUNK BED Oak, Like new, student desk, shelf storage, chest of 5 drawers built in, paid $1300, asking $600 After 3 00pm (734) 721-5789

Carpet remnant includes padding Royal blue plush. 12x13 $100 (734) 516-5452

CHAIRS & MATCHING OHA-MAN 2 chairs. Red check, uphostered $400 Enter-tam- ment center Oak, 55wx 57tx21' deep $399. 2 area rugs, (1) 6 ft round, $325 Oval, 6' X 7', Blue braided, with hook rug centers,$375, exc cond. Sofa table $50 Bedding Croscill, Queen Comforter set $150 (248) 280-2650

CHINA CABINET 2 PIECE 76"high, 36" wide& 17 ' deep Glass doors, drawers, liquor cabinet Exc cond. $200 com­plete (248) 473-0283

CHINA CABINETSWasher, bakers rack,(2) glass end tables.Alex, 734-420-1274

COFFEE TABLE 2 pieces, large, contemporary No scratches. $600 586-707-9191

COFFEE TABLE Whicker, with glass top, exec cond, will sacrifice (734) 632-0717

COMPUTER DESK Sturdy, w /bookcase top, Cherrywood. $99 Microwave, over the stove, Black Kenmore, like new, $175 (313) 982-9818

COMPUTER DESK 18x48 & corner 36x36. 2 top shelves units, oak 12 Mile & Farm­ington, $250 SOLD

COUCH & LOVE SEAT RECLINER - NEW marine blue leather, La-Z-Boy, $2400. Call Saturdays 248-349-3969

DAYBED Dark hardwood, $295 originally $399, Bedding extra. Kitcjien table w/2 chairs, white $50 248-348-3766

DESK - ANTIQUE 7 drawer. Genuine Mahoghany, SOLID WOOD Exec cond Sacrifice $425/best 248-476-4242

DINING ROOM glass top table & 6 chairs. Glass coffee table Cherry dresser. Call Saturdays 248-349-3969

DINING ROOM SETThomasviiie Traditional, light­ed china, server, table, 2 leaves, pads, 4 chairs, 2 arm chairs $1500 (313)565-7063

DINING ROOM SET Beautiful, Queen Anne, w/2 leaves, 4 side chairs, 2 arm chairs, newly upholstered. Seats 12. $1000/best 248-540-9887

DINING ROOM SET Cherry, Refrigerator, gas stove, sleep­er couch, swing, etc. Cali for details. 734-927-4242

DINING ROOM SET Table & 6 chairs w/ china cabinet & serving table Daybed, bsmt furniture-loveseat & chair. Computer stand w/ book shelf. (313) 320-5072

DINING ROOM SET - Pecan colored wood, 68-in marble top buffet, 54 in round table, extends to 72 in Six oval-back upholstered chairs Original cost $2000, 6mo old $1200; Moving, must sell' Bring offer!

734-414-1554

Household Goods ( M

DINING ROOM SET, One oaktable, w/4 chairs, mint Corner 44 gallon aquarium, stand & access Home Gym

734-455-1099

"dining room tableBeautiful classic Queen Anne 2 arm chairs & 4 side chairs Like new $500/best

248-656-2695

DINING ROOM TABLE & 6chairs, Large, solid, medium brown oak, Mission style $500 734-968-5658

DINING SET Table buffet hutch, with 4 chairs, $200. Entertainment center, $75

(734) 641-7334

DINING SET 5 piece set w/2 leaves, 4 chairs Drop leaf kitchen table, oak coffee table. $200 Takes All. 313-562-0110

DINING TABLE, 54" round, leaf & 4 Napoleon arm chairs, 2 yrs. old, $849. Upholstered neutral leaf pattern chair $159 248-505-6191

DRYER GAS WHIRLPOOLWorks great, 6 yrs. old, $150. Huge medium to dark oak entertainment center, $300. Farmington, (248) 553-6373

ETHAN ALLEN 2 loveseats, dining set, kitchen set, bach­elor's chest & table All exc cond (734)455-1811

FILE CABINET 4 Door, $60/best. Frigidaire freezer, both in very good cond. $350/best. (734) 261-7426

FURNITURE Good & exec, cond Jennifer Convertible Sectional sofa w/ sleeper bed. 2 club chairs, mauve, exec, cond Lazy Boy fabric recliner chair, exec, cond. Futon, queen size, good cond, south­west fabric cover. 2 blotters, solid wood oak. 313-390- 4373, evenings 248-210-0122

FURNITURE 4 piece Danish bdrm set, couches, entertain­ment unit, teak end table, lamps, & 4 kitchen chairs.

(248) 435-5444

FURNITURE Reclining Sofa & Loveseat $299, Table w/4 chairs $60, Bakers Rack $35, Counter stools (2) $20 both, Chest of drawers $20, End table $5, Patio table $5 & much more 248-701-8960

FURNITURE- Patio furniture, bdrm set, futon, coffee table, washer/dryer, mattress/box spring. Details, 248-953-9271

FUTON, double, 8" mattress, $150. Entertainment Center, holds up to 35" TV w/glass doors, $50. (734) 354-0473

HENREDON DINING ROOM TABLE, 6 chairs, buffet. Mint condition. 734-453-9464

KITCHEN CABINETS Merillat oak, Jenn-Air cooktop, GE undercounter microwave, porcelain sink. AH in great cond., $2,000/best. You haul - must take all. Available 8-15. (248) 349-1749

LAWN MOWER26“ Craftsman, 6.5 hp, attach­ments incl. Runs great!

$200/best 734-812-5136

MATTRESS New orthopedic, full size In plastic, w/ full fac­tory warranty, $130.

(734) 326-2744

MATTRESS,QUEEN PILLOW TOP 2 PIECE SET New inplastic w/ warranty. Can deliv­er. $160, (734) 637-2012

MATTRESS- QUEEN PILLOW TOP 2 PIECE SET New inplastic w/ warranty Can deliv­er $160, (734) 637-2012

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Household Goods

MISC. ITEMS - Massage tables Custom Craftworks w/bolster & carrying case, $600, Mountain Craft w/bol- ster, $400 Drum set, SOLD Tons of Star Wars items'

734-326-1033

MISC. ITEMS- Pool table (Valley), 72“x36", 1 piece slate, ec cond , $750 Piano (Smiley Bros), cherrywood, exc. cond., $1250, Hide-a-bed sofa, $125 313-534-7811

MISC.- Oak twin Captains bed, storage drawer under­neath, exc cond., almost new, $175, 11'x8' elegant, gold w/mauve roses area rug, exc cond, $150. 734-464-0164

PFALTZGRAFF DISHESCappuccino, 2 yrs old. Lots of extra pieces $260

(734) 513-5467

PIANO 1935, Baby Grand, $3000 Henredon Dining Set, $3000, Leather couch set, $2500 Computer desk w/fil- ing cabinet, $750 King water bed w/buiit-ins $1000

(248) 650-1887

PING PONG TABLE - Like New Whirlpool gas dryer. $125 each 734-354-0851

RECLINER CHAIRLazy Boy, micro-suede, brown New, tags still on

$750 734-748-6168

RECLINERS $50/each, daybed, $45, large executive desk, $95 Sofa table, $30 Loveseat, $60, entertainment center $50 Very good cond 248-470-3774

RIDING LAWN MOWER 12HP., $375. Futon w/mattress, $100 Vanity w/stool, $50 Desk w/hutcb. $75

(313) 274-9734

SOFA Floral print, like new- $300, Chaise Lounge - $100, $harp 27' TV - $50, Rocking Horse - $25 734-397-4829

SOFA 2 Queen Anne chairs, coffee table and matching window treatments Price negotiable Like new (248) 879-2367

Sofa & Chair, contemporary glass table & chairs Bookcase, sideboard, rocking chair Great cond. Good prices Photos on internet (248) 967-4071

Sofa & Chair, $300 Bookcase $25, rocking chair $25 HP computer system, $500, pho­tos on internet (248) 967-4071

SOFA & LOVESEAT, leather, exc cond, dining table & 4 chairs, washer & dryer, 31" & 21“ TVs, exercise equipment Call after 4pm 734-455-1275

SOFA BED Beige Striped, $75 Dining table, w/ 4 high back chairs $500 And Misc furniture (248) 471-1961

Household Goods

SOFA BED Hudson's, new, tan suede, cost $1250, sell $650, wine sectional (like new) sofa, $300, coffee table, $50, 25 cu ft side by side refrigera­tor, $350, chrome table & 4 green chairs, $125 248-932- 0332 or 248-767-5932

SOFA, Bassett, 2 years old, cranberry red, 8 ft long, exc cond, $200. 734-728-5068

SOFA, CHAIR & OnOMANMatching Leather set Wine color Like new! $1200/best

734-277-1174

SOFA, CHAIR, OnOMANLeather, cream color, exec, cond ,$1200 Rubbermade tall storage shed, $125. Gas fire­place insert w/logs, $50. 248-666-2097 248-875-7344

SOFA- QUEEN SLEEPER Loose Denim w/Love seat. $325 for both Birch kitchen table w/4 chair. $75. Wood buffet, $25 Old model planes, old grass cutters more (734)326-9531

STORAGE TOTES Rubbermaid products never used. Women clothes never used 16 ' Pro Climber ladder. 734-728-2061

WALNUT CURIO CABINETFive shelf, $600 Joyce,

(734) 397-3850

WEIGHT LIFTING EQUIPMENTbikes, composter, canopy.

(248) 642-6470

WICKER FURNITURE, White, Lexington 6 drawer dresser, TV chest, 2 nightstands, all glass top $500.586-939-0337

YOUTH BED- Portacrib, Ceiling fan, ac, chairs. Call before 8pm 734-728-3377

Appliances

GENERAL ELECTRIC Side by Side refrigerator, with water and ice dispenser, almond, 9 yrs old, $250 (734)451-0660

KIRBY VACUUM, Aitimate, used 2 mo with shampooer & many extras, $500/best Touch & Sew Singer sewing machine with attachments in cabinet $50. 734-728-5068

Microwave over stove $15, chest freezer $135, air condi­tioner 600 BTU $35, electric stove $85, washer & dryer $100, 50's style refrigerator $75 (313) 617-6362

STOVE Commercial Franklin Chef, 4 burners Stove Hood Vent by Best Hoover Steam Vac, new Greek Vac.

Call 313-861-8524

WASHER & DRYERKenmore $100/both or $75/each Dryer needs timer

734-459-7651

CAL-8PA6 seater. Good Condition

$700 734-673-8475

HOT TUB Never used, still in wrapper, 31 jets, waterfall, ozonator, digital control, seats 6, life time warranty on shell. Cost $6500, must sell $3800 248-930-4646.

HOT TUB Never used, still under warranty, $2,275

(734) 732-9338

HOT TUB / SPA, Brand NewStill in wrapper, seats 6 w/ lounger. Retail for $5950, sac­rifice for $2950. 734-732-9338

JUST ADD WATER!Above ground INTEX pool, 15 ft X 3-1/2 ft Filter, ladder, cover. Used only last summer. Good condition $140 firm.

734-261-6922

SWIMMING POOL 24' round Silverado pool by Patriot, new in the box, all accessories; $1000. (248) 866-5252

NEW UNISEX BIKENever used. Had stroke. Many extras Cost $510. Sacrifice $300. (734) 453-0298

ELLIPTICAL TRAINER Precor model EFX 5.21s, $2800 new, sell for $900. 248-540-3959

EXERCISE BIKE-LIKE NEWBarely used, $100. Stepper, $25. Nordic Track leg Shaper, $100, must pick up.

(734) 397-5974

RECUMBENT BIKEHealth Rider, RC150, $250.

(248) 851-8332

Building Materials

PELLA WINDOWS (5)32 X 65. Extra storms & screens. $250 248-547-5280

OFFICE FURNITURE (USED)Desk, credenza, 3 chairs, file cabinet, fireproof safe. Best offer Bob, 248-649-2910

Cameras & Supplies

ALWAYS BUYINGLeica, Nikon RangeFinders, other collectibles. Call Sam, Classic Camera, 248-591-7433

MOWER - TORO MID- SIZEHydro 15 hp, 36" side dis­

charge New $3,100 734-697-2373 734-718-2656

WELDER Miller Invision, 354 MP w/XR edge, pulse alu­minum mig package Many extras, including cart. $8000. Ask for Mark, (734) 542-2359

SONY TRINITRON TV19" color, great cond, incl. Sony DVD/ VCR & cable box w/ remote. $225,.

(248) 798-9520

STAINED GLASS HOBBYISTSelling ail stained glass equip­ment (grinders, tools, books, patterns, glass, much more) $175. 734-421-5867

Hospitai/Wledical ^ Equipment

ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR JetII by Pride, never used, $1500. 734-728-5068

When seeking out the best deal check out the Observer & Eccentric Classifieds!, 1-800-579-7355SCOOTER POWER WHEEL CHAIR 6 months old. Ori­ginally $6,200, sacrifice for $2,000. Must arrange for own pickup. Mary. (734) 223-8536

Lawn, Garden & Snow Equipment H i r

ARIENS RIDING LAWN MOWER

Exec cond., $425 (248) 425-9041

LAWNMOWER Troy Built, 33 ", and also Craftsman air com­pressor, both like new 248- 681-6761 or 586-321-5970

MTD SNOW THROWER - 5hp, 22" width, 2-stage, 5 for- ward/2 reverse speed; like new; $350 248-380-7240

RIDING LAWNMOWER 1999Yardman Yard Bug, 8.5 hp, 27 inch Great condition. $300

248-366-9167

TILLER, TROY-BUILT8 hp electric, un-used. Cost $2100, sell $1575 Call 248- 767-5932

Miscellaneous For Sale

BEDROOM SET - 5 piece, $225. Electric dryer 2 yrs old $100 Washer, Whirlpool, large capacity $75. 248-706-1576

Miscellaneous For Sale

BROTHER PACE SEHER 6500Sewing / embroidery machine plus horn cabinet. Machine comes w/ extra presser feet, 2 hoops, plus many sewing accessories. Cabinet is white, has 4 drawers & horn air lift MSR on machine is $1495, cabinet $750, $1100 for both. For additional info, call Pat-

(248) 471-1521

COCKTAIL TABLE, p ^chairs, plant stand, ladies coats, purses, humidifier Rochester 248-650-2783

COFFEE TABLE, porch chairs, plant stand, ladies coats, purses, humidifier, misc Reasonabie. 248-650-2783

DIRECTV 4 ROOM SYSTEM INSTALLED FREE Ask how toget FREE DIRECTV DVR. NFL Sunday Ticket. Disable your cable today! call for details. Programming as low as $29,99 per month. Disable your cable today! Call for details. 1-800-230-1639 or WWW satellite-connection.com

ELECTRIC POWER CHAIR-SCOOTER

Never used. $2500 value, $700 or best. 248-548-3245,

248-721-3535

Need a new computer? Badcredit, no problem! Buy a new computer now/pay for it later. New computers, laptops from $20/month.

Call 1-800-311-1542

NORDICTRACK Treadmills (2) EXP2000, $250/pair.Parabody Workout Station, new $1199, $250. Devilbiss Power washer, gas, 2300 psi, 6 hp, $150. Charbroil com­mercial series grill, 1 yr old, $150. 2 patio table sets with 4 chairs each, $100/each set. Antique mahogany hutch & bookcase $200/pair Office set w/small desk, bookcase, island cabinet & tail storage, white, $200. 517-540-6133

OPTION COURSES & OTHER FINANCIAL BOOKS

$5000 cost, sell $500. (586) 773-7144

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES CAMPGROUND

FULL MEMBERSHIP $2,995 248-375-5564

PATIO DOOR Vinyl 9' x 6' 8", taupe, screen door, solid brass handle, multi-point lock system $250/best

248-661-9138

POOL TABLE Brand new, bea­utiful, 8ft w/ 1 in. slate, leather pockets & inci acces­sory kit Retail $3500, sacri­fice $1475 (734) 732-9338

POP MACHINES & OFFICE COFFEE MACHINES$200 & up. (248) 477-8846

Miscellaneous For Sale

stop paying for cable!!!Switch to satellite for free Free equipment (DVR/HD), free installation, first month free Programming just $31,99/mo Satellite Solutions 1(866) 236-8703

Musical Instruments

BASS AMPLIFIER, SPEAKER& Tweeter,100 watt AMPEG BA115 Combo tilt back Versatile & great sounding! $299.99 248-788-0438

DRUM SET Sonar Force 2001 Great cond. w/ Chad Smith Pear Snare, incl symbols and mounted tamborine, $525,

(248) 540-3647

DRUM SET5 piece Ludwig drum set Please call to see' $350

248 478 9559

DRUM SET, Rodgers, vintage 1970s, w/ cymbals. Grey sparkle. $600/best; antique English piano, restored, $1200/best. 248-672-4471

ORGAN-LOWREY-JUBILEE$6,700, double key board, exec cond. (734) 722-3233

PIANO Koehler-Campbell, w/ bench. Great condition! Beautiful Cherry wood $650. Call 248-980-1064

PIANO Steinway Grand, model L, Ebony Satin Exc cond., (248) 645-5512

PIANO - Mahogany Baby Grand Piano By Sohmer & Co and White Baby Grand Piano by Young Chang. See Estate Sale, ad section 7100 in todays paper. Everything Goes

PIANO - BABY GRANDKimball. Refinished walnut

Exec Cond. $1000/Firm 248-426-9263

PIANO - BALDWIN Upright w/bench #472187 8 yrs old Exec Cond. In home of pro­fessional musician Cali for appt. $4,000 734-420-0031

PIANO - GRINNELLSpinet $200/best

248-922-9119

PIANO - STEINWAY BMaple, 7' 10”. Exec. Cond, 1 Owner New 1977 Serial #465631 Appraised at $40K Asking $29K 248-615-0270

PIANO, BABY GRAND, 1993KAWAi, 5 ft 4 in Ebony pol­ish. Like new. $8500 Call now! 734-632-0045

PIANO, CONSOLE Hobart- Cabie with bench Good con­dition Beautiful medium oak wood. $900 248-334-1500

PIANO, ELECTRIC CASIOCTK501, $100 (248) 851-8332

Musical Instruments

PIANO- Rare ivory-colored Young Chang G-150 grand piano Wonderful as an instrument and as furniture Will negotiate, as my con­cert grand is coming soon $4,473.29/best

248-643-6070

PIANO- Aeolian baby grand, walnut finish. Pads, wires and soundboards in good cond. Appraised at $6,650. Must sell $5895. 248-529-6520

PIANO-BLACK UQUER UPRIGHT

Grinnell Bros includes bench, make beautiful music, exc cond. $1700 (248)642-2916

Roland Atelier 90R Full key­board and pedals. Bench and Rolltop cover Excellent condi­tion Priced new $38,000. Asking $20,000

248-437-6778

STEINWAY GRAND PIANOMpdei 0, beautiful cond. Unbelievable sound. $25,500. 313-278-0251, 313-850-9082

WANTED MUSICAL INSTRU- MENTS! Will pay cash for old Fender, Gibson, Martin gui­tars. Any condition, buy/sell/trade! Honest-reli­able Vintage City Guitars. Toll free. 1-800-574-6380

Sporting Goods

GOLF MEMBERSHIPSTo Beaver Creek Golf Course m Rochester. Asking $2,300. Call Anthony. M-F, 8-5pm.

(586) 979-1370

Birds & Fish

PARROn ACCESSORIESTower, T Stands & Toys.

248-651-5171

Cat 1 yr old spayed female tabby cat, great w/kids! In need of a great home'

(734) 525-4801

Female 1 yr. old tabby cat great with kids.

(734) 525-4801

LOVING HOME NEEDEDFor 2 male kittens, 14 weeks.

Sweet & playful (248) 932-3190

PERSIANS FOR SALE$300 and up, 1 kitten.

(313) 273-5838

GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPSAKC, Dew Claws removed, puppy shots, wormed, 8 wk.

$350 (248) 347-3877

LAB RETRIEVER PUPPIESAKC Champion bloodline 4wks, health warranty.First shots & worming. $600

810-655-8785

LABRADOODLESCKC registered. Vet check, health guaranteed, shots, wormed. $1000 & up.Rochester Hills. 248-722-1163

SHIH-TZU PUPS EWOK Puff Balls. Tiny, males. AKC.

Great temperament. 734-425-1675

Horses & Equipment WHi

HUGE CLOSEOUT SALE AND OPEN HOUSE At the Livery a consignment tack shop. Aug. 27 & 28, 11am-5pm, 55535 Lee Dr., New Hudson. (248)437-1193

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YEARLING SALESun. August 21,1:00 pm.

Muskgeon County Fairgrounds.

For info Call 231-798-7721, WWW mtoba com

Household Pets

ADORABLEPUPPIES!

Westland

Pets Make Life Better!

$100 OFF PUPPIES!Many popular breeds including; American Bull­dog, Bassett Hound, Bichon, Boston Terrier, Brittany Spaniel, Chi­huahuas, Cocker Span-iels„ Corgi, Dashshund, English Bulldog, Italian Grey­hound, Jack Russell Terrier, Malamute, Min. Pin, Min. Schnauzer, Siberian Husky, Pekingese, Pomeranian, Pugs, Puggie, Scottie, Shar Pei Sheltie, Soft Coated Wheaten, Standard Poodle, Westie Yorkies.

Himalayans at 40% off

All puppies come with; 3 year limited

Health warranty 3 free vet office visits

Complimentary spaying/neutering

Micro chipping

Also on special; Parakeets/hamsters $.88*

Guinea pigs FREE* *With purchase of Homecoming kit Tropical fish $.88

Petland Across from

Westland Mall(734) 367-9906

www.petland.com

Lost & Found-Pets

LOST BLACK LAB-MALENo collar. Venoy/Warren. 734: 261-5669 or 248-255-8605

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BEVERLY HILLS FOUR FAMI­LIES' 8-5, Fri & Sat, Aug 12 &13,15548 Kirkshire, Sof 14 Mile Electronics, household, clothing, tons of stuff

BEVERLY HILLSNottingham Forest, 14 Mile btwn Lahser & Telegraph. F ri, Sat. 9-5pm Furniture, bikes, books, perfect dorm items & lots more' 32870 Robmhood

BINGHAM FARMS Garage Sale. Thurs-Fri, Aug 11-12,9- 4pm Boy s bikes, toys, clothes, household items, Nordic Track, furniture, antique typewriter 23700 Old Orchard Trail, Bingham Farms

BIRMINGHAM Almost Estate Sale'8/13-8/14, 9 30-4 1170 Fairfax, E of Cranbrook, W of Woodward Furniture, col­lectibles, new toys, kids- adults clothes. Tons of misc!

BIRMINGHAMFri , & Sat Aug 12-13, 10- 4pm, 1703 S Eaton 14/Woodward Furniture, clothes, books, misc

BIRMINGHAM Aug 11, 12 &13, 10-4 1327 Pierce Fine Brass Antique collection Old records (jazz, blues, musi­cals) A little bit of everything'

BIRMINGHAM Lots of kids clothing in great shape ~ Boots, coats, e t c , bikes, some small appliances, print­ers, computer stuff, books galore' Thurs-Sat, 10am, 1769 Pine St

BIRMINGHAM HUGE Multi- Family Garage Sale Lots of tools, household items Everything must go' 1860 Birmingham Blvd (14 Mile/Southfield Rd) Fri-Sat, 8am-4pm

BIRMINGHAM Estate/Garage 8/13, (If Ram 8/14), 10-4pm 4 poster bed, antique mirrors, paintings, dishes, handbags & more 411 S Adams at Villa

BIRMINGHAM - Friday only8-4. Computer, TV/VCR, rattan sofas, entertainment unit, rugs, dorm stuff, household. Barbie, Alexander, keyboard, jewelry, milk glass. 1617 & 1655 Dorchester, N of Maple, E of Adams

BIRMINGHAM, 1016 Bird Rd, Friday-Sunday,8/12-14, 9-2, memorabilia, housewares, tools, Longberger, more, exme20@hotmail com

BIRMINGHAM- Moving/ Gar- age Sale 1845 Norfolk St, Furniture, tools, clothing, spor­ting goods, household goods, & misc. Thurs -Sat 8-4pm

BIRMINGHAM-Chachkas Galore! Fr i ' Aug 12,-9- 3pm Household items, jewel­ry, some antiques deals after 2pm 607 Vinewood

BLOOMFIELD HILLS- 803Helston Rd, 1/4 mile N. of Long Lake, off Squirrel Thurs-Fri. 8-11 &12 8am- 2pm Everything must go"

BLOOMFIELD VILLAGE 3370 Burning Bush, N of Maple, off Lahser Fri & Sat, Aug 12 & 13, 8-5 Vintage Fisher Price toys, antiques, golf clubs, tools, & electronics

CANTON Very Big Garage sale, 4 families Many many items High quality and nice from people who like to shop and travel Christmas merchan­dise You won't be disappoint­ed with the selection 4081 Kimberly Drive, 2 biks W of Canton Center off Geddes Kimberly Meadows Sub Fri & Sat Aug 12 & 1 3 ,9am-4pm

CANTON42174 Fairview, S of Ford Rd off Addison Thurs & Fri, 10- 4pm Furniture, computer parts, clothes, and more'

CANTON Thurs-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-2pm Huge garage sale' Collectibles, furniture, toys, household/misc items 881 Queens Way Cherry Hill Orchard Sub

CANTON Fri-Sat, Aug 12-13, 9am-5pm, Something for everyone 1824 W. Round Table (S/of Palmer btwn. Lilley & Sheldon)

CANTON Poplar Ridge Sub Garage Sale- Multi-Family. Southside of Palmer, btwn Sheldon & Lilly - Sat Only (8-13), 9am-4pm

CANTON HUGE SALE"' Lots of household misc and designer clothes 2170 Woodmont, off Palmer & Canton Ctr Sat & Sun.

CANTON HUGE GARAGE SALE Saturday & Sunday, Aug 13 & 14, 9am - 4pm. Everything Must Go! Baby furniture, household goods, lawn mower, kid's stuff & more' 42342 Oakland Drive

CANTON Thurs -Sat, 10-4pm 704 Georgetown, Brookside Village btwn Hicks and Lotz E of 1-275, S. of Cherry Hill

CANTON Cherry Hill Oaks Sub. Thurs, Fri, Sat. Aug 12-13-14, 10-4pm S/of Ford, N/of Cherry Hill off Metaline Dr., Pocatello and Tyndal Household items

CANTONGarage Sale

Fri & Sat, 9-6 6878 Longwood, Canton

CANTONCANTON GARDEN APTS.Community Wide Sale

8660 Walton Blvd.On Joy btwn 1275 & Hix.

Sat Only, 10-5pm.

CLARKSTONTWO FAMILY SALE! 6665 Almond Lane, off Waldon, Aug 11-13, 9am-5pm.

CLAWSON Antiques, furni­ture, lamps, sewing mac­hines, toys, kids and adult clothing, household items, sports Items. 325 Broadacre Ave, 1 block N. of 14 mile. Aug 12 & 13, 9am.-4pm

CLAWSON: Huge charity sale Aug 13 only O-’ Antiques, autographs & misc. 518 S. Chocolay - S. 14, E Crooks, follow signs

COMMERCE 5360 Riverwalk Trail, btwn Carroll Lake & Bogie Lake Rd Kitchen & misc Items, furniture, clothes Aug 11 & 12, 9am-4pm

Garage Sales EDEARBORN HEIGHTS Aug 12& 13, 9-5pm 6907 Silvery Ln Home liquidation sale Fur­niture, Xmas Items, col­lectibles, antique/ small appli­ances Many household items

DEARBORN HEIGHTSHousehold, craft supplies, fur­niture, and bikes And for the men we have Motors, nails, nuts & bolts Aug 11-12-13, 10-5pm, Thurs & Fri and Sat. 10-3pm 27322 Doxtator

DETROIT - Aug 12-14, 9am- 6pm 305 Eliot, 1 bik 8 of Mack Ave, btwn John R & Brush Antiques, furniture, household items, misc

DETROIT SW 55+ year estate 6355 Brace Fri-Sun (open 9am Fri.) Furniture, tools, dolls, appliances, collectibles, more" See: wwwkz54.com

FARMINGTON HILLS, 33651 Colony Park Drive, off Farmington Rd, btwn 12 & 13, Fri-Sat Aug 12-13, 9-5, furniture, household items, no pre sale

FARMINGTON 9am 8-12-13 33237 Cloverdale, Just E. off Farmington Rd S/of Grand River Bikes, toys, appliances, clothes and you name it'

FARMINGTON HILLS SubWide Sale! Strathmore Sub, 13 & Haggerty, (just E. of Hagg­erty btwn 12 & 13) Thurs. - Sat, Aug 11-13,9-4pm

FARMINGTON HILLS Multi- family. Thurs -Fri -Sat. 9-5pm., Kids clothes, household & fur­niture 23190 Springbrook S/of 10 m i, E of Orchard Lk

FARMINGTON HILLS Garage/ Estate sale Thurs-Sat., 9- 4pm. 23025 Gill Rd N/of Freedom. Clothes, furniture, household items, etc

FARMINGTON HILLSWelispring Church Yard Sale. Friday Aug. 12 & Saturday Aug. 13, 9am-4pm 36350 8 Mile Rd., E of Halsted

FARMINGTON HILLS HUGE SALE on Creekside' Com-put- ers, old linens, glassware, some furniture, household Items and lots more treasures. First street west of Middlebelt, 1/4 mile north of 10 Mile. August 11,12, & 13, 9am-?

FARMINGTON HILLS Bed- room furniture, linens, clothes, toys, games & misc Aug. 12- 13,9am-6pm 28231 Park Hill

FARMINGTON-HUGE SALE! THE CROSSING CHURCH Aug. 12 & 13 - 8am-5pm.

31590 W. Grand River (Located in old Franks Nursery). Everything priced to sell Ram or Shine

FERNDALE MOVING' 8/13- 8/14, 9-5pm Sink, stove top, freezer, small appliances. Potter Barn, furniture, clotties, & more! 225 W Cambourne

FERNDALE- GARAGE SALERecords collectibles toys clothes & more 1940 Central Ferndale W of Pinecrest/N of 9 Mile 12th & 13th, 10am-'?

Garage Sales EGARDEN CITY 3 Family Sale 8/12-14, 10-6pm 6156Gillman, N of Ford, btwn Ford, Warren, Inkster, Middlebelt Great Merchandise

GARDEN CITY - Book Sale July 12,13,14 & July 19,20,219-6pm 29557 James Street, Middlebelt & Warren

UTHRUP VILLAGEEstate/Garage Sale - Aug. 13th, 10am-6pm. One Day Only' Antiques and col­lectibles, tools, garden sup­plies, furniture, pictures, silver and more No clothes No Early Birds' 27424 Rainbow Circle, Lathrup Village, N of 696, btwn Southfield and Evergreen

LATHRUP VILLAGE YARD SALE & OPEN HOUSE 26660 Meadowbrook Way, W/ Southfield, S/11 Mile. Sat. 9-3

LIVONIA Garage/Estate Sale - 36484 Northfield. Sat (8-13) to Tues (8-16), 10am-5pm Antiques, collectibles, tools, jewelry & household items.

LIVONIAAug 11-13, 9-5pm 36006

Barkley, 5 Mile & Levan Furniture, household, misc

LIVONIA Multi Family House- hold Items and misc. Thurs.- Sat, Aug 11-13, 9-5pm 11637 Caveii, N. of Plymouth and Inkster

LIVONIANottingham Woods Sub Sale S of 6 Mile btwn Merriman & Hubbard Thurs Aug 11- Sun.

Aug 14, 8 30am-4 30pm

LIVONIA 30861 Puritan St (is 51/2 Mile, off Merriman). Aug11-13 Thurs & Fri. 9-7p, Sat9-12p. Bikes, household, fur­niture, collector plates, goalie supplies, & tools.

LIVONIA Aug 11-14, 10am- 6pm. 15056 Pere, S of 5 Mile, follow signs Lots of furniture, FI 50 truck cap/lmer, juke box, light fixtures & misc.

LIVONIA - Big Garage Sale. Fri- Sun, 9-5pm. Furniture, kid's toys & misc. 33023 Rayburn, 5 Mile & Farmington area

LIVONIA Aug 12&13,9-6pm, 32812 Barkley, S. of 5 Mile, E. of Farmington, N of Lyndon. Downsizing!'! Loads of house-' hold Items, tools, crafts, etc.

LIVONIA Thur/Fri, Aug 11-12, 9-4pm, 32925 Lyndon, btwn, 1-96 & 5 Mile, E of Farmington. Kids' clothes, toys, household Items, lots of good stuff

LIVONIA Aug. 11-13, 9-4pm Household, kitchen, dorm set­up, electronics, computer. 34173 Haldane, N. of 7 Mile, E of Gill.

LIVONIA Aug 11-12-13-14, 9-6pm., 9908 Berwick, 4 block W Merriman and 2 blocks S. Plymouth Rd. Bedroom furniture, washer/ dryer, household, etc

LIVONIA Big Yard Sale' Multi- Family' 29715 Curtis Fri & Sat, Aug 12 & 13, 9-4pm Vintage clothing, kids & baby Items, cool stuff

Garage Sales

LIVONIA All children's clothes and toys, mom to mom 31023 Grennada, Merriman and Lyndon Aug 10-12, 9-4pm

LIVONIA Aug 11-13, 9am- 5pm, Radial arm saw, tools, electronics, furniture, house­hold & more. Large variety, old & new 29709 Mason, N of 196, off of Middlebelt

LIVONIA Something for every­one Thurs-Sat, 9-5pm 17232 Laurel Drive, N / of 6, W/of Farmington. NO EARLY BIRDS

LIVONIA Tons of baby / kids toys, clothes & equip Plus much more Aug 11-13, 14475 Woodside, N of Schoolcraft, E of Levan

LIVONIA Pianos, roll top desk, skis, furniture, knick-knacks, books, etc Thurs & F ri, Aug 11 & 12, 8am-4pm, 14579 Susanna Circle.

LIVONIA 3 Family' You Name i f We have I f 17141 West Brook, off 6 Mile, E of Levan. Sat, Aug 13, 9-5pm Half off after 4pm Household items, baby items, lots of misc

LIVONIA Multi family Aug 11, 9-5pm. Books, pet supplies, clothes for teens, adults, loft bed, much more. 35462 Gardner, N. of 6, W. off Wayne.

LIVONIA Multi family. 35875 Richland, S. of Plymouth, W. of Wayne. Aug. 11-12, 9-4pm. Furniture, Disney videos, com­puter stuff, & kid's clothes.

LIVONIA - Rummage & Bake Sale at Faith Lutheran Church, 30000 5 Mile. Sat., Aug. 13 only, 9am-3pm.

LIVONIA - 3 Family SaleCollectibles, some Coca Cola, household and misc. Aug. 11, 12,13, 9am-4pm. 35529 Veri S t, 1 block S of 7 Mile and Wayne Rd. NO PRESALES!

LIVONIA2 FAMILY GARAGE SALE

18308 BRENTWOOD, North of Seven, East of Middlebelt Saturday and Sunday, 9am- 5pm, August 13 &14th

L I V O N I A , clothes, misc household goods, toys, books/ comics, coins, sports card, 14679 Park Ave, Aug11-13, 9-5, South of 5 mile and E of Levan

LIVONIA, lots of tools, 11355W. Clements Circle, South of Plymouth Rd between Inskter and Middlebelt, Aug 11-13 8am-4 30pm

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LIVONIA- Girl Scout/Multi- famiiy sale! Household items, baby & kids clothes, fishing tackel & much more' Aug 11- 14th, 9 30-6pm. 12387 Caveii N of Plymouth, W. of Inkter

MADISON HEIGHTS 26614 Couzens, Multi-family sale Fri & Sat 8-4, 1 block S. of 11 Mile btwn John R. & Dequindre Household goods, CD's, clothes, computer, many children's items & more!

Garage Sales EMEGA

Complex Sale- WEST BLOOMFIELD

SILVERBROOKE VILLA August 13 & 14 10am - 5pm (Off Maple East of Haggerty)

MILFORD Memories Barn Sale Old Items, stain glass windows, etc 335 S Houghton at Huron St Sat & Sun 9-5pm 313-510-2891

NORTHVILLEANTIQUES, other items Sat., Aug 13, 9am-2pm 17248 Victor, Northviile

NOVI Applegate & Novi Place Condos , Bashian Drive Aug 13, 9-3pm Furniture, toys, households

NOVI - Huge Garage Sale. Thurs-Fri, Aug 11-12, 9-2pm All proceeds to Charity for Chinese Orphanage 47130 Sunnybrook, 9 & Beck

NOVI 3 Family Yard Sale - 39561 JR Blvd., Off Haggerty, btwn 11 & 12 Mile Thurs- Sat , Sam-? Stereo, furniture, knick-knacks, books, etc

OAKUND Fri. & Sat., Aug. 12 & 13, 9-5pm 3812 Macduff Off Orion Rd Baby Items and other goodies

OAKPARK 21340 Parkiawn, W/of Coolidge, btwn Northend & Cloverdale. S of 9 mile Thurs -Sat., 9-7pm Household, kitchen ware, small appliances, linens, rugs, lamps, lawn furniture and glassware, designer clothes all sizes, shoes, too much to name. New Hoover Steam Vac. Don't miss this one!!

ORCHARD LAKE-7107 Elder Court, off Commerce Rd, near Union Lake Rd, enter on Westacres. Household items Aug 11-12, 8-5pm.

ORCHARD LAKE- 4340 Hickory Ct Thurs-Fri 9-3pm , Sat 10-3pm Stereo & com­puter Items, bikes, adult & childrens clothes, purses. Trampoline, office panels, toys, books, kids videos and household

ORTONVILLE Aug 11-13, 9- 5pm. 3165 Reese, M-15 & Oakhill. Furniture, clothing, vacuums, jewelry, bikes, par­lor stove, wedding gown, size 10, toys, zip drive, & kid's books, bedding, golf cart top, X country skis, truck tool boxes, and tools.

PLYMOUTH40724 Orangeiawn Haggerty & Ann Arbor Rd Fri & Sat. Aug 12 &13, 9am-5pm Clothes, furniture, household goods, double bed and more

PLYMOUTH - Moving Sale. Furniture, garden tools, kids stuff Aug 12-13, Fri-Sat, 9-3 10110 Creekwood, Sheldon & Ann Arbor Road area.

PLYMOUTH Beautiful chil- dren's clothes (boys/girls, ail sizes-many new), baby/mater- nity Items, bikes, toys, MA/V clothes, household, books 8/11-8/12 9am-4pm 11466 Cedar Lane, (Ann Arbor Trail, E of 275 Twin Arbors Sub)

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Yard Sale, 10am,-4pm, Sat, Aug 20 Will offer tables, chairs, misc restaurant equipment Pupiic welcome to rent space for $10 For more info, 734-748-2980

PLYMOUTH- 11310 South- worth, W of Haggerty, N. of Ann Arbor Rd Aug 13 &14th, 9-4pm Misc household Items & much more'

PLYMOUTH- Moving Sale Aug , 12 & 13, 9-4pm Colony Farm Dr, Ann Arbor Rd, 1/2 mile W of Beck Furniture, tools, books, household items

BEDFORDGarage Sale - Thurs-Sat., 8- 5pm 24243 Elmira, Plymouth/ Telegraph area Lots of Stuff

BEDFORD 18th century buffet and 2 Queen Ann chairs, & lots of other antiques 15542 Wilber St Apt 162, Telegraph & 5 Mile Fri & Sat, 9-6p

ROCHESTER Just married, must make room Sat. 9-2pm, 303 Romeo St Electronics, furniture, kitchen and more.

ROCHESTER HILLS Aug. 11, 12, 13, 9am-5pm Hampton on the Green condos Hampton Circle & Rochester Rd Great bargains'

ROCHESTER HILLSEstate/Garage Sale. Sat Only. 9-3pm. NW corner of Mildred & Grace N. of S Blvd , btwn Crooks & Livernois

ROCHESTER HILLS Barn Saie-Dovimsizing. Aug. 11-13, 9-4pm 3901 W Tinken, 1 Mile W of Adams Antiques, house­hold Items, holiday, furniture, lamps, books, linens, & art.

ROYAL OAK On- going garage sale now through September. New Items weekly. 8-4 pm, Thurs.-Sun. 4105 Durham, Crooks/ Normandy, 48073

ROYAL OAK - 624Orchard View Dr., S of 13, W off Mam Fri. &

Sat, 9-4pm Furniture & more!

ROYAL OAK- 1024 Iriquois Blvd., E of Woodward, N. of Cataipa. Aug 12-14th, 9-4. Designer clothing, house- wares, gardening supplies.

SHLEBY TOWNSHIP, Aug 12- 14 9-5, 46249 Glen Point Drive, 21 Mile and Scheanherr, baby items, new/ used clothes misc

SOUTHFIELD Clothes, furni- ture, misc Aug 12-13 & 14th, 9am-5pm, 22522 Hallcroft Trail, take Lahsher to Hailcroft Trail

SOUTHFIELD Sat-Sun , 9- 5pm Cranbrook Village, 18555 Cambridge Dr House­hold, antique furniture, sports equip, memorabilia, tools

ST. CLAIR SHORES 21718 Maxine, Sat 9am-5pm S of 9 Mile, E. of Harper Clothing, computer equip, cds, toys. Barbie, & kitchen accessories

TROY Multi family. Aug 11- 12, 9-5pm Woodworkers tools, and household items 2475 Red Maple Dr, Coolidge and Square Lk Rd

Garage Sales ETROY SHOPAHOLICS ESTATE SALE' Name brand womens clothing (some w/ tags) sizes 8-12 (some petite), Liz, Jones, Picone Misc items 6406 Houghten, N Square Lake btwn Livernois & Crooks, take Elmoor to Troy Valley to Houghten Aug 12 & 13, 9am-6pm

TROY 3913 Meadowbrook, Troy Meadows Sub W. of Livernois, E of Waddles. Fri. & Sat., Aug 12-13, 9-3pm Furniture, and much more!

TROY GARAGE SALE Muiti- Family. Friday & Saturday, August 12 & 13. 5121Shrewsbury, Troy.

TROY, N Square Lake between Rochester Rd & John R. 6260 Adtkins Dr, Sat- Sun 9-4, girls clothes/toys, bikes, clothes, kitchen wares, power wheel chair,

W. BLOOMFIELD 8/12- 1-6, 8/13- 8-5, 8/14- 1-5. 1740 Lochaven, btwn. Cooley Lake & Greer Princess House, Christmas Tree, dishes, books, toys, clothes, electric mower

W. BLOOMFIELD 8/11-8/13, 9-4pm. 3030 Brentwood, N. of Lone Pine, W. of Middlebelt Furniture, bicycles, clothing, stair-stepper & much more.

W. BLOOMFIELD 5577 Pem- bury Ln , 14 Mile, Ore-hard Lk area Fri. & Sat. Aug. 12-13,8a- 3p. Washer/dryer, dining table, tools, toys, & baby items.

W. BLOOMFIELD 8/12-8/13, 9-4pm. Assorted furniture pieces, pictures & other misc. items 4768 Fairway Ridge. S., off Lone Pine.

W. BLOOMFIELD Huge Multi Family. Aug. 11-14, 9-5pm. 6485 Buxton, N. Maple, E. Orchard Lk. Furniture, crystal, toys, clothes, & much more!!

WEST BLOOMFIELD - Thurs- Sat, Aug 11-13, 9-4pm. 2030 Orchard Ct., S. of Cooley Lake, off Lochaven & Westphalia. Household & furniture

WEST BLOOMFIELD Fri., Aug. 12, 7461 Coach Lane, N of 14 Mile btwn Orchard Lake & Middlebelt. Jogger/ stroller for 2, trike, wagon w/ trailer, toys, kids stuff

Garage Sales

WEST BLOOMFIELD Deerfeild Village Sub, 6666 Alderly Way, Middlebelt & 15 Mile Thurs.- Sun , 9-4 30p Kid's stuff, fur­niture, tools, fridge, computer.

WEST BLOOMFIELD - HUGE GARAGE SALE. Lamps, fine linens, clothes Golf clubs, coats, furs, & collectibles 4528 Fairway Ridge, Fri.-Sun Off Lone Pine Awesome!

WESTLAND 2666 Barns Dr.r off Glenwood btwn Newburgh ■ & John Hicks. Aug. 11-13, 9- 5pm. 2 family garage sale! -

WESTLAND Carolorr Condo Wide Yarcf Sale. 1 day only Sat,

Aug 13, 9-4pm. S, of Ford and E. of Hix

WESTLAND - August 11-12, 32433 Parkwood between Venoy & Merriman. Huge sale. FI 50 cap, girls clothing & household items

WESTLAND -multi family sale, Aug. 18 & 19, 9am-4pm, 32142 Hazelwood.

WESTLAND Large 5 family,- lots of goodies. Fri.-Sat., 9- 5pm. 34841 Avondale, off ■ Wayne Rd.

WESTLAND Thurs-Fri 9am- 4pm, Sat.10am-4pm 38316 Saint Joe btwn Cherry Hill & Palmer, Newburgh & Hix, off,* Avondale. 4 family sale, house:>' hold, furniture, ,& clothing. - ,

WESTLAND, Big Sale, Aug:12-14, 9am-5pm, 132 South' Carlson, car and motorcycle stuff, 396 engine, toys, household items, clothes/ etc.

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Equipment8150. Auto Wise 8160 Auto/Fruck-Parts & Service 8170 . Auto Rentals/Leasing 8180 Auto Financing8190 Autos Wanted8200.. Junk Cars Wanted 8220 Trucks For Sale 8240 Mint-Vans8260 .Vans8280.. 4 Wheel Onve 8290 Sports Utility 8300 Sports & Imported

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CATALINA 27 Sailboat 1983roller, inboard gas, perfect, $7500 (313) 881-8743

FOUR WINNS 1997 200Horizon, Teal, 5 7 GL/SX 215 hp w/Four Winns Sureload Trailer Great cond & well maintained $11,000 (248) 670-1685

FOUR WINNS 200319' Slip & Trailer included $19,500 248-576-1034 or

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STARCRAFT 1992 17 ft , open bow, 70hp 1994 Force, Escort trader $4000 Good condi­tion 734-353-9080

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HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING, 1994, Teal & Silver, 5,300 miles, $10,000 / best After 6PM 734-394-1122

HARLEY DAVISON 100TH. Anniv. Road King, 1400 miles, extras Must See< $19,000/ best, 734-981-5096

HARLEY DAVISON-1998,Dyna Wide Glide, Black, with extra chrome & accessories 7,500 miles Sharp $13,200/best. (313) 418-4005

HARLEY LOW RIDER 2003, bags & windshield, factory alarm, exc cond. 6800 miles $14,995 (248) 202-8964

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HONDA 1977 Gold WingBlack, fully dressed, 25,000 miles Excellent condition $1500 313-268-4438

HONDA GOLDWING 2002-1800 cc, under 7K miles, 2 helmets, service manual, utopia backrest, chrome grips. $13,500/best. 734- 641-4889

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STARCRAFT 1984 POP-UP CAMPER Starmaster 21, good cond $1,100 or best otter

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TERRY LITE 1999 Travel Trader 25', extras, hitch assembly $11,800 734-427-6743

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734-464-4351

TIRES General Touring A/S, P225/60R-16, plus Mystic 6 spoke chrome Wheels 20k miles Good cond $450

(734) 981-3324

Rims, stock 10-hole 15 inch Mustang rims, 4 lug dipped, powder coated, painted, cleared Like new includes center caps $400

(734) 722-1527

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Junked, Wrecked or Running E & M 248-474-4425

Evenings 734-717-0428

Trucks for Sale

CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP1999 w/extended Cab V6, loaded, Very Good Cond , 59K

$6,800/best 734-697-7965

CHEVY 1998 1500 V-6, 4X4, auto, 8ft bed, cd, 150K, good cond $4200 or best

(734) 274-0659

CHEVY STAKE TRUCK1987Great starter truck w/hydraulic dump box $3500

(248) 349-2280

DODGE 1997 RAM 1500 Sport, 5 2 L V8, auto, air, cap, well maintained, 125K miles, $3200 734-422-3774

DODGE DAKOTA 2003 Club Cab, 6 cylinder, low miles, $13,995

C hrys le r-Je ep(734) 455-8740

FORD 1997 Cube-14 ft, rust- proofed, low miles, air, AM/ FM, excellent mechanical, $11,000 313-613-7152

FORD 1999 FI 50Extended Cab, dark red with all options. $5,800 TYME (734) 455-5566

FORD 2001 FI 504 door, extended cab Low miles, small downpayment $103/mo Why lease when

you can own?TYME (734) 455-5566

FORD 2002 F-250 XLT SUPERDUTY Auto, Triton V-8, super cab, 8ft bed w/ liner Tow package Dark blue/ grey cloth Loaded, 65K miles $14,500, (313) 920-9028

FORD RANGER XLT, 2002 V-6 38k miles. Ext warranty Auto, loaded, sharp' $10,500 313-533-1428, 313-316-0014

GMC SIERRA 1997 Extended cab, 2WD, maroon, one owner, CAP, $4,995Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

(734) 453-2500

GMC 2500 SLT, 2003 - Diesel, 4x4, leather, loaded, 41K miles, $27,900 810-343-7528

GMC SIERRA 2000 88k miles, runs very well, clean, auto, am/fm stereo, air, V-8 $7300/best (248) 442-7568

GMC SIERRA 1999- Standard cab, 60K miles, AM/FM/tape, a/c, tilt, pw steering, anti- locks brakes, new tires $9000 734-425-1651

CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN1995

1 owner 143,000 miles Good Condition New battery & new muffler $2,500 248-474-8993

CHEVY ASTRO VAN- AWD1994, 8 passengers, tow pkg, cd player. Good cond, rear heat $2300/best

(734) 524-1344

CHEVY VENTURE 2002Warner Bros, let the kids watch movie,- loaded, On Star, $14,995

808-372-9830

CHEVY VENTURE LS 1997Extended 4 dr., loaded, $6,950.

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

CHRYSLER Town & Country LXi 2001, 1 owner, white, power everything, $9,995Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

(734) 453-2500

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUN­TRY LX11997 leather, loaded, rear air, 126K, Exc. Cond $4500 248-388-2203

CHRYSLER VOYAGER 2002, 7passenger, 37K, clean, $8,895.

m i l s C hrys le r-Jeep

(734) 455-8740

CHYftSLER Town & Country2002, rear air, power doors, $13,500

J E t l l l sC hrys le r-Jeep

(734) 455-8740

DODGE CARAVAN 1993Loaded, very clean 91K miles $2,450/best. 734-476-9370

Dodge Grand Caravan 2000Sport, Red. Good Cond Cuad seats, video system, loaded. 121K $5750 (734)844-8173

DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE1999 Red, 3.3 liter, front wheel drive, five door, many options

$4,100 734-462-1405

FORD WINOSTAR LX 2002,very clean, $9,995

Bill Brown Ford(73 4) 522-0030

FORD WINOSTAR SE 2003,13K, $16,995

Bill Brown Ford(73 4) 522-0030

FORD WINOSTAR LX 1995,great shape, cold air, $3,988.

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

FORD WINOSTARExtended, loaded, $9,495

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

FORD WINOSTAR 1996Power, air, cruise control $3500 Call after 5pm,

734-522-6434

FORD WINOSTAR SEL 2000 67K Spruce Green w/beige, eather Loaded Well Main- ained $8,400 734-394-1583

GMC SAFARI 2003 SLT\WD 7 passenger trailer rackage rear ac & heat 31k rules 248-373 3043

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888472-9836

MERCURY VILLAGER 2882Estate, 4 Captain chairs, leather, loaded, one owner trade, $13,950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

OLDS SILHOUEnE 1998, 1 owner, A-title sharp, $4,995 Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

(734) 453-2500

Plymouth 1994 Grand Voy­ager SE 144K miles, 3 3 liter, re-built trans, new tires. $2200 or best 248-866-5252

PONTIAC TRANSPORT 1997, 100k miles Loaded Excellent condition $4995 Call

313-532-1010

SATURN RELAY 3 2885 -Leather, entertainment center, power seats, remote start. Loaded' Only 130 miles' $24,995

Saturn of PlymouthToll Free 866-798-7124

TOWN & COUNTRY - XLI1999. Lady original owner Like new All extras 41K

248-553-2368

TOYOTA SIENNA CE 2882,blue, pw/pl, CD, $15,995.

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TOYOTA 2882 SIENNA LESym-phony edition Exec, cond Non smoker, garage kept, $16,500 248-342-6774

VENTURE VAN 2882Warner Brothers,AWD, TV, leather $11,891

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

VENTURE VAN 2882$10,918

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

WANTED - Mini Van, 2002 or newer, Plymouth, Dodge or Chrysler. 313-595-5971

WINOSTAR LS 1995. Perfect condition, loaded, $5,000.

(519) 978-0419

1994-2884 HANDICAP VANS BOUGHT & SOLD. Best price,

best deal. (517)238-8865.

CHEVY 1995 - 8 passenger van, high miles, well main­tained, $2400/best otter

313-592-0225

CHEVY EXPRESS 2881 CON­VERSION, Loaded, runs great, well maintained, good condi­tion, $8,500 (248) 478-5762

CHEVY STARCRAFT, 2883Conversion van Like new' $23,000/best 248-348-0716

DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ES1998, 6cyl, 3 3 litre, automat­ic, loaded, 5 door $4500/Best (313) 549-8407

FORD 2882 Club Wagon Chateau, very clean, $13,995.

Bill Brown Ford(73 4) 522-0030

FORD E-150 CLUBWAGON Chatau 2000, 7 passenger, V8, 5.4 Liter, 3 55 axle limited slip, towing package, AM/FM Cass CD, ac rear, alloy wheels, cruise, power seat/ locks, windows, tinted glass, tilt, remote keyless entry , ABS, excellent condition, 74,500 miles, $9350/ best; 734-416-0028

FORD 1993 ECONOLINE VANBody avail, tor parts, good cond. Some other parts.

(734) 427-3965

FORD 1997 - conversion, 4.6L V8, good cond., runs great, maintained A-1, $4800/best. 734-525-5967

FORD 258 - WORK VANWhite, V8, automatic, cold air, FM, work bins. Solid. $5,500

248-761-7386

FORD El 58 CLUB WAGON2001 - 15 passenger.

$2,800 below wholesale.Only $29 down.

TYME (734) 455-5566

4 Wheel Drive

CHEVROLET BLAZER 4WD 2888

4 Dr, air, Auto, pi, cruise, CD, anti-lock brakes, pw, 1 owner, ps 50633 Miles. $9000

734-216-0199

CHEVY S I8 BLAZER 1999,4X4, 4 d r, bungundy, $5,995Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

( 7 3 4 ) 4 5 3 -2 5 0 0CHEVY AVALANCHE 28844X4, low miles, lots of war­ranty, $24,900

im im m w m r n .

888-372^9836

CHEVY TAHOE 19994x4 $11,750

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

DODGE RAM 1984 Charger, major classic 4x4, 318CI/5 2L, 88K, all options, factory roll bar $7,500 (734) 973-1369

DODGE RAM 2883 Crew Cab 4x4, Hemi, $20,888.

m i i l l sC hrys le r-Jeep

(734) 455-8740

FORD F158 1995, 4x4, auto, air, $4,495Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

(734) 453-2500

FORD 1995 F I58 Supercab short bed, 5 8L. XLT, tow pack­age & cap, new tires, 108K, asking $3800 734-421-5102

FORD RANGER XLT 1998 4x4stepside, off road, V-6, loaded, $8,950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734 525 0900

TRAIL BLAZER 2003LT, extended $19,682 BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

Sports Utility

BLAZER 2003 2 dr, GMCertified, moon roof, loaded, $12,995

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BMW X5 2004, loaded, only 16K, why buy new' $38,858

E R H A ftO BM W•7! P'Oi. itilK

BMW X5 2804, loaded, only 16K, why buy new' $38,858.

BUICK RAINIER CXL 2004AWD, sapphire blue leather, loaded, XM, $22,950.

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

BUICK RENDEZVOUS CX 2002, mint cond., $10,995.

J F o s c l a n i s C hrys le r-Jeep

(734) 455-8740

BUICK RENDEZVOUS CX2002, silver, full power, beautiful! Won't last $10,950.

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER2002 White w/grey interior, clean 49,000 miles. $9,500

734-981-4785

CHEVY TAHOE LT 2002 4x4, dark blue, leather, rear seat, sharp' $19,995Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

(7 3 4 ) 4 5 3 -2 5 0 0CHEVY BLAZER ZR2 2001

sharp ride, $9,550 BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

CHEVY TAHOE 1999loaded, clean, $9,850 BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER LS 2003

loaded, CD, $15,749 BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER LS 2003

loaded, CD. $15,749.BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER LT 2002

loaded, leather, all options, $14,098

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2002,Silver, extra clean, $9,995.

w o x m i l s C hrys le r-Jeep

(734) 455-8740

EXPEDITION-2002 , loaded. 4 X4 inci dvd & 9' color tv, 93k miles (highway), exc cond $12,500/Best (586)864-3036

EXPLORER- EDDIE BAUER1992, Loaded, near mint, new tires & brakes Sun root, high miles, 1 rust spot $2900 248- 642-6573 or 248-496-2832

Sports Utility

FORD ESCAPE XLT 2003,moonroof, certified, nice, $16,295.

Bill Brown Ford(734) 522-0030

FORD EXPLORER 2002-2003,8 to choose, from $14,995.

Bill Brown Ford(73 4) 522-0030

FORD ESCAPE XLT 2004.18K, like new. $18,995.

Bill Brown Ford(73 4) 522-0030

FORD ESCAPE 2001, Sharp, leather, $10,995.

Bill Brown Ford(73 4) 522-0030

FORD ESCAPE 2004 Limited, 4x4, leather, root, $18,995.

Bill Brown Ford(73 4) 522-0030

FORD EXPLORER XLT 2004,16K, silver $17,995.Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

( 7 3 4 ) 4 5 3 -2 5 0 0FORD EXPLORER 2003 Sport Trac, pw/pl, power seat, auto, air, CD, $15,995.Saturn of PlymouthToll Free 866-798-7124

FORD EXPLORER-1995 Lim­ited. green, transmission war­ranty, loaded, moon roof, good cond, 6 disc cd, 4 dr. $4800, (248) 646-4356

FORD 2003 EXPEDITION XLTLow miles, loaded, immacu­late, must see! $18,600.

(734) 495-1729

FORD ESCAPE 2002 4x4,red, CD, auto, $11,995

F o x S l - i l l s C hrys le r-Je ep

(734) 455-8740

FORD EXPLORER 1998 XLT. 4 door, tow package, 75K miles Clean & well maintained. $5600/best 248-615-4052

FORD EXPLORER 1997, 2 door, 4x4, $3700.

734-968-7979

FORD EXPLORER 1996, Eddie Bauer, 4x4, extra clean, one-owner $4500 w/1 yr or

18,000 mile warranty 734-968-7979

FORD EXPLORER - 2000White, Cd, pw/pl, power seats, air 78K miles, Good Cond. $6,800/best 248-470-3875

GEO TRACKER LSI 1997, 4 door, 4 wheel drive, auto, air, cd, many new parts $3600/best (313) 541-5508

GMC DENALI XL 2002, 39K, white w/tan leather, loaded, 1 owner, $25,495Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

( 7 3 4 ) 4 5 3 -2 5 0 0GMC JIMMY 1995

Clean good cond 118K miles $3 300 734-451-8655

GMC JIMMY SLE 1997 77K miles, 4 door, 4 wd, air, am/tm cassette, sec, Good Cond $4,950/best 248-879-1958

GMC SUBURBAN-1999 1500 SLT, 4 wheel drive, v-8 5 7 litre, 125k miles $11,800.

(734) 834-5851

HONDA PILOT EX 2003, 4x4, Honda Certified, loaded, $24,988

Tamaroff Bifick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

HONDA CR-V 2002, AWD, 5 Speed, black, Honda Certified, $14,988.

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

HONDA CR-V SE 2001, AWD, loaded, low miles, $15,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

HONDA CR-V LX 2002, AWD, 50K, auto, Honda Certified, $13,988.

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

HONDA CR-V EX 2002, AWD, 52K, auto, Honda Certified, $14,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

HONDA CR-V EX 2002, lowmiles, Honda Certified, $15,988.

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

HONDA CR-V LX 2004, lowmiles, 2 available, $18,888.

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

HONDA CR-V SE 2000, allwheel drive, low miies, now available, $10,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

LAND ROVER LR3 2005, like new, only 6200 miles, $41,878

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2004, Westminster Series, 5000 miles, luxury package, special radio, charcoal, mint condition, $31,500 + tax or assumable lease; 248-851- 6314

MAZDA TRIBUTE ES 2002AWD V-6, leather, loaded, $12 950

’ JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

MERCURY Mountaineer 2002, red metallic, AWD, 2 to choose starting at $13,950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

OLDS BRAVADA 2000,leather, loaded, 34K, $10,495.

Saturn of PlymouthTon Free 866-798-7124

RANGE ROVER 2001, 4 6, loaded, perfect, navigation, 35k miles $25,000.

248-227-1000

SATURN VUE 2003, V-6, AWD, sparkles, $13,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

SATURN VUE 2002 - V6 allwheel drive, 6 disc CD, alloy wheels, pw, pi, $14,995.Saturn of PlymouthToll Free 866-798-7124

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TOYOTA 4Runner Limited 2002, gold, 43K, leather, moonroof, 4x4, loaded, $26,995.

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TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 2002, green w/tan, leatherr sunroof, CD, cassette, alloys,'* only 25K, $34,995.

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TOYOTA RAV4 2000, alloys, auto, air, $11,995.

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TOYOTA SEQUOIA 20034WD, loaded, leather, $29,995

BILL FOX CHEVROLET . 888-252-2481

TRAILBLAZER LS 2003, 4x4, dark green, $15,995.Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

(7 3 4 ) 4 5 3 -2 5 0 0 ,TRAILBLAZER, 2003 LS35,600 miles. 4WD. OnStar, cruise. Dark Grey Metallic. $16,700. 734-591- 1124 .

TROOPER LS 2000 white,- 4x4,1 owner, sharp! $12,950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

Sports & Imported

BMW Z3 2001 Sport p(cg.. mint! BMW Certified 100,000 mile warranty, $24,858.

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BMW Z3 2000 Premium pkg, chrome wheels, only 29K, $23,858. i ,

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BMW M3 2004 Wow! Only 8K Mint' Rare color & it's BNW Certified w/a 100,000 mile warranty, $50,858.

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BMW 330XIA 2002, lOiSl miles, BMW Certified lOO.OOO mile warranty, $28,858

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BMW 330 2001 Convertible, only 19K, BMW Certified, $33,858

BMW 745LI 2002, BMWCertirtied 100,000 mile warranty, enjoy your drive' $5^3,858

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BMW 7451 2003, loaded, 23K, BMW Certified 100,000 mile warranty, $55,858.

BMW 325 2001 Convertible, only 8K. yes 8K. BMW Certified 100,000 mile warranty, $33,858.

BMW 530 2002 Premium pkg, cold weather pkg. Xenon BMW Certified 100,000 mile warranty, $29,858

ERHARD BMWHills

BMW 2000 328 Black w/black ^ leather. 69K miles. Very clean ' car. 5 speed manual. Call Kurt or Mark tor details S

ERHARO BMW

BMW 2000 Z3 2.8i, Silver - w/black leather. 34K miles 5 speed manual Call Kurt or , Mark tor details g

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BMW 2001 330cir Convert- ible, Orient Blue, auto. 37K miles. Certified warranty. Call Kurt or Mark tor details

BMW 2002 330cir Convert­ible, Steel gray w/gray leather, ,j 42K miles. Certified warranty.5 speed manual Call Kurt or Mark for details 'I

BMW 2002, 3301. Mintcond.I Black w/ tan interior. 28K. Automatic, sport & win­ter packages, w/ snow tires. $25,900 248-563-3172

BMW 2003 745 Silver w/Gray leather 20K miles. Loaded! Certified 6 yr. 100K warranty. Call Kurt or Mark tor details

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BMW 2003 745LI Alpine white, 20K miles, low miles, loaded Certified warranty. Call Kurt or Mark for details

BMW 2003 X5 3.0i, Steel Gray, 30K miles, Premium Pkg Certified warranty. Call Kurt or Mark for details

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Sports & Imported

BMW 2005 645Ci Sliver, black leather, 4K miles, auto, Sport Pkg, Navigation Call Kurt or Mark for details

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BMW 325 2002 Convertible, topaz blue, gray leather, sport pkg, certified Call Kurt or Mark for details

ERHABD BMW

BMW 330 2003 Convertible, only 14K, black w/gray leather, Navigation, loaded, certified, $41,995

ERHARD BMWTat ; ‘ I 'iA

BMW 330 CiC 2003, 14K, black on black, call Kurt or Mark for details

ERHARD BMWFarmmgtoni SS!I»

BMW 330 XI, 2004,Navigation system. Silver w/ black interior 17k miles $36,000. Ask for Jodie,

734-266-6500

BMW 7401 1998 White, war­ranty, California clean, exec, cond., loaded, must see! $16,500. (310) 589-9056

CELICA GTS 2000, red, auto, leather, sunroof, CD, cassette, alloys, $12,995

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CHEVY 1994 CAMARO - Exccond, 51,200 actual miles, never driven in winter, air, ABS, duel airbags, tilt, CD, fm/am, 5 speed, $5000/best SOLD

CORVEHE 1975 orange, T- tops, small block engine, auto, power steering/brakes, black interior, 130k, runs very good, needs TLC, $6500 Call Marty 734-944-1188or 734-717-1148

CORVETTE 2002 Convertible, black w/black leather, 12K miles, auto,heads-up display Call Kurt or Mark for details

ERHARD BMWfat'rJnstcr-

CORVETTE 2003Z06,13K miles $33,000 BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

CORVEHE 2003Convertible, 50th Anniversary

$36,975BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE,2001 auto 15k miles Silver/ black leather Heads Up, Bose, extended warranty $31,000 248-797-4071

CORVETTE, 2006 Z06 Yellow Chrome wheels Will be built in Aug for delivery in Sept Best over $95,000 248-432-1888

INFINITY, 2001 G20T Sliver39k Leather sunroof Loaded Good condition New tires S-'?399/best ?^8 737 2952

LEXUS ES300, 2003 17 100miles Sliver Shovmoom con dition May be seen at Telegraph & 11-1/2 Mile Rds $25,900 248-357-2233

Sports & Imported

LEXUS IS300,2001 Exc condi­tion Metallic Grey Low miles Alloy rims 6 CD changer $17,995/best 586-291-9367

MERCEDES BENZ C240 2004,loaded, only 23K, $27,858

MERCEDES BENZ E320 2001,low miles, unbelievable condition, $25,858

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MERCEDES 400 SEL1993, Black, exc cond., fully loaded, 82k miles. $9,000

248-470-8873

MERCEDES BENZ ML500 2004 18K, blue w/gray leather, navigation $37,995. Call Kurt or Mark for details.

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PORSCHE BOXSTER 2003,tiptronic trans, most options & only 2,600 miles, $37,858

PORSCHE-1977 Yellow TARGA, 91 IS, under 50,000 miles. A "Head Turner." No winters. $15,000 firm. By appt. only 248-471-1521

SCION XB 2005, forest greert, auto, air, ABS, CD, alloys, $15,995

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Antique/Classic Collector Cars

CHEVROLET CAPRICE 1975White convertible, V8, exc. cond $7400 (248)545-1391

ELDORADO'S 1983 2 south­ern Cars, needs repair $2100/best (248) 426-9812

FORD 1962 FI 00 Step-sideoriginal color, repainted plus dear-coat, 6 stick, new tires, wheels, carpet, seat CD play­er, fm/am radio, $9000/best 734-461-6215, 734-697-7222

FORD MERCURY-1941Street Rod, custom paint, 327 Chevy motor, chopped 4 1/2 inches $12,000 248-347-7627, 313-390-4143

LINCOLN 1971 Mark IIIGarage kept, 70K original miles, un-touched 248-589-9901, 248-321-1722

MERCEDES 200-D, 1967Excellent condition

$ 4000 or best (734) 558-8166

MERCURY 19504 door, restored, like new, $17,500 989-479-3540

MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE1984 Exec Cond 67K milps New top Chrome Cobra R wheels Great cruiser $2,500

248-471-7033

MUSTANG COUPE 1965 Auto Original restored Red/White interior Winneri $9500/best

(734) 591-2250

MUSTANG MEMORIES -FORD CAR SHOW & SWAP

fiuq 14 8rm 4pm Gieeimieau Park Nev^burg & 8 Mile Livonia

WWW mocsem com 734-591-2250

Antique/Classic Collector Cars

PLYMOUTH 1969 GTX$23,500,

(313) 531-1539

PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, 72, good project car, 79,000 original miles, good condition, $1700 best,

248-960-6493

AUDI 2001 TT Convertible, sliver w/brown leather, 6 speed manual, Turbo Quattro Call Kurt or Mark for details

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AUDI-A6- QUATTRO- 1999, 50k miles, Dk. Green, superb cond. Must see' $12,900. (248) 310-1236

TT 2001 Quattro Roadster convertible. Silver w/black leather, custom wheels & body mouldings, navigation, radar, 6 speed, power everything, showroom condition 18,800 miles. $22,900.248-705-8818

BUICK SKYLARK 1992 4 Dr., Auto, pi, cruise, anti-lock brakes, pw, 1 owner, ps, am- fm stereo. 125,000 miles $1,750 - 313-806-8322

CENTURY 2005 ' Almost 1/2 OFF OFF New!Was $23,030, Now $12,495.Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

(734) 453-2500

CENTURY 1999, full power, great buy, $5,595

F a x S X - i t ls C hrys le r-Jeep

(734) 455-8740

CENTURYS 2005, 3 left and that's iti GM Certified, your choice, $11,995

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

LE SABRE, 1998, Exc condi­tion; Olds 1993-9 passenger station wagon. Retirees cars. Must see. 248-855-0206.

LE SABRE, 1990 great shape, very well maintained 80k original miles Driven by eld­erly woman, must sell Call

248-349-2872

LESABRE 2002 custom, light blue, 17K, $13,395Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

(734) 453-2500

LESABRE LIMITED 2001,leather, power moon, tan, only $11 295Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

(734) 453-2500

LESABRE 1993, white, leather, sharp, $2,795Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

( 7 3 4 ) 4 5 3 -2 5 0 0LESABRE 2002, great cond .on this low mileage car, $11 988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

LESA8RF 2003 25K extra clean $13 988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

LESABRE 2002, leather, auto, air, pw/pl, tilt, cruise, CD & cassette, 39K, $11,995Saturn of PlymouthToll Free 866-798-7124

LESABRE 1998 - Blue, one female owner, 54K miles, new brakes, etc $6495 248-851-3128, 248-851-6954

LESABRE 1999 custom, jade- stone, 1 owner, only 28K, sharp family car, $10,950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

LESABRE 2001 Custom, save, save, save, leather, loaded, now $6,995

Orili'M

888-372-8836

LESABRE CUSTOM 1999,76K, mint condition, CD play­er, $6,500. (248) 842-4740

LIMITED, 2003 24k White. One owner, non-smoker. Leather Loaded Excellent! OnStar. Factory warranty. $11,800. SOLD.

PARK AVENUE 2002loaded, leather, $11,403. BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

REGAL LS 1998, auto, air, dark green, sharp, $4,995.Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

(734) 453-2500

REGAL LSE 1999, spotless, great driver $8,988.

Tamaroff Buiok Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

REGAL 19981 owner, nice, $6,360 BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

RENDEZVOUS 2002, beige, loaded, $11,995Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

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CADILLAC 1988 DEVILLEFully loaded, tan leather interi- or/exterior. 79K miles, runs great, left fender damage $1800/ best, (734) 679-6899

CATERA 1999, moon, chromes, leather & 31K, $9,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

COUPE DEVILLE 1993, black cherry, 37,000 miles, 1 owner, must see' $7,950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

CTS 2003 silver, 24K, chromes, loaded, $22,950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

CTS 2004All black charcoal leather,

power moon, 1 owner A Title $24 900

TYME (734) 455-5566

DTS - 2004 Navigation On- Star XM Radio, all factoryinstalled Every avail option Triple blacK black tinted windows 50 500 miles Y/arranty Original Owner $27 800/best 248 924 2468/248 6- 0 5910

ELDORADO 2002 Low miles exc cond, many extras, Silver $22,900 (248) 682-3710

SEVILLE SLS 1994, must see condition, $5,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

SEVILLE STS 1999, silver, chromes & moon, low miles, $13,950 Nice car

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

STS 1996 Northstar, triple black, sunroof, full power, auto, 85K miles, very clean, $6800/best 248-231-5824

BERETTA 1996, auto, air, super clean* 54K, $4,995Saturn of PlymouthToll Free 866-798-7124

C ASHDealer will sell on consignment or pay cash for your used car. TYME SALES 734-455-5566

CAVALIER 1999auto, ps/pb, sharp, $6,399

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

CAVALIER 2000Z24, loaded, 2 dr. $6395 BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

CAVALIER 2002 save fuel. Low miles, $6,995.

888-372-9830

CAVALIER 2004 4 dr., air, cruise, tilt, now $9,450.

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IMPALA LS 2002, loaded, leather, $10,995Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

( 7 3 4 ) 4 5 3 -2 5 0 0IMPALA 2003L S -$13,210

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

IMPALA 2004LS, loaded $16,656

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

IMPALA 2004Only $14,656

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

LUMINA 1997 - Good condi­tion, hwy miles, power locks & windows $2300/best offer

SOLD

MALIBU 1999nice car $6,995

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

MALIBU 2001 80K, ' 1 0 . black, sharp, cold air, M ' $4,900 734-513-2268

MALIBU 2003sharp! Zero down $240

monthBILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252-2481

MONTE CARLO 1999sharp, sharp car $7,550 BILL FOX CHEVROLET

888-252 2481

MONTE CARLO 2002 black beauty cassette CD $7 995

888-372-9838

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MONTE CARLO LS 2002 red& ready! Loaded, $10,950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

MONTE CAROL 2004$18,910

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

NOVA 1969 New Built 350 (400hp) Many Extras Looks and runs great $12,900

248-342-9333

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CHRYSLER 300M 2004, 22K, moon, leather, $18,995

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(734) 455-8740

NEDN 20014 Dr.. A/C

$4500734-266-0624

NEW YORKER 1994 4 Dr., air. Auto, pi, cruise, pw, 1 owner, ps., 70K miles, super clean $3750 734-634-8053

PT CRUISER 2001 LIMITEDLoaded, 60K miles, black, new wheels, $8500. 734-422-6880

PT CRUISER 2001, Seethe moon, loaded, low miles, only $5,995.

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( 7 3 4 ) 4 5 3 -2 5 0 0SEBRING 1998 Convertible JXi, leather, chromes. $8950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

SEBRING CONVERTIBLE2000, Exc. cond , fully loaded, 78k highway miles $6000/best (248) 288-0658

SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JXI 2000

Sliver, leather, loaded, 55K. $9800 - 734-968-2328

INTREPID SE 2004 4 dr,auto, air, full power, $10,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

INTREPID 2003Clean, very good condition, 63,000 hi-way miles, $7950

734-464-9563

INTREPID ES 1996, leather, must see, $5,495

F a x FK -iZZs C hrys le r-Je ep

(734) 455-8740

NEON 1998 4 dr Expresso, auto, air, only $2,995Bob Jeannotte Pontiac

( 7 3 4 ) 4 5 3 -2 5 0 0NEON, 1999, 4 Door 103 500 miles, cruise, power windows Locks Mirrors $2 500

(248) 435 7054

STRATUS 2002, red 4 dr 6cylinder %i 995

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FSrORT 1999 ZX2 FmDO'wr sunroof snorts /nee's 74K miles air sound system $5000 734 560-6921

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FOCUS ZX3 20032 Dr, air. Auto, pi, cruise, CD, anti-iock brakes, pw. Full sen/ice history, 1 owner, ps, am-fm stereo Used as 2nd vehicle Includes 4 snow tires. In excellent shape Warranty still good $10,200

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FORD TAURUS LX 1997, Great cond, 97k miles, $3500/best (734) 612-8115

MUSTANG 2004 LXConvertible, low miles,Certified $18 495 3 to choose

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MUSTANG GT 2002 Coupe, black/ieather, low miles, $17,995

Bill Brown Ford(73 4 ) 522-0030

MUSTANG GT 2001, auto, low miles, managers special with ad, $10,988

Tamarof! Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

MUSTANG 2002 GT convert- ible Black, Loaded, 5 speed Mint cond 10,500 miles, $18,999/best. 313-534-5884

MUSTANG COBRA GT CON- VERTI6LE 2003

Air, alarm, pi, cruise, CD, pw, full servtce history, 1 owner, ps, leather. 6 speed, grey w/black leather. **MINT CON­DITION** ONLY 11K MILES** $25,000/best. 734-674-8546

TAURUS 2002, SE, 6 cyl , loaded, well maintained, 132k miles, lot of highway miles. Best offer. (734)383-0125

TAURUS SEL 2002 Wagon, leather, loaded, $13,495

Bill Brown Ford(73 4 ) 522-0030

TAURUS SES 2001, lowmiles, must see* $8,995

Bill Brown Ford(73 4) 522-0030

TAURUS 2005 SE/SES/SEL, 32 to choose. From $13,295

Bill Brown Ford(73 4) 522-0030TAURUS 2003 SELoaded. $5,899

TYME (734) 455-5566

TAURUS 2003 SES Sliver, 43K miles, power seats, power windows, CD, spoiler. Exec Cond. $8900. (248) 348-1732

TAURUS SE 2001 4 dr., full powe, $6,888.

C hrys le r-Jeep(734) 455-8740

TAURUS-SE T mloaded, cd, 68K, sharp, garage kept. $4400/best

SOLD

TAURUS-SES- FLORIDA CAR-2003, a/c, cd, full power, 25k miles, mint condition. $10,900 734-994-7444

ACCORD 2003 LX, 4 door, 36,000k miles, auto, power, cruise, graphite, very clean, well maintained, 1 owner. $15,500. 248-854-8448

ACCORD EX 2002 4 dr., leather, V-6, Certified, 3 available, $16,988.

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

ACCORD SE 2002 4 dr, 8 available, Honda Certified, great buys $13,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

CIVIC LX 2003 4 dr, 2available, low miles, Honda Certified, drive by gas pumps, $13,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

\BY DALE BUSS

Toyota’s 2006 Highlander Hybrid SUV is a great way to have it all: the More performance and cargo-carrying advantages of a big and roomy vehi­cle, and the leading-edge fuel economy that is driv­ing today’s hybrid-powertrain revolution in the market.B lit more about all that later. One of the most

impressive things about Highlander is one o f the least heralded: the design of its interior rear end. This particular space tells a lot about why Toyota vehicles continue to chomp away at the market share of more established players in the U.S. indus­try - and why rivals are filled w ith trepidation about the fact that Toyota plans to field a record number of new models in the American market­place over the next 12 to 18 months.In the rear of the new Highlander Hybrid, Toyota

designers and engineers have managed to create an engineering marvel all its own. First of all, there is the third row of seats that is folded away nicely into the floor of the cargo compartment. So flush w ith the floor and inconspicuous is the back of those seats that it ’s difficult even to te ll something is there. I t ’s true that this “row” o f two seats is designed mainly for kids or short adults, and by no means is it easy to access. But when you easily pop up that row of seats, you’ll note right away that Toyota has managed to provide right- and left-side cupholders for the passengers which are molded into the cargo-compartment trim .And that’s just for starters. Toyota also found a

way to design a compartment by the rear seats that holds a knob for controlling the climate in that row. And just in case there might happen to be a video- game player in that rear seat or an iPod listener, Highlander Hybrid also includes a power outlet in the area. And, of course, Toyota managed to find places to secure seat belts for the two most rear­ward passengers.When the space isn’t being used to hold sixth and

seventh passengers, and the seat is folded down,

AZTEC 2003, silver, power, $11,995

C hrysIe r-Jeep

(734) 455-8740

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the area becomes a versatile cargo hold featuring a handfiil o f anchors distributed around the floor that can be used to secure items within the hold. There’s also a flexible mat that can cover the whole compartment floor or fold into thirds so that it just covers part of the area. Somehow, designers also managed to find space for a compartment for the jack, another one for tire-changing tools, and a small, empty hideaway chamber, underneath the floor and on top o f the spare tire.Now, of course, this remarkable accomplishment

in the rear of the Highlander Hybrid doesn’t even begin to approach an even more remarkable thing that Toyota has done under the hood of this machine. That, of course, is its 3 ,3-liter V6 engine that augments the large battery which is the other integral part o f the hybrid powei train. Highlander Hybrid’s engine puts out an imp ressive 270 peak horsepower - better than most fiuel-guzzling, mid­sized conventional SUVs - while at the same time it offers a highly conscience-satisfying 27-6 miles a gallon. This is three times that generated horse­power of Toyota’s groundbreaking Prius hybrid.The Highlander Hybrid is important as well

because it ’s a pretty good bellwe ther for where Toyota future products w ill be hoaded: heavily incorporating hybrid technolog}^ not just to com­

mand eye-popping fuel-economy figures but, increasingly importantly, to boost performance as well in vehicles that can still be marketed as extremely fuel efficient.Just a couple o f weeks ago, in fact, Toyota

announced that it has developed 10 new hybrid models for sale worldwide by early next decade. And Toyota’s top U.S. sales executive, Jim Press, said that the company believes that a quarter of its U.S. volume w ill use the technology by then as Toyota pushes for annual sales of one m illion hybrid vehicles a year worldwide, a plan that would make it a clear leader of the entire global automo­tive business.And if you just want to buy a vehicle that’s right

for your needs and don’t really care about the glob­al perspective on hybrids, Highlander Hybrid is worth looking at anyway. I t ’s chock fu ll of safety features, and the entire vehicle sports the Toyota design and engineering sensibility that I mentioned in the rear.For a list price o f nearly $37,000, one could

expect leather seating in the vehicle, which it does­n’t have even at that option level. But that’s a small nit to pick. Clearly, Highlander Hybrid offers not only a great present value to consumers but a bright glimpse of Toyota’s product future.

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CIVIC EX 2002 4 drs , loaded, gas savers (6) come & get em', $12,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

CIVIC LX 2002 4 dr, MPGplus, 7 available, Honda Certified, this week, $11,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

CIVIC EX 1997, 5 Speed, 2 dooi coupe, sun roof, CD, air, well maintained Must See* $4,800/best (734) 420-4434

HONDA CIVIC VP 19994 Dr., air. Auto, pi, CD, 1 owner Great condition $6800/best 248-601-6591

ACCENT 1999-4 door, white, am/fm CD, air, runs good, 95K miles, perfect for high school student Asking $2000 «734-459-7252, 734-634-4426

RIO 2004, auto, air, MPG plus $8,988

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

SPECTRA 2002 4 dr., 45K, priced to sell, $5,995

J F o a r S S - il ts C hrysle r-Jeep

(734) 455-8740

CHEROKEE LAREDO 20044x4, red metallic, only 15,000 miles, 1 owner $19,950.

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

CHEROKEE SPORT 1998 4dr., white, only $6,488.

C hrysle r-Jeep(734) 455-8740

GRAND CHEROKEE 2004Special Edition, leather, V-8, $19,888

F c t jc m i l s C hrysle r-Jeep

(734) 455-8740

GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 1996 4x4. Original owner, loaded, leather, power A beauty inside & out New tires, always professionally main­tained 127K w/plenty more to go $4,500 (248) 548-8577

GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO1997 4x4 Red, mint, likenew condition, 90K miles, $5950. (248) 682-7201

GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO2003, black, loaded, $14,995

j f o 3t m e t i t s C hrysle r-Jeep

(734) 455-8740

WRANGLER 2000All black, 2 tops Small

downpayment $89/mo. Gall for 20 minute credit approval

TYME (734) 455-5566

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LINCOLN 1991 CONTINENTALGood cond , 125K miles $3000 or best offer (734) 425-0000

COUGAR, 2001 10,300 miles Sliver Frost, fully loaded AM/FM/CD, woman's car. Mint condition $10,500 248-646- 6262 or 248-477-5533

GRAND MARQUIS LS 2003silver, leather, 15K, $17,995

Bill Brown Ford(734) 522-0030

GRAND MARQUIS 1994Leather, loaded 74K miles $3,450/best 734-476-9370

GRAND MARQUIS 2000leather, $8,995

888-372-9836

SABLE LS 2003 Premium, leather, 23K, $13,995

Bill Brown Ford(734) 522-0030

SABLE 2001, very clean, low miles, $8,995

Bill Brown Ford(734) 522-0030

SABLE 1997 Exec. cond. 74K, 1 owner, garaged, loaded, 5 cd, sun, leather Black, Hot*

$4,700 (248) 737-5131

SABLE GS WAGON, 2000 4door, V-6, 3 0 litre, auto 27,196 miles Full power, alloy wheels, roof rack Loaded* Asking $8,000 248-842-3766

MITSUBISHI 3000 GT-1995Red. auto trans., exc. cond., fully loaded, 62k miles

$7000 (248) 470-8873

MAXIMA SE 2005, 10K, new body style, pristine condition, Monday only special, $22,988.

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

MAXIMA SE 2000, low miles, Monday only special, $12,988.

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

MAXIMA GXE 2001, full factory equipment, Monday only special, $13,988.

Tamaroff Buick Used Cars Telegraph South of 12 Mile

248-353-1300

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ALERO 2002GLS, leather $8450

BILL FOX CHEVROLET 888-252-2481

OLDS 88 1997 Good Cond, pw/pl, air, tape player,

remote start 82,000 miles $4,800 248-229-8651

REGENCY 1998, navy, 1 owner, 50,000 miles, loaded, new car trade, $8,950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

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BONNEVILLE SE 2002, oneowner, brown, $8,495B o b J e a n n o t t e P o n t i a c

(7 3 4 ) 4 5 3 -2 5 0 0BONNEVILLE SE 1999 loaded, 1 owner, garage kept, $7,950

JOHN ROGIN BUICK 734-525-0900

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HOT TICKET — 3Aibe rta Adam s Detroit ja z z and blues legend to be honored w ith tribute concert

ON STAGE — 6Second City on hiatus since March 2004 returns w ith a new revue in its brand new the ater

COVER STORY — 8T h e A n g e r M a n a g e m e n t T o u r is on the w ay b u t w h a t do yo u re ally k n o w a b o u t Slim Sh ady?

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ART — 12The Southfield A rt Fair returns fo r a second year With a happy hour fo r the city s workforce

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Every day, she has the blues She was born with it and now shes being hon­ored for it

Alberta Ad^s, the Detroit blues and jazz leg­end whos performed wiidi every other legendary name, lives for her music

It’s in her soul

“Everyone’s got the blues, some days we see It and some days we don t but It’s always there,’Adams said

THE ALBEim ADAMS TRIBUTE

“Our whole lives ain’t nothing but the blues when you can’t pay the bill and you can t buy aity food That’s the blues There’s sad blues, happy blues but the blues never dies And when I get on stage I’m singing my story and I’m singing yours

On Thursday, Aug 18, prominent Detroit musi­cians will perform in her honor And she’ll join them on stage The Alberta Adams Tnbute is organized by her longtime manager, who’s also a Detroit jazz and blues staple, RJ Spangler Thometta Davis & Phil Hale, Nikki James, RJ’s Rhythm Rockers, Johnnie Bassett, The Motor City R&B Pioneers, John Sinclair, Odessa Hams and many more will perform

Expect a crowded, cele­bratory house

Anyone who loves the blues I S expected to attend

Matt Lee, owner of Drumbeaters, a metro

W hat: S in g e rs T h o m e tta D a vis N ik k i J a m e s a nd o th e rs will p e rfo rm to h o n o r th e D e tro it blues le g en d Sh e will p e rfo rm to oW here: N e w D o d ge 8850 J o s e p h C am pau H a m tra m c k (313) 8 74 5963 When: 8 p m to 1 3 0 a m T h u rs d a y A u g 18 C ove r charge: $5

Detroit publicity company, has worked with seemingly every Detroit celebrity imaginable He, like Spangler, is an aficionado of Detroit music and said this show IS an important one

“I tell all these young musicians who I work with that if they can learn to

communicate with an audi­ence just half as mudi as Alberta can then they might have something and they might learn something No one does it hke her No one ever will,” Lee said

Adams has been singing the blues since the late 30s She was bom in the

late 1920s in Indianapolis but Detroit has been her home since childhood She s performed with Duke Ellin^on, T-Bone Walker, Dinah Washington, Sara Vaughan, LaVem Baker, Dizzie Gillespie and her favorites Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson and Big Joe 'Turner

She started her enter­tainment career as a dancer through her hus­band, Billy Adams, in Detroit’s Paradise Valley in the 194-Os Then one day, she decided she wanted to try singing and the night­club where she was per­forming permitted it She never stopped

“Jazz I love it, but the blues I love it even more, Adams said No one taught me to sing, I did it myself

Adams has an earthy, world weary voice which

mA lb e rta Ad am s w ill a lso take th e stage

hints of a past filled with hard-luck stones Still her strong, but ladylike stage presence reminds us that shes seen it all and has more to expenence

She has four WC Handy award nominations, tours blues fests across the coun­try, Canada and Europe and has a feature spot on the nationally syndicated House of Blues radio show

A limited edition com­memorative EP of Albertas music will be released at the show It includes two tracks cut recently with RJ’s Rhythm Rockers and two from a 45 RPM

recording from 1962 on the Thelma (Gordy) label

In September, Adams will resume her job at per­forming at Motor City Casino Her senior citizen status doesn’t stop her from slowing down

I was born to be awake at night, hke a vampire,” she said with a laugh ‘Its the best time to sing the blues”

She’s performed throughout the country many times over, but , Detroit I S her home

“It s where the blues is,” she said

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ABC Will perform hits from the '80s

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the New Romantic music era of the 1980s and made their mark with songs like Look o f Love and Be Near Me

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ABC and co-’80s band The English Beat are performing at 7 30 p m Wednesday, Sept, 7 at the Royal Oak Music Theatre Tickets are on sale now

ABC is on tour promoting its new CD Look of Love, The Very Best o f A B C The band enjoyed fame throughout the early and mid-80s along wifii other New Romantic bands like Kajagoogoo, Culture Club, Adam and the Ants, Spandau Ballet and Orchestral Manoeuvres m the Dark.

ABC’s other hits include Poison Arrow The English Beat, known in other parts of the world as The Beat, became known by the pnor name m the U S to avoid confu­sion with Paul Collins’ band of the same name The band’s two-tone ska and pop sounds were distinct with the alternating lead vocals of guitanst Dave Wakehng and punk-toaster/rapper Ranking Roger

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I Black and White onI Sept 12 wwwsimplemindscom

■ Kajagoogoo reformed recently with three original members minus popular

frontman Limahl The band to record and tour soon www kajagoogoo com■ Billy Idol performs at 7 30 p m Tuesday Sept 6 at the the Jerome Duncan Ford Theatre m Sterling Heights wwwpalacenet com■ The Mega 80s a 1980s cover band per* forms at 10 p m Friday Aug 12 atThe Beach Grill 24420 Jefferson Avenue St Clair Shores (586) 7714455 WWW megaSOs com

In 1982 Wakehng and Roger formed General Public, while bandmates Andy Cox (guitar) and Dave Steel (bsiss) formed Fine Young Cannibals They’ve been tour­ing on and off for a few years

Tickets are $22 50 £ind maybe be pur­chased online at www tickets com or charge by phone by calling (248) 399- 2980 or at the Ro:^ Oak Music Theatre Box office located at 318 W Fourth Street, Royal Oak

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The Muggs might consider themselves the ugliest band in the world, but they don t give themselves enough credit

Looks aside, this Detroit band has a similar history of one band lead to another that brought them together as a group in 2000

However it was the almost life ending stroke that bassist Tony DeNardo suffered in 2001 that makes their first full release The Muggs, a true triumph

It also helps that it sounds pretty good, too Switching his bass lines from the guitar to

piano DeNardo rejoined Danny Methric (guitar) and Matt Rost (drums) in 2003 to bring their

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Their debut album mixes the sounds together m such a fashion that all your friends are sure to find a track they like

The Muggs will play Hamtramcks Belmont on Saturday, Aug 20 with The Vamps and Desolation Angels

For more information, visit wwwthemuggs com

BEULAH

When you watch A Good Band is Easy_ to Kill you 11 miss the band Beulah even more

Known as the best band you ve probably never heard of,” the San Francisco based group broke up after their 2003 release Yoko another record that reflected their _peaceful pop albums that were loved by their fans but generally ignored by the greater public Not sure what was going to be their next step with the band, they invited film crews along on their final tour, ultimately being their last

Most music documentaries are planned to show a particular point m a band’s career and tend to have a formulaic quality to them, Beulahs is different Their time together as a group was ending, unbeknownst to them, and this film IS a living record of that The footage is raw, which usually makes the best documentaries After watching the California boys

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Where, oh where, did Second City go

Well, in e?de, but only t e m F < # a n i y

As^omised, thej re back andisadyto make Detroit audi- encel^^uckle in iheir brand- new rformanee home

In ^ o d We Trust, the group’s 26th revue, opens Thursday,Aug 18, at their new theater. The Second City m Novi

“r%%nti^nc It has cabaret seating for 200 people You’ll be able to see &©m all vantage points,* Swd Qumtin Hicks, a mamstage c^t member appear­ing in the new show

The group left its downtown Detroit home, what is now City Theatre on Woodward Avenue near the Fox Theatre, m March 2004 Construction on the Novi theater began last January

“The style and set-up of 1 ^ the stage is more of what

you would see in Chicago and Toronto,” Hicks said, adding plans are m die works to offer appetizers, m

addition to cocktails, at the locationHicks, who lives m Southfield,

is confident diat Second City and the new the^er will prosper

“For so long it had been a sta-

f le - for 10 years, he said T now the interest has always

been fhete. Even during con­struction, the phone lines were ringing with inquiries about when we would be up and run­ning again ’

In Ipod We Trust is slated to continue for approximately three months with free improvisation sets scheduled to follow perform­ances Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and the last show on Friday

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A 8 f i t t a t e i h a r t s f a n t t Marcti Second City returns with a new revue“ In ipod We Trust" at its new theater m NoVi Pictured (back from left) are Oumtin Hicks, Shawn Handlon, Jo h n Ewartowskt and (front from left) Tiffany Jones, Topher Owen, Jenny Hagel and Margaret Exner

The 75-minute show pokes fun at politics, technology, sexuality and relationships between men and women

A real wrestler makes an appearance in the show, but cast

members are st^ng quiet about why to preserve the surprise

“There s some pretty off-the- cuff stuff,’ Hicks said

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IHEYREB/ICK!W hat: The Second City returns m its new theater and presents its 26th revue In Ipod We Trust When: Opens 8 p m Thursday Aug 18 continues thereafter for approximately three months with shows at 8 p m Wednesday and Thursday 8 p m and 10 p m Friday 7 p m 9 p m a n d llp m Saturday a n d S p m Sunday Where: The Second City 42705 Grand River Avenue Novi Admission $15 $20 call (248) 348 4448 or visit wwwsecondcitycom

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music, song, food and dance are part of the finale of Calvin College’s exhibit Petra Lost City of Stone, 2-10 p m Saturday, Aug 13

The exhibit, ending Monday, Aug 15, IS said to be one of the most comprehensive of Nabataean culture created to date It includes more than 200 artifacts from collections in Jordan and the U S , and includes video virtual reality, to bring the ancient city of Petra to life

On Saturday, guests can visit the Sultan’s Tent to enjoy the festival and then view the exhib­it for a $15 admission

The tent will include vendors selling Middle Eastern sou­venirs, books, music, clothing, pottery, woodwork, jewelry and non-penshable groceries Food includes kabobs, hummus, tab- bouleh, baklava and Arabic cof­fee — included m the ticket pnce Artisans will offer henna art, Arabic calligraphy and pho­tography There’s also a photog-

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Performing is the Al-Arz Lebanese Art Group that includes 18 singers, folk and belly dancers and musicians Qanun player Ara Tbpouzian will also perform

Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for kids ages 5 to 17 The

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Probably the basics Raised in the south of Warren Went to Lincoln High School Was marned to Kim and has a daughter named Hailie There’s songs wntten about both There’s his most popular CDs The most cur verAE7icore'm ihihe)nt,M osh The Em inem Show, with the hit for his daughter Haihe's Song, The Marshall Mathers L P , with the hits Stan and The Real Slim Shady, and The Shm Shady L P , with the hit M y Name Is

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Eminem’s music has been featured m the movies Barbershop 2 Back in Business, Cradle 2 The Grave, Tupac Resurrection, N u tty Professor I I The Klum ps, Scary M ovie, N e xtFn d a y and of course 8 M ile and others All of his albums make the charts

Eminem was lifted into fame with help of pro- ducer/musician Dr Dre Since then, he s consid­ered the best rapper in the world, not just by fans, but by those in the business In return, Eminem helped boost the career of 50 Cent

Eminem isn’t aifaid of controversy — making political comments about President Bush and the war in his song Mosh, and trashing Moby, Limp Bizkit and Britney Spears in this music Eminem started performing when he was 14 years old and also used the name Manix As told in 8 M ile, he made his mark and crossed racial boundaries by winning rap contests Buzz about Eminem began when he was recording the hit M y Name Is and when he appeared in 1998 on Kid Rock’s Devil Without A Cause CD

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but it won’t be Eminem's lastBY NIC OLE STAFFORD

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The Anger Management Tour won t be Eminem’s last stint in Detroit hip-hop artist MC Hush’s opinion

“Because I know him, and he s a workaholic He can t stop working,” Hush said from New York, where he s with Eminem on an mde pendent tour following Anger Management to pro mote his own music

“It s not his last tour Hes never said that People are speculating, and it s turned into ‘Well, it must be true This guy has a running business, and he knows his name and his persona are what runs it Hes the engine that runs that train

Hush, who currently lives in Sterling Heights, came up as a performer in the same underground scene as Eminem, as portrayed in the movie 8 M ile

Shortly thereafter, he joined forces with Detroit s Cncle 111 forming Da Ruckus and producing We Shine, a track that features Eminem

He went on to open for Nelly, Ja Rule, Dilated Peoples and Public Enemy

The NBC reality show The Contender integrated some of Hush s ongmal tracks into the television program In 2003, Hush headlined the Detroit Music Awards, and received “Outstanding Hip Hop MC” honors

Bulletproof, his first major release, is due out Aug 23 And the album release party is scheduled Aug 21 at the Emerald Theatre in Mount Clemens

“Its a different approach It’s not a rock album or a hip-hop album It’s in between and doesn’t swing one way on another”

Hush said he used guitar accents the way horns are played in hip-hop over hip

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In all probability, a basjc part of the Italian diet since the Stone Age, pizza has international appeal and toppings can be just about anything your taste buds desire

Pizza IS a popular i take-out Item Yet, there are times when dme-in suits a relaxed mood better

Hunting for the best pizzas in the metro- Detroit area, I discovered that most of the top spots do not have “pizzeria” in the name Basically, I’m a thin crust lover, but putting personal preferences aside, I hunt ed down the best deep dish, fre­quently called Chicago style, which dates back to 1943 and its creator Ike Sewell (A little trivia never hurts*)

dish category Additionally, cheese made especially for Buddy s in Wisconsin is hand-shredded for the perfect melt over tangy redsauce

P IZ ZA P A P A U S specializes in Chicago-style and if

you like inch thick crust surrounding deep piles of top­ping, you get It here

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the comfy, roomy, high-backed booths and order Quattro Formaggi (four cheese) thin (real­ly thin*) crust pizza at CITY C ELLA R

Without a doubt, the most unusual ultra-thin crust is made from the same dou^ as the popu­lar fresh from-the-bnck-oven pita bread at ASSAGGI Go for the rock shnmp topping Assaggi’s wine list has many easy-dnnkmg and sensibly-pnced red “pizza ’ wines.

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Peasant, southern Italian style pizzas with a medium crust are the fa m e o fB U C A D IB E P P O IVythe Spicy Arrabbiata with sausage, pepperom and onions or Pizza Gamben with shrimp, spinach, garlic & cheese Nice, easy-on- the-wallet Chiantis and other reds are wine list features

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Wood-fired Margherita, Italian Chicken or Create Your Own are all the rave at CARRABBA’S ITALIAN G R ILL

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TOPIODHIFINPIZZAMS^AUBI 6700 Rochester Rd Troy (248)879 0014ASSA6GI MEDI^TERRANEAN BISTRO330 W Nine Mile Road Ferndale (248)584 3499BUCA Dl BEPPO 270 N Old Woodward Birmingham (248)540 946^and 38888 Six Mile Rd Livonia (734) 462 6442 BUDDY'S 31646 Northwestern Highway west of Middlebelt Rd Farmington HiKs (248) 855 4600 and 33605 Plymouth Rd between Farmington & Stark Roads Livonia (734) 2613550 CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN 2800 W Big Beaver Rd in Somerset Collection North (248) 816 0900 37546 W Six Mile Rd (Laurel Park Place Mall) Livonia (734) 591 0476 and 870 Bnarwood Circle Ann Arbor (734) 222 6320 CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL 1900 N Haggerty Rd Canton (734) 844 7400 CITY CELLAR 201 Hamilton Row Birmingham (248) 642 2489 FORT^ 201S Old Woodward Birmingham (248) 594 7300 PASQUALE'S 31555 Woodward Ave Royal Oak (248) 549 4002 PIZZAPAPALIS 3274 Northwestern Highway Farmington Hills (248)932 2288

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If you can’t iecide between ieep dish and hin crust or some n your group pre- er one over the jther, choose ’ASOUALE'Sthat las been making nzza for 51 years Deep dish and hin crust can be made to order with identical top­pings Pasquale’s uses superior pep- peroni, bacon and ground beef as toppings Ham, green pepper, onion and mush­rooms are otiher favorites

Eleanor Heald is anationally published writer and Troy resident who writes about restau rants food wine and spirits for the O b se rve r & Eccentric Newspapers Contact her by e mail at focusonwine@aol com

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“We are chefs and thats the key, said Itibute Restaurant s executive chef Don Yamauchi “I love to feed people and believe that no one should go hungry and if I can help out I will ’

This remark was echoed by seven other celebrity chefs who will prepare a multi-course dinner at Tribute, 6 30 p m Monday,Aug 29, supporting Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit organization focused on ending childhood hunger

A $250 per person, tax- deductible donation reserves din­ner seats Phone (248) 848-9393

A B O U T T H E C H E FSYamauchi will be joined in the

kitchen by three other celebrated Michigan chefs Brian Polcyn of Five Lakes Grill in Milford, a perennial supporter of children’s chanties, Jim Barnett, corporate executive chef for the Matt Prentice Restaurant Group, and Tanq Hanna, Motor City Casino

pastry chefOut-of-state celebnty culinary

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Scottsdale, Anz In 2004, Thompson was named by Food & Wine as one of

America’s 10 best new _ chefs

■ ChefWally Joe, Wally Joe Restaurant in Memphis,Tenn, is a pioneer of the Southern culinary revolution and was named one of 28 ‘ Rising Star Chefs of the 21st Century” by the James Beard Foundation

■ Chef Ken Vednnski, Sienna Restaurant, Daniel Island, S C, is fanjed equally for his regional Lowcountry dishes and interna­tionally inspired cuisine

■ Chef Celma Tio, The American Restaurant, Kansas City, Mo, is responsible for the restaurant being voted consistent­ly as KC’s No 1

Tribute Restaurant is at 31425 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills Phone (248) 848-9393

Detroit's newest cocktail lounge opens

Centaur, a new Detroit lounge, is now open Occupying two-stones on a corner spot in downtown's Foxtown district, it’s a 1920s Pansian Art Deco-inspired spot with two tall, European standing bars and classic cocktail service

There’s an extensive champagne menu and martinis shaken with fresh-squeezed juices Menu items are Thai fresh wraps, shnmj> cock­tail, a French cheese platter, oys­ters Rockefeller or mushroom caps It’s also open for lunch

Centaur features a giant chrome diandeher descending from the second level into the firs There’s also a vaulted ceilings and expan­sive windows, European standing bar, high tables, and a large televi­sion that will lower down only for special events

Upstairs DJs and live bands will perform international lounge music Located at 2233 Park Avenue, Detroit, MI, (313) 963- 4040 Centaur is located directly behind the Fox Theatre, across from the Tbwn Pump Tavern

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cesses of Breathe, her crossover mega-hit from 2001, and Cry, which won a best female vocal Grammy in 2003? Apparently, Hill’s answer is to be patient and understated

Two years m the making, Fireflies tones down Hill’s trademark bombast, relying

instead on Wd-back grooves, subdu^'’ vocals (comparatively speaking) and state-of-the-art Nashville songwntmg As with Kenny Chesney’s latest, the Canbbean-tinged Be A s You A re , this muted approach shouldn’t be mistaken as a return to country roots In fact, the record is Hill’s most eclectic to date

Despite the handwnnging that proba­bly went into Fireflies questions like, “Is there a hif? Does is have crossover poten­tial’” For example it’s evident that at this point m her career, Hill is having fun, and that appeals to radio programmers just as well as jaded music critics

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The standard summer art show will ___ take on a “happy hour feel­

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Hoping to attract the area s working folks- estimated at 175,000 -

the Southfield Art Fair kicks off at noon Friday

And, there s a cash bar open­ing at 4 p m

“Southfield has such a massive workday population, we have specially redesigned the fair to accommodate their schedules,” said Debra Max Clayton, executive direc­tor of The Michigan Guild of Artists and Artisans, the non-profit organization pro­ducing the show

“This year, people can join us Friday for lunch or after work for happy hour

The fair, m its second year, continues through Saturday and goes up alongside the Southfield Public Library on Evergreen in the heart of the city’s civic complex

In addition to about 100 artists display­ing their works and wares in a vanety of mediums, from jewelry to painting to photography, the fair boasts a food court and a full lineup of live musical entertain­ment

Stage shows begin at 1 30 p m Friday and Ham Saturday, then run continu­ously until the fair closes Headlining the event is jazz and rhythm and blues artist Kimmie Horn, who’s scheduled to

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perform 4-5 p m Fnday The Michigan Guild of Artists and

Artisans - the organization also produces the award-winning Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair and the Holiday Art Fair m Farmington Hills - plans to bring its highly popular “Imagination Station” chil­dren’s arts and crafts center to Southfield, as well

An exhibit of work by Oakland Community College art students is also planned

This years exhibition of artists is expected to top last year’s, signaling the success of the new fair, Clayton said

“After only one year, this great commu­nity event has attracted superb artists from all fields who will join us in creating a spectacular two-day show”

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“Kids love It We see deer almost every flight And other animals too said Kolhn “And, we talk to people on the ground which children love The youngest we like to take is about 5 years old

Flights take offbefore sunrise or just after sunset when the winds are calm and at their lightest At Sky Adventures, balloons travel as low as just above tree level to as high as3,000 feet at a rate of about 10 mph

The company can accommodate six passengers and a pilot but there are hot air balloons with larger capacities

Most air balloon companies offer rides starting m April and ending in October

Air balloon pilots are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration

At Sl^ Adventures an on the ground crew follows the balloon in a \ an and meets up with the pilot and passengers to secure and ease the landing

After the ride is complete there s a champagne or sparkling grape juice toast for all

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Visual JamCollaborative art work auction and fundrais' er 7 p m to midnight Saturday Aug 13 Zeitgeist Gallery 2661 M chigan Avenue Detroit (313) 965 9192 or wwwzeitge stde troitorg

Meadow Brook Art GalleryExhibit by Detroit painter Robert Schefman Sept 1 Oct 23 opening reception 6 8 p m Saturday Sept 10 lecture 2 p m Sunday Sept 18 208 Wilson Hall Oakland University Rochester Hills (248) 370 3005 or www oak land edu/mbag

Detroit Artist's MarketParallel Paths a ceramics exhibit of work by John Albert Murphy and his Schoolcraft College students opening reception 7 1 0 p m Friday Aug 12 show continues through Aug 27 4719 Woodward Detroit (313) 832 8540 or WWW detroitartistsmarket org

iPewabic Pottery

Staff faculty and student show runs through Sept 9 10125 East Jefferson Detroit (313)822 0954 ext 125 or www pewabic org

Cary GalleryRemember Respect Record paintings by LindaZalla artists reception 6 8 pm Sept 10 runs through Oct 8 226 Walnut Rochester (248)651 3656

Janice Charach Epstein GalleryThe Art of the Game Chess Sets from the Collection of Dr George Dean opening 630 p m Aug 11 runs through Sept 25 Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit West Bloomfield campus at 6600 West Maple (248) 432 5448

C-POP GalleryStatic Cinema IBIocal and national artists present their take on the movies runs through Sept 22 4160 Woodward Detroit (313) 833 9901 or www cpop com

Detroit ZooThe Wandering Naturalist art exhibition

through Sept 5 Wildlife Interpretative Gallery 10 Mile Road and Woodward just off i 696 Royal Oak admission $711 parking $5 8 (248) 398 0900 visit wwwdetroitzooorg

The Ann Arbor Art CenterHomegrown exhibit of local artists until Sept 3 reception 6 8 p m Aug 12 117 West Liberty Ann Arbor (734) 994 8004 or WWW annarborartcenterorg

Lemberg GalleryFeatures a summer group show w th Susan Goethel Campbell Ted Lee Hadfield Jane Hammond George Rush Dustm Yell n and others through Aug 13 23241 Woodward Ferndale (248) 591 6623 www lambert gallery com

A C , T GalleryLoralei R Byatt self portraits through Sept 17 35 East Grand River Detroit (313) 961 4336

Throughout PlymouthBenchART Plymouth an outdoor display of cissLom pamted benches through Sept 23 when the pieces will be auctioned For mfor mation visit Plymouth Cultural Center 525 Farmer Plymouth call (734) 254 9024 or check outvwww artscuiturelink com/BenchART html

Cranbrook A rt MuseumBuilding Connections Architectural Dialogues with the Collection of Cranbrook Art Museum Living on Light on the Land Prototypes for Sgstainable'Architecture and Design through Sept 25 39221 Woodward Bloomfield Hills admission $ 4 6 (877) 462 7262 or www cran brookart edu

Oakland Community CollegeStudent Art Show Paintings ceramic works and arts and crafts items by students of the Highland Lakes Campus At the campus Woodland Hall Library 7300 Cooley Lake Road Waterfwd S a m to 1 0 p m Monday Friday 8 a m t o 4 3 0 p m Friday 9 a m t o 3 pm Saturday

Our TownThe Community House presents the 20th annual OUR TOWN Art Exhibition and Sale Oct 20 21 For more information contact Kathie Ninneman at The Community House at (248) 594 6403

Paint Creek Center for the ArtsThe Slippery Weasel Society Exhibition mixed media and sculpture Aug 19 to Sept 24 with closing reception 6 9 pm Friday Sept 23 at comer of Fourth and Pme streets downtown Rochester (248) 6514110 or www pccart org

Wright Museum of African American History

Tyree Guyton An American Show through Oct 30 Museum hours are 9 30 a m to 5 p m Tuesday Saturday and 1 5 p m Sunday $5 8 Charles H Wright Museum of African American History 315 East Warren Detroit (313) 494 5800 or vvv maah org

Chicago artistIhigo Manglano Ovalle Cloud runs through

Nov 6 Cranbrook Art Museum 39221 Woodward Bloomfield Hills admission $4 6 (877) 462 7262 or www cranbrookart edu

University of Michigan Museum of ArtPop! exhibit of 505 60s art through Sept 25 525 S State U M campus Ann Arbor $5 dona tion (734)763 UMMAor wwwumma umich edu

UMMA other exhibitsJacob Lawrence exhibit of African American art and Monte Nagler s Michigan photos both through Sept 11 University ©{.Michigan

Museum of Art 525 S State U M campus Ann Arbor $5 donation (734) 763 UMMA or wwwumma umich edu

The A rt Exchange GalleryThe Art of Celebration Black and White Wedding Photography by Elayne Gross runs through Sept 6 2966 Woodward Detroit (313) 8311200 or www ArtGalleryMuseum com

Cass Cafeinter nos multi artist painting and mixed media runs through Sept 10 4620 Cass Ave Detroit (313)8311400

CLUBSBosco

Enjoy noWax nights at 7 p m every Wednesday night at the Bosco 22930 Woodward Ave Ferndale Download music into your MP3 Player take a number and wait your turn to be O J anc spin three songs No cover For more information v sit www the bosco com or call (248) 541 8818 21 and over only

ElysiumLounge dance and happy hour 3 9 p m Tuesdays Fridays Nightclub hours Fridays and Saturdays 9 p m to 2 a m (313) 962 2244 625 Shelby Detroit wwwelysium lounge com

Jam at The GemThe series returns to the Gem Theatre patio Every Thursday night from 5 8 p m Guests can enjoy summer drink specials appet zers and entrees from the Century Gr lie For more information call (313) 963 980 or visit online at wwwgemtheatre com

Magic Bag8 pm Friday August 12 Blend with My Cousin Leonard & The People $7 8 p m Friday Aug 19 EisleyFree admission by visiting advision webevents yahoo com/eisley Located at 22920 Woodward Avenue Ferndale (248) 5441991 wwwthemagicbagcom

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In iPod We Trust opens 8 p m Thursday Aug 18 continues thereafter 8 pm Wednesday and Thursday 8 p m and 10 p m Friday 7 p m 9 p m and 11 p m Saturday and 8 p m Sunday $15 20 42705 Grand River Avenue Novi (248) 348 4448

Mark Ridley's Comedy Castlestand up 269 East Fourth Royal Oak (248) 542 9900 wwwcomedycastlecom

Ann Arbor Comedy Showcasestand up 314 East Liberty Ann Arbor (734) 996 908Q wwwaacomedycom

J o e y 's Com edy ClubStand up at two locations 36071 Plymouth Road Livonia (734) 261 0555 and 5070 Schaefer Dearborn (313) 584 8885 wwwjoeyscomedycom

Ah msa a thematic dance presentation cele brat ng the wisdom of Gandhi and King 3 p m a n d 7 3 0 p m Saturday Aug 13 Ford Community S Performing Arts Center 15801 Michigan Avenue Dearborn $15 45 (313)943 2354 or www nadanta org

KSTIVALS2005 Michigan State Fair

Aug 10 21 fair hours 10 a m to 10 pm mid way hours weekdays 11 a m to 11 p m and weekends 11 a m to m dn ght Friday concerts are at 8 p m and other nightly concerts start at 7 pm M chigan State Fa rgrounds Woodward at 8 Mile Adults $9 kids age 211 $4 children under age 2 free parking is $5 most concerts are free call (313) 369 8250 or visit WWW michiganstatefaircom

Festivals at the ZooCaribbean Festival Aug 1314 and Native American Festival Oct 3 9 all feature enter tainment ethnic food and arts and crafts Detroit Zoo 10 Mile Road and Woodward just off 1696 Royal Oak admission $711 parking $5 8 (248) 398 0900 visit www detroitzoo org

Southfield A rt FairPresented by Michigan Guild of Artists and Artisans 10 a m to 8 p m Friday Aug 12 and 10 a m to 5 p m Saturday Aug 13 Evergreen Road at Civic Center Drive beside the Southfield Public Library (734)662 3382 ot visit WWW michiganquild org

ARTThe Jacob Nothstine photography exhibit is held through Aug 31 m Farmington Hills City Gallery at the Costick Center, 28600 W 11 Mile, Farmington Hills The gallery Is located in the lobby and is open during regular office hours, Monday through Friday 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m , and during special events held at the center Nothstine is an award winning creator of video shows. Recently, he's focused on nature photography throughout the U S For more information, call (248) 473-1856

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Michigan TheaterSummer Classic Film Series classic movies running through Sept 6 show sare3pm S u n d aya n d 7p m Tuesday 603 £ Liberty Ann Arbor $6 $8 50 free to U S veterans Labor Day weekend for film schedule call (734) 668 TIME or visit www michtheaterorg

Free flicksGreat Lakes Crossing Star Theatres offers free mov es to k ds 12 and under every Wednesday at H a r r Movies include Aug 10 Cliffords Really Big Movie Aug 17 Loew s Wild Card Week Vist wwwenjoytheshowcom/kdsf Im series

FOLK, POP & ROCKRoyal Oak Music Theater

ABC and The English Beat 7 30 p m Sept 7 $22 all ages show 318 West Fourth Street Roya Oak call (248) 399 2980

Bloc Party w The KillsRoyal Oak Music Theater 8 pm Sep: 13 318 West Fourth Street Royal Oak $23 all ages show call (248) 399 2980

Wild Summer NightsConcert series at the Detroit Zoo Slated

Candy Band (Ch Idren s) Aug 17 Jody Raffou! (Acoustic Rock) Aug 24 James Coffey (Childrens) Aug 31 All performances 630 8 p m located at 10 Mile Road and Woodward iust off I 696 Royal Oak admission $711 parking $5 8 (248) 398 0900 visit wwwdetroitzooorg

The Newsroom Sports BarThe Enemy Is Listening\o\r\s Quixotic Aug 13 show starts at 10 p m 18 and up no cover 24200 Dequindre Warren (586)754 6397

On sale nowAt DTE Energy Theatre The Allman Brothers Band 6 3 0 p m Sunday Aug 14 Tickets $55 and $35 reserved and $25 lawn Tickets avail able at Palacenet com The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster centers Tickets may also be charged by phone to American Express Discover Visa and MasterCard by calling (248) 645 6666

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Wine food and smooth jazz Sunday Sept 11 grounds of Orchard Lake St Mary s Schools Orchard Lake Road at Commerce Orchard Lake opens at 2 p m Alexander Zonjic & Friends with special guests Je ff Lorber and Warren Hill at 4 p m Tor information visit wwwzonjic com

Flint Ja z z FestivalThree days of local regional and national artists Friday Aug 19 through Sunday Aug 21 starts at 5 p m all nights Kearsley Park Robert T Longway Boulevard near Mott Community College (810) 238 ARTS

W in d s o r D e t r o i t J a z z C lu bFrom 811 p m on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at Marge s Bar 15300 Mack Ave Grosse Pointe Park Tom Saunders and his Detroit All Stars perform Also 8 p m on the third Thursday of every month at the Dakota Inn 17235 John R Detroit Mike Montgomery and Kerry Price perform. Every Sunday from noon to 3 p m at La Dolce Vita 17546 Woodward Ave north of Six Mile the Gypsy Strings of Detroit perform

SnUffinilHBUFFERBIT“ Nightmare Cruise"

First Annual Nightmare Cruise" with prizes

MUSICThe Enemy Is Listening - (from ieft) Phil Maguire Larry Cupp and Ben McMartin - joins Quixotic, 10 p m Saturday Aug 13, at The Newsroom Sports Bar, 24200 Dequindre, Warren 18 and up, no cover For information, call (586) 754 6397

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for cars in1he worst shape 1 p m Saturday Aug 20 Depot Town area in Ypsiianti for infor-mation visit wwwypsilantiheritagefesti val com

Historic baseballThe Mighty River Hogs of Midland County play the Bay City Independents 1 p m Sunday August 14 Histone Fort Wayne 6325 West Jefferson Detroit $5 per vehicle tours of Fort Wayne $2 (313)8331805 or wwwdetroithistoncal org

Movie theater tourPreservation Wayne s annual Movie Palaces Tour walking tour of architecture of Detroit s downtown theaters Saturday Aug 13 tours

depart every half hour from 9 113 0 a m from the State on Woodward Avenue Detroit $30 ticket includes a boxed lunch at the Detroit Opera House tour size is strictly limit ed reservations recommended as tours sell out (313) 5777674 or www preservation wayne org

Woodbridge SummerFest 2005Cultural festival celebrating the histone Woodbridge neighborhood and community arts organizations with live music perform anceart children s activities fO o d an d arti san vendors noon to 10 p m Saturday Aug 13 ScrippsPark corner of Trumbull and Grand River free for information visit wwwwoodbndgesummerfest com

SUMMER SNIASir 2005Twenty bands will perform Thursday, Friday and Saturday,

Aug 18-20, at the Lager House, 1254 Michigan Avenue, in Detroit for the seventh annual Summer Smash

Proceeds will go to Gift of Life and COTSBands from Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, San Diego and

Toronto will take to the stageThe lineup■ ThursdayDr Rosenrosen, Oblisk, Red China, Kelly Jean Caldwell,

Javelins, Deadstnng Brothers and DJ Bref Jeff■ F t i ^ yBraille, Soltero, Those Transatlantic, Pants Yell ’, Johnny

Headband, Racetrack, Picastro, The Trembhn and DJ Eugene Strobe

■ SaturdayKiddo, Red Pony Clock, the Pop Project, Tiny Steps, the Avatars,

New Grenada and WE R DJASummer Smash compilation, produced by Asaurus Records,

features the perfonners and will be on sale at the showDoors open at 9 p m each night, 21 and over only Admission

Thursday is $5, Fnday and Saturday is $ 7For more information, visit www summersmash org or

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Detroit Historical MuseumReflections The Mary Wilson Supreme

Legacy Collection an exhibit o f Supremes costumes through Feb 12 5401 Woodward Detroit admission IS S3 $5 (313) 833 1805 or wwwdetroithistoncal org

Grafters sought19th annual juried show for Delta Kappa Gamma Saturday Oct 15 at West Middle School 4 4 4 0 1W Ann Arbor Trail Plymouth Call (734) 8 44 170 7 or e mail theways@com cast net

Campus Marfius ParkLive entertainment in the park lunchtime senes 1130 a m to 130 p m Monday Friday Smooth J a z z V98 series noon to 130 p m Wednesdays Hard Rock Cafe senes i> p m Thursdays Ford^ounds o f Detroit series 5 3 0 p m Fridays 800 Woodward between Fort and Michigan Avenue (313) 962 0101 visit wwwcampusmartius park org

Cruisin' Woodward Summer SenesLectures about roadside culture led by an historian The Design o f the American Roadside Aug 24 Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Detroit and The American Diner Sept 21 Duggans Irish Pub 31501 Woodward Royal Oak all run 6 30 8 p m $15 (248) 288 2 0 04 or wwwwoodwarddream cruise com

Mexican musicThe International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit 111 E Kirby Detroit will conduct a fund raising event 4 9 p m Aug 13 to pay for Estampa Baturra s visit to Wayne State University in Ju n e Entertainm ent includes GNS band directed by Francisco Solano 4 6 p m Moyocoyani Izel a Mexican folklore group 6 7 p m and the traditional m anadii especial Alma de Mexico 7 8 p m DonatKxis are $5 For information callOdilia

Aveiianeda at (313) 871 8600 ext 240 or Frank Solano at (313)971 6206

Cafe Mario'sPatio performances at 6 30 pm Tuesday through Friday and 7 p m on Saturday Schedule Ttiursday Aug 18 Thriller Sunday Aug 24 Herbie Russ and Boom Town and Lady s Night every Thursday Located 1477 John R south of Maple in Troy (248)588 6000

THEftTHIPerformance Network Theatre

Take Me Out runs through Aug 28 shows at 8 p m Thursday Saturday and 2 p m and 7 p m Sunday $24 50 34 50 120 E Huron Ann Arbor (734) 663 0681 or www perfor

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StarBrite Dinner TheaterHeavenly Body a comedy with Greg Bowman WWJ Newsradio 950 news anchor through Aug 27 Friday and Saturday 6 30 p m cocktailsand^m ner 7 3 0 p m curtain time three coujse included $39 50 14th Street Pub 350 East 14 Mile Madison Heights wwwstarbnteprod com or (248)589 9900

Dinner theatre at Genitti'sSpaced Out an interactive comedy with dm ner through Aug 27 show times vary $45 per person and The Dragon o f Elderberry Castle a childrens show with lunch 1130 a m Aug 6 Genittis Hole In The Wall 108 East Mam Northville fOT information and reservations call (248) 349 0522 or visit WWW genittis net

Novi TheatreKids on Broactway 7 30 p m Aug 1213 and 2 p m Aug 14 Kicks on Route 66 a senior variety series noon Sept 8 9 and 1516 and 2 p m Sept 11 and 18 $13 Novi Civic Center 45175 West 10 Mile Novi $17 (248) 347 0400

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - In Broken Flowers, wnter-director Jim Jarmusch again makes clear that the journey, not the destina­tion, IS what matters to hum And m Bill Murray, he has found an ideal traveling companion

This strange, dream-like road trip is a near-perfect match of droll director and droller star Jarmusch has enlisted great stone faces in the past Johnny Depp in Dead Man FovestW hit^ev m Ghost Dog The Way o f the Samurai

Yet with Murray, who hilariously starred m a segment of Jarmusch’s hull- sessions collection Coffee and Cigarettes, the filmmaker finds a peerless vessel for his aloof, minimalist style

Despite a quest that should be fraught with emotion — a man’s visits to old lovers in search of a son he never knew he had — Murray registers scarcely any expression beyond the apathetic world- weanness fast becoming his trademark

Balanced against more overt co-stars Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swmton, Julie Delpy, Frances Conroy and Jelfi'ey Wnght, Murray stands as a won­

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drous question mark just begging audi­ences to formulate their own answers about what lies beneath his cryptic demeanor^ With such stars and a more

accessible story than usual, Jarmusch has created his

most commercially appeal­ing movie yet, vinthout sac-

1 nficing much of the inscrutable detachment his cult fan base enjoys

The movie’s structure is typically episodic Murray

plays ladies man Don Johnston, the classic Don Juan

who knows his appeal is slipping with age and may not re ly care, putting up only token resistance when his current lover, Sherry (Delpy), leaves him

Sherry’s departure corresponds with the arrival of a pink letter from an unidenti­fied ex-flame, telling Don he has a 19- year-old son who may be trying to contact his father

Don seems unfazed, content to run out the clock m seclusion, listening to music, watching TV and living off the wealth he gained as a computer whiz (Don’s disin­terest runs so deep now that he doesn’t own a computer himself)

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— Loose and lively Laura (Stone), widow of a race-car driver, whose daugh­ter, Lolita (Alexis Dziena), exposes Don to the sort of Nabokov titillation her name implies

— Dora (Conroy) is the flip side of Laura, living an antiseptic life in one of the prefab luxury homes she and her hubby (Chnstopher McDonald) sell for a living

— Carmen (Lange) should be a space cadet given her profession, an “animal communicator who puts people in sjmc with their pets Yet she’s a shrewd, pas­sionately pragmatic woman who sends her old lover packing with a brusque insight or two, her protective assistant (Chloe Sevigny) adding to Don’s discomfit

— Penny (Swmton) is a biker chick whose fierce and fleeting exchange with Don works brilliantly as far as it goes, which IS not very far, the actress in and out of the movie m a flash

Don devolves from welcomed surprise guest to interloper to outnght intruder, compounding his state of general confu­sion without offering a shred of enlighten­ment

His most comforting encounter is the most passive, at a dead lover’s grave Don IS at his least guarded here, the scene sweet, touching, almost revealing of the

tender heart that may have once beaten in his chest, and may be beating there still

Don seems resigned at the outset to slowly let go of life, and the women from his past reveal nothing to convince him otherwise Only after one last unexpected encounter does Jarmusch hint that Don has found something to care about, but the filmmaker parks his hero at the cross­roads, leaving audiences to ponder what that might be and how Don might respond

Murray has been playing subtle vana tions on the same s^-sack theme for years now Yet his schtick never grows tired — it gets richer with each incarnation

Wright’s cheery optimism is a great complement to Murra/s dourness, while the actresses are tremendous foils, each an example of the woman wronged, or at least dinged, by her relationship with Don

’I^e vague dissatisfaction he feels with his visits spreads to the audience, making you long to know more of the back-story between Don and the women, particularly Swinton’s character

But that would undermine Jarmusch’s aim, to take people on a little nde and let them crane their necks at what flits by, deciding for themselves whatever it is they’ve seen

Broken Flowers, released by Universal’s Focus Features, runs 105 minutes Three and a half star s out of four

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